Price of Gas Costs and Profits Stir Public Alarm
An analysis of Boston gas pricing argues that gas sold costs about 65 cents per thousand feet to manufacture and distribute while consumers pay around 120 cents. It claims bonds and stock overstate value, with water stock relying on excess profits. The piece suggests cities should consider municipal gas to prevent higher rates and seeks tariff revisions to forestall legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Dorchester
Roxbury
Philadelphia
Military Funeral for John Hogan Paymaster Ninth Regiment
The funeral of John Hogan pay master of the Ninth Regiment was held at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross. Father M J Lee officiated. A Lynn Cadet Band led a procession with officers of the Ninth Regiment and escort from Company E under Lt Sullivan. Pall bearers include Inspect Breen and lieutenants from several companies. burial at Malden Cemetery with military salute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hogan
Cathedral of the Holy Cross
M. J. Lee
Lynn
J. J. Sullivan
Strachan
Breen
King
Madden
Kelly
Quinlan
Flanagan
Boston & Maine
Malden
Park Theatre readies Clemenceau Case revival with grand set
Park Theatre plans a revival of the Clemenceau Case with a clean Dumas version, lavish staging, and a strong cast led by Manager Crabtree. The production, touted as an artistic vindication and potential financial success, will be shown to the Board of Aldermen at 10:30 a.m. with tickets already on sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park Theatre
Clemenceau Case
Dumas
Crabtree
Board of Aldermen
Manag
Fatal coal gas incident at 784 Western Avenue
Lynn December 14 At about 4 a m W A Varney milk dealer and his wife were found insensible in their room from coal gas rising from the furnace They were saved by a prompt discovery and a physician reports both are now recovering Also includes brief notes on music cabinets and remedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn
Speciau J
W. A. Varney
Western Avenue
A Rough Voyage of the Bark Jennie Cushman to Boston
Captain Titcomb reports one of his roughest voyages from Bathurst to Boston aboard the Jennie Cushman with hides and skins for F. C. Butman & Co. The ship endured gale after gale, two blows back across the Gulf Stream, a hurricane near 39 N 66 W, and several crew injuries before docking at Battery Wharf. Mates S. RK Simpson and James Horn fell ill, later recovering, while steward Richard Merrill was burned in the galley accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie Cushman
Boston
St. Vincent
C. V
Bathurst
RK. Simpson
York
James Horn
Lastport
Battery Wharf
William
Slater
Marine Hospital
Chelsea
Richard Merrill
Kennebunkport
Titcomb
Bermuda
Gulf Stream
Georges Bank
E.N.E
N.W
Falmouth
W. 8. Randall
Recounts Elect Farmers and Sullivan to Alderman Posts
Congratulations spread among Democrats and independents after recounts in the first and tenth aldermanic districts. Lewis G. Farmer won by a single vote in the tenth, while Sullivan defeated Wesley A. Gove by fourteen in his race. Voters praise Sullivan as a progressive voice for East Boston on the new board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis G. Farmer
Sullivan
Wesley A. Gove
Boston
Conservatory
New England Conservatory of Music
Mayor-elect Alger Honored at Saturday Dinners
Large Cambridge celebration features Mayor-elect Alger addressing guests at American House. Speakers include J M W Hall and ex mayors. Other gatherings cover schoolmasters, paint and oil trade, and Middlesex County clubs with discussions on education, trade associations, and marking systems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American House
Alger
Cambridge
J. M. W. Hall
John W. Corcoran
Thomas W. Proctor
Isaac Bradford
John W. Coveney
William A. Sancroft
Donovan
Lowell
P. H. Cooney
Senator Kemp
Massachusetts
Schoolmasters’ Club
Brunswick
W. C. Collar
Roxbury Latin School
P. Dutton
Brookline
W. H. Lambert
Fall River
New England
F. A. Iall
William TI. Harris
L&l.d
United States Commissioner of Education
Richard G. Moulton
National Master Painters’ Association
W. H. Sayward
Boston Executive Business Association
Master Builders’ Association of
United States
C. F. Lee
Charlestown
F. W. Shattuck
Winchester
Middlesex County Schoolmasters’ Club
Quincy
W. Jl. Bradbury
J. D. Billings
J. O. Godfrey
J. W. Applebee
E. O. Grover
I. W. Davis
E. M. Lovering
Boston Club
Patwer’s
W. Whitten
R. H. Brown
Peabody
Major Follett
Rockwell
William Harris
Norfolk County
United States Hotel
E. E. Thompson
Brockton
T. H. West
Randolph
F. Dean
Hyde Park
J. W. Armington
Weymouth
The
Oil Trade Association
Charles E. Adams
Massachusetts State Board of Trade
Lowell Board of Trade
Parker's
Mr. Adams
State Board
William Jones Goulding
Clover Club
Revere House
Thomas Fay
Thomas A. Mullen
William M. Olin
W. W. Doherty
Harrison Hume
New England Club
Young’s
Charles W. Hawlstrom
Hood's Sarsaparilla Offered for Blood Diseases
A sales-style claim urges that life is misery for those with scrofula and other blood diseases and promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla as the only remedy likely to help. The ad asserts broad benefits and that it reasonably benefits all who try it.
