Lobbying blamed as street railway bill fights heat up
Senator Prentiss Cummings accuses the State House of wholesale lobbying against the general street railway bill while defending broad, general legislation. He argues the Shaw Gaston special bill is a risky, slick maneuver to bypass the public interest and urges a general act that treats all citizens equally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookline
Prentiss Cummings
State House
Cummings
Senate
Board of Railway Commissioners
Buila
Boston and Providence
House
Pingrée
Boston
Providence
Blue Hill Avenue Street Railway Company
Stone & Webster
Shaw-Gaston
Shaw and Gaston
Pingree
Commonwealth
Union
Tributa
Hill
Boston & Providence Street Railway Company
Massachusetts
Peters
Cavanaugh
George A. Rutman
Minority
Street Railway
Street Railway Committee
Board of Railroad Commissioners
Missing Little Indian Girl Found After Long Search
Norwood May 14 After hours of searching led by Town Selectman Fred L Fisher and Chief Warren D Rhodes Ruby Josephine Martin a 12 year old Indian girl was found nine miles away in Wrentham and brought home to her parents at 11 Lenox Street Norwood. The girl who had disappeared Friday afternoon said she came from Boston and that her parents lived in Dedham. She was exhausted but resting after medical exam.
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Norwood
Fred L. Fisher
Warren D. Rhodes
Purgatory
Wildcat Forest
Estwood
Ruby Josephine Martin
Lenox Street
Wrentham
James Riley
Alonzo Cook
Ruby
Boston
Dedham
Mr. Cook
Catholic Summer School Opens New York Session at Cliffhaven
The Catholic Summer School of America begins its 14th annual session at Cliffhaven on Lake Champlain July 5 through September 5 with a four week Summer Institute for Teachers under New York State Education Department oversight. Weekly athletic contests are planned with James E. Sullivan of the A U. Lecturers include Bishop Loughlin Rev Creagh Rev Woods Rev Driscoll Rev Siegfried Prof Monaghan and Hugh Hastings the New York State historian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Catholic Summer School of America
Cliffhaven
Lake Champlain
Summer Institute
New York State Department of Education
James E. Sullivan
Amateur Athletic Union
Maer. Loughlin
Philadelphia
John T. Creagh
Catholic University
Washington
Joseph M. Woods
Woodstock College
J. T. Driscoll
Albany
Francis P. Siegfried
St. Charles Seminary
Overbrook
Penn
J. C. Monaghan
Department of Commerce and Labor
Hugh Hastings
New York State
Missing girl located at Brookline home after search
Miss Julia Connolly, missing since last Friday from 50 Summer street Brookline, was found this afternoon at East Hoyle street home of John Lee. She said she came to visit her sister Mary Connolly and planned to return to employer Francis Traintor that night. Local police and hospitals were alerted.
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Norwood
Post
John Lee
East Hoyle Street
Julia Connolly
Summer Street
Brookline
Francis Traintor
Boston
Mr. Lee
Miss Connolly
Mary Connolly
George H. Morse
Washington Street
Mr. Traintor
Chelsea Girl May Not Live
Five year old Chelsea girl Marion Armstrong was badly burned when a boy set her clothing on fire near Addison Street. She was taken to Frost Hospital last Tuesday and remains in critical condition with severe injuries feared to be fatal. No trace of the boy has been found despite a rigid search.
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Senate
House
Marion Armstrong
Chelsea
Addison Street
Frost Hospital
Hall Explains Loss Of Dress Suitcase In Transit
Lieutenant-Commander Harry Hall of the U S S N explains the loss of his dress suitcase found near Chelsea wharves. He was in Boston Saturday on the way home from Newport and had checked the bag at North Station, later losing the baggage check. He believes someone found the check and redeemed the luggage.
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Bath
Harry Hall
U. 8
S. N
Chelsea
Mass
Hall
Boston
Newport
R. I
North Station
Treworgy Died of Apoplexy in City Cab
Medical Examiner Draper viewed the remains of William H. Treworgy of 38 Ivy Street, a lumber merchant found dead in a cab Saturday night, and ruled death by apoplexy. His cab companion, arrested on drunkenness charges, identified as John Ruddick of 69 Gainsboro Street, is not the J Ruddick previously living there, who now resides in West Newton.
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Draper
William H. Treworgy
Ivy Street
John Ruddick
Gainsboro Street
J. J. Ruddick
West Newton
Ruddick
Post
Helping Hand officers elected at temp home meeting
Helping Hand Temporary Home for Destitute Hebrew Children held an afternoon session yesterday electing officers. B L Dana was re elected president Joseph Rudnick became first vice president L Herman was named second vice president and M J Segal was chosen treasurer.
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Helping Hand
8. L. Dana
Joseph Rudnick
L. Herman
M. J. Segal
Last Representative of Old Colonial Boston Dies at 84
Caroline F. Goodnow, a wealthy West End recluse, died at 84 in the weathered North Russell street home. Born at 49 North Russell, daughter of Nathan Hersey and descendant of Edmund Hersey, she remained in the old house after her marriage to Edgar L. Pierce amid dwindling social circles.
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Russell Street
Caroline F. Goodnow
West End
Old Boston
Edgar L. Pierce
North Russell Street
Nathan Hersey
Edmund Hersey
Hingham
Hawthorne
Seven Gables
Post
Beacon Hill
Married His Fair Nurse
Henry Scott McDonald a Craneneck Hill milkman and Miss Mildred Flanders a city nurse were wed in Haverhill after a local romance that began during his illness. The couple will reside at the McDonald homestead on Craneneck Hill formerly the Judge Bradley estate.
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Haverhill
Henry Scott McDonald
Craneneck Hill
Mildred Flanders
McDonald
Miss Flanders
Mrs. McDonald
Judge Bradley Estate
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Senator Cummings
Cambridge Street Railway Company
Charles River
Minority Report
General Court
Ruby Martin
Ruby N
Josephine Martin
Chamberlain
TORIA
Catholic Summer School
Harvard
Court Square
Treworgy
Colonial Dame
The
Grand House of Pyncheon
Warren
Caroline
F. Goodnow
Con Keefe
Cambridge Street
Keefe
Duffy
Blake
Usher
Hunter
Baltimore
Angell
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