Insane Hospital Land Deal Fallout and Settlement
A Massachusetts settlement ends a long land dispute over 1 286 384 square feet in Mattapan for the State Insane Hospital. The Commonwealth paid 150 700 dollars to Fourth National Bank after trials, exceeding the 1907 purchase price by about 35 000 dollars, with costs and expert fees adding to the total.
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Mattapan
First Finance Commission
Fourth National Bank
City land dispute over hospital site weighed by Finance Commission
The Finance Commission opposed purchasing the Mattapan Hospital land in 1907 for 128 638 40 dollars, arguing value at 3 to 12 1 2 cents per foot. A state eminent domain case led to a 10 cent per foot jury award and a final 10 cent award, with officials claiming the commission erred yet vindicating their stance.
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Finance Commission
Dana Malone
John.w.cummings
Irwin
Smith
Harbor and Land Commission
Mattapan Hospital
Boston Insane Hospital
Collins
Insanity Department of the Commonwealth
Swift
John R. Murphy
Walter A. Buie
Fourth National Bank
Somerville Couple Wed in Portland Marriage Ceremony
A license returned to Somerville City Hall reveals the marriage of Ella Caroline Read aged 60 of 110 Broadway Somerville to H Adlam Haynes aged 70 of 45 Humboldt Ave Roxbury in Portland Maine. The ceremony was performed by H T Waterhouse city clerk of Portland on Aug 22. This is Haynes third marriage and Read’s second.
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Somerville
Ella Caroline Read
Broadway
H. Adlam Haynes
Humboldt Avenue
Roxbury
Portland
H.T. Waterhouse
Haynes
Newport Girl Enjoys Plane Ride Over Eastons Beach
Miss Katherine Whittlesey of Washington state, staying in Newport for the summer, rode Jack McGee's biplane from Eastons Beach after two days of waiting for good weather. She expressed delight after a 2 minute flight.
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Newport
R. I
Katherine Whittlesey
Washington
Jack McGee
Easton’s
Mias
Whittlesey
Mission Church Pries ts Transferred to New Posts
The Mission Church Roxbury loses two popular priests by order of the provincial. Rev Simon J Grogan Co 88 R moves to St John New Brunswick. Rev Thomas Mullaney C 98 R is assigned to the Church of the Redemptorist Order on Sixty first street New York.
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Roxbury
Simon J. Grogan
N. B
Thomas Mullaney
Church of the Redemptorist Order
Old Friday the Malden Ambulance Horse Dies at Hospital Door
The faithful ambulance horse Old Friday collapsed and died at the Malden Hospital doors soon after delivering Abraham Guimberg of 262 Bryant Street to receive care for naptha explosion burns. The death closes the daily emergency service scene as investigators note the horse’s long service with Malden police.
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Malden
Malden Hospital
Abraham, Guimberg
Bryant Street
Tailor severely burned as naphtha explosion wrecks shop
Guimberg, severely burned on face and body, urged Driver Cos Tell o to rush to the hospital while they climbed a hill. The horse collapsed soon after. Guimberg ran a tailoring shop. fumes from kerosene heater ignited naphtha causing a blast that wrecked his store and Mor ris Valinsky at 260 Bryant Street.
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Guimberg
Charles T. Costello
Morriss Valinsky
Bryanteet
Giant cornet trumpet thrills Boston crowds
French vaudeville musician Jean Gouget toured Boston yesterday with the world’s largest cornet trumpet. The 31 foot instrument weighs 210 pounds and traveled on a Velie truck. it startled crowds at Tremont Street, State Street, Park Square, and Fenway Park where 22 000 Red Sox fans gathered.
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Boston
Jean Gouget
National Theatre
Tremont Street
Newspaper Row
State Street
Postoffice
Aix Jes Bains
France
Bay State teams win at Sea Girt
In Sea Girt New Jersey Massachusetts first team captured the premier honors with a score of 549 earning gold medals for all six members. The Massachusetts second team took second with 488 points and Iowa placed third with 536 in the men's team match of the tournament.
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Bay
Girt
N. J
Massachusetts
Pirates Reconcile: Artie Hofman Returns to Play
Artie Hofman and Barney Dreyfuss have settled their financial disputes. Hofman is now playing for the Pirates again, with the club confirming his return to action after the settlement.
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Artie Hofman
Barney Dreyfuss
Artie
The
Pirates
Oceanside Residents Seek Municipal Saloon Election
Residents of Oceanside push for a special election to establish a municipal bar after voting against saloon licensing. A petition to the city council claims 75 percent of neighbors support the measure.
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San Diego
Cal
Océanside
Oceanside
Pelletier Addresses Greenfield Rally for Governor
District Attorney Joseph C Pelletier spoke in Greenfield endorsing his bid for governor. He defended his handling of recent strike crime and grand jury indictments while criticizing Governor Foss for seeking to call an extra Criminal Court session. He denied planting dynamite and vowed to pursue evidence without political interference.
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Greenfield
Joseph C.pelletier
Boston Elevated Company
Grand
Foss
Criminal Court
Pelletier
Lawrence
Progressives to Hold Noon Rally in Milton Lower Mills
The Progressive party schedules a noon rally at Baker Chocolate Mills Milton Lower Mills with speakers Wendell P Thore and K C McDonald Jr The event aims to spark interest in a Roosevelt Johnson meeting planned for Oakland Hall Mattapan this evening with several Progressives to address the crowd.
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Baker Chocolate Mills
Milton Lower Mills
Progressive Party
K. C. McDonald, Jr
Oakland Hall
Mattapan
Danderine Promise Of Hair Transformation Ad
An early 20th century style advertisement touts Danderine as a miracle hair product. It claims hair becomes light and wavy, with reduced dandruff and a growing, soft, abundant look after weeks of use. It urges readers to buy Knowlton's Dander from drug stores for 25 cents.
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Knowlton
Dan
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