Used 21 Years Cost a Penny in Beacon Street Splice
A 1897 Boston Post dated July 24 was found wrapped around a tele phone cable on Beacon Street near the State House. Ambrose Foley of West Roxbury retrieved it and recalledAmbassador Reid dinner to the Prince of Wales and a Winthrop St John’s bazaar dance. The paper’s paraffin wrapping shows old splicing methods.
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Boston Post
Beacon Street
State House
New England Telephone & Telegraph Company
Ambrose Foley
West Roxbury
Whitelaw Reid
Winthrop Society
St. John’s Church
Dealers in Autos Protest Classification Change
Legitimate automobile dealers at a hearing yesterday in the State Highway Commission offices urged that they be placed in a more reputable class than the so called automobile dealer who operates from a backyard and often handles stolen cars.
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State Highway Commission
State House
Johnson
Buick Company
Boiard's First Hearing Held
The report notes that the hearing was the first to be held, marking an initial judicial proceeding for the case.
Massachusetts automobile laws panel explores headlight rules and dealer classifications
The special Massachusetts commission discusses safe headlights and truck rules, weighing Ford lights, load limits, and trailer use. It considers classifying dealers into legitimate Class A and questionable Class B to curb stolen car trade and improve enforcement, amid dealer resistance.
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Boston Automobile Dealers’ Association
Massachusetts State Automobile Association
Commercial Vehicle Dealers’ Association
Committee to Form Clear Classification Plan
A committee will be appointed to create a definite plan for classifying the subject. The aim is to establish a clear and workable system guiding future actions and decisions.
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Hart’ Schaffner
Marx
Raglans
Chesterfields
Hart Schaffner & Marx
Franklin
Washington
Austria
Berne
Switzerland
Associated Press
Tyrol
R. H. White CO
New York
R.h.white Co
The
Commonwealth
Red Cross
U. S
Boaird
Cit
Hart Schaffner & Mare
Oxford
Varsity
Franklin St
Boylston St
Massachusetts
Highway Commission
W. D. Sohier
Sohier
Beare
Carter
Garfield
Dumbbell
John Taintor Foote
Ee Tro
Elizabeth Gray
Col. Parker
Morris Gray
Marlboro Street
Cortlandt Parker
57Th Field Artillery
France
Parker
James Parker
Newport
R. T
Boston
T.D. Baker Co. Provisioners
Telephone Beach
Washington Street
Boylston
Hollis Sts
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