Debatable Interstate Railroad Regulation Proposals
The document argues for firm federal limits on interstate railroads, proposing that they may not incur liabilities beyond operation and legitimate development, not lease other lines or issue stock without federal approval, and that rates should follow regulated expenditures. It discusses merger effects between the Boston and Maine and the New Haven, urging closer supervision, potential dissolution, and continued inquiry into rates and accounting practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clements and
Marble
Prouty
Boston & Maine
New Haven
Congress
Has &0
New England
New York Central
Boston & Albany
Bird Declares Progressive Candidacy for Massachusetts Governor
Charles Sumner Bird announces he will seek the Progressive party nomination for Massachusetts governor. He urges abolition of child labor, a minimum wage for women, centralized government, and industrial peace measures. He warns of rising state taxes, state commissions, and limited gubernatorial powers, pledging an industrial disputes plan during his campaign.
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Progressive Party
Massachusetts
Board of Conciliation and Arbitration
Charles Sumner Bird
Farnsworth Is Free Wife Brings Pardon
Mrs Farnsworth stands as David Farnsworth is pardoned for manslaughter in a Boston process. The governor and council grant the release after a brief review. The couple reunites at Plymouth jail and begins plans for their future in Bridgewater and Chicago.
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Farnsworth
Farnsworths
Post
Porter
Bridgewater
MacMaster
C. H. Johnson
Chicago
Mrs. Farnsworth
David
Gyp
Mr. Farnsworth
Plymouth
David Farnsworth
Boston
Thomas Hagan
Farris
Walsh
King
Barron Denounces ICC Report on Rail Stock Profits
C. W. Barron publisher of the Boston News Bureau disputes the Interstate Commerce Commission report arguing it errs on profits and losses. He challenges claims that J. J. Billard and associates gained 3 000 000 in Boston and Maine stock deals and alleges ongoing construction on lines and incomplete balance sheets.
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C.W. Barron
Boston News Bureau
Interstate Commerce Commission
Mr. Barron
J. J. Billard and Associates
Boston & Maine
New York, Westchester
Boston
New Haven
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Barron
Brandeis Welcomes Commission Report On New England Railroad Merger
Louis D Brandeis tells the Post the commission's report upholds objections to the New Haven merger six years after critics warned of law violations false accounting and a shift from railroading to finance He notes holding company risks diverged from core operations and warns about lack of competitive checks.
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New Haven
Commission
Hartford & New York Transportation Company
New England Investment & Securities Company
John L. Billard Company
Louis D. Brandeis
The
Post
New England
Prouty
Mr. Brandeis
Sargol Promise of Easy Weight Gain Explored
An impulsive health ad claims Sargol will enable thin people to gain 10 to 20 pounds by boosting digestion so food becomes fat laden blood. It touts no harmful effects, low cost, and a money back guarantee, urging readers to try the product via their druggist.
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Aargol
Boston Man Shot in Neck at Washington Street Theatre
John Puluso, 22, of 19 West First Street South Boston, was shot in the back of the neck by theatre watchman John Mann at 1009 Washington Street after Mann claimed Puluso and others tried to break in. Puluso recovered consciousness at City Hospital. Mann was arrested and to face court.
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John Puluso
West First Street
Boston
Washington Street
John Mann
Puluso
Mann
Stamford Place
Boston Man at Liberty After Dynamite Conspiracy Conviction
Michael J. Young of Boston and Charles Wachmeister of Detroit were released from Leavenworth after Chicago approved their bonds. They left for home as 10 of the 18 men from Indianapolis on January 1 remain jailed. The government holds $740,000 in bonds for those released.
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Leavenworth
Kan
Michael J. Young
Boston
Charles Wachmeister
Detroit
Indianapolis
United States Penitentiary
Chicago
Bogdania
Nigrita
Guergheli
Greece
Bulgaria
Ivanoff
Wonder Tour Through the Northwest Wander Trip Plan
Travel offer from Alex Stocks to arrange a summer tour including Glacier Park and Yellowstone Park with a stop at the North Pacific Coast. The message promises rail hotel and stage facilities, with maps pictures and booklets and invites readers to contact the agent at 264 Washington Ave Main 4357 for details and costs.
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Glacier Park
Yellowstone Park
North Pacific Coast
Glacier
Yellowstone
Alex Stocks
Washington Sas Tei
Plum Island Bridge Fire Maroons 1000 Cottagers
About 1000 summer cottagers on Plum Island are marooned after the island bridge linking it to Newburyport burned and was destroyed. A daytime fire previously gutted the Noyes building and Pavilion. volunteers prevented wider damage. Rescue routes by water or overland paths were strained as communication failed and police investigate possible arson.
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Newburyport
Plum Island
Newbury
Haverhill
William F. Houston
Herman Carver
Arthur Brown
Boston
Charles Wayland Towne
Cambridge
Charles Noyer
T. J. Maddock
Noyes
Green Davis
Maddock
Davis Cottage
Plum Island Point
Merrimac
Black Rock
Salisbury Beach
Essex County
Poice
Greek Troops Victorious in Balkan Front Tale
Conflicting Balkan reports from July describe Greek forces advancing while Bulgarian invaders retreat. Dispatches claim Servian victories and Bulgarian withdrawal from Kavala and Dedeagatz as General Ivanoff’s army pulls back.
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London
Balkan
Daily Telegraph
Uskup
Belgrade
Servia
Ivanoff
Kavala
Dedeabatch
Destruction at Nigrita Atrocities Reported by Telegraph
A Daily Telegraph correspondent arriving in Nigrita describes a burning ruinscape and confirms wholesale murders by Bulgarians in Nigrita and surrounding villages. He estimates about 1500 people killed, noting Greek soldiers driven to revenge and victories against great odds.
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London
Daily Telegraph
Nigrita
Free eczema book from National Skin Hospital
The National Skin Hospital at 114 Main Street St. Joseph Missouri offers a free book over sixty pages on skin diseases. It includes colored plates, causes and remedies, and home treatment guidance. Write at once to receive the publication.
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The
National Skin Hospital
Main Street
St. Joseph
Advt
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