Gas company hearings reveal salary spikes and asset inflation
Witnesses recount terse reports and disputed valuations of Boston gas firms. Barker defends board limits while admitting inflated assets and high officer salaries, including 60 930 for 1892, with questioned book accuracy and limited time to correct accounts.
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Barker
Boston
J. E. Addicks
F. P. Addicks
Williams
Bay State Gas Company
Mr. Williams
Mr. Barker
Roxbury
Dorchester
Dillaway
Bay State Company
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Milwaukee
Addicks
Beacon Construction Company
Commercial Point
Boston and Albany 12 O'clock Limited Adds Elegant New Equipment
A Boston and Albany limited train at noon receives new elegant equipment for the vestibuled service. The enhancement aims to improve comfort and speed on the busy corridor.
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Boston & Albany
Fortress Monitor Fleet Journaled as Warships Gather
The report lists thirteen American ships including the Dolphin and Cushing, with eleven foreign vessels: five English, one Dutch, two Russian, one Italian, and two French. The Blake dominates the fleet, Rear Admiral A. K. Benham leads the first squadron, Acting Rear Admiral John G. Walker leads the second, and Vice Admiral Sir John C. Hopkins is noted as senior to Rear Admiral Gherardi.
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United States
Chicago
Philadelphia
Bancroft Gherardi
Atantic
A. KE. K. Benham
John G. Walker
John C. Hopkins
Gherardi
Centenarian Betsy Davis Celebrates One Hundred Years
Mrs Betsey Davis of Mansfield marked her 100th birthday with family and neighbors from nearby towns and across the state. A granddaughter held her hands as friends joined in a century themed photograph and relatives recalled her life from 1810s America to the present.
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Betsey Davis
Mansfield
Lynn
Framingham
Norwich
Conn
Florence Keith
Edna M. Perry
Isaac H. Stearns
Henry G. Gay
Roby G. Fuller
Spencer Sumner
William C. Winter
Edna M. Stearns
Mary H. Sherman
Carrie N. Perry
M. F. Macdonald
Danforth Earl Buck
Sarah M. Gray
Hattie C. Gray
Hannah KE. Boyden
Sanford Greely
N. B. Harvey
Davis
Hepsibah F. Stearns
Martin Dassance
Foxboro
Whiteville
John Drew
Toxboro
Pope
Lysander
Walter Davis
Cynthia West
Mary Sherman
Margaret E. MacDonald
Hesper M. Stearns
Alice M. Pratt
Lillian I. Buck
Bessie N. Dunbar
German Ships Arrive Visited by Admiral Gherardi
Admiral Gherardi inspected seventeen German warships in Fortress Monitor Virginia harbor. No salutes were fired, and the late arrival of the German ships heightened the ongoing excitement.
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Fortress Monitor
Gherardi
Morphine Tests At Buchanan Murder Trial In New York
In New York on April 18 the trial of Dr. Robert W. Buchanan for the murder of his wife resumed. Professor Vaughan of Michigan testified for the defense, performing pancreas tests for morphine with vials and chemicals, drawing a crowd around the table.
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New York
Robert W. Buchanan
Vaughan
University of Michigan
Smyth
O'Sullivan
Professor Vaughan
Walter Theo Sehely
Germany
That Famous Slipper Contest Closes Tuesday at The Post
The Post slipper contest ends Tuesday April 25 with many small feet trying on the famous shoe. Miss Ela McInhay of Boston, Miss Helen Morse, Miss Carringhobins of Stoneham, and Miss Mary Byrne of Boston wore small sizes, while Mrs A F Toppn of Charlestown promotes bargain footwear. The daily trying hour runs 8 30 to 4 30 with Miss M A Burke assisting contestants.
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Post
Cinderella
Ela McInhay
Boston
Sweet Eighteen
Helen Morse
Carringhobins
Stoneham
Mary Byrne
A. F. Toppn
Charlestown
Fepeny
Koppan
Regilar
M. A. Burke
Musicians Lineup for Boston Week Recitals and Opera
George Grossmith closes Boston appearances at Chickering Hall with On Tour sketches Wednesday Friday and Saturday. Paderewski’s Boston recital ends with a final concert before he travels to Chicago for Exposition events. New York Orchestra closes its Tre mont Theatre season with Damrosch conducting. A New York Symphony Orchestra program features Lillian Blauvelt Sofia Scalchi and Adolph Brodsky. Boston Theatre offers English Italian opera week opening Trovatore with Tavary Poole and Del Puente. Mascagni sets Il Amico Fritz Cavalleria Rusticana Don Giovanni The Bohemian Girl and Carmen in sequence.
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George Grossmith
Boston
London
Chickering Hall
Paderewski
Chicago
Bureau of Music of the
Boston Theatre
Hiuriel
Mme. Tavary
Clara Poole
Payne Clark
W. H. Clarke
Signor del Puente
Mascagni
Salem Zouaves Hold Thirty-Second Annual Reunion
The Salem Zouaves met at the Essex House for their thirty-second annual reunion. Mayor G M Whipple presided and at roll call no changes were reported in four years. Secretary J R Reynolds delivered a eulogy for the late Lieutenant G D Putnam.
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Salem Zouaves
Essex House
G. M. Whipple
J. R. Reynolds
G. D. Putnam
History of the Old Colony Railroad From 1844 to Present
A detailed history by Hager & Handy covers the Old Colony Railroad from its 1844 inception to now. It expands to include towns along the line, industrial growth, a trade directory of local firms, and a list of U S and Canadian steam railroads. The volume highlights consolidation and railroad development in New England as a broader national narrative.
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Ic. Messrs. Hager & Handy
Old Colony
United States
Canada
Old Colony Road
New England
Boston
Hager & Handy
Two Brockton Boys Vanish Again May Head for World’s Fair
Fred McKee and George Hayes both age 15 disappeared from home in Brockton on Sunday. They had run away before last winter and are believed to be headed for the World's Fair. McKee worked at a factory until Saturday, collected his wages, and returned home without telling his mother.
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Brockton
Fred McKee
George Hayes
McKee
Worcester Gas Company Cuts Rate to 140 Per Thousand
Worcester on April 18 reports the local gas company reduces the net rate to consumers from 150 to 140 dollars per 1000 cubic feet, effective June 1.
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Worcester
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Washington St
Globe Theatre
the Addicks
Blake
Order of the Bath
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Nuevo de Julio
New York Harbor
Hampton Roads
Enrique H. Howard
Nueve de Julio
Bennington
Newark
Alexander Meheilovitch
Dimitri Donskoi
Rus
Sian Vlagship
Sam
Louisiana
Massachusetts
Port Royal
Mobile Bay
Ralph Chandler
Brooklyn
Inler
the Blake OF
Great Britain
R.& F. Gilchrist
R. & J. Gilchrist
Amy Robsart
Mrs. Davis
Vice Admiral Hopkins
Rear Admiral
Tremont
W. Baker & CO
Orers Everywhere
Mass
GLD Colony Railroad History
Chester H. Graves & Sons
A.W. Davis
Northampton Street
Salvator Beer
Burkhardt Brewing Co. Bottling Dept
Hallock Street
Tel
Max
J. E. Doherty & CO
Federal St
Kingston St
Macainsty
J.D. K. Willis
State Street
Hamilton St
John Jeffries & Sons
Devonshire
Crand Tours
Fitchburg
West Shore
Michigan Central
Niagara Falls
Columbian Club Hotel
Exposition Grounds
TY. Benton Lereen
Wor
J. W.core
A.D. Puffer
Kroom
A. D. Puffer
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