Mystery surrounds Nellie Parsons death at hospital grounds
Inquest held on Nellie Murray Parsons found dead Saturday on Massachusetts General Hospital grounds. Captain Dugan said no arrests would follow as investigators seek how the body reached the hospital grounds. Witnesses testified satisfactorily. concerns include possible body mutilation from a fall, violating a city ordinance.
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Nellie Murray Parsons
Massachusetts General Hospital
Dugan
Judge Forsaith
Edward G. Nason
Michael J. Bell
Nellie Powers
Miss Powers
Back Bay Doctor Called Home To Save Mother's Life
In Trenton New Jersey January 1 1920 Mrs Jacob H Steckel seeks aid from daughter Dr Charlotte I Steckel a Back Bay Boston physician to treat her malignant cancer. The daughter previously faced family opposition but now works to restore her mother with rare medical skill and devotion. Her brother studies medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.
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Back Bay
Trenton
N. J
Jacob H. Steckel
South Broad Street
Boston
Charlotte I. Steckel
Massachusetts Avenue
Back Bay Society
Beacon Street
University of Pennsylvania
Mary Donovan Praises American Girls Experience
Miss Mary Donovan of Allston, just back from years of travel, told a Post reporter in patriotic terms that American girls surpass their foreign sisters in wit and versatility.
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Mary Donovan
Allston
Post
Miss Donovan to star in Wonderful Land of Man at Tremont Theatre
Photo by Conlin. Miss Mary Donovan of Allston argues American wit outshines English humor in vaudeville. She will play the principal part in the two act musical comedy Wonderful Land of Man at Tremont Theatre the week of Jan 21 under Knights of Columbus auspices. Geoffrey Whalen will portray a female role and help headline the show.
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Conlin
Mary Donovan
Allston
England
Police Chief Becomes Court Officer in Dedham
Warren E. Rhoades, Norwood police chief, today assumed duties as court officer of the Northern Norfolk District Court. He succeeds Henry D. Humphrey, who held the post for three years.
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R Norwood
Dedham
Warren E. Rhoades
Norwood
Northern
Norfolk District Court
Henry D. Humphrey
Young Dedham Couple Elopes for Quiet Providence Wedding
Miss Ethel May Jollise of High street wed William F. Leesam Jr. of Mt Vernon street in a discreet Providence ceremony on New Year’s Eve. The bride is active in the Girls' Friendly Society at the Church of the Good Shepherd. the groom is a basketball player. The couple returned to Dedham before heading to Boston to live in a Back Bay boarding house.
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Dedham
Ethel May Jollise
Arthur C. Jollise
High Street
William F. Leesam, Jr
William F. Leesam
Mt. Vernon Street
Providence
Dorchester Man’s Paper on Matrimony Barred
A fraud order by Washington postal authorities bars Lem J. Young L. J. Young and H. O. Adams Co Roxbury from mail delivery. Young ran through three names advertising pictures books and a matrimonial paper Cupid’s Monitor. misrepresentation cited though materials deemed harmless. Young resided at 12 Putnam Avenue Cambridge.
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Washington
Lem J
A. Cambridge
H. O. Adams Company
Roxbury
Postoffice
Snow
Young
Cupid’s Monitor
Post Office
Putnam Avenue
Cambridge
S. P. T. A. and L. S. Plan Whist Parties
The St Patrick s Total Abstinence and Literary Society will host weekly whist parties starting Wednesday and continuing each Thursday until further notice. Proceeds support the organization's building fund which has already reached a substantial sum.
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L. S
St. Patrick’s Total Abstinence and Literary Society
Police net for Smith escapes custody in Bennington
Boston police hunt an unidentified forged check operator known as E. C. Smith who escaped Bennington Vermont jail yesterday using broom-handle keys. He allegedly used the name Ernest C. Smith of A. M. Smith & Co to fool victims and may head toward Boston where he is thought to be familiar.
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Boston
E. C. Smith
Bennington
Ernest C. Smith
A. M. Smith & Co
South Market Street
A. M. Smith
Vermont Smith
Vermont Impostor in Jail Break Escapes with Woman
Smith, the man using a false identity, escaped from Bennington county jail with a woman posing as his wife. They fled at dawn after making keys from a broom handle. The woman returned when a guard dog bayed, while Smith vanished. A revolver was missing from a closet. A. M. Smith & Co. confirms the impostor claim and police broaden the search in Boston and nearby areas.
