Boston in Phone Battle Over Independent Telegraph Plan
Boston faces a court fight over a rival telephone franchise tied to a New York company that is insolvent and under receiver control. The suit alleges Charles W Morse and Bell interests manipulated Boston’s independent system, prompting a petition to oust the receiver and halt transfers tied to an $80,000 debt.
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Boston
New York City
New Jersey
Massachusetts Telephone and Telegraph Company
Bell Telephone Company
Bell
Charles W. Morse
New York
Telephone, Telegraph & Cable Company of America
Bell Company
New Boston Company
Boston Company
Franklin Street
New York Company
Morse
Exchange
Henrys. Kearny
John E. McDonald
James B. Curtis
Broadway
Mr. Morse
Mr. Perkins
Perkins
Hotel Touraine
John Frederick Wherry
Wherry
City Collector Praises Poll Tax Pay Up Efforts
City Collector Garrett W. Scollard announces poll taxes receipts have risen nearly 500 percent due to new methods and newspaper publicity. He plans no court action unless extraordinary circumstances arise and will enforce the law if needed. He also will notify federal state and city employers and visit corporate heads to ensure employee poll tax payments.
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Garrett W. Scollard
Scollard
St Peter's Dorchester Hosts 2600 at Annual Reunion
Dorchester's St Peter's Church meeting hall held its annual reunion ball and whist party with over 2600 attendees including Mayor John F. Fitzgerald and Postmaster George A. Hibbard. A concert by Quinn's orchestra preceded a grand march led by Charles Logue and his daughter. Proceeds go to the church building fund.
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John F. Fitzgerald
George A. Hibbard
St. Peter's Church
Meeting House Hill
Dorchester
Paul Revere and
Talbot Halls
Paul Revere Hall
Talbot Fiall
William J. Hennessey
M. J. Sughrue
Thomas O'Callaghan
Charles Logue
J. L. Rogers
James A. Sullivan
D. F. Sughrue
T. J. Coyne
E. J. Kingsley
D. Frank Sweeney
Quinn
Marshal
Frank Sweeney
John T. Mulloy
P. M. Donahoe
Patrick Welch
Edward J. O'Neil
John J. Ganey
John J. Selby
William J. Power
John J. Donovan
John J. Cunningham
J. Joseph Hannan
Henry J. Dixon
John J. Curran, Jr
Gas rate debate stirs legislature over sliding scale plan
General Morris Schaff favors 80 cent gas despite a proposed sliding scale bill. The measure would start at 90 cents per thousand feet and drop one cent as dividends rise, aiming to widen company profits. Commissioners note gains from consolidation but say true reductions cannot yet be measured.
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Morris Schaff
Gas and Electric Light Commission
Public Franchise League
General Schaff
Gas and Electric Light Commissioners
Forrest BE. Barker
Samuel W. George
Brigham of
Public Day At Everett School Exhibits Growth In Arts
Public day at the Everett Street school drew many parents to Assembly Hall where students displayed sewing drawing and writing work from the year. The event featured freshly baked bread and highlighted hand embroidery as a rising hobby among pupils.
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Everett School
Northampton Street
Liquor Bill Passed Senate Heads to House for Enactment
The Boston liquor bill allowing hotel sale of alcohol till midnight advanced to engrossment in the Senate after rejecting Senator Taylor’s request for a Supreme Court opinion. It now goes to the House for enactment and Governor Guild has signaled intent to sign.
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Boston
State Senate
Senate
Taylor
Supreme Court
House
Guild
San Francisco Earthquake Fire On Moving Pictures at Park Theatre
The Park Theatre presents remarkable moving pictures of the San Francisco earthquake and fire. Shown from pre disaster scenes to ruins and dynamiting, the display follows Market Street and the cable car line with daily matinees at 2 pm. The exhibit aims to thrill and educate audiences with vivid realism.
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Park Theatre
San Francisco
Market Street
Love's Secret Is Well Kept Wedding Tale From Winchester
A clandestine courtship ends as Elma Stowers 21 and Grace Sullivan marry at Woburn with Rev. Norman B. Richards officiating. The couple eloped from Winchester after secret meetings opposed by the bride's parents and hosted a wedding supper in an ice cream parlor before fleeing to Boston.
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Winchester
Woburn
Boston
Elma Stowers
William E. Stowers
Main Street
Grace Sullivan
Edward P. Sullivan
Nelson Street
Eva Stowers
Oliver Light
Norman B. Richards
Stowers
Massachusetts Federation of Women's Club Meet in Melrose
About 1000 club women are expected for the annual meeting of the Massachusetts State Federation of Women's Clubs in Melrose. Delegates from 232 clubs will attend, with club presidents also present. Mrs. Anna B. Adams will give the welcome address and Miss Helen A. Whittier will respond and preside.
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Melrose
Massachusetts State Federation of Women's Club
Anna B. Adams
Melrose’ Club
Helen A. Whittier
Boston
State Federation
Ashmont Ladies Whist Charity Event Held At Clubhouse
A benefit whist for the Little Sisters of the Poor took place at the Ashmont clubhouse yesterday afternoon under the auspices of Mrs. D. W. Sullivan Mrs. W. A. Lally and Mrs. Richard Lynch. Elaborate prizes were awarded to Mrs. J. M. Morrison Mrs. T. J. Hanrahan Mrs. James Ward Mrs. T. Clark Mrs. J. Wise Mrs. Beb P. Dean Mrs. Conner Mrs. John J. Sullivan Mrs. E. E. B. Schaffer Miss Sillian Warren and Miss B. Linnehan. The attendance was large and the musical programme received praise.
