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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Dec 15, 1911

Page

3

Mme Tetrazzini Provokes Boston Suffrage Protest

Soprano Mme Tetrazzini sparked a large Boston protest after dismissing suffragists as ugly. Alice Stone Blackwell and other leaders defended the movement, citing prominent suffragists and noting that many leaders are admired for beauty and character.

Mme. Tetrazzini Boston Alice Stone Blackwell National Suffrage Organ State Suffrage Association Emeline Pankhurst England Susan W. Fitzgerald Maud Wood Park Stanley McCormick New York Clarence Mackey Julia Ward

Unknown man shoots himself at Crawford House hotel

An unidentified man about 35 shot himself in his Crawford House hotel room Wednesday night. He registered as C. F. Davidson, city, but no identification remained. He appeared ill from health issues, and Medical Examiner George B. Magrath investigated the body.

Crawford House C. F. Davidson George B. Magrath

Memorial tribute to father honored by Irish singers

Mary Boyle O'Reilly of Jamaica Plain expresses gratitude to the Post editor for publishing a memorial picture and the tribute to her father. She notes that though he did not live to complete his work, his sisters and she value every token of remembrance from his brother journalists. December 14.

Mary Boyle O’reilly Jamaica Plain

Death claims Mrs Grainger widow of Dr Grainger

Mrs Mary A Grainger wife of Dr William H Grainger and mother of Senator Edward J Grainger died at home 40 Plummer Street Winthrop yesterday afternoon. Born Brooklyn N Y she was 60 and survived by husband five sons Harry A Edward J George L John J and Francis. Burial from the residence Saturday morning.

Mary A. Grainger William H. Grainger Edward J. Grainger Plummer Street Winthrop Dr. Grainger East Boston Brooklyn N. Y Mary LeBlanc Harry A Edward J George L John J Francis Grainger

Sleeper Ordered to Settle After Embezzlement Plea

In Malden District Court Judge Bruce heard George F. Sleeper arraigned on embezzlement charges. Sleeper admitted taking forty one fifty and returning only two by mail with a note he quit. His wife pleaded for leniency as sole supporter of three dependents, and restitution was promised. A settlement deadline was set for February 17.

Malden Bruce George F. Sleeper Sleeper

Kid Warren makes failed escape from lodging house

Walter Brooks known as Kid Warren jumped from a second story window at 194 Harrison avenue to flee arrest after a robbery in October 1910. He landed on the yard brick sidewalk at Inspector Burr’s feet, was critically injured, and rushed to the city prison as a suspect in the $52.45 restaurant heist.

Walter Brooks Kid Warren Harrison Avenue Inspector Burr Brooks William Dunn George D. Trustiles Columbus Avenue House of Correction

World’s Most Valuable Necklace Claim Sparks Debate

Jewel experts deem the $500000 Gary necklace the world’s finest aside from Austria’s crown jewels. With 86 pearls in two rows, the hundred matched gems are praised for size and beauty. Historical comparisons note Leeds and Thiers pieces, auction highs, and varied values across famed collections.

New York E. H. Gary Austria Gary William B. Leeds Louvre- Paris

Brandeis Urges La Follette Anti Trust Bill Before Senate Panel

Louis D. Brandeis of Boston told the Senate interstate commerce committee that there are no natural monopolies in industry and that the La Follette bill should supplement the Sherman act to curb unlawful practices. He argued existing trusts grew by crime and manipulation, not efficiency, and that fixing monopoly prices would be impractical due to lack of data.

Washington Louis D. Brandeis Boston Senate Interstate Commerce Committee Brandeis Oil Trust Steel Trust

Dorchester Man Fined for Assault on Boston Elevated Employee

William J. McLaughlin of Dorchester was arraigned in Roxbury District Court on assault on a Boston Elevated conductor and drunkenness and disorderly conduct on a car. He was found guilty and fined 5 dollars for drunkenness and 100 dollars for disorderly conduct.

William J. McLaughlin Greenwood Street Dorchester Roxbury Boston

Men Held in Train Robbery Suspects Released

Three men Ed Gibson C Gibson and J L Parker farmers were arrested in Atlanta on suspicion of ties to the Hardeeville South Carolina train robbery but were released late last night as police found no cause to detain them further.

Atlanta Hardeeville S. C Ed and C. Gibson J. L. Parker

Skeleton Found Near Connecticut Line Sparks Probe

Sheriff investigators gathered details into the death of a man whose skeleton was found in the Plain woods near the Connecticut border in Foster. The bones appeared to have lain in the woods for over a year as an inquiry opened today into the circumstances surrounding the death.

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