Court voids redistricting report and orders new apportionment
The court declares the redistricting report void and mandates a fresh apportionment immediately. Governor urges lawmakers to convene a special session to address the legislative mapping.
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1916
Page
1
Governor McCall Plans Special Legislature Session
Governor McCall announced a special session of the Legislature to address the Supreme Court ruling on the Suffolk county apportionment report. The proclamation is expected after a Executive Council meeting, with the governor praising the court as guardian of constitutional rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCall
Supreme Court
Executive Council
Supre Court
Court decision notes possible special session for new district
The decision by Chief Justice Rugg approved by all associates mentions a possible special Legislature session if new district creation is needed. It states nomination papers are filed and the commissioners will proceed to redraw divisions as ordered and a special session may be required if the Apportionment Commission redoes its work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rugg
Apportionment Commission
Full service on all lines resumes in Bangor strike
Bangor Maine September 8 full service on all lines resumed the Bangor Railway and Electric Company after carmen began a strike for union recognition. Strikers circulated petitions urging arbitration of the dispute as Charles F Sleeper a new conductor accused of threatening strikers with a loaded revolver was discharged after a police court hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bangor
Bangor Railway & Electric Company
Charles F. Sleeper
Drowned man recovered in Gloucester Bay from yacht mishap
The body of Daniel D. McCarthy of 14 Pleasant street Dorchester was recovered yesterday afternoon in Isloucester Bay after he drowned on August 28 when he fell from his yacht between Pemberton and City Point in the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel D. McCarthy
Pleasant Street
Dorchester
Pemberton
City Point
Isloucester Bay
Burdett Business College Admits New Students Monday
Burdett Business College invites applicants for new student admissions each Monday at its 18 Boylston Street campus near Warh ade. The ad emphasizes individual advancement opportunities and local access for prospective students seeking business training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burdett Business College
Boylston St
Cor. Warhade
Elopement Involving Father and Son's Fiancée Revealed
Charles H Gretter treasurer of the Louis FE Merry Company eloped last Saturday with Mildred Merrill, aged 22, fiancee of Gretters son serving in El Paso Texas. The mothers and Mildreds father confirm the affair at the Gretter home in North Weymouth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. Gretter
Louis FE
Merry Comanpy
el Paso
Tex
Gretter
North
Weymouth
Mildred Merrill
Mrs. Gretter
Merrill
Mildred Mer
Somerville Man Recalls Daughter's Fatal Telegram
Fred H. Merrill recounts a devastating family tragedy after his daughter Mildred and her companion died by self tragedy two weeks earlier. A Worcester telegram revealed the rash step, leaving both families shattered and seeking hope for reunion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred H. Merrill
Fastman Road
Somerville
Mildred
Worcester
Fred Merrill
Gretter
Poet's Niece Resigns From Longfellow Birthplace Society
Mrs Marian Longfellow resigns yesterday from the International Longfellow Birthplace Society of Portland Maine. The move ends her official ties with the group honoring the poet.
Longfellow Relative Resigns From Society Over Methods
Mrs Marian Longfellow of Brookline niece of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow resigns as vice-president of the International Longfellow Society of Portland Maine citing disapproval of the society methods. She also leads the Longfellow Birthplace Association of Boston and will not sever aims but cannot remain in the other group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marian Longfellow
Brookline
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
International Longfellow Society of
Portland
Letters to Dilworth Examined in Murder Probe
Two bulky letter packages and personal papers of slain lawyer Dwight P. Dilworth will be examined by Coroner Flynn and Detective Captain Vines in New York to uncover new facts that former associates have not revealed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Dwight P. Dilworth
Flynn
Vines
Police probe of Dilworth murder yields mixed results
Investigators press new lines in the Dilworth case in Van Cortlandt Park as witnesses challenge or confirm statements by Miss Mary McNiff. An anonymous letter leads Captain Wines to a potential witness, but authorities face a wall of fear and no imminent arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dilworth
van Cortlandt Park
Mary McNiff
McNiff
Captain Wines
Lovers Lane
Miss McNiff
Hughes Defends Labor Record In Maine Campaign
Charles E Hughes in Bangor defends his labor record against AFL president Samuel Gompers attacks. He asserts he is a friend of labor and reiterates opposition to the eight hour bill as a pivotal national issue in his Maine speeches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bangor
Maine
Charles E. Hughes
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Hughes
Poor Little Rich Girl Becomes Bride Ramona Borden Weds Parker
Miss Ramona Borden heiress to the Borden fortune married Chicago lawyer Cole Parker in Los Angeles. The ceremony took place at the Valk grandparents home as the former runaway heiress settles a new life after years of public trials and a famed search. The couple plans a Southern California motor tour before returning to Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Cal
Ramona Borden
Borden
New Jersey
Cole Parker
Parker
Chicago
Wisconsin
T. B. Valk
Chester Place
California
Gail Borden
Helen Valk Borden
Boston
Miss Borden
Hughes Crowd Flocks to Maine Speech Despite Rain
