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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1905
Page
2
A lively blaze broke out last night in the brick building at the corner of Chardon and Portland streets. Wires crackled and illuminated the scene with a lurid glare as firemen and equipment fought the flames, causing confusion and a chaotic display amid electrical hazards.
Alarm at 11 45 reports fire on the fourth floor of Charles Whittle & Co warerooms. A live wire sparked explosions and blazing rails along Portland street causing panic among spectators. Firemen battled sparks, wires, and a 200 yard main line, with damage pegged around 10000 dollars to the brick Bowker Torrey marble works building and adjacent tenants.
Nov 2 report ties Jane Bishop Waltham relative May Tennien to Crawford. Kathryn Tennien, a vocal teacher who is out of town, and Mrs Sarah Tennien deny harmful links. Mrs Tennien says letters found were likely social, Crawford’s character remains unblemished in their view.
Louis W. Crawford named as director and Rose M. Crawford as treasurer in the J. E. Bishop incorporation filed August 13 1901 in Portland Maine. Investigations show Crawford acted as bookkeeper, later moving from Tremont Street to Harrison Avenue and then vanishing from public view by spring. Neighbors recall Crawford visiting at night, with wife Rose possibly serving as treasurer and Mrs Jane Bishop linked to the company.
Cadman Howard claimed he drove two men from Boylston and Tremont to the East Boston ferry carrying suitcases linked to the dismembered victim Miss Susanna Geary. A suitcase was found off the Winthrop Yacht Club and Howard reports the two men match suspects arrested in New York. He will identify them when confronted with the NY arrests.
New York detectives report Hunt alias Howard and Crawford alias Emory linked to the Boston suitcase murder. They slept at Mrs Beckers boarding house on 72 West Eighty ninth Street, using false names Spurr and Hamilton. Police plan to arraign them. authorities in Boston may seek bail denial.
Catarrlets quickly relieve nasal catarrh and other catarrh forms by soothing inflamed mucous membranes and improving breath. Used with Hood's Sarsaparilla the remedy purifies blood, addressing causes and offering radical, permanent cures of constitutional disease. Catarrlets mailed postpaid for 50 cents. C. I. Hood Co. Lowell, Mass.
The testimonial from Romeo A Norton, High Bailiff of Huntingdon Centre, urges Hood's Sarsaparilla as the best remedy for bad blood and related ailments. Norton asserts prior rheumatism treatment failed, but after using Hood's Sarsaparilla began improving and now considers himself well.
New York inquiry tracks a physician Mrs. Jane Bishop and relatives amid a murder mystery. Detectives learn of Crawford and Howard linked to a Davis agency, with letters claiming lease details and plans. A Boston contact warns not to close the Davis place, while other messages reference a Brown case and money transfers.
A health ad promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a safe, common sense remedy for indigestion. It argues against harsh purgatives and claims the tablets aid digestion by digesting food and boosting digestive fluids. Testimonials from Mrs. Faith, H. Willard, and Phil Brooks accompany the claim that the product cures dyspepsia with continued use and cost 50 cents.
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