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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1907
Page
1
Dr Putnam signals approval as the statehouse dispute sparks mayoral praise and promises of clearer guidance. The heated exchange hints at broader political maneuvering and potential policy shifts.
Sergeant-at-Arms Remington tries to remove the penal commission from Room 424 as hearings proceed at the State House. Dr. Charles P. Putnam testifies the Mayor's office favored coal contracts awarded to Daniel Doherty. Union of witnesses include Penal Institutions Commissioner John B. Martin citing uncertain coal deliveries.
Detroit beats Washington boosting their seven game lead as Johnson and the Senators fall behind. Philadelphia tops Cleveland with Joss and Lajoie’s strong pitching keeping the Indians in the race. A Detroit win and a Cleveland loss would seal the pennant for the Tigers.
Senators Lodge and Crane visited yesterday to arrange the Republican State convention set for next Saturday at Symphony Hall. They focused on the platform with two main features: a merger proposal and a tariff plank.
During a Finance Commission hearing at the State House, Chairman Nathan Matthews argued with Sergeant-at-Arms David T. Remington over using the hearing room. Matthews threatened to report to the Governor if denied access, and the Firemen’s Relief Association moved its meeting to another area while the inquiry into coal purchasing for the insane hospital continued.
The Middlesex County Republican convention adjourned after midnight after 18 ballots in a bid to name a district attorney. Five candidates competed Arnold Scott Melvin Johnson John J Higgins James Gilbert Hill and Nelson P Brown with Higgins Johnson and Scott leading at various times. The Lowell delegation held decisive leverage as no candidate reached 194 votes.
At yesterday’s Republican conventions in Middlesex and Essex counties nominees were selected. Middlesex renominated Sheriff John R. Fairbairn of Cambridge and County Commissioner Francis Bigelow of Natick. Essex nominees include District Attorney W Scott Peters of Haverhill renominated, County Commissioner John H. Grosvenor of Swampscott, Sheriff Samuel A. Johnson of Salem renominated, and special commissioners Sherman Nelson of Georgetown and Clarence E. Kimball of Wenham.
Police search for intruders who entered Henry P. Connors’s fourth floor apartment at the Hotel Somerset 106 o clock last night and stole jewelry and clothing valued at 500 dollars. Thieves reportedly used the fire escape to gain entry and left no clues while hall maids did not see anyone enter.
Clayton A. Davis 10 and Joseph Lane 8 slipped while fishing at Crystal Lake Newton Centre near Hyde street. Both bodies recovered within an hour, Lane's by Officer Daley, Davis's by George Ross. Lane family prepared to leave for St John New Brunswick, mother Mrs Lane distraught. Police and medical examiner involvement noted.
Indignant Boston housekeepers began a silent campaign against rising milk costs, cutting orders by large margins and reducing daily consumption by about 11 percent. The move halted a feared milk famine scare from Worcester and highlighted housewives’ resolve as producers and contractors argued over prices.
Mrs. Josephine Van Dirne of Malden fired a Winchester rifle when an unknown man tried to enter her home at 66 Maynard avenue. The intruder, seen prowling at about 7 PM, fell from the window as the gun discharged, and the incident was reported to police.
John P. Clark, Boston inspector of buildings, was arraigned in the Superior Criminal Court yesterday. An indictment charges four counts of soliciting a $500 gratuity and three counts of accepting $50 on August 7 from Abraham Zimmon and Israel Flink during the performance of his official duties.
The Shore Line Express rear-ended the Knickerbocker Limited observation car in Providence at about 2 PM injuring 22 passengers. The impact threw riders from their seats as the locomotives rammed through the car, disrupting the end of the five hour traveler.
Sir Thomas Lipton states the New York Yacht Club's attitude leaves no contest for now, though he remains open to arranging a race under mutually satisfactory conditions in a letter to the Royal Irish Yacht Club.
Sir Thomas Lipton writes a detailed letter to the Royal Irish Yacht Club expressing regret at the NYYC decision to not race for the America's Cup under mutual agreement. He cites handicap changes and vessel design evolutions since the deed of gift and argues a race under universal rule would be wholesome and desirable.
Washington reports a forecast for New England with fair and warmer conditions Wednesday followed by showers Thursday. Nearby New York outlook calls for fair and warmer Wednesday with showers by Wednesday night or Thursday, lighter variable winds turning east.
A girls murder case unfolds with limited details from the report. Authorities investigate possible leads as neighbors recall troubling behavior and a unknown suspect. No charges or names are confirmed in the readable text.
New York police report a woman's body found in a furnished room on East One Hundred Eighteenth Street with a stab wound to the heart, jaw broken and teeth marks. They believe the victim may be Nellie Quinn, a Boston nurse who recently worked at Randall's Island.
An old style health advisory urges readers to guard against sudden changes by taking Father John's Medicine. The snippet promotes a trusted remedy for common ailments and echoes period medical advertising tones.
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