28 Feb 1912
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1912
Page
1
Supreme Court yesterday upheld Lena Cusumano’s death sentence for her husband’s murder. Governor Foss and public campaigns promise to seek clemency as Enrico Mascioli also faces the chair.
The Ward 25 Republican Club held its first state Republican gathering since Roosevelt announced his candidacy. At the City Club last evening the group displayed strong support for Taft while some speakers criticized Roosevelt and others mocked his campaign.
Morrison I. Swift, famed for Coxey's army, advocates leading Boston workers on a march to Lawrence. He sent out an appeal calling for action as cases are referred to the joint board for action. The move aligns judge and strikers with a new plan by I. W. W. supporters.
A court sustains the verdict, noting the diligent efforts of her counsel and the procedural handling that supported the decision.
A letter claims the Neal Institute’s program transformed a violent man within three days, leading to rapid employment and a substantial raise. The note touts multiple success letters, offering to share writers’ names and addresses and inviting inquiries at Boston or Portland offices.
Speakers at a Massachusetts assembly debate Roosevelt's reform program with mixed views. Grafton D. Cushing defended elements of the platform, while Alexander McGregor backed Taft and Robert Washburn avoided taking a side, signaling divided opinion during the Boston visit.
Dr. Orlando W. Hinds son of Edward Hinds was arrested with a woman and a 6 year old child after noon yesterday on larceny charges for stealing 75 dollars from the Liberty Trust Company as he prepared to sail to Savannah Georgia.
Dr Hinds, a young man believed to be a bachelor by his family and friends, lived with them at 44 Mount Vernon Street in Winchester. The appearance of a woman believed to be his wife and a young child led to the belief he has been secretly married for years. Continued on Page P Sixth Column.
About 200 plasterers carpenters bricklayers and lathers struck work on the Copley Plaza Hotel yesterday. The stoppage followed steamfitters from the United Association replacing IA Steamfitters on the building prompting the action.
Francis Ford once known as Eugene Splain was arrested in Memphis. Police say he helped plan a sensational New York taxi robbery and took part of the $25 000 loot, with $8000 traced to him. He is from Boston where he is nicknamed The Parrot.
The dispute centers on steamfitters locals allied to the AFL and others replaced by U A steam fitters and four sympathy unions not in the local Building Trades AFL. Plumbers hoisting engineers and more stay on the job, aligned with the local department and sympathetic to U A steamfitters. James Hi Sheehe urges AFL intervention to curb further strikes and enforce rulings on steamfitting in construction, noting three striking locals face AFL discipline.
In Scituate on February 27 a letter to Pastor Frederick B. Noyes warned of shooting poisoning a family and dynamiting a home. A second unsigned note to William C. Chaffin superintendent of schools echoed the threat. Both are treated as jokes but investigated by local police with limited progress.
A plan proposes a Boston to Lawrence march to study conditions under martial law and send aid to Lawrence workers. The group aims to a mass meeting on the Boston Common to denounce mill owners and demand basic rights, hoping other cities join.
The entry notes Day 11 hours 9 minutes and the 59th day of yar with a Day’s increase. It also references 2 hours 5 minutes and the 69th day of winter. It mentions light auto lamps at 6 02.
Congressman Samuel W McCall is listed with Homer Albers a lawyer and lecturer The Rev Frederick A Bisbee editor Universalist Leader and Mary Lyon founder of Mt Holyoke Seminary 1797 1849 listed among prominent figures for a public notice or feature in the period publication.
A historical note records the Bland Silver Bill passing despite President Hayes veto in 1878. It also mentions the Baltimore and Ohio railroad charter granted in 1827 and Pope Pius VI authorizing Bible translation into languages of Catholic States in 1759.
Forecasts promise fair and cold weather for Boston and surrounding areas. Wednesday will be mostly fair with temperatures dipping in Rhode Island and eastern Massachusetts. Thursday remains fair with brisk northwest winds as conditions ease.
Hollister presents one of the most interesting stories told by his operative about Los Angeles dynamite enigmas. The piece promises suspense and investigative detail from an insider perspective on a city of intrigue.
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