Tremont Street Widening Push Faces City Finance Hurdles
Boston officials led by John P. Dore and John H. Duane press for widening Tremont Street from Park to Scollay Square to eighty feet at an estimated cost of 3 million, arguing it will relieve congestion and spur future development. They cite plans to rebuild the Tremont building and the need to accommodate growing through traffic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park Street
Scollay Square
Tremont Street
Chan Dore
John P. Dore
Board of Street Commissioners
Bedlay Square
Post
Houghton & Dutton
Sudbury
Hawkins Streets
Causeway Street
Scollay Square 1
Duane
John H. Duane
East
Boston
Tremont House
Peet Tremont Street
Sheavily
Shawmut
Curtis
Tremont
Parker House
Street Commission
Washington Street
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Health Renewal
An advertisement cites tired feeling as a warning sign of poor blood. It claims Hood's Sarsaparilla purifies and enriches the blood to restore vigor and prevent sickness.
Hood's Sarsaparilla Featured As True Blood Purifier
A breezy spring scene in Boston describes street fashion and daily life on Salem and Joy streets. Caroline Lockhart signs off as the reader notes, with locals enjoying warmer days and renewed activity despite lingering cold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
North End
Back Bay
Hanover ‘Street
Salem Street
New Jerusalem
John Chinaman
Harrison Avenue
Joy Street
Darky
Miss Jones
Caroline Lockhart
Open air crowd fills the Common and Public Garden
The first warm Sunday drew crowds to the Common and Public Garden with sunlit paths, bulb beds, and boats on the pond. Dozens of speakers and permits lined the day from 11 to 8, including religious talks, socialist circles, and the single tax debate, as crowds roamed between zones and performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden Pond
Charles Street
Salvation Army
Park Square
John Gill
Hammels
Fales
Messerve
Ie Grace Royal
Harvard Street Baptist Church
Holden 7E Mission
G A R Men Aroused Over Waring Insult in New York
G A R leaders denounce Commissioner Waring of the New York street cleaning department for calling veterans drunks. He clashes with Dr. Gibbs and other officials in a heated exchange at the health department office over a veterans bill and Gibbs’s reinstatement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waring
Commissioner Waring
New York Street Cleaning Department
New York City
The
Health Department
John Wilson Gibbs
E. D. Morgan Post
Morton
Gibbs
Charles G. Wilson
Emmons Clark
Cyrus Edson
Ale Drinkers Span All Walks of Life
The great majority of ale drinkers are hardworking men and women who know what they want and what fills the bill. In addition thousands of business men have learned to like ale and will drink it as long as they live, and will live longer for drinking it.
Altercation Between Dr Gibbs and Colonel Waring After Health Office Meet
Dr Gibbs and Colonel Waring exchanged sharp words at a health department gathering. Gibbs warned he would chastise any insult to the G A R, then left as Waring and others departed. Gibbs, a strong athlete, acknowledged the confrontation later at his home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Gibbs
Colonel Waring
Health Department
Commissioner Waring
Depew Turns 61 with Party Hit at Montauk Club
Dr Chauncey M Depew marking his birthday with a speech to the Montauk Club in New York lampoons Tom Platt and argues that recent elections show a revolt toward independence and reform. He urges faith in humanity, civil service reform, and staying connected to the young through shared experiences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chauncey M. Depew
Montauk Club
Tom Platt
Kings County
Vox Populi
Mr. Platt
Chicago
Old Sunday School of Charlestown Celebrates 82nd Anniversary
The First Baptist Church of Charlestown marked the eighty second anniversary of its Sunday school founded in 1813. The event drew 222 average attendance, 308 peak, with 377 total members across eight officers 36 teachers and three societies led by Superintendent George R. Seymour.
