Barre woman slays six children with axe then tries suicide
Mrs Lizzie Naramore of Barre county faced a brutal act yesterday at the Babcock farm home killing six children with an axe. She remained alive, rational at times, and doctors expect possible recovery. Investigations focus on motive while a Worcester transfer is considered. Father Frank Naramore cites jealousy and financial concerns as possible factors amid varied theories.
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Colbrook
Lizzie Wastamore
Babcock Farm
Barre
Lena
Carl Wheeler
Wheeler
Naramore
Worcester
Stuart's Catarrh Tablets Promote Systemic Cure Versus Local Relief
An old grip catarrh description argues remedies work only when the cause is addressed. It praises Stuart's Catarrh Tablets for delivering antiseptics through the stomach to reach infected blood, driving out germs via bowels and kidneys, clearing nasal mucus and curing grip, catarrh, throat and lung troubles. The ad claims two years of popularity with wide pharmacist distribution across the United States Canada and Great Britain.
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Stuart
United States
Canada
Great Britain
Tragedy In Templeton Described In Boston Papers
Mrs Naramore suffers emotional collapse after reading reports of the tragedy. Her husband Frank pledges support while relatives comfort her. Funeral services for the child victims are planned at the Baptist Church with Rev Anto H Talmage officiating. Templeton officials decide on church services and town payment. Bearers named. burial set for Riverside Cemetery.
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Boston
Frank
A. W. Naramore
F. H. Lewis
Winchester
N. H
Anto H. Talmage
Barre
C. H. Leathe
Templeton
Naramore
Fred Butterfield
D. W. Needham
Frank Caldwell
Myron Butterfield
Riverside Cemetery
Marr Children Death: Father Jacob Marr Declared Insane
Coroner's jury in Clinton Missouri finds probable insanity in Jacob D Marr father of the three children killed yesterday. The inquest names Elijah McNally Orrin B Toit and De Dan as among the local neighbors involved in the extended inquiry.
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Clinton
Marr
Jacob D. Marr
Elijah McNally
Orrin B. Toit
de Dan
Clinton residents accept verdict in Marr axe slaying case
The jury found that Alice May Elwin and Helen Marr were killed by Jacob D. Marr with an axe or similar instrument and that Marr was insane at the time. The case moves to the Kennebec county Supreme Court grand jury in May.
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Clinton
Alice May
Elwin
Helen Marr
Jacob D. Marr
Supreme Court
Kennebec County
Murderer John Marr Brought to Augusta Jail
John Dear Marr, who yesterday killed his three children with an axe in what authorities call a fit of insanity, was brought to Augusta and placed in the county jail. A crowd gathered to witness the arrival as Marr walked with hands cuffed in front, silent and silent-leaning, eyes down, on the train trip.
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Augusta
John Dearborn Marr
Marr
John Best
William Stiles
Court House
Marr Arraigned in Waterville for Murder of Three Children
Jacob Dear born Marr was arraigned in the Municipal Court before justice Shaw charged with the willful murder of his three children at Clinton era n. Probable cause found and Marr committed to await the May grand jury action. He was taken to the county jail at Augusta this afternoon.
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Waterville
Jacob Dearborn Marr
Sues Shaw
Clinton Eran
Marr
Augusta
Choynski and Johnson Freed After Jail Term in Galveston
Joe Choynski and Jack Johnson, held twenty four days in the Galveston County Jail on prize fighting charges, were released today on bond of one dollar each fixed by the Court of Criminal Appeals.
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Galveston
Tex
Joe Choynski
Jack Johnson
Galveston County
Jaiil
Court of Criminal Appeals
Zeigler Knocks Out Corcoran in Eleventh Round
Savannah report says Owen Zeigler of Philadelphia knocked out Tom Corcoran of the local area in the eleventh round tonight.
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Savannah
Owen Zeigler
Philadelphia
Tom Corcoran
Death of Patrick Finley After Fish Wharf Fall
Patrick Finley of 10 Poplar Street died shortly before midnight after a fall from his team on Fish Wharf Thursday morning. He had been treated at Emergency Hospital for a compound skull fracture.
