Courthouse Blast Tragedy Yields Dead and Destruction
A devastating explosion at the Suffolk County Court House injured and killed multiple people. Zeilinger lay dead in the lavatory area with a missing leg while a second man was found nearby. Daniel H. Ryan survived with severe injuries. Investigators, including Chief Plunkett and Explosive Expert Wedger, tentatively confirm a high explosive device caused the blast. A pass key was recovered, and officials scrutinize whether Zeilinger or an unidentified man planted the device before detonation.
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Zeilinger
Supreme Judicial Court
Louis A. Zeilinger
Suffolk County Court House
Wedger
Ryan
Sheriff Quinn
Bon Opto Claim Promises Eye Strength Notably Bold
Advertised claim from Philadelphia doctor Dr Lewis promotes Bon Opto tablets as a home remedy to improve eye strength and possibly reduce or eliminate glasses. Testimonials describe reading without glasses, reduced eye strain, and relief from headaches, with instructions to dissolve a tablet in water and bathe eyes twice daily. A physician endorses the remedy as a safe family staple, noting ingredients familiar to eye specialists. The piece also notes local drugstore availability and a money back guarantee if not improved within a week.
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Philadelphia
Lewis
Liggette-Riker-Jaynes
Hearing In Progress In Equity Merit Session
In the Superior Court equity merit session a hearing was in progress before Judge Jabez Fox on the second floor toward the Pemberton square side when explosions occurred. The event involved a janitor's key bunch found in debris surrounding the area.
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Equity Merit
Superior Court
Pemberton Square
Jabez Fox
Leonard
J. B. Patterson
Explosion in Entryway Kills Two Men
Medical examiner describes a blast in a building entryway. Zeilinger lies the smaller body near the outer hall while a larger man is found inside the lavatory area. Explosion likely occurred in the entry near the doorway, throwing the first victim forward.
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Zeilinger
Explosion Disturbs Superior Court Building Guarded by Court Officers
A blast sent smoke through the Superior Court building as judges clerks deputies and officers assembled in the lobby and rotunda. Court officers formed a cordon to keep the area clear while authorities assessed the scene and awaited the coroner. Louis Zeilinger the assistant janitor known for sweeping up around 4 pm was noted among those present.
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Supreme Judicial Court
John Quinn
Registry of Deeds
Quinn
State House
Pedrick
Boston Police Department
State Capitol
Curley
Henry Bellew
Caleb Dunham
Frank Wilson
Bellew
Dunham and Wilson
Supreme Court Room
Lawton
Louis Zeilinger
Janito
Zeilinger Missing After Court House Explosion Debris
Flora Ash witnessed the blast above the Sixth Session Superior Civil Court as a tunnel of smoke and shouts filled the air. The event left two people dead, with Zeilinger believed among them, while a search for him uncovered his locker and working clothes.
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Flora Ash
Andrew J. Connell
Court Street
Sixth Session Superior Civil Court
Post
Threat in Italian on Lavatory Wall
An Italian threat found on a marble wall of a lavatory was noted by Joséph Seminari, an attorney in the district attorney's office. The translated message warned, I intend to get you and I have been after you, and I will get you.
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Joséph Seminari
Explosion near lavatory scene sparks murder theory
A witness describes stepping from the lavatory and being blown back by an explosion. He suspects a single pair behind the blast and doubts a timed device. He believes only two men could have accessed the entry where the blast occurred.
Girl Knocked Down by Motor Truck in Roxbury
Margaret Rafferty, 12, was seriously injured late yesterday after noon when a motor truck struck her on the sidewalk in Roxbury. The chauffeur tried to avoid the girl but could not prevent the accident.
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Margaret Rafferty
Roxbury
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