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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jun 26, 1911

Page

5

Queen Mary Teaches Her Children in Buckingham Gardens

London June 25 Queen Mary and her children Princess Mary and Prince John enjoyed a quiet Sunday stroll in Buckingham gardens. The Queen remains reserved and content in family life and continues to educate John and Mary at home with strict manners while avoiding public appearances.

London Mary Prince John Buckingham Gardens John Queen OF England Princess Mary

Warren supports Civil Service chair for reappointment

The Good Government Association backs Chairman Charles Warren of the Civil Service Commission for reappointment. The official organ urges Governor Fuss to ignore Mayor Fitzgeralds demand, as he did with Police Commissioner O Meara, and to reappoint the current Civil Service Commission chair.

Good Government Association Charles Warren Civil Service Commission Fuss Fitzgerald Stephen O'Meara The Boston Civil Service

Senores and Merit in Public Appointments Debate

The article cites postwar appointments under the prior administration, noting several candidates for Warren's chair and questioning fitness. It argues a new merit standard is required, claiming merit should be promoted even if no prior faults exist. It frames the irony that merit is rarely the decisive factor in public boards.

Poston Timothy Callahan William H. Barter Winthrop John T. Healey Dorchester Frederick J. Kneeland Warren

Normal pupil kills himself with rifle at Farmington

In Farmington Maine, 22 year old David Norton, a student at the State Normal School, shot himself in the head at his home. Friends say he seemed temporarily insane. no cause for the act is known.

Strong David Norton State Normal School Farmington

Arrest of Somerville Woman on Larceny Charge

Mrs. Marion Silva was arrested by Somerville police on larceny of 273 from David B. Armstrong. The former bookkeeper is alleged to have committed the offense in 191, and she stated she is divorced with one child and earned 36 a week. Her bail was posted by her Everett-based uncle.

Marion Silva Somerville David B. Armstrong Silva Armstrong Everett

1000 March in Church Parade

About 1000 members of St Ann's Church Somerville took part in a temperance parade yesterday afternoon marching through Winter Hill streets and reviewing before Rev F J Butler Rev Thomas Reynolds and Chief Marshal James F Sharkey. The procession included St Ann's Holy Family League Knights of St John the Baptist and Sunday school children with parish houses decorated in American and papal colors. Sharkey was chief marshal with aides Dr George W Day and William H Mckenna. police were under Sergeant John A Ray.

St.Ann’s Church Somerville Winter Hill F.J. Butler Thomas F. Reynolds James F. Sharkey St. Ann's Holy Family League Knights of St. John the Baptist

Richest Baby in Bar Harbor Arrives at Briarcliff Palace

Vinson Walsh McLean the heir to vast fortunes arrives with Edward B McLean and wife at Briarcliff Meant to stay through the hot months before a European tour. He is heir to holdings of Colonel John R McLean and Thomas F Walsh and once survived a kidnap attempt at Briarcliff.

Bar Harbor Vinson Walsh McLean Edward B. Mclean Briarcliff McLean Palace Europe Master Vinson John R. Mclean The Cincinnati Enquirer Thomas F. Walsh Camp Bird Colorado Baby Vinson Washington McLean United States Briarcliff Palace

Glad Dewey Fortunes and Ward Politics Highlight Boston Talk

Reverend Cortland Myers praised Admiral Dewey and criticized the era of brute force as Boston's Good Government Association battles over Civil Service Commission appointments. The piece cites ward boss Martin Lomasney, Mayor Fitzgerald, and calls for Charles Warren's reappointment while weighing the power of the civil service to curb political machines.

Charles Warren Warren Martin Lomasney Boston Machine Boston Civil Service Commission Joseph P. Lomasney Board of Health Elmer, Curtiss Mr. Warren Dedham Fitzgerald

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