College Girl Mabel A Williams Dies by Her Own Action
Wellesley Mass Nov 29 Beautiful and accomplished 23 year old Mabel A Williams a junior at Wellesley College wrote to her parents in Silverlane Conn that she was tired of living and then jumped into the Charles River Her body was recovered today by the college searching party sent to locate her.
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Wellesley
Mabel A. Williams
Wellesley College
Silverlane
Conn
Charles River
Defence in Suit Case Trial Calls Hunt the Criminal of the Age
Mrs Mary McLeod testified that Dr. Percy D McLeod was at home from 1 pm until after dinner on Sept 19 the day Susan Geary is said to have died. Defense witnesses supported the alibi and expert testimony sought to show any anatomist could have dismembered a body. Innes labeled Hunt the criminal of the age and described his alleged past crimes. The trial adjourned with Grace Ashmead Stanford expected to testify next, and jurors cautioned to avoid newspaper reports.
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Mary McLeod
Percy D. McLeod
Susan Geary
McLeod
Dr. McLeod
Innes
Hunt
Philadelphia
Grace Ashmead Stanford
Elizabeth C. Ashmead
Stevens
John B. Moran
Freight Collision Smashes Rear of Boston & Maine Train
A heavy Portland freight train No. 249 rear ended the Rockport bound 6:20 p m passenger train at East Everett at 6 36 last evening. Five crowded coaches were tossed and passengers were jostled with injuries minor. Several named victims listed. most passengers continued on the 7 10 regular. The cause of the crash awaits investigation.
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Boston & Maine Railroad
East Everett
Portland Freight No
Rockport
Georgiana Labelle
Exeter
N. H
Charles P. Brown
Gloucester
William Parsons
William Alphen
Gloucester Police
William A. Matthews
Waltham
Percy Gooding
Joseph Swan
Lexington
Samuel English
South Boston
Elizabeth Hutchinson
Mary Clark
Peabody
Boston
Benjamin F. Blacksford
E. M. Cole
J. E. Critchett
C. W. Goodrich
G. A. Swazey
Daniel Baker
Engineer Cole
Portland
Somerville
Fair and Cold Thanksgiving in Boston
Boston faces a clear cold morning after a warm rainy spell. Crowds who danced all night emerge to praise a prosperous nation and a fire and pestilence free city. Thanksgiving stories preview on pages eight and nine.
Tragedy At Harvard Yale Game Leads To Death
Miss Williams a college student of a retiring nature showed signs of despondency from overstudy and parental rules. After attending the Harvard Yale game with her brother she wrote a note to her mother saying she was tired of living and where her body could be found. Her body was recovered from the river about 100 yards from Section 10 bridge after search efforts began when her mother arrived with the note.
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Section 10 Bridge
Electric lights for Christmas at Edison exhibit
The Edison exhibition at 1 Head Place previews safe electric holiday decorating outfits and household conveniences. Open daily until 10 p.m. The Edison Electric Illuminating Company of Boston invites visitors to learn light wise decorating.
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Head Place
The
Edison Electric Illuminating Company of
Boston
Night watchman shot by thieves at River Works
Daniel Kneeland, a Thoméson-Houston Co. night watchman, was shot in the River Works by two assailants and lies dying at City Hospital with two bullet wounds in his head.
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Lynn
Thoméson-Houston Co
Daniel Kneeland
Robbery murder at General Electric plant in West Lynn
A 52 year old Kneeland was shot twice in the head and throat about 11:50 last night in the boiler room of the West Lynn General Electric plant. Police report robbery motive as pay and keys missing, with three men believed involved, one ready to crack an inner office safe.
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Kneeland
Marshal Burcke
General Electric Company
Pennybrook Road
West Lynn
Market Square
Fair Forecast for New England and Eastern New York
Forecast calls for fair but decidedly colder conditions across New England and eastern New York. Thursday and Friday bring continued fair skies with high northwest winds and gales, turning colder overall.
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New England
New York
Fair Weather Ahead with Cold Atlantic Winds
Forecasts indicate fair weather on Thursday across the Fast with notably colder conditions in Atlantic coast districts. Winds along the New England and middle Atlantic coasts will be high northwest with occasional gales.
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Atlantic
New England
Middle Atlantic
Sanford’s Ginger-Always Healthful Cures Ad
An old advertisement for Sanford’s Ginger claims to cure colds chills cramps and pains. It promotes a genuine product and features a distinctive owl emblem as a mark of authenticity.
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Sanford
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Sughrue
Charles H. Innes
Dr.hunt
Phila
Aliel
Grace Aire Stanford OF
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Mr. Frothingham
Collins
Frothingham
Public School Association
Colem
Wellington Hillside
Franklin Park
Blue Hill Ave
Mattapan
Walkhill St
International Trust GO
Milk St
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Old South Building
Thomas F. Swan
Cornhill
Boylston Street
Washington
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