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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1914
Page
4
Following rumors that abrogation of the traffic and facility agreements between the New England Telephone and Telegraph Company and the Western Union Telegraph Company was contemplated the Public Service Commission started an inquiry yesterday. A public hearing may be ordered later.
The State commission chaired by Macleod fears rate hikes and loss of service if telegram handling is altered. It notes proposed steps including leasing bans on wires and ending joint stations, and asks suspension of charges while investigating. Company officials deny planned changes except for some joint stations, citing no Justice Department orders.
An early morning blaze gutted the James M. Crafts home at 111 Commonwealth Avenue causing about 10000 in damage. Investigators found no clear cause though the fire appears to have started in the basement before spreading upstairs. A maid alerted fire headquarters saving the building.
The Boston Post promotes a Fenway Park celebration featuring Mollie Waddy and Tony and three elephants. Gates open with ample seating, free entry, and extensive public transport. the event includes kites, dances, vaudeville, a cadet drum corps, and a grand parade.
A new enigmatic figure arrives in The Screen, the Wil liamsons grand serial, as Sunday Post Magazine continues the unfolding drama with fresh intrigue and hints of hidden motives.
The note states that exercises begin promptly at 10 a.m. with instructions and timing details for participants.
Letters from boys and girls express excitement as a Cambridge doctor will take several kids to the park in his auto on Saturday morning. The Mothers Club of Cambridge will attend in a body. One boy, nine turning ten on February 20, signs his letter from Jamaica Plain.
A fourth grade letter from Stanton H Becker of Bigelow School Boston asks if they can attend the June sixth elephants event, stating they donated pennies and worry about being turned away due to many visitors. The writer mentions two brothers and a sister and expresses eagerness to participate.
John D Alger of Dorchester Mass plans to attend Fenway Park on June 6 with Grandma and Mama to greet Mollie Waddy and Tony as they arrive at their future home in Franklin Park Zoo. They will be there at 9 o clock sharp.
Nellie and Mabel Sharpe of 15 Akron Street Roxbury Mass report their excitement about a trip to Fenway Park next Saturday to see Mollie Waddy and Tony. They praise the city for allowing the privilege of this outing.
A brief fragment describes a young boy helping his mother purchase elephants and assisting after a family event. The text lacks full context and names.
Fragmentary note shows a request to save a seat for Saturday by a person named Billy O'Tooleh on Beacon Street. No further context or event details are available.
A letter from Tony G. Niel at 278 Cambridge Street Cambridge describes plans to visit Fenway Park to see Mollie Waddy and Tony. It mentions companions Tom Callahan Joe Hickey and T’rankle Sweeney and a ride in Dr Han lon’s auto.
An 11 year old Beatrice Spektorosky writes to Boston Post about promised family trip to Fenway Park next Saturday to see Mollie Waddy and Tony. She hopes for pleasant weather and thanks the governor and mayor for bringing them.
Dear Editor I will attend if the weather is good to see Mollie Waddy and Tony. my mother and sister will go as well. Signed W B Tremont Roxbury.
Gladys and Edna Roberts ask the editor to reserve three seats for them and one parent to attend the elephant viewing, stating they will be present if possible and sign off as GLADYS and EDNA ROBERTS.
Flora Young from Stoneham Massachusetts writes to save four seats at Fenway Park for a Saturday game, promising to attend rain or shine with her mother aunt and sister.
Stanley Hitchings of 17 Vemont Avenue Chelsea writes about a planned Saturday trip with six family members to see elephants, hoping for a pleasant day and a good time.
A warning explains that mouth acids silently erode enamel, with nine of ten people showing excess acid. If the acid penetrates the enamel, only a dental operation can save the tooth.
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