Russ Keeps Calm Under a Grilling
Oscar F. Russ testified in Suffolk Superior Court about finding his wife Emily murdered on an August evening. He described returning home, entering via the window, seeing her body, and noting a bound cord and bloodstains while answering questions from District Attorney Pelletier.
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Oscar F. Russ
Emily
Suffolk
Arthur Everett Austin
Tufts
Pelletier
Mr. Pelletier
Russ
Ghester Robart
Brookline
14 Die In River Flood Near Little Rock
Relief for the 2000 flood sufferers in the lower Arkansas River bottoms will be sent from Little Rock tomorrow. Rescuers from Dumas and Star City clarified that more lives may be lost beyond the 14 reported, as many Negroes are marooned in Oakwood and Choctaw Bayou bottoms near Douglas and face drowning without aid.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas River
Dumas
Star City
Oakwood
Choctaw Bayou
Douglas
Beggar from Boston arraigned in Harlem Court
A Boston beggar named John West age 26 of 179 East 124th Street faced Magistrate Brean in Harlem Court after Patrolman Menahan saw him approach women with an open palm asking for aid. Six bank books showed deposits in Boston savings banks and other instruments totaling 1161.10. He was held on 300 bail.
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New York
Brean
Harlem
John West
East 124Th Street
Menahan
Boston
Bequests For Deserving Poor From Mrs Fowler
Sewing circles linked to Union Church Concord Junction and Union Congregational Maynard inherit $200 each from Harriet A. Fowler of Concord who died December 2 1915 leaving funds for the poor of the communities served by the churches
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Union Church
Concord Junction
Union Congregational Church
Maynard
Harriet A. Fowler
Concord
Truth in Business Promotes Trust in Scott's Emulsion
An advertisement proclaims the value of truth in business and in Scott's Emulsion. It claims three generations rely on its untarnished promises, offering pure cod liver oil with glycerine and hypophosphites to strengthen blood and lungs, free of alcohol.
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Grott & Bowne
Bloomfield
Two Swig Petitioners Retract Accusations
Bernard A. Fay and George H. Driscoll testified for the defense at a Superior Court hearing on corrupt practices claims against Representative Simon Swig. Each signed affidavits retracting their charges, Fay saying he was drunk when signing at a friend's request.
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Simon Swig
Superior Court
Swig
Bernard A. Fay
George H. Driscoll
Ward 21
Roxbury
Frank Brosnahan
Brosnahan
Witnesses Describe Signature Scheme In Swig Campaign Case
Fay testifies he signed petitions under drink and confusion in a Tremont Street building scene. Driscoll confesses signing several petitions and withdrawals while associating with Brosnahan and Walsh, with notary Powderly paid for signing. The case centers on a plot against Simon Swig with references to Carver and race biased circulars.
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Fay
Tremont Street
Scollay Square
Mr. Walsh
Chester O’brien
Mr. Swig
Brosnahan
Walsh
O’brien
Mechanics
George H. Driscoll
Joseph P. Walsh
Jerry
Frank Brosnahan
Benny Fay
Dineed
Driscoll
Arthur Good
William H. Powderly
Jerry Brosnahan
McIsaac
Sughruen
Swig
Eoward I. DcManus
Aaron Prussian
Carney Building
Simon Swig
Prussian
McManus
Brennan
Carver
Elliott Ends His Testimony in Storey Will Case
Cross examination of Josiah Elliott of Plymouth New Hampshire hotel proprietor in a Suffolk Superior Court case concluded. Elliott claimed he summoned Dr Bell of Plymouth in June 1911 to attend William Henry Storey after Storey drank bay rum, the only medical attention he knew of, and said Storey did not appear to be an habitual drinker when first met.
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Josiah Elliott
Plymouth, N. H
William Henry Storey
Suffolk Superior Court
Fessenden
Elliott
Bell
Plymouth
Storey
Uncle Sam the Pedlar in Canadian Verse from Toronto World
A poem by William Henry Taylor satirizes United States power and neutrality with dialect and biting imagery. It portrays Uncle Sam as a roaming trader who profits from foreign affairs, criticizes imperialism, and asserts American influence while claiming peaceful neutrality. The piece invokes Beecher, Monroe, and historical moments to lampoon American meddling and market interests.
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William Henry Taylor
Toronto
West End Stations Sought for Bostorr Elevated Tunnels
Citizens in the West End petitioned the Legislature to require the Bostorr Elevated railway to build tunnel stations at Charles and Cambridge streets and at Leverett and Cambridge streets. Representative John I. Fitzgerald presented the petitions yesterday.
