Poison Mystery Trial Opens in Learoyd Case
The Kennedy murder attempt trial began in Salem district court with 25 witnesses. Prosecutor White outlined poisoning at Learoyd’s Danvers farmhouse on Nov 6 and multiple prior tampering incidents. Harvard professor Wood testified arsenic in the mustache cup and urine analyses showing arsenic in several victims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
William Kennedy
Albert F. Learoyd
Danvers
Safford
Daniel N. Crowley
White
Kennedy
Beaver Brook
Learoyd
Sylvester Kimball
Henry Batchelder
Kimball
Crowley
Frederick W. Baldwin
Katie Price
Robert Hall
Hardy Hall
Baldwin
Hardy
Wood
Kats Price
Donovan
Bert
Danvers Square
Child Elopers Stir Vermont Towns
In Wilmington Vermont four youths sparked a small scandal as Judson Staf ford, 39, and Walter Wilder, 39, pursued a double elopement with 14 and 16 year old girls. The couples were found in Hinsdale New Hampshire where deputies learned they had wed and planned a brief honeymoon before returning home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brattleboro
Wilmington
Judson Stafford
Wilmington & Brattleboro
Leander Russell
Walter Wilder
Will Canedy
Hinsdale
N. H
McClure
Doctor in Trouble Over Wilton Case Arrest
Nashua New Hampshire reports Dr. L C P Masecote detained after patient Mary Kidder 56 dies sixty hours after tumor removal. Coroner's jury to hear autopsy results by doctors McQuesten and Shea. warrant issued and later executed. Kidder widow and daughter left behind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashua
N. H
Wilton
L. C. P. Masecote
Mary Kidder
Tuttle
Hunt
Kidder
Minister Murdered in Decatur as Bullets End Life of Pastor
The Rev James Miller 60 a former Decatur pastor and longtime Knights Templars grand chaplain was found shot in the head in an alley behind Dr William Catto’s residence in Decatur Ill He left a widow and three children and had been an active Mason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Ill
James Miller
Grace Methodist Church
Bloomington
William Catto
Knights Templars
Ilinois
McKinley Wins New Jersey By 87 692 Vote
The State Board of Canvassers today reported New Jersey returns showing McKinley and Hobart 221 367 votes and Bryan and Sewall 133 675. McKinley’s plurality stood at 87 692 with other tickets receiving only small totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
N. J
State Board of Canvassers
New Jersey
McKinley
Hobart
Bryan
Sewall
Washington Tours by Pennsylvania Railroad Enthrall Travelers
The Pennsylvania Railroad tourist department offers winter and spring Washington tours from Boston with seven day itineraries, round trip $23 including hotel stays. Jacksonville tours depart Boston January through March with $58 excursion tickets covering rail, Pullman, meals, two weeks in Florida, and limited free returns. Agent contact listed as Tourist Agent 26 Washington street Boston or George W. Boyd Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Washington
Pennsylvania Railroad
Boston
Jacksonville
Florida
Washington Street
George W. Boyd
Philadelphia
Changes in Time of Through Trains via New England Railroad
Beginning Monday November 3 the Boston 8 32 a m train will connect at Willimantic with the Air Line division to Middletown 12 31 p m New Haven 1 21 p m and New York 3 30 p m The through train now arriving Boston 6 28 p m will be fast tracked to Boston 6 55 p m Hartford 1 50 p m Willimantic 3 p m and connect with New York 11 a m New Haven 4 8 p m Middletown 1 35 p m for a new Boston bound departure via the Air Line route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Willimantic
Air Line Division
New Haven
Middletown
New York
Hartford
Bryan Visits Denver Women in Rally and Remarks
William Jennings Bryan met a packed crowd at Union Depot and at the Brown Palace Hotel, where he spoke to Denver women led by Mrs. Patterson. He praised women’s influence, echoed his campaign themes, and addressed equality before the law as he toured the city with Governor McIntyre ending with a Capitol welcome from schoolchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Union Depot
Mr. Bryan
Bryan
Colorado
William
McIntyre
Princeinal
State Capitol
Robbery on Northbound Cable Car in Chicago
