Democrats Urge Synan for State Highway Commission
Chairman John F. Macdonald of the Democratic State committee pressed Governor Foss to appoint James W. Synan to the State Highway Commission. Promises had circulated for Synan’s selection, but opposition delayed action. A council meeting was expected to decide, with a possible bank commissioner appointment also on the agenda.
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John F. Macdonald
Democratic State Committee
Foss
James W. Synan
State Highway Commission
Synan
Syhan
Dr. Harry Webster Sentenced to Life Prison
Dr. Harry Elgin Webster, convicted of murdering his bigamous wife Bessie Kent Webster, was moved to Joliet penitentiary after his life sentence. His parents urged a delay, but Webster insisted on beginning his term immediately.
Richeson Not Dying In His Cell At Jail Visit
City Council inspectors visited Charles Street jail and met condemned prisoner Richeson. Sheriff Quinn stated death rumors were based on a misread remark about the execution date. Doctors and counsel affirmed Richeson shows no signs of dying and is being treated well. Cram and Millikin, awaiting trial, were also seen among 1992 prisoners.
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Clarence
Richeson
Charles Street
Avis Linnell
John Quinn, Jr
Phelps
Fail
Collins
Attridge
McDonald
Ballantyne
Smith
Suffolk County
George A. Sargent
Charles and
Fruit Streets
Charles
Quinn
Richéson
Cram
Millikin
Paine Furniture Night Showcases Salesmanship Drama
A staged lesson at M. Co. U. Hall titled Business and Salesmanship featured Chippendale and Mission furniture from Paine & Co. Demonstrations showed a Harvard professor’s wife role as a buyer, a bride and groom selecting items, and a credit manager resolving a late chair delivery. The act demonstrated how sales focus on the product, not the salesman, ending with a successful hire of a Trade School head as an applicant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chippendale and Mission
Sheraton
Louis Quirl
M. Co. U. Hall
Scott
C. Bertrand Thompson
Thompson
Mrs. Thompson
Mrs. Scott
Little
Linwood A. Linscott
Frederick W. Aséltine
C. H. Newton
Harold Marshall
Mélrose
Union B. Twitchell
Newton
William C. Crawford
New Trade School
Paine & Co
Government proves National Packing bought 13 rivals after forming
The government challenged the view that the National Packing Company's sole aim was to unite with 15 independents for a merger. Evidence showed purchases of 13 rival firms including Continental Packing and Denver Union Stock Yards. Cash entries totaling about 100000 labeled "E. L." point to Edward Tilden. Auditor William E. Weber testified through the day as defense objections interrupted.
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National Packing Company
Continental Packing Company
United Dressed Beef Company
New York Butchers’ Dressed Beef Association
Western Packing Company
Colorado Packing & Provision Co
Ruddy Brothers
Plankington Packing Company
Smith Brothers’ Packing Company
Dover Beef Company
Denver Union Stock Yards Company
North American Provision Company
German-American Provision Company
Milwaukee Union Stock Yards Company
E. L
Edward Tilden
Wilkerson
William E. Weber
Weber
Packers Crush Rival Firms in Sherman Law Trial
The Chicago based case shows evidence used by the alleged packers to destroy competition. The government presented company books proving 13 competitors were acquired after the 1903 organization, for about $8 million, with a majority closed shortly after.
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Chicago
National Packing Company
Driver Held Up And Robbed In Boston Hallway
Joseph Coffee, a driver for the Boston Parcel Delivery Company, was held up and robbed by two men in the dark hallway of an apartment at 57 Pembroke Street South End last evening. They gagged him with a handkerchief and produced a revolver to demand 410 dollars before fleeing.
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Joseph Coffee
Boston Parcel Delivery Company
Pembroke Street
South End
Coffee
Grandpa Meets the Littlest Roosevelt
New York report recalls Colonel Theodore Roosevelt meeting his first grandchild Grace Green born six months earlier in California. The infant daughter of Theodore Roosevelt Jr. arrives in New York from Chicago with her parents. Roosevelt Sr. visits Grand Central then proceeds to an uptown hotel before a trip to Oyster Bay for extended grandparent visits. The child has not posed for photos as Roosevelt Jr. says she resembles a regular bay.
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New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Grace Green
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
Grand Central Station
Chicago
California
Grace
Oyster Bay
Miss Grace
Roosevelt, Jr
Morgan En Route to Egypt from France
J Pierpont Morgan of New York departed from Villefranche France aboard the Adriatic for Egypt. The journey marks Morgan’s latest voyage as he travels from Europe to North Africa for undisclosed business or personal matters.
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Morgan
Egypt
Villefranche
France
Model Houses for Wakefield Housing Push
An effort to replace old barrack type houses with modern attractive homes in Wakefield has begun. The Improvement and Betterment Council forms a five member committee led by president Charles H. Howe to address housing concerns with representatives from clubs and local organizations joining the effort.
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Wakefield
Lmits
Improvement and Betterment Council
Charles H. Howe
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Macdonald
DR. Webster
Life Insurance Companies
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Boston Daily
Boston
Co-Operative Banks Pioneer
Homestead—Guardian
Bromfield St
Wm. D. Dldredge
John
Ford
G. Long
Packers
Colonel Hastens
Welsbach
Wilstach Company
Wentaahe Street
New York City
Beecham
Wiley
Saaies
Eir
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