Mayor argues against special police on the Common in Boston
Boston Police Commissioner Stephen O Meara warns against creating an untested private police force while Mayor responds detailing four proposed special officers for the Common Public Garden and Franklin Square. The exchange centers on public order, law, and city finances and calls for more officers or escalated deterrence to curb disturbances and vagrancy.
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Civil Service Commission
Boston
Dorchester
West Roxbury
Brighton
Stephen O’meara
Franklin Square
Teddy's Choice Not Burton's for Ohio Governor
Senator Theodore Burton issued a statement from Cleveland Ohio indicating that James R Garfield will not be his choice for the Republican nomination. He names Oren Britt Brown Warren G Harding and Carmi A Thompson as the leading prospects and stresses harmony with President Taft's administration.
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Cleveland, CO
Theodore Burton
Ohio
James R. Garfield
Garfield
Reynolds Kinkade
Toledo
Taft
Roosevelt
Burton
Oren Britt Brown
Dayton
Warren G. Harding
Marion
Carmi A. Thompson
U S Chess Star Defeats German Champion in Hamburg
Frank J Marshall, the American champion, won his third round game in the international chess tournament, defeating German champion Tarrasch. Salwe leads with a half point advantage over Schlech ter.
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Hamburg
Frank J. Marshall
Tarrasch Schlechter
Salwe
Hanged Play May Endanger Boy in East Cambridge
Edward Trainor 13 of 165 Bridge Street East Cambridge may die from strangulation after participating in a mock hanging during a Wild West game. His rope bondage failed, neighbors cut him down with a bread knife, and he was rushed to Massachusetts General Hospital in critical condition.
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Edward Trainor
Bridge Street
East Cambridge
Mary Sullivan
Massachusetts General Hospital
Robber play ends with boy hanging from rope
Trainor and several boys staged a Wild West robbery in Mrs. Sull ivan's yard. Trainor tied a noose himself and suspended by his neck after a rope slipped. Mrs. Sullivan cut the rope, reviving him, and he was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital for treatment.
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Trainor
Edward
Massachusetts General Hospital
Death of Brookline parks official’s wife
Word reached Brookline last evening of the death of Mrs. Mary C. Sheehan wife of David H Sheehan superintendent of parks and play grounds in Brookline. Sheehan was about 60 and died at Rosecliff North Weymouth after a short illness.
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Brookline
Mary C. Sheehan
David H. Sheehan
City to hire private bands for summer concerts
Eighty performances will be funded by the city this year with private ensembles. The city’s music commission says municipal concerts will be split among 10 private bands following pay dispute with the musicians union. One 25 piece band will play on the Common under A M Kanrich. Mayor FitzGerald considers open air concerts by women from the Fadette Ladies Orchestra on the Common or the Charles River embankment.
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Music Commission
A. M. Kanrich
Boston
Fitzgerald
Fadette Ladies’ Orchestra
Charles River
Terra Noviants Hold 40th Outing At Bass Point
The 40th annual Terra Novian Association outing at Bass Point drew over 500 attendees. A baseball game pitted married against single members, with the married men prevailing 14 to 11 and winning a $25 prize. Edmund Whittle dominated track events, winning all three races. Margaret O Neil stood out among the girls. Prominent attendees included John E Whittle as president and several officers and trustees.
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Boston Terra Novian Association
Bass Point
Edmund Whittle
Margaret O’neil
John
Boy Falls From Roof Fracturing Skull in Charlestown
Ernest W. Magoun, 11, fell from a stable roof on Dunstable Street in Charlestown to the ground, a 20 foot drop, fracturing his skull. He lives at 48 Russell Street.
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Ernest W. Magoun
Dunstable Street
Charlestown
Russell Street
Clansman Withdrawn after Boston protest at city hall
Mayor Fitzgerald held a hearing with colored leaders and others objecting to The Clansman at the American Music Hall. Manager Morison offered to cancel the play after protests over racial sentiment. The mayor defended his speech while the meeting ended with approval of dropping the production.
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Thomas Dixon
Boston
American Music Hall
Fitzgerald
Morison
Butler R. Wilson
Ward 12
Wilson
Mr. Morison
Contempt Case Stands In Labor Spotlight
Samuel Gompers arrives in St. Louis to arrange the AFL convention for November while insisting the Cincinnati settlement does not affect the ongoing contempt case against him and other Federation officials. He notes the Bucks Stove dispute paragraph about dismissal was added to the agreement.
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ST. Louis
Samuel L. Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Federation
Bucks Stove & Range Company
Cincinnati
Gompers
Bucks Company
Clothing Found as Boy Missing at Magazine Beach Bathhouse
Clothing of a boy about eight was found yesterday afternoon in a locker at Magazine Beach boys bathhouse. Items include corduroy knickerbockers a dark striped blouse with rolling collar and stars at the lapels a short sleeved undershirt and size 13 sandals. Fears rise that the boy may have drowned while bathing.
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Magazine Beach
Corporal Killed in Police Fight in Spain
An official despatch from Casablanca reports a clash today between French and Spanish policemen in San Sebastían, resulting in the death of a Spanish corporal.
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San Sebastien
Spain
Casablanca
Morocco
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