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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1908
Page
1
Forced by nationwide pressure the Emperor yields to constitutional conduct and promises to work with the Reichstag. Chancellor von Buelow arranged the interview at Potsdam. The move signals a significant but cautious step toward a government accountable to the Reichstag.
The climactic public utterances of the Emperor were recorded in an interview with an Englishman published in the London Daily Telegraph on October 28. The interview between the Emperor and the imperial chancellor occurred this morning at the new Potsdam palace.
Early this morning a third arrest was made in connection with the death of Julia Harmon Stahl. Police withheld the suspect’s name.
A vintage advertisement proclaims Father John's Medicine increases strength and helps cure colds. The tone emphasizes fortifying health through a tonic remedy. No specific dates or places are provided in the readable text.
Yesterday results show candidates sweeping party nominations in Somerville, Waltham, Grafton, Malden, Melrose, and Lowell. Key figures include John M. Woods, Joseph Cummings, E A Walker, and others across Rep, Dem, and independent lines.
Patrolman George H. Brown led the Republican primaries with a large plurality among 5000 votes. In Somerville, John M. Woods won the Republican nomination for mayor over Jesse S. Newcomb by 209, carrying Wards 1 2 3 6 while Newcomb won Wards 4 5 7. The total vote for the two candidates was 6455.
In an election report the Democrats nominate Joseph Cummings for mayor. In school committee contests women won in one ward, Ward 7, where Henriette H. B. Atwood prevailed. Leila C. was also mentioned in the results.
Political advertisement promotes Father John's Medicine as strength giving nutrition.
A letter argues for Patrick J. Kennedy as a Street Commissioner, praising his East Boston ties and executive record while warning against overrepresentation by South Boston. The writer stresses broad city-wide oversight and asserts the office is the year's key municipal post.
Harvard undergraduates 1600 strong gathered at Holworthy Hall to march to the Stadium for a final practice before leaving for Farmington Conn. This afternoon banners flew from dorm windows with the Yale and Dartmouth banners upside down beside a crimson Harvard banner.
Students march around the yard and to the Stadium via Mt. Auburn street. Soldiers Field gates open to the crowd who sit through practice cheering the team captain and coaches. Captain Burr and Bob McKay kick from placement while the team runs secret drills and fundamental work with life and snap. Lineup includes Browne, McKay, Withington, Nourse, Hoar, Fish, Crowley, Cutler, Corbett, White, Kennard, and Ver Wiebe.
San Antonio reports former candidate William Jennings Bryan remains undeterred in defending policies he believes benefit the American people. He says he may not run for office again but will act when needed and will not be swayed by opponents.
President Roosevelt hosts labor leaders in the state dining room to press Congress for a labor bill of rights as a safeguard in conflicts with capital. Supreme Court justices, Cabinet members, a U S representative, army and State Department official, and Outlook staff members attend.
Fragmentary report notes that in three states only 100 women participated, marking early voting limits and gender participation in the era.
In Haverhill on November 17, 322 registered voters participated with over 100 women, mainly clubwomen and teachers, casting ballots. Women approached polls hesitantly in pairs but some voted alone, supporting Mrs. Ann Wheeler the sole female School Board nominee and likely benefiting from women’s turnout.
Mayor Roswell L. Wood secured the Republican nomination for a fifth term by a comfortable margin amid a high turnout in the first primaries under the new charter. Edwin H. Moulton will face him in December as the Democratic nominee with several challenger votes for alderman and School Board races. The state and city watched a record vote, with 6405 ballots cast, 324 more than the recent state election, and Harriet M. Webster praised turnout among women voters.
Catherine Charlotte Glidden aged 50 wife of Walter S. Glidden a member of the Governor's Council died last evening at her home 380 Broadway Winter Hill after a long illness.
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