May Yet Put Pump Plant on Common Sparks City Debate
Mayor Currey weighs sites for a new high pressure pumping station including Flagstaff Hill the Public Garden Charles Street and Fort Hill Square amid protests led by the Boston Common Society. City officials will review prior actions before deciding while critics warn of visual and ecological impact on the Common.
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Currey
Louis K. Rourke
Boston Common Society
Rourke
Grady
Dillon
Park and Recreation Department Board
Flagstaff Hill
Charles Street
Fort Hill Square
Man Survives Drowning After Trolley Collision Near Chelsea Bridge
Jeremiah O Neil riding a wagon was knocked into the Mystic River by an inbound Bay State car near Chelsea Bridge. He was rescued by two passengers from his wagon, Manuel Peters and Emil Nelson. O Neil, 43, of 7 Waverley Avenue Brighton, suffered facial fracture hip injury and other bruises. no major damage to wagon or car.
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Jeremiah O’neil
Chelsea Bridge
Mystic River
Bay State
Manuel Peters
Emil Nelson
O'Neil
Relief Hospital
Waverley Avenue
Brighton
Coleman Bros
Fire at Commercial Street Building Sparks Panic Among Girls
A grease fire in a restaurant on the ground floor of 56 65 Commercial Street ignited a blaze that climbed to the second story of the Henry A Wheeler and Company awning factory. Otto Roxoginis the chef sustained burns while attempting to control the flames. Damage to the restaurant run by Hines Stavridis is estimated at 5000 dollars.
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Henry A. Wheeler & Company
Commercial Street
Otto Roxoginis
Hines& Stavridis
Smallpox Alert Opens In Dorchester Amid Quarantine
The first smallpox case in Boston in some time was identified in a 50 year old Dorchester resident who had traveled to the Provinces and returned ill. Unvaccinated, he lives on Columbia Road with his wife and two children, all contacts vaccinated or to be observed. The home is quarantined and health officials have vaccinated all known contacts. Marblehead fire causes 10000 dollars in damage at the Fabyans House on Marblehead Neck. A barn and a neighboring house were partially burned as flames threatened nearby cottages. Cause under police investigation.
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Edwin D. Mead
Boston Common Society
Charles K. Boston
The
Society For the Preservation of New England Antiquities
Boston
Columbia Road
Dorchester
Marblehead
Fabyans House
Marblehead Neck
Richard Rockett
Ocean Street
Ames
Frank Ripley
Fabyans
Boston Police Relief Association
Old Franklin School
South End
John ¥. McInnes
City Hall Avenue
George J. McCaffrey
Board of Health
Jane
Governor Walsh Recapitalizes Rail Board To See Change
Governor Walsh outlined reorganizing plans for railroad governance. He will discuss transferring Boston and Maine stock from the Railroad Holding Company and address objections to trustees James L. Richards and Charles P. Hall due to other corporate ties, with an adequate reply prepared.
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Walsh
Board of Trustees
Boston & Maine
James L. Richards
Charles P. Hall
Boston Railroad Holding Company
Commonwealth
T. W. Gregory
Rumors at State House Touch D A Appointment and Commission Rules
State House whispers say George P. Anderson may become United States district attorney after the Massachusetts Legislature acts on the New Haven dissolution. Attorney General McReynolds notes the D A appointment will wait, while public service commission changes and Governor Walsh’s plans for the Boston Railroad Holding Company are debated. A separate measure overhauls bar admissions by moral character and knowledge of law, and a fire prevention bill aims to curb apartment-house blazes in the metropolitan district. The Boston Police Relief Association vote failed narrowly on a proposed rule change limiting eligibility and imposing initiation fees.
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State House
George P. Anderson
Public Service Commission
United States
McReynolds
Massachusetts
New Haven
Anderson
Public Service
T. W. Gregory
Department of Justce
Commission
Walsh
Committee On Metropolitan Affairs
Melvin
12 000 at Carriers Big Ball in Boston
A crowd of about 12 000 attended the 25th annual Boston Letter Carriers Mutual Benefit Association ball at Mechanics Building. Governor Walsh reviewed a carrier parade and joined a grand march led by Mr and Mrs John Cleary.
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New England
Boston
Boston Letter Carriers’ Mutual Benefit Association
Mechanics’ Building
John Cleary
Association
Fine wedding and dance in Boston draws notable guests
The two couples Nam J Regan and Miss Croix and Edward C Mansfield with Mrs C H Morton led a near hundred guests as dancing ran from 10:30 pm to 4 am. The Boston Letter Cartiers Band played 8 to 9 pm with a concert and a reception featuring Lieut Governor Barry and Mayor Curley among many officials and association leaders.
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Nam J. Regan
Auto Upsets Two Injured In Weston Collision
Mrs. Mabel Smardon of Medford and Miss Georgia Ingraham of the Hotel Touraine were seriously injured when their automobile overturned at South and River streets Weston at 5 15 p m. Both suffered broken ankles and bruises and were taken to Newton Hospital. The car owner Mrs Smardon was driving down the River street incline when the sharp left turn caused the skid and rollover.
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Mabel Smardon
Medford
Georgia Ingraham
Hotel
Touraine
South
River Streets
Weston
Newton Hospital
Smardon
Rockview
Grant Avenue
River Street
South Street
George Smardon
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Tremont
Library Bureau
Wood
Leek
Federal Street
Fort Hill
Lomasney Bar Bill
Gene Prince
Filene
William Filene
Mechanics’ Hall
St. Mary's Parochial School
Cambridge
Edward C. Mansfield
John Ll. Cass
William J. O’brien
Central Post Office
William W. Windsay
James Gallagher
National Association
Nicholas L. Lawless
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