Postal trolley mail service expands in Boston area routes
Mails will move by streetcar on the West End line starting May 1. President Little and Assistant Postmaster-General Neilson oversee the plan to run cream colored United States Mail cars on six routes from Back Bay to Dorchester and Cambridge, cutting travel times and adding four daily mall movements at sub stations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ost
Ted States
West End
Uncle Sam
Little
Neilson
Washington
Back Bay
Brookline
Ton
South End
Cambridge
United States Mail
Dorchester
South Boston
Ryan
Railway Mail Service
United States
Wabash Man Tours Connecticut and Railroad Ad Contest
W. D. McBeath of the Wabash road visits Connecticut on business and will be away about three days. A prior contest offered prizes for the best magazine advertisements by railroad agents, closed October 30, with multiple prizes awarded across divisions and agents including W. E. Landon, J. H. Winsor, B. M. Damon, P. J. Leimbach, J. E. Pimaent, A. C. Ziemer, C. F. Webb, and E. B. Clizbe. Haymarket Square depot in Boston expands with a $750,000 project as the city proceeds to repurpose old letters for the purchasing and oll departments, pending permission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. McBeath
Wabash Road
Connecticut
Charles S. Fee
Pa Road
W. E. Landon
Amsterdam
J. H. Winsor
St. P
Clinton
Nova
B. M. Damon
Michigan Central Railway
Ypsianti
Mich
P. J. Leimbach
M. P. Railway
Hutcheson
Kansas
J. E
Pennsylvania
C., Co. & St. "He. Railway
Ton, O
A. C. Ziemer
Iepot
Lincoln
Neb
C. F. Webb
St. L
Bloomington
Ill
E. B. Clizbe
England
Haymarket Square
Boston
Sugar trade steady as refineries plan restarts
President Havemeyer of the Sugar Refining Company says Havemeyer refinery in New York will start up soon after repairs. Spreckels refinery in Philadelphia remains closed. Trade is slow due to bad roads but should improve. duty levels and stock market affect sentiment. American Wringers Co advertises wringers and mangle repairs with mail and phone orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Haveeaver
American Sugar Refining (Sugar Trust
Havemeyer
Spreckels
Philadelphia
Free medical care offered at Dewey Medical Rooms
The Dewey Medical at 74 Boylston Street offers 30 days of free examinations and treatments for all diseases. Open daily from 2 to 6 pm with Sunday hours 1 to 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey Medical
Boylston Street
Elevated Hearing on Boston Elevate Railway Location
Boston Board of Aldermen held a special session to consider a petition by the Meigs company for elevated railway locations in the city. Herbert L. Harding opposed the project citing financial and control concerns while Willard Howland argued for rapid transit benefits and city growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Board of Aldermen
Boston Elevated Railway
Sanford Alderman Lee
Herbert L. Harding
Citizens’ Association of Boston
Willard Howland
Elevated Railway
Meigs Company
Harding
Railroad Commission
General Stark
Meigs
New York
Commonwealth
Boston
Benjamin F. Campbell
Huntington Avenue
Washington
Benedict
Jesse L. Nason
George H. French
Tremont Street
Pleasant Street
Boston & Albany Bridge
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promoted as Blood Purifier
The product markets itself as the only true blood purifier with the largest sales and notable cures, drawing prominent public attention today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
Meigs system questioned as funds and construction plans debated
A public hearing scrutinized the Meigs road project with questions on which system would be used, where construction should start, and how damages would be paid if a $300,000 state deposit is exhausted. The hearing closed and the matter faced the streets and sewers committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Harding
Mr. Howland
Harding
Howland
Committee On Streets and Sewers
Board of Aldermen
Boston Camera Club Show Opens Its Seventh Annual Exhibition
The Boston Camera Club at 50 Bromfield street opened its seventh annual competitive exhibition, running through the month. It features 179 pictures from 35 exhibitors led by Edward R. Andrews and J Prince Loud. Judges are William H. Downes and D B Vickery. top awards include best general excellence to Mrs Arthur Sewall and best study in home portraiture to Dr and Mrs Oliver W Huntington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Camera Club
Bromfield Street
Edward R. Andrews
Harry D. Banta
Arthur M. Boos
Charles H. Chandler
Arthur Sewall
Oliver W. Huntington
J. Prince Loud
Wilfred A. French
Charles E. Lord
T. Irving Chapman
Oliver A. Eames
Huntington
Professor Pickering
Harrad College Observatory
