Hill Asks For Prosecutions In New Haven Inquiry
At the Public Service Commission hearing on New Haven railroad expenses Attorney Arthur D. Hill urged criminal charges against witnesses. Clarence W. Barron attacked Brandeis as responsible for the railroad’s troubles, while Brandeis critics argued over lobbying, advertising and alleged bribery. The session included a light moment when chairs collapsed, and the panel discussed calls for district attorney action, ethics, and stronger lobby laws as the hearing closed.
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Clarence W. Barron
Boston News Bureau
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Mr. Barron
William H. Coolidge
Anderson
Suffolk County
H. Bert
James F. Curtis
Boston Journal
Mr. Hill
Public Service Corporation
Hill Towns Association
Hill
Knowles
F. W. Chase
Thomas F. Curley
Commission
State House Police
Brandeis
New Haven Railroad
Massachusetts
New Haven Road
New England
Mellen
Publc
New York
Cascarets Pill Ad Claims Quick Cleanse for Bowels
An old advertisement promotes Cascarets a ten cent box for a rapid bowel cleanse. It targets men and women with headaches coated tongues sleeplessness and fatigue, promising stomach regulation and liver bile removal by morning. It urges children’s use as well and contrasts with salts and castor oil.
Rheumabath fat reducer promoted in bath water
An advertisement touts Rheumabath as a fat reducing bath treatment. It claims rapid weight loss, skin benefits, and relief for rheumatic conditions without internal use. A teacher reportedly shed 42 pounds in three months using the bath product, with instructions to purchase via mail order.
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Dept
Minneapolis
Riker-Jaynes
Court Refuses to Pay Sulzer Salary
Albany March 13 The Appellate Division Third Department sustained Justice Chester in denying William Sulzer a writ of mandamus to compel Comptroller Lohmer to pay his salary from impeachment onward. Further review by the Court of Appeals was planned and Sulzer hoped the U S Supreme Court would rule on the impeachment validity.
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N. Y
Appellate Division
Third Department
Supreme Court
Chester
William Sulzer
Lohmer
Court of Appeals
Sulzer
United States Supreme Court
ODay Would Call Off Practice Games
Manager Hank O Day wired from Tampa to the Chicago Cubs office suggesting that all spring training trip games be declared off after next week’s games with the Athletics at Jacksonville He thinks the team should return to the warm climate for practice sessions.
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Tampa
Fla
Hank O'Day
Chicago
Cubs
Athletics
Jacksonville
Mayor Curley Orders $50,000 City Department Cuts
The mayor appointed three new department heads, announced that one official would not be reappointed, and ordered 10 city employees dropped. Health department expenses were cut by $50,000 a year, signaling salary slashing and removals. Collecting department employees are also targeted for major cuts in the coming days.
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Curley
Health Department
Three New Department Heads Named in City Appointments
The mayor appointed Joseph P. Collins to succeed Daniel H. Coakley as Park Commissioner, Isaac G. Rosenberg to join the Board of Children's Institutions Trustees, and John R. McVey to the Board of Overseers of the Poor. Dr Miles Martin will not be reappointed and Dr Mahoney heads the health department cutback efforts. City Hall notes also indicate no drop for John Leahy, cashier at the collecting department, amid payroll reductions.
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Dorchester
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Assessor John H. Giblin Dies in Dorchester Home
John H. Giblin longtime Boston assessor for over four decades died at his Dorchester home 38 Adams street after a three week illness. He previously resided in South Boston.
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Boston
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Dorchester
Mr. Giblin
Pittsburg Doctor Dies by Suicide at Rest Cure
Dr. Frank A. Stotzenbach, 24, a Pittsburg family member, shot himself through the heart at Overbrook Farm, the rest cure run by Frederick Reed in Wellesley. He had been a patient two weeks. caretakers found him dead in a cottage after a brief absence.
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Pittsburg
Overbrook Farm
Frederick Reed
Wellesley
Stotzenbach
A. A. Merrill
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Brigham Hospital Opens In Parker Hill Avenue
The Robert B Brigham Hospital on Parker Hill avenue opens tomorrow from 8 PM to 6 PM to receive about 150 patients. The hospital, funded by Robert Breck Brigham and directed by Elizabeth Fay Brigham, aims to aid Boston citizens without means for medical care.
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Parker Hill Avenue
Robert Breck Brigham
Boston
Elizabeth Fay Brigham
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