Massachusetts Insurance Chief Urges Limits on Deferred Dividends
Frederick L. Cutting, Massachusetts insurance commissioner, urges prohibition of deferred dividend policies, tighter expense controls, and safeguards to prevent officers from misusing company funds. He cites demoralizing deferred contracts and lavish expenses, notes recent company withdrawals, and calls for formal standard forms for accident and health policies and over the counter life sales test.
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Frederick L. Cutting
Massachusetts
Cutting
Want Only One Blow to Tell Somerville's Curfew
Somerville plans to replace the three curfew blows with a single bell strike. Mayor Grimmons found a 23 second gap in fire alarm coverage during curfew tolling and proposed one blow to warn youths. The proposal, drawn up by the mayor, awaits Aldermen committee action.
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Somerville
Board of Aldermen
Grimmons
Committee
Boston Man's Big Contracts For Paper Mills
The Champion Coated Paper Company of Hamilton Ohio awards the contract for the largest U S paper mill to Boston contractor Frank B Gilbreth. The brick and reinforced concrete structure runs over a quarter mile in length with George F Hardy as engineer. The same trio is also erecting the world’s largest pulp and fibre mills at Canton North Carolina to supply the Hamilton mills.
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United States
Frank B. Gilbreth
Boston
Champion Coated Paper Company
Hamilton
George F. Hardy
Canton
N. C
Canton Mills
Hamilton Mills
Ninth Regiment Plans October Armory Visit to New York
At a meeting of 12 captains at the East Newton Street armory Major Sullivan chaired the unanimous decision to accept the Sixty-ninth Regiment of New York’s invitation for the dedication of their new armory in October. The Ninth will depart Boston October 13 for Springfield field day, reach New York October 14 for a two day stay, and return October 16.
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East Newton Street
Sullivan
Sixty-ninth Regiment
New York
Ninth
Boston
Springfield
Dogs Plague Brookline as Rich Kennels Targeted
Brookline faces a sharp rise in dog thefts despite a lull in home robberies. A Tblooded dog thief is blamed after several prized dogs vanish, with Edgar W. Anthony offering 1000 to aid the case. Authorities seek leads, suspect a professional ring behind the heists.
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Brookline
Edgar W. Anthony
Boston
Anthony
Express
Archbishop Williams Returns From Vacation to Union Park Residence
Archbishop John J. Williams, away about six weeks on annual vacation at Lake Hemlock near Rochester, returns to Rochester and goes to the arch episcopal residence on Union Park Street. Aged over eighty, he keeps a quiet routine and fishes briefly each week.
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John J. Williams
Union Park Street
Lake Hemlock
Rochester
N. Y
Williams
McQuade
Margaret schooner afloat after grounding near Canso
Gloucester August 17 A despatch from Captain Samuel Colson reports the fishing schooner Margaret went ashore near Canso Nova Scotia yesterday and came off today with minor damage to the keel. The vessel was towed to Canso for repairs.
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Gloucester
Samuel Colson
Margaret
Canso
N.S
Castle Square Theatre Names Miss Thais Lawton Leading Lady
Miss Thais Lawton, a Kentucky actress, will debut as Mistress Nell at Castle Square Theatre in Boston on Saturday Sept 1. She comes from the Belasco stock company in San Francisco and Los Angeles, having previously led in Test River and supported James ONeill.
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Castle Square Theatre
Thais Lawton
Miss Lawton
Boston
Castle Square
Nell
Mary Anderson
Kentucky
Society Life
Louisville
Liebler & Co
Test River
James O'Neill
Belasco Stock Company
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Fire Causes Panic in Five Story North End Building
A fire at 128 Norvih Street caused panic in the North End after midnight. The granite five story building housed Schubert Bros cigar manufacturers on the upper floors and Louis Jeselsohn dealers in smokers articles on the first floor. The blaze started on the second floor unknown cause and spread to the rear. most damage came from water. Loss is estimated at 2500 dollars.
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North End
Norvih Street
Schubert Bros
Louis Jeselsohn
Mrs Gross Seeks Daughter Who Reported Marriage
Mrs Hattie Gross of Cape Neddick Maine asks the Post to locate Edna Mae Gross age 15 who left home last week and wrote from Boston that she married Frank M Fogg of Cape Neddick The couple may be in Cambridge The girl appears older weighs about 128 pounds and wore a blue lawn dress and gray walking skirt The suitor is 19 with red hair about 5 10 and 140 pounds He has a scarred forefinger and wears a mixed suit cap and patent leather shoes sometimes glasses
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Hattie Gross
Cape Neddick
Post
Edna Mae Gross
Boston
Frank M. Fogg
Dock Strike Followed By Mass Dismissals At Wharf
Testimony shows manager William J. Delap refused to rehire a worker asked by strikers to return. He says he hired back others as needed and that union membership did not influence his decision. About 40 regulars quit. replacements filled, and the disruption ended. Delap notes Metropolitan line practices as liberal toward employees.
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William J. Delap
Mr. DeLap
Doctor Whitman White Arrested on Grand Larceny Charge
Dr Whitman V White 72 a consulting physician and Manhattan State Hospital board member was arrested in Pittsfield Mass on a grand larceny charge for allegedly withholding 1483 from James O Sullivan his ward in a family estate dispute The case is described by White as a trifling matter and a technicality.
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New York
Whitman V. White
Manhattan State Hospital For
Pittsfield
Mass
James O’sullivan
Bronx
White
O'Sullivan
Cambridge Water Board Faces Complaint on Work Pace
Engineer Freeman C. Coffin charged about 100 men with inefficiency in building the second section of the river line. The Water Board met with Mayor Thurston present and found the work was being done as rapidly as possible and did not discharge the workers at that meeting.
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Cambridge Water Board
Freeman C. Coffin
Coffin
Thurston
Lake Winnipesaukee
Water Board
Deloy
Bribery Charges Touched in 1900 Legislature Case
Samuel Untermeyer produced letters and telegrams alleging that the Mutual Life and other big New York insurers bribed Massachusetts lawmakers in 1900 to block bills hostile to company management. Emory McClintock and Walter J. Holden figures are cited in correspondence about killing or altering legislation and surrender value clauses. McClintock denies improper intent, claiming open dealings.
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New York
Samuel Untermeyer
International Policy Holders’ Committee
Mutual Life
Massachusetts
Emory McClintock
Untermeyer
Walter J. Holden
Boston
McClintock
Mr. Untermeyer
Mr. McClintock
W. J. Holden
Tremont Building
New York Insurance Companies
Beacon Hill
Mass
New York Life
Holden
G. A. R. Will Meet in Saratoga Next Year
The Grand Army of the Republic adjourned its 80th encampment in Minneapolis Aug 17 and voted to meet in Saratoga New York in 1007. A protest against Henry Wirz statue erection was sent to General Ss. D. Lee of the United Confederate Veterans.
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Minneapolis
Grand Army of the Republic
Saratoga
N. Y
Henry Wirz
Ss. D. Lee
United Confederate Veterans
Congress
R. D. Brown
Joseph W. O’neall
Ohio
Charles Burrows
New Jersey
J. H. Holcomb
Philadelphia
J. W. Winanes
Tanner
Wirz
Cambridge Bridge Order Allocates 159000
The Cambridge City Council adopted at a special meeting an appropriation of 159000 for a bridge project replacing the previously planned 150000.
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Cambridge Bridge
Cambridge
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