Professor Cross
The
Institute of Technology
Francis Blake
Auburndale
Herbert P. Bryant
New Bedford
Sarah J. Eddy
Providence
Edmund M. Haskell
New Orleans
Emma D. Sewall
Bath
John S. Wright
Millbrook
Horace C. Dunham
Plymouth
Cleveland Pastor Sparks Presbyterians in Chaumont
In Watertown New York on April 3 leaders of Chaumont's Presbyterian factions clashed over pastor Rev. William N. Cleveland. Supporters of change claim formal action shows a resignation push. Cleveland, a brother of President Cleveland, is noted for strong Democratic leanings while opponents cite nonpolitical grounds for stability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watertown
N. Y
Presbyterian Church
Chaumont
William N. Cleveland
Pator Cleveland
Cleveland
Loss of Monitor medal puzzles U S Revenue Cutter Captain
Captain Louis N. Stodder mourns the disappearance of his celebrated Monitor medal. Guarded for thirty years since Boston citizens presented it, the medal vanished after he left for Washington then to New York and Brooklyn before returning to Baltimore. The inscription recalls the original Monitor and includes names of surviving officers Captain Stodder and Rear Admiral Worden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Louis N. Stodder
United States Revenue Cutter Service
Boston
Washington
New York
Brooklyn
Monitor
Stodder
Worden
Inquest Bill Reported as Ballot Law Reform Debated
The House discussed a bill allowing municipal police inquests in voter law violations with private proceedings and witness protections. Opposition argued amendments to subways and gypsy moth funding dominated agenda while orders for Brookline Gas and women suffrage issues moved toward third reading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Representatives
Ward 17
Barnes
Chelsea
Mr. McCarthy
Boston
McCarthy
Jones
Melrose
Mr. Bailey
Arlington
T. F. Keenan
Institute of Technology
Senate
Commonwealth
Butler
House
Quinn
Blodgett
Worcester-Hampshire
Brookline Gas Light Company
Gas and Electric Light Commissioners
Wellman
Middlesex
Senate Judiciary Committee
Massachusetts
Labor world reports union session and local grievances
The male spinners' national convention opened day two with a defeated assessment proposal. A general organizer was sent to a sub committee. Patriots' Day work abstention was voted. An English craft condition talk followed. Conductors and drivers union debated runs and west end fault. McClinch blamed for East Boston service issues. Garment workers formed by laws at 49 Bennett street. Division 46 elected Central Labor Union delegates. Newspaper mailers held an encouraging meeting at 53 Hanover street with four applications and two initiations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs
O'Donnell
Ross
Duggan
Williams
Oldham
Eng
West End
McClinch
East Boston
Garment Workers
Bennett Street
Amalgamated Association of Street Railway Employees
Central Labor Union
Hanover Street
Heart Failure Warning Promotes Dr Greene's Nervura Remedy
A health warning urges immediate action on heart palpitations and related symptoms. The ad promotes Dr Greene's Nervura blood and nerve remedy from 34 Temple Place Boston, claiming cures and free consultation to a wide audience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.S. Allen
Pearl St
Portland
Maine
Dr. Greene
Mass
Greene
Wealthy Butler suit filed against New York estate
A Boston law firm filed one of the heaviest Massachusetts suits against the late Benjamin F Butler estate, on behalf of Mrs. Sarah McDowell of North Adams. The claim exceeds 100000 with interest pushing near 128000. Prominent witnesses include Gilfillan Sherwin Pierce Card and others connected to the San Miguel Gold Placer Company. The Butler estate is valued above 5000000 and related suits total over 1500000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsfield
Warner & Wright
Sarah McDowell
North Adams
Benjamin F. Butler
Porter
Illinois
Butler
San Miguel Gold Placer Company of
Colorado
General Butler
United States
Gilfillan
Frank D. Sherwin
Boston
Gold Placer Company
T. H. Pierce
Lowell
Butler’s
Europe
A. M. Card
New York
Sharon
Conn
Placer Company
Frank L. Washburn
Burglars Strike Farms in Bemis Heights and Stillwater
In Troy New York on April 3 burglars hit Eugene Searles Bemis Heights Saratoga county then Van Buren Searles his brother and James Wallen three homes. They took cash totaling 2100 from Wallen and 7500 including checks from Lyman Smith Company Stillwater with two checks later found in a barn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
N. Y
Eugene Searles
Bemis Heights
Saratoga County
van Buren Searles
Eugene
James Wallen
Searles
Lyman Smith Company
Stillwater
Small Raters Race At Cannes Ends In Sainct Martial Abandonment
