Mystery of Watertown Murder Sheds Light on Amero Case
Rogers Amero, a Digby Nova Scotia resident, is in custody for the March 18 murder of Mrs. Etta Carlton in Watertown. The affair has involved detectives Wiggin and Wood, Boston reporters, and a growing reward fund stamped by town and relatives.
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Watertown
Rogers Amero
Plympton
Digby County
Nova Scotia
Digby
Etta G. Carlton
Howard
Wiggin
Wood
Boston Press
Frazier Cunliff
Anthony Smith
John Clark
Cunliff
Carlton
Luce
Waltham
Rogers Amero Case Highlights Family Theft and Murder Link
Details outline Amero’s sudden flight from Massachusetts to Digby, his claimed robbery by relatives, and police work tracing money, trains, and a Gloucester barn incident. The record notes envelopes found in his trunk matching bloodstained evidence from the Carlton house, photo identifications by multiple witnesses, and planned extradition proceedings to Boston.
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Amero
Plympton
Digby
United States
Alero
Rogers Amero
Boston
Adams
Ham
Gerraughty
Mahoney
Why Hogers Amero Is Charged With Mrs Carlton Murder
The case centers on Hogers Amero charged with the murder of Mrs Carlton. Conflicting statements place his whereabouts the night of the crime. The investigation began in Bath, Maine and led to Amero’s arrest in Plympton, N H as investigators traced movements from Bath to Portland Yarmouth Junction and Brunswick by freight train cases.
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Hogers Amero
Carlton
Bath
Rogers Amero
Plympton
Portland
Grand Trunk
Yarmouth Junction
Brunswick
The Son Returns at Midnight and Hides His Coat
The report describes Rogers Amero returning to Plympton at midnight after a year away in the States. He came home wearing only his on hand clothes, was hidden for days, and asked his father to contact Frank W. Everett to confirm whether Rogers accompanied Everett on a train. The father recalls Rogers asking him to relay Everett’s possible mistaken train sighting.
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Frank W. Everett
Plympton
N.S
Rogers Amero
Amero
Frank Blinn
Mr. Everett
Nova Scotia
Everett
Maine
Bangor
St. John
Digby
Rogers
Stephen Amero
Mr. Amero
William Mumford
States
Boston
Terrio
South Lincoln
Mass
Hirties
Ready
Jeremiah
George
Gloucester
Mrs. Johnston
Mr. Johnston
George Lovekin
Lorekin
Paver
Arthur Johnston
Waltham
W. W. Clark & Son
Johnston
Thebo
Jonathan Dakin
North Sudbury
Savings Bank
Lewis Wharf
Roger
Toy Everett
Partridge hunting trip leads to murder suspicions in Plymouth
A witness recounts a two day two night woods outing with Rogers after rumors of arrest and a woman killed with a brick near Boston. Rogers fears hanging, cries, and insists no murder, while stains on clothing and a missing coat fuel suspicion about a hidden past.
Mystery Man Amero Traverses Boston to Gloucester
Amero travels from Digby to Gloucester via the Eastern and Fitchburg railways, staying briefly with relatives. He buys a pie, borrows money, wears two pairs of pants, and writes a letter before seeking work. He disappears after being seen by George and others deny any assault or lodging claims. A related London arc reveals a family plan to recover a trunk via Tomny Amero who travels to Boston and returns $10 to Mrs Amero.
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Fastern
Gloucester
Amero
Fitchburg
Thebo
George
Boston
Theba
Jeremiah
Mrs. Johnston
Madeed
Rogers Wis
Ready
Toto
Lincoln
Rogers
Plympton
Edmond Amero
Johnston
Remarkable Local Curiosities and Oddities in Connecticut and Beyond
A collage of brief notes: Paradise hosts Newport’s new auxiliary water works. a Westfield license bid of 10000 was refused. Connecticut sav ings banks report 3000 depositors silent for two decades. Cheap farms tempt, including a hill town listing at 800 with 160 acres. Marital swap tales draw comment from Norwalk and Arlington papers. Ida Moore of Augusta rescues a horse from fire despite injuries. Hartford’s Dunham pets a riddle cat and rat experiment. Bridgeport keeps an ancient 1593 watch with calendar and racing stopwatch. A stoopless house near Trumbull yields steps sold for profit. St Louis hermit Billy Taylor, 65, famed miser, bells of Europe and a fortune in hiding. Rats and pests allegedly defeated by Rough on Rats.
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Westfield
Connecticut Savings Banks
Springfield Republican
Springfield
Arlington
Conn
Norwalk
South Norwalk
Ida Moore
Augusta
C. Dunham
Hartford
England
Bridgeport
Trumbull
St. Louis
Billy Taylor
Salem
Aylor
Europe
Illinois
Billy
The Meat Market and Brighton Abattoir Veal Search
The weekly export and domestic live stock market report shows increases in cattle and dressed beef to London Liverpool and Glasgow markets for the week ending May 5 1883 while sheep fall. It notes abundant American arrivals the largest since 1870 and a glut in markets with firm prices but slow demand. A midnight search for veal at the Brighton abattoir is reported with commentary on public health inspections and criticisms of inspector proximity to market operations.
