McDonald Tarred and Feathered in Marion Assault Trial
Witnesses recount the Aug. 6 mob attack on McDonald at the Potter house with tar and feathers and a ride to the sand pit. McDonald identifies Bates, Bumpus, Silva, and others, while Mrs Potter describes the beating and removal of garments. A second victim, 6 year old Freddy Herbin, is found dead under a heavy pulley at a Liverpool street coal yard, with investigators unsure of motive and timing.
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Mr. McDonald
Boston
Scituate
Scituate House
Castle Square
Marion
Potter’s
Potter House
Turner
William H. Potter
Bates
Bumpus
Lawson
Mr. Turner
Silva
Noble Bates
McCloud
Briggs
McDonald
Charles H. Potter
Potter
Mr. Cummings
Cummings
Gifford
Potter ‘House
Otter
Blake
Holland
Wareham
Wheeler
Brockton
Freddy Herbin
Liverpool Street
le Barron
Post
Robert Maciintire
Pretty Mrs Langer Sues Wealthy Mr Smith for Two Months
In New York Julia Langer once Miss Reel sues Warren B. Smith for 600 dollars claiming two monthly installments of 300 promised for life. She testifies of a promised marriage, dinners, letters calling her darling Julie, and payments until July when checks stopped. she seeks August and September sums plus costs.
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New York
Julia Langer
Warren B. Smith
Seabury
A. H. Hummel
Langer
Julia Reel
Pittsburg
Smith
Paris
Julie
Search for Miss Mertz in Boston Ends Abduction Talk
Brooklyn police conclude Minnie Mertz disappeared without assault or abduction by three Black men. Minnie, from Schenck Avenue, allegedly came to Boston on her own and is in hiding there. Relatives searched Boston for days with little success. Minnie was engaged to John Tripler of Bergen Street, Brooklyn, who supplied blue shirts to firemen. Minnie did sewing for him. A Brooklyn Rapid Transit motorman named McMullen, who vanished about the same time, leaves a wife and eight children.
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Brooklyn
Minnie Mertz
Schenck Avenue
Boston
John Tripler
Bergen Street
Heas
Minnie
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
McMullen
Boson
Carnegie Celebrates Birthday in Bed in London
Andrew Carnegie marked his birthday quietly in bed in London today. He received many kind messages from intimate friends and hopes to sail for America in a fortnight.
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Carnegie
London
Andrew Carnegie
America
North Union Market Offers Splendid Thanksgiving Bargains
A suburban housewife need not travel far for Thanksgiving buys at the North Union Market opposite the station. The article highlights enticing window displays of poultry fruits and other eatables that appeal to gourmands and invites passersby to visit and view the windows.
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North Station
North Union Market
Scott's Emulsion touted for scrofula sores
A vintage ad urges Scott's Emulsion as prevention for scrofula that causes neck sores and can lead to consumption. It claims the product heals sores and acts as an ounce of prevention, offering a small trial bottle and naming Scott & Bowne of New York.
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Scott
Scott & Bowne
Pearl Street
New York
American Doctors Favor Accident Theory in Mrs Gore Death
Paris reports that American doctors leaning toward an accident theory after autopsy findings, aligning with French surgeons. They cite a geometric wound angle matching De Rydzewski description and lean toward including this view in the oral report. Consul-General Gowdy continues witness depositions amid temperature of Russian colony activity.
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Paris
Ellen Gore
de Rydzewski
Gowdy
Gore
Gore's Tribute to His Former Wife in Paris Tragedy
Thomas Gore, husband of the woman killed in Paris, says he is moved to defend her memory against Russian insinuations. He attests to her exemplary character, notes their separation and amicable divorce, and explains she pursued art by traveling to musical centers years ago. He stresses their estrangement did not affect her virtue or honor.
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San Francisco
Thomas Ms. Gore
Paris
Gore
Mexico
Pleasant Surprise Testimonial for Pyramid Pile Cure
A reader recounts relief from years of pile pain after using Pyramid Pile Cure. Mrs M Mooney of Chicago praises the treatment, noting two boxes cured her and no recurrence. Pyramid Drug Co. in Marshall, Michigan sells it for fifty cents and will mail it on receipt of payment.
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Smith
Pyramid Pile
Chicago
Ill
Pyramid Drug Co
Marshall, Mich
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Little East Boston
Boa Ad
Ceretar
M’donald
Mr. Simmons
Plymouth
Hiller Brothers
Andrews
Gibbs
Town Hall
Bump
Spring Street
Front Street
Nobe
Mattapoisettine
Joe Silva
Silver
Mc- Donald
Simmons
Mattapoisett
Hurley
Hayden
William Potter
Low
MacIntire
Howard Street
Harris
Mrrs
Herbin
Little Freddy Herbin
Jim
Sunny Jim
R. L
IA Langer
JM Harrew
AMT
Miss Mertz
North Union
MR. Gore
A. D. Coleman
Coleman Dental
Washington St
Essex St
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