Free Transfers Fight at West End Rail Way Hearing
The Post champions a more equitable transfer system as the hearing at the State House proceeds with support from Alderman Bordman Hall Mayor Perry and Representatives Gallivan and Rourke. Cor poration Counsel Andrew J Bailey hints at a plan for near free transfers in exchange for street and mother rights. The session closes before Prentiss Cummings completes argument for the corporation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry
Alderman Hall
Bailey
George Fred Williams
Quincy
West End
State House
Common Council of
Boston
Andrew J. Bailey
Hiad
Ofice
Miller
Bordman Hall
Prentiss Cummings
Corporation
Boston Officials Weigh Five Cent Fare Plan and Transfers
Corporation Counsel Bailey told the committee that Mayor Quincy aims to secure free transfers by negotiating a contract with the West End Street Railway to allow five cent fares. He praised unanimous city council support and urged examining the railway’s books to see if surplus funds justify a universal fare. Alderman Hall opened the inquiry into the transfer question.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bailey
Boston
Alderman Hall
Railroad Commission
Board of Aldermen and Common Council
Law Department
City Council of
Mr. Bailey
West End Street Railway Company
Quincy
West End
West End Road
Alderman Bordman Hall Calls for Free Transfers Debate
Alderman Bordman Hall argues for free transfers on the West End Street Railway to connect cars under the same company and support public service. He asserts the road should be able to draw trailers, run freight at night, sprinkling streets, and offer concessions while ensuring public benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West End Street Railway
Ladder 12 Plunges Into Washington Street Hole
A late night alarm at 12:50 sent Ladder 12 to Washington Street above Northampton. The vehicle fell into a twenty foot sewer hole, killing a horse and severely injuring the driver and crew. The truck was badly damaged and the hole unlit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladder 12
Washington Street
Northampton
Cockerill Dies in Cairo While Reporting Nile Campaign
Colonel John A. Cockerill American editor and New York Herald correspondent died at Shepheard's Hotel Cairo from apoplexy while preparing to accompany the English Nile expedition against the Dervishes. Born in Ohio over fifty years ago, he rose from drummer boy in 1861 to managing editor and publisher roles in major papers. He served in the Russo Turkish war and the Japan conflict, earning trust of editors like Pulitzer and Bennett before his Cairo assignment. The news of his death ends a storied career in foreign correspondence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Chronicle
Cairo
John A. Cockerill
Shepheard
Cockerill
Japan
New York Herald
Colonel Cockerill
Ohio
Congress
Grant
John
Pulitzer
St. Louis
New York City
New York
New York Advertiser
China
San Francisco
Nile
James Gordon Bennett
Athens
Marathon
Louis
Arthur Blake
Boston Athletic Association
Blake
Flack
Prince Constantine
Also Mentioned on This Page
Massachusetts Clothing Co
MY Clothier
Hanover and
Portland Streets
C.H. Robinson & CO
Adams Square
Cook Square
Washington
New England
Rueter & Copipany
Highland Spring Brewery
Corporation Counsel Bailey
D. W. Fitzpatrick
R. E. Splaine
Splaine & Fitzpatrick
Court Street
Corner Stoddard
Ington Street
The
Burke
Hoyt
Clark
Connolly
Garrett
Sumner Paine
Thomas E. Burke
Thomas P
Curtis Ellery
Clark W. W. Bioyt
Eere
Eeesare
Vasilako
Bolokas
Tricoupis
M Breal
Vasilakos
Hoffman
Ellery H. Clark
Harvard
Thomas P. Curtis
Goulding
W. W. Hoyt
Boston Athletic Club
A. C. Tyler
Princeton University
Payne Brothers
James B. Connolly
Suffolk Athletic Club
Robert
Princeton
Chionis
Popular Hatters
Hargedon & Lynch
Finn & Kelley
Hanover ST
Macallar Parker Company
C. H. Robinson & CO
Dock Aiuecett
Mass
Masa
Shoe Dept
Vic
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!