Compulsory Tax Certificate Sought in Revere Abatement Case
A mandamus petition filed in the Supreme Judicial Court seeks to compel Revere town assessors Charles H. Bates Horatio L. Young and William H. Colcord to issue a certificate detailing their abatement of taxes on the Point of Pines Trust. The 1910 tax was 10764.60 with 6361.60 abated leaving 4490.00 due. Bates notified petitioners of the abatement Jan 6 1911 but did not forward the requested certificate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. Bates
Horatio L. Young
William H. Colcord
Town of
Revere
Point of Pines
Supreme Judicial Court
Charles T. Lancaster
Alden A. Mills
Woman Claims Reward for Early Price Reduction Notice
A woman at the Tunnel Bar gain Basement reported faulty price tickets dated a day ahead and collected a $5 reward after alerting the Information Bureau to the mispriced waists on sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Information Bureau
Cotton Bill Up to Veto
The House concurred 180 to 170 with Senate amendments to the Underwood cotton tariff revision bill and sent it to President Taft. The measure would cut the cotton tariff about 21 percent and include provisions on iron and steel, cotton machinery, and coal trade with Canada. eight Republican insurgents joined Democrats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Senate
Taft
Union Metal Men in Session at Boston Convention
The 11th quadrennial international convention of the Metal Polishers Buffers Platers and Brass and Silver Workers Union opened at Faneuil Hall with 112 delegates. Officials welcomed the gathering as Boston hosts events and discusses proposed five hour day five days a week and safety legislation across metal trades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Metal Polishers, Buffers, Platers and Brass and Silver Workers’ Union
Faneuil Hall
Fitzgerald
A. C. Langlois
Bostor ™ Union
T. M. Daly
New York
Trades Union Men and Women
Boston
Henry Abrahams
Boston Central Labor Union
D. D. Driscoll
Massachusetts
American Federation of Labor
Boston Union
Red Men's Hall
Wells Memorial Hall
Paine Memorial Hall
Settlement Talks Move UK Trade Dispute Toward End
London August 21 The United Kingdom sees easing tensions as a railway line truce holds except for the London and North Eastern and the Board of Trade works toward amicable settlements with managers and workers. Strikes by short sea traders and dock workers cause sporadic disorder and port congestion while reintegration fights persist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
United Kingdom
London & Northeastern
Board of Trade
Girl Saved From Drowning at Windmill Point Harbor
Miss Nora Berry, 19, a hotel waitress, was rescued from drowning about 50 feet from shore at Windmill Point harbor by John W. Sidney, 40, of Cohasset. He swam to her without removing his clothes after hearing her cries. She was unconscious at shore and resuscitated for over an hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pemberton
Windmill Point
John W. Sidney
Cohasset
Sidney
Nantasket Beach
Ancient and Honorable Artillery deny Bermuda drink tale
Harry Hamilton and Lieutenant Adams deny a Bermuda hotel agent bought $87.65 worth of drinks for them on a recent voyage. Hamilton says Richards bought one drink for each man and that the claim of a lavish party and a large follow- up visit is false.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Hamilton
Wilbur F F. Adams
Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company
New York
Bermuda
Hamilton
Toto
Louis R. Richards
Adams
Mr. Hamilton
Richards
Mr. Richards
New Yorker
Post
Riots Renewed Over Newsboy Strike in Dublin
Rioting flared again in Dublin as newsboy strike protests escalated. Wagons were set ablaze and stone-throwing occurred while police twice used batons to restore order. Townspeople could not buy papers on the streets as newspaper offices remained heavily guarded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Owner of Runaway Auto Held on Reckless Driving Charge
Victor Swanson 44 of 29 Bayard Street arraigned in Police Court for reckless driving on Tremont near Beacon on Aug 17. His car ran away while he attempted to crank it, striking four people and seriously injuring Mrs Jean Martin wife of Dr Martin of the Homeopathic Hospital. He is held on 500 bail and to appear in court Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Swanson
Bayard Street
Tremont Street
Beacon
Swanson
Beacon Street
Jean Martin
Jean Martin, the Wife of Dr. Martin
The
Homeopathic Hospital
Curley Seeks Food Pact With Argentina
Representative James M. Curley of Massachusetts introduced a resolution urging the President to direct negotiations with Argentina for a duty free admission of all food products between the two nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
James M. Curley
Massachusetts
Department of State
Sidewalk Snapshots No 33 Edwin Upton Curtis
Collector of the Port Edwin A. Curtis is a well known Boston figure with public trust roles as Mayor, Metropolitan Park Commission member, and collector. A lawyer by training he is a public affairs leader and a strong Republican boss with cross party support and a likely gubernatorial nomination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin A. Curtis
Boston
Metropolitan Park Commission
Charles River Bessin
Lodge
Crane
Massachusetts
Roosevelt Declines 1912 Nomination Push
Former President Theodore Roosevelt states in a letter to Alexander P. Moore, editor of the Pittsburg Leader, that he must ask friends to prevent any movement to nominate him in 1912, calling such a push a calamity. The Leader had urged his nomination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Theodore Roosevelt
Alexander P. Moore
Roosevelt
Norfolk County Democratic Group Demands Phone Rate Relief
The Norfolk County Democratic Organization condemns the Massachusetts Highway Commission stance on telephone rates. It denounces the zone and toll system in metropolitan Boston and pledges support for Norfolk candidates pushing relief legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk County Democratic Organization
Massachusetts Highway Commission
Jackson
Boston
House
Senate
Norfolk County
Fitzpatrick Opens Fall Opening At 50 Bromfield Street
D W Fitzpatrick of Splaine and Fitzpatrick announces fall opening of fine fabrics at new tailoring parlors 50 Bromfield Street. He invites new and old customers to visit and inspect his offerings in a large display room with front windows ward robe and try on rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. W. Fitzpatrick
Splaine & Fitzpatrick
Bromfield Street
Mr. Fitzpatrick
Boston
Fitzpatrick
Captain Ellery Garland Dies at Newington New Hampshire
Captain Ellery O Garland aged 68 longtime navigator in New England died at his Newington NH home after a 40 year seafaring career. He commanded vessels of the Cocheco and Piscataque Navigation Company including the James A Gray John Bracewell and Lizzie J Call and is survived by a daughter Miss Rose Garland of New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsmouth
N. H
Ellery O. Garland
Newington
Cocheco and Piscataque Navigation Company
James A. Gray
John Bracewell
Lizzie J. Call
Rose Garland
New York City
Also Mentioned on This Page
Point of Pines Trust
Lateen Foulard
Warner’s
Safe Cure Co
Rochester
North Marketet
Wilson Bros
Wild Bros
Bess
the Press Publishing Co
Harry Palmer
Mamma
Papa
Hush
Union Metal Men
Abrahams
England
London Docks
Nora Berry
New England Conservatory OF Music
Capella
Tipian
Manacer
Huntington Avenue
Mass
Ralph L
Curley
Argentina
Edwin Upton Curtis
U. Curtis
Custom House
COL
Garland
Newington, N. H
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!