West End Stockholders Vote Call For Merger
Boston Post reports an informal ballot of West End Street Railway stockholders on the Elevated West End merger act. By 6 p m yesterday 209 holders with 11566 shares favored the merger while 62 holders with 7217 shares opposed it. Names will not be published without consent. Continued on Page 2.
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Boston Post
Castle Square Hotel Offers European Plan Rooms with Private Baths
A fragmented advert claims Castle Square Hotel presents a European plan with private baths in every room and long distance telephone service. It markets suites and singles at various prices, touting itself as a no-tip hotel with distinctive amenities and on the mile frontage outside Rooma.
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Rooma
United States
15 Die in Tempest on Coast
Charleston reports list of dead from Sunday storm rises to 15 with more expected from distant sea islands. Property damage estimated around 1,000,000 as wrecked streets, uprooted trees, and ruined wharves mar the waterfront.
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Storm bypasses Charleston as hotel guests endure terror on Isle of Palms
News reports describe crop fears from Charleston to Savannah and on the Sea Islands due to hurricane damage. The Clyde line steamer Apache arrived after a harrowing run with passengers using life preservers and stoking crew at revolver points amid storm threats. Seventy five Isle of Palms hotel guests hid in the lobby as wind and rain raged and rescue efforts were expected to reach the stranded.
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Clyde Line
Charleston
Isle of Palms
WEDDINGS ON STAGE BARRED
Boston officials warn theatres against staging marriages after a double on stage wedding at the Boston Theatre. Mayor Fitzgerald urges dignity in wedlock and hints licenses could be revoked for such ceremonies.
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Boston
Fitzgerald
Boston Theatre
First Real Aeroplane Race Over New England
The Boston Light prize of 2500 dollars will be contested as the first real New England aeroplane race. Claude Grahame-White arrives with a fast craft while American aviators anticipate native wins. Earle L. Ovington, who first flew over Boston, tested a new Bleriot monoplane and praised its motor as speed ready for the events.
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Boston
Claude Grahame-White
Earle L. Ovington
Auto ride ends in sudden death of Mayo scion
Charles S. Mayo of the Springfield paper family died suddenly while driving guests to the Merrimack Valley Country Club. Heart disease is suspected after Mayo collapsed as the automobile swerved into roadside bushes. He was removed to a morgue in Lawrence after being rushed there by an ambulance.
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E. E. Burnham
F.S. Nickerson
Boston
Jackson Street
Merrimack Valley Country Club
Mr. Mayo
W. W. Colby
Victor A. Reed
Man Poses as Boston Investor Hurls Cash on Streets
A man posing as John B. Prescott of Boston halted traffic by throwing two-cent and other coins into the air on a New York street. Curious crowds watched as he raked in a small fortune until police stopped the spectacle. He was found to have about $200 hidden in his clothing after a station-house search.
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Boston
John
John Burn
Burdett Business College Training Ad in Boston
Burdett Business College advertises training as a paying investment at 18 Boylston Street, Boston. The copy promotes glogue free learning and positions the program as a valuable professional path in the city.
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Burdett Business College
Glogue Free
Boylston S&t
Boston
Squantum Flight Narrows To Visit At Inn Residence
Ovington flew from the Squantum field to the Squantum inn, his home during the meet. A group of acquaintances had invited him to make the flight, a moment described as among the most thrilling of the event.
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Seventy Day Countdown and Historic Anniversaries
Refers to high tide on D-Day and a list of historic milestones including the French fleet arrival in Chesapeake Bay in 1781 and a 1782 Paris treaty with England. Mentions births of Alexander H. Rice, Massachusetts governor, 1818, and composer George F. Root, 1820.
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George F. Root
Boston Area Showers Then Fair Weather Outlook
Showers in Boston and vicinity with fair conditions Wednesday and Thursday. Moderate north to northeast winds. Forecast for New England calls for fair weather in the north portion and rain in the southern portion on Wednesday. Thursday should be slightly warmer with west portion fair.
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Vicinity
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Chicago and Detroit race to big wins in early season play
In the American League Chicago tops Boston as Detroit defeats Philadelphia in eleven innings. New York wins against Cleveland and St. Louis defeats New York while the National League slate shows Philadelphia over Chicago with rain causing postponements in Cincinnati versus Brooklyn.
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Frank Gotch
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Fluky Breese
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Marty O’toole
Ecceetin
Wright
Howell
Ray Bron
Woman under 35 admitted to Cambridge YWCA home
The Cambridge YWCA confirms a woman remains a "young" member up to age 35. The new Temple street building offers roof gardens gymnasium and a stage for amateur plays. Applicants must be under 35 self supporting earn no more than 12 dollars a week and be YWCA members.
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Young Women’s Club Home Offers Vast Rooms and Services
A proposed residence for young women features three floors of living space including 45 single and double chambers on the third and fourth floors, a 72 by 88 foot auditorium on the second floor, classrooms, a library, dining room, gymnasium, and employment bureau. Meals cost from $2.75 to $3.50 weekly, with rents from $1 to $250 a week. roof garden hosts summer entertainments and sleeping areas.
Maryland Democrats Pick Gorman for Governor Nomination
Returns from the Maryland Democratic primary indicate State Senator Arthur Pue Gorman will be the party nominee for Governor in November. The primary also nominated for attorney general, comptroller, Maryland Senate members, and delegates to the State central committee. Republican nominee for Governor is Phillips Lee Goldsborough, unopposed in Baltimore.
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Arthur Pue Gorman
United States
Gorman
Maryland Senate
Loase of
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State Central Committee
Phillips Lee Goldsboro
Internal Revenue
Unidentified Man Fatally Struck by Electric Car
An unidentified man was killed near Tremont Bite by Burke Street when struck by an electric car around 2 30 this morning. Details are unclear due to fragmented report.
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Tremont Bite
Burke Street
Governor Foss Returns West Puts Forward Political Forecasts
Foss says he is not a candidate for President or Vice-President and expects re election with a larger plurality and a Democratic Legislature. He predicts two new parties Liberals and Conservatives and says Taft is weak on tariff. He will consult on bench appointments and supports Frothingham on the stump. He notes Wilson's strength in the West and proposes a permanent New England wares display in San Francisco.
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Taft
Frothingham
Stoneman
Knowlton
Wilson
West
San Francisco
Governor Foss Declares No Candidacy for President or VP
Governor Foss, arriving from San Francisco after a two week absence, states he is not a candidate for the Democratic nomination for President or for Vice President. He spoke with a Post representative about national and State politics and other statewide matters. He was met by only a few people at Springfield station and wore a gray suit, gray golf cap, purple stockings, and a blue necktie.
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San Francisco
Springfield
Boston
Governor Recalls Return and Family News in Smoking Car
The Governor greets a companion with a handshake and notes his joy at returning to the state. He shares pride in his son’s marriage and describes his daughter-in-law as delightful, while lamenting no portrait of the young lady. He mentions the newspapers and his sons’ desire for independent achievements.
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Brown
West
Beattie Murder Trial Witness Adds Blood Spots Mention
An auburn haired boy testified at the Henry Clay Beattie Jr. wife murder trial that he saw several blood spots along Midlothian turnpike where the crime occurred, challenging the earlier limit of blood evidence and prompting Prosecutor Wendenburg to plan seven or eight more witnesses. He also described finding a yellow hair pin similar to one linked to the case.
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Henry Clay Beattie, Jr
Midlothian Turnpike
Commonwealth
Wendenburg
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