Hospital Milk Not Inspected At Legislative Hearing
W A Graustein head of the Boston Dairy Company testified at a State House hearing on the milk war. He claimed a September conference among contractors discussing price and conditions, contradicting prior Whitings testimony. Representative Gardner questioned the extent of any Boston contractor collaboration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State House
W. A. Graustein
Boston Dairy Company
Whitings
Gardner
Boston
Milk Trust Ties Questioned At City Hearing
Graustein testified of alleged collusion between the Whitings and Alden Company over Boston hospital milk contracts. He claimed State Board of Health actions condemned Littleton and Princeton dairies, forcing a shift that cost him the hospital account and exposed a long-running contractor federation. Additional testimony suggested a 1902 Hood profit split in Greater Boston trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John K. Whiting
George Whiting
Boston
WW. A. Graustein
State Board of Health
Whiting
Boston City Hospital
Graustein
City Hospital
Littleton
Princeton
Alden Company
Knapp
Alden
Whitings
Charlies D. Sage
North Brookfield
H. P. Hood Company
Charles I. Wood
Greaterston
William Fulliard to attempt Plum Island flight to Newburyport
Newburyport on May 16 reports William Fulliard, Boston area racer turned aviator, plans a tomorrow afternoon flight from Plum Island aviation field toward the Merrimac river foot bridge and then up the river toward Newburyport. He vows the machine will remain under his control and the upcoming flight may include crossing the bridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newburyport
William Fulliard
Boston
New England
Plum Island
Newburyport Foot Bridge
Merrimac River
Capital Society's Musical Washington Observed
May 16 report notes Washington's social season as the golden age of music led by Mrs Taft and the diplomatic corps. Mme Gude, Norwegian minister’s wife, is a noted violinist, while the Costa Rican minister’s family forms a versatile musical company. Mme Cavo teaches her children and has composed works, with the Cavos children ranging 4 to 22 years, mastering strings, flutes, and drums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Taft
Diplomatic Corps
Mme. Gude
Costa Rica
Mme. Cavo
Cavos
German Night at the Pops at Symphony Hall
Symphony Hall hosted German Night with a program spanning Strube Weber Wagner Handel Brahms Strauss Flotow and others. The audience showed lively enthusiasm and several pieces were played by request. The concert promised further attractions including Louise Prelude Elgar Pomp and Circumstance Bizet Puccini and Wagner Flying Dutchmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Symphony Hall
Strube
Weber
Wagner
Komzak
Handel
Brahms
Strauss
Flotow
Moszkowski
Lehar
Schumann
Traumerei
Kempter
March
Tannhauser
Bizet
Puccini
The
Delibes
Sylvia
Morse Denied Habeas Corpus by U S Supreme Court
Charles W. Morse was denied leave to file a writ of habeas corpus by the Supreme Court. Word came from New York that the matter of pursuing further legal steps is finished, with counsel Martin W. Littleton abroad in Europe as of today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Charles W. Morse
Supreme Court of the United States
New York
Martin W. Littleton
Charlies W. Morse
Supreme Court
Morse
Littleton
Europe
London
Long wait for Foxy Smuggler in Maine and New Brunswick
After three years and several all night watches, federal officers catch Louis Brisette, wanted for liquor smuggling and tax evasion. Brisette fled to Canada after a 1907 border raid. he ran a hotel near Limestone and a sawmill on the U S side. Deputies waited and captured him near the sawmill. he will be taken to Portland for arraignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Louis Brisette
Brisette
Maine
New Brunswick
Limestone
United States
Ferdinand E. Stevens
Portland
George Thayer
Cymric sails from Hoosac with 36 Austrians destined for Canada
The White Star Line steamship Cymric left Pier 44 at 5 pm for Queenstown and Liverpool carrying 1 saloon and 250 steerage passengers. Among them 36 Austrians from Zeeland who arrived April 26. immigration authorities deported them for lack of funds. Notable saloon passengers include Mrs. Timothee Adamowski and Rev. T. J. O Connor. The cargo includes 25,009 bags of raw sugar and 9,000 bags of refined sugar weighing 3,500 tons, a record transshipment at the port.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoosac Docks
Charlestown
Queenstown
Liverpool
White Star Line
Cymric
Zeeland
Canadian Northwest
Canada
Timothee Adamowski
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Josef Adamowski
Tadzied
Helenka Adamowski
T. J. O'Connor
SS. Peter and Paul's Church
South Boston
Frances
Mary Donaghue
C. H. Crump
West Indies
Boston College Class of 1913 Plans First Annual Dance
The Boston College class of 1913 hosts its first informal dance tonight at Catholic Union Hall in Worcester square. Committee chair Joseph Maloney leads coordinating members George Haskell John Casey William Green and Raymond Henderson in six months of preparation with Pat. James Dasey listed among organizers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston College
Catholic Union Hall
Worcester Square
Joseph Maloney
South Boston
George FP. Haskell
Hyde Park
John Casey
Roxbury
William Green
Raymond Henderson
Somerville
Pat
James Dasey
Great Parade of Boys in Boston High School Cadets
About 3000 boys will march Friday morning May 27 in the 43d annual parade of the Boston High School Cadets. It will be the largest high school marching force in Boston history, with five regiments and 54 companies, 10 more than last year. Five bands and two drum corps perform, route undecided between Chamber of Commerce plan cutting streets below Washington, or the old State street to Washington route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Boston Chamber of Commerce
State Street
Washington Street
Chamber of Commerce
School
Bromfield
Warships’ test runs on today in Rocixland harbor
The battleship Michigan and torpedo boat destroyers Reid and Flusser ride at anchor in Rocixland Me preparing for standardization test runs on the naval course tomorrow. Washington Boston New York and Portsmouth navy yard officers observe with shipbuilders from the East present to gauge water depth impact on speed.
