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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1912
Page
2
On the night of November 16 a person died after bequeathing $600 to Epworth M. E. Church in Cambridge. The will also disposes of about $19,000 in private bequests to relatives and friends, with no valuation given for the estate of Mrs. Lee.
Women from across the nation elected officers of the National American Woman Suffrage Association for the coming year. President Anna Howard Shaw of Moylan, first vice president Jane Addams of Chicago, second vice president Anita Whitney of California, recording secretary Susan W. Fitzgerald of Boston, corresponding secretary Mary Ware Dennett of New York, treasurer Mrs. Stanley McCormick of Chicago, auditors Mrs. James Lees Laidlaw of New York and Mrs. Joseph T. Bowen of Chicago.
The National American Woman Suffrage Association adopts a resolution to remain absolutely nonpartisan toward political parties. Delegates celebrate progress as they discuss state work to win the ballot for women and hear calls for independence from elite guidance. Leonora O Reilly urges college women to trust working girls and insists on self direction.
A fire possibly from an electric heater broke out about 10 last night on a work train car of the Boston Elevated Railway near Sulli van square station. Employees reported the blaze and it was extinguished with damage estimated at $25.
Elsie Hobbs Raymond testifies in her Readfield murder trial denying jealousy of Mattie Hackett. She claims alibi under an apple tree and describes a night of observation and a husband’s quarrel. State rebuttal cites witnesses on shoes and conduct, while a prosecutor seeks tunnel toll reform context.
Representative Benjamin F. Sullivan of East Boston filed a bill to remove the tunnel toll of one cent. The measure would be funded by a city appropriation from the tax levy with a referendum to Boston voters at the next state election.
The case against Burton W. Gibson for the murder of Rosa Szabo at Greenwood Lake on July 16 went to the jury at 7:45 pm. Judge Tompkins delivered the charge after defense by Robert H. Hitler and the People by Waaser vogel. The court investigated an alleged jury-fixing incident involving Juror No. 5b Harry Tweddle before the jury retired.
A Massachusetts Red Cross listing shows diverse gifts totaling 3995.40 for Balkan war relief. Contributors include Gardiner M. Lane, Miss Marian Blake, Mrs James Beal, Mr and Mrs S S B, Frederick Washburn, J Randolph Coolidge, Charles A Kidder, George P Fernald, Milton and Berkshire chapters, and many individuals and clubs. The page memorializes donor names, amounts, and affiliated organizations in a long roster.
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