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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1905
Page
24
The piece outlines bitter fights in Boston wards as candidates seek control for the ward committees and state delegations. It notes active rallies, potential alderman candidacy shifts, and affidavits presented by Alderman Linehan amid Dock Trust concerns.
Alderman Linehan pressed for a public hearing on the National Dock Trust at yesterday's Board of Aldermen meeting, but the board again voted down reconsideration. He recounted Dock Trust orders and talks with treasurer George L. Burroughs, testified to the grand jury, and concluded that Burroughs should be indicted based on his testimony.
The Hon. W. T. A. Fitzgerald did not attend Phenix Hall last night to defend charges against John Quinn Jr. and John M. Donovan. Quinn and Donovan attacked Fitzgerald and his supporters, while the audience booed the absence as cowardice.
Senator Collins of South Boston accused Logan of misrepresenting records and urged voters in his district. He cited endorsements from AF of L official Frank K. Foster and Clothing Cutters president George F. O'Donnell and defended labor records on liquor licensing and the 1902 labor clause.
A Boston man, Frank Rosen aged 23, claimed to work as a salesman at a large department store. He was involved in a theft case in Providence on September 25, identified after traveling from Boston.
Brookline buzzes with opposition to Senator Cummings renomination as two delegations file for the senatorial convention. Campaign activity has intensified and several hundred Democratic votes are expected to be polled.
A city court today fined a man $75 and costs for stealing $35 worth of ivory combs from Blanchard, Young wholesale jobbers at 28 Pine Street. He pleaded guilty and paid the fine, described as the heaviest single complaint fine in the District Court. A Boston traveling man said wholesale houses have suffered similar losses recently.
Jacob Tarplin writes that Charles H. Innes mischaracterized Cox and Butler while asserting Butler acts as counsel for James F. Shaw and Metropolitan Life. Tarplin claims Butler aided Shaw's State Treasurer candidate and notes Butler's roles with Metropolitan Life and Equitable policy holders. He urges Republicans in Wards 10 12 and 18 to scrutinize funds used for private gain.
Fire destroyed a Chelsea church causing total loss estimated at 30000 with 10000 insured on the building. Several firemen were burned and hospitalized while investigators seek a possible incendiary cause. The church, a city landmark, may be replaced with a new structure after an early meeting.
The Cape senatorial district mobilizes against James F. Shaw and the Gaston-Shaw faction over a proposed street railway bill granting eminent domain rights from Boston to Providence. Harding and Cummings leaders face a covert opposition funded with about $5,000 to $6,000 as convention warfare and caucus battles unfold before the next General Court.
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Albany dispatch reports a man resembling Joseph Girard, the alleged Bronx murder suspect, arrested at Central Bridge Schoharie County. He was seized by a baggagemaster and held for identification, with a harness buckle found on him as proof of possible teamster ties. The man claimed no name and said he worked for a neighboring farmer. Albany police notified New York officials.
A. B. Stickney president of the Chicago Great Western Railroad testifies for the defense on livestock freight rates from the Missouri River to Chicago. He explains how packers influence published tariffs by negotiating lower rates for dressed meat and denies payment of damages or rebates since the Grosscup injunction.
Judge Grant allowed the will of Hannah E Boyle, late of Charlestown, after months of proceedings. A contestant sought guardianship of a young girl named principal beneficiary, but witnesses, including a Sister of Mercy, disputed the guardian claim. The case likely moves to another court.
D W Miner a Providence wholesale beef dealer charges the New York New Haven Hartford railroad discriminates against him by delaying shipments and blocking Canal street yard unloading while other firms are allowed to use it. The hearing before Commissioner Charles A Prouty began in federal court.
Snow to the depth of six inches covered the summit of Mt. Washington today with lesser amounts down to Half Way House. The summit thermometer registered 26 degrees early today.
Concord New Hampshire September 25 The Hon George H Adams of Plymouth was appointed State insurance commissioner to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Colonel John C Linehan He will attend the meeting of the insurance commissioners of the various States at Bretton Woods this afternoon General George H Adams born Campton May 18 1851 graduated Dartmouth 1873 has often been mentioned for gubernatorial honors
In Rochester New York on Sept 25 a general strike was declared in the composing and job departments of the Post Express. Most workers heeded the union call, new men were hired, and there was no delay in issuing the regular editions.
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