Concord & Montreal directors call stockholders meeting on merger
Concord New Hampshire August 12 directors of the Concord and Montreal railroad voted to call a special stockholders meeting to consider the proposed merger of the Boston and Maine and its leased lines. President Benjamin A Kimball said the request came from the leased lines committee which met in Boston Thursday.
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Spaulding
Concord & Montreal Railroad
Boston & Maine
Benjamin A. Kimball
Concord & Montreal
Boston
Boston & Lowell
Fitchburg
Edwin G. Eastman
Exeter
Allen Hollis
Boston & Maine Road
George F. Morris
Lancaster
Morris
Personally Conducted Economy Trips to California
Advertisement promoting a Bunlington Route Personally Conducted Party to California. Highlights through sleeping car travel on the Burlington Route with a special conductor and no extra Colorado route cost. Encourages readers to inquire for details from New England Passenger Agent Alex. Pee at C B and Q R R Boston office.
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California
Colorado
Alex
New England
Washington St
Boston
Concord and Montreal Directors Agree to Stockholders Meeting
Governors aides and counsel for Boston and Maine watched as Concord and Montreal directors voted to hold a stockholders' meeting. The move follows discussions on a statewide merger, with opposition hopeful stockholders eager for views exchange and further consolidation talks ongoing.
Murray Shoe Co Sold to Faunce Spinney Co
Papers signed transfer the Murray Shoe Company at 32 Willow Street Lynn to Faunce & Spinney Inc makers of Patrician Shoes. The sale covers all machinery lasts patterns and every manufacturing item plus all merchandise and shoes on the floor and in process. The Murray factory is praised for excellent organization and high quality shoe making potential.
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Murray Shoe Company
Willow Street
Lynn
Faunce & Spinney, Inc
Murray
Lumber Cargo Keeps Crippled Franconia Afloat
The 53 year old lumber schooner Franconia from Harrington Maine, owned and commanded by Captain John Mitchell with a crew of four, was nearly sunk after colliding with the Clyde liner Onondaga off Chatham Wednesday night but stayed afloat thanks to its lumber cargo.
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Onondaga
Chatham
T Wharf
Harrington
John Mitchell
Champion Girl Baseball Pitcher Claims State Title
Fifteen year old Marion Blakeney captain of the Stearns School girls team in Newton claims the state championship for girls pitching. She has pitched for five seasons with her team winning Newton league titles each year.
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Joe Wood
Walter Johnson
Marion Blakeney
Stearns School
Newton
Lillian Swartz
Miss Blakeney
Girls Star Battery Leads Winning Team in Local Baseball
The season features a four game win streak behind star pitcher Miss Blakeney and catcher Lillian Swartz. Marion, a versatile athlete with multiple running and jumping prizes, has five baseball throw awards including a gold bracelet from the Foresters' field day. Teammates Anna Coughlin and Louise Leonard share out field and third base duties.
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Lillian Swartz
Marion
Miss Blakeney
Foresters
Newtonville
Anna Coughlin
Louise Leonard
Rebating and Unjust Rates Across Anthracite Carriage
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled Pennsylvania anthracite coal rates from Wyom ing Lehigh and Schuylkill districts to tidewater and interior points unreasonable. Railroads used trackage and free transport to junctions to aid allied coal firms, hurting other shippers. The commission set future reasonable through routes and joint rates and deemed certain concessions to allied companies unlawful.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Wyoming, Lehigh and Schuylkill
Pennsylvania
Tidewater
Commission
Veteran New Hampshire journalist Colonel Jonathan Eastman Pecker dies
Concord New Hampshire August 12 Colonel Jonathan Eastman Pecker a veteran journalist died in this city this morning. A Dartmouth graduate he served as Boston Journal correspondent during the Civil War and accompanied nearly every New Hampshire regiment to the front. He was with Union forces in Virginia in 1861 and narrowly escaped capture by Confederates. After the war he traveled the country on newspaper missions and edited many of New Hampshire historical and genealogical publications.
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Concord
N. H
Jonathan Eastman Pecker
Pecker
Dartmouth
Boston Journal
New Hampshire
Virginia
Flowers Return to Millinery in Four Colors
The Sunday Post Woman's Section highlights new millinery creations featuring flowers in four colors, showcasing fresh styles for hats and headpieces.
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Post Woman’s Section
Judge sentences six Malden loiterers to 10 days
Judge Riley told six Malden men that street corner loafers would face jail in his court. He imposed 10 day sentences for loitering in the Malden District Court yesterday, saying even famed lawyers could not shield them.
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Rufus Choate
Daniel Webster
Riley
Malden
Malden men given suspended sentences after police complaint
Six men from Malden aged 22 to 49 received 10 day suspended sentences after Malden police complaint. Judge Riley warned that if seen in their usual haunts within 10 days they will be jailed without trial. Local police celebrate tougher action to curb loitering.
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Patrick R. Callahan
Jackson Street
James J. Powers
Russell Street
John F. Sullivan
Adams Street
John J. Fleming
Malden Street
Leo F. Sullivan
West Street
Timothy Galvin
Oakland Street
Malden
Riley
Medford
Everett
Bull Moose Beat G. O. P on Ballot Position
The Progressives secured the best alphabetical ballot position for the upcoming special election, surpassing the Republican city committee in the effort. The report notes the strategic advantage of their placement and hints at broader campaign implications.
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Republican City Committee
Progressives Lead In Suffolk County Ballot Slates
The Progressive committee filed a slate with four A names and one B name, led by Neil Alexander and Ward 24, aiming to top the ballot for Suffolk County districts. Republicans counter with Walter Ballantyne heading a Boston Chelsea Revere and Winthrop slate. Nine commissioners will redraw representative districts with no pay.
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Folk County Commission
Democratic City Committee
Selec
Neil Alexander
Ward
Franklin
Anderson
Patrick J. Anglin
Frank Anthony
Leon E. Baldwin
Anglin
Progressive Committees
Walter Ballantyne
Suffolk
Boston
Chelsea
Revere
Winthrop
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