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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1912
Page
4
Attorney General Wickersham seeks a rehearing after the Supreme Court's patent monopoly decision amid antitrust efforts. The Justice Department will aid if a full bench request is filed, and the government plans to intervene to address the impact of the legalized agent on the Sherman antitrust law.
Last night at the North Bennet Street Gym the men’s senior class held a final exhibition under John Driscoll. The program included free and dumbbell exercise tumbling and wrestling followed by entertainment and dancing. Superintendent Slattery presented Mr. Priscoll with a purse of gold.
Streamers of purple and gold, the colors of Jeska Swartz, a Boston Opera Company singer, would ornament the bridles and revolvers of the Second Infantry Wisconsin National Guard adjutant and his mounted scouts if the regiment is sent to the Mexican border. Captain Byron Beveridge, the adjutant, wrote Miss Swartz requesting the privilege for himself and the staff.
Captain Beveridge announces Miss Swartz consents to tie and distribute colors at Appleton military HQ. He notes the regiment led national guardsmen in fitness and recalls Spanish American War service in Porto Rico. He expects orders to entrain for Mexico, praising officers who will wear her colors.
Testimony in the Chicopee custody case features Dr J H Houston contradicting prior affidavits, while Mrs Ellis and family deny insanity. Cross examination reveals heated accusations between Mrs Hills and her husband, with prosecutors seeking to reveal long troubled relations and threats amid looming March 25 hearings.
Herbert Weatherby a New York cook living in New York was arrested in Ighgee Square by Inspector Walsh on charges of larceny in Manchester and Nashua New Hampshire. He allegedly stole women's clothing and was sent back tonight for further processing.
Washington March 12 The Senate held one of its stormiest executive sessions in recent memory as it debated the confirmation of Chancellor Mahlon W. Pitney of New Jersey nominated by Taft to succeed Justice Harlan on the Supreme Court bench. The chamber agreed to resume at noon tomorrow and vote at 4 p.m.
A rough canvass suggested a tight vote as supporters feared Pitney's rejection. Senators prepared for the debate with Culberson leading the charge. Critics attacked the New Jersey judge over the Glass Bottle Blowers case which limited coercion against striking workers and banned picketing or boycotting.
A telegram to Mrs. Bob Fitzsimmons from an unnamed blue capped messenger threatens Bob and mentions a lover. The message implies potential violence and references plans involving Chicago dates and a detour to Canada. The note cites alleged encounters with actor Jack Taylor and details about hotel stays and a university admission.
John T. Gilbride of Dorchester contests the will of Elizabeth G. Kirby of Jamaica Plain alleging undue influence during illness. The document leaves Gilbride $500, Olga Hilmquirst $500, and about $10,000 to nephew Henry J. Doherty, who is executer without bonds. Judge Pierce granted an injunction preventing property disposition pending probate.
The event featured Lt Governor Luce Mayor Fitzgerald Lucius Tuttle and Judge Charles F Moore. Fitzgerald argued railroads need incentives to stay on the right path and criticized New Haven and Pennsylvania lines for poor service between Boston and the South. He urged nonstop Boston South travel with no car changes. Byrnes pledged a Palm Beach to Boston trip without changes within two years. Fitzgerald claimed 95 percent.]
The event featured praise for President Roosevelt's rail policy and support for the New Haven system, with speakers including Lucius Tuttle and Mayor Fitzgerald. Tuttle traced railroad progress from 1814 and discussed legal challenges facing lines, while organizers listed club officials and directors.
The Red Cross Committee of Massachusetts and the cooperative committee for the China famine fund announce a combined appeal for Central China relief. Contributors include T. B. Fitzpatrick, Brown Durrell Co, Henry Parkman, Samuel B. Capen, Mrs. Howes, William Todd Ropes, F. L. Ward and many others, totaling 1616.18 dollars. The two committees list their leadership among prominent Boston figures and clergy.
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