Mayor delays 119 police hires amid budget clash
Mayor Fitzgerald said Police Commissioner O'Meara cannot appoint 119 officers without new appropriations. City Counsel Babson advised against proceeding without concurrent council action, risking legal challenges and a $1000 fine if officers are added without funding. Delays push the plan to next year amid tax rate concerns and council- mayor conflict.
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New Smith college president arrives after year abroad
Dr. M LeRoy Burton Ph D D D steps into Smith lego presidency with duties starting Sept 1 and public inauguration Oct 5. He traveled with Mrs Burton and children. lectured in Constantinople at the American College and at Oxford. Also aboard Rev A L Cortie of Stonehurst College London en route to Solar Congress in Pasadena. Other notable passengers include ex Governor Guild and Boston residents. Ship carried 164 saloon and 324 steerage.
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Burton
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Paul L. Burton
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Stonehurst College
London
Pasadena
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Royal Astronomical Society of Great Britain
Tonja
South Pacific
Royal Society of London
Curtis Guild, Jr
Mary J. Hooper
Guild
G. A. Wilson
Syracuse University
H. W. Metcalf
Newcastle
L. Dp. Apsley
Worcester
Zina Carbone
M. Dwight
J. Dwight
Boston
Millionaires' sons miss limelight in major league baseball
The piece argues that many rich heirs lack brains for the game and that success in baseball requires skill and brains rather than money, noting they rarely reach the major leagues.
Roosevelt Invincible Claim Sparks Kansas Primary Talk
Beverly August 4 Colonel William R Nelson Kansas City Star owner and Republican leader says Roosevelt can come back and sweep the country He predicts a Democratic next House but warns insurgents could oust Cannon if the House stays Republican Nelson spoke from the President's cottage veranda in Magnolia during a Beverly visit outlining his views on Kansas politics and national affairs.
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William R. Nelson
Kansas City Star
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Kansas
Taft Ally Col Nelson Praises Kansas While Challenging Party Policy
Colonel Nelson, a Taft supporter who fractured with the party's direction, says Roosevelt likely could win if he ran but doubts he will. He minimizes insurgent Kansas victories, argues the Republican party rests on past glory, and cites Kansas as a gauge for national reaction. He predicts Ballinger’s fate and notes Roosevelt’s miner visit boosts popularity. The Mayflower carries Taft to Provincetown for the pilgrim monument dedication with a busy schedule and notable guests aboard.
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Beverly
George P. Wetmore
Newport
James Bryce
Bryce
Loring
Pride’s Crossing
New York
Europe
Vaderland
Suit over promised adoption by late Catherine Kirby
Jesse I. Cole Jr asks $15,000 from Michael J. McWeiry the Kirby estate claiming Catherine Kirby promised to adopt him and educate him then leave her property if he relinquished a trade he did not learn. He says the lack of a trade leaves him unable to support himself and seeks compensation.
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Gloucester
Catherine Kirby
Jesse I. Cole, Jr
Michael J. McWeiry
Kirby
Cole
Brookline Man Heads Howland Descendants Incorp
The society of the descendants of John Howland and Elizabeth Tillich, Pilgrims who settled Plymouth in 1620, was incorporated at a meeting in Samoset House Plymouth. With 75 members, Clarence S. Ward of Brookline is president and Rear Admiral G C Reaney of Washington is vice president. Mary Titus serves as secretary and treasurer.
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Society of the
John Howland
Elizabeth Tillich
Samoset House
Clarence S. Ward
Brookline
G. C. Reaney
Washington
Mary
Titus
Restelli Said Hidden in Disguise in Quincy Murder Hunt
In Quincy August 4 police pursue a theory that Restelli, the double murderer, is in disguise among local countrymen. They again searched the quarry area in North Common seeking clues to his whereabouts.
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Quincy
Restelli
North Common
Ballou
Woman Suggests Restelli Used Disguises
A woman who knew Restelli notes his habit of amateur theatricals and disguises. Police will probe purchases of wigs and mustaches, and Mac Kay will investigate in this city and Boston. Disguises could aid a safe getaway, with several clues from trunks and sightings.
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Quincy Square
MacKay
Boston
Telli
Mrs. Truman
Common Street
James Hayes
Carroll's Lane
Holquist
Treasure Guarded At Atlantic Wreck Off Long Point
Detroit workers employed by a syndicate guard the wreck of the Atlantic off Long Point in Lake Erie. Sunk in 1852 after a collision with the Neptune, the ship lost 1560 lives. The wreck lies in 158 feet of water and two safes are believed to contain $400000 in gold.
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