Head of Amelia St. Jean Found. Hill Confesses in Taunton
The head of Amelia St. Jean was recovered near Robeson street after police traced it to Frank Hill in Taunton. Hill admitted dismembering the body in a Superior Court confession, claiming the girl died by her own act at his office. Authorities hint at possible accessory before the fact arrests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amelia ST. Jean
Frank Hill
Bulgha Marsh Road
Tiverton
Faly
River
Bedford Street
Stevens
Taunton
James F. Driscoll
Fahey
Police Department
Robeson Street
St. Patrick’s Cemetery
Hill
Medical experts dispute Hill confession in court report
After the confession was read, three doctors including Dr Magrath of Boston said they could not credit Hill's account of the girl's death. Medical Examiner Stimson of Tiverton held there were indications an unlawful operation had been attempted. Dr Magrath noted the body appeared cut up while still warm as testimony continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Magrath
Boston
Stimson
Tiverton
Hill
T. F. Gunning
Fall River
Horse Show Draws Crowd in New York Event
The New York horse show drew a large audience with fine weather. Judge William H. Moore Alfred Vanderbilt and Fairmount Farms won honors with_Table: Sena tor Leonidas and Queens Favor Queens Maid. In the jumpers event Britons were welcomed and Lt C F Walwyn Life Guards won praise for The Biscuit. The Society for the Hackney Society met at the Garden with Henry A Fairfax re-elected president and four new directors named Lillian Du Pont Percy A Hodge George Watson and Alfred Vanderbilt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
William H. Moore
Alfred Vanderbilt
Fairmount Farms
C. EF. Walwyn
Life Guards
I Met
Pee
Seventh Cavalry
U.S
SS Rectilina
Hackney Society
Henry A. Fairfax
Lillian
du Pont
Orange
Percy A. Hodge
Jet, Ky
George Watson
Madison, N. J
Bricklayer Heir to $250,000 in Boston Bequest
James J. Corbett, a Pittsburgh bricklayer and alleged Bostonian, is heir to $250,000 left by his brother William J. Corbett. With the death, Boston attorney William H. Scharton enlists private detectives to locate him. Corbett had been in McKeesport seeking work when notified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
James J. Corbett
McKeesport
Boston
William J. Corbett
William H. Scharton
Mr. Scharton
Scharton Travels to New York Suche of Corbett
Attorney William J. Scharton was in New York last night and authorities found no trace of James J. Corbett in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Scharton
New York
James J. Corbett
Bishop Hall Champions Votes For Women At Carnegie Hall
New York November 9 Woman found another champion tonight in the Rev Dr Arthur C A Hall Episcopal bishop of Vermont who by comparison defended her right to vote in an address at Carnegie Hall before the annual convention of the diocese of New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Arthur C. A. Hall
Episcopal
Vermont
Carnegie Hall
Diocese of
Five Wives as Accusers in Pickett Bigamy Trial
In Cleveland on November 9, government witnesses testified that Lucian Pickett promised marriage and took money from five women and two fiancés. They described payments ranging from 750 to 1000 dollars, with marriages never occurring and Pickett having prior bigamy term claims. The women included Addie Leonard, Allie Greasley, and Georgia Pickett, among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland, O
Lucian Pickett
United States
Allie Greasley
Springdale
Penn
Pickett
Addie Leonard
Chicago
Post Office
Georgia E. Pickett
Cesna
Ellen E. Pickett
Albany
N. Y
Lulu Emrich Pickett Robinson
New York City
Elma Miller
Macon
Ill
Joliet Penitentiary
Denounce Acts Of Strickler In New York Church Row
The First Church of Christ Scientist trustees in New York through William H. Taylor denounce Virgil O. Strickler the first reader and fault the Boston board for the discord with Mrs. Augusta I. Stetson. They pledge to file definite charges seeking Strickler's removal from office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
First Church of Christ, Scientist
William H. Taylor
Augusta I. Stetson
Boston
Virgil O. Strickler
Strickler
Stetson
New Theatre Urged for Hub and Boston
Harvard professor George P. Baker urged building city theatres in Boston and New York during a 1915 exhibition lecture. He proposed a 1200 seat, intimate standard theatre occupying the current Art Museum site, modeled after German municipal theatres with costs of 100 000 to 200 000 dollars. The speaker linked the New Theatre in New York and the Boston Opera House as examples of the same reform spirit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
New York
George P. Baker
Harvard
