Public Franchise League Backs 50 Year Elevate Lease Debate
The Public Franchise League denounces a 50 year lease extension for the West End and supports consolidation with the Boston Elevated Railway. It urges immediate steps on surveys and special legislation for the Boylston street subway while warning against granting exclusive rights to the Elevated for 42 to 50 years.
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Public Franchise League
Boston Elevated Railway Company
Dorchester
Boylston Street
East Boston
West End
Elevated
Joint Board
Railroad Commission
Supreme Court
League
Willow Plumes Expand Space as Low Prices Prevail in Boston
We are manufacturers and importers of Willow Plumes. Our aggressive pricing attracts many followers yet remains unmet. The business outgrew current quarters and moved to space ten times larger in the city of Boston, where the lowest prices ever quoted prevail.
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Boston
Canthrox Claims Beautiful Hair Care Method
In The Care of the Hair article, Mae Martyn champions a home shampoo using one teaspoonful of plain canthrox dissolved in hot water. The formula is praised as inexpensive, cleansing dirt and dandruff, rinsing easily, drying quickly, and leaving hair fluffy and perfectly clean.
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Los Angeles Globe
Mae Martyn
League Aids Formulation of Propositions Across Cities
A general statement notes that the league could assist New York Cleveland and Chicago and other American cities in shaping proposals. The message emphasizes the league's suitability to help draft and refine such propositions.
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New York
Cleveland
Chicago
League
Favor 50 Years for Boston Subway Lease Vote
The United Improvement Association of Boston backs a 50 year lease for the Boston Elevated Railway Company subways and tunnels with a 25 year extension option, voting 23 to 1 at the City Club. Delegates list members from Mt Hope Charlestown West Roxbury and more, while opponents argue against long terms and fare effects. Bernhardt seat sale opens at 9 this morning at the Boston Theatre.
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John J. Leonard
Joseph B. Eastman
Mr. Leonard
Eastman
Elevated
Boston
Crane
Washington Street
Improvement Association
United Improvement Association of Boston
Boston Elevated Railway Company
City Club
Boston Transit Commission
State Railroad Commission
Charlestown
Jean P. Nickerson
Mount Hope
Dr. Silva
Forest Hills
Benjamin C. Lane
Parker Morris
Lane
Spring Street
Charles River
Roger Ernst
Railroad Commission
Robert Adams
Faneuil
James F. Barrett
Meeting House Hill
George Cherry
Mt. Hope
Richard J. Cronin
Germantown
Daniel J. Clark
Andrew Square
HE. Davidson
West Roxbury
B. J. Davis
East Boston
John H. Daws
Wallace A. Gleason
William H. Gleason
E. M. Hartwell
Jamaica Plain
William J. Holland
R. A. Johnson
John E. Kelly
Carl Kilborn
John H. Knowles
Joseph J. Leonard
Fr. W. Lyons
South Boston
F. W. Merrill
Savin Hill
Charles J. Nichols
E. P. Nickerson
John C. Rogers
George S. Webster
James H. Baldwin
Albert J. Beekman
Orient Heights
James ©. Clark
Harvard Street
G. W. Coleman
South End
C. R. Eliot
West End
Joseph J. Emery
Roxbury
William C. Ewing
George W. Goodhue
John S. Manning
Charles P. Mooney
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the Press Publishing Co
George McManus
Railroad and Transit Commissions
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Riverbank
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Public Service Corporation
Board of Selectmen
West End Street Railway Company
Robert A. Woods
South End House
Elevated Corporation
George W. Coleman
Ford Hall
Frank P. Silva
Oxford
Willows
Crown Feather Co
Room
Siegel’s
America
Canthrox
McArthur
Washington St
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Semelle
Boylston ST
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