Opinions differ on new phone rates across metropolitan Boston
The State Highway Commission proposes revisions to telephone rates triggering mixed reactions. Mayors across Boston area oppose or support changes, experts warn about impact on business vs residential users, and figures from the Chamber of Commerce, Watertown, Melrose, Malden, and others weigh in.
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State Highway Commission
Boston
Chamber of Commerce
Highway Commission
Telephone and Telegraph Company
John F. Fitzgerald
Eugene H. Moore
Melrose
Telephone Company
Hatfield
Newton
John M. Woods
Somerville
George Howard Fall
Malden
Waltham
Wellesley
Lexington
Wesley E. Monk
Watertown Board of Trade
C. A. Rollins
Association
Elwyn G. Preston
Chamber
Victor Friend
Melrose Board of Trade
Edmund A. Whitman
Post
J. F. O’connell
Commisson
Roxbury
Dorchester
South Boston
Back Bay
Tremont
Boston Telephone Rates Shift With New Structure
A table outlines new Boston area telephone rates for exchanges and districts. It lists changes for special lines, two party lines, measured and unlimited options, and prepayment coin box services, along with district breakdowns and business and residence rates.
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Boston
NEI
Runaway Horses Injure Eight at Nantucket Hay Load
Eight people were injured when two horses pulling a hayload belonging to a summer hotel ran away in Nantucket. The hayrick overturned on North Water street, throwing riders onto a concrete pavement. The most seriously hurt was Catherine Riley of Boston who suffered a skull fracture and facial injuries. doctors expect recovery.
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Nantucket
North Water Street
Hayrick
Catherine Riley
Boston
Guild Will Not Run For Congress In 11th District
Governor Guild yesterday stated he would not accept the Republican nomination for Congress in the 11th district under any circumstances. He emphasized his current duties and declined to enter the race.
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Guild
Congress
Men’s Straw Hats Reduced for Immediate Sale
Notice to men all our straw hats once priced three four and five dollars are cut for quick sale. Choice of remaining stock one dollar. Men’s Hat Department Street Floor.
Cannonism Defeats Two In Georgia Democratic Pr imaries
In Atlanta on August 24 Cannonism helped defeat two long serving Georgia congressmen Leonidas Livingston and William M. Howard. William Schley Howard won in the fifth district over Livingston. In the eighth district S. J. Tribble led by four votes, and Howard filed a contest of the result.
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Atlanta
Leonidas F. Livington
William M. Howard
Georgia
House of Representatives
William Schley Howard
Livingston
Copper Ledge Found Beneath Reno Street
Reno workers uncovered a 10-foot ledge of nearly pure copper ten feet below the surface in the center of Reno. Officials say the ledge appears permanent and could affect city street plans.
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Reno
Famous Birdmen of World Build Nests at Atlantic
The Harvard aviation field at Atlantic begins preparations for a meet as birdmen arrive. Three aeroplanes are on site with a fourth en route from England aboard the Cunard liner Ivernia. Horace F. Kearny of Kansas City arrives to fly a Pfitzner monoplane for W Starling Burgess of Marblehead and is expected to inaugurate flights.
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Harvard Aviation
Atlantic
England
Cunard
Ivernia
Horace F. Kearny
Kansas City
W. Starling Burgess
Marblehead
George Grantham-Bain
New York
Harvard
Burgess aviation field hosts imported and local planes for meet
A Burgess field on Plum Island houses kept aircraft including a Pfitzner monoplane and four Burgess machines. English aviators Roe and Grahame White prepare entries while other French models arrive. Cromwell Dixon plans daily flights to invite Governor Draper to attend the meet.
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Burgess Aviation
Plum Island
Kearney
Pfitzner
A. L. Pfitzner
Burgess
City Master Exonerated After Parental School Hearing
John J. Grinley, a master at the Parental School in West Roxbury, was exonerated by the department’s board after a hearing. Charges against Grinley were dismissed following allegations involving Dalford and related identity and bigamy claims linked to staff at the school. Dalford and his wife were removed from their posts, and Dalford fled the premises.