Park Street's New Pastor Preaches on Strength in Faith
The Rev. Dr. Virgin of New York filled Park Street Church yesterday, arguing that true strength lies in spiritual power over physical force. He traced history from Moses to modern politics, urged duty to truth and social purity, and warned against politics, drink, and Roman Catholic influence, urging vigilance against "ancient twins of diabolism."
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel H. Virgin
D.D
New York
Park Street
Delilah
Samson
Dr. Virgin
Red Sea
Jericho
Christian Church
Ingalls
South
Washington
Massachusetts
Manuhood
Miner
Advent Sermon Emphasizes Personal Christ Connection
The Rev. Arthur C. A. Hall of the Church of St. John the Evangelist urged believers to seek Christ personally apart from church authority. He traced Nathanael’s confession, praised faith beyond criticism, and urged moral purity and love as God’s word speaks to the heart amid modern criticisms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur C. A. Hall
Church of St. John the Evangelist
Bowdoin Street
Christ
Nathanael
Rabbi
God
Israel
Man
Father Hall
Philip
Nazareth
Jesus
Father Hail
Christendom
Peter
Crises in Patriotism and Morals in Republics
Rev Dr A A Miner preached at Columbus Avenue Universalist Church on Sunday morning using 2 Timothy 3 13 to warn that evil men and seducers will wax worse while many in society sustain manifold relations and susceptibility to deception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Avenue Universalist Church
A. A. Miner
Miner
Defending His Faith at Harvard Street Baptist Church
The Rev Roland D Grant urged trust in Jesus Christ as the only hope amid liberal pulpit attacks on doctrine. He attacked Mr Savage for denying biblical inerrancy and challenged belief in creation, the Garden of Eden, and the birth and resurrection stories, insisting the Holy Spirit guided the apostles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus Christ
Roland D. Grant
Harvard Street Baptist Church
Mr. Savage
Savage
Christ
Jesus
Bethlehem
Nazareth
Education meeting for Tuskegee Institute draws crowd in Alabama
Dr E F Hale hosts a large gathering at a church to support negro education focusing on Tuskegee Normal School in Alabama. Speakers include Dr Samuel Eliot, Rev C F Dole, Mrs Alice Freeman Palmer, Booker T. Washington, and Rev Phillips Brooks. Tuskegee students sing plantation songs. Eliot praises moral education and Northern schools’ duty to aid others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. F E. Hale
Tuskegee Normal School
Tuskegee
Ala
South
Samuel Eliot
C. F. Dole
Alice Freeman Palmer
Wellesley College
Booker IT. Washington
Palmer and Washington Endorse Alabama School Efforts
Mrs. Alice Freeman Palmer praised the institution and its patient, noble workers, noting its impact in poverty and ignorance. Booker T. Washington gave a brief account, while Rev. Phillips Brooks urged support to advance education for African Americans in a South marked by racial imbalance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Freeman Palmer
Palmer
Alabama
Massachusetts
Booker T. Washington
Phillips Brooks
South
Defeat Lessons at Mexico Hall Meeting
A letter from Professor Luther Townsend, dated at Mexico, mentions a presidential son’s threat to shoot Romish priests. Mr. Bradbury plans a Christmas gift appeal for Dr. Fulton in Canada and reflects that defeat may yield future campaign gains. Rev. Miner and Rev. Armstrong denounce parochial schools and urge state school supervision amid Protestant Catholic tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradbury
Music Hall
Luther Townsend
Mexico
Republic
Fulton
Canada
Mr. Bradbury
A. A. Miner
J. Z. Armstrong
America
Pope
Dr. Miner
Armstrong
First Regi ment Athletic Club Holds Inaugural Meet At Armory
The first annual meeting of the First Regiment Athletic Club was held at the armory on Saturday night. P J Finnerran of Company C and B A A dominated field events with five firsts and one second. Exhibits included Italian school fencing with Castroni, Ferrari, Stall Robinson, and Mildred Russell. A zouave drill by Chelsea Rifles troops drew enthusiasm, followed by sparring by Ethier and Robinson. Field event results crown Finnerran and teammates across sprints, distance runs, jumps, throws, and a tug of war victory by Company G over K.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Regiment Athletic Club
P. J. Finnerran
Company C
G. M. Castroni
B. Ferrari
M. Stall Robinson
Mildred Russell
A. Mell
Napoleon Ethier
J. C. Robinson
P. J. Finneran
H. C. Kean
B. Lang
L. W. Walker
G. P. Cooley
C. K. Wiggin
A. C. Fernald
William Peterson
C. P. Nutter
Hanson
A. Lindsay
UC. G
Lincoln
L. W. Hardy
P. J. Inneran
Institute of Technology Athletic Club Fall Meet at Gymnasium
