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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1908
Page
1
Mrs William Astor long regarded as New York society leader died at her Fifth Avenue home after a heart ailment. The 30 year social prominence ends as obituary reports her passing tonight.
Elkins Senator agreed to settle one million dollars in cash on the Duke of the Abruzzi the day he marries Katherine Elkins. The money will be deposited to the Duke's credit in an Italian bank.
Forecast for Boston and vicinity calls for fair Saturday and Sunday with diminishing northwest winds. The New England forecast notes fair conditions over the weekend with winds easing.
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Judge Sherman comments on the Tucker trial noting public belief of guilt despite defense evidence. He reflects on the alibi and the defense strategy, advising that a guilty defendant should not testify while an innocent one may. He cites practice among top lawyers regarding putting a defendant on the stand.
Judge Edgar Jay Sherman details the Tucker murder case and his role at the trial. The article notes the death penalty outcome and cites Sherman’s first public reflections since the three year-old verdict while also referencing Judge Sheldon’s prior participation.
More than 2800 students from Harvard Technology Boston University Tafts Amherst and the North Shore Marching Club marched in fan lighted robes through a crowded city parade last night cheering for Taft and Sherman. The 1904 Tech riot memory lingered as about 600 police stood by to prevent disturbances.
Mr Bryan urged Ohio crowds that the GOP must choose God over Mammon and said he would prefer 50 000 Democratic donors to influence from trusts. Democratic Chairman Mack claimed Rockefeller pressed Taft via a deal with Standard Oil giving large funds and a future favor, while Hitchcock denied the charge. Bryan campaigned in Napoleon Toledo Bowling Green Findlay Fremont Sandusky Bellevue Lorain Cleveland with plans to Indiana today.
In a Ohio speech W. J. Bryan rejects a handful of trust magnates backing Taft and asserts he would rather be elected with 50,000 Democratic small donors than be beholden to big financiers who dictate policy.
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