Post’s Exclusive Scoop on Suitcase Victim Identification
The Sunday Post led the Boston press in identifying the suitcase victim, with front page portraits and extra editions revealing the name Ethel Durrell of Winthrop. Other papers paused, copying Post headlines while investigators pursued fresh clues on rings and destroyed lives. The Post’s 1879 Jennie Clarke scoop is cited as a historic precedent.
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Boston Post
POST
Boston
Susan Geary
Cambridge
Globe, Herald and American
Sunday Post
Identifica
The
Jennie Clarke
Missing Cambridge Woman Linked to Point of Pines Company
Miss Susan Geary of Cambridge or Ethel Durrell was said to belong to a musical comedy troupe at Point of Pines managed by John W Gorman. Gorman could not recall her under Geary or Darrell and payrolls showed no such name. He suggested she may have used an assumed name as a chorus member.
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Susan Geary
Cambridge
Ethel Durrell
Point of Pines
John W.gorman
Gorman Amusement Company
Boylston Street
Gorman
Geary
Darrell
Mr. Gorman
Life Story of Susan Geary A Cambridge Victim
Susan Geary of 685 Main Street Cambridge identified as the Winthrop dress suitcase victim. The piece outlines her family background, early schooling, stage ambitions under the name Ethel Durrell, and notes from relatives about her quiet, stay-at-home life. A mysterious letter alleges illegal doctor operations and a missing Maine girl, with police pursuing the writer.
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Susan Geary
Main Street
Cambridge
Winthrop
J. D. Geary
Robinson
Central Square
Mason & Hamlin Company
Piane
Broadway
Geary
Gearys
Harrison Street
Father Scully
Norfolk Street
Harvard Street
Cambridge High School
Boston
Maine
Sister Hopes for Best Amid Missing Sister Case
Evelyn Geary, sister of Susan Geary the Winthrop suitcase victim, said she believes her sister may still return home. She asserts there is no proof she is dead and expects startling statements from authorities.
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Morris Nathan
Massachusetts
Susie
Evelyn Geary
Susan Geary
What Susan Geary's Head Will Disclose
A historical notice describes the head of Susan Geary to be found for evidentiary purposes. It promises revelation of key physical identifiers and notes a dental feature, identifying a gold filled front tooth on the upper left, with a pearl crown, and another filled left front tooth.
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Susan Geary
John E. Hale
Hotel Pelham
Brighton Police Probe Letter Linking Doctor Under Scrutiny
Division 14 officers opened an inquiry after a Cambridge man’s letter alleged a Houston physician involved in recent events. Police mobilized last evening to verify the claims and pursue possible leads as part of the investigation.
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Brighton
Division 14
Cambridge
Huston
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Consult
DR. Greene
Temple Place
Mass
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Prince ST
New York
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John Cornwell
Lowell
Shepherd King” Company
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Castoria
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