Opposition to Commonwealth Pier land swap with New Haven rail
Boston officials and businessmen oppose a proposed exchange by the Port Directors of the Commonwealth dock land for a land tract between C and F streets. They warn the deal would block rail access to the pier, force New Haven control, and burden the state with pier equipment costs, threatening South Boston’s industrial life.
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New Haven
Commonwealth Dock
New Haven Railroad
F Streets
Hugh Bancroft
C Street
Boston
Massachusetts
New Haven Road
Commonwealth Pier
Port Commission
Commonwealth Land
South
George G. Crocker
Commonwealth
Rail rivals wary of New Haven control on docks
Some say leasing the Commonwealth dock to the New Haven would keep charges high and make service unprofitable for competitors. With New Haven influence and a land access blockade, steamship lines would likely boost the railroad’s position, while the plan seeks legislative approval to hand over new freight yard space in the South Boston dock area.
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William S. McNary
New Haven
Rutland Railroad
Commonwealth Pier
Boston
C Street
Commonwealth
Earl H. Fitzhugh
New England
Central Vermont
Hotel Touraine
Fitzhugh
Grand Trunk
New Haven Road
South Boston
South
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Commonwealth Dock
New York
Keep the House Free From Germs by Using Carbonol
Advice on using Carbonol to disinfect cellars, ice chests, pipes, seals, traps, garbage cans, and waste areas. Recommends spraying, scrubbing, and flushing with Carbonol to prevent germ growth and odors. Carbonol is coal tar derivative, inexpensive, sold in small bottles via Barrett Mfg. Co. Boston.
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Barrett Mfg. Co
Franklin Street
Boston
Mass
Electric line worker killed by 2200 volt shock in Auburn
Theodore Saucier a 35 year old lineman for Lewiston and Auburn Electric Company died instantly after grabbing a live wire delivering 2200 volts in Auburn Maine. He was rushed to hospital but succumbed to the fatal shock.
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Auburn
Theodore Saucier
Lewiston & Auburn Electric Company
Saucier
Dorr Murder Case Delayed by Unfit Condition
William A. Dorr, brought from Stockton California yesterday to face murder charges in the Lynn case involving George E. Marsh, remained unable to discuss the case today. His attorney Charles Neal Barney of Lynn did not pursue further questioning as Dorr stayed unfit for dialogue.
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Salem
William A. Dorr
Stockton
Cal
George E. Marsh
Lynn
Charles Neal Barney
Dorr Anxious Arraignment Delayed By Exhaustion
Attorney Barney visits the jail with a local physician to see Dorr who is markedly uncommunicative. The prisoner, exhausted, may miss tomorrow's Superior Court arraignment as alienists may examine him next week. Florence B. Thomas, nurse from Stockton California, plans to start home Tuesday after visiting Eastern hospitals tomorrow.
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Barney
Dorr
Superior Court
Court House
Florence B. Thomas
Stockton
Cal
Subway Car Jumps Track Near Relief Hospital
A crowded Franklin Park car jumped the track near Relief Hospital last night splitting the switch and sending the front wheels onto the adjoining track. Passengers were shaken but none injured. Most walked to North station or Haymarket square for transfers as inbound cars operated on the surface for about an hour.
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Franklin Park
Haymarket Square
Fall River Rector Called to Wakefield Church
The Rev. James J. Cogan of Fall River has been offered the rectorship of Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Wakefield, to replace Rev. Rufus Chase who resigned to seek health in California.
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James J. Cogan
Fall River
Emmanuel Episcopal Church of
Wakefield
Rufus 8&. Chase
California
Baby Born After Mother's Death Survives At Fordham
The world's first baby boy born after his mother's death survived and is healthy at Fordham Hospital. Delivered by Cesarean just 100 minutes after Mrs Rebecca Lipschitz of the Bronx died of apoplexy, the eight and a half pound child is said to have no precedent. Surgeons led by Dr H S Chorr performed the operation. the mother died late Friday after midnight.
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New York
Fordham Hospital
Rebecca Lipschitz
Bronx
Cretic to be searched for stowaways after Naples run
The White Star steamship Cretic will be searched for stowaways after arriving from Naples and Genoa. An insulting letter to Acting Immigration Inspector Hartland, signed with a Camorra mark, is treated seriously. Hartland previously uncovered 27 Italian stowaways in a water tank on a prior Cretic visit.
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White Star Line
Cretic
Naples
Genoa
Hartland
Italy
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Fitzgerald
Montreal
David O. Ives
Transportation Committee
The
Chamber of Commerce
Hewson
We Naeton
W. A. Dorr
Says Dorr
C.F. Hovey & Co
Milan
Ular Price
Hamburg
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