Hold Up Appropriation for Hyde Park Transit Reserve
The Boston City Council paused a 50000 dollar appropriation intended as a reserve for the Boston Elevated to operate Hyde Park transit pending more information The council directed John Stevens and Assistant Corporation Counsel Lyons to attend the next meeting The act specifies funds only to prevent operating losses on Hyde Park lines The council and mayor also approved a 30000 dollar appropriation to extend elevated tracks on Hyde Park Avenue and initiate service in the area
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Boston Elevated
Hyde Park
John +. Stevens
Lyons
Hyde Park Avenue
Boston City Council Seeks Borrowing to Build Homes
Boston City Council urged Mayor Peters to issue a housing emergency proclamation under 1920 acts to borrow nearly 15 million outside the debt limit for constructing homes this fall. Councilman Hagan cited a housing shortage and rising rents, noting tenants pay high prices to retain homes.
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Peters
Henry A. Hagan
Hagan
City of
Boston
Funeral for Searles Today to Be Strictly Private
Edward F. Searles, eccentric multi millionaire, died at his Methuen home Friday. Funeral at 11 tomorrow from Appleside, the house where he was born and died. The service will be private, with invitations only, inside his private estate. Rev. Charles H. Oliphant will officiate. arrangements handled by New York associates and cousin Edith Littlefield.
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Methuen
Edward F. Searles
Appleside
Charles H. Oliphant
Methuen Congregational Church
New York
Edith Littlefield
Vendor of Girls College News Arrested in Mail Fraud Case
Charles L. Appleton and Lawrence A. Almon, claimed as a news specialist, were arrested by post office inspectors. Appleton allegedly produced sensational stories about Wellesley Mt Holyoke and Smith College girls and sold them to editors nationwide. Parents demanded denials of fabricated events and newspapers statewide were queried.
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Charles L. Appleton
Lawrence A. Almon
Appleton
Wellesley
Mt. Holyoke
Smith
Massachusetts
Montana
Mayor confronts council over ferry boat funds stalemate
Mayor Peters says the 400000 appropriation for a new East Boston ferry will never be spent while he is in office. The City Council, after debates, sends a representative to meet with the mayor to break the deadlock. A separate fire sprinkler bid was vetoed, with the mayor arguing against borrowing 105000 from the 400000 pot. Girdles display Egyptian motifs and turquoise inlays.
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Peters
East
Boston
Howard F. McLaughlin
Long Island
To Honor All Quincy Heroes Memorial Plan Favored
Quincy citizens favor a separate memorial building to honor veterans from Civil War to World War I. A public hearing led by Colonel Fred E. Jones endorsed a memorial hall as the committee recommends. The city counts 37 Civil War veterans 48 Spanish War veterans and about 1700 World War I veterans in Quincy.
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Quincy
Fred E. Jones
John Williams
Grand Army of the Republic
Auto kill claims 9 year old in South Boston crash
Richard J. Hogan, nine, of 770 Street South Boston, died at Carney Hospital from injuries after being struck by a car near the N and Fourth streets junction yesterday shortly after noon.
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Richard J. Hogan
770 Street
South Boston
She Carney Hospital
Fourth Streets
Rain Delays Grand Circuit Racing in Cleveland
Heavy, continuous rain forced postponement of Grand Circuit racing in Cleveland on August 9, disrupting the event and halting all races for the day.
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Cleveland
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Jany
Toots
Casper
CITY
New York Central Lines
New York Central
Lake Erie
Western Michigan
Boston & Albany
Toledo
Ohio Central
Pittsburgh
NEW York Central and
Searles
Oxfords
Emerson Shoe Stores
Summer St
Hanover & Court Sts
Satuday
Bayerson Ol
Penn
Joseph Hallian
N. E. Megr
Colonial Bldg
Maas
Council
Fox
Mothar
Dad
Robbins & Myers
R&m
A&m
Robbins & Myers Co
Springfield
Ohio
Devonshire St
Boston, Mass
Church St
New York, N. Y
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