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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1914
Page
7
A large plate glass window at the corner of Pelham street in a department store was accidentally broken by an unknown pedestrian. A crowd gathered on Washington street opposite the Cathedral as officers from East Dedham street station investigated the incident. The silent culprit fled the scene.
Ronald Passannanti aged 12 fell from a stone wall at his home Monday afternoon suffering a fractured skull. He died at City Hospital yesterday without regaining consciousness.
Governor Walsh and the Executive Council delayed Carmine Larne’s release on parole after the parole board recommended commuting his five to twelve year sentence for manslaughter. A letter from the victim’s wife to Larne’s wife pled for clemency, stating she would oppose no pardon if it aids her counterpart.
The governor’s council yesterday declined a pardon for Larne while affirming support for a full pardon in general. Walsh says he will not sign pardons as political debts and wants the Board of Parole to review each petition on its merits, with the council following the board’s findings unless good cause exists to reverse.
Miss Mildred Willcut married Lt Frank H Roberts of torpedo boat destroyer Duncan at 6 pm in the sun room with Rev Ernest Meredith officiating. Bride given by her mother, maid Adelinde Hagen, best man Lt John H Hoover, ushers in naval regalia including P J Kelliher and D W Fuller.
Mayor Curley drew a moving welcome from about twenty feeble long time inmates at the Long Island institution. They and other residents, some near 90, cheered as he entered the dormitory and shook hands.
The Wakefield strike probe begins with Haywood Brothers Wakefield Company under scrutiny for work at Salem jail and supplying raw materials to two penal institutions. Harry Thwaites of Reed and Rattan Workers' Union and Frank H. McCarthy of the AFL testify as about 800 attend. The board investigates wage issues tied to competition with convict-made goods and factory operations.
Former debate centers on mercy for Sarne who killed a man at a Fleet Street restaurant over wine. Sarne claims self defense, his dependents rely on his support, and a letter from the slain man’s Italian widow urges clemency. The Governor’s Council also files a petition for William Morray’s pardon.
A 19 to 20 year sentence for manslaughter prompted a parole board recommendation for commutation to allow release on parole. In another matter, the council voted to retain a rule prohibiting national banks with Savings departments from holding deposits of State funds.
A 26 year old man named William Smith jumped from the Charles Town bridge into the river about 10 PM. He swam to the North End landing and was rescued by drawtenders Thomas Dunn and John Lynch, then taken to Relief Hospital. A vial of poison was found on him, with some contents missing, origin unclear.
Max Traumstein and Joseph White proprietors of Cafe Max on Kneeland Street report liabilities of 76 988 59 with no assets in schedules filed yesterday in U S bankruptcy court. Secured claims total 39 172 50. Springfield Breweries Company leads creditors with 18 950 secured. About 100 unsecured creditors.
Directors of the New England Shoe and Leather Association met with educators yesterday to discuss establishing a state or public technical school in higher branches of the shoe industry. The meeting occurred at the association's rooms and included prominent educators and industry leaders.
Paris on May 6 reports the death of Countess Edmond de Pourtales, famed for her Napoleonic court beauty and social influence. Born in 1836, she was a noted figure of her era. An upcoming feature promises a full page of ideal womanly types selected by artist photographers in the next Sunday Post.
In Springfield on May 6 the Western Massachusetts Protestant Episcopal diocese held a Christ Church convention with forty church representatives and forty-five delegates. The social service commission urged state censorship of motion pictures. Bishop William Lawrence of Massachusetts spoke to the gathering. Ginger Pop would be a boy again. See what happened to him in the next Sunday Post.
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