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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1906
Page
7
The Post reports five day secret ballot tabulations from Walworth Manufacturing City Point South Boston Blake Pump Works East Cambridge and Atlantic Works in East Boston. Moran leads at City Point and Blake while Guild shows strong support at Atlantic Works and Blake with Moran favored overall. A balloon accident near Augusta injures Dr Thomas who is freed after the craft drags him across a cotton field.
Five day tabulations from three large Greater Boston plants show Moran expanding his lead over Governor Guild in a secret Post test canvass. Workers at Walworth Manufacturing Company Blake Pump Works and Atlantic Works cast slips at gates and during shifts, Moran 2534 to Guild 1687 with 4291 total votes.
Arthur M. Huddell president of the Central Labor Union wrote James Donovan former superintendent of streets protesting his rumored support of Senator Gartland for an aldermanic seat. Donovan replied he opposes Gartland and will work to defeat his election in the Ward 9 primaries.
Edward L. McManus of Natick seeks a joint debate with James H. Vahey. Vahey favors a debate with McManus. Despite extensive correspondence two letters were exchanged yesterday. McManus suggested a Saturday debate in Framingham. Vahey proposed Newton. McManus asked why they could not meet in Framingham Saturday or Monday, and no further progress was reported.
Daniel W. Gallagher a former School Board candidate in West Boston district seeks the Common Council seat in Ward 2. He leads the East Boston Carnival Association and is chancellor of Fitton Council Knights of Columbus and active in other social and fraternal groups.
In Augusta Georgia on October 31 Dr. Julian P. Thomas of New York carried out a daring balloon ascent in Nirvana. The balloon inflated away from the fair grounds due to distance and narrow canals, catching in trees and sustaining damage. Thomas detached the basket and mounted the ring, sending the balloon aloft to about 5000 feet on a southwest course.
George Holden Tinkham told Judge Bond that the judge’s era and juries have changed since he practised law as he asked for a new trial for Catherine White convicted of liquor law violations. The motion was held over to Friday for ruling after a guilty verdict and pending sentence.
Judge Joseph E. Gary of the Superior Court, Chicago, died at home of heart disease at age 109? He served 43 years on the Cook County bench, the oldest in service. Noted for presiding over the 1886 anarchists trials, he faced threats with courage during a protracted case. Born Potsdam New York 1821, admitted 1844, practiced in several states before settling in Chicago in 1856. He became a judge in 1863 and served continuously.
Washington October 31 Acting on Surgeon General O Reillys recommendation Acting Secretary Oliver ordered that aluminum identification tags the size of a silver half dollar stamped with name company regiment or corps be worn by every officer and soldier under clothing by a cord. The badges will be free for enlisted men and cost price for officers General Barry says the badges are essential reflected by Civil War unidentified dead graves
Two striking chauffeurs formerly with the New York Transportation Company faced court on charges of assaulting William Jones a non union driver in front of the Waldorf Astoria. George Duell and William O'Brien were each held on $1000 bail.
Nearly 200 Boston business leaders crowded the Hotel Somerville last night to honor Sir Thomas Lipton the visiting yachtsman and businessman Mayor John F Fitzgerald presided ex congressman Samuel Powers spoke amid tributes to Lipton The program featured remarks by Ex Governor Long Captain William Wyndham and General Nelson Miles Lipton praised Boston educational system and high hopes for his Shamrock IV cup bid.
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