09 Sep 1911
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1911
Page
1
The jurors prayed for guidance before delivering a first ballot conviction. The prosecuting attorney's stirring address swayed the panel and yielded a quick verdict. A surprise electrocution is set for November 24 as Beattie remains calm saying I haven’t lost yet father.
George Russell of Portsmouth New Hampshire was killed and Frank E Hall of Boston seriously injured when a car they were in ran away during a seat change crashing into a stone in Newburyport. They had recently bought the car and were returning from Boston to Portsmouth.
The fragment notes Hall arriving near Newburyport with an unfinished thought or statement about his location and condition, leaving readers awaiting the next clause to understand the event or its significance.
Baseball results show Philadelphia losing to Chicago 1 to 9 while New York defeats Boston 2 to 2 in a muddled slate. Cleveland beats Detroit 2 to 1. St. Louis tops [] in a frigid day. New York wins 3 to 2 over Brooklyn in a separate contest.
Newport Sept 8 The wedding of Colonel John Jacob Astor and Miss Madeleine Talmage Force, daughter of Mr and Mrs William H Force of New York, will be solemnized tomorrow morning at Beechwood Colonel Astors villa. The Rev Edwin S Straight officiates.
A facsimile letter from R Hoe & Co based in New York and London congratulates a New England plant on the completion of a new press with sub-cellars and sub-subcellars. It notes the press's lofty excavation and three-tier rooms for rapid operation and large circulation in busy cities, citing the Boston Post as a respectful witness.
Bangor supporters of prohibition plan to deploy women scouts at polling places to press voters for a dry outcome. For seven hours on election day they will guard booths and deter any pro repeal supporters by urging a dry vote. The effort aims to target men previously thought loyal to repeal supporters.
The article outlines Maine history of liquor controls from 1853 to 1884, noting a constitutional fifth amendment in 1884 to enshrine prohibition. It discusses the upcoming vote to retain or repeal the amendment and potential effects on statutory prohibition and future licensing, depending on election results and legislative composition.
Burdett Business College promotes training as a paying investment at its Boston location 18 Boylston Street. The advertisement invites prospective students to enroll and emphasizes value and accessibility.
In Lynn Massachusetts Lawrence Howard aged 36 was found dead in Hotel Sagamore with a self inflicted wound beside a photo of a 17 year old girl and a letter to her containing a $100 diamond ring. In Chesterfield Court House Virginia Henry Clay Beattie Jr. was found guilty of murdering his wife Louise Owen Beattie after a jury deliberation lasting 58 minutes ahead of an electrocution date.
Howard, after Miss Collins and her mother declined his auto ride, shot himself in his room with Polo the dog present and guarding the body. A farewell note and a ring left for Miss Collins accompanied by two letters reveal a deep, unspoken love and a motive he never stated.
Henry Russell announces the Boston Grand Opera Company will stage all Puccini and Verdi operas in Boston. The copyrights of Joe are controlled by Leon Riccardi of Milan, as stated in London.
The Court of Appeals may grant a writ of error and a new trial for Young Beattie. He kept resolve and comforted his weary father as he whispered that he had not lust yet. The 12 jurors admitted judging not only a cold blooded murder but his marital infidelity.
Eleazer Lord, financier and author, born in 1788. Utah Territory organized in 1850. New Mexico Territory organized in 1950.
Partly cloudy weekend forecast for Boston and surrounding area with higher temperatures and light winds. In New England the south is cloudy with fair northern portions, weekend temperatures rising, winds light and variable except east and southeast on the south coast.
A mixed Maine Central train from Washington Junction derailed at McCoys Beach Eastport on September 8. Four loaded freight cars and a gasoline tank car toppled down a 20 foot embankment, destroying the cars but causing no injuries though passengers in two rear cars were shaken. Tracks were torn up.
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