Luetgert Defense Opens In German Soap Potash Case
The Chicago murder trial for Mrs Luetgert sees defense attorney Vincent begin with a simple denial of expert State evidence. He asserts the caustic potash was for soap and that bones are animal, not human, and that Luetgert may be alive in Germany. He plans to call Luetgert himself to testify and recounts how a smooth talking English medium Davey swindled them.
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Chicago
Luetgert
Vincent
Germany
Davey
Bar of Justice
Satan
Robert Davey
Enggen
Adolphus W. C. Grottey
New York
Williams Foresees Klondike Gold Wealth in Alaska
Charlestown miner John J. Williams returns from St Michaels Alaska with high claims of vast mineral wealth and gold abundance. He critiques corporate speculation and urges affording payback to workers, while detailing delays, hardships, and plans for a forthcoming pamphlet on his mining observations.
Pyramid Pile Cure Promises Safe Relief for Piles
A Pittsburg man touts the Pyramid Pile Cure as a safe, painless remedy that cured him after three months of sleeplessness. He claims doctors failed but the 50 cent to $1 treatment from Pyramid Drug Co. restored his health, urging others to try it and request a booklet from Albion, Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Handschu
56Th St
Cotton Alley
Pittsburg
Pyramid Drug Co
Albion
Mich
Miners Returning to Klondike Route Delayed by Snow
Victoria British Columbia September 22 The steamer Queen returned eighty miners who will wait until spring before heading to the Klondike. Winter has begun in the White and Chilkoot passes with four feet of snow on the summits and ice in small streams. Those attempting to cross now must use dog teams as horses are of no use.
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Victoria
B. C
Queen
Klondike
White
Chilkoot
Had Them Lanced a Personal Experience in Vermont
Chelsea Vermont report notes N G Moors recounts years with salt rheum and neck lumps. After taking Hood s Sarsaparilla he was never troubled by the lumps and salt rheum left him. Hood s Pills are advertised as remedy.
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Vermont
Cchelsea
Men Sell At Low Prices After High Rates Drop
Fragmentary OCR notes men once paid three to four hundred dollars weekly now available for five dollars, indicating a sharp price drop and market shift. The text implies a sudden change in value or demand that reduced costs dramatically.
Reindeer to Be Used to Aid Yukon Miners
Secretary Bliss shows interest in relief for Yukon miners facing winter hunger. He instructed the education commissioner to direct the Teller reindeer station to send all trained sled-drawing reindeer to St Michaels so they can transport provisions to the Klondike if needed.
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Washington
Bliss
Yukon
Commissioner of Education
Teller Reindeer Station
St. Michaels
Klondike
Constitution Ready to Receive Visitors at Charlestown Navy Yard
The frigate Constitution lies at its last moorings awaiting visitors this afternoon after sailors scrubbed decks to mend its condition. Newport supplies from Portsmouth have dirtied the ship, but crews strive to restore ship shape. Large crowds viewed the vessel from the dock, hoping for access, while authorities plan a Boston style celebration with Govorner, Mayor, and patriotic society leaders to decide the program.
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Constitution
Charlestown Navy Yard
Portsmouth
Newport
Navy Yard
Howison
Boston
The
Patriotic Societies
Brooklyn strikes over wage demands ignite citywide action
In New York on Sept 22 furnace and range men roofers and sheet iron workers in Brooklyn walked out in a sympathetic strike aimed at pressuring employers to meet cornice makers demand for a minimum wage of 4.50 per day. About two thousand workers are involved.
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New York
Brooklyn
Strikers Coming Home From Oxford Central Strike
Norway Me Sept 22 There is no change in the Oxford Central railway strike. President Wilson has not arrived to pay the Italians and has not been heard from since Saturday. The treasurer told the Italians this afternoon there are no funds to pay them and they are expected to go to Boston tomorrow, leaving their lawyers to manage their interests.
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Norway
Oxford Central Railway
Wilson
Boston
Drowned Woman at Cohasset Beach Near House
Marian Seaver 27 daughter of Dr David Seaver of Cohasset Mass was drowned at Pleasant Beach while bathing this forenoon. She was seen running along the beach then her body floated and later died after four hours of medical effort.
