Cambridge votes defeat prohibitory amendment by wide margin
In Cambridge yesterday the prohibitory amendment was defeated by 19 838 for to 4 621 against, a majority of 2 638. The result surprised many, with Cambridge previously voting 664 for no license last year. Ward breakdowns show large anti amendment support in several wards. Lynn reports a quiet election with 803 against the amendment and 5 429 votes cast from 10 400 registered voters.
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Cambridge
Lynn
Somerville Narrowly Backs Amendment Amid Temperance Split
Somerville favored the amendment by 266 as the total vote reached 3358 with 1812 for and 1546 against. The temperance movement showed divisions, while Brookline reported a strong no vote of 6696 to 314 yes. polls opened at 1 and closed at 6 as volunteers distributed yes ballots.
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Brookline
Brooxums
Sprcran
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Asee
Eere
Elizabeth S. Tobey
Looper
Light Chelsea vote surprises both parties in urban ballot
Chelsea’s city election yielded a light turnout with 2803 total votes and a 419 majority against the amendment. Worded precinct tallies show uneven participation, with new ward officers elected as many regulars were absent and women at the polls added bustle for the No side.
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Chelsea
Dsaaaasassaid
Salem Election Delivers Emphatic No to Amendment
In Salem on April 22 the election produced a decisive defeat for the proposed amendment. Not a single precinct voted yes. The detailed ward breakdown shows overwhelming opposition across the city, with totals indicating a landslide against the measure.
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Salem
Speciay.j
Ward
Malden Surprises Everybody In No-License Vote Result
Mallpen April 22 reports Malden city voters shifted to no-license, overturning Prohibition expectations of a 500 to 800 edge. Final ward breakdown shows Yes and No tallies across districts, with overall counts 10650 for Yes and 1216 for No in a dramatic result.
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Malden
Mallpen
Sy Ccapaecei
Ian
Coe Gieske
Eager Couciecc
Boston Voting Day Draws Mixed Notes On Prohibition
Mayor Hart voted Yes after being urged by temperance volunteers at Precinct 5 Ward 11, while ex mayor Martin cast a No. North End precinct reports suggest ballots and a few taunts as voters faced trite reminders. Across Boston the day felt oddly subdued with little election excitement and standard straight ballots prevailing. German text ballots appeared in Ward 22, East Boston Republicans hoped for a Yes but results favored No. Precinct 3 Ward 11 posted Yes pleas removed by the warden, sparking brief skirmish at the edges.
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Woman’s Christian ‘Temperance Union
Martin
North End
Ward 6
Stock Exchange and Chamber of Commerce
Massachusetts
East
Boston
Ward 11
Massachusetts Votes Defeat Prohibition Amid Temperance Parade
The article details a heated election day in Boston with women canvassing in Ward 16 and 17, temperance activists and placards, and men voting Yes or No after liquor concerns. It notes widespread activity by the W C T U, Loyal Temperance Legion children at polling places, and comments from press and officials, including reactions from Miss Tobey and reporter observations.
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Broomfield Street
Crystal Springs
Miss
Els. Tobey
Massachusetts
W.C. 1. U. of Mississippi
Loyal Temperance Legion
Dorchester
Post
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E. R. Hazeltine
Whiting
W. H. Copeland
K. Mitchell
W. F. Mooers
M. E. Warner
F. Carter
J. Edwards
L. C. Loomis
E. Ballard
D. N. Look
Caroline Travis
Zelia Smith
New York
R. 8. Brown
Ss. A. Helliwell
M. C. Plummer
Mary H. Hunt
Ida Merriam
Ellen B. Green
General Carrington
A. E. Swallow
Jennie Dempster
Caroline M. McFarland
Allard
William Holland
TALKING OVER THE DEFEAT AT BROMFIELD STREET HEADQUARTERS
A Worcester temperance defeat spurred heated debate at the amendment campaign committee on Bromfield Street. James H Roberts urged a principled gubernatorial candidate like David Itahinade of Gloucester, while others blamed educated citizens as a fault. Benjamin R Jewell admitted surprise at the large loss and stressed absolut e prohibition, noting fundraising gaps of under 10,000 and heavy liquor opposition.
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Bromfield Street
Post
James H. Roberts
Temperance Party
David Itahinade
Gloucester
Commonwealth
Ram
Benjangin R. Jewell
St. Nicholas
Worcester County
Essex
Middlesex
Edward H. Haskell
Friends of Temperance
Hoar
John D. Long
O. C. Moore
New Hampshire
Euterpe Musical Evening in Apollo Hall Ended Season
Arthur Weld praises the Kneisel quartet and Max Zach for a flawless Schumann in A minor and Mozart quintet in G minor. Apollo Hall’s acoustics render the string quartet superb, better than Chickering Hall, with two well-chosen pieces closing the eleventh season of chamber music for Euterpe.
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Apollo Hall
Schumann
Kneisel
Max Zach
Chickering Hall
Arthur Weld
Proprietors of Cedar Grove Cemetery Second Annual Meeting
The Cedar Grove Cemetery proprietors held their second annual meeting at Union Hall with Thomas F. Temple presiding. Secretary treasurer B Clark reported 178 graves sold and 347 interments in the year, total interments 6004, cash balance 3280, receipts 14109.87 and expenditures 14077.07. Care funds began 25015.46, increased by 2460.24 to 27475.70. Amos J. White elected trustee for seven years. A C Clark reappointed secretary and treasurer.
