Hooper Young's trunk yields blood stained contents
Police reopen the Hooper Young trunk uncovering blood smeared clothing and weapons linked to the Mrs. Anna Pulitzer murder. Items include a sword shaped stiletto eight inch blade and an ivory handle, bloodied bed clothes, shirts, skirts, lace, shoes, and a pepper packet. The trunk seals the link between apartments and the crime scene with blood on multiple garments. Mrs. Pulitzer’s body is moved from Jersey City to Perth Amboy for her parents.
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New York
William Hooper Young
Anna Pulitzer
Young
I. Solomon
First Street
Hoboken
Mr. Garvan
Derby, Conn
Titus
Dr McCook Resigns After 33 Years at Tabernacle Church
In New York on September 22 Rev. Dr Henry C McCook a leading Presbyterian pastor resigns from Tabernacle Church after 33 years of service. Ill health prevented his personal announcement. He plans to devote time to scientific and historical writing at Devon. McCook served in the Civil War with the Forty first Illinois Volunteers and was chaplain of the Second Pennsylvania Volunteers in the Spanish American War.
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New York
Henry C. McCook
Presbyterian Church
Tabernacle Presbyterian Church
Philadelphia
McCook
Devon
Forty-first
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Spain
Women Comfort Shoes Ad Emphasizes Comfort and Style
A vintage advertisement touts women’s Comfort Shoes as dressy long lasting and comfort giving. It highlights careful materials and smooth interiors with low graceful heels and broad soles, priced at $3.00 and $3.50, claiming strong customer appeal.
Police Hold Suspect in Fugitive Hooper Young Case
Derby Connecticut chief of police Harold Arnold holds a man suspected as Hooper Young, wanted for the murder of Mrs. Pulitz er in New York. The prisoner, Bert Edwards of Portland Oregon, claims innocence and offers details of his travels. Identification remains inconclusive as detectives await New York corroboration. Red pepper traces link to the case, with authorities noting a similar package found in Young's Chicago trunk.
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Derby, Conn
Arnold
Hooper Young
New York
Annie Pulitzer
Titus
Young
Bert Edwards
Henry Carruthers
Sixth Street
Portland
Ore
Connecticut
Springfield
Mass
Winsted
Ridgefield
Derby
Chicago
Police Court Brews Over Drunken Row With 49 Appearing
A large police court session exposed the city’s seamy side as 49 defendants, including a husband and wife and a mother with her daughter, faced fines and sentences for drunkenness. Names such as Riley, Bromley, Sullivan, Nelligan, Eagan, Wentworth, Chisholm and others received varying penalties from fines to jail, workhouse terms, or state farm sentences.
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Hadley
Joseph W. Riley
Peter Bromley
Joseph John
Henry D. Sullivan
Timothy F. Sullivan
Thomas E. Nelligan
Wm. J. Eagan
John Wentworth
Joseph Byrne
John Chisholm
John Taylor
Thomas Costello
George F. Donnelly
Patrick Hogan
Hugh Rogers
George Monahan
John Perry
Josephine Perry
William Shine
Kate Doherty
Mary Orr
Carrie Jones
Sherborn
Hannah Baker
Josephine Daniels
John Kavanagh
State Farm
George F. Dale
Nellie Foster
Thomas Cannon
Joseph H. Whiteley
Edward F. Haley
Annie J. Preston
Thomas F. Burns Way
Maurice Lane
Powell Reay
Iowa Warship Surveys Rio de Janeiro Bay Draws U S Protest
The Correio da Manhã complains of U S actions as the Iowa visits Brazilian waters. It notes surveys and fort photographs near Rio de Janeiro bay, urging the government to halt what it calls prying. Italian deputy Signor Viavotti arrives to discuss emigration issues with Brazil's foreign minister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Correio da Manhau
United States
Iowa
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Herald
Signor Viavotti
Razil
Sparks Holds On To Nomination In Democratic Battle
John T. Sparks of Dracut defies pressure from the national Democratic committee which wants him to withdraw in favor of Alexander Bruce for the congressional nomination. Bruce supporters threaten retaliation as Sparks, who surprised by winning, weighs his position amid district alarm at losses. Ensuing debate touches election day labor rules and district convention calls, with local party officials citing authority to convene. Benjamin Staveley is nominated by Socialists for senator in the 6th district. R. K. McKean and others join the state committee, as naturalization cases rise with four British-born men taking oaths in Lowell.
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John T. Sparks
Dracut
Alexander Bruce
National Democratic Congressional Committee
Sparks
Bruce
Lowell
James F. Owens
Democratic Congressional Committee
Lawrence
Stephen M. Walsh
Democratic State Committee
Benjamin Staveley
Tewksbury
R. K. McKean
Reading
Hiram Smith
Pepperell
Charles Harris
Mark Staveley
Daniel Blessington
John R. McDonald
Mission board ends year free of debt in New York
The American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions reports closing its fiscal year without debt, showing a $1,461 balance and $845,105 receipts. It will hold its 98th annual convention at Oberlin October 14 to 17, with the cornerstone laying for a martyrs memorial honoring missionaries who died in the Boxer uprising in China.
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New York
American Board of Commissioners For Foreign Missions
Oberlin
China
Boundary News to Washington Report on Alaska Forest Reserve
Lieut. G. P. Emmons travels from Seattle to Washington to report on ancient boundary lines between ka Soande and the area. The Sts report asserts that setting aside the Alexander Archipelago as a forest reserve will not hinder settlement of southeast Alaska islands and that development of all areas will continue with forests managed to preserve smaller growths.
