Mary Massoni to Return Home with Police from Rochester
Inspector Morrey will bring 12 year old Mary Massoni of Ridgeway court and "Blind George" Wilson back to Brockton from Rochester to reunite with her mother and brother David Massoni. The mother expresses joy and a desire for justice, while it remains uncertain if Wilson can be held.
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Brockton
James F. Morrey
Rochester
N. Y
Mary Massoni
Ridgeway Court
George’ Wilson
Hanson
David Massoni
Rose Massoni
Mary
Blessed Mother
George
Erysipelas Cured by Pink Pills for Pale People
Mrs Ida A. Oolah of 19 Winter Street Newburyport Massachusetts recounts a severe chronic erysipelas attack in June 1908 that spread across her body. After failing standard treatment she took Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People and recovered after six boxes, resuming normal duties. Pills marketed by Dr Williams Medicine Co Schenectady NY.
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Ida A. Oolath
Dr. Williams
Dr. Williama Medicine Co
Schenectady
N.Y
War Bride Unites Boston Doctor and Southern Beauty in Lexington
Dr. William Cogswell of Boston wed Miss Miriam G. Clay, a descendant of Henry Clay, at the bride’s Lexington home. The couple met during the Spanish American War as he served as an army surgeon, sending letters home as they awaited Cuba, and their romance culminated after the war with this marriage.
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Lexington
William Cogswell
Wadsworth
Newbury Street
Boston
Miriam G. Clay
Henry Clay
Cogswell
Massachusetts
Highth
South
Cuba
Miriam Clay
Soldier Boy
Cupid
Hebrew Groups Plan 260th Anniversary U S Celebrations
The Chelsea Young Men's Hebrew Association and other Hebrew organizations nationwide discuss arrangements for marking the 260th anniversary of Hebrew settlement in the United States.
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U.S
Chelsea Young Men’s Hebrew Association
United States
War on speeders continues in Waltham Court
Weston report says ten more autoists have been summoned at Waltham Court for overspeeding. Police announce a continued crackdown on motorists exceeding legal speed limits, with next Friday morning set for hearings.
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Weston
Waltham Court
When is a man drunk defined in Plymouth 1646 law
District Attorney Asa P. French cites the 1646 Laws of the Colony of New Plymouth defining drunkenness as speech impairment, staggering, vomiting, or inability to work. Penalties escalate from five shillings fine to ten shillings and finally good behavior binding, with stocks for nonpayment.
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Plymouth
Asa P. French
Norfolk Counties
Dewey
Boston
Bruce
Malden
French
Colony of
New Plymouth
Week of Street Robberies Reported in Swampscott and Boston
A series of robberies over the week leaves victims including John Foley in Swampscott shot beaten and robbed of 57 dollars. Peter McGlone of Alliston robbed and beaten in the West End. William E Smith and others assaulted in Kingston street Brockton Chardon street. John Conley robbed of 17 dollars. Emma Nutting attacked in Lawrence corner of Boylston and Charles streets. Thieves largely escape.
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Swampscott
John Foley
Peter McGlone
Alliston
West End
William E. Smith
South Boston
Kingston Street
Mabel Smith
Mary Huntington
George Manning
Brockton
Chardon Street
John Conley
Emma Nutting
Lawrence
Boylston and
Charles Streets
Bartlett for Governor Prominent Boston Lawyer and War Veteran
Charles W. Bartlett born in Boston in 1845 rises from a New Hampshire farming background to Dartmouth College and Albany Law School. A Civil War veteran, he builds a Boston legal career with Bartlett & Anderson and leads Dartmouth alumni efforts while advocating reciprocal trade and tariff reform for New England industries. He is urged as the Massachusetts governor candidate with support from business and labor groups.
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Lee
New Hampshire
Gen. Bartlett
New England
Truro
Mass
Cape Cod
Hogsback
Bartlett
Dartmouth College
Wellfleet
Cape
Gen
Maynard
Superior Court of Massachusetts
South Gardner
Salmon Falls
N. H
Albany, N. Y
New York
Samuel M. Wheeler
Dover
New York City
Boston
N. B. Bryant
Bryant
Bartlett & Anderson
Jobn A. Avdrew Post 15
Charles W. Bartlett
Commonwealth
Canada
Massachusetts
Congress
Organised gang of thugs in Boston alleged by victims
The police deny the existence of an organized gang but residents like Emma Nutting of Lawrence report street crime. She was beaten and robbed of $1.50 at Boylston and Charles streets and sought shelter at the YWCA. Readers are urged to consider whether crime patterns have shifted.
