Worcester State Hospital Nurses Describe Abuses
At Worcester State Hospital a hearing revealed torture and ill treatment of insane patients. Nurses admitted to sheeting patients and dragging them naked by the hair, subjecting them to wet and hot packs causing injuries and at least one death after hours of exposure. Continued on Page 6-Fourth Col.
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Bessie Lukanopf
Boston
Worcester State Hospital
Worcester
State Board of Insanity
Relative shoots cousin in Dorchester home
Walter J. Smith forced his cousin Mrs Winnifred J Williams up two flights at 91 Dix Street Dorchester and held her prisoner for 15 minutes. When she tried to escape he fired twice, both shots entering her body. Mrs Williams is in dangerous condition at City Hospital. Police seek Smith who fled after the shooting.
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Walter J. Smith
Winnifred J. Williams
Dix Street
Dorchester
Williamis
Smith
Prisoner Overpowers Woman After Seizing Revolver
During captivity Mrs. Williams seized the pistol but Smith found it on the second landing as she tried to enter Martin J Adams's flat for safety. A bullet struck Mrs. Smith in the arm and shoulder while another wound opened on her chest. Williams staggered to the street for help as Smith returned to his room, changed clothes, hid the pistol, and slipped out a rear door with a small bundle.
Spend a Million Gates Dies in Cody Wyoming
Charles G. Gates, famed as Spend a Million Gates and son of Bet a Million Gates, died suddenly at 1 30 pm in the Burlington depot near Cody after 33 days in the big game country. His hunting party members included Morror G Irving and several doctors. The group had traveled to a rustic lodge toward Yellow stone Park and were moving to New York when death occurred.
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Cody
Wyo
Charles G. Gates
Gates
John W. Gates
Burlington Depot
New York
Morror G. Irving
Mothersell
Williamson
Heisler
Yellowstone Park
Shoshone River
Burlington
Death After Convulsion Strikes Gates at Event
Gates grew ill and suffered a violent convulsion during the event. Party physicians administered heroic measures but Gates died within minutes, leaving mourners and officials to assess the shocking incident.
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Gates
Stand Collapse Wounds Fifty at Tulsa Baseball Game
A packed Tulsa baseball park crowd of about 500 was injured when a grandstand collapsed on October 28 just before a Chicago American and New York National league game. Soldier Jay Taylor was among the injured and George Thatcher of Boston was listed among the more seriously hurt.
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Tulsa
Okla
Jay Taylor
Ninth
United States Infantry
Iva
Chicago American
New York
George Thatcher
Boston
Taylor
Boston Woman Granted Divorce From Doctor
Mrs. Myrtle Somes Field of Boston said she spent 1200 to 1500 dollars on her husband Dr. Fred G Field’s medical education before he deserted her. In Superior Divorce Court Judge Keating granted the divorce after she testified to the marriage and his desertion.
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Fred G. Field
Fred G Field
Boston
Superior
Keating
Police Seek Missing Walpole Girls
Three state wards Pearl Senner aged 16 Susan Chase aged 20 and Marion Levandas aged 16 were boarded out to a Walpole family. They ran away from their dwelling shortly after noon yesterday and Walpole police with surrounding towns are seeking them.
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Pearl Senner
Susan Chase
Marion Levandas
Walpole
No Let-Up in Battle for Votes
The four candidates for Massachusetts governor and their supporters pressed an intense statewide campaign through yesterday and last night with unabated vigor. Voters will decide at the polls on Tuesday in what is described as the fiercest campaign in years.
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Massachusetts
Candidates Hit Rail Monopoly and Labor Politics Tour
David S. Walsh denounces railroad monopoly and moneyed interests while urging voters to back Wilson. Governor Foss blasts the labor machine and urges removing politics from labor. Gardner forecasts victory next Tuesday with a Progressive edge. Bird continues tour in Boston area asserting Walsh vote helps Boston Democrats and denounces immigration limits. Johnson and Cummins campaign for Bird and Gardner respectively. See Page 16 for full stories.
