Hib bard Leaving Politics Honest Exit Cited by Hibbard
Hibbard announces leave from politics calling the move honest and necessary. He says the decision stems from personal reasons and aims to pursue quieter public service outside partisan battles.
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1910
Page
9
Does Politics Pay Doomed Mayor Hibbard Retires In Debt
After ten years in office, George A. Hibbard ends his mayoralty with no savings left. He burned through 69000 in salary and allowances, leaving him with nothing. He argues public life demands exceed the pay, and a 45 year old ex mayor must restart with a potential 2000 yearly in tailoring interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Hibbard
Hibbard
Mas
Boston Mayor Hibbard Reflects on Tenure and Finances
After ten years in public service, eight as postmaster and two as mayor, George A. Hibbard says there is nothing in it. Yesterday he left office practically broke and will start life tomorrow without a weekly salary. He earned forty thousand dollars as postmaster and twenty thousand as mayor over ten years, totaling sixty thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fter
Boston
George A. Hibbard
Mayor Hibbard Signs Papers After City Hall Return
Mayor Hibbard appeared at City Hall yesterday for the first time since his attack of sciatic rheumatism. He looked slightly lame and husky from throat trouble while he busied himself signing papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hibbard
City Hall
Mayor-elect Fitzgerald Prepares For Inauguration In Dorchester
Boston Mayor-elect Fitzgerald cleans up matters before taking office and returns home to Dorchester. He sends thanks to city department heads for their support and expresses pride in their work given city affairs. Hibbard plans to attend the inauguration in Fanueil Hall barring any illness recurrence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fitzgerald
Dorchester
City Hall
Hibbard
Faneuil Hall
Alderman Alleges Telepost Bribe Try in Boston
Alderman J Frank O Hare charged Telepost chief H Lee Sellers sought to arrange favorable pole and street franchise terms with the Board of Aldermen. He said Sellers invited him to visit the Telepost office and hinted at satisfactory arrangements. The district attorney is in Washington and an investigation is likely, with grand jury referral expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Frank O'Hare
Joseph C. Pelletier
Telepost Company
New Telegraph Corporation
Boston
Alderman O'Hare
H. Lee Sellers
Board of Aldermen
O’hare
Sellers
Carr
O'Hare
Washington
Alderman O’hare
Power Generator Armature Failure Halts Boston Elevated
A bursting armature at a central power station on Albany Street, South End, cut power to two thirds of Boston's Elevated road last evening. From 6:36 p.m. to beyond 7 p.m. districts including Roxbury Dorchester Jamaica Plain Roslindale Forest Hills West Roxbury and the Elevated line south of Dover Street station were left without light and power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central
Albany Street
South End
Boston
Roxbury
Dorchester
Jamaica Plain
Roslindale
Forest Hill
West Roxbury
Dover Street
Alderman O Hara Ready to Testify on Franchise Case
Alderman O Hara said he would appear before the Grand Jury to testify regarding the matter. The franchise order granting conduit rights in West End streets between Hanover and Craigie Bridge was held up for Mayor Hibard’s investigation. If the Mayor does not sign by 10 tomorrow, the order becomes void.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O'Hare
Grand Jury
West End
Hanover Street
Craigie Bridge
Hibbard
O’ Hare
Giblin
New England Telephone Company
Telepost
New England
Board of Health to Inspect Cold Storage Plants
The Board of Health shall employ inspectors for cold storage plants and inspect them every 60 days. No foodstuffs may be kept in cold storage longer than 60 days. Each consignment must be tagged with its receipt date, and all cold storage foods offered for sale must bear a receipt date tag. Licenses may be revoked for violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Health
No-Meat Club proposes city cold storage ordinance change
The No-Meat Club of Boston plans an ordinance amendment to regulate cold storage of foodstuffs. The City Council will consider the measure tomorrow as meat prices rise while large quantities remain in cold storage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
No-Meat Club of
Boston
Meat supplies vary by plant sizes and storage access
Prices for lamb surged while large storage plants showed abundant eggs butter cheese fish vegetables and apples yet little meat or poultry. Smaller dealers with chilling pipes reveal ample meat when inspected, highlighting uneven distribution and供大量供应。
Elevated system shutdown disrupts city transit
A subway and elevated line outage halted almost all service south of Dover street. A shuttle train ran once before being blocked. Damaged generator No 6 caused a station blowout, halting power and locking in the main supply. An inbound Washington street car derailed near Boylston, injuring passengers and blocking routes for 20 minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dudley Street
Tremont Street