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John J. Grinley
Children’s Institutions Department
West Roxbury
Grinley
Lawrence Dalford
Lyman School
Dalford
Lawrence LaBua
Frank Beckton
Malden
Lawrence Dalford No. 1
Charlestown
Lancaster School
Dalford No. 2
State Industrial School
Dalfords
Relieves Headache Horsford's Acid Phosphate Advert
Advertisement claims Horsford's Acid Phosphate relieves headache and nervousness caused by impaired digestion or overwork. The claim links relief to a tonic remedy sold by pharmaceutical suppliers.
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Horsford
Notice to Mothers from A. Shuman & Co
A. Shuman & Co announces a quick sale of the remaining Boys' Wash Suits and odds and ends. Russian and Sailor suits in sizes 2 1/2 to 10 offered at reduced prices from formerly 1.50 to 4.00 to 85c through 1.55. Juvenile Department on the lower floor.
Vatican Note Details Spain Vatican Tension
In San Sebastian on August 24 a cabinet council chaired by King Alfonso heard Premier Canellas read a telegram from Marquis de Gonzales about a long Vatican note. Cardinal Merry del Val answered points in the last Spanish note exposing Vatican grievances. Canellas said the note would not alter Spain policy and expected its full text to arrive in Spain by week’s end.
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Vatican
Spain
Cab and Taxi Company of New York Formed
The largest cab and taxicab interests in New York have consolidated into the Cab & Taxi Company of New York with a capital stock of five million dollars.
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New York
Cab & Taxi Company of
Battleship planned for bomb dropping contest at Harvard-Boston aero meet
Ryan and manager Adams D. Claflin outlined a full size artificial battleship to be laid out on the grounds for a bomb dropping contest carrying a $5000 prize. The project involves Clifford B. Harmon and U S navy coordination with Navy Secretary George von L. Meyer appointing officers to study aircraft in naval use. The meet aims to set or challenge world records in altitude distance duration speed and accuracy with leaders Brookins Olieslagers Bleriot Grahame White and Willard among names cited.
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John Ryan
Thomas F. Ryan
Railroad
Adams D. Claflin
Mr. Ryan
Clifford B. Harmon
New York
United States Navy
Brookins
Drexel
Olieslagers
Harvard
Bleriot
Willard
Grahame White
Marshfield Fair Opens With Record Opening Attendance
The Marshfield Fair opened with over 4000 attendees, a record for opening day, as spectators crowded the grounds for closely contested horse races. Notable visitors included Mrs Larz Anderson, Mrs Eugene Foss, and the Lawson family, with prize winners led by Mrs J F Ford and R G Tower among others. Lawson showcased Dreamwold Glorious Bill Teddy the honey bear and a driving goat from Dreamwold farm drawing much interest.
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Marshfield
Larz Anderson
Eugene N. Foss
Thomas W. Lawson
Plymouth County
J. F., Ford
R. G. Tower
James F. Lord
H. Foss
Alfred de Piccolellis
Harry L. Burrage
Boston
Tom Lawson
Dreamwold
Mr. Lawson
Bill Teddy
Lawson
Darnum
Sorepaw
Stringling
State Street
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Cambridge
Charles Bruce
Everett
Curtis Guild, Jr
Telephone and Telegraph
Massachusetts
the Post
John A. Coulthurst
Mt. Hope
Summer St
Wangton St
Philadelphia
Chestnut ¥. M. C. A
West
84Th St
Bway & 5Th
Atlantic House
Nantasket
Mass
The
L. Damon Sons CO
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Metropolitan Business Rates
Main
Fort Hill
Richmond
Oxford
Haymarket
Cohasset
Hingham
Hull
Lincoln
Norwood
Reading
Braintree
Canton
Chelsea
East Boston
Needham
Randolph
Wakefield
Weymouth
Winchester
Winthrop
Woburn
Dedham
Hyde Park
Newton West
Quincy
Revere
Stoneham
Arlington
Belmont
Brighton
Brookline
Jamaica Plain
Medford
Milton
Newton North
Newton South
Eerene
A. Shuman & Co
New England
Plimpton-Hervey Co
Washington Street
A. V. Roe
Roe
Mr. Roe
Cymric
C. A. Gaines
Gaines
Charles J. Glidden
Cromwell Dixon
State House
Draper
Ryan
Marshfield Fair
Waltham, Elgin
Hamilton
Jason Weiler & Son Mfg
Illinois
Howard
Franklin
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