Worcester Freight Dispute Targets Boston & Maine Railroad
Shippers led by W. H. Blodgett & Co allege Boston & Maine discriminates against Worcester Fitchburg freight. Worcester Board of Trade chairman Harry W. Goddard will press the claim with local agents, then seek Boston headquarters if unresolved.
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Worcester
Worcester Board of Trade
Boston & Maine Railroad
Fitchburg
Boston
W. H. Blodgett & Co
Harry W. Goddard
Moran Denies Engagement Story With Miss Worthington
District Attorney Moran denies a Washington despatch claiming he will marry Miss Martha Worthington of Washington. He says he is not engaged to anyone and declines to answer further questions. Miss Worthington, traveling in Europe, is described as a friend rather than fiancée.
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Moran
Martha Worthington
Richard T. Worthington
Patent Office
Washington
Mr. Moran
Miss Worthington
Commodore Davenport Dies at 75 a Boston Yacht Lover
Commodore Hartford Davenport aged 75 died yesterday at his home 78 Anawan Street West Roxbury. He served 33 years as inspector of buildings for the city and was a renowned yachtsman in Boston waters. Davenport joined the Boston Yacht Club 36 years ago and was commodore of the Dorchester Yacht Club in 1894. He was a member of the Veteran Firemen's Association.
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Hartford Davenport
Boston
Anawan Street
West Roxbury
Boston Yacht Club
Davenport
Dorchester Yacht Club
Veteran Firemen’s Association
Lightning Hammers Manchester House and Fire Hits Roof
A July 17 thunderstorm struck a dwelling at 268 Walnut Street, starting a roof fire. A flagstaff at the South Manchester engine house was struck as services including telephone, electric light, and trolley were disrupted for nearly an hour.
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Manchester
N. H
Walnut Street
Lawyer in Murder Case Held in New York
Burton W. Gibson former counsel for Alice Kinan is held on $25 000 bail by Coroner McDonald after the June 8 murder at the Bronx homestead. The coroner's jury found the killer unknown and urged Gibson be examined by the grand jury. Gibson testified about property deals and withheld funds related to Mrs Stenton, with further details on his movements the night of the murder.
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JL. Vernon Briggs
Boston
Barracouta
Bristol
Hanover
Broad Oaks
Garland
New York
New England
Gibson
Alice Kinan
Burton W. Gibson
Bronx
L. A. Stenton
McDonald
Stenton
Stenton House
Kinan
Burton Gibson
Payne Wins Mrs Carter in Two Weeks Romance
NEW YORK July 17 William Louiis Payne wooed Mrs Leslie Carter in a rapid two week courtship. A bachelor party in Seabright led to an auto meeting and a dinner, then a New England tour and an elopement to a parson the next morning at Portsmouth. Dudley Carter publicly learned of the marriage at breakfast.
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New York
William Louiis Payne
Leslie Carter
Mr. Payne
New England
Mrs. Carter
Portsmouth
Rockingham
Virginia Harned May Succeed Mrs. Carter as Belasco Star
New York dispatch reports suggest the Belasco theater company may replace Mrs. Leslie Carter with Virginia Harned in a new production after Mrs. Carter's marriage to William Louis Payne. Belasco and Carter Payne agents gave no confirmation. The rumor centers on the upcoming show and potential star change.
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Virginia Harned
Mrs. Carter
New York
Leslie Carter
William Louis Payne
Belasco
David Belasco
Mr. Belasco
Three Die in Electric Wire Tragedy in River Town
In River, Lizzie Dondis 32 stepped on a live telephone and electric wire while trying to help three entangled neighbors at 156 George Street. Joseph Tantra 23 and Antone Tantra were shocked. Maria Tantra 22 and the Tantras’ sister were knocked unconscious. The neighbor Frank Jean freed them. only Dondis died and four Dondis children survive.
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Fall River
Lizzie Dondis
George Street
Tantra
Joseph Tantra
Antone
Joseph
Maria
Frank Jean
Stowed Away Twice Returns as Fireman in Boston
Julian Best, a twice jailed stowaway, arrived on the Esparata from Port Limon Costa Rica. Immigration officers discharged him after confirming U S citizenship. He was intercepted two days out, taken to work as a fireman, and carried $143.
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Julian Best
Boston
United Fruit Company
Port Limon
Costa Rica
Best
United States
Rooney Begins Duties as Building Commissioner
John A. Rooney of West Roxbury became building commissioner yesterday. Accompanied by Acting Commissioner Logue he visited the city clerk and qualified. The Contractors and Builders Association sent a large bouquet of roses. Rooney does not plan changes in department personnel at present.
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John A. Rooney
West Roxbury
Logue
Rooney
Contractors and Builders’ Association
OConnell May Quit To Aid His Brother In 10th District
The 10th district race sparks turmoil as Daniel T. OConnell, the Mayor’s private secretary, contemplates resigning to back his brother Joseph in the Democratic bid against Senator Logan and Congressman McNary. Ties with the Mayor risk strain as OConnell weighs loyalty to family against official duties.
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Daniel T. O'Connell
Joseph
Edward L. Logan
William S. McNary
Larceny case in Charlestown involves horse sale racket
William H. Cutler and Alfred G. Somers were each ordered to post $200 bonds after being charged with larceny of $150 from Mr. and Mrs. Dix of Charlestown. An ad in a Boston paper offered a rolling stock deal with a free driving horse, attracting the Dixes who bought the horse and later faced disease and nonpayment. Evidence showed Cutler bought the horse for $30.
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Malden
H. A. Dix
Charlestown
William H. Cutler
Alfred G. Somers
Dix
Cutler
Calls for Extra Representatives From Boston Wards
The Suffolk County commission closed hearings on ward reapportionment with votes for Wards 21 and 23. Ward 21 advocates three representatives citing voting strength over 7000 and rising. Ward 23 also seeks an additional seat. Residents for Wards 13, 15, and 18 pressed against merging districts and favored preserving ward integrity despite potential losses.
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Suffolk County Commission
Boston
Howard E. Legate
Republican Committee
Ward 21
George P. Beckford
John F. Cronin
Democratic Committee
Jean P. Nickerson
Thomas B. Bradley
Daniel V. McIsaac
McDevitt
McIsaac
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James A. Garland
Mr. Garland
Worcester Shippers
James Albert Garland
Broad Oaks Farm
Marie Tudor
Heaven
Prudence Island
Narraganset Bay
Brookline
England
Harvard
Jimmy Garland
Newport
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Europe
Mrs. Garland
Hamilton
Jimmy
Hyannisport Bay
Bristol Bay
Methdist Parsonage
Stork
Commodore Davenport
Manchester, N. H
Cuba
Estabrook & Eaton
Payne
Tattle ‘Cor
Portland and Sudbury Sts
Qconnell
O'Connell
O’connell
Fitzgerald
Joseph F. O’connell
Commission On
Cash
Houghton & Dutton
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