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Cohasset
Mass
Marian Seaver
David Seaver
Pleasant Beach
Freight Train Wreck Near Merrimack Station
A broken axle on a southbound freight near Merrimack station derailed about twenty cars at 3 05 pm. Five cars were badly smashed and track clearance took hours delaying the Boston bound train due at 4 68 pm but arriving at 8 15 pm.
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Manchester
N. H
Merrimack Station
Here
Boston
Death of Mrs. Dean Hodges in Cambridge
Mrs. Dean Hodges wife of Rev George Hodges dean of the Harvard Episcopal Theological School died at her home 3 Mason street Cambridge yesterday afternoon of appendicitis. She leaves a young son and daughter. A native of Pennsylvania she had been in the area only a few years.
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Hodges
George Hodges
Harvard Episcopal Theological School
Mason Street
Cambridge
Prisoner Everett Willis Sentenced for Jail Escape Plot
Everett Willis, 17, was sentenced to a state prison for 15 to 20 years for participating in a Charlestown jail escape attempt driven by love for his brother Herbert Willis. He claimed he acted under his brother’s influence and did not intend to kill officers, describing the plan, his nervousness, and the ensuing fight during the failed attempt.
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Everett Willis
Herbert
Charlestown
Dewey
Superior Court
Everett
Manning
Everett E. Willis
Massachusetts
Willis
Taunton
Chicago
Express
Washburn
Witham
HYOMEI Cures Catarrh and Bronchitis Claims
An advertisement extols HYOMEI as a natural remedy for catarrh deafness asthma coughs colds and bronchitis while a separate city report questions the safety and practicality of placing a self propelled fire engine at Mason street amid busy traffic and calls for a test of the plan to assess risk to the public and firefighters.
HYOMEI Cures by Inhalation and Free Treatment
Free treatment offered daily at 131 Tremont Street Room 52 from 9 A M to 6 P M except Sundays. HYOMEI outfit costs 1 00 with extra bottles 50c and HYOMEI BALM 25c. Sold by all druggists or sent by mail. Mailed free upon request for the story of HYOMEI.
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Tremont St
US offers to help end Cuban war with Spain
Report says General Woodford pressed Duke of Tetuan to speed a just settlement for Cuba and offered US good offices. If Spain rejects the proposal within a reasonable time, the United States may have to interfere. European powers largely back US rights, Austria possible diplomatic protest only.
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Madrid
United States
Woodford
Duke of
Spain
Austria
Cuba
Burglars At Work Reported In City Homes
Joseph A Rich told police that his 8 Yarmouth street residence was entered yesterday by forcing a door with a chisel and a gold filled Waltham watch plus a charm were stolen. The Col lar dwelling was entered since Aug 25 and a gold watch and various jewelry pieces were taken. Two Union Safe Deposit Company keys numbered 7535 and 7637 were also stolen.
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Joseph A. Rich
Yarmouth Street
Waltham
William C. Collar
Union Safe Deposit Company
Somerville Aldermen OK Petition for Better Electric Lighting
The Somerville Board of Aldermen adopted an order from the Common Council authorizing the Mayor to petition the gas and electric commissioners for fairer electric lighting prices and improved service. The Spring Hill district’s new schoolhouse was named the Mar W. Carr School.
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Somerville Board of Aldermen
Common Council
Gas and Electric Commissioners
Somerville
Spring Hill
Mar W. Carr
City Council Members Tour Water Basins
A large party of City Council members and officers visited the water supply system yesterday guided by Water Commissioner John R. Murphy. They traveled by train to South Framingham at 8:30, rode by barge from Framingham, enjoyed a country ride along basin roads, dined at Natick, then proceeded to Newton Upper Falls to the upper basin before returning to the city.
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John R. Murphy
Murphy
South Framingham
Framingham
Natick
Newton Upper Falls
Cavalry Veterans Meeting Elects New Officers
At the twenty-eighth annual reunion of the Independent Battalion Massachusetts Cavalry Veterans held at the Thorndike last evening the old board of officers was re elected: President Bradford Howes, vice president William A. Vining, junior vice president Reuben Tuttle, and secretary treasurer A H Way. The secretary reported three deaths William Welch of Company K at Portland Feb 12 97 H J Hanks of Company L at Medfield Feb 13 97 and G D Lawler of Company M at Boston Sept 21 97. Charles B Stevens was elected complimentary member.
