Street Board Loses Half Its Funds From Court Awards
Boston street commissioners lose 218000 in land damages after Supreme Court ruling that the city must pay awards for three unfinished streets. Prominent landowners include Rob ert Treat Paine Jr John H Storer Moses Williams Boston Water Power Co and Arthur Lyman. Funds will be restored when 1902 betterment assessments are levied.
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Boston Street Commissioners
Supreme Court
Fenway
Brookline Avenue
Ward 11
Queensbury
Jersey
Peterboro
Robert Treat Paine, Jr
John H. Storer
Moses Williams
Boston Water Power Company
Arthur Lyman
Babson
Professor Parsons Undergoes Major Surgery in Boston
Professor Frank Parsons of Boston University, noted for public ownership studies and as a law lecturer, was operated on at the Massachusetts Homeopathic Hospital by Dr. Horace Packard with Dr. Orville R. Chadwell assisting. The operation was very successful though critical, and Parsons is improving at 1 St James Avenue. His illness, resembling Bright's disease, had forced a hiatus from work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Parsons
Boston University
Massachusetts Homeopathic Hospital
Horace Packard
Orville R. Chadwell
Packard
Professor Parsons
St. James Avenue
Bright
Parsons
Barge No 7 Abandoned on Hedge Fence Shoal
Vineyards Stavens Peb11 report Barge No 7 remains ashore on Hedge Fence shoal. Wrecking pumps fail to float her. decision to abandon effort and strip anchors chains sails rigging. Wilkesbarre floated this morning but leaking slightly.
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Vineyardstaven
Bat&e C. Tm. R. of .N. 1
Wilkesbarre
French Steamer Laos Wrecked Off Le Croisic Near Nantes
The French steamer Laos sailing from Saigon in December to Marseilles ran aground off Le Croisic about 40 miles from Nantes. The vessel will be a total loss, but the crew was rescued.
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ST. Nazaire
France
Laos
Saigon
Indo- China
Marseilles
le Croisic
Nantes
Webster Asks Referendum On Boston Finances Investigation
Representative Walter A. Webster of Ward 22 calls for a referendum among Boston business leaders on a proposed finances investigation bill. He argues majority support or opposition will justify or condemn the plan, citing conversations with 300 business and professional men who allegedly oppose the mayor’s plan.
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Boston
Fitzgerald
Walter A. Webster
Ward 22
Associated Board of Trade
Chamber of Commerce
Boston Merchants’ Association
Clearing House Committee
Real Estate Exchange
Commission
Mercantile Boston
the Post
Webster
Mr. Webster
Mayor's plan gains two new backers in Boston groups
The Boston Central Labor Union endorsed the finance commission yesterday and Colonel William A. Gaston, president of the Boston Real Estate Exchange, stated the Exchange approves the Mayor's plan and will appoint a commission member.
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Boston Central Labor Union Indorsing the Finance Commission
The
Boston Real Estate Exchange
William A. Gaston
Real Estate Exchange
Sunday School Reunion At Berkeley Temple
The Baptist and Congregational Sunday School Superintendents unions held a joint meeting at Berkeley Temple with a pre supper reception for presidents and invited guests led by Stephen Moore and William W. Main. Attendees included Rev. William R. Campbell Rev. Carlton P. Mills Robert F. Raymond Rev. John D. Pickles Dale Outhouse and Mrs Florence Rich King. Music was conducted by Ernest S Butler and Edward S Hathaway.
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Baptist and
Congregational
Berkeley Temple
Stephen Moore
Massachusetts Baptist Sunday School Association
William W. Main
William R. Campbell
Boston Congregational Club
Carlton P. Mills
Sunday School Union
The
Episcopal Church
Robert F. Raymond
Massachusetts Sunday School Association
John D. Pickles
Dale Outhouse
Florence Rich King
A. F. Schauffler
New York City
Ernest S. Butler
Malden
Edward S. Hathaway
Hyde Park
The Martyred Lincoln in Versed Remembrance
A poem honors Abraham Lincoln as a towering man of virtue and national leadership. It recalls his war years, the sacrifice of soldiers, and the nation’s reverent memory, ending with a vision of his glory rising to the skies. The verse links rosemary as remembrance to Lincoln’s enduring influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
God
Rosemary
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
G A R Men to Address Boston Public School Children This Afternoon
Boston school children will attend regular classes, then partake in an Lincoln Day program. Colonel J Payson Bradley and Massachusetts G A R leaders invited speakers will discuss Abraham Lincoln, with patriotic songs and recitations planned to emphasize his patriotism.
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Boston
Abraham Lincoln
Stratton D. Brooks
Guild
Brooks
J. Payson Bradley
Massachusetts
G. A
Grand Army
Master Painters Convene at Massachusetts Convention
The 16th annual convention of the Society of Master House Painters and Decorators of Massachusetts met at the American House with delegates from major cities. Officers elected include Martin A. Feeley as president and Milo D. Clay as vice president and treasurer. The initiation fee rose from two to five dollars. The gathering previews the 23rd international convention opening tomorrow, with Governor Guild expected to attend.
