Bills to curb Big's power fail in House vote
Mayor Fitzgerald faced bills to curb Civil Service Commission control over his appointees and to shift confirmation power to the City Council. The House refused to suspend rules 111 to 14, defeating the measure to admit the bill by 55 to 62 as debate centered on merits of the commissions and political appointments.
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Fitzgerald
Civil Service Commission
Callahan
Ward
Cushing
Wardll
Boston
William O’brien
Ard 16
Elmer Curtiss
Curtiss
John B. Martin
Golden Rule Kohler Ousted Amid Immorality Allegations
Chief of Police Frederick Kohler known as the Golden Rule chief and praised by Roosevelt was suspended by Mayor Baehr on charges of gross immorality habitual drunkenness and disobedience of orders. The action follows a national reputation for integrity and leadership in Cleveland Ohio.
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Cleveland, O
Frederick Kohler
Roosevelt
Baehr
Foresters Elect Officers at 31st Massachusetts Convention
At the 31st annual convention of the Massachusetts Catholic Order of Foresters held in Farneill Hall delegates heard reports from Archbishop O Connell and Mayor Fitzgerald. Mass for deceased members was celebrated at St Marys Church by Rev Father O Neil. Officers elected include John F Harrigan Worcester high chief ranger Cornelius M Duggan Atlantic high vice chief ranger Daniel H Maguire Haverhill high secretary treasurer James Dignam New Bedford high senior conductor Edward N Clancy Watertown high junior conductor Cornelius F Buckley South Boston high inside sentinel Timothy J Collins Springfield high outside sentinel Dr Francis J Hanley Whitman high medical examiner Joseph A Sheehan Boston corporation counsel Rev James H O Neil high court chaplain. Finance committee named Joseph J Forrester Miss Annie F Sullivan Thomas F Keller all Boston with Patrick F Burke Dorchester as trustee. Notably Annie F Sullivan becomes first women’s branch representative elected to a branch of the supreme body. Sullivan is active in Catholic temperance work and previously led St Clare Court. Buckley Hanley and other officers were re-elected unanimously.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haverhill
James Dignam
New Bedford
Edward N. Clancy
Watertown
Sentinel
Cornelius F. Buckley
South Boston
Timothy J. Collins
Springfield
Francis J. Hanley
Whitman
Joseph A. Sheehan
Boston
James H. O'Neil
Joseph J. Forrester
Annie F. Sullivan
Thomas F. Keller
Patrick F. Burke
Dorchester
Catholic Total Abstinence Union of
St. Clare Court
C. M. Buckley
Rainbow 70-foot Herreshoff Sloop Sold to New York Collector
The Hollis Burgess yacht agency sold the famous Rainbow, a 70-foot Herreshoff racing sloop once owned by Cornelius Vanderbilt, to Seymour J. Hyde of New York. The vessel, 108 feet overall with a 20 foot beam and 14 foot draft, will be converted to a cruising auxiliary yawl with three staterooms.
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Hollis Burgess Yacht Agency
Herreshoff
Rainbow
Herreshoff Manufacturing Company
Seymour J. Hyde
New York
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Maguire Wins Secretary-Treasurer Post in Key Race
Daniel H. Maguire was overwhelmingly elected secretary-treasurer with 58 votes cast. Three challengers split the remaining votes, while Worcester was chosen as the site for the 1911 convention.
Motorman Dashes Into Blaze to Save Tenement
Michael Corcoran a Boston Elevated motorman ran into a smoke filled kitchen at 792 Mt Auburn Street and carried a blazing oil stove outside. The stove exploded dousing the room with burning petroleum. Police Lt Lyons and Corcoran suffered minor injuries as flames swept the kitchen and limited damage to the Barry dwelling.
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Watertown
Michael Corcoran
Boston
Mt. Auburn Street
Thomas Barry
Corcoran
Thomas Lyons
Barry
Miss Harriman to Wed Today
Miss Mary Harriman eldest daughter and heiress to part of a great fortune will marry Charles Cary Rumsey of Buffalo tomorrow. Rumsey, a noted sculptor, and the Harriman family, still in mourning, expect a quiet ceremony at the little Episcopal chapel in Arden Orange County near the mountain-top home.
