Final hearing on Arlington street station bill
The committee on metropolitan affairs held a final hearing on a bill to require a station in Arlington street for the Boylston street subway. Proponents argued it would benefit nearby churches and properties. opponents from the Boston Elevated Railway Company cited financial concerns and questions of acceptance.
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Arlington Street
Boylston Street
Committee On Metropolitan Affairs
Railway
Boston Elevated Railway Company
Charles H. Innes
Boston Elevated
Cavanagh
John M. McDonald
Old Colony Trust Company
William T. Miller
Henry S. Miller & Sons Piano Company
Charles S. Rackemann
Russell S. Codman
Harris Livermore
State Street Trust Company
Fred BE. Wright
Park Square Theatre
Benjamin F. Pitman
L. P. Hollander & Co
H. W. Dana
Painé Furniture Company
Arlington
Boylston Streets
Frederic B. Snow
Elevated
Sir
State House
Committee On
Arlington Street Station
House
Senate
Arlington Street Station Association
Real Estate Owners’ Organization
Boston
Transit Commission
City of
Boylston and
Arlington Streets
Arlington Street Station Push From Boston Group
Otto J. Piehler outlines support for Arlington street subway station in Boston. He cites legislative action, public opinion, and endorsements from merchants, city officials, and newspapers, arguing station boosts development, retail districts, and transit efficiency in the downtown area. He notes costs, timing, and impact on leasing and land value.
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Boston
Jordan-Marsh, White, Shuman and
Filene’s
Arlington Street
Brighton
Brookline
Boylston Street
Boston Elevated
Press of
Post
Otto J. Piehler
Arlington Street Station Association
McDonald Seeks Fire Dept Strength Figures
Councillor McDonald pushed for figures from Fire Commissioner Grady to compare 1905 staffing when a one day off in eight was cut to the present one day off in five. The council ordered Grady to provide current department strength and 1905 figures for comparison to argue against needing extra men.
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McDonald
Boston
Grady
Most Popular Man in Mexico Is Villa Burgess Says
Robert J. Burgess a Canyon Mining employee who spent four years in Mexico reports to a Post reporter that Mexicans largely support Villa. He says northern Mexicans idolize Villa while southern natives dislike Carranza, and notes Villa is a bad bandit but not worse than Carranza.
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Robert J. Burgess
The
Canyon Mining Corporation
Mexico
Carranza
Villa
Post
Young Burgess
Burgess
Boston Faces Burden of Bond Premiums for Officers
Councillor Coulthurst condemns an order asking Boston to pay premiums on the Suffolk county court officers and deputy sheriffs bonds. Councillor Ballantyne explains the yearly premiums would total about 150 dollars, with each officer taxed three dollars annually. The measure was laid on the table.
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Coulthurst
Boston
Suffolk County
Ballantyne
Brakeman Killed in South Boston Yards
Paul J. Cooney of New London Conn was instantly killed in Yard No 2 Binford Street South Boston last night when he stepped from a switching train and was struck by a train on the switching track. His brother John H. Cooney of Charlestown was notified by police.
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Paul J. Cooney
New London
Ministers Oppose Hymn Ban in Tremont Temple
Boston Baptist ministers meeting in Chipman Hall Tremont Temple yesterday protested a proposal to exclude hymns from school music books. They objected to Nearer My God to Thee Rock of Ages and Abide With Me being removed from the curriculum.
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Boston
Chipman Hall
Tremont Temple
Dorchester Robbers Take $13 From James Cross Store
Three armed men robbed the James Cross store at 95 Hancock Street Dorchester last night about 11 oclock. Cross forced to stand by watched as the trio rifled cash registers and took the days receipts totaling thirteen dollars. He believed the incident a joke until the pistol threats and a store alarm bell confirmed a real holdup. The robbers fled with all the money, leaving Cross and friends startled and silent.
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James Cross
Hancock Street
Dorchester
Cross
Argue Change in Post Office Cambridge Seeks Independent Status
A Cambridge City Hall hearing before a special council committee debated whether Cambridge should have a separate post office or stay within the Boston district. Congressman Frederick W. Dallinger urged independence, opposing views voiced by his predecessor Frederick S. Deitrick, Rev. A. A. Berle, and Harvard professors.支持 стремление к автономии выразили Albert M. Barnes and local business figures like W. H. Dunning and T. H. Raymond.
