City to spend 800000 on private ways in suburbs
Mayor Curley announced after a city council conference that 800000 shall be expended this year on laying out and constructing private ways in the suburbs. This is the largest street construction appropriation in about a decade, surpassing the usual 300000. Paul Hanagan, expert on street construction, will become consulting engineer for the public works department starting May 1, earning 5000 a year.
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Curley
Paul Hanagan
Public Works Department
Public Service clash over Hampden line extensions and B and M deal
Public Service Commissioner George W. Anderson and Boston and Maine solicitor Edgar J. Rich clashed at a legislative railroads hearing on allowing the Boston & Maine to buy Hampden railroad. Anderson claimed possible resignation as the bill demands commissioners' time, while Rich challenged officials' charges of inefficiency. Holyoke and Chicopee backers urged Holyoke line extensions, and opposition argued extensions would occur if financially justified.
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George W. Anderson
Edgar J. Rich
Boston & Maine Railroad
Legislative Committee On Railroads
Boston & Maine
Hampden Railroad
Fish
Anderson
Public Service Commissioners
Holyoke
Chicopee
Hampden Road
Washburn
Public Service Commission
Railroad Commissioners of
Northern New England
Interstate Commerce
Prouty
O'Donnell
Avery
Hampden
William B. Lawrence
State labor head quits in Massachusetts
Robert N. Turner of Waltham, state labor commissioner, will resign today. He will hand in his resignation to the new Board of Labor and Industrie, which was confirmed by the council. John Golden of Fall River is mentioned to succeed Turner, a fellow board member with a $5000 salary and a possible $7500 cap.
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Robert N. Turner
Waltham
Turner
Board of Labor and Industrie
Labor Board
John Golden
Fall River
Golden
Prisoners to testify at Suffolk jail management hearing
Two inmates, Estelle Abbott and H. W. Knightly, will be brought to City Hall next Wednesday for testimony at the Suffolk county jail mismanagement hearing. The City council prisons committee voted to resume hearings and request habeas corpus writs to produce the prisoners. Abbott is at Sherborn, Knightly at Charlestown State Prison.
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City Hall
Suffolk County
Council Committee Upon
Councillor Watson
Quinn
Law Department
Estelle Abbott
Sherborn
H. W. Knightly
Charlestown
Boston Budget Surplus Reduces Debt and Tax Rate
Boston's annual appropriation bill is 21 383 915 89 dollars, 227 764 89 below the mayor's proposed budget. The surplus from last year's water service will be used to cut debt and lower the tax rate by 15 cents, though overall taxes may rise due to a state tax increase.
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Boston
Curley
Mayor trims Boston celebration funding and cuts clerk salaries
The Mayor announced smaller public celebrations and redirected savings toward hospitals and Long Island institutions. He will add about 12,000 to city stationery purchases via central procurement, and the Council will approve 8,000 more for the city clerk's department, after restoring 10,000 cut from its budget and proposing a further 2,000 saved by a five percent salary reduction.
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Boston
Long Island
Laxative BromO Quinine Ad Appears With Grove Signature
An advertisement touts LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE as a remedy for colds. It highlights the full product name and features W. GROVE'S signature on the box, priced at 25e.
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Th. W. Grove
Jobless To Ask Aid From City
A Boston meeting this afternoon on the Common near the bandstand will discuss a municipal lodging house with ample rooms for unemployed men and a plan to serve meals at 2 cents each by the city of Boston.
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Boston
Greater
Unemployed seek city lodging and aid on Boston Common
Leaders of the workless workers plan a warm months drive to aid the indigent next winter. Plans to alleviate distress are forming as affluence backs the movement. The unemployed urge municipal lodging and cheap food via the city government, with practical aid by the committee of the unemployed. A 2:20 pm collection on Boston Common follows a afternoon meeting.
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Boston Common
Proponents Shift Saturday Talks to Wednesday at Common
A group will end Saturday afternoon meetings and begin midweek gatherings on the Common. A host of prominent men have volunteered to speak to workers this afternoon, with proceeds aiding the men.
Governor Walsh Opens Armory Dedication Ceremony
Adams April 17 Governor Walsh and staff dedicate the armory of Company M Second Regiment. He hands the keys to Captain J Tracy Potter after speeches by William B Plunkett and others.
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Adams
Walsh
J. Tracy Potter
William B. Plunkett
Wins Paige Prize at Museum School
Karl Edward Sanborn of the School of the Museum of Fine Arts wins the Paige travelling scholarship for 1914 16. The prize, founded by James William Paige, funds two years of foreign travel and study for general excellence, open to men and women.
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Karl Edward Sanborn
School of the Museum of Fine Arts
Paige
Museum School
James William Paige
Two Attacked by Mad Dog In Medford
Mr and Mrs William F Young of 8 Logan Avenue Medford were bitten by their Scotch collie dog yesterday The dog attacked when Mr Young tried to pet it and then bit Mrs Young severely Patrolman John J Manning fired at the maddened animal and killed it Doctors say Pasteur treatment will begin immediately and rabies development is feared The couple were in imminent danger of rabies as the dog was rabid
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William F. Young
Logan Avenue
Medford
P. F. Gahan
Mr. Young
Mrs. Young
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