Boston Post Newspaper Archives, Feb 13, 1889, p. 2

Public Schools Report Urges More Classrooms and Cheaper Buildings

The Special Committee reports overcrowded rooms poor ventilation and bad sanitary arrangements in city schools. It recommends ten new schoolhouses, raises questions of expenditure, and notes Boston’s costly yet elaborate recent buildings. The panel urges a schoolhouse loan and possible tax changes to fund upgrades while outlining specific district needs and staff appointments.

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Chapin Mr. Capen Boston Chicago William A. Mowry Providence Newport Pierce Gibson Boylston Station Adams Bunker Hill Lowell Prince Washington and Beech Streets Jamaica Plain Mt. Vernon George Putnam Austin School East Boston Prince School H Street South Boston Florence Street Emerson Hancock Bennett Committee On Accounts Schindler Committee On Examinations Mather Tileston H. Adelaide Sullivan Chapman School Margaret A. Maguire Comins Helen Doherty Dearborn Edith Hovey Dudley Sara Mack Dwight Jessie C. Fraser Lillian 8. Hilton Margaret E. Carey Sherwin Louise W. Betts Wells Benjamin Tenney Hugh O’brien Esther Abram_T. Smith Hugh O’ Brien Agnes A. Rubin Allston School Bessie C. Jones Sadie G. Christie Lara_M. Power Lincoln Anna R. French

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Mystic Valley Club Holds Inaugural Meeting And Banquet

The Mystic Valley Club and its officers were announced at the first annual meeting in Thorndike Hall. E H Caon of Somerville was elected president with a slate including vice presidents W G probables Arlington and Chester W Kingsley of Medford, among others. A bylaws focus on temperance and local government was adopted, followed by a 100-guest banquet and a discussion on required state legislation.

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Mystic Valley Club Fifth Middlesex Senatorial Thorndike E. H. Ca On Somerville W. G Arlington Chester W. Kingsley Echee J. Warren Bailey Apes Ag Clark Fred M. Kilma Co. Leonard Medford W. E. Richardson Hetaaen C. Small Winchester R. E. Nickerson William H. Breed Kilham Fprington Levi F.T. Davis C. I. Shepard F. I. Hodgkins L. E. Merry A. C. Winter

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Massachusetts Reform Speech Night Highlights Education Leadership

Dent Capen chaired the event with regret letters read from President Hartwell of the State Senate and others. General John Eaton of Marietta College spoke on civic responsibility and warned against citizen indifference. He urged Massachusetts to emulate Ohio where school boards control education. Samuel Chasnee and Reps Joshua H. Davis and Frank H. Raymond also spoke while Tufts College Glee Club performed.

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Dent Capen Hartwell State Senate J. Henry Norcross Irving L. Russell John Eaton Marietta College Ohio Massachusetts Samuel Chasnee Joshua H. Davis Frank H. Raymond Somerville Tufts College Glee Club

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Portrait of Bancroft Presented at Worcester Alumni Night

Worcester high school alumni reunion honors historian Gee Bancroft with a fine oil portrait by Billings of Boston. Edward L. Davis presents the painting in a speech, and A S Roe, school principal, accepts on behalf of the institution.

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Worcester High School Worcester Sprcrar Edward L. Davis Gee Bancroft Billings Boston Davis A. S. Roe

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Obituary of Alonzo Hamilton Cloak Manufacturer

Obituary notes Alonzo Hamilton of Dorchester died after a five month illness caused by paralysis. Born Oct 1, 1816 in Waterboro Me he built a long career in Saco and Boston retail dry goods and cloaks at 37 Kingston Street. He married Mary Chase and had four children with three surviving. He also engaged in shipping and Dorchester real estate and held Unitarian affiliations in Saco and Boston.

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Alonzo Hamilton Kingston Street Dorchester Mr. Hamilton Waterboro Benjamin R Sarah C. Hamilton Saco Boston Hamilton Hamilton, Richardson & Whitney Summer and Kingston Streets Mary Chase Jotham Chase Unitarian Society Nichols

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Two Obituaries Highlighting John C. Dodge and Orray A. Taft Jr.

John C. Dodge of Salem and former Chicago alderman dies in Somerville at about eighty. He lived in Manchester Essex and previously worked with the Illinois Central land department and Chicago Board of Trade. Orray A. Taft Jr., son of O A Taft of Point Shirley, dies at 48 in Providence after a career as a prominent manufacturer. He leaves a widow and two children and was active in the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company and the Knights Templar.

