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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1900
Page
8
New York reports Mary Cox jailed for failing to pay a long overdue bill of 2034.87 amid a slander suit by Isabella Maurer. Court orders for Cox's examination in supplementary proceedings were ignored, leading to a contempt action and arrest.
Facts in the Moore tragedy report reveal a young woman formerly loved James Winningham but was compelled by her father to wed Robert Ford. The sequence unfolds amid mounting family tensions and a disputed inheritance leading to a fatal confrontation.
In Bridgeport on January 11 the Zion Methodist Church quarrel erupted as Rev. Robinson’s crowd nearly mobbed him. Mrs. Hart was fined two dollars in City Court for pushing Mrs. Spearer from the organ stool Sunday night. Evangelist John B. Wheeler testified and said the church was “in possession of Robinson's opponents” when he returned. Wheeler declared the devil was in charge.
Mrs. Mabel Sumner wins a divorce from Alphonso Sumner after a short trial. He ran a Huntington Avenue apothecary. Detectives testified to repeated visits to clubs and lodges and to a hotel scene with a woman. A second divorce case for Esther Peterson against Daniel followed, with family conflicts and cruelty cited.
In Connellsville Ohio on January 11 Alonzo Jones 87 a great grandson of Benedict Arnold died last night in Deerfield township.
President Tuttle says state directors will decide the Boston and Maine Fitchburg lease, with Leeson as a pivotal swinger. Webb and other Fitchburg leaders weigh in as Vanderbilt interests press to keep the independent line alive, while the governor’s stance hinges on the directors’ verdict.
The ninth annual convention of the Society of Master House Painters and Decorators of Massachusetts met at the American House. Officers reports and interior decoration talks were heard, with emphasis on pure turpentine and pneumatic painting. A fusilier veterans ball was announced for February 14 at Paul Revere Hall.
The body of General H. W. Lawton is aboard the transport Thomas expected in San Francisco by January 26. The body of Major Logan is also aboard the same vessel in this dispatch.
New York January 11 in the trial of Roland B. Molineux for Mrs. Katherine J. Adams murder expert Rudolph A. Witthaus testified to finding cyanide of mercury in a powder box and traces in the victim’s brain and organs. Florence Eva Rogers testified detailing the death from bromoseltzer and the bottle delivery.
Fall River Mills may shut down as mills rely on a chain of ponds Lau rel Lake Chace Cook Globe and Slade for boiler rooms. With the dry season continuing and ponds dwindling to mud unnerving, mills may need to switch to city water from Watuppa Lake if rain does not arrive.
The court hears expert statements on cyanide presence and the glass tumbler and spoon used for the suspected toxin. Mr Weeks questions the evidence while the recorder notes doubts about proper proof of identity. Howard Adams testifies arriving at 4 PM and seeing a glass with liquid and sediment later placed in a closet.
Mrs Mary Theobald and her daughter Lucinda suffered fatal injuries in a Louisville home blaze caused by a lamp explosion. Theobald died from burns while trying to save her daughter who also died from burns.
ST. LOUIS reports Dr Mulhall, a renowned eye and ear specialist, was found dead today in his office. He had been shot through the heart, a revolver found beside the body suggesting a possible suicide amid illness or despondency.
The will of Benjamin French senior partner of Benjamin French & Sons photographic supplies dated 1893 and a codicil from October 1899 were filed with Register George for probate. The son is said to receive only five dollars instead of six thousand. Mrs French is named executrix with witnesses W P Blake A A Glines and A A Whittemore.
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