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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1912
Page
14
A chaotic scene unfolds as organizers and I W W leaders rally in Lawrence to support a free speech campaign amid a volatile strike. Speakers warn against silencing dissidents while law enforcement and militia patrols keep order. The Times building case proceeds with 30 witnesses queued.
A concentrated strike action plans to close Arlington Mills with more than 1500 volunteer pickets forming an endless chain along public streets. Workers will urge English-speaking operatives entering the gates to turn back and join comrades who have been out for over five weeks.
Organizer Haywood urged restraint and cooperation at a Star Theatre rally as Arlington Mills confronts intensified strike efforts. Mill men expect momentum on Monday with 300 more workers joining the walkout, while I W W leaders rally solidarity and hope for national sympathy funds to sustain the movement.
Cheyenne Wy February 18 Lieutenant Bloom Fourth Field Artillery is to be tried by court martial at Fort Russell on a charge of conduct unbecoming an officer. The alleged clash with a non commissioned officer arose from a disputed salute and a fight. The case attracts wide military interest due to Bloom's near-barred commission over racial prejudice and notes he is son of the Fort Meyer post tailor and was appointed second lieutenant by President Taft.
Morrison JL Swift urged finding temporary homes for strikers' children in other cities as a great educational outing. He defended sending children away to learn better Americanized living, warned against under feeding and malnutrition, and called for feeding these children locally to avoid future costs. He also argued for segregation of the feeble minded to prevent societal harm, estimating 15,000 in Massachusetts and 500,000 to 600,000 nationally as a threat to moral improvement.
In Freeport the Lynch and McLaughlin boys battled thin honeycombed ice to shore. Albert Jackson pulled the McLaughlin boy to safety with a plank as the ice broke. William Jackson battled the icy lake to reach the Lynch boy, breaking ice with bare hands. Bath department auto ferried the drenched youths home. Officials planned a Carnegie medal for Albert and the Jackson brothers.
Thomas A Edison and Theodore Roosevelt are named among the ten greatest men alive in a Strand Magazine symposium. Edison tops the votes on the list with Roosevelt third, while others include Kipling Marconi Lister Chamberlain and more. Several other Americans also appear across various lists.
Mayor Fitzgerald departed Boston on the Federal express with his wife and Joseph A. Maynard to visit Washington and possibly Palm Beach and Panama. He mentioned again seeking a $00,000 park repairs appropriation to Governor Foss, his final official act before vacation.
Mary HB. Doherty nee Lawton wife of Boston businessman Neil Doherty died at her home 38 Ridgemont Street Allston yesterday morning. Born in East Cambridge she sang for years with St Joseph's Church West End under Cardinal OConnell and with the Church of the Immaculate Conception quartet. Funeral at St Columbkille's Brighton Tuesday at 9am. She leaves her husband one daughter and three sons.
The Continental Clothing House at Washington and Boylston streets announced in the Post a sale of all fancy overcoats at half original price. Saturday 247 were sold, a new record for the season. Sale continues this week. get an overcoat for next winter.
New York February 18. Brandt’s counsel Mirabeau Towns announces a legal move to block Governor Hand’s investigations into the Brandt case, arguing Brandt is not eligible for executive clemency at present. Pinkerton agent John Rogers testifies about letters found in Brandt’s room and later destroyed.
The Erne sinks after a February hurricane leaving the captain’s wife and several others missing. Nine survivors are rescued by the Cuban on February 8 after days without food or water. Warden Wood, a Boston marine artist, survives a near-miss when he postpones his voyage.
Three young women about 20 fashionably dressed were imprisoned on Castle Island for over an hour before Vincent Laughlin and Patrick Roche freed them. They wandered onto ice near the island edge and later found the lock gates, calling for help until responders reached them. Patrolman Edward Drew had not seen them during his rounds.
Former New York state Senator Frank J. Gardner, known for race track legislation, was arrested on conspiracy to control the half million dollar Haslett estate using a power of attorney Haslett allegedly repudiated. He was arraigned in Brooklyn court and released on $3000 bail.
State Senator O G Foelker pleads not guilty in a 1909 anti race track legislation case. Gardner acquitted a year ago of bribery charges. Haslett, ill and under John Lord’s counsel, faces a hearing with Decker and a contested power of attorney scene.
A duel between Dominick D A u of Dedham and Luigi Prescipi was halted by Patrolman Sullivan at West Roxbury station after a revolver shot. Sullivan wrestled away a revolver and stiletto while bystanders disarmed Prescipi. Both men were charged with carrying dangerous weapons.
Instructions describe diluting Borden's Evaporated Milk with water then cooking Indian meal with molasses salt and ginger in a double boiler. The mixture is poured into a buttered pudding dish and baked slowly for two hours, then served with a topping or accompaniments.
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