Bay State Fare Rise Delayed to January 8
Bay State Railway receiver Wallace B. Denham said new fares approved by the Public Service Commission after rejecting a proposed 10 cent uniform fare will not go into effect until Wednesday January 8. He noted more time was needed to set up ticketing and fare collection details and that operations would not commence January 1 as hoped.
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Wallace B. Denham
Bay State Railway Company
Public Service Commission
Mr. Denham
Gan
The
One-man cars debated by Bay State Railway management
The Public Service Commission criticized Bay State Railway for not adopting one-man cars. Receiver Denham cited cost and staffing limits, while the commission urged testing a modified design. The report also notes influenza cases rising in Boston and surrounding cities, with health officials seeking prompt reporting and school operations resuming with caution.
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Bay State Railway Company
Public Service Commission
Denham
Bay Plate Railway
Tague Will Reopen Fight Over Congressional Seat
Congressman Peter F. Tague serves notice on John F. Fitzgerald of the 10th district that he will pursue a contest of the State election results. Fitzgerald won by 2388 votes. A hearing before local judges will determine witnesses and process before a House committee reviews the case.
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Peter FF. Tague
John F. Fitzgerald
Kelcher
Congress
Fitzgerald
House of Representatives
Senate President to serve two days as acting governor
Concord New Hampshire December thirtieth judge Jesse M Barton of Newport president of the State Senate will before he gives up that office upon the swearing in of the new Senate the governor of New Hampshire for two day He will be sworn in as acting governor tomorrow so he may officiate at the inauguration ceremonies on war The continued illness of Governor Henry W Keyes has made this necessary.
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Concord
N. Y
Jesse M. Barton
Newport
State Senate
Senate
New Hampshire
Kenry W. Keyes
Boston Schools To Open Thursday After Health Conference
Boston health authorities and school officials announced that schools will open on schedule Thursday. The decision follows a conference with health officials after 26 influenza deaths and nine pneumonia deaths were reported in Boston from yesterday morning to tonight.
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Woodward
State Department of Health
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Atck
Springfield
Deerfad
Northampton
Marblehead
Melrose
Swampscott
Arlington
Belmont
Lawrence
Lexington
Lowell
Somerville
Waltham
Framingham
Newton
Wellesley
Worcester
Aver
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Beverly
Attempted death by gas ends in hospital recovery
Catherine Crowley, 40, attempted to kill herself by inhaling illuminating gas in her Worcester Square room after a lodging house dispute she believed involved deceit. Police found $610 in cash, bankbooks, three diamond rings, and a note asking officers to notify her sister in North Sydney.
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Catherine Crowley
Worcester Square
City Hospital
Annie McMillin
North Sydney
Cape Breton
Buncoed
Best Stories Series Opens in Boston Post Sunday Magazine
The Boston Post plans to publish the first in a run of famous stories selected by critic I. J. O'Brien. The introduction selects The Marrying Time by Hearty Karl Brown as the inaugural piece, with additional acclaimed stories to follow in successive weeks.
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I. J. O'Brien
Boston Post
Karl Brown
Criticism of Burleson over marine cable seizure widens
In Washington on December 30, Senate debates renewed criticism of Postmaster General Burleson for taking control of overseas cables after the armistice. Senator Hitchcock, chairman of foreign relations, opened the discussion with Burleson’s letter denying excess authority and claiming the president signed the order on November 2.
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Burleson
Senate
Hitchcock
Nebraska
Foreign Relations Committee
Concert of Victory by Symphony and Contested Cable Control
The article reports on Senate charges that the Postmaster General nearly violated Congress by seizing cables after hostilities. Burleson defends action as misrepresented and cites mail delivery to overseas units. It also covers a ninth symphony concert in Boston celebrating victory year end with Rabaud, Franck, Verdi, and music by Farnaby, Townsend, and Chadwick, plus next program details with Heifetz.
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Congress
Mr. Burleson
Watson
Indiana
Burleson
United States
Law Department
France
M. Rabaud
Stephen Townsend
Marcia Reale Italiana
Franck
Fitzwilliam
Shakspere
Dowland
Morley
Vranck
Verdi
Zion
Rimsky-Korsakoff
Antar
Beethoven
Kavel
Jascha Heifetz
Disabled Steamship Stirling Towed Into Portland
The small steamer Stirling of Lockport New York was towed into Portland harbor after a boiler explosion left it adrift near Wood Island and Cape Porpoise. No crew members were reported injured. The coal laden steamer was assisted by the fishing schooner Sadie Noonan, captained by Fred Bickford.
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Stirling
Lockport
Sadie Noonan
Fred Bickford
Fishermman
Wood Island
Cape Porpoise
Land of Our Hearts staged for Litchfield County meeting
Mr Chadwick’s Land of Our Hearts a patriotic poem setting by John Hall Ingham of Philadelphia received its first performance at the Litchfield County Association on June 5 1918. The critique notes beauty in parts but tainted by voluptuous religiosity and weak overall intensity with a poor final stanza.
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Mr. Chadwick
John Hall Ingham
Philadelphia
Litchfield County
Comn.) Association
South
Abandoned Scotia Queen Endangers Shipping Off Cape Hatteras
Derelict vessel Scotia Queen, waterlogged with no crew aboard, was sighted by United Fruit steamship Honduras officers off Cape Hatteras. Abandoned after a 15 hour ordeal, the crew were rescued at Beverly, leaving the ship a potential danger to South American and West Indies-bound shipping. Ottsfield Roxbury to welcome the new year with special entertainment.
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Boston
United Fruit Steamship
Honduras
Tropics
Danielson
Hoe
South America
West Indies
Ife
Cape Hatteras
Beverly
Parker Club Dorchester Plans Annual Dance and Cabaret
The Parker Club of Dorchester announces its annual dance and cabaret event. Members and local residents are invited to attend for entertainment, refreshments, and social gathering at the club venue. Proceeds support community activities and club initiatives.
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Parker Club
Dorchester
Governor Milliken Recovers From Cold In Augusta
Governor Carl Milliken, after a feverish cold, conducted a meeting at the executive council’s residence in Augusta. He plans to attend the Legislature opening Wednesday and deliver his inaugural address on Thursday.
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Augusta
Carl
Milliken
Executive Council
War Risk Bureau ends new shipping insurance after Jan 4
Washington announces no new policies on cargo vessels or seamen’s insurance after January 4. Secretary Glass says this follows disappearance of war hazards to shipping since the armistice.
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Washington
War Risk Bureau
Glass
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