Cove Street Bridge Hearing Draws City Interests
The army board of engineers in the Federal Building weighed the Cove street bridge with testimony from South Boston leaders. Objectors cited traffic, land value, and rail congestion while supporters argued relief of South Boston bottlenecks and faster city access.
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Cove Street
Army Board of Engineers
Federal Building
Charles R. Suter
Sylvanus C. Smail
Associated Board of Trade
John P. Dore
Boston
Richard J. Monks
South Boston Trust Company
Charles
Joseph A. Campbell
Dorchester
North Dorchester
War Office
Reading Coal Company
William Kelley
John P. Hall
Tilly Haynes
Willem Kells
William 8. Hillis
A. C. Ratshesky
United States Trust Company
James Potter
Common H Avenue
Cornelius J. Desmond
South Boston
Citizens’ Association
Michael J. Lydon
Buila
Gallivan
Atlantic Avenue
Dewey Square
Herman Hermial
Handwriting expert Kinsley testifies in Maine trial
In New York on December 14, the murder trial of Roland B. Molineux for Mrs. Katherine Adams’s death centered on William J. Kinsley the handwriting expert cross examined by Mr Weeks. The exchange covered handwriting individuality multiple samples and peculiarities of the poison package address amid interruptions and court warnings.
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New York
Roland B. Molineux
Katherine J. Adams
William J. Kinsley
Weeks
Mr. Weeks
Mr. Kinsley
Osborne
Goff
Harbor Improvements Call for Wider Channel and Anchorage
Kiwyn G. Preston of the Chamber of Commerce spoke at the Boston Wholesale Grocers' Association meeting on harbor upgrades. He urged dredging a 2000 foot wide channel to admit the largest steamers and boost trade, and called on the State to secure increased anchorage and a fixed light at Highland Light to aid navigation.
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Kiwyn G. Preston
Chamber of Commerce
Boston Wholesale Grocers’ Association
Boston
Preston
King
Marister
Tremont Street Wires Vanish Overnight
Merchants along Tremont street found trolley wires missing this morning, leaving only bare poles. The railway company responded within two hours after residents spoke, moving to suspend their service until tracks return.
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Tremont Street
Boston Girl Ends Pale Symptoms With Pink Pills
Miss K. A. Dunbar of 605 Massachusetts Avenue Boston describes pale appearance loss of appetite and headaches improving after using Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People She reports six boxes cured weariness and no relapse and confirms the testimony before a justice of the peace in Schenectady NY
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Boston
Dr. Williams
Moody in Serious Condition at Home of Dwight Moody
Moody's condition worsened with abdominal swelling and albumen in urine, signaling cardiac trouble. Dr. N P Wood reports Mr Moody confined to his room and only accepting family and close friends, while Dr. Shattuck from Harvard Medical School supports the diagnosis and is hopeful for recovery.
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East Northfield
N. P. Wood
Dwight L. Moody
Frederick C. Shattuck
Boston
Harvardd Medical School
Moody
Wood
Mr. Moody
Christmas at Gilchrist's Early Shopping Suggestion
Gilchrist and Co. proposes an experiment in early Christmas shopping as a prudent measure. The idea aims to spread demand and ease holiday crowds, with details still unclear.
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Gilchrist & Co
Trial of Mollineux handwriting questions from poison case
The trial resumed with Mr. Kinsley on the witness stand as expert handwriting analysis focused on Barnet and Cornish letters. Evidence included a newspaper clipping claimed to reproduce the poison package address and five forms of enclosure, with cross examination by Mr. Weeks and testimony about pen styles, spacing, and punctuation.
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Weeks
Kinsley
Adams
Mr. Kinsley
Osborne
H. Cornish
H. C. Barnet
Mr. Osborne
Thomson
Carvalho
District Attorney’s Office
Mollineux
Magee Ranges and Heaters Prove Economical and Reliable
Magee Furnace Company, long established in New England, continues to offer ranges and heaters under the Are the Best trademark. The text touts their durability, modern features, and labor-saving devices, claiming Magee products are economical and convenient for households.
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New England
Magee
Magee Furnace Company
Christmas Goods Abound as Winter Street Store Prepares New Home
Shoppers flood the Winter street firm known for umbrellas and handkerchiefs as Christmas goods fill counters. The upcoming move to a Washington street building next year will end the present quarters, with the old stand joining the new. The display includes gold plated vases, china ware, albums, medallions, toilet cases, and a range of gifts ensuring something for every recipient.
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Winter Street
Washington Street
Gilchrist & Co
Gilchrist
After Bail Jumpers
Circulars issued by Chief Inspector Watts show photographs of twelve arrested in the city who forfeited bail. Among them is Edward A. Harvey accused of stealing a pocketbook from Captain Warren at the Boston and Albany station. Also named are Mamie Scully Tessie Ellis alias Annie Boane and others including Benjamin Hands Thomas Dyer alias Arthur J. West Andrew Collins alias George Williams William A Gilbert Clara Gilbert Moe Cohen alias Joseph Phillips John Mackie Isaac Freeman and Willie O Keefe.
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Watts
Edward A. Harvey
Captain Warren
Brighton
New York
Boston & Albany
Mamie Scully
Tessie Ellis
Annie Boane
Benjamin Hands
Thomas Dyer
Arthur J. West
Andrew Collins
George Williams
William A
Clara Gilbert
Moe Cohen
Joseph Phillips
John Mackie
Isaac Freeman
Willie O'Keefe
Boston & Albany offers cheap berth from Boston to Chicago
The Boston and Albany railroad now offers a berth in an erge car for $2 with berths costing only this amount. The service departs Boston at an early morning time on Wednesdays and Saturdays, with trips to Chicago and return options. The office is at 36 Washington Street.
