Francis Eludes Pursuit of Escaped Convicts
A state manhunt tracks Francis and Wiley after an escape from Bridgewater State Farm on Sept 17. Sightings span from Quincy to Lynn with a large posse scouring towns like Bridgewater Boston Fairhaven and Raynham as Francis evades capture.
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Bridgewater State Farm
Wiley
Quincy
Rall
Francis
Lynn
Wampscott
Saugus
Cliftondale
Unitarian Church
Bridgewater Centre
Osse
Boston
Raynham
Fairhaven
Escaped convict Minot St. Clair Francis on the run
Deputy Sheriff A I Simmons and Selectman Edwin S Rhoades say the escaped inmate from the state farm is jumping freights and moving toward New Hampshire after eight days of searching in Bridgewater and surrounding vicinity following his escape on September 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgewater
Minot
Manhunt for Francis After State Farm Escape
Authorities report Francis last seen in Fairhaven with Mrs Hugh Kane eating near a farmhouse. He is described as 6 feet 8 inches, very lean, mulatto, wearing a brown striped shirt and small coat, and may be traveling by night freight toward New Hampshire to join his wife and child. The search is called off though monitoring of local Black residents continues amid fear in Plymouth and Bristol counties.
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Francis
Fairhaven
Hugh Kane
Plymouth
Bristol
State Farm
New Hampshire
Rhoades
Bridgewater
Drew
New Bedford
Frans
Cullis Free Home Fair Opens Tonight in Roxbury
The Cullis Consump tives Home fair opens this evening at Masonic Hall Warren Street Roxbury. Tables are assigned to multiple local churches organizations and individuals including Wal nut Avenue Church Rev Dr Plumb Mrs Sarah J Boyden Mrs A M Amsten Mrs Paddock King's Daughters Mrs B Trask Hill and others with Mrs Margaret J Magennis in charge and Mrs D G Sakres as president of the fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cullis Consumptives Home
Masonic Hall
Warren Street
Roxbury
Walnut Avenue Church
Plumb
Sarah J. Boyden
A. M. Amsten
Paddock
King’s Daughters
B. Trask Hill
Charles Mann
Eugene Buffington
Frank Tucker
H. M. White
Ethel Squires
D. G. Sakres
From Coffee to Postum A Health Recovery Story
A man describes health problems linked to coffee in 1890 and his switch to Postum Food Coffee. After ten days he reports steadier nerves, clearer head, better digestion, and improved heart function. He credits giving up coffee and using Postum with restoring health and appetite. He endorses Postum Co., Battle Creek, Michigan, with the slogan There’s a reason. Read The Road to Wellville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postum Coz
Battle
Creek
19 Years for N Y Bigamist Carlton Sentenced
Frederic E Carlton the Bluebeard was sentenced to 19 years in Sing Sing by Judge Aspinall. The judge ordered five years for bigamy, ten for grand larceny, four for another bigamy charge, and the maximum on a prior indictment. Outside, a hostile crowd jeered him as he was taken away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Frederic E. Carlton
Bluebeard
Sing Sing
Aspinall
Carlton
Marie Gorman
Mary T. Smith
Lulu Kittering
Pretty romance ends in secret wedding license
Esther D Pearson daughter of Mr and Mrs Herbert Pearson Auburndale and Frank A Niles Derby Vermont married after she quietly made out her own marriage license two minutes before closing time at Newton city hall She left for a wedding trip as a city clerk noted the next morning with their marriage entry already in the books
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton
Esther D. Pearson
Herbert
Pearson
Auburndale
Frank A. Niles
Derby
E. L. Pickard
Tech
Mrs. Niles
Guardianship Battle for Poor Waif Ends in Favor of Priest
In Probate Court Judge McKim awarded guardianship of a 10 year old to Rev. Father Field rector of St. John the Evangelist after a hearing with Clara Castel, a colored woman, who had sought guardianship. The petitioner mother’s claim was dismissed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKim
Father Field
Church of St. John the Evangelist
Bowdoin Street
Clara Castel
Madras
India
Halifax
N. 8
Tewksbury
Easton will case hinges on genealogy Bible evidence
