Murder at Back Bay Ends in Double Death at School
The tale centers on Sarah Chamberlin Weed of Wellesley aged 95 who left Dr. Dutton's sanitarium and later traveled to Laurens School for Girls in Back Bay. Early morning hours reveal Weed shooting her companion and then killing herself after being awakened by Katherine Page. The incident occurred at 6 15 a m in the fourth floor room of the Laurens School.
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Sarah Chamberlin Weed
Wellesley
Dr. Dutton
Otis Street
West Newton
Laurens School For Girls
Audubon Road
Back Bay
Katherine R. Page
Miss Hardee
Miss Page
West Newton Sanitarium
Miss Weed
Tragedy At Laurens School For Girls Cited Infatuation
Last night witnesses attributed the deaths of Elizabeth Bailey Hardee and Sarah Chamberlin Weed to insanity and deep infatuation. The two women, residents of 107 Audubon Road, Back Bay, died yesterday morning at the Laurens School for Girls where they both lived. The case continues as investigators pursue further details.
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Sarah Chamberlin Weed
Elizabeth Bailey Hardee
Laurens School For Girls
Audubon Road
Back Bay
Crane and Key Figures Face Shifting Political Landscape
Cranes report gains and counter moves in Boston Republican machine. The Combine plans to weaken James Donovan while Norman White attacks Senator Crane. Williams pledges state support to Bryan McNary to preside over the Democratic convention. Fitzgerald faces opposition as delegate at large for the Democratic convention.
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Crane
Boston Republican Machine
James
Bryan McNary
Fitzgerald
Bay State Democrats Clash Over Taft Nomination Fight
The Democratic city committee lashed out at James Donovan as Norman White accused Senator Crane and allies of shifting support to Bryan if Taft secures the nomination. The heated meeting highlighted intra party divisions and strategy debates.
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Bay State
Democratic City Committee
McNary
Lomasney
Fitzgerald
James Donovan
Norman White
Crane
Bryan
Taft
Senator Crane Dominates Unpledged Delegates in District Conventions
Senator Crane maintains control of unpledged delegates across the ninth tenth and eleventh district conventions. The scene features Crane and allied supporters shaping delegate slates and party influence as caucus proceedings unfold.
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Crane
Ninth
10Th
Threat 10 Kill Evelyn Thaw Warns Mother in Law
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw told Harry K. Thaw’s mother she would not risk her life by staying with him. She planned to seek a divorce after marriage to the Pittsburg millionaire. Mrs Thaw reportedly intervened and persuaded her not to act, while Thaw later threatened to kill her if she left. Pittsburg witnesses support the claim.
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Pittsburg
Evelyn
Thaw
Evelyn Harriman Moves Against Thaws Over Illegitimate Insanity Claim
A young woman says Evelyn gathered evidence from Pittsburg to support her case against the Thaws. The Thaws allegedly deemed Harry K. Thaw mentally deranged, and Mrs. William Thaw intervened to block an insanity annulment suit within a month of Evelyn’s marriage. The record notes a past incident where Thaw assaulted Evelyn and confined her.
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Evelyn
Pittsburg
Thaws
Harry K. Thaw
Thaw
William Thaw
Harry
Donovan Spurned by Party in City Hall Debates
Arraigned former party leader James Donovan faces censure votes over a bolt from a regular nominee. The council censured members for backing ex-Congressman McNary and Priest, while others commended opponents of repealing the firemen day off and the Saturday half holiday. Ward chairmen split on condemnations as ex Mayor Fitzgerald seeks delegate-at-large support.
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James Donovan
Ellery H. Clark
Michael J. Leary
McNary
John T. Priest
Priest
James H. Smyth
Fitzgerald
William S. McNary
James H. Doyle
Judge Logan
Harry Nawn
John H. Lee
Unprecedented split at Boston Democratic ward chairs meeting
A historic division emerged at the Boston Democratic ward chairmen meeting held in the city committee rooms, marking an extraordinary moment in party history.
