Peaslee Claims Blackhand Note Shrow Blame on Wood
Under attorney George Vernon Hill Peaslee recounts Detective McDonald and his wife entering his life moving from Henniker to Old Orchard Beach visits to a clairvoyant and various pretexts used by McDonald and aides to extract his confession.
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Peaslee
Blackhand
Shrow
Gene Wood
George Vernon Hill
McDonald
Henniker
Old Orchard Beach
Morrison
Providence
Hill
Attorney Hill
MccDonald
Worcester
Clairvoyant tale and murder confession in New Hampshire case
The testimony recounts how Peaslee claimed innocence in a Worcester murder plot and described police interrogation tactics. He implicated his partner McDonald in staged crimes and a forged confession obtained through pressure and suggestive questioning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peaslee
Madame Olga
Portland
Worcester
Robert C. Murchie
Crown Novelty Company
Shape Your Boy's Thoughts
An advertising notice urges parents to feed boys with inspirational reading. It claims Imagination and Imitation shape future success, and promotes expert articles and editors who curate material to guide boys toward honorable achievement through reading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Tidd
Canadian Mounted Police
Sues Doctor for 50 000 By Albert Chamberlain
Albert Chamberlain sues Dr Frederick W Murdock of Brockton in Suffolk Superior Court seeking 50000 alleging an unskilled and negligent operation on his nose and throat and a negligent treatment in 1912 and 1913 that he says permanently damaged his nasal mucous membrane caused deafness and incapacity for work. Dr Murdock plans to visit Boston to discuss the suit with the district attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Chamberlain
Frederick W. Murdock
Brockton
Suffolk Superior Court
Chamberlain
Murdock
Boston
William H Bowker Funeral Today in Emmanuel Church
The funeral for William Henry Bowker of Boston and Concord, renowned authority on agricultural chemistry and fertilizers, will be held at 2 PM at Emmanuel Church on Newbury Street. Bowker, born in Natick on July 3, 18 0, was a Massachusetts Agricultural College first class alumnus and longtime journalist.
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William Henry Bowker
Boston and
Concord
Massachusetts Agricultural College
Emmanuel Church
Newbury Street
Natick
State College At
Amherst
Bowker Fertilizer Company
Boston
Italy Spurned Lure of Peace in Early War Talks
Paris dispatch reports Germany acting for Austria offered peace to Italy as Italy readied to sign the London pact. Austria supposedly would cede Tren toino region, Isonzo areas, Gorizia and Grado, with Aviona hinterland. Albania autonomy would proceed, with Africa and Asia Minor concessions. Italy rejected the terms and renewed anti separate peace pledge.
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Paris
Germany
Austria
Italy
Petit Journal
Trentino
Isonzo
Corso
Gorizia
Grado
Albania
Aviona
Asia Minor
Tripoli
Massaowah
Somaliland
Pomeroy May Go to the Show
Jesse Pomeroy, the notorious Charlestown life prisoner, won a major milestone as the Governor's Council approved his request to attend entertainments at the State prison, marking the biggest victory of his prison career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Pomeroy
Charlestown
Pomeroy seeks glimpse of life through prison entertainments
The article details Charles Pomeroy's long denial of public entertainment and visits, the parole board's inquiry, and the attorney general's note that only the Prison Commission may decide. The Prison Commission favors allowing Pomeroy to attend prison entertainments, while Edgar Lord of New Bedford has had his eight to twelve year sentence commuted for immediate parole eligibility.
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Board of Parole
Pomeroy
State House
Edgar Lord
New Bedford
Lord
Appeal for Blind Babies Misleading Calendar Appeal
Lloyd B. Hayes assistant secretary of the Chamber of Commerce says a flood of aid appeals to Back Bay families is misleading. A calendar from the Massachusetts Sunshine Society purports to aid the Home for Blind Babies, but investigators found no headquarters at 1010 Boylston Street.
