Becker Guilty of Murder in First Degree Verdict Downbeat Court
Lieutenant Becker is found guilty as charged of murder in the first degree after a seven hour, 57 minute deliberation. The verdict was delivered by Foreman Harold B. Skinner in Justice Goff's courtroom with Becker remanded to the Tombs until Oct 30 for sentencing and potential appeal.
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Harold B. Skinner
Justice Goff
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Jack Zelig
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Governor Foss Attacks Walker Over Railroad Allegiances
Governor Foss denounces Republican Joseph Walker in a Worcester area rally in Wal tham Newton and Hyde Park for backing New Haven railroad expansion. Foss accuses Walker of supporting monopolistic mergers, noting Walker as a former leader of railroad interests and ally of Draper in 1909 against holding company efforts.
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Jury finds murderers guilty under stark courtroom drama
After a tense verdict in Albany, the foreman announced guilty on first degree murder. Judge Goff denied a last request to review Hot Springs testimony as two hundred onlookers watched. The prisoner's wife fainted at the door as the crowd learned the electric chair awaits.
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Jack Rose
Rose
Becker
Schepps
Hot Springs
McIntyre
Robert C. Purcét
Whitman
Moss
Lieutenant Becker
John W. Hart
Stryker
Goff
Court of Appeals At
Albany
Judge's Charge Shocks Defence in Rose Case
Justice Goft's ruling stunned the defence by conveying doubt that Jack Rose could have been involved. The charge framed questions about Rose's role, potentially altering the trial's direction and raising questions about evidence and intent.
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Justice Goft
Jack Rose
Men Who Decided Lieut Becher's Fate
Foreman-Skinner Harold B electrical engineer home 601 West 135th street married Purcell Robert C dealer in chemicals home 589 West 178th street married Hardy John T retired manufacturer home 284 West Ninety fourth street married Soule Edward C auditor home 559 West 149th street married Ward William F real estate home 159 West Seventy third Becker Don J wholesale lumber home 1001 East 167th street married Peatt Charles J agent home 301 St Nicholas avenue married Rauchfuss Charles real estate home 453 West 155th street Coley Clarence T mechanical engineer home 49 West Fifty seventh street married Kammerer Paul T retired clothing manufacturer home 157 East Forty-sixth street married Fellheimer Alfred architect home 676 Riverside Drive married Haas Samuel H accountant home 110 Riverside Drive
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Harold B
West
135Th Street
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Robert
178Th Street
Hardy
John T
West Ninety Fourth Street
Soule
Edward C
149Th Street
Ward
William F
West Seventy-third Street
Becker
Don J
East 167Th Street
Peatt
Charles J
St. Nicholas Avenue
Rauchfuss
Charles
West 155Th Street
Coley
Clarence T
West Fifty Seventh Street
Kammerer
Paul _ T
East Forty-sixth Street
Fellheimer
Alfred
Riverside Drive
Haas
Samuel H
Cascarets Claim Quick Relief for Constipation
An advertisement promises relief from constipation indigestion biliousness and headaches with Cascarets a 10 cent box cleanses stomach liver and bowels improving mood and energy for months it also notes benefits for children with gentle cleansing.
Arlington Selects Cross Country Team for Medford Meet
Arlington High School announced its final cross-country lineup after a Spy Pond trial. Captain G. Goldsmith Joseph Zwinge Charles Adams E Wonderlick J Kimball Jasper Johnston and F Sinclair were chosen to represent Arlington against Medford High in a three mile race next Saturday.
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Spy Pond
Arlington High
Medford High
Arlington
G. Goldsmith
Joseph Zwinge
Charles Adams
E. Wonderlick
J. Kimball
Jasper Johnston
F. Sinclair
Medford
Health Officer Says Kiss Only On Photograph
Minneapolis health chief proclaims kissing a woman safe only on her photograph. War on Jack Johnson spawns black dolls for negro babies to foster race separation. Aviator Hamilton wears skull fragment as charm after a crash. Mrs Rinaldo Arena runs away then husband buys piano and sends photo. she returns. Divorce case cites false teeth removal. husband granted divorce.
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Hall
Minneapolis
Jack Johnson
Evans Resigns From Everett Trade Board Over Distillery
Ex Senator Wilmot R. Evans Jr of Everett resigns from the Everett Board of Trade after the executive committee refused to bar a distilling company that had secured both a business license and a physical location in the city.
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Wilmot R. Evans, Jr
Everett
Everett Board of Trade
Faulkner Resigns Bay State Railway Post
Herbert A. Faulkner resigns after seven years as general passenger and advertising agent for the Bay State Street Railway Company. He will leave Nov 1 and has been chosen secretary of the New England Street Railway Club.
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Herbert A. Faulkner
Bay State Street Railway Company
Mr. Faulkner
New England Street Railway Club
Old Negro Waiters Reappear in Capital Strike
Washington hotels and cafes posted guards as the first developments of a strike by waiters begun last night. Some strikers’ spots reopened with the return of veteran African American waiters long seen in the capital. Hotel managers say strike breakers are en route from New York.
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Capital
Washington
New York
Graduating Exercises Mark Malden Commercial School
The class of 1912 at Malden Commercial School received diplomas at a crowded graduation in the Auditorium ballroom Malden. A special program closed with diploma presentations.
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Malden
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