Boston Tax Rate Remains at 14 80 Per Thousand This Year
The Board of Assessors declares Boston’s tax rate unchanged at 14.80 per 1000 assessed value, matching 1902. Despite reductions in county and city rates, a large State tax hike of 903,200 plus 2.5 million overall State levy raises Boston’s burden, indicating restraint needed at the State House. The valuation figures show modest gains in real estate and personal property, with the total warrant up by about 361,280.
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Boston
Board of Assessors
State House
Hart
Collins
Victory by Wireless in Naval Coast Defense
The article asserts wireless telegraphy won the naval game off the New England coast, as Olympia relayed enemy sighting to the Kearsarge and fleets from Eastport to Gloucester gathered to repel invasion. It credits science over seamanship while urging U S fleets to fully adopt wireless communication.
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New England
Olympia
Kearsarge
Eastport
Gloucester
Admiral Sands
Admiral Barker
Winter Harbor
Barker
Sands
United States
Roosevelt on Lynching and Federal Limits on Intervention
President Roosevelt cannot directly halt mob rule across states but uses the national government's moral weight. His letter praises Indiana Governor Durbin for restoring order in Evansville on July 6 with militia and infantry after a policeman’s shooting. Georgia's Governor Terrell notes Georgia's speedy trial measures to deter lynchings, while North and Northwest cases rise. The core aim is a shared national stance against mob violence.
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North
South
Roosevelt
Durbin
Indiana
Evansville
Republic
Terrell
Georgia
Roosevelt snubs Miles as Wood advances in army ranks
The piece rails against President Roosevelt for promoting Dr. Wood over Lt General Miles, accusing the President of demoralizing officers and elevating a civilian with no battlefield service. It criticizes Wood’s rapid rise from colonel of the Rough Riders to a senior command, arguing the contrast with Miles is sharp and shameful.
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Roosevelt
Miles
Wood
Grant
Schofield
Sherman
Rough Riders
Theodore Roosevelt
Dr. Wood
Taming the Auto in the age of regulation
A historical synopsis argues for formal law enforcement to curb reckless driving. It cites Illinois Farmers League actions and Hammonton New Jersey Whitecaps as early private restraint efforts. The piece insists that lasting control comes from proper legal enforcement rather than vigilante measures.
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Illinois
Farmers’ League
Hammonton
New Jersey
Philadelphia
Atlantic City
Whitecaps
Buenos Ayres
Montevideo
Cordova
Rio Grande
Board of Health
Elopement and Wedding in a Skyward Tale
A spoof romantic tale features Jack Dillingham and Helen Fairchild betrothal, an angry father Abner Fairchild, and a daring midnight airship elopement. The chase ensues as Fairchild pursues in a rival airship, ending with his reluctant consent aboard the Skylark.
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Jack Dillingham
Helen Fairchild
Jack
Helen
Father
Abner Fairchild
Hurricane hits Jamaica banana districts in east Jamaica
The tail end of a hurricane moving over the Antilles struck the eastern end of the island this afternoon causing great damage to banana properties owned by United Fruit Company and Jamaica Company Limited in Kingston Jamaica August 10.
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Kingston
Jam
Antilles
Jamaica
United Fruit Company
Jamaica Company, Limited
Car Derailment From Balky Automatic Switch
An automatic switch on Boston Elevated surface lines malfunctioned near Franklin and Washington last evening causing a Franklin Field and Humboldt avenue car to derail. About 60 cars were delayed for over ten minutes until inspectors rerouted traffic via Franklin street Hawley Summer to Washington and Summer Hawley to clear the blockage after about 9 pm.
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Boston
Franklin and
Washington Streets
Franklin Field
Humboldt Avenue
Franklin Street
Hawley
Summer
Washington
Baggagemen to Handle Newspaper Mail Experiment
Postmaster General Payne to employ baggagemen on trains lacking mail clerks to take charge of open newspaper mail. The sworn Postal Service employees will be paid for delivering papers to addressees at points along the line from the car doors.