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Boston
Chicago
Boston & Albany Railro Agner
Theatre News and London Plays Stir Early 1900s Season
Castle Square patrons praise Tony Cummings for staying with the company as Madge Lessing is cast principal boy in Little Red Riding Hood for Christmas week at Trollis Street. January 1 openings feature Rogers Brothers in Wall Street and Mme Modjeska, Mrs. Fiske, Mrs. Leslie Carter. Taber to run Adelphi in London. Edgar C Smith in Montreal for Three Little Lambs. Hopper's Charlatan in London. Tederer to lease Casino, New York. Children of the Ghetto draws London praise. Dingwall sails for Europe to fetch new plays.
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Castle Square Theatre
Tony Cummings
Dramatic Company
Madge Lessing
Trollis Street Theatre
Little Boy Blue
London
Boston
Rogers Brothers
Wall Street
Museum
Marie Antoinette
Adelphi Theatre
D’arcy of the Guard
Edgar C. Smith
Montreal
Fifth Avenue Theatre
New York
de Wolf Hopper
Spooraine
Cables
George Tederer
Walter Burns
A. W. Dingwall
Jacob Litt
Europe
Boston Theatrical Week Shows Wide Range of Productions
The advance sale for Superba at Boston next week signals strong interest as it modernizes. Sylvia Thorne stars in Hurly Burly at Grand Opera House after Sis Hopkins. Dark Deeds fills Bowdo in Uare Theatre with enthusiastic crowds and The Stowaway returns Monday.
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Columbia Theatre
Lederrie
Nand Castle
Sis
Neasteese
Foucere
Mhjectionah
Sam Bernard
Boston
Sylvia Thorne
Weber & Fields
Grand Opera House
Sis Hopkins
Bowdoin Uare
Fougere
PB. H. Sothern
Virginia Harned
Hollis
Us Arbor
Park Theatre
Faust
Mme. Calve
Marguerite
Alvarez
Mile. Olitzka
Iiabel
Pol Plancon
Mephistopheles
Sig. Scotti
Valentine
Tremont Theatre
Arizona
Tremont
Mr. Thomas
Boston Museum
Sousa
Chris
Wonderful Lamp
Araula
London Assurance
Castle Square
Grand Theatre
Herbert A. Kenny
Dan
Dolly Mann
Mandy
Wallace
Big Son
Colonel Boone
Austin & Stone's
Aged Couples' Home Fair Opens at Hotel Vendome
The Home for Aged Couples fair opened yesterday at the Hotel Vendome under Dr. Elizabeth Abbott Carleton. Tables displayed attractive goods and an entertainment was held last evening. Tonight Miss Laura Frances Eaton and others will perform with the Cecilia Orchestra providing selections.
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Hotel Vendome
Elizabeth Abbott Carleton
Laura Frances Eaton
W. H. M. Austin
Frances Beckwith
Herbert Johnson
Cecilia Orchestra
Confessed to Infanticide by Mrs. Nellie Sargent
Lawrence dispatch reports Mrs. Nellie Sargent, held at City Hospital, confessed to throwing her newborn into the Spicket River a week ago. The infant's body was recovered by local boys. Mrs. Sargent, aged 22, is married and estranged from her husband, a soldier serving in the Philippines.
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Lawrence
Nellie Sargent
Spicket River
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Engineers’ Board
MR. Cobb
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Albany Street
Thomas A. Carter
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Doane
Lewis Wharf
Mr. Bowles
Carey
Met
Rae
Dirt
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N. K. Fairbank Company
St Louis
Robert Holt
Molineux
Barnet
K. A. Dunbar
Frank E. Wingate
N. Y
Gilchrist’s
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Dramatic CO
John Blair
Lee & Tenailles
He Dee
Tromont
Boston Theatre
Eugene Tompkins
Grand Opera
Metropoli
Mik
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Mmes
Calve
Bauermeister
Olitzka
MM. Alvarez
Scotti
Meux
Plancon
Mancinelli
Eve
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the Herald Square
George W. Magee
J. R Stirling
Rose
Hopkins
Vaudeville
Cissie Loftus
Charlies T. Aldrich
Hilda Thomas
Comedienne
T. W. Eckert
Emma Bers
Johnson and Dean
Coon
Ba. M. Laver
Edith Sinclair
Bocksom and Burns
John R
Ela Egee
Castle Beat
Tremont St
Tre Eeanth
Oxford
Maetanaris
Dion Boucicault
Surance
Ta Casaversa
Lady Ursula
Matinee
Jerome Sykes
Edna Wallace Hopper
John Philip Sousa
Chris and the Wonderful Lamp
Glen MacDonough
Herald
Holli Isaac B. Rich
Ss Theatre
Virginia Sothern Harned
H. Thern Ee’ Virthu Dee
E. Ginia
Somedy
Engene Domethian Lessee
Mgr. Tonicht
Jas. A. Herne
Old Providence Station
Tissot
Life of
Christ
Square Theatre
Waway
Howard Merry May
May Howard
Lorenz
Allen
Mile
Rialta
Mamie Anderson
Eulalie
Kirwin
Clair
Nicolai
Myrtle Tressidor
SSS Rentz
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Adiita
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