Not Guilty Plea in Arsenic Murder Charge
Boston dec 26 Miss Catherine Richardson of Revere faces a Chelsea police court arraignment for administering arsenic to her mother Mrs Harley Richardson with felonious intent to murder The defendant pleaded not guilty and bail was set at 10000 but she could not meet it and remains in custody A large crowd observed the proceedings and a city photo was taken for police records as investigators consider distant witnesses and a possible trip to Littleton New Hampshire for further evidence gathering
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Boston
Catherine Vv. Richardson
Revere
Harley Richardson
Sosson
Chelsea
Miss Richardson
Joseph M. Curley
Sackett
Judge Bosson
Uiss Richardson
Littleton
N. H
Richardson
Rollins
FATHERS BODY IN LITTLETON MOTIVE FOR EXHUMATION
In Littleton New Hampshire on December 26 friends of the Richardson family entertain sentiment for exhuming William A Richardson's body from West Concord Vermont cemetery after Catherine V Richardson of Revere Massachusetts was arrested for attempting to poison her mother Dr T E Sanger said his diagnosis embolism of the heart showed no poisoning and undertakers Wells and Bingham found no sign of natural death other than embalming at the daughter's request Mrs Richardson had complained Catherine mistreated her but would not allow others to criticise the daughter
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Littleton
N. H
Wm. A. Richardson
West Concord
Vermont
Richardson
Catherine V. Richardson
Revere
Mass
Tr. E. Sanger
Wells
Bingham
Mr. Richardson
Knoxville coal executive accuses railway of car discrimination
R W Austin of Knoxville Tenn president of Live and Let Live Coal company says profits go to the Knoxville Women's Christian association for the poor and has filed a complaint with the interstate commerce commission alleging Southern railway discriminates in coal trade car supply and requests an investigation.
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Washington
R. W. Austin
Knoxville
Tenn
Live and Let Live Coal Company
Knoxville Women's Christian Association For the Poor
Interstate Commerce Commission
Southern Railway
Collinsville Robbery Tale Sparks Witness Confusion
In Collinsville John Willet a former Nashua fish vendor now on a Sanders farm was in a collision with a Nashua car near Agent John Allen’s house. Sanders seeks witnesses and damages while Willet’s tale shifts from robbery to theft with inconsistent details, including claims of robbing Lowell money and a later walk from Lowell to the farm. Local reaction doubts Willet’s credibility amid holiday events and community notices.
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John Willet
Nashua
Sanders
Collinsville
John Allen
American Woolen Company
Willet
Lowell
Sanders Farm
Christmas Eve Gifts at Central Congregational Church
In Chelmsford, children gathered at 7 PM at the vestry for a Christmas Eve program before gift distribution. Susie Blanchard and Edith Bliss organized a musical and recitation sequence, with Carrie and Bernice Knowlton accompanying. The entertainment titled An Old Time Christmas featured Santa Claus.
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Central Congregational Church
Susie Blanchard
Edith Bliss
Carrie
Bernice Knowlton
Santa Claus
Christmas Day Observances In North Chelmsford
St John’s church held two masses at 7 and a later time with Rev Edmund T Schofield new pastor presiding and Fr Schofield delivering a Christmas sermon choir directed by Miss Josephine McCabe. Christmas Eve vesper service and a church vestry tree event featured readings songs and a Santa Claus.
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St. John’s Church
Edmund Thomas Schofield
Fr. Schofield
Josephine E. McCabe
Second Congregational Church
Ned
Stewart Mackay
Gertrude Lewis
Earl Wotton
Ruth Cutler
Karl Lewis
Edith de Sayle
Ruth Wotton
Alfred Davis
Florence Queen
Rosie Wright
Stella Howard
Stewart Mackay, Jr
Santa Claus
F. E. Varney
William Blakesley
Maggie Lewis
Mary Morning
Elias de Sayle
Earl Lewis
Esther Fisher
Addie Hyde
St. John's Total Abstinence Society
Ladies of
St. John's Church
David P. McNally
George Pope
Gertrude Quigley
Susie Miller
Aggie O'Connell
Loretta Ward
Mary Duffy
Delia la Belle
Mary McGarvey
Mary McCo
Stephen T. Ward
St. John’s Total Abstinence Society
Ir. Schofield
St. John's T. A. Society
St. John's T. A. .Society
James P. Quigley
John J. McNally
Henry Woods
John H. O'Connor
Hyde Park
Boston
Squad One
Troop F
Cavalry
Lawrence
Lawrence Military Company
Dn Fybe, Varney
Luther Hall
Luther H. Sargent
Fire at old shoe factory on Albion street
Wakefield fire crews responded to box 23 shortly before 1 a m for a blaze in the old shoe factory on Albion street. The Swift Packing company owned building, used by A T Locke & Co for dry lumber storage. Building loss under $200, stock around $1000, insured. Fire suspected incendiary as it started inside with no lights.