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John C. Dodge Chicago Somerville Mr. Dodge Salem Chicago Board of Aldermen Chicago Board of Trade Illinois Central Railroad David A. Neal Manchester Essex County Orray A. Taft, Jr O. A. Taft Point Shirley Providence R. 1 Mr. Taft Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company Boston Knights Templars

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Delta Kappa Epsilon Banquet Lists Members and Officers

Forty members of Delta Kappa Epsilon gathered at Parker House for their annual banquet. The list names attendees from Yale, Amherst, Bowdoin, Dartmouth, Colby, Williams, and others, plus elected officers for the ensuing year and remarks from toastmaster and several speakers.

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Delta Kappa Epsilon Fraternity Yale Parker House Francis A. Walker Amherst William Hi. Drury H. O Marey H. Burr Crandall Willams Henry Hyde Smith Bowdoin J. N. Marshall Edwin de Merritte Dartmouth C. L. Hutchins Williams Burchard College City of Holbrook Colby John Knox R. Williams Brown N. Cole Harvard H. F. Curtis N. D. Eaton Quincy Dakaene Andmores A. Marden

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Cambridge aldermen act on sewers and safety lights

The Cambridge board discussed sewer extensions on Irving and Cedar streets, gas light on Dana Street, an inspector for electric wires with city cost share, and a labor ordinance favoring Cambridge citizens. A bay window ban was adopted, a damage claim on Broadway was noted, patrolman nomination deferred, and bridge closure hearings continued with a protest resolution.

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Cambridge Aldermen Charles Eliot Norton Irving Street Richard Sullivan Cedar Street Dana Street Said Street Cambridge Electric Light Company Central Labor Union Cambridge Alena Jacobs Broadway J. E. McNulty P. Lovell National Ship Owners’ Association Horatio Wellington J. Q. Bennett D. A. Buckley Charles River Cambridge Latin School Debating Society Dorchester High School United States Cambridge Society Dorchester Society Cambridge Soldiers Cyrus Cobb Cambridge City Hall

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Somerville Couple wed in private ceremony on Washington Street

Miss M I Holt daughter of ex Alder Holt married William E Plummer at her parents home in Somerville. Rev George Skene officiated. A large reception followed with many friends. Ushers named. Gifts included a silver church silver and piano lamp. They will reside at 36 Bow Street. Also notes on F U N N Club first social, Condit's Orchestra, and a Winter Hill church lecture and Prospect Hill concert with Edith Homer and other performers.

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Inez Holt Alderman Holt William E. Plummer Washington Street Somerville George Skene M. E. Church Messrs A. C. Holt F. I. Wright A. K. Kerr Charles F. Brine Condit A. G. Woolson Winter Hill Congregational Church Eastern Pain Prospect Hill Congregational Church Young People’s Society Edith Homer Mr. Bond Minnie Gould Bertha Boardman Florabel Dunklee Ella Boardman Amelia C. Woehrn

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Malden Budget Advances In Common Council Session

Malden, Feb. 12. The common council passed the annual appropriation bill listing allocations for highways and streets, schools, fire and police departments, health, libraries, cemeteries, and public works. Total city expenditures amount to $196,000.

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Malden Common Council Health Department Board of Health Salem Street Bell Rock

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Electric lighting dispute delays Dedham project in Phoenix block

Feb 12 Dedham News reports new complications in the Dedham and Hyde Park Gas and Electric Light Company contest. Building owners ordered the Phoenix block plant to stop after insurance underwriters deemed the wiring unsafe, halting ongoing operations.

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Dedham Dedham & Hyde Park Gas and Electric Light Company Phoenix Block

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Depot Matters at Lowell Voted Favorable

Lowell board of trade discussed depot matters and approved a new depot at the stone yard Thorndike street with a covered footway through the arch. All trains to connect with Merrimac street depot by cab trains. Freight depot to move to Central street station. Merrimac River navigation referred to a committee with several neighboring boards of trade.

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Lowell Board of Trade Stone Yard Thorndike Street Merrimac Street Jackson Street Central Street Boston Merrimac River Lawrence, Haverhill Nashua Gloucester Boards of Trade

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THE PIG IRON TRUST

New York reports at the Metal Exchange say the Pig Iron Trust plans to control the U.S. market. Contracts lock furnace firms to years of exclusive warrants, with pricing at 25 cents per ton and 2 cents monthly storage carrying charges.

