Rabid Dog Chased by Mob in Greystone Street Panic
A mob led by Harry Hartley chased a rabid dog through Greystone, North Providence. Hartley shot the animal after it bit John Parker and Florence Carkin, a two year old girl, prompting mill workers and store clerks to join the pursuit. The dog’s head was sent to Brown University for testing.
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Florence Carkin
Walter Carkin
Greystone Cooperative Store
Greenville
Brown University
Daisy Curwen Breaks World Record in 100 Metres
In Liverpool on May 10 Miss Daisy Curwen of England swam 100 metres in 1m 23.5s to beat the women's world record during Olympic elimination trials.
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Daisy Curwen
Governor Reconsiders Richeson Case With New Alienists
Governor Foss orders three alienists Dr. Morton Prince Dr. Henry Stedman and Dr. Guy Fernald to examine Richeson and report findings to inform clemency deliberations. The move aims to back independent experts over prior assessments and to present a fuller family history and medical opinions to the council. Briggs and other doctors may be superseded and the council faces intense public demand for punishment.
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Stedman
Fernald
Briggs
Richeson
State House
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Isador H. Coriat
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Mr. Holman
Henry R. Stedman
Morton Prince
Guy C. Fernald
Lane
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State Board of Insanity
Mayor Fitzgerald Objects to Clemency for Richeson
Boston Mayor John F. Fitzgerald protests to Governor Eugene Foss against clemency for Clarence V. T. Richeson. He argues the crime is abominable, cites the Thaw case, and urges full punishment to protect innocent youths in the city. He warns authorities not to waver or grant any concession.
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Clarence V. T. Richeson
Eugene N. Foss
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State House
Boston
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Richeson
John F. Fitzgerald
Coriat’s Role In Richeson Case Questioned
Lawyers gave scant replies about who secured Dr Isador H Coriat to examine Clarence V T Richeson in the condemned man’s mental state The alienist head of the City Hospital Neurology Department says he conducted a thorough exam and handed his typed findings to Lawyer Morse for Governor Foss clemency review.
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Isador H. Coriat
Coriat
Dr. Coriat
City Hospital
Richeson
Morse
Attorney Morse Denies Sending Richeson Family Notice
William A. Morse said he has sent no word to the Richeson family and will not until a definite decision emerges. He added he will notify Attorney Lee in the South after Governor and council decide, and may summon the Richeson father and siblings to Boston if a commutation hearing is planned.
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Morse
Richeson
Foss
Boston
William A. Morse
South
Council delays Briggs appointment amid Richeson sanity review
The Massachusetts Governor’s Council stalls on confirming Dr. L Vernon Briggs to the State Board of Insanity while awaiting expert findings on Richeson’s sanity. Councillors cite age limits, personnel concerns, and conflicts with the Richeson case, with Governor Foss yet to act.
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L. Vernon Briggs
State Board of Insanity
Briggs
Richeson
Henry P. Field
Northampton
Shuster
Cushing and Fletcher
Dr. Briggs
Silas Phelps
Cushing
Rochester official dies during baseball game
Richard Gardiner Rochester county purchasing agent and former assemblyman and Republican leader collapsed with apoplexy during a Rochester Newark baseball game and died within minutes.
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Newark
Richard Gardiner
Governor Deliberates on Richeson Case and Insanity Issue
Governor Foss faces a watershed in the Richeson case as alienist testimony and a council hearing could decide whether to grant clemency. Dudley M. Holman quotes the governor stating the case hinges on insanity findings and that the council acts as the final arbiter.
Briggs Silent on Richeson Case After Seventh Visit
Hanover May 10 Dr I Vernon Briggs refused comment on whether the Governor's Council will reject his report amid doubts about testing the accused clergyman Richeson's sanity. Sources say Briggs believes Richeson not feigning insanity and will not visit the condemned man again unless summoned. This was his seventh visit today at Charles Street jail.
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I. Vernon Briggs
Richeson
Briggs
Charles Street
Richegon
Marine Band Faces Ban on Civilian Engagements
Washington May 10 The labor committee reports a bill urged by union musicians that would stop members of the Marine Band from performing in competition with civilian musicians on economic tours or at civilian balls if enacted.
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Cascarets Headache Remedy Ad Promises Quick Relief
Headache and biliousness are blamed on lazy liver and sluggish bowels. An ad claims Cascarets stimulate the liver and move waste from the bowels, with one dose promising a clear head by morning. It urges families to use the 10 cent box for long lasting relief.
Richeson Declared Sane by Doctor Amid Court Drama
Dr O G Cilley of Charles A jail reports Clarence V T Richeson is absolutely sane. The physician notes Richeson shows no insanity and questions the idea of an electric chair as danger. He cites Richeson's coolness and suggests a trump card remains undisclosed.
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Diary Evidence Bolsters Dorr Murder Case From Stockton
Inspectors reveal a diary Dorr kept detailing his movements from Stockton to Lynn and a morning April 12 letter to his aunt Miss Sophia Marsh in New York declaring her dead. Diary phrases “It is all over” and “Oh, my God! the nigger has done it” are key, with Marsh’s murder linked to Dorr and Clements.
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George Marsh
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