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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Feb 13, 1879

Page

3

Boston hearings on Stonybrook water and rail projects

The Senate Judiciary continues Boston water supply debate over widening Stonybrook with Belting Company opposition citing health risks and water rights. Witnesses discuss daily water needs, contamination, and possible compensation. Other committees review Massachusetts Central Railroad time extensions, Fitchburg opposition, and elevated railway plans with pilots using pil lars and compressed air.

Senate Committee On the Judiciary Boston Stonybrook Lemuel W. Bates Boston Beling Company Henry F. Durant Belting Company Forsyth Committee On Railroads Massachusetts Central Railroad W. W. Warren Fitchburg Railroad F. M. Store Philip H. Sears Waltham Edward Whitney Belmont Committee On L. A. Bigelow M. Field Fowler Boston Elevated Railway Company Charlies E. Powers Metropolitan Elevated Railway Company Gilbert Elevated Railroad New York Mr Powers Committee On Claims J. B. Smith Massachusetts Twelfth Regiment Col Edmonds Adjt Berry House Committee On the Judiciary New Bedford Committee On Roads and Bridges

Haynes details Brazil in Tremont Temple lecture

Hon Gideon Haynes former Warden of the Massachusetts State Prison spoke at Tremont Temple on Brazil. He described Brazil as an empire with an Emperor a Senate and Deputies and twenty provinces. He painted Rio Janeiro as a grand city with a large hospital a vast infant department and a harbor safe for world navies. He criticized local prices and caste, noted slavery and climate effects on culture, and offered vivid notes on funeral rites religion and social life before concluding the talk was entertaining.

Gideon Haynes Massachusetts State Prison Brazil Tremont Temple Somerset Senate House of Deputies Rio Janeiro Paris France Empire Southey Haynes

Amateur Walking Match Between Mott And Holt At Hebrew Fair

Frederick Mott of Harlem Athletic Club and W H Holt of Boston Athletic Club competed in a five mile walking match at the Hebrew Fair building. Holt won after Mott spurted then slipped. times were Mott 43 4 for five miles and Holt two seconds slower. Earlier events included two and three mile walks by Boston dry goods firm reps, with J O Neil winning two miles in 20 25 and A J Lynch taking three miles in 28 57. Referee was Charles P Huckins. judges were John D Wayne, William Brown, and Mr Blodgett. timekeepers A L Estabrook, Will R Pitman, and W F Goodell. About 1200 spectators attended and order was maintained.

Hebrew Fair Building Frederick Mott Harlem Athletic Club New York W. H. Holt Boston Athletic Club Mott New England Holt Boston J. O’neil A.J. Lynch Charles P. Huckins John D. Wayne William Brown Blodgett A. L. Estabrook Will R. Pitman W. F. Goodell

The Lamecers Levee by the National Lancers at Bulfinch Street Armory

A brilliant military levee hosted by the National Lancers on Bulfinch Street Wednesday evening drew about two hundred couples. The hall featured flag bunting, eight chandeliers with canaries, floral work by A P Calder, music by Edmands’s, and supper by Seiler and Felker. Notables included Cols Trull Peach Wales Dalton Gen Cunningham and many city military leaders.

National Lancers Bulfinch Street Chessman George Holden A. P. Calder Edmands’s Seiler & Felker Dean Cols. Trull Peach Wales Dalton Cunningham Common Council

Kellogg shines as Aida in Strakosch's second Aida performance

The Strakosch troupe drew a large audience for a second Aida with Miss Kellogg as Aida and Mr Adams as Radames. Cary as Amneris, Pantaleoni as Amonasro, Conly as Ramfis, and Gottschalk as the King delivered strong work. The orchestra and chorus impressed, and Faust and Lohengrin were announced for upcoming performances, with Kellogg to bow Elsa and Valentina on her farewell night. A Franklin Typographical Society concert the same week drew praise for its varied program and featured soloists such as Remenyi and Babcock, ending in a generous ovation and anticipated fund-raising results.

Aida Strakosch Mr Adams Radames Herr Graff Miss Kellogg Carmen Verdi Valentina Bella Figlia Litta Miss Cary Franklin The Franklin Typographical Society Music Hall Offertoire Batiste W.J. D. Leavitt Pinsuit Urban Walter Emerson D. M. Babcock Paganini E. Remenyi the Bay of Biscay Remenyi Courtney Bay of Biscay Hobson Arditi Babcock Mme. King Euvterpe Euterpe Mechanic’s Hall New York Philharmonic Club Richard Arnold Julius Gantzberg Emil Gram F. Hemmann Carl Werner W. Reineccius Brahm Mendelssohn Messrs Lb J Lang J. K. Paine John Orth W. S. Fenollosa Hawthorne Rooms Prof. Raymond Bostoon ‘Theatre Dion Boucicault Conn Boucicault Andre Fortier Boston Museumm Horticultural Hall Mr Holden Globe Theatre Globe Colville Company Williams Elmore Everleigh Boston Harvard Musical Association Salsbury Paris Howard Athenium Tony Denier Howard

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