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London
Liverpool
Glasgow
United States
Commission
Brantford City
C. M. Acer & Co
Canadian
N. Kennedy
E. B. Moran & Co
Alvrian
A. \. Monroe
Lingham & O'Brien
D. Melntosa
Francis Jewett & Co
James A. Hathaway & Co
George H. Hammond & Co
J. McShane, Jr
A. W. Atkins
Lingham
BE. B. Morgan
Robert Craig
Brighton
Worcester County
Board of Health
Abattoir
Commission House
New York
Arooatook
Vermont
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
P Island
FISA
Nova Scotts
Eastport
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Newark
Michigan
Ohl
Indiana
St Louis
Nar Pistos
Salen
Longa Muscatel
London Iavers
Alencias
Sultana
Smyrna
Minden
Sanand
TheBdigo
You Bet Gold Nugget From Brown Claim Reported
A solid gold lump weighing one and three quarter ounces was removed from Brown's drift gravel claim at You Bet. It is described as the largest piece ever taken from the ground.
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Alta California
Quirky Kansas and Midwest Anecdotes Highlight Odd News
A Leavenworth Times roundup links a Quinemo Kansas girl shooting rabbits, a Huntsville Missouri man finding his lost daughter via marriage notices, and Kansas City area quirks like a hog weighing 700 pounds. Other items note a calf eating a $600 in cash, a blind Jeffersonville wife managing home chores, and a San Francisco inventor to sell a telescopic trouser rod for comfort. An Allegheny workhouse petition seeks liquor suppression, plus a humorous regional snippet Bucuy-Paiba notes.
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Mr. Chapman
Huntsville
Brunswick
Lawrence
Boston
Kansas
Leavenworth Times
Columbus
Ind
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Bud Dark
Fort Scott
Marion County
Marion
Anderson County
John Oliver
Jeffersonville
San Francisco
Allegheny County
Pennsylvania
Finance and Commerce. Money markets ease modestly
The week shows steady rates with lender demand from banks conservative after serving regular clients. Call loans are firm. country banks focus on local discounts. New York funds and foreign exchange hold close to last week’s levels while bank reserves rise modestly. Agricultural, raw material, and commodity prices fluctuate with hay, citrus, and sugar markets cited alongside general commodities activity.
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State Street
Prime Corporation
New York
Frances
Banking Department
Boston Daily Globe May 6 Market Report and Prices
Commercial matters from Boston markets with steady tone across numerous commodities. Butter, eggs, cheese, coffee, and flour show varied demand. boots and shoes trade, coal demand, and meats supply detailed. cranberries, dried fruits, and nuts listed with prices, plus hogs and lambs pricing notes. Major named entities: Boston, Globe, New York, Vermont, Nova Scotia, Argentina-like items. no other explicit persons.
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Boston Daily Glone
Tata
Hutter
Western Creamery
Choice
de Fairt
Northern
Franklin Cony
Vermont
New York
Choice Western
Jd Butter—Creamery
Choice Fall
Nova Scotia
Cimberland
Rio
Java
Maracaibo
Chicago
Grain and provisions market report United States 1884
Dull flour grain news shows wheat steady to lower with light export and active options. No 2 red grades and mixed lots traded with May July and September figures. corn and oats mixed, lard, pork and other provisions firm or quiet with notable futures activity and corner hints. Cotton futures rise with substantial evening close while rosin spirits and refined petroleum hold steady amid varied receipts and freight changes.
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Lawcasm
Porto Rico
Cienfuegos
Sic
Barbadoes
Key
Western
Calcutta
Boston
Elaine
yegoSe
Bermudas
Canada
Aroostook County
Maine Central
Prenties
Philadelphia
New England
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Michigan
New York
California
Eastern
Maine
Jane
Batley
Prime Western
Cuba
TA Tvae
Muscovado
Iia
Demerara
Maranham
Ccotton
Uplanda
Lle
de Guifs
Llgc
Plige
Liverpool
London
Avonmouth
Baltic
Hamburg
Seville
Java
Brighton and Watertown Livestock Arrivals Week End May 4
Weekly market report for Brighton and Watertown lists arrivals by region: Western cattle 1533, Eastern 1560, Northern and Canada 125, total 2479. Western sheep and lambs 6000, Northern 2651, Eastern totals including sheep and lambs. swine 13070, veals 2105, horses 180. Prices per 100 pounds live weight shown for cattle by quality from 5.75 to 6.75, hides and tallow values noted, woolkins and lambskins prices listed.
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Brighton
Watertown
Canada
U&g
Woolkins
Arin Beef
Gloucester Sea Provisions Trade Figures and Prices May 5
Special correspondence reports totals of fish arrivals from Georges Bank Western Banks shore grounds and banks with codfish halibut haddock and pollock weights. Price quotes in diverse grades follow including Georges cod Western Bank cod and shore cod large and small, halibut hakes and more.
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Georges
New Western Bank
Wester Bank
Haddock
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