Pick Steinert for Art Board
Alexander Steinert, treasurer of M. Steinert & Sons Piano Company, was appointed by Mayor Fitzgerald to the Boston Art Commission to replace J. T. Coolidge. The library trustees had submitted Steinert, Chadwick, and Le Favre. Le Favre declined and George R. White was named but also declined.
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Fitzgerald
Boston Art Commission
J. Termpleman Coolidge
Art Commission
Mr. Steinert
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Henry Lefavour
George R. White
White
Mr. Coolidge
Library
President Commutes Life Prisoner for Immediate Release
President Taft commuted the life sentence of Daniel Jones of Oklahoma for the murder of his cousin William Jones. Jones, condemned to death on July 11, 1884, had his sentence reduced to life imprisonment, and after nearly 27 years, losing a leg in custody, is freed following Attorney-General Wickersham’s clemency recommendation.
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Washington
Taft
Daniel Jones
Oklahoma
William Jones
Jones
Wickersham
Mrs Sully Loses $20,000 Suit in New York
In New York on May 11 a sealed verdict awarded Colonel Peter H. Corr of Taunton, Massachusetts, $20,000 plus interest from 1904, totaling $28,536, against Mrs Emma Sully wife of Daniel J. Sully once nicknamed the Cotton King. She contended the money was a gift to aid her husband in hardship rather than a loan.
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New York
Emma Sully
Daniel J. Sully
King
Peter H. Corr
Taunton
Mass
Corr
Scully
Storms Brittle Germany as Lightning Kills Eight
Thunder storms across Germany yesterday caused eight deaths by lightning and near Hamburg a rekindled gas well, recently capped, flared up with great difficulty, prompting emergency action.
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Berlin
Germany
Hampurg
Madero Forms a Cabinet in Juarez Victory
Juarez, May 11. Mexico's provisional government organized under Francisco I. Madero Jr with a cabinet and a capital in Juarez. Carranza to head railways and telegraphs. Road repair begun south of Juarez as insurgents show disciplined rule. Juarez hosts Madero’s force of about 2,000, looting rare, visitors admitted, Rabago threat looming from Chihuahua.
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Mexico
Francisco I. Madero, Jr
Navarro
Carranza
Mexico Northwestern
el Paso
Rabago
Chihuahua
Madero
Speakers Quit Hall in Anger at South Boston High
At a South Boston High Parents' Association annual meeting a small faction, largely non members, disrupted proceedings prompting guests School Committeeman Michael H Corcoran and Ex-Congressman Joseph H O'Neil to leave the platform. The nominating committee's report was accepted with officers for next year: President A D Small, Vice President James P Manning, Treasurer Mrs Frank T Wentworth, Secretaries Mrs James P Holland and Miss Lillian MacRea. executive committee named to include Rev James Huxtable, Rev James By Troy and others.
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Parents’ Association
South Boston High School
Michael H. Corcoran
Joseph H. O'Neil
Corcoran
O'Neil
William S. Cortell
Thomas F. O’brien
Corthell
O’brien
A. D. Small
Small
James P. Manning
Frank T. Wentworth
James P. Holland
Lillian MacRea
James Huxtable
James By.Troy
Dy J. O'Connor
Joseph ‘i
Mary
Not For Peace At Any Cost At G A R Banquet
Adjutant General Wilfred A. Wetherbee urged youth to reject excessive peace talk at the 2d annual Post 191 G A R banquet held at the Parker House. He warned that without armed strength the nation would falter and praised Civil War era sacrifice. Other speakers included Colonel Albert Clarke and clergymen Dillon Bronson and Walter Hammond.
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Wilfred A. Wetherbee
America
Parker House
United States
G A. R
King George
Boston Harbor
Boston
Granville C. Fiske
A. R
Albert Clarke
Dillon Bronson
George Wilson
Walter W. Hammond
Curious Features In News Of The Day Invites Hoboes
James Eads How, famed tramp, issues invitations to hoboes to meet in Washington D C on Labor Day September 4 1911. The gathering aims to discuss a national free employment bureau free transit for the unemployed and related matters with ample time for travel.
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ST. Louis
James Eads How
Washington, D. C
Washington
Dr. How
Free Employment Bureau
Flirt jailed for hugging girl on Atlantic City boardwalk
James McGown a 25 year old resident of Wilmington Delaware was arrested for hugging and kissing a girl in a pavilion on the Atlantic City boardwalk. Recorder Keffer sentenced him to 90 days in jail after an ineffectual plea that he had never been arrested before.
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Short
Atlantic City
James McGown
Wilmington
Del
Keffer
Girl’s Accuser Testifies in Court About Night Meet
In court a 16 year old girl’s mother testified that her daughter did not know the prisoner before the incident in an amusement place. The prisoner reportedly approached her daughter and engaged her in conversation the night in question.
Fragmentary notice fragment in a local paper
An edition bears a two fold announcement and a tribute amid friends. The text blends an elimination statement with an announc ing bell and poetry elements, reflecting a communal memorial mood.
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