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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1912
Page
3
The local option bill allowing yearly ballots on liquor sales was approved for engrossment by both Maine Senate and House. Senate vote stood 20 to 7. the House did not test strength.
The House passed the resolve to build permanent state highways with an amendment limiting the bond issue to 2,000,000. The measure proceeds as part of the public works program.
Governor Foss will privately hear the petition for clemency in the case of Clarence V. T. Richeson, condemned for the murder of Avis Linnell. He may refer the matter to the Governor's Council if the petition warrants. Morse doubts filing will occur for about a month.
Miss Ellen Gibbons Sherwin, daughter of Henry Sherwin, a Massachusetts civil service official, to wed Louis George Kibbe of Victoria, Texas. The ceremony will be April 10 at St James Episcopal in Roxbury, with a reception at 54 Robeson Street in Jamaica Plain. Bridesmaids include Adele Jackson Fairbrother and Dorothy Fairbrother. maid of honor Alice Loring Ware. best man Frank F Phinney.
At a town meeting Mayor Fitzgerald and city councillors heard requests for a new public library, a police station to replace Station 6, a small park at Dover and West Fourth, improved streetcar service, street widenings, and spur tracks on West and East First streets to attract two Philadelphia firms. Residents also pressed for better gym access, and extended Cove street bridge and McNary Park athletic field plans to boost South Bay commerce.
Gardiner M. Lane, treasurer of the Massachusetts Red Cross, reports the Chinese Famine Fund total at 7299.32 after recent gifts. Contributions include Kidder Peabody 5000, a 100 from Merc Madurbhits, 60 from B WW Burdett, and smaller gifts totaling additional support.
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