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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Nov 06, 1897

Page

6

Amusing Letter Reveals White Will Case Testimony

In Nashua New Hampshire on November 6 the tenth day of the White will contest featured Rev Dr Cyrus Richardson and Walter A Lovering on the stand. Documentary evidence included twenty one letters with one read from White to his wife signed Your gradiloquent boy.

Nashua N. H Cyrus Richardson Walter A. Lovering Buster Mr. White White Richardson New Church White Chapel London

Poison in the Coffee Sets Off Rochester Inquiry

In Rochester New York on November 6 authorities report the death of Mrs Eva Kunder at 34 Jay Street from irritant poison believed to be in coffee. All Kunder family members suffer effects as district attorney leads investigation into the mother's death.

Rochester N. Y Eva Kunder Jay Street Kunder

Salvation Oil and Best Siniment Promotion

Eveny advertises Salvation Oil for 25 nts and markets Best Siniment as the leading product in the market.

Eveny

Croker Ill Rumor Circulates City and Nation

The report that Richard Croker is dead spreads from New York to California though doctors say he has only a cold and stomach trouble from overwork. He remains at the Murray Hill Hotel and plans a Virginia trip once he recovers. Clergymen Edward Bradley and Louis Halfman died this morning aged 79 and 63 respectively.

New York Richard Croker San Francisco Virginia Murray Hill Tammany Hall William F. Fluhrer Mr. Croker John C. Sheehan Nathan Straus Andrew Freeman Murray Hill Hotel Croker Ev. Edward Bradley St. Agnes Protestant Episcopal Chapel Ninety-second Street Louis Halfman Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church Eighty-eighth Street Lexington Avenue Bradley Mr. Halfman

Piece of Cross Presented From Downpatrick Grave

Peter and McNally recently returned from England with a relic piece of the base of the original cross at Downpatrick. Andréw Mack received the fragment marking the grave of Sts Patrick, Bridget, and Columba. The grave, sacred to Catholics, was damaged when a local man chipped the stone on June 22 during Jubilee celebrations.

Peter & McNally England Andréw Mack Ireland Patrick Bridget Columbe Downpatrick County Down Mack Charlie Brown Mr. McNally Brown Peter

Ellen Peck Sentenced Five Years for Jewelry Larceny

Ellen Peck, long known as a confidence woman, was sentenced to five years in prison by Judge Cowing for larceny of jewelry from Christopher Gini. She allegedly secured the jewels with a worthless $1000 bond and had prior prison history linked to swindling a millionaire soap manufacturer of nearly $1,000,000.

New York Ellen Peck Cowing

Mills to Reopen in Nashua

Vale mills near Nashua New Hampshire will restart Monday after months of shutdown, providing work for about fifty men in the cotton goods trade.

Nashua N. H Vale Mills

Iasigi in Jail as Bond Troubles Mount in Embezzlement Case

Ex-Turkish Consul-General Iasigi remains confined at Charles Street jail awaiting sentence after embezzlement convictions. He seeks $50,000 bonds but fails. one bondsman surrendered on another indictment. Total bonds now $75,000 as second bondman also surrendered. If released, new statute requires in-court bail approval with bondman consent.

Iasigi Charles Street J. Morris Meredith

Postmaster General Approves Western Union Claims Referee

Washington November 6 Postmaster General Gary approves the report of First Assistant Postmaster General Heath as sole referee in the Western Union Telegraph Company versus United States case involving a large government telegraph claim.

Heath Gary Washington Western Union Telegraph Company The United States Government Telegraph

Annual hall of Brotherhood of Painters and Decorators held

The Brotherhood of Painters and Decorators of America held its annual hall event last evening at Odd Fellows Hall with about 600 couples attending. James W. Esdaile led the floor with aides including James F. Markey and William B. Tracey, among others. A concert by the Waverly Orchestra ran from 8 to 9, followed by dancing.

the Brotherhood of Painters and Decorators of America Odd Fellows’ Hall James W. Esdaile James F. Markey William B. Tracey Richard Duggan Frank Burnell John J. Bicknell Charles Carey Thomas J. Hartnett Joseph Donahoe John J. Duggan Andrew Anderson Albert H. Johnson J. H. Redding EB. H

Continental Clothing House Names Nelson A Marvin to Boys Department

Nelson A Marvin, long associated with leading Boys' Clothing Houses in the city, now heads the Boys and Children's Department at the Continental Clothing House and invites friends and customers to visit.

Summer Street Nelson A. Marvin Continental Clothing House

Byrnes Favored for Manhattan Kings Police Chief

Byrnes named as likely Democratic choice for police chief in Manhattan and Kings counties. Plan reportedly urges Lemuel Welles to appoint him to the vacant superintendent seat through a staged promotion path ending in the top job.

New York Thomasg .F. Byrnes Manhattan Kings Byrnes Lemuel 3. Welles Brooklyn Polce McKelvey Welles

Child Hurt in Adams Square Accident

Dominico Voncesti aged 10 of 154 Prince Street was playing near the Samuel Adams statue in Adams Square when he was caught between cart wheels and the monument base. He suffered severe internal injuries and was transported to Massachusetts General Hospital.

Dominico Voncesti Prince Street Samuel Adams Adams Square Massachusetts

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