Goodwin Urges Probe Into Moors Estate Assessment
In a letter to Mayor Fitzgerald Frank A. Goodwin, former councilman, asks an investigation into why the Boston Board of Assessors did not assess the estate of the late Joseph B. Moors in 1909 and 1910 as stated to the tax commissioner by the executors.
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Fitzgerald
Frank A. Goodwin
Boston Board of Assessors
Joseph B. Moors
John F. Moors
East Boston
Goodwin
J. B. Moors & Co
Actress Describes Youth Preservation Through Magatone
A renowned American actress discusses maintaining youth and beauty in a New York theatrical news interview. She claims magatone, dissolved in witch hazel, keeps her skin clear of pimples blotches and blemishes and prevents unwanted hair growth with a gentle daily facial massage.
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America
Valuation Exceeds Half a Million in Previous Year
A property or asset was valued at more than 500000 in the prior year, reflecting a significant increase or appraisal outcome as reported in the records.
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Dimity
Father of Commissioner Questioned in Estate Tax Dispute
Frank A. Goodwin asks Boston officials to probe the assessment of J. B. Moors & Company in the Joseph B. Moors estate. He notes executors valued personal property at 475 000 while the firm’s shares were taxed far lower in 1903 and 1910, urging a full inquiry.
Readers for Scientists Elect New Church Readers
At the annual meeting of the Christian Science Mother Church new readers were chosen John C. Lathrop of New York City as first reader and Miss Grace E. Collins of Boston as second reader. The session closed with reports of growth and finances.
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Christian Science Denomination
John C. Lathrop
New York City
Grace E. Collins
Boston
Clifford P. Smith
Ireland Powers
William D. Baldwin
Christian Science
United States
England
Australia
South Africa
Meet and Dine at East Bridgewater Board of Trade
The East Bridgewater Board of Trade holds its annual meeting and supper at Grand Army Hall on Wednesday evening June 7 at 7 30 p m. President Cleaveland A Chandler presides with guests William Lambert Barnard and Frederic M Hers ey of Hingham and Clarence B Mitchell as toastmaster.
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East Bridgewater Board of Trade
Grand Army Hall
East Bridgewater
Cleaveland A. Chandler
William Lambert Barnard
Frederic M. Hersey
Hingham
Clarence B. Mitchell
Celtic Cross Marks Site of Old Church in Newburyport
In Belleville Cemetery a Celtic cross was dedicated on the site of the 200-year-old Queen Anne’s Church with Bishop William Lawrence presiding. The ceremony drew several hundred parishioners and included a memorial service for Bishop Edward Bass and a hymned dedication under a fully vested clergy and choir. The gathering included Arch Deacon Babcock of Boston and numerous priests from area churches.
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Newburyport
Mass
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
William Lawrence
Belleville
Queen Anne’s
Edward Bass
Haydn Sawyer
Lawrence
Babcock
Boston
Thomas J. Crosby
Malden
Edward PB. Atkinson
Cambridge
Henry L. Foote
Marblehead
C. W. Tyler
Haverhill
Brine
Portsmouth
Rufus Emery
West Newbury
Glenn Tilley Morse
All Saints Mission
Walworth Tyng
Christ’s Chapel
Higginson Will Values Estate At 27000 In Cambridge
The will of Col Thomas Wentworth Higginson of Cambridge was probated in East Cambridge. It shows an estate of 27000 dollars with 17000 in real estate and the remainder in personal property. Administrators Steven Thacher and George W Thacher posted bonds of 20000 dollars each. The widow Mary Higginson receives the Buckingham street Cambridge homestead. the Dublin New Hampshire summer home goes to his daughter Mrs Margaret Barney of Boston.
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Thomas Wentworth Higginson
Cambridge
Lawton
East Cambridge
Higginson
Steven Thacher
George W. Thacher
Greenfield
Margaret Barney
Boston
Dublin
N. H
Buckingham Street
Mary Higginson
Mayor Seeks Input on City Pension Act
Mayor Fitzgerald issued a circular directing department heads to report how the general city employees pension act would operate in their units. The act creates a voluntary retirement association funded by 1 to 5 percent payroll deductions, with adjustments for higher salaries. Members may be retired at 60 after 15 years of service and compulsory at 70 on department head recommendation.
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Fitzgerald
John Dillon Hurt In Auto Accident Near Dundalk
Dublin June 5. John Dillon East Mayo Nationalist MP was seriously injured in an auto accident near Dundalk forty five miles northwest of Dublin. He was thrown through a glass screen into a culvert and suffered a head and back injury with a facial wound. He lies in a Dundalk hospital with a concussion and temporary paralysis but his doctors expect recovery.
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Dublin
John Dillon
East Mayo
Dundalk
Dillon
Massasoit Limped Into Gloucester Harbor
The freight steamer Massasoit was detained at Gloucester Mass by a broken shaft on its voyage from Machiasport Me to Boston. It was towed to Gloucester by a local tug and will be towed to Boston by a larger tug tomorrow. The vessel sustained no damage.
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Gloucester
Mass
Massasoit
Machiasport
Boston
Cape Ann
Reynolds Honesty Wins Probation in Cambridge Court
John J. Reynolds of Lowell appeared in Superior Court at Cambridge seeking probation for drunkenness. The probation officer noted his 36 prior convictions and Reynolds replied with 40, earning a judge's cautious grant of probation and a final warning not to reach 41.
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John J. Reynolds
Lowell
Cambridge
Republicans Sweep Town Council In Narragansett Race
Narragansett June 5 Republicans elected their entire five member Town Council ticket defeating a spirited Democratic challenge. The victory foreshadows shifting local plans as a Providence man tied to a building once aimed for a gambling resort is expected to pursue larger attractions elsewhere.
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Narragansett, R. L
Gambling club question dominates West Kingston vote
Voters focus on whether an outsider can open a gambling club in town as Constable John G. Cross faces reappointment. Cross, a Harvard man, previously disrupted the Narragansett Club and faced indictments involving alleged NYC operators Doc Arnold and T. J. McKenna. Local improvements suggest a new gambling venue being prepared. The town council current affiliations are Republican with two members running as Democrats.
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West Kingston
John G. Cross
Harvard
Narragansett Club
William E
Doc) Arnold
T. J. McKenna
New York
Daniel O'Reilly Sentenced to Five Months in Penitentiary
Daniel O'Reilly, noted lawyer in the Thaw case, was convicted of receiving stolen goods in the Bancroft bond robbery and sentenced by Justice Davis in the Supreme Court criminal branch to five months in the penitentiary.
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Daniel O’reilly
New York
Daniel O'Reilly
Justice Davis
Supreme Court
Coroner Holds Motorman Responsible for Trolley Crash
In New Haven on June 5 the coroner's jury finds Motorman Robert R. Grannis criminally responsible for the death of James Malone of Orange and injuries to eight others in a Memorial Day trolley collision between New Haven and Derby. The verdict says his car struck the rear of a second car. Brakes were found in proper order despite Grannis's arrest claim.
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New Haven
Robert R. Grann
James Malone
Orange
Race Brook
Derby
Grannis
Malone
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