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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Dec 26, 1911

Page

2

Governor Foss Pardons Inmate As Wife Influences Clemency

Governor Foss and his wife visited Charlestown State Prison on Christmas Day 1911. The governor signaled potential commuting of Silas N. Phelps’s death sentence after a lengthy talk in his cell. Prison staff believe Mrs. Foss helped shape the clemency decisions, though the governor kept his own counsel.

Phelps Foss Silas N. Phelps Monroe Franklin G. Fessenden Greenfeld Supreme Court Emmet F. Haskins Charlemont Charlestown

Governor Foss and wife tour Charlestown Prison on Christmas

Governor Foss and Mrs. Foss visited Charlestown Prison on Christmas with C W Barron and Deputy Warden Allen. They toured Pomeroy and Phelps in solitary, discussed possible death sentence commutation, and inspected kitchens, larder, workshops and schools while prisoners enjoyed a holiday program and meals.

Phelps Pomeroy Foss Monroe William A. Davenport Greenfield Richard Irwin Northampton

Hyde Park Slayings Probe Targets Italian Suspect

Hyde Park police pursue a believed Italian killer in the Bridget Prichard case. They have identified a suspect, watching his claimed whereabouts and possible escape routes as funeral services for the 18 year old proceed and searches continue by train and ship routes.

Hyde Park Bridget Prichard Church of the Most Precious Blood Thomas Prichard

Back Bay Doctor Weds Miss Torhy in Everett

Dr. Francis R. Silver a Back Bay physician with Belmont roots married Miss Mary Josephine Torhy of Everett. The ceremony was by Rev. Joseph Mohan at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Everett. The couple will tour the South and West then go abroad before settling at 175 Belmont Street Belmont.

Francis R. Silver Back Bay Belmont Mary Josephine Torhy Joseph W. Torhy Greenhalge Street Everett Joseph Mohan Church of the Immaculate Conception Dr. Silver Belmont Street

Claudia Hains Denies Remarrying Ex-Husband Captain Hains

Mrs. Claudia Libbey Hains says she will not remarry her divorced husband Captain Peter C. Hains who was released from a New York prison after a shooting death at a Long Island yacht club. She lives with her parents in East Milton and plans to devote herself to art, dismissing rumors as unfounded.

Claudia Libbey Hains Peter C. Hains New York William E. Annis Claudia Libbey Charles H. Libbey Squantum Street East Milton Annis Long Island Hains Claudia Hains

Tom Lawson's Gifts To His Grandson In Dreamwold Hall

A mammoth spruce in Dreamwold Hall awaits decoration and gifts for Tom Lawson's grandson as Christmas chimes ring. Grandfather promises to check on the boy at the house, hearing a softer call alongside holiday bustle.

Tom Lawson Dreamwold Hall Grandpa Lawson

Dreamword master builds Christmas tree for grandson with new name

The Dreamword family celebrates Christmas with a grand tree crafted by Grandpa Lawson who, amid pins and twine, names his grandson Henry Henry McCall Jr. The evening includes gifts, Lawson quips, and a festive glow as relatives gather from Arnold Lawson and McCall families.

Dreamword Grandpa Lawson Henry Henry McCall, Jr Mr. Lawson Arnold Lawson Jean Vera Henry McCall Dorothy Lawson Mary Lawson Douglass Lawson Eben Stanwood Thomas Lawson

Crazed cook’s Christmas outburst wounds three kin

Alexander Gustafson a Greenwich General Hospital assistant chef attacked his two sisters and brother in law Christmas Day. A bulldog protected the family by biting the maid as Gustafson was restrained and taken to the lockup. Doctors treated the injuries.

Greenwich Conn Alexander Gustafson Greenwich General Hospital Christmas Swenson H. W. Raymond New York Raymond Dr. Clarke Gustafson Ale

Helen Frick Hosts Santa Claus for 75 Children

Miss Helen Clay Frick gave a Christmas party at her father Henry Clay Frick's home in Pittsburg. She distributed games, feasting and gifts to 75 boys and girls from the poor district, providing a royal style holiday event.

