Boston Common Council Passes Racial Accommodation Resolutions
In a subdued session the Boston Common Council referred Rule 20 back to the rules committee. Council unanimously adopted resolutions condemning hotel owners who refused lodging to Bishop Arnett of Ohio, urging enforcement of laws and swift punishment for violators.
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Common Council
O’callaghan
Joint Committee On
Ruffin
Bishop Arnett
Ohio
Friends of
Phillips
Boyle O’reilly
Boston
Ireas
Arnett
Quincy
Roberto
I ' North Bennet Streets
Murphy
Ward 7
Offtice Street
Park Commissioners
Board of Police Commissioners
Noonan
Ward 19
Innes
Ward 17
Metropolitan Water Board
Commonwealth
Foster
Barnes
Ward 1
Board of Aldermen
Railroad Commissioners
West End Street Railway
Codman
Ward 24
Meeting House Hill
Callahan
Ward 12
Disaster on the Pequabuck River Bridge
A Hartford East Hartford construction gang loses six men when a central bridge section collapses into the Pequabuck River. Rescue efforts save seven others. Daniel O'Brien is recovered. Eleven remain missing as crews search the river banks and debris through the night. The new bridge is hoped ready in forty eight hours while trains are halted by washouts.
Yale Spirit at Boston Yale Alumni Banquet Celebrates Old College
Yale alumni in Boston gathered for the annual Yale Alumni Association dinner in the Exchange Club hall. Over 100 Yale men toasted their alma mater with songs and speeches led by President R. C. Bushnell. Sherman Evarts of ’81 praised Yale Harvard ties while Bowdoin alumni sent greetings.
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Yale
Yale Alumni Association of
Boston
Exchange Club
Sons of Yale
Old College
R. C. Bushnell
New Haven
Bushnell
Yale College
Phillips
Philips
Bowdoin College
Copley Square Hotel
Bowdoin
Frank A. Hill
Ericson P. Bushnell
First Presbyterian Church
New York
A. E. Dunning
Harvard
United States
Turkey
Sherman Evarts
Corporation
Harvard Corporation
Yale Corporation
Anson Phelps Stokes, Jr
N. T. Jenkins
D. L. Sheran
P. D. Bushnell
B. B. Stuart
D. S. Knowlton
G. E. Bowman
F. W. Rogers
G. H. Street
D. EB. Sudden
F. B. Perry
W. Strong
T. P. Prudden
G. W. Robbins
K. Parish
I. M. Jackson
T. Southard
G. 8. Anderson
James Foley
W. A. Badger
W. H. Anderson
H. Baldwin
F. D. Allen
E. P. Joslin
A. B. Dunhing
H. A. Pomeroy
Jeffrey EB. Noyes
A. Kimball
E. T. Twombly
R. G. McClung
A. Henway
H. Bissell
J. B. Home
J. R. Williams
Blane Gilman
H. Bumstead
Huntington C. C. Hyde
G. K. V. Wade
F. Blodgett
A. Wardwell
J. Warren
Abner Post
H. C. Ordway
R. W Abbott
Calvert Townley
H. L. Rollins
H. J. Whiting
J Edward Ward
G. H. Thomas
George A. Brown
W. B. Decrow
L. Hay
C R. Hickox
H. F. Parmlee
Linus M. Child
George L. Huntress
J. 4. Butler
A. R. Clark
Jpi
I H. P. Cregg N
H. Kirchow
Went Fea
A. B. Cox
Allen Hubbard
Tge Warren
J. J. Wordsworth
W. G
of Bumstead
H. S. Frazier
SL. Whipple
Marcus ‘Morton
W. A
Notable Names Noted in Local Directory
A readable fragment lists individuals Barrows P H Hall G C Badger A W Gates Fairbanks Calvin Burr F C Perkins P H McMillan H Far ham J R Noyes Sam Tyler J W Allen. No events or actions are described in the text.
Veterans of Old Massachusetts Bicycle Club Reunion at Young's
The old Massachusetts Bicycle Club, whose members rode the grand ordinary from 1877 to 1882, held a reunion at Young's Hotel last night. Only fourteen of the original seventy six attended, including Colonel Albert A. Pope as president and Colonel George Pope of Hartford as Pope Manufacturing Company treasurer.
