West End merger gains Boston Elevated support
The Boston Elevated backs a merger with the West End under a 7 percent dividend plan. Stockholders will vote August 24 on the merger, with proxies eligible at Old Colony Trust Company to vote in favor unless directed otherwise. The move reflects a strong public policy push from the Elevated.
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Boston Elevated
West End
Elevated
Post
Old Colony Trust Company
Winsor
Russell
West Ind
Friends of the
Protective Committee
Foss
Merger push for Boston Elevated and West End lines
Boston Elevated Railway Company moves to purchase West End Street Railway under Chapter 740 with a merger vote set for August 24 1911. Directors urge stockholders to approve consolidation to enable 1922 lease terms and future subways under Chapter 741.
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Boston Elevated Railway Company
West End Street Railway Company
West End Company
Bopton Elevated Railway Company
Park Street
South Station
Andrew Square
Dorchester
Boylston Street
Riverbank
Boston
Cambridge Street
Lynde Street
City of Boston
City Council of
William A. Bancroft
Postmaster General backs higher second class postage
On August 1 in New York, Postmaster General Hitchcock urged a one cent per pound increase for second class mail to equalize handling costs. He proposed a two cent per pound flat rate for newspapers and periodicals to replace seven existing rates. He would keep advocating higher ad rates for magazines if the commission rejects his main proposal.
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New York
Hitchcock
Federal Commission
Congress
Hitencock
Ali
Vardaman Leads Mississippi Democratic Senate Primary
Jackson Mississippi August 1 Former Governor James K Vardaman likely the next U S Senator from Mississippi with early returns showing him leading incumbent Leroy Percy and C H Alexander at about 46 percent.
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Jackson, Miss
James K. Vardaman
United States
Mississippi
Leroy Percy
C. H. Alexander
Brookline Hosts First Playground Day Baby Parade
Yesterday Brookline held its first Playground Day parade in Emerson Garden. About 150 babies, dressed colorfully, rode decorated carriages to music while spectators at the reviewing stand cheered and shouted encouragement.
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Emerson Garden
Brookline
Innovation Day Draws Thousands to Review Exhibits
The event drew 2900 attendees including fathers, mothers, and friends who watched reviews of students in various classes. Spectators reacted with exultation at some awards and despair at others as the day focused on exhibitions by the youngsters.
Pomeroy Hid Drill Plotted Escape Inmate’s Tool Found
Prison officials recovered a makeshift drill and metalworking tool hidden by Pomeroy in his cell. The device included a metal backing, a sharpened bit, and bound wood fibers, all fashioned during long nights in the yard. Authorities say no prior use was detected and the inmate vowed to escape.
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Pomeroy
Warden Bridges
Foss
Chapel
California
Daily Fire Record Missing Details 2 A M to 2 A M
Fire run log fragment shows two entries with incomplete addresses and names including A. Chaino of Brighton and J. Witzger an of East Boston. The note references box numbers S43-J and S321 p.m. Box 632-H and a time 6:44 a.m. RD. S321 p.m. remains unclear.
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A.m. Box
J. A. Chaino
Los North Beacon Street
Brighton
P.m. Box
H. J. Witzgeran
London Street
East
Boston
Best Farm in New Hampshire Seeks Immediate Sale
ISU land 90 woodland 130 foot barn with 11 rooms house and outbuildings. Includes 4 cows 1 horse 3 Leifers yearlings 2 bull calves 6 pigs 28 ducks 300 chickens 2 incubators and mill machinery. Crops and tools valued around £1000. Sale offered at very reasonable terms with 16 percent to...
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BEST
N. H
ISU
Babies and Carriages Shine at Town Playground Fair
The town playground fair featured outdoor work and play with top prizes awarded in baby carriage and cart classes. Baby Ethel May Reynolds won first with a floral carriage, piloted by Margaret Baldes, Frances Cavanaugh took second in red white and blue, and May Corbett placed third. Henry Bell led the baby boys cart class with Thomas Kean and William McCarthy second, and Dan Shea third. Little Sarah Donlon wowed in a clown costume to claim first in the costumes for older children.
