Immediate Finance Commission Building Report Urged
The Finance Commission was urged by the Mayor to deliver an immediate report on the building department. The Mayor says the commission has spent three months on the report and he is unsure of plans for the year. Commissioner Everett requests several extra building inspectors. The Mayor notes the City Council cannot appropriate funds until the commission's report is received.
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Fifteen Stowaways Returned From White Star Liner Cretic
Fifteen of twenty seven stowaways found in the water tank on the White Star liner Cretic were sent back to the vessel at company expense to Italy. They suffer from trachoma and will remain aboard until the Mediterranean voyage next Monday. Immigration officials probe the remaining twelve. Two interpreters are jailed in East Cambridge on bonds of two thousand dollars. Thirty crew members are at large after deserting.
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Massachusetts district to merge city services bill urged
President John J. Martin and other members of the Massachusetts Real Estate Exchange urged Mayor Fitzgerald to back a legislative bill creating a governing board for the metropolitan district. The bill would merge fire and police departments along with bath public works playgrounds and other district services.
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John J. Martin
Massachusetts Real Estate Exchange
Bath
Boston bill proposes abolition of Metropolitan boards and city takeover
A reform bill would abolish most Metropolitan boards and place employees under Boston city control. It creates six districts, sets a governor appointed president with a $10 000 salary, and a police commissioner with deputies. A referendum is planned at the next state election. Mayor Fitzgerald remained noncommittal.
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Penny postage rate rejected by House
The House voted down Underhill of Somerville's proposal for a one cent letter rate after a committee adverse report. Dean of Wakefield warned the change could delay the parcels post and increase deficits, while Underhill argued the government earns about 79 million dollars yearly on first class postage and urged higher magazine rates. the substitute motion failed on a voice vote.
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House Reverses on Cambridge Court House Bill
The House reversed its action on the Cambridge court house bill and by a 51 to 26 vote re considered. The measure now moves to the calendar for further action.
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Innes Housekeeper Testifies of Kicking Incident
Mrs. Annie M. Hyde testified in Supreme Judicial Court that Luella Eldredge kicked her years ago at William H. Innes's house while the retired policeman was ill and ice cream was ordered. Hyde said she could not forget the incident and described tension between Eldredge and herself during her residence.
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William H. Innes
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New Brunswick
Mr. Innes
Innes House
Mrs. Hyde
Dorchester
Subway Proves Popular Amid Cambridge Opening
The Cambridge subway near Porter station draws riders away from surface and steam routes, with Boston & Maine noting fewer passengers on the Fitchburg division and other lines. VP Hobbs says earnings are not broken down by branch yet. a formal April test may compare results.
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Watertown
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Byrnes
Station agents report ticket sales drop and receipts fall
Station agents note reduced ticket sales and a corresponding decrease in receipts, estimated at 2 to 17 percent.
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Andes Railway Link Opens With Record Heights
London April 5 report says the 270 mile line from Arica Chile to La Paz Bolivia is completed with rail ends joined near the frontier. It rises to 14 000 feet, crosses deserts and the Andes, includes many tunnels, and cost 138 750 000 dollars.
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la Pas
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Claim Couple Elopes. 65-Year-Olds Disappear
Relatives of John Q. Erwin and Lucy Thompson O'Hara, both 65, in Putney Vermont, seek answers after a marriage license was issued in North Adams for a Massachusetts ceremony set for April 5. Erwin, a Civil War veteran, vanished and relatives fear a secret marriage.
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John Q. Erwin
Lucy Thompson O’hara
Putney
Massachusetts
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O’hara
Beaumont duel ends in two businessmen dead
In Beaumont on April 5, two building contractors M A McKnight aged about 60 and W C Whitney about 40 killed each other in a street duel after a quarrel over work. McKnight fired first. Whitney, still conscious, fired as he fell and then died from a heart shot. Both men left widows and families.
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