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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1908
Page
1
A car tore through a fence and plunged down a steep slope toward Chartley pond injuring several Attleboro residents. Mrs Susan K McIntyre and Mrs Albert Parker suffered internal and minor injuries while Mrs Eugene Lee and Mrs Sarah Hodges endured severe bruises. The vehicle demolished a stone wall but halted with its front end hanging over the pond bank as passengers jumped to safety.
A Taunton Attleboro & Pawtucket street railway car derailed after jumping a curved rail at Chartley Centre. The crowded car struck a fence and halted near Chartley Pond. Several women were injured as passengers were thrown from seats and the motorman struggled to stop the car.
Chicago June 17 Leaders of the convention under pressure from Senator Lodge aim to conclude the meeting tomorrow The session begins at 10 o clock with an evening session Lodge expects a majority of states will have completed all business without extending the gathering further
Senator Lodge dismisses Roosevelt stampede rumors and broadcasts via the Boston Post that Taft will be nominated tomorrow. He says Roosevelt cheers were inevitable and now over, addressing New England readers from Chicago on June 17.
Fair weather expected in Boston and vicinity on Thursday with continued fair conditions Friday. Temperatures rise with winds shifting from easterly to southerly. Eastern New York and New England anticipate fair Thursday, warmer conditions Friday, with a chance of showers and light to fresh south winds.
Chicago June 17 Fairbanks declares irrevocable determination not to seek second place on the ticket fueling Guild momentum. Indiana absence shifts favor toward a fair fight, with New York delegates possibly backing Sherman or another candidate after the presidential nomination.
Followers of Franklin Murphy of New Jersey hailed news from Connecticut that its delegation will cast its 14 votes for Murphy on the first ballot. With Fairbanks out, New Jersey could grab the plum if New York falters. Dolliver and Cummins of Iowa remain central to national leaders as party factions clash over the Iowa machine.
Chicago June 17 The second day of the Republican convention featured a Roosevelt surge in the Coliseum that lasted 47 minutes and stirred strong enthusiasm. Senator Henry Cabot Lodge delivered a notable speech while credentials favored Taft by seating most Taft delegates, about 700, consolidating Taft strength and clearing the path to a Taft nomination. The allied bloc accepted the result without a dissenting report, though favorite sons retain loyalists awaiting the first ballot.
White declares Senator's oratory sparked a Roosevelt demonstration and calls it a farewell moment rather than a direct appeal to the President. The event centers on Roosevelt and aligns with political posturing amid ongoing debates.
A large crowd at the Coliseum listened as the credentials committee reported during the Chicago convention on June 17. Senator Lodge was installed as permanent chairman amid a calm, uneventful session with no anticipated opposition.
The article portrays Senator Lodge delivering a fervent speech about the impact of new inventions on society and individual destinies. He eschews tariffs and raw materials, focusing instead on economic change and its moral implications, drawing a large attentive tide of listeners.
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James T. McCauley of South Boston leaps from Harvard bridge after a group of boys on the riverbank and saves Clyde Rafuse, 5, who sank while trying to reach a drifting boat. McCauley, an officer of the Madison Social Club, strips his coat and swims to recover the unconscious child amid a crowd of onlookers. The rescuer is hailed by witnesses as brave. Clyde’s companions include Ernest Rafuse and several others who were playing along the Charles River embankment.
Frederick T. Frelinghuysen a first year law student from New York owned and drove the runabout that overturned near the Harvard bridge shortly before 1 am. Stanly Fargo a senior from New York was pinned under the car and suffered crushed legs amid bruises and cuts. Gordon Arthur Smith a Rochester senior also sustained cuts and bruises.
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