Boston's Newest Steamer Mary Chilton Afloat
Boston welcomed the Mary Chilton, the citys newest and fastest steamer, as it slid into the harbor at Mc Kie s shipyard East Boston. More than 500 spectators watched Miss Betty Barnes of Hing ham break a champagne bottle on the vessel. Onlookers called the launch the most graceful descent from the ways ever witnessed in Boston.
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Mary Chilton
Boston
McKie
Border Street
Chilton
Betty Barnes
Hingham
Mary Chilton Steamer Launches from McKie Yard
The eighth and largest vessel in Nantasket Steamboat Co. fleet, Mary Chilton, built at McKie yard, cost about 225000, 215 feet long, 66 feet wide, capacity 2500 passengers. Miss Barnes daughter of Charles B. Barnes sponsors the launch. General Manager Lane aided in the successful second blow after the first failed. Engines by a New York firm, to be commissioned July 1, to ply Rowe's wharf to Nantasket.
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McKie
Miss Barnes
Charles B. Barnes
Hingham
Nantasket Steamboat Company
Mary Chilton
Champagne
Lane
Rowe’s
Plymouth Rock
Foss Urges Roosevelt and Root to Endorse Prohibition
Ex Governor Foss writes to Colonel Roosevelt and ex Senator Root asking them to declare if they support national prohibition as the defining moral issue of the coming campaign. He questions their recent New York conference and warns others may unite or clash based on their stance.
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Foss
Roosevelt
Root
New York
Sayward Sturgis and Schoolhouse Safety Debate
John A. O Keefe the Wire Prevention Commissioner for the Metropolitan District argues that William H Sayward and R Clipston Sturgis gave cautious critique of a general building law and defends the need for stronger schoolhouse safety measures in Boston in April 1916.
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William H. Sayward
R. Clipston Sturgis
Sayward
Sturgis
Mr. Sayward
Mr. Logue
Frank Irving Cooper
Faneuil Hall
Messrs
John A. O'Keefe
Soston
Mayor Curley Backs Abolishment of Capital Punishment
In reply to Mrs Florence Spooner of Pinckney Street, Mayor Curley communicates his support for Governor McCall's plan to abolish capital punishment. He states the issue is one of common sense and humanity, and that he will aid the Governor in this effort.
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Florence G. Spooner
Pinckney Street
Curley
Spooner
Governor McCall
McCall
Mayor Hicks Because His Mail Is Late
A protest by Mayor Curley to Postmaster Murray about several days of morning mail delays led to his correspondence arriving at 8 30 instead of 9 40. The cause is a reduced carrier force on School Street City Hall and City Hall annex routes.
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Curley
Murray
School Street
City Hall
City Hall Annex
Fisher Completes 50 Years as Railroad Engineer
NEWBURYPORT April 4. Charles J. Fisher marks 50 years with the Eastern and Boston and Maine railroads. He has worked on nearly every B and M branch in the state, rising from fireman to engineer. Fisher was born in Gloucester.
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Newburyport
Charles J. Fisher
Old Eastern
Boston & Maine
Fisher
Gloucester
Tower Clock Gains One Hand Amid Delayed Weather
The Custom House clock work started with the west dial hour hand hung yesterday. If weather allows, hands will be working by Saturday and four dials lit at night. Elton and crew used elevators to reach the 20th floor with pulleys lifting the hands into position.
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Custom House
R. W. Elton
Mr. Elton
R. Honen
N. L. Young
William Burnside
Elmer Manley
Substitute Pawn Shop Bill Shifts Notice Requirements
In the House of Representatives a bill substituting for an adverse report requires pawnbrokers to notify former owners of intended sales of unredeemed property. Representative Dowling of Brighton advocated the substitution, citing a case of a man pawning a $50 watch for $6 and a later sale offer by the pawnbroker.
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House of Representatives
Representative Dowling
Brighton
Strange Fish Caught at Ipswich Mouth by Samuel Bayley
Fishermen gathered at the Ipswich wharves report a remarkable catch by Samuel Bayley. A 12 foot, 30 pound fish with iron hard head and double gills, displaying an umbrella back fin and heavy scales, is on display at the Ipswich fish market drawing wide viewership.
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Ipswich
Samuel Bayley
Bayley
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Frank Douglas
Winthrop
John J. Gallagher
Superior Criminal Court
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Jordan Marsh Company
Smart Spring Suits
Hicks
Nantasket Beach
Betty L. Barnes
R. R
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Percy Steele
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Fred Cannon
Harvard
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Dean Warren
Architectural School
James Hopper
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Rose
Twilight Blue
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