Boston Traffic Talk Sparks Street Regulation Debate
Boston traffic debated as police fanned out to direct vehicles while streetcars board and discharge passengers. Attorney Francis Hurtubis Jr argued against halting rules and praised a national approach, citing need for a state wide reform and a dedicated traffic squad. Only W Prentiss Parker supported the regulation. the street commissioners took no action.
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Boston
Francis Hurtubis, Jr
Hurtubis
National Automobile Association
Mr. Hurtubis
O’meara
O'Meara
John H. Johnson
Park Square
Johnson
J. H. McAlman
Boston Automobile Dealers Association
Campbell
Quincy
W. Prentiss Parker
Boston Police Traffic Handling Questioned by Commissioner
Mr Hurtubis criticizes police for wasting time at busy points, saying officers should not spend minutes chatting with women. A commissioner asks if the attention might aim to direct pedestrians in congested districts.
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Boston
Mr. Hurtubis
East Boston Bank 10 Move and Name Change Authorized
The First Ward Trust Company of Boston will rename as Metropolitan Trust Company and move its principal office to 40 State Street. A branch remains in East Boston. The Boston & Maine Railroad Credit Union gains authority to become Boston & Maine Railroad Employees Credit Union. addition of the word tank is rejected.
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First Ward Trust Company of
Boston
Maverick and
Meridian Streets
Metropolitan Trust Company
State Street
Board of Bank Incorporation
East
Boston & Maine Railroad Credit Union
Boston & Maine Railroad Employees Credit Union
Prof Bagier in Grave Peril off Pemaquid Point
Miss Victoria Bagier a Smith College professor from New York spent an hour and a half battling high surf and fog before lobster fishermen Jay and Roscoe Crocker pulled her from rocks near Pemaquid Point Maine She was severely injured and rescued by boat action Miss Margaret Gates Newark teacher Holyoke reached shore to raise the alarm and aid arrived.
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Pemaquid Point
Victoria Bagier
New York City
Smith College
Jay
Roscoe Crocker
Margaret Gates
Newark
N. J
Holyoke
Mass
Pemaquid Beach
Daring fall from Boston Custom House tower shocks noon crowd
John M. Durick of South Boston leaped from the 26th floor balcony of the Custom House tower 418 feet above State Street. The spectacular death drew hundreds to the scene as Durick plunged headfirst to the stones below, in a midday tragedy that stunned observers and prompted police records.
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Custom House Tower
John M. Durick
N Street
Boston
State Street
Durick
John I. Holmes
Custom House
South Boston
Harry Berthony
The
Customs Service
William Atwell
Surveyor's Office
John Dacey
Boston Man Talks With Friend About Wife’s Frail Health
At noon yesterday Durick stood in Boston’s downtown talking with Lawrence Williams, one of his closest friends. He told Williams his wife’s ill health, noting she had been frail since their daughter’s birth and he feared she might not regain strength. Williams said Durick did not seem low in spirits, though habitual pon- reads as unfinished.
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Durick
Boston
Lawrence Williams
Williams
Post
John M. Durick
Verona
Wells) Durick
Verona Durick
South Boston
City Point
Christopher Wells
East Fourth Street
Poslam claims rapid relief for various skin troubles
The advertisement touts Poslam as quickly eradicating eczema acne psoriasis and other skin ailments. It claims overnight improvement for slight troubles with Poslam Soap for daily use and offers samples by sending 4 cent stamps to Emergency Laboratories New York City.
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West 25Th St
New York City
Billings Closes Tower to Public After Tragedy
Durick, 36, a well known South Boston advertising man, leaped from the Custom House balcony in a fatal act on a hot day. Collector Billings ordered the tower closed and suggested balcony screening to prevent a repetition. Verona Durick, his wife, and their three year old child mourn the sudden loss.
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Edmund Billings
Custom House
Thomas H. Foster
Mr. Foster
Washington
Durick
C. J. King
Dennis Noonan
Boston
Central Station
Nebraskan Returns To New York After Torpedo Attack
The American steamer Nebraskan, torpedoed by a German submarine off Fastnet on May 2, arrived in New York harbor tonight. After three months in Liverpool drydock and $150,000 in repairs, she sailed from Liverpool on Aug. 30 and is now consigned to the White Star line.
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New York
Fastnet
New York Harbor
Liverpool
Delaware
Germany
White Star Line
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Axel
Police
Frederick Dyer
Dept
D-36
Jackson, Mich
Fred’k Dyer
Dyer
Jackson
Mich
Pluto
French Lick Springs
East Boston Bank
Bagier
Sterling
Customs
J. M. Durick
Dering
McDurick
Beecham’s
Beecham
Billings
James Murphy
Rutland Square
Nebraskan
Ben Allen
Harvard Brewing Co
Lowell, Mass
Commercial Wharf
Rie
John Hays Hammond
Mexico
Godowsky
Boston Post
Sunday Post
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