Port Directors accept 725000 for pier land in Boston
The Port Directors approve a 725000 payment to the Boston & Maine railroad for the old Eastern pier property in Fast Boston. The deal ends over a year of negotiations. the property, including adjoining lands and streets, will be cleared and dredging begun to create a ship channel as part of a port development plan.
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Boston & Maine Railroad
Old Eastern Railroad
Fast Boston
Boston & Maine Railroad Company
Port Stars
Ailroad Company
Boston
Boston & Albany Railroad
Boston & Maine
Boston & Albany
State of
Massa
Pope Pius X Healthy After Reports of Illness
In Rome on December 30 Pope Pius X was reported in excellent health. He received the diplomatic corps at the Vatican led by Prince Von Schonburg-Hartenstein, ambassador of Austria Hungary, greeting them for the new year. The Pope appeared bright and joked about his French speech.
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Rome
Pius X
Vatican
Prince von Schonburg-Hartentein
Austria-Hunary
How to live on 1800 a year at home management talk
Miss Carolyn Webber of Concord lectures the Concord Woman's Club on managing a home with an $1800 yearly budget. She argues against approximate methods and promotes budgeting to own a home, noting four-member families can live on ten cents per meal.
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Carolyn Webber
Concord
Concord Woman's Club
Budget Plan For Family Of Four In 1800 A Year Income
A plan outlines allocating an $1800 annual income for a four person family. Food at 2 percent equals $450 yearly about ten cents per meal. rent 20 percent or $30 monthly. operating expenses 15 percent or $270. clothing $270. higher living $450 includes education, vacations, savings and insurance. Consideration of hiring a maid is discussed with a $6 weekly wage funded partly from higher living and partly from laundry and operating expenses.
Thief Robs Hyde Park Grain Store In Daylight
A man posing as a buyer entered Frank H. Tyler’s grain store at 1265 River Street Hyde Park between noon and 1:25 pm yesterday. He left with $281 in cash and $450 to $700 in checks after watching clerk Henry Olstrom fill a cracked corn order and then vanished. robbery only discovered at 6:30 pm when Tyler closed.
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Frank H. Tyler
River Street
Hyde Park
Helen Brodie
Henry Olstrom
Olstrom
Tyler
Boston
Puritan Club Sells Prime Chicago Clubhouses
The Puritan Club trustees vote to sell two large brick clubhouses at Beacon and Spruce streets and Branch and Spruce streets to real estate operator John D. Hardy. The properties, 3565 feet of land taxed at 42,800 with total assessed value around 88,000, are described as fine modern facilities bought for investment.
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Beacon
Spruce Streets
Branch
Puritan Club
John D. Hardy
State’s 1914 hunting licenses delayed by printery
The state game and fish commissioners announced that blank hunters’ license forms for 1914 will not be issued until a few days after New Year’s. Hunting after the new year without a license will be an infraction. Licenses are delayed. 1913 licenses carry no privilege after today.
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Game and Fish Commissioners
Sloop Vigilant Seized For Liquor Lading In Portland Harbor
Sheriff Graham captures the sloop Vigilant owned by Captain Melville Dodge of South Portland as it entered Portland Harbor. The vessel carried over 250 gallons of whiskey in kegs and bottles, with crew members William Seeley and George Thorne arrested. cargo seized.
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Portland
Graham
Portland Harbor
Vigilant
Melville Dodge
South Portland
Dodge
William Seeley
George Thorne
Jewish Jail Chaplain Dr. Louis A. Alexander Dies
Dr. Louis A. Alexander first Jewish prison chaplain in Massachusetts dies at 8 30 p m at 15 Arbutus street Dorchester He was born in Germany about 60 years ago and came to the United States as a young man A Yale alumnus founder of the old Hebrew High School of Boston and former rabbi of Temple Mishkan Tefila He was appointed prison chaplain by Governor Foss two years ago and improved conditions for Jewish prisoners and aided their families
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Louis A. Alexander
Massachusetts
Arbutus Street
Dorchester
Dr. Alexander
Germany
Yale College
Old Hebrew High School
Boston
Temple Mishkan Tefila
Shawmut Avenue
Foss
Babson backs IWW in labor clash at meeting
Roger W Babson defending the Industrial Workers of the World told the American Economic Association that the AFL avoids answering who shall rule industries while IWW seeks a definite settlement of the capital versus labor question, calling their effort a service to clarify Industrial problems.
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Minneapolis
Roger W Babson
Wellesley Hills
Mass
American Economic Association
Industrial Workers of the World
American Federation of Labor
Governor Foss Denies Libel Suit Over $100,000
In Suffolk Superior Court Governor Eugene N. Foss replies to James T. Moriarty’s libel suit, saying the alleged statements do not amount to libel and, if proven true, are privileged and within his right to speak. He argues Moriarty should not be offended enough to sue.
