Port Flats Acreage Delay Stirs East Boston Land Battle
Permission to fill 150 acres of Commonwealth flats off Jeffries Point is delayed by the Harbor Line Board of the War Department after strong opposition from the East Boston Land Company. A federal hearing postponed action for two weeks and urged parties to negotiate.
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Commonwealth Flats
Jeffries Point
Harbor Line Board
The
War Department
East Boston, Land. Company
Federal
East Boston Channel Plan Faces Objections From Company
East Boston Company opposes filling that would sever water access to rear land between Maverick Street and Wood Island Park. A proposed straight channel, plus a broader flats development, is debated by the Port Directors with city and company representatives.
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East Boston Company
Maverick Street
Wood Island Park
Boston, Revere Beach & Lynn Railroad
William M. Black
Samuel W. Roessler
Frederic W. Abbot
J. M. Hallowell
Jeffries Point
East Boston
Hugh Bancroft
Bird Island
Mead-Morrison Company
E. S. Dorr
Boston
Joseph Conry
East
Colonel Black
Mr. Dorr
Woman Kills Her Husband in Caddo Oil Field
Mrs. Jesse Stroud is jailed in Shreveport on a murder charge after allegedly shooting her husband in the Caddo oil field. She claimed he ordered her off her horse following a ride with neighbor Edward Beeler, and she said she shot when he beat the young man. Stroud, 28, worked in the oil field.
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Shreveport
Jesse Stroud
Caddo
Stroud
Edward Beeler
Man of Ninety Deserts Wife in Pennsylvan ia Court
Sunbury report shows David Wertley, 90, faced Northumberland County Court on desertion and non support brought by his 80 year old wife. Judge Moser ordered costs and $8 monthly support. Wertley initially refused and went to jail, then agreed to pay after three hours.
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Sunbury
Penn
David Wertley
Northumberland County
Moser
Wortley
Grand Jury Probes United Fruit Monopoly Hearings Begin
Witnesses testifying before a federal grand jury in New York were questioned about United Fruit Company control of the fruit trade. Assistant Attorney General William S. Gregg led the session, the third hearing, with no action expected for two to three weeks.
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New York
Federal Grand Jury
William S. Greggs
United Fruit Company
Malden Man Appointed Labor Board Recorder
Scott I. Litchfield of Malden, former noble grand of Middlesex Lodge of Odd Fellows, is named recorder of the Labor Board at the Charlestown Navy Yard by Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels, filling the vacancy left by James A. Al lender's death.
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Scott I. Litchfield
Noble Grand
Middlesex Lodge of Odd Fellows of
Malden
Charlestown Navy Yard
James A. Allender
Navy
Josephus Daniels
Boston Show Opens The Ten Of Us Paintings At Copley Gallery
Boston art lovers view a premier annual display by The Ten of Us at Copley Gallery Newbury Street. Notable works include Frank W. Benson’s My Daughter purchased by the Corcoran Gallery and The Gray Room, along with pieces by Metcalf Reed Hassam Tarbell De Camp Simmons and Chase. A black and white wash series of birds in flight by Benson is in the front gallery.
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F. W. Benson
Copley Gallery
THE
Boston
Newbury Street
Frank W. Benson
Corcoran Gallery
Willard J. Metcalf
Robert Reed
J. Alden Weir
Charles Hassam
Mr. Hassam
Mr. Weir
Edmund C. Tarbell
Joseph de Camp
Edward Simmons
W. M. Chase
Boston Elevated to add transfer privileges at multiple points
The Boston Elevated Railway announces new free transfer privileges starting tomorrow. Transfers will be allowed at the Washington and Northampton junction from Roxbury inbound cars to Southampton street cars and vice versa, with Hyde Square Jamaica Plain also receiving transfers. Conductors will issue transfer checks on fare payment valid across lines.
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Boston Elevated
Roxbury
Is Love Foolish or Noble Dear Miss Champagne
A 19 year old writes about confessing love to a much older man, facing an aunt’s scorn and a burning letter. The columnist replies that love is noble and essential, but advises caution and timing, urging the writer to wait for engagement before sending heartfelt confessions. The tone blends moral guidance with encouragement to honor genuine affection.
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Miss Champagne
Ednac
Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days Guarantee
A druggist offers PAZO OINTMENT with a money back refund if it fails to cure itching bleeding or protruding piles in six to fourteen days. The ad promises relief for those conditions in a short treatment window.
Dynamite Found in Locomotive Tank at Concord Shops
A yard shifter at Boston & Maine shops in Concord discovers a bag of dynamite in a locomotive coal tank. The bag holds 36 sticks. Assistant Superintendent Rourke suspects the explosive arrived with coal from the mines and a shipment trace is underway.
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Concord
N. H
Boston & Maine
Morey
Rourke
Southern Division
S Matter Pop and Day of Rest in Next Sunday's Post
The comic page highlights two features, S'Matter Pop and Day of Rest, appearing in the upcoming Sunday's Post. Readers can look for the pair in the weekend cartoon section.
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Post
Noazark Hotel
Next
Humane Day Observed In Schools Across State
Exercises marking Humane Day were held in public schools to foster kindness to animals. Francis H. Rowley of the American Humane Education Society spoke to about 200 students at the Boston Normal School and showcased 80 lantern slides illustrating cruelty and trapping in Maine.
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Francis H. Rowley
American Humane Education Society
Boston Normal School
Maine
Little Polly's Pome by T A Daly
The poem humorously presents a Gardner in blue overalls with an old hat and a red face. He speaks and smokes a pipe, his voice evoking a chafing dish, and he spends most of his time outdoors among grasses and flowers.
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Gardner
T. A. Daly
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