Railroad accidents and strikes in the year reported
The report details 274 total railroad casualties in Massachusetts with nine passenger deaths and 165 injuries to passengers and employees, plus 146 trespasser and bystander incidents. It notes a national total of 947 accidents and outlines a proposed four-point plan for railroad labor relations. It covers the Boston Barre and Gardner line’s winter impacts, new cross connections, and financials, including a Windsor County inspection and Woodstock Vermont lines. It also lists local items on police, schools, post office, cat show, and other community notes.
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Boston, Barre and Gardner Railroad
Princeton
Rensselaer and Saratoga Railroad
Mechanicsville
N. Y
Troy
Erie Railroad
Schenectady
Albany
Concord and Claremont Railroad
Hillsboro Bridge
N. H
Weterboro
Boston and Albany Railroad
Winchendon
Winchendon Village
Venus in the western sky to greatest brilliancy this month
The Providence Journal notes Venus will dominate the western sky for the rest of February though the full moon reduces her light. She brightens to a peak around the 1éth, becomes visible at noonday as a tiny clouded point, and nears the sun until February 20 in an inferior conjunction.
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Providence Journal
Industrial School for Girls Annual Report Highlights
The twenty fourth annual report shows expenses of 557056 last year and income of 567.25 leaving a balance of 308.69. Nine girls admitted, ten discharged, twenty one in school and twenty four under guardianship outside. Fifty three applications investigated, eighteen refused as relatives or public funding not responsible. Admission Committee notes many applicants are well connected but lack training to earn a living. Officers for 1872: President Miss E S Parkman Vice President Mrs Theodore Lyman Treasurer Mr Arthur Lincoln Assistant Treasurer Miss kk Goodwin Secretary Miss M L Hall. The Great Barrington Savings Bank examined by Commissioner Gatebell with further remarks.
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E. S. Parkman
Theodore Lyman
Arthur Lincoln
Kk Goodwin
M. L. Hall
Major New York Bargains and Dated Sales Announced
JORDAN MARSH & Co promote dry goods inducements with new sale on ladies underwear corsets and infant wear. Brown & Pray announce an outsized carriage stock sale following Wood Brothers dissolution at 84 Fifth Ave New York. BS FRENCHs College offers commercial and nautical courses at 630 Washington St. C E Meyer & Co open new store at 429 Washington St with low prices on pictures frames and related goods.
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New York
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Fifth Avenue
Messrs
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Washington Street
Question on Salting Tracks and City Police from Boston Post
A letter asks the editor to publish when horse railroad companies stopped salting tracks despite a statute forbidding it and not enforced. It also questions the needed police force and a chief to keep sidewalks clean and safe, noting a dead-letter salute.
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Boston Post
Cambridge Harvard SubMs Work on Library and Athletics
Harvard students prepare extensive library upgrades in March including new alcoves and study tables plus extended evening hours. Subscriptions for University crew rise to 2571 with costs projected at 320. Police matters report patrolman suspension and a fallen officer, while local crime notes include a robbery case and a ball fundraiser.
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Young Men’s Christian Union
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C. H. Farnsworth
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G. H. Hackett
H. L. Chase
New England Glass Company
Cambridge
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Wheeling
Drowning Fear After Ice Breaks Near Quincy
Reports say a man seen venturing onto dangerous ice near the National Sailors Home disappeared after his sled and keg were spotted far out. Ice later broke up and the man is presumed drowned though his name remains unknown.
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Citizens’ Gaslight Company
E. H. Dewson
S. Williams
John 8. Williams
The Octoroon and Exiles at Boston Theatres
The Globe Theatre offers The Octoroon afternoon and evening while Boston Theatre presents The Exiles. Genev a Cross continues at the Museum and Emma Abbott's concert is announced for Music Hall with a full program.
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