Kent Hanged for East Wallingford Murder in Vermont
Elroy Kent was executed at the State prison in Windsor Vermont for the murder of Mass Delia Congdon a deaf mute at her East Wallingford home three and a half years earlier. The rope broke as the drop fell and the doctor said Kent had no conscious thought after the initial tightening.
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Windsor
Elroy Kent
Mass Delia B. Congdon
East Wallingford
S. H. McKerven
Kent
Execution tragedy ends after rope breaks at gallows
Kent’s execution at a Vermont prison proceeds with a failed trap at 1:18 pm and a broken rope. Medical exam finds a slight pulse at 1:25 pm. autopsy by Dr. Stone confirms Kent died from shock with a partially broken neck. The grave ceremony occurs in light snow as officials bear the body.
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Kent
McKerven
Two Women Save Home From Fire in Salem
In Salem on January 5, Mrs. Thomas C. Bryson and her 17-year-old daughter Margaret fought a blaze on Highland Avenue with wet blankets and buckets. They saved the residence near the Swampscott line as the adjoining barn burned, losing one horse, six dogs, and hay. The sisters dragged a horse from the stable. both were exhausted when firefighters arrived.
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Salem
Thomas C. Bryson
Margaret
Highland Avenue
Swampscott Line
Miss Bryson
Hunt for Richeson’s Fiancee Off
Miss Violet Edmands fiancee of Clarence Richeson has not stayed in Yonkers or Hastings New York as claimed. Rudolph R Reeder superintendent of the New York Orphan Asylum says she has not visited in two years and nothing links her to the Yonkers Hastings area. He is confident she is not there and suggests she may be in Washington.
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New York
Violet Edmands
Clarence V. T. Richeson
Yonkers
Hastings
N. Y
Rudolph R. Reeder
New York Orphan Asylum
Edmands
Brookline
Reeder
Miss Edmands
Yonkers and
Mrs. Reeder
Washington
Miss Violet Edmands Not to Testify in Richeson Trial
Suffolk county court house advices indicate Miss Violet Edmands will not be called to appear as a witness. If needed her testimony would be by deposition rather than in court. The conference in DA Pelletier's office included Lawyers Morse and Lee for the defense and the prosecution.
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Violet Edmands
Clarence V. T. Richeson
Suffolk County Court House
Richeson
Pelletier
Morse and Lee
Edmands Deposition Agreement Reached In District Attorney Case
District Attorney Pelletier may drop pursuit of a young woman linked to a New York city trial. Morse cited Miss Edmands’ travels in Boston and Brookline and her family’s consent to answer questions. The DA agreed to take her deposition in secret, sparing her further interviews and public scrutiny.
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Pelletier
New York City
Morse
Lee
Miss Edmands
Boston
Brookline
Miss Linnell
Richeson
Moses Grant Edmands
Miss Rose Edmands
Mr. Lee
Edmands
Will Try 10 End Dock Strike Today
Public officials led by the Mayor and port directors chairmen urged steamship agents and longshoremen of Boston to end a 3000 worker strike that threatens 4000 freight handlers and clerks. A morning meeting by agents and longshoremen plus the Chamber of Commerce and Dock Board chair sit to discuss a major dispute.
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Boston
Chamber of Commerce
Dock Board
Day's Increase Noted in Sixth Day of Winter
Fragmentary weather or time entry records Day’s increase by 8 minutes on the sixteenth day of winter. Observed at 12:15 A.M. on Sunday with a two-line time stamp.
Maine Central Train Stranded by 15 Foot Snow Drifts
A Maine Central passenger train with about 20 passengers endured seven hours of drifts as high as 15 feet, reaching its Belfast destination at 7 p.m. after a relief train with a monster plow cleared the way.
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Belfast
Maine Central
Train from Belfast to Burnham Delayed by Snow Drift
A Belfast branch train departed at 12 15 pm toward Burnham and was repeatedly delayed along the route. Officials suspected trouble near a snow drifted woods segment and dispatched a relief engine. The train reached the end of the line about two and a half hours after departure and returned an hour later.
