City debt audit criticizes loan bills and seeks reforms
The report shows real net city debt at 111 848 735 rather than 68 821 359, with debt per capita 183 and a lien on all real estate. It accuses mismanagement, urges 10 year pavement loans, eminent domain land limits, department heads consent in loans, and repeal of July 26 1907 items totaling 536 000 yet unpaid.
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Commission
Bath Department
Mt. Hope
Evergreen
Mt. Washington Street Bridge
Consumptives’ Hospital Department
Parker Hill
Insane Hospital
Charlesbank
Ward
Cottage Street
Moran Told to State Position as City's Loans Face Scrutiny
The Finance Commission faulted long term loans and questioned debt figures while urging cuts to several items including bath, cemetery, and street repair loans. Moran was asked to state his position by Sunday amid ongoing mayoral campaign dynamics.
Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days by Paz0 Ointment
An ad-promoted claim states Paz0 Ointment guarantees cure for itching bleeding protruding piles within 6 to 14 days or money back. Ends with price 50c.
Dr Porter’s Antiseptic Healing Oil Adverts Heal and Refund
An old classified style notice proclaims the Household Surgeon Dr Porter’s Antiseptic Healing Oil heals cats with scratches and bruises. Druggists refund money if the product fails to heal as promised. The price is 28 cents.
Mayor Answers Criticism of the Finance Commission
The mayor defends the citys finances arguing debt level does not define wealth and municipal debt should not be counted as Commonwealth debt. He promises to present the other side of city departments and notes the tax collector office has not seen such efficiency in 25 years while discussing a proposed budget increase to boost revenues.
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Commonwealth
Boston
Finance Commission
Aetty
Scollard
Mayor Fitzgerald defends record amid graft accusations
The Boston mayor campaigns across Jamaica Plain Dorchester Neponset Wells Memorial Hall and ward rooms, challenging Finance Commission graft claims while praising the city finances and urging voters to consider the indebtedness and asset balance ahead of election day.
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Finance Commission
Fitzgerald
P. J. Brady
Arborway
Jamaica Plain
Thomas F. Campbell
Washington Street
Dorchester Lower Mills
Campbell
Kelcher Hall
Neponset
Draper Riding Academy
Wells Memorial Hall
Bunker Hill
Democratic Club
James J. Brock
Square Deal Says Hibbard for Boston Mayor
Postmaster George A. Hibbard, Republican candidate for Boston mayor, repeats pledge of nonpartisan, businesslike administration. He says no city employee will fear job loss due to his election if they perform an honest day’s work, regardless of vote.
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League
Thomas L. Hisgen
Moran
Fitzgerald
Post
Mr. Moran
Republican Party
Boston
George A. Hibbard
Hibbard
Boston Post Office
John
Henry
Michael
James
George
Joseph
Brother Mat
Tom
Joe
Mrs Rand in Hoop Skirt at Barnard Fair
The Barnard Memorial semi annual fair opened at 10 Warrenton Street with Mrs Lizette C Rand as centerpiece. Wearing an old hoop skirt she last used over 50 years ago she recited two poems from a 1856 performance for newsboys and boothblacks and received a large floral tribute. Yesterday marked Mrs Rand's 70th birthday.
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Barnard Memorial
Warrenton Street
Lizette C. Rand
Coulthurst Addresses South Boston On Mayoral Bid
Independence League candidate John A. Coulthurst spoke to over 1500 people in three South Boston wards during a whirlwind auto tour and received a grand ovation at each stop.
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John A. Coulthurst
Independence League
South
Boston
Boston rally details and mayoral critique cited
The report covers campaign events in Ward 18 and at Gray's Hall with cheers for the League candidate and a Dorchester Street rally. John J. Walsh accuses Mayor Fitzgerald of breaking pre election promises as supporters praise a push for clean government and civil service reform amid attacks on municipal waste and graft.
