Steamship Merger Alarms Boston Business Circles
Boston business leaders anxiously await the Chamber of Commerce transportation committee report on a proposed consolidation of three Boston coastwise steamship lines. The panel condemns the large capitalization but suggests merger could improve passenger and freight service though it questions the public need at this time.
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Boston
Transportation Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Albert Greene Duncan
Maine Steamship Company
Hartford & New York Transportation Company
New England Navigation Company
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Transportation Department
Eastern Steamship Company
New Eastern Steamship Corporation
New England
State of Maine
Massachusetts
Bunker Hill
New York
Eastern Steamship consolidation sparks debate at chamber
A proposed merger uniting the Eastern Steamship Company with the Maine and Metropolitan lines faces warnings from Boston business leaders. Critics fear overwhelming debt, loss of competition, and potential rate rises, while proponents cite regional growth and asset value.
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Eastern Steamship Company
Eastern Steamship Corporation
Maine
Maine Steamship Company
Metropolitan Steamship Company
Boston
Bangor
Portland
Atlantic Gulf & West Indies Steamship Line
New York
Chamber
Metropolitan Steamship Company of Maine
Maine Steamship Line
Gloucester Citizens to Name Collector
Gloucester Dec 15 The storm over the port collector race between William H. Jordan and Ralph W. Dennen ends as Congressman Augustus P. Gardner says the people will decide at the polls today. Voters will decide whether Jordan or Dennen will be proposed for Washington for a fourth term.
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Gloucester
William H. Jordan
Ralph W. Dennen
Augustus P. Gardner
Jordan
Washington
Dennen
Republican City Committee
Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals rules in favor of larger liquor possession
The court held that the Oklahoma prohibition limit on the amount of liquor in possession violates the 14th Amendment private property due process requirement. Citizens may keep more than a quart in business places and sequester more than a gallon in residences. The decision affects state liquor restrictions as of December 15 in Oklahoma City.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Oklahoma
Court of Criminal Appeals
United States
Vote or Get Off: Law to Disenfranchise Neglectful Voters
Worcester representative Robert Washburn has introduced a bill to disfranchise voters who skip primaries or elections for two consecutive years. The article notes 20 to 40 percent abstention rates and discusses the impact of low turnout on political participation.
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Robert Washburn
Worcester
Washburn Bill Would Remove Non Voters From Rolls
The Washburn bill would drop non-voters from voting lists after posting them, with a path to re-register by the usual process. Officials fear massive clerical work from thousands of extra election clerks, though the measure is seen as practical. Washburn also filed a bill to empower the railroad board to set rates.
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Washburn
Railroad Board
Murray Heads Division 41 of Ancient Order of Hibernians
Division 41 of the Ancient Order of Hibernians elected officers for the year including Francis H. Murray as president for the third time John Keane as vice president Joseph P. Plunkett as recording secretary John E. Goggin as financial secretary Daniel Collins as treasurer Patrick Regan as sergeant at arms Andrew Meldon as sentinel Also chosen were Daniel Driscoll as standing committee chairman and Dr Peter Fleming as physician Installation will occur early in January.
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Ancient
Order of Hibernians
Francis H. Murray
John Keane
Joseph P. Plunkett
John E. Goggin
Daniel Collins
Patrick Regan
Andrew Meldon
Daniel Driscoll
Peter Fleming
Ice Company Pays Fine for Monopoly Conviction
John P. Stanchfield appeared for the American Ice Company before Justice Blanchard in the Supreme Court and paid 5000 dollars for the ice company as payment of a fine after the court found the firm guilty of maintaining a monopoly in 1909.
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New York
John P. Stanchfield
American Ice Company
Justice Blanchard
Supreme Court Today
Protone Promises 30 Pounds in 30 Days
An advertisement touts Protone as a flesh increaser that rapidly adds solid weight and muscle. It claims to improve nutrition and cell growth, strengthens nerves, and supports a rounded figure, with a free 50 cent sample and a book on why you are thin offered by Protocompany of Detroit.
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Protone Bldg
Detroit
Mich
Protone Co
Protone
Danderine Promise of Beautiful Hair Growth
An ongoing sales pitch claims Danderine cleanses hair and scalp, prevents dandruff and hair loss, and will grow new soft downy hair after a few weeks. It urges readers to buy a 25 cent bottle from drug stores or toilet counters and try it.
