Acting Mayor Signs Firemen Increase Order Sparks Council Row
Acting Mayor Walter L. Collins signed an order to boost fire department strength by 50 men, provoking a council dispute. The City Clerk says the order lacks council passage certification, while Collins plans to seek a court writ of mandamus to validate the measure against the City Auditor.
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Walter L. Collins
Fire Department
Leary
Doyle
City Hall
Babson
Mayor Meehan Marries Schoolmate Nellie Little in Lowell
Mayor John E. Meehan, serving his second term, wed Nellie V. Little, a former high school classmate, at St Columba's rec tory chapel. Miss Kathleen F. Little attended the bride, with Dr. Patrick J. Meehan, the mayor's brother, as best man.
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Lowell
John E. Meehan
Nellie V. Little
Catharine F. Little
Moody Street
St. Columba’s Rectory Chapel
John A. Degan
Miss Little
Kathleen F. Little
Patrick J. Méehan
Bridgewater Girl Weds Boston Man in Hudson Ceremony
Miss Marjorie Withington, 18, eloped with Frank Simpson, 24, of Somerville, and wed in Hudson on Monday. Parents were surprised. After a Maine honeymoon the couple will live in West Somerville.
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Bridgewater
Marjorie Withington
Frank Simpson
Boston
Hudson
W. H. Withington
Simpson
Somerville
Cyphers Incubator Company
Maine
West Somerville
Belmont man dies after sunstroke at Waltham Hospital
Patrick Guydon a 50 year old resident of Belmont died at Waltham Hospital after being taken there Thursday suffering from sunstroke.
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Patrick Guydon
Belmont
Waltham Hospital
Reciproc ity Debate Stimulates Senate Support from Stone
Washington July 19 Senators Brown of Nebraska Stone of Missouri and Works of California urged vigorous support for the Canadian reciprocity agreement in the Senate debate. Senator Kenyon of Iowa offered a brief speech against the measure as Stone attacked interests he said used farmers to oppose reciprocity. Stone asserted Democrats have no excuse to withhold backing Taft’s proposed agreement.
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Washington
Brown
Nebraska
Stone
Missouri
Works
California
Kenyon
Iowa
Senate
Taft
Senators Clash Over Reciprocity Pact and Farmer Influence
Senator Stone accuses Allen and Graham of acting as professional lobbyists for manufacturers and opposing reciprocity for farmers. He cites a broad progressive push toward closer Canada relations and warns the Senate could become a stumbling block. He defends supporting the measure while noting Democratic alliances may shift after votes. He claims farmer opposition is often manufactured, referencing Minnesota’s 30,000-name petition shaped by an agricultural paper.
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Canada
House of Representatives
Senate
Stone
Minnesota
Nelson
Ice Cream In Boston Named Germ Laden By Health Board
Boston's Board of Health plans bold action against sales of unclean ice cream after tests show a sample containing 41,000,000 bacteria per cubic centimetre. Dr. James O. Jordan calls such ice cream dangerous and a menace to public health. The board will prosecute the dealers involved and pursue all others.
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Boston
Board of Health
James O. Jordan
Health Department Bacteriological Bureau
Health Board
Jordan
Witnesses Claim Priest Plotting Murder In Italian Trial
In Viterbo Italy July 19 testimony by Captain Fabioni of the Neapolitan carabineers sparked violent protests in the dock as prisoners press the priest Ciro Vitozzi and Giacomo Ascrittore accused of denouncing De Angelis and Amedeo as Geno Cuccolo and wife killers. Fabioni linked Jovine to the bribed falsehoods. The court turmoil included insults toward President Bianchi as defense and prisoners objected to the witness.
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Viterbo
Italy
Fabioni
Carabineers
Ciro Vitozzi
Giacomo Ascrittore
de Angelis
Amedeo
Genarro Cuccolo
Ascrittore
Jovine
Vitozzi
Fabroni
Bianchi
120 bankers meet at Bretton Woods
Bretton Woods New Hampshire hosts the annual outing of the Northern Bankers Association with 120 bankers from New Hampshire Vermont Maine Massachusetts and New York. President Frederick W Sawyer of Milford presided at the banquet with speakers including F A Crandall Marsland of Irving National Bank George D McCausland and Professor O M W Gue of Harvard.
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Bretton Woods
N. H
New Hampshire
Vermont
Maine
Massachusetts
New York
Northern Bankers’ Association
Frederick W. Sawyer
Milford
F. A. Crandall
National City Bank of Chicago
Marsland
Irving National Bank of New
Savory Banner Paint House A Century In Boston
W S Savory inherits 24 Court Street operations from T C Savory owners of the oldest banner, flag and painting house in Boston. Established 1840, the business specializes in lodge room scenery and Masonic temple decorations with Walter Savory continuing the firm after 1896.
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W. S. Savory
T. C. Savory
Court Street
T. C Savory
Washington Street
Hanover Street
Tremont Row
Mr. Savory
Salem Street
Chelsea
Boston
Walter S. Savory
Walter Savory
Funeral held for Col Clarke in Rochester Vermont
The Grand Army comrades of the late Colonel Albert Clarke laid him to rest in a Vermont cemetery. Relatives and friends from across the country attended the 2 pm service at FE. L. Pierce’s home in Rochester, with G. A. R. in charge and Rev. Ranslow officiating. Pallbearers and honorary bearers included several notable figures and former officials.
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Rochester
Grand Army
Albert Clarke
Home Market Club
Boston
FE. L. Pierce
Clarke
BE. J. Ranslow
Swanton
G. W. Dixon
George D. Welch
Cleveland
George Goodnough
Chicago
H. L. Clarke
East Orange
N. J
H. W. Allen
Burlington
BE. W. McWain
Samuel Pingree
Hartford
J. P. Farwell
Montpet
Boy 6 Killed by Skidding Truck in Chelsea Corner
Morris Hermann aged 6 was instant ly killed while standing on the curb leaning against a telephone pole at Broadway and Everett Avenue Chelsea. An auto truck owned by Boston American skidded on wet pavement while avoiding a street car and crashed into the pole trapping him. No arrests were made.
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Morris Hermann
Broadway
Everett Avenue
Chelsea
Fake Collector of Subscriptions Reported in City
City Hall officials warned of a well dressed young man calling on business owners soliciting subscriptions under the pretense that funds would aid a supposed beneficiary. The incident was disclosed in a city notice, with authorities cautioned to verify requests.
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City Hall
Boston Municipal Service Association Confronts Fraudulent Solicitor
Clerks and orphans connected to the newly formed Boston Municipal Service Association report a collector seeking subscriptions. The association has not started any fund drive yet and the activity alarmed members. President Thomas B. Harty urged police to investigate and warn the public against the solicitor.
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Ows
Boston Municipal Service Association
Thomas B. Harty
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