Veterans of the Cross Mark 115th New England Conference
The 115th annual New England conference of the Methodist Episcopal church opened with eight officials from across the United States and the public debut of Boston University’s new president L. H. Murlin. Murlin pledged service and urged followers to identify and fulfill communal needs. An afternoon missionary sermon followed, with anniversaries for Union Conference Claimants and Veterans of the Cross Fellowship.
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New England
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Methodist Episcopal Church
Harvard Street
Cambridge
United States
L. H. Murtin
Boston University
Murlin
W. E. Huntington
University
Neely
Marlin
W. R. Newhall
D. D
Somerville
Union Conference
Veterans of the Cross Fellowship
J. B. Hingeley
Chicago
Freedman’s Aid and Southern Education Society
Conference Board of Home Missions and Church Extension
P. J. Maveety
Robert Forbes
Collision in harbor between Everett and Ripple damages vessels
Late Wednesday night the steam collier Everett and the beam trawler Ripple bumped in the harbor. Both ships were damaged but able to depart port the next day. Ripple twisted its stem. Everett bent a port bow plate while discharging coal nearby.
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Everett
Ripple
Charlestown Leaders Urged to Plant More Trees
The Charlestown Improvement Association asks mayor to focus on squares in Charlestown and to plant more trees as part of a city beautification push.
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Charlestown
Commission Hears of Mile Stretching on B and M Line
The Massachusetts Railroad Commission reviewed a photograph of the Boston and Maine Working Timetable showing distances from Springfield to South Vernon on the Connecticut River line. The mileage tables indicate six stations between Springfield and Mt Vernon marked with a cross that add one mile beyond the legal fraction. Chairman Walter Perley Hall announced the reports of mileage increases on the system amid alleged violations.
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Boston & Maine Railroad
Springfield
South Vernon
Connecticut River
Mt. Vernon
Massachusetts Railroad Commission
Railroad Commission Flags Boston & Maine Mileage Error
The Railroad Commission objects to Boston & Maine timetable mileage being one mile higher than the legal fractional allowance. The railroad will correct its time tables, a process that may take time. In the interim conductors on that division will likely continue using the current mileage figures.
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Railroad Commission
Boston & Maine Railroad
Mysterious Fire Drill Clears Great Building
In three minutes the great building emptied as Director Durand issued a silent alarm and did not reveal his plan to any subordinates.
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Durand
Designer of Children's Hats Praised Nationally
A skilled hat designer creates Lace Tuscan Straw hats built on wire frames and trimmed with Silk Satin Taffeta Ribbon, earning recognition as one of the best in the country.
Re Survey Alters Boston & Maine Mileage Figures
The Maine Railroad Commission plans to abolish constructive mileage on the Boston to Portland line after discovering a six mile discrepancy between the working time table and public timetables from Kittery Junction to Portland. Officials stress changes were careful and only affected fractional miles.
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Boston & Maine
Burt
Boston & Maine Railroad
Maine Railroad Commission
Boston To
Portland
Kittery Junction
Three Generations Mourn Mother Lydia Chevigney
Mrs Lydia Chevigney wife of Louis G C Chevigney died today at 2% Rutland street Brockton aged 64. She bore eight children by age 25 and was a grandmother by 35 and a great grandmother before 60. Survived by five children including Dr Gilbert Arthur Chevigney and Dr H H Chevigney.
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Brockton
Lydia Chevigney
Louis GC. Chevigney
Rutland Street
Monthly Meeting of Boston Wholesale Grocers Association
The Boston Wholesale Grocers' Association held a monthly meeting at Young's Hotel with about 40 members. They voted to join the New England Business Men's Federation, a Boston Chamber of Commerce branch, and to send a tele gram to Governor Gillett of California protesting a labeling bill for manufacturers on their canned goods.
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Boston Wholesale Grocers’ Association
Young’s Hotel
New England Business Men’s Federation
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Gillett
California
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Commission
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Biles
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