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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1912
Page
12
Boston flags will fly at half staff as a mark of respect for Titanic victims. Mayor Fitzgerald announced the action and offered city aid, indicating readiness to join London and New York in relief fundraising if needed.
The tally shows Republican and Democratic delegate counts with totals by state. Clark leads with 133 delegates from Illinois Maine Missouri Kansas Oklahoma Pennsylvania Wisconsin. Wilson has 100 from Oklahoma 200 Maine 76 Pennsylvania 19 Wisconsin. Marshall and Harmon have smaller or contested totals, with Maine and Indiana leading for their supporters.
In Lincoln Nebraska on April 17 William Jennings Bryan said he supports progressives and opposes reactionaries. He replied to Arthur Mullen Clark’s Nebraska manager about backing defeated primary candidates if Nebraska delegates favor Clark. Bryan said Clark must endorse or repudiated the manager’s actions.
Mrs Mae Martyn writes in the Tacoma Star that beauty seekers favor canthrox used as a shampoo. A teaspoonful dissolved in hot water cleanses, removes dirt and dandruff, stops scalp irritation, and makes hair lustrous and fluffy without fading or brittleness.
The Connecticut Republican State convention ended with a pledge of 14 votes for Taft. A late protest by delegate C. Bates of Chester called for Roosevelt, prompting cheers for Taft as the session closed.
The Republican convention ended with four delegates at large and 19 district delegates chosen. Delegates were instructed for Taft in most districts with several district leaders urging Roosevelt, while Bates pressed for a stronger candidate. The roll included Charles F. Brooker and others as at large delegates amid cheers as rules were followed.
In Charleston on April 17 the first district announces Aaron R. Prioleau and T. L. Grant as delegates to the Republican national convention in Chicago, instructed to support Taft.
Lawton Michigan April 17 delegates to the Republican national convention are John T Owens Benton Warbor and Edward C Reid all from Allegan and instructed for Roosevelt.
Colonel Roosevelt attacked Taft administration supporters in a Omaha Auditorium address, calling their methods harmful and tied to party bosses. He labeled Taft delegates in southern states as office holders without broad party backing and argued the administration tolerates fraud when bosses succeed.
Colonel Roosevelt refuses a joint debate with Congressman Gardner of Massachusetts in Nebraska on April 17. He says Lorimer linked Taft with unpopular figures, and Taft did not dissociate until Illinois showed the association unprofitable. The telegram states Roosevelt is exposing real campaign issues and that Lorimer created the link.
National figures from the Democratic party including Joseph Davies Dudley Field Malone and William S McNary are scheduled to stump in Massachusetts for Governor Wilson. Other speakers to appear include Mayor Newton Baker Cornelius Ford and Senator Thomas P Gore as Wilson supporters tout New England strength.
Roosevelt campaign manager Matthew Hale pressed the Brookline Board of Selectmen to open polls earlier or extend hours so every voter can cast a ballot. The warrant set 8 a m to 4 30 p m, a schedule Hale says excludes wage earners and aims to suppress Roosevelt votes.
George Fred Williams of Massachusetts, backing Champ Clark, said in Lincoln he opposed Governor Wilson and would part with Bryan if Wilson is nominated and Bryan supports Wilson. Ex Governor Dockery spoke for Clark in Seward and James Mytton for Clark in Falls City. Pettigrew, health improved, was ill in Omaha for Clark events.
Francis Murphy and Mrs Marie Wlene Sweet Baker wed secretly in Santa Ana on March 22 and have since fled to her father's home before moving to New York. She previously divorced Boston lawyer William H Baker four weeks after their wedding. The bride had earlier attracted gifts from the Sultan of Sulu during studies in Boston, including 72 pearls. She met Mr Baker while studying music in Boston, and Murphy is linked to temperance figures William J Murphy and Francis Murphy.
The 2,000,000 cubic feet gas tank planned by the Malden and Melrose Gaslight Company at Charles and Pearl streets Malden will not be built. Residents objections led to withdrawal of the building petition.
Mayor Fitzgerald says he will start a relief fund if London and New York officials confirm details of the wreck and survivors’ reports. He praises Titanic crew who prioritized women and children, and mourns Boston’s prominent victims.
The cornerstone of the Nahant town hall will be laid this afternoon with Masonic ceremonies. The Grand Lodge of Massachusetts will officiate with escort from Lynn lodges Mount Carmel and Golden Fleece. Harvard Quartet opens the service, readings by Everett Benton and R. Perry Bush, and a casket contents list read by Charles H. Ramsey. Libations will be poured by Dow, Ballard, and Herbert in French. proclamation by George C. Thacher.
Chicago April 17 conflicting reports circulated on the condition of United States Senator William J Lorimer who has been ill for ten days. One report said he was seriously ill but denied by his family and physician who said he had improved greatly. Overwork in the primary campaign and the strain of the bid to keep his seat are thought to have undermined his health.
In Indianapolis on April 17 seventy five percent of soft coal miners support a proposed wage agreement. Of 121000 ballots counted 92000 favor while uncounted ballots come from a few small scattered local unions.
Mrs. H F Clemmer of Sunbury Pennsylvania thanks Resinol Soap and Ointment after a quick three week cure for her baby’s eczema. She notes relief began on day two and full healing by week three, urging other mothers to try the free sample offer and recommending the products for pimples burns wounds and itching.
Secretary Knox returns to Washington satisfied his Caribbean mission advanced U S aims. He cites two selfish forces preserving misrule and says personal contact with heads countered influences while stressing the need to aid weaker republics to avoid Monroe Doctrine embarrassments.
A concise look at two distinct forces: one operating domestically within certain countries and a separate force based in the United States. The piece contrasts jurisdiction, roles, and contexts between the two forces in a brief comparative summary.
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