Old Art Museum
Germany
Boston Opera House
Detained 1162 Steerage Passengers on Canopic Case
Dr. Carson of the Board of Health found smallpox in steerage on the Canopic and will report to the Board. The 1162 passengers are held and will not be released today. Until the Board acts, some or all may remain detained at Gallup's Island pending decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canopic
Carson
Board of Health
Gallup’s Island
Food poisons congressmen in dining car trip
Representatives David J. Foster of Vermont and Philip P. Campbell of Kansas fell ill in Washington from ptomaine poisoning after meals on a dining car during Taft's Mississippi trip. They left the party in New Orleans to return home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
D. C
David J. Foster
Vermont
Philip P. Campbell
Kansas
Here
New Orleans
Taft
Mississippi
Fire record events across Roxbury Dorchester and Westville areas
At 7 06 a m Box 239 58S Roe Roxbury Moses Sinesaneee 10 55 a m Box ggg Clarendon street Samuel Clark Loss 810 12 18 p m Box 025 DS Westville street Dorchester John Cameron Loss slight 1 25 p m Box 65 Front of 177 Albany street Rubbish fire 2 30 p m still alarm ti4 Eliot and Roxbury Gordon Jones Loss oo 5 37 p m Box 274 Falise alarm
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarendon Street
Samuel Clark
Westville Street
Dorchester
John Cameron
Albany Street
Eliot and Roxbury
Gordon Jones
Lossoo
Fr Johns Medicine Helps Catarrh Says Jas Doyle
Jas Doyle of Milford New Hampshire endorses Fr Johns Medicine for catarrh saying it gave relief. The testimonial appears in a local advertisement promoting the remedy as effective for throat and airway discomfort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fr. John
Ships Collide Off Block Island Sinks. Two Filipinos Saved
Two ships under full sail collided off Block Island shortly after midnight Sunday and sank within minutes. Of 13 crewmen, only two Filipino sailors survived, unable to speak English.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Block Island
R. I
Candidates Offered by the Democrats
A roster of Democratic hopefuls listed includes Joseph H. ONeil Salem D Charles Congressman John A Kelcher Henry V Cunningham Chairman John A Sullivan James J Phelan Nathaniel H Taylor John R Murphy James A Gallivan ex Senator Richard Sullivan John H Casey Congressman Andrew J Peters Geoffrey B Leh y.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph H. O'Neil
Salem D. Charles
John A. Kelcher
Henry V. Cunningham
John A. Sullivan
James J. Phelan
Nathaniel H. Taylor
John R. Murphy
James A. Gallivan
Richard Sullivan
John H. Casey
Andrew J. Peters
Geoffrey B. Lehy
Nine nominated figures for Boston wards and offices
A list of political nominees with names ages occupations and addresses across Boston wards. Notables include John L Bates and Charles S Hamlin as lawyers and Patrick M Keating as a Democrat lawyer, with others such as Meyer Bloomfield Michael Corcoran and John Kennedy listed among merchants, traders and professionals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Bates
Monmouth Square
Boston
Charles SS. Hamlin
Raleigh Street
Tremont Temple hosts meeting for new city committee
The convention of the new municipal organization of 100 met last night in Chipman Hall Tremont Temple led by Richard Olney elected a nine member committee to confer with major political committees and nominate a mayoral candidate for the convention next Wednesday. The committee had invited 150 members from a 25 person committee and is described as comprising strong Storrow supporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Municipal Organization of
Chipman Hall
Tremont Temple
Richard Olney
Fitzgerald
Olney
James Donovan
Democratic Executive Committee
Francis M. Carroll
Democratic State Committee
Joseph Lyons
Committee of Nine
Charles Brady
Ward
Thomas JL. Livermore
David F. Tilley
George W. Anderson
Anderson
John T. Wheelwright
Rothwell
Donovan
Democratic City Committee
Montague
Republican City Committee
Benjamin C. Lane
Samuel B. Capen
Richard Stanley
Max Mitchell
Michael L. Fahey
Charles A. Pastene
Eaidward Kelley, Jr
Francis W. Falvey
Thomas F. Duffley
Fred L. Howard
John J. Kennedy
Michael F. Sullivan
Randall G. Morris
Carl Dreyfus
Patrick M. Keating
Walter B. Grant
Herbert G. Frost
Michael H
William J. Barry
John Wells Farley
Charles S. Carr
Boston reformers clash over mayoral candidate selection
The mayoralty committee wrestles with naming one or several candidates to oppose ex mayor Fitzgerald as factions accuse party bosses of fixing the process. Key figures include James Donovan and Colonel Livermore with plans to unify Democratic and Republican support before Wednesday ballot.
