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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1912
Page
5
New Bedford reports a close watch on vote buying following the Boston Post investigation led by David I. Walsh and State police. Two cases, George Pomp Lawton and Antone A. Sylvia, will be heard by the Taunton grand jury on Tuesday.
Inspector Daly and District Attorney Kenny reviewed cases and issued summonses for witnesses to appear Tuesday at the grand jury session. Fred Flynn, on duty at the Lawrence strike, may join Daly tomorrow. Lawton and Sylvia were sent to the grand jury by Judge Milliken after Walsh opposed moving the evidence to the lower court. John E. Murphy’s election law conviction will go to the Superior Court on appeal, not before the grand jury.
Definite clues to the identity of the bomb sender failed to appear as 20 detectives hunted the case of Helen Taylor known as Mrs Grace Walker killed by a bomb in her West Seventy seventh street apartment. Charles H Dickinson will face a coroner hearing on homicide charges after being present at the blast but police say he knew nothing of the device. In Nantucket relief comes via yeast cakes and moving picture films sent by the revenue cutter Acushnet to ice bound residents. the steamer line remains blocked by ice floes.
Police pursue motives and a potential messenger after an explosion in an apartment where Dickinson and Miss Taylor quarreled. A man appeared with Dickinson prior to the blast, Miss Edna Lamarre says, and a small American Electric Fuse Co card is found among the wreckage. Coroner Feinberg notes the device resembles foreign anarchist devices and used nitro glycerine or fulminate of mercury in a three inch steel cylinder.
The Humanist Society hosted a Sunday talk by Morri son I. Swift at Sheafe's Hall advocating a municipal home for "unfortunate girls" in Boston. He argued such a facility would humanely assist at risk women, reduce crime, and relieve society costs he estimated at over 100 million dollars yearly. A bill before the Legislature was pending with a Tuesday hearing.
Advertises Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as safe for children and adults, claiming benefits for pale or undernourished kids and general digestion. Includes testimonials from a Hoboken mother and a Buffalo mother, plus a notary sworn affidavit, noting boxes cost 50 cents and a trial package is available from F A Stuart Co. in Marshall Michigan.
A cutter relieved Woods Hole isolation by landing mail and passengers at Quidnet after a three day wait. Passengers braved rough surf in dories and many were soaked. Miss Charlotte Owen required urgent surgical care and was transported to Boston. The West family and others were taken off to safety as island life adjusts to remaining shortages and isolation.
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