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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1907
Page
7
Boston Mayor Fitzgerald Seen as Democratic Favorite for Local Election
In a city with a strong Democratic lean, Mayor Fitzgerald is urged as the party's likely renomination choice. The column argues the Finance Commission's spending should not derail his reelection and praises his past leadership, urging local Democrats to back Fitzgerald in the upcoming election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Fitzgerald
Finance Commission
Independence League
Tammany
Fountain Head
Democrats of
Boston
Commonwealth
Democratic Party
Fitzgerald Pose: City Mayor Seeks Re‑election
City election editor argues Sir Mayor John F Fitzgerald should be re elected as his term inspires pride. The piece asserts his re election is already assured and notes the Charlestown address of the contributor Daniel G Murphy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Fitzgerald
Daniel G. Murphy
Wallace Court
Charlestown
Financial guarantee offered after bank failure and regional updates
William Ladd of Ladd and Teller pledges to cover savings at the failed Title Guaranty and Trust Company within two years. Federal soldiers attend Confederate veterans reunion in Montgomery marking a first of its kind. Toronto building fire devastates Anderson and Macbeth offices causing $150,000 loss. Italian floods claim lives as rain and tracks wash away infrastructure. An earthquake near Valcambrè causes landslide forcing village evacuation. Italian minister Emanuele Gianturco dies of cancer in Rome. born 1857.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ore
Iin
William Ladd
Ladd & Teller
Guaranty &Trust Company
Montgomery
Ala
Toronto
Anderson & Macbeth
Bay Street
BOME
Italy
Barcelona
Valcombre
Rome
Emanuele Gianturco
Boys pull false fire alarm at Lenox Street building
Youths yesterday afternoon set off a fire alarm from Box 118 then escaped. A blaze on the fourth floor of the brick dwelling at 127 Lenox Street caused $200 damage. The flat housed Nellie Swain and the building is owned by Mrs. Cutler of Somerville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lenox Street
Nellie Swain
Henley Club Ball Dances Tonight in Charlestown
Charlestown residents anticipate the Henley Outing Club second grand ball at Roughan Hall tonight. The club, formed recently for social activities, draws local interest and attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlestown
Henley Outing Club
Roughan Hall
97 year old Freeport man breaks ankle in yard accident
Daniel Tillson aged 97 the oldest Freeport resident stepped into a hole while walking on Grand avenue this morning and suffered a broken right ankle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeport, L I
Daniel Tillson
Freeport
Grand Avenue
Boston Mayor candidate call for a principled reformer
W. S. Nickerson condemns the current mayor for unkept promises, graft tolerance, and favoritism toward machine bosses. He urges a strong, honest business leader for Boston who will dismiss delinquents and govern fairly across all wards, asking for a man with backbone and broad public backing.
Letter Opposes Mayor Fitzgerald Re-election in Boston
A resident, Oscar Stieglier of Jamaica Plain, writes to the City Election Editor stating that Mayor Fitzgerald should not be re-elected, arguing the mayor inherits past administration weaknesses and is unfit for office. He signs with his Jamaica Plain address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fitzgerald
Boston
Oscar Stiegler
Montebello Road
Jamaica Plain
Searles at local castle hints mansion upgrades
All New England wire brief reports from Great Barrington and surrounding towns note multi millionaire Ward Searles visiting his local castle for the first time in about five years, signaling possible improvements. Other items include Upton Boys' Club charges, Webster break ins, a 81st birthday in Webster, a Lancaster Lancaster coming out party, a Spencer injury damages claim, Paxton road speed concerns, Millbury mill shutdowns, a Millbury recount, a minister's resignation for a Sabbath league post, a Portsmouth unknown man found fatally on tracks, and a Portsmouth political dinner for Cyrus Sulloway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Barrington
Fr. Searles
Methuen
Searles
Upton
Upton Boys’ Club
Edward Banon
Brandolph
John L. Sewell
First Congregational Church
New England Sabbath Protective League
Portsmouth
N. H
Boston & Maine
City Water Works
Portsmouth Yard
Cyrus A. Sulloway
New Hampshire
Cutler's
Hampton Beach
Philadelphia burglar confesses after church and drink
Anthony Kelly 43 confessed to police in Chicago that he had committed numerous burglaries. He described himself as the black sheep of a wealthy Philadelphia family and sought relief through alcohol and religion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Anthony Kelly
Philadelphia
Tennessee consolidates two revenue districts into one
