Vahey Pursues Supreme Court Writ of Error for Tucker Case
James H. Vahey and Philip Mansfield travel to Washington to file a petition for a writ of error with Justice Holmes in Tucker v Miss Page murder case. The petition argues violations of the fourth and fifth amendments in a search of the Tucker home for a phonograph, with Tucker set to sign the document before officers.
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Washington
Tucker
James H. Vahey
Charles L.tucker
Mabel Page
Justice Holmes
United States Supreme Court
Judge Holmes
Massachusetts
Philip Mansfield
Vahey, Innes & Mansfield
Thomas F. Vahey
East Cambridge
United States
Tucker House
Vahey
Post
Supreme Court
No Bill Returns in Aldermen Case
The Superior Court records show a no bill was returned by the grand jury in the Aldermen case. City criticism rose as District Attorney Moran defended him being sworn to suppress crime and pursue the investigation. The grand jury’s action ends the case. Chairman Draper remains in office through his term.
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Superior Criminal Court
Grand Jury
Moran
Draper
Coffee Drinker Renews Health With Postum Change
A West military post woman details years of coffee‑induced headaches and nervous strain. After switching to Postum Food Coffee with cream, she reports lasting relief, renewed energy, and no headaches, crediting Postum and healthy living. The advertisement promotes The Road to Wellville and Postum Co. of Battle Creek, Michigan.
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Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Freight wreck near West Cambridge injures man
One man was almost killed and several others escaped injury when a freight locomotive jumped the rails near the West Cambridge station on the Fitchburg division of the Boston and Maine railroad late yesterday afternoon. Traffic on the Fitchburg main lines was suspended until this morning.
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West Cambridge
Fitchburg
B. & M. Railroad
Boston & Maine Railroad
Engine 1146 Derails Blocking Branch Line Collision
Engine 1146 jumped rails while hauling 20 loaded freight cars and overturned into a branch track near West Cambridge. Brakeman Maurice Landers and two crewmen were pitched from the cab as the front of the train derailed. Landers later returned home after medical care. Wrecking crews cleared the site within an hour. one freight car containing boots shoes and rubbers left the track but was later moved to another car.
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Maurice Landers
W. R. Miller
Philip Cutter
Buffalo
N. Y
Sanders
Miller
West Cambridge
Watertown
Waltham
Landers
Charlestown
Frank Sanborn
Flour Merchants Asked to Oppose Park Street Billboard
A Boston Chamber of Commerce protest appeal asks 80 flour merchants to help arrange a meeting to denounce the Park Street billboard as an advertising method. The letter says the sign offends public sentiment and seeks support to file a collective protest.
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Park Street
Boston Common
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Bostonublic
Edward R. Warren
Committee of Citizens
Hews Award Against Weston Town
Mrs. Caroline A. Hews and others win land taking case against Weston Town for Linwood Cemetery. Judge Bond presided in Cambridge. Jury awards $2701.63 plus interest after prior offers of $1800 and $2000 on appeal.
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Weston
Caroline A. Hews
Linwood Cemetery
Bond
Cambridge
Hews
Schooner Rebecca Shephard Aground in Delaware River
Philadelphia March 12 A schooner believed to be the Rebecca Shephard sailing from a port for Boston runs aground in the Delaware River below Newcastle Delaware.
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Philadelphia
Rebecca Shepherd
Boston
Delaware River
Newcastle
Del
CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY CLAIMS LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE
An advertisement promises a cure for a cold in one day with Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets. Druggists refund money if it fails to cure, and E. W. Grove's signature appears on each box. Price 25 cents.
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E. W. Grove
Woman Sues Two Cities Over Bridge Land
A Back Bay woman, Flora A. Ginty of 7 Mountfort Street, sues the cities of Boston and Cambridge and a bridge commissioner. She seeks a writ of certiorari to quash land seizure for the new Cambridge bridge approaches and to stop removal of her building. A Middlesex suit seeks damages for the taken land.
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Back Bay
Boston
Cambridge
University City
Supreme Court
Flora A. Ginty
Mountfort Street
The
Charles
J. A. Ginty
Middlesex County Court
Proscribed Hebrew Rights Stated in Russia Proclamation
St. Petersburg March 12. An anti Hebrew decree reportedly lists 22 articles aimed at expelling Hebrews from cities, barring higher education and certain jobs, enforcing a lump tax for military service, restoring Hebrew names, and restricting rights for Hebrews who have not converted or their descendants.
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ST. Peterssburg
Russia
Siberia
Pyramid Cure Piles Offered With Free Sample Return Mail
A period advertisement claims the Pyramid Pile Cure ends suffering from hemorrhoids without surgery. It cites a case of Benjamin Shaw, a Bland New Mexico postmaster, who allegedly avoided operation after using the product. The ad invites readers to request a free sample by mail from Pyramid Drug Company in Marshall, Michigan.
