New Haven Safe Road Controversy Over Engineer Rules
Ongoing hearings reveal that several Elevated officials moonlight for other firms, including Ritchey who also works for Bay State Street Railway and Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Testimony details salaries and safety duties as auditors and switchboard operators discuss risks and proposed rule changes for safer operation.
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Neal
Albert 8. Ritchey
Bay State Street Railway Company
Ritchey
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Snow
Feeney
New Haven
C. L. Bardo
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
the Brotherhood of Engineers
F. S. Evans
Engineers’ Committee
Henry J. Horn
Higgins
Esprit de Corps
Evans
New Haven Road
Bardo
Interstate Commerce Commission
Public Utilities Commission
New Haven Company
Engineers
New York Central Railroad
Funeral services announced for Mayor Gaynor in Trinity Church
Services set for 1 o'clock Monday morning September 22 at Trinity Church New York for Mayor Gaynor. The funeral will be public and follow plans made at a city conference with the Gaynor family. The body will be moved from the Gaynor home in Brooklyn after Lusitania arrives September 19 and lie in state at City Hall before the procession.
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New York
Gaynor
Trinity Church
Kline
Lusitania
Brooklyn
City Hall
Falling Derrick Fractures Skulls of Newton Worker
Fred Wilkinson, superintendent of construction on the Elliot street bridge in Newton Upper Falls, was struck by a falling derrick and suffered a compound skull fracture. He is listed on the Newton Hospital danger list.
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Fred Wilkinson of
Peabody
Elliot Street
Newton Upper Falls
Newton Hospital
Prominent Farmer Dies After Horse Kick at Salisbury Beach Fire
Willard Downs a prominent local farmer, aged unknown, died after a horse kick as he prepared to harness the animal for travel to the Salisbury Beach fire. The incident occurred in Salisbury on September 12, highlighting the tragic accident among the community.
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Salisbury
Willard Downs
Salisbury Beach
German Kid Gloves at Houghton & Dutton Co
Women can buy German kid gloves at 79 cents today at Houghton and Dutton Co. The gloves feature three row embroidered backs in black white and leading shades. On sale just inside Tremont street door.
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Houghton & Dutton Co
Tremont Street
Bluffing businessman Williams drew in seven figure insurance sales
A longtime associate recalls Williams as a master of bluff with a seven figure insurance volume and high confidence from friends. He borrowed heavily from widows clergy and bankers, leaving $300000 in unsecured notes. The Braintree family home is closed while Mrs Williams heads to Maine.
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Williams
Braintree
Samuel Casson
30 Court Street
Casson
Boston
Cochato Club
Maine
Portland
Public hearing on migratory bird rules draws Massachusetts gunmen protest
At Copley Square Hotel a Bureau of Biological Survey hearing on protective rules for migratory birds triggered strong pushback from Massachusetts sportsmen. Dr. T S Palmer chaired before the National Association of Fish and Game Commissioners. A petition bearing 1000 Massachusetts gunners urged keeping current hunting hours and rejecting sunset or pre sunrise restrictions.
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Bureau of Biological Survey
Copley Square Hotel
Massachusetts
T. S. Palmer
National Association of Fish and Game Commissioners
Palmer
Memory Laying In State For Mayor Gaynor In Liverpool
William Jay Gaynor lay in state at Liverpool Town Hall in a rare honor for a New York mayor. The casket draped with American flag and Union Jack rested on a Westminster Abbey catafalque as police guarded the hall. Rufus Gaynor and Consul Washington attended, with wreaths and tributes from Liverpool officials and citizens, before voyage plans for the Lusitania.
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Liverpool
William Jay Gaynor
Westminster Abbey
London
England
Lord Worsley
St. Paul’s Cathedral
John Sutherland Harmood-Banner
New York
Gaynor
Horace L. Washington
United States
White Star Line
Washington
Rufus Gaynor
Mr. Gaynor
Mayor Gaynor
Baltic
Town Hall
Catafalque
Horace L
Consul Washington
Cunard Line
Lusitania
Rufus Gayner
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Power - SD
Leo.t. Young
Coolidee
Ford Hall
Expert Young
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Mr.richards
George S. Freeman
Power Department
The
Elevated
Storrow
Arbitration Board
Emma Rebecah Wellington
Miss Wellington
Brook Road
Milton
Atherton N. Hunt
One
Mr. Williams
Wil Devonshire Street
Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company
Hunt
Serge
Trinity
Famous Church
George E. Williams
Connecticut Life Insurance Company
Marceau
Weasel Way
WEELY
Weely Med. CO
William J. Gaynor
Shepard Stores
Norwell
Solu Xuan 2
Temple Place
Tremont Street Subway
Boston Post
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