Smell dispute grips Dorchester in Supreme Court
Dorchester residents testified before Judge Knowlton about a strong odor linked to the New England Construction Company garbage plant. Doctors, teachers, a police sergeant, and City Clerk Mitch Galvin described the smell’s effects on children and neighborhoods as the case proceeds, with Board of Health seeking plant removal.
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Dorchester
Knowlton
Supreme Judicial Court
New England Construction Pany
Board of Health
Supreme Court
Mitch’ Galvin
Eryone
Hey
Perry
Gibson Street
Dorchester Avenue
Davis
Anderson
Nason
Mr. Anderson
Fied
Marsh
Galvin
New England Construction Company
Ibpon Street
Dr. Tanner
Babson
Pleasing Easter Display at Vorenberg Co Clothiers
A prominent Washington street window display by S Vorenberg Co. Clothiers features a multi window Easter scene. The corner display shows a farmyard complete with barn ducks pigs and a farmer at the pump while a boy and girl with a basket of eggs stand in the foreground. The arrangement extends along Washington and Hanover streets drawing crowds to admire the realism and seasonal color harmony.
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S. Vorenberg & Co
Clothiers
Washington
Hanover Streets
Washington Street
No. 7
Hanover Street
Business Men's Day at Bromfield Street Church Meeting
The Evangelistic Association will observe business men's day at the noon meeting in Bromfield Street Church. Abram P. Downs Esq president, and George H. Shaw Esq of Middleboro Mass, are expected to speak. Rev M R Deming has general charge this week as attendance grows daily.
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Evangelistic Association
Bromfield Street
Abram P. Downs
George H. Shaw
Middleboro
Mass
M. R. Deming
Oriental Hotel Not Closing, Rumor Debunked
There is no truth to the claim that the Oriental Hotel at Broadway and Thirty-ninth street New York is closing. The only change cited is a lease of a portion of the ground floor to Park & Tilford for business purposes, which sparked the unfounded rumor.
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New York
Oriental Hotel
Broadway
Thirty-ninth Street
New York City
McKay
Park & Tilford
Youth Tapped East Boston Till
Roger Pope an 18 year old resident of East Boston was caught yesterday afternoon after he tapped a till in the Brigley store on Sumner Street taking 165 cents He was turned over to Station 7 police and will be arraigned in East Boston court today.
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East Boston
Roger Pope
Border Street
William W. Brigley
Sumner Street
Station 7
Salem barber Ambrose Paul dies at 66 in Salem
Ambrose Paul of Salem, a longtime cotton manufacturer and local citizen, died at his home in Salem yesterday at age 66. He was born in Buxton Missouri and spent most of his life in Salem.
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Ambrose Paul
Salem
Union Street
Mr. Paul
Buxton
Death of Polly B. Hawkes Aged 96 In Mechanic Falls
Polly B. Hawkes the oldest resident of Mechanic Falls died today at age 96. Survived by three sons led by O. W. Hawkes a local hardware merchant and a daughter Mrs. H. C. Carr of Washington D C. She had been living with her son.
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Mechanic Falls
O. W. Hawkes
H. C. Carr
Washington, D. C
The Great Temperance Drink Dr Swett Root Beer
The Great Temperance Drink Dr Swett s Root Beer advertised as superior to quack medicines. Sold at railway depots and New England Patent Depot in Washington with a claim of herbal roots and temperance benefits.
Woman Recovers from Blood Disease Using Hood's Sarsaparilla
Mrs Cynthia A Edwards of Suspension Bridge New York describes a decades long battle with milk leg gangrene and skin sores. After four bottles of Hood's Sarsaparilla sustained improvement followed by complete healing of sores and new hair growth she credits the remedy with a full recovery and thanks Hood's for the life changing cure.
