Oxford House Hotel Burned In Frvyepurc February Fire
The Oxford House hotel, owned by Asa O. Pike and leased by A. 13, Gee & Son, burned tonight at about 6 o'clock. The main building and large ell were destroyed. Loss estimated at 15000 with insured amounts listed in multiple companies. The building dates back to 1872 and was among the region’s largest hotels. local alarms report minor fires in Cambridgeport and Bowdoin Square with limited damage.
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Frvyepurc
Oxford House
Asa O. Pike
Gee & Son
Osgood
Home
Phenix
Granite State
Portland
John E. Dow
New Hampshire
Cambridge
Aure
Brown's
Harrison and
School Streets
Cambridgeport
Chemical Engine No. 1
Bowdoin Square
John Fenton
Officer Berg
Station 1
Cross Street
Edward Dolin
Meteorological Record of Yesterday's Observations
Observations across stations reported yesterday up to 10 p m at synchronized times. The record notes weather conditions, temperatures, and atmospheric elements consistent across monitoring sites.
Steamer Alaska Sold to Enter Fishing Trade
New York February 14. Steamer Alaska of 4155.48 tons has been sold by Hon Jonathan Bourne of this city to New York parties and will sail soon to engage in the fishing business. The late ship news lists arrivals including Eleanora from Portland and several other vessels from Boston Providence Bangor and Liverpool.
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New York
Steaner Eleanora
Portland
Mark Giovanni
Liverpool
Mabel Rose
Boston
Laura V. Rose
Ellen Morrison
Bangor
William A. Morrel
Providence
Cornelius
Franconia
New Beprono
Mass
Alaska
Jonathan Bourne
Belmont retaliation bill eyed by sub committee
The sub committee of the House committee on foreign affairs advocates adoption of the Belmont retaliation bill. Several Senate amendments appear, with debate on the Eads Tehuantepec bill continuing and Morrill’s subsidiary silver coin proposal noted. Continuous updates on resignations and appointments mark the political landscape.
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House Committee On Foreign Affairs
Manning
Interstate Commerce Commission
Treasury Department
Emmons
Washington
Army
John Jameson
Railway Mail Service
Senate
A. K. Cutting
Mexico
Morrill
Cleveland
Syracuse
N. Y
R. A. Hume
Prudential Committee
American Board
Oxford House
Fryeburg
White River Junction
New York
South Amboy
Spencer
Canton
Grand Jury
Harvard
Yale
Princeton
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Anton Seidl
Metropolitan Opera House
Berlin
Seidl Accepts Berlin Conductor Offer After Declining
New York reports Herr Anton Seidl director of the Metropolitan Opera House has accepted a post as conductor of the Royal Opera in Berlin after previously declining the same offer. He stays in New York through the season ending March 1 with a final Steinway Hall concert before sailing to Germany. Berlin will grant him a life position while New York had a single season engagement with potential renewal. The Metropolitan public regrets losing their conductor.
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New York
Sprcrat
Anton Seidl
Metropolitan Opera House
Royal Opera
Berlin
Herr Seidl
Seidl
Herr Mottl
Steinway Hall
Germany
Burlington's Carnival Opens With Spectacular Coasting
Burlington Vermont hosts the second annual winter carnival of the Burlington Coasting Club. The grand opening featured a lit coasting hill on Main Street with arches, flags, bunting, torches, and a pyrotechnic display. The week includes ice boating, tobogganing, snoeshoe and trotting races, an ice yacht race worth 50 dollars, and a grand carnival ball opened by Governor Ormsbee.
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Burlixcton
Queen City of
Vermont
Burlington
Main Street
Church Street
Lake Champlain
van Ness House
van Ness
Ormsbee
Belmont Bill Favoured In House Remarks On Non-Intercourse Powers
Washington Feb 14 A House foreign affairs sub committee endorsed the Belmont bill with amendments as a substitute for the Senate measure. The plan aims to empower the president to proclaim non interdiction with British North American provinces to curb Canadian fisheries and goods, while addressing treaty 1871 concerns and land transit issues. The panel urged early action and outlined penalties for violations and procedures for enforcement.
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Washington
House Committee On Foreign Affairs
Messrs
Belmont, Clements and Rice
Belmont
Senate
British North America
Great Britain
United States
Dominion
Canada
London
North America
Dominion of Canada
Island of
Newfoundland
Secretary of State
Circuit Court
Brice
Sut
House
Custom House
Progressive movement in China seen through legation lens
A note from Wasuineron reports the Chinese legation sees new religious liberty orders as part of an upward reform trend. The abdicated dowager Empress is praised for liberal policy, and Quan Shu, the 17 year old new emperor, is described as well educated and aligned with humane progress.
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Wasuineron
Sprcrar
China
Quan Shu
Boston Symphony Flourishes Under Gericke at Steinway Hall
The Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Mr. Gericke delivered a praised New York concert at Steinway Hall on Beethoven and Handel works. Critics applauded the string sonority and the first violins’ note free Largo performance. A large audience showed hearty approval.
