Massachusetts Trap Shooting Opens with High Scores
The third annual Massachusetts Trap Shooting Association tournament began at Worcester Sportsmen Club in Shrewsbury. W. W. Putnam of Fitchburg led with 141 of 150, F. O. Williams of Boston was second with 140, and Williams and J. Snow of Boston shared second place for teams with 1& thirds.
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Massachusetts Trap Shooting Association
Worcester Sportsmen Club
Shrewsbury
W.W. Putnam
Fitchburg
F. O. Williams
Boston
J. Snow
Loan lenders pledge to obey law after supervisor’s push
Money lenders with sub 300 dollar loans promise to follow the law after a vigorous campaign by State supervisor E Gerry Brown. Borrowers who paid illegal interest or extra charges can recover sums by applying to Brown, who will handle claims free of charge. Brown also said he would not accept nominal fines for guilty pleas.
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E. Gerry Brown
Brown
Everett Baby Declared Champion by Family
Master Percy D. Bruce, a six and a half month old from Everett, weighs 21 pounds and stands 29 inches tall. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Percy Bruce of 147 Chelsea Street.
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Everett
Percy D. Bruce
Greater Boston
Percy Bruce
Chelsea Street
A F O L Barbers Ordered to Return to Work
The A F O L barbers face a mass meeting and a new order to return to work after a Thursday strike was ruled illegal by President George E. Wilson. Union leaders warned members to report to their jobs Saturday morning and uphold shop contracts amid police watch and mixed feelings among the 500 attendees.
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Wells Memorial
George E. Wilson
International Union
Frank H. McCarthy
A. F
James T. Moriarty
Boston Central Labor Union
Henry Abrahams
A. F. of L
Smash Window Riot at Devonshire Building Barber Shop
An I W W striker smashed the plate glass at John J. Wortisch’s barber shop in the Devonshire building 196 Washington Street. Police pursued him as a crowd followed down Washington Street after the incident. A second window near Essex and South streets was also shattered by a brick with police restoring order.
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I. W. W. Barber
John J. Wortisch
Devonshire Building
Washington Street
Essex and
South Streets
Waterfront Playground Favored by East Boston Residents
Thomas F. Rice of East Boston writes to the Post supporting a waterfront playground. He notes a town meeting's vote was nearly unanimous for the project and argues it should be built near the congested district, offering the city a timely opportunity to acquire suitable wharf property. He asks for public publicity to reflect local opinion.
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Frank C. Wood
East Boston
City Club
United Improvement Association
City Point
North End
West End
Charlestown
Boston
Thomas'f. Rice
Meridian Street
Summer Tours From Boston to Pacific Coast and Rocky Mountains
A pamphlet promotes Pacific Coast Tours with routes to Colorado California Puget Sound Yosemite Yellowstone and Glacier National Parks. It offers maps illustrations and descriptive text plus details on Special Excursion rates from the Burlington Route and services including sleeping berths baggage handling and travel planning assistance.
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Pacific Coast
Colorado
California
Puget Sound
Yosemite Valley
Yellowstone
Glacier National Parks
Burlington
Pacific Coast Tours
Adams and Mellen Clash at New England Railroad Conference
Charles Francis Adams and Charles S. Mellen clashed during a State House meeting of the New England railroad conference as the stockholders committee urged action while President Mellen spoke for the New Haven. Governor Foss had appointed George P. Lawrence to the New England Board, a notable development in the day’s railroad proceedings.
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Charles S. Mellen
New Haven Road
New England Railroad
State House
Governor Foss
George P. Lawrence
North Adams
New England Board
Mr. Adams
President Mellen
New Haven
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Edward Milligan
F. T. Maxwell
Samuel Rea
Lawrence Minot
Morton F. Plant
Sidney W. Winslow
Charles F. Adams
Phillip Dexter
James L. Richards
Eugene Thayer
Frank W. Matteson
Arthur N. Heard
Eli Whitney
Richard W. Olney
Bradley W. Palmer
New England
Foss
Lawrence
Marcus P. Knowlton
Supreme Judicial Court
New Haven Stockholders Meet Over Railroad Crisis And Receiver Risk
A New Haven stockholders conference seeks to prevent further stock declines and avert a receiver for the New England lines. The meeting, chaired by Percival Clement, emphasizes secrecy and cooperation with the Justice Department which is probing alleged illegal acts. Participants include Adams, Mellen, various state representatives, and officials from New Haven, with talks on strengthening regional industrial cooperation and possible state legislative actions.
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New Haven
New England
Mr. Mellen
Percival W. Clement
Vermont
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Willard B. Howe
Francis T. Bowles
Massachusetts
W. C. Bliss
Marsden J. Perry
Rhode Island
Costello Lippitt
G. M. Woodruff
Connecticut
Franklin W. Cram
Maine
William F. Garcelon
Newton
Runaway Cambridge Ice Co Horse Trapped by Officer in Davis Square
Patrolman Myron C Gott of Somerville police tackled a runaway horse owned by the Cambridge Ice Company in Davis square West Somerville. The horse bolted through a crowded area, he grabbed the bridle, turning the wild animal onto Day street where Gott pinned it until the driver reached the scene and the horse stood down.
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Myron C. Gott
Somerville
Cambridge Ice Company
Davis Square
West Somerville
Gott
Day Street
City Taxes Take Jump
Boston's tax rate will rise to at least $17 per thousand this year up from $16.40, a 60 cent increase. City Hall officials say salary raises, higher supply costs, expanded city activities, state and metropolitan tax hikes, and a larger school budget will press on taxpayers.
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Boston
City Hall
Middlesex jail books under probe after $35151.40 shortage
A county audit ordered into the Middlesex County House of Correction follows the discovery of a 35151.40 shortage in late bookkeeper Fred H. Smith’s accounts. The investigation spans back to 1880 and may widen pending findings, with possible action against bondsmen and a district attorney review.
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Middlesex County House of Correction
Fred H. Smith
American Audit Company
Smith
Smith Death Inference Sparks County Officials Scrutiny
Officials in Middlesex county pause to reconsider Smith's death after hints it might not have been the originally stated cause. Although no one outright accuses him, many suggest possible self harm tied to a suspected book shortage he evidently was unaware would be audited.
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Smith
Higgins
Middlesex County
Teen Arrested After Attempting Stamp Sale Scam
Oscar Hutchinson, 18, of 134 Chandler Street Everett, was arrested after trying to sell 23 dollars of stamps to Boulevard Pharmacy for 10 dollars. Police say the stamps were stolen from Boulevard Pharmacy three days earlier, bought from a boy for six dollars.
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Oscar Hutchinson
Chandler Street
Everett
Boulevard Pharmacy
Woman leaps from West Boston Bridge to river in distress
Mrs Caroline Sokolowski, 26, climbed the highest span of the West Boston Bridge in a panic over her ill two year old daughter and leaped 46 feet into the Charles River. Fred Milton of the Nadeline lowered a boat and rescued her within minutes, bringing her to the pier where first aid was given before she was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital. Doctors said she is expected to live.
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Madeline
Caroline Sokolowski
West Boston
Charles River
Fred Milton
Nadeline
Milton
Massachusetts General Hospital
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