Hannah Elias Tells Life Story in 685000 Suit
New York January 18 Hannah Elias testifies in the Supreme Court that John R Platt gave her 685000 during a 20 year acquaintance She says he was generous after his wife’s death in 1898 and insists all money given was voluntary She notes gifts included Mrs Platt’s watch and pocketbook and that she shared wealth freely
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Hannah Elias
Bessie Wethers
Julius Cesar Miller
Walter
John R. Platt
New York
Supreme Court
Platt
Mr. Platt
Black
Elias
Medical Experts Testify on Miss Page Wounds
Medical experts testify about injuries to Miss Page in a sensational courtroom scene. The audience fills the courtroom as witnesses depict alleged wounds and circumstances surrounding the case.
Fall River Mill Strike Ends as Aftermath Joyful Scenes erupt
Crowds of women and children celebrate in Fall River streets as the mill strike is signed off by both sides after Governor Douglas backed a settlement. About 6000 workers to return to work today, resuming six months of quiet in the mills.
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Fall River
State House
Douglas
Increasing Cloudiness Forecast for Boston Area
The forecast calls for increasing cloudiness Thursday affecting Boston and nearby areas with overcast skies and limited sunshine. No rain is noted in the syndicated outlook.
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Boston
Vicinity
Mystery in Death of Woman in Revere Home
Officer Walton found a dead woman about 45 in a Crest avenue and Sales street residence yesterday afternoon. A note suggested she was Mrs. M. C. Webster wife of a Boston merchant. she had lived apart and was alone after firing her maid. The door was locked from inside and milk and papers went uncollected for days. The medical examiner will act today.
Operation on ArchBishop Williams Eye
The article reports Archbishop Williams had a successful left eye cataract operation and an operation on the right eye is planned for early next week by Dr Derby. The Archbishop is described as progressing well with no doubt about the next procedure's outcome. The piece also mentions care routines and advertisements for Cuticura and Sanford's Ginger as remedies.
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Archbishop Williams
Derby
Experiments in Court With a Knife and Skeleton
The defense vitamin expert testimony on whether the Tucker knife could have caused Miss Page’s wounds ends as doctors say a kitchen knife might have been the weapon. Defense blood experts concede Wood's judgment on possible animal blood. The trial moves to Tucker's alibi and the Canadian pin witness line with Mrs. Tucker and friends slated to testify.
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Charles L. Tucker
Tucker
Dr. Leary
Dr. Austin
Amy Roberts
Miss Page
Henry Bourne
Frank Williams
James H. Vahey
Parker
Desperado Escapes From County Van In Bold Deception
Charles Hassen alias Charles Cooley, a man with a long criminal record, escaped from a Roxbury Court to Deer Island bound van by sawing a hole in the floor and dropping out unseen. He vanished as the van reached the wharf and was later brought to appear on larceny charges.
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Charles Hassen
Charles Cooley
Roxbury Court
Deer Island
Cooley
Bolster
Hindoo Sued by Widow for Breach of Promise
Mrs Emma Morton 44, a Cotuit widow, sues Manak Ramji a Harvard trained physician born in India for 20000 alleging breach of promise to marry. The case before Judge Bond in the second jury session of the Superior Court notes Bamji once boarded with Morton while she ran a Dartmouth Street and Massachusetts Avenue boarding house.
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Cotuit
Manak Ramji
India
Superior Court
Bond
Bamji
Harvard College
Harvard Medical School
Boston
Morton
Dartmouth Street
Massachusetts Avenues
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Mabel Page
Dr. Pease
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