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New York New York Metal Exchange Pig Iron Trust

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New Pastor Chosen for Trinity Congregational Church

Lawrence February 12. The Trinity Congregational Church voted to extend a call to Rev. William A. Keese formerly of Garey Avenue Baptist in Chelsea. Keese left the Baptist denomination over baptism doctrine and joined the Congregationalists after supplying Salem pulpit seven years, and Trinity pulpit for three Sundays. He succeeds Rev. J. L. R. Trask now at Springfield.

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Lawrence Trinity Congregational Church William A. Keese Garey Avenue Chelsea Keese Salem Trinity Church Aie J. L. R. Trask Springfield

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New Books Review—Mrs Baylor and More Antiquarian Works

Critics survey recent novels and tales by Baylor Cooke Helps Besant and Farjeon. Notes praise and fault lines, highlighting In and Around a Despatch Box for historical value, Steadfast as a solid if uneven Besant historical, and Toilers of Babylon for its lively caravan plot and three volume limit.

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Miss Baylor Old Dominion Ecards Mr. Besant Woodstock Babylon Richard Pardon Mr. Farjeon Rose Terry Cooke Boston Ticknor & Co Arthur Helps Roberts Bros Price Golo Raimund Adelaide Buckley New York Funk & Wagnalls Walter Besant Harper & Bros B. L. Farjeon Lecoar & Feos

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Glidden and Curtis Troubles Deepen in Ohio and Western Coal

A Boston area source notes Glidden and Curtis invested about 750000 in the Ohio and Western coal and iron property in the Hocking Valley. Strikes wrecked assets, funds dwindled, and a near assignation was feared before improving prospects. Company funds and a 5000 note at Hamilton National Bank affected by partners’ hidden liquidity issues. A receiver was named for the Pacific Guano Company in Charleston, DC, with few details.

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Ohio & Western Coal and Iron Hocking Valley Glidden & Curtis Guapo Smith Hamilton National Bank Lynn Institution For Savings Pacific Guano Company Charleston D. C

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Trains via Springfield Worcester and New London

Daily rail service announced by T Hempstead with New Haven Hartford New York lines via Springfield Worcester New London Providence and Willimantic. Daily operation includes Sundays. Cars offered include parlor or sleeping cars by each company.

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New Haven Philadelphia Bound Brook Central BR. R New Jerse St. BR New York Depot Central B. R New Jersey Liberty St Depot Philadelphia Reading R. It 9Th and Greenests J.N. Magna New England Washington St Bostom Niagara Falls Detroit No. 9 Chicago Cleveland Toledo Albany Hartford Worcester

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Train Schedules From Kneeland Street to Cape Town Area

A list of train or ferry times connects Kneeland Street Station to Buzzards Bay Bourne and towns including Brewster Cataumet Chatham Cottage City Fairhaven Hyannis Harwich Monument Beach Mattapoisett Marion Nantucket Provincetown Sand Wich Sacamore South Yarmouth Tremont Wellfleet Wet Barnstable Weeds Hall Ware Nam Warmouth with various departures around 8.15 am 4.15 pm and earlier special notes for Nantucket Mondays Tuesdays Thursdays Saturdays.

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Kneeland Street Buzzards Bay Barnstake Bourne Bournedale Brewster Cataumet Chatham Cottage City Wark Sq New Bedford Fairhaven Almouth Hyannis Harwich Monument Beach Mattapoisett Marion Nantucket Woods Hall Provincetown Sandwich Sacamore Yarmouth Tremont Wellfleet Wet Barnstable Weeds Hall Warenam Warmouth

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Providence Division Rail Schedule Fragments

Providence Division train times from Park Square Station to New York Shore Line and Stonington Line routes with numerous departures listed. Includes Central Hallindale East Foxboro Dedham Readville and other stations, Sundays and weekdays patterns, with multiple times and notes for additional trains see Central Division.

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Central Division Kneeland Street New York Fall River Mraintree Middleboro Bridgewater Brockton Cohasset and Hinzham Easton East Bridgewater Abington Milton Quincy Weymouth Sunays Taunton Morrison Square Marshfield Sea View Tapan Mlilton North Easton Stoughton Andolph Plymouth Duxbury Mocklland Hanover Seimates Shawmut South Mraintree South Duxbury Central Station Dean St Whitman South Weymouth Wollaston Heights Weatridgewater Cochesett South Easton Stonington Attledoro Boy Laten Central Hallindale Mighland West Roxbury Spring Street Canton Junction Dedham Dudgeville East Foxboro Mazelwood Mebronville Hyde Pack M. Camiaica Lain Mansfield Hope and Clarendon Attleboro Providence Readville Oxbury Rumford India Point Sharon Sharon Heights Stoughton Central Canton South Walpole Wrentham Walnut Hill Stonehaven Warren and Bristol Manafield Dj Tanunton bNew Bedford Norton Newport Fallver New London Wickford Junction Park Square Station Washington, Cor. State Street Park Square J. W. Richardson J. W. Miller H. Briggs