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Patrick Finley
Poplar Street
Fish Wharf
Leyland Line Launches Direct Boston to London Service
Leyland Line announces a new direct Boston to London steamship service starting with the Iberian leaving Boston in May followed by the Caledonian around June 6. A weekly Liverpool direct steamer service will begin with limited first class accommodations and plans for a regular London passenger link later.
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Leyland Line
London
Boston
Iberian
Caledonian
Liverpool
Immigrant Case Highlights Frailty and Challenges at Gate
A half blind 67 year old Liverpool native James Mercer arrives with a wife and only $3. He admits partial blindness and paralysis after years of illness and seeks to land with a plan to reunite with a brother in New Bedford. Immigration officials postpone decision pending further checks and possible contact with Mercer’s brother.
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New England
James Mercer
Liverpool
Mercer
New Bedford
Colgastchaela
Beree
Cuban constitutional panel Limits Platt Amendment Clauses
The Cuban constitutional convention committee on relations met to reviewJuan Gualberto Gomez report on the Platt amendment Its action rejects four clauses on ceasing stations foreign relations right to intervene and treaty issues while other provisions align with prior reports Isle of Pines sanitation appears agreed Three of five members oppose the rejection of those four clauses and a vote was not taken The committee adjourned to Tuesday signaling a path toward final acceptance of the Platt amendment.
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Havana
Senor
Juan Gualberto Gomez
Isle of Pines
Shot at from Ambush Near Middlebury Fallout
Fred Goss, 19, was arrested by Deputy Sheriff W. H. Cobb on a warrant for assault with intent to kill Bert Pickart of Leicester. Pickart was shot in the left shoulder and chest. doctors extracted the bullet. Bail set at 600 dollars after arraignment before Justice O. P. Moore.
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Middlebury
Fred Goss
W. H. Cobb
Bert Pickart
Leicester
O. P. Moore
Pickart
Drs. Eddy
Sutton
Miss Allen
Pickhart
Mr. Albee
Orpheus Society Opens Forty Eighth Season With Social
The Orpheus Musical Society began its forty eighth season with a grand social at the club house on Massachusetts avenue. Carl Pflueger conducted with Dr Louis Xelterborn as accompanist. The program featured singers Mrs Louis Kelterborn and Mr Werner Kehrhehn with a violoncello obligato by Mr Leon Van Vilet and a short operatic scene Die Weinprobe performed by Karl Braun H C Legreze Charles Kruse and others in peasant costumes.
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Orpheus Musical Society
Massachusetts Avenue
Carl Pflueger
Louis Xelterborn
Im Maten
Body Found in Water Near Navy Yard Identified as Unknown Man
Early yesterday the floating body of a colored man was found near the navy yard by Station 8 police and brought to the morgue. Decomposition prevents identification. The man, about 40, 5 feet 8 inches, 165 pounds, wore a blue sack coat, black pants and stockings, a blue outing shirt, and a string tie.
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Navy Yard
Station 8
Stedman
Melrose High School annual indoor meet held at auditorium
The fifth annual Melrose High School A A indoor meet was held last evening in the Melrose Auditorium. A large crowd attended as events were hotly contested. The class of 1901 won the meet with forty points, and prizes were awarded in each event.
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Melrose High School
A. A
Melrose Auditorium
Stiles Testimony and John Best Court Scene
The trial floor erupts in mobile drama as Stiles testifies about Best and a watch. Best, calm under scrutiny, faces a crowd at the courthouse and walks to the jail with unflinching composure after the adjournment.
Testimony of Wintree Rowe Highlights Bailey Case
Wintree Rowe testified after the main witness, detailing Best as a crack shot who fired at a post. Others described Bailey and hired men tensions, Best threatening to "fix" Bailey, and Bailey supposedly being disliked by Best. Rowe recalled Best drunken challenges and conversations about how to handle Bailey.
