Chamber Opposed to New Board in Public Service Plan
The Boston Chamber of Commerce strongly opposes House Bill 2040 proposing abolition of the five member Public Service Commission and creation of a three member panel. The group argues the change would harm regulatory oversight and public interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber
Boston Chamber of Commerce
America
Maine
Alaska
Walter H. Woods Co
Washington St
Boston
Opposition bill on Public Service Commission salaries and tenure discussed
The committee on transportation reviews opposition to a bill cutting salaries and altering the commission’s structure. It argues for continuity, warns against party politics, and weighs five year terms versus three. It suggests three capable commissioners could suffice with adequate pay and permanent tenure.
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Public Service Commission
Prominent Temperance Leader John B. Lewis In Critical Condition
John B. Lewis a leading temperance worker and secretary of the flying squadron is critically ill at his Reading home due to blood poisoning. Doctors from Boston are consulted as his illness worsens after more than a week. Born August 31, 1841 in Wilmington he long led prohibition efforts and once ran for U S presidency on the temperance ticket.
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John B. Lewis
Flying Squadron
Reading
Boston
Mr. Lewis
United States
Wilmington
Fitton seeks alimony modification in Massachusetts case
Henry P Fitton former seminary principal in Warren asks Judge Fox to reduce eight dollars weekly alimony. He claims Helen E Fitton a Pembroke schoolteacher earns twelve dollars weekly and should support their two children Irene seven and Kenneth five.
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Henry P. Fitton
Warren
Mass
Fox
Equity Merit
Superior Court
Helen E. Fitton
Pembroke
Irene
Kenneth
Dentists Close 52d Massachusetts Conference in Forsyth
Dr. Hermann Prinz of Philadelphia delivered the final address to the 52d annual Massachusetts dentists conference. The meeting concluded yesterday afternoon at the Forsyth Dental Infirmary with findings that habitual tobacco chewers rarely suffer tooth decay.
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Hermann Prinz
Philadelphia
Massachusetts
Forsyth Dental Infirmary
Couple’s long marriage ends in court dispute
In Worcester county, Mrs. Fitton seeks contempt and alimony after a 1916 Plymouth Court decree. Husband Fitton, now 28, claims no wages since 1915, says alimony was not to be asked, and notes limited income from commissions and a $600 salary as a Warren seminary principal. He left his wife in June 191? and she filed for divorce earlier.
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Quincy
Sterling
Worcester County
Fitton
Irwin
Plymouth Court
New York
Wil
Harvard University
Dartmouth
Warren
Dental science convention showcases new dental work in Massachusetts
Dentists at a three day Massachusetts convention demonstrated new techniques and devices including tooth fillings extractions and gas and drug use. The event highlighted the role of chewing and saliva in dental health and praised Boston newspapers for informing the public about the gathering.
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Dentists
Massachusetts
C. Edson Abbott
Massachusetts Dental Society
Boston
Peace candidate proposal debated at Tremont Temple meeting
George Fred Williams urged forming a presidential peace candidate to oppose Democratic and Republican nominees during an anti militarist mass gathering at Tremont Temple last night.
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George Fred Williams
Tremont Temple
Campaign to raise fifty thousand for broad credit use
A City Club meeting in Boston launched a drive to raise 50 000 to provide easy credit and drive out loan sharks. Attendees included FE A Filene Simon Vorenberg State Treasurer Charles L Birrell Nathan Sallinger and civic leaders. The effort aims to spread nationwide as a Jewish led anti usury movement with broad participation beyond Jewish faith.
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City Club
Boston
FE. A
Corporation Council
Max Mitchell
The
Cosmopolitan Trust Company
Simon Vorenberg
Flynn
Hoston
Massachusetts Credit Union
Birrell
Sallinger
Philip Davis
Civic Service House
Resolutions Call for Keeping the U S Out of War
A unanimous set of resolutions pledges loyalty to the plain American people over war profiteers and urges President Wilson and Congress to keep the United States out of war. It warns against militarism, calls for civil supremacy over the military, and affirms peaceful ideals and national defense.
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Wilson
Congress
United States
Jewish credit union drive outlines lending mission
Simon Vorenberg presided as speeches by Rabbi Harry Levi Simon Vorenberg State Treasurer Birrell E A Filene and Nathan Sallinger outlined the association’s aim to ease credit and promote thrift. Sallinger said the $50 000 campaign fights loan sharks and aids borrowers with limited capacity while Rabbi Levi called for Jewish involvement in lending for communal good.
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Simon Vorenberg
Harry Levi
Birrell
E. A. Filene
Nathan Sallinger
Sallinger
Harry ‘Nevi
Temple Israel
Commonwealth Avenue
I. A. Filene
Orig
Desert Their Pots and Pans Strike Hits Boston Hotels
The European war mobilizes staff as waiters cooks and dishwashers abandon hotels in Boston to join munition work. Emile Coulton of the Hotel Westminster cites pay rates of 40 a week for unskilled labor and 75 a week for skilled mechanics as the pull factor driving the exodus from dining rooms and cafes.
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Jean
Gustave
Boston
Emile Coulton
Hotel
Westminster
May Party Tops Records at Conevtion Hall by Benevolent Association
The R. H. White Company Benevolent Association held its largest May party to date at Conevtion Hall. Committee members included Frank Nolan Nan Kennedy Alice Adams Minnie Tukey Eliza Kernan Louise Walsh Thomas Donohue John Shea Lewis Craigen and Albert De Morris. Officers were President Joseph Doyle honorary presidents Herbert P. Russell and James F. Shay secretary Nellie Welsh and directors Richard Corbett Margaret Nolan John Peacock Maurice Mabride Mary Hirsch Minnie ONeill George Shelley Anna Tarpy Alice Good Thomas Scoles. The group plans to send 10 employees to a month at the Plattsburg military camp for maneuvers. selected men include James W.H. Horan Joseph F.E. Piper Jack L. Gagne Gould A. Lessing Michael J. Kelly Philip H. Toomey Charles M. Daley Ralph W. Hall Waldo A. Sinholm and Thomas M. Scoles.
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R. H. White Company Benevolent Association
Conevention Hall
Frank Nolan
Nan Kennedy
Alice Adams
Minnie Tukey
Eliza Kernan
Louise Walsh
Thomas Donohue
John Shea
Lewis Craigen
Albert de Morris
Benevolent Association
Joseph Doyle
Herbert P. Russell
James F. Shay
Nellie Welsh
Richard Corbett
Margaret Nolan
John Peacock
Maurice Mabride
Mary Hirsch
Minnie O'Neill
George Shelley
Anna Tarpy
Alice Good
Thomas Scoles
R. H. White Company
Plattsburg Camp
James WH. Horan
Joseph FE. Piper
Boston & Maine Denies Mellen Influence in Freight Rates
The Boston & Maine Railroad argues in court that Charles Mellen unlawfully controlled the company when signing the contract with Massachusetts. The state seeks to stop a rate increase tied to freight to the South Boston pier, noting prior leases and later rate schedules filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission and Massachusetts Public Service Commission.
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Boston & Maine Railroad Company
Supreme Judicial Court
Commonwealth
Charles 8S. Mellen
Boston & Maine
Commonwealth Pier
South
Boston
Hamburg-American Line
Interstate Commerce Commission
Massachusetts Public Service Commission
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North & Union Sts
Hanover Street
Mellen
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