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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1911
Page
5
A large sea spider was displayed at Georges wharf after surfacing on the Georges via the Spray steam trawler. John F. Masters, Dominion Atlantic Railway agent, added the specimen to his marine collection despite the spider biting two crewmen and causing minor injuries.
Middlesex county grand jury handed down secret indictments after a year of work. Judge Mclaughlin adjourned court until next Tuesday as witnesses from the Glover will and murder trials testified, including Lillian M. Glover and Samuel D. Elmore. State Detective Silas P. Smith departed the courthouse with two captains. no arrests reported last night.
Hyde Park street superintendent Patrick H Rooney vows to contest removal as Hyde Park joins Boston. He calls charges against him an organized conspiracy led by Judge Jenney Attorney James Cotter and John Kiggen and says he will prove his actions were legitimate and wants a formal investigation.
In Boston, Gloria de Rosario Constantino Cosentino and Salvatore Ragonese were held for the federal grand jury after a Dec. 7 Fitchburg counterfeit half-dollar spree. Investigators report 260 counterfeit coins found on Ragonese and one on de Rosario.
Benjamin H. Cram of 50 Congress street and Arthur E. Mulliken were arraigned in the Superior Criminal Court on conspiracy to steal and operating a bucket shop. Cram posted 5000 bail and was released. Mulliken awaits trial after earlier bail. Mulliken surrendered shortly after indictment.
Governor Plaisted issued a proclamation directing a special session on March 20 to revise election laws redraw districts for U S House seats and consider liquor legislation. Proclamations will order primaries and elections to fill three State Senate vacancies.
The dissolution sale of S Bergson Co’s wholesale suits and overcoats at Wolf's My Clothier corner of Hanover and Portland streets marks a major value event in Boston. Bergson Boston firm at 91 Essex Street retires from business, selling all stock at sacrifice. Wolf’s buys with spot cash and offers sharply reduced prices on the garments.
West Roxbury friends of Harry A. Brooks, a well known electrician, were surprised yesterday by his engagement to Miss Susan May Carty, daughter of Mr and Mrs William L. Carty of 34 Dent Street.
Governor Robert P. Bass named James P. Tuttle of Manchester as attorney general to succeed Edwin G. Eastman of Exeter who retires after 20 years. The executive council unanimously confirmed the appointment. Tuttle previously served as solicitor of Hillsboro County. The council also confirmed George A. Wagner of Manchester as judge of probate for Hillsboro County to succeed E. E. Parker of Nashua who retired by age limit.
Corrected official reports from Melilla Morocco dated December 2 detail Spanish casualties from the December 27 fight with Rif tribesmen. Seven officers and six soldiers were killed while eighteen officers and two hundred ten soldiers were wounded. The Melilla regiment colonel and three captains were among the dead.
Berlin reports four additional deaths at the municipal night shelter from poisoned fish, raising total fatalities to 62 from the Dec 26 incident. An extra 25 new sickness cases bring the tally to between 70 and 80 men still affected.
More than 125 poor children from tenement districts attended a New Year party at Trinity Parish House in Copley Square hosted by the Fathers and Mothers' Club. The event, a reunion for former summer guests at the club farm in Reading, featured sleight of hand, music, and four talks by Rev. O. P. Gifford, followed by refreshments and souvenirs.
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