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John Mitchell
Bailey
Bite
Robert A. Porter
Best
Oll
Court notices unfold as trial reveals hidden cash parcels
In morning court, evidence shows two paper parcels containing $75 and $7, part of a larger stash tied to Bailey’s known expenditures of $40 to $50. Witness Stiles testifies under oath amid fears of Best, while caretaker Cole notes barn irregularities and a possible late night watcher. Co. M. Williams.
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Stiles
Bailey
Lynn
Peters
Best
Stiiles
Breakheart Hill Farm
Democrat
Cole
Co. M. Williams
Creedon Wrecks Stifft in Fifth Round at Hot Springs
Dan Creedon defeated Billy Stifft in the fifth round before 2000 spectators at Whittington Park arena Hot Springs Ark. Stifft showed energy and landed one solid right in the third round but Creedon dominated with powerful blows and jaw targeting. Creedon floored Stifft in the third and again in the fourth, finishing with a short chin strike in the final moments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I Hot Springs
Ark
Dan Creedon
Billy Stifft
Whittington Park
Stifft
Creedon
Stiff
Eastman Motion Denied in Bail Fight Before Trial
Harvard paleontologist Charles R. Eastman must stay in jail until his trial set for April 22, after Judge Gaskill denied bail. Mrs. Eastman declined to discuss the case, noting attorney guidance. The decision, seen as a potential precedent, relies on common law since no statute governs bail in this instance.
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Charles R. Eastman
Gaskill
Harvard
Eastman
Post
MacMillan & Co
London
West
Agassiz Museum
Hastman
Samuel J. Elder
Charles W. Bartlett
Boston and Maine Bans Cards and Drinks for Employees
The Boston and Maine railroad issued two rules prohibiting bidding employees from drinking in uniform or on duty and from playing cards while on duty. The drinking ban applies even inside saloons, and the card ban targets frequent actions in head quarters and long freight runs.
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Boston & Maine Railroad
Trial awaits William Stiles and others on stand
Tomorrow William Stiles is due to testify as well as Susie Young and the officers who recovered the watch. The trial centers on John Best and whether motive or a certain accusation can be proved, with observers awaiting the outcome to resolve the lingering questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Stiles
Susie Young
Watch
John Best
State Officer Neal Drops Haver Hill Visit Plan
Neal canceled plans to visit Haver Hill and instead telephoned District Attorney eters to report findings and received instructions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neal
Haverhill
Eters
Lowe Signs With Soden Newcastle
Robert Lowe of Newcastle Penn signs for the coming year with the Boston National League club as second baseman, after eleven seasons with the club, at a substantial salary increase.
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Newcastle
Penn
Robert Lowe
Oston
Death in shipwreck off Whitstable
The brigantine Rose was wrecked off Whitstable Kent on Wednesday. Seven crew clung to rigging, four died after thirty hours exposure, two others were rescued exhausted and adrift.
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London
Whitstable
Kent
Omaha Police Say Cudahy Not Involved In Henderson Case
Chief Donahue confirms Cudahy will not send his son to interview Henderson the Texas suspect who confessed to complicity in the kidnapping. Donahue says Henderson’s photo was shown to witnesses but none could identify him and there is no evidence linking him to the case.
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Omaha
Neb
Donahue
Cudahy
Henderson
Texas
Dickinson Demurrer Filed in Bank Wreck Case
John W. Dickinson, accused of wrecking the South Danvers National Bank of Peabody, had attorney Frank Paul file a demurrer to the indictment in U S District Court yesterday. The demurrer argues insufficiency and ambiguity and that counts mix multiple offenses. A similar demurrer by G Foster is expected today. The court will set a date to hear the demurrers on the earliest possible day.
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John W. Dickingon
South Danvers National Bank
Peabody
Frank Paul
United States District Court
Dickinson
G. Foster
Why the Boers Refused Terms
London dispatch details Milner's proposed terms to General Botha and Kitchener including amnesty limits and civil administration after hostilities. Milner urges non franchise for Kaffirs until representative government, while noting a split over punishment in Cape Colony and Natal.
