Itinerant musicians clash with city over jams in Boston
A chaotic scene along North End and downtown Boston sparks a Musicians Commission plan. Itinerant players face hearings on licenses, limits, and zones to curb street noise. Large instruments require numbers. small players may be banned from many districts. enforcement by police is outlined. Public reaction shifts to reform and political letters reflect local ward struggles.
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Eto
P—L—C
Boston
North End Park
Farrer
Mascagni
Joe’ Flynn
Music Commission
Navy Yard
Old
Kentucky
Cairo
Austin & Stone
Faust
Old Town
Apollo
Back Bay
Lew Doeckstader
Dartmouth
Beacon
Somerset
Howard
Hanover
Blackstone
Clinton
Atlantic Avenue
Cove
Snceland
Washington
Hollis
Tremont Streets
North End
Howe Replies to Terhune Open Letter on Ballot Choice
Mr Howe answers W L Terhune in a letter responding to a Boston Sunday Post piece. He claims the circular was sent to Democrats and Republicans, not Republicans alone, notes the caucus gave him a place on the ticket yet many votes were voided due to an extra X on ballots, affecting the district he is contesting.
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Mt. Bowdoin
Bowdoin Avenue
Puritan Avenue
Dorchester
Frank D. Howe
Dee
W. L. Terhune
Bos
My Clothier Opens New Annex in Portland Street
Bernard M. Wolf expands his Massachusetts Clothing Company to add 2560 square feet at No 9 Portland Street. The annex, linking to the Hanover street shop, will house men’s furnishings, shoes, and a winter overcoat display with Wolf’s one price, lowest price policy. The opening is celebrated by floral tributes from employees and notable congratulations, highlighting Wolf’s rise from legislator to prominent retailer and the growth of his business through advertising and public displays.
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Bernard M. Wolf
Hanover
Portland
Wolf
Boston
Kuhn
Daily Press
Authors’ Club
Mr. Wolf
Massachusetts Clothing Company
Morris Winchevsky Critiques Socialist Labor Party Debate
Morris Winchevsky, NY Socialists leader, lectured at Waiters' Union Hall on The Social Democratic Party vs. the Socialist Labor Party. He depicted De Leon as autocratic, accused SLP members of bigotry, and praised Social Democrats for fair tactics leading to a Haverhill victory. A heated exchange followed with SLP adherents present.
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Morris Winchevsky
Socialist Labor Party
Social Democratic Party
Haverhill
Herbert N. Casson
Public Libraries Grow As Massachusetts Census Details Education
The 1899 Massachusetts census reports rapid growth in public libraries and reading rooms. It records 3090 public school buildings valued at 37.4 million dollars plus 1.63 million in other property, with extensive private school use and rising secular and religious reading rooms across counties and towns.
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Massachusetts
Wadlin
Berkshire
Essex
Hampden
Hampshire
Middlesex
Norfolk
Suffolk
Worcester
Barnstable
Dhy
Picture Provokes Sorrow in Spalding Union Church
The Spalding Literary Union in New York faced uproar over a souvenir programme featuring a young woman in undergarments. After attempting to obscure the image with pasted paper, heavy interest persisted as clergy discovered the erasure. The incident sparked embarrassment and loss.
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New York
Dec.il
Spalding Literary Union
Columbus Hall
Father Hughes
Stephen A. Stafford
Mr. Stafford
Mr. Stafsford
Stafford
Father McMillan
Union Lebeiarstibbk AR
Black Hus- Playproduced by St Paul Society at City Church
The Church of St Paul the Apostle on Sixteenth Street and Columbus Avenue hosted a society production of The Black Hus- a short, readable program note mentioning performers and venue. The item captures a local cultural event with names and place of screening.
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Church of St
Paul the Apostle
Sixtieth Street
Columbus Avenue
Reading rooms in religious classes rise 1885 to 1895
The record shows church and Sunday school reading rooms and eighteen Sunday school rooms listed in 1895, though none in 188. Other religious reading rooms increased from 21 in 1885 to 44 in 1895, indicating growth in available reading spaces for faith communities.
