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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1912
Page
6
Bertram G. Spencer, convicted of first degree murder for killing Miss Martha B. Blackstone in Springfield, loses bid for a new trial as per the Supreme Judicial Court ruling.
Mayor Fitzgerald announced salary increases for Boston police and fire personnel praising the police as the most capable in the country and the fire department as the equal of any.
The defence argued Spencer was not sane and that the jury ignored agonist evidence or should have ordered an acquittal or asylum commitment. The April 1910 murder occurred at Miss Blacksstone s home during a robbery attempt. Spencer was confined for observation from September 17, 1910, to August 1, 1911.
The Free Religion Association's 48th annual conference endorsed woman suffrage and adopted resolutions advocating peace treaties and abolition of capital punishment. Rev George Grover Mills urged intensified efforts and a regional approach, while supporting continuing weekly meetings at Ford Hall.
The mayor saluted Hub's fire fighting force as unmatched after extensive travel. He also credited the city police with history free of political campaigns, claiming this achievement is unique among cities nationwide.
The noted line compares Mike Flannery to a humorous creation by Ellis Parker Butler in Pigs is Pigs. The upcoming Sunday Post features a Taft and Roosevelt managers story described as a scream.
A vintage advertisement touts Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy from Wyeth Chemical Company New York. It claims sulfur supports hair color and vitality, advertising a fifty-cent bottle to treat gray thinning scalp dandruff and itch with a money back guarantee from druggists.
Wesleyan University treasurer James announced additional gifts totaling 50 000 toward the million dollar endowment fund. The contributions came from businessmen and residents of Middletown Connecticut, boosting the drive.
The full bench of the Supreme Judicial Court overruled the defendant's exceptions in the case of the Boston club against Henry S. Potter Jr. Potter is obliged to pay a full year's dues totaling $50.
Roland H. Keith aged three and a half died at 79 Curtis street West Somerville after ingesting three corrosive sublimate tablets found in an empty bottle near the home. He endured several days of agony before death yesterday.
Nelson P. Lewis chief engineer of New York City’s Board of Estimate and Apportionment will speak on funding city planning at the 4th National Conference on City Planning in Boston Public Library. A Boston expert on streets and Mr Galivan Boston street commissioner will discuss excess condemnation and urban thoroughfare between North and South terminals.
Washington May 23 Dr Harvey W Wiley announces the engagement of his week old son Harvey W Wiley Jr to the two year old daughter of Kentucky Food Commissioner R M Allen subject to ratification by the parties The note calls Allen a man with the fight for pure food at heart and sees the alliance as a bond in the cause for better food.
The passage argues that lawmakers must authorize each use of force with sound argument and convincing figures. It warns that power is dangerous if used heedlessly and only becomes permissible when properly justified.
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