Five men boarded a State Street cable car at Peckcourt in the morning crowd. They blocked exits at both ends and seized L Barber, cafe owner on Randolph Street, plus another man, taking watches and a small sum of money. The car halted and robbers leaped away pursued by police and passengers, but they escaped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
State Street
Peckcourt
L. ©. Barber
Randolph Street
McKinley Receives Crowd at Canton Library
Crowds gather in Canton Ohio as Major McKinley visits his library this morning. Cleveland reports say Hanna remains opposed to cabinet service with talks circling Cushman Davis of Minnesota as a potential Secretary of State choice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
McKinley
Cleveland
Hanna
Cushman K. Davis
Minnesota
Thanksgiving turkey given to married employees by A Shuman Co
Almost 4000 pounds of Vermont turkey are prepared for distribution by A Shuman & Co. to their married employees this Thanksgiving. The firm has continued this tradition for over thirty years since starting business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Shuman & Co
Vermont
A Muman & Co
Supreme Judicial Court Denies Donaghy Mandamus Petition
The full bench of the Supreme Judicial Court denied a mandamus petition by James J. Donaghy of New Bedford against Frederick Macy and others of the New Bedford Board of Engineers. The petition sought permission to serve as a board member and discharge duties as second assistant engineer until his term ended, and to exclude Edward F. Rahill from acting as second assistant engineer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Judicial Court
James J. Donaghy
New Bedford
Frederick Macy
Board of Engineers of
Edward F. Rahill
Waeg
Market Report Shows Dull Trading Amid Copper Strength
A soft market tints a dull Tuesday session with weak closing and little price movement beyond minor copper gains in London. Notes on Butte & Boston reorganization, Pioneer tunnel progress, United States Leather dividend, West End Street Railway, Agar stock action, and various regional earnings and corporate shifts fill the rest of the page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
London
Lake
Houghton
Mich
Boston News Bureau
Butte & Boston Reorganization Committee
Butte & Boston
Morse
Davis
Pioneer
Tecumseh
Arnold
United States Leather Today
West End Street Railway
Agar
Boston Financial News
Financial News Service
Calumet & Hecla
Lewissohn Bros
New York
J. Edward Addicks
Boston
Roland
Oliver
Addicks
Bay State Gas
Louisville
New Albany
Atchison
Chicago
Topeka
Pinkham
Edward Hayes Sons and 60 Note Brokers Note
Edward Hayes, Sons and 60 Note Brokers, located at No 611 Exchange Building in Boston, a listing appears in the business directory. The entry notes their address and Sphere of financial dealings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Hayes
The Science of Life or Self-Preservation Praise
A promotional notice extols The Science of Life or Self-Preservation as a rare medical treatise from the Peabody Medical Institute. It lauds the author’s Harvard credentials, 25 years with the institute, and the Golf Medal 1876, asserting broad public trust and cure successes while warning against inferior imitations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard Medical College
Hell
PRNSE
Peabody Medical Institute
Medical Review
Ro Eiua
Boston
England
Stu Regiment
Massachusetts Volunteers
America
National Medical Association
Colege of Physicians and Surgeons
P. O. Box
Mass
Thievery Notes From City: Multiple Thefts Reported
Herbert Rudderham’s landlady handed over an over coat to a man named Ferguson who called yesterday afternoon. Patrick J. Donovan reports his overcoat with prayer book missing, along with trousers, derby hat and silver watch. A lodger at 20 Davis street disappeared with sheets and blankets worth ten dollars. Michael Connor bought a barrel of turkeys then sought a gray horse attached to a grocer’s wagon used in transit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Rudderham
Dartmouth Street
Ferguson
Rudderham
Patrick J. Donovan
East Dedham Street
Davis Street
Michael Connor
Chadwick Street
Roxbury
Connor
Queen Victoria Jubilee Committee Seeks City Participation
