Printing Plant Appraisals Trigger City Hall Hearing Sensation
Citizens' Association officials at City Hall staged a hearing on a printing plant investigation presenting two expert printers as witnesses. James Berwick valued presses at 6728 while Tarbett set 6000 for the plant and Parker estimated the steam pump and boilers at 1400, revealing a wide gap and prompting further expert testimony at the next session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citizens’ Association
City Hall
James Berwick
Tarbett
Charles H.parker
Whalen
Anderson
Babson
Boston Art Students Protest Tariff on Art Imports
A petition from the Boston Art Students Association urges the U S Senate Finance Committee to reject a proposed 25 percent tariff on imported artworks. They argue such a tax would not raise revenue, harm artists, and restrict art education, urging the U S to adopt policies that foster art importation and cultural growth.
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Boston Art Students’ Association
Committee On Finance
United States Senate
Washington
Artists and Students of Art
Cross-Examination of Duffy Resumed in City Printing Case
The cross examination of James Duffy, foreman of the Cashman plant, resumes as Counsel Harding seeks Cashman books covering 1883 to 1897. The city had paid $30,000 and $20,000 insurance on damaged type, with $10,000 spent to refurnish. Proceedings adjourned as lawmakers debate document demands and private records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Duffy
Cashman
Harding
Anderson
George W. Anderson
Washington Street
Committee On Printing
Duffy, Cashman & Co
Cashman, Keating & Co
Cashman & O'Connor
Cashman & Co
Elder
Donovan
Berwin
Expert Ellis Testifies In City Plant Appraisal Case
The first opposing witness, Ellis, questioned the city plant value, estimating bare plant worth around 15 000 while a new plant would cost at least 50 000. He doubted the 22 000 assessed value. Charles H Parker, a local mechanical engineer, examined the Casa man plant and prepared a critical written report. Tarbett, the city's expert, valued the machinery at 5000, far below Parker and the evidence was read.
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Ellis
Charles H. Parker
Harding
Casaman
Tarbett
Parker
Durding
Expert Parker's Report on Boston Printing Engine Value
Expert Parker examines engine S17 at 611 Washington Street Boston for Herbert L Harding. Built 1870 by Kendall & Roberts Cambridgeport. diameter 10 inches, stroke 15. adjustable cut off with double valves and complete fittings. Previous owners include Phenix Woollen Co and Duffy Cashman Co. current value estimated at 300 dollars on its foundation.
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Herbert L. Harding
City of Boson Printing Establishment
Washington Street
Kendall & Roberts
Cambridgeport
Mass
Phenix Woollen Company
Westerly
R. I
Duffy, Cashman Co
Valuation of steam plant components in old presses case
The record outlines valuations for a Duffy Cashman plant boiler engine and fittings, showing a 1879 cylindrical boiler of 54 inch diameter and 16 foot length, original cost 660 dollars, and a 450 dollar steel replacement. It notes estimated present values, depreciation, and removal worth, plus detailed pipework, shafting, belting, and foundations with figures and a final total. The document also mentions cross examination, cooling debate, and conflicting expert appraisals of presses valued at 16855 by city expert and 6726 by Berwick, highlighting a 10,000 dollar discrepancy.
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Kendall & Roberts
Duffy, Cashman & Co
Chas. H. Parker
TP. S
Anderson
Parker
Harding
James Berwick
Berwick
Expert Berwick report on Boston printing plant values
Expert Berwick assesses Boston city purchase from John Cashman. He values Hoe double cylinder press at about 500 dollars, notes the first-class drum cylinder press with a cracked cylinder needing over 300 dollars to replace, and cites obsolescence compared with newer two revolution presses. The Hoe job and news cylinder press remains fair but dated.
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Boston
Mass
de Harding
State Street
City of
John Cashman
C. B. Cottrell & Sons
Adams
Adams Press
Cranston
Rockwell & Churchill
Gordon
C. & P. Gordon
Universal
Colt's Armory
Colt’s Armory
Hood's Sarsaparilla Restores Appetite and Strength
Mrs T W Smith of Tunbridge Vermont reports her husband’s spring health dip. After four bottles of Hood’s Sarsaparilla he gained appetite and strength, enabling him to work on the farm and tend stock again.
