Aldermen Back Dollar Gas For Entire City In Boston
The Boston Board of Aldermen endorsed a resolution pushing gas priced at $1 per thousand cubic feet across the city. Alderman Barry pressed for action while the Mayor dismissed fake reports about appointments, prompting a light exchange and public laughter. Several measures were referred or tabled, including a $4,000,000 city hall plan and labor policy reforms, with votes pending and committees to report on licenses, health, and street projects.
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Board of Aldermen
Barry
Charlestown
Boston
Jamaica
West Roxbury
Rdt of Aldermen
Mesers, Witt
Sanford
Curtis
Curtin
Andrew B.ttimore
George E. McKay
Globe
Wood
City Hall
Dever eDen
A. D
Reidy
Day
Emerson
Bostonji
Committee On
General Court
Ladder House
Roxbury
Langer
Tooy
Committee On Health Department
Board of ‘Health
Albany Stréet
Presho
Board of Street Comj
Este
Alford
Main Street
Everett
Banuscript Company
Benne
Ty Council
Tired Women urged to build strength via Hood's Sarsaparilla
A health bid encourages tired women to refresh and fortify their bodies through purified blood. The ad claims Hood's Sarsaparilla cleanses blood, feeds nerves, stimulates appetite, tones the stomach, and invigorates all organs to provide lasting strength amid daily duties.
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Hood
Hood's Sarsaparilla Public Health Claim
An advertising blurb touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as the only true blood purifier. It claims the tonic feeds nerves tissues and organs on pure blood to deliver perfect health and places the product prominently in public view.
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Hood
Supreme Court Overrules Haverhill Boodle Conspiracy Rulings
The full bench overrules all exceptions in the Haverhill aldermanic bribery case. Fred M. Smith, Charles A. Kimball, Fred H. Cate, George Tilton, William W. Ham, and Hadley H. Hoyt face sentencing next month. The court finds sufficient evidence of a conspiracy to solicit bribes for four aldermen, with Smith and Kimball as chief agents and Tilton potentially included in the payout. Sentences are scheduled for May, with possible leniency urged by the district attorney.
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Supreme Court
Haverhill
Reporter of Decisions
Fred M. Smith
Charles A. Kimball
Fred H. Cate
George Tilton
William W. Ham
Hadley H. Hoyt
Allen
Tilton
Smith
Kimball
Haversill
Moody
Towboat R. C. West Suffered Boiler Blowout Near Gloucester
A Gloucester telegram reports towboat R. C. West blew a boiler hole while towing the Suffolk coal barge from Philadelphia to Portland. She reached Gloucester for repairs around 4 p.m. yesterday, with plans to send a second tow to retrieve the barge.
New England Watch and Ward Society Elects Officers
The adjourned annual meeting at Diocesan House 1 Joy street elected officers for the coming year. President Rev William S Tucker D D Vice Presidents Rev E W Donald D D Rev George A Gordon D D J G Thorp Jr Samuel B Capen Rev E E Hale D D George H Quincy Robert Treat Paine Secretary Rev Frederick B Allen Treasurer John S Lockwood 146 Franklin street Directors include Charles F Wy man William H Ladd and others. A full report was given by agent Henry Chase and subscriptions to the treasury were urged.
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New England Watch and Ward Society
Diocesan House
Joy Street
William S. Tucker
D. D
E. W. Donald
George A. Gordon
J. G. Thorp, Jr
Samuel B. Capen
E. E. Hale
George H. Quincy
Robert Treat Paine
Frederick B. Allen
Johns. Lockwood
Franklin Street
Charles F. Wyman
William H. Ladd
Benjamin F. Redfern
J. D. W. French
Charles W. Birtwell
John
Paine Furniture offers folding cabinet bed at $29
The Paine Furniture Company quotes the lowest price in the city for a fine cabinet bed. The bed, priced at $29, is a folding model with woven wire mattress and spiral springs, self locking safety attachments, and an improved mechanism.
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Paine Furniture Company
Ladies St Marys Infant Aid Society Festival Plans
The Ladies St Marys Infant Aid Society met at the asylum in Dorchester. Rev Father Ronan and Mr T B Fitzpatrick outlined the festival at Hast Armory on April 19 and 20. They urged funds for a new asylum building as the work expands, promising a welcoming, enjoyable event and noting committees are nearly finished with preparations.
