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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1909
Page
1
Gloucester observers fill the city for a pageant celebrating the 1623 Pilgrims landing. The event features a Fleet Fires salute and city bells, drawing about 100000 spectators on Cape Ann though President Taft was absent from the planned program.
The Canterbury Pilgrims stage spectacle at Cape Ann ended with a dramatic fire curtain that partially burned during the first act causing a quick teardown before act two. The finale featured King Richard and noble pageant figures amid calcium lighting and medieval costuming before a 1500-strong crowd.
Fifty letters written by Harry K. Thaw to his original legal adviser John B. Gleason are expected to play a significant role in the fight to free Stanford White's slayer from Matteawan Asylum.
Detroit Red Sox fans did not notice as Boston officials with the police department enforce the law to halt betting at the games. The mayor's position enabled an official move to stop illegal betting during Tuesday and Wednesday's performances.
Police efforts to curb betting led to league cooperation with managers to enforce new rules at Huntington avenue grounds. With licenses expired and negotiations stalled, a compromise finally allowed today’s game to proceed under rules ejecting anyone gaming on the grounds. Continued on Page 14-Fifth Coloma.
The Tigers fought hard to level the double header as Boston won the opening game. A crowd near 26,000 watched Umpire Connolly call play, while Red Sox captain Tord and his men secured the win in a strong pitching performance.
Police lined the field as Tris Speaker patrolled left and right field during the day’s exhibition. Fans swarmed the park after moonrise, but entry and play were kept orderly with a stout rope barrier and about a dozen officers. The doubleheader unfolded on merit with pitchers gaining a fair chance in the crowded scene.
In Chalons sur Marne France on Aug 4 M Sommer soared for two hours and ten seconds in Henry Farman's biplane, surpassing all French records except Wilbur Wright.
Grave diggers at Stockholm's Northern cemetery begin a strike on August 4. Workers at the Southern cemetery are still on duty but are expected to join the action, signaling potential disruption in city burial services.
Detroit wins 10 8 in game one and Boston answers with a 2 1 victory in game two before a 25 000 plus crowd. Washington tops Cleveland twice as Philadelphia and New York games postponed and other results noted including Worcester running and polo outcomes.
The White Star liner Cretic delayed its departure from Charlestown by an hour and a half to vaccinate 100 babies among 1035 passengers before sailing to Azores and Mediterranean ports. Train delays pushed back boarding as Italian and Portuguese mothers learned Italy requires infant vaccination before voyages.
Immigrant ship officers enforce inoculations as Dr. Domenico Joris administers the vaccine to young children. Parents protest and children react with fear or courage while awaiting their turn under the surgeon’s care.
Washington August 4. A finance committee led by Senator Aldrich reported a concurrent resolution to revise the leather schedule of the tariff bill. It alters paragraph 450 to exempt cattle hides from duty while imposing duties on grain, buff and split leather, boots and shoes, and saddlery components starting October 1, 1909. Action to follow after the conference report.
President Taft plans a White House dinner to unite rival Republican factions the insurgents and regulars. The gathering follows disputes over Senate influences on tariffs and leadership disputes involving Cannon Lodge Aldrich and Payne. The conference report on the tariff bill and party cohesion are central topics as Washington awaits the dinner.
The body of Ethel White a 26 year old nurse from St John New Brunswick was found in a room on the fourth floor of 2 Oak place Boston with police believing she was clubbed to death in a struggle. Walter F Smith who reported the matter was detained as investigations continued after autopsy was planned.
Smith told Lieutenant Goodwin last night at Station 4 that he found a white woman dead in his room after bringing her there earlier. Police questioned lodgers including Donovan and Thompson while landlady Mrs Welch suggested suicide possibly led to the death. Continued on Page 14, Second Column.
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