South Paris Murder Trial Grips Courtroom Crowd
At the Wesley Chick murder trial in South Paris Maine more than 500 spectators queued to enter as evidence links Chick to the Varney killing. A Kezar Falls merchant ID’d clothing Chick bought the night of the murder and a witness found Chick hidden in a home at midnight. Investigators recovered cash and items including a shotgun and shells from the Varney property and examined a handkerchief for charcoal and lard traces.
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Paris
Wesley Chick
David Varney
O. L. Stanley
Kezar Falls
Chick
H. I. Ridlon
Mattie Douglass
Varney
Robinson
Bowdoin College
Five Day Celebration for Medford Church
Medford notes the tenth anniversary of Hillside Universalist Church beginning tomorrow evening and running through Tuesday. Banquet opens events with Herbert T. Brown presiding. Hamilton of Tufts and Professors Harmon and Bowles speak. A farewell reception for Rev. Theodore A. Fischer and Mrs. Fischer follows, ahead of his departure next week. Fischer will preach a farewell sermon on Sunday.
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Medford
Hillside Universalist Church
Herbert T. Brown
Hamilton
Tufts
Harmon and
Bowles
Theodore A. Fischer
Fischer
John B Moran Arraigned For Intoxication In Municipal Court
John B Moran was arraigned for drunkenness before Judge Wentworth in Municipal Court. The case was not deemed severely aggravated and Moran was released after the hearing.
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John B. Moran
Wentworth
John B
Famous Chemist R Ogden Doremus Dies in New York
Professor R Ogden Doremus a renowned chemist died at his home in New York He was famed for his work on poison effects and served as an expert witness in numerous famous murder trials drawing wide notice in scientific and legal circles.
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New York
R. Ogden Doremus
Doremus
Fish Schooner Alcina Endures Harsh Gale Trip
The fishing schooner Alcina returned to Portland with its foreboom broken in two places and one jib missing after a gale south of Georges Banks. The crew rode out six hours hove-to and sailed with bare poles as huge seas menaced swamping the vessel. nearly all the crew sustained rigging damage.
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Portland
Alcina
Georges Banks
Local Coal Company Manager Ends His Life in Noon Tragedy
Salem report states John S. Jeffry 50, longtime manager of the Philadelphia and Reading Coal Company local branch, shot himself in the head today while clerks were away. He died likely instantly. no reason given. He leaves a widow, Jeffry born in Philadelphia.
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Salem
John S. Jeffry
Philadelphia & Reading Coal Company
Jeffry
Philadelphia
Charlestown Enters Trials With Enlarged Propellers
In Rockland Maine on March 22 the cruiser Charlestown tested enlarged propellers but the naval trial board judged the run a failure. Maximum speed reached was 21.7 knots, compared with just over 22 knots the previous year.
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Rockland
Charlestown
Naval Trial Board
Charleston
Up to Date Girls' Club to Hold Whist and Dance
The Up to Date Girls' Social Club of the South End will hold a whist and dance party in Corinthian Hall Tuesday. The club's orchestra will furnish the music.
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South End
Corinthian Hall
Million Japanese Starvation Aid Urged By Red Cross
New York Red Cross reports 800000 to 1000000 Japanese starving amid famine in Japan. Rice crop failures and a severe winter push needs high. estimated 16 million dollars required to aid country folk. Committee weighs collecting food as well as funds for relief.
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New York
New York State
American National Red Cross
Japan
M Cummings Under Knife In Neponset Surgery
Superintendent Matthew Cummings of the street cleaning department was operated on yesterday at his Walnut street home Neponset for a painful left leg condition. Surgeons Cotton Wilson of Boston and J J O'Brien of Milton performed removal of a large bone cartilage. he expects to resume work in a few days.
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Matthew Cummings
Walnut Street
Neponset
Cummings
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets Promise Health Improvement
An old promotional piece extols Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a universal cure for digestive issues. It links cure to Napoleon’s stomach cancer and claims the tablets improve overall health, energy, and longevity, urging immediate use. The ad frames modern science as backing, appealing to readers to try the product today.
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Stuart
Napoleon
Waterloo
Is She Wedded To Two In A Romantic Divorce Case
In Boston divorce court Judge Richardson heard James H. Watts request an annulment of his 1897 marriage to Margery St. Ours Colby claiming her first husband Harry Colby was alive. Margery testified she believed Colby dead after being told so while sick. Watts alleged she knew her history. The judge adjourned the case to the next morning.
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Richardson
James H. Watts
East
Boston
Margery St. Ours
Colby
Watts
Harry Colby
City Hospital
New York
Injunction Sought Against Jennie Davis Over Roxbury Lot
Julia F Roak petitions Superior Court to restrain Jennie Davis from erecting tenement houses on Lot No 6 in Roxbury. The land, once owned by Patrick Maguire, was sold with deed restrictions requiring houses cost at least $4000 and be set back at least 15 feet from the street, bay windows and porticoes allowed within six feet of the sidewalk. A hearing is set for next Tuesday.
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Superior Court
Jennie Davis
Roxbury
Julia F. Roak
Patrick Maguire
Blue Hill Avenue
Warren Street
Maguire
Hargreaves Divorced in Boston Divorce Case
John Hargreaves a former Revere politician deserted his wife and family in October 1901 while living on Huntington Avenue Boston. Margaret Hargreaves testified furniture was mortgaged and taken. She knew of another woman but could not cite a cause. A prior libel for divorce by Hargreaves was dismissed. decree nisi granted.
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John Hargreaves
Revere
Huntington Avenue
Boston
Margaret Bk. Hargreaves
Richardson
Hargreaves
Honor
Nisi
Dr Williams Pink Pills Restore Health and Strength
An ad touts Dr Williams Pink Pills as a great blood tonic that purifies and strengthens the blood in winter. A Detroit woman describes rapid improvement after six boxes, restoring appetite, flesh, color, and sleep and urges others to try the remedy. They are stimulant free and available at drug stores.
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Dr. Williams
Clara L. Wilde
Farnsworth Avenue
Detroit
Mich
Nervura advertised as anti aging and health restore
Dr Greene promotes Nervura blood and nerve remedy claiming it preserves beauty and prevents time’s marks. The ad urges spring use and promises immediate help with a Boston physician offering free consultation at 34 Temple Place addressed to users.
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Dr. Greene
Greene
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