Company Liable For Its Poles In Public Streets
Supreme Court holds Telegraph and telephone companies liable for injuries from poles wires or other apparatus in public streets even when licensed by city authorities. Case Jeremiah Riley vs New England Telegraph Company sets ruling over 1851 statute. prior verdict for defendant overturned and new trial ordered.
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Supreme Court
Jeremiah Riley
New England Telephone & Telegraph Company
Lathrop
Riley
Bridge Street
Cambridge
Railway Fuse Negligence Court Rules Liability
The Supreme Court overruled exceptions by Old Colony Street Railway in Cassidy v Cassidy. Mrs Cassidy sued for injuries after a fuse burned out on a car. Mr Cassidy for medical attendance. The full bench affirmed jury verdicts of 3360 for Mrs Cassidy and 1000 for Mr Cassidy, holding negligence by the company.
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Supreme Court
Old Colony Street Railway Company
George B. Cassidy
Kezia P. Cassidy
England
Town not liable for injury by a tree
Supreme Court holds Wakefield in Hall v Town not liable for damages from a shade tree 812 inches from a street car rail. Conductor injured while a 250 pound passenger leaned beyond the car side. court says passengers should not ride with body parts projecting and town had no reason to foresee harm. Conductor assumed risk.
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Supreme Court
Henry C. Hall
Wakefield
Newark Trolley Directors Acquitted
In Newark New Jersey on September 3 the court acquitted all directors and officials of a street railway company of manslaughter charges related to last February's crossing accident.
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Newark
N.J
Reforms in Auto Clothes Warn Women Drivers
In Chicago on September 3 Mme Hunt urged a shift in automobiling attire for women. She banned leather caps with visors long veils and boxy coats, favoring close fitting light silk hats and coats shaped to match the body for city wear and ease of alighting from cars.
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Chicago
Ill
Mme Hunt
National Milliners’ Association
Mme. Hunt
Towne in Custody on Defaulter Charge in Philadelphia
O N Towne former deputy revenue collector, arrested in Philadelphia on a defaulter charge, arrived in custody with United States Deputy Marshal Myers. He was held in the marshal's cage, visited by friends and his father, with bail set at 5000 that was not posted, and remaining to face the United States grand jury.
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O. N. ‘Towne
Philadelphia
United States
Marshal Myers
Towne
United States Grand Jury
Orr N. Towne, Sr
Charles Street
Marshal Waters
Liquor Appetite Claimed From Distillery Fed Cows
Chicago. Sept 3. Assistant State Food Inspector Patterson suspects a theory that liquor appetite in babies could come from milk of cows fed Peoria distillery refuse. After visiting Peoria he learned 150 distillery cows monthly supply milk to Chicago. He cautions no evidence of intoxication in cattle but notes corn mash affects them and selling such milk is illegal.
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Chicago
Peoria
Patterson
Attlc
Iterson
Towboat Powerful Reaches Harbor With Urgent Tow
After 22 days at sea from Kingston Jamaica the British tug Powerful delivers the old transport Urgent to the harbor. Capt Riley reports repeated gales and heavy seas testing the 10 inch hawser amid storms off Cuba Barnegat and Fire Island. The 1855 wood and iron keel tow covered about 1800 miles and may be sold for conversion or broken up for junk.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Powerful
Riley
The
Cuba
Manila
Barnegat
Fire Island
Thomas Butler & Co
Junk
Blackwell
Eng
Spectacle Island
Meagre fresh fish receipts at T wharf with multiple schooners
Yesterday's arrivals at T wharf totaled 58 500 pounds haddock 21 000 cod 12 000 hake 6 800 pollock from schooners I. J. Merritt Jr Manhassett Annie and Jennie J F McMorrow Mary E Stone Sachem Olivia Sears and others. Five trips with swordfish added 127 fish. Prices: haddock cod 5 cents lb hake pollock 3 1/2 cents swordfish 10 1/2-11 cents.
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T Wharf
I. J. Merritt, Jr
Manhassett
Annie
Jennie
J. F. McMorrow
Mary E. Stone
Sachem
Haddock
Olivia Sears
Sylvia W. Nunan
Stranger
Ranger
Quartette
Dominion Line
New England
James
Queenstown
Liverpool
Lewis Wharf
Fretwurst
Margaretha
Havana
White Spirit Wharf
Commercial Street
Cunard
Saxonia
Commonwealth of the Dominion Line
Brow Head
Bay Head
Sandy Hook
Standard Oil Company
Maverick
Shipping News from Early Morning Harbor Logs
Shipping report lists arrivals and clearances with numerous steamers and barges including Foxhall Rose Puerto Plata Olivette Turner Charlottetown PBE Hawkesbury Cape Ann Godfrey Gloucester Dover and more. Also notes tugs Powerful Riley and ships in tow with warship Argent and a list of schooners brig and torpedo boats. Winds east to southeast and multiple sailing vessels bound for and from Kingston Jam. and other ports.
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Foxhall
Rose
Puerto Plata
Olivette
Turner
Charlottetown
P. BE. J
Hawkesbury
C. B
Halifax
N. J
State of Maine
Allan
St. John
N. B
Eastport
Portland
Prince George
McKinnon
Yarmouth
N. S
Nantucket
March
Baltimore
Norfolk
William JD. Marvel
O'Keefe
Philadelphia
Dora Allison
Suffolk
Itaska
Pinkham
Millbridge
United States
Silas McLean
Nutt
Red Hook
Labor Day Newport Excursion by Special Train
A Newport excursion on Labor Day offers a round trip via the New York New Haven Hartford line for just $1. Tickets are limited and should be secured early for a delightful trip.
