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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1905
Page
4
Mrs Sargent of Lynn Massachusetts credits Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey as life saving and keeps her strong without pain after years of illness. She says no doctor since sickness and views the tonic as the best medicine for old age and for anyone else.
An old advertisement touts Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey as a medicinal tonic and cure for consumption pneumonia dyspepsia and other ailments. It warns against imitations and urges buying from reputable dealers with the "Old Phenix" label and intact cork. Rochester New York is listed as the company location.
The synopsis traces a dismembered girl found in a Winthrop harbor area with an autopsy citing criminal malpractice. Investigations track missing limbs, searches in the waters, and a Beachmont witness linking a ferryboard disappearance to the case. A shore bundle with bloodstained garments surfaces as new evidence.
James D. Cook of Beachmont says the man who carried a bulging dress suitcase on a Revere Beach ferry resembles the suspect police seek. He recounts a 10:35 Thursday sighting and a staged conversation with the man before losing sight on the boat.
Curious crowds flock to mud flats near Snake Island and the Thornton Winthrop trestle in search of clothing connected to the Winthrop case. Police in a rowboat recovered several items of women's clothing likely discarded by the suspect.
A fragment reports on a youth named Harley of Winthrop who claimed to loan a case similar to one associated with Winthrop. The note hints at a sequestered or missing item and a possible inquiry into the incident.
A man claims a suitcase found at Winthrop matches one he owned and loaned to a friend, insisting the case and its patch prove ownership. Police, led by Chief Watts and State police, verify the details and question the witness as part of a wider investigation.
Watts took him back to his office and dismissed him, warning not to disclose his information. The incident reflects internal handling of sensitive data and issues of confidentiality within the organization.
Woman's undershirt and part of undershirt found with heavy bath towel blood stained light weight towel blood stained gauze and cotton blood stained three or four handkerchiefs discovered on Winthrop Beach in a bundled condition.
Michael Costello of Haverhill was assaulted and robbed by three thugs on Beach Street early today. They took $45 in bills and his gold watch as he was knocked down near the Elevated station. Officer Mahoney heard a cry, found Costello fighting them, and the suspects fled. a suspect was later caught.
Watertown reports 35 year old John Carleson of 8 Oliver Road died from injuries a week after being struck by a car driven by T. F. Bolkeld. His brother in law Martin Swanson identified him and will arrange funeral care at Cambridge Hospital.
A cargo of wild animals from China and Japan aboard the Indramayo caused injuries aboard during a voyage. Six sailors were lacerated by leopards while a 200 pound 23 foot snake escaped on deck before being recaptured. An elephant aboard died of seasickness and was dumped overboard.
Complications arise over the secret marriage of Miss Cora F Newhall a senior at the classical high school and Fred Graves a third year man. They wed in Nashua on June 6 and attended classes today. The couple may be expelled. superintendent Peashlee urged resignation.
Sparks from a bonfire at 8 Chestnut street ignited Arthur Wrights barn in Watertown causing about $500 damage. It is the fifth barn fire here in a month and the only one not attributed to an incendiary.
The two masted schooner Osprey under Captain Treworthy from Machias bound for Boston with lumber put into Portland leaking at about 2000 strokes an hour. The vessel, described as old and sprung a leak last night in seas, was beached in the harbor and will proceed after repairs.
Hydraulic engineer Victor Hatherley visits Sherlock Holmes with a strange tale of a brutal wound and a cryptic employer Colonel Lysander Stark. Watson and Holmes prepare to investigate Stark after Hatherley seeks their expert aid and secrecy, while Stark’s background hints at a deeper mystery.
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