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Old Massachusetts Bicycle Club
Young’s Hotel
Albert A. Pope
George Pope
Hartford
Pope Manufacturing Company
Albert 8. Parsons
Edward W. Pope
Charles F. Joy
W. S. Slocum
Dr. Baker
Dr. Corken
J. T. Dyer
W. H. Hardwick
H. W. Warren
F. G. Parker
S. C. Miller
H. S. Harris
D. E. Devoe
H. A. Wheeler Henry L. Hiscock
J. J. Valentine
WD. Wilmot
John Eliot Club Roxbury elects officers at February meet
The February meeting of the John Eliot Club of Roxbury convened last evening at the Hotel Thorndike with Azariah Smith presiding. Officers elected include Asaniah Smith as president, R. C. MetesIf and D. S. Waterman as vice presidents, Everett Tinkham as secretary, Alfred Bunter as treasurer, and H. P. Whitomb with Matthew Binney on the executive committee. An after-dinner discussion covered the eastern question, featuring Rev. Dr. Jidson Smith on Armenia past and present and Prof. S. M. McVine on the eastern question and its relation to Armenia today.
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John Eliot Club
Roxbury
Thorndike
Azariah Smith
Dorchester Church
Asaniah Smith
R. C. MetesIf
D. S. Waterman
Everett Tinkham
Alfred Bunter
H. P. Whitomb
Matthew Binney
Jidson Smith
American Board of Commissioners For Foreign Missions
Armenia
8. M. McVine
Harvard University
Sunday School Association Banquet in Boston
The Massachusetts State Sunday School Association met at Hotel Brunswick for a banquet and discussed the national Sunday School convention to be held in Boston from June 28 to 26. A nominating committee was appointed with W. N Hartshorn and several others. Dr Boynton served as chairman and toastmaster. invited guests included multiple reverends and local officials.
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Massachusetts State Sunday School Association
Hotel Brunswick
Boston
W. N Hartshorn
O. H. Durrell
W. A. Bridgman
John Gilchrist
Reuben Kidner
C. C. Barry
C. R. Magee
W. H. Emerson
Dr. Boynton
English High School Class of 95 Dinner Honors Various Officers
The English Him School Class of 95 held its first annual dinner at the United States Hotel. Walter G. Waitt presided and M. Charles L. Burrill of the English High School Association was the guest. Officers elected include President S. G. H. Fitch and others with Waitt named marshal for the May seventy fifth union.
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United States
Walter G. Waitt
M. Charles L. Burrill
English High School Association
Evning
Waitt
W. L. Aldrich
G. H. Fitch
N.S. Hope
H. W. Soule
A.S. Gould
8. Badlam
H. B. Thomas
H.N. Dunbar
Luther
W. G. Waitt
Seventy-Fifth Union
Class of 91 Bell School Holds Fifth Annual Reunion
The L. V. Bell School class of 91 gathered for a fifth annual reunion and dinner at the American Hose with officers named including President Arthur N. Maddison Vice President Dorothea M. Benson Secretary Ernest B. McLean Treasurer Louis N. Mattheurs and an executive committee comprising Amy E. Meserve William H. Flahery Mary R. Caldwell Mary H. McGann and C. P. Johnson as chairman.
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L. V. Bell School
American Hose
Arthur N. Maddison
Vic
Dorothea M. Benson
Ernest B. McLean
Lous N. Mattheurs
Amy E. Meserve
William H. Flahery
Mary R. Caldwell
Mary H. McGann
C. P. Johnson
Wholesale Lumber Dealers Elect Officers at Parker House
The Wholesale Lumber Dealers Association elected officers including President J. H. Davenport and Vice President W. F. Fird at a dinner. New directors named include James A. Wood and Horace B. Shepard among others. Lieutenant Brainerd of the Navy spoke about the wreck of the Kearsarge on Roncador Reef.
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Wholesale Lumber Dealers’ Association
Parker House
J. H. Davenport
W. F. Fird
William Bacon
F. A. Kimball
James A. Wiod
Horace B. Shepard
Walstein R. Chester
C. L. James
W. M. Weston
Gorge C. Cutter
J. L. Cunningham
H. M. Bickford
W. H. Treworgy
W. 9
Merchant Tailors Association Selects Delegates for Baltimore
The Merchant Tailors Association held its monthly meeting and dinner at Parker's with President Joseph E. Selfe presiding. Delegates chosen to attend the national convention in Baltimore next Monday are Joseph E. Selfe H. H. Woolson Jr Frank Kimball and Samuel H. Spring. Sixteen covers were served at the dinner.
