Admiral Eaton Described As Jekyll and Hyde In Court
Plymouth October 23 The defence in the murder trial of Mrs Jennie May Eaton opened with Attorney Francis J Geogan calling Admiral Joseph G Eaton a drunkard drug user and immoral man He claimed during the last illness and death of Mrs Eaton he was intoxicated at home and unable to attend the funeral His argument suggested his drug habits endangered lives and that letters would show him as a degenerate The defense hinted witnesses would portray the admiral as flirtatious and untrustworthy
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Plymouth
Dr. Jekyl
Hyde
Joseph G. Eaton
Francis J. Geogan
Plymouth County Court
Jennie May Eaton
William A.morsehalt
Eaton
Geogan
Bandit William Dubois Surrenders After Four-Mile Chase
William Dubois, aged 17, led a boat mounted pursuit through Waltham Newton and Watertown in a bid to evade arrest. After bullets from pursuers and a shotgun wound, he surrendered while companion George Green escaped to the woods. The diagram notes Dubois’s four mile chase from Bleachery Station to the dam at Watertown.
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William Dubois
Waltham
Newton
Watertown
George Green
Woods
Bemis
Ony ST
Caldwell Admits Refusal to Marry Miss Mason
George H. Caldwell 75, now married to Maude A. Taylor, faced a $75,000 breach of promise suit from Helen Marie Mason through her mother in Suffolk Superior Court. Caldwell says both agreed to marry but he refuses to fulfill the promise. He denied plans to leave $60,000 or gifts in a will and cited cause to refuse the engagement.
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George H. Caldwell
Helen Marie Mason
Longwood Avenue
Mason
Grace L. Mason
Suffolk Superior Court
Caldwell
Miss Mason
Fear Crisis Nearing in Mexico
Washington reports an atmosphere of gravity as Mexico’s situation grows tense with the Oct. 26 election approaching. Officials view President Wilson's refusal to discuss Mexico at his press conference as ominous amid U S dissatisfaction with Britain’s stance and unsettled conditions in Mexico City.
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Washington
United States
Great Britain
Mexico City
Wilson
Mexico
President seeks excuse on international affairs note
The President had informally discussed international matters, giving a general status of affairs. Today he asked to be excused. Continued on Page 4-Fourth Col, Portland 8h. 44m.
Night Sky and Almanac for the Date
The record lists moon phase last quarter, day of year 297, autumn day 82, and time data for sunrise and sunset. It notes star risings and planet positions with morning and evening events and includes historical anniversaries such as Daniel Webster's death in 1852 and the Erie Canal opening in 1809.
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Venus
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Daniel Webster
Marshfield
Charles Becker
Rosenthal
Cloudy Forecast for New England and New York
Cloudy on Friday with rain likely Saturday across northern New England and eastern New York. Wind trends show moderate southeast and south directions, extending from Boston to nearby vicinities with coastal variations.
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Boston
Vicinity
Washington
New England
New York
Weather Observation Fragments From Thompson Spa Note
Readable fragments show times and temperatures from a Thompson’s Spa report. Average yesterday reached 50 degrees with partial timestamp data and past year comparison around 59 degrees. The text includes scattered figures and times without a complete narrative.
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Thompson’s Spa
Eis Cass
Parcel Post Offices Expand at Railway Stations
Parcel post offices are being established at the North and South terminal railway stations to handle the Christmas mail rush. The Postoffice Department leased about 4000 feet at the South station on Atlantic avenue and 1500 feet at the North station on Haverhill street. The South terminal should be ready by Nov 1, with the North terminal opening four weeks or two weeks later.
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Postoffice Department
Lantic Avenue
Express
Haverhill Street
North Station
Father John's Medicine Promises Lung Healing
An advertisement claims Father John's Medicine soothes lungs and promotes new flesh, presenting a tonic style claim of healing and regeneration.
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Father John
Two Bandits Raid Bleachery Station in Waltham Firefight
Two armed youths raided the Bleachery railroad station in Waltham engaging police from three towns in a running gun battle. William Dubois, 17, wounded by shot and duck shot, lies in Newton Hospital with 17 wounds. one bandit escaped toward Newton while the other was killed.
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William Dubois
LST
Newton
Bemis
Dubois
Lawn
Waltham
Pleasant Valley
Lawrence
Dedham Retired Schoolmaster Charles F Kimball Dies at 83
Charles F Kimball, longtime Dedham educator and former Rice Grammar School sub master, died at his home aged 83. He taught for 64 years starting in 1849, served on the Dedham school committee, and lived in Dedham since 1863. Born in Temple New Hampshire, he studied at Francestown and New Ipswich academies.
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Charles F. Kimball
Rice Grammar School
Dedham
Mr. Kimball
Temple
Francestown
New Ipswich
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