Divorce case at Middlesex Court unfolds at Belvidere Sanitarium
Dr. Herbert R. Jefferson of Lowell faces a divorce from Mrs. Marietta Jefferson in East Cambridge. The case draws crowds as testimonies reveal private rooms, suspected infidelity, and a dramatic hospital break in involving detectives and hospital staff. Witnesses describe keyhole peeking and a ladder entry as investigators confront alleged improprieties tied to Miss Fitch and the Belvidere Sanitarium.
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Dewey
Middlesex
East Cambridge
Marietta
Jefferson
Herbert R. Jefferson
Lowell
Belvidere Sanitarium
Samuel and
Sherman Hoar
Robert M. Morse
George F. Richardson
Frances Fitch
Charles S. Sanborn
Miss Fitch
Dr. Jefferson
Mr. Drew
Cambridge Court
R. Richardson
Bryan Defends Chicago Platform in New York Speech
In New York, William Jennings Bryan attacks ex President Harrison and defends the Chicago platform. He argues for free coinage at 16 to 1 and an independent American financial policy facing Republicans and big trusts. Other speakers highlight the gold standard debate and warn against foreign influence on U.S. money policy.
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City of
New York
Chicago
Harrison
United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Supreme Court
Abraham Lincoln
Republican Party
McKinley
Toledo
New Yor World
Bryan
Seas McKinley
Cleveland
Nona Harrison
Nong Eveland
Arrison
Wesweree
Blaine
Garfield
Hancock
Tilden
Hayes
Grant
Greeley
Gugeauateees
Lincoln
McClellan
Werner
Douglass
Williams Addresses Tammany Rally Praises Bryan and Populists
Mr Williams denounces Republican wealth influence and praises the Populists while lauding William Jennings Bryan. He attacks Gold standard supporters and calls for renewed people’s rights, promising continued agitation until reform, with large crowds at Tammany Hall and outdoor stands.
Bryan Delivers Stinging Protest in Jersey City Rally
William J. Bryan spoke to about twelve hundred at the Academy of Music in Jersey City with State Senator William D. Daly and Representatives McMillan and Williams in attendance. He criticized the gold standard, urged action on financial policy, and said the Republicans were on the defensive while promising to reach voters through public meetings. He then left for New York and the Bartholdi Hotel.
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Massachusetts
New York
Pennsylvania
Connecticut
Thomas Jefferson
West
New England
Williams
Party of the People
Chicago
Bryan
Tammany Hall
Mr. Sewall
Mr. Bryan
Bartholdi
Liberty Street
Washington
David Callahan
New Haven
Conn
Congressman McMillan
Tennessee
Mississippi
Cummings and
Sulzer
Livingston
Georgia
John Quincy Adams
Jersey City
N. J
Academy of Music
William J. Bryan
Academy
William D. Daly
New Jersey
McMillan
Testimony Recounts Doctor in Compromising Office Scene
Witnesses describe Dr. Jefferson with a woman in his office and Miss Fitch at the same house. Daisy Williams testifies to seeing the doctor with a woman in his lap and running water noises from upstairs. Mrs Jefferson’s absence, Miss Fitch’s meals at the home, and later treatment at Belvidere Sanitarium are noted.
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Daisy Williams
Huntington Street
Boston
Miss Fitch
Dr. Jefferson
Mr. Jefferson
Sherman Hoar
Belvidere Sanitarium
Jefferson
Triduum Ends as 200th St Alphonsus Birthday Observed
Crowded Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Help closed a triduum honoring St Alphonsus de Liguori born 1696. About 2500 admission cards were issued. 722 parochial school children led a procession with 33 banners and St Alphonsus portrait carried by eight girls. Officials included Very Rev Ferdinand Litz and Rev George Dusald.
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Alphonsus de Ligouri
St. Alphonsus
Ferdinand Litz
Redemptorist Order
George Dusald
John B. Daly
Brooklyn House
Philip O’donnell
Chaperons
Francis Wilson
O’leary
Portland
Speech Attacks Trusts and Calls for Constitutional Reform
The speaker denounces coal and oil trusts and accuses them of collecting tribute from the public. He pledges to use executive power to dissolve trusts and to seek new laws or constitutional amendments if needed. He argues a class against class struggle and contrasts other reform platforms with the trusts. He taunts Chauncey Depew and pledges to defend arbitration and anti injunction measures.
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Coal Trust
Oil Trust
United States
Chisago
Stock Exchange
Chauncey Depew
roOo
Mr. Depew
Washington
Senate
Is It a Trifle Dyspepsia Cure Ad
An old advertisement promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a radical cure for indigestion. It claims the remedy relieves fermentation pain and sour taste, strengthens digestion, improves appetite, and is harmless. Sold by druggists at 50 cents. prepared by Stuart Chemical Co. Marshal Michigan. Free book offered.
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Stuart Chemical Co
Marshal, Mich
Bryan Plans West Virginia Speaking Tour Schedule
Candidate William Jennings Bryan returns to Washington on Sept 30 and will depart for West Virginia the same night. His speeches are set for Martinsburg Keyser Grafton Sept 30 Parkersburg Wheel ing Oct 1 and Charleston Huntington Oct 2 with additional Democratic speakers touring Virginia via the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad. He may speak in Washington only if station crowds demand it.
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Washington
William Jennings Bryan
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
New York
West Virginia
Mr. Bryan
Martinsburg
Keyser
Grafton
Clarksburg
Parkersburg
Wheeling
Charleston
Huntington
Bryan
Virginia
Chesapeake & Ohio
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