Evidence Prompts Defense in Ossipee Cottage Murder Case
An Ossipee murder case heats up as defense promises to present new evidence. Investigators search the burned cellar for clues while questions about a locked door, time of fire, and possible outsiders loom. The four Melrose Highlands men are identified as visitors. venue change rumors circulate and court actions loom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chandler
Matthews and
Stevens
Melrose Highlands
Charles White
Arthur Boynton
George H. Glover
Charles E. Derby
Charles E. Underhill
Small
Boston
Footprints of Woman Tied to Mountainview Murder Case
Fresh barefooted woman prints with a dog were found on the beach in front of Frederick C. Small’s cottage at Mountainview New Hampshire. Melrose Highlands vacationers nearby helped respond as the cottage burned and investigators seek links to the wife’s murder.
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Mountainview
New Hampshire
Smalls
Melrose
Post
Mrs. Small
Glover
Frederick C. Small
N. H
Small
Melrose Highlands
Attendance in Boston Schools Reflects Disease Fear
The article notes high school attendance rising in Dorchester and South Boston while overall city enrollment drops. It details health inspections, physician exams, and careful monitoring of symptoms, with 71 percent of Newton pupils returning and college enrollments expanding at Wellsley and Boston College High School.
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Dorchester High School
Board of Health
Thomas
South Boston High School
Franklin B. Dyer
Curley
Dyer
George S. Burgess
Brighton
George E. Brock
Cora Bigelow
Boston Teachers’ Club
Peter Faneuil
West End
Faneuil School
Newton
Bigelow
Mason
Newton Centre
Hyde
Newton Highlands
Infantile paralysis cases rise in Boston and state
The Boston Board of Health reports 26 new infantile paralysis cases in Boston over 56 hours ending 5 pm with one death. Sailor John Buckman, 22, died after transfer from a foreign steamship to Gallups Island quarantine. The State Board lists 12 new cases outside Boston for the same period.
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Boston Board of Health
John Buckman
Gallups Island
State Board of Health
Boston
Louis Ricker
Ridgewood Road
Dorchester
Myer Fix
Brighton Street
Rose Slater
DasherlLaterskin
Lowell Street
West End
Rosa Tangstrom
Harrison Avenue
South End
Mary Dooley
Boston Street
Persne Kramer
L Street
Helen Corcoran
East Third Street
Patrick Welch
Storey Street
Herma van Baker
Sanger Street
Pertha Kammerling
Ottawa
Frank Holderrid
Crawfor Street
Roxbury
Jennie Annelli
Mo Street
John Reagen
King Street
William Ritchie
Groveland Street
Mary Toronto
Road Street
Robert Floyd
Williams Avenue
Hyde Park
Melrose School Opening Delayed to October Ninth
Melrose public schools opening postponed to October 9 after the rapid spread of infantile paralysis. Five new cases were reported in Melrose prompting the delay to protect students and staff.
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Melrose
Pleads Guilty to Opium Smuggling on US Vessel
Tony Chen, steward on the S. S. Virginian, pleaded guilty in US District Court to smuggling 21 cans of opium and was fined 500 dollars by Judge Morton. He pleaded not guilty to smuggling jewelry valued at 387 dollars, paid the fine, then posted 1500 bail on that charge.
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Tony Chen
United States District Court
Morton
Chen
Stabbing Affray at Wakefield Factory Leaves Man Wounded
A stabbing affray at the Heywood Brothers Wakefield rattan factory left Louis Marra 31 of 22 Highland Street Wakefield seriously wounded in the neck and chest. Fellow worker Vincenzo Spilitno 25 of 262 Pleasant Street Maldon is charged with inflicting the wounds with a stiletto.
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Heywood Brothers
Wakefield
Louis Marra
Highland Street
Wakefeld
Vincenzo Spilitno
Spilitno
Pleasant Street
Malden
Signal Drill At Dartmouth Big Green Work On Punting
Hanover N H Oct 2 The usual Monday drill characterized the Green squad workout as Coach Cavanaugh focused on errors from Saturday's Boston College game. There was no scrimmage but a light signal drill with emphasis on punting and drop kicking. Quarterbacks showed encouraging effectiveness with swift team snaps and several new formations proving successful.
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Hanover
N. H
Big Green
Cavanaugh
Boston College
Approves Wage Scale for Women in Massachusetts Factories
The Massachusetts Minimum Wage Commission approves the Women's Clothing Wage Board recommendations. The new rates start February 1, 1917: $8.75 for experienced adults, $7.00 for inexperienced adults, and $6.00 for workers under 18.
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Massachusetts Minimum Wage Commission
Women's Clothing Wage Board
Massachusetts
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Arthur Chandler
Dence
E. C. Connor
Lake Ossipee
Elizabeth Curry
Norma Curry
Concord
James P. Tuttle
Messrs. Matthews
C. E. Derby
Franklin Street
Apthrop Road
Greenwood Road
Wakefield Line
George C. Glover
Rufus E. Underhill
Sewell Woods Road
Dr. Derby
New York
Hanover and
Portland Streets
Buick
the Noyes-Buick CO
Lawton Street
Buick Boston CO
Massachusetts Avenue
William H. Devine
Wellesley
Wellesley College
Texas
Young Men's Catholic Association
Jordan Marsh Company
Alice Gitchell Kirk
Jordan Marsh
Dartmouth
Woodrow Wilson
United States
Collier's
Batiste
Wallace
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