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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1915
Page
4
Governor Walsh vetoes two railroad bills, including the New Haven validation bill. He cites Public Service Commission findings, notes amendments undermine public protection, and urges concurrent invest igation and safeguards to align with Commonwealth laws.
The governor vetoes Senate bill 567 on railroad securities, noting it would grant railways a positive right to issue bonds up to twice capital stock without Public Service Commission approval. He cites a departure from the commission draft and warns of risks from excessive fixed charges amid Boston and Maine railroad troubles.
The speaker argues the bill defeats the commission’s aim to prevent fixed charges tied to capital stock and cites Boston and Maine stock investors’ losses as proof. He urges enacting the commission’s original proposal soon, noting the bill’s form harms the public interest and recommending a successor bill aligned with the commission’s report.
The Boston Chamber of Commerce directors voted to support the Public Service Commission programme enabling financial rehabilitation of the New Haven railroad. They said the bill’s principles satisfy the PSC and the railroad, while noting the final wording may differ in principle from the commission bill. The chamber urges swift legislation this session reflecting these approved principles.
Eliot Gregory an author and artist dies suddenly in New York at age 61. Yale graduate 1880 he studied abroad and earned the Paris Salon gold for Coqueterie. He painted portraits and wrote the Idler Papers Worldly Ways and Byways and the Ways of Men. He was a chevalier of the Legion of Honor and a director of the Metropolitan Opera House.
Dorothy notes Grace at a debut party describing her gown of shimmering morning glory taffeta, French rosebud garlands, black velvet bows, and a green feather fan. The conversation hints Tom eyeing Grace for a potential match while the guest appears under sixteen and wears new lace pantaloons.
An Athens dispatch reports Turkish troop movements to the Dardanelles halted by a British submarine patrolling before Constantinople. The message notes the submarine’s interference disrupted transport operations and was relayed by the Exchange Telegraph Company.
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