A British Charitable Society panel met at 365 Washington Street to plan the sixtieth anniversary of Queen Victoria's accession. George B. Perry chaired, T. T. Stokes named secretary. Delegates from British affiliated groups will attend a January 21 1897 meeting at Young's Hotel to review plans including a dinner for Crimean and Indian Mutiny veterans and a large indoor celebration for the broader British community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Charitable Society
Victoria
United Kingdom
Washington Street
George B. Perry
T. T. Stokes
Young's Hotel
Will of Maria R Whitcomb funds Fitchburg poor
The will filed in Worcester bequeaths about 13000 dollars to the city of Fitchburg to be held as the Nathan Whitcomb fund. Income will be used by the overseers of the poor for Fitchburg's needy, with priority for widows and orphans. funds cannot aid inmates of the poorhouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worcester
Maria. R. Whitcomb
Fitchburg
Nathan Whitcomb
Dedham Court Holds Hatlinger on Conspiracy Charge
In Dedham Centre J. J. Hatlinger was held on 1000 bail for conspiring with Marion Hatlinger and Susan Holt to extort money from Nancy Gillett of Oakdale village. Hatlinger remanded to Dedham Jail. Mrs Hatlinger and Mrs Holt held on 500 and 1000 bail respectively awaiting trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dedham
Dedham Centre
J. J. Hatlinger
Marion Hatlinger
Susan Holt
Boston
Nancy Gillett
Oakdale Village
Hatlinger
Horace F Clarke Scholarship Awarded to Charles Hall
The Horace F Clarke scholarship for freshman with the best entrance examination was awarded today to Charles Newman Hall of Brooklyn New York. The $200 prize recognizes high entry scores and academic promise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamston
Horace F. Clarke
Charles Newman
Brooklyn
N. Y
Corner Stone Laid for New Baptist Church
West Medford witnesses the laying of the corner stone for the new Baptist Church costing ten thousand dollars at the corner of Boston and Harvard avenues. The ceremony included impressive exercises and fitting remarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Medford
Boston and
Harvard Avenues
Leopold Morse Company Presents Turkeys to Married Employees
In keeping with a long standing custom, the Leopold Morse Company continues its tradition of giving each married employee a turkey. The harvest of birds is described as sizable and is part of the holiday gesture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leopold Morse Company
Dr Bull’s Cough Syrup Promises Quick Relief
An old advertisement extols Dr Bull’s Cough Syrup as the best remedy for coughs and colds, claiming fast relief and overall effectiveness. The copy highlights natural ingredients and trusted brand status in the home medicine cabinet.
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Noth
Dr. Bull
Riot at Thiel enamel factory sparks clashes in Lubeck
A large riot erupted in Lubeck as workers from Thiel enamel factory confronted new hires who replaced strikers. Shots were fired with several wounded. several strike leaders were arrested as the violence escalated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Lubeck
Thiel
Shoe factory fires 50 workers to avert strike
In Haverhill fifty in the finishing department of W. B. Thom & Co were paid off and discharged today after presenting a new employee price list. A strike was ordered for noon, and all men tied to the strike were dismissed to prevent action. Unions will take up the firm’s move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haverhill
W. B. Thom & Co
Pretty Drill by Ninth Infantry Shows New Uniform Soon
The First Battalion Ninth Infantry held a public drill at East Armory East Newton Street with a large crowd watching maneuvers. The Lynn Cadet Band performed and Colonel Fred B Bogan reviewed the unit as it paraded in regulation marching. a wig wag flag drill by the signal corps followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ninth Infantry
M. V.M
P. J. Grady
East Armory
East Newton Street
Friends of the State
Lynn
Fred B. Bogan
Signal Corps
East Boston Concert Series At Music Hall Tonight
