Matthews Denounces Suffolk Apportionment Report As Gerrymander
Former Mayor Nathan Matthews and ex-district attorney Arthur Hill challenge the Suffolk County apportionment report as a deliberate effort to disenfranchise voters across seven districts. The case, heard by Judge Crosby, questions whether the commission acted in good faith and whether the report violates the constitution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathan Matthews
Suffolk County
Crosby
Supreme Court
Matthews
Arthur D. Hill
Herman Hormel
Republican City Committee
James H. Brennan
Boston
Massachusetts
Secretary of State
Charlestown
South
Hill
Ward 23
Ward 26
Timothy A. Ahearn
Roxbury Court
Ahearn
Worcester
Eir
Judge Ahearn
Brennan
Commission
Mr. Ahearn
Daniel J. Kiley
Fitzgerald
Kiley
Ward
Rney Hill
Lost Cambridge Jeweler Found in Brooklyn Almshouse
After three years of wandering James W. Marsdea a Cambridge jeweler who disappeared in 1913 was found in a Brooklyn almshouse. Members of the Mt Olivet Lodge of Masons were alerted and two Cambridge lodge members brought him back to his wife at 10 Cogswell Avenue North Cambridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James W. Marsdea
Cambridge
Brooklyn
N. Y
Mt. Olivet
Missing New England jeweler Marshea tied to crime suspicions
Marshea a renowned New England jeweler based in Harvard square Cambridge vanished in April 1913 after transferring jewelry from his store and facing financial reverses. His daughter married Albert S. Kendall. both Kendall and Marshea’s daughter died within two years, while police searches across cities failed to locate him.
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Marshea
New England
Harvard Square
Cambridge
Melendy Street
Watertown
Albert S. Kendall
England
Kendall
Webster Tax Rate Up Fifty Cents To 15.70
Webster assessors announce a new tax rate of 15.70 dollars, up fifty cents from last year. Total revenue projected at 195,069 dollars on a real and personal property valuation of 9,100,000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webster
Braves-Cincinnati game draws 8000 plus fans at Braves Field
More than 8000 boisterous boys and fans from Boston summer playgrounds attended yesterdays Braves versus Cincinnati game as guests of the Braves management. The crowd, the liveliest at the park since opening day, created unprecedented excitement at Braves Field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Cincinnati
Braves
Braves Field
Boston Playground Fans Pack Braves Game In Rowdy City Showcase
From all parts of Boston crowds filled the third-base bleachers as teachers struggled to keep boys seated. The boisterous turnout disrupted two Cincinnati pitchers and tied up 15 public telephones. Dorchester and South Boston youths led the charge with hundreds transported by eight special cars. Supervisors Crowley and Murphy oversaw the event with teachers in charge of each class. Next week boys and later girls from playgrounds will get another chance to see a game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Niagara Falls
Braves
Cincinnati
Hapgood
Brighton Exchange
Dorchester
J. H. Crowley
Julia Murphy
Greater Boston
Police Pallbearers at Carrs Funeral
Funeral services for Patrolman Patrick J. Carr were held at the Gate of Heaven Church South Boston with Rev Waldo C Hasenfus presiding. Police from City Point station led by Sergeant John H Sweeney served as pallbearers from the same station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gate of Heaven Church
Boston
Patrick J. Carr
Castle Island Bridge
Waldo C. Hasenfus
City Point
John H. Sweeney
Woman seeks annulment of marriage in Suffolk court
Mrs May Sofia Kremer MacKenzie of Boston filed in Suffolk Superior Court for an annulment on the ground that her husband Earnest Chester MacKenzie was insane at the time of their marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earnest Chester MacKenzie
May Sofia Kremer MacKenzie
Boston
Suffolk Superior Court
Walsh to celebrate first solemn mass in South Boston
Rev. Edmund A Walsh S J celebrated his first solemn mass at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Harrison avenue to mark the 14th anniversary of leaving his home for the Jesuit order. He was ordained at Woodstock Maryland after schooling at Boston College High and studies at Frederick St An drews Woodstock and time abroad. He is survived by his mother Mrs Catherine Walsh and brothers the Rev John F Walsh and Fred Walsh organist at St Eulalia’s with a sister Lillian.
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Boston
Edmund A.walsh, S. J
Woodstock
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Harrison Avenue
Boston College High School
Frederick
St. Andrew’s-on-the-Hudson
Innsbruck
Austria
South
John F. Walsh
Catherine Walsh
St. John’s Seminary
Brighton
Fred Walsh
St. Eulalia’s Church
South Boston
Lillian
East Broadway
Edmund A. Walsh
South End
Japanese Steamer Kohina Maru Sunk in Sea Collision
The Japanese steamer Kohina Maru and the British schooner G. C. Caldwell were sunk. The Kohina Maru measured 1162 tons.
