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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1908
Page
1
Haverhill voters approve a new commission government charter in a special election by 3067 to 2241. The plan mirrors Des Moines, replacing aldermen with a yearly elected board and reducing salaries while removing veto power and creating recall via petition.
Cable reports from Constantinople claim Prince Constantine, crown prince and eldest son of King George, was assassinated during army maneuvers. No official confirmation yet despite persistent rumors in official quarters. Born 1868, he led Greek forces in the war with Turkey and married Princess Sophia in 1889, with three sons and a daughter. He was a noted sportsman and ally of American athletes at Athens 1906.
Lincoln Steffens, famed municipal reformer, moves to Boston for an indefinite stay to probe alleged graft and mismanagement. He rents a house on West Cedar Street and plans extensive articles and a future book on Boston reforms, aiming to outpace the Finance Commission.
Yesterday's developments in Europe show an international conference to discuss the Bulgarian situation. Turkey awaits the conference outcome before deciding on its actions against Bulgaria. The Austrian Emperor plans a proclamation extending sovereignty over Bosnia and Herzegovina. Servian people unite against annexation and demand war.
An international conference to resolve the Bulgarian situation is assured and will be proposed jointly by Great Britain, France and Russia rather than by a single power. Official circles dismiss German involvement in the Austria Bulgaria moves as unfounded.
St. Petersburg dated Oct 6 reports Russia will not recognize Bulgaria's independence for the present. Moscow says it will adhere to the Berlin treaty until formally amended by signatories.
Bulgarian Foreign Minister M. Poprikoff sends to the Associated Press a cable despatch detailing Bulgaria's status and events leading to the rupture with Turkey. Dated yesterday at Tirnovo, the note cites the Berlin treaty and Bulgaria's historical status as a principality tributary to Turkey.
Burglars broke a rear window of Winthrop A. Harvey’s Brookline mansion at 27 Philbrick Road last night and escaped with valuables not yet valued. The house was ransacked and officers will continue the investigation when the family returns tomorrow. Harvey presides over the Charles C. Harvey Piano Company.
Norman E. Mack, chairman of the Democratic national committee, collapsed tonight in Chicago from fatigue and a severe cold. He is under a physician’s care with a trained nurse attending him.
Mike Glover of Boston beat Tony Bender of Elizabeth New Jersey by a narrow margin in six round star bout at the Whirlwind A C. The bout started strong and remained competitive throughout.
Detroit clinched the American League flag with a 7 to 0 win over the White Sox as Wild Bill Donovan pitched masterfully and the Tigers’ bats exploded. Cleveland finished second, half a game behind, while Chicago and New York trailed in the final tallies. In the National League New York closed the gap on the Cubs with a second win over Boston, and an unresolved Cubs Giants game was slated to be replayed Thursday at the Polo Grounds potentially deciding the title.
Pittsburg leader Barney Dreyfuss said the National League board erred in ruling the Chicago New York game at Cincinnati could be replayed in New York if New York voted for it. He plans a protest and will argue the move lacks precedent and baseball law support.
Wilbur Wright, already holder of a passenger flight world record, extended his achievement at Le Mans this afternoon by remaining aloft for one hour four minutes and twenty six seconds with a passenger. His previous passenger flight record stood at fifty five minutes and thirty seven seconds.
Captain J Clayton Erb of the Third Regiment National Guard of Pennsylvania was shot and killed at his home Red Gables Village Green Delaware County. The fatal shooting follows recent domestic troubles with his wife.
A distressed airship failed to maintain course leading to evasive actions by crew. In the incident one craft reportedly attempted to regain stability while another risked collision and altered its flight path. Authorities investigated probable mechanical failure and weather factors.
Roy Knabenshue and mechanic George Duesler faced a fatal fall when a wire in the second cylinder of their airship broke over downtown Pittsburg. The craft became unmanageable as they hovered above the Frick building, narrowly avoiding catastrophe during a noon flight.
About 100000 spectators watched as Knabenshue’s airship lurched with dipping and twisting maneuvers. Duesler acted as a human ballast, hanging from a wire to steady the craft and guide it back to Schenley Oval for a safe landing, risking his life to save Knabenshue.
James Clancy dangled from a live wire for about ten minutes in Marlboro. A crowd watched as 2300 volts coursed through him before he was rushed to Marlboro Hospital where doctors held little hope for recovery.
Clancy, while picking chestnuts from a hutched tree, slipped and grasped a live wire, hanging about 21 feet before the electric shock released him. He suffered severe burns to hands and head, with a head wound reaching the brain base. Doctors warn of possible spinal meningitis if he survives.
Seven Cambridge Latin School football players are laid up with a suspected blood poisoning from dye running on sweaters. Players Webb Lang OH Grant Duvay Turner Merrill and R Grant are affected, with arm rash and swelling. doctors expect recovery by tomorrow afternoon.
Weather bulletin from Washington reports a warm front for New England and eastern New York with fair conditions and fresh southerly winds on Wednesday and Thursday. Winds expected to be strong with temperatures around the mid fifties. yesterday’s average was 54 degrees.
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