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Washington
Payne
Post Office Department
Sunday Post Sales at Fall River
Circulation Manager James Duckett reports in Fall River on Aug 9 1908 that the Sunday Post sold out and requires 100 more copies than last Sunday to meet the Aug 16 demand. The paper is described as already the leader and still growing.
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Sunday Post
The
James Duckett
Fall River
Governor Bates Aboard Malden Judge’s New England Yacht Cruise
Judge Charlies M. Bruce of Malden begins a two week yacht voyage along the New England coast. Governor Bates is to join him for portions of the trip as his guest.
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Charlies M. Bruce
Malden
New England
Governor Bates
Vanderbilts Homeward bound from Boston to Newport
Reezie Vanderbilt and his bride arrived in Boston aboard the Mayflower and headed to The Breakers in Newport by imported Mercedes sedan. The couple mingled with photographers and officials as Mrs Vanderbilt rested after a rough voyage while Mr Vanderbilt praised the trip and announced immediate travel home. Also aboard were Boston society figures including Hon. Timothy W. Coakley and his wife, with Coakley confined to a chair due to rheumatism.
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Reezie Vanderbilt
Boston
Dominion Line
Newport
Timothy W. Coakley
Coakley
Observant Citizen notes on sparrow trade and city life
A columnist describes boys selling a captured sparrow for a nickel, recalls a fire department gym, and hints at public theater and street scenes. He muses on art in Tremont Street, Governor Winthrop’s statue, a family muddle in court, Y street hood lights, a police inspector’s fishing trip, and Leo P White’s Maine fishing venture.
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Herbert Chapman
Police Headquarters
Maine
Summer Home of Oliver Wendell Holmes at Beverly Farms
The Beverly Farms country residence of Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes features a rich private library, an extensive collection of rare editions, and his father's volumes. The Holmeses favor comfort over show, with ivy-covered porches, an old fashioned garden, and a stable housing two bay horses.
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Hale Street
Beverly Farms
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Judge Holmes
North Shore
Holmes
Holmeses
Debate Over Omiting Obey From Marriage Service
Boston letters discuss should the word obey be omitted from marriage vows. Contributors from Watertown Quincy and Dorchester argue for and against the term citing equality, honesty, and religious law while urging a fair, candid change reflecting modern marriage: a call for clarity and mutual respect.
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The
Boston Post
Mary A. Livermore
E. L. Winslow
Spruce Street
Watertown
Mystery Lover at the Coach Stop and a Girl Who Was a Grave
A young man in a dark mood pursues a flower girl on a coach journey from Broiden to Lysle. The chase leads to a church where the man kneels before a marble stone, murmuring to a grave marked as the maiden, revealing the girl was dead.
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Methuselah
Bill
Uncle_ Bill
Superior Criminal Court
Broiden
Lysle
Navy review to be led by Roosevelt off Oyster Bay
The 12 largest ships of the North Atlantic fleet will form the review at Oyster Bay on August 17 with President Roosevelt aboard. The event marks a major display of naval power and readiness amid ongoing global tensions and demonstrates presidential involvement in maritime affairs.
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Bar Harbor
North Atlantic
Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Sendoff for Pasho on Boston Elevated vacation departure
H A Pasho superintendent of the Boston Elevated railway left North station for a two week rest in Meredith New Hampshire. Department heads who work with him at the system met him at the station and presented cigars and confectionery.
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H. A. Pasho
Boston Elevated Railway
North Station
Meredith, N. H
Elevated
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Bride
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Guelma Baker
Lutie Plummer
Tremont Theatre
New York
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Charles A. Ellis
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Scollay Square
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Leo P. White
Annie
B. McNally
Broadway
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Obey
Frank D. Craig
Garfield Street
Quincy
Mass
Adaline F. Norcross
F. E. Burlingambe
Wrentham
Alice M. Harraden
Rollins Street
G. M'Donald
Fenton Street
Dorchester
Morris, Murch & Butler
Summer Street
Clara Althea Hertz
Melrose
Pasho
Paivine Furniture CO. Wall Paper
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