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Eastern Steamship Company
Maine
Eastern Steamship Corporation
Knowlton
Sunday Church Services Across Boston Area
Sunday listings for multiple congregations include First Baptist Commonwealth Ave Watertown and several Boston churches. Services span 10:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. with Sunday schools at 12:10 p.m. Music, sermons, and special speakers noted, free seating and welcoming congregations across Clarendon Street, Tremont Temple, Dudley Street, Ruggles Street, South Baptist, Christian Science, Shawmut, United Congregational, and Episcopal Advent churches.
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South Baptist Church
Fourth
Alexander Blackburn
D. T
Christian Scientist
Shawmut
Columbus Avenue
West Newton Street
Allen A. Stockdale
Church OF the Advent
Mt. Vernon
Brimmer Streets
William Harman van Allen
Mendelssohn
First Presbyterian Church
Columbia Avenue
Berkeley Street
W. M. Tufts
D. D
Tufts
Boston
Ripley
Presbyterian
People's Temple
M. &. Claiulch
Compus Avenue
Score W. King
Bible School
Epworth League
Bromfield-Tremont Street
Methodist Episcopal Church
the Friendly Church
George N. Durgin
Joseph W. Stephan
Tremont Street
Boston religious and academic lectures and meetings listing
A dense schedule of lectures and services across Boston venues including Harvard figures Frank W. Taussig Lil B on tariffs and wages at M C Union 48 Boylston St 8:30 PM The Divine in the Human by Rev John Whitehead Roxbury and Ford Hall events President W I Faunce Brown University will speak The New Thought movement and other groups hold Sunday sessions at Huntington Chambers Copley Square Appleton Street Pierce Building and Warren Street Roxbury noted with times and speakers for examinations of religion philosophy and social topics
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M. C. Union
Boylston St
Frank W. Taussig
Lil. B
Harvard University
M. Beble
John Whitehead
Church of the New Jerusalem
Warren
St. James Streets
Roxbury
Ford Hall
Ford
Catharine Howard Thompson
Earth
Huntington Chambers
First New Thought Society OF Boston
Richards Hall
E. O. Norris
Carol J. Swan
Catherine Forristall
School OF Social Science
Pierce Building
Copley Square
George Willis Cooke
NEW Thought Forum Association
Huntington Avenue
Hall
T'Ishi Bheetla Kyawgh Hila
Brahmin), ‘‘Man the Master of His Destiny.’’ Paine Hall
Appleton Street
J. P. Bland
THE
Christadelphians
Warren Street
J. ©. F. Grumbinis
Faelen Hall
Nuntington Avenue
ChristadelpNans
Franklin Union Building
Berkeley Street
NEW Thought Church (Inc
Adele C. Williams
Sewell Hall
Dee
Belle Robertson Jennings
Sears Hill
KE. K. Steadman
Laxton
Boston
Boynton
Harmony Hall
Washington Street
Spiritualist Phenomena Society
N. P
Janey Avery
New York
Malden
Massachusetts Avenue
Ite
Tel
Back Bay
J. Boston
Wigwam
Dover Street
Spiritual Science ‘'Brotherhood
Griffith
Roy
Hook
Blanchard
Shirley
Marston
Colonel Darling
Miss Brown
Dix
Church OF Higher Spiritualism
Pearl Street
Somerville
Mabel Reed Witham
Asia
Edward Lee
Lee
Tremont Street
First Spiritual Temple
Exeter Street
W. J. Colville
Washington Hall
Cambridge
R. G. Treadwell
Harvey Modding
Metaphysical Hall
Miss Taylor
Columbus Avenue
P. Wyman
Milss. Evans
Franklin ‘Street
May Millan
Roxbury Tront
Dudley Street
B. A. Roy
Pembroke Street
Mathilde EL. Eriksen
Shawmut Avenue
Canton Street
Tremont St
Marriner
Dale Street
I. Littlefield
Madame Marsh
West Brookline Street
Professor Franks
Spiritualist notices fill Boston churches on Dec 17
A dense list of spiritualist meetings and events across Boston and nearby towns outlines Sunday services on December 17 at churches and halls. Notables include Annie Banks Scott, Izetta Sears Hill, and Colonel John Darling among speakers and mediums at Tremont Street venues and Cambridge Cambridge Mass venues.
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Dwight Hall
Tremont Street
Oriole Quartet
A. F. Hil
Mr. Perkins
Hill
Izetta B. Sears Hill
Nutter
Betsy
Boston
Watertown
Akerman Johnson
Gladys Hale
Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge
Mass
Washington Hall
Rebecca Treadwell
M. R. Witham
John Darling
Lottia Darling
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