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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1908
Page
12
The article argues freeing the Charles River below Craigie dam from switching yards to allow waterfront access. It calls for legislation fixing taxation to fund completing the metropolitan park system and urges removing the state tax burden on Boston. It notes ongoing municipal complaints about current tax collection methods.
President Eliot of Harvard spoke at the Metropolitan Park Commission meeting held at 20 Beacon Street yesterday. He outlined improvements to the Charles River below Craigie Dam and proposed new taxation laws for park purposes.
The speaker urged opening the Charles below the Craigie dam to restore water access and ornamental value. He lamented the metropolitan park delay, blamed tax policy, and highlighted a Massachusetts proposal to raise taxes on personal property to fund improvements.
Seven alleged Russian terrorists including a young woman were taken into custody in Lausanne Switzerland. They are charged with threatening to assassinate a wealthy local Russian unless he contributed 1000 dollars to the revolutionary cause.
The torpedo boat flotilla arrives at Pernambuco from Para in fair weather after a two day delay caused by salted boilers. All hands are reported well. The flotilla plans to leave January 14 for Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Word from Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans Pacific bound fleet reaches Rio de Janeiro tomorrow as the flotilla, delayed five days at Pernambuco due to heavy weather, faces questions about battleship performance under rough conditions.
The final schedule for the American fleet under Rear Admiral Evans is approved by Ambassador Dudley. It lists visits to Baron de Rio Branco, Dr. Penna at Petropolis, banquets at the American embassy, garden parties, picnics, and receptions from Jan. 12 to Jan. 20 with departure on Jan. 21.
Attorney John P. Leahy and Mrs. Hugh Duffy dismissed rumors that Michael J. Moore of Boston, a lawyer who disappeared in 1902 and was disbarred in 1904, planned to return to face charges. Others involved said they had heard no steps toward compromise or recovery of debts, while Moore’s whereabouts remain uncertain.
Samuel L. Powers for New England Telephone contends 10 percent of gross income funds city and state privileges. He argues district charges should be pooled, not per district, while critics urge clearer financial facts and regulator involvement for subscribers.
From Winter Hill prominence to death in a Bridge Street lodging house the story follows Mrs Caroline H Newcomb wife of C B Newcomb proprietor of a Washington Street haberdashery. Alcohol addiction led to repeated sanatorium stays and a final tragic death after leaving home. Her husband says he cannot explain the turn of events as he faces a divorce proceeding.
On January 29 at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross Archbishop William H O Connell will receive the pallium from Rome in a ceremony attended by Catholic clergy from across the United States. Cardinal Gibbons is expected to confer the pallium in Boston. The pallium is a white wool band three fingers wide worn around the shoulders with red cross ornaments.
James Smith a leading Boston builder famed for the Venetian palace in Back Bay died at his Dorchester home 2 Melville avenue after a short illness from grip and heart disease. He was 76.
The mayor says Leahy tipped off a move to remove clerks and engineers in the sewer division and to reorganize the printing plant. He vows loyalty and will not fill the vacancy while planning to place deputy superintendencies in civil service and reduce expenses across the department. About 30 workers in the city collector’s department face discharge amid a broader staff purge.
Secretary William H. Allen of the New York City Bureau of Municipal Research will speak at the Twentieth Century Club on reconstructing city departments and budgeting. Mayor Hibbard and the Finance Commission are expected to attend as prominent Bostonians. Allen’s bureau work aims to save the city money through improved budget study of big cities.
The Rev Maurice J O Connor of St James Church was appointed by Archbishop William H O Connell to succeed Rev Joseph G Anderson as diocesan director of Catholic charities and head of the Catholic Charitable Bureau. The new post oversees Catholic charities across the Boston archdiocese.
The White Sterliner Adriatic was delayed a day due to terrible weather off Cherbourg as heavy seas washed over the vessel. All aboard are safe with no damage reported.
The storm on the English Channel and the North African coast continues. Two native passenger boats sank off Fl Arish Morocco with forty people drowned.
Mrs. Annie Barron Linscott notes Morse's as a trusted source for quality apparel. The ad asserts Morse Made overcoats and suits offer two of the city’s best values, stressing price and quality. It emphasizes not trading on low price alone and highlights Morse’s reputation.
The article lists overcoats in black meltons and kerseys along with fancy cheviots and Scotch tweeds. It notes suits in fancy worsteds chev iots and cassimeres with many excellent values still obtainable in better grades.
Stella B Leet filed a probate court action in East Cambridge seeking separate maintenance from Eugene F Leet a Melrose store proprietor and reputed wealth Lawyer. The suit follows a prior attachment of his property for 10000 in a breach of promise case brought by a woman who lived with him for 10 years. Leet died suddenly yesterday of apoplexy at 136 West Newton Street. She is a Me born July 5 1834 and survived by her husband five children Roswell Frank Ek Anna M Grace and Daniel Jr This marks the first family rift in 40 years.
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