Police nab two boxers in South Boston raid
Kyle Whitney and Jeremiah Gaines were arrested on assault and battery warrants by Division 6 officers in South Boston. Whitney, a Cambridge resident, is charged with assaulting Billy Rolfe and Gaines with assaulting Andrew Morris during a boxing event at the National Athletic Club on Dorchester Avenue. They will be arraigned in South Boston court this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kyle Whitney
Cambridge Street
West End
Jeremiah Gaines
Winter Street
Cambridge
Division 6
South Boston
National Athletic Club
Dorchester Avenue
Whitney
Billy Rolfe
Gaines
Andrew Morris
Boy Victim of Foul Play in Springfield
Charles H. White 17 died at Springfield Hospital after being found unconscious with a head wound thought to be a bullet hole. Authorities now believe the wound was not from a bullet and suspect assault perhaps during a conflict with companions he met in the city. White formerly lived in Erving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Charles H. White
White
Erving
Big Gift to Museum of Fine Arts
A substantial donation to the new Boston Museum of Fine Arts was received to aid completion of the building. Officers declined to disclose the donor or amount, saying they are not ready to announce details. Gardiner M. Lane, president of the board, indicated information would be public in due time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Museum of Fine Arts
Museum of Fine Arts
Gardiner M. Lane
Police arrest 11 in gambling raid at Harrison Avenue
Lagran ge Street station officers raided 286 Harrison Avenue last night arresting 11 men for presence. Sergeant MacConnell led the raid. Two offenders attempted to flee but exits were guarded. Police confiscated gaming implements one table and seven chairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lagrange Street
Harrison Avenue
MacConnell
Collision of British Barkentine Bennett and Merrill C Hart Reefing Wrecks
Wreckage from both vessels washed ashore with eight crew on the Bennett and five on the Hart. The Bennett’s captain and crew, including two Filipinos rescued, went down after a collision near Block Island. The Hart’s crew included Captain Boyles and four others. A Filipino prisoner and salvaged items, including a seaman’s library and a photo, were found. The collision occurred between Point Judith and Sandy Point with debris reported ashore today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John S. Bennett
New York
Halifax
Merrill C. Hart
Thomaston
Jonas Frith
John Hadley
Aubrey Geldert
Lockport
N.S
Daniel
Bullock
William Jones
Bennett
Block Island
Barkentine
Point Judith
Sandy Point
New England Forecast Notes Warmer Interior and Atlantic Winds
Fair Wednesday in New England with Thursday partly cloudy and warmer inland. Moderate east to south winds. Wednesday steamers bound for European ports face moderate gale winds but generally fair weather toward the Grand Banks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Vicinity
Washington
New England
Temperature report from Thompson's Spa police station
Yesterday's temperature reading from Thompson's Spa at 219 Washington Street shows a lower atmospheric heat level. The fragment notes a thermometer record but lacks complete data for exact values.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterday
Thompson's Spa
Washington Street
Also Mentioned on This Page
ST. Jean
Wildey
Boylston Street
Massachusetts
N. Y. Science Church
Daily Fire Record
Roe Roxbury
Moses Sinesaneee
Chizens
Boss Rothwell
Richard
Collivermore
FIN Communion
Mat Jackson
Higginson
Foxy MR Anderson
Hall
Vla
THE
Democrats
Meyer Bloomfield
Temple Street
West Roxbury
Republican
Michael H. Corcoran
Young Men’s Catholic Association
East Fifth Street
John Augustin Coulthurst
Hyde Park Avenue
Roslindale
Fred N. Howard
Crawford Street
Roxbury
Eliot Street
Gerenes Plain
Greenough Avenue
Jamaica Plain
Pleasant Street
A. M
P. M
Mindacusecoo
Burdett College Training
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!