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St. Mary's Infant Aid Society
Dorchester
Ronan
T. B. Fitzpatrick
Corporation
Hast Armory
Boston
Life Battle in Court as Robbery Plot Leads to Murder
In a tense Superior Court session, West and Scott face a murder charge after a bold failed robbery. Witnesses describe the crime, the escape, and the killers later found by investigators. Jury selection proceeds with ten jurors seated as the trial nears resumption.
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West
Tremont Street
Scott
Sughrue
Folsom
Funeral of Rebecca Guild Richards Dedham Patriot’s Granddaughter
Dedham April 8 funeral services were held for Mrs Rebecca Guild Richards a granddaughter of Captain Joseph Guild who led the minute men from Dedham to the Battle of Lexington on April 19 1775. The Rev William H Fish Jr officiated at her High Street home Dedham Centre with a large gathering of friends and relatives. Burial was private in Brookdale cemetery.
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Dedham
Rebecca Guild Richards
Joseph Guild
Minute Men
Lexington
Highland Street
Dedham Centre
William H. Fish, Jr
Brookdale Cemetery
South Boston Aid Ball to Shine With Orchestra
Preparations are complete for the fourth annual Aid Club ball in South Boston. New England Decorating Company handling the decorations. The event, on Monday April 22, promises to eclipse prior parties with Condit's full orchestra providing music.
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Aid Club
South Boston
New England Decorating Company
Peninsular District
Condit
Three-Masted Schooner Sinks After Collision North of Gay Head
The Josiah R. Smith of Bath and the barge Lone Star collided near Gay Head last night in thick weather. The Smith sank in three minutes after the Lone Star struck her, the crew escaping to the barge. The Lone Star, hull damaged but preserved by a water tight bulkhead, will be towed to Boston for repairs. Captain Freeman and seven men return home. a gold watch is missing. The Smith lies submerged thirteen fathoms off Gay Head. remains a navigation hazard.
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Gloucester
R. C. West
Suffolk
Philadelphia
Portland
East Boston
D. D. Kelly’s
Island
Hospital
Boston
Sewell Smith
Indiana
Grand Banks
Colcord
D. H. Rivers
Matanzas
Cuba
N. Lat
W. Long
Delaware
Manzanilla
Wilson
Willam E. Wilson
Navarino
Johns. Emery & Co
Morancy
Jonesport
Vineyard Haven
Josiah R. Smith
Bath
A. C. Freeman
Baltimore
Lone Star
Norfolk
Orion
Gay Head
Freeman
Messrs. Deering & Donnell
West End Street Railway Company
Boston Marine Insurance Company
Smith
Gay Herd
Boston Chess Players Challenge New York Team
Boston chess players issue a telegraph team match challenge to New York City players for eight on a side, stake $100, to be played within thirty days. The challenge is signed by BP J Hill G H Walcott E L Drezel BE C Howell J F Barry H N Pillsbury C F Burille F K Young and sent via the Boston Press Club through Edwin C Howell.
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Manhattan Chess Club
New York City
Chess Players of
Boston
Mass
New York
Telegraph
BP. J. Hill
G. H. Walcott
E. L. Drezel
BE. C. Howell
J. F. Barry
H. N. Pillsbury
C. F. Burille
F. K. Young
Edwin C. Howell
Boston Press Club
American Wringer Co. Beds at 13 and Broadway Extension
The American Wringer Co. at 13 Broadway extension is described as a city manufacturer making beds and related items. The fragment suggests a trade notice or local business listing with address and product focus.
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The
American Wringer Co., 13 and Broadway Extension
City Manufacturers Eating Beds
Concord Enacts Joint Treasurer-Collector Role with $1350 Salary
Concord's town meeting heatedly discussed the Sanford case with calls for prosecution after his alleged theft of about $14,500. It approved combining treasurer and tax collector duties for one year, set a $1350 salary, $1500 bond, and open office hours, while voting Patriots Day observance funds and several municipal needs including police, fire, sewers, lighting, schools, and cemetery expenses.
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Concord
Charles W. Sanford
Frank B. Sanborn
Sanford
Moderator
Barrett
Board of Selectmen
Prescott Keyes
Lexington
William Barrett
George G. Russell
Samuel H. Tuttle
Charles E. Brown
Hervey Wheeler
Stedman Butterick
B. F. Barrett
Committee On Electric Lights
William Wheeler
Concord Junction
Fire Department
Board of Health
Sleepy Hollow
Free Week Trial by Dr Liverpool at Tremont Street
A Boston ad promotes a one week free consultation with Dr. Liverpool at 233 Tremont Street. It claims rapid disease localization and lists thousands of cured cases across multiple illnesses. Free medicines are offered during treatment with hours daily including Sundays.