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Lloyd B. Hayes
Chamber of Commerce
Back Bay
Massachusetts Sunshine Society
Boylston Street
Pneumonia Death Toll Returns to Normal Levels
Pneumonia deaths dropped to five yesterday after over a dozen on Tuesday and ten on Monday. Officials reported no grippe deaths yesterday.
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Grippe
Sammy's Slate on New Skate Craze Boosting Popularity
Sammy's Slate notes a new skate craze that could make many young men popular who rarely skate. The piece quotes Sam saying it’s been a long time since he last skated.
Refuse to resign blocks Quincy assessors and city officials
Wellington W Mitchell and Charles R Sherman of Quincy refuse to resign after Mayor Bates set a 5 PM deadline. Mitchell’s term runs to 1917 while Sherman’s ends next month. John J O’Hara says he will not resign until affairs of the office are in order. John Curtis the city treasurer also declines resigning until books are prepared for turnover.
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Wellington W. Mitchell
Charles R. Sherman
Board of Assessors of
Quincy
Bates
Mitchell
Sherman
John J. O’hara
Board of Assessors
John Curtis
Conservates Hold Command in P E I Bye-Election
Henry D. McLean won the King's County first district bye-election by 216 votes over Liberal Lauchlan McDonald preserving Conservative control of the provincial government. His victory succeeds his father John McLean who had been appointed to the Senate.
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Charlottetown
Pa Van Loon Eyes Accident Insurance Push
A lighthearted note suggests Pa Van Loon should obtain accident insurance, inviting readers to see the colorful Sunday Post color comic for more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pa van Loon
Change of Governors This Noon In Massachusetts
At noon today ex-Congressman Samuel W. McCall will take the oath as Governor of Massachusetts, while David I. Walsh ends two years as governor to become a private citizen. Walsh will witness the inauguration and then begin a long vacation visiting the far East.
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Samuel W. McCall
Massachusetts
David I. Walsh
Commonwealth
Walsh
Far East
Inauguration Set At State House Chamber Ceremony
The oath will be administered to the Governor elect by President Henry G. Wells in the House chamber. A 17 gun salute will follow from Battery A on the Common as the new Governor is sworn in. McCall will deliver the inaugural address and later host a reception in the Hall of Flags. Lieu tenant Governor elect Coolidge and others will also be inducted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Representatives
Supreme Court
State House
Henry G. Wells
Senate
McCall
Coolidge
Northampton
Jackson Freshmen Celebrate Flag Hunt Victory
Freshmen girls at Jackson College held a snake dance and campus parade after defeating the sophomores in the annual flag hunt contest. The victory grants them the right to fly their class flags for the rest of their college years.
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Jackson College
Harvard Library Receives Bequest of Notable Manuscripts
Harvard University Library gains a valuable accession through the will of Mrs. James T. Fields of Boston. The collection includes Hawthorne’s The House of the Seven Gables, Lowell’s Bigelow Papers second series, and Byron’s Don Juan from his own copy.
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Harvard University Library
James T. Fields
Boston
Hawthorne
Lowell
Bigelow
Byron
The Colonel Hosts Important Visitor Surprise
The Colonel entertains an important visitor and is greatly surprised as a vivid color comic page appears in the upcoming Sunday Post.
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New Hampshire
Calais
Canada
Mabel Kilpack
New York
Old Orchard
Ida Barnes
Scare Wilson
Bennett
Peaskee
Quinn
Detective Agency
Ficer Marden
Marden
Inspector Quinn
MacDonald
Shirley
Ethel
Albert R. McDonald
John F. Sherman
Cole
Smeaton
the Sprague Publishing Co
365 American Bidg
Detroit, Mich
Sender’s
Lotta Sun
Old Everett Spring
Leeds
Booth
Duff Gordon
GinterCo
Union St
Col. Elmpete
Washington St
West Terminal
Canal St
Bromfield St
Haymarket Square
the Ginter Co
C. B. Brown Co. Inc
Washington
WM. H. Bowker
Sammy
the Press Publishing Co
Jackson
Harvard Library
Paine
The
Paine Furniture Company
Arlington Street
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