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New York
Mary Harriman
E. H. Harriman
America
Charles Cary Rumsey
Buffalo
Rumsey
Harriman
Little Episcopal Chapel
atsArden
Orange County
Seyler Acquitted in Atlantic City Murder Case
Mays Landing May 25 William Seyler charged with the murder of Jane Adams on a million dollar Atlantic City pier last February was acquitted after a trial lasting just over five hours. He thanked the jury and embraced his counsel then left with his brother Orvis Seyler for Atlantic City. His wife had returned there before the verdict.
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Mays
Landing
William Seyler
Jane Adams
Atlantic City
Seyler
Orvis Seyler
William
Court House
Governor Draper to Discuss Eight Hour Bill With AFL
Governor Draper meets the legislative committee of the American Federation of Labor today to discuss the eight hour bill now on his desk. He likely will not sign the measure in its present form, objecting to the prima facie evidence clause that treats any over eight hours worked as a law violation.
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Draper
Legislative Committee
The
American Federation of Labor
Dorchester Woman Seeks Injunction Against Belmont
Mrs Amelia M Chaplin of Dorchester obtains an injunction against Katherine M Belmont of Boston restraining contact visits and communications with Chaplin or her husband Edwin D Chaplin an agent at Waltham Jewel Co with office in the Old South building Judge Fessenden issues order of notice returnable June 1 in Superior Court.
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Amelia M. Chaplin
Dorchester
Katherine M. Belmont
Boston
Whitney offers new Boston immigration site to replace Jeffries Point
Henry M. Whitney of East Boston Land Co states he has offered the U S government a better site for a new immigrant station than the Jeffries Point Yacht Club location already purchased for 34000. He says the swap would cost the government nothing and cites waterfront development as a reason the yacht club site is undesired.
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Henry M. Whitney
East Boston Land Company
United States
Jeffries Point Yacht Club
East Boston Company
Mr. Whitney
Yacht Club
Jeffries Point
Chamber of Commerce
Whitney
East
Boston Flats
B. J. Rothwell
Harbor
Commonwealth Flats
Boston
Exch
GOV
Henry M. Whitnange
Jeffries
Firebugs Sought After City Wide Destruction
Chelsea and Everett police investigate fires causing thousands of dollars in damage. Investigators yesterday linked a firebug to the neighborhood near the boundary line. Two Everett fires on Tuesday morning lack a clear cause and are suspected incendiarism. Chelsea’s fire yesterday also suspected.
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Chelsea
Everett
Boundary Line
Pittsburg Orchestra Folds Despite Plans for Four Tours
Pittsburg, Penn., May. The famed Pittsburg orchestra ceased to exist at midnight after the committee could not secure guaranteed funds to continue. It was announced that four concerts are planned next year, featuring the Thomas orchestra of Chicago, the Boston orchestra, and the Cincinnati orchestra.
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Pittsburg
Penn
Thomas Orchestra of
Chicago
Boston Orchestra
Cincinnati Orchestra
Wesleyan Duo Wins Doubles in New England Tennis Meet
In Longwood's New England intercollegiate tournament Wesleyan's W B Hatch and C E Bacon defeated Dartmouth's F H Harris and B Smith two sets to one. They won 6 4 6 4 after dropping the first 6 8. Semifinals in singles and doubles final were scheduled for the next day with Wesleyan players Holton and Bacon facing Dartmouth, and Hatch and Bacon meeting Williams' Oakley and Benton for the doubles title.
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Wesleyan
Longwood
New England
W. B. Hatch
C. E. Bacon
F. H. Harris
B. Smith
Dartmouth
Deuce
W. R. Holton
C. K E. Bacon
R. L. Oakley
P., Benton
Williams
From an Unknown Quantity to Leadership
The auditors of Shawmut and First National banks of Boston with the president of Federal Trust Company certify the Boston Daily Post circulation figures for April. The paper under KE A Grazier rose from obscurity to a leading newspaper property, a monument to the editor and publisher.
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Shawmut
First National Banks of
Boston
Federal Trust Company
Boston Daily Post Company
Daily Post
KE. A. Grazier
Boston Post
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Douglas
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Amer ‘Street
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Worcester
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