Opposition to Motor Truck Tax Faces Governor Walsh
Governor Walsh met yesterday with a committee from the motor industry to seek a veto of the motor truck fee bill. John B. Sullivan Jr. argued against double taxation and noted states that abandoned property taxes for road funding. James T. Sullivan and Day Baker highlighted inequities for horse drawn vehicles and trucks never using state highways. Governor Walsh promised full consideration.
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Walsh
John B. Sullivan, Jr
J. S.hathaway
Boston Commercial Vehicle Association
Day Baker
The
Electric Motor Car Club
James Fortesque
Massachusetts State A. A
E. A. Gilmore
Bay State A. A
James T. Sullivan
Frank E. Kemp
Highway Commission
New Jersey
Michigan
Mississippi
Ohio
New York
Baker
Fortesque
England
Kemp
Insurance Company Director Dead in New York
Bayard Dominick former head of Dominick & Dominick and NYSE member died at his New York home late today. He served as vice president and director of the Columbian National Life Insurance Company of Boston and as director of the American Investment Securities Company of Boston. He was 60 years old.
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New York
Bayard Dominick
Dominick & Dominick
New York Stock Exchange
Everett Man Faces Murder Trial in Middlesex Court
Charles F. Starrat of 24 Springvale Avenue Everett was arraigned in Middlesex Superior Court before Judge Keating on murder charges for killing his wife with an axe at their Everett home on March 29. He pleaded not guilty and was remanded to East Cambridge jail. Starrat allegedly killed his wife as nine children waited for breakfast and then attempted suicide.
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Charles F. Starrat
Springvale Avenue
Everett
Middlesex Superior Court
Keating
East Cambridge
Starrat
Blind Plymouth Girl Heads Class At Graduation
Miss Gertrude S. Harlow, blind since infancy, ends her public school career as the top student in Plymouth High School. At 18 she graduates with highest honors, and Principal William C. Whiting calls her the brightest pupil he has observed.
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Plymouth
Plymouth High School
Harlow
William C. Whiting
The Reading Girl Who Overcame Blindness Through Study
A Boston girl, blind since infancy, advances through fifth to ninth grades in one year and learns to write via notes. At 14 she enters high school with help from her grandmother Mrs. Barnabas Harlow. She excels in Latin under daily guided travel by a companion.
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Gandmother
Barnabas Harlow
Miss Harlow
Louis Harlow
Libby, Harlow & Co
Devonshire Street
Boston
Sagamore Street
Vic tor crewman survives 80 foot fall in Bay of Fundy
Gloucester crew tells how Joseph McPhee was thrown from the cross trees of the fishing schooner Vic tor into rough seas in the Bay of Fundy He surfaced and swam to the line of a nearby boat then was rescued by his mates after a perilous plunge during a Cape Shore mackerel voyage
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Victor
Gloucester
Cape Shore
Joseph McPhee
Bay of Fundy
McPhee
City Bath Workers Have No Grievances
John W. Lawton, president of Bath Department Union 3216, denied reports of hidden meetings to discuss grievances and approach Mayor Curley. He stated workers have no grievances, conditions are as good as expected, and there has been no strike talk.
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John W. Lawton
Bath Department Union 3216
City Bath
Curley
Fireman Fractures Leg After Fall at South Boston Station
Francis J. Martin hoseman attached to Engine 43 at Boston Street South Boston fell while working on the wagon last evening and fractured his left leg. He was taken to City Hospital and later sent to his home at 1081 Dorchester Avenue.
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Francis J. Martin
Boston Street
Boston
City Hospital
Dorchester Avenue
Bowdoin Orators Win Prizes in Declamation Contest
Richard S. Fuller of Rockland won first prize in Bowdoin College Alexander contest for excellence in select declamation in Brunswick. Kenneth E. Ramsey of Saco took the second prize as judges Lucilius A. Emery Ellsworth Frederic A. Fogg St Paul James A. Cook Brunswick presided.
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Brunswick
Richard S. Fuller
Rockland
Bowdoin College
Kenneth E. Ramsey
Saco
Lucilius A. Emery
Ellsworth
Frederic A. Fogg
St. Paul
James A. Cook
Dime Hunt About Ford Lost Time
The article notes the Ford Motor Company has offered no prize and cautions readers that forming the word Ford from four dimes is impossible. It implies widespread confusion among the public regarding the puzzle or contest.
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Dime Hunt
FORD
Ford Motor Company
Boston Dime Rumor About Ford Prize Crashes
A widespread tale claimed Ford Motor Co marked dimes with letters F O R D to spell Ford and win a prize, even up to $1000. The Ford company denied any prize, and Treasury official Lincoln explained mint marks on coins explain the letters and that no mint uses F or R, debunking the story.
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Boston
Ford Motor Company
Ford
The
Motor Company
Post
Ford Company
Lincoln
Sub- Treasury
Philadelphia
Denver
New Orleans
San Francisco
Charlotte
Carson City
Somerville Mourns Henry Folsom Playbook of Public Schools
Somerville public schools close in tribute to Henry H Folsom chairman of the school board shot and killed in Exeter New Hampshire. Funeral set for this afternoon in Newmarket with the school board and Aldermen attending. Resolutions issued by the Aldermen and school board. No changes to graduation plans.
