Thayer Bill Stirs Fight Over Political Candidacy Rules
Rep Good denounces Thayer bill to bar candidates with jail terms in prior five years as unconstitutional. Thayer argues the measure fits constitutional powers and targets Curley cases. Bennett calls for careful review before judging constitutionality.
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Thayer
Curley
March G. Bennett
Ward 11
Representative Curley
Motion to Quash Indictment Filed in Maine Case
Defense files two key motions to quash the indictment on technical and irregularity grounds. Miss Walker, central to the case, is reportedly in a Waldoboro hospital, delaying testimony. Tucker’s counsel push to compel attendance, while State officials question the value of Walker’s testimony. Attorneys review juror drawing procedures and contemplate retrial tactics to protect the defendant’s rights.
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Miss Walker
Tucker
Damariscotta
Massachusetts
Waldoboro
Gamage
Mabel
East Cambridge
Whiting
Parker
Sanderson
Coastin g Kills Malden Boy
Austin Fynes Coffin a seven year old of 20 Rockland avenue was killed in a coasting accident in Malden at noon today The steering gear of a double runner broke hurling him against a tree and causing fatal injuries He had been watching three older boys Earl Berry Norman Stevens and Leo Kendrick coast down Beltram street hill on an icy slope from Middlesex Fells to Clifton Place
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Austin Fynes Coffin
Rockland Avenue
Young Coffin
Earl S. Berry
Norman Stevens
Leo Kendrick
Beltram Street
Middlesex Fells
Clif
Sledding Tragedy Ends Coffin’s Life After Wreck
Young Coffin, a Glenwood School pupil, rode a two-seater with Mrs. Berry’s party on Ton Street. A broken steering gear caused loss of control, the sled hit a tree, and Coffin, thrown against the trunk, died shortly after at 87 Bertram Street after Dr. Deal failed to revive him.
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Whelton Chosen Chariman of Board in Boston Caucus
In a Boston caucus, Daniel A. Whelton won eight votes on the first ballot to become chairman of the Board of Aldermen. Frothingham briefly contested, but Whelton was declared the choice and the caucus moved to unanimity. Re‑election of City Messenger Edward Leary and clerks John F. Dever Edward Donovan and Frank Chisholm was also decided.
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Frothingham
Alderman Whelton
Edward Leary
John F. Dever
Edward Donovan
Frank Chisholm
Linehan Bribery Charges Scoffed by Defendant
The passage shows Linehan’s bribery charges scoffed at by agents who claim to have them. Linehan says he is ready to prove his statements and repeats his charges when asked to detail them for publication.
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Linehan
Central Gas Committee Sets Forth Object of Citizens Group
A Parker House meeting of the central gas committee led by Representative Coulthurst presented a report detailing opposition to Boston gas consolidation. It warns of monopoly, stock watering, and calls for cheaper gas, fair capitalization, and strict regulatory enforcement by the gas commission. The report criticizes the Massachusetts Pipe Line Company charter clause and urges legislative action to amend or repeal related laws.
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Boston
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Gas Commission
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Citizens’ and Improvement Association of Boston
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Haverhill Gas Company
Suffolk Hibernians Honor Cummings With Illuminated Testimonial
At the Suffolk county quarterly meeting in Dexter Hall Wells Memorial Building Matthew Cummings, newly elected State president, received a gold bordered illuminated engrossment as a testimonial from the Suffolk county branch. County President John H Dillon chaired the ceremony with gifts presented by Dillon and T J Hannon. The document features Celtic motifs, county seal, and a Celtic inscription, with by-law revisions discussed to conclude the session.
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Matthew Cummings
Suffolk County
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John H. Dillon
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America
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Andrew Trahey
T. J. Hannon
Cummings
Suffolk
Michael T. Callahan
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Court hears closed matter pending ruling
The article fragment notes the matter has been before the court for some time and remains unresolved pending a decision. No further details are available in the readable text.
Snow calls report silly and absurd in gas hearings
Saltonstall, counsel for the gas companies, disputed Alderman Linehan, calling the claim silly and absurd. Wass denied any effort to secure votes, saying he never heard of Linehan. Frederic E. Hak of Gaston, Snow &
Aldermen Ready to Pass Boston Gas and Electric Plant Order
The Board of Aldermen will pass the order introduced by Councilman James F. McDermott to authorize Boston to establish gas and electric plants. The measure requires two council adoptions before city voters decide its fate at the next city election. If approved, the city will build plants for gas and electricity to serve residents.
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James F. McDermott
Ward 7
Boston
Robbery of Swedish Domestics in Brookline
On Thursday at 9 PM two Swedish domestics, likely from Roxbury, were held up on Tappan Street near William Bowditch’s estate in Brookline. A young man in a slouch hat robbed them of $8.95, then fled down a sidestreet.
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Roxbury
Tappan Street
Brookline
William Bowditch
Christmas Souvenir of Cunard Steamship Co
A 56 page Cunard Steamship Company Christmas souvenir features short stories, poems and articles on fleet expansion and the Marconi wireless system. Mrs J H Choate presided over Caronia launch ceremonies with photographs illustrating the steamer and wireless workings. The souvenir also shows Cunard menus and details of the daily paper produced aboard each of the 11 Cunard steamers.
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Cunard Steamship Company
Cunar
Marcor
Caronia
J. H. Choate
Cunard
English rabbit shipment approved in Boston by J R Lawrence & Co
A unique shipment of English jack rabbits approved in Boston yesterday by J R Lawrence & Co their buyer procured them from a hunt on Lord Doherty Waeland. The event involved 27 agents and included a noted hunter with booted eyes, while a separate medical ad promotes PAZOOLIN with a guaranteed cure for piles refund if not cured in 6 to 14 days.
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Boston
J. R. Lawrence & Co
Pazooln
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