Learoyd Poison Case Opens With Mrs Learoyd Testimony
Snowbound Salem court opens the Learoyd poisoning trial delayed by weather as Judge Bishop, jurors and officials arrive late. Mrs Jennie Learoyd testifies about her husband Albert F Learoyd and the Kennedy household, describing Kennedy’s kindness to the children and denying any improper intimacy. The case draws a large crowd amid sensational testimony and public interest.
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Salem
William Kennedy
Learoyd
White
Kennedy
Mayor Quincy Seeks Unity for Democratic Party Conference
His Honor, Mayor Quincy, urges unity between party factions and representation for both wings on the state committee. He backs Cusack’s plan to harmonize the Democracy and prepare a united front for the 1897 campaign, aiming to settle existing differences at tomorrow’s noon meeting.
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Committee For Organization
E. A. Perkins
Cusick
Democratic State Committee
Quincy
Dis
Furniture sale from storage by mortgagee auction
On Saturday January 30 a sale of furniture and other items removed from storage by order of mortgagee. The sale begins at 9 30 in the rear salesroom with car pets at 12 15 and the front room at 1 00 pm. A deposit is required from every purchaser and all goods must be removed Monday to make room for a Wednesday sale. M Hatch Auctioneer 238 Tremont Street.
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Wednentey
M. Hatch
Tremont Street
Forecast for Friday in New England Notes Snow and Winds
Forecast from Washington reports a mix of fair weather in the southern New England slice and snow in the north, followed by clearing and brisk high northwesterly winds. Temperatures are expected to be slightly colder Friday night.
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Washington
New England
Boston Snowstorm Breaks Records and Paralyzes City
A brutal fall blankets Boston with fourteen and a half inches of snow from Wednesday night into Thursday, shutting streets, stores, and transit. Wind gusts reach forty-two mph, drifts eight to ten feet high, and downtown cleanup with 1200 workers begins to clear main arteries.
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Boston
Shipping Casualties Reported but Not Fatal
In a blinding snowstorm the freighter Mohawk ran aground at Goose Point, New London. Wreckers, tugs, and a laboring crew worked through the day as two holes were found in the hull and one worker injured, with hopes to refloat the vessel within 48 hours.
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New London
Conn
Vermont Central Railroad
Mohawk
Goose Point
New York
Wrecker Scott
Scott
Weather Outlook for New England and East
The forecast calls for fair skies in southern New England with snow and clearing in the north, brisk high northwesterly winds, and slightly colder conditions Friday night. The barometer trends show falls in New England New York and the Northwest, rises in the central valleys and South Atlantic States, and the cold front extends to Florida with freezing temperatures reaching Jacksonville. Overall, central valleys and Southern States expect gradually rising temperatures into Friday.
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Washington
New England
New York
South Atlantic
Cape Hatteras
Maine
Atlantic
Florida
Jacksonville
Rocby Mountain
Winthrop Saw Rockets As Storm Fails To Reveal Wreck
Residents along the shore formed a volunteer patrol from Point Shirley to Great Head after rumors of a steamer in distress. Dense weather limited visibility to a few yards, and no wrecks were found. James A. Flanagan led the volunteers, rockets sighted early, quarantine boat reported a schooner off Gallop's Island with no further details.
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Point Shirley
Great Head
James A. Flanagan
Deer Island
Gallop’s Island
Sloop Dream of Boston Runs Aground At First Cove
The sloop Dream of Boston, 40 feet long and sixteen tons, lost both anchors in Marblehead harbor and struck rocks at First Cove. Captain Faremlow and one crewman were aboard. captain Giles and the lifeboat crew rescued them safely. The vessel is owned in Boston.
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Marblehead
Dream of
Boston
Skinner Head
Faremlow
First Cove
Giles
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Mrs. Learoyd
Jennie Learoyd
PARTY
Cusack
Pated
Brussels
Woolf
Highland Spring
Rueter & Company
Highland Spring Brewery
Tapster
Wells
Moran
Winthrop
Chas. Wirth & CO
Essex St
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