A match at Cannes on April 3 between Aranella and Sainct Martial covered 22 miles for a 2500 franc art prize. Light east wind created rough seas. Sainct Martial lost its bowsprit shrouds and abandoned, while Aranella maintained the course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cannes
Aranella
Sainct Martial
Tual Bash
Cor- Peetsdeieck
Wilde Trial Opens as Queensberry Libel Case Moves Forward
In the Old Bailey Oscar Wilde faces libel accusations from the Marquis of Queensberry. Sir Edward Clarke opens for the Crown detailing letters and alleged immoral conduct, while Wilde testifies about his affairs with Lord Alfred Douglas and disputes over letters and ownership of works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marquis of Queensberry
Sir Edward Said
Wilde
Mr. Wilde
Sir Edward
Queensberry
Wood
Lord Albert Douglas
America
Knebly
Allen
Edward Said
Hyacinthus
Apollo
London
Salisbury
Edward Clarke
Dorian Grey
Beerbohm Tree
Mr. Tree
Oscar Wilde
Lord Alfred Douglas
Savoy Hotel
Chameleon
Acolyte
Lippincott’s
Oxford University
Carson
Strike at Northampton Silk Mill Over Wage Cut
About seventy five workers at Belding Bros and Co silk mill in Northampton struck to restore a ten percent wage cut made about a year ago. Superintendent Crooks says workers spoke among themselves but did not formally request restoration. the company will consider restoring wages if possible. The disruption has stirred excitement and may spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northampton
Belding Bros. & Co
Crooks
Marvin T. Nash dies at 8 in Winchendon
Marvin T. Nash aged 8 died at his Pleasant street home. A longtime woodenware manufacturer and iron mop maker, he built a large property. Funeral delayed until next week to allow two sons in the Far West to return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchendon
Marvin T. Nash
Pleasant Street
Nash
Far West
Keep the Fires Going A Springtime Health Ad
An old advertisement promotes Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey as a preventive tonic for spring colds. It urges readers to maintain vitality, protect digestion, and use the genuine medicinal whiskey to ward off illnesses during warmer winds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duffy
Lynching of William Rawls in Newmansville
The body of William Rawls, taken from guards at Newmansville, was found this morning hanging from a limb and shot through. Rawls had killed H. B. Kaul, a Newmansville merchant, on March 27 for robbery. His father was hanged four years ago for a similar crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Fla
William Rawls
Newmansville
Alachua County
Rawls
H. B. Kaul
Trust Christ or Keeles The Last Day Of Rescue Mission Convention
The Park Street Church convention of rescue mission workers closed with varied talks on mission models and leadership. Speakers from Salem Hartford and Boston debated rescue versus charity work detailing superintendent roles and the balance with spiritual aims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ
Keeley
Deming
J. T. Vail
Manchester
N. H
T. D. Roberts
Mary R. Charpiot
W. E. Barto
I. J. Lansing
Inquiry on Hartford Steam Boiler valve safety at Woburn blast
An engineer in Boston asks the Post to query Mr C E Roberts of Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection Company about whether the Woburn boiler that exploded last Monday had a safety valve and what effect its status would have if the owner closed other valves while the safety valve was in good working order. The engineer notes the inspector’s duty to examine the boiler at inspection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Roberts
Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection Company
Woburn
Boston
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Methys Dental CO
I Vt Tou S
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Naan Ee
Railroad News
West End Road
Beng
American Wringers Co
New Road
Chicago
Manhattan Road
Lynn
Charles E. Carter
Xi Druggists
Watertown, N. Y
Ventor
Brook
Line Gas Company Affairs
the Labor World
Anne A
Ott
Guana . Co
Kingston, N.Y
Oscar
New England Mutual Life Insurance Company
Post Office Square
Ben J. F. Stevens
Alfi Ecer
WM. B. Turner
Herrick’s Mercantile Collection Agency
Court ST
Friends of
Evans Hall
Howard St
P. m
George W. Calef I
Lynch Law
Florida
Christ OR
Keeles
MR. Roberts
DE Cant
Bicknell
Franklin D. Rideout
Wood de Cant
Estella M. Bicknell
Haynes
William
Jeremiah
Mary Yes
LE Sage
Charlestown
Mary J
Sonks E. le Sage
Logan
Newton Highlands
William Ye
William T
Annie R. Sa
Mm’ Ray
Roxbury
Lauchlan McKay
Donovan
Rexbury
Nellie J. Donovan
John J. Donovan
Jane
James E. Donahue
Burney Street
Mission Church
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