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Cavalry Veterans
Independent Battalion
Massachusetts Cavalry Veterans
Thorndike
Bradford Howes
William A. Vining
Reuben Tuttle
A.h. Way
William Welch
Company K
Portland
Ore
H. J. Hanks
Medfield
Mass
G. D. Lawler
Boston
Charles B. Stevens
American Wringer Company Advertisement in Boston
The American Wringer Company lists locations at 77 and 79 Franklin Street and 80 Arch Street near Summer. C. C. Buckley is manager. They manufacture clothes wringers, mangles, and carpet sweepers with repair service. Orders by mail or telephone receive prompt attention. Tel. Boston 2690.
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American Wringer Company
Franklin Street
Arch Street
C. C. Buckley
Boston
Tribute to British Trade at Central Labor Union Meeting
A large Central Labor Union gathering at Phenix Hall on Washington street welcomed George E. McNeil back from the British Trades Congress in Birmingham England. President T. J. Murphy presided while Harry Lloyd gave the union’s welcome. McNeil praised British trade unionists and recounted congress work, followed by a collation and social singing.
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Central Labor Union
Phenix
Washington Street
George E. McNeil
British Trades Congress
Birmingham
Eng
T. J. Murphy
Harry Lloyd
McNeil
Congress
New Paving Foreman Takes Charge in Charlestown District
John W O Neil becomes foreman of the Charlestown paving district today succeeding Jeremiah F Mc Carthy who had long served as sub foreman. Mc Carthy was recalled after the death of Foreman Michael F O Neil until a permanent successor qualified. O Neil, a Charlestown resident, studied paving before taking the civil service exam on June first and ranked with over 80 percent. appointment was made at the request of Hon James Donovan.
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John ‘W. O’neil
Charlestown
Jeremiah F. McCarthy
McCarthy
Michael F. O’neil
O'Neil
James Donovan
Centre Harbor and Return Two Dollar Excursion
The Boston and Maine railroad offers a $2 excursion to Centre Harbor from Boston on Wednesday September 29. A special train leaves Union Station at 8 20 a m, connects at Alton Bay with the Mt Washington steamer for a sixty mile sail on Lake Winnipesaukee. Tickets are sold at 322 Washington street and will stop Tuesday at 6 p m. Tickets are limited, so buy early.
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Boston & Maine Railroad
Centre Harbor
Boston
Union Station
Alton Bay
Mt. Washington
Lake Winnipesaukee
Boston City
Washington Street
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Dr. Greene
Wnervura
Greene
Temple Place
Poste
Jwvice Vincent
MS. Luetgert Salve
John J. Williams
Lever Street
Alaska
Mr. Williams
Haverhill
Williams
Australia
Post
Seattle
Humboldt
San Francisco
Dawson City
Circle City
California
Oxford Central
Dean Hodges
Mason
Danger Point
West and
Washington Streets
Hyomei
Henry Sturgis Russell
Mason Street House
Fire Department
Mason and
West
Washington and
Tremont
Russell
Congress Street
West Street
Fort Hill Square
Tremont Street
R. T. Booth CO
Nuba
Department of the Home
Ashing Pon
J. B. Wieeietonbury iii
Wii
Ohnson & Co., & CO
Custom House St
A. Johnson
Johnson
O. H. Ingalls
Bangor
Ss. Johnson & CO
Sen Cane
New England Mutual Life Insurance Company
Post Office Square
Massachusetts Atute
Benj. F. Stevens
Alfred D. Foster
F. Trull
WM. B. Turner
Sec’y
Calton
Worcester Tech
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Quincy House
H. E. Scott
S. S. Edmonds
E. F. Gould
H. A. Clark
C. W. Kinney
C. J. Rebbol
Mitchell
Machine Maimers
W. M. Johnson
Smith
C. E. Eveleth
G. A. Sanford
E. E. Rich
England
Wilson Bros
Tremont Row
Dharborn
Allston
Isaac Dearborn
Se Tauceey
renee _ ~ BROWN
Margaret
John Brown
Bunton
Sarah Jon
William Bunton
Goffstown
Zepvler
Roslindale
Elisabeth H. Zepfier
Louis Zepter
J. Newman & Sons
Tremont &1
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