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Belfast
Burnham
Boston Weather Forecast Summary
Fair and somewhat colder Saturday with brisk westerly winds diminishing. Sunday remains fair with similar easing winds. New England forecast calls for fair and colder Saturday and Sunday with high northwest winds diminishing.
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Boston
Vicinity
New England
School Board Campaign Sparks Saturday Supplement Clash
The Saturday Supplement of the Boston Traveler publishes Mary Boyle O’Reilly’s exclusive revelation about Mrs. Susan Walker FitzGerald. FitzGerald and Mrs. Mary Morton Kehew answer the charges as the Boston Common lauds the Traveler supplement as a journalism advance.
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School Board
Boston Traveler
Susan Walker FitzGerald
The
Traveler
Mary Boyle O'Reilly
FitzGerald
Mary Morton Kehew
Boston Common
Boston
Newsveater
Cold Wave Grips Nation With Extreme Subzero Temps
An icy wave drove temperatures down across the Midwest and East. Minnesota Duluth recorded 35 below zero and Chicago hit 8 below as St Paul and Bismarck also plunged. Boston faced 14 below with a 30 mile per hour northwest wind. Continued on Page 3-Fifth Column.
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Middle West
Minnesota
Boston
Duluth
Chicago
St. Paul
Bismarck
Ex-Mayor Josiah Quincy and Julian Hawthorne Charged in Mail Fraud
In New York on January 5, Julian Hawthorne and Josiah Quincy pleaded to federal indictments charging use of the mails in fraud schemes. Judge Hough presided as Claude A. Thompson stated that two to three million dollars were involved, with only part of the operations under federal scrutiny.
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Boston
New York
Julian Hawthorne
Nathaniel Hawthorne
America
Josiah Quincy
Cleveland
Boston Transit Commission
Federal Grand Jury
Hough
United States District Court
Claude A. Thompson
United States District Attorney
Indictment Ties Albert Freeman Morton and McKinnon
The other three men indicted along with the author and the statesman are Albert Freeman who had offices at 334 Fifth avenue and who has promoted mining stocks for many years, Dr William J Morton the nerve specialist who has offices at 19 East Twenty-eighth street and John McKinnon secretary and treasurer of several mining companies.
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The
Statesman
Albert Freeman
Fifth Avenue
William J. Morton
East Twenty-eighth Street
John McKinnon
Kling Named Boston National Manager. Doomn to Manage Phillies
Johnny Kling named manager for Boston National. Red Doomn to manage the Phillies again. Monte Dale sues Battling Nelson as Dartmouth and Princeton sevens play at the Arena tonight. Rakcevich throws Romanoff. Nogert unable to throw Burns. Ticket scandal decision expected. Johnson and Lynn cited among today’s articles.
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Johnny Kling
Boston
Rakcevich
Romanoff
Nogert
Monte Dale
Nelson
Dartmouth
Princeton
Red” Doomn
Phillies
Whitewee Johnson and
Lynn
Court of Domestic Relations Aims to Ease Divorce
The Court of Domestic Relations will include one justice at 8000 dollars and several investigators at 2000 dollars. Its goal is to reestablish felicitous relations between prospective divorcees and curb unnecessary divorces. It will quickly investigate libel filings, summon principals for private mediation, and keep testimony records for possible civil court use.
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Ward
Massachusetts Bill Proposes Court of Domestic Relations
A bill for establishing a court of domestic relations will be presented in the Massachusetts Legislature today. It aims to prevent unnecessary divorce by reestablishing cordial relations between couples seeking separation.
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Massachusetts
Golden California on the Deluxe Golden State Limited
Fragrant flowers and luscious fruits tempt travelers on the deluxe Golden State Limited via Rock Island lines. Electric lighting, refined dining, and every luxury without excess fare entice readers to request fares and illustrated books from S. L. Parrott at 288 Washington Street Boston.
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Golden State Limited
Rock Island
S. L. Parrott
Washington Street
Boston
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