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Rocixland
Michigan
Reid
Flusser
Washington
Boston
New York
Portsmouth
Hilton Company Halls Boston Show Windows Light Up City Streets
The Hilton Company renovates spending thousands to expand for growing business. Manager A Springer, well traveled in furnishing stores, leads renovations on the Blake Building second floor and main floor. Marble staircase, brass chandeliers, and new gentlemen's furnishings debut Thursday, drawing crowds on Washington Street and Temple Place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hilton Co
Washington Street
Temple Place
Hilton Company
Hilton
A. Springer
Boston
Springer
Blake Building
Methodist Bishops Release Rome Controversy Statement
The board of bishops of the Methodist Episcopal Church via its secretary Bishop L B Wilson issued an official statement in Philadelphia on May 16. Prepared at Chicago meeting on May 9, the note addresses the Italian mission in the wake of the Rome controversy sparked by Colonel Roosevelt's visit.
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Philadelphia
Board of Bishops of
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
L. B. Wilson
Chicago
Rome
Roosevelt
Missionaries in Italy Defend Methods Amid Accusations
A church statement condemns unproved charges against its missionary work in Rome and nearby regions. It asserts consistency with missions in South America and Mexico, questions motives behind the outcry, and urges fair assessment of propagandistic methods and moral impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
South America
Mexico
Rome
Laly
Ana Apaine
Welcomes Son's Shop Girl Wife Brinsmade Reconciled
Sheldon Conn May 16 Daniel Seymour Brinsmade a wealthy mill owner and his son Wallace who eloped with Carolyn Gertrude Mendels a shop girl are reconciled. The couple reportedly wed in East Orange NJ last October 3 and were later received as a daughter in the Brinsmade home. Wallace Brinsmade met Mendels while at Yale Sheffield Scientific School from which he graduated last year. The elder Brinsmade plans to retire soon and pass management to his son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheldon, Conn
Daniel Seymour Brinsmade
Wallace
Carolyn Gertrude Mendels
Brinsmade
Miss Mendels
East Orange
N. J
Young Brinsmade
New Haven Shoe Company
Sheffield Scientific School
Yale
Brinsmaade
Connecticut
Bath Beach twins sail world in catboat Julia and Mary
Harold and Francis Andrews of Bath Beach depart for the Horn and across the Pacific in a 3 foot catboat named Julia and Mary. They plan a possible five year voyage covering more than 35 000 miles. They carry minimal funds, spare clothes, and hope for safe sleep and food on their voyage.
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Bath Beach
L. L
Harolay
Francis Andrews
Julia and
Mary
Pacific
Harold Andrewa
Julia
Harold Andrews
Whose Child Is This No. Five Dollar Gold Piece Prize
A Boston Post photographer photographed a Dorchester schoolgirl on her way home. The paper offers a five dollar gold piece to the girl pictured, to be claimed at the City Editor's office at 275 Washington Street during weekday hours with a guardian present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post
Dorchester
The
Greater
Boston
Washington Street
Eleven children named in Post School contest winners
The city editor lists ten children whose pictures appeared in the Sunday Post and the Monday Post. Names include Louise Lenoir of Dorchester, Margaret O Donnell of Roxbury, Rose Birkmeier of Brookline, Agnes Murphy of South Boston, Mildred Murray of Quincy, Martha Young of Winthrop, Margar Madigan of Boston, Rosalie Donovan of Charlestown, James Piper of Somerville, Joseph Murphy of Brighton, and Lillian Jensen of East Boston, with ages and school details for each. The winners plan to deposit their $5 gold prizes.
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Post
Louise
Victor Lenoir
Erie Street
Dorchester
William BE. Endicott
John Murphy
Hast
Sixth Street
South
Boston
Lena
Mildred
William Murray
Water Street
Quincy
John Hancock School
Miss Blake
Martha
A. J. Young
Charles ‘Street
Winthrop
Shirley
Miss McLaren
Margar
Jamies Madigan
Stillman Street
Isabella
Rosalie Donovan
Cronin
Pleasant Street
Charlestown
Harvard School
Mary Ambrose
Lillian
Martin Jansen
Paris Street
Mast
John King of England and Magna Charta Origins
John son of Henry II born 1167 at Oxford crowned 1199 amid succession dispute with Arthur. After Arthur’s death the French court condemned John to death, leading to interdict and later submission to the church in 1218. Barons forced the Magna Charta in 1215 restoring Saxon laws.
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John
Henry II
Oxford
Arthur
Gooffrey
Henry I
France
Normandy
Anjou
England
Runnymede
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Health Board
Hilliard
Maurice Ketten
Xelles
Capital Society
U. S. Supreme Court
Rade
Boston High School Cadets
Methodist
Son
Pretty Maid
Kings OF
Queens
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