Printery press inventory appraisal near Boston shows varied values
A detailed appraisal by James Berwick lists presses including Adams, cylinder, and universal models with values from $25 to $1000. The report notes many are obsolete or uneconomical. cylinder presses dominate modern use, while old Adams and Whitlock units are fading. The Tarbett appraisal totals $1075 in items, with a hearing adjournment after the session.
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Cranston
James Berwick
Gordon
Tarbett
Evening Session Devoted to Expert Berwick Cross Examination
The session focused on cross examining Expert Berwick by Counsel Anderson and committee members. Berwick’s plant valuations matched the city expert’s percentages, with notes on presses at Cashman Rockwell Adams and Cranston plants, and remarks on anticipated bankruptcy for new entrants. The hearing adjourned to Monday at 3 o'clock.
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Berwick
Anderson
Cashman
Rockwell
Harding
Boston
Cottrell
Adams
Rockwell & Churchill
Cranston
Whitlock
Universal
Gordon
Pony Adams
Preston
Colonel Rockwell
Councilman Mackey
Fresho
Lane
Howland Mills Faces Financial Scrutiny By Directors
In New Bedford the Howland Mills trio and related firms face debt, with Morgan Rotch as president and William D. Howland as treasurer. Banks refused renewal after preliminary checks showed Howland's statements not borne out. Directors vote to audit all accounts to inform creditors.
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New Bedford
Howland Mills
New Bedford Manufacturing Corporation
Rotch Spinning Company
Morgan Rotch
William D. Howland
Howland
Tech's Play Dandy Dick Wows At the Bijou
Tech students staged Arthur Pinero's Dandy Dick at the Bijou Opera House with Miss Kate Ryan directing. Cast includes D. Curtis as Sir Tristram, W. K. Fairbanks, A. C. Lamb, O. C. Hering, D. Mayer, G. L. Smith, C. Drake, R. Allyn, S. H. Crittenden, and others. Special music by J. G. Mellnish. Faculty and patrons attended the afterglow reception.
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Bijou
Tech
Institute of Technology
Arthur W. Pinero
Dandy Dick
Kate Ryan
Pitman
America
Augustin Jedd
D. D
E. N. Curtis
Tristam Marchon
Bart
A. C. Lamb
Technology
Cc. E. Lord
W. K. Fairbanks
Oswald C. Hering
Durand Mayer
Godfrey L. Smith
Chester F. Drake
Robert Allyn
Major Tarver
S. H. Crittenden
H. L. Morse
J. G. Mellnish
William B. Rogers
Francis C. Lowell
William Ripley
Francis H. Williams
William T. Sedgwick
John T. Bradlee
Benjamin Hurd
Davis R. Dewey
F. Field Hering
James M. Crafts
Charles F. Allen
Thornton K. Lothrop
Henry F. Bigelow
Charles FE. Choate
Charles N. Turnbill
Thomas Doliber
Assault with Shears Arrest in Merimac Street Quarrel
Joseph Most aged 23 of 5 Prince Street was arrested by Div 3 officers for assault and battery with a pair of shears on Raffaele Tecce at 1081-2 Merimac Street. Tecce sustained a slight cut to the forehead. The motive remains unclear. Most to be arraigned in court today.
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Division 3
Joseph Most
Prince Street
Raffaele Tecce
Merrimac Street
Tecce
Most
Public Meeting for Hampton Institute in Brookline
A public meeting to support the Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute will be held at St Mark's M B Church Brookline on Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock.
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Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute
St. Mark’s
M. B
Brookline
American Wringer Company Ad Warns Repairs and Delivery
The American Wringer Company advertises wringers and Bissell carpet sweepers for sale at 13 and 15 Broadway extension and 29 and 31 Corn Hill in Boston. Repairs are called for and delivered without extra charge. Write or telephone Tremont 764.
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American Wringer Company
Broadway Extension
Cornhill
Boston
Puritana in the Spring Remedy Promises Vital Health
An advertisement extols Puritana as a spring remedy to activate digestion and renovate vital organs after a long winter. It links common spring ailments such as fatigue insomnia headaches and bodily heaviness to blocked systems and claims Puritana will strengthen and repair the liver kidneys and heart to restore energy appetite and a clear complexion.
