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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1910
Page
7
London November 11 An early general election is assured the country debates December or January. Prime Minister Herbert Henry Asquith has not revealed his decision and has kept his counsel.
A political crisis deepens as radicals demand resignation or dissolution after the Lords veto fight blocks government compromise. Suffragettes declare war on the veto and prime minister while campaigns spread nationwide with banners and speeches. A John Redmond backers push highlights foreign funding themes and concerns over American dollars shaping domestic policy.
In Brockton two young men are sought after a dog dragged a fur cloak from Mrs Agnes Parker's clothesline and the dog then delivered it to Mrs Patrick Smith's yard. The two men fled about 100 yards away and vanished into the woods near Easton as police were alerted.
Louis Bean of Ipswich was convicted in the United States District Court for a second time on charges of concealing assets from Henry I Morrison, the trustee of his bankrupt estate. Bean, formerly a Newburyport clothier, had a prior conviction on November 5, 1909, and was sentenced to one year in jail, but the verdict was set aside and a new trial ordered, leading to yesterday's conviction. He filed for bankruptcy April 29, 1909 with liabilities of 8853.46 and assets of 1428, and the indictment claimed he hid 800 in book accounts and 100 in cash from his trustee.
Bangor dispatch reports Roberta Jackson 38, daughter of Mr and Mrs R Wallace Jackson of Stillwater, died from severe burns after lighting paper in front of a kitchen stove. The mother quickly smothered the flames but the damage proved fatal.
Rosalind Abrams a Brookline High junior defended her school colors yesterday on a trolley crowded with rooting Newton High students. She clung to her red and blue pennant as it was banged knocked down and trampled but she kept the colors after the Newton crowd failed to wrest them away following a Brookline Newton football game.
Miss Abrams known as Dolly clung to the Brookline High red and blue pennant as Newton boys attacked on a crowded car after a six year Brookline win. She and three companions fought off assailants with the flag and cane, earning cheers when the pennant was later paraded as a trophy.
Alberta Carrington ten year old daughter of the Rev and Mrs S M Carrington was struck by a Boston and Maine train at the Main street crossing in Malden just before six pm last evening and sustained a broken leg a broken nose and cuts and abrasions on head and body the injuries are serious.
The guardian recounts actions surrounding a 14 year old ward seduction by a 25 year old man. He describes court refusals to consent to marriage, legal safeguards for the girl, and arrangements for care education and a future, including a modest estate legacy used to cover extensive expenses and monitoring.
A delay to Thursday morning hindered attendance and Sergeant Schlehub er offered to relay the district attorney's agreement for Fall's signature. The party never imagined that the alternative would be a State prison sentence, and the outcome is described as too awful to contemplate.
In Winthrop Maine Esther Fogg and her newborn are kept secret at Mrs. Richardson home near the railroad. Eva Durfee a former Andover teacher declines comment while confirming Fogg’s presence and suggesting prior ties to the girl. The exact details of Westher Fogg remain unknown as the town learns of the mystery surrounding the family.
District Attorney Pelletier urged a law requiring firearm sellers to hold special licenses and to sell only to buyers favorably reported by police. He asked Governor-elect Foss to press the measure in his inaugural to prevent further deadly shootings at the district attorney’s office. He argued firearms shows should be banned and that few citizens have legitimate use for guns.
The passage urges the press to push the matter in the Commonwealth and compel new laws on firearms, arguing lawmakers hold the power to secure changes without question. The appeal frames press agitation as essential to advancing gun control measures.
Walter G. Fall, accused of a murder in the Charles Street jail, remained in custody as officials dismissed rumors of a suicide. He greeted a quiet day, saw only his attorneys, and prepared for an early grand jury act. An autopsy followed the killings, with witnesses examined swiftly.
The funerals for rank A. Rees and Sergeant Frederick Schlehuber will be held tomorrow at 2 pm. Rees's service in Dorchester at Highland M E Church 3 Tremlett Street. burial location undecided. Schlehuber will be buried from his home 9 Vinson Street with a short service by Rev. E L Miller, burial in Forest Hills Cemetery.
The funeral for George A. Loring was held at 2:30 yesterday from the chapel in Mt. Auburn cemetery. Rev. Thomas Van Ness of Second Church Copley Square led simple services. Grand Army ritual by Abraham Lincoln Post No. 11 Charlestown. Buried in the family lot at Mt. Auburn.
After 46 years in the fire department Brown S Flanders superintendent of the fire alarm system was retired on a pension of 1600 a year yesterday by Fire Commissioner Daly Uzziel Putnam with 53 years service also pensioned at 800 a year after a three month leave of absence approved by the department
An alarm from Box 58 sent 10 apparatus to fire headquarters to extinguish a blaze in old waste at the foot of the tower. Tower 2 crew fought the fire with hand extinguishers as Bristol street remained blocked.
Announcement from Harevard Observatory notes a cablegram from Kiel stating Borellis' comet was seen by Professor E Millosevich on Nov 9. 3131. The sighting puts the comet at right ascension 3h 38m 35.9s and declination plus 43 20, visible with a small telescope near 7 p m Boston time.
The Boston led conference elected Mayor John F. Fitzgerald president of a yet unnamed New England Mayors association. Representatives from New England states framed a constitution, adopting a report urging voluntary quarantine and public health steps to curb cold and related diseases. Officers include vice-presidents Henry C. Carpenter Alfred C. Wyatt Edward T. Buckingham and Robert A. Kenyon with A L T Cummings as secretary.
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