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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1912
Page
7
Pekin January 18 The foreign legations prepare for trouble in Pekin tomorrow as talks on the throne’s abdication are held by the Empress Dowager and princes Yuan Shi Kai likely will not attend. A capital rising has been anticipated for months and precautions have been taken, though the outbreak may not occur.
A placard warns loyal Manchus and Chinese to resist the emperor's abdication to the death. Yuan Shi Kai's residence is guarded by 3500 premier loyalists as fears of a massacre grow. Many in the city plan flight while Yuan's supporters seek refuge tonight.
Frank B Magee a grocery and provision dealer at 1983 Massachusetts avenue and 64 Conant street Roxbury filed a voluntary assignment for the benefit of creditors with the city clerk yesterday.
Thomas Varland Richeson, father of Clarence V. T. Richeson, confessed murderer, plans a personal appeal to Governor Eugene N. Foss and possibly the Governor's council to seek commutation of the death sentence.
Disgraced Richeson inmate may face commutation efforts. Lynchburg attorney John L. Lee plans to travel to Boston mid February with Richeson’s father to urge Massachusetts governors and councils to replace the electric chair with life imprisonment. Petitions will circulate statewide to gather support.
The governor and council unanimously refused to pardon Samuel D. Haynes of Rockland and Eugene C. Hurd of Harmony, both life convicts in the state prison. The decision, made at 3:25 p.m. after an extended executive session, follows Haynes's killing of a Rockland police officer and Hurd's killing of his own brother.
Worcester representative Robert Washburn denounces Grand Trunk admission as favoring a foreign corporation over local capital. He opposes state purchase probes and clashed with Lomasney in committee. Later Southern New England Grand Trunk petition was admitted under suspension of rules after Judge Kenefick urged compliance.
The Cromwell Stotesbury wedding dazzled society with immense jewels gowns and a vast trousseau. President Taft attended the ceremony at 1808 New Hampshire Avenue with Major Archibald Butt noting the elite guest list and Beverly Mass connections.
A partial list details gifts valued in the millions from prominent donors. Items include a ground-length pearl necklace from Mr. Stotesbury valued at $500,000, a diamond sapphire necklace, a $100,000 sapphire pendant, a $40,000 Morgan diamond necklace, tiaras, fans, clocks, and extensive silver and gold tableware from notable sponsors like J. P. Morgan, Huntingdon Valley Country Club, and the Stotesbury partnership. The catalog lists dozens of silver frames, bric a brac, and Bohemian glass pieces from Philadelphia families and associates.
The annual police ball drew about 75 officers in dress uniforms guiding crowds after a well executed march. Notable attendees included Commissioner Stephen O'Meara, Superintendent William Pierce, Mayor John F. Fitzgerald,, and many officials. Dancing ran late with a two step until near midnight and continued until 1 am.
Hundreds of suburbanites returning home were held for two hours at the Greenwood crossing of the Boston and Maine railroad in Wakefield when a four horse dray carrying a large hoisting engine broke down on the tracks.
A vintage advertisement touts Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a cure for stomach trouble. It claims the product digests food, relieves dyspepsia symptoms, and is recommended by doctors. A free trial package is offered by mail with name and address to F A Stuart Co Marshall Michigan.
Post want advertisements to Main 1684 early today. Simply telephone your notice to the Post and the charge will be billed to you.
Governor William E. Glasscock of West Virginia announced a careful canvass shows the state favoring Colonel Theodore Roosevelt for the Republican presidential nomination and urged voters to elect delegates to the Chicago national convention to back his nomination.
The last opportunity to hear Josef Hofmann in Boston this year comes tomorrow at 2 30 in Symphony Hall. Hofmann is giving three U S recitals this year in Boston New York and Chicago aside from appearances with the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
A humorous vignette in verse about visiting neighbors as Bill Wax drinks the clock with talk of weather charts barometers and crops. The poem lampoons long rambling sessions that stretch until midnight and the urge to leave once the caller is late. Noted as 1912 copyright by George Matthew Adams.
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