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New York
Speciay
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Steinway Hall
Boston Society
Gericke
Kelly Signs with Boston Baseball Club in 19th Century Move
The Boston Base Ball Club secured Michael Kelly from Chicago, paying $2000 for his services and $3000 for a club photograph, totaling $5000 for the season. Kelly is famed for the Kelly short cut from second to home and is lauded as a versatile, intelligent batter and coach.
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Boston
Kelly
Michael J. Kelly
Chicagos
Ile
Soden
New York Nine
Metropolitan
Anson
Flint
Daily
O'Rourke
Morgan
Murphy
Tate
Gunning
Burdock
Buffinton
Poorman
O’rourke
Radbourn
Stemmyer
Conway
Madden
Morrill
Igins
Nash
Wise
Hornung
Johnson
N. Y
Michael Kelly
Chicago
Consolidation plans for Cambridge and Metropolitan street railways
Plans for a merger of the Cambridge and Metropolitan street railways move forward with a proposed $4 million consolidated company. Directors have accepted the offer. Cambridge stockholders must ratify. The plan would create a large system with about 150 miles of track, 700 cars, 2300 employees, and tens of millions of annual passengers. The deal hinges on the Cambridge strike settlement and final stock exchange.
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Calvin A. Richards
Metropolitan Street Railway
Metropolitan
Cambridge Street
Cambridge Road
Cummings
Richards
Cambridge
Boston
Harvard Square
Edmund Reardon
Walter S. Swan
Reardon
Swan
Cambridge Peo le
Metropolitan Road
Consolidated Company
Coffin to Speak at Old South Washington’s Birthday Event
Mr Charles C Coffin will address the Old South celebration of Washingtons birthday next Tuesday. A public school chorus will perform and Old South prizes will be announced. Tickets are mailed to all youths by the Old South committee at Ol South Meeting House.
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Charles C. Coffin
Old South
Washington
Old South Committee
Ol South Meeting House
Collision on South Boston road stirs crowds and arrests
Police escorts were reduced as Sunday arrests calm the mob. Two incidents followed: a Federal street bridge truck collision with a car injuring no one, and a blue line Metropolitan car ignoring orders then crashing into a South Boston car on Summer street. Sergeant Daly leapt clear as the impact occurred.
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Boston
Board of Aldermen
Alderman Carroll
Federal Street Bridge
Summer Street
Daly
Blue Line Metropolitan Eed
Sergeant Daly
South Boston
Five Minute Trips On Cambridge Street Amid Labor Tension
The Cambridge Street five minute line from Harvard to Bowdoin Square operated 8 10 am to 5 pm as a welcome service during a strike. Police kept picketers apart, new workers were hired, and veterans like Tom Leighton and Charles Johnson faced assignment changes while directors replied to a tele telegram from Charles KE Raymond. Police presence and cautious reopening of other lines accompanied the unfolding scene, with hundreds of applicants and stable accommodations arranged for those hired or awaiting word.
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Stow
Wilson
Wentworth
Thomas Dolan
Workman Short
H. F. Middleton
House of Correction
Michael Haney
Richards
Metropolitan Road
Boston
South Boston
Hersey
Little Chapel
P. Jackson
Charles Chance
Alderman Carroll
J. Johnson
P. J. Conlan
John C. Short
Metrolitan
Bromwich
Cambridge Road
Harvard
Bowdoin Square
Cambridge Street
Temple
Harvard Square
Horgan
Thir and
Cambridge Streets
East Cambridge
H. D. Mills
West Somerville
Tom Leighton
Sagt Cambridge
Road
Charles Johnson
Colonel Bancroft
Charles KE
Raymond
Bancroft
Board of Selectmen
New Hampshire
Murray Street
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L. P. Hollander
Boylston Street
Park Square, Boston
Wen
Office of Company
Harvard Sq
A. Bancroft
HW Leonard & CO
Bromfield Street
W. H. Fanning
Edinburgh
Amsterdam
the Hague
Chent
Paris
Madrid
Rome
Brussels
Etc
Provident Savings Life Ins.Co
Masters & Emery
Devonshire St
Hamilton Place
Washington, D. C
New England
Observer’s Office
Signal Service
U.S. A
Ponts
Wildes
Wodther Iiss
Wyles
P.M
Mt. Washingtom
Block Island
Nantucket
Albany
Snow New
Charleston
S Lt
Rain
Cincinnati
Pittsburg
Eure Aes
Cloudy Awe
Cleve
En Eees
Detroit
Snow Alpena
Clear Marquette
Milwaukee
Clear
Duluth
St. Paul
Minn
St. Louis
Leavenworth
Omaha
Aeeeer
Clear Dodge
Yankton
Jak
St. Vincent
Cheyenne
North Viatte
Denver
Paso Sewers
Santa Fe
Prince of
Mingrelia
Gibbons and
Taschereau
Philip Bourke Marston
Cambridge Roads
George Makepeace Towle
Austria
Waldstein
Benjamin Calender & Co
Devonshire Street
Chicago Baseball Nine
Bostons
South Boston Railroad
Burlington’s
Mr. Boucicault
Hollis Street
Fin Mae Cool
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