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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jun 26, 1907

Page

3

Senate balks at the merger measure vote showdown looms

Senate debate over the Cole bill splits factions with Buttrick opposing all notions of merger. Vahey and Faxon marshal amendments while Higgins fights for time and O'Brien seeks delay. House votes defeat referendum and set act to take effect upon passage as Senate maneuvers create three opposite camps.

Higgins House Mr. Higgins O’brien Worcester O'Brien Senate Allan G. Buttrick Buttrick Vahey William C. Faxon Committee On Railroads Vahey-Hayes Cole Faxon Senate Chamber Lodge Yeas Allen Andrew Baker Bennett Springfield Boston Birch Bishop Blair Brigham Brown Buckley Burns Callahan Carbrey Chambers Clark Collette Conboy Conley Converse Conway Cook Haverhill West Springfield Coolidge Davis Dean Wakefield Taunton Denny Dillon Dorman Draper F. J. Dr Learned Leining Leonard Lewis Linscott Lomasney Long Lothrop Lyons Macomber Marley Mayberry McCarthy McEttrick McGonagle McGrath McKirdy McKnight Meehan Mildram Mock Morse Nash Nason Newhall O'Connell O'Connor O'Rourke Parker Porter Prindle Putnam Quinn Robinson Chelsea Ross Smith Soliday Sowle Stearns Stoddart D. L. Sullivan J. I. Sullivan Terry Toland Trudel Walker Webster White Wood Ferber Schoonmaker E. W. Clark Brockton Graham Kemp Fay Drysdale McCann Parks Newton Bristol Nays Bailey Barker Deals Blanchard Blodgett Bodwell Bolton Boyer Bryan Bunting Burnett Chester Coffin Coleman Fall River Coombs Coyle Cushing Dalton Davenport Delano Dennett Doyle J. J. Driscoll Duane Dyer Elmer Farley Fennelly Fiske Wflye Fogg Fuller Gaskill Giles Greene Gunn Haggerty Howard Johnson Nahant Wellesley Jones Keith Loring Mapes Marey Mayhew J. M. McDonald McKenney McKie Myers Morgan Muehlig Nickerson Paradise Parmenter Patterson Perham Pickford Pollock Potter Northboro Powers Rice Mansfield Rockwood Russell

The Finest Come Sip A Liquid Delight Sale

The notice promotes HUB PUNCH as ready for unexpected guests and suggests a case of a dozen bottles serving about a hundred callers on July 4th. C. H. Graves & Sons of Boston, Mass offer guidance on serving for such occasions.

C. H. Graves & Sons Boston Mass

Dynamite Found in Somerville Dump Between Avenues

Eight sticks of dynamite were found in the Somerville dump between Mystic and Middlesex avenues late yesterday afternoon. Street Commissioner Pritchard ordered a guard on the explosive and it will be moved to a safe place this morning.

Somerville Mystic and Middlesex Avenues Pritchard

Boston Vessel T Charlton Henry Sunk After Collision

The five masted schooner T Charlton Henry of Boston was sunk off Montauk Point after a collision with the English steamer Chelston. All 18 crew members were transferred to the Chelston and landed at Norfolk. The loss is estimated at 140000 dollars with partial insurance. The Henry sailed June 18 from Baltimore with 4200 tons of coal to Boston and was due to arrive today or tomorrow but fog delayed her. Captain Sanford will file a full report to Captain Crowley of the Coastwise Transportation Company.

T. Charlton Henry Coastwise Transportation Company of Boston Montauk L. L Chelston Nicaragua F. B. Sanford Norfolk Chamber of Commerce Marine Department Baltimore Davis Coal & Coke Company New England Chelsea Coastwise Transportation Company Thomas W. Lawson John Crowley Post Sanford H. M. and R. L. Bean Shipbuilding Company Camden Chesapeake Bay

Dynamite Found Hidden in City Dump Load

Ernest Steadman uncovered dynamite wrapped in brown paper among a dump load carted by Joseph Denehey. Each stick measured about eight inches. Denehey claimed a prior load came from Adrian and Joseph streets, though he did not recall the package. A crowd gathered but stayed distant as the news spread.

Ernest Steadman Joseph Denehey Adrian Joseph

Explosion Injures Builder In Colorado Street Dig

H P Pitcher 68 of 31 High Water Road was severely injured by a dynamite blast while pipes were laid on Colorado Street in Matapan. A rock struck him from above causing a possible skull fracture. others escaped unharmed as rock and debris flew and workers were knocked down.

