06 Mar 1912
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1912
Page
1
The Republican Progressives issued a statement claiming the passage of the presidential primary and presidential preference bill in the Senate as the first victory for Colonel Roosevelt in the state. The Republican State committee may face political trouble if the House concurs.
The bill advancing direct district delegate elections and a presidential preference vote passed amid a swing in Republican sentiment. The Roosevelt committee hailed the move as a first victory, praising Boston press support and warning the Crane machine against delaying tactics and obstruction by the Old Guard.
Mrs Waldorf Astor born a son in London on March 5. Both mother and child are reported well. Mrs Astor, formerly Mrs Nannie Langhorne Shaw, previously wife of Robert Gould Shaw II of Boston, had a divorce from him.
Roosevelt releases a January letter to Frank Munsey to rebut claims he would break a pledge by accepting a nomination if offered. He states he would not be a candidate but would not preclude accepting if demanded by the people in a crisis. The document is aimed at clearing conflicting past statements.
Forecast for Boston and vicinity calls for fair days with higher temperatures and light to moderate easterly winds. New England forecast also shows fair days with rising temperatures and light variable winds.
London reports detail arrests of suffrage leaders including Miss Christabel Pankhurst and Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Pethick Lawrence on charges of conspiracy amid a window smashing campaign. Police raided the Women’s Social and Political Union offices as public alarm over violence grows. Harvard also restricts women speakers, revising rules to ban persistent propaganda on contentious topics.
Three men perished in a fire at the Lemuel Baxter mansion in Quincy Point after a lamp exploded trapping them in an attic room. One man escaped through the flames and was rescued by landlord Alexander Proverb. William Kelley was carried out by Officer H. T. Thorne after succumbing to smoke.
Three men, Daniel Leary aged 35 Patrick McDonald 338 and Donald Graham 34, died in a fire and could not be reached until after it was extinguished. Charles McDonald was dragged from the doorway by the landlord and suffered severe burns to hands and face, remaining unconscious on the street.
In Brookline a tight vote produced a 268 lead for the no license side after a long campaign. The Country Club liquor issue was blamed for boosting support for a license. Walter J. Cusick and four others were elected selectmen as regular caucus nominees.
Lawrence reports a persistent unverified rumor that the eight week textile strike may end within seven days and that troops may be withdrawn from the city by Monday.
Postings claim pay for weavers will rise 5 to 15 percent with higher earners getting smaller boosts. The wage scale would reach 19 percent for those earning $9 to $10 weekly, while lowest paid workers gain 15 percent. Kunhardt mill, part of an independent group, plans a general increase. Continued on Page 2-First Column.
New York March 5. The anthracite coal miners demand higher pay recognition of the union a shorter working day and other concessions as they press for better labor terms amid ongoing disputes.
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