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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jan 17, 1902

Page

2

Checks and Lists at Boston Stands List of Vendors

All checks expire January 1 1908. Readable list of Boston stands with names of streets and shops offering checks and lists including druggists, shoe dealers, restaurants, barber shops, and other merchants across avenues and streets such as Atlantic Avenue Beacon Street Canal Street Congress Street Franklin Street Tremont Street and Washington Street with numerous firms and locations named.

Huston Boston Boston Roper Wh Class Inc Atlantic Avenue Gray & Weeks Co the Hire Shoe Co Anderson Street Wellington Avon Street G. N. Ware Ladies’ Fine Shoes Beach Street Albany Beacon Streert Walker-Rintels Drug Co Tee's Oak Grove Creamery Theo, Metcalfe Drugs Broad Street Ross Bros Hobart Bros.—Barbers Broadway Extension A. H. Young Bromfield Street Baker's Candy Store Beacon Pharmacy Cambridge Street PT. N. Brraneh—Cigars R. V Court Street English Weaving Co., Ltd Clothiers Goodwin Sisters—Cigars Knight's Drug Store Hf. EE Lombard—R Barber and Cigars Devonshire Street Winthrop Square Dudley Street Gemimon's Pharmacy Elm Street P. Boyes Cigars Issex Street FR. J. Givlin—Cigars Exchange Street C. T. Appleton N. Branch Federal Street Rosenbaum Faneuil Hall Square Adams Launch Franklin Avenue J. F. Monahan Boots Franklin Street B. H. McCurdy Friend Street Mercer & Riley C.F. Faton A. T. Welch Green Street S. Lombard Hanover Street Rogers’ Pharmacy Hawley Street George 9. Smith Merrimac Sulpho-Napthal Co Milk Street Rosenbaum—Cigars Dsj B. Fuller Hyneman Bros W. J. Kavanagh Dbarber Henry ._Bakin North Ferry Smith's Pharmacy Pearl Street Prost & Dearborn’s Pemberton Square Alex, Cava George FE Cook Tallor Klein's Pharmacy Parker's Pharmacy Robert Fabery Smith & Tollman Colonial Pharmacy Graves’ Pharmacy Robins-Paine Drug Co Ferrin’s Pharmacy Warren Street Hunt's Launch Water Street Augustus Hall Susmern Brothers—Cigars Theatrical Exchange Oblast Shoe Co H. L. Hambro—Cigars H. Chaplin & Sons M. J. McIntosh Hubbell & McGowan French & Corner W. L. Sweet Winter Street Place

Inter City Umbrella Renting Go Boston Office

The Boston office at No 12 Pearl Street operates under telephone Main 2056 as the successor to Boston Umbrella Supply Co. The move signals a formal reorganization and continuation of umbrella rental services in the city.

Boston Pearl St Boston Umbrella Supply Co

Parishioners Attend Fifth Annual St Patrick’s Reunion in Mechanic Hall

Fully 1000 parishioners of St Patrick’s Roxbury gathered for the fifth annual reunion at Talbot and Paul Revere halls in Mechanics Building. The event featured whist and dancing, with a grand march led by Henry W Kelley and J Fred Mooney. A lengthy list of attendees included Mr and Mrs Henry, William J Ryan, Alderman Timothy Meoe, Representatives John Mansfield and Curley, and many local residents. A 40-table whist session ended at midnight with a served collation.

St. Patrick’s Catholic Church Roxbury Talbot and Paul ‘Revere Halls Mechanics Father Gallagher Nathaniel Merritt Talbot Hall Card Elmer Paulevere Hall Marshal Henry W. Kelley J. Fred Mooney Lillie Costello Frank L. Daly Margaret Cotter

Daughters of Vermont Host Gentlemen at Hotel Vendome

The Daughters of Vermont entertained their gentlemen guests with a genuine old fashioned quilting party followed by supper and a traditional dance at their regular meeting in the Hotel Vendome parlors yesterday afternoon.

Daughters OF Vermont Hotel Vendome

Boot and Shoe Trades Banquet Honors Local Retailmen

Nearly 200 retail boot and shoe salesmen gathered for the third annual banquet at the American House last evening. The event featured a concert by the Elmwood Male Quartet and James Carrey following the meal.

