Cambridge Aldermen Clash Over North Cambridge Police District
The Cambridge Board of Aldermen debated a new North Cambridge police district and an appropriation for a police station. The council approved a tenement spacing ordinance and a $10,000 bridge rebuilding, while debt questions on the Coolidge estate and hospital site were sent to officials. President Blake clashed with Bears and Brownell over the $12,000 police station funds, arguing waste and taxpayer burden, while Beals and Brownell urged stronger police protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge Board of Aldermen
Finance Commission
Cambridge
Pierce Street
Coolidge
Blake
Aldermen
Bears
Brownell
North
Beals
Fat Reduction Pill Promises Safe Weight Loss
An advertisement touts Rengo as a harmless fat reducer that can be chewed like candy and allegedly causes gradual weight loss without wrinkles. It claims superiority over other anti fats and offers a free trial package by mail from the Detroit company, with several Boston vendors listed for sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rengo Co
Rengo
Detroit
Mich
Boston
Henry Siegel Co
Washington and
Essex Sts
Jaynes Drug Co
Walker- Rintels Drug Co
Summer St
Boston Professor Gardner Dies of Cancer in Worcester
Professor George L. Gardner of Boston University Law School died at his Worcester home from cancer at 52 after months of illness. He had a year’s leave, his wife and mother died in the past year, and he is survived by three children. Gardner was a noted figure in the state and once ran for attorney general on the Democratic ticket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worcester
George £. Gardner
Boston University Law School
Gardner
Hub Happenings Briefs Report Local Fire Pension Social Events
Fire Commissioner Wells retired John Murphy of Engine 46 on a 600 dollar annual pension. A veteran's certificate was granted to District Chief M. J. Kennedy of District 9 for 21 years service. Boston hotel workers plan their fourth annual ball at Paine Memorial Hall on December 20 with a concert from 8 to 9 p.m. Two injuries and several incidents include Frank Parise 25 hurt by a falling bale of cotton. David Pendergast 32 ill after restaurant incident. Philip MecGoogle 24 injured by falling wine barrel. Michael A. Sweeney, 41, charged with larceny of 60 dollars from Duncan A. McLennon. Zelig Zanderowsky 338 Lowell Street arrested for liquor-law violation. Mrs Emma Young 25 struck by falling iron bolt. Cambridge School Board reports overcrowding at Fletcher and Kelley schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wells
John Murphy
M. J. Kennedy
Boston
Paine Memoriial Hall
Frank Parise
Brennan Street
New Haven Railroad Company
Marginal Street
David Pendergast
Derne Street
Washington Street
Relief Hospital
Foster’s Wharf
Atlantic Avenue
Philip MecGoogle
Belmont Street
Charlestown
Inspector Pierce
Waite
Michael A. Sweeney
Duncan A. McLennon
Thornton Street
Newton
Station 2
Zelig Zanderowsky
Lowell Street
Emma Young
Blue Hill Avenue
Cambridge School Board
Fletcher
Kelley
Dorchester Hostler Dies After Horse Kick at City Hospital
Samuel B. Rannell age 84 of 4 Tileston Street Dorchester lies at City Hospital after being kicked by a horse he was cleaning He is not expected to survive the night Rannell worked as a hostler at the Dorchester livery stables.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Hospital
Samuel B. Rannell
Tileston Street
Dorchester
Absconding broker hunted. diverse World items report
Despatches from Ensenada say a posse pursues William E. Walker, a New Britain broker. Other items note the Norwegian royal visit ending in Copenhagen, Polish school closings and funds moved abroad, Chinese mass meeting denouncing West River raids, electrocuted prisoners in Trenton, Chicago expanding dry territory, and a mob hanging in Morehouse parish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Diego
Cal
Ensenada
William E. Walker
New Britain, Conn
Warsaw
Poland
Skallon
Canton
West River
Trenton
N. J
Charles Gibson
Stephen Dorsey
Edward Horner
Victoria Natoli
Homer Rogers
Morehouse Parish
Seth Low Elected President of National Civic Federation
Seth Low former president of Columbia University was elected president at the federation's closing session, succeeding August Belmont. A separate advertisement touts laxative Bromo Quinine remedies with a price and official signature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Seth Low
Columbia University
National Civic Federation
August Belmont
Aida Delights audiences at Majestic in splendid staging
A large crowd filled the Majestic Theatre for a superb Aida production by the San Carlo singers. Sig Conti polished the ensemble to balance, and Mmes Noria Claessens and Constantino stood out as co stars. Tonight Faust with Alice Nielsen as Marguerite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Majestic Theatre
San Carlo
Sig. Conti
Mmes
Noria
Claessens
Sig. Constantino
Faust
Alice Nielsen
Marguerite
Cyclone Delays Two Transatlantic Steamers
Terrific storms at sea delayed the steamer Alexandra from Copenhagen by five days and the steamer Caledonian from Manchester by three. No serious damage occurred though decks sustained minor injuries and many crew members were unsettled. The Caledonian battles heavy seas with decks flooded and lifelines installed to prevent loss overboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandra
Copenhagen
Caledonian
Manchester
Orangeiiie sales push four days show public praise
The report claims $14,000 in Orangeiie sales over four days last week and over a million powders sold. It credits the formula with helping healthful relief from colds grip headaches indigestion and brain fog.
