Quiet Day Ends as Night Cars Run in East Phe Lew
Senator George Holden Tinkham calls for an investigation into Governor Foss amid a bitter fight with the Legislature over a public utilities bill. He alleges constitutional violations and possible impeachment if improper use of office and private deals with the New Haven railroad are proven.
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George Holden Tinkham
Foss
Tinkham
New Haven Railroad
House
Joint Committee On Railroads and Metropolitan Affairs
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
President Tafts Life in Danger Near Collision
The presidential yacht Mayflower carrying President Taft and Mrs. Taft narrowly avoided a collision with the steamer Northland near Point Lookout while en route from Washington to Hampton Roads. Also aboard were General William Crozier Representative F H Gillett Clarence H Kelsey Mrs Kelsey Mrs Francis G Newlands Major T L Rhoades and Lt J W Timmons.
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Old Point Comfort
Taft
Northland
Point Look
Washington
Hampton Roads
William Crozier
F. H. Gillett
Massachusetts
Clarence H. Kelsey
Worthland Steams to Old Point as Mayflower Sails Ahead
The Worthland on a routine voyage to Old Point and Norfolk departs Washington soon after the Mayflower. Though faster, Captain Pokey does not attempt to pass the President. After entering Chesapeake Bay the Northland continues.
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Worthland
Old Point
Norfolk
Washington
Pokey
President
Cheesapeake Bay
Sunday Auto Fatalities and Pedestrian Deaths
A speeding automobile killed two pedestrians and injured another near the Allen farm in Dalton early Sunday. The car, owned by P. Max Thurlow and William Holske, with James C. Evans of Pittsfield, was wrecked. three men were arrested.
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Dalton
Allen Farm
P. Max Thurlow
Brookfine
William Holske
Boston
James C. Evans
Pittsfield
Fred Godette
Warships Ordered to Cuba Amid Havana Race War Fears
The Navy Department and State Department ordered Admiral Osterhaus from Key West to Havana with one despatch ship and another vessel. The move follows a report from Minister Beaupre noting Havana’s suburbs as a race war zone and it is likely Osterhaus will bring the flagship Washington into Cuban waters.
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State Department
Usher
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Cuba
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Province of Orients
Washington
Admiral Osterhaus
Key West
Osterhaus
Cuban
Woman and Boy Drown in Charles River Dedham
In Dedham near Grape Island the canoe with Chester B. Newcomb 18 of 2A Wellington Street Boston and a woman about 20 years old capsized in mosquito netting on the Charles River at 7 30 tonight. Their bodies were recovered within an hour, and authorities believe they became entangled in the netting during the accident.
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Dedham
Chester B. Newcomb
Wellington Street
Boston
Charles River
Grape Island
Wild auto plunges into Charles River basin after runaway on Cambridge street
A runaway car carrying four of six youths careened from Cambridge street near midnight, crashed through the rail at the Charles River dam, crossed a parkway and plunged into a river basin more than 20 feet deep. Only one occupant has been found so far.
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Charles River Basin
Cambridge Street
Cambridge
Charles River Dam
Parkway
Escaped Driver Believes Others Also Fled in Dark Crash
An 18 year old, Girard Whelan of 8 Crowley Street Roxbury, was found minutes after a collision by Cambridge and Metropolitan Park Police. He says he thinks all others escaped as well, though he was unsure in the darkness.
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Girard Whelan
Crowley Street
Roxbury
Cambridge and Metropolitan Park Police
Central Labor Union Backs Strikers Amid Streetcar Turmoil
The Central Labor Union votes to support the strike and condemns Boston Elevated Railway management. Disruptions occur as several lines stop after dark and a torpedo on Commonwealth Avenue in Allston causes a frightful scene. Cars run late but service improves briefly. authorities fear further disturbances.
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Boston Elevated Railway Company
Sullivan Square
Forest Hills
Atlantic Avenue
Washington Street
East Boston
Tremont Street
Cambridge
Boston Elevated
Commonwealth Avenue
Allston
Lake Street
Moon and Planet Timings Amid Spring Increase Details
The page notes celestial timings with Venus rising at 5 45 am Jupiter setting at 3 45 am Saturn rising under night light auto lamps at 7 50 pm. It marks the 162nd day of the year with 25 days into spring and extended daylight.
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Venus
Jupiter
Saturn
Anniversaries of War and Witch Trials in Early America
The list recalls events such as French and Indian attack on Wells Maine in 1691, Bridget Bishop hanged for witchcraft in 1682, Gaspe schooner destroyed in 1772, Pius VII excommunicating Napoleon in 1809, John Jacob Astor born in 1822, and Washington Village joining Boston in 1855.
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Wells
Bridget Bishop
Salem
Gaspe
Pope Pius VII
Bonaparte
John Jacob Astor
Washington Village
Boston
Boston Area Weather Forecast Preview
Forecast for Boston and vicinity shows Monday fair and warmer. Tuesday remains fair with moderate west winds. New England outlook similar with warmer conditions and light to moderate westerly breezes.
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Boston
Vicinity
New England
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