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Boston
Harvard President Warns of Hidden City Woes
President Eliot of Harvard spoke to the Unitarian Club at the Hotel Vendome on misgovernment. He warned of forthcoming facts the city of Boston has never dreamed of and spoke on the moral and material effects and remedies of misgovernance.
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Finance Commission
Boston
Eliot
Harvard University
Unitarian Club
Hotel Vendome
Eliot discusses Boston governance and reform
President Eliot argues for distributed city power with expert control over departments. He cites Boston’s 75 councilmen and 18 aldermen, urges five to nine member boards, and praises the new school committee approach as an effective model for city management.
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Finance Commission
Boston
Eliot
Massachusetts
Back Bay Bride Seeks Divorce Over Anonymous Letters
Beatrice Bruner Godfrey claims letters from the West driven a wedge with Arthur W. Godfrey president of Godfrey Lumber Co. The couple, married less than a year, are separated with Mrs. Godfrey in the Tuileries on Commonwealth Ave and Arthur living with his parents. She has hired counsel. he declines comment.
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Arthur W. Godfrey
Godfrey Lumber Company
Beatrice Bruner
Davenport
Godfreys
Godfrey
Davenport Student Bruner Marries Godfrey in Chicago
Miss Bruner, a New England Conservatory of Music student, married Godfrey in Chicago after meeting through manager auditions in New York. The bride, barely 22, is described as blonde with blue eyes and artistic tastes, while her husband returned recently from a lumber business trip with his father L. N. Godfrey.
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Chicago
Bruner
Godfrey
Davenport
New England Conservatory of Music
New York
Tuileries
Boston
Pacific Coast
L. N. Godfrey
Tuilleries
Fair and warm Boston forecast continues into Thursday
The forecast for Boston and vicinity calls for fair and warm conditions on Thursday and Friday with light to fresh westerly winds. In Washington on March 11 the England forecast predicts fair weather on Thursday with southeast areas slightly cooler on Friday and brisk southwest winds.
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Boston
Vicinity
Washington
Evgland
Public Notice from Holland Wine Co.
Inter est to read advertisement on the last page. Holland Wine Co. invites readers to view its notice. location at 47 Boylston Street or Adams Square is listed for residents and customers.
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Holland Wine Coo
Boylston St
Adams Sq
Signal Pole Found in Search for Sailor Jeffs at Indefatigable Island
On board the U S S Yankton at Acapulco March 11 a rescue party led by Lieutenant W R Gherardi located a signal pole marking the last known appeal of Frederick Jeffs American sailor believed dead after a shipwreck near Albemarle Island in 1907. Despite extensive search with guns rockets searchlights and native guides no trace of Jeffs or his body was found and the relief mission concluded he likely perished.
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U.S. S. Yankton
Acapulco
Mexico
Frederick Jeffs
W. R. Gherardi
Pacific
Alexandria
Albemarle Island
Jeffs
Gherardi
Poison Killed Baker in Bogota Autopsy Finds Arsenic
Walter Farns worth Baker died Oct 27 at Frank H. Hurds home in Bogota from a large dose of arsenic in solution. Three Boston physicians testified at a coroner inquest in Hackensack that over 73 grains of arsenic were in the body, with more poison expelled in nausea, indicating a fatal dose.
Inquest Hearing Delays Over Hurd Case Adjourns Friday
Citizens crowd the courtroom as an inquest proceeds with expert chemist Prof E E Smith from New York listening to Boston medical witnesses. Edward F Baker and others are summoned for Friday at 2 pm. Hurd family to testify March 20 due to illness. Dr George B Magrath of Boston testifies autopsy on Walter Baker at 269 Beacon Street, finding organs normal except liver slightly toughened. no Brights disease. stomach sent to Dr Harrington after seven days.
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E. E. Smith
New York
Boston
Edward F. Baker
Tanner
Mulligan
Sniffen
George B. Magrath
Walter Baker
Beacon Street
Bright
Charles Harrington
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Elizabeth E. Hardee
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Pres. Eliot
Miss Margaret Donne
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Boston Post Sunday Magazine
HOTEL
Trafalgar
J. H. Lacy
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Sanford
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