Windows in Boston schools stain light and injure sight
Stratton Brooks, Boston public schools superintendent, says windows in many classrooms are washed only twice yearly due to cost, leaving rooms nearly opaque and harming thousands of pupils. He notes blackboards absorb light, and proposes smaller boards and better illumination without higher taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Stratton Brooks
Brooks
Opticians and Electricians
Cures Drunkards The Day of Working Miracles
A first person reminiscence recounts a dramatic conversion from a life wrecked by alcohol to a transformed existence. The speaker describes a personal “great one” miracle that proves a cure for drunkenness and outlines a past filled with hopelessness and loss of hope and pride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
Notable factory clocking changes at Waltham
The American Watch Company posted notices announcing a December 24 to December 30 factory closure and a shift to 45 hours per week after January 1, signaling shorter hours for workers at the Waltham plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waltham
American Watch Company Today
Girl Recovers From Severe Burns At Home
Myrtle Hayes, daughter of Mrs Edward Hayes of 73 Warwick Street Roxbury, remains in critical condition from burns suffered Monday afternoon but physicians at City Hospital expect her to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Myrtle Hayes
Edward Hayes
Warwick Street
Roxbury
City Hospital
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets Promise Quick Digestion Relief
This early 20th century ad explains that Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets cure dyspepsia and indigestion by aiding digestion with golden seal and diastase. It claims a tablet digests 3000 grains of food and offers a sample by mail from the F. A. Stuart Co. 150 Stuart Bldg Marshall Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Haines
Glenn Bldg
Cincinnati
Ohio
Stuart
F. A. Stuart Co
Stuart Bldg
Marshall, Mich
Recount Tightens City Election Margins
Over 42 precincts the recount shows Mayor Fitzgerald down 45 votes while Mayor elect Hibbard gains one. Aldermanic race tightens as Daniel MacDonald’s candidate trails W Prentiss Parker by thousands, with William Cuddy losing 88 votes and Parker gaining 42 as recount continues, likely delaying completion by days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fitzgerald
Hibbard
Daniel MacDonald
Charlestown
W. Prentiss Parker
William Cuddy
Ward 8
Parker
Cecilia Concert Opens Cecelia Society Season in Symphony Hall
The Cecelia Society under conductor Wallace Goodrich presented Caesar Franck's Beatitudes in its 32nd season premiere. Soloists included Mrs Gertrude Holt, Mrs Bailey, Messrs Johnson, Rattan, Flint, Merrill, Cartwright and Osborne. Audience size was generous despite other attractions. remarks praised chorus and final pages, with notes on individual soloists and stagecraft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecilia Society
Wallace Goodrich
Symphony Hall
Caesar Franck
Gertrude Holt
Bailey
Messrs. Johnson and Rattigan
Flint and Merrill
Earl Cartwright
Christ
Ralph Osborne
Satan
Goodrich
Holt
Johnson
Cartwright
Franck
Osborne
Dvorak
Mr. Converse
Leighton Addresses Electrical Engineers on Forests and Water Power
M. O. Leighton chief hydrographer of the United States Geological Survey spoke to Boston’s American Institute of Electrical Engineers at the Edison Electrical Illuminating Co building. He outlined how forest cover affects water power development, focusing on the southern Appalachian region and the value of waterways, timber, and coal resources, with stereopticon views.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. O. Leighton
Boston
American Institute of Electrical Engineers
Edison Electric Illuminating Company
Boylston Street
United States Geological Survey
Appalachian
Also Mentioned on This Page
Butler Saa Ghee
Binack
Kid Everettes
Isabella Fox
Batiste
Valenciennes
Rhdes
Castleman
Baby’s Opera
Alger’s
Buster Brown
Ls’ Bou
Optic
Stephens
Quien Sabe
Prof
The
London
Norway
England
Olaf
LOW Heads National Civic Federation
E. W. Grove
Aida
Whiskey
Dr. Haines
Haines
Lily
Wyarees
Royal Society
BY Olin Downes
Boston Elevated
Andreas Erlund
Hempstead
N. Y
United States
New England
the House of
John F. Callahan & Co
Federal St
Fiyn
Essex Si
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!