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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1911
Page
7
Charles W. Morse failed to regain 20 days of good time lost for breaching prison rules at Atlanta penitentiary. Superintendent LaDow supported remittance but Attorney General Wickersham, after review, declined approval. Morse had money and gave several conflicting explanations.
The House approved a bill allowing customs duties to be paid by certified checks from national banks, with an amendment adding certified checks from state banks and trust companies. The measure, previously objected to, was taken up again and passed after acceptance of the amendment.
In a Boston Post letter to the editor, W P Lampton of New York City vents over post office regulations and a prank involving registered souvenir postcards. He recalls receiving inquiries from a carrier and a clerk’s signed delivery, jokes about affidavits, and questions why the P O D treats the cards seriously. He urges avoiding such displays and mocks the burden of official paperwork.
Professor C. H. Haskins of Harvard's history department rejected reports of any offer to lead Johns Hopkins University or the University of Washington. He stated no foundation to the claim exists and no correspondence has occurred with Hopkins officials.
The Roosevelt dam on the Salt River irrigation project in Arizona is completed and to be opened March 18. The last stone was set Feb 5 in the parapet walls. Ex President Theodora Roosevelt, his wife, daughter Ethel, and son Archie are expected to attend the ceremony. The dam stands 24 feet from foundation to parapet and is 1080 feet long along the top.
Cambridge residents Elbridge G Ricker and Isa belle Ricker with son Charles S sue Alden E and Bertram Wiles of Boston for 90000 claiming injuries from a Harvard bridge auto crash on October 31 1910. Mrs Ricker seeks 20000 and Charles 5000, while Gertrude C Gilpatrick administratrix sues for 50000 over a Tremont building elevator death. Bertha A Boudreau sues Jasper H Yetten for 25000 after a Prospect Street collision. Jeremiah J Amiron sues Boston and Maine railroad for 20000 after losing an eye in a Dec 24 1910 collision near East Somerville.
Veteran catcher Duke Farrell says he will coach the Yankee pitchers in the South and expects a great season for the Yankees, highlighting confidence in the staff and team prospects.
Scottville Michigan resident praises Uaeinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative ash for health and stamina on a farm, stating it prevents backaches and pain while helping family care. She endorses the medicines as life changing for herself and her daughter, urging others to use Pinkham’s remedies.
Washington reports two Marine Corps officers to retire under navy orders. Lieutenant Colonel Thomas C. Prince and First Lieutenant Frederick Kensel will be placed on the retired list. Kensel, a South Carolina-born officer who entered the Marine Corps from Massachusetts in 1903.
William R. Montgomery former president of the Hamilton Bank of New York a state institution was found guilty of feloniously converting 4400 of the bank's funds for his own use. The larceny occurred October 28 1907 the day the bank closed.
Lynn February 7 Frank H Bickford the druggist who faced railroad demolition of his building and a six year lease has given up his fight. The Boston and Maine railroad tore down the store location after purchasing the building from Edward Heffernan and ordered Bickford out. He had sought an injunction to stop the disruption but the road proceeded with removal.
Miss Mildred M. Elliott of Allston will present love notes and telegrams in court to prove Fay B. Kendall promised marriage and left her a $30,000 claim. The notes include phrases like You are mine and You are mine for ever, allegedly from Kendall’s attorney.
The stenographer accuses her employer of showering romantic phrases and letters while she believed him to propose marriage. Samples include "Dear Millie" from The Arlington New Hampshire and dated notes from 1907 to 1910. Kendall denies the claims, saying they were only acquaintances with no romance.
A photograph of chief contestant Charles T. Aldrich Jr. with a colored maid who once served his wife was presented by counsel for the will in the Worcester estate contest. It was argued the image could disgrace the son in his father’s view.
Mrs. Aldrich identified a tintype as her husband and a housemaid but could not date its origin. Testimony recounted that the elder Aldrich had discussed the photo years before his death and that a signature dispute arose over checks. Final arguments scheduled for Saturday February 18 after legal debate.
President Taft granted a clemency for Guy Livingston of Dunkirk Montana after a Justice Department appeal. Livingston, jailed 60 days for a technical charge of taking whiskey keys on the Blackfoot Indian Reservation, argued his livestock froze and his home was pillaged during incarceration.
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