Becker Prepares Final Appeal on Eve of Execution
The condemned man Becker presses for a last appeal to Governor Whitman after Justice Ford denies a new trial. His wife plans to plead in Albany with aid from Becker's counsel as authorities prep the death chamber for the electric chair. Becker spends his final hours drafting a statement with chaplain and lawyers present.
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Becker
Ford
Court of Appeals
Hogan
Syracuse
Manton
Whitman
John BR. Johnston
Albany
Johnston
Court of Final Review
Supreme Court
Samuel Haynes
Patterson
Putnam County
N. Y
James Curry
New York
Rose
Webber
Vallon
Sam Schepps
Hot Springs
Ark
Charles Becker
Timothy D. Sullivan
Philbin
Perkins
Becker did not offer to plead guilty or implicate others
Governor Whitman said Becker never offered to plead guilty to second degree murder and never offered to implicate others in graft. He noted Becker’s counsel did name five persons and Becker himself had not made such propositions. The governor defended the murder verdict as most perfectly proven.
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Whitman
Becker
Albany
N. Y
Charles Becker
Sing Sing
Poughkeepsie
New York City
Rosenthal
Father Cashin
Johnson
Johnston
Manton
Herman Rosenthal
Mr. Johnston
Cochran
Mr. Manton
John F. McIntyre
Joseph A. Shay
Becker,”Mr. Shay
Becker's Bold Innocence Claim to Governor Whitman
Becker declares his innocence in Herman Rosenthal murder and vows that truth will emerge after Whitman's power ends. He accuses district attorneys of misuse and recounts his wife's suspicious death, detailing his life in the death house and demanding public denial of false charges. He asserts no knowledge of the Rosenthal crime and pledges to meet the accusations with resolve.
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Ossining
N. Y
Herman Rosenthal
Rosenthal
Charles Becker
Whitman
Metropole
Becker
Albany
Governor and Becker Affair Adds Strain to Public Debate
The scene outside a New York room as Mrs. Becker meets the Governor and Mr. Johnston recaps legal points. The Governor denies pledging pardon power transfer and reiterates support for pardoning authority remaining with the Governor. Mrs. Becker heads to Sing Sing for a farewell visit before the Governor travels to Albany.
Becker Case Night of Murder Affects Becker's Death Penalty Fight
New York dispatch recounts Herman Rosenthal's 1912 murder and the ensuing Becker case. It traces Rosenthal's accusations of police graft, Becker's arrest, the trial of Beckers gunmen, Becker's multiple trials, and clemency battles led by his wife and others.
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Becker
New York
Herman Rosenthal
Charles Becker
Hotel Metropole
Forty-third Street
Broadway
Rosenthal
Poslam promotes rapid healing for skin troubles
Test the rapid healing work of Poslam. A small amount with few applications greatly improves eczema acne itching skin and rashes. Poslam Soap medicated with Poslam is rich and healthful. Send 4¢ stamps for samples to Emergency Laboratories New York City. Sold by all druggists.
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West 26Th St
New York City
Wife Pleads Innocence for Becker Before Governor
In a dim Nelson House room Mrs. Charles Becker urged Governor Whitman to commute her husband’s death sentence for murder. She insisted on his innocence, offered no exchange for life, and spoke amid a tense session with Becker’s attorney.
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Mrs. Becker
Mr. Johnston
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Nelson
Charles Becker
Sing Sing
Herman Rosenthal
Whitman
John B. Johnston
Becker
Charlie
Lawyers threaten reprieve bid for Becker case
New York July 29 W Bourke Cochran and Martin T Manton of counsel for Becker faced disappointment after plans to seek a stay of execution or Gov Whitman reprieve were considered. They denied any offer by Becker to plead guilty and defended his insistence on innocence.
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Court of Appeals
Becker
Dago Frank
Manton
Becker Counsel
Cranks
New York
W. Bourke Cochran
Martin T. Manton
Nassau Street
Whitman
Cochran
Judge Hogan
Lime Medication in Tuberculosis
Dr John North of Toledo advocates lime as a key treatment for incipient tuberculosis. He cites calcium deficiency from insufficient lime in diet and recommends Eckman’s Alterative, claiming it combines calcium with other agents for easy assimilation. He argues it aids alongside diet fresh air and hygienic living, and notes it contains no opiates or habit forming drugs. Eckman Laboratory Philadelphia.
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N. S
John North
Toledo
Eckman
Eckman Laboratory
Philadelphia
New Flagpole Planned for Suffolk County Courthouse
Sheriff Quinn, with Superintendent Lynch, secured a tall flagpole and a new flag for the Suffolk County Court House. The pole will rise over the Pemberton Square entrance for display on holidays and other occasions. Re-election status was not clarified.
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Suffolk County Court House
Quinn
Lynch
Pemberton Square
Funeral of William Beattie to Be Today
The funeral of William Beattie of 49 Sweetser Street Wakefield, a Civil War veteran who died Wednesday, will be held this afternoon at his home. He served three years with the Twenty fourth Massachusetts Volunteers and was once badly wounded in battle. He is survived by his wife.
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Mary Mahoney
Washington Street
J. H. McGeen
St Peter’s Church
Barclay and
Church Streets
William Beattie
Sweetser Street
Wakefield
Twenty-fourth
Massachusetts Volunteers
Plant Juice cited by Boston man as cure for dyspepsia
The advertisement features James Stevens of 86 Eustis Street Roxbury who claims long stomach trouble and dyspepsia improved after three bottles of Plant Juice. He says specialists gave months to live but now eats any food, sleeps well, and his rheumatic pains and limb swelling disappeared.
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James Stevens
Plant Juice
Liggett’s Drug Store
Washington and
Avon Streets
Eustis Street
Roxbury
Ligett Drug Store
Wanston
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