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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1915
Page
8
The Massachusetts Senate voted 19 to 17 to override Governor Walsh veto of the labor clean milk bill after criticism from Myron E. Pierce representing the Mill Consumers' Association. The measure needed two thirds to override.
In a letter to Governor Slaton and the State Prison Commission Judge A G Powell says former State Court of Appeals member Roan often told him he believed Leo M Frank was innocent of the Mary Phagan murder.
One Democrat Senator Sullivan of South Boston joined 18 Republicans to overrule the Governor’s veto. 12 Republicans and five Democrats supported sustaining it. Honard, a Democrat, did not vote. The tally shows 40 in favor to pass with named Republicans and Democrats listed. some not voting.
Members of the Professional Women's Club gathered at the Copley Plaza for a May breakfast. The program included informal talks monologues and musical numbers highlighting the club's social and cultural activities.
In a letter Judge Powell says TV was an intimate friend of Judge Roan and that Roan, before his death, asked him to prepare portions of the court charges. Powell states he cannot explain why Roan did not grant a new trial despite expectations.
Paul L. Thayer of Chicago a Harvard College junior won the Pasteur medal at Harvard's annual competitive debate in Emerson Hall. The question posed was Resolved That the French Claims to Alsace Are Paramount.
The zoo receives public name suggestions for a baby llama, with Curator Mc Neally to consider proposals. The baby is a girl, so only girl-appropriate names will fit, and more ideas are expected beyond those already received.
Letters from readers across New England urge naming the zoo’s newborn llama. Suggestions include Daisy, Amall, Alpha, Susan, Pollyanna, Alma, and Willard, with readers praising pets and playful wordplay on llama names.
A polished young man posing as a wealthy New Yorker with the name Willard Shhiff has victimized Boston hotels with bad checks. His latest haul was at the Hotel Lenox. authorities suspect Gabriel Rosenthal. A battered suitcase from Lenox contained salt, two collars, a necktie, and a taunting note thanking the hosts for the “excellent entertainment.”
The Brookline Women's Anti-Suffrage Association held its annual meeting yesterday afternoon at Mrs. Arthur Williams's Edgehill Road home. A large turnout attended and the old officers were re-elected.
The freight steamer James S. Whitney, 3500 tons, crossed the Cape Cod canal in 58 minutes on a Boston to New York voyage. About 4000 spectators watched as the vessel drew 18 feet of water and traveled seven knots. Officials of the Eastern Steamship Corp and Canal Company joined Captain Crowell to mark the historic test. The event could speed up coastwise transport and tolls may be reduced for future canal use.
The advertisement touts National Brand suits from top makers, all with maker labels, offering $3 to $5 less per suit than order houses. It claims superior quality, wider selection, and urges customers to open accounts at Edwards to save and switch from other stores. Next week promises reasons to move, but urges visiting now for a suit.
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