Mayor faces clash over cement fraud charges in school project
Mayor Fitzgerald and the Board of School Commissioners move to discharge sub contractors the George W Carr Company for alleged contract violations on Huntington avenue school foundations. District Attorney Moran and architects weigh in as legal delays mount and assurances of foundation safety are stated.
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Fitzgerald
Board of Schoolhouse Commissioners
Fuller Construction Company
George W. Carr Company
Huntington Avenue
Babson
Fuller and Carr
Moran
Carr Company
Fuller Company
Carr
Boston mayor vows city rights in Carr case despite possible loss
Mayor Fitzgerald asserts the city will protect its interests in the Huntington avenue project. He warns the Carr company, if Moran’s charges prove true, it may never bid on city work again. The district attorney inspected the site with the grand jury but declined to discuss findings. Carr and Fuller companies press on, while city officials weigh cancellation and legal steps.
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Fuller Company
Fitzgerald
Moran
Carr Company
Boston
Committee of Architects
Babson
Carr
Fuller
Fire destroys Wolbron Manufacturing building in Dorchester
A gasolene explosion destroyed the WLubron Manufacturing Company building at 379 Freeport Street Dorchester, forcing about a dozen workers to flee as flames swept the structure. The fire, fed by oily floors, caused about 4000 dollars in damage and burst through the roof despite firefighters efforts. TheConsolidated Gas Company owned the building.
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Wlubron Manufacturing Company
Freeport Street
Dorchester
The
Consolidated Gas Company
Beaten and robbed at Marlboro roundhouse
Angelo Degliomini, night watchman for the N Y N H railroad, is severely injured after a 2:30 am holdup at the Howe street roundhouse. Three unknown men battered him, robbed him of $8, and fled. Police form a search brigade in Fayville woods as citizens come forward with sightings.
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Marlboro
Angelo Degliomini
N. Y
Garfield Street
Howe Street
Fayville Woods
Five Die in Gun Cotton Explosion Near Newark
Five men were involved in an explosion at the Cooper Chemical Company works on Newark's outskirts. Four men were killed and a fifth man is missing and believed dead as the building was completely destroyed. The missing man's name was not known.
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Newark
N. J
Cooper Chemical Company
Lynched in Sight of Victim Near Atlanta
Floya Carmichael a 22 year old Black man identified by Miss Annie Poole of Lakewood as her attacker was shot and killed by a posse in front of the Poole residence. Police arrived after the firing to prevent further mob action. The assault occurred in the morning with Miss Poole rendered unconscious.
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Atlanta
Floya Carmichael
Annie Poole
Lakewood
Poole
Miss Poole
J. K. L. Poole
Lowell Bribery Case Ends With Alderman Exoneration
The Lowell board clears the New England Telephone and Telegraph Company of bribery allegations tied to a bid for a Merrimack Valley Telephone franchise. Alderman William J. Hayes denies involvement, citing sworn affidavits and a corroborating statement from liquor dealer Jeremiah G. Murphy. Mayor James B. Casey ordered an inquiry and presided at the hearing.
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Lowell
Board of Aldermen
New England Telephone &Telegraph Company
William J. Hayes
William H. Dodge
New England Telephone & Telegraph Company
Merrimack Valley Telephone Company
Dodge
James B. Casey
Hayes
Casey
James E. Owens
Jeremiah G. Murphy
Murphy
Board of
Aldermen
Temporary Bridge Collapses Into Harbor in City
A portion of the temporary bridge linking Summer and Congress streets collapsed into salt water while being cleared of paving materials. No injuries occurred though two gravel-laden teams were nearby moments earlier. Engineers foresee no rebuild, valuing old lumber over use. A vest and pipe belonging to a worker were the only personal losses.
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Summer Street
Congress Street
Atwood
City Paving Department
Dewey Square
Gathering in weary Willies near railroad tracks
A group of tramps snoozing in a vacant freight car near the New York New Haven Hartford lines prompted a Brighton police sweep. Three Sons of Rest were taken to the Brighton station while authorities also targeted youths from North Brighton after an insult incident near the Speedway.
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New York, New Haven & Hartford
Brighton
Beacon Park
Allston
Metropolitan Park
Metropolitan
North Brighton
Pennsylvania Railroad Reduces Its Fares Announced
Philadelphia, July 31. Fourth Vice-President John B. Thayer announced fare reductions for the Pennsylvania railroad. Maximum one way rates drop from 8 1 2 and 3 cents to 2 1 2 cents a mile with readjusted through fares from the South. A 1000 mile transferable ticket at $20 will go on sale Sept. 1 for eastern lines, while existing interchangeable mileage tickets remain unchanged and non transferable.
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Philadelphia
John B. Thayer
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York
Cincinnati
Louisville
Pennsylvania Company
Pittsburg
Erie
Pennsylvania
Barberkeeper Charged With Liquor Nuisance in Malden
Hugh J. Cleary a 21 year old barber with Highland avenue business faced District Court charges for keeping a liquor nuisance. He pleaded not guilty and is held on 500 bail with Aug 14 hearing. Police seized 20 cases of beer from a Malden street barn where he allegedly managed operations. Cleary is a known Edgeworth resident with a previously good reputation.
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Malden
Hugh J. Cleary
Highland Avenue
Linehan
Cleary
Malden Street
Edgeworth District
Samuel Porter Dies Former Silk Mills Superintendent
Northampton July 31 Samuel Porter aged 77 formerly for many years superintendent of the Nonotuck silk mills here died tonight He was a native of Chesterfield and retired three years ago after fifty years with the silk company, most of that time as superintendent
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Northampton
Samuel Porter
Nonotuck
Chesterfield
The
Silk Company
Two Italian Laborers Rescued After Embankment Caves In
Two Italian laborers Frank Ramillo and Dominick Lorenzo were buried up to their necks when an embankment collapsed at Stratton street Brighton. Fellow workers freed them, an ambulance arrived, and they were taken to City Hospital with internal injuries.
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Frank Ramillo
Hanover Street
Dominick
Lorenzo
Charter Street
Stratton Street
Brighton
Malden Pastor Accepts Call to East Boston
The Rev. Howard Lee Torbet resigns from Linden Congregational Church Malden and accepts a call to pastor Maverick Street Congregational Church East Boston.
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Malden
East Boston
Howard Lee Torbet
Linden Congregational Church
Maverick Street Congregational Church
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T. F. McCarthy
Cotting Avenue
C. H. Brigham
Framingham Road
Mark Ramsey
John McBride
Frank Emily
Roundhouse
Cuba
Estabrook & Eaton
N. E. Phone Co
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