Finance Commission Hearings Expose Bid Rigging Ties
Boston officials reveal collusive bidding schemes in city contracts led by Boston Bridge Works and New England Structural Company. President David H. Andrews details payouts and “complimentary bids” while City Engineer Jackson questions oath honesty. Final report planned by Finance Commission.
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Matthews
David H. Andrews
Boston Bridge Works
New England Structural Company
Brookline Street
Bennington Street
East
Boston
American Bridge Company
Pennsylvania Steel Company
Cove Street
Andrews
Boston Bridge
New Jersey Bridge Company
Sughrue
Canton Bridge Company
Fitts
Charles N. Fitts
New England Iron League
Commission
Boston Bridge Company
Broad Way
Finance Commission
Dividends Declared by Multiple Banks and Firms in Spring
A series of dividend declarations across banks and companies includes Fourth National Bank Boston 3.12 percent semi annual on April 1 and National Union Bank Boston 3.12 percent semi annual on April 1, with others listing quarterly or annual rates and dates for firms such as Webster Atlas National Bank Philadelphia Company Streets Stable Car Co and Globe Wernicke Company among numerous names.
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Fourth National Bank
Boston
Atlantic National Bank
Boylston National Bank
Webster-Atlas National Bank
Philadelphia Company
Streets Stable Car Company
National Fire Proofing Company
Kansas Natural Gas Company
Bank of Spain
American Brake Shoe & Foundry Company
National Union Bank
Cutting Car Company
Globe-Wernicke Company
Yukon Gold stock orders surge nationwide after Lawson announcement
Thomas W son announces Yukon Gold offering with a massive order flow. A special police detail guards the outside market in New York. Boston and Philadelphia see huge demand, with 25 000 share single orders. Newark firm H Content co oversees stock blocks due to strong interest.
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Thomas W. Wson
New York
Lawson
Boston
United States
Canada
Philadelphia
Messrs. H. Content & Co
Newark
Fergus saves family from deadly Malden house fire
Patrick J. Fergus woke to flames at 159 Malden Street and rescued his wife and three ill children before collapsing as firemen arrived. The dwelling suffered heavy damage.
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Malden
Patrick J. Fergus
Malden Street
Fergus
Pretty Entertainment at Girls' Latin School
A Salmagundi From the Land of Make Believe presented by pupils of the Girls' High School was staged in the Girls' Latin School assembly hall. Miss Jo sephine Hammond organized the event with notable costumes and dancing, including the minuet in the Toadies of 76 featuring Miss Marton Upham.
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Land of Make Believe
Josephine Hammond
Girls’ High School
Girls’ Latin School
Marton
Upham
Plague Cases Reported in Antofagasta and Fatality
Valparaiso dispatch reports two new bubonic plague cases in Antofagasta and one related death. Public health officials monitor spread as authorities investigate exposure sources and notify residents.
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Valparaiso
Antofagasta
Milford Tenement Fire Kills Two Armenian Women
A blaze in a crowded Milford tenement killed two Armenian women and endangered a third child. Firemen rescued Mrs Bates and Lydia, while a Raphael Guardia infant was rushed to hospital in grave condition. Fire destroyed a former Thayer shoe factory building and sparked fears of more bodies buried in debris.
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Lydia
Raphael Guardia
Thayer Shoe Factory
Five Lives in Peril in Whittier Block Fire
Five residents were placed in peril when smoke filled the Whittier block in Central Square. Mrs. Thomas McHale and four of her children were rescued by Officer McHale Officer Scully and Hose 2 crew after the basement blaze reached the second floor. One child suffers pneumonia another is recovering from a recent operation, both unable to care for themselves. Night watchman Walter Anderson alerted at 11 20 PM from the P H Jones factory rear.
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Stoneham
Whittier
Central Square
Thomas McHale
Walter Anderson
P. H. Jones
McHale
Fire at Lynn Lynn burns Boyce building in Central Square
Firefighters battled a blaze at the Boyce building in Central Square around 1:30 this morning causing about 10000 in damage. Fireman Frank Ladd was overcome by smoke and taken to City Hospital. Mrs Morris, wife of the block janitor, crawled to the street after searching for her dog while Patrolman Linehan assisted her.
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Lynn
Boyce
Central Square
Frank Ladd
City Hospital
CC. M. Morris
Morris
Linehan
Labor Leader Foster Sent to Asylum
Mrs. Foster tells a Post reporter that her husband Frank K. Foster fractured a knee cap last March and has since grown increasingly nervous. Doctors recommended hospital care for best attention, and the family hopes he may begin to improve with spring but expects no work for a year or more. Foster, prominent in union labor, was noted for his 1904 reply to President Eliot at Faneuil Hall.
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Mrs. Foster
Post
Foster
Frank
Frank K. Foster
Eliot
Faneuil Hall
Dull Day at T Wharf as Seaconnet Arrives with Haddock and Cod
The Seaconnet, Captain Jamison, docked with 11,000 pounds of haddock and 4,500 pounds of cod, earning 4 cents per haddock and 434 cents per cod. A second Seaconnet trip earlier in the week yielded similar totals, boosting stock value. The Joseph A. Cromwell prepares for rip fishing under Captain Jere Goodwin, while Leyland liners Lanecastmian and Siberian sail with large cargoes of wheat, apples, lumber, provisions, and cattle. Steamers San Jose and Bound Brook depart with passengers and cargo, and various vessels clear or sail to New York, Jamaica, Costa Rica, and other ports.
