Interstate Commerce Commission rules on inland freight differential case
The Interstate Commerce Commission issued a decision in the inland freight differential dispute. Boston and New York suffered a setback, while Philadelphia and Baltimore gained a victory, signaling a tough challenge for Boston to recover prestige. The piece examines how it shapes rail and ocean carrier dynamics and port competition.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
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New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Seaboard
Europe
Bill Passed Unanimously by Ways and Means Committee
The Ways and Means Committee reported the measure unanimously, signaling strong committee support. Details on the bill's provisions and potential impact were discussed during the session.
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Legislature approves Cotton claim payment proposal
A bill authorizes paying Attorney Cotton 161000 plus cents to settle the Cotton claim against Massachusetts. The measure shifts payment responsibility to the State treasurer, contrasting with the governor’s recommended plan. The public seeks an immediate settlement of a longstanding, undignified situation for the Commonwealth.
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Commonwealth
Cotton
National Treasury
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Senator Hemenway Urges Economy in Government
The Indiana senator, former appropriation committee chair, calls for cutting nonessential spending and warns against tax-only solutions. He notes a naval deficiency of 14 million, coast defenses up 6 million, and 16 million overspent by departments, arguing 36 million in expenditures could have been avoided without harming national interests. He believes deeper savings would not harm the nation while acknowledging political resistance to cuts.
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Hemenway
Indiana
Liberty Night at Globe Theatre Highlights a 20-Year Release
Observant Citizen notes Henry K Goodwin’s first night of freedom after nearly two decades in incarceration and his rapt attention to the stage. Weather shifts with showers and thunder foretell unsettled skies as radium jumps to $3,000,000 per ounce. George O Davis of Lexington earns a long tenure promotion to assistant naval officer at the Boston customs house. Paragon Park manager BE L Perry pushes a new summer entertainment venture opening June 10 in Nantasket, with 20 workers. An unidentified man on Cambridge street leads a singalong moment with Ira Sankey.
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George O. Davis
Lexington
Boston Custom House
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Custom House
BE. L. Perry
Paragon Park
New England
Nantasket
New Hampshire
Torpedo attack nearly sinks airship in midnight chase
The pursuit portrays Nick the Knock steering an airship over a submarine boat when Stealthy Steve fires a torpedo. The weapon misses the gas bag by inches as the torpedo fails to close the tube causing water intrusion and a jammed exit. The Loon ends stuck in mud after recoil.
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Nick
Sal
Secretary of the Navy
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Agatha Parkenlard
Nick the Knock
Wrecked Car Near Cambridge Sparks Police hunt
A massive touring car smashed against an elm near 1000 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge. No casualties are confirmed as police, led by Station 14, investigate the driver’s identity. Elsewhere Captain Warren marks 31 years with the force as Somerville plans an Independence Day auto parade.
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Brighton
Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge
College City
Puzzled Bob-Say and the yawning Jaggles at the gate
The dialogue shows Ben-Quick and 11' holding a horse while shutting a gate and pulling shafts as Mr. Jaggles wakes and complains of tangled golf terms. The scene ends with Jaggles muttering about a drunk old plug.
Society Set for Summer in New England and Bar Harbor
Boston society circles detail summer relocations with families from Beacon Street to Nahant and Bar Harbor. Notables include the Wigglesworths, Fay quartet, Linzees, Searses, Drapers, Adamowskis, Norcrosses, Fenno family and others anticipating villas, country houses, and seaside resorts through the season. Some sail for Europe, others prepare Magnolia plans and Oceanside rooms.
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Edward Wigglesworth
Beacon Street
Boston
Manchester
Nahant
Ethel Fay
Frederick Neilson
Hollis H. Hunnewell
Wellesley
New York
Neilson
Hunnewell
John Torrey Linzee
George Guptill
Bar Harbor
Linzees
Aiken
Country Club
Linzee
Herbert M. Sears
Pride's Crossing
Moncure Robinson
Lookout
Searses
George Albert Draper
Commonwealth Avenue
Hopedale
Jamaica Plain
Magnolia
Oceanside
Women of Franklin Target Ungainly Billboards
Franklin May 18 Women members of the Village Improvement Society campaign against billboards set against trees bridges fences and buildings on city property. They deem the boards unkempt with sensational pictures and protest the desecration of yellow painted advertisements on riverbank boul ders below the Republican bridge.
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Franklin
Village Improvement Society
Republican Bridge
Royal Arcanum sets expulsion and finance rules in Atlantic City
Royal Arcanum delegates in Atlantic City pass resolution aims to expel members convicted of crime. Massachusetts delegation proposes tighter bonds for financial officers. Niagara Falls and San Francisco seek next convention site.
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Royal Arcanum
Massachusetts
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