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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1910
Page
7
The New Haven line seeks to legalize its securities under its Connecticut charter and rejects the joint board’s recommendation. President Mellen’s petition omits language clarifying that the company cannot act against Massachusetts law.
The bill aims to approve 121 million dollars in stock for the railroad, a sum the joint board says far exceeds what New Haven could legally issue. The petition follows a mid January joint board report recommending a formal petition for legislation, a tribunal of experts to verify assets versus liabilities, and a restriction on actions that Connecticut law permits but Massachusetts law forbids.
Stockholders who applied for season tickets and cannot attend the April 28 meeting may have seats chosen by proxy. Send the proxy name to the business manager before allotment. If absent, the manager will select the best seats available when the subscriber’s name is drawn.
An unoccupied barn owned by Edwin Hawkridge on Broadway Maplewood was set ablaze twice on April 18 at 9 PM and midnight. The roof and floor suffered about 250 in damages.
An advertisement touts Father John's Medicine as food and nourishment that strengthens every organ, cures colds, and builds the body with a guaranteed claim. The copy emphasizes overall health benefits and reliability.
Speakers at the Massachusetts State Council Knights of Columbus banquet at the Brunswick say a bill making Oct 12 a legal holiday will soon go to Governor Draper for signature and will likely be signed. Mayor Fitzgerald notes he has allocated $3000 for observance.
The gathering featured a condemnation of socialism by Auxiliary Bishop Joseph G. Anderson and a tribute to New England from Justice Thomas C. O'Sullivan. Mayor Fitzgerald praised the Marathon winner and urged regional leadership amid national insurgency. He highlighted Boston’s planned $6 million school spending and new vocational programs while warning against European socialist models.
A boiler explosion at a Szegedin match factory in Budapest today killed 19 girls and a man, with 18 other girls seriously injured. The tragedy highlights dangerous working conditions in the facility.
In Winchester a demonstration auto owned by H. W. Britton of Winthrop collided with a Boston & Northern Street Railway car after a spring broke. Frank Doucett, driver, was uninjured. Britton fractured his collarbone. two others were shaken. Passengers aided the injured at the scene.
Ellen McKenzie eight years old of 14 Pearl Street Brookline was struck by an automobile yesterday while watching the marathon at Coolidge Corner. Police had cleared a path for the crowd when she darted into the vehicle’s path. The car was moving slowly and swerved to avoid contact.
John D. Rockefeller, in good health, visited the North German Lloyd pier in New York to bid farewell to Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Prentice and their son aboard the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse. He joked with reporters about Standard Oil and waved from the pier as the ship departed.
Galsworthy's Strife staged by New Theatre stock company at Shubert Theatre last night presents a bitter strike tale. The labor leader and the capitalist duel over principle, ending in ruin for both factions as they confront weathered consequences. Albert Bruning as David Roberts and Louis Calvert as the capitalist John Anthony deliver strong performances.
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