From Portland to Bangor crowds gathered for Mr Hughes with 5000 filling a Waterville auditorium for a warm reception. He praised Congress action against the Wilson administration and condemned the 24 hour bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Bangor
Hughes
Roosevelt
Waterville
Wilson
Fire at Woburn tannery beach house causes $30000 loss
A blaze at the F. C. Parker & Son tannery beach house on Cross street Woburn started about 11 last night. The three story wooden structure burned completely and spread flames to the tannery but the tannery and nearby buildings were saved by rapid fire department action from Woburn and Winchester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. C. Parker & Son
Cross Street
Woburn
Winchester
Parker Beach House
Tanyard
Bakers Favor Ten Cent Loaf Standardization
The National Association of Masters Bakers urges abolishing the five-cent loaf and standardizing a 10-cent loaf nationwide. Officials cite factory waste from the five-cent loaf and call for immediate adoption with possible smaller loaves where local costs require, emphasizing manufacturing savings and quality improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bakers
Chicago
United States
National Association of Masters Bakers
Wilson pledges to fight for woman suffrage at convention
President Wilson told the National American Woman Suffrage Association in Atlantic City that he will fight with women to win the vote "in a little while." Dr Anna Howard Shaw and Carrie Chapman Catt lauded his pledge, while the exact method remained unspecified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Atlantic City
Ni J. Sept
National American Woman Suffrage Association
Anna Howard Shaw
Association
Mr. Wilson
Carrie Chapman Catt
Mears
Two Boys Killed by Lightning in New York Storm
A severe storm lashed Greater New York causing two boys to be killed by lightning and injuring others. The storm tore through the Republican national committee headquarters where James B. Reynolds was struck by mortar from a cornice and escaped injury as a glass and wood partition collapsed and records and furnishings were damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Greater
James B. Reynolds
Republican National Committee
Republican National
Police Fight With Sailors Ends in Arrests on Washington Street
Police from City Hall Avenue station and sailors from the U S S Chester clash in a running street fight along Washington from Elm to State last night. Three sailors Howard L Peay Eugene Dunn and Charles Dieuben were arrested and Patrolman Dennis Buckley treated for a fractured knuckle. Officer James Clougherty and others aided in subduing the brawl as a crowd watched.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Hall Avenue
Chester Engags
Washington Street
Elm
State Street
Dennis Buckley
Relief Hospital
James Clougherty
Howard L. Peay
Eugene Dunn
Charles Dieuben
Chester
Peay
Buckley
Desperate Offense Shifts Front in Dobrudja War
Russian and Romanian forces strike Bulgarians and Turks along the Black Sea littoral in southern Dobrudja. They seize the offensive, aim to push the central powers left wing back toward Bulgaria and Constantinople. Baltjik Kavarna Kali Akra and Bazardjik reported captured as the Russo Romanian drive mounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Black Sea
Dobrudja
Romania
Bulgaria
Constantinople
Danube River
Rumania
Baltjik
Kavarna
Kali Akra
Sofia
Dobruch
Bazardjik
Bucharest
Rumanians Admit Fall of Turtukai Fortress
Bulgar German forces hold the fortress of Turtukai after forcing into central Romania and claim to have not yet crossed the Danube toward Bucharest. The Romanian war office confirms the loss in a terse statement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rumania
Turtukai
Danube
Bucharest
Rumanian War Office
Sun Page 2 Summary Not Available
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Moon Tonight and Vehicle Lights at 6 35 PM
Holiday note lists California statehood in 1850 and 70 000 Indian troops despatched to France in 1914. Oceanic steamer reported lost on the Scotch coast in 1914. One year ago today the United States asked Austria to recall its ambassador Dr Damba.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
France
Oceanic
United States
Austria
Damba
Weather forecast for Boston and New England region
Fair and cooler conditions across Boston area and New England this weekend. Saturday brings fair skies with cooler temperatures, followed by a Sunday still fair with lighter winds from the west to northwest. Moderate winds persist, and a cooler air mass is expected throughout the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Washington
New England
Maine
Baseball scores from a mixed day across leagues
National circuit shows Brooklyn 6 Boston 2 in game one and 4 for game two. St Louis 9 Cincinnati 1 and Chicago edge Pittsburgh amid wet grounds. American Boston 0 Washington 0 through six. Detroit 3 St Louis 0 Philadelphia 8 New York 2 Chicago 3 Cleveland 2 11 innings. Eastern New London percent Springfield 2 first game Springfield 1 New London 0 second game six innings. New Haven 4 Worcester 2 first game New Haven 5 Worcester 2 innings second game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
New York-Philadelphia
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Chicago-Pittsburg
Washington
Detroit
St. Lonia
Chicago
Cleveland
New London
Springfield
New Haven
Worcester
Also Mentioned on This Page
Suffolk County Apportionment Committee
Supreme Judicial Court
Son
Girl
Jills
Girl Wires News
Mrs. Marian Longfellow
International Longfellow Birthplace Society of
Sbrattle
Quincy House
Thore Spains
Miss M'Niff
Waterville, ME
Robert L. Norton
Mrs. Parker
Tannery
Pace Institute of Accountancy
Fort Hill
Tremont Temple
SAVOY
Columbus Avenue
Mass
Savoy Co., Inc
Lessees
Tel
Back Bay
Oring
Scott
C. G. Maguire
Bain News Service
Leopold OF
Bavaria
Hindenburg
Clarendon Hotel Gardens
Jack Tars
Officer Hart
Washington St
Medianus
de Delmonico
Cinen
Art” Spaulding
Sophie Bennett
Jack Hewitt
Silistria
M. S
P.M
C. Co, Moon
Cole
Beacon St
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