Nathan Tells Police of Advising Surgery in Boston Case
Pittsburg police report Morris Nathan told Superintendent Wallace that Ethel Durrell and two friends discussed consulting a doctor for a criminal operation while en route to a Boston subway on Sept 9. Nathan admitted the girl was in a delicate condition and that he had been intimate with her.
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Pittsburg
Alex. Wallace
Morris Nathan
Boston
Ethel Durrell
Rita Marie
Eleanor Barren
Wallace
Reinold
Nathan
Miss Marie
Hunt
Miss Barren
Dugan
Watts
Brown
Municipal Court
Police Inspect Offices In Dr Jane Bishop Case
Chief Watts said Inspector Armstrong will inspect a number of offices connected to the Dr Jane Bishop case. Investigators focus on documents and records tied to the physician amid ongoing inquiries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DR. Jane Bishop
Watts
Armstrong
Poison and Patent Cure Claimed in Tobacco Scam
An 1890s style report notes tobacco as a slow poison and promotes Tobacco Specific with claims of curing nicotine addiction. It cites testimonials from users, a Rogers Drug & Chemical Co address, and mentions an inspector probing Dr Bishop’s office at Tremont street with two women involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rogere Drug & Chemical Co
M. J. Miser
San Jose
Cal
F. M.duup
Cohocton
Rogers Prog & Chemical Company
Fifth and
Nace Streets
Cincinnati
Ohio
Mrs Geary Faces Trying Day Amid Press Intrusion
Mrs Catherine Geary endured a weary day amid intrusive reporters and police questions in Boston. She read her prayer book on the car ride to police headquarters with her daughter and Inspector Waite, showing calm dignity despite fatigue and anxiety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine Geary
Geary
Inspector Waite
Police
Boston
Cure Constipation Ras Ear Rings Advertisement
Classified ad offers guaranteed relief for constipation with 300, a60c price and mail order or store purchase from CHEM. CO. Boston Mass.
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Ash
Boston
Mass
Henderson's Counsel Declares Perfect Alibi in Boston Case
Dr. R. J. Henderson is defended by Thomas J. Barry who asserts an alibi and claims he can prove it in New York. Police weigh potential suspects in a body disposal case with Nathan expected to arrive in Boston to provide testimony. The investigation remains cautious with arrests unlikely without solid evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas J. Barry
R. J. Henderson
Henderson
New York
Joseph Berkman
Gerard
Tremont Street
Watts
Post
Dr. Henderson
Henderson Had Office Near Dr Bishop in Tremont Building
Dr. Robert J. Henderson occupied a fourth floor office in Tremont Street near Mrs Dr Bishop for about a year until July 1904. He used the sign Tremont Specialty Company and promoted a remedy called Dr James Remedies while Crawford, the former tenant, ran a mail order business and a patent gas lighter. Janitor Hazen recalls assisting Henderson with medicines and cough syrup, and Henderson was said to know the Dr Bishop staff. after leaving, he was rarely seen in the building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert J. Henderson
Tremont Street
Dr. Bishop
Henderson
Tremont Specialty Company
James
Crawford
Dr. Henderson
Hazen
Mr. Crawford
Six New Yellow Fever Cases Reported in New Orleans
Yellow fever update to 6 pm shows four new cases today, total cases 398, no new deaths keeping the death toll at 444. One new focus identified, 26 cases under treatment, 2924 discharged.
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New Orleans
Hats Off 10 Post Named in Dress Suitcase Case
Pittsburgh police credit the Boston Post for identifying the dress suitcase victim and for the arrest of Nathan. Superintendent Thomas A. McQuaide lauded the Post saying the case baffled detectives until the paper provided critical light, whether by luck or merit.
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Pittsburg
Penn
Boston Post
Nathan
Post
Thomas A. McQuaide
Golden Seal plant cures heart of Dr. Pierce’s medicine
Dr Pierce extols Hydrastis Canadensis known as Golden Seal as a potent native medicine. He details its combination with Queen's root Black Haw bark Stone root and others to create the Golden Medical Discovery and Favorite Prescription, both alcohol free and vegetable based. He argues glycerine preserves medicinal principles better than alcohol and cites a transparent formula and house claims, offering a free book on request.
