Poisoning husband charge centers on case in jail tower
Mrs Laura Farnsworth Schenck remains detained without bail in Wheeling West Virginia as authorities monitor the illness of her husband John O Schenck a wealthy pork packer. The room in the county jail tower is furnished with a rocking chair and quilts from her home as the investigation continues.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Laura Farnsworth Schenck
John O. Schenck
Frankie Moyne Hupp
Schenck
Marietta
Ohio
Wheeling Island
Ohio River
John D. Schenck
West Virginia
Arraignment of Mrs Schenck on Poisoning Charges
Mrs Schenck faces arraignment on alleged arsenic poisoning of her husband. He lies critically ill at North Wheeling Hospital, fever high and pulse 124, with two weeks of illness since suspicion first aroused. Prosecutors say more arrests are planned as others may reveal how poisons entered the Schneck home.
Averill Murder Trial Briefly Breaks as Defendant Collapses
In St. Albans Vermont Mrs. Frank C. Averill testified about Oct 20 shooting of her husband. She collapsed on the witness stand and court recessed until tomorrow after a physician said she could not continue today. She described how a gun discharged through a door as she aimed at the bedroom.
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ST. Albans
Frank C. Averill
Averill
Rourke Merger Plan Faces City Hearing
The city committee on ordinances held a hearing on Superintendent Rourke’s plan to merge street water and engineering into a single department of public works. Protest came from the Knights of Labor led by Thomas H. Canney who questioned efficiency and favored bringing in business men. The proposal names Frank A. McInnes James H. Sullivan and Frederick H. Fay as division heads with Civil Service backing. the council will vote next Monday.
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Rourke
Department of Public
Knights of Labor
Thomas H. Canney
Frank A. McInnes
James H. Sullivan
Frederick H. Fay
Civil Service Commission
Canney
Attridge
Williamb. Munroe
Chamber of Commerce
Europe
United States
Oyster Bay Seclusion Leaves Town Guessing Over Roosevelt
Oyster Bay residents ponder Colonel Roosevelt's whereabouts at Sagamore Hill. Since returning from the Spanish American War, he has shunned public life and even his favorite tree felling, spending most time in his library.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Roosevelt
Sagamore Hill
Patrolman Mahoney Dies After Stroke on Chelsea Beat
Patrolman James Mahoney of the Chelsea force collapsed during a routine walk and died after a paralytic stroke. He had served on the force since 1905 and was taken to Frost Hospital after losing consciousness.
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James Mahoney
Chelsea
Frost Hospital
Mahoney
Rengo fat reducer promises rapid results without exercise
An advertisement touts Rengo fat reducing pills as a natural, safe method to melt excess fat quickly without dieting or strenuous activity. It claims improved nutrient use and muscle building, with a price of $1 per box and offers a free 50 cent sample by mail from Detroit headquarters. Available at various Boston and Cambridge drug stores.
Multo Fruto Promoted As Natural Constipation Cure
An ad touts Multo Fruto as a natural constipation remedy using tropical fruit juices. It claims quick relief for chronic constipation and tired nerves, and offers full sized packages at 25c and 50c through drug stores or direct mail. A free trial package is available by writing to the Rengo Co in Detroit.
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Rengo Co
Rengo
Detroit
Mich
Erro Bento
Maine Cat Chris Seeks Feline Hall of Fame Honor
A Maine cat named Chris, owned by Mabel Weld Stearns of 980 Dana Avenue Cincinnati, applied for a place in the Post's Feline Hall of Fame. The long distance wanderer initially headed back toward the Atlantic coast after arriving in Cincinnati but was captured and returned. Now Chris is content in Ohio.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
The
Post
Chris
Mabel Weld Stearns
Dana Avenue
Maine
Atlantic
Fire destroys New York Catholic Protectory building
Flames engulfed the Bronx New York Catholic Protectory at Walker and Union Port avenues. About 1800 orphans were led to safety within minutes as the main building burned from cellar to roof and was ruined, with no injuries reported thanks to disciplined evacuation.
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New York
Stevedores Not To Strike In Boston Waterfront
The threat of a 7000 strong strike by longshoremen and freight handlers in Boston appears likely to be avoided as wage talks progress. They seek raises from 30 to 35 cents for day work and 40 to 50 cents for evening and overnight shifts. Agent Thomas says higher pay is needed with living costs high but not possible now. A Roughan Hall meeting in Charlestown notes no waterfront strike since 1882 and promises amicable wage settlements.
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Boston
Thomas
Navy Honors Chelsea Boy Who Saved a Friend
Louis Leeman Waller an apprentice seaman from Chelsea will receive a letter of official commendation from the Navy Department for rescuing fellow Cumberland sailor Larry D. Scully from drowning off Newport R I. Waller, 17, enlisted Aug 9 and wrote home modestly about the rescue without mentioning it.
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Louis Leeman Waller
Chelsea
United States
Cumberland
Navy Department
Leeman
Pearl Street
Waller
Larry D. Scully
Newport
R. I
Louie
George W. Waller
Scully
Navy
Glenwood fullback, 16, breaks leg in school scrimmage
Woods lkorough, 16, of 7 Wiley street Malden fullback for Glenwood Grammar School suffered a broken leg in a scrimmage against Faulkner Grammar School at Pine Park Park yesterday.
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Woods Lkorough
Wiley Street
Malden
Glenwood Grammar School
Faulkner Grammar School
Pine Pank Park
Brookline Church Calls Rector From Inglewood
The Rev Howard Robbins rector of St Pauls Inglewood New Jersey has been invited to become rector of St Pauls Brookline. The rectorship was vacant since Rev Leonard Storrs resigned last summer. Robbins a Yale 1899 and Episcopal Theological School 1903 graduate was ordained deacon in 1903 and priest in 1904. He was curate at St Peters Morristown before taking the Brookline post.
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Howard (. Robbins
St. Paul’s Church
Inglewood
N. J
Brookline
Leonard K. Storrs
D. D
Robbins
Yale
Episcopal Theological School
Lawrence
Edwin S. Lines
Newark N. J
St. Peter's Church
Morristown
Prisoner Attacks Officers at New Hampshire Prison
Concord New Hampshire November 1 1 Frank A Bailey deputy warden lies in critical condition tonight Dr Ralph I Gallinger prison physician son of US Senator Jacob H Gallinger has a badly lacerated arm and Edward J Sullivan prison steward is battered after an encounter with an insane convict this afternoon Bailey is the only one regarded as dangerously hurt.
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Concord
N. H
Frank A. Bailey
New Hampshire
Ralph I. Gallinger
United States
Jacob H. Gallinger
Edward J. Sullivan
Bailey
Convict John Doe Attacks Doctor in Prison
A nameless inmate known as John Doe, serving life for murder, attacked Dr. Gallinger in a New Hampshire state prison. The assault left the physician with a severed artery in the right forearm and wounded Deputy Warden Bailey and two others before guards restrained the assailant.
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John Doe
Dee
Vegg
Luddy Currin Shoe Company
Dover
Gallinger
Bailey
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