Bandits in Cuba Shake Havana ties with US troops
Friction between American soldiers and Havana police grows after a string of brigandage incidents. Two soldiers killed in three days. authorities vow vigilance as Geral Brooke seeks patrol and law reforms. Transport ships and troops moving to shore, while schools shift control to central government. John Coundley has been arrested in Havana.
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Havana
Genral Brooke
Cuba
Uba
Brooke
Sland
Gomez
Pinar del Rio
Department
John Coundley
Michigan
Third Engineers
Cienfuegos
Thomas
Watch and Ward fights Puritan Hall dance license hearing
The Watch and Ward Society petitioned Boston officials to revoke Puritan Hall Washington Street dancing license after a hearing. They cited lurid posters and decadent dances linked to Little Egypt nights to press their case against the venue.
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Watch and Ward Society
Board of Aldermen
Puritan Hall
Washington Street
Committee On
Little Egypt
Seeley Egypt
Boston
Charles H. Innes
John Carroll
B.B. Steel
W. B. Smith
Lynn
War Measures Rise in Basque Provinces
Madrid April 12 The minister of war General Polavieja has dispatched strong detachments to key Basque provinces amid Carlist revival fears Garrison strength in Catalonia and Valencia has been increased and the cruiser Conde de Venadito is patrolling the Basque coast.
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Madrid
Genral Polavieja
Cataloni
Valencia
Conde de Venadito
Petition of Tremont and Hanover Merchants Urges Track Relocation
A Boston petition dated April 12, 1899, signed by Tremont row and Hanover street merchants, urges relocating tracks from Tremont street to Boylston and Tremont streets, arguing current conditions harm business. Signatories include Brine, Carr, Schermerhorn, Leslie, and many Tremont and Hanover street firms and stores.
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The
Post
Sir
Tremont Row
Hanover Street
Court
Washington Streets
Tremont Street
Boston
Mass
Washington
Boylston
Tremont Streets
William H. Brine
Carr
Tremort Row
J. W. Schermerhorn
Alexander Leslie
Lyman Gibbs & Co
John H. Bowker
Tremont Tow
Boston Department Store Company
Y. Edward Wilson
L. I. Levy
Rosenbaum Brothers
Star Store
Kattelle Brothers
Court Street
Willis H. Fletcher
Corner Court
Hanover Streets
Taylor & Co
John W. Wilson
William H. Knight
Co. D. Stevens
McKenna
J. H. Munch
Boston Cycle Company
William H. Murphy
W. S. Hurlbut
Samuel Orr
William B. Parazina
American Clothing Company
Stanton & Glover
Thomas F. Proctor
Rust & Richardson Drug Company
Cc. K. Rice
Charles J. Knight
John R. Knight
C. J. Horne
R. Moulton
G. H. Carruth & Co
Allen C. Jones
American House
A. Jones
E. F. Sturgis
Arthur Poland
C. Bacon
J. B. Young
Walter C. Trask
Ohn A. McKenna
A. Purbush
Eorge L. Johnson
Muel G Ours
East Boston voices oppose Tremont street track relaying
Letters from Boston residents argue against relaying Tremont street tracks. W H Ensworth disputes East Boston unanimity and promotes alternate routes via Atlantic avenue and the subway to speed transfers. Residents urge extending the subway instead of restoring old Tremont service.
Fire captain opposes Tremont street track relaying
Captain Brophy of Boston’s electrical department vows to prevent relaying of tracks. He cites traffic blockades harming fire response and recalls the Lincoln street fire of 1890 when Engine 26 blocked by an electric car hindered crossing Washington street. He urges thorough subway trial before laying tracks.
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Tremont Street
Captain Brophy
Boston
Brophy
Electrical Department of
Anti-Tremont Street Track Association
Lincoln Street
John Regan
Washington Street
Mason Street
Stage Topics Update on Leading Players and Tours
William Courtleigh moves to star with William H. Crane next season in a Bronson Howard written costume piece. Blanche Walsh and Melbourne Mac Dowell tour New Orleans this week. Effie Shannon and Herbert Kelcey prolong The Moth and the Flame to July 31 for eleven months. The tour includes San Francisco and Portland. Minnie Dupree exits The Purple Lady cast at Bijou Theatre. Queenie Vassar briefly appeared as Miss New York. her replacement performed at the Museum of FiFi in The Belle of York on Charles Coghlan's Citizen en Pierre which opened Tuesday and drew mixed reviews.
