Tax Bill Chance Revived by Senate Session
Supporters of a constitutional amendment removing the word proportional from taxation provisions revived the measure in the State Senate. The article discusses freight congestion in Boston and proposals to use motor trucks to speed deliveries, reduce dock delays, and involve Boston business interests in a cooperative plan with rail and steamship companies. A 25 member committee, appointed by President Liggett, will work with Boston businessmen to relieve freight congestion and secure local cooperation.
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Senate
President Liggett
Boston
Charles Ff. Adams
D. Fletcher Barber
Louis K. Liggett
Howard Coonley
Albert W. Elliott
Paul Fitzpatrick
William D. Fulton
G. L. Graham
N. Linecoln Greene
George FE. Hall
EB. G. Howes
Charles J. Hubbard
J. H. Johnson
Stanley King
John S. Lawrence
Herbert W. Mason
Edward F. McSweeney
George C. Morton
Silas Pierce
Elwyn G. Preston
Arthur I. Robinson
Louis I. Schreiner
William N. Shearer
John R. Simpson
A. G. Thomason
Henry M. Thompson
Walter F. Watters
Tufts Moves Reconsideration Of Senate Vote On Proportional Amendment
Senator Nathan Tufts of Waltham moves reconsideration of the Tuesday vote on the proportional amendment and asks to table further discussion until Monday. The motion to postpone prevailed 22 to 11 after a roll call that named 22 to support and 11 opposed, with several senators not recorded or absent.
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Nathan Tufts
Waltham
Senate
Tufts
Fay
Medford
Bates
Beal
Bean
Clark
Cummings
Ellis
Farnsworth
Gifford
Gordon
Margis
Hobbs
Kimball
Knowles
Langelier
Marchand
Martin
Mason
McLaughlin
Sheehan
Tetler
Timiliy
Beck
Cavanagh
Chapman
Eldridge
Hays
Hull
Jackson
McGonagle
McLane
Parker
Bartlett
Bazeley
Brown
Green
Perley
Washburn
Motor Truck System to End Congestion
At a Chamber of Commerce meeting about 100 manufacturers and merchants discussed embargoes and freight conditions. Louis K. Liggett warned thousands of jobs and hundreds of factories are endangered by shipment bottlenecks. J C Weartney proposed a truck system to move 50 percent more freight from Boston and clear docks, citing 29 years of direct deliveries in Baltimore and a bad winter for transportation.
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Boston
Joseph Wing
J. W. Leavitt
Robert L. Studley
C. H. Maynard
Merchants & Miners
Teamsters
Chamber of Commerce
State Board of Industries and Labor
Louis K. Liggett
J. C. Weartney
Merchants and Miners Transportation Company
Baltimore
New York
New England
City Gets Lower Rate on Ice Bids
Mayor Curley announced the city secured lower bids for the municipal ice supply with 1200 tons ordered for the City Hospital. Dorchester Ice Company bid $2.98 per ton after earlier offers of $4 to $4.50 were rejected.
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Curley
Dorchester Ice Company
Major Higginson Urges Large Gifts for Bunker Hill Boys
A Ford Hall luncheon energized workers to raise a $125000 endowment for the Bunker Hill Boys' Club. Leaders include Harris LeRoy, Lombard Williams, Arthur McCarthy, and William Sweeney. A partial list shows many donors over $100, with parodies and performances planned for Saturday noon.
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Maj. Higginson
Bunker Hill
Ford Hall
Bunker Hill Boys’ Club
Harris G. LeRoy
Lombard Williams
Arthur E. McCarthy
William J. Sweeney
Bunker Hill Boys' Club
Endowment Fund
Gladys Munroe
Marie Thompson
Frances Rittenhouse
Helen McMicken
Carroll J. Swan
Fred Mann
Redouble Efforts Highlight Fund Drive Progress
Major Higginson and several speakers urged doubled efforts by team captains and men in the coming days to reach success. The fund rose to 38115 dollars, a gain of 6925 from the prior day, as luncheon entertainment included parodies sung by attendees.
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Major Higginson
Jury near verdict in Whitaker will contest
Jurors in Superior Court have heard about a week of testimony on the Albert O. Whitaker will case. The late Brigh ton cattle dealer left most of a 30000 dollar estate to housekeeper Miss Jennie Hyatt while brothers Charles and Henry Whitaker and sister Mrs Saran Nelson contest the will alleging lack of mental soundness and undue influence. Attorneys J H Devine and W W Hart argued for contestants and executrix respectively.
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Hardy
Albert O. Whitaker
Brighton
Superior Court
Whitaker
Jennie I’. Hyatt
Charles
Henry Whitaker
Saran Nelson
Escape by 16 prisoners from Cranston van shocks Providence
A special grand jury will meet Monday to investigate the escape of 16 prisoners from a van transporting them from the Superior Court building to the State prison in Cranston. Attorney General Rice has a confession from one man who surrendered, alleging the escape was premeditated and that the prisoners carried pepper to blind deputies and keys to unlock handcuffs.
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Providence
Superior Court
Cranston
Rice
Convicts Escape Plot Unfolds With Surrendered Suspects
All but three convicts have been captured or surrendered. Henry A. Dean forger and William Goddard and Daniel Leavens housebreakers remain outstanding. Lotis R. Nitze turned himself in to Sheriff Willcox, and Joseph R. Hopkins surrendered to Pawtucket police. Nitze says plot was hatched three days ago with peppers and handcuff keys prepared by two plotters. He claims Leavens shot Deputy Sheriff G Ralph Tillinghast. Tillinghast and Deputy Nathan Colvin remain in critical condition.
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Henry A. Dean
William Goddard
Daniel Leavens
Lotis R. Nitze
Willcox
Joseph R. Hopkins
Pawtucket
Nilze
Dean
Leavens
Orders Change Submarine Batteries at Fore River Yard
Government order requires replacing six hundred submarine batteries in five S boats at the Fore River Shipyard. Wooden separators will replace hard rubber due to cracking. Batteries in S-boats 1 2 3 9 and 10 will be updated before delivery.
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Fore River
Man in Leather Trade Denies Assault in Court Testimony
Alexander, agent for Armour Tunneries, testifies he did not enter Miss Allen's room or assault her. He recounts meeting her, buying stockings and clothing, arranging meals, and meeting relatives. Miss Allen testifies of a hole in stockings, kissing, and a subsequent struggle. Mrs. Phyllis Litchfield, sister of Miss Allen, is in custody on related charges.
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Alexander
Armour Tanneries
Essex Street
Beacon Street
Brookline
Miss Crocker
Phyllis Litchfield
Washington Street
Litchfield
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