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Boston
Emma Nutting
Lawrence
Boylston
Charles Streets
The Root of the Matter and Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets
A man with chronic stomach trouble and failing digestion credits Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets with restoring appetite and health after trying doctors and sanatoriums. He reports relief after a week and full recovery after completing two packages, noting the tablets contain aseptic pepsin malt diastase and other digestives. The ad urges regular use for lasting digestion and strength.
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Pillar
Stuart
United States
Canada
Great Britain
Perfecti Case Up In Court
In Providence Rhode Island on October 10 Henry Perfecti alias Enrico Perfetti a Boston cook faced trial for assault with intent to kill Mary Foley on Greene Street Aug 31 A hypnotic influence claim by the defendant and his alleged control over Foley were central as he pursued her to Providence seeking her to live with him and she fled to avoid his alleged coercion.
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Providence
R. I
Henry Perfecti
Enrico Perfetti
Boston
Superior Court
Mary Foley
Greene Street
Perfecti
Woodcock
Milford Street
Northampton Y M C A holds 175 delegates in convention
One hundred seventy five delegates representing Young Men's Christian Association auxiliaries throughout Massachusetts met in annual convention at the Northampton Y M C A building. Addresses were scheduled by Smith College President L Clark Seelye Mt Holyoke President Mary E Wooley international education secretary A G Bookwalter and Dartmouth College Professor H H Horne.
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Northampton
Young Men’s Christian Association
Massachusetts
L. Clark Seelye
Smith College
Mary E. Wooley
Mt. Holyoke College
A. G. Bookwalter
International Education
H. H. Horne
Dartmouth College
Washburn Secures Long Term Lease on Five City Estates
George F. Washburn obtains a long term lease covering five parcels totaling 7311 square feet at 669 679 Washington and 11 17 Lagrange streets. Total assessments reach 239000. Alterations planned include new entrances and fronts for two stores. George G. Allen represented Washburn, Edward H. Eldredge & Co. the owners.
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George F. Washburn
Washington Street
Lagrange Street
Washburn
George G. Allen
Edward H. Eldredge & Co
Man Loses Noun Speech After Trolley Crash
Garret T. Dunham of Plainfield New Jersey was thrown from a trolley car several weeks ago striking his head. He is now well except for a peculiar trouble: he cannot pronounce nouns though verbs come easily. He struggles to name objects.
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New York
Garret T. Dunham
Plainfield
N. J
Maine Boy Shot in Woods Near Bridgton
Benjamin Kimball age 18 was shot while driving through the woods near his home in Bridgton Maine. Police say the shot likely was an accidental stray from a hunter rifle and his condition is not expected to improve.
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Bridgton
Benjamin Kimball
Kimball
Middletown Murder Committed at Midday
Milton Cuddelock, a farm hand, told police he heard pistol shots and screams from the Olney farm between 11 and 12 o'clock on the day the Olney brothers and Alice Ingerick were murdered. This provides the first direct evidence fixing the time of the crime.
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Middletown
N.Y
Milton Cuddelock
Olney
Olney Brothers
Alice Ingerick
Country Dance Opens Brookline Social Season in Garage
On Fred McQuesten estate at 1500 Beacon Street a country dance as the season opener will bring Brookline and Back Bay elites to the main floor of a newly finished garage. Over a hundred invitations are accepted and attendees will wear masked costumes as decorations mimic an old county fair exhibit room.
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Fred McQuesten
Beacon Street
Brookline
Back Bay
Suit Against Ryan Over Lead Company Profits
Harry C. Hoskins of New York filed in chancery to compel Thomas F. Ryan vice president of Morton Trust Co to account for profits alleged from promoting the United Lead Company formed January 1903 with five million dollars authorized capital stock.
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Trenton
N. J
Harry C. Hoskins
New York
Thomasf. Ryan
Morton Trust Company
Ryan
United Lead Company
Washington Indictments in Cotton Leak Cases
Justice Wright issued a bench warrant for Frederick A. Peckham and Moses Haas in the cotton leak cases within the Agricultural Department. The order aims to arrest either man if he enters the District of Columbia.
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Washington
Justice Wright
District Supreme Court
Frederick A. Peckham
Moses Haas
Agricultural Department
District of Columbia
Dougherty Surrenders to Sheriff at Peoria
Newton C. Dougherty, once a bank president and school superintendent, surrendered himself to the Peoria sheriff after 97 indictments for forgery and embezzlement totaling $64,500 were returned. He drove to the jail and was locked up overnight.
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Peoria
Ill
Newton C. Dougherty
Think Young Wife Slain in Harlem River Death
Police dragged the Harlem River for the body of 18 year old Kathen Duerr as suspicion fell on her husband Otto Duerr and his friend Charles Hahn. Raymond and Mary Messmer, the drowned woman's parents, told coroner O Gorman they suspect foul play.
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New York
Harlem
Kathen Duerr
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