HIBBARD'S MAN Hit By Report On Coal Deliveries
Five cargoes of coal failed to meet contract terms and the city lost about 3700 dollars. A later review saved the city 10000 and found the superintendent knew coal did not meet specs but did not act until November 3, 1909. The piece notes ongoing probes and compares to earlier alleged coal fraud cases.
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City
Fin. Com
Boston
Hibbard
Collins and Fitzgerald
Finance Commission
Collins
Lords Budget Debate Ends Without Vote in Upper House
London, Nov 25. The House of Lords did not vote on the budget as debate stretched on. Lord Balfour of Burleigh gave a plain spoken speech warning the Lords risk their future existence by opposing the people's wishes on budget approval. Debate resumes next Monday with the vote still undecided.
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London
House of Lords
Lord Balfour of Burleigh
Lords
Salvation Army Thanksgiving Dinner Feeds Boston Poor
A vast throng gathered at People's Palace in Washington and East Brookline streets for the Salvation Army's annual Thanksgiving dinner for Boston's hungry. For the first time the event was held under one roof and described as the most successful, largest, and grandest ever conducted for the city's disadvantaged.
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People’s Palace
Washington
East Brookline Streets
Boston
Salvation Army
Atlantic Coast Storm Causes Wrecks and Damage
Reports from Tuesday to Wednesday describe widespread storm effects from Maine to the Carolinas. The Merchants line steamer Massachusetts suffered an eight foot bow hole after a great wave off Cape Cod but reached Boston under limp conditions.
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Atlantic
Maine
Carolinas
Massachusetts
Merchants Line
Cape
Boston
Two Boys Drowned in Cotuit Harbor Squall
A sudden squall capsized a boat in Cotuit Harbor, drowning Robert Coteridge and Llewellyn Wright 16 and 15. Wright was trapped under the boat and died. Coteridge remained missing tonight as search efforts continued.
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Cotuit Boys
Cotuit
Cotuit Harbor
Robert Coteridge
Llewellyn Wright
Young Wright
Coteridge
Effects of the Storm and a Cold Cure Claim
Yesterday's storm brought many colds that may lead to pneumonia and consumption if untreated. Father John's Medicine is advertised as strengthening to resist disease and cure colds.
Le Blanc Girls Expenses Paid By Mrs Glover
Wal tham police believe Hattie Le Blanc may be prevented from telling her whole story as Nathan W Tufts is to be paid by Mrs Clarence F Glover or her attorney Samuel D Elmore The accused girl s relatives vow to discharge Tufts and ensure Hattie s interests are protected against efforts to silence her.
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Finance Commission
John F. Kennedy
Central Labor Union
Fitzgerald
Boston
Waltham
Hattie le Blanc
Nathan W. Tufts
Clarence F. Glover
Samuel D. Elmore
Tufts
Hattie LeBlanc
Hattie
Reverend Stackpole Involved In Glover Case Testimony
Prominent supporter of the girl, Rev. Charles H. Stackpole of the First Methodist Episcopal Church, recalls disturbance upstairs the night before Mr. Glover was shot. He notes a quarrel in the Glover home and questions whether the girl’s statement to police was fully protected amid public interest.
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Charles H. Stackpole
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Glovers
Glover
Elmore and
Tupper
De Bunsen to Replace Ambassador Bryce in Washington
Madrid dispatch reports Sir Maurice de Bunsen the British ambassador to Madrid will soon replace Ambassador Bryce at Washington as the new British envoy to the United States.
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DE Bunsen
Ambassador Bryce
London
Madrid
Morning Telegraph
Maurice de Bunsen
Bryce
Washington
New England
Grand Anks
Temperature report from Thompson's Spa yesterday
The Thompson's Spa thermometer at 219 Washington street recorded yesterday's temperatures with morning readings from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., showing a range around the mid 40s to high 60s and an average of 44. The data include specific times such as 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. with values near 48 and 46 degrees.
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Thompson’s Spa
Washington Street
Burdett College Diploma Promises Career Advantage
A Burdett College diploma is promoted as a passport to better job prospects and improved career opportunities. The advertisement emphasizes practical training and credential value for employment.
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Burdett College
Smuggling Ring Deterred by East Boston Bust
Customs officials report a customs crackdown confirmed as a young woman passenger aboard the Saxonia bound for New York was caught with a large quantity of handmade laces and embroideries in a false bottom trunk after the liner docked in East Boston. The case echoes recent New York prosecutions of dressmakers involved in smuggling.
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New York
Boston
Liner Port Holiday Smuggling Bust by Immigrant Inspectors
Five transatlantic steamers crowded the port as Major Homer J. Edgerly divided inspectors. Inspector William J. Sleep uncovered a hidden compartment in a trunk and found several thousand dollars in pink coral. The young woman and two companions were detained for further inspection at the appraisers' stores.
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Homer J. Edgerly
William J. Sleep
Edgerly
English High and Boston Latin Play 0 0
Scores from other school games and weather led to many postponements at the Stadium. Cadets and Battery A failed to score while a pair of football players suffered possible fatal injuries. Maloney wins N E A A cross country. Pennsylvania defeats Cornell. National A C show ends with an impromptu fight.
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English High
Boston Latin
Pennsylvania
Cornell
Maloney
A. C
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Storrow
Mullen
Benjamin
America
Washington St
Corporatio
Ation
Hal
Fitz
Salvationists
Dr. Daniels
Riker-Jaynes Drug Stores
LE Blanc
Bali
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