Autopsy reveals violence in town treasurer's death
North Adams January 31 autopsy shows Fred C Brown town treasurer died from violence rather than heart failure as wife did earlier in November. Contusions on face and possible brain fracture cited. District Attorney Noxon cites morphine and liquor use by both spouses amid financial worries. Judge Bixby endorses no inquest. Selectmen begin town books probe. Brown family prominent in Cheshire history.
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North Adams
Fred C. Brown
Noxon
Joseph Howe
Homer Bushnell
Brown
Mr. Brown
Mrs. Brown
N. H. Bixby
Cheshire
Daniel Brown
Bennington
Captain Brown
Russell C. Brown
William P. Flaherty
Buffalo
Bank
Sarah Stone Faces Crowded Court in Malpractice Trial
The Sarah E. Stone case drew a packed Superior Criminal Court as jurors proved scarce and five men linked to the sheriff’s keepers were excused. Stone, about 35, a former Bishop house associate, faces charges of malpractice in Elsie E. Allen’s death after an operation on Jan. 12, 1905. The defense questioned jurors’ occupations, halting proceedings until the trial resumes at 9:30 this morning.
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Sarah KK. Stone
Elsie E. Allen
Susan Geary
Stone
Superior Criminal Court
Sarah E. Stone
Miss Stone
Thomas J. Barry
Sheriff's Keepers
Barry
Dennison
Bishop House
Geary
Winthrop
Annie Brown
Sherborn
Receivers See Gurley Today
Receivers Weed and Hall delayed by fog reach New York at noon and meet Gurley and Willoughby. They visit Franco American Gelatine plant and await tonight's conference, now deferred to tomorrow. Optimism persists that the Colorado promoter will pay 10 percent cash and bond security with Willoughby as guarantor.
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New York
Weed and Hall
The
Provident Securities and Banking Company
Gurley
Willoughby
Gelatine Company
Provident
Colorado
City saves 24512 by rebidding Atlantic Avenue Bridge
Mayor Fitzgerald and City Engineer Jackson credit action refuting initial bids by steel and iron firms. Eight bids were rejected as inflated, leading to a new call for bids. The New Jersey Bridge Company offered the lowest price at 87788, trimming 24512 from the original high figure.
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Fitzgerald
Jackson
Atlantic Avenue
New Jersey Bridge Company
Donovan Quits Ferry Service in East Boston
William J. Donovan resigns as ferries superintendent and Chief Clerk Joseph F. Lowe named temporary head. Donovan cites prior public scrutiny over division accounts and says he could not resign under fire, invites public scrutiny of the ferry service’s four year improvements and costs.
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William J. Donovan
East
Boston
Joseph F. Lowe
Phillips Exeter Academy senior class picks officers
Donald M. Mac Fayden of South Boston was chosen president of Phillips Exeter Academy senior class. Other officers include Thomas C. Coffin of Nampa as secretary, John A. Curtis of Marlboro and Merrill Allen of Portland as marshals, Emery P. Eldredge as historian, Jarrell T. Cooney as orator, John J. Hiatt as prophet, and Adam E. Hitchins as poet. Robert W. Gordon was selected to address undergraduates.
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Exeter
N. H
Donald M. MacFayden
South Boston
Phillips Exeter Academy
Thomas C. Coffin
Nampa
Idaho
John A. Curtis
Marlboro
Mass
Merrill Allen
Portland
Emery P. Eldredge
Jarrell T. Cooney
Brooklyn
N. Y
John J. Hiatt
Mt. Carmel
Penn
Adam E. Hitchins
Frostburg
Robert W. Gordon
Quirk of Ward 17 Seeks Congress in 10th District
Ex-councillor Charles I. Quirk, a familiar Democratic figure who has served in the House the Senate and the Governor's Council, announces his candidacy for Congress in the 10th district. He vows to stay in the fight to the finish despite other declared contenders including Joseph F. O Connell Charles H. Slattery and Ward 14 Councillor Big Mike Sullivan, with speculation that Congressman McNary may seek re election.
