Mystery Trial in Chase Death Opens Sensational Probe
Swampscott January coverage reports District Attorney W Scott Peters has obtained information likely to trigger sensational testimony about the death of Mrs Jennie Chase last September. Officials refuse to reveal details until ready to seek arrest, with arsenic found in her stomach and questions about how it was administered.
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Swampscott
W. Scott Peters
Jennie Chase
Samuel Harris
Mrs. Chase
Professor Whitney
Peters
Chief Harris
Whitneys
Post
Harris
Chase House
Sam Long
Lynn and
Murderess Knew Death Was Near in Middlesex Jail
Mrs. Sarah Jane Robinson, condemned killer of four family members, died in Cambridge jail after a long illness. Sheriff Fairbairn had prepared a photo for her son Charles Robinson of Somerville, with burial to be arranged quietly by the county as the son cannot bear the cost. The service is expected in the jail chapel between 2 and 8 pm with Rev. Robert Walker officiating.
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Sarah Jane Robinson
Middlesex House of Correction
Son
Sheriff Fairbairn
Charles Robinson
Somerville
Cambridge
Lowell
Robert Walker
Women Cay for Savings in Failed Banking House
Providence Securities and Banking Company collapsed after years of taking in deposits from those least able to lose. Broker F H C Reynolds questioned the bank, and expert Henry A Wyman, at the request of bank commissioners, examined the institution. The report valued cash at 2993.22 and listed assets including Shenandoah Irrigation and Land stock with 142,500 shares at 568,750, six bonds at 571,843.22, Franco American Gelatine Company notes at 388,331.74, an assigned type setting machine right at 2815.99, and 91,623 shares of the gelatine firm valued at 77,916.67, noted by the treasurer as a take-off with no cost.
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Provident Securities & Banking Company
F. H. C. Reynolds
State Street
Henry A. Wyman
Shenandoah
Franco-American Gelatine Company
Wyman
60 000 Lettish Rebels Rampage in Baltic Warzone
In Durush district 60,000 rebels murder and slaughter as Russian troops struggle to stop them. Cruelty and vandalism run high with castles razed near Hapsai and Meria, destroying priceless art. Baltic routes blocked. no vessel may leave without rebel permission. Northern Baltic provinces lie in ruins from the terror.
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Warsaw
Jan
Durush
Hapsai
Meria
Baltic
Devastation and Refugee Exodus Amid Estonian Turmoil
Jan. 5 four hundred refugees, mostly Germans, depart Riga leaving property behind as revolutionists kill two more policemen. Peasant-driven estate devastation in Estonia accelerates with authorities dispatching artillery backed expeditions. In Courland revolts are crushed with shelling and village destruction.
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Riga
Esthenia
Courland
Guaranteed cure for piles patent medicine claim
An advertisement promises a guaranteed cure for piles including itching bleeding and protruding cases. It states that if PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure in 6 to 14 days the druggist will refund the money. The claim emphasizes a money back guarantee and a specific treatment timeframe.
Dorchester Druggist Returns From Vacation With Bride
Otis Kelley of Dorchester, a druggist for R C Billings, surprised his employer and local young women by returning from a two weeks vacation with a very nice-looking blushing bride. None of his friends knew of the intended marriage or that he was contemplating it.
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Otis Kelley
Dorchester
R. C. Billings
Pretty Sagamore Bride Weds Quietly in Surprise Ceremony
Viola Chase of Sagamore became Mrs. Kelley in a Sunday wedding at the Sagamore church. The couple’s arrival startled a watching group at a drug store where Kelley introduced his bride, drawing congratulations from friends and onlookers.
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Viola F. Chase Kelly
Sagamore
Dorchester
Striking delays threaten Russian Douma opening in March
Detained by strike, distant members may miss the St. Petersburg opening of the Douma, now due by mid March at latest. The lower house will total 532 members, with an upper house of 100 under Count Solsky. Fifty appointed from the council, twelve nobility, thirty eight other classes. Upper house powers withheld until the popular chamber is formed, but expected to provide strong conservative revision.
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ST. Petersburg
Council of the Empire
Count Solsky
Reform Commission
Popular Chamber
Typographical Union reports eight hour day reach for printers
In New York on January 5 the Typographical Union announced three Typothete printers firms signed the eight hour day and closed shop terms. About 150 striking compositors expected to return to work by tomorrow morning. Pusey Co and A G Sherwood had signed the union agreement earlier and Wynkoop Hallenbeck Crawford Co settled with the printers tonight.
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New York
Typographical Union
Typothete
Pusey & Co
A. G
Professors Norton urged killing incurables in debate
A set of Boston area doctors object to Professor Norton's stance on ending lives of the insane or suffering. They warn it would violate medical ethics, state law, and moral duty. Doctors from Newton to Melrose insist life must be preserved and pain relief only, not death.
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George E. May
Newton Centre
George F. West
Newton
M. J. Kelley
Watertown
George F. Farrell
Malden
J. L. Smalley
Wakefield
R. D. Perley
Melrose
Herbert Cushing
Newbury Street
Professor Norton
E. Peabody Gerry
Norton
Henry L. Plummer
Boston
Frederic S. Radden
Chelsea
Daniel J. Boland
Pach Bros
Charles E. Norton
Harvard
Cure a Cold in One Day Claim Advertisement
A vintage advertisement promises to cure a cold in one day using laxative bromo quinine tablets. Druggists refund the purchase if it fails. The box bears Br. W. Grove's signature and the price is 25 cents.
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BR. W. Grove
Knife Too Dull Life Is Saved At Hotel
John McLaughlin, 60, of the Soldiers' Home Togus Me, attempted suicide at the Elite Hotel 139% Elliot street last night. Police say the pocket knife was too dull to cut. He arrived Dec 30 on vacation, grew despondent as money ran out, but he will recover.
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William Hingston
Tucker
Post
Boston
West
City
John McLaughlin
Togus
Elliot Street
McLaughlin
This Coffee Is Healthful and Honest Brews
The passage argues that coffee generally benefits the system when not overused and notes some coffees may be adulterated or cheaply produced. It cautions buyers to choose quality coffee and avoid blaming all coffee for bad blends.
Seal Brand Coffee Advertises Pure, Aged Roasted Blend
An old advertisement touts Seal Brand Coffee as carefully aged and roasted, guaranteed free from adulteration and injurious effects. It promises a pure, delicious coffee with a fragrant aroma, sealed in air-tight tins and sold at 35 cents per full pound.
Memorial for Benjamin Franklin Held in Symphony Hall
Mayor Fitzgerald will attend memorial exercises for Benjamin Franklin in Symphony Hall at 2 30 p m January 17 with Governor Guild presiding ex Mayor Green arranged the invitation and the mayor ordered flags to fly on public buildings and the city messenger to decorate Franklin's parents tomb at the Old Granary Burying Ground on that day
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Fitzgerald
Green
Benjamin Franklin
Symphony Hall
Guild
City Messenger
Franklin
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