Preliminary hearing in Vermont murder case continues
In Northfield Vermont the preliminary hearing of State vs Mrs George Marsh and William Burgell for poisoning George Marsh drew the largest audience yet. Dr Daniel Johnson testified Marsh died of heart failure while toxin tests by Dartmouth chemist Edwin Bartlett found arsenic oxide present in all body parts and 245 grains. If convicted, defendants face first degree murder penalties including capital punishment. Hearing resumes tomorrow.
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George Marsh
William Burgell
Daniel Johnson
Marsh
Vermont
Desperado Cherokee Bill Hanged at Fort Smith
Crawford Goldsby alias Cherokee Bill was hanged in Fort Smith Arkansas after a 1894 spree with the Cook gang. He faced the gallows without fear, kissed his mother, and waved to friends before the trap. He shot a man at 14 and killed Ernest Melton during a robbery. He had previously killed Larry Keating in jail attempts.
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Ark
Crawford Goldsby
Cherokee Bill
Pius
Bill
Indian Territory
Cook
Ernest Melton
Verdigris Kid
Lenapoli
Supreme Court
Larry Keating
Gray Murder Case to Be Heard in New Hampshire Court
Grafton County Supreme Court in Woodsville opens a grand jury term with Judge Carpenter presiding. Foreman George W. Mann of Benton leads a panel that marks Milo Gray murder as the sole case for the jury, to be called Monday afternoon amid several liquor-case prosecutions by Daniel C. Remick and George B. Cox for the Law and Order League.
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Grafton County Supreme Court
Carpenter
George W. Mann
Benton
Milo Gray
George B. Cox
Law and Order League
Olympia speeds to second fastest cruiser title
The cruiser Olympia completed a speed run between two Chinese ports in rough seas and averaged twenty knots, officers say it could reach twenty three knots in smoother water, making it the second fastest cruiser in the world according to an official report to the Navy Department.
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Washington
Olympia
Navy Department
Boston Evacuation Day Celebrants Honor Washington Era
Descendants and guests gather for a banquet at the Vendome as Boston’s Evacuation Day memory is revived. Mayor Quincy speaks on the heroes of the early days while music and patriotic displays mark the historic outline of Washingtons 1776 proclamation and the towns recovery. Notables such as Le Baron Hathaway and Nathan Appleton attend amid a procession of officers in uniform and drum and fife performances.
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Boston
Washington
Charlestown
Melda Longfellow
Hunnewell
Caroline Boynton
Groveland
Helen R. Woodbury
Sanborn
Lawrence
Elizabeth Parker
Alice C. Savary
Carrie Snow
Whipple
Hudson
Lucy Stickney
Salem
Abby Hopkinson
Lila B. Blabb
C. Genevieve Huff
Emmaline Bridge Simmons
Robinson
John McCandlish
Mary Brewer Churchill
Sarah Bowman van Ness
J. A. Remick
Edwin S. Barrett
Nathan Appleton
Abigail Thompson
F. H. Brown
Army
Navy
H. Winfield Huff
FE. &. Dodge
Daughters of Revolution Honor Evacuation Anniversary
The Daughters and Sons of the American Revolutions and D A R unite to commemorate the 120th anniversary of the evacuation of Boston by British troops at the Vendome hotel. About a thousand attendees enjoyed a pleasant reception with notable guests and speakers, including Rev. Dr. Barton and Rev. Dr. Horton.
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Daughters of the Revolution
Daughters of the
Sons of the American Revolution
Boston
Nelson V Titus
L. C. Mead
G. F. Daniels
Mme
Karl von Rydingsward
George Howard Street
Vendome Cief
Quincy
Karl von Rydingsvard
Nelson V. Titus
von Rydingsward
Titus
Springfield
Fall River
Danvers
Bristol
Providence
Samuel Elliott
John H. Morrison
Abigail Adams
Elliott
Grace le Baron Upham
Charles O'Neil
Langdon Shannon Davis
Frederic Warren
Childs
Julia Davis
D. F. Curtis
A. C. Hall
Ticknor
George F. Pierce
Henry D. Pope
Boston Sons of Revolution Celebrate First Annual Banquet
The Boston chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution gathered at the University Club for its first annual banquet. Key figures included Mayor Josiah Quincy and Brigadier General U S A Henry Ware Lyon. New officers were elected: President Henry Durfee Pope, Vice President George Francis Pierce, Secretary Treasurer George Ernest Bowman, Historian Edward Webster McGlewen, with a board that includes the Rev. William Eleazer Barter and others.
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Boston
America
University Club
Sons of the American Revolution
George E. Bowman
Josiah Quincy
Winslow Warren
Nathan Augustus—Munroe Dudley
Henry Ware Lyon
Francis Ellingwood Abbott
Governor Society Colonial Wars
Edwin Shepard Barrett
Henry Durfee Pope
George Francis Pierce
George Ernest Bowman
Edward Webster McGlewen
William Eleazer Barter
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William Douglas Richards
Charles Sumner Parsons
William Meserve Jordan
Charles Payson Loring
Banquet Honors Saint and Silent Chair of Governor Greenhalge
The Charitable Irish Society held its 159th anniversary banquet in Parker's with a vacant chair for Governor Greenhalge at the head table. Presidents Cronan and Flynn led toasts honoring Ireland, the United States, Massachusetts, Boston, and civil liberty, while speakers including ONeil Doherty Twomey and McAnarney voiced loyalty and charity.
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Cronan
Joseph H. O’neil
Mortimer E. Twomey
Philip J. Doherty
Parker
Flynn
John F. Cronan
Edward J. Flynn
Timothy F. McDonough
Ireland
United States
Joseph H. O'Neil
Erin
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Commonwealth
Boston
Mecca
Liberty
Josiah Quincy
Stopford W. Brooke
Edmund M. Poitvin
Societe St. Jean Baptiste
Boston to Get an Electric Theatre With No Stage Hands
Oscar W. Rogers plans an electrical theatre at Park Square Station Boston where motors move scenery and drops instead of stage hands. The scheme involves Wilson Barrett E A Rose Allen Savage and others with London production before Boston debut. Rogers sails May for England to finalize details, with summer developments anticipated.
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Park Square
Oscar W. Rogers
Wilson Barrett
Barrett
Rogers
Gene Field
E. &. Rose
Castle Square Theatre
Rose
Messrs. Rogers and
Ailen & Savage
Castle Square
West End
London
Roston
Messrs
Mr. Rogers
England
Mr. Barrett
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