Washington November 10 The President orders unification of Tennessee internal revenue collection districts with headquarters in Nashville and appoints Robert S. Sharp of Chattanooga as collector of the new district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Internal Revenue Collection
Tennessee
Nashville
Roberts. Sharp
Chattanooga
Longtime Rondout lighthouse keeper resigns in Kingston
Kingston, N Y November 10 Mrs A Murdock who for 51 years tended the Rondout lighthouse beacon has resigned her post. She will be succeeded by her son James B Murdock in a family handover that preserves the station’s steady operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingston, N. Y
A. Murdock
Rondout
James B. Murdock
Notable Boston Publisher and Alderman Bishop Dies
In the house Saturday a longtime publisher and two term Alderman Bishop died at 2:30 after a sudden decline following an earlier illness. He served two years on the Common Council and a second term in the board. He was foreman at Frank P. Bennett & Co. and linked to the Sully kidnapping case. Survived by a widow and two daughters Mrs. Pierce Wilkins and Miss Mabel E. Bishop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bishop
Common Council
Frank P. Bennett & Co., Publishers
Boston
Sully
Pierce Wilkins
Mabel E. Bishop
Telegraphers End Strike Satisfaction Report
Boston Branch 4 officers report telegraphers back to work in improved positions with good pay. Eleven members resume duties as Western Union and Postal services adjust wages. Business quiet now but expected to rebound with higher demand as orders return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Branch 4
Boston
Telegraphers’ Union
Western Union
Postal
Contractor Harry P. Grapi Dies After 11-Floor Fall
Des Moines Iowa November 10 Harry P Grapi a noted clubman and contractor fell eleven stories from the Fleming building and was killed instantly authorities said the accident stunned the city and prompted inquiries into the circumstances of the fall
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Harry P. Grapi
Fleming
Actor Miron ejects wife in Webster Lake dispute
Worcester, Nov 10. Joseph C. Miron, long a supporting star in light opera with De Wolf Hopper, ejected his wife from their Webster country home and left Newark to deal with marital troubles. Mrs Miron was dispossessed from the Webster Lake residence by Deputy Sheriff Maurice P. Clare on Miron’s orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worcester
Joseph C. Miron
de Wolf Hopper
Webster
Newark
Webster Lake
Maurice P. Clare
Mr. Miron
Women labor groups push national organizer at Norfolk
Margaret B. Robins, president of the Woman's Labor League, urged the American Federation at its Norfolk convention to appoint a woman to organize young girls nationwide. The Chicago Federation of Labor endorsed the proposal. The convention also adopted a rule barring unions from making amusement park agreements without all member groups securing contracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girl Workers of
New England
Woman's Labor League
American Federation
Norfolk
United States
Margaret B. Robins
Chicago Federation of Labor
Girls Injured At Lima Crossing In Railroad Crash
Edna Hyde aged 17 and Leonora Stout 19 were fatally injured at the Mill street crossing of the Pennsylvania railroad in Lima Ohio. Hyde lost both legs from the knees in the early evening incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lima
Edna Hyde
Leonora Stout
Mill Street
Pennsylvania Railroad
Miss Hyde
Miss Sutherland Leaves for Sydney Cape Breton Theatre
A Newton social circle laments the loss of Miss Sutherland whose nimble fingers delighted gatherings at Newton. They learned she sold her steamer passage last September and hoped to return to Boston within a month, but she has accepted a pianist post with a ladies orchestra in a theatre at Sydney Cape Breton. From childhood she showed an extraordinary love for music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
United States
Georgia
Virginia Duncan Beech
John Beech
Cambridge
Mass
Emil P. Svargz
Beech
Curry
Mt. Ida
Newton
John Luther Long
Miss Beech
Batavia Beech
Julia Armstrong
New Orleans
B. F. G. Brainard
Davis
Childs
Chariton
Swarts
Seattle
Wash
Annapolis
Bis Men
Trinity Church
Boston
Pacific Coast
Louis Swarz
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Miss Sutherland
Sydney
Cape Breton
Hello girl weds broker in Boston secret ceremony
Miss Lillian Frances Jefferson a former Worcester hello girl at the local telephone exchange married W Walter Trasher Jr a Philadelphia broker from the firm Thomas Roberts in Boston. The ceremony occurred October 22 at Tremont Temple parsonage with Rev P B Henson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worcester
Lillian Frances Jefferson
Boston
Philadelphia
W. Walter Trasher, Jr
Thomas Roberts
A. D. Jefferson
Park Avenue
Maine
Jefferson
Adams House
Tremont Temple
P. 8. Henson
Cupid Lures Harriet Goodwin to Tiny New York Wedding
