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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1910
Page
6
Legal advice rushed through the financial district yesterday after Thomas M. Lawson’s open letter acknowledged large wagers on the State election. Brokers consulting counsel cited Massachusetts law Chapter 214 1902 Section 17 and faced opinions on potential prosecution for handling election wagers.
A Boston lawyer argues the betting ban targets bet registrars and custodians, not bettors. He says conviction requires actual money or value exchanged or broker compensation, suggesting brokers can be held liable as custodians.
Wagering on the election is cited as a matter possibly subject to prosecution. No further details are provided in the fragment.
Thomas J. Pyne formerly of the Hull police and Chester Trask of East Boston were appointed United States bailiffs by Major Guy Murchie yesterday. They replace the late Captain James Donovan and John Monahan.
Judge Hale of the United States Circuit Court set November 22 as the hearing date on Kelther’s exceptions to his June conviction for aiding and abetting George W. Coleman in misapplication of funds at the National City Bank of Cambridge.
Barnstable Republican Chairman Billy Irwin canvasses Cape voters predicting victory for Tom Thacher in the 14th district. He notes the Thachers have deep Cape Cod roots dating to the Mayflower era and emphasizes strong local loyalty as Thacher frames his campaign on staying connected to home.
Supporters including Dick Effler Benjamin Phinney and John Nicholson back Tom Thacher as Cape Cod backs a Republican congressman after decades. The Thacher rally circuit spans rail stations barns barber shops and stores with Mrs Thacher and his daughter joining the live campaign efforts alongside Jim Creedon of Middleboro.
The race in the 14th district centers on Thacher whose outreach spans Plymouth and Cape regions. Judge Robert O Harris declines campaigning and Republican factions growl over his stance. Mor ris backs Foss, while Thacher taps French votes and targets Lodge influence as campaign issues.
Herbert F. Price, secretary of the Boston Consumptives Hospital, defends ending the tuberculosis school at Franklin Park as an experiment. He argues private operation would serve only a few while draining city funds, and stresses prevention over hospital treatment.
Striking express wagon drivers and helpers in New Jersey and Manhattan halt service at Grand Central and West Shore stations. The International Brotherhood of Teamsters threatens a general strike to immobilize the Metropolitan district. W. H. Ashton and Val Hoffman assist in directing the action.
The Emperor and Empress of Germany spent the day in private calls and dining at the German embassy. They departed for Berlin at tonight's start in Brussels.
An advertisement describes nervous dyspepsia caused by nervous system disturbance and notes acute emotions stop digestion. It features Joseph Walden of Philadelphia who recovered after using Dr Williams Pink Pills, and offers a free booklet What to Eat and How to Eat. Pills priced 50 cents per box, six for $2.50 from Dr Williams Medicine Co. in Schenectady New York.
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