Petition Drives Hopeful Transit Plan For South Boston
A massive petition will be presented to Mayor Fitzgerald and the City Council in Boston urging rapid action on a Chapter 591 transit bill. City leaders, bankers, real estate interests, and merchants back a plan widening Pleasant Street linking South Boston to the Charles River Basin and the Back Bay, with Dorchester and South Boston subway extensions and new park system funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fitzgerald
Boston
South Boston
Pleasant Street
Park Square
Broadway
Andrew Square
Upham’s Corner
Bowdoin Street
Codman Square
Dorchester High School
M. J. Reidy
Powers
South Boston Citizens’ Association
McNary
John A. Sullivan
Boston Finance Commission
Boylston Street Merchants’ Association
Scollay Square
Tremont Street Merchants’ Associations
Committee On Metropolitan Affairs
South
Washington Street
Charles River
Marine Park
Charles River Basin
Back Bay
Dorchester
Commonwealth
Boston Harbor
Metropolitan Park System
Tremont Street
Broadway Bridge
George B. Shattuck
Frederick C. Shattuck
Alexander Whiteside
Peter Bent Brigham Hospital
Edmund Co. Codman
Municipal Real Estate Trust
Moses Williams
Pemberton Building Trust
Francis R. Réangs
John J.martin
The
National Security Bank of Boston
James J. Phelan
Old Colony Trust Company
Philip Stockton
A. Shuman & Co
H. Staples Potter
Laurence Minot
Alfred Bowditch
Shephard Brooks
State Street Trust Company
Patrick McAleer
Allan Forbes
Cyrus S. Hapgood
Arthur W. Kennard
Hiram Johnson
Samuel G. Davis
Caroline M. Roundy
Franklin F. Roundy
Edward M. Currier
Max E
John F. Fox, and
James L. Halloran
Pleasant
Holy Name Society Drill Draws Thousands to Roxbury Grounds
Thousands of children flocked to the American League baseball grounds as the Holy Name Society of Mission Church Roxbury staged a drill before Columbus Day parade preparations. Over 1000 society members led by President Michael F Flannigan performed dress fronts and turning motions while urchins filled the stands.
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Holy Name Society
Drass
Holy Name Society of Mission Church
Roxbury
Rijl
Michael F. Flannigan
Mission Church Holy Name Society
Mission Cadets
Gum Corps
Society
Smith Street
James Hayes
Mission Church
Francis X. Kenzal
John O’leary
Cadets OF Mission Church
American League
Crowley Fund Reaches 615.55 After Final South Boston Gift
The Post reports a final contribution of 2 from a Wellesley sympathizer to Mrs. Patrick Crowley in South Boston. The Crowley fund closed Saturday with a total of 615.55.
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Wellesley
Patrick Crowley
South Boston
Better Times After a Change in Food
The piece explains how lack of proper nourishment drains energy and worsens anxiety, urging a switch to Grape-Nuts as a rebuilding food. It highlights the product’s wheat and barley base with natural phosphate of potash, claim of easy digestion, and fast assimilation, plus a call to read The Road to Wellville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Babe
Wellville
Governor Foss condemned over mayoral appointment powers transfer
The Good Government Association in City Affairs condemns Governor Foss for backing transferring certification powers from the Civil Service Commission to Boston City Council. The piece argues the shift would politicize mayoral appointments and warns of renewed charter attacks in 1912.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civil Service Commission
Martin Lomasney
Commission
Fitzgerald
Association
Good Government Association
Beacon Hill
Boston
Foss
Board of Aldermen
Second Death From Marlboro Auto Crash
Marlboro report confirms Patrick Sullivan, a Boston liquor dealer, died at Marlboro Hospital tonight as the second victim of a highway crash on the States highway near the Sudbury line last night. Frank Downes of Boston died hours after the accident. The men with their wives.
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Marlboro
Patrick Sullivan
Boston
Marlboro Hospital
Sudbury Line
Frank Downes
Train Party In Collision Injures All Members Severely
A motor vehicle carrying a party collided with a tree leaving all passengers seriously injured. Medical teams responded at the scene and the victims were transported to nearby hospitals for treatment.
Girl Dies After Fire Burns In Brockton
Marion Murphy six year old daughter of Joseph Murphy of Hemlock avenue died at Brockton City Hospital after being burned while playing with matches yesterday afternoon.
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Brockton
Marion Murphy
Joseph Murphy
Hemlock Avenue
Brockton City Hospital
Woman in Grosvenor Dale commits suicide in river
Mrs. John Grenlund, 42, ended her life by jumping into the Maanexit River near the Grosvenor Dale mill dam in a fit of temporary insanity. She left behind a husband and infant daughter.
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North Grosvenor Dale
Conn
John Grenlund
Maanexit
Grosvenor Dale Mills
Cascarets promise quick relief for digestion and bowels
Advertisers claim Cascarets cleanse the stomach and bowels during sleep, regulating digestion and removing toxins. They boast no griping, sicken, or inconvenience and cost 10 cents a box, with millions using them to avoid headaches and biliousness. Children are said to love taking them.
Stop Makeshift Trusses Traps Rupture Victims
A call to ban belt and leg strap trusses sold by drug stores and local dealers. The piece argues makeshift devices cause rupture complications, promotes the Cluthe Truss and its automatic massager as safer, and offers a free book and trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cluthe
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Flooey
Axel
Crowley Fund
Postum Cereal Co., Ltd
Battle Creek, Mich
Cascarets
Estabrooks
Thomas
Jaynes
Siegel
Cluthe Company
East 23Rd St
New York City
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