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Somerville Public Schools
Henry H. Folsom
Exeter
N. H
Newmarket
Board of Aldermen
Fulton
Toomey
Durgin
Brandeis Cited by Sons of Zion in Providence
Joseph Barondoss presided over the second day of the Sons of Zion session in Providence R I Joshua Sprayregen reported many new Talmud Torahs established in leading cities nationwide, and three members Maurice Avenor Louis D Brandeis and Abraham Banks received tanks in appreciation for helping secure charter rights in their states The day closed with a dinner for hundreds of delegates and members.
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Providence
R. I
Joseph Barondoss
Nasi
Sons of Zion
Joshua Sprayregen
New York
Maurice Avenor
Pittsburg
Louis D. Brandeis
Boston
Abraham Banks
Norfolk
Worcester Boy Run Down by Auto in City
Thirteen year old Michael Goldsteiner of 11 Mendow street Worcester was struck by an automobile driven by Brigham M. Scott a wealthy hardware merchant of Worcester. The injury is serious and he was taken to St Vincent's Hospital where he remains in serious condition.
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Worcester
Michael Goldsteiner
Mendow Street
Brigham M. Scott
Escape of a Dangerous Lunatic From State Asylum
Worcester June 22 Jules Lacon tore aged 25 one of the most dangerous lunatics confined in the State Asylum for Incurable Insane escaped today at large. He lowered himself from a second story window by a rope of sheets. authorities fear he may injure someone before recapture.
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Worcester
Jules Lacontore
Graves' Grain Alcohol Medicinally No Superior
Graves' Grain Alcohol is claimed as the best medicinal liquor with always sealed bottles ensuring purity and quality.
School Playgrounds Opened for Summer
Sixty school playgrounds were opened for the summer season with teachers directing activities for proper physical development. Children will have sand gardens tilts slides swings for the younger group while girls use jump ropes pean bags hoops. boys receive baseballs bats quoits and footballs.
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Thomas F. Harrington
Nathaniel J. Young
Changed dress for disguise leads to reunion
Emma Clark, 15, of Somerville, identified by her sister Mrs Labree amid a crowd near the Penal Institutions building on Tremont Street. Patrolman Walter Andrews learned she had swapped a new outfit bought two weeks earlier for disreputable wear and she was released to go home after a stern lecture.
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Emma Clark
School Principal Resigns in Everett
Jasper T. Palmer, Lincoln School Everett principal, resigns to become principal of Mt. Vernon Junior High. Palmer, born in 1882 in Brookfield New Hampshire, a brother of Everett police lieutenant, is a Bridgewater State Normal School graduate who taught in Wakefield and Fitchburg before coming to Everett.
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Jasper T. Palmer
Lincoln School
Everett
Mt. Vernon
Palmer
Lieutenant Palmer
Everett Police
Brookfield
N. H
Bridgewater State Normal School
Wakefield
Goodrich Street
Fitchburg
Confess Robberies in Three Cities
Two well dressed youths identified as Irving Ham age 18 of Lynn and Arthur Blanchard age 17 of Lynn and Salem confessed to three burglaries in Brockton and similar offenses in Lynn and Salem within the past month. They made the statements while being arrested at a Pleasant street rooming house by Inspector James Davidson of the Worcester police.
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Worcester
Irving Ham
Lynn
Arthur Blanchard
Salem
Brockton
Pleasant Street
James Davidson
Worcester Police Force
Highland Guard to Sail for Nahant Outing
Boston's new Scottish group the Massachusetts Highland Guard led by Chieftain Alfred C Stewart will sail for Nahant tonight at 7 30 for an outing. The 20 member body is made up of young Scotsmen all born in Scotland.
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Boston
Alfred C. Stewart
Nahant
Massachusetts Highland Guard
Land of the Heather
Thirty indictments in queer coin case inform federal court
Federal grand jury reported thirty indictments to Judge Morton in U S District Court. Nine are secret. Cases include counterfeit coins passed by Eli Weinstein of East Boston Omer Pichette of Lowell Salvatore Cresta and Giacomo Mazzullo, with spurious half dollars found at a Concord workmen's shack. Weinstein arrested in Peabody for a bad half dollar. Pichette charged with a bad quarter.
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Federal Grand Jury
Morton
United States District Court
Eli Weinstein
East Boston
Omer Pichette
Lowell
Salvatore Cresta
Giacomo Mazzullo
Revere
Concord
Weinstein
Peabody
Mass prosecutions sweep several postal and fraud indictments
A broad set of indictments is issued across New England and New York. John Hutchinson Nelson Sanscomb and Richard Sanscomb are charged after a Gilroy style post office loot. George F. Cole and William H. McInness face two schemes to defraud indictments. Bernard B. Marshall and James A. Stretch are charged with larceny and destroying postal cards. Charles Kaplan Morris Salenski and Theodore Morris are indicted for conspiracy in bankruptcy matters. Edward C. Hamel faces white slave act charges. Opium concealment leads to multiple indictments including Yong Kong Wong Toy Charlie Yee Lung Bil Chin Chin and Joseph Burkenshaw. Knight & Co and Frank C. Miller charged under meat inspection laws. Togo Kabuto indicted for objectionable mail matter to a Brookline girl.
