27 Sep 1910
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1910
Page
1
Mrs H N Slater of Readville Mass arriving with daughter and maid on the Kaiserin Auguste Victoria was not allowed to take nine trunks ashore, despite ties to the Slater family and a New York firm.
Mrs Slater declared ten gowns valued at 1400 and personal effects worth 800, but inspectors demanded a full appraisal of nine baggage pieces. She could not recall the exact gown count. No charge was filed, but her declaration will be checked against the trunks' contents.
Milton September 25 Mrs Horatio Nelson Slater wife of the late Slater of Webster and grandson of Samuel Slater arrives from Europe. Her baggage is detained by customs in New York. She is principal owner of S Slater Sons Inc with Webster interests and maintains homes in Milton and Boston.
George A. Sully and Austin J. Freeley were arrested by Inspectors Rooney and McCauley on larceny charges for stealing malted liquor valued at 35 from Carter, Carter & Co. at 34 Merrimac Street. Both men were employed by the firm.
The United Irish League sessions begin in Buffalo with over a thousand delegates from across the U S arriving for three days of events. Prominent Irish MPs John Redmond Thomas O Connor Joseph Devlin and Daniel Boyle are among those arriving with their wives and friends via the New York Central at 5 15 p m.
Delegates from the Parnell branch meet the arriving party in Rochester after escorted arrival in New York on Saturday. Leaders include Joseph FE Galvin John G Hynes and James A Campbell representing the Rochester group with Henry W Killeen T P Donovan W H Ryan Thomas J Quigley and John E Barry. The party also includes Mrs John RE Redmond and her daughter Mrs Powers Miss Marie Narelle the Song Bird of Australia Patrick Egan and other Irish officials.
A hatless stenographer led police and about a thousand bystanders in a swift pursuit that ended with the capture of John Sheehey of Roxbury. Sheehey is accused of stealing Miss Josephine Lagerquist’s pocket book containing $25 and $50 in stamps from Room 6 at 54 Kilby Street following a robbery in a nearby telephone booth.
New York Mayor Gaynor announces in a signed statement that he will not accept a nomination for the governorship.
Roosevelt proclaims a victorious stance over rivals with a vow to bring back trophies from Africa and Saratoga. The quoted remarks frame a confident warlike tone and emphasize triumph through competitive success. The item echoes wartime morale language and a boastful pledge.
In Saratoga on September 26 the Republican State committee voted 22 to 15 to reaffirm Vice-President Sherman as temporary chairman for the upcoming State convention. The decision followed Sherman in effect demanding an inquiry into alleged trickery behind his selection and stating he would not serve if charges were proven.
After a near two hour clash between old guard and progressives the committee voted 22 to 15 that Sherman was informed his selection was not misrepresented in response to his letter. An attempt to table the matter was defeated as old guard leaders said it gagged them. Continued on Page 16-6th Column.
A hot finish in today’s party primaries narrows the field to three hopefuls. Voters head to polls as the race tightens among the remaining candidates with momentum shifting in key districts.
Wealthy George K Lord of Lynn son of George F Lord Boston stock exchange secretary will marry Miss Helen Marie Callahan a telephone operator at the Oxford exchange in a Beachmont Catholic rectory ceremony tomorrow morning. The match ends a summer romance from New Hampshire mountains and ties two prominent Boston and Lynn families.
A two alarm blaze at the Palmer and Parker lumber wharf on Medford Street Charlestown drove more than 150 residents from their homes before 3 am. The fire started in a drying kiln and posed a serious threat to the surrounding tenement district, with estimated losses running into the hundreds of thousands.
Mayor Fitzgerald quits the Democratic nomination for Governor declaring he supports no candidate. Samuel Gompers denounces Congressman Foss as indifferent to labor welfare in a Malden meeting read by Frederick Mansfield. Charles Hamlin outlines his Governor platform to delegates. James Vahey defeats Rep Thomas Riley in the Democratic Lieutenant Governor nomination race.
Developments in the Massachusetts race unfold as Mayor Fitzgerald withdraws from the Democratic nomination race and declares Boston a free field. At a Malden meeting Frederick W. Mansfield reads a AFL President Samuel Gompers letter denouncing Eugene N. Foss. James H. Vahey attacks Thomas P. Riley while Charles S. Hamlin campaigns for delegate control to the State convention. The lively start signals a heated battle ahead for the November elections.
Political talk links Mayor Fitzgerald’s exit to boosting Foss in the race. President Gompers brands Foss an enemy of labor, a stance that could alter the campaign dynamics and public perception.
Beverly September 26 Mrs William H Taft hosted a refined luncheon at the President's home. Guests included Mrs Thomas P Beal Mrs Henry Clay Frick of Eagle Rock Pride's Crossing Mrs Walter J Mitchell and the Curtis sisters of Manchester Mrs Preston Gibson of Washington summering at the Farms and Mrs Clarence Moore of Washington at Swiftmoor Pride's Crossing.
Yesterday's American games include Boston beating Cleveland final in ninth and New York vs Brooklyn games with Pittsburgh results noted. Red Sox set for a double header with Cleveland. Hal Chase named New York Highlanders manager. Harvard varsity teams show scoring in hard scrimmage. Minot and McKay return as Crimson veterans. Woman's tennis opens at Longwood courts.
Regular service adds limited cars from 8 30 A M to 6 30 P M leaving Park Square hourly. Fare is 55 cents and round trip costs one dollar.
Outside Boston the Republican bid for Congress in the fourth district pits Harry L. Pierce of Leominster against William H. Wilder of Gardner. Judge Robert O. Harris seeks delegates in the 14th district. In Middlesex sixth, Charles Brown of Medford faces J Howell Crosby of Arlington for the Senate. Lowell city delegates back Congressman Foss for the Democratic governor nomination.
Police pursue driver and passengers of a brown touring car with New York plates after the vehicle struck Conductor Samuel W. Hollingshed on Dodge Street. Hollingshed fell from the running board, suffered a skull fracture, and died at Beverly Hospital minutes later.
Witnesses say a brown automobile struck conductor Hollingshed on a Dodge Street route injuring him. The driver did not stop and the car fled at high speed ahead of electric cars and ice wagons, with four passengers aboard and a woman on the front seat. Police stations alerted to locate the vehicle before it reaches Portland.
A blaze at the Palmer & Parker veneer yard on the Medford street wharf consumed costly mahogany and rose wood worth about 150000 dollars. Patrolman Sullivan and District Chief Fox led firefighting efforts as thousands fled nearby homes and a fireboat battled the flames amid steam and smoke.
Cloudy weather forecast for Boston and vicinity with Tuesday increasing cloudiness and Wednesday unsettled. Moderate variable winds. Also notes steamers sailing Tuesday to European ports will face mainly northeast winds and partly overcast conditions toward the Grand Banks.
Fragmentary text from a Thompson's Spa furnished item includes scattered numbers and temperature data. It mentions average temperatures yesterday and a year ago with values like 66 and 55, but lacks readable context or a coherent report.
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