Boston & Maine annual meeting elects Bassett to board
The Boston and Maine annual meeting adopted one change as Norman S. Bassett of Augusta Me succeeds Edwin G. Eastman of Exeter N H who resigned. Officers named include Hustis Hobbs Fisher Nichols and several directors led by Hustis Bosworth Carpenter Cook Day Doherty Dumaine Bassett Hall Knoylton Pendergast Prouty Upham. The Minority Stockholders Protective Association urged a management divorce from New Haven influence and proposed Massachusetts bond guarantees to fund obligations and restore competitive freight routing including reestablishing pre-1907 freight solicitor service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston & Maine
Norman L. Bassett
Augusta
Governor Hill
Maine
Edwin G. Eastman
Exeter
N. H
James H. Hustis
William J. Hobbs
H. W W. Fisher
Arthur B. Nichols
Charles W. Bosworth
Springfield
Frank P. Carpenter
Manchester
N. 41
Samuel Carr
Charles Sumner Cook
Portland
Henry B. Day
Frederic ©. Tdumaine
Norman ‘S. Bassett
Charles P. Hall
Marcus P. Knoylton
James M. Pendergast
George N. Prouty
Newport, Vt
James DD. Upham
Claremont
Minority Stockholders Protective Association
Conrad W. Crocker
New Haven
Boston & Maine Railroad
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Hampden Railroad
Mampden
Hampden
Consolidated
Pinex cough syrup recipe promises quick relief
An advertisement touts a home remedy using 24 ounces of Pinex mixed into a pint of cough syrup to treat stubborn coughs. It claims rapid relief, budget savings, and easy preparation, with instructions and a satisfaction guarantee from The Pinex Co. Fort Wayne Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Pinex Co
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Colonel Silas Lapham and his Vermont paint fortune
In an interview for the Solid Men of Boston series, Bartley Hubbard chats with Silas Lapham, a wealthy mineral paint magnate. Lapham recalls boyhood on a Vermont farm, founding his paint business from a family mine, wartime sacrifice, a failed partner, and rapid global expansion. He praises his wife and notes two daughters, with a Beacon Street house in progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bartley Hubbard
Silas Lapham
Lapham
Boston
Mr. Lapham
Vermont
Bartley
Canada Line
Lumberville
Brandon
Silas
Mrss Lapham
Gettysburg
Persis
William
Nehemiah Lapham
Tle
Langworthy
Associated Charities
Ele
Daisy
Water Side
Beacon Street
Discovered Cure For Asthma Ad by Chemist in St Marys
Advertisement from PD 7 Lane a chemist at 400 Lane bldg St Marys Was offers a home asthma remedy. He will send a $1 bottle by express to anyone who writes for it. The buyer judges effect within 10 days and pays only if cured. No money upfront, just name and address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lane
Bidg
St. Marys, Was
Express
Serum Aids In Anthrax Case For Riverhead Lawyer
New York report says George P. Stackpole improved after serum therapy. Doctors noted his temperature 102 and stronger pulse. About 150 of 180 cubic centimetres of serum from Washington were given to counteract the poison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
George I’. Stackpole
Riverhead
Washington
Unconscious Employee Found In Elevator Pit
Robert I. Solin an employee of the Reed Prentice Company in Worcester was found unconscious at the bottom of an elevator well with a fractured skull and many wounds. Police suspect striker involvement as workers are on strike and an investigation begins as Solin lies in Worcester City Hospital unable to aid the inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worcester
Robert I. Solin
Reed-Prentice Company
Solin
Worcester City Hospital
Shaw Urges Prohibition Rally Outside GOP Ranks
Prohibition candidate William Shaw urged voters to support him and protest the GOP leaders by voting for prohibition on election day. He cited Charles S. Bird as the outsider who influenced the platform, arguing progressives left the party to push reform and that a protest vote could advance prohibition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Shaw
Prohibition
Norwood
Walpole
Foxboro
Mansfield
Shaw
Charles Sumner Bird
East Walpole
Charles S. Bird
Republican Party
Prayers for Prohibition Adopted by National WCTU
Fifteen resolutions issued by the Women's Christian Temperance Union urge a national constitutional prohibition campaign. They call for a December 2 day of prayer, church prayer on December 5, a mass meeting in Washington, and speeches stressing the link between woman suffrage and liquor restriction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
Women’s Christian Tempverance Union
Prohibition
Washington
Non-Union Garments Thrown Into River
In Chicago on October 18 a mob of about twelve striking garment workers assaulted an auto truck driver and dumped a shipment of non-union garments into the river, removing the cargo from the vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Anglo-French loan instalment terms change outlined
New York October 13 the prospectus for the 500 million Anglo French loan announces a modification to the number and payment dates of instalments altering the schedule of repayments for the issued securities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Instalment Terms Set for Anglo French Bond Offer
Purchasers may pay in two 50 percent installments on Oct 29 and Dec 3 or opt to pay in full on Oct 29. Bonds dated Oct 15 run five years and redeemable at par after Oct 15, 1930. If converted to 4 12 percent Anglo-French bonds at maturity, those mature Oct 15, 1940.
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Westport
Fon Olfars Oldegt
America
United Shirtg& Collarco
Troy
Punch
Teddy
Felton
Bond
Pelton & Son
South Boston
van Loon
Mrs. Piggins
Mrs Piggins
Dillpickle Avenue
Ajlot
YLU
McClure
South America
Australia
India
China
Cape of Good Hope
Cadiz
Paris
Hamburg
Leghorn
Milldam
Kentucky
Morgan
Hambletonian
W. D. Howells
Houghton, Mifflin Co
Casi AS
Riker-Jaynes
Kansas
Allies
Paine
United States
Oriental Rugs
Paine Furniture Company
Panhier PieCar Stars
Arlington Street and
St. James Avenue
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