Stowaway Cousin to President Taft Repatriated
Robert Taft a 19 year old third cousin to President Taft and namesake of the President’s son attempted to reach England as a stowaway aboard the Lancastrian. He was brought back to Boston on the Georgian of the Leyland line and is now held by immigration authorities awaiting word from his father E. R. Taft of Springfield.
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Robert Taft
President Taft
England
Boston
E. R. Taft
Springfield
School Board Proposes Salary Increases and Cuts
Finance committee recommends boosting teachers salaries via higher appropriation while cutting city and county employee pay. Public Works maintenance staff to be reduced with more contract work. Retains kindergarten cooking sewing drawing music physical culture and manual training.
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Public Works Department
Boston Finance Commission Clears School Department Report
The Boston Finance Commission submits a lengthy report on the school department finances to the Mayor and finds no criticism of school committee methods nor any assertion that economy could be pursued safely in any department.
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Boston
Purchasing Agent Wheough Praised for Paring Supplies
The commission found that in the paring of supplies Purchasing Agent William T Wheough practised the best economy. The report notes he implemented efficient methods and frugal practices, highlighting notable savings and disciplined procurement.
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Illiam T. Wheough
Referendum Motion on Hyde Park Chelsea Annexation Voted
The committee on metropolitan affairs failed 9 to 6 against the Chamber of Commerce Real Boston bill and will vote again. It supports a referendum on the annexation topic for Hyde Park and Chelsea.
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Chamber
Cf Mmerce
Real Boston
Ood
Hyde Park
Chelsea
Tech Congress Opens With 50th Anniversary Events
The Congress of Technology marks Tech’s 50th anniversary with a 2:30 p.m. opening in Huntington Hall led by President Richard C. Maclaurin. Readings follow, with a 1 p.m. convocation in Rogers Building as 1500 Technology undergraduates gather for addresses on the school’s foundation and place in the world. Special trains from New York, Buffalo, Providence, New Bedford, and Worcester bring alumni.
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Brookline
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Thorndike
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Boston City Club
American House
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Cafe Bova
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Hotel Plaza
Symphony Hall
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Buffalo
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Worcester
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Technology
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Foundation of Technology
Opening Session of the Congress of Technology
Following this meeting the opening session of the Congress of Technology will be held. The event inaugurates a series of discussions on tech policy and innovation led by participating experts and industry representatives.
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Congress of Technology
Yale to Row Pennsylvanian in Connecticut River Race
Yale manager Fitz Randolph announced arrangements for a two mile straightaway race with the University of Pennsylvania. The contest will be rowed on the Connecticut River just below Springfield on Saturday May 3.
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New Haven
Fitz Randolph
Yale
University of Pennsylvania
Connecticut River
Springfield
Young Taft Stows Away On Lancastrian Transit To England
Robert Taft of Springfield, a cousin of President Taft, concealed himself aboard the Lancastrian and was found 300 miles at sea. He transferred to the Georgian after being spotted by signals. Customs officials detained him for inquiry while his father arranged funds for his return to Stebbins Place.
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England
Forte
Taft
E. T. Taft
Springfield
Robert Taft
Robert
Mr. Taft
Stebbins Place
Irene Floated Off Fire Island After Long Grounding
The North German Lloyd liner Prinzess Irene ran aground in fog off Fire Island Thursday morning. After 83 hours trapped in the sand near Lone Hill life saving station she was freed with tugs at 3 05 p m and towed toward Scotland Light to anchor for the night near New York harbor.
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New York
Fire Island
Lone Hill
Atlantic
Scotland Light
New York Harbor
Irene to be inspected at Newport News drydock after hull check
The Irene will reach its dock tomorrow morning and divers will inspect the hull before a further examination in drydock at Newport News. The stay depends on inspection findings. no water has entered the vessel and hull plates are believed intact.
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Irene
Newport News
Fire Devastates Yoshinari Quarter of Tokyo
A major blaze in the Yoshinari district destroyed the Yoshinari hospitals and many homes. About 6000 women left homeless, with thousands of structures burned or ruined over about four square miles. Five hundred troops guard the area. no deaths reported.
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Tokio
Yoshiwari
Aio
Snowstorm Drops Ten Inches in Nova Scotia
Halif ax N S April 9 a heavy snowstorm swept Nova Scotia for the second time this week. Snow began at 9 this morning and by tonight had reached ten inches on a level with winds to 30 miles per hour. Drifting piled snow to four feet in some areas and hampered traffic including streetcars. Winter conditions prevailed along the coast with Yarmouth reporting record snowfall and unusually cold weather.
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Halifax
N. S
Nova Scotia
Yarmouth
Moon L. Sets at 4 15 Day 13 Hours into Spring
Moon L has 11 days old and sets at 4 15 with daylong light. The notes mark the 100th day of the twenty first spring. Includes anniversaries for Benjamin Day born 1810 and Joseph Pulitzer born 1847.