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Charles I. Quirk
House
Senate
Governor's Council
Joseph F. O'Connell
Dorchester
Charles H. Slattery
Big Mike’’ Sullivan
Ward
Congressman McNary
Mayor and School Board to New York for school study
Mayor Fitzgerald and likely the Boston school house commissioners will travel by train to New York City and Brooklyn to inspect Commercial High School facilities. The trip aims to gather information to guide a comparable school in Boston. The decision on district school house commissioners’ participation remains unsettled.
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Fitzgerald
New York
Brooklyn
Boston
Control of Ward 13 Claimed by Linehan
Ward 13 politics remain tense as Linehan forces claim control amid stalled ward committee meetings. Alderman Linehan argues the old committee stays in office until new officers are elected within the required 80 days, despite past conflicts with McNamara allies.
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Linehan
McNamara
Will Dennison Quit District Attorney Office
Rumors say District Attorney Moran seeks four new assistants at 3000 dollars yearly each. If approved, Dennison, earning 3800 dollars, would not remain. He has not spoken publicly. It is likely he plans to return to private practice and pursue active politics.
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Moran
Dennison
Salvation Army Man Healed By Compound Fracture Treatment
In Portland on January 31 George W. Abbott of the Salvation Army home showed a severe leg sore from a compound fracture. Nurses applied a liquid called X Zalia and reported that healthy flesh began to grow around the wound, signaling improvement.
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Portland
George W. Abbott
Salvation Army
Mayor Fitzgerald pins cabinet as city politics power move
The article notes Mayor John F. Fitzgerald will control the Democratic city committee with William F. McClellan as president and advisers including Don O'Connell James H Doyle Joseph J Corbett Josiah Quincy Charles H Slattery and Thomas A Mullen. The mayor aims to build a dominant faction for two years while maintaining supremacy in policy. Ex Alderman Doyle is expected to be streets superintendent with salary cuts under new ordinances.
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John F. Fitzgerald
D. T. O’connell
James H. Doyle
Josiah Quincy
William F. McClellan
Charles H. Slattery
Joseph J. Corbett
Thomas A. Mullen
Democratic City Committee
Fitzgerald
McClellan
Don O'Connell
Board of Strategy
James Donovan
Kelcher
P. J. Kennedy
W. T. A. Fitzgerald
Collins
Doyle
Common Council
New York
Peruna touted as cure for coughs and consumption
A nurse of remedies praises Peruna as a preventive for colds and a cure for coughs bronchitis and catarrh. Testimonies from Mrs Addie Harding and others claim Peruna prevented throat issues and aided chronic conditions, stressing catarrh as the root cause and Peruna’s role in eradicating it before lung involvement.
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Addie Harding
Brighton Ave
Syracuse
N. Y
Frances Wilson
Nelson Street
Clinton
Mass
Ask Roosevelt to aid Bowes alien soldier faces issue
Private John J Bowes a former U S soldier and sailor wounded in the Philippines and worn by rheumatism from Spanish war hardships is detained as an alien by immigration authorities in Boston An appeal to President Roosevelt followed Commissioner Billings letter to Judge Martin T McMahon president of the National Home for Disabled Soldiers in New York.
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John J. Bowles
United States Army
Immigration Commissioners
John J. Bowes
United States
Boston
Roosevelt
Billings
Martin T. McMahon
National Home For
New York
Bowes
Graves' Maryland Malt Whiskey Promoted For Colds
Physicians and individuals claim the Graves Maryland Malt Whiskey can break a cold at the first warning. The product is described as mild, purifying, and nourishing, aiding recovery and warding off wasting diseases. It bears the Chester H. Graves & Sons signature on labels and is sold by licensed dealers and druggists at moderate cost.
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Graves
Maryland
Chester H. Graves & Sons
Soothing Balmy Oils Promises Cancer Cure Sample Offer
An advertisement by Benj. F. Bye, M. D. of Indianapolis claims Soothing Balmy Oils will cure cancer in its incipiency and relieve advanced stages. It invites readers to send a description of a case to receive a sample and a book with cancer-care instructions.
