Confesses to Murder of Tot in Vermont Town
Alfred Mahan of North Bennington, jailed for the death of his 4 year old niece Ethel Mahan, confessed to State Attorney W J Meagher that he killed her with a throat slashing after drinking heavily. He said he dragged the body into a gravel pit after the assault near North Bennington Pond.
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Bennington
W. J. Meagher
Alfred Mahan
North Bennington
Ethel Mahan
North Bennington Pond
Mahan
Bennington Pond
Jerman Mahan
Reader Found Not Guilty Of Perjury In Peru Case
A jury in New York returned a not guilty verdict today in the case of Athole B. Reader charged with perjury. The trial stemmed from a suit by his wife Ella Rawles Reader, financier, seeking her commission on the Cerro del Pasco property sale in Peru for J. B. Haggin.
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Reader
New York
United States
Athole B. Reader
Ella Rawles Reader
Cerro del Pasco
Peru
J. B. Haggin
Thaw Mother Donates to Presbyterian University Drive
Mrs. William Thaw mother of Harry K. Thaw contributes 50000 dollars to the New Westminster University of Denver Presbyterian institution. She promises a further 150000 dollars contingent on her fortune after her son's trial remaining sufficient.
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New York
William Thaw
Harry K. Thaw
New Westminster University of Denver
Grand jury to decide fate of third man in famed bond heist
New York May 1 The Douglas Dennett bond robbery case moves to the grand jury after the government holds all evidence. District Attorney Jerome declines further comment. Assistant Murphy says the case is ready for the grand jury and hints at possible future arrests while noting recovery of bonds may be civil and not recoverable.
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New York
Jerome
Albany
Daniel F. Murphy
Bridge of Sighs
Murphy
Dennett
Douglas
Grand Jury
Mr. Quincy
Boston
Cambridge
Trust Company of America
Quincy Declines Details on Dennett-Douglas Case
Josiah Quincy refused to disclose the nature of his private trip to New York saying the matter is his own affair. He returned from New York and would not say whether he spoke with District Attorney Jerome, stating the trip had no relation to the Dennett Douglas case.
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New York
Dennett-Douglas
Josiah Quincy
Silence as to case details ends in courtroom exchange
The district attorney refuses to discuss Mr. Quincys involvement, stating it is not his job to issue certificates of character. W. O. Douglas, an ex bank clerk, is brought from the Tombs for cross examination and endures a strenuous session in Mr. Murphys office, showing the strain of the inquiry.
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Jerome
Quincy
W. O. Douglas
Newsboys Union Committee to Meet Mayor on Common Grounds
A committee appointed by the Newsboys Union to seek enlargement of the ball grounds on Boston Common will meet Mayor Fitzgerald at City Hall at 11 o'clock this morning. The trio includes Nathan Soderson Warren Daley and Charles Frasca.
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Newsboys’ Union
Fitzgerald
Boston Common
City Hall
Nathan
Soderson
Warren Daley
Charles Frasca
Making Up Time and The Weathered Railroad Man
An engineer battles wind and cold while watching signals on the rails. Father John’s Medicine is praised for strengthening the body to endure exposure and long hours in harsh conditions. It is claimed to replace waste matter and build flesh red blood to resist disease and fatigue.
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Father John
Railroad
Widow of Yerkes Seeks Divorce or Settlement in Mizner Case
In New York on May 1 Justice Bischoff appointed Louis B. Hasbrouck referee in the action between Mary Adelaide Mizner and Wilson Mizner. It is unclear whether the suit seeks divorce annulment or property settlement after her marriage to Mizner following Charles T. Yerkes’s death.
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New York
Charles T. Yerkes
Wilson Mizner
Yerkes
William B. Hornblower
Charles Tyson Yerkes
Waldorf
Mary Adelaide Moore
Philadelphia
No. &4
Fifth Avenue
Emilie Grigsby
Park Avenue
Romantic will case on trial in court
A probate appeal opened yesterday in the Supreme Court before Justice Rugg and a jury. Charles H. Moore of Rockland is the appellant with executors Frank A. Gorham and Charles A. Roberts defending. The deceased Mary Ann Gowen left an estate valued at $29 000 with the bulk to charities and a $100 bequest to Moore.
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Supreme Court
A. 5
Littlefield
Rockland
Ll. G. Roberts
Moore
Woman awarded 1250 in fatal runover suit
Giacomina Manetta administratrix of John Manetta’s estate won $1250 in Superior Court yesterday against Leopold Schiegelmith for fatal injuries from being run over by a defendant’s team on June 21, 1901.
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Giacomina Manetta
John Manetta
Leopold Schiegelmith
First White Package Cold Tablet Says BEW GROVE 25e
An early remedy claims to be the original cold tablet in a white package with black and red lettering bearing the beige BEW GROVE signature 25e. Similar branded laxative or quinine products risk confusion with Brow no Quinine variants.