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Albion Street
The
Swift Packing Company
A. T. Locke & Co
Concord Reformatory inmates enjoy holiday chapel program
Inmates at the Massachusetts reformatory in Concord Junction attended a chapel program in the forenoon featuring the boys orchestra of Concord Junction, C. R. Taggart as reader and performer, and Waldo E. Lyon as a trick bicycle rider. A roast pork and plum pudding dinner for 820 prisoners followed at noon. In the afternoon they stayed in their cells and many had visitors.
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Massachusetts
Concord Junction
C. R. Taggart
Waldo E. Lyon
Christmas Social Notes From East Longmeadow Area
Mr Emil Carlson of East Long meadow spent Christmas with relatives on Lawrence street. Mr and Mrs C H Park of Roper street visited Parker's mother in Stoneham Thursday. William Caster has accepted a position in the Boston and Northern road office. Mr George Allan is confined to his home on Roper street. Mr Michael Smith an old resident died Thursday at his home on Lawrence street. The Christmas concert will be held Sunday evening at 6 30 in the mission. Mr and Mrs Walker Charlesworth of Plymouth visited friends on Damon street Wednesday.
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Henry MecaArthur
Catherine McKenna
Roland Hill
William Shanks
Pine Avenue
Daniel O'Day
Michael McNamara
Vassalboro
B. J. Conlon
Nashua
John Silk
Harrisville
N. H
Herbert Parker
Lakeview Farm
Lakeview
Rocky Snow
Pelham Line
John Garvin
New York
Martin Meade
Beach Street
Jake Hoffman
Frank I. Hill
Collinsville Y. M. C. I
Emil Carlson
East Longmeadow
Lawrence Street
Park
Roper Street
Parker
Stoneham
William Caster
Boston & Northern Road
George Allan
Michael Smith
Mission
Walker Charlesworth
Plymouth
Damon Street
Reverend Evans Lecture on London as I Saw It
In Billerica Reverend T P Evans will lecture at the Baptist church on Wednesday December 31 at 7 30 p m the topic London as I Saw It with a public invitation to attend.
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T. P. Evans
London
Baptist Church
Republican club tops fifth whist series with Pine Hill Yacht Club
North Billerica residents note the Republican club completes its fifth and final whist tournament round tonight at Pine Hill Yacht Club in Lowell. Local Christmas visits include Roland Conway and John Nugent. Coal price holds at 14 dollars per ton as mills operate snow plows and electrics resume service. Mildred Mahoney, three months old, dies at 12 Talbot Avenue.
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Republican Club
Pine Hill Yacht Club
Lowell
Roland Conway
John Nugent
Louis Perry
George Colson, Jr
Henry Potts
Dartmouth
Albert Holt
Bowdoin
Arthur Ellis
Jas
Calson
Talbot Mills
Mildred
Patrick H
Catherine Mahoney
Talbot Avenue
Archduke Ferdinand Plans Emigration to America
Vienna reports Archduke Ferdinand and Crown Princess of Saxony with companions intend to start life anew in the United States. Louise Crown Princess flees Europe to escape a possible madhouse punishment for eloping. They will be joined by M. Giron, Prince Leopold Ferdinand, and Fraulein Adamovich to evade pursuit and public curiosity.
