15 Sep 1911
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1911
Page
1
Portland Maine September 14 hints of vote juggling are raised by prohibition forces who argue the Secretary of State totals differ from AP returns. AP tabulators show 60 280 for repeal and 60 641 against repeal, with the dry forces winning and the liquor ban remaining in the constitution after four days of comparison.
Secretary of State Davis tells the Post he has enough votes to carry the state for repeal despite clerks in towns making errors.
The Portland returns show a mixed vote with 60,383 against repeal and 134 in favor per the Secretary of State figures, while local tallies indicate 251 against repeal and 361 for repeal, highlighting discrepancies between sources.
The secretary's figures show a dry majority of 356 and a pending wet majority of 134. The Associated Press notes the change arises because corrections cannot be accepted until all returns are tabulated, with details continued on Page 4.
Richard Olney born 1855 served as United States Secretary of State under Cleveland. Sarah Knowles Bolton born 1841 was a prolific author. Kirk Munroe born 1856 founded the League of American Wheelmen.
Weather forecast notes increasing cloudiness in Boston and surrounding areas Friday with a chance of showers by night. Warmer temperatures are expected, Saturday should be fair with moderate to brisk southerly winds.
The clumsy OCR shows daily temperatures with 3 pm and 6 pm readings. It lists average temperatures for today and a year ago, noting a fair weather reference for yesterday and referencing specific numeric values without clear context.
Mrs. Catherine Lassen the 62 year old wife of Victor Lassen is jailed in Dedham on an alleged maid assault. Her husband and two sons refuse to provide the 300 bail and she will not sign a note. Lassen told a Post reporter he would pay nothing to secure her release. He said he and his sons are overjoyed by her imprisonment.
The article alleges Mrs Lassen assaulted her maid Wilhelmina Beaudine after a quarrel, striking her eye with a loaf, then choking and scratching her. The passage notes the couple's sons Max and Grover, ages 27 and 2, tied to Vanadium Metal Works, and daughter Ellen, 23, traveling in Europe.
Cardenio F. King, once a promoter and financier, was secretly moved from his prison cell to the State Hospital at Bridgewater yesterday. Prison officials had previously downplayed his condition, but family members say Dr Maurice Richardson has advised the change. They insist King suffers from an incurable malady and seek a pardon or altered confinement.
Money jewelry and wares valued at 10000 dollars were stolen from Corn Fly in Brookline. Two men were caught in the act of breaking into Mrs. Goodhue’s home on Crafts Street. the loot was found on them. They claimed to be sailors named Thomas Jones and Samuel Myers, born in Australia. Police arrived quickly, subdued them, and located the two bags of stolen goods. Police seek two additional suspects.
In Rhinebeck New York speculation swirls that Colonel John Jacob Astor may be asked to retire as a warden of the Episcopal Church of the Messiah. Parish members say objections over his marriage to Miss Madeleine Force remain unsettled and a protest to Rector Rev Ernest Saunders is anticipated.
Advertises temporary low rail fares to California until October 14. Describes weekly tourist sleeping cars five times daily via the Washington Sunset Route. Provides addresses at 12 Milk Street and 362 Washington Street for booking or details.
In Kiev during a gala opera, Premier Stolypin was shot twice by a lawyer named Bogrof. One bullet hit his hand and the other pierced the body, grazing the liver and lodging in the spine. The assassin was arrested and the audience attempted to lynch him. a musician may also have been wounded. Minister Kokovsoff sat beside the premier.
The article recalls prior attacks on Premier Stolypin including three shots in 1905 at Saratov while he governed there and a 1906 bomb at a country house on Aptekarsky Island that wounded him slightly by splinters. The description notes continued threats and mentions the year thirty two.
National sports brief highlights include Pittsburg facing Boston and Chicago in early games and a Cincinnati Chicago slate with 11 innings. Hilton defeats Travers in golf, Soprano beats Hailworthy at Syracuse, Yale football opens season, and the Red Sox at Huntington Avenue host Cleveland today.
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