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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1912
Page
1
By Howard G Reynolds from Stockholm reports a strong American showing through the third day, yet foreign teams remain the strongest in the Olympiad. The plus for the United States is clear though rivals push harder as competition grows keener across events. Continued on Page 9.
George A. Gray piloting a hydro aeroplane with John Moley as passenger plunged 200 feet into the bay three miles off Nahant. The craft struck water hard bending a wing and both men sank ten feet before surfacing on the pontoons.
A motor tender trailing the aircraft towed it into Nahant for repairs after a broken wing leaked from a seam. The pontoons had been fitted only yesterday and the machine rose about 50 feet as it left Nahant.
John A. McMahon, Brookline Board of Auditors chair, charges lax town records have led to supposed illegal payments. He cites dummy vouchers used by Town Treasurer George H. Worthley and Town Accountant Albert P. Briggs, noting past years breached town by laws.
Chairman McMahon calls a meeting of board members and a notice will be sent to the Board of Selectmen asking for assistance in adopting a system that will live up to the town by laws.
The city endures its seventh straight hot day with no relief forecast. The mercury hit 94 degrees at the hottest hour and 33 residents suffered prostration. a local storm caused property damage but offered little sustained relief.
Boston soldiers to eight years of top form after beating St Louis while Philadelphia drops two to Cleveland. Both Boston and Philadelphia have 15 home games left before westward trips. Even if the Athletics win all 15, Boston would need nine losses or better to drop the lead, a near-impossible miracle.
Friends of President Taft fret over tensions with Massachusetts Senators Crane and Lodge. They clash on Treasury Department turmoil and judicial picks for the New England Circuit, with Crane and Lodge favoring Judge Frederick Dodge and the President pushing for Judge Parsons of New Hampshire.
Augusta Miller aged nine of Railroad Street Manchester lost in the Pisecakeatquag river at 3 30 this afternoon while bathing. She was caught by the current and drowned.
The Evening Law School of the Boston Y M C A opens for its fifteenth year on September 23. It offers complete preparation for examinations and practice with 1980 men reported. The School of Commerce and Finance also opens September 23 with courses in Accountancy CPA Business Administration Banking Bond Salesmanship Commercial Paper Investments and a normal course for college teachers. Both schools are incorporated and grant college degrees.
Forecast for Boston and vicinity calls for fair skies and continued warmth into Tuesday and Wednesday with unsettled conditions and likely local showers. Winds expected from the moderating south to west.
Walter Shuebruk of Boston was appointed receiver for the Airedale Wooten Mills of Pittsfield yesterday by Judge Colt of the United States District Court. He is bonded at $15,000 with authority to operate the business. Liabilities are estimated at $70,000 while assets including goodwill are placed at $200,000.
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