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Ada Benj. F. Bye, M. D
Indianapolis
Empire bombs found across the Russian empire prompt crackdown
The empire reports widespread discovery of bombs bomb factories and depots for arms and ammunition over the past week with dozens of cities showing confiscations and arrests of terrorists. Authorities cite bomb labs explosives and weapons in Ekaterinburg Samara Riga and Moscow related sites and warn of further plots against officials. The government distributes captured arms to estate guards and authorized veterans to curb uprisings and protect property.
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ST. Petersburg
Empire
Novoe Vremya
Ekaterinburg
Samara
Riga
Vikutsk
Suvalka
Ekaterinoslav
Warsaw
Pinsk
Gomel
Tiflis
Minsk
Moscow
Prokaroff
John Grafton
Gulf of Bothnia
Finland
Regular
Hyomei promises cure for catarrh with inhaler
The Hyomei treatment claims no dangerous drugs or alcohol and promises a complete permanent cure by delivering the balsamic healer to nose and throat. Complete outfit costs $1.00 with a 50 cent extra bottle, and a free sample offer with medical department services is available from The R. T. Booth Company at Hyomei Building Ithaca.
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Hyomei
R. T. Booth Company
Ithaca
Red Tape in Rate Bill Sparks House Debate
Washington January 31 discussion of the railroad rate bill continued in the House. The first opposition speech by Mr Perkins of New York argued against government control of rates citing red tape and fixed conditions as inherent to government action. A federal charter was granted to the Carnegie foundation for advancement of teaching with a $10 million endowment to fund pensions for retired educators.
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Washington
House
Perkins
New York
Carnegie Foundation For the Advancement of Teaching
Boston Mayor explains tobacco telegram to Washington
Mayor John F. Fitzgerald wrote January 31, 1906, to Congressman Sullivan detailing that his telegram to Senators Lodge and Crane identified Boston citizens who signed a communication on Philippine tobacco. He acted at the request of cigar interests and with Alderman Kneeland’s verification, stressing no personal stance on House Bill No. 3.
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Fitzgerald
John A. Sullivan
Washington
Lodge
Crane
Boston
John F. Fitzgerald
Senate confirms several postmaster nominations in executive session
Washington January 31 The Senate in executive session confirmed nominations for postmasters including Walter E. Clark Waldebore Maine Peter P. Smith Adams Massachusetts Herbert P. Thompson New Hampshire and Almon K. Goodwin Pawtucket Rhode Island.
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Washington
Senate
Postmasters
Maine
Walter E. Clark
Waldeboro
Massachusetts
Peter P. Smith
Adams
New Hampshire
Herbert P. Thompson
Troy
Rhode Island
Almon K. Goodwin
Pawtucket
Russia Prepares Constitutional Changes as Election Looms
St Petersburg Jan 31 The pre election stage in Russia sharpens as the Solsky commission plans to take up a constitutional project aligning laws with the Oct 30 manifesto. Defections from constitutional Democrats widen into a split over female suffrage and Polish autonomy. Moscow candidates include Prince Galitzin Guchkoff and Shipoff, while Father Gapon seeks a moderate labor plan after returning to St Petersburg.
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ST. Petersburg
Russia
Solsky
Constitutional Democrats
Poland
Moscow
Prince Galitzin
M. Guchkoff
Dmitri Shipoff
Father Gapon
New York State Hospital reports year one results for incipient pulmonary tuberculosis
Trustees report 207 admissions with over half incipient cases, no deaths, 105 discharged with 52 recovered, 26 arrested, 16 improved, 11 unchanged. Outdoor air, good food and rest cited. average gain 10.57 pounds per patient. Also notes home regimen with cold baths, outdoor activity, generous diet and Scott's Emulsion as potential aid. Scott & Bowne, 409 Pearl Street, New York.
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New York State Hospital
Adirondacks
Scott
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Congress
Will Dennison
Dist. Atty.s
Board of Seven Advisers
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