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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1915
Page
6
Dr. Arthur Yaser, governor of Porto Rico, left San Juan for New York to push Congress to pass a new organic act granting American citizenship and greater home rule to Porto Ricans.
Rite Hite three ply basswood trunk with duck covering and vulcanized binding holds twelve to eighteen suits with compartments for hats waists shoes and more includes two locks stands 40 inches high designed for men and women priced at 56.25 Hat and Shoe Trunk features fiber construction a strong lock linen lining space for five hats and a shoe tray measures 26 by 24 by 24 inches with new department display on the second floor near the elevator.
President Elliott warned the railroad may withdraw temporarily from some lines due to traffic congestion and overtaxed transportation facilities, citing the largest volume of business in the road's history yesterday.
President Eliot mails a detailed request to interstate and state utility boards outlining existing constraints. He notes plans for nearly 5 million dollars in improvements and discusses limited capacity to expand boat lines and rail facilities. The letter seeks guidance on steps to ease a troubled transport network and may justify temporary service curtailments.
Attorney General Atwill states Dr Lester H Howard commissioner of animal industry may hold office for three years from his January 1 appointment. Governor Walsh withdraws reappointment notice amid council hearings. Witnesses Ledyard and Pratt discuss legality and influence of Charles Mellen and board procedures at the Boston and Maine and New Haven boards.
Lewis Cass Ledyard and Charles M. Pratt testified in their own defense at the Sherman Act trial of nine other former New Haven directors. They swore they knew of no conspiracy to monopolize New England transportation and did not knowingly participate. Both became New Haven directors in 1907 after the Boston & Maine stock sale, which government charges violated Sherman law.
The article states Liam S. Lawrence a former secretary of the Boston and Maine misrepresented facts about a board meeting on selling stock to the New Haven. It notes Pratt and Ledyard declined to form a committee to judge the sale's legality and that Pratt's examination is near completion, signaling the defense may rest.
Mayor Curley approves Edward L. Toomey promotion to senior engineer with a pay raise from $1400 to $1500.
President Wilson designates January 1 1916 as a special day for American contributions to Poland. The American Polish Relief Commission says 16 million people face starvation and freezing with most funds to go through a New York office. Donations of money, food, and clothing are to be sent to the commission in New York, with cash made payable to the Guaranteed Trust Company treasurer.
Don Pendleton, a Harvard man with a slim inheritance, confronts a will that leaves him the family home and $12.63. He seeks work to support his fiancée Frances Stuyvesant and navigates a new world at the Carter Rand Seagraves firm, starting at $25 a week.
Don, a hungry recent graduate, meets Miss Winthrop in a busy lunchroom. She notices his poverty and offers two dollars to buy a sandwich, sparking an unexpected bond as he reflects on her kindness and the mystery of their quick encounter. The tale continues next Sunday.
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