Orpet Case Seen As Paralleling Richeson Murder
Chicago February 13 The Orpet murder case mirrors the Richeson case that sent Boston man Clarence V T Richeson to the electric chair for killing Avis Linnell. Orpet, a university student, is younger and lives at home, yet the two cases form a striking parallel in crime history.
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Chicago
William H. Orpet
Marie Frances Lambert
Lake Forest
Clarence V. T. Richeson
Boston
Avis Linnell
Orpet
Richeson
Miss Lambert
Curator Travels Franklin Park Zoo By Dexter The Horse
Franklin Park Zoo curator Anthony McNealy avoids cars, using his horse Dexter for inspections. He guides the horse along paths past the bird house and bear dens, trusting the animal to navigate while he observes the park and its inhabitants.
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Anthony McNealy
Franklin Park Zoo
McNealy
Dexter
M’nealy
The Orpet Case and Marian Lambert Trysting Woods Death
Marian Frances Lambert from Lake Forest fell for William Orpet at Deerfield High School. After meeting in Hokn's Woods they planned union, but Orpet pursued Celestia Yourker. Marian died by poison at the Three Oaks, with case centering on whether Orpet supplied potassium cyanide.
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Marian Frances Lambert
Lake Forest
Guild
Miss Lambert
The
Deerfield High School
Marian
William Orpet
Cyrus H. McCormick
Deerfield
Orpet
University of Wisconsin
Marian Lambert
Hokn’s Woods
Celestia Amelia Yourker
Miss Yourker
Trysting Place
Three Oaks
Martan
Richeson
Avis Linnell
Watch Your Kidneys With GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil
An advertisement claims kidney and bladder distress signals indicate infection and promotes GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules. It urges immediate use, asserts rapid relief within 24 hours, and recommends ongoing daily use to prevent future attacks with a money back guarantee if ineffective.
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Haarlem
Two Hurt in Boston Boarding-House Assault
In South Boston at 387 West Second Street a row left Andrew Yakunskas with a compound skull fracture and Joseph Slavyer charged with assault with a dangerous weapon after Slavyer says Yakunskas attacked him with a knife and he struck back with a beer bottle. Slavyer was treated for scalp wounds by Dr. William J. Sheehan.
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Joseph Slavyer
West Second Street
Boston
Andrew Yakunskas
Slavyer
Yakunskas
Slawyer
Wiliam J. Sheehan
Resolutions Call for Color Equality and Lincoln Centenary
A mass meeting of colored citizens at Twelfth Baptist Church Roxbury urged all colored people to dedicate themselves to preventing color proscriptions and segregation. They proposed a national observance of Frederick Douglass centenary on Feb 14 1917 and adopted the measures under the Boston branch of the National Equal Rights League with W Monroe Trotter presiding. Speakers included Harvard professor Albert Bushnell Hart Charles L Raysor and Joshua A Crawford. The program featured the Columbian Glee Club and local talent.
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Frederick Douglass
Twelfth Baptist Church
Roxbury
Boston
National Equal Rights League
W. Monroe Trotter
Albert Bushnell Hart
Harvard
Charles L. Raysor
Joshua A. Crawford
The
Columbian Glee Club
Catholic societies plan meetings and events this week
Cathedral branches schedule meetings for Cure' Notes and Holy Cross confraternity while Young Ladies' Sodality prepares for a mass. A fundraiser dance in Geneva Avenue supports St Ambrose parish building funds. Feasts, lectures at Notre Dame Roxbury, Holy Name Society attendance, benediction, and a mission lecture in China and India are also noted with ten new members.
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Society For the Propagation of the Faith
Young Ladies’ Sodality
Confraternity of the Holy Cross
St. Ambrose Parish
Dorchester
Bloomfield Hall
Geneva Avenue
John H. Harrigan
Holy Name Society
14 Year Old Girl Seeks Special Permit to Wed
Marie Gimarillo of Waltham seeks a Cambridge Probate Court permit to wed Frank J Gullano claiming readiness to marry. His age is listed as 21 but appears younger. parents James and Mrs Gimarillo of 24 Exchange Street will accompany the daughter to petition today.
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Marie Gimarillo Ot Waltham
Waltham
Frank J. Gullano
Cambridge Probate Court
Marie
James Gimarillo
24 Exchange Street
Frank Galiano
New Station Appoints J Thomas Ward as Superintendent
The article notes the installation of a new station superintendent, J Thomas Ward. Postmaster Murray was invited but absent due to illness. Evening speakers included J F J Countie, J A Barry, William J Sullivan, William J Brynes, and James F McCraith who led dinner arrangements.
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J. Thomas Ward
Murray
J. F. J. Countie
South Station
J. A. Barry
Boston
William J. Sullivan
William J. Brynes
James F. McCraith
Essex Street P. D. Employees Hold 13th Annual Dinner
Employees of the Essex Street postal station gathered at the Quincy House for their 13th annual dinner last night. The event was made a complimentary dinner to the staff.
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Essex Street P. D
Essex Street
Quincy House
Lady Speyer Leads Concert at Industrial School Hall
Lady Leonora Speyer and Miss Howland with Miss Louise Mc Alister performed at a Sunday twilight concert in the North Bennet Street Industrial School hall. Miss Dorothy Jordan oversaw the event with her father Eben D. Jordan as Jean Campoplano spoke Italian about each number. Despite a heavy storm, the hall was filled with pupils' relatives and friends.
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Leonora Speyer
Howland
Louise McAlister
North Bennet Street
Dorothy Jordan
Eben D. Jordan
Jean Campoplano
Wilson Heads Toward Home
The Presidential yacht Mayflower left Old Point Comfort at 2 PM with President Wilson and his wife aboard. It steamed up Chesapeake Bay through a driving snowstorm and is expected to dock at the Washington navy yard around 3 AM tomorrow. The President did not come ashore or accept a Hampton Roads Club golf invitation.
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Old Point Comfort
Wilson
Chesapeake Bay
Washington Navy Yard
Hampton Roads Club
Steamship Duncelutha Struck by Lightning at Sea
The British steamship Duncelutha, arriving from Manchester, reports being struck by lightning during a January storm. The blast damaged the fore top mast and initially led officers to fear a mine strike.
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New York
Manchester
England
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