Escape of bunco man John Reed prompts Abbott dismissal
The prison commissioners report to Governor Wolcott on John Reed’s escape from Worcester State Prison. It details Warden Bridges and board approval of the firing of Watchman Abbott for gross carelessness after Reed’s jailyard movements and hotel contacts, with disputed testimony and questions of custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abbott
Worcester
Warden Bridges
Alien
Walter M. Crohan
Abbott A. Jenkins
Edwin P. Heath
William A. Gile
Reed
Herbert L. Parker
Worcester County
State
John Reed
Boston
Sherwood House
Gile
Lincoln House
Drehan
Parker
Ar Fenge
Cark’s
Mr. Gile
State Prison
Abcott
Wreed
Oficer Abbott
Mrs. Reed
Willis Brothers
Cost of Wrecks From Provincetown Storm
Provincetown Dec 1 An informal tally by coast shipping interests estimates Sunday storm losses near Provincetown and the steamer Portland wreck show total about 510000. Projected figures include 150 lives lost, 10600 land property, 200000 marine property excluding Portland, 259000 Portland, and 50000 in passenger and crew losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Provincetown
Portland
Iiland
Eight Horses Perish In Boston Stable Fire
A 3.20 am blaze at H J Trundy’s stable on 439 Ruggles Street destroyed eight horses and damaged the two story structure owned by John M Nichols. Firemen reported dense smoke prevented rescues. total loss estimated at 300 dollars for the building and 800 dollars for horses and contents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
H. J. Trundy
Ruggles Street
John M. Nichols
Shaw Indicted and Strikers Block Factory Exit
Boston reporter notes the United States circuit court grand jury indicted Robert F. Shaw former Weymouth postmaster for alleged embezzlement of 2400 dollars. George Badame and Henry B. Thompson with Thomas B. Ryan of New Bedford faced counterfeit related charges. Separately striking shoe factory workers confronted non unionists at the Middlesex factory, forcing them to seek shelter as police intervened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
United States
Circuit Court Grand
Pitman
Robert F. Shaw
Weymouth
George Badame
Henry B. Thompson
Thomas B. Ryan
New Bedford
Marlboro
Mass
Middlesex
Curtis
Peculiar Poisons and the Stomachs Health Claim
A health ad claim argues poisons arise from poor digestion. It links indigestion to brain, heart, kidney ailments and suggests Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a universal remedy. The piece touts improved flesh, blood, nerves, and complexion and offers mail order details from Stuart Co. in Marshall, Michigan.
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Bright
Huxley
Stuart
Stuart Co
Marshall, Mich
F. A. Stuart Co
Murdered daughter in Peabody household shock crime
A Peabody mother, Mrs Richard Hurley, murdered her 12 year old daughter Mary Hurley and severely injured her seven year old son using a heavy bootjack in the kitchen of their home. The mother, once an inmate of Danvers asylum, claimed insanity and was placed in a padded cell after police were called.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peabody
Mass
Richard Hurley
Stephen Blaney
Mary
Hurley
Little Mary Hurley
Testimony on Troop Landing and Lieut Tiffany
Boston December hearings of the war investigation board heard Dr Edward H Bradford recount the landing of troops on the Olivette and Bay State from Santiago Porto Rico and Montauk. He described illness from inanition and limited nurses aboard the Olivette and noted Lieut Tiffany’s cheerful demeanour before illness and disappearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
War Investigation Board
Parker House
Woodbury
Vermont
Connor
Washington
Edward H. Bradford
Volunteer Aid Association
Olivette
Bay State
Santiago
Porto Rico
Montauk
Tiffany
Gov. Woodbury
Dr. Bradford
New York
Maj. Lapelle
Lieut
Maj
Lapelle
Dr. Connor
6Th Regiment
Blindness in Spain Warns of Eye Disease Surge
Prof Hirschberg reported to the Berlin ophthalmological society that vast numbers of blind beggars in Spain and unreliable census data suggest a true rate far higher than the 1860 figure of 11 per 10 000. He noted widespread eye diseases, phthisis bulbi, and frequent loss of eyes even among the well to do, urging improved attention to preventible conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Ophthalmological Society
Hirschberg
Spain
Madrid
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bunco Reeds
Bridges
Shaw
Boyle Bros., Bos .Ron
Lowell
Washington Street
Union Station
Mot Liberal House
Uasdars
Niagara
Buffalo
Boston Journal
LIKUT
H.s A.d
BattleAx
Europe
Hicme
Sica
Harvard Beer
Harvard Ale
Lowell, Mass., U.S. A
Lowell Steam
Weed Street
F. L. Maddocks
Pine Overland
California
Chicago
Colorado
Denver
Lureagh
R. Tenbroeck
Gen'l Eastern
Broadway
E. Dickinson
I. A. Hutchison
Omaha
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