Endorsements for Dean's Kidney Pills from Ellingwood Co patrons
Letters from Mr S H Breed and Mrs Margaret Monahan praise Doan's Kidney Pills and Doan's Ointment for kidney and back complaints. They report long standing relief, frequent use by family members, and recommend purchasing at Ellingwood Co. drug store Merrimack and Central streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. H. Breed
Church Street
Dean
Ellingwood & Co
Margaret Monahan
Albion Street
Doan
Merrimack
Central Streets
G. Hill
Aiken Avenue
H. W. Lock
Killed His Wife by a South Boston Man
Boston March 6 Thomas J Burns despondent over employment killed his young wife Hannah Dooley Burns less than two months after marriage by slashing her throat at her mother's home South Boston. He was arrested within twenty minutes after the crime and is held on a brutal killing case. Burns 24, wife 23. He bought a razor in a South End pawnbroker shop earlier in the day and returned to the Harrison Avenue area to confront her. Mrs Bridget Dooley, the mother, was also wounded attempting to defend her daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Thomas J. Burns
Hannah
Washington Place
Burns
Hannah Dooley
Harrison Avenue
New York
South End
Bridget Dooley
Thomas Waits
Man Confesses To Fatally Injuring Wife Amid Police Stop
A rapid arrest followed after an officer noticed blood on Burns hand and spoke with him. Burns admitted to slitting his wife’s throat, prompting immediate detention by the officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burns
Carrie Nation Acknowledges Hatchet Gift From Beverly
A Boston report notes Mrs Carrie Nation in a jail dated February 21 at Topeka Kansas sending a letter to the Aggressive Lodge of Good Templars of Beverly. She thanks them for a hatchet and pledges to use it to smash the Swashing Order of Home Defenders for God and neighbors. The letter will be framed with the lodge room and newspaper comments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Lodge of Good Templars
Beverly
Carrie Nation
Topeka
Kan
Governor Asked to Commute Death Sentence in Massachusetts
Governor Crane and the executive council considered a plea to commute Luigi Storti’s death sentence for the 1899 murder of Michell Colucci in Boston. Proponents argued self defense and state reputation. opponents contended premeditation and malice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Crane
Executive Council
Luigi Storti
Massachusetts
Storti
Michell Colucca
Colucci
Sughrue
Lawrence Post Office Bill Becomes Law for Public Building
Lawrence, March 6. Congressman Knox arrived from Washington and announced that a bill appropriating 135000 dollars for a Lawrence public building has become law. The town had feared defeat prior to his statement. The measure provides funds for construction and related facilities for the post office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Lawrence Post Office
Knox
Washington
New Zealand To Hold Referendum On Australian Commonwealth
Wellington March 6 colonial government will put to a referendum the question of whether New Zealand should join the commonwealth of Australia. The decision sets a national vote to decide the future political alignment with Australia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
N. Z
New Zealand
Commonwealth of Australia
Did Not Kidnap Chapter Closed in Goopar Case
In Somerville, James Morgan, Thomas Morgan, and Constable William H. Lyons were discharged by Judge Story on a kidnapping charge involving Cornelius and Isabel Cooper’s four year old grandchild. The court found no criminal intent under the statute though the judge believed unlawful conduct occurred. Newburyport license changes raise innholders to 2000 dollars and adjust other licenses. the reform affects four main squares including the leading hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
James Morgan
Thomas Morgan
Wiliam H. Lyons
Somerville Court
Story
Cornelius Cooper
Margaret Cooper
Isabel Cooper
Somerville
D. W. Murray
H. D. Cambell
Lyons
Coopers
Newburyport
Maret
Public Bequests in Will of Rev Francis Gouesse Walpole
The will filed in Dedham lists public bequests of two thousand dollars to multiple Catholic charities including Sisters of the Good Shepherd in Indiana and Boston based houses, and Detroit Jesuit institutions. St John’s Boston Techemnagogical Seminary at Brookline gets 1090, totaling 21900 in public bequests. Jesuits of Boston and St Mary’s colleges each receive 500 for masses for the testator and his parents. Household goods go to the Walpole church and the residue to Archbishop Wil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
St. John's Boston Techemagtical Seminary
Brookline
Jesuits
Boston
St. Mary's Colleges
Catholic Church
Welpole
Wil
Boston Catholic Society Executors Named in 1885 Bill
Boston church societies including Holy Cross St James St Joseph St Vincent St Augustine and St Patrick linked to St Vincent de Paul work. Executors named are Revs J H Gallagher and Dennis O Callahan of Boston. The bill dated April 30 1885.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lianmts
Boston
St. Vincent de Paul
Holy Cross
St. James
St. Joseph's
St. Vincent's
St. Augustine's
St. Patrick's
J. H. Gallagher
Dennis O'Callahan
B M Department Offices Move to Remodelled Fitchburg Depot
Boston March 6 The Boston and Maine Railroad began transferring auditors offices from North Station to the remodelled Fitchburg depot. First floor houses sixteen rooms including offices for the Fitchburg railroad president and treasurer. Upper floor has three rooms for freight and passenger accounts. Departments gain about ten percent more space. moving may take a month due to vast stock to be moved.