In a Supreme Court session the Easton contested will used a family Bible and a genealogy book to prove a claimed half brother of Mary Elizabeth Easton. Easton, a schoolteacher who died in 1902 leaving 11068.90, had cousins and Haston descendants disputing the inheritance. The probate ruling favored the half-brother’s children, and the case remains unfinished, set to continue before Judge Barker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Elizabeth Easton
Supreme Court
Easton
Mary L. Vanderhoof
Charlies B. Haston
George C
Mary L. Haston
L. Titenberg
Barker
Medford Fire Marshal Probes City Arson Spree
Medford police report a series of incendiary fires over recent months, prompting a state fire marshal investigation. Estimated property loss nears $200 000 as authorities suspect a fire-setting mania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medford
Mary Stearn Elected Mayor of Hancock School
Mary Stearn, an eighth grade pupil, is elected Mayor of Hancock School Boston town after a student council vote. The process followed the same pattern for other officers with Rose Weiner nominating Mary and a majority supporting her. Despite initial opposition from ninth grade girls the vote solidified and Mary proves unpretentious as mayor for two weeks with all officers chosen similarly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Stearn
Hancock School
Boston Town
Mr. Gilk
Philadelphia
Rose Weiner
Inquest Sways Chase Mystery With New Leads
Swampscott Oct 2 The inquest into the mysterious death of Mrs Jennie P Chase at her Greenwood avenue home Sept 12 gains momentum Chief Harris has gathered key evidence after consulting with District Attorney Peters in Salem He possesses relatives friends and former servants statements and awaits Harvard professor Whitney's vital organs report to decide on an inquest The Chase brothers allege foul play and a previous chloroform episode from a decade ago is under review A close longtime friend now in Lynn may provide a crucial statement
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swampscott
Jennie P. Chase
Greenwood Avenue
Harris
Salem
Peters
Whitney
Harvard
Chase Beleve
Pyramid Pile Cure Claims Promising Personal Testimonials
Letter snippets from Walter Sharkley F McKay and B Stringfellow praise Pyramid Pile Cure for curing long standing piles. Advertises a free trial and home treatment with low cost full packages through Pyramid Dine 0 408 Pyramid building Marshall Mich.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Sharkley
Park St. Springfield
Mass
F. McKay
Weaverville
Stringfellow
Elko
S.C
Pyramid
Pyramid Building
Marshall, Mich
Harvard's Bloody Monday Quiet Night After Agreement
Bloody Monday at Harvard passed with the tamest scene in years as freshmen and sophomores avoided large rushes. Small groups gathered in dorms and engaged in good natured rough housing while some freshmen were compelled to entertain the 1908 men with impromptu performances.
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Harvard
Chronic disease cure by original methods offered
A long standing healer proclaims 25 years of treating chronic diseases with original non cutting remedies and herbs. He promises blood cleansing to purge diseases at any stage and offers mail consultation and a booklet describing patient outcomes.
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Tarrant CO
Hudson Street
Dr James Solomon Office Hours At Beacon 8st
Dr James M Solomon lists office hours from 10 a m to 6 p m on weekdays, Saturdays until 9, and Sunday 10 to 8 at the Beacon 8st location.
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James M. Solomon
Poison bottle ends lodger’s life in Merrimac House
A chambermaid found lodger Charles Lindén dead in his room at Merrimac House. An empty poison bottle lay near his hat. Linden, likely Swedish, aged about 45, 5 feet 10, 160 pounds, with both ankles amputated. He registered Sept 11 and had a Sudbury postmark from April 24. Police noted a hospital stay from Feb 9 to Aug 31 at Te Wksbury State Hospital.
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Merrimac
Friend
Charles Lindén
Linden
Sudbury
Charles Linden
State Hospital
Tewksbury
Stingy Father’s Will Under Scrutiny in 1903 Case
In New York on October 2, Attorney Maniere told the Supreme Court that Alpheus DuBois deserted his wife and child in 1859 and paid nothing thereafter. DuBois died in 1903 leaving a fortune of 75,000 dollars to be contested by his daughter Ivy Blanche and a wife long unaware of his identity. The will provides a $10,000 legacy to Ivy Blanche with executors tasked to locate her.
