Big Sum Squandered in Fenway Sewer Contracts
Boston undertook Stony Brook cleaning in the Back Bay fens with dredging and gatehouse work. Contracts paid 15 percent extra for labor and 6 percent extra for materials, granted without bids. The Good Government Association exposed the contracts. Asa P. Kench was appointed by Acting Mayor Whelton.
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Boston
Stony Brook
Back Bay
Charles River
Good Govern
Good Government Association
Senway
Asa P. Kench
Whelton
Report on City Officials Inquiry Sparks Grand Jury Request
Mr. French states the findings show possible extravagance or fraud by city officials with contractor ties. Mayor Whelton forwards the report to District Attorney Moran for grand jury consideration. He notes limited cooperation from street department and contractors, and stresses the need for disclosure to reveal true facts.
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Massachusetts District Police
Shaw
French
Messrs
Guy C. Emerson
Boston
Harrison P. Eddy
Worcester
Henry S. Adams
City sewer contracts under fire in late-1900s inquiry
Attorney French details costly noncompetitive contracts for sewer work, naming contractors Harry Nawn Metropolitan Contracting James J Graham Simon Donovan and Henry Carson. Report cites 1 2693 million spent with excess labor and material costs while alleging possible political influence and a demand for investigative action by the district attorney.
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Harry P. Nawn
Metropolitan Contracting Company
John B. Graham
Simon J. Donovan
Nawn
Democratic City Committee
Henry J H. Carter
Matthews
Graham
Joseph J. Corbett
Donovan
John A. Sullivan
Congress
Sewer Division
Street Department
John Kelly
Otter
Back Street
John C. Carson
Henry Carson
Harry Nawn
French
James J. Graham
Simon Donovan
Fitzgerald
E. J. Donovan
Moran
City Hall
Mother describes child cold symptoms and Scott’s Emulsion
A mother explains that her children's night symptoms signal a cold and that after starting Scott's Emulsion the illness quicky passes. The ad claims the product prevents weakness and restores sleep and breathing, citing Scott & Bowne of New York as makers.
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Scott
Scott & Bowne
Peart St
New York
Moran May Not Wait on Fenway Report Action
City Hall expects District Attorney Moran to act on the Fenway report without city government referral. Mayor Whelton ensured the report reached him before leaving the mayor’s office and may urge referral to Moran. Moran can consult Attorney French, and if needed Whelton will move to refer the matter to Moran as Alderman.
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Moran
Whelton
French
What Will Fitzgerald Do on Fenway Matter
Mayor elect Fitzgerald will not rush to act on the Fenway sewer report. Friends say the inquiry was political revenge and that the other side will be heard. He may urge referral to a district attorney or a special committee for a thorough, balanced review.
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Fenway
Fitzgerald
French
Back Bay Fens
Harry Nawn
John H. Lee
Joseph J. Corbett
John A. Sullivan
Edward J. Donovan
Whelton
Acting Mayor Whelton Responds to French Fenway Report
Acting Mayor Whelton declined to comment on the French Fenway report saying he has nothing to say now and may issue a statement later. He stressed he will not comment further at present as Fitzgerald is to be inaugurated Monday.
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Whelton
Fitzgerald
Indictment Alleges Rail Rebates Tied to Steel Products
A federal grand jury charges the Chicago Parlington & Quincy railroad with granting rebates to United States Steel Products Company of New York. Darius Miller and C G Burnham are named aboard the scheme, with routes from Elwood Indiana to Vancouver British Columbia and a joint tariff filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission.
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Chicago
Federal Grand Jury
Chicago, Parlington & Quincy Railroad
Darius Miller
C. G. Burnham
United States Steel Products Company of
New York
United States Steel Corporation
Elwood
Ind
Martin’s. Ferry
Pittsburg
Penn
Newcastle
Cleveland
Joliet
Ill
Vancouver
B. C
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States Steel Products
Appany Wa
Cording
Remarkable Catarrh Relief Reported for Eyes and Nose
C G Archer of Brewer Maine reports chronic catarrh with days of eye and nose drainage. After four months of using Dr Agnew's Catarrhal Powder he has had no attack and claims it relieves in ten minutes.
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C. G Archer
Brewer
Maine
Dr. Agnew
Brigham Millions for the Sick Poor in Suffolk
A Boston letter charges the Brigham funds be used for a hospital serving the sick poor. It condemns open air tuberculosis treatment on Long Island and warns trustees may turn gifts into a Harvard teaching hospital rather than care for the needy. A street commission cost note for a Dorchester avenue–South Boston boulevard project is filed.
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Cullis Hospital
Grove Hall
Free Home For
Quincy Street
Boston
State Hospital
Rutland
Cullis
Quincy
Peter Bent Brigham
Suffolk
Brigham Hospital Corporation
Harvard Medical School
General Hospital
Boston City Hospital
South Department
Dorchester Avenue
South
Boston Boulevard
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ATTY
Asa P. French
Collins
Promi
Newbury Street
Boston & Albany Railroad Company
Ipswich Street
Rumford Road
Westland Entrance
Gatehouse No. 2
Gatehouse No. 1
Huntington Avenue
Tion
John ©. Carson
West End
Simon J.donovan
John B. Freeman
Oxford
Henry Siegel
Washington & Essex Sts
Henry Clay
Bostonians
St. Juliens
Havana
Hayward Place
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Kuppenheimer
Essex Street
Tomorrow’s Post
Brigham
CIY
Beecham’s
Beecham
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