Cove Street Bridge Damages, Boston Exceeds Construction Cost
A master’s verdict awards Boston Terminal Co. 656 802.70 in land damages against the city for the Cove Street bridge project, pushing total costs to 1 119 916.87. The decision faces appeal as critics blame city law policy and forethought on the costly civic structure. Ex mayor Fitzgerald calls the amount the most expensive yet least useful Boston bridge.
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James R. Dunbar
Boston Terminal Company
Cove Street
Boston
Dill
South Boston
Railroad Company
City of
City Law Department
Law Department
Thomas M. Babson
South
Andrew J. Bailey
Quincy
Fitzgerald
Cure for Eczema Ends Boy's Suffering, Mrs Hedge Says
Mrs Hedge of Camberwell Green recounts a son's struggle with severe eczema from infancy. After failing multiple doctors and hospitals, six months ago a regimen of Cuticura Ointment and Pills brought rapid, complete recovery with no remaining skin blemish.
Nomads Camping Near Lawrence After Medford Run
A caravan of about a hundred Romany gypsies led by King Robistchek camped near Lawrence after a police order to leave Medford. The band, with 20 men 30 to 40 women and many children, trades horses as they move seasonally between Pennsylvania New England and the South.
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King Robistchck
Medford
Lawrence
Pennsylvania
King Robistchek
Andover
Mary
New England
Bryan Addresses Central Labor Union Support at Lincoln
At his Lincoln home tonight, William Jennings Bryan spoke to a large Central Labor Union delegation. He endorsed the party platform, praised labor advocacy, and urged creation of a cabinet level Department of Labor led by a secretary.
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Lincoln
Neb
Bryan
Central Labor Union
Department of Labor
Labor
Casey Not Blamed for Brother Death
Dennis Casey died from alcoholism after a Thursday quarrel with his brother Cornelius Casey of 627 Harrison Avenue. Cornelius was held on suspicion but released after the medical examiner announced the autopsy result. The incident began with the brothers fighting late Thursday night.
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Casey
Dennis
Cornelius Casey
Harrison Avenue
Casey Brothers
Cornelius
Station 5
Higginson Defends Socialism in Interview
Col. Thomas Wentworth Higginson tells a Post reporter at his Ipswich summer home that he is a long time student of Socialism. He cites reforms in Liverpool and Glasgow and clarifies his call to study the movement rather than to advocate immediate action.
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Thomas Wentworth Higginson
Higginson
James Creelman
America
Pearson's
Argilla Road
Ipswich
J. G. Phelps Stokes
Robert Hunter
Upton Sinclair
Clarence §. Darrow
Oscar Lovell Briggs
Colonel Higginson
Dr. Hale
Edward Bellamy
Bellamy
Boston
Liverpool
Glasgow
England
Cup of Coffee Sparks $3000 Donation Gift
Plymouth July 17 a Boston station kindness a cup of coffee given years ago by Mrs Harvey Bartlett of Wellingsley to a stranger led to a $3000 gift from Mrs BE Lilley a wealthy New York woman. The donor offered cash value or keep shares paying 8 percent dividends.
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Plymouth
Plymouth County
Boston
BE. Lilley
New York
Bartlett
East Boston Petition for Night Ferry Service
East Boston residents have gathered a petition calling for night service on the South Ferry boats. The move follows the removal of the third boat from day service a few weeks ago and will be presented soon to Mayor Hibbard.
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East Boston
Hibbard
Explosion at Mystic Dock Traced to Corks From Hamburg
Investigation shows two cases of detonating corks caused the disaster. Deputy Neal says a chisel blow ignited one cork triggering the others. Criminal negligence in labeling contributed, with boxes marked Fireworks Handle With Care instead of High Explosive. Custom house cites a foreign agent responsibility.
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Mystic Dock
Hamburg
Neal
Custom House
Italian youth Natali gets 9 to 12 years for shooting
Gaetano Natali, found guilty of assault with intent to kill in Maverick square East Boston on June 18, was sentenced by Judge White to nine to twelve years in State's prison. Natali claimed self defense after three boys allegedly provoked him. one victim was wounded but recovered.
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Gaetano Natali
Superior Criminal Court
John J. O’brien
William Begley
Thomas Trainor
Maverick Square
Boston
White
Rng
President summons Atty General Bonaparte to Oyster Bay
Attorney General Bonaparte was summoned by the President to a conference at Oyster Bay tomorrow and left on a late afternoon train from Lenox. He described the meeting as over official business.
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Lenox
Bonaparte
Oyster Bay
Standard Oil Meets Rebuff in Big Monopoly Fight
Chicago July 17 Theodore Roosevelt and Secretary Taft refused a compromise offer from Standard Oil after John D Archbold visited the White House proposing a nominal fine and a lumped settlement in all cases The government will proceed to full suits in court with the Supreme Court final arbiter on the monopoly concerns.
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Chicago
Theodore Roosevelt
The
United States
Standard Oil Company
Landis
Roosevelt
Taft
United States Supreme Court
Standard Oil
John D. Archbold
White House
Oyster Bay
Senator Bourne
Oregon
Bonaparte
Sims
Department of Justice
Child swept into sea on Salisbury Beach
Irene Curtis five years old was dragged from the shore by a monstrous wave at Salisbury Beach on July 17. Lifesavers rescued her in exhausted condition after a hard fight. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Curtis of Lawrence.
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Salisbury Beach
Irene Curtis
Miss Curtis
Albert Curtis
Lawerence
Child Saved After Beachfront Drowning Attempt
A girl pulled from fierce surf at the beach by Captain Hill and Surfman Norton with Patrolman West. the crowd watched as the life savers battled the waves and brought the exhausted child ashore. Restoratives were given and recovery is expected. Parents are prominent Lawrence residents vacationing at the seashore.
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Captain Hill
Norton
West
Believed Shaw a Single Man
Miss Amber A. Truitt of Kentucky testified in a demurrer to her suit against J Oakes Shaw that she was shocked to learn last March he was married. She said they met six years ago at Brookline Country Club races and that Shaw gave her a home at 14 Claremont Park on February 1 1897 before the crash in his affairs last March. She added she will not soon get over learning of Mrs Shaw.
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Amber A. Truitt
Kentucky
J. Oakes Shaw
Mr. Shaw
Richardson Yestersday
Brookline
Shaw
Claremont Park
D. E. Shaw
Hetty Found at Madison Avenue Boarding House
Hetty and her daughter Sylvia were located yesterday in a modest two room boarding house at 678 Madison Avenue near Sixty-first Street with their family dog Dewey. In Ossining New York a fire destroyed Crew Williams feed storage and elevator near the Hudson River rail station causing near fifty thousand dollars in losses and likely a fatal burn. In Frankfurt on the Main German gymnasts were formally welcomed to the international tournament as the city hosted the official reception with Councillor Gaunellius and Mr. Eberhard of Boston speaking for American guests.
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Hetty
Madison Avenue
Sixty-first Street
Sylvia
Dewey
Ossining
N. Y
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Hudson River
Frankfort
Germany
Gaunellius
Eberhard
Boston
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Hedge
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the Lane
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Martha
Col. Higginson
Intercollegiate Socialist Society
Phelps Stokes
Rose Pastor
Creelman
Europe
Hale
Atty
Gen. Bonaparte
Gabe
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