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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1913
Page
4
Detroit February 13 The bathtub trust was found guilty of criminal conspiracy in restraint of trade by a federal jury. The statute charged is a misdemeanor carrying up to one year’s imprisonment or a $5000 fine, or both.
Hartford scene reports a graft verdict in a major anti trust case with a four hour jury path. Defendants include Theodore Ahrens Jesse Duryea E L Dawes and others from Standard Sanitary McCrum Howell Barnes and related firms. Judge Sessions set sentencing for tomorrow. The second government win in a week follows Boot and Shoe Last Trust.
Boston Symphony Orchestra gave the American premiere of Erwin Lendvai’s Symphony in D minor at Symphony Hall under Dr. Mack, with Max Pauer delivering Mendelssohn’s G minor piano concerto. The program centered on Wagner’s Faust overture, which dominated the afternoon. Lendvai, a Budapest native in his 80s, studied with Puccini and Koessler. his free rhapsody based symphony impressed with modern texture but yielded a cautious first impression. Pauer’s bold yet faithful Mendelssohn performance highlighted the soloist’s daring approach, while the Wagner piece remained the enduring focus of the concert.
James Purcell once allied with Rosenthal and known for testifying on police graft quarreled with his wife and opened fire in their apartment. Their 13 year old daughter Agnes was struck by bullets and died, as the mother fainted.
Thinking he had murdered both, Purcell surrendered himself to the police and was locked up.
A gambler staggering into a police station confessed to firing four shots in a quarrel with his wife. Two shots hit their daughter, one in the breast and one in the arm, with the body sent to the morgue. The incident disrupts graft inquiries led by District Attorney Whitman as Purcell's testimony faces potential invalidation amid murder charges. He bought the revolver yesterday to kill wife and child, believing she poisoned their daughter's mind.
Judge Ralph Wheeler of the Superior Court died at his home in New London at age seventy, from pneumonia. The longtime jurist was in his 70s and passed away at his residence today.
Harvard juniors held their annual prom last night in the Harvard Union with over 150 couples attending from Boston, New York, and beyond. The building was lavishly decorated with plants and flowers, a midnight supper served, and dancing continued until 4 AM. A long list of guest ladies and attendees highlighted the social grandeur of the event.
Delegates from waterway improvement associations across the state attend the inland waterways conference at the Chamber of Commerce. President James J. Storrow will welcome delegates as Brewer, head of the chamber maritime committee, presides at the opening session.
Alfred Bernard, 49, of 23 Cushing Court Cambridge, despondent over ill health and unemployment, shot himself yesterday afternoon in his home. He died instantly with his wife nearby. He was a rubber worker and left a wife and five children.
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