Sale of B. & M. stock not to deter Malone
The New Haven concedes it lacks legal right to hold Boston & Maine stock after transferring 110000 shares to John L. Billard of Meriden Connecticut. Attorney General Malone says the sale supports the commonwealth's case against the railroad while the state proceeds as if ownership changed. The stock's true status remains uncertain, with judicial ruling not expected until October amid ongoing merger battles and upcoming statewide elections.
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New Haven
Boston & Maine
New Haven Railroad
John L. Billard
Meriden
Conn
State Street
Beacon Hill
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Joseph Walker
Committee On Railroads
Railroad Committee
Tuttle
Billard
Malone
Law Department of the Commonwealth
Supreme Court
New England Securities & Investment Company
Draper
Valley
Louis D. Brandeis
Commonwealth
Doubts on Bona Fide Sale of Boston & Maine Stock
William B. Lawrence questions the $16 million sale of 116000 shares of the Boston & Maine stock by the New Haven railroad to John L. Billard of Meriden Connecticut. He cites Massachusetts law and potential conflicts of interest with New Haven directors and JP Morgan connections. He calls the sale suspicious and awaits June 30 cash balance details.
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John L. Billard
Meriden
Conn
Boston & Maine Railroad
New Haven
William B. Lawrence
Medford
New York Central
John QL
Billard
Charles S. Brooker
New Haven Road
J. Pierpont Morgan
Massachusetts
Boston & Maine
New Haven Railroad
Court Stops Sale of Bonds in Dillaway Suit
In a ruling by Judge Rugg the Supreme Judicial Court ordered a restraint on the American Pneumatic Service Company and trustee International Trust Company. The suit, filed by W. E. L. Dillaway two weeks earlier, claims active fraud and seeks equitable relief to prevent bond sales pledged to cover construction costs for the New York Mail and Transportation Company. Dillaway asserts the company finances the project through both notes and bond issues.
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W. E
New York Mail &Transportation Company
Dillaway
New York Mail & Transportation Company
Heavy salvage claims rise after East Boston fire
Harbor tugs report heavy salvage claims for assisting vessels to safety during the East Boston fire on Wednesday. Some claims settled, others to be adjusted soon. Belmont damaged and towed for drydock repairs. The four masted schooner H Brown towed to pier to discharge 8000 railroad ties and 35000 feet of lumber. its top hamper is destroyed. Paul Palmer returned to Massachusetts Coal Company wharf to unload 600 tons of coal and then go to repair yard to replace burned fore topmast.
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Boston
Belmont
H. Brown
Ross
Old Eastern Railroad
Paul Palmer
Massachusetts Coal Company
Billard backs Boston & Maine merger in pending deal
Meriden financier John Billard confirms favorable view of a B M consolidation and details a stock purchase aligned with New Haven interests. He denies being a puppet and says the stock is in his name with independent voting rights while praising President Tuttle and noting his long Connecticut rail and banking ties.
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Billard
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Connecticut
J. Pierpont Morgan
Mellen and Harriman
Taft
John Mitchell
Mitchell
Boston
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Mr. Billard
Tuttle
Boston & Maine
Zionists Gather for 11th Federation Convention in Atlantic City
Delegates pour into Atlantic City for the Federation of American Zionists 11th annual convention with representation from nearly every U S state. Headquarters at New Columbia Hotel. Preliminary conferences and divine services precede the main business sessions. Rabbi John Kohn of Syracuse to preach, with events at Youngs pier on Sunday morning.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Federation of American Zionists
New Columbia
John Kohn
Syracuse
Boston
New England States
Young
New
Gotham Chimes Set to Crown New York Skyline
Four large bells weighing up to 7000 pounds will be installed on the 46th story of the Metropolitan Life Insurance tower in Madison Square. The bells, claimed as the largest ever assembled in a group, will strike quarter hours in a nightly chime and be audible at a distance.
