Boston Transit Commission eyes first subway section
Boston plans for a subway gain bidder interest as 25 contractors obtain specifications for the first section. The project, to be completed by November 30, 18%, is expected to cost about 200000, with a northerly entrance at Arlington and an exit near Church street opposite the Providence depot. Officials and critics weigh labor rules, costs, and city impact.
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Subway Commissioners’ Office
Arlington
Church Street
Providence Depot
Thorndike
Boylston Street
United States
Beal
New York
Ryan & McDonald
Martin
Police Board
Parker Chandler
Commission
Alexander §. Porter
Real Estate Exchange
Haymarket Square
Tremont Street
Swain
Hart
Boston
State Street Exchange
Mr. Ernst
Charles Carleton Coffin
Park Street
West End Company
Willard Howland
Boston Elevated Railway Company
West End Street Railway Company
Norumbega Club Hosts Second Gentlemen Night in Charlestown
The Norumbega Club held its second Gentlemen Night at Roughan Hall City Square Charlestown with Mayor Curtis as chief guest arriving about 9 pm. A reception featured Miss Abby J. McCutcheon and Miss Addie Leonard among others, followed by round dances to Cates's music, a Boston guest, and speeches before a late-night banquet and further dancing.
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Roughan Hall
City Square
Charlestown
Norumbega Club
Mayor Curtis
Abby J. McCutcheon
Addie Leonard
C. C. Carpenter
All Around Club
Wadsworth Baylor
McCutcheon
Charles Bailey
Fannie Paul
Emma Raymond
Harriet Chapin
Iona Southwell
Ruth Warren
Carrie Harding
B. St. Stacey
Elliott D. Robbins
Sarah E. Leonard
Lillian Brown
Alfred V. Lincoln
Etta H. Glidden
Helen D. Cole
N. R. Tracey
George Wiley
A. P. Toppan
Lida Low
R. W. Southwell
J. Hurd Brown
George Pendergast
Abundant anti-toxine supply for Boston by May 1
Dr Durgin told a Post reporter that Galloupe's Island horses are improving. Ernst is injecting ten cubic centimeters of toxine per horse, with only one horse showing a brief paralysis now cured. Two more horses were sent to the island Tuesday for inoculation and care, three men tending the animals, fed on fine hay four quarts of corn and bran, weighed regularly on large scales to monitor fitness for inoculation.
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Durgin
Post
Ernst
Floating Theatre to Cost $50,000 in Boston Harbor
The Floating Palace Amusement Company plans a first of its kind floating theatre in Boston Harbor costing about $50,000. Led by James H. Laskey, the 180 by 54 foot float will seat about 2,600 with a 43 by 40 foot stage and dance hall on the briny. Open by Decoration Day with light opera, it towed to resorts including Coney Island, Bar Harbor and Long Branch.
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Mississippi River
Floating Palace Amusement Company
Boston Push and Capital
Floating Theatre
Ellis’s Shipyard
Boston
Chelsea Bridge
James H. Laskey
Laskey
Grand Opera House
Lyceum Theatre
Palace Theatre
Proctor
Twenty-second Street Theatre
New York
Lynn Opera House
Keith
Briny
Marine Park
South Boston
Castle Island
Coney Island
Bar Harbor
Long Branch
Mr. Laskey
Post
A Coming Cadet in Medford
Medford reports Charles Brooks Clark, 18, son of Calvin H. Clark, inspector of buildings, selected as a West Point cadet candidate after a Winchester exam held last Saturday by Congressman McCall. Clark must appear for further steps starting March.
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Charles Brooks Clark
Calvin H. Clark
Summer Street
West Point
Winchester
McCall
Young Clark
St Mary's A C Triumph Over East Boston Athletes
The St Mary's Athletic Club beat East Boston 30 to 14 in a Cooper street gym meet. Mowbray won three standing jumps, Moakley showed strong form, and Crowley led in the potato and sack races with Guilfoyle and Allen winning several events for St Mary's.
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St. Mary’s Athletic Club
East Boston
M. F. Guilfoyle
St. Mary’s
J. J. Crowley
H. Mowbray
East Bostons
Phil Stingel
Bernard Doherty
Stingel
Frank McGrath
Allen Orr
St. Mary’s A. C
W. J. Ferguson
George G. Rand
Frank Hoar
John Quinn
A. C
Henry Mowbray
East Boston A. C
C. P. Moakley
Lin. M
F. Guilfoyle
HELP FOR NEWFOUNDLANDERS DISTRESS FUND MOVES FOR RELIEF
Sympathy spreads from Greystone Hall as the Newfoundlanders' Benefit Association votes to send half of upcoming ball profits to Newfoundland relief. Members pledge to distribute subscription blanks to invite every friend to donate and show support for the stricken land.
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Newfoundland
Greystone Hall
Newfoundlanders’ Benefit Association
Sanitary and Street Cleaning Balls Delight Members
The Sanitary and Street Cleaning Divisions' Union 6064 held a successful ball at Caledonian Hall on Eliot Street. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Barry led the grand march, with dancing continuing late and many hoping for annual events.
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Union 6064
A. F. of L
Caledonian Hall
Eliot Street
Daniel J. Barry
Ambitious Women and the Pinkham Remedy Promise
Special to Our Lady Readers asserts ambitious women spur men to bold feats and health is key. It praises Lydia E. Pinkham and her Vegetable Compound as a cure for female diseases, citing a dramatic testimonial of recovery from severe uterine and urinary issues.