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Cambridge
Boston
Cambridge City Hall
A. A. Berle
Harvard
Albert Bushnell Hart
C. R. Lanman
Cc. P. Parker
Albert M. Barnes
Cambridge Gas Light Company
C. Burnside Seagraves
W. H. Dunning
T. H. Raymond
Begin Fund to Save Shawmut Church Campaign Launched
Tremont and West Brookline streets Shawmut Congregational Church begins a drive to raise 10000 by May 1. A $600 start pledge was made at a vestry meeting led by Superintendent Charles I Ner Wasner who urged parishioners to keep the church open and alive. The church notes it has given over 1,000,000 to charity and 108,000 to the City Missionary Society.
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Shawmut Church
Congregational Church
Tremont
West Brookline
Charles l. H. Wasner
City Missionary Society
Dorchester Diver Testifies in Damages Suit at Revere Bath
Anna M. Reardon of 66 Adams Street Dorchester told a Superior Court jury yesterday how she dove from the spring board into the bath house tank and struck bottom. She seeks 2200 damages for injuries to her lip nose chin and shoulder.
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Anna M. Reardon
Adams Street
Dorchester
Superior Court
Revere Bath House & Amusement Company
O'Meara Seeks Two New Police Stations in Roxbury and Hyde Park
Police Commissioner O'Meara asks City Council for two new stations in West Roxbury and Hyde Park. He notes the current Jlastings and Centre Street station, once a club house, is ill suited for police use and should be moved to Roslindale Village for central location. He also supports a new building near Hyde Park avenue and Cleary Square.
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Warren
Boylston Street
O'Meara
West Roxbury
Hyde Park
Jlastings Street
Centre Street
Roslindale Village
Hyde Park Avenue
Cleary Square
Open Meeting for Stationary Firemen in Boston
All stationary firemen oilers and helpers are invited to attend the Boston Stationary Firemen's Union 3 meeting at Barbers Hall 1125 Washington Street tomorrow evening Speakers include Harry Jennings Central Labor Union Henry Abrahams Coal Teamsters Union John Fenton Building Trades Council Martin Joyce State A F L secretary treasurer Frank McCarthy A F L James Moriarty Building Trades Council and Dennis D Driscoll Liberty League secretary
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Boston Stationary Firemen’s Union 3
Barbers’ Hall
Washington Street
Harry Jennings
The
Central Labor Union
Henry Abrahams
John Fenton
Coal Teamsters’ Union
Martin Joyce
State Branch
A. F. of L
Frank McCarthy
New England
Two Women Shot by Janitor in Back Bay Apartment House
James Connor, 34, a janitor, fired a heavy caliber revolver while fleeing his home in Back Bay. Two women were wounded, including Mrs. Janice M. Beverly, 26, wife of the assailant, and Mrs. Alice K. Connor, 26. Both are hospitalized. Beverly may die, doctors fear.
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James Connor
Janice M. Beverly
Alice K. Connor
Inmate of Austin Farm in Back Bay Shooting Incident
Connor, an Austin Farm Insane Hospital former inmate, is under observation at Back Bay station after a shooting tied to excessive drinking and jealousy. Rita Scott, a Cullen apartment visitor, leaped from a window to protect Connor’s infant son and sprained her ankle.
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Connor
Back Bay
Austin Farm
Insane Hos
Rita Scott
Cullen
Shooting at House Ends in Tragedy and Escape
A gunman identified as Jim Connor opened fire as residents fled. A woman was shot in the back and chest, another hit in the wrist, and Mrs. Beverly was wounded in the abdomen while seeking refuge. Gertrude Callen and her daughter Beatrice were also shot as Connor held the scene. Rita Scott escaped with the Connor baby James. another infant, William Beverly, slept through the episode.
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Jim
Beverly
Connor
Gertrude Callen
Beatrice
Pinex Based Cough Syrup Promises Fast Relief
Homemade cough syrup using Pinex 2½ ounce mixed with sugar syrup claims fast relief for coughing bronchial ailments. It advertises lower cost per pint, easy preparation, and a money back guarantee from The Pinex Co of Fort Wayne Indiana.
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The
Pinex Co
Ft Wayne
Ind
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