Orchard Truthful in Steunenberg Case Conviction
Caldwell Idaho March 18 Judge Fremont Wood recommended the State Board of Pardons commute Harry Orchard death sentence to life imprisonment. Orchard had pleaded guilty and May 15 was set for execution in the Henry Haywood Pettibone murder case.
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Caldwell
Idaho
Harry Orchard
William D. Haywood
George A. Pettibone
Steunenberg
Fremont Wood
District Court
State Board of Pardons
Orchard
State
Judge Recommends Clemency for Orchard in Steunenberg Case
Judge Wood reviews the killing of Frank Steunenberg from arrest to confession and urges clemency. He states Orchard acted in good faith, testified fully and fairly, and withheld nothing material, urging the court and pardoning board to remit the death penalty.
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Orchard
Wood
Frank Steunenberg
Fire Laddies Shifted by Fire Commissioner Parker
Fire Commissioner Parker announced a department shake up and the appointment of a new lieutenant Charles A. Winchester of Chemical. Transfers moved personnel to place men closer to home including Hickey to Engine 10 Greeley to Ladder 19 Hendrickson to Ladder 5 Cunniff to Ladder 5 Ruth to Engine 46 Johnson to Engine 88-39 Downey to Ladder 10 Baumeister to Ladder 2.
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Parker
Charles A. Winchester
Chemical
C. J. Hickey
W. C. Greeley
G. H. Hendricken
E. F. Cunniff
W. F. Ruth
W. J. Johnson
J. D. J. Downey
J. I. Baumeister
Citizens Plan Bunker Hill Celebration
Charlestown will hold Bunker Hill Day with a $4000 budget directed by a 25 member citizens committee rather than a City Council panel. The mayor favors dispensing with the midnight bonfire despite prior criticism.
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Bunker Hill
Charlestown
Two Bills Target Christian Scientists in Health Committee
The legislative committee on public health reports two unfriendly bills. One would deny death certificates for those who die without a regular physician. The other would require registration of those practicing healing.
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Legisltive Committee On Public Health
Doctor on Trial for Hatchet Assault in Brother-in-Law Incident
Dr. George A. Brouillet of Commonwealth Avenue faces assault and battery charges in Superior Criminal Court. He recounted the February 20 incident in his apartments, which ended with the wounding of his wife’s brother, James Luce, as Judge De Courcey presides.
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George A. Brouillet
Commonwealth Avenue
Superior Criminal Court
James Luce
de Courcey
George Brouillet
Inlaw
Testimony Details Night of Door Attack and Family Crisis
The defendant recounts a confrontation when his wife and her brothers tried to enter the apartment while he cared for the children. He describes a piercing head injury from a door strike and throwing an object, unsure if it was a hatchet. He denied planning to kill his children despite saying he considered harming himself. He mentions prior threats from James Luce and conflicts with his wife's family.
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Isaacs
Brouillet
James Luce
Cambridge
James
Hatchet
Beauty Tips For a Peach and Cream Complexion
A plain woman can be made pretty with daily toilet care. The article advises oats in wash water for soft skin, then a home skin wash using Rose Water Cologne Spirits and Eppotone, applied daily to achieve a clear complexion and avoid cosmetic reliance.
Hatchet Attack Trial Reveals Hatchet Slashing at Cambridge Home
Witnesses describe tense confrontation at a Cambridge residence. A man, James, warns of imprisonment for remarks about his sister. A Mrs Brouillet testifies hardship from starvation and describes a hatchet attack that struck her brother, leaving bloodied injuries as the doctor swung.
Spiritualism in Will Fight Over $10,000 Legacy
Hartford March 18 Mrs Katherine Burton Powers sues to break her grandmother Isabella Beecher Hooker's will alleging a $10,000 legacy was coerced by spirits. Testimony cited Hooker’s communications with dead daughter Mary Burton supporting the claim amid a gathering of prominent women.
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Hartford
Conn
Katherine Burton Powers
Brookline
Isabella Beecher Hooker
Hooker
Henry Ward Beecher
Brooklyn Divine
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Powers
Henry Burton
Middletown
Mary
Last Tribute to Fr Moylan at Roxbury Church
Devoted mourners fill St Joseph's Roxbury for funeral of Rev Thomas Moylan permanent rector Archbish O Connell and Bishop Brady attend. High Requiem Mass led by Rev Thomas A Walsh with deacon Rev Thomas L Flanagan and other clergy, pallbearers named.
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Thomas Moylan
St. Joseph's Church
Roxbury
O'Connell
Brady
Thomas A. Walsh
St. Patrick's Church
Dudley Street
Thomas L. Flanagan
Medford
Nicholas R. Walsh
Beverly Farms
James J. Baxter
D. D
St. James Church
Charles W. Reagan
All Saints Church
Michael J. Scanlan
Joseph H. Gallagher
Dennis O'Farrell
St. Francis de Sales Church
William H. Fitzpatrick
St. Gregory's Church
Milton
S. A. Callanan
Edward A. McLaughlin
Joseph Kennedy
Michael Shields
John Burke
James Whittaker
Governor Guild Fights Rheumatism During Illness
Governor Guild has been ill for more than two weeks fighting rheumatism. On March 5 he returned to the State House, grew worse, and has since been confined to bed. Dr Winslow attends him as a nurse watches day and night. Lieutenant Governor Draper has acted as governor signing measures needing executive approval.
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Guild
Taft
State House
Winslow
Commonweath Avenue
Draper
City Budget Increases Top Mayor Hibbard’s Reductions Expected
The council boosts appropriations across departments with large gains for the hospital and street divisions. Mayor Hibbard may cut items he finds extravagant, and only one decrease from his figures is noted for the public library. The Finance Commission receives an $55,000 allowance, enabling ongoing work.
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Hibbard
Appropriations Committee
Bath
City Messenger
Finance Commission
Board of Appeal
Taft candidacy clash and local firings in sixth district
District Attorney Peters criticizes a ban on workers for supporting Hoyt-Wittum while Cronin and several others face similar action. Anti-Taft forces include Sidney Winslow and Edward B. George in Haverhill area. Congressman Gardner, Lodge’s son-in-law, backs Taft and pledges two district delegates.
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Peters
Cronin
Hoyt-Wittum
Haverhill
Sidney Winslow
United Shoe Machinery Company
Edward B. George
Essex County
Gardner
Henry Cabot Lodge
Congress
Taft
Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills Advertise Fast Relief
Pain and misery are nerve disturbances. Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills claim to relieve irritations causing pain. Women report relief from periodic suffering using the remedy, with a personal testimonial from Miss Orlena Schenke of Enid Oklahoma. If unsatisfied, refunds offered on first package of 25 doses for 25 cents.
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Miles
Mother
Orlena Schenke
Enid
Okla
Miles Medical CO
Elkhart
Ind
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Assim
Japan
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Washington
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FR. Moylan
Council
Kile
Washington and
Winter Sts
Filene
Leggins
Hubbard
Fae Mae
Irs
England
CIA
Leafs
Ola
St. Louis
New England
Carpenter-Morton CO
Hammar Bros
White Lead Co
Hammer Bros
Engiana
Sudbury St
Boston
Lewis
William H. Lewis
New Naturalization Bureau
North End
Michaelangelo di Giovanni
Giuseppe Nardone
Paolino di Macrino
United States
Hayes
Giovanni
Jerome A. Petiti
J. H. Niles & CO
North St
Mass
Traymore
Atlantic City
Home. Co
Marquette, D
White
Burlington
Pullman
W. J. O’meara
Eastern
Washington Street
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