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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1915
Page
1
Maddened by despair Harry G Wright a well known mechanic in Athol fatally wounded his wife at their Sanders street home and then killed himself with a bullet through his heart A 14 year old deaf and dumb son who witnessed the double tragedy fled the scene and signaling neighbors in pantomime brought help
Patrolman Hatch and officers uncover a double murder after a mute son reenacts the scene. Flora Wright dies from a wound in her mother-in-law’s house as the father shoots himself following a suspected family dispute and violent outbreak. The boy’s dramatic account confirms the events.
A quick escape was made from the wet wash laundry run by Louis Mc Intyre at 24 New Street East Boston after a blaze broke out. Fire forced dozens to flee as steam and flames spread through the room. Loss estimated at 6500 with 2500 tied to the laundry stock. believed caused by an overheated furnace.
Yale athletics were hit by a sanction as Harry LeGore Billy Easton Spencer Pumpelly Arthur Milburn and Bob Rhett were declared ineligible for further intercollegiate competition for taking board and lodging while playing summer baseball with the Quogue Field Club of Long Island.
A letter signed by five athletes accompanies the association statement. They say the violation was unintentional and that once informed, they promptly paid the Quogue Field Club amounts to cover living and lodging expenses during their time with the club's baseball team.
Mrs Mary E John son widow of Iver Johnson files will worth about 3 million in Probate Court Worcester. Frederick I Johnson receives only 1000 while major legacies go to three other children John Lovell Johnson Walter O Johnson and Mrs Mary L Johnson Otto.
Frederick L. Johnson, cut to only $1000 by the will of Mary L. J. Otto, is expected to renew litigation with his mother over Iver Johnson's estate. The will, filed by Charles F. Choate Jr., leaves $50,000 to Mary L. Otto and substantial sums to siblings and a physician, with the residue shared among Johnell, Walter O., and Louise Dawson among others.
Oct 18 The first major government action under the Clayton antitrust act began in St. Louis with Attorney General Gregory filing a petition in Federal District Court against United Shoe Machinery Company. The suit alleges unlawful practices that lessen competition and tend to monopoly and seeks temporary and permanent injunctions.
Government petition alleges United Shoe Machinery Company holds about 98 12 percent of US shoe machinery trade and uses price fixing and rebates to steer lessees away from competitors. It seeks a perpetual injunction against unlawful practices and temporary restraint until final decision.
Nashua New Hampshire endures the largest industrial strike in state history with rioting in front of the Nashua Manufacturing Company mill. Militias of the National Guard are deployed, with Companies D I B and F on duty after dark to quell clashes between strikers and sympathetic laborers.
Washington observers report formal recognition of Venustiano Carranza as head of the de facto Mexican government will be made tomorrow. Pan American Conference delegates from Brazil Chile Argentina and others will deliver letters of recognition to General Carranza through his representative Eugeio Arredondo who will travel to Mexico to convey the acknowledgments.
General Hamilton is relieved of command at the Dardanelles and is ordered to London to report. General Monro succeeds him, seen as the first step in withdrawing Allied troops from the Straits.
London reports the resignation of Sir Edward Carson as Attorney General. The move signals a grave cabinet crisis over near east policy and conscription, with Redmond stating the situation is very grave.
The cabinet faced pressure from conscriptionists seeking compulsory service, while Sir Bidward’s stand against conscription threatened to resign. The London Chronicle notes a debate over whether to push for conscription now or await Derby’s recruiting task, with volunteers still in the majority.
In Lewiston Maine Cyrus Greely 87 wealthy and sick and not in mental condition faces relatives seeking a guardian to stop his marriage to nurse Jane Frost Rogers 48. A petition filed in Auburn asks the court to appoint a guardian over his interests with a return date November 2.
Rome reports Pope Benedict will hold a consistory to create new cardinals. The ceremony is expected before Christmas and will take place in Rome with potential involvement from Paris.
British and French strategists plan gradual withdrawal from the Dardanelles and shift troops to the Balkans to thwart German relief efforts for Constantinople. General Hamilton recalled. Monro takes command at the Straits, Birdwood to lead temporarily.
The report indicates German forces expect sustained progress with Bulgarian cooperation, signaling a strategic push in the war effort. Details continue on Page 7 First Column.
A dense OCR snippet lists moon phases for late year 1924 with dates from October to December and world events. Notable anniversaries include Roger Williams’s banishment, John Adams birth, Cornwallis surrender, and Allied advance to Roulers a year ago.
Weather bulletin notes unsettled conditions in Boston and vicinity with possible local showers in the afternoon or evening. Washington reports southern New England to see rain Tuesday or Tuesday night, with Wednesday fair. northern New England to have rain Tuesday and fair Wednesday, except eastern Maine.
Average temperature yesterday was 58.7 degrees with a high near 68 and a low around 60. The record notes 14 15 and 14 16 Wim markers and mentions costs and averages compared to last year.
On election eve in New Jersey women workers push suffrage loudly. Yellow banners and green white purple insignia appear from Cape May to the New York line. Feminine orators fill streets in support of the cause tonight.
In a 24 hour march from Broad street to the polls, over twenty women keep speaking from 6 am until 6 am, urging turnout for suffrage. Wilson’s stance cited as support, with both major parties uniting temporarily for the cause as results are expected slowly due to lack of voting machines and late counts.
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