The Brereton Club of East Boston presents the second East Boston Star Course concert at Music Hall with Carl Peirce John A O Shea John B Burke Louise Horner Bessie Brown and Little May Williams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brereton Club
East Boston
Music Hall
Carl Peirce
John A. O'Shea
John B. Burke
Louise Horner
Bessie Brown
Little May Williams
City Hal
Quincy
Massachusetts Stationary Engineers’ Club
St. Leger Hotel
Watch and Ward Society
Jules Offner
Eden Musee
Mason
Parker House
Horticultural Hall
West Newton Street
Bishop Foster
Hibernian Hall
Willam McKenzie
Linwood Street
Charlestown
Boston Ice Company
Rutherford Avenue
McKenzie
Mines to Run Consolidated in Houghton Michigan
It is practically assured that the deal uniting Portage Huron Isle Royale and Sheldon with Columbian copper mines will close this week. The mines, closed for five to twenty five years, will receive about one million dollars from Eastern and European capital and employ between seventy and one thousand men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houghton, Mich
Portage
Huron
Isle Royal
Sheldon
Mill Elevator Fall Kills One Injures Two in Tecumseh
John Trottier was instantly killed and William Churnley seriously hurt when a sixteen foot elevator fell at Tecumseh mill No 2. Albert Gamache was slightly injured and the only survivor who can explain the accident says the balance weight rope broke. Churnley is expected to recover at the hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fall River
John Trottier
William Churnley
Tecumseh Mill No. 2
Albert Gamache
Churnley
Jewelry thief arrested in Worcester pawn shop attempt
Worcester, Nov 24. James Thompson was arrested by a detective while trying to sell a lady's gold watch at a pawn shop. Police found three other gold watches cuff buttons rings and pawn tickets bearing a Boston store name. A Boston detective took him to the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worcester
James Thompson
Boston
Dorchester Man Arrested for Larceny from Son
Alexander Kells aged 65 was arrested by Division 11 police yesterday afternoon on larceny charges for stealing 265 dollars from his son Roderick. The Kells family home is 8 Park Street Dorchester and the warrant was sworn by the victim, Roderick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Kells
Division 11
Roderick
Park Street
Dorchester
Mr. Kells
Familiar Face Returns to Retail With Whitten Burdett Co
George R. Brine long a manager of city clothing firms has joined Whitten Burdett & Co at Winthrop Square and directs one of the era’s largest retail clothing sales. His original advertising draws many patrons to the wholesale house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George R. Brine
Whitten, Burdett & Co
Winthrop Square
Brine
Also Mentioned on This Page
MR. Learoyd
Alland Bros
Tremont Row
Brattle Street
M’kinley
Throagh Trin
New England
Gownett
J. J
Donaghy
Fils
Beecham's
Beecham’s
Montana
Boston Stock Exchange
NY & NE
Og & L
Rutland
West End
Boston & Albany
Boston & Lowell
Boston & Maine
Boston & Provs
Cir&sy
Pee
Old Colony
Atlantic
Leston & Monteenee
Wy Butte
Sete Neaee
Cripple Creek
Franklin Serene Nee
Kearsarge Ener Weer
Tamarack
Wolverine
Boylston St
Wenn
American Bell
Dom Coal
Sete Ee
Pullman
Onmenee
Palfi
Merced Ae
Olid Dom Sete
Wilson W. Fay & Co
Geyser Mining
Fastman
Hyam Electric Ee Steer
Boston & Cripple Creek
Catalpa
Allouez Mining
Sted
Stock Exchange
E. C. Davis & Co
Washington St
Aproonag Tsg
Aess Lee Ree
Banzkok
F Bankers
Wees
Garfield Grous
Isabela
Argentum
Destanees
Portland
Sacramento
E. Ee Ritee
Union Gold
Reno Enae
Cbsisisss
Diane
George Peabody
NEW York Stock Sales
Chesapeake & Ohio
Chicago Gas
Con Gas
Friese Nee
Sear
Hocking Valley
Llinois— Central
Kansas
Texas
Lake Shore
Louisville & Nashville
Manhattan
Missouri Pacifieee
Reese Son
New Jersey Central
New York Central
A. Rai
iNoy
West
Northern Pacific
Northwestern
Oregon
Pacific Mail
Rock Island
Pacific
St Paul
St Paul & Omaha
Tenn Coal & Tron
Texas Pacific
Tinion Pacific
den & Gulf
Wabash Sewer
Western Union
Wheeling & Lake Erie
Haverhill Shoe Firm
Ninth
Clothing CO
Chishester
Madicon Squamay
Druggista
Parisian Remifdy CO
Tremont St
J. E. Bishop
Tolman
Dr. Warren
Warren Remedies CO
DR. Bbpll
Cazenove St
Columbus Ave
Michigan
Alpheus M. Stetson
Milby Street
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