29 Nov 1910
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1910
Page
1
A court hears the request to rule out dying words attributed to Clarence Glover as testimony while prosecutors present witnesses. A girl watches as a jury is selected and the trial progresses toward visits to the crime scene.
Mayor Fitzgerald announced the Tremont street subway will stay open all night beginning Dec 10 after receiving a letter from the Boston Elevated Railway Company affirming consent to the mayor's request. The line had closed nightly at 12 30 since its construction.
Dr. Dudley Allen Sargent of Harvard argues that women are growing less feminine, citing measurements from about 20,000 women over twenty years. Harrison Fisher of New York disagrees, noting he has drawn 10,000 women since 1900.
Dr. Sargent asserts that in twenty years the physical makeup of the American girl has altered significantly and now resembles that of men, while Mr. Fisher offers his opinion on contemporary female physical charms.
Eighty Economy Club members gathered at Youngs Hotel to debate the cost of living. Robert Luce served as chairman of the Massachusetts Commission and joined Professor Davis R. Dewey of Technology in leading the discussion.
A letter from the L Company states the Tremont street subway will open to night cars beginning December 10 while maintaining surface service, effectively doubling night capacity. Mayor Fitzgerald views the concession as extending daytime operations into nights, reducing exposure in cold weather for pedestrians.
In Paris on November 28 Mme Lina Cavalieri denies reports that she left her American trip after the Chanler family sent $25,000 without her husband’s knowledge. She states she never received a cent from the Chanler family.
George W. Tufts former Rockport National Bank cashier indicted for about $8000 larceny shot himself at the home of Loring Grimes after withdrawing his guilty plea and being released on bail for sanity examinations. Tufts 52 had served as town treasurer and selectman.
New York November 28 John Jacob Astor's new seagoing yacht Norma valued at $500000 caught fire at her South Brooklyn dock. Interior gutted with damage estimated between $75000 and $100000.
United States Attorney Henry A Wise filed in US Circuit Court to dissolve the American Sugar Refining Company and its 29 subsidiaries. The suit accuses the trust of illegal restraint of trade conspiracy to destroy competition and price fixing through refinery closures.
The petition under the Sherman act asks restraining orders to halt a claimed lawless combination. Attorney General Wickersham's agent Wise presents a 221 page history of the sugar trust and its business methods. The government requests the company be placed in receivership if necessary.
Light auto lamps tonight at 4 44 PM. Rain for today Wednesday fair. Colder tonight and Wednesday with moderate easterly winds increasing to brisk and high. Washington forecast for New England Rain or snow Tuesday and probably Wednesday with brisk to high northeast winds.
Miss Mary Vederani, the heroine of The Priest the Police the Victim, was shot at Graves Hall just before the first act. Carlo Fontani fired the revolver in play, striking her in the groin but not the abdomen. she was seriously wounded and taken to Mercy Hospital. Carlo Marino carried her from the scene as excitement erupted among about 860 to 900 spectators.
A fire at the Krey music store on the ground floor at 11 30 p m caused smoke damage to the Night Workers Catholic Chapel on the top floor of the 8 12 story building at 363 Washington street. Loss is about 2000 dollars with smoke affecting Beeman Optical Noonan Brothers Aronson Shoe and the chapel. Fire blamed on a defectively insulated electrical wire.
The list presents twelve jurors from Sudbury Burlington Reading Stow Newton Ayer Natick Wayland Shirley Newton Chelmsford Pepperell and other towns. Ages range from 28 to 63 with occupations including farmer painter clerk teamster elastic web weaver harness manufacturer and merchant.
Clarence F. Glover claimed life remained when he accused Hattie LeBlanc of firing the fatal shots in the Waltham laundry on Nov. 20 last year. Attorney Melvin M. Johnson asks Judge Bond to exclude Glover data from the government case, arguing the rights of defendants. The motion hinges on the Fourteenth Amendment.
Attorney Johnson directs the jury to note possible routes a third party used between the Glover home on Main street and nearby laundry buildings by the riverbank. In twilight Hat tie Le Blanc was returned to East Cambridge Jail after court adjourned. Public seating will be available for today’s sessions as hundreds gather outside.
Sports watchers clash over who earns All-America honors as season consensus remains elusive. Jake Stahl quits the lineup, creating a vacancy for the Red Sox infield just before the postseason push.
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