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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1914
Page
5
J H McFarland of Harrisburg Penn president of the American Civic Association proposed creating a federal municipal department by Congress to improve American living conditions. He spoke at the association’s 10th annual convention in Washington.
Mr. McFarland calls for an organized federal planning body to supervise and improve conditions for Americans outside the largest cities. He warns growth would follow real estate interests without data and a planning culture, likening a federal municipal department to the way agriculture serves rural areas.
The 28th annual Cercle Francais production at Agassiz House Radcliffe College staged Les Petites Godins a three act French farce. Radcliffe members played female roles for the first time with Harvard actors taking masculine parts. Music by the Cercle Francais orchestra directed by Murray F. Hall accompanied the performance.
Marycliff Academy students presented Mary Stuart at the new Town Hall Arlington Heights in five acts. Abigail McGowan led a group of nine peers in a Saynete Francaise performance, with Mary E. McGowan as the Earl of Kent, Katherine G. Walsh as Elizabeth I, and Kathleen A. Doyie as Mary Stuart.
The defense in the case of Mrs. Mabel A. Scudder of Taunton on murder charges rested its case. She was the principal witness, her testimony occupying most of the day. She fainted on the stand.
A mob hanged Mack Knight who confessed participation in the murder of Sylvester station postmaster Charles M. Hicks in Louisiana. Dirk, Tobe, and Watkins Lewis were named in the crime. Knight was executed while Lewis was jailed after sheriff protection. Authorities warned homemakers to stay indoors.
Witnesses describe the afternoon attack by Edgar Scudder and a gunshot fired by Mrs. Scudder during a struggle in her room. She testified she fired to frighten him, not to kill, and found Scudder dead on the floor. Bradford Scudder recalled a loaded revolver under his pillow. Defense witnesses denounced Edward Scudder’s character, noting women seen in his apartments.
Tonight at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross a Mission Night gathers thousands from across the diocese to observe the feast. Father John Biermans D D Vicar Apostolic of the Upper Nile District will preach. He will recount the work of 23 missions in Africa and the needs of funds and workers amid war.
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