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Seattle
Wash
G. P. Emmons
Washington
Ka Soande
Alexander Archipelago
Alaska
Murder Case in St John Two Boys in Accusation and Defense
In St John New Brunswick a juvenile murder trial pits 16 year old Frank Higgins against 14 year old Fred Goodspeed. Each boy accuses the other of fatally shooting William Doherty at Rockwood Park on August 1. The pair, once rumored thieves, fled to Portland and Boston before being returned for trial which will continue for several days.
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St. John
N. B
Frank Higgins
William Doherty
Rockwood Park
Fred Goodspeed
Goodspeed
Higgins
Doherty
Dorchester
Brownville
Portland
Massachusetts
Boston
Naumkeag
Salem
Lewis H. Robinson
U. S
Vanceboro
Pension Changes Announced for Massachusetts Claimants
Washington pension bulletin lists Sept 8 issue details for Massachusetts. Originals include Lucius D. Joslin Orange $6 and Elbridge W. Whitaker Ayer $6. Increases and reissues cover Joseph Dempsey Stoneham $12. Widows and dependents include Ann B. Shepard Marblehead $8 Mercy Wardell Taunton $12 Clara Gage Lynn $8 Bridget Coleman Blackstone $12.
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Washington
Massachusetts
Lucius D. Joslin
Orange
Elbridge W. Whitaker
Ayer
Joseph Dempsey
Stoneham
Ann B. Shepard
Marblehead
Mercy Jr. Wardell
Taunton
Clara Gage
Lynn
Bridget Coleman
Blackstone
Ayer’s Sarsaparilla Advertised By Doctors
Over fifty years ago doctors took right hold of it and kept it. The oldest best Sarsaparilla for the whole family. Ayer’s Sarsaparilla by J C Ayer Co Lowell Mass remains trusted.
Sympathy Snubbed by King Leopolds Daughter's Marriage
Brussels dispatch reports King Leopold refusing to see Princess Stephanie Countess of Longay at Queen Marie Henriette's bier in Spa. The Princess, heartbroken, plans to join her husband in England and miss the funeral. She describes the events and receives public sympathy as she travels home.
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Brussels
Belgium
Leopold
Stephanie
Countess of
Longay
Marie Heniette
Spa
Royal
Lonyay
Francis Jos¢h
England
Sunday Picnic Ball Game Banned by Lexington Police
More than 300 attendees from Cambridge gathered in Lexington to a Fraternal Order of Eagles picnic sponsored by Cambridge and Lowell aerie groups. The planned races and a ball game were halted when Chief Franks and Patrolman Maguire arrived, ending the event after dinner as attendees left in disgust.
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Lexington
Cambridge
Cambridge Aerie
Order of Eagles
Lowell Aerie
Franks
Maguire
Bailiwick
Eagles
Paris Plans Sugar Tax Reduction in Budget
Paris September 22 government to propose in the coming budget a cut of eight million dollars in sugar taxation. The measure serves as compensation for the anticipated end of sugar bounties.
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Paris
Merrimack Printers Strike Over Apprentice Policy
Merrimack Manufacturing printers walked out after agent Pead refused to honor union rules on apprentices and non union hires. About 19 of 21 printers quit as negotiations stalled, with the two sides offering rival accounts and notes of proposed long term contracts for top workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merrimack Manufacturing Company
Agent Pead
Pead
Printers Association
Merrimack House
Merrimack
President Roosevlt Cheered by Veterans in Detroit Parade
President Theodore Roosevelt visits Detroit for the Spanish War Veterans third annual reunion. Blue gray uniforms fill the Light Guard armory as delegates from Saginaw and Bay City attend. The crowd throngs Washington and Michigan avenues as the President receives sustained cheers and bows.
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Detroit
Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Saginaw
Bay City
Light Guard
Urell
Armory
Washington
Michigan
Foot Crush Incident At Lowell Machine Shop
Joseph Yapson of Fenwick Street suffered a crushed right foot after a piece of metal dropped at work in the Lowell Machine shop this morning. Ambulance summoned. he was taken to a local hospital. Frank Laurien injured his right foot in a spinning frame at the Lawrence plant.
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Joseph Yapson
Fenwick Street
Lowell
Lowell Honita
Frank Laurien
Lawrence
Injured Man Taken To Lowell Hospital After Incident
A man was injured this morning and transported to Lowell hospital for treatment. He resides at 58 Aiken Avenue.
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Lowell Hospital
Aiken Avenue
City Hall Notes on Upcoming Meetings and Nominations
The committee on ordinances and legislation meets tonight while aldermen meet Tuesday night and overseers of the poor meet Thursday. Republicans sent their precinct officers list to the mayor, and Democrats must submit theirs by tomorrow noon or leave the matter to the mayor.
Willie Keeler Hurt by Glass at Home
Willie Keeler eleven, of 16 Agawam Street, stepped on glass this morning while carrying dinner to his father. He sustained a gash requiring three stitches at the Emergency hospital.
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Willie Keeler
Agawam Street
Needles?_No. Chimney blaze on Watson avenue calls noon fire alarm
A chimney fire on Watson avenue triggered the Box 182 alarm at 12.08 this noon. There was no damage reported and no injuries.
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Watson Avenue
Box 182
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M’cook
Sullivan Bros
City Hall
Rio
Great Britain
Edward
Peary
Arctic Ocean
A. B. C. F. M. Finances
Boundary News
St. John, N. B
J.C. Ayer Co
Lowell, Mass
Princess Stephanie
Count of Longay
Merrimack Printers
Hamilton Print Works
Mr. Roosevelt
City Hall Notes
Panama
Shandon Bell
Merrimacts
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