Colorado Street Mattapan H. P. Pitcher High Water Road Pitcher Winchester

Back Bay Tree Removals Debated by Boston Officials

Residents on Commonwealth Avenue seek word on summer tree cutting. Superintendent Pettigrew’s son says his father expects no further removals this summer after recent decayed trees were removed. Officials defer comment, citing the superintendent's discretion.

Commonwealth Avenue Boston Park Department The Post Commission Charles E. Stratton Europe James M. Prendergast Daniel H

Moody Boynton Bill Is Signed

Governor Guild signed the bicycle railway bill renewing the Boynton charter. The act makes the Boynton railway law and authorizes construction on a single track from Boston to Fall River. Mrs. Boynton received the signing quill.

Guild E. Moody Boynton Boynton

Puck Fair Programme At Locust Street Grounds July Fourth

An active Puck Fair programme by the Knights of St. Brendan promises a baseball game and track events at Locust street grounds on July 4. The highlight is a Gaelic football match between Charlestown Kickhams and Kerry team of New York with a $100 incentive to attract the visitors. Ladies provide refreshments.

Knights of St. Brendan Locust Street Kickhams Charlestown Kerry New York

Chase-Chace Reunion Set for West Newbury Grange Hall

Members of the Chase-Chace family plan their eighth annual reunion at Grange Hall West Newbury tomorrow evening. Indications point to the largest gathering of the family ever held.

Chase-Chace Grange Hall West Newbury

Harvard Grads Gather for 550 Degree Ceremony at Sanders Theatre

Harvard’s commencement day features 550 seniors receiving parchments after four years of study. A procession to Sanders Theatre with President Thot, Governor Guild and Dean Hurlbut leads to speeches by undergraduate orators. Overseers are elected from a slate including Bishop Lawrence and William Endicott. Alumni Association and Lawrence Scientific School meet in Sanders Theatre and University Hall respectively.

Harvard Sanders Theatre Thot Governor Guild Dean Hurlbut Samuel H. Newhall Lynn Arthur L. Mayer New York Abbot Peterson Jamaica Plain Gilbert Bettman Cincinnati Bishop Lawrence Robert §. Peabody Boston Frederick Dodge Belmont Francis J. Swayze Newark William A. Gaston Charles G. Washburn Worcester George D. Markham St. Louis John IF. Moors Walter C. Baylies Taunton William Endicott Barrett Wendell Lawrence Scientific School Association University Hall

Harvard reunion highlights class memories and old ties

Last night Cambridge hosted the Harvard principal reunion of the old crads with the class of 57 at the Somerset Club marking its semi centennial. Members listed include John D Long Robert M Morse and Solomon Lincoln. The class of 87 celebrated at Youngs Hotel with over 200 attendees including N M Bartlett and Bailey from Japan. The 84 and 04 groups gathered at the Somerset Hotel with James P Burgess presiding as toastmaster J T Bullard assisted.

Harvard Cambridge Somerset Club Secretary of the Navy John D. Long Robert M. Morse Solomon Lincoln Young's Hotel N. M. Bartlett Panama Mr. Bailey Japan Dean Hurlburt T. €. Dawson United States of Colombia G. S. Mumford C. E. Shattuck Hamilton New University of Washington A. C. Smith Omaha

Loving case hinges on prosecution rebuttal evidence

Testimony details Miss Loving revealing alcohol use and a drugged encounter with Theodore Estes. The defense asserts the charge against Judge Loving may be unprovable while prosecutors prepare to argue admissibility of crucial rebuttal evidence as the trial nears a key moment.

Miss Loving Estes Wm. Tunstall Lovingston Loving H. B. Melvin Halifax

Sheriff Evans Not Arrested in Wareham Mystery

June 25 Wareham. Edwin H. Evans Bristol county high sheriff was not arrested last Sunday as first reported. A mistaken identity led to the arrest of another man named Evans while Sheriff Evans claims he spent the day in Providence and did not break the auto speed limit.

Wareham Edwin H. Evans Bristol County Sheriff Evans Taunton Providence

Fanny E. Prescott Vessel Seizure Quietly Remains Awaiting Disposal

The Boston fishing schooner Fanny E. Prescott seized for alleged illegal fishing within the three mile limit had 1380 barrels of salted mackerel sold today in Halifax under court order. The owner was present but did not bid. N. M. Smith of Halifax bought the fish for 1235 dollars. Ottawa has not yet advised on the vessel’s disposition.

Halifax N. S Boston Fanny E. Prescott N. & M. Smith Ottawa

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