Hammond Admits Murder in Albany Trunk Case
Albany police say John Hammond confessed to his brother in law Ames Mangini that he killed his wife whose decomposed body was found in a trunk in their home. Mangini, arrested at Cohoes, says Hammond named November 14 as the murder date and that he took him toward Canada, with police reporting Hammond in or near Montreal.
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Albany
John Hammond
Cohoes
Manames Mangini
Mangini
Hammond
Rouse’s Point
Canada
Monreal
His Third and Her Second
Samuel A. Murray of Whitinsville wed Mrs. Carrie A. Bartlett in Worcester. The ceremony was witnessed only by Mrs Bartletts son who accompanied them to the Bay State Hotel and later returned home to join five new siblings. The couple already have six children.
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Worcester
Samuel A. Murray
Whitinsville
Carrie A. Bartlett
Bay State Hotel
Mrs. Murray
Roosevelt
Waltham Woman Revokes Bequest In Updated Will
Mary E. Perkins of Waltham revoked a $5000 bequest to Waltham Hospital for a memorial bed in a codicil dated Sept 14 1901, attached to her will. She left $1000 for Christ Church memorial window, $1000 to nephew George Hill, and the residue to her father George M. Thompson.
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Waltham
Waltham Hospital
Mary E. Perkins
Christ Church of
George Hill
George M. Thompson
Samaria prescription touted as cure for alcoholism
French specialist Dr Xavier Corot introduces Samaria prescription claimed harmless and effective for alcohol addiction. A large number of cures are reported from patients who failed with other remedies. The Samaria dispensary at 1287 Broadway, New York offers free trials to applicants.
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Xavier Corot
Samaria
Samaria Dispensary
Broadway
New York
Hugging Sofas Save Work Says Reverend King
In Uhrichsville Ohio on November 24 Reverend William Garrett King a Methodist preacher preached against dancing noting he cannot dance with a pretty woman for two hours in a heated hall and still feel the same as sitting in zero weather He mentions New York where sofas are provided for couples to hug to waltz music claiming it saves work and perspiration.
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Uhrichsville
William Garrett King
New York
Immigrant Girl Sings Her Way Through Ellis Island Decision
At Ellis Island an 11 year old Irish girl Annie Shanahan persuaded Immigration Commissioner Watchorn to let her land after a deportation order. Her singing moved officials and cleared the way for her entry.
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New York
Ellis Island
Annie Shanahan
Ireland
Watchorn
Burglar Steals Rugs at Crabbington Lodge Estate
A burglar struck the Crabbington Lodge estate of George A. Thurston and stole two Turkish rugs valued at 80 dollars. A pedlar tried to sell the rugs to Thurston, who notified his wife. the pedlar fled. The rugs were later recovered in nearby woods.
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Kendall Green
Crabbington Lodge
George A. Thurston
Man of 73 Struggled For Life In Raceway
Athol Nov 24 John Eliphalet Totman 73 years old fell into White's Pond on the South Athol road while near mill gates. He dislocated a shoulder and, despite icy water, swam 50 feet against the current to land safely. He was chilled but survived the plunge.
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Athol
John Eliphalet Totman
White’s Pond
Athol Road
Totman
Flashlight Fakir Causes Hold Up Rumor
A fakir on the rear vestibule with a flashlight frightened a Boston and Northern conductor last evening. Police later found him on Summer street trying to sell patent flashlight powders, and the imagined revolver hold up story dissolved into a sales pitch.
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YNN
Boston & Northern
Summer Street
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Nace Ue
Sal Uscil
Bradford Mills
Oxford
Kerseys
Oxfords
Westminster
Wright & Ditson
Our
Hanover St
American House
Wubic
I. Klein & CO
Summer St
Boston
Oren
Silat
BIG Bargain Clothing CO
Hanover Street
Harvard
Yale
Union Hat CO
Col
Union Tel
Richmond
Preacher
Prudential Supply Company
Prudential Credit Company
Washington St
Erin Win
Blackstone ST
Hanover
St. Tel
Man OF
Raceway
Fakir
Lynn
America
Washburn
Washburn’s Department Store
Boylston St
Washburn Credit House
Jordan’s
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