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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Dec 31, 1907

Page

3

Woman Identified as Agnes Young in Jersey City Case

Mrs. Frank Hull of New York identified the body found in a pond near Hackensack New Jersey as Agnes Young formerly of Brooklyn and West Side, noting Young had worked as a stenographer and wore a large diamond ring with $300 in her purse during a Christmas Day trip to Jersey City where they met a luncheon party.

New York Pond Hackensack N. J Frank Hull Agnes Young King Brooklyn Hull Young West Side Mrs. Young Jersey City

Illness Delays Mahan Trial as Evidence Focuses on Crime Scene

In Vermont the Mahan murder trial pauses as jurors fall ill. Alfred Hunt testifies about finding the body and hair ribbon. The prisoner shows a rare smile at neighbors’ sympathetic gaze. If continued, the state aims to finish by Thursday morning.

O. M. Barber Clarke Fitts M. E. Middleton Barber Middleton Vermont Fitts Alfred Hunt Garman Mahan Haley Alfred Mahan Thomas Mahan Mahan Hunt

Meath Enters Republican Race Under No Divorces Slogan

Robert H. Meath a Pittston miner announces candidacy for the State Legislature on the Republican ticket with the slogan No divorces. The report links workingmen complaining about wealthy Pittburgers abandoning their wives.

Pittsburg Penn Robert H. Meath

Sullivan Held Without Bail After Wakefield Shooting

Frederick J. Sullivan, charged with shooting 18 year old Mary McFadden in Wakefield, was held without bail in district court. He initially pleaded guilty to assault with intent to kill but retracted, remanded to Middlesex jail until the grand jury convenes in March. McFadden remains hospitalized with multiple wounds and poor prognosis.

Malden Frederick J. Sullivan Mary McFadden Wakefield Bruce Middlesex County East Cambridge Lowell

Post Suggestion to Art Museum Approved

Boston museum trustees weigh moving art for public access versus preserving precious works. Several committee members support loans to schools and fireproof neighborhoods, while cautioning on handling unique pieces. Meeting set for January 9 to decide.

Post ART Museum Fairbanks

Woman Held Up in Cambridge Choked during Robbery

Mrs Norah Nagle a 35 year old charwoman of 2 Harvard Place was attacked from behind on Man street shortly after 7 pm last evening by a Black assailant who choked her in an unsuccessful attempt at robbery.

Cambridge Man Street Norah Nagle Harvard Place

Bandit Attacks Woman at Piano Factory in Mixed Neighborhood

A robber failed to seize a chatelaine bag on a wrist and brutalized his victim. He kicked and beat her, tore her hair, and forced her head against a brick wall at Ivers & Pond piano factory before fleeing. About half an hour later hundreds of white residents in the lower area searched the colored section seeking the assailant, aided by police.

Ivers & Pond

Laxative remedy praised by well informed global audience

One of the essentials of modern happy homes is a vast fund of information on health and best products. The genuine Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna, approved by physicians and well informed of the world, is a wholesome family laxative manufactured by California Fig Syrup Co and sold by leading druggists.

California Vig Syrup Co

Earthquake Shocks Rattle Observatory in Ana

A series of violent earthquake shocks were recorded at the observatory in Ana Laibach Austria-Hungary this morning. The shocks are believed to have centered between Mexico and Colombo and lasted four hours with formidable effects reported.

Laibach Austria-Hungary Mexico Colombo

Earthquake Shakes Shide Hill Observatory

Seismological instruments at Shide Hill observatory registered an earthquake this morning. Professor John Milne called it one of the greatest quakes in years and warned the disturbance could be highly destructive if not of submarine origin.

Encyclopaedia Britannica Werner Shide Isle of Wight Shide Hill Observatory John Milne

Secret Service Probes Counterfeiting Ring in North End

After the arrest of 22 year old Italian Luigi di Pietro in the North End on Saturday night, United States Secret Service agents seek to uncover a counterfeiters den believed to operate in that city quarter.

Luigi di Pietro North End United States Secret Service

Youthful Pietro Charged With Counterfeit Silver Dollars

Patrolman Bean arrested Pietro for passing a counterfeit silver dollar. A search found three more counterfeit dollars and five bad dimes. An interpreter said Pietro, 15 months in the country, claimed the money as change for a $% bill. Secret Service Agent Ahern noted the coins’ rough surface and composition. Pietro gave fictitious addresses and, with bail set at 3000, was jailed at Charles Street pending Friday hearing.

Pietro Frederick H. Bean Station 1 Secret Service Patrick Ahern Charles Street

Church Meeting Ends In Brawl As Rev June Is Rejected

At Hancock Street Church of Christ in Everett a Tuesday night meeting over Rev Adrian T June's resignation ended in a near melee after an argument between factions. Two thirds support June's ministry. one third oppose his pastorate amid injuries from the altercation. June, in charge for three years, helped the church grow from lean finances to a flourishing parish.

Everett Hancock Street Adrian T. June Mr. June June

Freight Wreck Near Bernardston Delays Line

A southbound construction train on the Boston and Maine Connecticut River division crashed into a freight train in dense fog just north of Bernardston station. Workman Frank Zuskoski of North Hatfield was injured and the single track was blocked for hours.

Bernardston Connecticut River Division Boston & Maine Railroad Frank Zuskoski North Hatfield Bernardston Station

Tragic Bath Accident Claims Young Siblings in Pittsburg

Six year old Susie Watts mourns for her three year old sister Maggie who died after falling into a tub of scalding water in Pittsburg Pennsylvania. The incident details remain fragile in the report.

Pittsburg Penn Susie Watts Maggie

Trusted Clerk Missing Sparks In Old Reading Fraud Case

Rogers, a bookkeeper for the Hathaway firm, vanished after long suspected embezzlement. His wife later claimed she acted under power of attorney to transfer property to her husband's employers and manage a Reading farm and cattle venture that failed. The firm audits revealed a missing sum and a multi thousand dollar shortage. Rogers had prior ties to Whitaker and lived in Reading with his two daughters. The wife later joined relatives on Winthrop avenue.

Rogers Reading Casco Bay Maine Whitaker New York Hathaway Winthrop Avenue Beachmont Albert Nichols Pearl Avenue Aittle Revere Colorado Co. F. Whitaker

The Scenic Temple Opens as Elite Amusement House Tonight

The Scenic Temple at the Berkeley Street and Warren Avenue corner reopens after renovation as an upscale amusement venue. It promises carefully chosen films and top entertainment including a large organ, full orchestra, and a professional organist to accompany stage numbers and moving pictures.

Berkeley Temple Berkeley Street Warren Avenue Moving Pictures

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