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William Courtleigh
New York Lyceum Company
William H. Crane
Bronson Howard
Blanche Walsh
Melbourne MacDowell
New Orleans
Effie Shannon
Herbert Kelcey
San Francisco
Portland
Ore
Minnie Dupree
Bijou Theatre
New York
Queenie Vassar
Mis
Museum
Boston Theatres Feature Wide Week of New and Returning Plays
The Hollis Street Theatre presents Trelawny of the Wells with the costumes of the era as Frohman showcases Pinero's comedy. The Tremont Theatre hosts The Jolly Musketeer by De Angelis. bustling crowds and holiday matinees announce high enthusiasm in Boston. The Moth and the Flame lures audiences at the Park, before a Monday switch to A Dangerous Maid with Cissy Loftus. Viola Allen headlines the Boston Museum schedule with multiple performances of The Christian. James A. Herne begins a two week run at the Boston Theatre in Griffith Davenport, a Civil War era South-set study. Castle Square Theatre enjoys a hit from The Idler as The Senator is planned for next week. At Bowdoin Square The Boy Detective runs with other melodramas, while Lingering Lilliputians close at the Grand Opera House after a long run of The Golden Horseshoe. Jean Mawson heads next week in A Daughter of Cuba. Monsignor Orla presents a novel wire act at the Howard, then Joe Hart and Carrie De Mar headline The Quiet Mr. Gay at Keith’s. Reilly and Wood break attendance records at the Grand. Yucca the strong woman closes at the Museum, with other acts at Austin & Stone and Columbia Theatre. A twenty-first pillar concert features a strong bill at the Columbia Theatre, and Michael King the boy soprano headlines at the Nickelodeon.
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Trelawny
Wells
Hollis Street Theatre
Daniel Frohman
Pinero
Jefferson de Angelis
Stange-Edwards
Boston
Cissy Loftus
Viola Allen
Boston Museum
Boston Theatre
James A. Herne
Shore Acres
Wood
Bowdoin Square Theatre
Jack Sheppardne
Howard
Monsignor Orcola
Koster & Bia
Music Hall
New York
Joe Hart
Carrie de Mar
Mr. Gay
Keith
Mrs. Hart
Chauncey
Reilly and Wood
Mr. Eilly
Austin & Stone's
Museum
Columbia Theatre
First Regiment
Jacques Benavente
Walter Talbot
Lulaine Darrell
Mamie Harnish
John G. Haydock
Jamie Leonard
William Harvey
Michael King
Boy Sorano
the Coumbia
Nickelodeon
Our New England Variety at Boston Theatre Tonight Benefit
The entertainment for the Invalid Aid Society continues at the Boston Theatre this evening with Our New England featuring tableaux dances and sketches performed by a large group of ladies and gentlemen. Miss Neula Normand will read. Cinderella is scheduled for tomorrow night and Saturday matinee.
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Invalid Aid Society
Boston
Our
New England
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Ant-Tsement Street Track Association
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Senate
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P. & J. Besse
Wilfred S. Nevins
Salem
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M. D
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Dorchester
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Crump & Low Company
Co. Co. Jackson
A. A. McLeod
Francis C. Lowell
Samuel W. Meachum
W. H. Ensworth
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Prescott F. Hall
State Street
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Temple Place
A. Lawrence Lowell
L. B. Pillsbury
Broadway
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Brett
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Mechanics’ Building
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John Shepard
Edmond M. Wright
M. Livermore
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William P. Kakas
Charles Head
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William A. Twomh
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Frederick C. Vinton
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Edward E. Callender
Edward E. Cole
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Mansfield S. Nevans
H. P. Bowditeh
Howard M. Ticknor
Henry C. Weston
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Matthew Lace
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W. W. Vaughan
J. Reed Whipple
Herbert L. Burrill
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Alexander 9. Porter
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Crump & Low
Statistics On Travel
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Mro Duc
Laurence J. Minot
Board of Estimate and Apportionment
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Wheelmon
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Tremont Building
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Aaron Wolfson
Massachusetts
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Chicago
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Grand Opera House
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London
House of Commons
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Ireland
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Tele
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Oxford
Joseph Hart
Reno and Richards
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Lillie Western
Laura Burt
Phasey
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N. S. Wood
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Jack Sheppard
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Pepita
Rosita
Curtis and Wooley
Bon Ton Trio
Joe Hardman
Sheridan
Forest
Reilly
What Reilly
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Melrose Dunbar Sisters
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Weston
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Kelcey
Shannon Co
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FLAME
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Dangerous Maid
Cissie Loftus
OPERA
Austin & Stone
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Columbia Ska
Michael J. McNerney
Deer Island
Winthrop
Dean
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