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Bright
Printing Trades Sellout Benefit at Columbia Theatre May 5
The Printing Trades label fund hosts a two part program at the Columbia Theatre on May 5 with Bronson Howard’s Shenandoah and a vaudeville bill. Performers include Mrs. W R R Stanley, John Frohn, D H Evans, Edward J Finnegan, Clarence Grant, Stewart Ferrell, John Meaney, Clarence A Noble, Stephen H George, William Hill, S M Sharp, and Fred Reiner. Tickets via Fife agency at 345 Washington or B T A headquarters 52 Federal. secretary A G Davis ahead.
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Columbia Theatre
The
Printing Trades Council
Bronson Howard
Wi R R. Stanley
Union
Aline King
John Frohn
D. H. Evans
City Quartet
Edward J. Finnegan
Harry W. Welch
Clarence Grant
New York
Stewart Ferrell
John Meaney
Boston Globe
Clarence A. Noble
Post
Stephen H. George
Boston Herald
William Hill
5. M. Sharp
Wright & Potter Printing Company
Fred Reiner
Boston Journal
Fife Business Agency
Washington Street
A. G. Davis
Federal Street
Two Men On Freights Tragedy Near Lawrence
Lawrence McVey 26 of 498 Haverhill street and Daniel Dwyer of 588 Haverhill street attempted to steal a ride on freight train 616 at South Lawrence. McVey fell from the cars near White Pup's bridge and was cut in two, his body found about 100 feet east of the crossing. he died before reaching the morgue.
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Lawrence
Lawrence McVey
Haverhill Street
Daniel Dwyer
South Lawrence
Boston
White Pup’s Bridge
McVey
Lowell
British squadron plans Delagoa Bay move
Telegraphic dispatches from London say eight British warships will visit Delagoa Bay to counter German Portuguese Transvaal plans to upset the balance of power in Britain’s favor. From Queenstown comes news of a surge in Irish emigration to the United States with over 2000 passages booked this week, mostly young women, likely to continue to mid July. In Lowell a man named George Griggs, arrested with 2300 dollars stolen from Robert Burlingame in Providence, is held in 5000 bail after pleading guilty. In Chicago a wholesale liquor house owner John Rapp was killed by his confidential clerk C W Braunschweig, who then killed himself.
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London
Delagoa Bay
Germany
Portugal
Transvaal
Great Britain
Queenstown
United States
George Griggs
Lowell
Robert Burlingame
Providence
John Rapp
Chicago
C. W. Braunschweig
Hasty Pudding Club Expands with New Dressing Room
Harvard students announce a 25 by 40 foot dressing room upgrade at the Hasty Pudding Club theatre on Holyoke street. They promote The Flying Dutchmen for next week with clever acts and burlesques, featuring H. W. Miller and W. H. Johnston in April and May performances at Cambridge and Boston venues.
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Harvard University
Hasty Pudding Club
Holyoke Street
Anthony Hope
Lord Wheatly
Malaki Pasha
H. W. Miller
W. H. Johnston
Secret Service
Boston Museum
H. M. Woodruff
Harry Varney
Mr. Gillette
Club House
Cambridge
Boston
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Salem Hospital
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Wabaunsee County
Here
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Marden
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Sheehan
George Bean
J. W. Bean
Richardson
Merriam
Puritana
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Puritana Compound Co
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Hasty Pudding
Mattie
Wilson Bros
Tremont Row
Dugan—Hayes
Edward Everett Hale
Stephen Ives Dugan
Paul E B. Hayes
Fisher—Shute
George L. Perin
Everyday
Amos B. Fisher
Eliza H. Shute
Rice
Charlestown
William F. Rice
Mary FR
Mary
Michael Rice
Chapman Street
Edmund Wilcox
State St
Clara Rollins
Suffolk
Mary J. Bryant
Court Street
Loom
Boston Institute Seashore
Quincy
George C. Lorimer
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William T. Meek
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Appleton Ladies
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