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Society of Master House Painters and Decorators of
Massachusetts
American House
Martin A. Feeley
Milo D. Clay
William E. Wall
Somerville
Frank FB. Howard
South Boston
Cambridge
Lowell
William KE. Wall
Fred A. Moore
Newton
United States
Canada
Women plead not guilty to decorously conducting their domiciles
Four women arrested Saturday afternoon on decorously conducting their domiciles and maintaining liquor nuisances appeared in superior criminal court and pleaded not guilty to both charges. They were released after furnishing 1500 bail each. Plaintiffs are Annie Fuller 113 Eliot Street Catherine Hammond 2 Bulfinch Street Rose Lynch 1508 Washington Street and Laura R Bates 3 Bulfinch Street. Trial set for later this month.
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Superior Criminal Court
Annie Fuller
Eliot Street
Catherine Hammond
Bulfinch Street
Rose Lynch
Washington Street
Laura R. Bates
Shah Grants Demands as Iran Moves to Constitutional Rule
The Shah telegraphs Parliament recognizing constitutional government and popular demands. In Tabriz crowds seize the arsenal and shut government offices, but orderly conditions return as the city quiets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teheran
Tabriz
Theft charge tied to Spratt Dog Biscuit Co case
George D. Miller aged 27 of Somerville was arrested in Chelsea by Inspectors Morrisey and Patterson on a St. Louis embezzlement warrant. Allegedly he stole 300 dollars from Spratt's Dog Biscuit Company, where he worked, and he will not oppose extradition.
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George D. Miller
Somerville Avenue
Somerville
Morrisey and Patterson
St. Louis
Spratt
Dog Biscuit Company
Miller
Chelsea
A V Phillips Settles Dead Father's Bills After 40 Years
A V Phillips of Jamada Plain Dubuque settles debts owed by his late father contracted over four decades. In Dubuque he paid $150 to Jules Gregoire and $900 to Mrs. Jake Zangmeister, fulfilling his father's dying wish to cancel old obligations. His sister from St Louis explains the gesture as fulfilling a longtime intention.
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Alexander V. Phillips
Roanoke Avenue
Jamada Plain
Dubuque, Ta
John van Cleve Phillips
Dubuque
St. Louis
Phillips
West
Jules Gregoire
Mr. Gregoire
Gregoire
Jake Zangmeister
Zangmeister
Post
Martha V. Kerley
General Thomas Talbot Dies After Long Public Service
Prominent Brookline figure General Thomas T. Talbot died at his Webster place home in Brookline from apoplexy after a long active career. Born July 13, 1823 in Machias Maine, he served as lieutenant colonel and colonel in the Civil War and rose to brigadier general. Talbot later advised the New England Telephone & Telegraph Company and served as assistant attorney-general under President Johnson. He moved to Brookline in 1872 and remained active in politics and civic groups, survived by his widow and a brother in Maine.
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Thomas T. Talbot
Brookline
New England Telephone & Telegraph Company
United States
Jounson
Webster Place
Mr. Talbot
Machias
Bowdoin College Law School
Eighteenth Maine Infantry
First Maine Heavy Artillery
Talbot
Portland
C. L
Chinese May Dig Canal at Panama After All
Secretary Taft and Isthmian Canal Commission officials testified before the House committee on the Panama project.Mr. Rogers and Taft stated the eight hour labor law would apply on the Isthmus under the contract and that Chinese labor could be employed by the successful contractor.
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Washington
Taft
Shonts
Isthmian Canal Commission
R. R. Rogers
Commission
House Committee On Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Panama Railway Company
Canal Commission
Rogers
Burglary Foiled as Man Flees Newton Home
Willis G. Parmelee, a Boston businessman, confronted a burglar at 16 Berwick Road Newton Centre last evening. The intruder fled after Parmelee challenged him, taking more than $500 worth of jewelry from the house on Lake Street area.
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Newton
Berwick Road
Newton Centre
Willis G. Parmelee
Boston
Mr. Parmelee
Stoughton Street Alumni Reunion Draws 200 in Dorchester
More than 200 people attended the Stoughton Street School alumni reunion at the Gilbert Stuart School hall in Dorchester Lower Mills last evening. The event featured a concert dance and a collation led by Ernest P. Fletcher and several assistants.
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Stoughton Street School
Gilbert Stuart School
Dorchester Lower Millis
Ernest P. Fletcher
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Street Board
Prof. Parsons
Boston University Economist
Ordeal
Martha Dean
Neme
Pattern Department
Uneeda Biscuit
Uneeda
National Biscuit Company
International Con
Persia
DOG Biscuit CO
P. S. Coats
Essex Street
Henry Siegel Co
Washington and Essex Sts
Boston, Mass
A. V. Phillips
Panama
Back Bay
State St
Cor
Mass. Ave
Boylston St
Mass
Elm St
Hanover
Elim St
DR. Kinc
DR. King
King Dental
Avon
Injess Dentistry
Stoughton Street
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