American League Votes to Control World Series Tickets
The American league adopted a resolution signaling a possible split with the National league over ticket sales. It states that no AL club will be represented in another World Series unless it retains sole control of ticket sales for games on its home grounds, signaling a shift from the National Commission.
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New York
American League
Ban Johnson
Frank Farrell
New York Club
Charlie Comiskey
Chicago
National Commission
League resolution adopted by American League on December 12
The American League unanimously adopted a resolution on December 12 and sent a copy to each party to the National agreement. Continued on page 12 first column.
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American League
Fifteen Massachusetts Cities Hold Mayoral Elections
In yesterday’s voting three to five corner contests occurred in fifteen Massachusetts cities. Beverly Lynn and Medford did not elect a mayor while other cities saw multiple candidates. Re-elected mayors won in all instances where incumbents ran.
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Massachusetts
Beverly
Lynn
Medford
Chicopee
Newburyport
Malden
Worcester
Salem
Pittsfield
Woburn
Everett
Newton
Melrose
Somerville
Chelsea
Bank Tellering at National Shawmut Bank Denotes High Volume
Six tellers handle nearly all daily money in and out at the National Shawmut Bank. One chief teller certifies checks and oversees trust and broker dealings, with others paying out bills and coin. Daily totals reach hundreds of thousands in bills and tens of thousands in coin, aided by a denomination record book.
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E National Shawmut Bank
Clearing House
Sub-Treasury
Boston
National Shawmut Bank
We Wish to Emphasize Teller Division by Alphabet
The department highlights teller windows split into alphabetical sections A to F to foster close personal relations between depositor and teller and speed service. It promises personal attention and offers business and investment advice from bank officers to every depositor regardless of account size.
Three Arrests in Vote Buying Probe Reported
Boston Post reports three arrests in a vote buying probe based on evidence in state police possession. Justice Walsh states that Massachusetts residents will be astonished by the scope of the purchase practices when the evidence is made public.
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Massachusetts
David I. Walsh
Walsh
New Bedford
Nightly Light Schedule Notes For December Ninth
A 23 day period begins at midnight with day length 9 hours 7 minutes, the year’s 347th day. Day decreases to 6 hours 10 minutes, and 12 days remain until Christmas as lights are set to come on at 4 42.
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Thompson's Spa
Mit
Boston Area Forecast Sees Wet Start Then Clearing
Forecast for Boston and vicinity calls for unsettled Wednesday with slowly falling temperatures. Thursday should be fair with lightweight winds as conditions improve. In New England, rain possible south and snow north on Wednesday with a cooler air mass, followed by generally fair Thursday and moderate southerly to westerly winds.
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Boston
Washington
New England
Peace Meet Ends in Riot at Carnegie Hall
A large mass meeting at Carnegie Hall in New York to back Taft’s arbitration treaties with England and France ends in a riot. Police were rushed in as eight people were ejected after a speaker urged the Senate to ratify the treaties and a counter-motion sparked pandemonium in the galleries.
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New York
Carnegie Hall
Taft
England
France
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University
Senate
Alfonso G. Koelble
United States
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Joseph H. Choate
Choate
Andrew Carnegie
Arrests Reported In New Bedford Vote Buying Probe
Two arrests in New Bedford on conspiracy to purchase votes and a third for promising money to a voter mark the first fruits of the Boston Post investigation led by Hon. David I. Walsh. Authorities say more arrests will follow as evidence is disclosed and the inquiry continues.
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David I. Walsh
Boston Post
New Bedford
Post
Dear Santa Claus Fund Brightens Boston Children
Hundreds of Boston children plead to Santa as the Post Santa Claus department opens at 265 Washington Street. Donations of $2 spur relief with department store discounts aiding purchases for bundles of toys to help very poor youngsters.
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Boston
Post
Santa Claus
Post Santa Claus Department
Washington Street
Post Santa Seeks Help For City Tenement Children
A plea urges readers to act as Post Santa and deliver Christmas joy to babies living in dark tenement rooms. The item asks readers to take letters or donate to a fund for purchasing happiness for these children, noting a $2 note included with a respondent’s message.
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Post Santa
Post
Santa Claus
Dr Charles W Eliot Improving After Operation
Cablegrams to Samuel A Elliot of Cambridge report Harvard president emeritus Dr Charles W Eliot is improving after an appendicitis operation. Despatches say he is doing nicely and recovering well. AP notes substantial improvement in the last 24 hours.
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Charles W. Eliot
Harvard University
Samuel A. Elliot
Cambridge
Colombo
Ceylon
Eliot
Associated Press
Descendant of Old Puritan Family Dies in Jamaica Plain
Albert Leavens, age 80 and a noted New England dry goods merchant, died at his Chestnut Place home late Monday. A descendant of John Leavens, early Puritan settler of Roxbury, he was among Jamaica Plain's oldest residents and had long been retired from business.
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Albert Leavens
John Leavens
Roxbury
Chestnut Place
Jamaica Plain
Mr. Leavens
New England
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