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Liverpool
Tremont Street
Boston
Bright
Gould Memorial Home Meeting in RomeBoston Link
Boston association in aid of Emily Bliss Gould memorial home in Italy held its seventeenth annual meeting at Trinity Chapel. Mrs Maud Howe Elliott presides in Rome and read letters from the home and from its children thanking the Americans. A tea fundraiser is planned for April 27 at 656 Warren Street Roxbury to support the home.
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Rome
Boston
Emily Bliss Gould
Italy
Boston Association
Trinity Chapel
Maud Howe Elliott
Florence Howe Hall
New York
Hall
Mme. Clocca
Alice Freeman Palmer
America in Japan Selections From Beacon Lights Used In Army Tracts
General H. B. Carrington editor of Poems of the Home and Country received notice dated March 15 that selections from Beacon Lights of Patriotism had been translated at Osaka for tract use among the army. Native Christians on national occasions already sing the tune America to God bless our native land.
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H. B. Carrington
Easter sale of Woman's Work at Perkins Hall opens
The Easter sale of the W. B. and L Union opened yesterday at Perkins Hall, running daily 8 30 to 6 until Saturday. Ropes of laurel decorate walls of needlework and embroidery displays with dainty and useful articles. A 3 by 12 foot hand stitched Washington Trenton picture by Mrs. L Maria Ring draws attention, valued gifts, and a Gibson girl sachet bag, Harvard Yale penwipers, and clay pipe dolls appear among items. Over $330,000 has been paid to Massachusetts women by the union in 12 years. Free admission. afternoon tea at 4.
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Perkins Hall
W. B. and
L Union
Washington
Trenton
L. Maria Ring
Mary T. Goddard
Newton
Gibson
Harvard
Yale
Massachusetts
South Friendly Society Charity Concert Series Opens
A three event entertainments program began last evening at the South Congregational Church vestry to aid South Friendly Society charities. Dr E E Hale read from The Man Without a Country, Julia Ward Howe performed Battle Hymn of the Republic, and Julia Houston West sang. A half hour reception preceded the opener. The schedule highlights include a March lecture by Mrs J W Andrews on A Trip to India with Hindoo songs and an April 22 talk by Dr Hale titled Reminiscences With His First and Last Battle, with Ella Cleveland Fenderson singing patriotic songs.
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South Friendly Society
South Congregational Church
E. E. Hale
Julia Ward Howe
Batle
J. W. Andrews
India
Hale
Ella Cleveland Fenderson
Gardiner Hooper and Hayden Marriages in City Church
The notice records weddings on April 6 performed by Rev Leighton Parks and Rev E emuden. Edward G and Jane Greene daughter of the late Nathaniel Hooper are wed, and Sevewell with Lydia R Hayden also marry in Somerville.
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Gardiner—Hooper
Leighton Parks
Edward G
Diner
Jane Greene
Nathaniel Hooper
Russell-Hayden
E. Emuden
Sevewell
Lydia R. Hayden
Somerville
Deaths from Spring 19th Century Boston Area Notices
Obituaries list multiple names with ages and locales including Bagry tia ar oat agley daughter of Captain ands Timothy T. Bagley aged 38. Claypole William Claypole aged months 2 days Allston. Damon Bette Sans Newton Damon 11 months 11 days Hingham. Driscoll Mary Driscoll South Romane. Horgan James Deen Chelsea aged 63. Lockwood Elizabeth widow of Pepe Winthrop aged 60 years 11 months 15 days. Longley Nancy W. Walpole. Millar Alexander Millar West Somerville aged 70.
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Bagry Tia Ar Oat Agley
Ands
Timothy T. Bagley
Claypole
Allston
William Claypole
Damon
Hingham
Bette
Sans Newton Damon
Driscoll
South Romane
Mary Driscoll
al Eg Horgan
Chelsea
James Ep Deen
Lock Wood
Winthro Ril
Elizabeth
Pepe
John Doherty
Longley
Walpole
Mass
Nancy W. Longley
Millar
West
Somerville
Alexander Millar
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