Sores that will not heal sparked remedy appeal
Medical Examiner Harris reports on a grisly Winthrop case, detailing the dismembered torso of a young woman found in a boat trunk. The autopsy cites septic peritonitis from an operation and notes skilled surgical work. further findings are to follow.
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Paul Glover
Springfield
Mass
Allen St
Morse
Harris
Winthrop
Suffolk
Winthrop Yacht Club
Howard Street
Boston
W. F. Whitney
BE. W. Brown
Francis A. Harris
Ee. W. Brown
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia
Pinkham
Miss Merkley
Frawley Civil War Vet Missing After Feared Robbery
Providence dispatch reports Thomas J. Frawley a 62 year old Civil War veteran 6 feet 2 inches tall and about 200 pounds has wandered toward Boston after leaving home September 6 and is believed robbed of around 100 dollars. His wife and daughter seek help from the Post with a thorough inquiry.
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Providence
R. I
Thomas J. Frawley
Boston
Frawley
Tatee
Five Killed as Pennsylvania Train Crash at Paoli
Five men died and forty others injured at Paoli station when an express Seashore Limited collided with a local passenger train. Victims included Frank A. Brastow and George M. Pennypacker. The accident occurred as the Seashore Limited was due at Broad Street at 8:18 PM.
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Philadelphia
Paoli
Pennsylvania Railroad
Frank A. Brastow
Haverford
Safety Car Heating and Lighting Company
George M. Pennypacker
Walton
Altoona
Penn
Richard Y. Garland
West Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Conductor killed as train collision injures 27 at Woodstock
In Woodstock crossing near Birmingham Alabama and Great Southern north bound train collided with the Blockton accommodation of the Louisville and Nashville railroad. Conductor H. H. Marbury died. Seventeen whites and ten or eleven Black passengers were injured.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama & Great Southern
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Woodstock Crossing
H. H. Marbury
How Man Seen With Bag Compares With Police Suspect
A comparison of a man seen by James T. Cook on a ferry boat with a heavy suitcase and a police suspect. Both are 5 feet 8 inches tall and around 135 to 136 pounds with slender builds and sallow complexions. The bag man wears a dark brown coat and gray trousers. the suspect wears a brown suit and bright necktie with a high collar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James T. Cook
Drift of Suitcase Hints at East Boston Area Origins
Medical Examiner Harris suggests the Winthrop victim’s suitcase could have drifted 10 to 12 hours due to tides winds and currents. Possible origins include East Boston North End or the shore between East Boston and Winthrop with six hours aboard a flood tide. A yacht club member doubts a Lynn train as the source. The finding offers little help to police.
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Harris
Winthrop
East Boston
North End
South Boston
Boston
Point Shirley
Winthrop Yacht Club
Lynn
Cure Claims From Longtime Practitioner At Center
A practitioner asserts 25 years of treating cancer tumors and blood diseases with a special absorption method and cites hundreds of testimonials from patients claiming they were cured and remain cured.
Two Arrests After Abduction Case in Marblehead
Police arrested Margaret Norton known as Mrs Dr Bell and Dr Temple of 50 Appleton Street after a Post exclusive on Anna Neilson the missing Marblehead woman. Forte Gonquist named as her supposed sweetheart aided the claim of malpractice. both suspects were held for court.
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Post
Anna Neilson
Marblehead
Rooney, Wolf and McCauley
Margaret Norton
Dr. Bell
Dr. Temple
Appleton Street
Tremont Street
Miss Neilson
Forte Gonquist
Salem Hospital
Sone
Mrs. Norton
Folte
Sea casts up girls bloody garments in crime probe
Officers recover a bundle of bloody clothing from the sea near a dress suitcase site. Chief McNeil and Inspector Douglas examine the items while Captain Dugan visits a Boston house seeking clues. The find shifts the case from mystery to tangible leads as investigators pursue the suspect.
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Chief McNeil
Rhoades
Smith
Grady
McNeil
Dugan
Douglas
Boston
Rowe’s Wharf
Providence Mayor Augustus Miller Dies at Hope Club
Providence Rhode Island Sept 26 Mayor Augustus Miller collapsed and died at 1 45 am The death is believed caused by heart disease Miller born in Plainfield Connecticut on Aug 13 1847 The city mourns the loss of its chief executive.
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Providence
R. I
Augustus
Miller
Hope Club
Plainfield
Conn
Pyramid Pile Cure Trial Offer for Relief at Home
A print advert promotes a free trial of Pyramid Pile Cure to relieve itching bleeding and burning from piles. It claims immediate action with suppositories and privacy, urging readers to mail for a plain wrapped package and then buy 50 cent boxes from druggists or direct from Pyramid Drug Co Marshall Mich.
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Pyramid Drug Co
Pyramid Building
Marshall, Mich
Somerville Reduces Some School Salaries
Somerville School Board adopted salary cuts reducing Burns school principal Laura J. Brooks and Lowe school principal Mary E. Small by $100 each to $900. Baxter school kindergarten teacher election postponed after two ballots. Ada F. Smith Lena F. Shaw Minnie R. Day elected along with several night school teachers.
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Somerville School Board
Laura J. Brooks
Burns School
Mary BE. Small
Lowe School
Baxter School
Ada F. Smith
Lena F. Shaw
Minnie R. Day
Worker Falls Fifteen Feet to Death in Stable
Everett report states Stephen Fahey aged 30 employed by Coleman Brothers contractors on Washington street subway was killed instantly when he fell through a scuttle hole in their Ferry street stable, landing fifteen feet below and breaking his neck about 1:80 PM. It notes Fahey was a teamster.
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Everett
Stephen Fahey
Coleman Brothers
Washington Street
Ferry Street
Search at Dorchester Point Sewer for Missing Woman
Police and city officials conduct a thorough search of the Dorchester Point sewer pumping station for remains of a woman. Work at the Moon Island reservoirs continues as investigators rule out disposal via the sewer. See page 4 for developments in the suitcase mystery.
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Winthrop
Dorchester Point
Moon Island
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James M. Solomon
Beacon Street Ofice
Officer Small
Dudley Street
Burke
Cowboy
King Street
Card Index Systems
Federal Street
Somerville
H. and
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Hargedon & Lynch
Washington
Globe Theatre
Hanover
Blackstone
Effer
THE
Tarrant CO
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N. Y
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Puritan Dental Co
Hayward Pl
Harrison
Maryland
French-American Wine. CO
Hayward Place
White Dental
Broadway
31St St
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Bromfield ST
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