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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1914
Page
24
Edward H. Nelligan turned out the lights at Hanover street after 11 pm signaling the end of a 25 year liquor business career in the city. He sold stock and goodwill to Timothy F. Driscoll and cited high remodeling costs as a reason for retirement.
Harvard will dispatch over 100 students into the suffrage parade tomorrow led by Gardiner Hale president of the Harvard Equal Suffrage League. Indications point to the Harvard delegation being the largest from any New England college in Boston. Other New England colleges will be represented and a quota of 104 college students is expected.
Mrs. Moritz Barth, a Denver society woman and longtime suffrage activist, will march in the first division of the suffrage parade, representing Colorado voters. She attended a free mass meeting at Wilbur Theatre and spoke on reforms since Colorado granted women the vote.
A morning rally at the Wilbur Theatre featured leading speakers addressing a large audience of distinguished men and women in support of suffrage.
Purveyors advertise Pure Lard Hickory Smoked Shoulders Fresh Eggs New Creamery Butter Rolled Oats with prices. A large shipment of Pineapples and fresh Strawberries just received. Cobb's Big Grocery Store Hanover St corner Union noted for high grade goods.
Washington April 30 investigation into the New Haven railroad system by the Interstate Commerce Commission was enlivened late today by a sharp verbal tilt between Chief Counsel Folk and Stevenson Taylor a marine engineer of Newark.
Mr. Folk read a letter from Mr. Taylor to former President Mellen about forming the United States Transportation Company to run a New York to Fall River steamer line. The letter questions charging about $36,000 for a New York pier as repairs to steamers, tied to Quintard Iron Works.
His questions drew heated replies from the witness who wasn’t sure about the suggested entry or Mr Mellen’s letter. L S Miller, president, described the New York Westchester Boston road’s present state and its potential to aid the New Haven system in handling traffic in and out of New York. He noted the line must earn about four and a half times current revenue to become paying.
Mr and Mrs Adolph F Place longtime Somerville residents arrived in Vera Cruz yesterday via Mexico City and Oaxaca where Mr Place works as a civil engineer Their son of German birth about 35 years ago Harry Place formerly teller at Franklin Savings Bank Park Square is their father They have ties in Greater Boston and a German tech education background with MIT attendance and a Somerville marriage to Miss Gertrude Lange in 1906.
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