Taft Leaders Press Permanent Roosevelt-Root Chair Plan
Taft allies in Chicago press to permanently install Elihu Root as chairman of the Republican national committee, aiming to counter Roosevelt’s faction. They expect to seat Root and organize the committee at the upcoming session while contesting Roosevelt-backed placements.
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Roosevelt
Eiihu Root
Taft
Republican National Committee
National Committee
Orl
Senator Root
R. B. Howell
Nebraska
Rosewater
Boston and Worcester trolley service to Worcester and points mid
Express and accommodation service advertised for the Worcester line specifies rapid transit between Boston and Worcester with intermediate stops. The notice highlights convenient schedules and comfortable cars for travelers, calling for riders to plan trips accordingly.
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Boston & Worcester Trolley
Worcester
Foreign firms press for troops in eastern Cuba crisis
State Department notes large American British French and Spanish companies in eastern Cuba telegrammed Guantanamo alcalde seeking 100 regular troops per mill and 50 per canefield. President Gomez warned such demand would use 1250 troops for one area and leave none for the campaign against insurgents. Guantanamo fears rise as rebels threaten estates and property along routes to Juragua.
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State Department
Cuba
Guantanamo
Gomez
Guantanamo Sugar Company
Cuero
Juragua
Mascioli Dies in Electric Chair at Charlestown Prison
Enrico Mascioli was executed by electric chair at Charlestown prison at 12 13 this morning for the murder of Frank Cusumano in Hull on September 18 1910. He walked to the chair with Rev Father Gregori and Rev Father M J Murphy. He spoke to guards before the page continued on.
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Enrico Mascioli
Charlestown
Frank Cusumano
Hull
Father Gregori
M. J. Murphy
Foss asks aid for tunnel supervision bill in rally
Governor Foss urges House and public to pass the tunnel electrification measure despite not meeting all demands. He frames the fight as pro public oversight against powerful corporate interests and says Boston business groups oppose the tunnel and rail connections. Foss claims big interests may actually favor the project for public benefits.
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Senate
State House
Boston
New Haven
Boston & Maine
Extraordinary situation unfolds in continuing report
A dramatic and evolving scenario dominates the day with details only partially available. Report continues on Page 13 First Column, promising fuller context and further developments as events unfold.
Yale News Ad Seeks Yale Men for Boston Elevated
Yale News reports an advertisement offering Yale men positions with the Boston Elevated Railway Company. The ad promises earning potential above 20 dollars weekly, with 12 dollars guaranteed, and notes placement in car or train service. Editor Robbins mentions several students weighing applications amid union and loyalist activity among Boston Elevated railway employees.
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Boston Elevated
Yale News
New Haven
Yale
Boston Elevated Railway Company
Robbins
Boston Elevated Railway
Shaw tells own story in Freeport theft trial
Arthur Willis Shaw, charged with larceny of nineteen thousand dollars, testified before Judge Crosby in the Superior Criminal Court. He described his birth and boyhood, the rise and fall of Freeport's principal industry, and the events leading to his arrest. He named Mrs. Georgia M. Stuart as an accessory and said a mix up with bonds in transit caused the alleged loss. He insisted he did not steal intentionally.
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Arthur Willis Shaw
Crosby
Superior Criminal Court
Freeport
Georgia M. Stuart
New York
Stuart
Corporation
Businessman’s Flight Triggered by Shoe Firm Crisis
A witness recounts a shoe company’s near collapse as a prosperous owner explains he turned over all personal property to rehabilitate the business after the firm went into receivership. He says he sought more loans in New York before deciding to flee.
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New York
Shaw
Astronomical Day Details and Displayed Times
The entry lists the 158th day with 15 hours and 10 minutes of length, fourteen remaining days of spring, and a six hour and six minute daily increase. It notes Venus rising at 3 48 a m Jupiter setting at 4 04 a m Saturn rising at 3 16 a m and lights to be lit at 7 48 p m.
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Venus
Jupiter
Saturn
Anniversaries of Nathan Hale John Trumbull and Memphis capture
Nathan Hale born 1755 and executed as a spy is honored among today anniversaries along with painter John Trumbull born 1758. The 1862 naval battle and capture of Memphis, Tennessee is noted.
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Nathan Hale
John Trumbull
Memphis
Tenn
Boston Forecast Sees Fair Thursday With Possible Showers
The forecast for Boston and vicinity calls for fair weather on Thursday with Friday unsettled and possible showers. Winds are expected to be moderate and variable with little change in temperatures.
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Boston
New England
Yesterday's Temperature Report From Thompson's Spa
Yesterday's average temperature logged as 60 to 68 at day measurements with evening values near 60. A noon high around 64 and evening low near 60 were recorded with a 12 day moisture note and a yearly average of 60.15 to 24. The report compares to a partly cloudy pattern a year ago.
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Thompson’s Spa
Auto Wreck Causes One Fatality In Hingham
In Hingham on Old Colony Hill an automobile skid and overturned. Herbert Boutin aged 45 of Weymouth was trapped beneath the car and died from a fractured skull and brain concussion. Two other occupants sustained lesser injuries.
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Hingham
Old Colony Hill
Herbert Boutin
Front Street
Weymouth
Weymouth Roller Skater Dies in Nantasket Road Crash
The wreck left driver John Moshinsky and passenger Walter Cronin with minor injuries after a car racing from Nantasket rolled on Old Colony Hill. The car capsized, trapping wheels and forcing rescue by locals then reporting to Hingham police. Boutin, 45, widower with four children, was a Weymouth clerk known for roller skating fame.
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John Moshinsky
Walter Cronin
Weymouth
Nantasket
Old Colony Hill
Moshinsky
Hingham
Boutin
George Whitehouse
No Hope for Father of Governor Foss
The condition of George Edmund Foss the aged father of Governor Foss worsened rapidly yesterday at his Jamaica Plain residence with no hope of recovery and the family expecting his death at any time.
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George Edmund Foss
Governor Foss
Jamaica Plain
Wilson Wins All 106 Delegates in South Dakota
Stout Falls S D June 5 Returns show Wilson capturing all 106 delegates to the national Democratic convention by a two to one margin over Clark.
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Wilson
South Dakota
Stoux Falls
Ls. D
Clark
American baseball scores and Olympic tryouts update
First athletes arrive for Olympic tryouts. Yale beats Dartmouth 6 to 5 in 11 innings. Harvard beats Williams 8 to 6. Tufts beats Brown 5 to 4. Harvard and Yale crews have time trials. Withington out of Olympic competition. School crew finals today.
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Dartmouth
Harvard
Williama
Tufts
Brown
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