Elevated Company offers Rail Commission arbitration on Washington St subway
The Boston Elevated proposes sending the lease terms for the Washington Street subway to the Railroad Commission for arbitration and a decision before the city election. Mayor Collins favors a 2 year lease at four and a half percent, while the company seeks four percent for 30 years, aiming for voter clarity at the election.
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Boston. Elevated Company
Washington Street
Elevated Company
Railroad Commission
Collins
Metropolitan Affairs Committee
W Elevated Company
Elevated
Robert Winsor
John T. Burnett
Jones
B Elevated
Winsor
Burnett
Committee On Metropolitan Affairs
Senate
The
Arlington Boy Missing From Home After Baseball Injury
Arlington May 2 Frank Trafton 14 son of H J Trafton disappeared from the family home at 239 Massachusetts Avenue. He left for Crosby School at 9 am Wednesday after a fall during a game left him with a head injury his mother fears affected his reason.
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Arlington
Frank Trafton
J. Trafton
Massachusetts Avenue
Crosby
Trafton
Loftus Employees Plan May 30 Outing at Forrest Grove
The W. C. Loftus & Co employees at 101 Summer Street prepare for their annual outing on May 30. They will travel by tally-ho carriages from the store to Forrest Grove in Waltham and enjoy various sports.
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Loftus
W. C. Loftus & Co
Summer Street
Forrest Grove
Waltham
Unique Art Collection Presented Mrs Roosevelt at Dinner
At a White House state dinner honoring the Rochambeau mission French guests, President Roosevelt received a rare collection of forty Paris sketches by Renouard as a gift to Mrs Roosevelt. The event featured toasts by President Roosevelt, Ambassador Cambon, and Secretary Hay with the Rochambeau delegation present.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Loubet
Pennsylvania Avenue
United States
White House
Miles
Admiral Dewey
Mount Vernon
Brugere
Count de Rochambeau
Yorktown
Congress
Army
Navy
Marine Band
Miss Roosevelt
Mme. Cambon
Countess Rochambeau
France
Miss Carew
Count de Lafayette
Payne
Paris
French Republic
Frante
Cambon
Hay
Rochambeau
Miss Holman Weds Budapest Man in London Ceremony
Miss Josephine Bowen Holman formerly of Indianapolis married Wagon Boross of Budapest at St Mary Abbot’s Church Kensington today. The ceremony was witnessed by about six friends including the bride’s mother.
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London
Josephine Bowen Holman
Indianapolis
Ind
Signor Marconi
Wireless Elegraphy
Wagon Boross
Budapest
Hungary
St. Mary Abbot’s Church
Kensington
Cuba's Independence Question Echoes in Paris Journal
The Temps comments on Cuba's republic status after Morro Castle removal, noting U S influence. It questions whether Cuba can gain real independence or become a state, territory, or colony under the shadow of the United States.
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Cuba
Paris
The
Temps
Republic of Cuba
United States
Morro Castle
Boston Bar Association names funeral committee for Justice Hopkins
The Bar Association of Boston appoints a committee to attend the funeral of the late Justice Hopkins of the Superior Court. The service is today at 2 30 p m at the First Congregational Church in Millbury. Members include Solomon Lincoln Thomas M Babson Patrick H Cooney Charles W Bartlett Thomas J Gargan John W Corcoran Elmer P Howe Henry Gene William B Sprout and Edward C es.
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Bar Association of the City of
Boston
Justice Hopkins
Superior Court
Millbury
First Congregational Church
Messrs
Solomon Lincoln
Thomas M. Babson
Patrick H. Cooney
Charles W. Bartlett
Thomas J. Gargan
John W. Corcoran
Elmer P. Howe
Henry & Gene
William B. Sprout
Edward C. Es
Presbyterians Hold Grand Reception At Waldorf Astoria
New York May 22 The Presbyterian Union hosted a thousand guests at a Waldorf Astoria reception during the General Assembly meeting. Leaders including Noah C. Rogers and Dr. Van Dyke attended with city officials. The assembly adopted creed revision and urged temperance, urging anti alcohol actions and public school temperance teaching.
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York
Presbyterian General Assembly
Waldorf-Astoria
Presbyterian Union
Assembly
Board
The
Presbyterian Church
Home and Foreign
Women's Board of Home Missions
Women’s Board of Foreign Missions
Union
Noah C. Rogers
Rogers
Mayor Low
City of
New York
Dr. van Dyke
Morse Vocal Recital Delights Steinert Hall Audience
Frank Morse presented a large pupil recital at Steinert Hall last evening. A chorus of about forty five voices accompanied soloists Miss Frost Antrob us Schofield Wishman Jaynes Clapp Hale Redeemer Newman Drake and Mesers Hastings Skeer Martin Lyman Orchard and Wilson. The extended program featured choruses and solos by representative composers from various schools and the careful training showed in precise tonal balance and pleasing results.
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Frank
Morse
Steinert Hall
Misses Frost
Antrobus
Schofield
Wishman
Jaynes
Clapp
Hale
Redeemer
Newman
Drake
Mesers
Hastings
Skeer
Martin
Lyman
Orchard
Wilson
New Method Astounds Medical Profession by Prof George
An article profiles Prof. George and his Vital Massage system in Boston. He claims to cure many ailments without medicines, notes long office hours, and cites a case of a malnourished patient improving in two weeks. He argues natural body function restoration beats drug therapies and predicts a future scarcity of doctors prescribing strong drugs. He can be reached at 18 Huntington Ave opposite the Public Library.
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J. M. George
Boston
George
Prof. George
Prof
Huntington Ave
Public Library
Glazier Plans Labrador Expedition From Boston
Colonel Willard Glazier of Albany organizes a Boston based party to explore northern Labrador. The group will include scientists reporting on topography geology ethnology and natural history. The chosen region is described as wild picturesque and rich in Eskimo polar bear reindeer and ptarmigan.
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Colonel Glazier
Boston
Labrador
Willard Glazier
Albany
Glazier
North America
SAYS JORDAN WAS SANE AT WILL CONTEST HEARING
The Norfolk Superior Court at Dedham opened a bid over the will of William H. S. Jordan of Brookline. Everett’s Robert M. Barnard testified he knew the testator as a fellow member of the Ancient Landmark Lodge of Odd Fellows. Barnard recalled a 1895 Washington Street meeting with Jordan and said Jordan appeared sane with good memory and language.
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William H. S. Jordan
Brookline
Norfolk Superior Court
Dedham
Robert M. Barnard
Everett
Ancient Landmark Lodge of Odd Fellows
Jordan
Washington Street
Local Freight Agents Association Holds Monthly Westminster Dinner
The Local Freight Agents Association met last night at the Westminster with no guests. Members discussed the usual transportation topics in a routine monthly gathering.
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the Westminster
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Newport
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Hopkins
General Assembly
William Henry Roberts
D. Stuart Dodge
Permanent Committee On Temperance
Lodge-Gillett
Georgia
Liquor Balers’ National Association
J. R. Coolidgh
Manchester
Mass
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Napoleon
Egypt
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