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New York
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Madison Square
Hibbard Demands Payroll Figures From City Officials
City Hall buzzed as Mayor Hibbard ordered department heads to supply employee lists and salary disbursements for July 1 1907 January 1 1908 and July 1 1908 to compare current payrolls with Fitzgerald era spending.
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Hibbard
Fitzgerald
City payroll purge urged as age list and salaries rise
Mayor Hibbard faces pressure over a citywide push to purge older workers from payrolls while salaries climb sharply. Finance Commission urges reform of disbursement procedures citing early salaries and delayed payments to laborers, prompting calls for audit and ordinance changes. Secretary White has notified the city auditor and treasurer.
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City Hall
Finance Commission
White
Corporation Counsel
Germans Plan Auto Road Costing $437,500
July 10 Frankfort on the Main. The Mayor announced that a joint stock company is forming to build an automobile training and racing road in the Taunus Mountains. Frankfort would invest 187,500 in stock and guarantee interest on a loan of 457,500 if Wiesbaden and nearby cities also take stock.
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Frankfort-On-The-Main
Taunus Mountains
Frankfort-on-the- Main
Wiesbaden
Aldermen Grant Perpetual Rail Franchise on Northern Avenue Bridge
Action Provincetown reports May or Hibbard will neither approve nor veto the order granting Union Freight Railway a perpetual franchise to extend tracks over the new Northern avenue bridge. He will confer with the Finance Commission and Boston business leaders including Bernard J. Rothwell and James J. Storrow before acting next Wednesday.
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Hibbard
Board of Aldermen
Union Freight Railway Company
Northern Avenue
Finance Commission
Bernard J. Rothwell
Chamber of Commerce
James J. Storrow
Boston Merchants’ Association
Boston
City Mayor defers franchise decision pending Finance Commission report
The mayor says no franchise action will be taken until it gains access to Finance Commission findings from hearings with City Engineer Jackson and Alderman Parker. He plans to confer with the commission and Corporation Counsel Babson to clarify the chief executive’s rights and to consider legislative protection for city interests. The report may influence rent terms for a railway franchise and street construction funding. He leaves for Boston to attend railroad commission proceedings and will discuss Fort Hill square property with Congressmen Kelcher and Weeks.
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White
Finance Commission
Babson
Hibbard
Boston
Railroad Commission
Kelcher
Weeks
Fort Hill Square
Mayor Hibbard to veto Union Freight Bridge franchise
City officials anticipate Mayor Hibbard will veto the Board of Aldermen order granting Union Freight Company rights to extend tracks over the Northern Avenue bridge. The Rail road Commission hearing is next Tuesday and the Finance Commission promised a report by Monday after lengthy inquiry into the franchise and company methods.
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Board of Aldermen
Union Freight Company
Northern Avenue
Railroad Commission
Hibbard
Finance Commission
James C. White
F. A. Farnham
New Haven Phad
Alderman Brand
Farnham
Alderman Parker
Mur'ue Ere Remety An Eye Tonic Soothes Ailing Eyes
An old remedy titled Mur ue Ere Remety claims to soothe and relieve eye ailments. The text appears as a fragment with limited readable details about ingredients or efficacy. The vague claim suggests a practice of eye tonics common in earlier medical advertising.
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Sds
Cure of Psoriasis via Cuticura Remedies in England
Alfred Levy recounts a four year battle with psoriasis that was untreatable by five doctors. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment daily for a month he improved, with a complete cure by October 1906, and notes availability of Cuticura products and a free skin disease booklet.
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Lillie Bittner
Ontario St
Bethlehem, Pa
Ull
Alfred Levy
Winkfield Rd
Wood Green
England
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Columbus Ave
Boston
Notice to salvage merchandise from East Boston fire
All parties with post session merchandise from the East Boston piers destroyed by fire on July 8 1908 are asked to notify Underwriters Salvage Company at 71 Kilby Street Boston Mass detailing quantity and description. Anyone disposing of such merchandise without title from the insurers will be held liable.
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Boston
Kilby Street
Mass
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