Massachusetts Board Opposes Merger of Street Rails and Railroads
The Massachusetts State Board of Trade directed to the State Senate and House opposes any merger of street railways with railroad corporations. It warns such consolidation would reduce competition, risk foreign control, and undermine Massachusetts public interests. The statement cites past acquisitions, current ownership by New York interests, and calls for adherence to state law.
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Massachusetts State Board of Trade
State Senate
House
State Board of Trade
New York
Connecticut
Massachusetts
New York, New Haven & Hartford
New York Central
Boston & Maine
New England
Massachusetts Railroad
Connecticut River Railroad
Boston & Maine Railroad Company
Railroad Commission
Russell
Boston & Providence
Old Colony Railroad
Boston & Providence Railroad
New York, New Haven & Hartford Company
Fitchburg
Boston & Albany
New York Central Railroad
Rhode Island
Boston& Maine
Rockefeller, Vanderbilt and Morgan
Boston
New York City
Commonwealth
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company
New York, New Haven &Hartford Railroad Company
Edwin L. Sprague
Transportation
E. Chamberlain
Vanguard of 12 000 Physicians Arrives in Boston
Scores of physicians arrive in Boston as the advance guard of 12 000 to attend the American Medical Association convention. Registration opens at Mechanics Hall at 8:30 with the house of delegates meeting at 10. Program includes welcome by Harvard's President Eliot and speeches by Governor Guild and Mayor Fitzgerald.
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Boston
The
American Medical Association
Mechanics’ Hall
House of Delegates
Lewis. McMurtry
Edward Everett Hale
Eliot
Harvard
A. T. Cabot
Massachusetts Medical Society
Brunswick
Nottingham
Beams and Ballots and Bombs At The Common
Crowds gathered on the Common and Public Garden as speakers urged ballots and bombs as remedies to evils. Honest John Fitpatrick proclaimed Americans already possess what Russians kill for. A hot bed of graft at Beacon Hill was denounced while Forrester Dougue’s flower display drew crowds and families enjoyed the new summer styles.
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America
John
Fitpatrick
Charles Street
Beef Trust
Beacon Hill
Forrester Dougue
Lecture on Greenland and Eskimos by Professor Barton
At the Boston Young Men's Christian Union Professor George H. Barton curator Teachers' School of Science gave an instructive lecture on a Summer Trip to Greenland and the Eskimos illustrated by many stereopticon views.
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Boston Young Men's Christian Union
George H. Barton
Teachers’ School of Science
Greenland
Eskimos
U S Mines Held Up by Japan Protest Over Property
The American owners of gold mines near Port Arthur protest to the State Department through the local consul as Japan refuses to restore mine properties or indemnify owners or grant permission to resume work. The dispute involves about one million dollars.
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Cheefoo
Port Arthur
State Department
Japanese Occupation of Foreign Property at Dalny and Port Arthur
The article notes ongoing Japanese occupation of private foreign properties at Dalny and Port Arthur citing military necessity. Rent payments and restitution are refused except where political. Travelers through Chefoo report delays and expense in seeking restitution, despite a Japanese claim that claims lapse September 27 and after that date no statements will be considered and property will be confiscated.
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Dalny
Port Arthur
Chefoo
Sermon Highlights Moral Strength For MIT Graduates
The Rev Dr Alexander Mann of Trinity preached the baccalaureate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He urged graduates to value character as highly as intellect, noting the church's long ties with MIT and the role of faith in guiding public life. He affirmed that family country and faith shape success more than knowledge alone.
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Alexander Mann
Trinity
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Tech
Trinity Church
Phillips Brooks
Institute
Panama Canal
Church of Christ
Shall Old Folks Go To Scrap Heap Debate In Boston
The Post surveys prominent Bostonians on Dr Woods Hutchinson’s scrap heap claim at the American Academy of Medicine meeting. Leaders aged 77 to 100 defend continued work and value of elderly counsel, arguing age brings judgment and mercy through sacrifice.
