Wife Held After Aterman Stabbing
Carl F. Whitney was stabbed last night. His wife is held on a charge of assault and battery.
13 Nov 1912
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1912
Page
1
Carl F. Whitney was stabbed last night. His wife is held on a charge of assault and battery.
Carl F. Whitney proprietor of a Tremont Street Roxbury restaurant was seriously stabbed last night at 93 Zeigler Street during a quarrel. His wife is held by police on an assault charge. Whitney, in the danger ward at City Hospital, claimed the incident was his own fault and offered no charges against his wife. He described himself as tall and heavy, while his wife is a small woman.
London dispatch reports Balkan war action near Tchatalja with no clear gains and persistent rumors that the Porte has appealed to Bulgaria for an armistice. The incident follows a stabbing case in Dudley Street where Mrs. Whitney claimed self defense after her husband Whitney was wounded and hospitalized.
United States District Attorney Asa Pr. French filed indictments against Edward A. Swift and Edward Tilden of Chicago for alleged Sherman anti trust violations in beef rendering in New England. Swift is president and Tilden vice president of the Consolidated Rendering Company of Boston.
The capital fortress faces a heavy cannonade as Turkish officials refuse comment while Sofia may request an armistice. Allied operations progress slowly with Serbs Greeks and Montenegrins facing setbacks and weather hindering advances. Cholera cases rise in Constantinople as rumors swirl about Young Turk arrests and reinforcements.
Miss Ellen O Leary matron of the Lowell Children's Home says the children stayed well using Father John’s Medicine in an advertisement noting health outcomes and endorsing the product.
Charles A. Shea of Milford, a 21 year old father of two, shot himself in the left temple at his Beverly boarding place. He entered his room at noon and was found by lodgers at 10 pm with a revolver in hand and a note to his father citing discouragement.
News notes list a 1909 Cherry Hill coal mine fire death toll of 400 in Pennylvania. Also commemorates Louis D. Brandeis born 1856 and General Joseph Hooker born 1814. Other entries mark Brookline's separation from Boston in 1705 and Norway's 1905 ratification of Prince Charles as king. A year ago today Croatia trial began for Bertram G. Spencer in a murder case.
Forecast covers Boston and vicinity with rain Wednesday and Thursday, followed by colder conditions Thursday. Moderate north to east winds expected as the cold air moves in.
Average temperature yesterday was 59 with highs around 81 and lows near 40. The report notes a muted sequence of numbers and weather data phrases, indicating daily readings and comparisons to averages from last year.
Joseph J. Ettor testifies at trial on charges of being an accessory before the fact to the killing of Anna Lopizzo during the Lawrence textile strike last winter. He recounts speeches to strikers and meetings with mill owners and authorities as the jury hears his account.
The witness recalled advising nonviolence during the strike and urged keeping away from mills. He admitted initially urging strikers to visit mills and push workers to stop, causing closures to pressure mills to shut down. He faced objections from the district attorney during testimony.
John E Redmond, leader of the Irish Nationalist party, says the House of Commons Home Rule Bill delay will push the third reading past Christmas not defeat it. He warns repeated incidents could be disastrous while Nationalist members are kept in closer attendance as Asquith plans a full-house debate tomorrow.
Eleven battleships of the Atlantic fleet returned to Hampton Roads from target practice on the Southern drill grounds.
William Shapiro, co-defendant with four gunmen in the Herman Rosenthal murder, testifies for the State. He names the quartet nicknamed Lefty Louie Gyp the Blood Whitey Lewis and Dago Frank Cirofici as passengers in the murder car at the Metropole Hotel scene. He says he drove the car heard shots and saw the gunmen with revolvers on returning.
State witness Shapiro described a gunpoint drive by Gyp the Blood and recounted claims that Police Lieutenant Becker fixed the cops. He testified fearing fear of being killed before Big Jack Zelig’s murder, and prosecutors signaled possible dismissal of Shapiro’s indictment.
Trouble erupted yesterday at Ford Hall during a Progressives women’s department meeting as members charged boss rule in officer selection. Objections centered on prior officer elections claimed as unrepresentative and on the state committee’s choice of women committee members submitted for approval.
The group cites boss rule praising selection by popular vote while Alice Carpenter defends Chicago drafted rules for members. They plan to raise 2000 dollars yearly for the state and 2500 dollars for the national body to support women organizers and literature distribution. Carpenter hailed the election and list of approved committee members includes Edwards Spencer Cambridge Hale Balch and others.
Washington reports the Attorney General will direct the U S district attorney in Boston to investigate possible Sherman Act violations in the alleged agreement between the New Haven and Grand Trunk railroads. The move aims to determine if antitrust rules were breached.
David O. Ives and Charles J. Hubbard leave Boston for Montreal to confer with President Chamberlin of the Grand Trunk on Grand Trunk plans in New England. The trip follows an executive committee meeting after Ives met E. H. Fitzhugh of the Southern New England railroad who cited lack of funds as the reason for Grand Trunk work discontinuation in New England.
Officials from New Haven and Grand Trunk offered contradictory statements amid questions on access to Boston and Maine and New Haven territory. Grand Trunk reps admitted in interview with the Globe that they might accept terms more favorable than rivals if granted.
Boston's most cheerful dining room at Dreyfus French Restaurant on Beach Street near Wash features brilliant lighting and good music. Table d'Hote from 5:30 to 8:30 with 15 cents, plus a choice of wines at 60 cents.
Robert E. Davie once dubbed the boy broker is reported gravely ill at Deer Island after 21 months of a five year sentence. His mother and grandmother in Jamaica Plain seek a pardon while doctors warn he may not live four weeks. Councillor McGregor presents a pardon petition noting high fever and exemplary conduct.
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