Subway Exit for Boston Northern Terminal Landmark Purchase
The Boston transit commission voted to take by eminent domain the Haymarket square station property of the Boston and Maine railroad. The 124,214 square foot tract includes 76,274 feet owned by the railroad and a canal easement. Damages set at 760,000 dollars, about ten dollars per square foot for the fee area. The site will serve a northern subway exit and may be partly used to widen Canal and Haverhill streets or sold with easements for the subway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Transit Commission
Haymarket Square Station
Boston & Maine Railroad
George G. Crocker
Albert B. Burrage
George F. Swain
Canal Strip
Commission
Canal
Haverhill
Hartford Welcomes Pope Manufacturing Clerks and Officers
Hartford gains fifty or more new arrivals as the Pope Manufacturing Company moves its correspondence department from Boston. A private car carried the group to Hartford, where an elaborate three story cream brick office building adjoins the Columbia factory. The ground floor houses accounts and advertising, the second floor offers a large executive room, and a basement supports the structure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Pope Manufacturing Company
Boston
Columbia
Department of Accounts
Advertising
Executive
Runners and Trotters Headlines Turf News and Club Changes
John Hunter resigns from the Jockey Club amid a row over starter James Rowe and Dwyer horses. The article covers horses Marguerite and Judge Gleason, Brooklyn Jockey Club stake reforms, J G K Lawrence’s illness, Will Duff doping allegations, and jockey Fred Taral’s career. It also details office moves for a Boston firm, Hartford staff listings, Park Theatre outing by the Press club, and bowling tournament results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hunter
Jockey Club
Alexander Island
Brooklyn
Paris
J. G. K. Lawrence
Coney Island Jockey Club
Vanderbilt
America
Mr. Lawrence
Enry McDaniel
Santa Anita
Willis Duff
Rey el Santa Anita
Fred Taral
Dan Honig
Craps
Taral
Suffolk and Worcester to meet in B A A indoor relay
The Suffolk Athletic Club accepts a B A A invitation to face Worcester Athletic Club in a four man relay at the February indoor meet. Probable Stags Head Club quartet includes Dwight Hall and W J Holland with two spots to be filled by Suffolk candidates. captain B Kempston to supervise training next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suffolk Athletic Club
Worcester Athletic Club
Stags
Dwight Hall
Dartmouth
Amherst
W. J. Holland
Suffolk Club
B. Kempston
Scottish American Athletic Club
John J. Barnes
William Musson
James Coolihan
Arthur Welch
Frederick Hoop
William Ainsworth
William Monahan
Neil Smith
John Coolihan
John May
Spalding
Ernie Ramsdell
University of Pennsylvania
Bradley
Elegant new quarters offered at Tremont address
SCHOOW Vrot Shaw See our elegant new quarters Reasonable rates at 151 Tremont St Room 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schoow
Tremont
Lavigne Freed After Bowen Ring Death Verdict
New Orleans officials report Kid Lavigne and his party were discharged by Judge Aubein after the coroner's jury found that Andy Bowen died from concussion of the brain caused by striking the unpadded ring floor during a prize fight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Kid Lavigne
Aubein
Andy Bowen
Hair Mattresses Mace to Order in Two Parts
Advertisement notes a two part mace to order at 49 éze for $10 from A W W Manufacturers located at 63 and 65 Hanover Street Boston with site American House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanover St
Boston
American House
Dixon the modest world featherweight champion boxer
The article profiles George Dixon, star of the featherweight division, who shuns fighter as a label preferring boxer. He emphasizes business over ego, discusses title defenses, training plans for Griffo, and notes his strong career in Boston where he lives in Faulkner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Dixon
Dixon
Palace Theatre
Griffo
Jack McAuliffe
Cal McCarthy
Boston
Faulkner
Malden
Kentucky Rosebud
Rob Roy
Boxing Gossip and Prospects From the Ring World