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Merchant Tailors’ Association
Parker’s
Joseph E. Selfe
Baltimore
H. H. Woolson
Frank Kimball
Samuel H. Spring
Sherwin School Association marks twenty-fifth anniversary
About fifteen members of the Sherwin School Association gathered last evening at the Hotel Thorndike to celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary. Vice-President Charles W. Hill presided and remarks were offered by James F. Supple and George F. Daniels.
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Sherwin School Association
Thorndike
Charles W. Hill
James F. Supple
George F. Daniels
Essex Bar Association Social Dinner Attended by Judges
Fifty seven members of the Essex Bar Association attended a social dinner at Youngs last evening. Chief Justice Berry of Lynn presided with Associate Justice Sisk at the opposite end of the table. The latter portion of the program was led by Chief Justice Tom Henry.
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Essex Bar Association
Young’s
Berry of
Lynn
Sisk
Tom Henry
Knights of St Rose entertain at Worcester street hall
The Knights of St Rose held an evening of music and dance at their hall 17 Worcester street attended by about 260 people. The program featured baritone solos by R J Brooks recitations by John E Nolan songs by Miss Amia humorous recitations by M A Costello songs by Miss Lillie Dannahy and a baritone solo by W B Brooks followed by a collation and dancing until morning.
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the Knights of St. Rose
Worcester Street
R. J. Brooks
John E. Nolan
Miss Amia
M. A. Costello
Grocery Clerks Discuss Union Ties at Eliot Street Meeting
The Retail Grocery and Provision Clerks Association met at 45 Eliot Street with Central Labor Union officers in charge. New officers were chosen and plans discussed to possibly withhold details from the press. A proposal to connect with the national association to be reviewed two weeks from last night.
Reliable under all circumstances is De. Bull's Cloneh Syrup
The fragment touts a tonic product labeled De. Bull's Cloneh Syrup described as reliable under every circumstance. No additional context, dates, or corroborating details are available in the readable text.
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de. Bull
Storm Lashes Harbor as Fishing Fleet Races In
A nor’easter drives vessels to shelter at Boston harbor. Fishermen rush in with only reefed sails while tugs temper headlong berthing. Steamers from Liverpool Havana and Savannah seek refuge as anchorage fills and pilots urge caution.
Everett Flood Drenches City as Tide Bursts Banks
A winter storm swelled Everett tides to a record height February 6 enabling floodwaters to overrun marshes reach cellars along Railroad Avenue and the Boston and Maine depot. Water burst manhole covers and flooded basements while blocks like Broadway Ferry Belmont Clark and Main streets saw basins fill and street flooding ease after the tide receded.
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Everett
Railroad Avenue
Boston & Maine
Charles A. Garratt
Amos Stone
Main Street
Broadway
Ferry
Belmont
Clark
Main Streets
Everett Square
Second Street
Chelsea
Metropolitan
West End
Ferry Street
Brookline Floods Delays Hit Circuit Railroad
Rain flooded cellars in Brookline and slowed trains on the Circuit Railroad. The village break caused minor commotion but inflicted little damage. The brook above Cypress Street overflowed, aggravating conditions.
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Brookline
Cypress Street
Flood Submerges Tracks Causing Delays Near Brookline Hills
Flood waters undermined low meadows and swept under the railroad tracks, making a two foot slump south of the ward track. Section hands warned of the danger in heavy rain, and warnings prevented trains from crossing until the Brookline Hills area subsided. The Newton switch controlled traffic to Brookline Village as a single line, delaying ward bound trains by over an hour in the evening.
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Brookline Hills
Newton
Brookline Village
Waterbury Deluged by Storm Floods and Damaged Bridges
Waterbury and surrounding areas suffered record surface flooding as Naugatuck and Mad rivers overflowed. Streets flooded up to three feet, tens of thousands of dollars in damage to streets and merchant stock, bridges swept away, and trolley and rail service disrupted. Bridges at Simonsville and Watertown road were lost, and washes cut rail and trolley traffic.
