Aunt Held for Death of Niece in New Haven
New Haven July 25 Mrs Annie F Monahan is held criminally responsible for the death of her 17 year old niece Jennie McNamee. Coroner Eli Mix finds the girl slowly poisoned with small doses of arsenic while Monahan was the only one in attendance during the illness preceding the death. The coroner notes a suspicious death in Monahans second husband and expects exhumation for traces of arsenic. Autopsy by Yale Professor Frank P Underhill and Medical Examiner M M Scarborough shows arsenic throughout the body including the brain. A murder warrant will be issued and Monahan faces a city court hearing.
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New Haven
Annie F. Monahan
Jennie McNamee
Eli Mix
McNamee
Mrs. Monahan
Monahan
Bennett W. Dorman
Frank P. Underhill
Yale University
M. M. Scarborough
Boy Burglar Held for Superior Court and Brother Sent to Reform School
Meriden July 25 Tony Sanzo aged 16 bound over to the superior court for trial on burglary charges and his brother John 14 committed to the state school for boys under a similar charge by the police court. They admitted robbing the home of A E Hobson of about 300 dollars in jewelry and 10 dollars. George LaCroix 17 was fined 15 dollars and costs. Police recovered a gold watch. other items reportedly discarded, some down sewers.
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Meriden
Tony Sanzo
Superior Court
John
State School For
A. E. Hobson
George LaCroix
Santo
No Negligence At Stamford Exonerates Railroad Firm
Coroner J J Phelan of Bridgeport finds no basis for criminal negligence by the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad in the Stamford disaster. He commends Engineer Doherty and notes the company’s safety investments, including steel cars and Pullmans, reflecting strong precautionary measures and a fair, thorough inquiry. The report challenges critics and underscores railroad safety progress.
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Hartford Times
J. J. Phelan
Bridgeport
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company
Stamford
Phelan
Doherty
New Haven Road
New Haven
Foley Kidney Pills Cure Rheumatism by Purifying Blood
A patent medicine advertisement urges Foley Kidney Pills to tone kidneys and remove poisons and uric acid crystals from blood. It claims this prevents rheumatism heart disturbance, swollen joints, backache, and urinary irregularities, with a local seller listed at Stratford Avenue and Sixth Street.
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Foley
F.B. Brill
Stratford Avenue
Sixth Street
Vocational Education Proves Successful At University Of Penna
The Public Education Association reports University of Pennsylvania students led four vocational clubs for boys aged twelve to sixteen, in Civil Engineering Electrical Building Trades and Business. Leaders selected pupils by ability, with plans to expand next year and involve parents. employers offered support. The text also notes the university's tenth annual Summer School in session with larger enrollment and dormitory use. Also advertised are weekend Matinee Excursions to Port Jefferson, Port Jefferson NY, via Park City steamship, with half fare for children under twelve and a popular Sound trip between Boston and New York.
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University of Pennsylvania
Public Education Association
Civil Engineering
L. A. Cross
Electrical Club
H. N. Wood
Building Trades Club
George Lewis
Cc. R. Meyer
Business Management
Graduate
Penn
Morris and Bodine
Port Jefferson
N. Y
Park City
Bridgeport
Boston
New York
Lyford Brothers Offer $16 Custom Suit Sale
The Lyford Brothers advertise a $16 custom suit sale located on East Side and West End. The brief notice highlights affordable tailoring options and neighborhood availability for local customers.
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Lyford Brothers Trye
West End
Industrial Education in Columbus Georgia School for mill children
A United States Bureau of Education bulletin describes Columbus Georgia's industrial school for mill operatives. The colonial residence hosts classes from 8 to 11 and 1 to 3:30 with a lunch intermission. Boys study woodwork and gardening while girls learn basketry sewing cooking poultry raising and gardening. The program targets academic basics and practical work with yearlong operation and quarterly promotions.
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Columbus
United States Bureau of Education
Board of Education
Bureau
How far can a cat spit in Boston
A Boston Herald item notes a boy in Boston who declares he must ask one more question before bed. His mother warns him, and he asks how far a cat can spit, a moment of light humor from a city newspaper.
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Boston
Robert
Boston -Herald
Shatters of social duty echo in a Detroit tale
A brief Detroit Free Press excerpt portrays social expectations as a singer declines a repeat invitation to perform at a house, noting that others pressed for attendance while she was excused. An adjacent Farmer Want Ad promotes a clean easy best hand soap, 10 cent size, from William R. Winn of Stratford Avenue, with one cent per word pricing.
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Detroit Free Press
Wm. R. Winn
Stratford Avenue
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