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Charlton Depot
John Hutchinson
Nelson
Richard Sanscomb
Schenectady
N. Y
George F. Cole
Boston Commission
William H. McInness
Canton
Joseph Hartze
Mattapan
Cole
Bernard B. Marshall
American Pneumatic Tube Company
Dorchester
James A. Stretch
Roxbury
Charles
Simon Kaplan
Morris Salenski
Theodore Morris
Salem
Salenski
Edward C. Hamel
Manchester
N. H
Lowell
Yong Kong
Lawrence
Wong Toy
Charlie Yee
Lung Bil
Boston
Chin Chin
Joseph Burkenshaw
Knight & Co., Inc
Frank C. Miller
North Canaan
Cong
Miller
Agiley Falls
Mass
New York City
Knight Company
Portland
Togo Kabuto
Thomas W
Chimney Fire Causes $300 Damage in Dorchester Home
A chimney fire damaged the home of George P. Morris at 52 Evelyn Street Dorchester yesterday afternoon. The blaze gained headway before it was noticed, causing about $300 in damage to the dwelling.
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George P. Morris
Evelyn Street
Dorchester
Bed Removed From Bride Triggers Suffolk Divorce Court
In Suffolk Divorce Court Judge Fox heard many cases as couples sought separation. Ida Danofski seeks a divorce from Abraham B. Danofski on grounds of cruel treatment and desertion, claiming he took all furniture including the bed after their January 1913 marriage. She continued work in a tailor shop.
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Suffolk
Abraham B. Danofski
Abraham
Melrose High ends year after student clash and injuries
Melrose High School faced a juniors versus seniors fight over a 1915 flag. A boy suffered a double leg fracture and will miss graduation. Headmaster Lorne Hulsman recalled past pranks as students wrapped up the term with a dance.
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Melrose High School
Lorne Hulsman
Washington
Warning of Fake Solicitors in Massachusetts SPCA Effort
Eben Shute the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals treasurer issued a public warning about unauthorized solicitors. He cautions that only credentials issued for the Angell Memorial Animals Hospital fund are valid and that some men are selling a picture for the hospital fund without authorization.
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Eben Shute
Massachusetts Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Angell Memorial Animals’ Hospital
Shute
Fireman Richard Carroll Recovered From Tug Marguerite
The harbor police Watchman recovered Richard Carroll 30 a fireman on the tug Marguerite who had been missing since June 15. He fell overboard near Goves wharf and the body was taken to the North Grove street morgue.
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Richard Carroll
Marguerite
Carroll
Goves Wharf
North Grove Street
Mayor Curley Announces Retirement From Politics
At a Hyde Park Business Men's Association dinner Mayor Curley said he will retire from politics and public life at the end of his current mayor term. He indicated he aims to provide Boston with the best administration and then leave political life entirely.
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Curley
Hyde Park Business Men’s Association
City of
Boston
Curley Addresses Hyde Park Plan and City Growth
Mayor Curley spoke on Hyde Park avenue widening saying 60 percent of owners must agree to appraisal and values adjustment, with $500000 already appropriated. He backed a 5 cent car fare within a year, opposed contract labor, and favored citizens wages of 2.50 per day. He criticized large city councils as prone to graft and pledged city-broad progress, including motorizing the fire department. He also noted his past Congress tenure and aim to attract skilled workers.
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Curley
Hyde Park Avenue
Hyde Park
St. Louis
New York
Quincy Man III in Boston Office
George W. Crawford, 57, a constable living in Quincy, collapsed suddenly in his Ames Building office in Boston yesterday.
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Quincy Man III
Boston
George W. Crawford
Quincy
Ames Building
No Free Corkscrews Spark Protest Against Orders
The Boston liquor license board bans free corkscrews bottle openers and fans for fourth and fifth class dealers. Since June 1 the measure irritates consumers and dealers with fewer bottle empties returned and ongoing complaints from the public. Prohibition supporters cheer while some drinkers lament lost daily conveniences.
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Boston
Excise Board
Tee
Fowler
Dean
Woods
Likker
Woman In Own Defense Asserts Surveying Claim
Miss Menetta M. Babbitt of Braintree represented herself in a motion for a new trial in the case of H. L. White versus her for damages and payment of a surveying bill. She questioned witnesses with clear knowledge of surveying terms. The trial has occurred three times in different courts, with prior verdicts favoring Mr. White.
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McLaughlin
Superior Court
Menetta M. Babbitt
Braintree
Warren M. Babbitt
H. L. White
Miss Babbitt
Quincy District Court
Dedham
White
Mr. White
C. C. Mellen
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