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Eugene N. Foss
James T. Moriarty
Moriarty
Thut
Suffolk Superior Court
Wheel er in Coma After Worcester Auto Crash
In Worcester on December 30 Anna Wheeler remained in a coma at City Hospital after a Sunday automobile accident. Doctors fear she cannot survive the night as her coma extended for 132 hours.
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Worcester
Anna Wheeler
City
Double Show At The National Tonight
The National Theatre hosts two shows this evening with starts at 7 and 10 oclock. A surprise at the stroke of 12 is promised as Pop Anson and the eins perform in both halves giving two complete performances.
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National Theatre
National
Pop Anson
Eins
Banks enter federal reserve by stock or board action
Washington reports banks joining the federal reserve system do not need new charters. State and national banks must apply and become stockholders or have a board of directors take action. The Simplex Electric Co. Moris, Joseph B. Russell, and Harvard’s C. M. Sprague cited. Chamber committee says Boston regional bank location not a sign of Chamber indifference.
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Washington
Federal Reserve System
Federal Reserve Banks
Reserve Bank Organization Committee
Boston
Federal Reserve Act And Bank Membership Provisions
The act allows state charter banks and national banks to become members by subscribing to capital stock in Federal Reserve Banks once approved. The organization committee says no formal action by stockholders is required, but boards may submit the issue to stockholders by resolution. National banks that reject the act by Feb 22 1914 should seek stockholder confirmation soon after before the 12 month limit to avoid liquidation.
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Federal Reserve ‘Act
Federal Reserve Banks
Federal Reserve Bank
Chamber Explains Boston Fed Bank Location Issue
The Boston Chamber of Commerce says it is not indifferent to placing a federal reserve bank in Boston and promises a formal position tomorrow. A special committee was formed after the currency bill to study making New England a federal reserve district and establishing a regional Boston bank. The committee includes George N. Towle, Frederick H. Curtiss, W. B. Denham, Paul E. Fitzpatrick, Allan Forbes, Archibald McLellan, and Charles A. (last name truncated).
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Boston Chamber of Commerce
Federal Reserve Bank
Boston
Special Committed
New England
Federal Reserve District
George N. Towle
Thompson, Towle & Co
Frederick H. Curtiss
W. B. Denham
The
Old Colony Trust Company
Paul E. Fitzpatrick
Brown, Durrell & Co
Allan Forbes
State Street Trust Company
Archibald McLellan
Christian Science Monitor
Charles A
Senator Smith's Daughter A Bride
Lucy Hoke Smith daughter of Senator Hoke Smith of Georgia and Ensign Alston R. Sampson U S N were married today at Senator Smith's Washington home. The wedding party included relatives and Washington officials.
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Washington
Lucy Hoke Smith
Senator Hoke Smith
Georgia
Ensign Alston R. Sampson
Senator Smith
Edward Nestor Dies After Water Proofing Fluid Tank Explosion
Edward A. Nestor of 10 Russell Street Charlestown died yesterday after being burned in the December 22 tank explosion at the East Cambridge Wisco Company factory. He passed at 1 30 PM at Cambridge Relief Hospital.
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Edward A. Nestor
Russell Street
Charlestown
East Cambridge
Wisco Company
Cambridge Relief Hospital
Unitarian New Year Reception Plans At 25 Beacon Street
The American Unitarian Association prepares its largest attendance for the New Year’s reception at headquarters 25 Beacon Street from 4 to 6 PM on Thursday. Attending are President Samuel A. Eliot Mrs and Mrs Lewis G Wilson Rev W L Lawrance Sanford Bates and Miss Anna M Bancroft with over six ushers aiding in service. The item concludes by noting a serial in the Sunday Post Magazine titled The Boom ers by Roy Norton.
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American Unitarian Association
Beacon Street
Greater
Boston
New England
Samuel A. Eliot
Lewis G. Wilson
Association
W. L. Lawrance
Sanford Bates
Young People's Religious Union
Anna M. Bancroft
Woman's Alliance
Dakota Dans Hope Is Gone in Russell Heir Case
Judge Sheldon in the Supreme Judicial Court refused to alter the master’s findings that Dakota Dan is not the real Daniel Blake Russell. The decree ends the famous will case as to the courts, naming James Delbert Ruseau of Sina New York as the heir. Fresno Dan was not addressed.
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Dakota
Daniel Blake Russell
Russell
Sheldon
Supreme Judicial Court
Gilbert A. A. Pevey
Fresno
Shel
James Delbert Ruseau
Joseph and
Sarah Ruseau
Sina, N. Y
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Port Board
Old Eastern
Pope Pius
Chase & Sanborn’s
Seal Brand Coffee
J. D. Hardy
Louis A
Alexander
Labor
Chamber
Mr. Jacques Hoffmann
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Filene Symphoni Orchestra
Unitarians
Beacon St
Roy Norton
Sunday Post
Dakota Dans
Hope
Filene
Silenc Hite Sale
Filene’s
Women’s New
Wilene's
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