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Ethel May Reynolds
Margaret Baldes
Frances Cavanaugh
May Corbett
Henry Bell
Thomas Kean
William McCarthy
Dan Shea
Sarah Donlon
Farmers' Free List Passes Senate in Tariff Clash
Washington August 1 The Democratic tariff program moved closer to President Taft as the Senate by a coalition of Democrats and Republican insurgents passed a farmers' free list bill after defeating the House measure. The vote was close enough that one more Democratic Senator could have altered the outcome, leaving the tariff revision before the President tonight.
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Washington
Taft
Senate
House
Unholy alliance shapes tariff reform fight in Congress
The House and Senate tariff measures remain in flux as Democratic leaders push for final agreement. Key insurgent votes from Bailey and Smith could have changed the outcome, with Kern's compromise broadening free admission to meats and cereals from Canada. Taft's veto threat looms as Democrats plan for next session.
Death notices from Boston area obituaries and funeral plans
A list of obituary notices and funeral arrangements across Boston area addresses for July and August. Entries include names such as Jacob Dyer Lawyin Greer Nellie Hallisey Leo Healy James Hielly Thomas Lyons Bridget Manning Karl Marks Nels Nelson James OConnor Dorothy Reddy Patrick Riley Willard Stanley Anne Ivan Annie Thompson May Tully and organizational notices for Boston Lodge 10 Elks, with service times and burial details at local churches and cemeteries.
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Stanley
South Boston
Willard P. Stanley
Broadway
Ivan
Charlestown
Anne
Timothy Sullivan
Justice
Chessea Street
St. Mary’s Church
Warren Street
Hugh J. Tully
Woodbury Street
St. Phillip’s Church
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Mass
Wesleyan Hall
Bromfield Street
City of
Henry 8S. Lyons
Frederick Ayer
John J. Bright
Samuel Carr
Frank E. Peabody
James M. Prendergast
James L. Richards
William S. Spaulding
The
Adams
Washington St
West ST
Receiver
Foulard
Hamburg
China
Coe Ca
Union St
Unnel
Ibntrance Ad
Senator Vardaman
Gerald Harrington
Daily Fire Record
Matty
Wilson Bros
Scollagy Sq
Alarig
F Rogers
Waltham
Wilson Brothers
Scollay
Hayes
Harold Hayes
M. D
Buffalo
N. Y
James A. Glass
Devonshire St
Underwood
Bailey
Texas
Hoke Smith
Georgia
Smith
Kern
Indiana
Canada
Clapp
Gronna
North Dakota
John T
Srrari
Union Street
Greater Boston
Faneuil Hall
New England
DEA Terremont
Dod
Greater
Poe
Abbott
Beacon Street
George C. Abbott
Forest Hills Chapel
Wednes
Andrews
Jamaica Plain
Adaline Andrews
Joseph Ellis
Sarah Parsons Andrews
Thatcher
Alveston
William H
Ellen
William Butcher
St. Germain Street
St. Cecilia Church
East Boston
Back Bay
Bustard
William H. Bustard
Beaucourt
Somerville
Casey
Chelsea
Julia
Nee Graney
Patrick Casey
Central Avenue
St. Rose's Church
Holy Cross Cemetery
Dineen
Boston Highlands
Jeremiah
Mary Dineen
Fitzgerald
Shiller Street
Church of the Blessed Sacrament
Doff
Rutland
Thomas C. Doff
Kiley
Coburn Street
Lynn
St. Joseph’s Church
Dunn
Malden
Mary
Thomas Dunn
Charles Street
Church of the Immaculate Conception
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Ledyard
Everett
Annie M. Ledyard
Cottage Street
Lyons
Thomas Joseph
Thomas J
Mary Lyons
Cady
Cypress Road
St. Columbkine’s
Manning
Roxbury
Bridget
Thomas Manning
Carnell
Haskins Street
St. Francis de Sales
Marks
West Roxbury
Karl Winslow Marks
Beach Street
Nelson
Nels Nelson
Main Street
O’connor
James F
Timothy O’connor
Tremont Street
Mission Church
Mt. Benedict Cemetery
Riley
Patrick J
Bridgett
Patrick Riley
Matthew Riley
Brooke Street
Boston Lodge
B. P. C. Elks
John Gratto
Linwood Street
Daniel J. Kane
Charles A. Kelley
Phome
Oxford Lewis James & Son Undertakers
Lagrange Street
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