Brother Dexters Not Guilty Verdict Ends Prisoner Boy’s Joy
In Dedham on April 27 Harris E Dexter 14 was acquitted of manslaughter in the death of his 11 year old brother Parker from a tragic accidental discharge at Randolph on March 27. The court heard cheers and tears as the jury delivered not guilty, and the Dexter family left the courtroom relieved. The district attorney voiced contentment that the death was accidental and not criminal.
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Dedham
Harris E. Dexter
Parker
Randolph
Grover
Dexter
Mr. Dexter
Rench
Harris Dexter
Boston Rat Storm Floods Cellars Across Back Bay and South End
A Boston storm floods basements across Back Bay and South End after a high spring tide and east wind. The Berkeley Hotel on Boylston and Berkeley is inundated, as are Sheppard's drug store and many cellars along Dwight Upton and surrounding streets. Warehouses and businesses report water rising to ground floors. fires are saved with ash dams around furnaces.
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Back Bay
South End
Berkeley Hotel
Boylston and
Berkeley Streets
Sheppard's Drug Store
Washington and
Dover Street
Johnson's Lunch
Washington Street
Dwight and
Upton Streets
Springfield
Eliot Street
Royal Dairy Linen
Rain Forecast for Boston and Vicinity
A weather note predicts rain for Boston and nearby areas on Thursday and Friday. Brisk northwest winds accompany the showers.
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Boston
Horsford’s Acid Phosphate Nourishes and Heals
An ad touts Horsford's Acid Phosphate promising nourishment strengthen and new vigor. It claims to cure indigestion and related stomach complaints with patent-like certainty, targeting readers seeking digestive relief.
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Horsford
Doctress After Woman Says Mrs. Fink Threatens Body Sale
Mrs. Fink, aged and wealthy, fled her Boston lodging claiming doctors want to dissect her body for students after death. She warned of $2000 offered for her body, asserts she has $75,000, and plans to seek care in Philadelphia with a grandson. A former nurse of 50 years, she disappeared two days after City Hospital treated heart trouble.
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Mrs. Fink
City Hospital
Waterford Street
New York City
Nat Goodwin
Boston
Paris
Berlin
Methodist Leaders Deny Boston University Shift Toward Unitarianism
At the 76th Channing conference session, Dr Charles Parkhurst and Rev Dr Willard T Perrin rebutted claims that Boston University would move toward Unitarianism. They stated there is no basis, noting trustees and faculty show no such tendency and two thirds of trustees are Methodists.
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William H. Geoghegan
New Bedford
Providence
Boston University
Channing
Huntington
Charles Parkhurst
Willard T. Perrin
TH Huntington
Methodist Episcopal Church
Attacked by Cannibals at Goora New Guinea
Acting Administrator Robinson confronted cannibal chiefs while seeking surrender of the murderers of explorer James Chalmers. On March 3 a government steamer Merrie England was attacked by 300 canoes and repulsed. heavy white casualties reported. The Chalmers party including James Walker and Thomas Rathbone, with 11 native converts, were decoyed and murdered, their bodies cut and flesh devoured.
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Sydney
Robinson
Goorabri
New Guinea
James Chalmers
Merrie England
Mr. Chalmers
Oliver Fellows Tompkins
London Missionary Society
James Walker
Thomas Rathbone
Australia
Attack on Russian Position Fails With Loss to Japs
At Liayuang city area on April 27 Russian and Japanese forces battled for fifty minutes near the Yalu River. Japan, aided by two gunboats, were driven back with heavy losses. Japanese troops crossed north of Euitjiou to assault the Russian position at Liza vena but were repulsed. river gunboats then joined, a Russian field battery at Amisan opened fire, and after a twenty minute duel the gunboats withdrew.
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Liaoyangc
Yalu River
Yalu
Euitjiou
Tchangdjiou
Lizavena
Amisan
Russian submarine sinks Japanese transport with 600 troops
Faris April 28 reports from the St Petersburg Journal correspondent that a Russian submarine has sunk a Japanese transport carrying 600 men to Corea, with all troops believed lost.
Liquor Licenses Hover On Edge Of Ruin Across City
As May 1 nears, many second class hotels face license loss and licenses in several districts are not renewed. The semicolon law remains active, imposing 11 pm closings and stricter Sunday serving rules. Police orders bar serving to officers and intoxicated patrons, with license revocation on violations and a push to transfer or abandon unprofitable ventures.
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Boston
Emmons
North End
South End
West End
Brighton
South Boston
East Boston
Hanover Street
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MR. Dactor
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ENSE
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