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Smith
Vermont
Bennington County
Man Falls From Rooftop to Death at Cambridge Plant
J Samuel Ralph aged 36 a carpenter and repair man at Riverside Press on Blackstone Street Cambridge fell from a four story roof while at work grasped a live wire slipped and died after reaching Cambridge Hospital He suffered broken limbs and internal injuries and is survived by a widow and four children.
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J. Samuel Ralph
Riverside Press
Blackstone Street
Cambridge
Ralph
Cambridge Hospital
Eight Hurt in Kentucky Train Wreck
Eight persons were seriously injured and 24 others badly shaken after a Louisville and Atlantic railroad wreck 40 miles from Richmond Kentucky. The engine and a coach jumped the track and overturned due to a broken flange on the pony track. The injured were taken to Richmond Hospital.
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Lexington
Richmond
Jones Smith wedding at St James Church Roxbury
Miss Marion Grace Smith daughter of Henry A. Smith married Alfred Wilde Jones Harvard 04 son of Fred K M Jones of Brookline and grandson of William Parker Jones. Rev W M Dewart Roxbury officiated in a large gathering of relatives and friends.
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St. James Street Episcopal Church
Roxbury
Marion Grace Smith
Henry A. Smith
Alfred Wilde Jones
Harvard
Fred K. M. Jones
Brookline
William Parker Jones
W. M. Dewart
Booklovers Contest details and entry rules
The Boston Post outlines a Booklovers Contest with two thousand dollars in gold prizes. Contestants may submit multiple sets of answers, in separate envelopes, naming the book author and using any legible form. Neatness, order, and adherence to catalogue rules are emphasized, with final decisions reserved by the organizers.
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Boston Post
Booklovers
Post
P. O
Boston
Mass
Aes
P. O. Box
Malton
Boston Posooklovers
Uae
Office of
the Post
Daily Post
Hadley
CG. H. G
Somerville
M. K
Pos
M. L
Jules Verne
Balzac
Dumas
Post Booklovers
Lynn Inquirer
Business Office
Boston Public Library
Lawrence
Dorchester
H. M. Cutting
Grocers Puzzled by Pure Food Law Labels
Grocers struggle to interpret the new pure food labeling rule amid holiday closures. Some vendors plan to wait for chemist guidance, while large packers say labeling is handled at western packing houses. Liquor dealers vow resistance and seek clear government action.
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B. H. Smith
177
State Street
Stickney & Poor’s
Washington
United States
Smythe
Ginter Grocery Company
Smith
Dr. Smith
Liquor Dealers’ Association
Author of 40 Books Dies a Vagrant in Bowery Hallway
William R. Cobbe a longtime Parkrow character once said to be a Western university professor and author of 40 books died in a hallway off the Bowery. He was over 70 and reportedly authored a medical treatise on morphine titled Dr Judas.
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Bowery
New York
William R. Cobbe
Parkrow
Cobbe
Judas
Large turnout at French New Year reception despite rain
Paris January 1 The New Year reception held by President Fallieres drew crowds almost as large as usual despite a steady downpour. The ceremony ran from 10 am to dark. Cardinal Richard and other church leaders were not invited to luncheon as in prior years. The American embassy luncheon was omitted due to Ambassador McCormick’s indisposition.
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Paris
Fallieres
Cardinal Richard
McCormick
Lynn City Solicitor Submits Resignation
Starr Parsons longtime city solicitor resigns to be laid before the new city government. He is a Essex County lawyer with Parsons Bowen and has served ten years. Parsons cites new city rules banning holding private firm roles while in office and continues as attorney for the Boston and Northern Street Railway Company.
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Lynn
Starr Parsons
Barney
Parsons
Essex County
Parsons & Bowen
Public Service Corporation
Boston & Northern Street Railway Company
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Nellie Parsons
George M. Carr
Mosher
West End
Municipal Criminal Court
House of the Good Shepherd
Reformatory
Burke
Police
Kentucky
Jones—Smith
David J. Ingraham
Winter Street
Oxford
Conditions of Booklovers
Java
Cudahy & Co
William C. Gregor Onen
Washington St
Fromritty Sr
Eastern Drug CO
Fulton
Griffith Rheumatic Care Co
N. Y
Edison
Bowdoin
Phono. CO
Cor. Green and Chardon Sts
Harvard Denta Bolmes
Court St. Com Bende
Daniel Coleman
Preble House
Court St
Joseph Grady
Tremont St
White Dental Parlors
Opp
J. H. White
Cyral
Leonard
LeRoy Lester Leonard
Amos Wand Ay EB. Leonard
Cambridge Street
Portland
O'Reilly
Ellen
Matthew O'Reilly
P. F. McDonald
Jerome Street
St. Peter’s Church
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