Counterfeit 2-Cent Stamps Ring Uncovered In Chicago
U S secret service and postal inspectors in Chicago and Washington exposed a major counterfeit stamp operation. The gang reproduced pink 2-cent stamps with remarkable accuracy, shipping 10 000 counterfeit stamps found in a Wells Fargo storeroom. The scheme reportedly spread from Chicago to St Louis Cincinnati Buffalo and as far west as San Francisco.
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Chicago
Ill
Tribune
United States Secret Service
Washington
New York
San Francisco
United States
Stuart
Postal Inspector’s Department
Porter
United States Secret Service Bureau
Wells Fargo
Captain Porter
Post Office
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Buffalo
Druggist Huntley Praises Hood's Sarsaparilla Cure
W. J. Huntley of 39 Main St Lockport N Y quotes Mrs Cynthia A Edwards a long time Lockport resident saying her friends lost hope but Hood s Sarsaparilla cured her and brought her to her present condition a strong testimonial to the remedy from a local druggist.
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W. J. Huntley
Main St
Lockport, N. Y
Cynthia A. Edwards
Lockport
Hood
Atlantic & Lake Superior buys Montreal and Sorel line
The Montreal and Sorel railroad was purchased by the Atlantic and Lake Superior railway for about 200000 dollars. The deal transfers ownership of the line linking Montreal to Sorel and expands regional rail capacity.
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Montreal
Montreal & Sorel
Atlantic & Lake Superior Railway
Free medical care offer from Dewey Medical Co
Advertisement from the Dewey Medical Co promises 30 days of free medical services for all diseases at 74 Boylston Street Rooms 7 and 8. It lists free examinations and treatments with hours unspecified and illegible text.
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Dewey Medical Co
Boylston Street
Barre Floods Hit Granite City During Spring Freshet
Barre Vermont endures major flooding as the Stevens branch overflows, submerging water and ice into granite sheds, shops, and homes. Bridges suffer damage with Central Vermont trestle skirting collapse and trains rerouted. North Main Street becomes a river and boiler fires go out.
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Barre
Granite City
Stevens Branch
Montpelier
Vermont
Central
Montpelier & Wells
Wrecks, Warnings, and Vessel Deals Off Boston Coast
Sailors report wreckage and a Morning Light stern near Georges Shoal while several schooners are sold to Boston captains. The brig Morning Light wreck near Matinicus is noted, along with Coast trades, tug repairs, and lighthouse steamer Myrtle dock work.
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T Wharf
Gloucester
Norman Fisher
Duncan McLean
Georges
McLean
Pilgrim
Victorine
Georges Shoal
Morning Light
Matinicus
Boston
Annapolis
Enola C
Bristol
Fitz Bros. & Co
John O’brien
Mary A. McDonald
Maine
John Lenthal
Exeter
N. H
William Kennedy
William L. Burroughs
Eldridge
Perth Amboy
Narrows
Lovell’s Island
Boston Towboat Company
Harry Roussel
Moody
Samar
Singapore
New York
Penobscot
Sydney
S. W
Xenia
B. Nelson
Varuna
Chamber of Commerce
Swallow
Patagonia
Barbadoes
Rio Janeiro
Orione
Genoa
Buenos Ayres
Lochiel
Byron
Cole
Abbie C. Cole
St. Jago
Cuba
Cape Hatteras
Taurus
Simpson
United States
Myrtle
McKie’s
Allen Greene
Stephen Morgan
Fawn
York
Benjamin C. Crowell
Portland
Cienfuegos
John S. Emery & Co
Barteaux
Trinidad
San Blas
New
Halifax
N. S
Alice McDonald
Dukeshire
Rockport
Mass
Key West
Ethelred
Port Antonio
Jam
Messrs
S. M. Jackson
E. Nobert
W. N. Pepin
N. A. Pepin
E. B. Nelson
A. 8. Nelson
H. N. Nelson
H. N. Nelvis
Frank Davis
M. H. White
Henry Crane
Er. L. Nelson
Bessie Parker
Chatham Bay
Monomoy
Joseph L. Colby
Body Island
Parker to Succeed Gaskill as District Attorney
Worcester April 9. B W Potter retires from the district attorney race to be replaced by Governor appointed Assistant D A Herbert Parker on Thursday. No other candidate.
