Ex Mayor McCue Hangs for Wife Murder in Charlottesville
In Charlottesville Virginia ex mayor J Samuel McCue was executed by hanging at 7 3 this morning for the murder of his wife. A signed confession was issued by his three spiritual advisers Reverend G L Petrie Reverend H B Lee and John B Thompson stating McCue asked them to publish that he alone was responsible for the deed and that his sentence was just the result of an evil power beyond his control.
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Charlottesville
J. Samuel McCue
G. L. Petrie
H. B. Lee
John B. Thompson
Dorchester Republican Club Elects Officers
The North Dorchester Republican Club named officers including President Arthur L. Whittemore and first vice president Dr. F. Osman. Also listed were second vice president Representative Frank W. Thayer third vice president Alderman Louis M. Clark and several secretaries and directors. A finance committee and house committee were appointed with multiple members.
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North Dorchester
Republican Club
Arthur L. Whittemore
George A. Bridge
F. F. McLaughlin
C. A. Malley
House
A. W. Rayner
F. E. Goodpiew
W. G. Baik
Paul K. Lincoln
Oldest Massachusetts Insurance Company Listing Officers
Post Office Square Boston details its corporate officers directors and staff ledgers for a Massachusetts company. Financial figures show assets 38 324 422 72 liabilities 34 658 296 48 and surplus 3 686 126 25 as of January 1 1905. Contacts include Charles H Flood manager and A H Curtis general agent with branch offices in Boston.
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Post Office Square
Boston
Benjamin F. Stevens
Alfred D. Foster
Franksford Trull
Cretary
William B. Turner
Warren Sawyer
Thomas Sherwin
Nathaniel J. Rust
Henry Parkman
Wallace L. Pierce
Charles E. Cotting
Gordon Abbott
Reginald Foster
Massachusetts
Charles H. Flood
Milk Street
A. H. Curtis
Federal
Were Missing Father and Son Murdered in Neponset?
The missing man from Neponset, father of Irving H. Maker, vanished in 1900 and his son in the same case cited as last November. Authorities suspect foul play.
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Neponset
Irving H. Maker
Makers in Hyde Park Disappearances Spur Murder Theories
The elder Henry E Maker, 63, last seen on the Neponset bridge in November 1900, and son Irvine H Maker, 28, missing after leaving Ausable Forks to work at Sturtevant Blower Works, are feared dead. Police seek both men amid stories of foul play. Irvine reportedly carried large sums and wore a tattoo of S. H. M. on his left forearm.
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Irvine H. Maker
Hyde Park
Henry E
Maker
Neponset Bridge
Irvine
Ausable Forks
N. Y
Sturtevant Blower Works
Irvine Maker
Webster Nominated for Lewiston Mayor by Democrats
In Lewiston Maine on February 10 William F. Webster was nominated for mayor by the Democratic party with 649 votes to 415 for Michael T. O'Brien, shaping the city election.
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Lidwiston
William F. Webster
Michael T. O’brien
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Simple drug ad claims Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets cure a cold in one day and offer a money back guarantee. KE W Grove signs each box and price is 25 cents.
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KE. W. Grove
Senate impeachment trial opens with hotel bill testimony
The Senate heard the first witness in Judge Swayne’s impeachment. Manager Palmer outlined the charges and expected proof. Witnesses Payne W. Chase and Mrs. Susan L. Downs testified about hotel bills paid while Swayne held court in Texas. Neither was cross examined.
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Washington
Senate
Swayne
Florida
Palmer
Texas
Payne W. Chase
Tyler
Susan L. Downs
Waco
Would Die for Creditors Letter From Olson in Minnesota
Frederick Olson, a restaurant keeper in Mankato Minnesota, writes to Rosenberger and Currier wholesale confectioners and creditors offering to die by his own hand to benefit them via his $5000 life insurance. He insists he is serious and not insane, and a bankruptcy petition is being prepared.
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Mankato, Minn
Rosenberger & Currier
Frederick Olson
Olson
New England Alumni to Meet at Hotel Bellevue
The New England Alumni Association of Oberlin College and attending alumni will gather for a 1 o’clock meeting at the Hotel Bellevue on Wednesday February 15 as part of the Religious Education convention.
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New England Alumni Association
Oberlin College
Bellevue
Catarrlet Promises Quick Relief for Catarrh
Advertises Catarrlets as a fast relief for nasal catarrh and other mucous membrane inflammation. Claims soothing healing effect on breath and mucous membrane with Hood's Sarsaparilla to remove the cause through purified blood. Catarrlets priced 50 cents, available by mail from C J Hood Co Lowell Mass or Metcalf stores.
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Catarrlets
C. J. Hood Co
Lowell
Mass
Metcalf
Waltham Woman's Club Presents Down in Maine
The annual Waltham Woman's Club drama was staged in Endicott Hall with only women in attendance. Ladies of social prominence performed while the hospitality committee seated guests and confectionery boxes were sold between acts.
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Waltham
Waltham Woman's Club
Endicott Hall
Maine
Vermont Politician Admitted to Bar Here
The Hon. Felix W. McGettrick, recently moved from St. Albans, Vermont, was admitted to the Massachusetts bar before Justice Hammond. A longtime Democrat, he was a former Vermont gubernatorial and congressional candidate and is active in Catholic organizations. He has joined with his son Edward T. McGettrick in a local practice after 83 years in Vermont.
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Felix W. McGettrick
St. Albans
Vermont
Massachusetts
Hammond
Supreme Judicial Court
Hollis R. Bailey
R. McGettrick
New England
Congress
Knights of Columbus
McGettrick
Edward T. McGettrick
Wicked Boston class and cautionary tale in travelogue
Rosa Chace and Evelyn visit Boston testing urban safety by asking locals about lodging and danger. They encounter streetcar detours from a policeman and a greasy waiter offering meals in exchange for work. After exploring the West End and South Boston, they find no traps, concluding Boston isn’t as perilous as some fear.
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West End
Boston
South Boston
Bishop
Rosa Chace
No Sleep for Mother
Mrs. Mary Sanders of 709 Spring St Camden New Jersey recounts a child with severe skin sores and itching. After using Cutheurs Soap and Ointment the sores healed quickly and the child slept well and had no sores after one month.
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Mary Sanders
Spring St
Camden, N. J
Married women should not pay bills, Portia Club votes
In New York a Portia Club meeting at Murray Hill Hotel debated Assemblyman Wood’s bill that would hold married women financially responsible for household debts. Critics argued wives already lack legal protection, while supporters claimed property rights justify accountability. the measure passed despite protests.
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New York
Portia Club
Murray Hill Hotel
Wood
Emilie Bullowa
Richard Bent
Joseph H. Reuter
Miss Bullowa
Mme Schumann-Heink Becomes American Citizen in Cincinnati
The famous contralto Mme Schumann-Heink appeared in Probate Court today in Cincinnati and completed formalities to become an American citizen while touring in the theatre production Love's Lottery.
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Cincinnati
Mme. Schumann-Heink
A Woman Converts From Coffee To Postum Cure
A temperance supporter recalls years of asthma and coffee dependence until she switched to Postum. She notes health improvements including weight gain, better sleep, and asthma relief after more than two years without coffee. Her physician later praises Postum, and the ad invites readers to seek the same health gains with the product from Postum Co. Battle Creek Michigan.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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