News from boxing circles includes Fitzsimmons training at Asbury Park starting June 15 with Charley White and Billy Brady assisting and Jack Dempsey supervising. Teddy Hastings falls short against Tom Monahan in Philadelphia, while Dan Creedon faces Herman Bernan Jan. 19. David St John, Welsh sparring partner to Peter Jackson, aims to fight heavyweights, and Charley Mitchell plans a New York visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corbett
Fitzsimmons
Asbury Park
Charley White
Bob
Billy
Fitz
Jack Dempsey
Billy Brady
Jack
Billy Murphy
Frank Maciewski
Olympic Club
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Teddy Hastings
England
Tom Monahan
Quaker City Athletic Club
Dan Creedon
Dan
Herman Bernan
Texas
Bernan
Steve O’donnell
Galveston
O'Donnell
David St. John
Peter Jackson
Peter
St. John
Billy Edwards
Charley Mitchell
Mitchell
Charley
New York
Martin Flaherty
George Dixon
Tom O’rourke
Flaherty
Dixon
O’rourke
Starlight
Jack Downey
Eadie Loeber
Loeber
Eckhardt
Downey
Johnny Eckhardt
Coney Island
Boston
Rob Roy
Elms and Brierly Fight To Twelve Round Draw
Ireland bantam champion Frank Brierly and Joe Elms of Chelsea, the 106-pound title holder, battled twelve rounds at the Cribb Club with a draw as per agreement if both were standing after the limit. Elms led, Brierly dodged, purse was 125 dollars, Elms weighed 106 pounds and netted extra money for overweight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Brierly
Ireland
Joe Elms
Chelsea
Eblast
Cribb Club
Elms
Harry Dally
Brierly
George Godfrey
Charlie Carter
Billy Smith
Billy McCormick
Jim Kelly
Ham Brock
Nick
Kid Jones
Louis Swan
Waltham Track to Undergo Major Improvements
Waltham bicycle park managers plan fixes to the back stretch and bleacher overhaul to create a 30 000 seat grand stand. If the back stretch speeds up by three seconds next season a 1 40 time seems likely. July 4 1895 is set as gala day with plans for one of the nation’s biggest meets and Caledonian Club games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waltham
Caledonian Club
Harvard Chessmen Lead After Second Intercollegiate Round
In New York on December 27 the second round of the intercollegiate chess tournament was played at Harvard School. Results included Ballou defeating Belden and Van Kleeck beating Price, with draws between Binion and Dumstead and Ross and Seymour. Team standings show Yale leading 21 2, Princeton 11 2, Harvard 1 2, Columbia 1 2. Ballou and Van Kleeck share top individual scores with 11 2 each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Harvard
Foll
Binion
Columbia
Dumstead
Yale
Belden
Princeton
Ballou
Price
van Kleeck
Ross
Seymour
Bumstead
Beldén
Ruy Lopez
Panziani
Along the Tracks and Rail News Roundup
Travelling Illinois Central agent John Clair seen again after illness in Bellows Falls Vermont. C A Florence, Illinois Central general passenger agent, heads to Chicago for a brief stay. Great Northern issues new calendars showcasing design by Agent Thrall. East Boston electric line posts tightened by close white markers to hinder on time runs. A suit over track location continues between New York New Haven Hartford and the Braintree Weymouth Street Railway in Braintree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Clair
Illinois Central Railroad
Clair
Bellows Falls
C. A. Florence
Chicago
Great Northern Railroad
Thrall
East Boston Electrics
New York, New Haven & Hartfe
Braintree & Weymouth Stre@t Railway Company
Braintree
Tckman
Police Inspector Williams Faces Questions Over Disorderly Houses
In a dramatic inquiry, Inspector Williams testifies about 83 disorderly houses near schools, admits missing records and possible negligence while denying corruption. He recalls clubs, panel-house charges, perjury disputes, and clashes with Mr. Goff and Senator O’Connor as witnesses press for accountability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Jury
Board of Education
Mr. Goff
Williams
Fitzpatrick
Colonel Fellows
McKeever
Bosworth
Smith
Gardner
Strauss
Goff
Goffit
Terwilliger
Grew
O’connor
Inspector Williams
Wooster Street
Sergeant Grew
Schubert
Pearl Street
Solomon
Kilbreth
Kilb
Captain Meakin
Meakin
Donovan
McClare
Gilroy
Tammany Hall
Joseph J. O'Donoghue
