Jennings Silent Amid Ward 16 Mayor Fight
Malachi Jennings, Democratic chairman of Ward 16, refused to discuss printed claims. He said no interviews would occur until November and offered no comment on alleged anger over an assessor’s office appointment. The Ward 16 stance appears split between Foley supporters and Jennings allies, clouding Mayor Collins versus John F. Fitzgerald prospects.
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Malachi Jennings
Ward 16
Post
Jennings
Richard Foley
House of Representatives
Collins
John F. Fitzgerald
General Bill For Road From Boston To Providence
The legislative committee on street railways reported a general bill to authorize land taking by eminent domain for a street railway from Boston to Providence. The Gaston Shaw and Stone Webster interests were denied specific locations but may seek routes under the general bill. The committee vote stood eight to seven after shifting from seven to seven.
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Legislative Committee On
Boston
Providence
Gaston- Shaw
Stone & Webster
Draper Campaign to Be Managed by Ben Gibbe y and Curtis
Eben 8 Draper the Hopedale Republican nominee for Lieutenant Governor plans an active Boston based campaign with Ben Gib bey named as manager and ex Mayor Edwin A Curtis to have a major role in the campaign's executive effort. Draper and Frederick K Hall have declared for the nomination as western state figures hint at William B Plunkett entering the race with Senator Crane slated to manage the state campaign.
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Eben
Draper
Hopedale
Will
Boston
Mr. Draper
Ben Gibbey
Eugene N. Foss
Edwin A. Curtis
Drager
Post
Curtis
Frederick K. Hall
Taunton
William B. Plunkett
Adams
Crane
Plunkett
Boston Girl Gertrude Jackson Burned In East Boston Stove Incident
Gertrude Jackson a 12 year old girl was badly burned while trying to fight a gasoline stove at her East Boston home yesterday noon. Doctors say her recovery is doubtful due to the severity of the burns.
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Boston
Gertrude Jackson
Gas Rate Fight Sets 90 Cent Price Plan and 15000,000 Capital
A Massachusetts legislative report favors a 90 cent per 1000 feet gas rate with a capitalization plan of 15,124,600 dollars for a Boston Consolidated Gas Company merger. The bill creates a sliding scale committee to review automatic price adjustments and stock dividends, with members from the Gas and Electric Light Commission and two gubernatorial appointees.
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Legislative Committee On Public Fighting
Cheney of
Lowell
Hall of Winchester
Barnes
Weymouth
Whitcomb
Holbrook
Ames
Easton
Faxon
Stoughton
O'Connell
Fitchburg
Conant
Littleton
Senate
Moseley
Westfield
House
Cole
Andover
Clark
Wilmington
Munroe
Worcester
Cheney
Bearse
Springfield
Hubbard
Gloucester
Hemenway
Hopkinton
Gas and Electric Light Commissioners
John B. Moran
Gas and Electric Light Commission
Collins
Board of Gas and Electric Light Commissioners
Boston Consolidated Gas Company
Council
Commonwealth
London
Boston
Brookline
General Court
Filene’s May White Sale Debuts At Filene’s Sons Co
Filene’s May white sale opens May 1 and runs through the month with weekly new features. The event centers on underwear but extends across all departments as the store promises record discounts and new styles fresh from designers. A new escalator connects the first and second floors of the women’s store.
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William Filene’s Sons Company
Filene May
Filene’s
New England
The Mystery of Man as a Living Engine Solved
A historical piece compares man to a combined engine and boiler, stressing digestion and waste removal. It cites Dr. R. V. Pierce’s discovery of plant-based tonics and extracts from Golden Seal, Queen's root, Stone root, Cherrybark, Bloodroot, and Mandrake, with King’s Dispensatory praising Queen's root and Wild-cherry bark for digestive and nutritive benefits.
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Ene
Pennsylvania
R. V. Pierce
Pierce
King’s Dispensatory
Queen’s Root
Railway Merger Bill Advances Despite Opposition
The rail way merger bill allowing railroad firms to buy stock in street railway companies passed to a third reading in the House 93 to 77 after a lengthy debate between Rep Luce of Somerville and Rep Hayes of Lowell. Luce attacked statements by President Mellen of the New York New Haven & Hartford, while Hayes argued Connecticut Consolidated will continue operating street railways and urged equal rights for Boston & Maine with price safeguards under railroad commission supervision.
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Luce
Somerville
Mr. Hayes
Lowell
Connecticut Consolidated Road
Boston & Maine Railroad
Railroad Commissionere
Republicans Launch Energetic State Campaign To Regain Gubernatorial Post
Republicans vow a vigorous fall campaign with a new State naturalization bureau based in Boston. Vernon F. Skinner will direct operations, focusing on Greater Boston while extending statewide as needed, signaling a push to reclaim the governorship.
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Bureau of Naturalization
State Committee
Sam Winslow
Worcester
Boston
Vernon F. Skinner
Ward 22
Devonshire Building
Stop That Head Cold in Ten Minutes Catarrhal Powder Ad
An advertisement touts Dr. Agnew’s Catarrhal Powder to stop a head cold in ten minutes and relieve acute and deep seated catarrh after one application. It claims quick, permanent cure and features a testimonial from John E. Dell of Paulding Ohio.
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H. P. Moseley
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Holmes
Iard
Sherlock Holmes
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Sunday Post
Henry Clews
New America
Louis Tracy
Presen
Frothingham
Brandeis
Public Franchise League
Snow
Boston Gas Companies
Filene
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