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North
Lydia E. Pinkham
Wm. M. Mozy
Biennial Elections Debate Splits House Committees
The Massachusetts House debated biennial elections for state officers and the General Court, passing a resolve 163 to 57 with 57 against. The measure, already approved by the Senate, would seek a constitutional amendment for the 1897 state election if enacted by the next Legislature. Several named lawmakers spoke pro and con, noting impacts on small towns, representation, and administration costs. A separate rail safety bill was defeated 98 to 89 after hours of lobbying by railroad interests and critics.
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House
Yeas—-Allen
D. W
Allen
R. E
Alsatt
Bailey
G. W
J. A
Baker
Balch, Bancroft, Co. O
Barber
Barker
Barnes
F. C
Bates
Beaman
Bennett
Bird
Blodgett
Bond
Boutwell
Bradford
Brown
Bullock
Burt
J. M
T. P
Carter
Chandler
Clark
Qochran
Cook
Dallinger
Davis
Denham
Dickinson
Donovan
W. I
Dow
Drew
Duddy
Eddy
Edgarton
Edgerton
Eldredge
Estes
Fillmore
Fisk
Flint
J. H
S. W
Foote
Ford
Foss
French
Gardner
Gauss
Gaylord
George
Gillingham
Goodrich
Grant
Gray
Greenwood
Grover
Hale
Hammond
Harlow
Harwood
Hastings
Hathaway
B. C
Hibbard
Higgins
Holden
Holt
Horan
Howe
Huse
Hutchinson
Ives
Jenks
Jones
Jordan
Jourdan
Kaan
Kellogg
Kingman
Knox
Krebs
Lawrence
Leach
G. A
O. L
W. S
Light
Lowell
Macomber
Mann
Mayo
McCarthy
Mellen
G. H
Meyer
Mills
Moore
Myers
Newell
Newhall
J. B
Perkins
Phelps
Pinkham
Porter
J. F
Prevaux
Putnam
Quint
Rice
Richardson
Roberts
Joe
Hoot
Roper
Russell
Sargent
Scates
Sibley
Sisson
Slade
Sleeper
Smith
A. C
Snow
Southworth
Spalding
Spofford
Spring
Stanley
Stevens
St. John
Stocker
Stone
Strong
Sturtevant
Tarr
Teamoh
Thurston
Tolman
Tower
Towle
Turner
Tuttle
Utley
Waite
Wakefield
Wales
Wallis
Warriner
Waterman
Weston
Wheaton
Whitaker
White
G. F
Wee
Willard
Winn
Weed
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Young Nays
Bancroft
Barry
Bliss
Bradley
FE. A
Carroll
Gasey
Creed
Donahue
T. J
W. J
Driscoll
D. N
W. P
Fallon
Flynn
Gallivan
Geary
Graham
F. W
Hayes
Hoban
Holland
Humphrey
Irwin
Johnson
Keenan
T. I
Lynch
Marden
McMackin
Mclaven
Mitchell
Moran
Moriarty
Mulvey
Murphy
Norton
O'Brien
O'Connor
O'Hara
Osgood
Penniman
Quirk
Ross
Rourke
D. D
F. H
Ryan
Ryder
Shea
Sheehan
Shepherd
H. M
Tuite
Wadden
Wilson
Yeas
Ferson
Thacher
Nay
C. S
Austin
Pittsfield
W. F. Donovan
Boston
Jerry McCarthy
Charlestown
G. H. Newhall
Lynn
Young
Springfield
North Adams
Worcester
Cambridge
Paine’s Celery Compound Promises Strong Growth Aid
An advertising notice extols Paine’s celery compound as a vital nerve and blood restorer for growing children. It claims steady growth from birth to adulthood depends on rich blood and nutrition, praising Dr. Phelps and noting usefulness in wasting diseases and cleansing blood of rheumatism and other ailments.
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Paine
Edward E. Phelps
General Booth Addresses Harvard Radcliffe Students
General Booth founder of the Salvation Army spoke at Sanders Theatre Cambridge to Harvard and Radcliffe students under YMCA auspices. He outlined the war against evil and the social principles of the Salvation Army, explained Darkest England and the Way Out, and described plans for city farm and colonial settlements to aid the poor.
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General Booth
Salvation Army
Sanders Theatre
Cambridge
Harvard
Radcliffe
Irving
Young Men's Christian Association
Peabody
England
London
Booth
Harvard Faculty Moves To End Intercollegiate Football
The Harvard faculty of arts and sciences directs the athletics committee to stop all intercollegiate football contests. The wording tightens the motion, prompting Cambridge debate and accusations of a packed meeting. Captain Brewer resumed spring training with last year's players, while other candidates join the squad.
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Harvard
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Committee On Athletics
Cambridge
Brewer
Somerville Teachers Banquet at Youngs Hotel
Teachers from Somerville schools attended a banquet at Youngs Hotel last evening with guests Mayor Hodgkins Superintendent of Schools Southworth and school committee members. Several musical selections were performed by teachers including Mr Henry K Hadley.
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Somerville
Young’s Hotel
Mayor Hodgkins
Southworth
Henry K. Hadley
Patient letter praises rectal surgery by Dr Edwards
A Boston resident thanks Dr A Edwards at No 352 Columbus Ave for a successful rectal operation. He details prior fissure piles and constricted sphincter, notes instant relief and two weeks of riding his bicycle. He offers future use of his name to benefit the doctor.
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T. A. Edwards
Boston
San Francisco
Canada
Old Mexico
American Medical Association
Jumbus Ave
M. D
Columbus Ave
Mass
Sir
Frank H. Thomas
Imperial Lunch Room
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