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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1912
Page
3
The Governor’s council will meet today but action on the Richeson case is regarded as highly unlikely. No commutation petition has been received and submission to advisers is seen as remote. William A. Morse visited Richeson, reporting the prisoner coping well and still praying for life to seek time to expiate his crime.
Two women employed as chambermaids at the Revere House on Bulfinch street are believed dead after a morning blaze. Susan Dougherty and Annie McDevitt were last seen in a smoke filled hall. searchers fear they perished while calling to one another.
District Fire Chief Fox toured the Bulfinch street structure and said upper rooms are filled with charred beams and debris making entry impossible. He warned bodies may be buried in rubble and that victim whereabouts cannot be known until debris is cleared. Mayor Fitzgerald visited the ruins and ordered a state fire marshal investigation alongside city Finance Commission review of fire escapes.
After two months away serving the church, Cardinal Farley arrives in New York aboard the Berlin. Ice in the harbor delays quarantine clearance as he greets supporters with a single message of gratitude. He plans to sleep aboard and expect a large ovation upon disembarking tomorrow.
Charles M. Conant of Cambridge, president of the Greater Boston Telephone Association, says subscribers see no rate reduction in Boston and vicinity despite the Massachusetts Highway Commission report. He disputes Professor Jackson’s figures and argues the company will not lose revenue, but gain through new subscriptions, while rates shift to a new system that hides any true cut.
Robert Mantell the actor marries Genevieve Hamper of Detroit in Pueblo amid his company. The ceremony marks Mantell's union with a longtime stage partner as part of his acting troupe.
An advertisement touts Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy from Wyeth Chemical Company. It claims to darken hair, cure dandruff and hair loss, and promote growth. Sold by druggists for fifty cents with a money back guarantee if unmellowed.
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