Commission Battles over String Bill Between PSC and New Haven
Massachusetts Public Service Commission officials press the New Haven railroad to comply with the Fisher Ellis string act. Commissioner Anderson, adviser during rail negotiations, says the New Haven cannot long flout Commonwealth law. Chairman Macleod insists the Boston and Maine must be restored to its former status.
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Massachusetts Public Service Commission
New Haven Railroad
New Laven
Boston & Maine
New Haven
Anderson
Commonwealth
Macleod
Federal Department of Justice
Walsh
Railroad Committee
Falmouth
Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts
Poslam Promises Fast Relief for Skin Irritation
Advertisement touts Poslam for eczema itching and inflamed skin with quick relief from sunburn mosquito bites ivy poisoning cuts and bruises. It urges users to keep Poslam handy and offers a free sample from Emergency Laboratories 82 West 25th Street New York along with Poslam Soap for daily use.
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West 25Th Street
New York
New Haven Defies Fisher Ellis Act Stance Amid Stock Stamping Dispute
Massachusetts officials and commissioners clash with the New Haven over the Fisher Ellis act and a mandatory stock stamp stating the Commonwealth may purchase Boston and Maine shares. Directors argue the bill diverges from prior understandings, while leaders insist the law aids public interests and stock transfer to the Commonwealth.
Missionary Work Urged Boost for New England Foreign Trade Budge
The Y P C U session heard Rev. Brewer Eddy urge stronger missionary effort. A New England foreign trade bureau is proposed with a $15 000 initial budget and $5 000 annual Boston Chamber support for three years. The plan links manufacturers bankers and chambers to expand overseas markets. The bureau would coordinate with Washington and other partners and gather regional port data.
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Brewer Eddy
American Board of Foreign Missions
New England Agency
New England
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Plainfield Woman Lays Mission Work Need Before Convention
Miss Louise Klein of Plainfield N J outlined the need for workers to run a home for Japanese girls in Tokio and to support mission activity. She will graduate from St Lawrence University and then begin this work in Japan. Several Universalist women ministers attended the session including Reverends Isabella Macduff Gertrude Earle Lucy Milton Giles Nellie Mann Opdale Frances Kimball and Hazel Kirk.
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Louise Klein
Plainfield
N. J
Tokio
Miss Klein
St. Lawrence University
Japan
Universalist Church
Isabella Macduff
Canton
Gertrude Earle
Methuen
Lucy Milton Giles
Gardner
Nellie Mann Opdale
Marlboro
Frances Kimball
Alstead
N. H
Hazel Kirk
Jamaica Plain
Governor Seeks Heiser to Lead New Health Board
Massachusetts officials ask public health service surgeon Victor Heiser to head the State Health Commission. Governor Walsh plans to request President Wilson to permit Dr Heiser to assume the post.
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Washington
Victor Heiser
Public Health Service
Massachusetts
New
State Health Commission
Walsh
Wilson
Heiser
Odell to Quit Republican State Committee Seat
Former Governor Benjamin B Odell Jr announces he will not seek reelection to the Republican State committee seat this fall after serving since 1887 in New York.
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Newburgh
N. Y
Benjamin B. Odell, Jr
Republican State Committee
New England Foreign Trade Bureau Plan Outlined
Boston Chamber of Commerce committee on foreign trade released a report on creating a New England Foreign Trade Bureau to cooperate with the federal Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce. Ex-Mayor Fitzgerald unveiled the proposal detailing location in Boston and joint efforts to boost exports from New England factories to world markets.
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Committee On Foreign Trade
Boston Chamber of Commerce
New England Foreign Trade Bureau
Fitzgerald
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce For
New England
Boston
Roberts
New England Foreign Trade
Grasshoppers Plague Several New York Counties
Grasshoppers have appeared in Fulton Saratoga and Warren counties in such numbers that residents appealed to the State agricultural department for assistance in extermination efforts.
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New York Counties
Albany
N. Y
Fulton
Saratoga
Warren
State Agricultural Department
Grand Jury to Hear Case Against Boston Teacher
Judge Logan held J Gardner Bassett principal of Bigelow Grammar School Roxbury on charges of obtaining $1000 from Mrs Margaret Hale by false pretenses. Bassett faces an August grand jury in bonds of $1500 after court testimony by Hale and her daughter.
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J. Gardner Bassett
Bigelow Grammar School
South Boston
Logan
Bassett
Margaret A. Hale
M. J. Murphy
Highland Street
Roxbury
Ohio Cement Company
Basset
J. Butler Studley
Brandeis, Dunbar & Nutter
Hale
Daniel Breed Beard
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New Haven Road
Boston & Maine Railroad
J. Paul Macdonald
Priestleys
Gravenelle
Ois
Silk
Teds
Ness and Co
Mohair
Prieatley “Cravenette
Mitchell the Tailor
Washington Stre
Home Office
Pan- American Union
Commercial Museum
Philadelphia
Foreign Trade Bureau
National Association of Manufacurers
Government Bureau
Marion Kelsey
Charles Fearing
Beulah Bartlett
Helen Gray
Mildred Vinton
A. Louise Barker
Mildred M’kenzie
A. F. Gray
New Health Board
Odell
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Ohio Cement Co
William L. Holmes
Detroit
Holmes
Murphy
Puritan Cement Company
Mr. Bassett
William S. Holmes
Tole Cement Company
Kansas
Mr. Holmes
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