Columbus Avenue
Huntington Avenue
Armature
Washington Street
Boylston Street
South Station
Park Square
Cambridge Pastor Resigns to Lead Atlanta Baptist Church
The Reverend A. Fr. Gordon, pastor of Immanuel Baptist Church in Cambridge since 1901, will read his resignation at the morning service today after accepting a call to a large Baptist church in Atlanta, Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Fr. Gordon
Immanuel Baptist Church
Magazine Street
Cambridge
Atlanta
Dr Goldwin Smith in Toronto Shows No Improvement
Toronto report states that Dr Goldwin Smith’s condition remains unchanged tonight and his recovery is doubtful, with physicians offering no upbeat prognosis and family awaiting further updates on his health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DR. Goldwin Smith
Toronto
Ont
Goldwin Smith
Real Cause Named in Navy Court Martial Tale
Dr Edward S Cowles asserts a dramatic motive behind a naval inquiry, claiming a rumpus forced navy officials to oversee a women’s quarrel. The account includes Madeline Swift and hints at Marguerite Ames’s intended remark during the sidestepped questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Navy
Edward $. Cowles
Madeline Swift
Marguerite Ames
Court martial tale cited in private matters at naval circle
Dr A H Robnett and Paymaster George P Auld face scrutiny over a court martial tied to Miss Madeline Swift and Rear Admiral William Swift. The doctor claims witnesses were blocked while assertions link Swift engagement and a Wabash dinner to the case. He cites medical credentials and attacks on his professional standing as part of the dispute. Continued on Page S-First Column
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Percival Auld
A. H. Robnett
Marguerite Ames
William Swift
Madeline Swift
Paymaster Auld
Harry Duer Storer
Atlanta
Auld
Virginia Swift
Madeleine Swift
Storer
Medical Board of Virginia
William and Mary College
University of Medicine
Richmond
Waff
Harvard
Hmmanuel Movement
13 year old girl shot dead in Broad Street, Woburn
Ellen Munsen a 13 year old schoolgirl was shot and instantly killed today as she walked on Broad street. The bullet crashed through a window at 37 Broad street and pierced her brain. Robert Prendergraes, 21, is held at the police station pending investigation.
Night Watchman Faces Manslaughter Charge In Accidental Shooting
Police and grieving families say the death was accidental after Prendergrace, a Central House stables night watcher, says he was cleaning a revolver when it discharged. He will be arraigned Monday on a technical manslaughter charge as families in Prendergrace and Munsen homes endure sorrow and await word from authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prendergrace
Central House
Boston Area Weekend Forecast Turns Colder
Forecasts show Boston and vicinity: Sunday fair and much colder, Monday fair and continued cold. Winds from the west remain brisk, with moderating to bracing conditions as cold air holds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Vicinity
Washington
New England
Shaly
Husband of Rich Bride Kills Self in Dorchester Woods
David H. Beals, 30, of Dorchester, who wed last month into a fortune of about 75 000 dollars, was found dead in Stoneham woods yesterday morning with a gunshot wound to the heart and a revolver in his grasp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David H. Beals
Dorchester
Stoneham
Widowed Beals marries Doane’s ex wife in Dorchester tragedy
On January 17 Beals wed the former wife of Ralph Doane after a divorce. His body was found by Frederick Ryder in a Spring Street woods in Stoneham, with a .32 caliber revolver and a single blank cartridge. Police link the Dorchester address on a key ring to Beals and believe he died by his own hand after recent illness and distress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beals
Ralph Doane
Whitfield Street
Dorchester
Stoneham
Stonenam Police
Frank BY
Harvard Street
North Station
Frederick A. Ryder
Spring Street
D. H. Beals
Washington Street
Boston
Two Youths Rob Delivery Driver at King's Oak Hill Weymouth
February 5 Weymouth report of a hold-up on King's Oak Hill by two young highwaymen. They forced William F. Green of Broadstreet to surrender 5 dollars while Ralph Manuel, 15, rode aboard. Green, driver for George L. Whitcomb Company bakers, alerted police in Jackson Square after the robbery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weymouth
William F. Green
Broadstreet
King’s Oak Hill
Weymouth Heights
Green
George L. Whitcomb Company
Bakers
Jackson Square
East Weymouth
Lost: A $10,000 bill reported missing in New York
A messenger boy aged 18 lost a $10,000 bill after a ticker tape notice from Hornblower Weeks to an Xchange member went missing on the way to Walk Street. The boy, who kept the bill in his pocket after showing it to others, returned to report the loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Financial District
Noisy Hornblower & Weeks
Hornblower & Weeks
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Wildey Savings
Massachusetts
Cme A
lim-Firest
South Boston
Somerville
Malden
Massachusetts Avenue
Madeline Swifi
DR. Cowles
Miss Swift
Ellen Munsen
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