Harding and Pierce Speak on City Loan Bribery Inquiry
The district attorney continues the probe into the city loan bill and alleged bribery as Council members Harding Pierce Moran and others face grand jury appearances. Harding denounces the DA’s tactics while Pierce explains his role and recollections in the bribery discussion. The Oxford place murders and Bell Telephone cases loom as upcoming testimony targets.
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Moran
Common Council
McCabe
Hormel
Republican City Committee
Harding
Pierce
Mr. Moran
Post
Mr. Harding
Council
Councilman
Mr. No
Bell Telephone
Autos Crash Into House Shakes Marblehead Heroine Dies
In Marblehead, a crashing auto destroyed a shop and shook a chimney as Effie Nichols, 7, saved her baby brother by flinging him clear of falling bricks. Effie died in Salem hospital. the baby was bruised but survived. A large Stanley car with Boston and Brookline passengers caused the crash, with a second vehicle driven by a prominent Boston physician involved. Park officials pled to ban autos from Crocker park due to danger to children.
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Marblehead
Effie Nichols
Darling Street
Effie
Salem Hospital
Boston
Brookline
Stanley
Crocker Park
Front Street
Marblehead Neck
Ex-Mayors Urge Economy as Boston Debt Alarm Grows
Rev Silliman Blagden of Old Orchard cites Boston debt of 101,861,956 per City Auditor. Ex Mayor Dr Samuel Abbott Green and ex Mayor Nathan Matthews Jr press retrenchment and economy while questioning current finances and urging voters to influence city policy.
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Matthews
Silliman Blagden
Old Orchard
Fitzgerald
Boston
Mitchell
Samuel Abbott Green
Massachusetts Historical Society
Horace Greeley
Nathan Matthews, Jr
Finance Commission
Dr. Green
City petitions to halt building work in Boston
The city of Boston petitions the Superior Court to restrain Alfred Ziegler and others from erecting a building on Columbus Avenue citing deed restrictions. Plans are unsatisfactory to John J. Leahy, sewer superintendent, and the application will be heard today.
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City of
Boston
Superior Court
Alfred Ziegler
Columbus Avenue
John J. Leahy
Boston Post comment on O'Meara candidacy for mayor
Police Commissioner O'Meara can be elected mayor. The citizens of Boston are fortunate in having a candidate who has given ample proof of his fitness. Postmaster George A. Hibbard, suggested as a Republican nomination candidate, praises O'Meara's fitness.
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O’meara
Boston
George A. Hibbard
O'Meara
Hibbard
Edwin A. Curtis
Post
Mr. Hibbard
Curtis
HIBBARD PRAISES O'MEARA FOR MAYOR NOMINATION
Postmaster George A. Hibbard, a leading Republican, declares Boston would be fortunate to have Police Commissioner O'Meara as mayoral candidate. He joins ex-Mayor Curtis in boosting O'Meara, while hints of primaries and party unity surface. Rumors place ex-judge Dewey and other prominent Republicans in consideration, with Bates and Tuttle reportedly declining entry.
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Graves
Henry S. Dewey
Dewey
Louis A. Frothingham
Lucius Tuttle
Boston & Maine
John L. Bates
Actors Help To Buy Auto Lawn Mower
In Si asconset on August 7 a vaudeville show at the Casino led by Digby Bell and Alice Fischer raised funds to purchase a automobile lawn mower for the links. Edrwin Stevens offered a one act play while Herbert Spaulding and Frederick Drake performed monologues. Miss Percy Haswell sang several numbers and George Fawsett and George Nash provided scenes from Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and Romeo and Juliet respectively.
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Digby Bell
Alice Fischer
Links
Edrwin Stevens
Herbert Spaulding
Frederick Drake
Percy Haswell
George Fawsett
Man of the Hour
Fame
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
George Nash
William Harcourt
Miss Haswell
Teen Drowns in Ipswich River Bathing Accident
Danvers Aug 7 John Wightman aged 16 of West Peabody drowned while bathing in the Ipswich River. He stepped into a deep hole and was unable to reach safety.
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Danvers
John W. Wightman
West Peabody
Ipswich
Wightman
Boston Zionist Council Prepares for Hague Congress Opening
The Zionist Council of Boston plans elaborate celebrations for the opening day of the eighth international congress at The Hague Holland. The event runs from Wednesday August 14 through August 22 with many prominent gentlemen expected to attend.
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The
Zionist Council of Boston
Hague
Holland
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