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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1912
Page
4
In Indianapolis on December 5, Henry W. Legleitner, a Denver defendant, described scenes at the ironworkers' national headquarters after John J. McNamara was arrested six months after the Los Angeles Times explosion during the dynamite conspiracy trial.
Legleitner and other union leaders faced questions as detectives seized papers and an attorney arrived. Testimony tied $1000 checks to a financial audit while denying involvement in a dynamiting crew. Other witnesses referenced 1910 explosions near McKees Rocks and Beaver. Boston Mayor Fitzgerald urged income tax to fund housing reform as delegates headed to Boston for next year’s conference.
Salt Lake City December 6 Former Senator Thomas Kearns will leave for Indianapolis December 9 to testify as a witness at the dynamite conspiracy case connected to his building project during the period of the alleged campaign.
Philadelphia Dec 5. Mayor Fitzgerald of Boston told the National Housing Association session it is a shame that men like Carnegie Morgan and Rockefeller avoid paying taxes. He urged Congress to pass an income tax when two thirds of the states approve the action.
Chicago reports Rev. William Balay, 81, clarifies the bridal payment to him after presiding over Jack Johnson and Lucile Cameron nuptials. He says the roll contained five dollars, not one hundred, despite rumors. The bridegroom confirmed the customary amount. A reader note about Christmas crafts appears in the upcoming Post household section.
Joseph Rogers aged 55 lived on the third floor at 4 Blossom street West End. Two men crawled into the smoke filled room during a fire about 5 pm and dragged him from the room. He died in the hallway minutes later likely from suffocation.
Fred Henckel and John J. O'Brien hurried to Rogers's room when a blaze broke out. Dense smoke forced them to withdraw but they returned, dragged the ill man to the hall, and opened windows after extinguishing the fire. Rogers died before a physician arrived. Other residents fled in disorder.
William B. Plunkett of North Adams authorized a statement saying the four western counties deserve a United States Senator. He is the only candidate from those counties mentioned, suggesting he may have had himself in mind. The release contrasts Weeks as the machine candidate.
A vintage pitch claims Tona Vita tonic rebuilds rundown health and strength after a few weeks. It urges readers to weigh themselves after one week to see gains and states the product is sold by all druggists.
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