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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1911
Page
7
The white haired father of Thomas Varland Richeson, Cambridge pastor, arrived in Boston in tears over his son’s alleged crime. He denied the charges as impossible, calling him still his son and expressing heartbreak at the predicament.
Richeson, aging father, declares his son innocent and vows to help prove it. He says no blood relation could commit such a crime and urges due process as charges loom over his boy, a first time family suspicion. He travels to assist and await a fair investigation.
Mrs. C. S. Sagerser of 1227 Bellefontaine Ave Kansas City Missouri writes that after la grippe years ago she suffered neuralgia head nose ears and eyes. She credits Peruna with lasting relief from colds and internal catarrh and states she is now feeling perfectly cured aside from some deafness at age forty six.
Mrs George Parker of 419 Water St Menasha Wisconsin writes that Peruna quickly cures colds and prevents complications. She says it eased years of catarrh by stopping throat dripping and nasal congestion in the morning and plans to continue use until fully free of catarrh. She endorses the medicine as honest.
District Attorney Pelletier announced a robust team of five top experts to assist in the Richeson trial. The list includes Dr Timothy Leary Tufts Medical School pathology and legal medicine, Dr William J Whitney Harvard Medical School co expert chemist, Dr Charles Sedgwick Minot Harvard Medical School embryology, Dr Alfred Balch Tufts Medical School chemical pathology, and Dr John E. ete son chemist and author, former assistant to Dr Edward S Woods.
District Attorney Pelletier plans a speedy trial for Reverend Richeson if indicted by the special grand jury set for Thursday. He confirms there will be no second autopsy on Miss Linnell and will search a buried bathrobe for clues. The exhumation, with Boston police involvement, aims to close all gaps before presenting the case to the grand jury.
Julius Bergerson aged 52 was declared insane after threatening to kill President Taft upon arrival in Minneapolis. He was jailed pending transfer to the State asylum at Rochester following an inquiry into his mental condition. The threats surfaced after a month of warnings noted by friends and a lawyer, Br Pesheen, who alerted authorities.
At Arcadia Crossing Joe Oman threw a lever, derailing a nine car runaway train at 70 mph and preventing a head on crash with a Santa Fe passenger train. He was knocked unconscious, later waking in the street 60 feet away. doctors say he will recover.
Dr Helene Knabe former state bacteriologist was found dead in her bed with a knife wound to the head. Police suspect murder but have not found the weapon and a janitor detained earlier was released after questioning.
The night report notes that a theory attributing death to the deceased’s own actions was revived after earlier being set aside. Details remain unclear as the discussion continues.
Hyannis reports reveal Avis Linnell wore a plain gold ring on her left hand in effect a marriage to Rev. C W T Richeson. Ellen Ormsby recalls plans for a rainbow wedding with bridesmaids Beulah Mecarta and Georgia Collins at the Normal School.
An advertising column promotes Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy as a simple inexpensive treatment to remove gray hairs and dandruff. It claims quick results in a few days, plus scalp relief and hair growth, offered at fifty cents a bottle by druggists.
A lecture by Dr. Cook in the city drew 1500 people and violent shouts. Police escorted Cook from the hall as factions clashed and an alleged North Pole picture sparked the eruption.
The Sunday Post Magazine hosts a $10,000 competition drawing entries from leading writers. Two refined stories were accepted for publication in the upcoming issue, showcasing the contest’s prestige and the caliber of contributors.
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