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New York
Alpheus DuBois
Maniere
Supreme Court
Alpheus G. DuBois
Ida Bianche McKee
Columbia University
Florida
Iowa
Ivy Blanche
Arcanumites Told Refuse New Assessment Rates
The Associated Councils of the Royal Arcanum legal committee warns members to refuse signing blanks for new assessment rates. Members should tender the old rate and, if refused, include a written protest with payment of the new rate. The committee provides a protest form and disclaims responsibility for actions begun in Tennessee and Ontario.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
National Executive Committee
Associated Councils of the
Royal Arcanum
Supreme Council
Tennessee
Ontario
Arcanum Members Urged to Pay Under Protest
A protesting committee of Royal Arcanum members in the state votes to send circulars to affiliated councils. They urge members to pay assessments under protest, offering to tender old-rate payments and then pay the new amount only under written protest.
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Royal Arcanum
Card a Cold in One Day
An old medicine ad promotes a laxative Bromine Quinine tablet to relieve a cold in one day. The claim notes a refund if it fails and features E. W. Grove’s signature on each box. Price is 25 cents.
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Sts
E. W. Grovbe
A Guaranteed Cure for Piles Offers Fast Relief
An advertisement claims a guaranteed cure for piles including itching bleeding and protruding symptoms. The product Pazooint is said to work in 14 days with a price of 50 cents.
Father John’s Medicine promised cure backed by $25,000 offer
An advertisement offers $25,000 to any charity proving the story of Father John O’Brien of Lowell and his medicine false. The tale claims the physician’s prescribed cure rebuilt his health, led to a family remedy, and that Father John endorsed it for throat and lung troubles, with guarantees and no alcohol.
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Father John
John O’brien
Lowell
Mass
John
Wheatland in asylum after arrest in San Francisco
Philip D. Wheatland, son of a former Salem mayor and Harvard graduate, was arrested in San Francisco on petty larceny charges and committed to Napa Insane Asylum after the police court dismissed the case due to his mental condition. He is well known in Salem. his family and second wife, Hattie Jewett, remain there.
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San Francisco
Cal
Philip D. Wheatland
Salem
Mass
Napa
Young Wheatland
Harvard
Boston
Hattie Jewett
East
Somerset Club
Choate
Last Effort to Save Patrick in Court of Appeals
Albert T. Patrick, convicted of the 1900 murder of William Marsh Rice, argued for a re argument of his case before the New York State Court of Appeals. David B. Hill, his counsel, cited a potential conflict involving Judge John Clinton Gray’s son, a former assistant district attorney who helped prosecute Patrick.
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Albany
N. Y
Albert T. Patrick
William Marsh Rice
New York City
State Court of Appeals
United States
Patrick
David B. Hill
John Clinton Gray
Court of Appeals
New York County
Wife ran up big bills in Charlestown department store
In Municipal Court Catherine M Willis, wife of William Willis of 60 Havre Street Charlestown, after separation on April 23 bought goods in his name totaling 105 dollars and incurred further charges including a filler’s bill of 12.50. The judge ordered $25 immediate payment and $10 weekly until further order.
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Catherine M. Willis
William Willis
Havre Street
Charlestown
A Lovely Complexion Says Mrs Reichenberg
Mrs R Reichenberg, wife of a New York jeweller, recounts a friend’s claim that Cuticura Soap on water gives a healthy woman a fine skin. She follows the advised routine and attests the soap keeps the skin soft white and clear and prevents redness and roughness.
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R. Reichenberg
Fulton St
New York
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N. Y. Bigamist
Newton City
Family Bible
Inquest
Chief Harris
Arcanumites
Wheatland IN Asylum
Selezer
THE
White Dental
Washington ST
Gard
Federal Street
Stet
Job. Wanpaood Tl Trust CO
Willis Maintenance
Thomas Jefferson King
King
Oxford
King Dental Parlors
Cor
AVOR
Crosby’s Tewelry
New Grand Hotel
Broadway
List St
St. Peters Church
Concord
Sroney Cambridge
Soul Corp
Tremont
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