First Sui Civil verdict in 1906 for $500
In the Suf folk Superior Civil Court the first session jury under Judge White awarded John T. Etridge of Derry New Hampshire $500 against the Boston Elevated Railway Company. Daniel H. Coakley and Endicott P. Saltonstall argued the case with wit and pointed exchanges. The jury heard a lengthy judge’s charge and returned the verdict after brief deliberation.
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Suffolk
White
John T. Etridge
Derry
N. H
Boston Elevated Railway Company
Daniel H. Coakley
Coakley, Nison & Sherman
Endicott P. Saltonstall
Saltonstall
Collins Memorial Fund Seeks Widespread Subscriptions
Boston residents are invited to donate to the Collins Memorial Fund through a popular subscription run by the executive committee. Contributions can be mailed to James J. Storrow at 44 State Street or sent via daily newspapers to receive and publish gifts before forwarding them to the treasurer.
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Collins Memorial Fund
James J. Storrow
State Street
Daily Newspapers
Boston
Collins
Collins M Rial
FUND
Oston
Post
Was a Bar to Grafters at Twentieth Century Club Opening
Laurence Minot of the Good Government Association praised the club and the late Patrick A. Collins at the Boston Twentieth Century Club dinner marking its new quarters on Joy Street. About 200 members attended the banquet with 300 others in the program led by Dr. Edward Everett Hale. Hale spoke on club aims, while Herbert Welsh praised Boston and Minot pledged active involvement in choosing the new Mayor.
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Patrick A. Collins
Laurence Minot
Good Government Association
Twentieth Century Club
Joy Street
Edward Everett Hale
Hale
Herbert Welsh
Philadelphia
Boston
Collins
McNary Returns to Boston Amid Open Door Debate and Yellow Peril Remarks
Congressman William Sarsfield McNary arrives in foggy Boston after a overseas trip. He plans to push House resolutions on the open door policy in Manchuria and Corea and comments on his Kaiser's interview amid talk of a yellow peril. He declines to discuss local mayoralty plans.
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William ‘Sarsfield McNary
Boston
Kaisser
Hie
Congress
United States
Manchuria
Corea
Japan
Russia
Portsmouth
Kaiser
William
Germany
Washington
Roosevelt
Canopic
Hoch
McNary
Revere House
Recount Yields Ties In Ward Elections
Republican recounts completed by the Board of Election Commissioners show no nominee changes except in Ward 1 where Gilbert Stalker and Robert Gove swap votes creating a tie between McKie and Gove. The executive committee must select a candidate under Luce law, while past offices differ. Delegates tied in Ward 18.
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Board of Election Commissioners
Gilbert M. Stalker
Robert J. Gove
Lewis B. McKie
McKie
Gove
Republican Party
Luce
Gave
House
Common Council
Herbert W Burr Gains Five Wontas
Herbert W. Burr records a gain of five wontas in the recent vote results. The exact totals and context are unclear from the fragmentary OCR text.
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Herbert W. Burr
Recount in City Wards Delivers Tied Races and Delegates
The recount of Democratic ballots at Faneuil Hall shows Ward 18 tied outcomes for C H Searle and Anthony Portloch, Ward 2 tied results for J F Woodbury and A E Harding, and a split in Ward 18 county delegations with F H Johnston defeating J H Helmsley 120 to 118. Draper and anti machine factions loom over ward delegations as recounts proceed.
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C. H. Searle
Hall
Anthony Portloch
Draper
J. F. Woodbury
A. E. Harding
F. H. Johnston
J. H. Helmsley
Helmsley
Johnston
Faneuil Hall
W. F. Murray,Jr
House
McNamara-Linéhan
Anti-Machine
Donovan
Wreck In Keene Involves Gaston Burnett Aides
Colonel William A. Gaston reports a serious auto accident on a steep Keene New Hampshire hill. Secretary John T. Burnett sustained a fractured collarbone while Robert M. Burnett, Deerfoot Farm Company treasurer, is said to be resting comfortably. Gaston says he was unharmed and dismisses sensational reports.
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William A. Gaston
State Democracy
John T. Burnett
Boston Elevated
Keene, N. H
Robert M. Burnett
Deerfoot Farm Company
Gaston
State Street
Goepper Baker Wed at Imbridge Home
A notable wedding was held at 1645 Massachusetts avenue Imbridge last night when Miss Helen M. Goepper daughter of Mr and Mrs Gustavus Goepper wed Mr Charles H Baker son of Cambria. Rev W B Eddy of the Third Universalist Church officiated.
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Imbridge
Gustavus Goepper
Massachusetts Avenue
Colored church centennial ends with central jubilee
The Revere Street Methodist Church, the oldest colored church in the state, marks its centennial with a central jubilee tonight. Rev. J Hammond gave the welcome address last evening with Rev. H H Monroe Martha Drummer Rev C L Savlah and Miss E F Lovett also speaking. The evening's orator will be Rev. Louis B Bates father of ex Governor Bates.
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Revere Street Methodist Church
J. Hammond
Martha Drummer
C. L. Savlah
Mies E. F. Lovett
Louis B. Bates
Bates
City Boards Approve 2 Million Dollar Tax Anticipation Loan
The Board of Aldermen approved borrowing 2 million dollars in anticipation of taxes after passage by the Common Council. The loan allows the treasurer to proceed at market rates. A 30 thousand dollar bond issue for Ward 6 bathhouse was referred to the public improvements committee. Aldermen Baldwin, Hennessy and Bolton were chosen to join a Common Council committee for Collins memorial exercises. Frea Bolton's suspension of the rules to invite press attendance at public improvements meetings was supported, making sessions open.
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Board of Aldermen
Common Council
Baldwins
Hennessy
Bolton
Collins
Frea Bolton
Linehan, Hennessy and
Curley
Lodge Force-Through Resolutions Committee Frays Republican State Body
The Republican State committee faced a near clash as the Lodge backed resolutions committee was improvised by the executive committee. Alfred S. Pinkerton chaired the 14 district picks with 5 at large. the lineup inclines toward reciprocity supporters and Lodge allies, signaling a plank likely favorable to the Home Market Club’s aims.
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Republican State Committee
Lodge Committee On Resolutions
Talbot
Mansfield
Boston
Senator Lodge
Republican Party
State Committee
Executive Committee
Committee On
Alfred S. Pinkerton
Worcester
Committee of Five
George P. Lawrence
North Adams
George H. Keith
Brockton
Henry M. Phillips
Springsfield
Willard Howland
Chelsea
George E. Kunhardt
North Andover
Joseph W. Stevens
Greenfield
Timothy G. Spaulding
Northampton
John P Munroe
S. H. Howe
Marlboro
Frederic F. Clark
Billérica
Arthur, D. Story
Essex
Charles H. Baker
Lynn
Albert
Apsey
Cambridge
Thomas Kellough
George F. Lawtey
Edwin A. Curtis
William Whitman
Brookline
Willie
So Greene
Fall River
Silas Reed
Taunton
Lodge Committee
Albert Clarke
Home Market Club
Douglas Seeks Bartlett Bid in Democratic Governor Race
Governor Douglas discussed the political situation with General Charles W. Bartlett who may accept the Democratic nomination. Douglas plans to back Bartlett with a strong campaign on reciprocity and could appear on the stump. Bartlett would decide on acceptance, hinting he would run if a strong second candidate is found. Douglas also spoke by telephone with John F. Tobin of the Boot and Shoe Workers' Union.
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Douglas
Charles W. Bartlett
Bartlett
Executive Chamber
William A. Gaston
State Democracy
General Bartlett
John F. Tobin
Boot and Shoe Workers’ Union
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