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Bancroft Delta Kappa Epsilon The New England Alumni Association Henry Cabot Lodge J. M. Barker S. L. Powers Darmouth William A. Wood Syracuse E. O. Silver Elmer E. Silver Iown Walker W. H. Drury New York City College of the City of H. O. Marcy University of California A.C. Miller D. P. Bailey Myles Standish J. P. Williams Nathaniel W. Ladd Honey Hyde Smith W. E. Hatch G. L. Kingsley E. A. Merrill News OF the Pig Iron Trust NEW Books Philemon Hall Messrs. Roberts Bros Sir Arthur Helps Glidden & Curtis’s Troubles Ford RR Haven Montreal & West Vermont Fitchburg Wagner Palace Central Vermont R. R J. W. Homary W. Cummings Gt Albans Johann Hoff PMALZ Moritz Eisner Eisner & Mendelson CO Barclay Railroads Old Colony Fall River Line Shore Line Stonington Line Old Stats Oune Hoosac Teave Awit Wal Street Rotterdam Sunities Troy Binghamton Koston Buffalo Palace Belmont Krattleboro Miller’ S Falls Concord SUN Gardner and Miller’s Falls Licesick Falls Johnsonville Sun. Bain Miarlboro Sudeon N. M Shyer Sunstone North Adams and Williamstorn North Leaminator Saratoga Shelburne Union Square Su IK Waltham Watertown Union Market Mt. Auburn Ayer Junction Miller's Falls Hoosac Tunnel Wash John Adams J. Whitmore J.R. Watson Cape Cod Cheshire Central Vermont Railroads Rutland Montreal Ottawa Ogdensburg Causeway Street St. Albans Winchendon Jaffrey Peterboro Fitzwilliam Marlboro Keene Westmoreland Walpole Bellows Falls Burlington St. Johns Delaware & Hudson Canal Company R. R White River Junction White River A. Faxon K. Stewart Keene, N Providence Division Boston & Albany West Rochester Michigan Central R. R Toltedo Lake ‘Lee Michigan Southern Hanson River Line Brooklyn Jersey Sunanys Old State House J. R. Kendrick Geo. L. Connor L. H. Palmer Northern Division Framingham and Fayville Southboro Bolton Northboro Clinton Leominster Pratt’s Junction Old Colony R. K Concomnd R. R B. and Main N. H N.H LL. E. Chamberlly Supe C. F. Libbie & CO Hayward Place Bartolozzi Durer Barlom Valentine Green Lorghi Meryon C. F. Miller Nantenil Rem- Lage Richomme Charles Waltner Wilkie Woolett Waltner Rembrandt van der Velde C. T. Walker Walker's Horse and Carriage Bazaar Portland Street Lancaster Street W. P. Balch Livestock Agency Albert Howe & CO Market Street Brighton Warren Avenue Horatio Harris & Co., Auctioneers and Commission Merchants State Street Snow & CO North Market St Fulton St Richards & CO Imm Murdock Texas Nebraska Minnesota Middle American Medical Association British Medical Association Murdock Liquid Food Co

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Public Schools Report Urges More Classrooms and Cheaper Buildings

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Mystic Valley Club Holds Inaugural Meeting And Banquet

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Massachusetts Reform Speech Night Highlights Education Leadership

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Portrait of Bancroft Presented at Worcester Alumni Night

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Obituary of Alonzo Hamilton Cloak Manufacturer

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Two Obituaries Highlighting John C. Dodge and Orray A. Taft Jr.

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Delta Kappa Epsilon Banquet Lists Members and Officers

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Cambridge aldermen act on sewers and safety lights

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Somerville Couple wed in private ceremony on Washington Street

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Malden Budget Advances In Common Council Session

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Electric lighting dispute delays Dedham project in Phoenix block

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Depot Matters at Lowell Voted Favorable

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THE PIG IRON TRUST

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New Pastor Chosen for Trinity Congregational Church

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New Books Review—Mrs Baylor and More Antiquarian Works

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Glidden and Curtis Troubles Deepen in Ohio and Western Coal

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Trains via Springfield Worcester and New London

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Train Schedules From Kneeland Street to Cape Town Area

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Providence Division Rail Schedule Fragments

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