Hog Island Shipyard Defended as War and Terminal Asset
Jan. 30 Hog Island shipyard cost is a $66,000,000 project defended before the Senate commerce committee by Matt C Brush president of the company operating the plant He called it the only war venture with every cent spent yielding value He touted its value as a deep water terminal and potential public buyout Philadelphia could spend $100,000,000 to acquire the yard and keep developing it.
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Washington
Hog Island
Senate Commerce Committee
Matt C. Brush
Brush
United States
Mr. Brush
Howard Coonley
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Philadelphia
American International Corporation
Congress
Boston Elevated Road
American International Shipbuilding Corporation
Soldier Beams As Chelsea Father Sees First Daughter
Private Eddie Rood of the 55th Regiment returned from France to Chelsea and met his newborn daughter Florence Claremont Rood born last June in Claremont Ferront France. Mayor Breath visited the Chelsea Company at Fort Wright. Eddie will discharge soon. Florence cried on the phone when her father rang home, and a full reception followed with many friends in town. Florence was named after the French town where Eddie was stationed.
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Chelsea
Eddie Rood
55Th Regiment
France
Florence Claremont Rood
Claremont Ferront
Claremont
Eddie
Melvin B. Breath
55Th
Chelsea Company
Fort Wright
N. Y
New York
Florence
Hadean Social Athletic Club
Navy District HQ to Move to Charlestown Yard
The First Naval District headquarters now on three floors of the Little Building at Boylston and Tremont will move to the Charlestown navy yard before March 15 as the lease ends that day. A new $750,000 storage warehouse at the yard is nearing completion and may serve as the district offices once ready by March.
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First Naval District
Boylston and
Tremont Streets
Charlestown Navy Yard
Wood
Professor Keith criticizes state colleges over farming decline
Professor Frank M. Keith, a noted pure food expert, blames state agricultural instructors for half a century of declining farming in New England. He says college leaders are backward and inefficient and urges them to support farmers to unlock greater food production.
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Frank M. Keith
New England States
Keith
New England
Critics Question State Agricultural Policy and Decline
The speaker argues that despite hundreds of thousands spent yearly, agriculture has declined over 50 years. He accuses state colleges of opposing new soil revival ideas, while promoting fertilizer theories, and laments stopping experiments that differ from established teachings.
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Agricultural Colleges
Back Taxes Loom Over Boston Debt Crisis
Boston faces a fiscal start Feb 1 with a $750000 deficit due to tax slackers. Uncollected taxes total $6,293,633.24, a record high, up from $4,828,762.16 last year. The Boston Elevated Railroad Co leads delinquents with $331000 owed on real and personal property, as real estate trusts and large owners also owe sizable sums. The list notes a real estate trust company owes $61000 and several firms owe $5000 to $20000 each, with 4000 real estate owners owing $1000 or more.
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Boston
Frank 8. Deland
Boston Elevated Railroad Company
Deland
Catholic parish reunions and vows mark Boston events
Catholic churches in Boston announce parish reunions at St. Monica’s South Boston St. Catherine’s Charlestown and St. Francis de Sales Charlestown with dates in February and early March The 40 hours devotion begins at multiple churches including St Ambrose’s Dorchester and St Eulalia’s South Boston and Kingston Jamaica vows for Rev Daniel Cronin S J and two brothers are noted plus Miss Jane Hoey speaks at Notre Dame Fenway and Franklin Union Hall events through Sunday night
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St. Monica's
South Boston
St. Catherine's of
Charlestown
Roughan Hall
St. Francis de Sales
St. Eulalia's
Segree
St. Ambrose’s Church
Dorchester
House of the Angel Guardian
Jamaica Plain
Holy Ghost Hospital
Cambridge
St. Eulalia’s Church
St. James’ Church
Arlington
Academy of Escee the Fenway
Daniel J. Cronin
S. J
Neil Cronin
Cathedral of the Holy Cross
James Cronin
St. Catherine’s Parish
Somerville
Society of Jesus
Holy Trinity
Kingston
Jamaica
Father Cronin
William H. O'Hare
Father O’hare
Michael O’hare
St. Augustine's Lyceum
Jane Hoey
League of Catholic Women
Academy of Notre Dame
The
Fenway
Common Cause Society Forum
Franklin Union Hall
Hoey
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Wmatt Brush
Great Water Terminal
U. S
Private Edward Rood
55Th Infantry
Florence Claremont
Edward Rood
NAVY
Charlestown Yard
Stein-Blochs
Stein- Blochs
Themas
Catholic Church
Bondoc Kok Okkeokookocoon
Ag War Camp Community Service
Filene’s
Hawley Streets
Horizon
Filene
Fleer
Filezie
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