Roosevelt Civil Service Reforms Highlighted in Republican Plan
Washington July 15 one chapter of the Republican handbook will praise President Roosevelt s civil service reforms since entering the White House detailing actions in the first three months. It notes classification of rural free delivery, restoration of 1600 war department positions, new testing under oath, tighter promotion rules, and protections for common laborers, with broader implications for postmasters and consular service reforms. The piece emphasizes the President s consistency in enforcing civil service law and signals gains in bureaucratic efficiency and impartiality.
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Army
Census Bureau
McKinley
Fight Over a Location in Lawrence Street Railway Dispute
Boston July 15. Lawrence debates a location for a Lawrence and Methuen Street Railway line. Protest comes from Bruce Street residents while Knox Currier Mahoney argue public need. 27 back full route though Bruce Street opposed. Board notes lack of specific location in petition and considers routes to Hampton Beach.
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Boston
Lawrence
Lawrence & Methuen Street Railway Company
Bruce Street
Jamies P. S. Mahoney
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F. A.warren
George Sanborn
Wampton Beach
Boston & Northern
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New England Democratic League to hold Nantasket dinner rally
The New England Democratic league will hold its annual meeting and dinner at the Rockland House Nantasket beach Mass July 24. Speakers include William J Bryan Edward M Shepard Edward W Carmack and Joseph W Bailey and Boston Mayor Patrick Collins will preside. Admission is free and exercises start at 2 pm. Transportation from Boston via steamboat or rail and electric cars is available with timing detailed. The event opens the New England congressional campaign and invites all Democrats to attend.
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New England Democratic League
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Nantasket Beach
Mass
William J. Bryan
Nebraska
Edward M. Shepard
New York
Edward W. Carmack
Tenessee
Joseph W. Bailey
Texas
Patrick Collins
Boston
New England
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Atlantic Avenue
South Terminal
Nantasket Wharf
League
New England State Committee
George E. Hughes
Bath
Henry.Follis
Emory S. Harris
Bennington
Young's Hotel
Henry F. Hollis
Sec’y
George Fred Williams
George S. Boutwell
A. C. Drinkwater
William A. Gaston
John R. Thayer
William S. McNary
Charles S. Hamlin
Henry F. Narden
Joseph A. Conry
Prosecott F. Hall
Massachusetts
Geo. E. Hughes
M. P. Frank
Thomas J. Lynch
John Scott
George M. Hanson
Fred C. Plaisted
Maine
True L. Norris
John T. Amey
Timothy J. Howard
N. C. Jameson
Frederick E. Potter
New Hampshire
John H. Sente
Felix W. McGettrick
Thomas W. Malony
Vernon A. Bullard
Vermont
George W. Greere
J. J. Fitzgerald
Richard B. Comstock
P. H. Quinn
Samuel R. Honey
Rhode Island
Homer S. Cummings
Ignatius A. Sulivan
Robert E
Yale
Florence Kimball and four husbands tale to Deer Island
Florence Kimball an English woman with 17 aliases revealed to probation officers that she was "much married" with four husbands living and perhaps as many dead. She would be sent to a seaside home for the summer after court and probation officers pursued testimony from men she claimed as spouses. The case drew attention as she gave new names and claimed status with each arrest. The report then covers a Massachusetts Democratic league meeting notice with details on dates, tickets, and prominent speakers and officials.
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Florence Kimball
Deer Island
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Probaton
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McDonough
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Suits Against the Elevated in Boston Damages Sought
Boston files several suits in superior court seeking 189000 dollars in damages from the Boston Elevated railroad for depreciation of city property values. The action uses the abuttors statute to recover market price losses from construction and operation. Other property owners also have multi million dollar suits pending against the company.
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Boston Elevated Railroad
New Vegetable Cure Mi o Na Aids Digestion
Advert shows Mi o Na as a revolutionary vegetable cure for dyspepsia restoring digestive fluids and stomach health in days. Claims include relief from indigestion and nervous tension, with rapid improvement in heart palpitations and gas production. Ellingwood & Co. druggists offer two days free treatment and list Central and Merrimack streets locations.
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Merrimack Streets
Tent Rally Setup In Boston To Address Large Crowd
A tent will host a vast audience with sides removed if weather allows. Platform at slope foot and expert tent speakers endorse this arrangement. Water and rail transport deemed excellent with thousands expected via Nantasket Steamship. Attendees from Boston travel by boat, southerners by rail. speakers arrive on Federal express. Guests depart Rowe's Wharf around 11:29 AM. Visitors will be met at South station at 7 AM and escorted to Young's Hotel for breakfast. Prominent Democrats will meet the speakers at the hotel between 9 and 11 with parlors reserved.
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Boston
Nantasket Steamboat Company
Young’s
Boutwell's Ultimatum Signals Party Shift
Ex Governor George S Boutwell declares he will not vote for any Republican candidate who supports imperialism. He states his opposition to the war and imperialism and hints at joining the Democrats. He clarifies he would not vote for any imperialist candidate, Republican or Democrat.
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Boston
George S. Boutwell
Boutwell
Senator Platts Birthday Observed In New York
On July 15 Senator Platt celebrated his 69th birthday with visits from many Republican colleagues and plans for later congratulations at Manhattan Beach. Reporters pressed for stories about his life, but he declined, saying he would continue his daily work and offered no celebratory remarks.
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New York
Senator Platt
Manhattan Beach
Oriental Hotel
Woman Flung From Train in Nebraska Wind
Miss Marie Karpus of Omaha was blown from a Burlington excursion train traveling 40 miles per hour by a 45 mph wind into a Nebraska cornfield Sunday night. She was uninjured as her skirt acted like a parachute while she fell about 20 feet.
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