Mayor Hibbard Denies Ties to Fitzgerald Campaign
Mayor Hibbard through Councilman Kinney denied claims of aligning with ex Mayor Fitzgerald and attacking Fitzgerald. He alleged the street department cannot account for $180,000 spent in 1906 and 1907 after an investigation.
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W. S. Kinney
Fitzgerald
Hammer and Tongs
Bis
Ward 20
Meeting House Hill
Andrew Kelley
Sughrue
Farley
Finance Commission
Storrow
Realty Men Hear Three Candidates Discuss Issues
A Boston mayoral debate unfolds across three meetings in South Boston and Dorchester. Candidates Hibbard Fitzgerald and Storrow address voters, defending record, transport plans, building commissions, and municipal finances amid crowd sizes of about 300 in South Boston and 200 in Dorchester.
Ex Mayor John J Fitzgerald rallies across Dorchester wards
Enthusiastic crowds greeted ex mayor John J Fitzgerald on a chilly night as he toured several city sections. He denounced the shoe machinery trust led by Mr Storrow, accused corruption in politics and urged reforms while rallying at venues including the Real Estate Exchange and Urban Pleasure Club rooms.
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Shawmut Avenue
Cambridge
Brookline
Building Commission Board
John J". Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald
Dorchester
Urban Pleasure Club
Neponset Avenue
Frank Dorsey
Frank Dorsey Presided and Introduced Mr. Fitzgerald
Mr. Fitzgerald
Mr. Storrow
Real Estate Exchange
J. Pierpont Morgan
Post Office
Blue Hill Avenue
Fahey
Congress
Parker
Massachusetts
Shoe Machinery Trust
Storrow's
Voice
Pen
United Shoe Machinery Company
American Trust
Lloyd-George
Board of Trade
America
New England
West
South
United Shoe Machinery Company of Massachusetts
Storrow
Myrmidosis
American Shoe Trust
Boston American
Massachusetts Senate
Storrow Trust
Curley
Mellen
Dixon
House of Representatives
Senate
Commonwealth
Shoe
Byrne Letters Central Council Nonpartisan Image Questioned
John Byrne of 19 Marion Street Boston replies to a Post letter by Patrick J. Crotty claiming Central Council of Irish County Associations is nonpartisan. Byrne argues the council’s stance reflects personal opinion of delegates, not the entire county clubs. He explains the council is a loose body of delegates and requires instruction from clubs to represent them.
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Patrick J. Crotty
Central Council of Irish County Associations
Central Council
Boston
Crotty
Central Council of
Irish County Associations
John Byrne
Marion Street
Fast
Halley’s Comet Grows Dimmer
Halley’s comet observed by Harvard astronomers for three months has grown fainter to about magnitude 10.12. Professor W H Pickering of the Harvard Observatory said the decline likely results from solar electrical conditions, though the exact cause is not yet known.
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Halley
Harvard
W. H. Pickering
Harvard Observatory
Traveler control dispute denied by paper editors
Boston's Traveler editor and business heads rejected John F. Fitzgerald's charges that Charles Storrow gained control via funds. They asserted Fahey, Baker and associates own the paper since 1903 and pledged unbiased news while defending editorial independence and city interests.
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Boston ‘Traveler
John F. Fitzgerald
Fahey
Traveler
E. H. Baker
John H. Fahey
Frank 5. Baker
State Street
Frank S. Baker
Cleveland Plain
Curley Petition to Be Heard Today Before Judge
Thomas F. Curley sues the election commissioners seeking relief. Judge Richardson expressed doubts about timely action and whether a ruling in Curley’s favor would leave enough time to print and distribute ballots before election day.
Senate clash over direct nominations opens session
Massachusetts Senate President Treadway warned against direct nominations becoming a party measure. He pledged to fight the bid for direct nominations as a partisan issue while Senate leaders clash with broad cross party support. Speaker Walker pushes for a general referendum on direct nominations in the Legislature.
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Allen T. Treadway
Massachusetts Senate
Treadway
Senate
Walker
Republican Senators elect caucus sets war cry for direct nomination
Mr Treadway led a Republican Senate caucus at the State House last night to oppose direct nomination. Twenty of eighty three senators attended with Turtle nominating Treadway. Henry Coollege, Rev Horton, Thomas Pedrick named for clerk chaplain sergeant at arms. House caucus today to nominate Speaker Joseph Walker.
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State House
Senate
House
Boston
Turtle
Pittsfield
Henry T. Coollege
Concord
Edward A. Horton
Thomas F. Pedrick
Lynch
David T. Remington
Joseph Walker
Brookline
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