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Seaconnet
Jamison
Haddock
Joseph A. Cromwell
Jere Goodwin
Thomas Brundage
Fortray
L London
Siberian
Manchester
Clyde Street
Boston
San Jose
Bound Brook
Long Wharf
Port Limon
Costa Rica
Puerto Plata
San Domingo
Lorenzo Baker
United Fruit Company
Port Morant
Hansen
Norfolk
Port Antonio
Jamaica
Shipping News Miniature Almanac March 28
Sun rises 5 34 sets 6 05 length of day 12 31. Moon rises 3 50 am. High water 7 45 am 8 15 pm. Steamers Catalone and others sail with coal. City of Augusta. various vessels and tugs listed with routes and towing barges. Maritime notices indicate arrivals and departures and coastal shipping activity.
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Wilson
Louisburg
C. B
Everett
Frostead
Baltimore
City of Augusta
Burroughs
Savannah
Indian
Thatcher
Philadelphia
Kershaw
Bond
Norfolk
Herman Winter
Crowell
New York
Old Colony
Healy
Cto
Bay State
Sneidern
Newport News
Badger
Friends Surprise Miss Mary J. McGorty Home Party
Miss Mary J. McGorty chief clerk at BE H. Gay Co was surprised with an evening party at her home 19 South Russell Street West End by friends and associates in a social gathering with festive congratulations
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Mary J. McGorty
H. Gay & Co
South Russell Street
West End
Beautiful Life Ended in Peninsula District
Elizabeth Henderson died at her mother’s home 2 Jay Street after a brief illness. A lifelong Peninsula resident, she was known for kindness and self sacrifice. She fell ill in October and passed away at 6 P.M. on March 26, with family left bereaved by her loss.
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Elizabeth Henderson
Jay Street
Miss Henderson
Peninsular District
Assault Baffles Police in Fatal Blow to Fireman
Police at Dedham Street Station seek to arrest an assailant after Fireman William Gill was badly injured on Washington Street near the Olympia Hotel. Gill is in a dangerous condition with a fractured skull, and ex fireman Thomas H. Jackson was held for questioning but may be released as investigations proceed.
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William Gill
Washington Street
Olympia Hotel
Air
City Hospital
Thomas H. Jackson
Blue Hill Avenue
Roxbury
Gill
Rival Friends Involved In Olympia Hotel Dispute
Gill and Jackson long term friends with two Northfield Street girls Miss Mary Duffy and Miss Frances Martin. An argument arose at the Olympia Hotel and Jackson allegedly left saying I will see you outside.
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Gill
Jackson
Mary Duffy
Frances Martin
Northfield Street
South End
Olympia Hotel
The Right of Way and a Patchwork Theatres Week Abounds
The program at Hollis Street features The Right of Way with Guy Standing and Theodore Roberts, following Maude Adams, while Majestic offers The Top of the World next week. Many shows linger or close, including The Gay White Way, The Man of the Hour, Her Sister, The Chorus Lady, The Sign of the Cross, A Midnight Bell, and more across Boston theatres with engagements shifting and new bills opening at the Orpheum, Palace, Bowdoin Square, and other houses.
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Theodore Roberts
Hollis
Maude Adams
Ethel Barrymore
the Colonial
the Park
Lindsay Morison
Boston
Miller & Carruthers
Castle Square
Kellar
Thurston
The
Globe
Eagle Ranch
Grand Opera House
Charlotte Hunt
Arthur Maitland
Isabel Sherman
Bowdoin Square Theatre
Patsy Gallagher
Margaret
Lillie Newell
May Irish
Harriet Belmont
Old Howard
John IL. Sullivan
Jake Kilrain
Romany Opera Company
Alexander Bevan
Orpheum Theatre
Patsy Johnston
Moonlight Maids
Roger Imhof
World Beaters Company
Palace Theatre
Jersey Lilies
Austin & Stone's Museum
Curio Hall
Scenic Temple
Berkeley Street
Warren Avenue
Wonderland Park
Revere Beach
Vincent T. Fetherston
Thomas F. Joyce
Hollis Street Theatre
Hub Theatre
Goebel
Caleb Powers
Samson
Theatre Comique
New Haven Seeks Retention of Ontario & Western Control
Boston Chamber of Commerce president urges Massachusetts to prevent changes that would shift control of the Ontario & Western from the New Haven. New York Central holds a tentative stake but has not secured a firm option, while merger plans show limited link to Ontario & Western stock. Massachusetts railroad commission reviews the request.
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New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company
New York, Ontario & Western Railroad
Massachusetts
Boston & Maine Railroad
Bernard J. Rothwell
Boston Chamber of Commerce
T. E. Byrnes
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Rothwell
Byrnes
New York Central & Hudson River Railroad
New York, Ontario & Western
New York Central
Chamber of Commerce
New Haven
Boston & Maine
Ontario & Western
Massachusetts Railroad Commission
Governor Guild Improves After Health Bulletin Update
Dr Winslow reports the governor shows continued improvement after his third visit. Morning bulletins note progress over the past 24 hours. doctors say improvement remains.
Gov Guild Condition Improves Throughout Day
Daily bulletins report Governor Guild showing gradual improvement across the day. Medical updates from Dr Winslow note steady progress from morning to evening with a good day overall.
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GOV. Guild
Governor Draper Leads Morning Calls With Courtenay Guild
Father in law Courtenay Guild and his brother and Lieutenant Governor Draper acting as Governor called early, leaving the house as physicians did. The governor's secretary entered in the early afternoon and remained briefly.
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Courtenay Guild
Draper
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