Anarchists Protest 60 Year Streetcar Franchises in Chicago
A mass Chicago meeting at Central Music Hall, chaired by Wranklin H. Head, demanded municipal ownership of streetcar lines. Attendees, including Mayor Harrison and ex Governor Altgeld, urged action amid accusations of city council corruption tied to traction companies.
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Chicago
Central Music Hall
Wranklin H. Head
Harrison
John F. Altgeld
George H. Cole
John Maynard Harlan
Thomas P. Hodnett
Altgeld
Is It Smallpox Local Outbreak in Bedford Area
Dr Benjamin Lee secretary of the State Board of Health arrived in Huntingdon from Bedford after studying the outbreak. He stated the disease is smallpox with at least twenty cases in Bedford town. General vaccination was ordered and infected houses quarantined. Public schools may close. Investigations beyond Bedford were not pursued.
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Huntingdon
Penn
Benjamin Lee
State Board of Health
Bedford
Lee
Chanukah Celebrations Held For Sabbath School Children
Hebrew children enjoyed the Chanukah festival as Sabbath schools at Temple Adath Israel Ohe bei Sholom Temple and other congregations held events yesterday. The eight day festival recalls Judas Maccabeus victories with candles lit each evening in Hebrew homes and special activities for the children.
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Temple Adath Israel
Ohebei Sholom
Judas Maccabeus
Rev Thom as J Sullivan Dies at St Vincent’s Hospital
The Rev Thomas J Sullivan pastor of St Mary’s Church Uxbridge and a prominent Springfield diocese priest died at St. Vincent’s Hospital Worcester from heart and kidney troubles he had planned to visit Boston for the twenty fifth anniversary of his ordination and died within twenty four hours after hospital admission He served as pastor of St Mary’s for eleven years.
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Worcestier
Thomas J. Sullivan
St. Mary's Church
Uxbridge
Springfield
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Father Sullivan
Boston
Freight Handlers' Union Nominates Board of Aldermen Candidates
The Freight Handlers' Union 6527 reports successful campaign events in St. Stephwyn yesterday. J. E. Doyle and John J. Mahoney receive endorsements for the Board of Aldermen as committees on bail announce financial success.
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Union
O A. P
St. Stephwyn’s
Figil
J. Ee. Doyle
John J. Mahoney
A'lermen
Duchess of Marlborough Chooses Godmother Amid Family Feud
New York society notes reveal the Duchess of Marlborough sided with the Vanderbilt family in a long running split with Mrs. Oliver Belmont. The christening godmother was Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr., proxy for the Vanderbilt clan, signaling a deepening rift and shifting loyalties within prominent circles.
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New York
Vanderbilts
England
Duchess of Marlborough
St. James's Chapel
London
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt
Oliver Belmont
Sirs
Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr
Marquis of Blanford
St. James's
Lady Blanford
Duke of Marlborough
Marquis of Londonderry
Victoria
Mrs. Belmont
W. Js. Vanderbilt
Blenheim
Funeral for John L. Gardner at Church of the Advent
The late John L. Gardner dies after apoplexy Saturday. Funeral set for Wednesday at 11 AM from Church of the Advent with Rev Wynne-Jones officiating. Burial at Mt. Auburn Cemetery. Widow Mrs Jack Gardner requests an unostentatious ceremony. pallbearers not yet named.
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John L. Gardner
Church of the Advent
Jack’’ Gardner
Wynne-Jones
Mt. Auburn Cemetery
Gardner
Exchange Club
Beacon Street
Paul Thorndike
Death at Beacon Street Home of John L Gard Ner
The residence at 152 Beacon Street is identified as the death locale of John L Gard Ner. Reports indicate the deceased occupied that address at the time of death and the case is being documented by local authorities.
