Meter mix up ends in gas dispute and fine
Sebastian Veccio of Lowell street faced a period of erratic gas service after the Boston Gas Company accused him of warming his feet by the gas log longer than estimated. A makeshift feed pipe was used to power his top floor service, leading to a Central Court fine of 25 dollars and a claimed loss of 6000 feet of gas.
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Sebastian Veccio
Lowell Street
Boston Gas Company
Sebastian
Central Court
Veccio
Freight Train Derailment Delays White Mountain Traffic
Freight locomotive derailed near Laconia New Hampshire early today delaying White Mountain Division traffic about three hours. The incident occurred near Tilton and disrupted service for several hours this morning.
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Tilton
N. H
Laconia
White Mountain
Gloucester Fish Fray After Mayor's Inaugural Address
Hundreds of business and worker groups criticize Mayor Percy Wheeler over his talk of rotten fish and fraud in Gloucester. Calls for impeachment or amending the city charter to allow recall rise as fishmen protest and claim the speech cost them two million dollars.
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Gloucester
Chamber of Commerce
Percy Wheeler
Chamber
Refuse Resignations of Student Officers at Wellesley
At a mass meeting at Wellesley College yesterday students voted not to accept the resignations of the College Government Association officers. The resignations were tendered December 8 after the officers complained of lacking undergraduate support and followed a swimming trip without proper chaperone disclosure.
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Wellesley College
College Government Association
Absent minded professor arraigned on assault charge
Ralph Culver Bennett a Metropolitan College of Law president was arraigned in Washington Heights police court on a December 19 assault claim from Columbia University professor William Carpenter. Bennett said he mistook Carpenter’s home for his own and struck Carpenter after the doorbell rung. Magistrate Sweetser set $100 bail for a hearing next Thursday on disorderly conduct.
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New York
Jan
Ralph Culver Bennett
Metropolitan College of Law
Dover
Del
Washington Heights
William H. Carpenter
Columbia University
Carpenter
Dr. Bennett
Sweetser
Lock Maker Rollin J. Plumb Dies at 68 in Terryville
Rollin J. Plumb aged 68 longtime president of Eagle Lock Company Terryville Conn died today of heart trouble He served 25 years as president and was a director in several Connecticut manufacturing firms
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Terryville
Conn
Rollin J. Plumb
Eagle Lock Company
Connecticut
Gloucester fishing craft owners firm on new share plan
At a meeting of Gloucester and Boston vessel owners the Master Mariners Association discussed the tieup of many ships. Owners support the lay system change as needed to restore normal fishing industry conditions, while the Fishman's Union opposes the plan.
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Gloucester
Boston
Master Mariners Association
Fishman’s Union
Hill Deposed in Will Fight for James J. Hill Estate
In St Paul Minnesota Louis F Hill was ousted as president of United Securities Company, the Hill estate holding firm valued around six million dollars. James N Hill of New York, eldest son and opponent, was chosen president of the company amid disputes over administering Mrs James J Hill widow of the railroad builder's estate.
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ST. Paul, Minn, Jan
James J. Hill
Louis F. Hill
United Securities Company, Holding Corporation
James N. Hill
New York
Louis Hil
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John J. Stack
Washington
American Relief Administration
Shipping Board
Soviet Russia
Hoover
Country Club Stores Inc
Mills Tea and Butter Corp
Hain Stores
Heather
Men’s & Young Men’s Alsterettes
Raglan
Butler’s
Butler
Fishing Craft Owners Firm
Hill
Mark Downs
Mags Dow
Dr. Chapman
Mall Orde
Carmen
Vietin
Danny Deever
Kallany
Tremont ST. Gee Butler’s
Butler's
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