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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jul 28, 1897

Page

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Not Murde r Formally Declared in Barrett Case Hearing

Fire Marshal's investigation into Miss Barrett case continues as Acting Captain Hanley and Lt. Hanley insist she died by her own action. Officials dispute lightning involvement. witnesses recount robbery and firearm purchases connected to the Barrett affair.

Nic Barrett Barrett Post Hanley Board of Police Martin Miss Barrett Whitcomb Kilby Street Chief Hussey Fire Department Leutenant Abbott Protective Department Hamilton Miaé Barrett Mr. Hamilton George H. Ridlon J. P. Lovell & Sons Miss Jett

Fate of John ONeil Hinges on Jury Verdict

Greenfield July 27 Guilty or not guilty life or death hangs on the twelve jurors after eight days. Lawyer Parkhurst argued for John ONeil claiming reasonable doubt while Attorney General Knowlton insisted the evidence proved murder of Mrs Hattie E McCloud beyond doubt.

Greenfield John O’neil Hattie E. McCloud Parkhurst Commonwealth John O'Neil Mr. Parkhurst Knowlton Hattle BE. McCloud

ONeill Declines to Testify in Murder Case

In Franklin county court John ONeill sits in the dock and does not take the stand. Counsel for the defense would testify he never confessed involvement in the Curtis murder. Prosecution presents Mrs. ONeill inquest testimony contradicting yesterday. Judge Lyman notes discrepancies in witness statements as pages continue.

John O'Neil Mr. Parkhurst Messrs. Heer and Dowlin O’neil Curtis O'Neill Jeave Hammond John Edward E. Lyman District Court of Franklin County O'Neil

Dismissal of Brown University President Warns of Monopolies

London Chronicle Editorial argues Dr E Benjamin Andrews removal signals clash over monopolies and calls for public control of large endowments. It predicts a national debate on replacing private university ownership with state oversight and public colleges.

London Daily Chronicle This E. Benjamin Andrews Brown University America the Chronicle Bemis University of Chicago Andrews

Boston Banquet Welcomes Secretary Lyman Gage

Lyman J. Gage Secretary of the Treasury was honored at a Boston banquet at the Tuileries on Commonwealth Avenue. Governor Wolcott Mayor Quincy and others praised his finance leadership while predicting prosperity and praising the Cleveland administration.

Secretary OF the Treasury Lyman J. Gage Wolcott Quincy T. Jefferson Coolidge H. L. Higginson Treasury United States of America Boston Tuileries Commonwealth Avenue United States Veterans of Business Gage Cleveland Mr. Gage Commonwealth

Hale Dead Bar Harbor Lawyer and Exeter Trustee

George S. Hale of Boston died at his Schooner Head cottage after a Sunday apoplexy. He was 71, a prominent Boston lawyer, Exeter Academy trustee, and former Massachusetts legislator. Cremation in Boston planned Friday. survived by wife and two sons.

Bar Harbor George S. Hale Boston Schooner Head Hale Boston Bar Phillips-Exeter Academy Keene N. H Harvard Philips-Exeter Academy University At Cambridge Benjamin A. Gould Francis Parkman General C. H. Wolcott Andrew Fisk Boston & Worcester Railroad Boston & Albany Massachusetts American Unitarian Association Children's Aid Society Exeter Academy Dartmouth Theodore Tibbetts

John P. Lovell Failing in Cottage City

John P. Lovell is weaker this evening after a day of relative improvement. Doctors fear a more precarious condition may develop within hours in Cottage City.

Cottage City John P. Lovell

Secretary Gage in New Bedford Visit

Secretary Lyman J. Gage and Honorable Charles B. Hamlin arrived in New Bedford from Boston and are registered at the Parker House. They will tour the city in the morning and later travel to Marion where Hamlin will host him. Ex-Congressman Charles Randall was among the callers that evening.

Lovering T. Jefferson Codge Coolidge Lyman J. Gage the Treasury Boston New England Gage Treasury Great West New Bedford Charles 8 Hamlin Bogton Parker House Marion Mr. Hamlin Cheries S&s Randall Mr. Gage

Fire devastates Yonkers factories destroying two large plants

A July blaze in Yonkers destroyed William Reed & Co. hat works and Rowland Bros. hat factory plus Yonkers Silk Co. and Pass Bros. silk works. About 600 workers, including 600 men and girls, fled as flames raced through floors and stairways. No casualties reported though 80 men and women lost jobs amid collapse of machinery and roofs.

New YO Yonkers N. Y William Reed & Co Rowland Bros Pass Bros Silk Manufacturers Yonkers Silk Company Shethar Elm Street Yonkers Silk Factory Alexander Smith & Sons Smith Works

Accident at Cambridge Gas Works Injures Worker

A worker named John Lemon of 34 Harding Street fell from a ladder at the Cambridge Gas Works during the erection of a new gasometer yesterday. He sustained back and wrist injuries though he survived. Last week another workman was killed at the site.

Cambridge John Lemon Harding Street

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