Gardner Heir to Vast Boston Fortune Passes Away at 62
Funeral reports note John Lowell Gardner II died at 8:30 pm leaving no children. Son of Boston merchant prince John Lowell Gardner, he inherited an estate valued around 5 million dollars in Boston. He attended Harvard briefly, served on the Harvard board of overseers, and owned multiple homes in Beacon Street, Brookline and Beverly, with a Venice residence during travels.
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Mr. Gardner
Boston
John Lowell Gardner
John Ll. Gardner
Harvard
University
Beacon Street
Brookline
Beverly
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Palace
Venice
Here Is Mr Pray's Letter from 1808 Boston Medicine Ad
A customer in Boston on November 23 1808 reports after a Harvard Yale football game in wet weather a severe cold and sore throat. Following Dr Warren's Formula B per bottle directions the relief was complete by Monday morning. The letter requests three bottles of Formula B as a great household medicine.
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New Haven
Dr. Warren
Warren Medicine Co
Boston
Harvard
Yale
Cure That Gold and Prevant Pneumonia, KLEIN'S
An OCR rich list of pharmacy and shop names along Boylston Tremont and surrounding streets. It catalogs numerous druggists and stores with multiple addresses in a dense street ledger style. The passage reads like an old city directory page listing businesses and locations.
Union Labor Presses Union Only Hiring For Navy Yard Dock
Building Trades Council debated the new navy yard dry dock and ferryboat projects and resolved only union men may be employed. A mayoral approach on ferries was directed, a dry dock union effort organized, and a school association circular condemned. Marlboro shoe strike endorsed. Christmas Day meeting canceled. bond demands by manufacturers alleged to pressure workers against union vows.
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Building Trades Council
Navy Yard
Public School Association
Pattern Makers
Amalgamated Carpenters and Plasterers
Vest makers strike over rule banning union membership
Over 160 vest makers walked off work in protest against a new manufacturer rule that forbids them from joining a labor organization. The action reflects mounting labor tensions as workers seek to preserve organizing rights amid production demands.
Employment of Union Men by City Candidates
Stone Masons Union Noe linked with Bricklayers and Masons International Union urged city candidates to state support for hiring city workers who are citizens and paid union wages. Several alderman and school committee candidates affirmed. A large number of councilmanic candidates also endorsed the union stance.
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Stone Masons’ Union Noe
Bricklayers and Masons’ International Union
Board of Aldermen
Joghu Quinn, Jr
Ernest C. Wagner
Austin Bigelow
Frederick W. Day
Michael W. Norris
Charles H. Bryant
Manasseh K. Bradley
Michael W. Brick
Edward W. Presho
Albert W. Lyon
Charlies I. Albee
Ignatius S. McDonough
Thomas J. Kenny
Thomas W. Berridge
John A. Brett
Francis A. Campbell
Messrs
Billings
Stone
Merritt
Rosnosky
Elizabeth
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Terhune
Social Labor Party
Mass Meeting
Street Railroad
Pennsylvania Health Board
Sullivan Pead
Albert T. Pray
Mr. Pray
John F. Pray & Son
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Kelley & Durbee's
Boylston
Fiofepman’s
Berkeley
Columbus Ave
Wyman’s
Berkeley St
Webster’s
Chirendon St
Tracker'’S
Dartmouth St
Nicholl's
Columbus
Simmons’s
Huntington Ave
Windmere
Massachusetts Ave
Wheeler's
South End
West End
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Charles St. Fenelon
Cambridge Kimball S
Cambridge Nims
Cambridge St. Squires's
Cambridge St Coleman's
Cambridge St. Tate's
Lowell
Merrinou Finney
Leverett
Green
Souther
Stamiford
Susamn O
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Revere Toure
Dexter's
Court St
Knight's
Hanover St
Tremont Row
Roxbury & Dorchester
Knowlton’'S
Washington St
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Bird St. Cobios
Blue Hill
Bradford's
Durkee
South Boston
Broadway
Curtiss
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Tobin'’S
Dorchester At
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Chelsea
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