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London
G. C. Caldwell
Bremen Arrival Rumors Stir Atlantic Transit News
Reports diverge on the Bremen after the Deutschland returns across the Atlantic. Conflicting wires say the Bremen may touch an American port such as Baltimore or Boston or might still be in German waters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Atlantic
Boston
Germany
Hull and nearby towns oppose Hingham Water Company capital rise
Citizens of Hull Hingham and Cohasset protested its plan to boost capital stock from 300000 to 500000. A hearing before the Gas and Electric Light Commission at the Ford building was held Thursday. The metropolitan system capped dwelling charges at 12 a year while the company served Hull and Hingham averages 21. The case also faulted the firm for awarding a contract to a director without competitive bids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hull
Hingham and Cohasset
Hingham Water Company
Gas and Electric Light Commission
Ford
Hingham
Submarine Bremen Arrival Plans Stir Boston and Baltimore
Captain Hinsch of the tug Thomas F. Timmons departs Norfolk to supervise a tow to Baltimore if found. Preparations in Boston to receive the Bremen are underway while Hinsch relocates his household there. Constructor Prusse leaves for Buena Vista Springs, delaying Baltimore plans. the Hilkens indicate other submarines may target Baltimore, but timelines remain unclear.
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Hinsch
Thomas F. Timmons
Norfolk
Baltimore
Bremen
American
Boston
Frederick Hinsch
New England
Henry G. Hilken
Hastern Forwarding Company
William Gotthold Prusse
Buena Vista Springs
Franklin County
Penn
Prusse
Hilkens
Opposition Stirs Over Proposed Stock Increase for Water Company
At a public hearing representatives from the Nan tasket Land Improvement Association and local officials opposed a $200000 capital rise for the water company. They argued a bond issue of $100000 would save costs, noting disparities in consumer charges across Dorchester Hull Swampscott and Marblehead. Directors testified while the treasurer attended but did not speak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Moore
Registrar of Deeds
W. T. A. Fitzgerald
John YT. Pugh
Nantasket Land Improvement Association
John F. Fitzgerald
Hull
John F. Merrill
Norfolk County
Charles Barnes
Moors
Morris F. Whiton
Pugh
Fitzgerald
Dorchester
Swampscott
Marblehead
Italian steamer Citta di Messina sunk in wartime loss
London reports that the Italian steam ship Citta di Messina, a 2454 ton vessel, has been sunk. The announcement was made at Lloyds today.
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London
Citta di Messina
Lloyds
Hair Caught in Factory Machinery Injures Worker in Haverhill
Mrs. Annie Brooks of Boston Street, a Fred B. Heath shoe factory employee, was seriously hurt when her hair was caught in factory machinery. The motors were stopped quickly and her hair was cut away to free her. she was taken home after the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haverhill
Annie Brooks
Boston Street
Fred B. Heath Shoe Factory
President Wilson Aboard Mayflower For Weekend Potomac Cruise
President Wilson departed Washington aboard the naval yacht Mayflower for a weekend cruise down the Potomac and into Chesapeake Bay with Mrs. Wilson and his stenographer. He plans to work on his Democratic nomination acceptance speech, which is nearly finished.
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Washington
Wilson
Potomac River
Chesapeake Bay
Old Point
Former Boston Man Dead in N H
Edward F. Belding, born January 30 1852 in Boston North End, died at his Winchester New Hampshire home of valvular heart trouble. A funeral service was held at his home with Rev S G Wood officiating and his body to be taken to Chelsea for interment at Green Lawn Cemetery.
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Winchester
N. H
Edward F. Belding
Boston
North End
Blackstone
Chelsea
S. G. Wood
Greenlawn Cemetery
Organists Elect Officers at Ninth Annual Convention
Arthur Scott Brook of New York was re elected president of the National Association of Organists at the closing session of the ninth annual convention. Vice presidents named were Arthur H. Turner Springfield Homer Bartlett New York Charles Sheldon Atlanta Ga. secretary Miles A S Martin New York. treasurer Reginald Church New York.
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Springfield
Arthur Scott Brook
New York
National Association of Organists
Arthur H. Turner
Homer Bartlett
Charles Sheldon
Atlanta
Miles A. S. Martin
Reginald Church
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Ann Turpe
Speum
Ward Fine
Hanover Street
Bertha MacPherson
Lorréto Kelley
Marion Puttner
Regina Driscoll
West Fifth
Cyrus Alger
Cambridge Jeweler
Well Knonw Jeweler
Carr
Capt. Hinsch
Hub
Moore
N. Hampshire
Sterling Ale
America
Rueter and
Gorpary Aleard Porter Brewers
Boster
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