Babson to rule on Whelton bas relief decision
Mayor Fitzgerald seeks a corporation counsel opinion on whether Alderman Whelton, acting mayor for four months, may receive a bas relief in the hall of fame alongside former mayors. The council and Alderman Bell push for the honor while Fitzgerald and counsel dispute its basis in law and Whelton’s status.
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Fitzgerald
City Hall
Daniel A. Whelton
Collins
Hall of Fame
Whelton
Corporation Counsel
Bell
Alderman Whelton
Death verdict in 9 minutes on London murder case
Horace George Rayner was found guilty of wilful murder in the death of William Whiteley, a dry goods merchant, after a nine minute jury deliberation in London on March 22. Rayner was sentenced to death. Prosecutor R. D. Muir highlighted family links through Louisa Turner and Cecil Whiteley, alleging hidden connections.
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London
Horace George Rayner
William Whiteley
Rayner
R. D. Muir
Treasury
Whiteley
Louisa Turner
Cecil Whiteley
Cecil
London to Have 1000 Motor Cab Rivals to Hansoms
London reports a coming wave of motor taximeter cabs, a thousand units awaiting official sanction. Drivers will wear blue overcoats with gilt buttons and a leather topped army cap. Cabs will be red with yellow wheels and fares set at 16 cents per mile and 4 cents per quarter mile, regardless of passengers.
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London
Sala
Fourwheeler
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Manney
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OLD Dominion Line
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Old Dominion Steamship Company
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W. L. Guillauden
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