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Waterbury
Conn
Watertown Road
Union City
Simonsville
Naugatuck
Turner
Naugatuck River
New England Railroad
Forestville
Brewster’s
New England
Naugatucket Road
Bank Street
Wreck of the schooner Clara Post off Bridgeport Harbor
In a furious gale the two masted schooner Clara Post of New York wrecked off Bridgeport with masts bowsprit and stern damaged. Captain McDonald and four crew members escaped to land in the yawl. The vessel, 37 years old, valued at 120 dollars, to be towed in as conditions permit.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Clara Post
New York
Seaside Park
McDonald
Washington Strete
Hugh Burns
Thomas’ Burke
Henry Dugan
Michael O’rourke
Severe Flooding Hits New Jersey Rail Lines
In Belvidere on February 6, rainfall totaled nearly 4 inches in five hours. At Manunkachunk a junction suffered washed away culverts and track, undermining a large platform. The Lehigh and Hudson River line between Belvidere and Greycourt was erased, halting all passenger and freight traffic. Damages to railroads and surrounding areas are extensive.
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Belvidere
N. J
Manunkachunk
Pennsylvania and Lackawanna
Lehigh & Hudson River Railway
Greycourt
Nantucket Awakens to Severe Coastal Storm
Nantucket Endures 40 mile gale and towering sea as the hurricane shifts northward toward Virginia. The life saving patrol begins vigil early while Steamer Nantucket sails to the mainland and cannot return.
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Nantucket
Virginia
Collapse of a Brick Building In Brooklyn
A three story brick cooperage on Thirty ninth street between First and Second avenues collapsed in a storm. In the ruins were buried James Quigley Michael Mulcahey and Simon Sumann. Mulcahey was recovered alive but badly bruised, while Quigley and Sumann were found dead.
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Brooklyn
Thirty-ninth Street
First and
Second Avenues
James Quigley
Michael Mulcahey
Simon Sumann
Mulcahey
Quigley
Sumann
Washouts in Pennsylvania halt several rail lines
Heavy rains and melting snow send rivers rising across Pennsylvania. Traffic on the Bangor and Portland Easton and Northern and Lehigh and Lackawanna railroads is abandoned due to washouts. A bridge over Saylor's Lake on the Lehigh and Lackawanna failed as a mixed train passed, but no injuries. Rivers Delaware Lehigh and Bushkill swell. dams burst nationwide.
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Easton
Penn
Bangor & Portland
Easton & Northern
Lehigh & Lackawanna
Saylor
Watertown Streets Damaged by Severe Deluge
Watertown reports unprecedented flooding with streets damaged by heavy rain. Officials note no prior flood from 1886 matches this deluge in severity. Local residents endure road closures and property concerns as rescue and cleanup efforts begin.
Flood Strikes Watertown Main Street and Surrounding Areas
Heavy flooding as Watertown experiences near foot deep water along Main Street and two feet near Whiting Park. Water from Water town backs up Treadway Brook flooding cellars and forcing extinguishment of fires in factories. Roads including upper Main Street washout delays traffic for hours and highway damage exceeds $1000.
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Watertown
Main Street
Treadway Brook
Whiting Park
Spring Street
Cross Street
Church Street
Tus Sell Avenue
Mt. Auburn Street
Upper Main Street
Waltham Electric
Philadelphia Reading New England Route Hit by Washouts
Hartford Feb 6 The Philadelphia Reading and New England road is closed tonight due to five washouts with one at Pine Meadow in Connecticut and others in New York. A washout on the Valley division of the New York New Haven Hartford line at Rocky Hill has split the line in two. Passengers are transferred there.
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Hartford, Conn
Philadelphia, Reading & New England
Pine Meadow
Inis State
New York
New York, New Haven & Hartford Road
Rocky Hill
Bridge Washes Away on Berkshire Division Near Hawleyville
A railroad bridge on the Berkshire division of the New York New Haven Hartford line above Hawleyville Conn was washed away this afternoon. Traffic is continued via Danbury.
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New York, New Haven & Hartford
Hawleyville
Conn
Berkshire
New York, Haven & Hartford
Danbury
Rail washout blocks Boston to Concord trains near Lexington
A washout on the Lexington branch of the Boston and Maine railway after heavy rain traps trains 161 and 1½ between Boston and Lexington. Train 9 from Bedford to Boston at 9 o clock is cancelled, and a wrecking train from Lowell is awaited to repair the break, with work expected to last all night.
