Contested Merger Bill Debate Drags Through Committee
Attorney General Malone shifts stance on the merger of New Haven and Boston & Maine, calling the Cole bill unconstitutional after further review. Brandeis challenges the proposed law, while committee members wrestle with which measure to report, signaling no final decision today and possible reporting tomorrow.
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Malone
New Haven
Boston & Maine
Brandeis
Lawrence
Boston
Maine
Faxon
Vahey
Vittum
Cole
Cole and Malones
Lawmakers Take Up Bills To Block Boston and Maine Merger
A range of bills before railroad committees address curbing the Boston and Maine New Haven merger. Proposals include penalties for stock acquisitions, preclude New Haven voting on B and M shares before 1908, broaden railroad law, and require public disclosure of railroad accounts. Another anti merger measure targets the New Haven and Boston and Maine specifically. Senate and joint rules discussions consider an anti merger bill and a recess to study and report next year.
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Legislative Committee On Railroads
Boston & Maine
New Haven
Cole
Malone
Guild
Luce
Louis D. Brandeis
Senate
Vahey-Hayes
Committee On
Meyers
Brandeis Critiques Cole Merger Bill In Massachusetts
Louis D. Brandeis argues he has not seen the Cole merger bill in full and finds it lacking. He notes no penalties for violation and urges a heavy fine and imprisonment to enforce prohibition. he also says the bill fails to address stock control through associations or indirect methods.
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Louis D. Brandeis
Cole
Commonwealth
New Haven
Massachusetts
City Endures Heat Wave With Four Fatalities Reported
Four deaths attributed to the heat were reported as citywide temperatures soared. Crowds flocked to North End Park and South Boston bathhouses while children swam in rivers and the Frog Pond despite heat and crowding. Garbage piling on North End streets worsened odors, drawing health officials to assess conditions and promising limited relief today.
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North End Park
South Boston
Frog Pond
North End
S. H. Durgin
Board of Health
Post
New Bedford Man Dies From Heat On Mill Street
Antone Perry of 52 Rounds street in New Bedford collapsed on Mill street near St Marys home and died from heat. A 48 year old rigger, he recently worked on Nantucket wireless telegraph station installation and left a widow and two children.
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New Bedford
Mass
Antone Perry
Rounds Street
Mill Street
St. Marys Home
Perry
Nantucket
Sun's Rays Fatal to Malden Driver
Malden on June 18 reports Eugene Callahan 33 a Malden driver employed by the local firm died after exposure to sun rays while at his post. He was unmarried and lived in Malden.
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Malden
Eugene Callahan
Elder East Boston resident dies in heat at grocery store
Alexander Fisher aged 89 collapsed in Morrison Grocery Company at 22 Central Square East Boston yesterday at 12 45 pm. He had complained of the heat and died from heat effects. He was a longtime East Boston resident and father of Andrew P. Fisher a noted G A R man in Boston.
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Alexander Fisher
Morrison Grocery Company
Central Square
East Boston
Mr. Fisher
Andrew P. Fisher
Boston
Heat Wave Sees Record Noon Temperature in Lowell
June 18 reports a blistering test day with the thermometer at 9 in the shade at noon. A late afternoon breeze offered relief though no prostrations were recorded by midnight.
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Lowell
Extreme heat peak hits 105 in Bridgton Maine
Western Maine recorded the day’s highest temperature at Bridgton, reaching 105 degrees. The inland town endured oppressive heat as heatwave conditions persisted across the region.
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Maine
Portland
Bridgton
Roxbury Heat Fatality Claims 75-Year-Old Lodger
Charles Hayden aged 75 a lodger at 5 Chadwick Street Roxbury died from heat effects after being found unconscious on the kitchen floor by landlady Mrs. Lynch. Police and a doctor were summoned but Hayden expired before arrival.
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Roxbury
Charles Hayden
Chadwick Street
Lynch
Hayden
Heatwave Grips Lewiston Mills At 97 Degrees
Lewiston Maine June 18 intense heat causes suffering in mills with the thermometer at 97 degrees in the shade during the hottest part of the day no prostrations reported despite the high heat.
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Lewiston
Morrisville Sees 100 Degree Heat Record
Morrisville Vermont sweltered as the temperature hit 100 in the shade marking the hottest day on record. Ground remained parched and lawns showed urgent need for rainfall.
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Morrisville
Bangor Heat Reaches 91 At Noon No Prostrations Noted
Bangor Maine noon temperature recorded at 91 in the shade with no reported prostrations. Local observers note extreme heat conditions but limited health effects so far.
Opposition to Cole bill in New Haven stock control dispute
The speaker argues Cole’s bill fails to stop New Haven from acquiring or owning Boston & Maine stock after July 1, 1908. He urges explicit prohibition on holding companies and dual offices, and criticizes the railroad commission’s limited role in approving consolidations as insufficient to protect public interests.
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Commonwealth
Boards of Directors
Board of Railroad Commissioners
General Court
Supreme Judicial Court
Luce
Somerville
Lomasney
Boston
House of Representatives
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company
Boston & Maine Railroad Company
Mellen
New Haven
Cole
Boston & Maine
New Haven Company
Opposition to merger argues against monopoly risk and alien control
The commission should decide the merger of Boston and Maine with New Haven with caution. The piece warns this alliance would extend monopoly across railroads streets and coastwise transport, noting Rhode Island and Connecticut markets already show New Haven dominance and Morse co distribution. It condemns regulated monopoly as unjust and asserts alien control would threaten Massachusetts laws and traditions.
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Boston & Maine
New Haven
Republic
Massachusetts
Two Men Desert From Fort Banks
Officials at Fort Banks Winthrop search for two deserters who left yesterday afternoon and remain at large at midnight. The men swapped uniforms for civilian clothing. names are John Toohy and Thomas F Gleason.
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Fort Banks
Winthrop
Winthrop Highlands
John Toohy
Thomas F. Gleason
No Spooning in Pale Moonlight Island Unlit at Night
Police fears over Castle Island Park Point shine as lovers use the unlit island nightly. The grizzled sergeant and residents demand lighting while the park department and lighting company argue over rotten poles and funding delays. Judge Fallon previously protested the darkness.
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Uncle Sam
Castle Island
City Point
Old Island
Park Department
Fallon
Ahern
Electric Lighting Company
Albert Peters
Lighting Company
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