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London
Botha
Lord Kener
South Africa
Alfred Milner
Lord Kitchener
Transvaal
Orange River Colony
Cape Colony
Natal
St. Helena
Ceylon
Orange River
Alfred Miller
Betha
General Botha
Middleburg
Sir Alfred Milner
Dewet's Forces Resting in Cape Colony Skirmishes Ease
Cape Town reports Boer raiders in eastern Cape Colony avoid major engagements as British forces rest. Colonel Scovell clashed with Commandants Fouche and Malan near Blaankrantz on March 2 leaving three Britons dead and four wounded, four Boers killed, Boer casualties unknown as Commandant Kritzvi it advances northward. General Dewet's command temporarily broken, likely for rest.
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Cape Town
Cape Colony
Scovell
Fouche
Malan
Blaankrantz
Kritzvi
Dewet
Military gains reported as Boer stock moved to safety
CAPTURED BOER STOCK BLOEMFONTEIN March 23 Military operations in the southeastern part of the Orange River colony progress Major Julian Byng brings in refugees 16 000 cattle and 40 000 sheep from the Wepener and Smithfield districts Colonel Bethune sends seventeen prisoners from Thaba N chu Three hundred prisoners camped here.
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Bloemfontein
Orange River
Colon
Julian Byng
Wepener
Smithfield
Bethune
Thaba N’chu
Boers Captured Near Thaba N'Chu by Allied Forces
Report from Bloemfontein dated March 22 states 200 Boers were captured in the operations against General Fourie near Thaba N’Chu. The capture accompanied 140,000 sheep 6000 horses and numerous cattle seized as Boer forces broke southward in retreat.
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Bloemfontein
Fourie
Thaba N’chu
Fire damages Charlestown provision store after lamp burst
A kerosene lamp exploded in a wooden building at 32 Main Street Charlestown last evening at 62 o clock, igniting a fire that damaged the first floor used as a provision store by George A. McGregor. The blaze, reported before the arrival of the fire department, caused about 1500 dollars in damage to the Reed estate building.
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Main Street
Charlestown
George A. McGregor
Aewbuilding
The
Reed Es~e
Whitney Derby Favorite Faces License Refusal
The Daily Mail reports Skeets Martin, the American jockey, had his license for the coming season refused. It states William C. Whitney will oversee Volodyovski, the Derby favorite, and Petronius for two seasons.
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London
The
Daily Mail
Skeets
Martin
William C. Whitney
Volodyovski
Petronius
Alexandra in Brussels Arrives for Brief Stop Before Copenhagen
Queen Alexandra arrived in Brussels in a white saloon car similar to the one used by the Prince of Wales at his life endangering ride. Curtains were drawn on the train as British minister Edmund Phipps presented a bouquet before the journey continued to Copenhagen.
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Brussels
Queen Alexandra
Prince of Wales
Belgium
Edmund C. H. Phipps
Copenhagen
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Mrs. Naramore
Nason
Frank M. Gifford
Edward Nason
Fred Nason
Samuel Nason
Randall Holt
Sarah Marr
Georgia Marr
Alfred C. Marr
Elizabeth A. Naramora
Coldbrook
Maine
Mark
Choynski and
Johnson
Zeigler
Ft. Dean
Orpheus Society Musical
W.m.a.stiles
W.H- Stiles
Watch and Money
Man
Lowe
Soden
Salem
Palmer
Halsid Drug Co
Cleveland
Walker-Rint Boylston and
Friend St
Dallas
American Wine CO
ST. Louis, MO
U.S. A
Kitchener
Whitney
DERBY
Volodijovski and
Alexandra
New England Mutual Life Insurance Company
Post Office Square
Mass
Massachusetts
Home Office
Milk Street
Benj
F. Stevens
Alfred D. Foster
F. Trull
WM. B. Turner
W. F. Smith
Tregont RT
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