Judge Rules for Keliher in Bank Suit
Judge DeCourcy defaulted Keliher for failing to answer interrogatories in the National City Bank of Cambridge case filed by John L Bates receiver. The judge noted the questions could incriminate him and allowed time to file an answer after attorney John Casey secured removal of the default and stated an answer would be filed addressing the questions the court deems appropriate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keliher
Supreme Judicial Court
John L. Bates
National City Bank of
Cambridge
Bates
John Casey
Redistricting Committee Faces Republican Fire
The new congressional redistricting passes committee despite three dissenters and heavy Worcester Republican criticism. They label Republican members as addled by Lomasney the Boston Democrat owner, framing the attack as a late year political wheeze.
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Worcester
Commission
Lomasney
Boston
Third District
Third district committee targets GOP “Dudes” in reform bid
Edward F. Fletcher Thomas F. McGauley and ex Senator Edward A. Cowee lead a drive to weed out what they call Republican “dudes” as the new district lines floor the third and second districts. They name dissenters James W. Bean Hurlburt and Stevens and accuse Lomasney and Carberry of inflating rival factions.
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Edward F. Fletcher
Thomas F. McGauley
Edward A. Cowee
Thayer
Gillett
James W. Bean
Cambridge
Hurlburt
Worcester
Stevens
Dracut
Lomasney
Boston
Carberry
Tad
Two Fined For Rows On Cars In Cambridge Courts
Robert Young of Ipswich was arraigned in Cambridge District Court for assault on a Boston Elevated conductor last Saturday evening. He was convicted and fined $20. James Carroll of 36 Montgomery Street faced a disorderly conduct charge in Central Municipal Court for an incident on a Boston Elevated surface car Sunday evening and was found guilty with a $10 fine.
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Robert Young
Ipswich
Cambridge District Court
Boston
Central Municipal Court
James Carroll
Montgomery Street
Phrase Describing a Sort of Useful Person
A definition noting a person who is good for something, doing good work or enjoying pleasant times. It adds that someone troubled by distress after eating headaches nausea bad taste and bad breath cannot find good in anything or be of use in the world.
Fear Advance in Shoe Prices
Brockton reports a planned 50 cent rise per pair in wholesale and retail shoe prices, pushing a good pair to about 4.50. Leather costs are climbing, and factory leaders warn the rise is inevitable, with no relief in sight.
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Brockton
T. John Evans
Shoe Manufacturers’ Association
Italian Government Honors Billings for Messina Relief Work
Edmund Billings of Boston who led Massachusetts relief efforts for the Messina earthquake receives a silver medal and diploma from Italy. The award, sent via the State Department, honors his distribution of the $50 000 relief fund to victims.
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Edmund BiLlings
Boston
Massachusetts
Messina
Mr. Billings
State Department
Washington
Experts Should Open Contest to Public on Accident Prevention
George B. Griffiths of 809 Washington Street Boston argues in the Post that the Boston Elevated Railway contest on accident prevention should be opened to the public and not limited to high school children. He, a mechanical engineer with extensive rail experience, claims a broad public prize would yield practical safety ideas without increasing operating costs.
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Boston Elevated Railway Company
Boston
George B. Griffiths
Washington Street
Cambridge to Close Amherst Street for MIT Site Move
City votes to close Amherst street and transfer land to Technology. MIT President Richard Maclaurin welcomes the measure, praising Cambridge for enabling Technology’s move and pledging cooperation to remove remaining obstacles.
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Amherst Street
Institute of Technology
Cambridge
Dr. Maclaurin
Institute
Protest Over Inadequate Early Morning Boston Elevated Service
W H protests the Boston Elevated Railway for crowded 2 and 3 am Ashmont Milton cars carrying far more riders than 34 seats. He cites a Christmas Eve surge, 138 riders on a single car, 13 fares unpaid, and 50 passengers unable to board along Washington Street, urging relief and compulsory action.
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Adams Square
Boston Elevated Railway Company
Ashmont
Milton
Washington Street
Boston Elevated
Boston
Hub Girl Debuts in Grand Opera at Genoa Italy
Miss Evelyn Parnell of this city made her debut in Thais at the Genoa Opera House on Christmas night after a year abroad studying with prominent vocal instructors. She is engaged to sing at the Boston Opera House and earned repeated encores with the Italian audience praising her performance.
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Evelyn Parnell
Genoa
Italy
Boston Opera House
Miss Parnell
Politician Shot in Head at Farm in Rhode Island
Walter J. D. Bullock, a legislative agent and former Representative, was grazed by a shotgun blast at his Little Compton farm. His brother-in-law James Wilbur allegedly fired during a dispute. the wound is a forehead laceration and Bullock will remain home for days. The Bullock household keeps details secret amid rumors of the quarrel and possible accidental discharge.
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Fall River
Walter J. D. Bullock
Little Compton
James Wilbur
Bullock
Wilbur
Port of Boston Move Begins Survey for Harbor Deepening
Chairman Hugh Bancroft asks Massachusetts delegation to include a rivers and harbors section for surveying Boston Harbor. The survey, routed to Congressman George P. Lawrence, aims to assess a 40 foot deep water link from Massachusetts Bay to President Roads and establish suitable terminals. Engineers will decide if the work proceeds after the survey.
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Hugh Bancroft
Port of
Boston
Massachusetts
Congress
Boston Harbor
George P. Lawrence
North Adams
Congressional Committee On Rivers and Harbors
Massachusetts Bay
President Roads
Confiscated Schooner Fredericka Schepp Sold in Auction
The government seized the packet schooner Fredericka Schepp for false registration and sold it today at Providence to Captain James F. Silva for 860 dollars. The vessel operated between New Bedford and the Cape de Verde Islands.
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Providence
R. I
Fredericka Schepp
James F. Silva
Schepp
New Bedford
Cape de Verde Islands
Father John’s Medicine Promoted as Safe Cold Tonic
An advertisement touts Father John’s Medicine as a safe alcohol free tonic and body builder for throat and lung recovery. It claims fifty years of market success and calls it doctor’s prescription pure and wholesome with a guaranteed effect.
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Father John
John
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