Phone hearing date in doubt as city study finds Chicago gains
Highway commissioners delay setting a resumption date for public hearings on the Chicago telephone monopoly After reviewing a expert report the panel notes Boston pays the highest rates and Chicago shows several echoed criticisms including improper use of funds and unequal charges for subscribers The attorney for the Post petitioners urges production of papers at hearings with a three month investigation anticipated
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Highway Commissioners
Post
Chicago
Boston
Edmond A. Whitman
Whitman
Telephone Company
Outdoor Boy Clothes Help You Boy’s Hard Life
This ad offers boys clothes built to endure outdoor wear with prices from 3 to 10 dollars for two piece double breasted suits in sizes 7 to 16 years. It promotes the Adams Square Suit at 5 and 6 dollars and emphasizes value versus inferior rivals.
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Boston
Man
Rochester
Philadelphia Tour of City Hall Lunch and Markets Visit
Boston market committee members toured Philadelphia city government offices starting at City Hall. They viewed the underground Reading Railroad market, enjoyed lunch at Klugers, attended a theatre party at Chestnut Street Opera House, and later traveled to Baltimore for market inspections.
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Baltimore
Mid
Boston
Philadelphia
City Hall
Reyburn
John Dever
Kluger
Chestnut Street Opera House
Kluger’s
Rosenberg
Hisenhower
Baldwin
Dever
Stafford
Ruling in Aspinwall Healey Case Reversed
The Supreme Court reversed Judge Hardy in the Healey versus Aspinwall case, ruling that when evidence conflicts the jury must determine the truth. It set aside the defendant’s verdict for damages over malicious prosecution for an alleged subway assault and ordered a new trial.
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Hardy
Superior Court
Supreme Court
Swettenham’s Successor in Office Arrives in Kingston
The steamer Port Kingston reached Kingston Jamaica with Sydney Olivier the new Governor of Jamaica on board He succeeds Sir Alexander Swettenham who resigned A large crowd welcomed Olivier at the wharf and a West Indian Regiment guard of honor greeted him On landing he was taken to the government office where the troops commander administered the oath of office.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Port Kingston
England
Sydney Olivier
Olivier
Alexander Swettenham
Wellington bridge auto crash leaves Salem man dead
In Malden on May 16 the Wellington bridge auto accident killed John Broadley, a Salem businessman. Victims include Mrs. James F. Breck who remains unconscious, James F. Patterson with a compound leg fracture, Ellen Carey with a fractured collar bone, and Margaret Glynn with minor cuts. Medical Examiner Durrell says an inquest will be held but no further investigation is planned.
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Malden
James F. Breck
Highland Avenue
Wellington Bridge
John Broadley
Salem
Adams Street
Malden Hospital
Ellen Carey
Humboldt Avenue
Roxbury
Margaret Glynn
T. M. Durrell
Somerville
Dudley Street to Have New Railway Station
After a meeting of citizens and officials from the New York New Haven Hartford and railroad commissioners plans will be submitted for a new station at Dudley Street on the Midland division. The Mayor cited the large local expenditure and said the management will meet reasonable demands.
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New York, New Haven
St Peter's Church Reunion Draws 2500 plus Festive Crowd
A grand St Peter's Church reunion attracted over 2500 attendees enjoying an orchestral concert and a 1500-player whist tournament before dancing. The event celebrated the churchs architecture, a school, a Sisters of Charity convent, and a rectory built by the community. Charles Logue led as marshal with a team including OCallaghan Hennessy Milloy Donahue Brown Welch ONeill Ganey Toomey. D Frank Sweeney oversaw the floor with a large aiding corps.
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St. Peter's
Sisters of Charity
Charles Logue
Messrs
Thomas O'Callaghan
William J. Hennessy
John T. Milloy
Patrick M. Donahue
Nicholas Brown, Jr
Patrick Welch
Edward J. O'Neill
John J. Ganey
Daniel P. Toomey
D. Frank Sweeney
Parishioners Celebrate St Peter’s Church Reunion in Roxbury
More than 2500 attended the St Peter’s Catholic Church reunion at Intercolonial Hall Roxbury last evening with Rev Peter Rowan and other clergymen present. The hall was brilliantly lighted and parishioners offered congratulations.
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ST. Peter’s Church
St. Peter’s Catholic Church
Meeting House Hill
Dorchester
Roxbury
Peter Rowan
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Rochester Clothing CO
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Boston Five Cents Savings Bank
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