Bay State Receiver Sought in Equity Suit in District Court
Archibald McNeil & Sons Company of Bridgeport Connecticut filed a bill in equity in United States District Court seeking a receivership for the Bay State street railway. The suit claims the Bay State owes $19,674.39 for coal and alleges the company lacks funds to meet taxes, rentals and interest totaling $376,000 due Jan 1. It also cites one year 5 per cent notes totaling $850,000 due March 15. The case will be heard next Wednesday.
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Bay State Street Railway
United States District Court
Archibald McNeil & Sons Company
Bridgeport
Conn
Bay State
Receiver Sought to Prevent Multiplicity of Salts on War Line
The complainant asks for a receiver to keep the road operating for public interests and to aid运输 workers and munition supply firms serving the United States. It argues that despite a Public Service Commission fare increase and cost containment, rising wages and coal costs will erode net income, potentially to zero or negative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Public Service Commission
Tie Up Blocks the Elevated
A tie up lasting about 15 minutes halted Boston’s elevated transit during the evening rush. A south bound Forest Hills train stalled on the incline between Boylston and Dover streets, briefly blocking traffic until another train moved the stalled cars over the top and passengers resumed their homeward trips.
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Boston
Forest Hills
Boylston
Dover Streets
Dover Street
Halpin Leaves to Join Aviation Corps Tonight
Howard Halpin assistant treasurer of the Park Square Theatre departs to join the aviation corps. He comes from an old theatrical family and has long been connected with local theatres. He has worked with Fred I. Wright at the Flymouth and Park Square Theatres for seven years.
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Howard Halpin
Park Square Theatre
Aviation Corps
Mr. Halpin
Fred I. Wright
Flymouth
Park Square
Final Call for Avers in January
Camp Devens reports the first draft quota of about 6000 men will not be called until January 1918 due to equipment. Major G. M. Peek said no date has been set for assembling extra recruits, and they will come early next year. Names list various new sergeants and corporals in Companies A and B, plus a private drill by a Brigadier General Wiegel’s nephew.
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Devens
G. M. Peek
John A. Anderson
Haverhill
T. A. Basillere
John T. Hallisey
Newburyport
Merton P. Young
A. P. Davis
F. W. Miller
Amesbury
A. T. Noyes
West Newbury
John D. Sullivan
John J. Thornton
J. W. Lough
Methuen
William J. McGrath
West Beaford
A. M. Ness
Andover
Abraham Archambault
James P. Kiernan
Collinsville
Fred T. Scannon
Herbert J. Whites
Ordnance Division
Weigel
Klemmes Kulteisen
New Jersey
Boston Man in Siege Battery Describes War Front Time
Boston Post reports a Canadian Siege Battery letter from a Boston native describing life in Belgium. He notes American and Canadian troops, sport leagues behind the lines, and a brave Roslindale comrade killed in action. He asks for the Post and shares optimism about victory.
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F. J. Rix
Boston
Pialevisu
The
Post
Boston Post
Lenox
Parker House
Copley Plaza
Bell Man
Canada
Roslindale
Berlin
N. H
Packy White
Geromanos Called by Vocational Board for Drafted Army Training
H. W. Geromanos of Roslindale, eight years dean of the Co operative School of Engineering at Northeastern College, was summoned to Washington by the Federal Board for Vocational Education to lead training of drafted men as skilled army workers. The War Department asked the board to secure free preliminary training for draftists seeking skilled positions, and the board, directed by C. A. Prosser with James F. Monroe as vice-chairman, is launching a nationwide effort to have schools offer prescribed supervised courses for this program.
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H. W. Geromanos
Roslindale
Cooperative School of Engineering
Northeastern College
Washington
Federal Board For Vocational Education
War Department
A. Prosser
James FP. Munroe
Alameda Picked for New Navy Yard Site
Alameda was chosen as the site for a new Navy yard on San Francisco Bay. A special board led by Rear Admiral Helm reported to Congress, estimating the plant cost at about 36.307 million dollars.
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Washington
Alameda
Navy Yard
San Francisco Bay
Congress
Special Board
Helm
Boston to Open Two New Wheeled Cough Hospital Buildings
Two of the west department buildings of the City Hospital for Children will be opened on December 14 for occupancy. One building will treat whooping cough cases and the other will care for diphtheria patients in the first such hospital in the United States.
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West Department
Hospital For Children
City Hospital
City of
Boston
United States
Boston Hospital Opens Early Due to Contagious Disease Spread
President Shuman informs Mayor Curley that communicable diseases are widespread in Boston. The Hospital department has limited capacity in the South division, with 32 current patients and 345 beds available overall, prompting urgent trustee action to receive patients.
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A. Shuman
Board of Trustees
Curley
Shuman
Boston
Hospital
South
Southampton
West department buildings for diphtheria and whooping cough care
Trustees announce immediate use of two West department buildings for expanded care. One house will treat diphtheria and the other whooping cough as part of the emergency measures following transfer to the City for South department extension.
Mineral Lease and Water Bills Reintroduced in Congress
Washington December 7 The administration mineral leasing and water power development bills were reintroduced today by Chairman Ferris of the House public lands committee after passing the House but failing in the Senate.
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Washington
Administration Mineral Leasing and Water Power Development
House
Senate
Ferris
House Public Lands Committee
East Boston Man Dies Suddenly in Market
Girotlama Batramonte, 55, of 4 Maverick Street, East Boston, collapsed in a butcher shop at 88 Chelsea Street yesterday. He was taken to East Boston Relief Station and pronounced dead.
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Girotlama Batramonte
Maverick Street
Boston
Chelsea Street
East Boston
Peakes Found Guilty in Larceny Case
Peakes former treasurer of the BFBE and Atteaux Company dealers in dye stuffs and chemicals was found guilty yesterday of larceny totaling about $13 000. The jury deliberated about two hours and returned guilty verdicts on all counts. Peakes, free on $10 000 bail, faces sentencing later.
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Charlies
Peakes
BFBE
Atteaux Company
Mayor Mullen Sells Sugar at Cost in Everett Ads
Everett mayor announces sale of 200 pounds of sugar from a Boston supplier at cost. Sugar to be delivered and distributed today at 8 o clock to six city wards with specified pickup spots: Bow Street Ward 1, Union Street Ward 2, Ferry Street Ward 3, Main Street opposite Dyer Avenue Ward 4, Main Street opposite West Street Ward 5, Broadway opposite Church Street Ward 6.
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Mullen
Everett
Boston
Bow Street
Beecham Street
Union Street
Ferry Street
Glendale Hall
Main Street
Dyer Avenue
West Street
Broadway
Church Street
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Halpin
Herbert L. Baldwin
New England
New York
Fort Sam Houston
San Antonio
Tex
Camp Greene
Charlotte
N. C
Camp Gordon
Atlanta
Mechanics School
Quartermaster’s Department
Washington, D. C
Archie Andrews
Roxbury
M Company
30St Infantry
Enfield
Andrews
Charles F. Guerin
Lynn
301St Field Artillery
Guerin
Worcester
Norman F. Lovett
Abel Baer
Chelsea
Nora Bayes
3024 Infantry
Fissex County
Arthur P. Little
St. Johnsbury
Tle
Ui Biul
Belgium
Contoocook
America
Glastenbury
Olf’s
MY Clothier
Hanover and
Portland
Virek
Wolf’s
Harry Goodman
Trench
Box
Ulster
SUICE
Children’s Hospital
South Department
Atteaux Co
Hanover
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