Margaret Carnegie Leaves for Daily Outing Despite Illness Rumors
Margaret Carnegie, 10, daughter and heir of Andrew Carnegie, went out for a daily stroll in New York yesterday. Officials at the Carnegie mansion said her health had not been good all winter but there had been no recent relapse.
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New York
Margaret Carnegie
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie
Spring Sarsaparilla Appeals To The Lazy Season
The ad notes Hood's Sarsaparilla in liquid and Sarsatabs as a remedy for spring fatigue. It argues that while Nature revives, people tire from winter excesses, overloading blood, kidneys, and liver, and need a tonic to restore vigor.
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Hood
That Tired Feeling
Advertising copy urges readers to take Hood's Sarsaparilla to combat a seasonal tiredness. It claims the tonic renews vitality, strengthens blood and muscles, boosts appetite, aids digestion, and dispels the lazy feeling to prevent illness.
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Hood
Sarsatabs Greatest Spring Medicine Sold Widely
Sarsatabs, marketed as America's greatest spring medicine, claim rapid public approval and doubling sales. Packaged as portable chocolate tablets from Hood's Sarsaparilla, sold by druggists or by mail for 100 doses at one dollar. Hood Co Lowell Mass guarantees under the Food and Drugs Act June 30 1906 No 324.
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America
C. I. Hood CO
Lowell
Mass
Lillian Russell Daughter Reported to Wed Again in New Rumor
New York gossip claims Dorothy Russell, daughter of Lillian Russell, will marry again after a divorce from Abbas Finstein. The rumor names Arnold Rothstein, son of a wealthy woolen manufacturer, as a favored match, while Lillian tours in Mme. Butterfly across the West.
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Lillian Russell
New York
Dorothy Russell
Lillian
Abbas Finstein
Love
Arnold Rothstein
Dorothy
Mamma Hlillian
Mme. Butterfly
West
Lawyer seeks order to curb would be clients at his office
Judge Fessenden granted a temporary injunction restraining Giovanni Gianetti and Vittori Furani from loitering near Attorney C. S. Morrill's office after they demanded legal work, used profane language, and caused a disturbance.
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Fessenden
C. S. Morrill
Giovanni Gianetti
Vittori Furani
Morrill
Elizabeth Dyer Will Approved by Judge Flint
In Dedham on May 1 Judge Flint allowed the will of Elizabeth Dyer of Weymouth. One provision leaves 500 dollars to Frank E. Tand as trustee to invest and reinvest and pay the net income to the Old South Church of Weymouth.
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Dedham
Nuns in Witness Box in Probate Court Case
In a Supreme Court session two sisters of a religious order testified in the probate appeal of McIver for the estate of Margaret E H Walsh. The will left $1 to Patrick Walsh and his sister, $1000 to a cousin in Ireland, and the remainder to Holy Ghost Hospital of Cambridge. Sister Hadon of the Holy Ghost Hospital, in order garb, helped translate for the deceased’s caregiver. The jury is to return a verdict this morning.
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Supreme Court
McIver
Margaret E H. Walsh
Patrick Walsh
Ireland
Holy Ghost Hospital
Cambridge
Hadon
Old Home Week Committees Open Talks With Mayor
At 2 pm Mayor Fitz Gerald meets hotel managers to discuss Boston Old Home Week plans and at 4 pm district improvement association reps meet at his office to map suburban programs. A ladies committee prepared to form the Old Home Week auxiliary yesterday.
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Fitzgerald
Boston Women Drive Citywide Celebration Prep Efforts
At Mrs. Eben S. Draper residence on Beacon Street a substantial progress report was noted as Boston women, led by members of major clubs and philanthropic groups, rally active interest in the upcoming city celebration.
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Eben S. Draper
Beacon Street
Boston
Keening
Josenh M. Keening
Master Builders’ Association
Lewiston
Mt. Hope Cemetery
Patten
Chelsea
Florence F
George A. Patten
A. G. Smailey
Washington Av
Cuticura Remedies Praised By Suffering Patient
A New York man recounts severe skin eruptions from youth onward and details his treatment with Cuticura Remedies. He notes rapid improvement after using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent with baths, reporting low costs and complete recovery after years of ineffective medical care. He cites addresses and dates from 1906.
Fright With Pimples Cleared by Cuticura Remedies
A testimonial from Ruth Hedderich of Pana Illinois describes curing pimples with Cuticura Soap and Ointment. The ad promotes Cuticura Remedies for skin conditions and blood purification with products priced 25 to 60 cents. Sold worldwide by Potter Drug & Chem Corp Boston Mass.
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Ruth Hedderich
3Rd St
Pana
Goa
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Boston
Mass
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