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Prince Ferdinand
Vienna
Archduke Ferdinand
Saxony
United States
Europe
New York
the Evening Journal
Vienn
Louise
America
M. Giron
Leopold Ferdinand
Fraulein Adamovich
Leopold
Salzburg
Greene to retain Ebstein and Piper as deputies as police commissioner
New York dispatch reports that General Francis V. Greene, appointed police commissioner, announced he will keep the current deputies Major Ebstein and Captain Piper.
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New York
Francis V. Greene
Major Ebstein
Piper
Table and Kitchen Practical Food Preparation Advice
Practical suggestions on what to eat and how to prepare food drawn from chemistry applied to cooking. Based on experiences. conducted by Lida Ames Willis in Chicago. Inquiries addressed to Willis. all rights reserved by Bunning Co Chicago.
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Lida Ames Willis
Marquette Building
Chicago
Bunning Co
The Rose Among Roots and The Onion's Place
The essay extols onions as culinary art, praising their ability to brighten soups and sauces while warning against excess. It details flavor, aroma, and the onion’s medicinal value, noting the contrast between refined uses and crude preparations and urging taste cultivation alongside smell.
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Provence
Murdered track walker Bostick exhumed in Lancaster
The body of Jacob H. Bostick, the Pennsylvania track walker found on the Bainbridge rail line, was exhumed and a bullet recovered near the brain. Authorities believe two Columbia men, Mc Coy and Gutterman, staged the scene to be run over by cars and hold strong evidence against them.
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Lancaster
Jacob H. Bostick
Pennsylvania
Bainbridge
Columbia
McCoy
Gutterman
Shampooing as a Luxury Service Offered with Options
An advertisement explains multiple shampooing types for hair and scalp, distinguishing cleansing and health benefits. It notes methods from traditional basin bending to modern upright styling and offers air drying and preferred soap choices, claiming luxury and customization.
Onions as Remedy and Gourmet Plant in Household Fare
An old text extols onions for bronchitis relief and other ailments while detailing numerous culinary preparations. It describes raw and cooked uses, cautions about stomach irritation, and methods for onion dishes such as stuffed onions, escalloped onions, fried apples and onions, onion roasts, and stewed or bechamel-enriched preparations.
Dark jelly roll and molasses cookies for holiday decorating
A vintage two tone dark and light jelly roll cake and soft molasses cookies are outlined. The jelly roll uses half the batter with added raisins citron and spices, layered with jelly between, while the other half becomes a dark portion. Cookies use ginger molasses dough with soft boiled icing and festive decorations.
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J. B
Antique Furniture Restoration and Upholstery Offer
The advertisement promises upholstery for parlor furniture and odd pieces, with cleansing by machinery and naphtha processes. It offers hair or cotton mattress cleaning, old tick washing, and restoration to original beauty and finish.
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Lane
Boca
le Roy
N.Y
HOH
W. E. Hicks
Merrimack Street
Fred
Cuff
Wilet
Phoenix Club
Pickilli
Ed Brennan
McCarthy
Martin Graney
Amesbury
John Carrick
Middle Street
William Miles
Mattie Miles
Kris Kringle
Odd Fellows Hall
E. R. Clark
Ida Lovering
Marguerite
Emma Poore
John Farr
Robert Russell
Jessie Atwood
Santa
L. Kendall
the Baptist Society
Raymond Dutton
Ella Burns
Mina Crandall
Bertha Crandall
Stella Feindel
Fred Russell
Royal P. Dutton
Helen Sutton
Zora Feindel
Nellie P. Parker
Ima Coy
Della Baker
Florence Feindel
Alice Gould
Edward Welch
Pastor Ellis
Carrie A. Dutton
Baker
Nellie Felch
N. P. Parker
Arthur Dutton
A. A. Harmon
Amherst Agricultural College
Chelmsford
North Chelmsford
Wakefield
Concord
Wigginville
Billerica
North
Bostick
Ezra
H. L. Bailey & Co
Rhodes’ Hair Store
Don Carlos
Ormaloo
Wilkn
Lacie Tye
Caleb L. Smith
Boston Branch Grocery
Middlesex St
Pearson's Drug Site
Central ST
Opera House
Gardner Bros
Pine Street
Highlands
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