Lower Telephone Rates Urged as Hearing Set
The highway commissioners call a hearing on January 4 1907 at Ashburton Place Room 400 on reducing tolls between Boston and suburban exchanges. Alfred S Hayes for Home Metropolitan Tele phone Company pledges five cent calls city to suburb and notes the need to beat monopoly rates. The Public Franchise League asks Mayor Fitzgerald to veto the franchise order and urges a thorough rate investigation and better service.
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Highway Commissioners
New England Telephone & Telegraph Company
Boston
Alfred S. Hayes
Independent Home Metropolitan Telephone Company
Commissioners’ Office
Ashburton Place
J. J. Leonard
Highway Commission
Alfred S. Blayes
New Home Metropolitan Telephone Company
Metropolitan Tome Telephone Company
Telephone Commission
Public Franchise League
Fitzgerald
League
New Haven Railroad Bets on Key Regional Acquisition
The New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad announced a major purchase of the Connecticut Railway and Lighting Company and related holdings, including water power rights on the Housatonic and franchises in manufacturing centers. The deal, valued around 80 million dollars, would grant control of about 13850 miles of trolley lines in Connecticut and Rhode Island with annual gross earnings exceeding 16 million.
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New Haven, Conn
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Connecticut Railway & Lighting Company
Housatonic River
New Milford
Rhode Island Securities Company
Rhode Island Company
Rhode Island Suburban Railway Company
Union Railroad Company
Pawtucket Street Railway Company
New England
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company
Connecticut
Rhode Island
New Haven Company
Boston
New York
Junk Collector Varley Drops Dead on Dump
Frank Varley a junk collector employed by Charles Fine collapsed at the dump behind Half Marble Works on First Street East Cambridge at 1130 am yesterday probably from heart disease. He was found by foreman Free C Tullen and rushed to Cambridge Relief Hospital where doctors confirmed instantaneous death.
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Frank Varley
Charles Fine
First Street
East Cambridge
Free C. Tullen
Hall Works
Cambridge Relief Hospital
Boston College Students Stage Richard III in College Play
Boston College students presented their annual Shakespeare play last evening to a large attentive audience. Directed by Mr. Joseph F. Willis for the past year, the principal roles were played by Henry P. McGlinchey, Joseph Whalen, and Henry Powers with a 30 piece college orchestra under Michael J. Ivars, S.J.
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Boston College
Richard Til
Joseph FF. Willis
Henry PF. McGlinchey
Joseph Whalen
Henry Powers
Michael J. Ivarles
S.J
New Docks for Boston Signal Major Transport Leap
Boston eyes a new dock network linking fast ocean liners to rail routes via the North station. Plans envision seamless transfers to New York Chicago Montreal and other big centers with the New York Central New Haven Hartford and Boston & Maine lines. Officials caution about required tunnel links and government approvals as carriers push to make Boston a world trade hub.
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New York
Chicago
Montreal
New York Central
New Haven & Hartford
Boston & Maine
North Station
New Haven
Union
Commercial Street
Atlantic Avenue
Classic Will Guide Sunday Concert Music
A city committee discusses amending Sunday entertainment law to allow sacred music concerts with classic selections. The draft adds the word classic to the law while keeping licenses by mayors or town selectmen and no jail penalty. It raises questions about what performances might still be criminal on Sundays.
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Revere Beach
Mendelssohn
Old Town
Schoolhouse Strike Off at Charlestown High
The Charlestown High School contractor reached union conditions with the Carpenters' District Council to end the strike of 10 men over alleged unfair conditions. The council elected W. D. McIntosh and Hugh McWkay to the State convention in Worcester January 21. A house warming is set for January 10 at 39 Hanover Street. Negotiations aim to shift Commonwealth flats work by the New Haven road to eight hours. current Chicago contractor has carpenters on nine hours.
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Charlestown High School
Carpenters’ District Council
W. D. McIntosh
Hugh McWkay
Carpenters
Worcester
Hanover Street
Commonwealth Flats
New Haven Road
Chicago
Labor delegates push civil action to strengthen eight hour law
About 60 labor representatives met at Wells Memorial building to fix gaps in the eight hour law. They seek to sue city contractors violating the rule and have gathered names of workers to use as evidence. Attorneys Mullen and Mansfield were tasked to draft a bill and report to the State Branch A F of L meeting on Sunday December 3. Edward Cohen presided.
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Wells Memorial Building
Huddell
Thomas A. Mullen
Frederick W. Mansfield
People’s Legal Security Company
State Branch
A. F. of L
Edward Cohen
Surgeons Save Charlestown Lad After Grave Coasting Injury
Desperate operations at the Relief station to save a Charlestown boy harmed in a coasting accident drew wide community attention. Raymond Kiley was pronounced out of danger after three days. he moved to City Hospital and begins recovery.
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Raymond Kiley
Charlestown
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New Line
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B. Noonan & Co
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Tremont St
Beach Street
Wingston St
United States Hotel
N. Havens Mammoth Purchase
Conn
R. J
Railway and
Lghting
United Gas Improvement Company
Connecticut Railroad Commission
Varley
Atlantic Coast
San Francisco
Pacific
Doston
England
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Gas Company
White Star
Merchants & Minersine
Baltimore
Norfolk
Railroad Company
Steamship Corporation
Richards
President Richards
Consolidated Gas Company
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company
Messrs. Winsor, Snow and Richards
White Star Line
India Building
F. Toppin
Somerset
Big Line
Glen Shirt and Collar Co
Park St
Tremont Street
Bargain Centre OF
Cop Gespear Co
Washington
Santa Claus
Ree
Compass
Alaska
Everett
Casey
Chester
Eloor
Noward
Silk
Goons
Nabisco
National Biscuit Co
Miner & Beals
Schoolhouse
Remington
Frederic Remington
Great West
Indian Head
Buffalo Trail
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Grand Rapids
Maxfield Parrish
P. F. Collier
West Thirteenth Street
Lad
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