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Newport
New York
New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Edson tragedy probe surrounds murders and suicides
New York reports Henry Towns Edson, son of the ex mayor, killed his wife Fannie Pullen and took his own life at 292 West Ninety Second Street. Pullen and two children viewed the bodies. Coroner says inquest set for Sept. 10 as investigators pursue clues and possible financial motive. The victims’ bodies to be buried in Albany and Erie, Pennsylvania, with Edson’s burial planned for Albany.
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New York
Henry Townsend Edson
Fannie EB. Pullen
West Ninety-second Street
Albany
Erie
Penn
Edson
Drs
Cyrus
David Edson
Franklin Edson
Pullen
William R. Peters
St. Michael’s Church
Jackson
Lynn's Tax Rate Sets at 18 Dollars
Lynn assessors announce an even tax rate of 18 dollars for the year. Patrick Lenox pays the heaviest individual tax at 9278 dollars, followed by Patrick B. Magrane at 8446 and Edward Heffernan at 5345. J F Pennell of Boston is the largest non-resident taxpayer at 5540, with major corporate cashers General Electric 20084, Boston and Maine 8361, Boston and Northern 6110, and New England Telephone and Telegraph Company. First National Bank of Lynn pays 768.
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Lynn
Patrick Lenox
Patrick B. Magrane
Edward Heffernan
James Phelan
J. F. Pennell
Boston
General Electric Company
Boston & Maine Railroad Company
Boston & Northern
New England Telephone and Telegraph Company
First National Bank of
Police order dismissal of Patrolman Hourihan complaint
A general order issued at police headquarters states that the complaint against Patrolman James J. Hourihan of Division 5, charged with violating a police regulation, is ordered to be dismissed last evening.
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James J. Hourihan
Division 5
Gas engine permit request for 18 Hudson Street Boston
John George Ada applies to the Building Commissioner of Boston for permission to erect and use a gas engine in a building at 18 Hudson Street Ward 8. Dated September 2 1903. Hudson Street.
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Health Department
Boston
Ceylon Street
Ward 16
Board of Health
John Thompson
Magnolia Street
Dorchester
City of
Hudson Street
Ward
John George
City of Boston Publishes Notice on Building Petition
The Office of the Building Commissioner orders ten days notice to all interested parties for objections to a petition. Objections must be filed in writing with the commissioner. Notice to be published in the Boston Post. Hugh Montague Assistant Commissioner.
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Boston
Warren
Tremont
Harvard Medical College
Gordonmont
Newingland
H’rstos
D. Williams
Columbus Ave
Tremont St
Sanford
Washington
Dorchester
Field’s
Draper
Suffolk
Mark H. Wentworth
Wakefield
New Hampshire
Commonwealth
Albert W. Leighton
Warren Institution For Savings
Charlestown
Boston Five Cents Savings Bank
Suffolk Savings Bank
East Boston Savings Bank
Charlestown Five Cents Savings Bank
Spear
Boston Post
John W. McKim
Esquire
Elijah George
Register
City OF
Health Department
Boston Evening Record
CG. B. Davis
Attest. Co
B. Davis
Old Court House
Hugh Montague
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Ufe
Massachusetts Title Insurance Co
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McCarthy
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Scituate
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Cor. Cecilia
Tel
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Union
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Harvey & Co
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Pianos Insurance
Union 11
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Lynn Cadet Band
Albert
Washington St
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Jewett Iand
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Maas
Edward Carr
New York , CO
Salisbury Beach
Comey & CO
Mansfield
Ross
L. P. Hollander & CO
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Suburbs
Wheeler & Wilson Co
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P. O'Brien
Marginal St
Registry of Deeds
Asite Court House
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Emera St
Dover
City
Press Syndicate
Lockport
N. Y
Mcdowell School
Winter St
MME
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Boston Dress Stay CO
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Well
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Simmons
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Raies
Oensabadaeemaneediteane Leciesaelaialetene Teaitanabig
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Great Head
Farrell Burton
Young's Hotel
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Buttinger
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Pension
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Washington Oy
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Goldberg & CO
Dorchester Ave
le Aei Perum
Merrimac
L. Silberman & CO
Minot St
Greer Eel
BAY State Dancing School
Slye
Cp Ec
Massachusetts
L. Cohn
Haverhill St
Boots
G. Inston
Main
d&Su
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T._ H. HIGHAM
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Astrology
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Shipping News
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James Willan
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Leader
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Pigeon Cove
Richmond
J. B. King & Co
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Piscataqua
Portsmouth
N. H
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George K. Damon
Kendall H. Damon
Aoters
Merchants’ and Miners Transportation Co. Steamship Lines
Providence
A. M. Graham
Battery Wharf
Washington Street
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School Street
W. P. Coria
R. I. Sallings
Mediterranean
Azores
Gibraltar
Genoa
Naples
Cameroman
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State Street
Savannah
Simmons & Marsters
School St
E. H. Downing
Agt
Atlantic Av
C. B. Walworth
Beach St
Boston and Philadelphia Steamship Line
F. P. Wing
Central Wharf
Cunard Line
Marcon
Ivernian
Alexander Martin
HORT
Joy Line
B. C. Pitts
Congress St
Warren Line
Hoosac Tunnel
Warren & CO
Milk Street
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