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First Baptist Church of
Charlestown
Commonwealth
George R. Seymour
W. P. Hart
E. H. Wright
Georges. Campbell, Jr
Fred M. Burroughs
Lillian M. Park
Walter M. Wood
Baptist Boys’ Brigade
First Massachusetts Regiment
A. 8. Burrows
H. S. Gilchrist
Second
Massachusetts Regiment
W. H. H. Gary
Almira Mission Band
A. M. Linscott
Mr. Burrows
Seymour
F. W. Cheney
Roslindale Sunday School
F. Albertina Guild
Grace A. Park
B.A. Watkins
Fred Burroughs
Hypnotized Bride Marries Forger On Train to Sing Sing
New York April 21 A dramatic tale confirms the marriage of Jacob Herzig the forger to Theramutis Ivey on a baggage car aboard a train to Sing Sing. Ivey claims hypnotism influenced her actions and vows to seek her husband’s pardon. Deputy Sheriff Burke witnessed the ceremony conducted by Rev Lindsay before the train reached Yonkers. Herzig, previously jailed for grand larceny, has a controversial history and a father who aided his arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jacob
Herzig
Sing Sing Prison
West Forty-sixth Street
Theramutis Ivey
Miss Ivey
Jarvis
Ont
Jack
Mr. Lindsay
Tombs
Grand Central Depot
High Bridge
Burke
Lindsay
Yonkers
Elmira Reformatory
Brockway
Elmira
Mills to reopen with pre 1894 wage scale optimism
Happy Fall River notes mills resume tomorrow under the August 20 1894 wage scale. About 24000 workers benefit as trade looks fair this summer. Overseers say sickness low wages and strike fears reduced help. talks of new mills and additions spark plans to expand weaving sheds ring frames and carding to boost output by about a third.
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Fall River
New Bedford
Tecumseh
Laurel Lake
Iron Works
Weavers’ Union
Iron Works Company
Choir Ball at Brookline Promotes Church Event
The St. Marys Church Brookline choir hosts a ball at Union Hall tomorrow evening. Matrons include Mrs. David J. McGrath Mrs. Patrick H. Farren and Mrs. Francis A. Campbell. The American Wringer Co at 18 and 15 Broadway Extension repairs wringers sweepers and other items. mail orders and Tremont 7645 telephone service offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary’s Church
Brookline
Union Hall
David J. McGrath
Patrick H. Farren
Francis A. Campbell
The
American Wringer Co
Broadway Extension
Tremont
Pure Malt Whiskey Promoted As Healthful Boost
A prominent speaker urges that fatigue grips the season and credits Duffy's Pure Malt whiskey with stimulating the blood and purifying the body. He asserts it aids digestion and restores vitality more than other whiskeys, warning against adulterated substitutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duffy
Mrs Parnell in Bordentown Worse after Assault
Mrs Parnell remains semi conscious in Bordentown as doctors report no improvement and fear her death. The attack is branded a cowardly outrage with public anger rising among Irish Americans. some speculate the motive was money, not state documents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bordentown
N. J
Boston
Thomas J. Gargan
Mr. Gargan
Brighton High School Prize Drill Friday at Warren Hall
The annual Brighton High School prize drill will be held in Warren Hall on Friday evening May 4. The program includes company drill for the boys calisthenics for girls and the prize drill as the main event. Dancing for pupils and friends follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brighton High School
Warren Hall
Deaths in Roxbury and Surrounding Areas
Death notices from Roxbury and nearby towns report multiple passings on April 19 and 20. Obituaries cite James Fanning 33, John W. Gorman 38, Thomas W Havey 34, John Hastings 66, Patrick Lark 30, Mary J Nowd 32, and others with funeral details from local residences to St. Francis de Sales and Gate of Heaven churches. Services span April 22 with masses and requiems noted at several churches and cemeteries. The listings include addresses in Roxbury, Brighton, Charlestown, and Everett with schedule specifics.
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Fanning
Roxbury
James F. Fanning
Huneral
Hampshire Street
St. Francis de Sales
Veukart
Gorman
John W. Gorman
Eighth Street
Gate of Heaven
Thomas W
Mary Havey
Hotel Shepard
Weston Street
Ril
St. Francis Dé Sales
Cloc Hastings
Orth
John Hastings
Pe Street
Brighton
Patrick Lark
Winsnip Street
Columne Church
Mary J. Nowd
Reere
Funera Bar
Hodgkin
Herat
Frederick Hi
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Tremont &J
Masonic Temple
Franklin Park
Reginald Loke
Parks
Papa
Mamma
Gaildren
Opal Seagate
Hood’s
Hood's
N.Y
Wilson
Clark
G A. R
Ruetera Brewers
Platt
Chauncey Depew
Sing Sing
Theramotis Ivey
Him
Happy Fall River
Mrs. Parnell
Gargan
Delia T. S. Parnell
Hanover
WBSS
Bread St
Bestes
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