Business Men Approve Grand Trunk Petition for Boston Link
The port of Boston and Railroad Commission joint board heard the Grand Trunk petition for extending its system into Boston. The 300 attendees saw unanimous approval to connect directly with the port of Boston, with no opposition from Massachusetts railroads. Support came from South Boston groups and trade leaders including Whitfield, Tuck, Ufford, Woodward, Hobease, and Bauer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port of
Boston
Railroad Commission
Grand Trunk Railway
Commonwealth
Grand Trunk
Massachusetts
South Boston
Grand ‘Trunk
Whitfield
Tuck
Charles A. Ufford
Dorchester
Edward M. Woodward
Worcester ‘Board of Trade
Charles Hobease
Revere "Trade
R. 8. Bauer
Ynn Ee of Trade
Mother Buys Best Coats Instead of Play Coats
A mother visiting the store sought Play Coats for her daughters but purchased Best Coats by mistake. The mix up occurred during a routine shopping trip, with no injuries or further incidents reported.
Grand Trunk plans Boston ocean terminal and rail belt line
E H Fitzhugh vice president of the Grand Trunk lays out plans for a Boston ocean terminal and belt-line system to connect with Chicago Buffalo Detroit and other cities. He says no public funds will be sought and urges rate parity with other ports.
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Chicago
Boston
E. H. Fitzhugh
Grand Trunk
Fitzhugh
Great Lakes
Canadian Northwest
Grand Trunk Pacific System
Blackstone
Providence
Commonwealth
Massachusetts
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
New England
United States
Buffalo
Toledo
Detroit
Milwaukee
Rhode Island
Michigan
Indiana
Ohio
Illinois
Wisconsin
Dominion of Canada
Grand Trunk Pacific
New York
Bancroft
Fitshugh
Vermont
D. O. Ives
Transportation Department
The
Chamber of Commerce
Canadian Pacific
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Miss Gerhardt Sings Good-Bye in Jordan Hall Recital
Miss Elena Gerhardt, a German lieder singer, gave the season’s third recital before a large, attentive audience in Jordan Hall. She offered works by Franz Jensen Tschaikowsky Grieg Rubinstein Goldmark and Weingartner highlighting refined style and expressive vocal color.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elena Gerhardt
Jordan Hall
Franz
Jensen
Tschaikowseky
Grieg
Rubinstein
Goldmark
Weingartner
Germany
Marry Maine girl to avoid prosecution in Chicago
Evelyn Goldthwaite, 15, eloped with Cecil Taylor from Biddeford, Maine. After her father telegraphed consenting to marriage, police released them from custody and aided in obtaining a county marriage license. the ceremony followed immediately.
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Chicago
Evelyn Goldthwaite
Cecil Taylor
Harrison Street
Wenzel
Taylor
Biddeford
Personally Conducted Excursions to California
Railroad ad promotes Personally Conducted trips to California with specially selected conductors. It highlights comfortable, well informed leaders paid by the company to ensure travelers’ ease and courteous service.
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California
Burlington
Babson Favors Uniform Income Tax Proposal
Thomas M. Babson writes in support of a uniform income tax across the Commonwealth and outlines preferred constitutional language to grant General Court power to levy uniform taxes on personal property and income. He argues against exemptions that would shield taxed income and warns of potential inequities in property taxation under proposed limits. February 28, 1912. Corporation Counsel.
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Tte
Committee On Actiof
Commonwealth
General Court
Ag. I
Boston
Lyman Pperty
Thomas M. Babson
Corporation Counsel
Coyle Bail Reduced in Nest of Owls Case
Michael J. Coyle, indicted for misappropriating $2000 from the Massachusetts Nest of Owls, had his bail cut from $6000 to $2800 yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael J. Coyle
Massachusetts Nest of Owls
New Thieves Change Socks to Mask Scent in Kokomo Heist
In Kokomo Indiana on February 2 a grocery theft was foiled when two suspects altered socks inside the store to escape detection, leaving the old socks behind as they fled. Police pursue clues as investigators note the unusual scent-masking ruse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kokomo, Ind
Kokomo Pompartment
Gum Chewing Motivation Sparked by Nerves in America
The Lancet notes gum chewing surges in the United States driven by nervous tension and dry atmospheric conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
America
Divorce Granted Over Female Cats In Kansas City
Samuel W. Odell, 74, Civil War veteran, was granted a divorce in Kansas City Kansas after testifying his wife gave most attention to her three pet cats. He said she fed the pets the choicest food and let them sleep in his bed despite his protests.
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Kansas ‘City
Samuel W. Odell
Kansas City
Kan
Odell
Girl cuts hair in sleep at Wisconsin State University
Marguerite Hanley a Portage freshman at the State University awoke to find her hair missing. Authorities believe she cut it herself in a somnambulistic state. The hair was found in a teapot on a shelf with the shears. Hanley plans to leave Madison and return home.
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Madison
Wis
Marguerite Hanley
Portage
The
State University
Miss Hanley
Dream Visions Describe Unseen Visitor In Room
A fragmentary entry notes a woman refusing to exit a room while a mirror shows a vanished girl. Miss Hanley traces a dreamlike image of another girl removing hair before retiring, indicating a possible spectral or psychological motif.
Demand tax on cats in New Jersey sparks debate
New Jersey lawmakers consider a poll tax of one dollar on female cats to curb cat overpopulation and protect game birds. Assemblyman George F. Brensinger cites Hudson county data claiming three cats per person and urges town approval as thousands of quail will be released to bolster game.
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New Jersey
New York
Jersey City
Trenton
George F. Brensinger
Hudson County
Assemblyman
Brensinger
Engagement of Miss Wright to Albert Burwell
The engagement was announced in Winsted Connecticut between Miss Getha E. Wright assistant matron of Litchfield County Hospital and Albert L. Burwell son of Dr R M Burwell a chemist He was badly burned in a laboratory explosion and Wright saved his sight Their wedding is planned after Easter
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Winsted
Conn
Getha E. Wright
Litchfield County Hospital
Albert L. Burwell
R. M. Burwell
Burwell
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Artont
Gingham
Percales Nene
Lloyd-George
David Livya- George
National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies
Royal Albert Hall
Asquith
Hie
Liberal Party
Miss Gerhardt
Maine
Babson
Coyle
Til Sas
Copenhagen
Teds
Eeetwr
Ible Lega
Panama
Ious
Clarke
Bond
Clarke Bros. & CO
Peoria
Thiel & CO
Atlantic Ave
Cor. Congress
South Station
Rowe's Wharf
Savings Bank
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