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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jan 26, 1912

Page

2

Governor's Council Clears Death Penalty For Phelps

The Massachusetts Governor's Council refused to commute and Phelps was executed at Charlestown. Doctors and officials witnessed a chamber death as 1900 volts were applied in stages, with chaplain Stebbins reciting scriptures. An autopsy was scheduled for noon per state law.

Phelps Charles Stebbins John Joseph I. McLaughlin George B. Magrath Suffolk County Charles C. Foster Massachusetts Edson J. Pratt Franklin County Haskins James B. Bridges Charles Richardson House of Correction Greenfield Benjamin F. Bridges N. D. Allen Herbert W. Stebbins Harry Quackenbush Associated Press North Adams Bridges Mr. Richardson Pratt Magrath

Clemency Refusal Stirs Worcester Council Over Phelps

The Worcester City Council, led by Governor Foss, voted against commuting Silas N. Phelps’s death sentence. The majority, including Lt Governor Luce and several councillors, cited legal precedents and the need to deter crime, while one member supported mercy.

Winfield S. Schuster Worcester Luce Goetting, Fletcher Cushing MacGregor Frothingham Keith Foss Martin M. Brown North Adams Phelps Brown Silas N. Phelps

Luce Denounces Local Press Over Phelps Coverage

Lieutenant Governor Robert Luce criticized Boston newspapers at the Insurance Underwriters' Association banquet for printing stories he says are false about condemned murderer Phelps. He urged sympathy for Phelps and accused officials of political interference during debate on a possible sentence commutation.

Phelps McKinley Robert Luce Boston Insurance Underwriters’ Association Young’s Hotel

Breaks the Fetters That Bind Men

Break the fetters that bind you and start a new life today. A physician urges trimming sleep, choosing food, and reading uplifting material. A home remedy uses syrups, tinctures, and balms to ease a long list of ailments without opiates. Take a teaspoon after meals and at night.

Local Obituaries and Funeral Notices Listing

In Jamaica Plain and nearby areas two dozen obituaries list January deaths. William Cameron Fraser Edward W Gormley Nancy Halloran John J Harkins James A Hayes Richard J Kelley Freda Kohlhepp Sarah McHale Annie F McLeod Annie McLeod details include residences service times and church mass locations at St Thomas St Lawrence Holy Cross Mission Church St Mary of the Angels Brookline Lowell Roxbury and Dorchester areas.

Berner South Boston Annie M Gustave Berner Silver Street G Street Holy Trinity Church Shawmut Avenue New York City Jersey City Brooklyn California Bryson Northport N. Y Elizabeth Robert Bryson Roxbury West End Costello Causeway Street St. Joseph’s Church Chambers Street Cahalan Dorchester Ellen Timothy John J. Cahalan King Street St. Ann’s Church Holyhood Cemetery Carroll Natick Sarah J Bartholomew J Mary J. Carroll Craig South Main Street St. Patrick's Church Clune Brookline John N Catherine M. Clune Walnut Street St. Mary’s of the Assumption Church Cook Anna Samuel Cook Charles Quincy Street St. Peter's Church Meeting House Hill Culross Peter Ann Culross Macdonald M. Macdonald Francis Street Cumming Christina Cumming Isaac Kitson Dunreath Street Fall River Donovan Cambridge Margaret Patrick Donovan J. McLane Hayes Street Ess St. Paul’s Church Ferrick Worthington Street Myles J Harriet Ferrick Duffy Bricklayers’ Union No. 3 Finn Charlestown Thomas Catherine Finn Maia St. Francis de Sales Bunker Hui] Street Fraser Jamaica Plain William Cameron Fraser Centre Street Gormley Edward W Mary John Gormley Philip Gormley South Street St. Thomas Church John J. Harkins St. Margaret’s Church Stephens Street Lowell Holyhood Hayes James A Patrick Mary Ann Hayes Fields Court Willow Court Church of St. Mary of the Angels New Calvary

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Governor’s Council Moses Isaiah Warden Supreme Court R. W. Irwin Superior Court William Schofield Supreme Court of Massachusetts Supreme Court of the United States For Phelps Washington Hanover Sts Pablo New England No. 9 Rhodes & Ripley Clothing Co F.gray CO David J. Ingraham Winter Street Vereniere’s Carter Reger Hanover, Union and Marshall Sts Brookside Lenox Gorton Pt. Mason Bouillion Mass. Ave Camb Broadway Everett Main St Malden Square Cambridge St Allston Hyde Park Ave Forest Hills Elm St Gov. Mayesed Washington St Dudley St Dorchester Ave Tremont St Central Sq East Somerville Ave Pear Union Square Mavc Creamery Shea Catherine Patrick Shea Union Park Street Cathedral of the Hot Cross Calvary Shinnick Marblehead William Shinnick Star of the Sea North Station Smith Winsor Stearns Smith Columbia Sullivan Dennis J Mary EK Welsh Harvard Street Townsend Malden James W Woodlawn Miass William Klilmurry Oxford Lewis Jones & Son Undertakers Lagrange Street
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