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Ward 18
Congress Hall
Gray’s Hall
South Boston
Dorchester Street
John J. Walsh
Fitzgerald
League
Massachusetts
Boston
Coulthurst
Civil Service
ROUNDS OF CAMBRIDGE OUT FOR AYLWARD
Ex Senator William J. Rounds of Cambridge quits the non partisan party and backs Democrat James F. Aylward for Cambridge mayor. Rounds, formerly elected to the Cambridge Common Council and Board of Aldermen and later to the House and Senate, sent a letter announcing his support yesterday.
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William J. Rounds
Cambridge
Rounds
Republicans Protest AlderManic Slate In Boston
A Clark Parker slate in Boston angers GOP factions in East Boston Charlestown South Boston Roxbury and the North West ends. Key figures George P Anderson Frederick J Brand Louis M Clark W Prentiss Parker Walter Ballantyne James B Noyes and Dudley Cotton are named as candidates. Protests warn against excluding large districts that cast about a third of Frothingham’s mayoral votes.
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Republican City Committee
Clark-Parker
George P. Anderson
Frederick J. Brand
Louis M. Clark
W. Prentiss Parker
Walter Ballantyne
James B. Noyes
Dudley Cotton
Dee Chaticstown
Brignton
Boston
Wecaeeca
Frothingham
East Boston
B. Fred Bates
Charlestown
Percy E. Smith
Adams Express Company
E. Dwight Fullerton
James M. Porter
Robert M. Bowen
Brighton
Alexander Rose
Hibbard
Back Bay
Mr. Hibbard
Fitzgerald City Hall
Kelly Replaces Baldwin in Southern Aldermanic Race
Patrick Kelly was chosen by Democratic committees of Wards 16 20 and 24 to fill the vacancy after James E Baldwin withdrew in the Southern district. Cornelius Desmond Ellery Clark and Frank A Cox also filled vacancies with Cox substituting for himself after declines by Collins and O'Hare.
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Patrick Kelly
Democratic City Committee
James E. Baldwin
Cornelius Desmond
Independence League
Ellery Clark
William C. Johnson
Frank A. Cox
Cox
League
Tom’’ Collins
J. Frank O'Hare
City Campaign Attacked by Mayor’s Newspaper
The Republic, Mayor Fitzgerald’s paper, accuses Inde pendence League candidate John A. Coulthurst of running only to aid the Republican candidate. It says Postmaster Hibbard has not spoken of City Hall plans or governance if Coulthurst wins.
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Kennedy
Fitzgerald
City Hall
John A. Coulthurst
Independence League
Bates
Coulthurst
the Republic
Hibbard
Cambridgeport Gym Repeats Minstrel Hit
The Cambridgeport Gymnasium Association repeated its minstrel performance last evening in Aquinas Hall Prospect Street before a crowded house. The show was the most successful given by the group.
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Cambridgeport Gymnasium Association
Aquinas Hall
Prospect Street
Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna Advised
An advertisement touts Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a safe laxative option. It claims the product cleanses and relieves internal organs without debility or dosage increases, notes physician approval, and urges buying only the California Fig Syrup Co. version from major druggists.
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California Fig Syrup Co
Leeman Missing From Wells Memorial Meeting
Secret Wells Memorial meeting drew no show from A. L. Leeman and two mayoral candidates except Mayor Fitzgerald who arrived late. The gathering condemned Leeman's labor bribery claim and Coulthurst's labor record while a committee was formed to investigate. Leeman had alleged a $2500 bribery to condemn Coulthurst.
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Wells Memorial
A. L. Leeman
Fitzgerald
Leeman
John A. Coulthurst
Doyle
Senator Linehan
Leary
Conroy
Linehan
Atlas Construction Company
Coulthurst
George Potts
T. J. Kenney
Potts
Wage Earners’ Club
Organized Labor
Wage Warners’ Club
Immediate relief and permanent care
When young I suffered a skin disease that covered my arm and spread across my body. After trying many remedies, a box of Cuticura Ointment and Cuticura Soap cured the sores within days and left only scars after two months. Ford E. French, Coos NH, Nov. 19 and 26, 1906.
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Ford E. French
Coos,n.h
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Cambridgeport Gym
Fitz
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McCarthy
New Bedford
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