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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1906
Page
5
Chief Watts says Mabel Childs is key to solving Annie Russell’s death. Detectives pursued a missing witness who eluded them yesterday. The force follows every clue, and no lover connected to the Russell girl has been found.
Miss Mabel Childs, linked to Miss Annie Russell’s death in Charlestown, fled from Mrs. Robbins’ lodging house on Harvard Street. A Postman traced her trunk to Mr. Killeen’s Tremont Street lodging, where a group including a bejewelled man and two women joined her. A wagon carried her trunk away as the fugitive left.
The third degree was conferred on Speaker Cole and Senator Seiberlich and President McKinley and Senator Beveridge. The Ohio Knights arrived in Boston with 30 women and a carload of scenery. They were welcomed at South Station by local knights under Colonel J. W. McBrine. The parade moved past several streets to the Copley Square Hotel where a reception and banquet were held. Notables included Grand Chancellor Rams dell and U.S. Attorney General William H. Moody among others.
A 20 year eczema sufferer swears by Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent After two months of treatment her hands healed completely She also used the remedies for teething sores in her child and saved money Mrs H FE Gilman Lisbon New Hampshire September 14 1905
Advertises Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment as the great skin cure for preserving purifying and beautifying skin. Claims cleansing scalp dandruff stopping hair loss softening rough hands baby rashes and various irritations. Lists prices and availability worldwide from Potter Drug & Chem Corp Boston. Mailed free guide on curing torturing humors.
Granville A Robinson of Roxbury recalls Miss Russell as a steady modest stenographer at William Tielen Co. and a close friend of Miss Childs. He says Miss Childs phoned often and the two were inseparable, sharing extraordinary friendship.
tobacconist Harry A. Libbey recalls three year friendship with Annie Russell ending when she said she liked someone else. He notes they were not engaged, they remained friendly briefly after she went to Maine last August and later resumed briefly before parting again. He mentions a visit to the police officers ball and to the Empire Theatre. He does not know Miss Childs.
The fragment notes uncertainty about Miss Russell’s companion, stating I don’t know who Miss Russell's other friend was. No further names or context are provided to identify the individuals or the event.
Judge Emmons of the Police Commission vows to drive out illegal medical practitioners after Post reporters exposed their presence in Boston. He pledges a firm stand to clean out the practice, citing Miss Russell’s death at the Relief station as a spur to action.
Florence Rowland of 1533 High Street Charlestown claims a stranger led Annie Russell to trouble and death. Mrs Rowland notes no friend knew the killer, cites tearing a family portrait, violets on the grave, and Annie’s dying wish to visit her mother. Maude Craig, Mary Jones, and Cora Reynolds corroborate presence at the cemetery.
Mrs Lyman aunt of Miss Childs from Medford Hillside spoke about a box sent by Young Miss Childs. She said it contained crockery and glassware for the table and perhaps items used in the young woman’s rooms. Grandmother Mrs Smith was away from home.
Captain Dugan says efforts to locate Miss Childs are underway. He notes the outcome could be a diamond or an oyster, and hopes discovery will resolve the mystery.
Kentucky Wisconsin Minnesota and Tennessee insurance commissioners will release a report Friday stating a close relative of a former New York Life officer, a man in New York, was twice paid a death loss totaling 70 000 dollars.
Testimony volumes present multiple cases of long lasting catarrh cured by Dr Agnew's Catarrhal Powder. They claim relief within ten minutes and cite years of suffering before using the remedy.
A mock marriage at Franklin Square House last night featured a bride in a baseball outfit with a veil and spray of white carnations. Lapses and playful clergyman remarks drew cheers as the ring misfired and the groom awkwardly kissed the bride after coaching.
About 490 young women gathered for an illustrated lesson on the first principle of matrimony last night. A female mock marriage provided humorous incidents and lively entertainment for the audience.
A staged ceremony labeled a phony marriage drew a crowded and curious audience. The bridal party marched to Lohen grin music as details of the pretend nuptials circulated among the girls and leaked into whispered chatter.
An advertisement for Shoemaker's Poultry Book promises 224 illustrated pages on all poultry topics. It highlights colored plates, disease treatment, incubators and brooders, poultry houses, pricing, and a mail order offer for 15 cents with a money back guarantee.
Dennis Mahoney 34 of 4 Pioneer Street Cambridge is charged with attempting to kill saloon keeper David J. Nagle at 284 Cambridge Street after Nagle refused him a drink and ordered him out. Mahoney fired two shots at close range.
Local legend Mahoney entered a Boston store Friday, caused a disturbance, returned later to threaten Nagle. After testing a revolver he fired twice near Nagle, one shot aimed at the head and another near the arm. He claimed he could have killed him, saying he was an expert pistol shot from the army. He was arrested for assault with intent to kill at Station 3.
William Morrison, 23, of 31S IK street South Boston, arrested after allegedly taking a $100 bill in a bowling alley bid change at 603 Washington Street. He was brought from New York by Inspectors Morrissey and McGarr and jailed. Morrison worked as a pin boy for Thomas I McCarthy's alley and allegedly did not return with the bill change.
Susie Bell Anderson a Boston Conservatory graduate and accomplished opera singer has been selected by the Richmond Association as a soloist for the Lawson recital to be held by the Philadelphia Colored Musical Association in Richmond Va on February 23.
The article extols Hydrastis Canadensis or Golden Seal as a core ingredient in Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery and Favorite Prescription. It explains glycerine extraction as alcohol-free, claims purity and safety, and notes open ingredient disclosure. It promotes native plants for cures and urges readers to request a pamphlet from Dr. Pierce in Buffalo New York.
New York February 28 Stuyvesant Fish sent his resignation as a member of the Mutual Life Insurance Company board of trustees. He had previously resigned from the company's investigating committee on February 16 and declined to discuss his retirement.
The 61st annual children's ball took place at Town Hall Revere last night with nearly 1000 children participating. Master Thorpe Tapley and Miss Sadie Felber led the grand march as 200 couples danced. The floor opened to older guests after 10 pm with many citizens and Board of Selectmen members attending.
Tommy Murphy of New York and Matty Baldwin of Boston were matched today to fight in Boston at an early date.
In the national tennis championship doubles at the Seventh Regiment Armory Worlie C Grant and Irving Wright of New York and Longwood Cricket Club Boston defeated Edwin F P Fisher and Hugh T Vallant of West Side Lawn Tennis Club 6-4 7-5.
An article argues that aches span life from infancy to old age and that a remedy achieving broad relief must follow a sound principle, linking this to the apparent success of a particular treatment.
A testimonial advert describes Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills as curing pain by soothing nerves. It claims regular use prevents headaches and notes a money back guarantee if not effective. Each package contains 25 doses for 25 cents and is not sold in bulk.
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