The annual IT Athletic Club fall meeting at the Technology Gymnasium featured close contests substituting rope climbs and sprints for sparring. Heywood equalled the running high jump club record at 5 ft 6 in, while Mason and Keene led various events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Institute of Technology Athletic Club
C. D. Heywood
B. R. T. Collins
Dr. Bullet
Mason
Keene
Lin
Collins
Heywood
Viele
F. W. Lord
C. R. Ross
Harvey Wardner
Anderson
Sturgis
Wason
J. L. Batchelder
C. M. Lincoln
A. A
M. Durf
City water workers press for recall of 175 discharged men
Water works employees held a meeting to urge reemployment of 175 men recently discharged after a shortfall in funding. A five member committee was appointed to pursue the matter. Park employees met in Chickering Hall amid protests over layoffs tied to election votes for Nathan Matthews Jr. and Moody Merrill. Building Laborers and Freight Handlers Assembly 5572 held sessions in Caledonia Hall and Dexter Hall respectively, with a large turnout and a planned special meeting next Sunday on important business.
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Water Works
Park
Chickering Hall
Washington
Northampton Streets
Nathan Matthews, Jr
Moody Merrill
Caledonia Hall
Assembly 5572
Dexter Hall
Boston Chess Club to Open Rooms at Pemberton Square
The Boston Chess Club announces openings at 33 Pemberton Square three evenings weekly Monday Wednesday and Saturday for visitors to view and learn from hosts. Rev Dr Winslow addresses Baptist ministers on Lighten the Old Testament from the Monuments at Meicnnon. General Butler lectured on Wendell Philips at Tremont Temple noting it will be his final platform appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Chess Club
Pemberton Square
Winslow
General Butler
Wendell Phillips
Tremont Temple
Noted Overbearing Buildings Obscure Boston Street Light
A reader from Boston criticizes the expanding Exchange and Fiske blocks and the Massachusetts Life block for blocking light and air on State Street. The letter argues tall structures threaten the city’s streetscape and public rights to light.
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Taverner
State Street
Congress and
State Streets
Exchange and Fiske
Massachusetts [Hospital
Boston
That Unaccomplished Girl
A correspondent notes the value of a girl with inner steadiness and no grand ambitions. The writer recalls a once lively woman who matured into a calm matron, devoted wife, mother, and friend, who found happiness in duty and in making others happy. The narrator claims to have married such a woman and speaks from personal experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taverner
Senex
Appalachian Mountain Club Invitation to Mr Taverner
Junius A Palmer Jr invites Mr Taverner to join the Appalachian Mountain Club, describing its 800 members, library of technical works, and international ties. He outlines a Boston to New England walking excursion with lodges in the White Mountains and Berkshire Hills, promising a social, scenic, and discreet encounter at Beacon Street rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Appalachian Mountain Club
Mr. Taverner
Walking Club
New York
Boston
Mr.Taverner
George C. Mann
EK. Hale
New England
Switzerland
Matterhorn
White Mountains
Berkshire Hills
Park Corner
Beacon Streets
St. Bernard
Jonu Ritchie, Jr
Guardian
Park Street
Post
Junius A. Palmer, JR
Christmas Gifts At Henry Guild & Sons Store
Christmas gifts abound at Henry Guild and Sons on Washington street near Winter street with a large variety of items sure to please shoppers this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Guild & Sons
Washington Street
Corner Winter Street
C K Ridler's Stationer Ad Buys Fine Writing Goods
Boston area stationery shop on Boylston Street at Berkeley advertises WS stilegrophic pens fountain pens lap tablets scrap baskets Christmas cards diaries fashionable writing papers leather goods and related supplies for writers and collectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bromaura
C.K. Ridlsr
Boylston St
Cor
Berkeley
Boston
Woman Dies After Stove Accident at Lothrop Place
Margaret Lynch aged sixty, intoxicated, upset a stove at No 3 Lothrop Place yesterday. She burned herself severely and was taken to City Hospital where she died soon after.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Lynch
Lothrop Place
City Hospital
Paine's Furniture Sells $3 Clothes Pole Demand
A $3 clothes pole from Paine's Furniture Company meets a widespread need in every bedroom. The item is advertised as a practical accessory for organizing garments and keeping rooms tidy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paine
Furniture Company
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