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Lexington
North Lexington
Boston & Maine Railroad
Boston
Concord
Bedford
Lowell
Fierce Northeaster Closes New London Harbor Tugs
A violent winter storm batters New London with gale winds and heavy rain. Tug Hercules heads to New York while Frostburg sails to Baltimore. Stickney George Dean and Fred Ives ride out the gale. T J Scully reported off Cornfield with four barges, possibly the Cactus Eleanor Wamsutta and Advance, feared adrift.
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New London
Conn
Hercules
New York
Frostburg
Lynn
Baltimore
Stickney
George Dean
Fred Ives
T. J. Scully
Cornfield
Scully
Cactus
Eleanor
Wamsutta
Advance
Bartlett
Fierce 75 mph Wind Roars Over Portsmouth Coast
In Portsmouth New Hampshire on February 6 the wind hits seventy five miles per hour and heavy seas roll ashore. A telephone link to Jerry's Point life saving station is down making it impossible to confirm any maritime dangers.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Jerry's Point
Violent Easter Storm Delays Harbor Traffic at Vineyard Haven
A violent easterly storm rages in Vineyard Haven with the steam tug Joshua Lovett sailing for Bass River. All other vessels reported in port yesterday remain harbored today and no disasters have been reported in the vicinity.
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Vineyard Haven
Joshua Lovett
Bass River
Clamming Sloop Favorite Upsets Off St George Island
The clamming sloop Favorite with three men aboard was upset this morning off St George Island. One crew member drowned, and the other two were rescued.
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New York
Favorite
St. George
S. I
Stormy night confines Portland steamers to harbor
In Portland Maine, at nine o'clock the gale and rain kept all steamers in port with no disasters reported. The maritime conditions were severe yet contained.
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Portland
Chicanery Hinted in Treasury Bond Bids
A Washington dispatch reports Mr. Stewarts bid for 76 million dollars of new bonds at 110 0359 was opened before Mr Morgan sealed his bid for 100 million at 110 6877 Yet the message suggests someone in the Treasury informed Mr Morgan beforehand Comptroller Beckels says Morgan could not have learned of Stewarts bid from Treasury staff and that Stewarts bid was not opened before Morgans bid was received
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New York
Washington
Mr. Stewart
Mr. Morgan
Treasury Department
Morgan
Stewart
Beckels
Settlement Evident Between Britain and Venezuela
The Chronicle reports from good authority a partial settlement between Great Britain and Venezuela nearing completion. It is believed to concern the Yuruan affair involving the arrest of British officials by Venezuelans.
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London
the Chronicle
Great Britain
Venezuela
Collision on Washington Street Involves Electric Car and Wagons
At six o clock last night electric car 956 crashed into a carriage driven by Thomas H McCarthy on Washington Street between Franklin and Summer. The carriage was wrecked and the horse was shot after severe injuries. The crash blocked Washington Street and led to another accident near Elm and Washington where William W Barnes 50 was knocked down by a United States Express wagon and suffered a scalp wound a spinal injury and bruises. He was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital.
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Thomas H. McCarthy
Washington Street
Franklin
Summer
Elm
Washington Streets
William W. Barnes
Medford
United States Express Company
Massachusetts General Hospital
Assignment in Somerville Tied to Clerk Frank Ward Theft
The Deby Mackintosh Company of Somerville reported an assignment two months ago, now linked to the defalcation by salesman Frank Ward. A warrant for his arrest has been issued, with $700 involved in the case.
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Deby Mackintosh Company
Somerville
Frank Ward
Beeen
Cuban clash near Manzanillo leaves three patriots dead
Havana reports Colonel Tejerizo confirming an encounter at Jibacoa pass near Manzanillo in Santiago province. Three patriots were killed and one captured while Major Comas Vergara and four Spanish soldiers were wounded.
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Havana
Tejerizo
Jibacoa Pass
Manzanillo
Santiago
Comas Vergara
Bill aims to fund emancipation settlement for ex slaves
Senator Mr Little introduced a bill calling for a National Adjustment Society to advocate changing the Constitution so Congress may pay for the emancipated slaves. The proposal was laid before the Senate on February 6 in Richmond Virginia.
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Richmond
Little
Senate
National Adjustment Society
United States
Congress
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Sprague Towboat Company
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