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Little Sisters of the Poor
Ashmont
D. W. Sullivan
W. A. Lally
Richard Lynch
J. M. Morrison
T. J. Hanrahan
James Ward
T. Clark
J. Wise
Beb. P. Dean
9.Conner
John J. Sullivan
EE. B. Schaffer
Sillian Warren
B. Linnehan
Women Hurt in Runaway at Revere Beach
Everett May 16 Mrs Howard Gould and daughter Miss Bertha Gould of Foster Street were thrown from their carriage on Revere Beach boulevard when the horse bolted after a flying paper. They were taken to Revere Beach police station with Mrs Gould having a severe scalp wound and contusions while Miss Gould was insensible for a time with head injuries.
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Everett
Howard Gould
Bertha Gould
Foster Street
Revere Beach Boulevard
Revere Beach
Immigrant Fandle Found Dead in Somerville
Italian immigrant Maffeo Fandle, 24, was found dead at 16 Medford Street Somerville at noon yesterday. Death attributed to pneumonia. he had been in the country for 15 days.
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Maffeo
Fandle
Medford Street
Somerville
Nance ONeil Ends Week at Hollis Street Theatre
The final week features Nance O Neil in a range of roles at Hollis Street Theatre. A matinee presented Camille a new adaptation by Charlotte Porter portraying Camille Gautier with notable casting. Evening show repeats The Jewess, then the run continues with Nancy Sykes in Dickens Oliver Twist alongside McKee Rankin as Bill Sykes.
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Nance O’neil
Hollis Street
Camille
Miss O’neil
Dumas
Charlotte Porter
Boston
Camille Gautier
Andrew Robson
Armand
George Majeroni
Gaston
Clara Thompson
Prudence
Miss O'Neil
Nancy Sykes
Dickens
Oliver Twist
Mr. McKee Rankin
Bill Sykes
Weeks Re-Elected Cambridge Health Board Chairman
Dr Charles T Weeks was last night re elected chairman of the Cambridge Board of Health He had previously succeeded John J Scott and retained the post despite an attempt by Mayor Daly to remove him.
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Charles T. Weeks
Cambridge
Attack on Miss Enright in Brighton Strikes Fear
Miss Alice Enright of 7 Murdock Place was attacked on Mur dock street Brighton by a tall broad-shouldered man who grabbed her handbag and throttled her. Residents intervened after her screams drew help, and the assailant fled.
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Murdock Street
Brighton
Alice Enright
Murdock Place
Joy Line Promises Cheap Travel to Metropolis
The Joy line offers low fares and good service attracting travelers to visit New York. A daily Providence to New York service plus weekly all water trips from Boston leaving Congress Street Wharf at 5 p.m. on Wednesdays gives voyagers a daylight view of Long Island Sound. Full details available from agent B D Pitts at 214 Washington Street Boston.
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Metropolis
Providence
New York
Boston
Congress Street Wharf
Long Island Sound
B. D. Pitts
Washington Street
Congress Debates Naval Funding in Dreadnought Challenge
Washington May 16 Congress resumed debate on naval appropriations asking if the United States should build a battleship superior to the British Dreadnought. A $6,000,000 allocation for such a ship was proposed, challenged by Burton Ohio who argued existing plans already cover naval building through 1910 and into 1912. The discussion paused with plans to continue tomorrow.
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Washington
United States
House
Burton
Ohio
Woman's Leg Broken by Car in Chelsea
A 60 year old Chelsea woman, Annie Lillie, was struck while attempting to cross Broadway near Eleanor street. Her right leg broke below the knee and she was treated by Dr. Murphy before being taken to Frost Hospital.
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Broadway
Eleanor Street
Chelsea
Annie Lillie
Murphy
Frost Hospital
Former Beth Israel Rabbi Receives Parish Banquet
The Rev. A. Manovitch formerly of the Synagogue of Beth Israel Baldwin place now of Pittsburg was honored with a reception and banquet by his former parishioners at Cohen's Hall Cross and Endicott streets last evening.
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A. Manovitch
Synagogue of
Beth Israel
Baldwin Place
Pittsburg
Cohen’s Hall
Cross and
Endicott Streets
Mayor Praises Bates at East Boston Banquet
Mayor John F. Fitzgerald extols ex Governor John L. Bates as a conscientious public servant at the Carter class banquet held at Meridian Street Methodist Church in East Boston. Harvard crew management has arranged a preliminary boat race between Stone's School and Cascadilla School of Ithaca to precede the Cornell eight on the Charles River May 25.
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Commonwealth
John F. Fitzgerald
John L. Bates
Carter
Meridian Street Methodist Church
Boston
Harvard
Stone’s School
Cascadilla School
Ithaca
N. Y
Cornell
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Sarah Lally
Edwards
Emily Zeigler
Edward M’loughlin
Watts
Ellen Quinn
Thomas O'Rourke
E. J. Rogers
Minnie Lanman
Lula Dixon
Maud Coyne
Dennis Reardon
May M’avoy
Joseph Cavannaugh
Elizabeth O’neil
Mary Finnegan
Thomas Clark
Annie Finnegan
Eee
DE Rosn
Dennis Sullivan
William Cavanaugh
M’graw
Thomas Eagan
Gertrude Reilly
A. M’grady
Robert Bond
Mary Quere
Bessie Cluny
Mary Donohoe
Ecru
Conlin
Peter Ronan
St. Peter’s Church
Schafe
Aco Poty
Grossment
SAN Francisco Fire Pictures
State Federation Today
Ashmont Ladies
Weeks
Thug
JOY
California
Overland Limited
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
Willard Magley
N.E.F
P.A
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