22 Feb 1906
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1906
Page
1
Boston police probe a brutal fatality amid city celebrations as a young girl named Susan Geary dies after a suitcase mystery. The tragedy follows a separate linked case raising questions about crime and accountability in the community.
Mrs Catherine Browning aged 23 of Essex Street Charlestown was found unconscious on the floor with a napkin and pillow case tied around her mouth and a red tablecloth over her head. Her sister Nellie Donovan and Dr Thomas F Leen attended as police seek Browning, the husband, amid accusations that he drugged her with ether between 1 and 2 pm yesterday. The victim remains in danger, with four children at home and relatives nearby.
Senate approves a bill making adulterated or misbranded foods drugs medicines or liquors in the District of Columbia and U S territories a misdemeanor punishable by $500 fine or one year in prison or both. Regulation duties are assigned to Treasury Agriculture and Commerce labor with Agriculture reporting violations to federal courts.
A Charlestown girl, ill after an operation, died without naming the doctor who treated her or her lover. Despite repeated pleas from nurses and doctors, she refused to reveal identities, insisting she would die with the secret. The case concludes with her death as pages continue on an adjacent column.
Electricity costs per horsepower per year vary from seven to sixty nine across carpentry shops while steam persists with coal. A contract agent offers a detailed list and invites calls or letters to Oxford 1150 or Edison Illuminating Company Boston. Also piano tuning service available day and evening with a Washington street catalog request.
A man named Browning is charged after a pattern of abuse against his daughter since their separation. The first assault occurred August 6, 1903, the second in February 1904, with each incident ending in the victim being rendered unconscious by a tied garment to her head.
Fair and colder Thursday with continued fair conditions Friday, little change in temperatures. Westerly winds.
Thursday fair and colder with a late warmup in the eastern area. Friday expects fair skies and warmer conditions in western portions. Fresh north to northeast winds prevail.
The readable lines evoke a playful spring scene with windows open and people reading and listening to a rhymester. References to baseball dope and Gayly play Samper appear, capturing a nostalgic slice of a community’s springtime leisure.
A brief note details a singer from the Nightcaps of Sanlords heading to a venue called the Spot. The entry notes restlessness and sleeplessness as the night’s mood, with no clear outcome or event beyond the travel mention.
In a private hearing at Quincy, Headmaster Alfred Biasker defends a policy of physical punishment for mischievous pupils. Chairman James J. Storrow believes firm resolutions have shaped three boys, while a mother in attendance declined protest and another mocked the process as reporters left.
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