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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1916
Page
1
Simon Swig has been found guilty of a corrupt practices act violation by Judges Fox Jenney and McLaughlin. They report he expended 333.36 dollars on election expenses separate from primary costs.
The verse honors Abraham Lincoln as a steadfast leader whose memory will inspire future generations. It lauds his prudence, perseverance, and humility, portraying him as a guiding patriarch shaping a new American soil.
Massachusetts leaders Charles Sumner Bird Grafton D Cushing Augustus P Gardner and Robert M Washburn announced their candidacies as delegates-at-large to back Theodore Roosevelt in the Republican national convention. The quartet vowed an vociferous Roosevelt ticket and pledged to support Roosevelt unreservedly as the party moves toward the convention.
Judges reserve questions to the Supreme Judicial Court on constitutional issues tied to a 1914 act and election expenditures. The panel will decide if pre primaries expenditures fall within an election petition scope and if limits for a two member district are $100. Swig may press further questions on a $50 transfer to J B Gaskin and related newspaper ad payments.
Montclair New Jersey February 11. Readers note the cooperative kitchen idea as widely discussed in cities and by women's clubs and private individuals.
Moon rises at 6:47 and sets at 3:18 with first quarter on Feb 10. Evening sky features Venus setting before sunset and Jupiter later, Saturn east at sunset, Mars visible in the east after sunset, and dawn stars. Auto lamps at 5:41 tonight and 6:11 for others.
President Wilson questioned Secretary Garri son about how to respond after the murder of William C Benton. Garrison suggested demanding the body and sending troops to Juarez or other Mexican locations while denying invasion or territorial aggression. Bryan warned that such action could mean war.
Washington on february eleventh reports that President Wilson's top choice to fill the War Department vacancy appears to be limited to three men General George W Goethals Franklin K Lane and Franklin D Roosevelt Other names were proposed by Senators but the President favors prior government administration experience in the appointee.
The new Secretary of War will lack an experienced assistant, underscoring the need for veteran guidance. General Goethals may decline any offer tied to his canal duties, while Roosevelt’s Navy Department record is cited as proof of his capacity for Garrison’s role. War Department officials would welcome the appointment with enthusiasm.
Esther Wilson six, daughter of Clarence P. Wilson of 2283 Washington street, remains in dangerous condition at Malden Hospital after a sled collision with an auto delivery wagon. Dorothy Sawyer six, daughter of Edwin A. Sawyer of 230 Washington street, is cared for at home. Frances Wilson, also in the driveway collision, was unharmed. The accident occurred yesterday afternoon when the sled veered into the street as the Dill Catering Co wagon driven by Willis Jones passed. Esther suffered the most serious injuries.
Lieutenant Paul Jakmauh of the Ninth Regiment MVM named Lieutenant John J. Lydon as his chief of staff for the South Boston Evacuation Day parade set for March 17. The pair will begin planning immediately for the event.
Legal holiday notes for several states mark Lincoln Day. Abraham Lincoln born 1809 is cited and 1912 marks the Republic established in China. A year ago British air ships conducted a raid against Ghent in Belgium.
The Boston and Maine announces a consolidation of its parent road with its leased lines Boston & Lowell and Fitchburg. About half the system could be merged, with stockholder approval still required. Expect intense resistance from Judge Knowlton and the Boston & Maine Minority Stockholders' Association.
The merger proposition provides for the surrender of the leases of the subsidiary lines and the exchange of their capital stock for new preferred stock.
A Massachusetts pledge from Grafton Cushing Charles Sumner Bird A P Gardner and Robert M Washburn endorses Roosevelt for president and calls for a Roosevelt pledged delegation to the Republican national convention. Roosevelt sails for the West Indies from New York with no formal Massachusetts ballot plan while plans unfold nationwide. Continued on Page 8 First Column.
Senator Lodge will file a petition in the Senate tomorrow from Boston citizens protesting the Brandeis Supreme Court confirmation. Among signers is Harvard president and Brandeis graduate President Lowell. The petition details the opposition.
A Massachusetts petition, signed by prominent citizens, urges the Senate to reject Louis D. Brandeis for the Supreme Court. The letter argues the nominee lacks judicial temperament and public confidence, asserting his legal reputation does not justify appointment.
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