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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1912
Page
6
The body of William Nelson Tibbetts was found in his rooms at the old Hooper mansion 7 Hooper Street Marblehead. He had apparently taken his own life by shooting himself through the heart.
The body of William Stafford known stage actor Tibbetts lay for a week in his Boston room with a 32 caliber revolver and an opium pipe nearby. Chief Williams linked the death to self destruction amid a troubled life including a divorce and estranged wife. A $360 sum and letters from a woman named Poppie were found. Tibbetts had requested burial in the town.
Firemen battled flames 60 feet in the air at the Boston Ele Varroa Railway coal pocket on Lincoln wharf attracting a large crowd. The fire fed by wood and oil caused by spontaneous combustion damaged about $600 as hundreds of coal stored nearby heightened the danger.
William H K Redmond M P brother of the Irish Nationalist leader sails from Queenstown on the Baltic to attend the United Irish League of America convention in Philadelphia. He receives greetings from the Queenstown Urban Council and others and predicts an Irish Parliament soon with Home Rule secured. Mrs Redmond travels with him and they plan to return for Parliament's opening in October.
In East Weymouth, 52 High Street resident Miss Julia Lunt, aged over 70 and hearing impaired, was fatally struck by an automobile driven by Brown University student George Valentine. He surrendered to police. driver deemed not responsible. William V. Kellen, the vehicle owner, and Philip Kellen were present.
Florence Alberta Nichols of Brookline, a noted violinist in Greater Boston clubs, married Charles Harold Goodridge of Cambridge at her home last night. Rev. Dr. George L. Perin presided. No attendants. They will reside at 27 Livermore Street, Wellesley. The bride, Radcliffe Class of 1902, studied under Professor Fayburg.
Mrs Chin Willie of 6512 Beach street, a Chinese immigrant, has enrolled her 7 year old Isabel Willie in the Quincy School on Tyler street to ensure her children receive a strong American education. She and her husband, both English speaking, aim to raise their children as Americans while preserving identity. The teacher notes Isabel and other Chinese children are among the brightest in class.
Luigi Villanasso pleaded not guilty to the killing of Antoinio Lando after an August argument. He was arraigned before Trial Justice Chase and the case was sent to the grand jury.
DetroitSept 12 delegates to the American Bankers Association discussed the proper course to advocate currency law changes at conferences and formal gatherings today. The convention closes with expected statements criticizing Congress and urging greater financial reform efforts.
bankers split over pursuing a strenuous or conservative campaign on currency law changes. a currency committee report due tomorrow may influence the decision. four sections of the bankers association closed sessions, then joined a Canada luncheon tour. officers elected for trust, savings, and clearing houses with standard officer succession. John J. Pulleyn of New York spoke to the Savings Bank Department on the savings bank and the community.
In an Utica suburb ceremony a Philadelphia man Earl B. Putnam Jr. 22, nephew of former Ambassador Charlemagne Tower, wed Cambridge Massachusetts native Emily A. Steeves in defiance of her parents. Steeves, daughter of Mr and Mrs Anthony Steeves, has roots in Sweden and Boston.
Robert Walker known as Mark Twain's Double dies at 47 in New York at his home. He served as an accountant in the clerk's Office of the Federal District Court and was a prominent Mason.
Friends gathered in Newburyport to honor Nathan N Withington and Elizabeth Little on the 624th anniversary of their marriage. Born in 1828, Withington served in 1861, edited the Newburyport Morning Herald, and remains a long time Mason and G A R member with descendants in Hawaii London and Newburyport.
The International Spinners' Union opened its 24th annual convention in this city. Union leaders Urban Fleming and George Thorton warned against wage reductions during dull seasons and criticized manufacturers for evading fines laws and introducing grading systems seen as penalties. The union reportedly spent over 15000 dollars on strike and lockout benefits this year, with substantial payments in New Bedford.
An advertisement extols Knowlton's Danderine claiming a 25 cent bottle doubles hair beauty, dissolves dandruff, stops itching, and prevents shedding. It urges immediate purchase at drug stores or counters, promising soft lustrous hair and no dandruff within ten minutes of use.
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