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Cape
David S. Walsh
Wilson
Foss
Holyoke
Gardner
Taunton
Bridgewater
Charles Sumner Bird
Boston
Walsh
Hiram Johnson
California
Bird
Senator Cummins
Iowa
Portland Open For Seven Days After Sheriff Scully's Death
Portland and Cumberland county will be wide open for seven days following the death of Sheriff Everett G. Scully who earned the nickname The Nemesis of the Rum Sellers. His deputies lose office automatically and local police will alone enforce liquor laws, a task they are not known for rigorously. Liquor interests express no fear of increased activity.
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Portland
Everett G. Scully
Cumberland County
Scully
Water town Boy Found Dead Near Home
Six year old Antonio Mantenuto son of Mr and Mrs Mantenuto of 172 Summer Street Water Town was found dead by the roadside near his home yesterday afternoon. Medical Examiner West ruled the death due to heart disease.
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Antonio Mantenuto
Summer Street
Watertown
West
Mother seeks help to recover daughter enticed away
Mrs John Burns of 3 Wexford Street Brighton claims her 16 year old daughter Marion was lured from home by a business man who exercises controlling influence. She appeals to police at Station 14 Brighton to aid in bringing her daughter back home.
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Marion
John Burns
Wexford Street
Brighton
Liquor Spill Continues Across Page Six
Report notes that a large volume of liquor has been poured and the story continues on page 6 in the sixth column.
Marion Burns Case Leads Police To Boston Brighton Search
Four weeks earlier Mrs. Burns said Marion was hurriedly driven from home by a man she had met recently. John Burns reported finding her at 73 Warren Avenue Boston where she boarded before moving to 4 Washington Street Brighton. Police tried Washington Street house but could not enter.
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Washington Street House
John Burns
Os Joeres
Letter About Dorothy Feature of the Last Day's Testimony
Plymouth Oct 28 The Eaton murder case nears verdict as defence medical evidence rebuttals close. The jury will hear final addresses and a judge's charge after 3 41 pm completing the record. Mrs Eaton remains calm amid speculation of acquittal disagreement insanity or murder in the first degree.
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Plymouth
Jennie May Eaton
Plymouth County
Aiken
Joseph Giles Eaton
Ocean bridged by wireless first commercial transatlant ic link
The first commercial message between America and Asia was sent yesterday from Nome Alaska to Anary Siberia by Wireless between the United States Army Signal Corps station and a Russian government station. The message from St Petersburg addressed to Commander Wilkitzky noted the Arctic land mass discovery.
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Seattle
America
Asia
United States Army Signal Corps
Nome
Alaska
Ananyr
Siberia
St. Petersburg
Wilkitzky
Arctic
Evening Astronomical Notes and Anniversaries
The notice lists celestial events with rise and set times for Venus Mars Jupiter and Saturn along with daylight changes and moon phase. It also records anniversaries including Robert Fulton’s steam war vessel launch in 1814 and the Port Royal expedition of 1861, plus a note about Vice-President Sherman nearing death a year ago.
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Venus
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Robert Fulton
Port Royal
Harrison
Chicago
Sherman
Utica
N. Y
Weather forecast for New England and Boston region
Forecast indicates fair and cooler weather for Boston and vicinity on Wednesday with unsettled conditions on Thursday. Light to moderate variable winds expected. Northern New England sees cloudy conditions Wednesday and Thursday with moderate variable winds and a mix of fair and unsettled periods.
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Boston
Washington
New England
Temperature report from Thompson's Spa yesterday
Yesterday's temperature readings are partially legible with scattered figures. The text includes numbers like 12 2 13 and 58 72 but lacks clear context or complete data for a reliable summary.
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Thompson’s Spa
Clas Co Cao
Powers 10 Wait for U S in Mexican policy clash
Three European nations Great Britain Germany and France will not adopt any new policy toward Mexico until the United States submits a definite plan for how to handle the revolution plagued Central American republic.
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Washington
Great Britain
Germany
France
Mexico
United States
Central America
Powers Await Mexico Proposal as Huerta Crisis Deepens
Secretary Bryan announced that powers had asked for a proposal from the Mexican government. President Wilson planned talks with Bryan as officials expect a note to Huerta’s regime after Sunday’s election. Felix Diaz sought asylum on the Wheeling and was moved to the Louisiana as naval authorities discussed his fate.
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Mexico
Brian
Wilson
Bryan
Huerta
Felix Diaz
Vera Cruz
Wheeling
Fletcher
Diaz
Louisiana
Ward
Washington
State Department
Havana
New York
Fletche
United States
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