19 Nov 1909
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1909
Page
1
Edmund Billings resigns as secretary of the Good Government Association to oversee a Stor row campaign. He plans a Storrow movement in all 25 Boston wards with ward headquarters and committees from both parties. The effort began yesterday as he contacted active ward leaders.
Robert J. Bottomly to replace Billings as secretary of the Good Government Association after Billings resigns to manage Mayor hopeful Storrow. President Laurence Minot commends Billings for six years of public service and notes GGA will continue as a permanent body. Campaign headquarters expected to open in Kimball Building.
Captain Fish announces he will play the entire Yale Harvard game. Yale squad arrives at Auburndale while the Crimson eleven goes to Medfield and stays till just before kickoff. Logan and Daly will start the game and the team is confident of victory. Marks elected captain of the Dartmouth eleven. Pittsburg seeks Fred Tenney for first base next year. Ready assists coaching the Rindge eleven for next Thursday's game. Sister Carrie shines at dog show yesterday.
Mrs. Joseph B. York buys a lot on Harlow Street in Squire's Garden Arlington with Edward T. Harrington & Co. as brokers. Isaac S. Cohen buys the southerly side of Templeton Street Dorchester. Luciano Campisi buys the house and lot at 9 Kirkland Street Boston. Massachusetts Title Insurance Co guarantees titles. Title Guarantee Co is favored for bonds. Offices at 70 State Street. Main 1317.
John I. Fitzgerald and James J. Storrow gained and dropped points in the mayoral race. Fitzgerald benefited from a Democratic ward chairmen meeting that refused to demand his withdrawal and signaled support. Storrow collected 10 000 nomination signatures and faced a murky statement about possible candidacy amid broader activity among lesser candidates.
In a local power struggle Murphy and O Neil are seen as potential spoilers for Storrow. Murphy hedges on a run while O Neil says he will not declare. Donovan and Kelcher clash over Fitzgerald withdrawal as ward leaders discuss a report backing O Neil amid shifting alliances.
Richard Watson Gilder wrote this protest poem about a year ago condemning Trinity Church corporation for razing St. John’s Chapel New York. The piece accuses guardians of betrayal of the poor and calls for the temple to be laid low and the altar brought to dust.
Richard Watson Gilder editor in chief of Century Magazine since 1881 died unexpectedly at his sister’s New York home from angina pectoris. All his children were present except Rosamond who is convalescing from an appendectomy.
Ir, Nov 18 Professor Wilfred C Wheeler first assistant in chemistry at the University of Illinois engineering experiment station died by his own hand on the campus. He consumed a large amount of cyanide of potassium. Report says he left home meals after a baby arrived, unable to endure the infant's noise and expressed a general dislike for babies.
A right of way misunderstanding caused a Roxbury and a North station trolley to strike a Revere Beach car between Haymarket square and North station. The rear and front vestibules were damaged. no injuries occurred. Tracks derailed but cleared by 8:58, with surface routes used to restore service. Crowds gathered yet platforms cleared quickly.
Messengers including children in rough garb visited Salvation Army headquarters at 8 Brookline Street seeking chances for the Thanksgiving Day dinner tickets. Parents' letters to Colonel Adam Gifford show requests limited by the Board of Overseers of the Poor overseeing collections.
The article describes a last Thanksgiving festival at Mechanics Hall for 400 children that may not be repeated due to looming shortages. A compassionate army commander claims the Board of Overseers of the Poor chairman bears responsibility for the crisis, amid numerous pleas from families seeking tickets.
Managua Nov 18 The Nicaraguan government claims Cannon and Grace the Americans executed for complicity in the rebellion were tried by a fair court martial under government direction. The men were charged with placing dynamite mines to blow up government steamers entering the river at Crey town.
Washington reports two American warships sailing to Port Limon under Navy orders as U S-Nicaragua tensions escalate. Word suggests an official move by Taft to recognize the insurgents as belligerents after Zelaya executed two Americans.
Livery cable reports killings and looting associated with Zelaya’s actions toward the revolution. Suspects are slaughtered, houses pillaged, and women subjected to outrages as troops act on suspicions without justice. The U S State Department demands a full explanation from Nicaragua’s charge d’affaires.
Mrs Stetson declares she has not received notice from the Mother Church board yet says her name was dropped from the rolls by the Christian Science publication committee. She asserts no student approved by her will leave the Mother Church and cites scripture to affirm her allegiance to God and Mary Baker Eddy.
Mrs Augusta E Stetson arrives back in New York from Boston amid a protective escort as she faces exile from the Mother Church. Supporters doubt her leadership within the Christian Science movement, though she may retain membership at First Church of Christ Scientist.
Captain Hamilton Fish declares he is in fine condition and will lead Harvard against Yale tomorrow. The Post refutes a New York report claiming a Chicago specialist treated him after last Saturday’s Dartmouth game and that his participation was impossible.
Captain Fish says he is in top condition and will reclaim his tackle position for the game. He denies reports of severe injury requiring a Chicago specialist and mocks the notion, stating he plans to play Saturday unless killed.
The Sunday Post will feature special articles on Harvard vs Yale with contributions from Yale coach Howard Jones Harvard star W H Lewis Harvard guard Harry Kersburg and Cambridge coaching staff member Leo Leary, providing expert analysis for next Sunday's edition.
John B. Newhall lawyer won the Lynn Republican mayoral nomination defeating Eben W. Sears Jr by a wide margin. Sears pitched a strong campaign but finished behind Newhall with 1873 votes to 24 for Newhall. Aldermanic nominees and a Board of Public Works candidate were also named with Turnbull leading Ward 2. Democratic caucus scheduled for next Tuesday. Greenlight
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