Boston fire underwriters back to pre 1902 rates with universal schedule
The Boston Board of Fire Underwriters voted to revert to the January 1 1902 minimum rate but rerate the city under the universal mercantile schedule. The change lowers overall rates slightly, with variations by district and property class. Boston is first city to receive the reduction besides Philadelphia’s extra hazard district.
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Boston Merchants’ Association
New York
Milk
School
Tremont
Eliot
Kneeland
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Summer
Waterfront
Congress Street
Milk Street
Boston
Philadelphia
Pacific Coast
New York City
Enrolment gain tops 12 thousand over last year's polls
Boston police enrolment tally shows 183 880 males aged 20 and over, a 12 000 rise from last year's assessed polls. Ward 6 leads gains with 12 851, followed by Ward 7 at 1 443 and Ward 9 with a 1 107 increase. Losses appear in Ward 11 and Ward 24, while Ward 4 Charlestown remains smallest with 3 918 names.
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Jitzgerald
W. T. A. Fitzgerald
Democratic City Committee
Lomasney
Conry-Kelcher
James Donovan
Congresman McNary
State Committee
Charlestown
Election Board
Emmons
Police Board
Minton
Burlen and Shaw
Dennis Donovan
Police
New Hampshire License Vote Clears State Split
Voters across New Hampshire decided on license in an election held under ideal weather. Cities favored license by 34 234 to 25 225, with towns split 9755 yes and 6168 no among license towns and 5721 yes to 11 633 no among no license towns. Overall state totals show a 5009 lead for license so far, driven by city margins.
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Portsmouth
Nashua
Dover
Kkeene
Franklin
Concord
Berlin
Somersworth
Laconia
Rochester
Western Massachusetts Men Pull Together
The Legislature members from Berkshire Hampden Hampshire and Franklin met for their last monthly dinner at Hotel Pelleva with President Jones of the Senate and Speaker Myers of the House as guests. They praised Western members as highly capable and urged longer terms to boost western influence.
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Hampden
Hampshire
Franklin
Pelleva
Jones
Senate
Myers
House
Boston Area Weather Forecast Brief
Forecast for Boston and vicinity calls for fair Wednesday and Thursday with fresh south winds. Highs and lows not specified, conditions remain dry and mild with no precipitation expected.
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Vicinity
Burglar Arrested After Several Shots In Mansfield
Deputy Sheriff Henry Perry captured a man suspected as a professional burglar in Mansfield at 2 a.m. while breaking into the Masonic Building. The suspect, calling himself George Gorman, resisted with shots fired before surrendering. Gorman, linked to up to 15 recent break-ins, faces bail and is to be identified by Boston and Providence police as investigations continue.
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Henry Perry
George Gorman
Masonic
Main Street
James Kennedy
Sheriff Perry
Boston
Providence
Gorman
Perry
Rogues
Fred Pierce
Attleboro
Manton
Norton
Midfield
Assonet
Pierce
Medford police push probe into Nellie Sturtevant murder case
General Whitney and Chief Holmes will decide within 24 hours if new information about a Medford Hillside resident warrants another arrest. Investigators, aided by outside help, pursue clues linked to a robbery motive. The Sturtevant family, including James S. Sturtevant, vet the police sketch and a club bag description, while rumors about other suspects fade as solid facts emerge.
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Medford
General Whitney
State Police
Holmes
Medford Hillside
Nellie Sturtevant
Whitney
Post
James S. Sturtevant
Sturtevant
Medford Co-operative Bank
J. F. Sturtevant
Dana J. MeelIntire
Co-Operative Bank
Hillside
Sturtevant House
Miss Sturtevant
Made Hero of Lombardi in Little Italy Welcome Home
Tomasso Lombardi returned from Malden where he was acquitted of all connection with the Sturtevant case. His homecoming sparked a large demonstration with chants of Bravo Tomasso and Welcome home Lombardi as he passed through the Italian quarter. Continued on Page 2-Fourth Column.
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Malden
Sturtevant
Bravo Tomasso
Lombardi
Bruce
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