Pitiful Grace Brown letters shown in Gillette murder trial
Readable excerpts reveal Grace Brown's loving letters to Chester Gillette during the weeks before her death contrasted with Gillette's cold businesslike replies. The prosecutor introduces evidence from the couple's correspondence and the rowboat incident at Big Moose Lake as part of the murder case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herkimer
N. Y
Billy’ Brown
Chester Gillette
Grace Brown
Chester
South Otselic
Miss Brown
Gillette
Adirondacks
Margaret Carey
East Orange
N. J
South Bay
Big Moose Lake
Caruso Denies Advances in Monkey House Case
Enrico Caruso faced 600 in Yorkville Police Court and denied making insults to a woman in Central Park last Friday. The singer said the arrest stemmed from a pique by a woman named Hannah Graham who described herself as the complainant and pressed charges after Caruso allegedly ignored her advances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Enrico Caruso
Yorkville
Central Park
Hannah Graham
Caruso
Cane
Monkey House
Cain
Dittenhoefer
Mr. Dittenhoefer
Jeremiah McCarthy
Graham
Mathot
Aruso
Conried
Metropolitan Opera House
Yorkville Court
Charcoal Lozenges Promoted for Health Benefits
An advertisement extols Stuart's Charcoal Lozenges as safe purifiers that cleanse stomach and bowels, improve breath and complexion, and purify blood. A Buffalo physician endorses them for gas relief and liver benefits, priced at twenty five cents a box, with a free trial offer from F A Stuart Co Marshall Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stuart
F. A. Stuart Co
Stuart Bldg
Marshall, Mich
Firefighter Daniel McGunigle Dies After Illness in East Boston
Daniel P. McGunigle, assistant engineer of Engine 11 in East Boston, dies after a long illness. A beloved figure since joining the department in 1898, he served on the fireboat before moving to East Boston in 1902. He will receive a fireman’s funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel P. McGunigle
East Boston
Mace’’s
Boston
Vermont S A R Elects New Officers In Montpelier
In Montpelier Vermont on November 21 the Vermont Sons of the American Revolution held its annual meeting. President C I Forbes presided and officers were elected as follows: President W J Van Tatten Burlington vice president W E Hawks Bennington secretary W H Crockett St Albans treasurer Clarence L Smith Burlington registrar H T Stillson Bennington historian C T Benedict Burlington chaplain Rev M N Severance Burlington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. T. Benedict
Burlington
Papineu Charged With Wife Murder By Fire
Henry Papineu is held to the grand jury on a murder charge for pouring gasolene on his wife’s clothing and setting fire to her in Chicago. The wife was badly burned in an earlier home fire, with Papineu’s coroner inquest answers deemed unsatisfactory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Henry Papineu
Fire claims life at Owen & Co furniture store
Detroit fire officials report a fatal blaze at the Owen & Co furniture warehouse and store room. The victim, F. F. Martindale, a furniture finisher, perished in the blaze which caused an estimated 50 000 to 75 000 dollars in damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Owen & Co
F. F. Martindale
Letters Read In Support Of Grace Brown Murder Charge
Prosecuting attorney presented a set of letters read aloud in court in relation to the murder charge against Chester Gillette, the prisoner at the bar, regarding Grace Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Brown
Chester Gillette
Dear Chester letters reveal distress and departure plan
Messages from two young women dated June in South Otselic and Cortland express illness, loneliness, and a possible plan to leave. The writers plead for letters, lament absence, and hint at a troubled romance and a potential breakup after the coming Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
Papa
South Otselic
Cortland
Mamma
Billy
Miss Gertrude Hurley Weds Captain Schrieber in London
Miss Gertrude Hurley daughter of the late Michael J. Hurley of Lynn Massachusetts married Captain B A P Schrieber of the Twentieth Hussars at St James Catholic Church London The couple met on the hunting field and plan a world spanning honeymoon before settling wherever the captain’s duties take him The bride was educated at Elmhurst Providence Rhode Island and the Academy of the Visitation Georgetown D C
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Gertrude Hurley
Michael J. Hurley
Lynn
Mass
St. James' Catholic Church
B. A. P. Schrieber
Twentieth Hussars
Hurley
Schrieber
Elmhurst
Providence
R. J
Academy of the Visitation
Georgetown
D. C
England
Ipswich
Suffolk
District Attorney Warns on Counterfeit Stamp Butchery
District Attorney Moran told a Post reporter that counterfeit beef stamps are used by some butchers in the state to label meat. Investigations led by Dr. H. Durgin and Austin Peters aim to force compliance with meat inspection laws. Moran says using a government stamp is forgery and individuals can be convicted if proven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moran
8. H. Durgin
Board of Health
Sr. Austin Peters
State Cattle Bureau
Suffolk County
Delays Plague Induna as Big Steamship Awaits Drawbridge
The 380 foot steamship Induna faces $300 daily demurrage while stuck near Congress and Summer streets. Officials widened bridges about five inches after a diver and surveyor assess the underwater opening. Captain Laycock delays passage until a diver confirms safe clearance then the ship may move from its New York dock anchorage about 3:30 this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Induna
Congress
Summer Street
Laycock
Indina
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jove
East Main Street
Cortland, N. Y
Kid
Hamilton
Herkimer, N. Y
Court
Mathet
Hex
Michael Hurley
Dist
George Herniman
Buffalo
George W. Sharp
Washington
Kan
Western New Yor
George W. Herniman
Boyd St
N.Y
Cascarets
Aian
Sterling Remedy CO
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!