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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1915
Page
14
After Frank's commutation, mobs gather at City Hall and Capitol as police arrest dozens and militia threat looms. Governor Slaton defends his action while Leo Frank rests at a state farm awaiting fate.
Grand Lodge of Sons of Israel at a Boston convention dispatched telegrams praising Governor Slaton and Leo Frank for actions yesterday. The messages express approval of the officials and their handling of unfolding events.
Boston committee members including former Governor Eugene N Foss praise Governor Slaton for commuting Leo M Franks sentence. They credit Georgia justice and call for innocence to be proved as other leaders note Patterson minority report. Independent Order Sons of Israel lauds Boston Post for fair coverage in a convention resolution.
Commemorating a century of peace, the open air Pageant of Lexington drew about 5000 spectators to the Twin Elm Spring estate in Lexington. The show portrayed the birth of American liberty with symbol and heroism in a grand East Coast setting.
A grand pageant in Lexington celebrated the Revolutionary era with the Goddess of Liberty rising above the amphitheatre. President Wilson activated the show. crowds thronged the Twin Elm Spring estate amid lighting splendor and period costumes. Two more nights remain Governor’s and Military, with proceeds aiding the Red Cross. Local groups and cadets performed, praised for clear enunciation and sturdy chorus. The event, born of many hands, will recur every decade in Lexington.
The first of three Pageant of Lexington presentations, last night at J Willard Haydn’s Twin Elm estate, impressed with its staged soil setting and historical backdrop. Despite bad weather the show was spirited and well prepared, offering strong artistic illusion and significant turnout.
The Lexington festival staged a grand pageant with a 40 foot steam curtain and 900 amateurs delivering a concise, stirring portrayal of Lexington’s birth and the Revolution. Key figures included Chalmers Clifton and Lionel Belmore, with props like the John Hancock stage coach and Paul Revere lanterns.
Dr L Walter Bean of West Medford dies of heart failure caused by grief over the suicide of his lifelong friend Dr J E Cleaves of Medford. Dr Cleaves died Sunday by stabbing himself. Funeral details: Cleaves private this afternoon at 3, Bean Wednesday at 4 at Congregational Church. interment Oak Grove Cemetery. Both served long on the Medford Board of Health, with Bean as longtime chairman and Cleaves as former chairman.
In Stockbridge Samuel McCall addressed Republican leaders in the First Congressional district. He framed the fall campaign with support for Wilson on international questions affecting national honor and opposition to him on domestic policies.
Mr. McCall called the fall campaign a prelude to the 1916 presidential race in Massachusetts. He attacked the tariff law and urged a return to Republican policy as essential to national prosperity. Congressman Aiken T. Treadway hosted at Heaton Hall with Ex-Congressman McCall the only gubernatorial candidate present. Calvin Coolidge of Northampton spoke after his lieutenant governor bid was announced, but did not mention the race.
Beverly reports Sir Cecil Spring-Rice the British ambassador will arrive tomorrow for his first Beverly season. Miss Fannie Powell Mason’s cottage on Prince Street at the Cove is being readied, with Lady Spring-Rice expected to stay most of the summer. Beverly will host two embassies this season, including the Italian embassy at the Luke cottage at the Farms.
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