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West End
Bostorr
Charles and
Cambridge Streets
Leverett and
John I. Fitzgerald
Petition drives West End transit protest gains district support
Representative Fitz gerald reports strong district backing for petitions and three week public meetings to air transit concerns. He cites Cambridge subway routing causing hardship for residents and institutions like Massachusetts General Hospital and the Eye and Ear Infirmary. Backing comes from clergy including Dr van Allen and Rev Dixwell with local associations and business leaders voicing opposition to car removals from Cambridge and Leverett streets.
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Sires
Cambridge
West End
Arlington
Brighton
Park Street
North Station
Cambridge Viaduct
Leverett
Massachusetts General Hospital
Eye and Ear Infirmary
Willian H. van Allen
Dixwell
Christopher R. Eliot
West End Protective Association
The
West End Improvement Association
St. Joseph's Total Abstinence Society
Hill Section
Sheriff Quinn
Myron PB
Pierce
Boston Common Society
Leverett Streets
Gospel Work Among War Prisoners Committee Formed in New York
A New York committee named The American Committee for Gospel Work Among War Prisoners has been organized to pursue gospel work in European military detention camps. It is supported by clergy and lay leaders across denominations including Rev. Joseph W. Kemp Don O. Shelton and William S. Haven.
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New York
American Committee
Europe
United States
Joseph W. Kemp
Calvary Baptist Church
Don O. Shelton
The
National Bible Institute
William S. Haven
American Bible Society
Tribute of honor for William Winter stage critic
Men and women of the stage and writers for it prepare a testimonial for William Winter dean of American dramatic critics. He will receive a major tribute recognizing his service to American literature and the American stage.
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New York
William Winter
Memorial Testimonial Placed For Mr Winter On 80th Birthday
A presidential signed memorial honors Mr Winter on his 80th birthday. A letter to a critic expresses admiration for his career in literature drama and theater. Signers include Wilson Roosevelt Choate Hammond Thomas Mackaye Burroughs Sousa. A New York theatrical performance and a possible Shakespearean pageant are expected forms.
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United States
Winter
Ciitic
Authers
President Wilson
Joseph H. Choate
Theodore Roosevelt
Thomas A. Holison
John
Cardinal Mercier Ill in Rome as Epidemic Grippe Spreads
Rome reports Cardinal Mercier primate of Belgium fell suddenly ill with grippe now sweeping the city. Sympathy circulates across classes. Cardinal Annette of Paris receives a letter from Mercier regretfully noting travel constraints to the Vatican while hoping for a future pilgrimage to the Sacre Coeur in Paris.
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Rome
Paris
Cardinal Mercier
Belgium
Annette
Vatican
Suffrage Amendment Discussed by Massachusetts Leaders
Miss Alice Stone Blackwell notes a pivotal three year shift in Congress on the woman suffrage amendment now pending. Leaders like Mrs Grate Bagley and Mrs Susan W FitzGerald outline a nationwide drive with conferences, mass meetings, and district delegations to support congressional action headed by Mrs Catt later in February.
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Congress
Senate
Alice Stone Black
Miss Blackwell
Massachusetts
Roger Ehermann Hoar
Hoar
Grate Bagley
Susan W. FitzGerald
The
Sailor American Woman Suffrage Association
National Association
National Committee
Gathering Focused on Susan B Anthony Amendment at Hotel Letrox
A group addressed by speakers yesterday afternoon at Hotel Letrox focused on the Susan B Anthony Amendment. Attendees discussed progress, strategy, and implications of the constitutional change related to women’s voting rights.
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Letrox
Sawyer Sisters Inherit $43 500 From Cambridge Benefactor
Two sisters Hellen M. Sawyer and Martha Elizabeth Sawyer will receive an estate valued at $43 500 under the will of Miss Lucy Tufts Sawyer who died Jan 14 at her home in Cambridge.
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Sawyer
Hellen M
Martha Elizabeth Sawyer
Lucy Tufts Sawyer
Cambridge
Deer Island Action Urged by Prison Committee
The 1915 prison committee reports on Deer Island house of correction and urges the 1916 council to visit Deer Island. If conditions remain unchanged a thorough inquiry will be conducted. The panel cites dissatisfaction with a recent hearing on charges by former prisoners and calls for oven installation on Chernes Street, daily prisoner exercise, and a resident physician.
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Deer Island
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