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Boston
Boston & Maine Railroad Company
North Station
Vitchburg Station
Fitchburg Railroad
New Hampshire House Passes Electric Railway Bills
Concord March 6 The New Hampshire House passed two electric railway measures without debate. One grants a charter to the Manchester and Haverhill Electric Railway of Massachusetts. The other authorizes a line from Concord through Northwood Rochester to Dover with a possible city connection at Pleasant street if Concord Street Railway fails. The local option bill was killed 275 to 59.
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Concord
N.H
Manchester & Haverhill
Mass
Northwood
Rochester
Dover
Concord Street
Pleasant Street
Caterpillar sleeves fashion quirk described as creepy
A quirky fashion note describes a pen cloth sleeve with black velvet bands edged in yellow between puffs. The piece evokes a creeped out reaction to its unusual, caterpillar like design.
Possible Arrests Expected in South Danvers Bank Case
Boston March 6 The United States grand jury in Peabody convened to consider the South Danvers National Bank case. District Attorney Jones and Assistant Casey presented evidence while many witnesses awaited their turns. A report may come by next Tuesday with warrants likely following the grand jury’s findings.
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Boston
United States District Court
South Danvers National Bank of Peabody
District Court
Grand Jury
Jones
Casey
South Danvers Bank
United States
Despondent man shoots self in Clinton home
James Craig attempted suicide at his Union Street residence on March 6 after purchasing a revolver at a local hardware store. The shot wounded his abdomen instead of the heart, and he was taken to Clinton hospital. Despondency from ill health is believed to be the cause.
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Clinton
James Craig
Union Street
Clinton Hospital
Local Policeman and Boarding House Keeper Linked to Lan caster Mills
A former local police officer who later ran a boarding house for the Lan caster Mills corporation and recently served as a conductor on a street railway line is noted in the report. The piece highlights his varied public service roles and current occupation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster Mills Corporation
Supreme Court Allows Private Lands for Street Railways
The full bench rules a street railway may run partly through private lands with owner consent or when lands are purchased, if all other requirements are met. The decision cites Wareham Onset Bay Grove and Pennsylvania as similar. It supports a Lowell to Pelham NH line linking to Nashua and Haverhill projects, with potential freight rights and highway integration benefiting Lowell and Dracut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Loring N. Farnum Et al
Haverhill & Andover Street Railway Company
Wareham
Onset Bay Grove Association
Pennsylvania
Bill
William Collin
C. H. Poor
E. B
Emery
Mammoth Road
Double Brook
Lowell
Dracut
General Court of Massachusetts
Nation fails in suit over Kiowa saloon immunity claim
Carrie Nation faced a Barber county case after accusing county attorney Samuel Griffin of selling immunity to Kiowa saloonkeepers for money. Griffin won a verdict of one dollar and costs. Nation, represented by her husband David Nation, appealed to the state supreme court on an error.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
Carrie Nation
Medicine Lodge
Samuel Griffin
Barber County
Kiowa
Griffin
Supreme Court
Ocean liner Southwark runs aground near Sandy Hook
New York March 6 The Red Star liner Southwark under Captain J Dann has just left quarantine bound for Antwerp with 29 cabin passengers. It is aground off Sandy Hook near the Swash and main channels, current position uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Red Star
Southwark
J. Dann
Antwerp
Sandy Hook
Fire Rages in Trinity Hall Cambridge During Harvard Student Prank
About 200 students nicknamed Harvard revelers crowded Trinity Hall dormitory in Cambridge as a blaze raged. Firefighters unable to reach flames due to beds and students blocking access, lower floors soaked by water and smoke. Piano player amid flooded room at piano performed Fair Harvard. Estimated loss put at 16,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Harvard
Cambridge Fire Department
Trinity Hall
Seizure of Boston Liquors Sparks Maine Legal Clash
Portland Sheriff Pearson seized about $1000 worth of liquors sent from Boston, arguing transit ends when goods reach the storehouse under a Maine Supreme Court understanding. He aims to press seizures despite U S Supreme Court limits, with potential appeal to the high court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Pearson
Boston
Wiswetl
Transportation Company
Supreme Court of Maine
U. S. Supreme Court
U. S
Sheriff Pearson
U. S. Court
Lowell Man Arrested For Selling Ring On Street
Lynn March 6 A man claiming to be John Carter of Lowell was detained by a Lynn officer who said he saw him offer a diamond ring for sale. Carter insisted the ring was an imitation worth 15 cents, but police say it is genuine and seek its origin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn
John Carter
Lowell
Carter
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Diabetes
May Street
George H. Smith
Mmany
Doon
South Boston
Crazy Carrie
Beverly Good Templars
Plepa
Goopar
Gouesse
Walpole
Dedham
Fitchburg
New Haynpshire
Mrs
Nation
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