War on Street Car Drunks Elevates Police Oversight
The Board of Railway Commissioners warned street railway operators serving no license areas and nearby towns to protect passengers from insults and danger posed by intoxicated riders. It urged police enforcement in sparse communities and stricter action against offenders, noting rising complaints from no license cities including Boston area towns Worcester Fall River and New Bedford as boisterous after midnight riders return home.
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Board of Railway Commissioners
Boston
Worcester
Fall River
New Bedford
Divorce Becomes Quick Work in New York Court
In New York Supreme Court proceedings today a divorce was granted every nineteen minutes. Thirteen uncontested cases were disposed in a 255 minute session, out of 32 on the calendar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Supreme Court
Refuses Injunction Against Striking Union Workers
In St Louis on December 15 Judge Dyer of the U S Circuit Court refused to issue a temporary injunction against striking bricklayers and stone masons. The restraining order would have barred interference with men who filled their positions at the new Roman Catholic Cathedral. Judge O Neill Ryan was named special master to hear testimony and report.
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ST. Louis
Dyer
United States Circuit Court
O'Neill Ryan
Railway union reorganizes Pacific coast members
The Order of Railway Employees with over 20 000 members on the Pacific coast has been reorganized and will oversee railroad men in active service. T Louis Lodger of the Santa Fe system was appointed supreme superintendent.
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R. R
San Francisco
Pacific Coast
T. Louis Lodger
Santa Fe
Two False Alarms Trigger Watertown Fire Callouts
Two false fire alarms echoed through Watertown tonight within half an hour. The first came from Box 23 and the second from Box 242 near Brighton. Police dispatched special details to seek the culprit.
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Watertown
Brighton
Salem mayor elect vows swift removal of license officials
The Salem mayor elect pledges to remove the license commissioners if they dabble in politics and outlines a reform plan featuring a mixed-board of business, labor, and a French representative, plus a shakeup of the city marshal. He recalls Howard family prominence and traces his own rise from a paint shop office to founding the Salem Morning Despatch in 1908 amid poverty and perseverance.
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Salem
Joseph W. Dane
Hurley
Dane
Central Street
Will Make Public All City Bills
Salem mayor elect Howard announces plan to publish every city bill presented for approval in his paper. He says the public will see who submits charges and the amounts, as he returns from New York after visiting his dying father.
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Salem
Howard
Post
New York
Whose Child Is This Photo Opens Reward Contest
A Boston Post notice explains a noon photograph of a Myrtle street child on the way to school. A five dollar gold piece will be awarded to the child or helper who brings the original photo to the City Editor between 3 and 5 pm with proper identification within five days of publication.
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Post
Myrtle Street
Boston Post
Washington Street
Marie S. Fay
Ellen Fay
Sawyer Street
Concord Street
Miss Abbott
Marie
Ruth Crever
Carl Crever
Tower Street
Forest Hills
Romer
Ruth
Chrismas
Clever snapshots of city children in Next Sunday's Post
Next Sunday's Post plans a full page of school children caught by Post photographers around the city and suburbs. Parents are urged to order early to ensure a copy for identification and to collect the $5 gold pieces offered.
ARMY TO FEED 1400 PEOPLE AT CHRISTMAS
Salvation Army officers plan to distribute between 13000 and 14000 dinners from headquarters to the poor across fire sides this Christmas season. Four thousand presents will adorn two large trees at the People's Palace corner Brookline and Washington streets with toys and treats for children. Each child will receive a fruit candy and nut box as they leave. Colonel Gifford says aid will be sought in the final ten days to meet needs.
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Salvation Army
People’s Palace
Brookline
Washington Streets
Gifford
The Great Fight Uncle Walt Ends in Sarcastic Verse
A satirical poem by Walt Mason comments on boxing money and fame. He ridicules big purses and the culture around prizefights, noting workers and scholars prosperity contrasts. The piece ends with a critique of wealth's spread through sport and art.
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California Fig Syrup Co
California Pig Syrup Co
New England
Joseph P. Howard
Fifth Avenue
Howard & Co
Arthur Howard
London
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Jay Gould
Annie Legg
Europe
Marshal Dane
Scott
Scott’s
Sunday Post
Emma C. Fairfield
Dana Street
Malden
Emma
Annie Fairfield
Bessie
Centre School
Miss Phillips
Walt
Jeffries
Walt Mason
George Matthew Adams
Dean New Secretary
Arthur W. Dean
New Hampshire
Massachusetts Highway Commission
Austin
B. Fletcher
California
Portsmouth
N. H
Hampton Roads
Guantanamo
Paine Furniture Co
Canal Street
Haymarket Square
Mission Oak
Alis
Rockers
of Eway
Danderine
St. Paul
Newark
N. J
Panderine
Knowlton Panderine Co
Chicago
Woodbury’s Facial
Woodbury
Woodbury’s
Franklin Stree
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