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Pierce
Dr. Pierce
Cambridge Inspectors Question Geary Case Suspect Nathan
Cambridge police Chief Inspector Hurley and Lieutenant Neilon questioned Mrs. Geary and her daughter Evelyn at their home for hours about the Geary disappearance. Hurley released notes including letters from Morris Nathan showing concern and devotion. Nathan denied knowledge of Ethel’s whereabouts and said he would marry her.
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Hurley
Neilon
Cambridge
Geary
Evelyn Geary interview with Nathan in Worcester
Evelyn Geary, sister of Susie Geary, talked with Morris Nathan during the Shepherd King company engagement in Worcester. She admitted the interview and long conversation about Susie’s disappearance but refused to reveal further details. She denied reports she would disclose Nathan’s involvement in Susie’s death.
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Morris Nathan
Shepherd King
Worcester
Evelyn Geary
Susie
Nathan
Hoff medicine price cut brings relief to asthma patients
The article notes excessive charges for Hoff medicine from dispen series and bureaus. Arrangements in Boston allow genuine Hoff remedy at 35 cents a bottle through Theo Metcalf Co., 87 Tremont Street, with physicians broadly approving the price reduction for this breathing-disease cure.
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Hoff
Adolf Hoff
Vienna
Austria
Boston
Theo, Metcalf Co
Tremont Street
Fitz Says Bosses Out in Cambridge Rally
Ex congressman John F. Fitzgerald assails Massachusetts bosses at a Cambridge rally urging the state ticket. Speakers include ex Mayor McNamee F A McLeod and George Dietrick. He cites Lodge backing and machine control to justify the push for reform and a Democratic victory.
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John F. Fitzgerald
Massachusetts
Cambridge
McNamee
F. A. McLeod
George Dietrick
Lodge
Bates
Guild
LafFollette
Wisconsin
Mayor Weaver
Philadelphia
Jerome
New York
Boss-Ship
Boss Lodge
Messrs. Guild and
Draper
Whitney
Catarrhal Powder Appears To Stop Chronic Catarrh
C G Archer of Brewer Maine reports long standing catarrh with eyes and nose running for days. After four months using Dr Agnew's Catarrhal Powder he has had no attack and claims it relieves symptoms in ten minutes.
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C. G Archer
Brewer
Maine
Dr. Agnew
Second car load of colonists heads for Hemet California
A second group of colonists left Waltham for Hemet California joining a previous party. The line includes Mr and Mrs Charles R Warren Walter Caldwell and many others. The party features Hannah Whittier aged 83 as the eldest and Raymond Thompson aged 3 months as the youngest. The earlier group includes a hotel keeper grocer jeweler musicians and a building contractor with contracts already secured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waltham
Hemet
Cal
Charles R. Warren
Walter Caldwell
W. E. Burke
O. W.W. Thompson
W. T. Thompson
A. J. Merrill
Hannah Whittier
Sarah Gray
S. F. Lyford
Julia Irving
B. H. Jakes
C. M. Haton
Tlora B. White
P. L. Sargent
Herbert C
Henry B. Whittier
Harwood
Newton
Frank Batchelder
Maine
Raymond Thompson
Cure by Cuticura Soap and Ointment Claims Relief
A Lakeside New York resident writes of months of severe facial sores and itching. After trying many remedies she reports instant relief from Cuticura Soap and Ointment and says she was completely cured after using two soaps and three ointment boxes.
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Mies Nellie Vander Wiele
Lakeside
N.Y
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Waitt & Bond’s
America
WAITT
Enaicott Street
B. A. Reinold
Shepherd King’ Company
W. A. Brady
Brady
Miss Durrell
Cole
Detective Bureau
Shepherd King” Company
South End
Bishop
Hotel Touraine
Mrs. Geary
Patrick Hurley
Michael Neilon
Edward
Boston Police Department
Sald
Mysery
Captain Dugan
Chief Watts
Isabel Florence
Rea
Tarrant CO
Hudson Street
N. Y
Miss Geary
Nature’s Laboratory
Buffalo
Fitz
Bay State
Bartlett
Fitzgerald
Commonwealth
Canada
Hall
Goetting
Mr. Bates
Common Council
California
Pacific Coast
Cuticura
W. S. Moody
Lowe
W. S. Moopy
Bours
Grey Bunton
Oxford U
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