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Worcester
B. W. Potter
Gaskill
Herbert Parker
Strike by Broadbrook Woollen workers over fines
About 100 workers at Broadbrook Woollen Company Breadbrook go on strike over excessive fines for imperfect work. The item also notes the American Ringer Co at 13 and 15 Broadway extension offers wringers and sweepers repairs and mail orders with Tremont telephone number 764.
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Rockville, Conn
Broadbrook Woollen Company
Breadbrook
The
American Ringer Co
Broadway
City
Tremont
Prof Green the Astrologist and Medium at 58 Park Square
An entry profiles Prof Green a astrologist and trance medium offering services in law business and personal matters. It notes address details and claims to help locate lost friends or detect stolen property with readings and guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park Square
Provene
Peziaton Steel
Mayo mayor denounces Globe campaign in city press attack
Mayor Curtis rebuts a Boston Globe campaign alleging improper appointments. He condemns the Globe for falsehoods and slander about city hallway rumors, calls the paper out for its double column attacks, and says appointments will be sent to the Board of Aldermen when ready.
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Curtis
Post
Boston
The
Boston Globe
Democratic Organ
City Hall
Globe
Globe Romancer
Ananias
Curtis,’ ‘Senator Hutchinson
Board of Aldermen
Eiven
Yale Electives List Expands With 271 Courses
Yale announces 1895 96 elective catalog with 98 instructors and 271 courses. 169 graduate 112 undergraduate offerings, plus a new administrative committee including President Dwight and Dean-elect Phillips will oversee the department and form subcommittees. Seminary and investigation work rise. new clubs in English politics science mathematics Semitic and philosophy meet weekly to explore topics.
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New Haven
Conn
Yale
Dwight
Phillips
Newton
Brush
Wheeler
C. B. Richards
Ladd
Cook
Farnam
Chittenden
Hadiey
Sanders
Provident Loan Society Cuts Pawnshop Rates
The Provident Loan Society, started by the Charity Organization Society in May, has forced two large East Side pawnshops to drop their rates from 21 2 and 3 percent per month to 1 percent. The move is expected to spark further reductions through competition in New York.
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New York
Provident Loan Society
Charity Organization Society
Crawford Mueller and Noyes Greenleaf Marriages
Two Boston couples married in New England ceremonies. Andrew Crawford weds Louise Mueller at Dorchestert on April 7 conducted by Rev. Louis B. Schwars. Herbert Story Noyes marries Mary Lamson at Newburyport on April 6 with Rev. S. C. Beane presiding.
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Crawford—Mueller
Dorchestert
Louis B. Schwars
Andrew Crawford
Louise Mueller
Boston
E Noyes—Greenleaf
Newburyport
S. C. Beane
D. D
Herbert Story Noyes
Mary Lamson
Rufus L. Greenleaf
Deaths in Dorchester and nearby towns
Death notices list Elizabeth Blackwell of Dorchester, Elems in East Braintree with confusion in name, and Ellms child aged 8. Theodore Gardner son of Hon. Stephen P. of Bolton aged 8. W Graham son of James and Elizabeth Gillam aged 1 year 10 months. John Harris son of Elizabeth A and late J Harris aged 23 years 11 months. funeral notices pending.
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Blackwell
Dorchester
Elizabeth Blackwell
Crocker
East Braintree
Elems
Hacker Ellms
Ellms
Gardner
Theodore Gardnson
Stephen P
Bolton
Mass
Graham
James and
Azabeth Gilam
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Sergeant Perry
John A. Tanner
Neponset
Harrison Ae
Park Street
King Street
Polly Hawkes
Edwards
Suspension Bridge
N. Y
C. IL
Huntley
Ards
Saas
Secret Service
Wiemann
Judge Parker
Prof. Green
Astrologist
Mayo
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Dook Square
Faneull Hall
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