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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1905
Page
3
Two boys Talcott and Hodgdon described discovering a wet leather dress suitcase floating near the Winthrop Yacht Club. The case contained a dismembered female body wrapped in paper with visible blood marks and missing head arms and legs.
Custodian recounts handling of a woman's body found dismembered. Medical examiner Harris observed the preservation in ice before placement in Winthrop cemetery. Wounds include two incisions and surgical like removal of organs and limbs. The narrator notes likely death before dissection and praises the precision of the cuts.
Alfred E. Allen recounts with Mr. Pollard how two boys spotted a floating dress suitcase near the club floats. They hauled the half sunken case ashore and found a mutilated young woman’s trunk wrapped for surgical removal. Police were alerted and took charge of the remains.
Three girls are missing from Medford prompting state police in surrounding towns to search. Florence Clark, 19, and Mary Center, 20, from 20 Fountain Street, and Mabel Marks, 19, of 66 Orchard Street, have not been heard from for two weeks.
Alfred Allen and Rudolph Pollard saw a rope reach two boys in a boat who pulled the case to shore. At the clubhouse, investigators opened the case to reveal a trunk fragment described as legless armless and disemboweled.
Club member recounts viewing a dismembered trunk on the clubhouse veranda. He terms the discovered body as that of a nearly eighty-year-old well-nourished woman and suspects an unlawful medical operation. He notes initial impressions as a medical student’s failed plan and describes the scene as onlookers nearly prostrating at first viewing.
A brief note mentions an elevation viewpoint enhancing the outlook from local houses. It hints at further murder details on Page 4.
The Winthrop locale near the yacht club known as Great Head is thickly settled with a large summer and permanent population. Opposite the Colonial Inn, a summer hotel, the shore area hosts boathouses and shacks. High tide drops could be observed from nearby roadways, making concealment difficult and detection likely.
Baseball report from Huntington avenue details a St. Louis victory over Boston 5 to 8 with Gibson below par. Harry Gleason impresses with six assists and Freeman returns to first. Key plays involve Rockenfield Frisk and Frisk scoring on a triple, plus a late Frisk score on Buchanan. A double header is set for today at 1 45 with Barry and Winter pitching for Boston.
Captain Collins and owner Taylor deny rumors that Boston players will refuse to play the post season series against the Nationals. Collins says he has heard no talk of a refusal and Taylor likewise says there is no such rumor, disposing of Washington’s report.
Twice yesterday Chicago defeated New York and narrowed the gap to first place with the Athletics. A clean sweep in New York would tighten the race, while Boston drops toward third if they lose. Cleveland must hold off the Athletics for Chicago to catch them.
Schedule lists St Louis at Boston in two games at 1:45 pm, plus Chica at New York, Detroit at Washington, and Cleveland at Philadelphia.
Veteran swimmer Bill Jennings accepts a challenge to race Percy Cavill for money or doughnuts. Jennings will stake $100 to bind the match and can be contacted at 7 West Knox Street. Cavill decides the date and venue.
New York on September 21 reports Merry Lark won the Hindoo Stakes at Gravesend. Cairngorm and Chrysolite placed among early races with strong payouts. Other winners include Keator Jocund Jacobite Grenade and Midas with specific odds and times attached.
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