Sliding scale gas bill lifts Massachusetts Gas stock on State Street
The Boston sliding scale gas bill boosted Massachusetts Gas Companies shares as the stock market priced in the measure. Trading reached 87 percent for preferred stock and 50 50 for common, with 7600 shares changing hands and a $1,625,000 apparent gain in two and a half hours as engrossment passed the House. The holding company owners favor the rise, while public gas buyers and some officials express concern over high standards of price and dividends.
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State House
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Gas Companies Preferred
Massachusetts Gas
Massachusetts Gas Companies
Board of Gas and Electric Light Commissioners
Supreme Court approves Royal Arcanum rate changes
The Supreme Court upholds new rate schedules for the Royal Arcanum, ruling changes were necessary for the fraternal life insurer to continue in business. It rejected claims the modification violated original membership contracts, noting the alternative was collapse or higher payments. The decision emphasizes rational basis for the reform and the organization’s enduring role.
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Supreme Court
Royal Arcanum
Proper Means of Correction
A brief note asserts that proper means of correction should continue indefinitely with no reason to stop. The statement emphasizes ongoing discipline and enforcement as a constant standard.
Harris recants key Tucker murder testimony
Boston report notes Medical Examiner Francis A. Harris now says the broken knife Tucker possessed could not have caused Mabel Page’s fatal wounds. Harris states his trial conclusions were incorrect, implying Tucker may not be the killer and prompting questions about a possible new trial.
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Post
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Page
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Charles L. Tucker
Tucker
Mabel Page
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A STUPENDOUS BLUNDER OPEN HEARINGS NEEDED
The piece argues the House must open the bribery inquiry to public scrutiny. It condemns Speaker Cole's secret committee on rules and urges members to pass an order to reveal testimony, citing widespread public support and the need to avoid a whitewash.
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Cole
Committee On Rules
Star Chamber
The Last Wedding Ring Found After Twenty Years
A Philadelphia area ring tale: Mrs. O V Llewelyn of Phenixville recovers her lost wedding band buried in a West Pikeland garden for two decades. Miss Edith Shaffner spotted the ring on a ploughed field path and returned it to the owner, whose longing for the ring has lasted since 1886.
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Phenixville
West Pikeland
Edith Shaffner
John W. Bowler
Copley Square
Dartmouth
Bowler
Hanover
Boston
John Bowler
Castle Yesterday Reveries Echo to the Past
Fragmentary prose verse evokes a nostalgic Castle Yesterday with memories of youth and distant friends. The faded lines speak of springtime light and songs once sung, lingering like echoes beneath a roof tree of memory. The text shifts through dreamlike reflections and distant shores.
Lord Bulwer Lytton Love Letter Mocked In Slush
A column ridicules a sensational love letter from Lord Bulwer Lytton to a young woman. It mocks the Excessive butchers of emotion, urges men to write with dignity, and calls for restraint in romance prose.
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Zoo
Hobson
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Angleworm talk turns to fish bait prank and grandma’s neck
A playful dialogue centers on an angleworm found in soil and its use as fishing bait. The speakers debate head versus tail, how long to wait for a fish, and the danger of mishaps like slipping or harming grandma with the worm.
Dark Day in New England Affects May 19 History
Today in American history May 19 recalls the 1780 Dark Day in New England when darkness fell across several colonies. A year earlier Massachusetts House proposed a sweeping investigation of all state asylums.
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Massachusetts
House
Replacing Stained Glass Slides At Youngs Hotel Draws Crowds
Windows at Youngs Hotel dining room get new stained glass slides after controversy earlier this year. Nearby crowds note the restored handsome room as warm weather arrives with straw hats on the street.
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Young's Hotel
Letter To Elizabeth From Boston Writer
A dated Boston letter dated September 19 19 expresses a delayed correspondence to Elizabeth. The writer explains the difficulty of losing contact and admires impartiality in the attempt to write freely without bias. The fragment suggests a personal, introspective note from a man reflecting on relationships and communication.
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A Letter from an Old Line Republican in 1906
A Boston correspondent, signing as an old line Republican, praises the Post editorial A Question of Veracity. He commends the paper for its fairness toward President and national affairs and asks to subscribe, dated May 18, 1906.
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Willing and Kind Ready to Fix the Furnace
A terse note describes a person always ready and kind to assist, offering to repair a malfunctioning furnace for neighbors. The statement emphasizes dependability and community service without detailing actions or individuals.
Civil War Veterans Allen and Longendycke Highlight Local Pasts
Brookline honors John H. Allen a 58 year old Civil War veteran and post commander of C. L. Chandler Post 14 born in Maine in 1848 and enlisted at 16 in the Fifteenth Maine Infantry. Plymouth's Lucas Longendycke, 87, born July 4 1819 in New York, joined the Eighteenth Massachusetts Volunteers in 1861 and was wounded at Fredericksburg.
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John H. Allen
C. L. Chandler
Maine
Allen
Fifteenth Maine Volunteer Infantry
Lucas Longendycke
Plymouth
New York State
Massachusetts
Fredericksburg
Veteran Contest eligibility and age rules debated
Readers ask whether the contest uses age or service length and if nonlocal enlistment affects eligibility. The editor replies the contest applies to age, not service length or enlistment date, and that any veteran now living in a New England town is eligible regardless of where he enlisted.
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Usinesa
BR. A. Grozier
New England
Society Notes Highlight Weddings and Obituary Tributes
Miss Mildred Stimson serves as bridesmaid in Washington for Edith Harlan Child and Erastus Corning ceremony with prominent guests from Boston. Dr. Jacob Lafayette Williams mourned at funeral. Chadwick estate sale prompts moves for Julian Codman and Margaret Chadwick. Alexander and Maximilian Agassiz head to Newport for summer. Debutante feature follows.
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Edith Harlan Child
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Washington
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Grant Forbes
Huntington Norton
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Ramsbroke
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Williams
Walnut Street
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Union
Chadwick
Clarendon Street
Maynard Ladd
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