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Benjamin Shaw
Bland
New Mexico
Pyramid Drug Company
Pyramid Building
Marshall, Mich
Debate Over Memorial Hall Statues and Bartlett Removal
A legislative committee held a heated hearing on Memorial Hall statues proposed by the Memorial Art Commission. The plan would place three marble figures of Adams, Adams, and Hancock at $20,000 each, potentially removing the current bronze Bartlett statue. Numerous veterans and critics debated reverence, space, and hall suitability, with opinions to report findings to the General Court.
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Colonel Higginson
Professor Norton
Edward Robinson
Memorial Hall
Legislative Committee On
State House
John Adams
John Quincy Adams
John Hancock
Memorial Art Commission
Higginson
Massachusetts
Charles L. Pearson
Ninth Regiment
Bartlett
Furious gale halts harbor shipping at St John’s
A two day gale blocks St John’s harbor in Newfoundland. The American schooner Golden Rod of Gloucester is driven ashore near Burgeo and total loss. crew saved. The Elector from Gloucester reaches Port aux Basques after battling wind and waves. Several sealing steamers are storm bound awaiting passage.
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ST. John’s
N. F
Gloucester
Mass
Burgeo
Port Aux Basques
Kisses Prize In Girls Pie Eating Contest
In Mnkeesport Penn on March 12 Miss Annie Wunde hosted a birthday gathering where a pie eating contest awarded kisses from young men as prizes. Nellie Donnelly won the contest and said she enjoyed the pies though the prize was exciting. The other participants said they did not want the prize, but they enjoyed the pies.
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Mn’keesport
Penn
Annie Wunde
Nellie Donnelly
James Sharkey Dies at 82 Father of Thomas Sharkey
Dublin reports James Sharkey aged 82 died today. He was a longtime employee of the Great Northern railroad for 43 years and was of a build similar to his son, boxer Thomas Sharkey.
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Dublin
James Sharkey
Thomas Sharkey
Great Northern Railroad
Guaranteed Cure for Piles Pazo Ointment Ad
An old advertisement promises a guaranteed cure for itching bleeding and protruding piles with PAZO OINTMENT. It claims refunds if no cure in 6 to 14 days and lists a 50 cent price.
Obituaries and Funeral Notices From Roxbury and Surrounding Areas
Dozens of notices list a string of deaths and upcoming services across Roxbury Wollaston Cambridge Somerville Malden Waverley and Quincy. Entries name the deceased ages and addresses with funeral dates times and locations inviting relatives and friends. Prominent names include Daniel P Doherty Ada V Fenery Charles Henderson Minnie Hu rll Lottie Lippe Abraham Bailey Shedd John J Wyeth Frederick H Young and others with services set for March 13 14 or 15 at residences Mt Auburn Chapel and local churches.
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Doherty
Roxbury
Daniel P
William
Theresa Doherty
Parker Street
Fenety
Wollaston
Ada V
John H. Fenery
Blake Street
Henderson
Cambridge
Charles A Henderson
Pearl Street
West Somerville
Minnie A
John C. Haurll
Fairmount Avenue
Woodlawn
Lippe
Eastern Avenue
Malden
Lottie Lippe
Mauser
Raoal J. Lippe
Shedd
Waverley
Mass
Abraham Bailey Shedd
Waverley Street
Wyeth
Quincey
John J. Wyeth
Mt. Auburn Chapel
Young
Frederick H
Otillia Young
Gardner Avenue
Roxbury Street
Are Patent Medicines Frauds
The advertisement argues patent medicines can be trustworthy if proven effective and outlines Rexall Mucu-Tone as a reliable tonic for catarrh and fatigue. A father’s letter claims it cured his daughter's catarrh, while the retailer promotes a fifty cent trial bottle with a money back guarantee.
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Miss Dillon
Albany
Times
Matt. Ditton
N. Swan St
N. Y
Rexall Remedies Sell Sharp Focus On Specialized Cures
A Rexall advertisement extols the United Drug Company as producer of 200 specialized Rexall remedies. It argues specialization beats one-size-fits-all medicines, notes 2,000 retail druggists handle Rexall products, and promises money-back guarantees if a remedy fails to benefit the customer.
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United Drug Company
Rexall
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Dist. Att’y Moran
Citizens’ Committee
Park St
Weston Town
Ginty Hales
Committee On
Norton
Sharkey
Jaynes
C. J. Countie & CO
Charles and
Chestnut Sts
Hubbell & McGowan
Huntington Aves
H. D. Huggan
Ave
Boylston St
Fred A
Washington St
Summer St
D. F. Rourke
Brighton
Thos. E. Burns
Brookline
W. B. Hunt CO
Mass. Ave
Prospect St
Abbard
Newton
W. A. Collings
Philo Hay Co
Lafayette St
Newark
New Jersey
Oxford Lewis Jones & Son Undertakers
Lagrange Street
White Dental Parlors
White
F. Hiscox
N. J
Broadway
31St St
New York City
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