Harriet V. Goodwin, keeper of the Court street cigar store, secretly married Harold P. Bale in New York on October 28. Bale, a former Boston newsman and editor of Van Norden's magazine, and Goodwin evaded religious requirements and wed in a magistrate's office. They plan to reside in New York, while friends and family learned of the nuptials afterward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Harriet V. Goodwin
Goodwin
Court Street
Gotham
Harold P. Bale
Boston
van Norden
Thorndike Street
Brookline
Bale
Roaming Mariner John Redenaur Arrives Aboard Katherine Burke
A 16 year old youth, John L. Redenaur, deserting home in Chelsea, sailed five vessels in months to see the world. He says he works little aboard but "holds painters" and eats well, selling fish livers for two dollars a barrel. He denies stowaway allegations and prefers life at sea with the Katherine Burke crew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katherine Burke
John L. Redenaur
Brighton
Young Redenaur
Chelsea
Columbus Avenue
Redenaur
Burke
The
William Doyle
Woman’s Revenge Theme Dominates Minifie Sermon
In a Greater Boston church talk on A Woman’s Revenge the Rev. Dr. Minifie urged that a woman underpins every good or bad enterprise. He praised upright men like John and warned that morally weak men become wicked, concluding that a good woman is the mightiest force for good while urging women to serve God.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herodius
Herod
Minifie
John
Mr. Minifie
Tremont Temple noon meeting features Dr Eliot speech and song
At Tremont Temple a noon meeting will have Dr J H Eliot of New York speak on Inexcusable Excuses with Mr Louis Smith singing selections. The Unitarian Ministers Club at 25 Beacon Street hosts Rev George S Anderson of Gloucester leading a meeting with Rev Seth C Beach of Wayland speaking on Amusements as a Form of Church Activity. Outsiders are welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tremont Temple
J. H. Eliot
New York
Louis Smith
Unitarian Ministers’ Club
Beacon Street
George S. Anderson
Gloucester
Seth C. Beach
D. D
Wayland
Sunday School Workers Hear Peter Subject at Ford Hall
Miss Margaret Slattery led the Sunday school workers at Ford Hall with Peter as the focus and Stephen noted for future study. Miss Slattery’s course runs through December and resumes on the th instant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Slattery
Ford Hall
Peter
Stephen
Dayton Grand Jury Clears Case Against Mrs Gilman Family
Dayton Ohio November 10 news reports the grand jury declined to indict in the second degree murder case involving Mrs Leah Gilman and her children Fay Collins and Bess ie. The decision ends pursuit of charges on the matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton, Ohifo
Leah Gilman
Fay
Collins
Bessie
Athlete Nourse of Newburyport Believed Victim in Portsmouth Tragedy
Police identify the dead man found on Portsmouth tracks as Parker B. Nourse of 87 Bromfield Street Newburyport. He had gone with friends to Portsmouth for work and may have been struck on an overhead bridge while riding a freight train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newburyport
Portsmouth
N. H
Parker B. Nourse
Bromfield Street
Nourse
Chester Nourse
Brown University
Massik Boy Thriving Despite Mother's Death
Webster report confirms the Massik baby born after its mother's death at 62 Pond Street remains healthy. Dr. J A Generoux notes the child is normal and should live with proper care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webster
Adam Massik
Pond Street
J. A. Generoux
Iquique Fire Sweeps City Leaving Thousands Homeless
A major blaze in Iquique Chile, the largest since 1882, destroyed mainly poor dwellings and caused more than 2000 people to lose homes. Losses exceed 1 million dollars as the port suffers extensive damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iquique
Chili
Milwaukee Merchant's Wife Faces Prison Over Jewels Heists
Chicago dispatch reports Mrs Evelyn Romadka wife of a Milwaukee merchant pleaded guilty to robbing multiple homes of jewelry and valuables and will be sent to the penitentiary per state attorney Healy's declaration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Evelyn Roemadka
Milwaukee
Healy
Romadka
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Henley Club
L.” Macaroni
United States ‘Trade Reports
JAS. J. Loughery & CO
Maser
John B. Moran
Nickerson
Clinton
Evelyn Thayer
John E. Thayer
Lancaster
Spencer
Napoleon Dufault
Maple Street
Maple
Cherry Streets
Paxton
Millbury
Millbury Worsted Company
Ramshorn Mills
West Millbury
Howe Avenue
Worcester Steel Foundry Company
Mov
Samuel B. Crane
Blackstone
Tennessee One Revenue District
Malden
League Island
Lis
Alderman G. M. Bishop
George M. Bishop
Converse Lodge of Masons
U. 8 S. & Georgia
Virginia D. Beech
Emil P. Svarz
Richmond
Eva Sutherland
N. L. Stebbins
Miss Eva Sutherland
Richmond Exchange
Miron
Washington St
Adams Square Subway
Cupid
Harriet Goodwin
Mariner
Mystery
Greater Boston
P. B. Nourse
Massik Boy
Crawford
Walker & Pratt Mfg. Co
Union St
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