Wolter Held for Murder in Ruth Wheeler Case
Joe Albert Wolter was committed to the Tombs without bail on murder charges in New York. Kathleen Miller is held as a material witness after linking him to Ruth Wheeler’s charred body found in his fireplace. Autopsy confirms death by strangulation and staged body parts in the fireplace scene.
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New York
Joe Albert Wolter
Ruth Wheeler
Walter
Pearl Wheeler
Ruth
Miller
Cook May Come to New York Soon
New York May 7. Dr Frederick A Cook who has been reported en route to New York is said to be at the home of his wife's sister Mrs Henry Harvey at Pensuaken Camden county. Friends declined to confirm his whereabouts though Captain B S Osbon predicts the explorer will reach New York in a few days with Mrs Cook to select apartments.
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NEW _ YORK
Frederick A. Cook
New York
Henry Harvey
Pensuaken
Camden County
B. S. Osbon
Nearing Boston Claimant Details Long Odyssey
A man claiming Daniel Blake Russell’s estate recounts a life of travel from New York to Chicago and Minneapolis to California. He describes a leg scar from a Boston tea shop accident at 19 and says he has used the name Henry Johnson for 15 years while working as a laborer and peddler. He learned of the will contest on Feb 21 and spoke to police after reading Fresno and San Francisco reports.
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Daniel Blake Russell
Daniel Russell
Fresno
San Francisco
Boston
Dr. Smith
Lizzie Aling
Salt Lake City
Russell
Johnson
New York City
Chicago
New York
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Sisters’ Hospital
Montana
Idaho
Washington
Portland
California
Nevada
Los Angeles
Henry Johnson
Harvard Chapel Talk Draws Large student Audience
The Rev. Lyman Abbott of New York, editor of the Outlook, spoke yesterday morning in Appleton Chapel at Harvard, with an unusually large number of students in attendance.
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Lyman Abbott
New York
The
Outlook
Appleton Chapel
Harvard
French Bank Looter Fiancé Charged in Boston Affair
Miss Hightower arrives in Boston and stays at the Oxford with Coleman the day he posts bail for the bank looting case. She and Coleman reportedly exchange long telephone calls and meet nightly at the hotel while authorities track their movements and plans.
ASHS Police Seek Missing Housekeeper Maude O’Meara
Maude O’Meara 83, a housekeeper for George W. Tatro of 6 Union Park, is missing since 2 pm last Thursday. Described as dark complexion, black hair, 5 feet 5 inches, in a black suit and hat. she left with $15 intending to buy a suit uptown.
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Maude O'Meara
George W.tatro
Union Park
American Derby Prize At Readville Set At 15000
Readville trotting venue owner A J Welch announces early crossing events for Boston grand circuit meeting from Aug 30 to Sept 8. The American Derby offers 15000 for trotters and 11000 for pacers along with several other stakes including the Massachusetts and Blue Hill events with specified purses and pace/trot distances. Entries close in May.
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Readville
A. J. Welch
Readville Trotting Park
Boston
Massachusetts
Blue Hill
Roosevelt Conquers Cairo Editors in Surprise Meeting
Former President Roosevelt met with a dozen Cairo Arabic editors led by the editor of Mova. After discussing his views on Egyptian domestic politics, the journalists who had criticized him praised his virtues. The session echoed Washington's habit of daily briefings with correspondents.
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Cairo
Egypt
Roosevelt
Washington
Mova
Williams College canoeist drowns on Hoosick River trip
Earl P. Kimball a Williams College junior from Clearwater Florida died after being swept over a four dam on the Hoosick River at Valley Falls New York Frederick A Vieter of New York was rescued Vieter a track man and Kimball a basketball and baseball prospect were en route to Schenectady when the accident occurred They planned a two day Easter trip downriver
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Williamstown
Earl P. Kimball
Williams College
Hoosick River
Valley Falls
N. Y
Kimball
Frederick A. Vieter
New York
Clearwater
Fla
Vieter
Schenectady
Entries Close May 1 for Boston Work Horse Parade
The Boston Work Horse Parade Association announces May 1 entry close for the Memorial Day event with no entry fee. Horses may be owned by others, old harness preferred, and age aids classification. Special classes include old horses with medals, veteran drivers, and two prize badges for drivers in multiple parades.
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Boston Work Horse Parade Association
Daughter Finds Father Gas Victim at Boston Grocery
Michael Tessitore aged 55 was found dead in a rear room of his grocery at 199 Havre Street Fast Boston by his daughter Elizabeth Russo who lives next door. The medical examiner ruled death from gas poisoning likely accidental.
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Michael Tessitore
Havre Street
Boston
Elizabeth Russo
Magrath
Former tax collector arrested in Wenham case
Frederick P. Stanton, 45, longtime Wenham tax collector, was arrested on a larceny warrant by Deputy Sheriff J. F. Flynn after an audit showed over $4000 missing from taxes. Stanton, ill and under guard at home, had resigned last August amid a $746.49 shortfall. A $10,000 suit targets his bondsmen, Mrs Alice Stanton and Samuel J. Hill.
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Wenham
Frederick PP. Slanton
J. F. Flynn
Lawrence
S. Peters
Essex County
Stanton
Selectmen
Hamilton
Alice Stanton
Samuel JL. Hill
Ile to be arraigned in Salem court tomorrow
Ile faces arraignment in Salem court tomorrow morning if his condition permits.
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Ile
Salem Court
Slashed Three Fled To Woods In Hingham
In Hingham on March 27 a posse and many citizens hunted Bradley's woods for Joseph Pietro of North Street. Pietro reportedly demanded $25 at John Apriel's home and then attacked John and Mrs. Apriel and their boarder Domenic Vido, slashing them and injuring Mrs. Apriel. The victims were cut on the face and wrist with others stabbed, and all roads from the woods were guarded by armed men.
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Hingham
Bradley
Joseph Pietro
North Street
John
Apriel
Domenic Vido
Vido
Boy Struck by Trolley in Cambridge
Terry Christiansen a 12 year old resident of 910 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge was struck by a trolley on Massachusetts Avenue near Dana Street yesterday morning. He suffered a scalp wound and severe bruises and was taken to Cambridge Relief Hospital in serious condition last night.
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Terry Christiansen
Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge
Dana Street
Cambridge Relief Hospital
Damask Quilts Marked From Two Fifty Each
Linen sale listing shows Latin Damask quilts in white double bed size with price marks starting at two dollars and fifty cents. Additional bulk pricing noted as discounts off marked prices.
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Delft
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Chicago Record-Herald
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