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Woods Hutchinson
California
American Academy of Medicine
Hotel Brunswick
William Howe
Cambridge
Boston University President Delivers Baccalaureate Sermon
Huntington of Boston University preached at St. Mark's Church Brookline to about seventy graduates in caps and gowns. He urged pursuit of higher ideals, argued material wealth is stewardship, and called religion and education to work toward noble living in society.
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Huntington
Boston University
St. Mark’s Methodist Church
Brookline
Final exhortation to osteopathy graduates on service to others
Rev Albert Parker Fitch at Mt Vernon Church urged Massachusetts College of Osteopathy graduates to measure success by benefits to others, warning that wealth-seeking can harden men and lead to lonely, dishonored graves as angels minister to those who help others.
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Buch
Albert Parker Fitch
Mt. Vernon Church
Beacon Street
Massachusetts Avenue
Massachusetts College of Osteopathy
Not a Flower for Col Cass Memorial Day Omission
Questions arise over why Colonel Thomas Cass’s statue in the Public Garden was neglected on Memorial Day. Veterans and officials note his Civil War leadership, wounds, and prior yearly flower decorations, with G A R figures insisting Cass’ grave was honored though the statue was not decorated.
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Colonel Thomas Cass
Colonel Cass
Thomas Cass
Old Ninth
Logan
Ninth Regiment
Case
J. Payson Bradley
Massachusetts
Grand Army
Cass
Boy Hurt by Church Door in Roxbury
George T. Hugo aged 11 of 48 Cliff Street Roxbury injured entering St James Street church when a glass door shattered his right wrist. He slipped and forced his hand through the pane. Churchgoers aided him and City Hospital treated his wounds.
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George T. Hugo
Cliff Street
Roxbury
St. James’ Church
S&j. James Street
City Hospital
Wonderland Opens at Revere Beach With Global Pageantry
The first Sunday crowd of 20,000 witnesses Wonderland's new spectacle. Oriental towers and hangings, camels from Sahara, Turkish parlors, and dancers like Onetta and Rosina share the stage with American and Western acts. Rival tribes perform in the arena as Chief Tuftfeather leads chiefs and pappooses in war dances.
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Bassouka
Syria
Arabia
Plains
Tuftfeather
16 Year Old Wife Dies In Apparent Suicide
Medical Examiner McDonald announced after examining the body of 16 year old Mrs. Christopher Johnson of 13 Springer street South Boston that she died from taking carbolic acid and the death is undoubtedly by her own action.
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McDonald
Christopher Johnson
Springer Street
Boston
Dorchester Day Arranged With Royal Style and Parades
Dorchester prepares for the 276th anniversary celebration with a grand parade led by chief marshal Charles T. Harding and staff chief Lt Dudley M. Pray. Gov. Guild and others are invited to ride in carriages while open harbor yacht racing and town field games unfold alongside water sports and fireworks at Franklin Field and Neponset playground.
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Dorchester
Old Town
Charles T. Harding
Dudley M. Pray
Guild
Draper
Bigney
McNary
Cusick
Abbott
Burr
Leavitt
Thayer
Doogue
McDonald
Hibbard
White, Jones
Cone
Savin Hill
Josiah Quincy
Dorchester Bay
Franklin Field
Harrison Square
Dorchester Gentlemen’s Driving Club
Neponset
Fog Causes Delays For Cape Cod Coastal Boats
A thick fog over Cape Cod and shoals delayed arrivals, with the Philadelphia line steamer Indian arriving many hours late and the Merchants and Miners steamer Kershaw also behind schedule after despatches from Chatham.
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Cape Cod
Shoals
Chatham
Philadelphia Line
Indian
Merchants and Miners
Kershaw
Near Death in Subway At Boylston Street
Frank Johnson aged 19 of 83 Hamiet Street Somerville fell between the platform and a moving train at Boylston Street at 6 15 last evening. Crowds of riders watched as he was pulled clear by cool headed spectators. His clothing was torn but he escaped with no injuries.
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Frank Johnson
Hamiet Street
Somerville
Boylston Street
Johnson
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Theodore Parker
Davia
Georged T. Angell
Mayor Green
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DR. Howe
B. U. Baccalaureate
Col. Cass
Washington and
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