16 Sep 1908
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1908
Page
1
At a large gathering Senator Borah and Secretary Wilson roasted William J. Bryan as crowds cheered. The event focused on local politics with Lieutenant Governor Draper presiding over the proceedings and a parade of athletic events noted earlier.
Patchwork Doves topple Chicago Cubs 3 to 2 sending champs to third. Red Sox and Yankees end scoreless into ninth as New York takes 1 0. New York and Pittsburgh win NL tight races 5 4 and 6 5. Detroit down St Louis 8 7. Cleveland tops White Sox 3 0 to surge in AL. Washington shuts Athletics as top of second division remains tight. Sandy Ferguson loses decision to Joe Jeannette. Olympic events feature at G O P barbecue Point of Pines.
Borah and Wilson attack Bryan as 20000 attendees fill the scene. Boss Lodge misses the largest Republican gathering. McCarthy backs Frothingham to win and his supporters claim the machine. Cole rooters sweep barbecue as Luce hunts. Essex row is patched up and Senator Smith of Michigan arrives too late to speak.
In bright sun and brisk east wind the Massachusetts Republicans held a long postponed barbecue at the Point of Pines. The event drew the largest Republican gathering in the state, though Boss Henry Cabot Lodge was absent and replaced by Senator W Murray Crane.
Officials reported about 20 000 people passed through the gates in a rally near Senator Henry Cabot Lodge home. The bitter Cole-Luce-Frothingham contest played out with Frothingham supporters asserting strength and Jeremiah J. McCarthy predicting Frothingham would win the nomination. Crane moved quietly among crowds while Lodge stayed away due to laryngitis. Ward 10 under Charley Innes paraded with banner and megaphones as the scene spilled into various locations.
A notice invites customers to install a telephone by calling 101 Milk St Room 609 or Main 6090. A contract agent will be sent to arrange installation, with a stated amount of 125,000 to avoid disappointment.
For Governor Charles E. Hughes of New York renominated. Lieutenant Governor Horace White of Onondaga. Secretary of State Samuel S. Koenig of New York. Attorney General Edward R. O Malley of Erie. Comptroller Charles H. Gaus of Albany. State Engineer Frank M. Williams of Madison. State Treasurer Thomas B. Dunn of Monroe. Associate Justice Albert Haight of Erie renominated.
Miss Sybil Hodges heiress to banker E C Hodges plans to wed Warren Hunnewell Child in Hingham despite Mrs Hodges efforts to prevent the church ceremony. The Harvard man and her wealthy Boston social circle will witness the public wedding amid family feuds and rumors of a deeper motive.
Charles Evans Hughes was nominated for a second term as New York governor by the Republican State convention on the first ballot with 827 votes to 151 for James Wadsworth Jr. and 31 for John K. Stewart. The slate was set before the session, and Lieutenant Governor nominee Senator White lingered in the governorship race. The party’s maneuvering followed days of intra-party strife as supporters sought unity.
A recent assessment notes electric signs brighten Boston nights and have significantly boosted both individual and overall merchant sales, signaling stronger consumer activity and retail vitality.
Miss Esther A. Hilbert, 19, disappeared Sunday near her mother’s summer home. J. C. Hilbert of Lanesdown, Pa arrives to Northampton and orders blood hounds as searches extend to woods and ponds. Her father thinks she may have harmed herself and body may lie in Chesterfield area.
In York Harbor Maine Miss Georgie Haven of Boston, 42, wed William Cochrane of Philadelphia, 82, in St George's Episcopal Church. The couple, summer residents, drew surprise from friends as Rev Henry S Kloma of Portland presided.
Forecast for New England says fair weather with rising temperatures on Wednesday and Thursday. Eastern New York will see fair conditions on Wednesday and Thursday with light to fresh variable winds.
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