Pittsburg Helen Clay Frick Henry Clay Frick

May Arrest Safe Robbers in Lynn and Boston

An investigation into the safe blowing at Goddard Brothers department store on Market Street Lynn shows yeggmen may be arrested in Boston. The thieves used a sledge hammer and nitro to blow the safe between 7 and 8 am while guards were away, missing about 200 in coin. The watchman reported the fire escape door opened shortly after 10 am.

Goddard Brothers Market Street Lynn Boston Bank Toam John McKengzie Swampscott

Rebel Heads in Conference

Dr Sun Yat Sen, a leading revolutionary promoter, began talks at Shanghai after arriving by launch escorted by two warships. He visited Wu Tingfang, foreign secretary, as Yuan Shikai’s response to establishing a republic remained awaited.

Shanghat Sun Yat Sen Wu Ting Fang Revolutionary Provisional Cabinet Yuan Shi Kai

Roxbury Matriarch Ellen Pyne Dies on Christmas Eve

Mrs Ellen Pyne mother of Sergeant John Pyne of police headquarters dies at her son Thomas Pyne’s home 12 Oakland Street Roxbury on Christmas Eve Survived by two daughters and four sons Eldest son Thomas Pyne works as a bailiff in the office of U S Marshal Guy Murchie.

Ellen Pyne John Pyne Police Headquarters Thomas Pyne Oakland Street Roxbury Guy Murchie

Obituary notices list services for Roxbury to Somerville

A long list of death notices and funeral details across Roxbury East Boston Chelsea and surrounding towns. Dates include Dec 23 24 25 26 27 with supports from St Rose St Augustine Church St Ann’s Church Holy Trinity and Calvary cemeteries. Names include Angell Brazzell Butterfield Coombs Coyne Davis Ewell Fallon Faulstich Flaherty Kennedy Hurley Macaig Madore Mann Marsh Moore Morrissey McKay Patch Phillips Quirk Robinson Sullivan Sutherland Underhill Wilder Willwerth Wood and others. Funeral times typically in morning or afternoon with mass and burial details.

Mary Filizabeth Arthur M. Davis Linden Street Donegan Brighton Annie E John Donegan Cotter South Boston Daniel P. Hedderman Newton Street Church of Our Lady of Presentation San Francisco Cal Eweli Marshfield Hills Julia F. Ewell Judson Ewell South Station Fallon Alice Michael J. Fallon McKenna West Seventh Street St. Augustine's Church Faulstich Roxbury John Margaret Faulstich Minden Street Holy Trinity Church Shawmut Avenue Holy Trinity Court Mt. Benedict Michael F Second Street Boston P. J. O’brien Fifth Street SS. Peter and Paul’s Old Calvary Cemetery Portland Forbes Charles Ellen) Forbes West End Westboro Mass Quincy Street Dorchester Charles Good Columbia C. Gavel George Gavel Jeremiah Dorney Village Street Cathedral Greenfield Olive George H. Greenfield Princeton Street HWOLT Somerville Eva L Israei Holt Washington Street Wilton N. H Lama Church of the Assumption Philadelphia Ha Naeead O'Connell Assembly Rindge Avenue Cambridge Madore Bridget E Joseph Madore Brookline Fairbanks Street Church of Our Lady of the Presentation Mann Medford Sarah G. Mann Allbright Albert W. Mann Highland Methodist Church Washington and Dakota Streets Moore East Dedham Waldo St Lucia E Frank J. Moore D. A. Rowley Church of the Ascension Washington St M’kay Susan John McKay Fast Third Street Conn Patch Albert Holden Patch Magazine Street Phillips Ellen Phillips George Phillips Pierce Avenue St. Ann’s Church Calvary Quirk Thomas D William Julia Quirk Boston Street New Calvary Robinson Mary Robinson Camden Street St. Philip's Church Harrison Avenue Sullivan Sharon Mary A Daniel Mary Sullivan North End Huntington Avenue Church of Our Lady of Sorrows New Calvary Cemetery Back Bay Sutherland Jamaica Plain Dee James W. Sutherland Chestnut Avenue Underhill Charles W. Underhill Faneuil Street Wilder Laura M. Wilder W. H. Graham Willwerth Paulina Lorenz Willworth Somerville Avenue Church of the Holy Trinity St. Cecilia Court O. F. Wood Lemuel A. Wood Waterman Chapel

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