Elmwood James Carrey

Children's Theatre Drops Weekday Matinees at YAY

The Children’s Theatre announces they will discontinue mature after the Tuesday and Thursday matinees due to school sessions. Only the regular Saturday matinees at 2:00 p.m. will be given, with the current attraction The Magic Widdie. A special performance is set for this evening at 8 o'clock.

Children's Theatre Children’s Theatre

Arrest of Maier alias Bergen for larceny in Brookline

Joseph H. Maier, alias Charles Bergen, arrested in Brookline by Patrolman Kelcher for the Newton police on larceny charges. He was luring people to subscribe to the Ladies' Home Journal and other papers when arrested by Inspector Fletcher.

Joseph H. Maier Charles Bergen Brookline Kelcher Newton Fletcher Maier Ladies’ Home Journal

Boston Council Hikes Badges To Ten Dollars As Debates Rest On Dignity

Boston Common Council votes to raise badge cost from seven to ten dollars after a lively session with humor and jabs about dignity and authority. The body also approves over 3 million dollars in appropriations and considers clock placement, school sites, street work, and city hall site options.

Common Council Hoban Boston Bennett Ward 11 Power Ard Norfolk Linehan Pemberton Square Court House Collins Joseph F. Wilson Committee On Alliance Hyde Park Avenue West Roxbury Curtis Ward 21 Wood Dorchester Washington Street Milk Street Spring Lane McDonald Young Blackstone Square Washington, Newton and Blackstone Streets Shawmut Avenue McDermott Ward 7 Tremont Street Winter Street Hamilton Place Ward 16 New York Fire Department Smallpox Hospital Sweet Street

Fewer Tr angit Commissioners Reduced to Three

The metropolitan affairs committee voted to cut the rapid transit commission from five to three members with one to be named by the Governor and two by the Mayor. Each commissioner would earn 5000 yearly and expenses would be city borne. The plan contrasted with past unity amid tunnel litigation and salary forebearance by the full body.

Metropolitan Affairs Boston Thomas J. Gargan Horace G. Allen

Pension and town reorganization petitions in state senate

Senators Rowley and colleagues seek retirement pension rules for jail and house of correction workers aged 63 with 15 years service. A Foxboro split would form Sumner. Fitzgerald’s sanatorium bill seeks a $150 000 appropriation.

Senate Clarence W. Rowley Alorno Rothschild Fest Foxture Foxboro Sumner W. T. A. Fitzgerald

Dam Across Charles River Prompts Hearing on Costs

A special committee held another hearing on a proposed Charles River dam. Chief Engineer Edgard S. Dorr said no Boston sewer office plans exist for needed sewer changes, while Cambridgeside Park Commissioner George Howland Cox outlined a boulevard and parkway plan along the shore linking metropolitan reservations. Cox estimated savings from a permanent water level, with figures of 62000 for filling, 50000 for seawall and 100000 for other work.

Charles River Edgard S. Dorr Boston Sewer Division Boston George Howland Cox Cambridge Park Commission Fells Blue Hills Cox

Parker Begins Term With Quiet Start At State Office

Attorney-General Herbert Parker spent his first day in office visiting the Governor and noting no major changes. He found violets on his desk from Mrs. Hosea M. Knowlton. New assistants Ralph A. Stewart of Worcester and Robert Dodge of Newburyport were on duty.

Herbert Parker Mr. Parker Hosea M. Knowlton Ralph A. Stewart Worcester Robert Dodge Newburyport Parker

New York Suspects in Sealskin Sack Thefts Brought Here

Special Officers Goff and Keily from Station 4 arrived with William P. Davis aged 26 and Elsie Davis aged 30, both claiming New York residence. They are wanted in this city for alleged larceny of sealskin sacks valued at 600 from Boston dealers around Thanksgiving. Indictment warrants were issued by the Superior Court on November 29.

Goff and Keily Station 4 New York Willam P. Davis Elsie Davis New York City Boston Superior Court

Tax Commissioner Recommends Preferred Stock for Corporations

Tax Commissioner W D T Trefry transmitted his annual report to the Legislature. He urges allowing corporations organized in the state to issue preferred stock under the general law, saying business interest supports such a change in the corporation laws.

W. D. T. Trefry

President Roosevelt Hosts Supreme Court State Dinner

President Roosevelt gave a Crescent table state dinner in the East Room, inviting Chief Justice Fuller and Mrs. Fuller, Justices Harlan Gray Brewer Shiras White McKenna and their spouses, Attorney General Knox and Mrs. Knox, Senator and Mrs. Depew, