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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1907
Page
1
The public opinion bill was defeated in the House by 135 to 80 after an all day session. A violent clash between Speaker John N. Cole and Rep. Michael J. McEttrick of Boston highlighted the turmoil. McEttrick claims the bill’s defeat signals a Democratic victory this fall.
Representative Robert Luce of Somerville headed the insurgent Republican drive for the bill. He won the votes of six Republicans on roll call while Democrats rallied as a unit. Luce spoke almost an hour and a half, praising Roosevelt and complimenting Lodge. Joseph Walker urged rejection after a favorable committee report. The Cole-McEttrick clash surfaced late in the afternoon before Cole compelled order.
London May 7 The long awaited Irish Home Rule bill was presented in the House of Commons by Mr Birrell. It creates an Irish council of 106 members with 82 elected and 24 named by the crown to govern Irish departments such as Agriculture and Education while key imperial controls remain over the Supreme Court, police forces, Land Commission and Prisons Board. The measure is seen as a major step toward self rule, though critics call its limits a grave defect, particularly over the constabulary. Continued on Page 3 Fourth Column
Creditors petitioned East Braintree based A. P. Aldrich & Sons and three subsidiaries for bankruptcy. Judge Dodge appointed Frank O. White as receiver with $5000 bonds per company amid unknown liabilities and assets. Investors were promised 15 to 18 percent dividends before payments halted.
Four year old Grace Whalen of 364 Park Street Dorchester was playing with friends when a lit match ignited lace curtains carpet and her clothing. She suffered severe burns and died at City Hospital at 8 30 PM.
The Supreme Court rules against Gloucester fishers who used Newfoundland men outside the three mile limit then brought them inside. The colonial bait act bans hiring Newfoundlanders on American vessels inside the limit. Two fishermen were arrested and their appeals may go to Britain’s Privy Council.
Salem jury rules Mrs Jennie P Chase unduly influenced the 1899 adoption of DeForest Woodruff Chase by Dr Horace Chase, annulling the adoption and altering inheritance. The decision shifts $1,000,000 plus estate to the Phillips family, the decedent's siblings contesting the will.
The late James Henry Smith's will, dated 1906 and executed in Scotland, values the estate at up to 25 million dollars. Principal beneficiaries are nephews George Grant Mason and William Smith Mason with two thirds and one third of the residue. Legacies include 3 million to wife Annie Armstrong Smith and 100,000 to several cousins, plus substantial trusts and hospital gifts. Executors are Sir George Cooper and others, with residuary estate to be converted to cash and the Fifth Avenue residence sold to Harry Payne Whitney.
Gloucester leaders say the Newfoundland Supreme Court decision conflicts with the modus vivendi and warns Britain must settle with its colony. Thomas F. Carroll predicts adverse effects on both Newfoundland fishermen and American herring interests as crews face new livelihood risks. Local sentiment expects an understanding before the Bay of Islands season begins.
Leonard A. Treat, the Boston fish dealer, told the Post last night that the dealers in this city were not particularly interested in the decision. He notes the herring industry remains confined to Gloucester firms almost entirely.
Crowds line up at Emergency Laboratories in New York to obtain free samples of possam, touted as a cure for eczema. The ad claims itching stops instantly, healing begins immediately, and chronic cases are cured in two weeks, with samples mail dispatched on request.
J Frank Hadley a Boston broker 53 State street shot himself in his Worcester hotel room after arriving the previous day. A note asked notification of Henry M Nash and the Worcester Knights Templars. Police found him dead with two gunshot wounds and little money.
Patrolman Nash could offer no reason for the death of Mr. Hadley a Union Lodge member from Dorchester. Hadley recently worked as an agent for Western mining firms with an office in the Exchange building and had lived in Boston for many years. He left a note asking for Nash to be notified.
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