Watertown Man Awarded 2500 in Auto Injury Suit
Charles West of Watertown received a 2500 verdict from a Suffolk Superior Court jury for injuries from an automobile collision on May 2 1914 in Boston. The 75 year old mail carrier sought 10000 against Bertha G Hirshe of Revere in Judge Lawtons session.
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Charles West
Watertown
Bertha G. Hirshe
Revere
Hirshe
Summer Street
Boston
Lawton
Suffolk Superior Court
West
United States
Mayor Curley unveils plan for Boston Terminal Commission
Mayor Curley announced Governor Walsh will submit a bill creating a terminal commission to take over Boston railroad terminals. The plan envisions a $50 million Boston Railroad Terminal Company with a named, unpaid panel including Louis Liggett and Dr. Morton Prince. A 90 day goal targets car floats linking South Boston docks to East Boston, plus a belt line and eventual electrification within 15 miles.
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Curley
Walsh
Boston
Boston Railroad Terminal Company
Terminal Commission
Louis K. Liggett
United Drug Company
Morton Prince
Good Government Association
John N. Cole
Boston Industrial Development Board
George F. Willett
Norwood
American Felt Company
Eugene van R. Thayer
Merchants National Bank
Prince
Commonwealth Docks
South
Grand Junction Railroad
East
Sydney Winslow
United Shoe Machinery Company
Patrick F. Sullivan
Bay State Street Railway Company
Eleven arrested in Brattle Square garment troubles
Eleven persons were arrested in Brattle Square late yesterday on charges of sauntering and loitering amid ongoing garment workers troubles in the area. The note adds an advertisement for Red Seal Varnish Floor Paint.
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Brattle Square
Carpenter- Morton Co
Sudbury St
Last Pleas On Film Bill in Boston Censorship Fight
Prominent Boston Black leaders urged passage of new censorship laws as the judiciary committee wrapped up a fight over banning The Birth of a Nation and similar shows. William H. Lewis urged protecting human rights and property rights, reading a Washington telegram and condemning the Ku Klux Klan. Proponents argued for mayor or chief of police to stop obscene films, while opponents warned of job losses and overreach.
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Boston
Legislative Committee On Judiciary
Massachusetts
Frank Hammond
Adeline Moffatt
William H. Lewis
Butler Wilson
Wilson
United States
Harvard
Booker Washington
Fleischer
Russell
Walsh
Sam McCall
Congress
Grafton Cushing
Nigger Hill
Lewis
Coggan
Hammond
Lawrence
Milwaukee
Adeline Moffett
John F. Cusick
Moorfield Storey
Cushing
Samuel W. McCall
Cusick
Sullivan
Superior
Supreme Court
Roland D. Sawyer
J. Albert Brackett
Theatrical Managers’ Association
Shubert Interests
Driscoll Urged for City Children's Dept Position
Dennis D. Driscoll, recently removed from the deputy commissioner post of the penal institutions department, is pressed for the agent job in the children's institutions department after Daniel F. Lynch’s death. The $2000 salary position remains vacant as Mayor Curley cites civil service rules in delaying a decision. Labor leaders met Curley to push for the appointment.
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Dennis D. Driscoll
Penal Institutions Department
Curley
Children’s Institutions Department
Daniel F. Lynch
Driscoll
Civil Service
Four Upses In Carriage After Back Bay Crash
Four people were spilled from a carryall on Commonwealth avenue at Chilmark street Back Bay when it overturned after a sharp turn by driver Frederick W Sheridan 29 of 70 Clarendon street about 8 30 last night He and wife Sadie Sheridan 28 of the same address were taken to City Hospital She had a cut on the back of the head Annie McNeil 82 Blue Hill avenue suffered slight injuries Arthur Chaisson escaped uninjured.
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Commonwealth Avenue
Chilmark Street
Back Bay
Frederick W. Sheridan
Clarendon Street
City Hospital
Sadie Sheridan
Annie McNeil
Blue Hill Avenue
Arthur Chaisson
Beers Crowned Harvard University Chess Champion
Daniel M. Beers of Lawrence wins the university chess championship after a lengthy elimination run at the Harvard Chess Club headquarters. Beers, a Harvard senior and varsity team member, remained undefeated as competitors dropped out.
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Daniel M. Beers
Lawrence
Harvard
Harvard Chess Club
Beers
Swedish Steamer Centric Sunk by North Sea Mine
The Swedish steamer Centric of 990 tons net and 260 feet were sunk by a mine off the Aland Islands while en route from Stockholm to Helsingborg. All crew were saved. Built at Port Glasgow in 1903, the ship left Savannah March 3 for Kirkwall arriving March 27 before sailing to Gothenburg.
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Stockholm
Centric
Helsingborg
Sweden
Aland Islands
Port Glasgow
Savannah
Kirkwall
Gothenburg
Fire Chief Bans Bonfires Stalling Wakefield Cleanup
Chief Cade of the Wakefield fire department forbids all bonfires and will not issue new permits until drought conditions end, halting spring yard and vacant lot cleanup in the area.
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Wakefield
Cade
Fire Department
Harpoootian Put On Trial In Mail Fraud Scheme
Carnig S. Harpootian doing business as the Regle Tobacco Co of Boston faced a U S District Court jury trial for using the mails to defraud job seekers as salesmen. He allegedly promised $25 weekly plus expenses and up to $150 monthly, while the government says earnings were unrealistic. Agents were charged $5.35 for their sample outfit with partial refunds and deductions for depreciation and damaged goods.
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Carnig S. Harpootian
Regle Tobacco Company of
Boston
Hale
United States District Court
Harpootian
Lieut O Rourke Resting Comfortably After Cerebral Hemorrhage
Police Lt John A O Rourke who was taken from his Dorchester home to City Hospital yesterday after another cerebral hemorrhage has recovered consciousness and rests comfortably though on the dangerous list.
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John A. O’rourke
Bill Street
Dorchester
City Hospital
Bradford Succeeds Brown as Director
Eliot Me April 27 News reports W A Bradford of New York was elected a director replacing the late Henry Brown of New York at the Atlantic Gulf and West Indies steamship lines annual meeting. The other directors and officers including President Henry R Miller were reelected.
Trolley Wire Break Halts East Boston Tunnel Rush
A trolley wire snapped under Boston harbor near Atlantic avenue station, halting both tracks in the East Boston tunnel during the rush hour. The outage lasted about an hour with crowds at Scollay Square State Street and Atlantic stations seeking updates. Guards closed tunnel gates as confusion spread among commuters from East Boston and Chelsea.
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East Boston
Boston Harbor
Atlantic Avenue
Scoliag Square
State Street
Boston
Chelsea
Thrilling moments in the Movies featured in Sunday Post Magazine
The article previews vivid scenes from upcoming movies, highlighting dramatic visuals and star performances. It notes magazine coverage of film trends and audience appeal for weekend cinema releases.
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Gilchrist Co
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Brown
R. H. Stearns & CO
Athenia
Nemo
Mrs. Geo. Chandler
Chandler’s Corset Store
Temple Place
Columbia
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Bay State
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Victor
Victor Talking Machine Co
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Ira L. Hill
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