Eugene Kelly
Why Not Captain Boyer
A Boston letter argues Inspector Boyer should lead a new police transit department. It lauds his twelve years in charge of the street railway squad, notes his reliability and Union veteran status, and claims promotion would align with civil service law. Inspector Evans is pictured as junior and less suitable. DE BENE ESS5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Wild
Smith
Vesey Street
New York
Joe Coburn
Iaid
Veséy Street
Williams
Blackguard
Haggerty
Philadelphia
Boston
Police Department
Boyer
Evans
Inspector Evans
Inspector Boyer
Hfe
Union
Indignation Meeting Urges U S Armenia Massacre Inquiry
A Park Street Church gathering urged the United States to press for an independent investigation into Armenian massacres by Turkish forces. Speeches by Armenian residents and church leaders called for a U S fleet and consul led inquiry despite Ottoman objections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park Street
Jonathan A. Lane
Mr. Garabedian
Our City
Cyrus Hamlin
Charles G. Ames
Henry Blackwell
William Lloyd Garrison
I. J. Lansing
United States
Lansing
Jewett
Constantinople
Armenia
Gladstone
Berlin
State Department
Storm damages Cambridge chimneys and disrupts evironment
A 30 foot brick chimney at Damon Safe & Iron Works on Main Street toppled in yesterday’s storm, injuring engineer Patrick Foley who was hospitalized with severe, non fatal burns. The day saw scattered chaos with blocked electric cars and shaken crowds, while park officials discuss turning 120 acres of Bay State Brick Company land into a future park after further study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Damon Safe & Iron Works
Main Street
West Boston Bridge
Patrick Foley
Medford
South Streets
Somerville
Massachusetts General Hospital
Harvard Square
Bay State Brick Company
Park Commissioners
Board of Health
Union Hall
Ariel Ladies’ Quartet
Edward P. Elliott
E. A. Alger
Alger
Society
Dr. Wolcott Gibbs
Newport
R. I
United States Bond Syndicate Dissolved Amid Market Weakness
The governing banking firm of the government bond syndicate issued word that Treasury currency actions halted progress in bond sales for the 6 percent issue and the thirty day period expired, dissolving the syndicate. Currency reform talk and congressional proposals have depressed bond prices and weakened demand for new fives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States Treasury
Congress
Social reception by local residents at Dean Academy Gym
William Sweatt Adelbert D Thayer and Miss L P Ray hosted a social reception in Dean Academy Gymnasium. Howard Richardson's Boston orchestra provided dancing music. Guests included prominent locals from Franklin and guests from Boston Woonsocket RI and other areas.
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Haymarket Sq
Boston & Maine
Pope Company
Columbus Avenue
Messrs
Albert L. Pope
W. Kirke Corey
A D. Peck
John Costello
B. D. Perkins
H. M. Mansfield
E. A. Davis, Jr
Irving Litchfield
Joseph A. Taylor
J. S Washburn
Ira E. Fairbanks
Martin J. Donahoe
William M. Troy
Charles W. Tilton
F. A. Hentz
F. H. Adams
Lenox B. Smith
Charles H. Richardson
William T. Ashton
John Hushly
HE. P. Evans
William Bancroft
Charles S. Sumner
F. H. Bossom
Fred C. Shepard
L. M. Allen
E. T. Benson
W. C. Walker
J. F. Cox
F. W. Prior
Cyrus E. Wheeler
C.N. Brown
C. P. Brown
W. C. Atwood
Charles Walker
Pope
South Cities
Park Theatre
Guaudelet
Pease
Bennett
Wright Lincoln
Brun Cee
Wheeler
Seseseess
Donelly
oese _— os
Massachusetts
Wilson
Dennett
Erenne
Campbell
McGarrett
F. Perkins
Eesees
Weaver
Cade
Savage Enewe
A. KB. Peck
Eues Ata Vcant
THRES
Coleman
Bertsch Ee Ee
Paraham Eeee Veee
Pease Eenee
Enee
Clough Abnceaacsanesiead
McFarland
Ewwereer
Arnold
Ewan Erare
B. Perkins
Jue D. Peck
Andrews Eee Eewernnee
Lavigne
Muldoon
Pickaninny
Charles Scarville
Waltham Track
Harvard Chessmen
Fellows
Bertha
Wilson Bros
Tremont Row
Noyes
Charles A. Noyes
J. Newman & Sons
Tremont ST
Captain Boyer
Lyceum
Lyceum Theatre
George H. Batchelder
Providence
Royal R. Sheldon
Batchelder
B. F. Keith
Mokr
Dr. Lansing
United
Cambbridge
U.S
Treasury
Dean Academy
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