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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1912
Page
8
Washington dispatch reports the Supreme Court ruled that only Congress may object to a state's use of initiative and referendum. The court said whether a state maintains a republican form of government after adopting initiative and referendum is a political issue for Congress, not a judicial one for the courts.
Chief Justice White announces the court’s decision on the initiative and referendum, ruling that enforcement of a republican form of government rests with the political branch, not the judiciary. The ruling references Luther vs. Borden and Taylor vs. Beckham, with no dissent.
The text argues the constitution assigns political questions to determine governmental power. The judiciary must assess a state's authority only when a controversy is properly presented. It states the government challenges the court to prove its right to exist as a state.
Mrs Henry Russell wife of the managing director and pianist George Copeland gave a Debussy program in the Boston Opera House foyer. Mia Russell sang a selection from Debussy with encores and Copeland performed Pieces including Clair de Lune and Pagodes with varying success praised for some numbers.
Active members of the New England Hardware Dealers Association totaling about 900 met at the Quincy House in Boston for a preconvention dinner. A vaudeville show followed, with the formal convention opening at Mechanics' Building and Paul Revere Hall the next morning, featuring a speech by President Frank E. Stacy and an evening minstrel show under Hector M. Gordon.
Jack the collie, owned by John Dorgan of 531 Third Street, saved a young girl from an oncoming automobile on Third Street near L by springing between her and the vehicle. The dog was killed as both front and rear wheels passed over it. The pet was a familiar guardian to neighborhood children and had on occasion pulled youngsters from water.
William McAdams of Somerville was spearing cele in the Mystic River at Wellington bridge Medford when he slipped into icy water. William J Murphy and Frank Davenport, driving by in Malden, jumped in and pulled him to safety. He was brought to the draw tender's office and later went home.
Law rence leaders press a campaign with Wiltood and other agitators as 900 more children are requested to be sent to Philadelphia. The probation officer investigates missing boys from Tarbox School amid reports of strikers shipping children to New York and Barre. Pickets form early, police and militia enforce order as Ettor Giovannitti trial continues. Lawrence locals condemn the shipments while Haywood unleashes a broad attack on Boston elites and whips up mass mobilization.
Mrs Clemence Haggerty Crafts wife of Professor James Mason Crafts former MIT president died at home after a brief illness from peritonitis. She was born Clemence Haggerty of New York daughter of unnamed parents. Survived by husband four daughters including Mrs Russell Sturgis Codman and Mrs Gordon Knox Belt and two daughters at home.
Lawrence report says thousands of Industrial Workers of the World will rally in Manchester New Hampshire next week to support a free speech campaign. IWW strike leader Fred J Wolf, arrested in connection with the action, warns leaders could mobilize 6000 to 7000 men if needed and fill jails.
An advertisement urges relief for biliousness and jaundiced skin with Cascarets. It claims a cleaning of the stomach liver and intestines by morning and promotes a 10 cent box for the whole family including children.
Stella D. Leet of Melrose and Caroline B. Leet of Brockton each claimed widow status of Eugene F. Leet who died in Claremont New Hampshire in January. Judge McIntire denied both petitions and named William H. Futchins of Cambridge to administer the estate.
Show specimens of Colonial architecture featuring prints from the Colonial mansion to a brass knocker and mud scraper. The 100 prints, from historic houses in Boston Waltham and Salem, reveal old doorways knobs window frames and other period details.
Two hundred sat down to the 13th annual banquet of the Somerville Sons and Daughters of New Hampshire Club last night in the YMCA building. Fred Warren was toastmaster. speakers included Mayor Burns Sidney B. Keene and Mrs Adelaide Godding. The menu card featured an old house cut and lines from Sam Walter Foss poem The House by the Side of the Road. Mr Foss founded the club and served as its first president.
Mr J H Evans of New York City after cataract surgery suffered a severe eczema attack. Doctors failed to help until Resinol Ointment relieved the inflammation and itching within days and a week showed near disappearance. Evans praised Resinol and tried Resinol Soap with the same relief.
Washington reports Charles P. Taft of Cincinnati will be subpoenaed to testify before the House committee on expenditures in the War Department regarding Paymaster Beecher B. Ray. The panel seeks missing documents from Ray's Philippines service and considers new witnesses as it pressures promotion issues for Ray and the pay master general.
An old advertisement touts Fluid Extract Juniper Berries Compound Fluid Balmwort and Hypophosphites Syrup as a universal remedy for dyspepsia kidney trouble lame back weak bladder and urinary issues. It claims the mixture cleanses kidneys and purifies blood to relieve rheumatic pains with a suggested adult dose of a teaspoonful before meals followed by water.
The Pilgrim Mfg. Co promotes El-Rado as a liquid hair remover that penetrates pores and retards hair growth. It claims medical profession endorsement and urges readers to request information and buy through dealers, with Boston sales noted at Riker Jaynes Drug Stores and Houghton and Dutton’s.
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