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Cedar Grove Cemetery
Union Hall
Thomas F. Temple
Dir. B. Clark
Amos J. White
A. C. Clark
Vestry Officers Elected at Trinity Church Meeting
The annual vestry meeting at Trinity Church elected Wardens Charles Henry Parker and Charles R. Codman. Francis B. Sears was named clerk and treasurer. Vestrymen include Robert C. Winthrop John C. Ropes Charles J. Morrill Benjamin F. Nourse William S. Eaton Robert T. Paine Robert M. Cushing Edward N. Fenno Alexander Cochran e William P. Blake Francis B. Sears Harcourt Amory and Charles W. Dexter.
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Trinity Chapel
Charles Henry Parker
Charles R. Codman
Francis B. Sears
Robert C. Winthrop
John C. Ropes
Charles J. Morrill
Benjamin F. Nourse
William 8. Eaton
Robert T. Paine
Robert M. Cushing
Edward N. Fenno
Alexander Cochrane
William P. Blake
Harcourt Amory
Charles W. Dexter
Cambridge Notes Balls Mark School Building Celebration
The St John's Literary Institute of East Cambridge hosted a ball to celebrate its new Cambridge street building with over 275 couples in attendance. The Young Men's Catholic Young Men’s Association held its third annual ball at the Evangelical building on Prospect Street in Cambridgeport.
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East Cambridge
Cambridge Street
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Eyianssian
Prospect Street
Cambridgeport
Accidents Report From City Streets And Buildings
Yesterday a 12 year old girl Isabella Zoff of 320 Newbury street fell sixteen feet inside Hook and Ladder 15 losing a right leg. Samuel Campbell aged 8 of 150 Merrimac street died after bleeding from the nose while reportedly falling from a roof fifty feet high. Peter Kelly of Quincy holding a horse at Hyde Park watched it bolt and drag him injuring several ribs. P Nerson Jones a railroad switchman was instantly killed when run over by an engine. Bartholomew Mulvey of West Roxbury mangled by a premature blast while blasting rock in Dorchester.
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Newbury Street
Samuel Campbell
Merrimac Street
City Hospital
Peter Kelly
Quincy
Hyde Park
Kelly
Severa
P Nerson Jones
Boston & Abany Railroad
Bartholomew Mulvey
Oak Street
West Roxbury
Halford Street
Dorchester
First edition of The Pretty Sister of José exhausted
The first edition of five thousand copies of Mrs. Burnett s new work The Pretty Sister of José was exhausted before publication and no subsequent edition has been printed.
Freight Shed Fire Destroys 100 Car Loads of Hay Near Columbus Ave
Fire at the Boston and Albany freight shed near Columbus Avenue destroyed about 100 car loads of hay valued at $15,000 plus the shed valued at $10,000. Seven cars burned, fourteen cars on the track north caught fire, and one firefighter, George Randall, was injured by a falling bale. Origin uncertain though suspected incendiary or spontaneous combustion.
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Boston & Albany Railroad
Columbus Avenue
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Lord & Whitney
C. ¥. Gaay
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E. B. Wolston
Home Insurance Company
New York
Pynchon & Stickney
Springfield
George Randall
Hook and Ladder 15
House of Hook and Ladder 15
Fire outbreaks strike multiple towns on April 22
A sequence of April 22 fires across Danvers Lowell Fay River Hartford Belmont and Belmonts Scio burned hotels stores and dwellings. Losses range from $200 to $12,000 with several buildings insured or partially insured. Notable incidents include a Beav er Brook woods blaze near Oak Knoll and a four story fire damaging a Nash Street building with multiple occupants surviving.
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Whittier
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N. B
Lowell
Chemical Works
Taylor & Barlow
Wamesit
Church
Fay River
Hadfield Crowther
Lingane’s
South Main Street
Crowther
Opening of the Boston Horse Show Exhibition
Ten thousand people visited the Mechanics Building transformed into a first class stable for the Boston Horse Show Assn inaugural exhibition. 8381 horses, vast harnesses and carriages, and a crowded ring amid a late afternoon smoke scare from nearby railroad sheds. Performances continued through the day with riders, trick horses, and expert judging scheduled from morning till night.
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Mechanics
Boston Horse Show Association
Boston & Albany
Gleason
Examination at Waltham for clerical service
A competitive examination for the clerical service of Waltham will be held in that city at an early date. All citizens, male and female, who have been residents of Waltham during the entire year preceding the filing of their applications have a right to apply. Blanks can be obtained from Luman N. Hall, member of the board of examiners of Waltham.
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Waltham
Luman N. Hall
Board of Examiners of
Walain
Philo Celtic Society Marks Sixteenth Anniversary
The Philo-Celtic Society celebrates its sixteenth anniversary next Thursday evening at the Mechanics' building. Hon. John E. Fitzgerald will preside. Signorina Inez Carussi, famed Gaelic soprano and harpist, will perform along with Miss J Gomez, John A. Tobin, M. F. Curley, John J. McClusky, P. John Graham, J. J. Conlan, and Master Gomez.
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Philo-Celtic Society
Mechanics
John E. Fitzgerald
Signorina Inez Carussi
Miss J Gomez
John A. Tobin
M. F. Curley
John J. McClusky
P. John Graham
J.J. Conlan
Master Gomez
Memorial Day Festival Day Music Available From Litson Company
Litson Company offers memorial commencement exhibition and anniversary music for events. Orders for lists descriptions and advice are welcome.
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Litson Company
New School Song Collections Offer Fresh Titles
Several concert and exhibition song collections debut with titles such as United Voices and Children s School Songs. Other new adds include Mine dergarten and Primary School Songs and Songs and Games for Little Ones with prices ranging from 30 to 50 cents per item and per dozen.
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United Voices
Songs from the Social Singing books catalog
A catalog listing multiple song collections including College Songs War Songs Jubilee and Plantation Songs American Male Choir Temperance Rallying Songs Memorial Day Songs and Hymns with prices ranging from 25 to 60 cents.
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