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Benjamin H. Day
The
New York Sun
Lewis Wallace
Ben Hur
Boe
Louise Chandler Moulton
An Borp
Joseph Pulitzer
Fanny Davenport
Boston Area Weather Forecast In The News Reprint
Forecast for Boston and vicinity calls for fair weather and rising temperatures through Monday and Tuesday with light variable winds becoming southerly. New England forecast shows fair conditions Monday and Tuesday with warmer temperatures and light to moderate north to east winds.
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Boston
Washington
New England
Red Sox Edge Kansas City In Spring Tilt
Red Sox defeat Kansas City 4 to 3 as regulars lead batting on the spring trip. Nationals top Baltimore 10 to 1 and Cincinnati loses to Detroit 1 to 0. Cols meet Omaha in the next game. season of 1911 baseball opens Wednesday.
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Kansas City
Colts
Omaha
Nationalsx
Baltimore
Cincinnati Son
Detroit
Speaker
Phillips faces extensive swindle charges over bogus New England contracts
Post Office Inspectors accuse Phillips of defrauding a large number of New England residents through fraudulent contracts. The case alleges widespread deceit and financial losses across the region, with authorities pursuing charges and potential penalties.
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Post Office
New England
Ministers Split Over O'Meara Police Reappointment
A 150 minister delegation protested Governor Foss against renewing Police Commissioner O'Meara. The group vowed a large petition and pressed for a police chief meeting Boston’s needs. Clergymen were asked which man the city requires and who could fit the role. Robert A. Woods named as possible successor.
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Post
Foss
O'Meara
Boston ministers split on candidates for commissioner post
Reporters note a near equal split among Protestant church leaders in Boston over Commissioner O Meara. J Frank Chase leads the Watch and Ward Society while Robert A Woods heads the South End House and a director of the 1915 movement. Interviews show varied support and opposition.
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Robert A. Woods
South End House
O'Meara
Boston
Post
J. Frank Chase
Watch and Ward Society
Clergymen Back J Frank Chase for Police Commissioner
In Boston, Rev Willard F Mallalieu endorses J Frank Chase of the Watch and Ward Society as a suitable police commissioner. He supports Chase's honesty, experience, and independence while noting clergy signatures urging Governor Foss not to reappoint Stephen O’Meara.
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Boston
Foss
The
Sunday Post
J. Frank Chase
Watch and Ward Society
Mr. Chase
Steamship Admiral Dewey Wins Race to Save Newton Passenger
The United Fruit Company steamer Admiral Dewey, racing through a northwest gale, reached Long Wharf at 10:30 p.m. and rescued Henry R. Luther of Newton. Luther, president of the Barber-Stockwell Steel Manufacturing Co. of Cambridge, was brought ashore with a surgeon and taken home by auto as officials met the vessel. Luther and companions had left Boston Jan 17 for Jamaica.
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United Fruit Company
Admiral Dewey
Long Wharf
Boston
the Fruit Company
Custom House
Deer Island
Luther
Hope for Drug Addicts Aids From Red Bank Doctor
Red Bank New Jersey April 9 A timely medical notice from Dr H W Perkins 2 White Street Red Bank offers a remedy for morphine and opium addiction. The program provides free trial supplies and invites physicians nationwide to cooperate.
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Red Bank
H. W. Perkins
White Street
N. J
Perkins
Claimed He Had a Valuable Trolley Patent Swindle Exposed
Post office inspectors and a U S marshal arrested Richard Phillips at midnight Saturday. He is charged with using the mails in a fraud scheme. More than 200 victims lost about $200 each on bogus contracts claiming rights in a trolley retriever patent. Total losses exceed $50 000.
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Richard Phillips
Post Office
United States
Phillips
Boston
Commonwealth Hotel
Bowdoin Street
Clarahan and Perkins
W. S. Ryan
Philadelphia
Massachusetts
Daniel E. McGrath
Worcester
New England
New York
Pennsylvania
Delaware
New Jersey
Charles A. Dooley
Lynn
Mr. Dooley
Boston inventor Phillips in fraud sting over patent rights
Post office inspectors trap 65 year old inventor in Boston as he allegedly sold territorial patent rights for 200 each and sent forged Pittsburg references. He faces charges for mail fraud and selling patent rights with 200 or more victims across New England and beyond.
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Phillips
Boston
Post Office
George M. Newgent
Boylston Street
Newgent
U. S
Hayes
Pittsburg
Dr Siegert Angostura Bitters Featured for Cocktails
A vintage ad highlights Dr Siegert Angostura Bitters as essential to cocktails. The copy markets the product as a key flavor enhancer for mixed drinks and home bartending.
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Dr. Siegert
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