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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1907
Page
1
The Haywood case proceeds with a jury of Thomas B. Geass real estate Finley McBean rancher Ram l D Gilman farmer and Daniel Clark George Powell C V Seborn as members. The fragmentary list implies a local jury pool assembled for a high stakes trial.
State's counsel says the jury will render fair verdicts. Defendant's counsel notes jurors are honest and aimed at a fair trial, but belong to a class none of the defendants has ever belonged to.
Boise Idaho June 3 Everything is ready for tomorrow s opening in the case to free death sentence for William D Haywood charged with killing ex Governor Steunenberg The twelve jurors sworn to render a fair and impartial verdict are in place as the national audience awaits the result and the prosecution contends the crime arose from the reign of terror caused by western miners
The prisoner charged with firing the bomb that killed Steunenberg sits smug during the court reading of grisly murder details. He was not present in Idaho at the time but is charged as constructively present under the law, with the sequence of actions leading to the explosion. Haywood later fell ill but recovered with medical care, and court proceedings resume tomorrow under Attorney James H. Hawley.
Fall River reports John F. Stafford a wealthy club man wins a divorce from Maud on statutory grounds. Case heard largely in New Bedford with hidden witness identity and documentary evidence. Stafford, grandson of John D. Flint, with W. B. M. Chase & Co., and Maud, daughter of Elizabeth Birtwell, once famed for romance and beauty, faced social estrangements after the birth of their second child.
Report notes a clash over Sunday laws with liberal supporters gaining points yesterday as the campaign continued.
Debate centers on permissions for fishing in salt waters sale of fruit Sunday band concerts by the Metropolitan Park Commission bakers' food production and transport of garden and farm products.
The Great Falls Bleachery and Dye Works announced a five percent wage increase for 200 workers. The raise, voluntary, coincides with a 58 hour work week implemented under the recent legislature.
An advertisement extols Minard's Liniment as a universal remedy for pain and aches to be applied externally, claiming it restores relief from muscle soreness and strains.
City council considers allowing Sunday sporting events including golf and baseball. A separate measure seeks permission for the sale of kosher meat on Sundays. Public comment expected next week.
The Sunday law bill faces a decisive clash as Rep Robert Luce initiates an amendment to ban Sunday shows in Somerville. Debate rages over amendments expanding or restricting Sunday sports and fraudulent charity claims. The fight pits Katzmann bill supporters against liberal Sunday advocates amid a heated State House scene.
West Roxbury authorities report 13-year-old George Nelson of East Boston and 9-year-old Henry Rodtke of Providence admitted to setting the fire at the Martin Luther Orphan Home. They were questioned by Patrolman Dupee and Paul Ennis after arson alarms drew firefighters. Both boys face arraignment. authorities note their youth may lead to reform school detention. Nelson has been an inmate five years. Rodtke eight months resides with a Providence family.
The Point Shirley Clubhouse formerly Taft’s Hotel in Winthrop was destroyed by a morning blaze starting in the kitchen on the first floor. The fire, which required two alarms, caused about $15,000 in losses before firefighters contained it. two employees were in the building and awakened by smoke.
Henry A. Pettit, a painter of 129 Mercer Street South Boston, fell 35 feet from a staging at 675 Boylston Street yesterday afternoon. He was found unconscious and died at City Hospital.
The item promises quick relief from headaches caused by summer heat and overwork or nerve or digestion issues. It emphasizes rapid action and suitability for those conditions.
May or Fitzgerald contests Boston newspaper claims of a 1000 employee payroll rise, providing figures showing a net increase of 79 after a 162 decrease. He notes clerks prepared data in response while City Collector Scollard’s department shows a $40,000 payroll rise due to expanded duties and higher poll tax collections.
Buffalo magnate Harry Hamlin died in a car collision on the Williamsville road when his auto hit a light wagon driven by Jacob Schaller. Schaller was badly hurt but to recover. A 12 year old boy in Schaller’s wagon died from multiple injuries. Passengers with Hamlin suffered minor injuries.
An unknown man was found unconscious in a doorway at 111 Shawmut Avenue by a policeman from Division 6 at 11:10 pm last night and died en route to City Hospital in a patrol wagon.
Washington reports a fair forecast for Hoston and vicinity with Tuesday and Wednesday seeing slowly rising temperatures. New England also expected to be fair and warmer Tuesday and Wednesday with northwest winds diminishing.
Police arrest William H. Tobin of 97 West Fourth Street after a mob of about 2000 hurled bricks and stones at riot scenes in South Boston. A horse owned by the R. S. Brine & J. S. Hilliard Company was targeted with a suspected poisonous vitriol substance placed on the animal.
A violent riot on Broadway near B street involved a Brine Transportation driver Horace Deming and a mob of about 2000. Officers formed a police cordon to protect the team as bricks and missiles wounded pedestrians and two Brine workers, including James Riley and Henry Deming, were treated by Dr. Sheehan at Station 6.
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