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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1921
Page
9
A bride who vanished after honeymooning near Lake Mashapaug vanished a week ago. Investigators scoured roads toward Southbridge Massachusetts and toward Union Staffordville and Stafford Springs as they pursued clues to her disappearance.
Police and residents press to solve where Mrs. Kettelle vanished after a church visit. Dragging was delayed by rain while investigators weigh that she drowned herself in a mental lapse, with leads explored along roads to Southbridge and Sturbridge.
John D. Kettelle of Cambridge returns to duties at the University Press as he pursues his plans with resolve. He denies his wife died by suicide and disputes a Causeway street sighting, insisting she met death by accident in the lake and that a rescue was not necessary. He stays in touch with state police daily while his friends and family seek answers.
Mrs. James M. Whitman of Central Valley, Nora Kettelle’s aunt, rejects suicide as the cause of her disappearance and argues the Radcliffe graduate died in a boating accident. She notes Nora’s sanity, ongoing happiness in marriage, and keeps her wedding garments and trousseau intact.
A young girl in a small town is described as unusually bright yet governed by occult influence. Residents report four weeks of fear and astonishment as her seemingly normal demeanor hides extraordinary, unexplained powers.
In a small community, a girl linked to a spate of eerie esca pades has become the focus of local concern. Her parents say the phenomena are supernatural, as playmates recount mind reading and uncanny knowledge beyond ordinary means, amid reports of elder testimonies and guardian statements.
Arbuckle confessed to four alleged parties at the Hotel St Francis in San Francisco, described today before the Los Angeles county grand jury by Al Sem nacher, a friend. Doran, chief deputy district attorney, says Arbuckle is held in San Francisco on murder charges in Miss Rappe case.
Doran described Semnacher's earlier statements and a later denial at the San Francisco inquiry. Semnacher testified Arbuckle told him he and Miss Rappe were in a room with certain acts. McCullough, Arbuckle's chauffeur, also testified but his remarks were not released.
Frederick Fishback and Ira C. Fourlouts, guests at a Hotel St. Francis party linked to the Arbuckle incident, arrived in San Francisco as the case against Arbuckle for fatally injuring Miss Rappe moves forward.
Los Angeles today District Attorney Brady announced that Semnacher testified before the grand jury that Arbuckle made no admissions regarding relations with Miss Rappe, contradicting his Los Angeles testimony. Brady said Semnacher will be here tomorrow for questioning and Towell Sherman, a missing witness, could face a grand jury indictment if he does not answer Brady’s demand to return to San Francisco.
Actor Lowell Sherman, wanted by San Francisco District Attorney Brady in the Arbuckle case, left a train at Harmon New York and disappeared in a car with a red headed woman. Swann's office notified Westchester police to locate the pair. Harmon, a New York Central switching point above Ossining, sits on the Hudson line.
Mr and Mrs Matthews Kirk of 191 Hawthorne Chelsea observed the 50th wedding anniversary last evening in Grand Army Hall Chelsea. They received gifts of gold from relatives and friends. Their children Henry M Kirk Louise C Hussey Herbert A Kirk Walter R Kirk and Frederick W Kirk helped in the receiving line alongside eleven grandchildren.
An advertisement from Utica promotes Dr. Pierce cures with testimonials from Mrs. Lou Thomas. It touts Favorite Prescription and Golden Medical Discovery as tonics to build up health and strength, available in tablets or liquid, with free medical advice from Dr. Pierce at the Invalids' Hotel in Buffalo New York.
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