Fitts Accepts Rectorate at Roxbury Church
The Rev. Frederick Whitney Fitts accepts the rectorate of St. John’s Episcopal Church Roxbury succeeding the Rev. Charles Mockridge who moves to All Saints Ashmont where the Rev. Mr. Whittemore recently resigned. Fitts and Mockridge begin duties this week.
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Frederick Whitney Fitts
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Roxbury
Charles Mockridge
All Saints’ Church
Ashmont
Whittemore
Mr. Fitts
Mr. Mockridge
Fredefaord Whitney Fitts
Drought Tests New England Water Systems Amid Shifting Supplies
The region shows no immediate famine risk except St Albans Vermont where plants paused. Wachusett reservoir serves Boston area with 54 billion gallons for nine months. Cities like Cambridge Newton Boston Lynn and Providence rely on diverse sources with ample reserves and planned interconnections.
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St. Albans
Vermont
New England
Lake Champlain
Wachusett
Boston
Chelsea
Everett
Malden
Melrose
Medford
Somerville
Quincy
Cambridge
Newton
Charles River
Metropolitan Water Commission
State House
Massachusetts
Pittshield
Lomasney Seeks Cronin Victory in Suffolk Clerk Race
The fight centers on electing John F. Cronin for the Supreme Judicial Court clerkship. Chief Lomasney backs Cronin while opponents align with Walter Frederick, aiming to preserve his long tenure and salaries at the Suffolk county courthouse amid party lines and a looming mayoralty contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suffolk County
Chief Lomasney
Hendricks Club
Supreme Judicial Court
John F. Cronin
Lomasney
Cronin
Walter F. Frederick
Supreme Court of the Commonwealth
Frederick
Suffolk County Court House
Vahey hints of fireworks in Draper campaign finale
Senator James H. Vahey the Democratic nominee for governor promises a campaign windup with fireworks and suggests his opponent Lieutenant Governor Draper and running mate Louis A. Frothingham are in line for jobs. Vahey says voters have listened to all Democratic ticket candidates and a strong turnout will bring victory. Charles J. Barton Melrose ex mayor and candidate for lieutenant governor notes attentive audiences and an encouraging Democratic outlook.
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James H. Vahey
Draper
Louis A. Frothingham
State House
Charles J. Barton
Melrose
Bowdoin President Attacks County Fairs Gambling
President William De Witt Hyde of Bowdoin College denounced county fairs as fostering gambling and urged the student body to oppose devices that enable "getting something for nothing." He also charged Maine revenue laws promote theft by organizing corporations for widespread looting.
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Brunswick
William DeWitt Hyde
Bowdoin College
King’s Chapel
Maine
Boston Ministers Call For Citywide Revival And Pulpit Moves
The Rev Silas N Adams leaves Freeport for Union Congregational Concord Junction. The Shawmut pastor A A Berle urges history study for church problems. The Second Universalist and Tremont Temple ministers press revival of intellect and practical ideals for Boston. A no license workers conference in Ford Hall will feature Harvard President Eliot.
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Silas N. Adams
First Congregational Church
Freeport
Union Congregational Church
Concord Junction
A. A. Berle
Shawmut Congregational
Stephen Roblin
Second Universalist Church
Boston
Massachusetts
Ford Hall
Eliot
Harvard
Fraud and deceptive sideshows at agricultural fairs exposed
President Hyde cites lottery machines and the so called medicine man as major frauds preying on farmers and townsfolk. He notes a 15 year old losing 1.50 in minutes and contrasts such schemes with Swiss cattle markets. He urges integrity and honest organization in exhibitions.
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Hyde
Switzerland
Theodore Roosevelt 50th Birthday Celebrated Quietly
Roosevelt to mark his fifty birthday with a simple White House dinner. Congratulatory messages pour in from friends nationwide and foreign leaders as he prepares to complete seven years as president and seven months as vice president by March 4 next.
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Washington
D. C
Theodore Roosevelt
United States
White House
Roosevelt
Roosevelt helping Bryan in fight over undecided states
George F. Washburn, president of the Commonwealth Club, says a White House push could assure Bryan’s election. He notes Bryan ahead in the West but says Indiana, Ohio, and New York remain pivotal, with Roosevelt ordering Cabinet support to swing the vote toward Taft.
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Roosevelt
Bryan
George FF. Washburn
Commonwealth Club
Washburn Credit House
Post
Mr. Washburn
Indiana
Ohio
New York
West
Taft
City of Boston State Election Notice October 1908
City officials set election meetings for statewide offices across Boston polling places. Voters will cast ballots from 6 AM to 4 PM for sixteen electors and state officers including Governor and Attorney General, with ward variations noted. Attest: JOAD & PRIEST, Clerk.
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United States
Commonwealth
Congress
Supreme Judicial Court
John Noble
General Court
Joad
Priest
Democratic Primaries Notice for Boston 1908 Election
The Democratic primaries will be held on Thursday November 19 1908 at precinct polling places from 6 am to 4 pm to nominate candidates for Street Commissioner Board of Aldermen and Common Council elect delegates to the Municipal Convention and members of the Word Committee for the ensuing year Nomination papers available October 26 1908 at 5 pm at the Secretary of the Democratic City Committee Room 1107 Old South building 294 Washington St and October 28 1908 at 8 am at 28 School St Room 39 thereafter at Room 1107 Old South building 294 Washington St all papers due by 3 pm October 29 1908 Primaries governed by law Democratic City Committee Boston October 24 1908 William F McClellan President John J Driscoll Assistant Secretary
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Board of Aldermen
Common Council
Word Committee
Democratic City Committee
Old South Building
Washington St
School St
Democratic
William F. McClellan
John J. Driscoll
Boston
Sweden cabinet maker ends life in Cambridge home
Albert Gren, a 41 year old Swedish cabinet maker, died by his own hand yesterday at his Cambridge residence in Fiske place after attempting to slash his throat with a razor and cut his wrists with a jackknife while his family looked on. Medical Examiner Swan viewed the body.
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Albert Gren
Sweden
Fiske Place
Cambridge
Swan
Shy on Figures in State Election Outlook
Politicians refuse precise numbers on Massachusetts results. Colonel Doty, Republican State chairman, predicts Draper and Frothingham will win by the biggest plurality in years and that Taft will carry the state by a surprise margin. He believes all Congress members will be elected and the 10th and 11th districts may go Republican.
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Massachusetts
Doty
Republican State Committee
Draper
Frothingham
Taft
John Weaver Sherman
Socialist Party
Charles ©. Power
Independence League
Hisgen
Osgood
O'Connell
J. Mitchell Galvin
Sermon Voices Faith in Free Ballot and Public Service
The Rev. Dr. P. S. Henson at Tremont Temple denounces electors as a farce and praises the free ballot free schools and free church. He argues the presidential race features two colossal men with others running and stresses pride in the republic and willingness to serve regardless of which candidate wins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornelius Woelfkin
Iremont Temple Baptist Church
Henson
J. Stanley Durkee
The
Free Baptist Church
Tremont Temple
Taft
Bryan
P. S. Henson
Dr. Henson
Boston Area Campaign Talk Echoes Quiet Yet Confident
Democratic State chairman J W Synan offers few figures while predicting Bryan momentum if voters awaken to Vahey exposure. Massachusetts races loom with Mitchell challenging Tirrell in the 4th, O Connell projecting a 5000 Democratic edge in the 10th, and Peters favored in the 11th.
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J. W. Synan
Democratic State Committee
Bryan
Vahey
Boston
Mitchell
Marlboro
Tirrell
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