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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1912
Page
13
William Siegmund twelve years old, with four companions, attempted a hand walk along a railroad bridge beams thirty feet above rocks. He slipped, fracturing an arm and hip and sustaining head gashes. He was taken to Worcester City Hospital where doctors fear he will die.
Andrew F. Pierce aged 59 of Worcester fished through the night on Lake Quinsigamond. After landing he grew faint and collapsed while waiting for a trolley near his home at 1 Perry Street. He was rushed to City Hospital in serious condition.
The Democratic State executive committee held a meeting to outline the fall campaign and did not vote on any gubernatorial or lieutenant governor candidates. It announced biweekly meetings and suggested the state and executive committees remain neutral in the anticipated contest between the district attorney and the governor.
Major Walsh of the governor’s staff, brother of David I Walsh, joked about the governorship. District Attorney Pelletier’s stance signals a fight against the Governor with city Democrats split. Frothingham’s candidacy remains uncertain, while Luce filed papers for lieutenant governor and faces no opposition.
A Roxbury letter to the Post decries removal of horse troughs in Copley square Cambridge and Uphams Corner. The writer laments lack of troughs, urges water access for horses, and contrasts it with abundant public fountains for people, urging humane care for animals.
The association appeals for contributions as it lacks money to continue summer work. It operates free hot weather showering stations in Scollay square Dock square Park square and more to relieve heat suffering horses. It has issued 12 hot weather care rules and distributed 7500 copies. Contributions can be sent to J Atwood 3d City Hall Boston or to the office 15 Beacon Street. Henry C Merwin president Lewis A Armistead secretary.
At a Dorrah Erris Haktamin meeting in Boston on July 17 a resolution praised William Boudrot director of the Randidge excursion and thanked Police Officer O'Brien Lifesaver William J Sheehan and Mr Cunningham for handling the children. Officers listed include Myer Alpert Abraham Lesser Man Henry Bloom Solomon Goldberg Myer Saklad.
Hugh Bancroft questions the Post wording calling the South Boston fish wharf the second largest in the world. He argues the pier is the largest wholly devoted to fishing and notes Boston ranks as the second largest fishing port, prompting confusion over the phrase.
Horace B. Dean of Norwood argues for placing a schoolhouse on park land to increase use of the parks by city boys. He notes thousands of boys want access daily and would join supervised trips, warning idle parks leave children sweltering on noisy streets.
Senate debate centers on Panama Canal tolls with Senator O Gorman and Senator Lodge accusing British and Canadian rail interests of pressuring Britain to protest free passage for U S ships. White House and Secretary Knox back U S right to toll free transit. arbitration route discussed but not favored.
Senators Lodge and O Gorman argued over the Hay Pauncefote treaty and toll policies for ships passing the Panama Canal. O Gorman asserted the United States could grant free passage to American vessels, while Lodge warned of potential losses at The Hague and favored toll rebates for American ships. The debate highlighted railroad influence, treaty interpretations, and the risk to U S neutrality and defense during wartime.
Representative said Canadian road protests sway England and American policy in a show of transatlantic sympathy. Taft heard the account in Washington as the controversy over road blocks and cross border disputes drew diplomatic attention.
District Attorney Joseph C. Pelletier released a statement to Boston papers criticizing the Boston machine and urging support for direct primaries. He denounces bossism after a Democratic city committee meeting and argues the people should choose the governor through open primaries, not machines.
A mass protest is planned in Paine Memorial Hall at 9 Appleton Street on Friday July 19 at 8 p m. Elizabeth Gurley Flynn will speak at the meeting organized by the Socialist Party clubs of Boston.
Washington July 17 The Senate committee investigating political war chests examined Taft’s 1908 campaign fund and Parker’s four year prior fundraising in a broad inquiry into campaign financing.
Postmaster Hitchcock, RNC chair in 1908, told Senators no corporate gifts were accepted and the Dupont gift was declined amid powder trust concerns. He cited a total fund of 1 655 518.27, naming many contributors and noting the Albany filing. Chairman Clapp hinted at possible book reviews and further questioning.
Carmi A. Thompson assumed the secretary to the President post and discussed with Charles Dick the forthcoming Taft response to charges that his nomination was procured illegally. A comprehensive abstract and a full pamphlet are planned to arm Taft speakers with the facts for state tours.
Officers and passengers aboard the Cunard liner Laconia, arriving from Great Britain, reported sighting an iceberg about 400 feet long and 100 feet wide drifting in the locality where the Titanic went down.
Passengers aboard the Laconia reported sighting an ice berg at 11 o clock on July 14, about three months after the Titanic strike. The crew said the air was frigid and many on deck wore heavy coats. Berg sightings continued for two days as the ship avoided ice floes to a safer southerly course.
The White Star Line steamer Oceanic arrived in New York today after a voyage from Southampton and Cherbourg by the northern sea lane once trodden by the Titanic. She encountered several small icebergs reported along the route as she neared port.
A free book offers guidance to rupture sufferers on rapid lasting relief from hernia through proven methods. Many have found cure after failed trusses injections liniments and surgeries. Send name address and rupture details to Dr. Rice 875-T Main Street Adams New York.
The Progressive party issues a July 27 mass convention call for Faneuil Hall to nominate 18 electors for the state ballot and delegates for the Chicago national convention. Independent nomination papers were taken out yesterday for use at the polls and will be filed for the September 24 primaries.
A pardon petition for former Senator Frank J. Linehan was filed with the Governor and Council. Linehan is imprisoned on Deer Island for larceny from the city, and Governor Foss referred the petition to the Council.
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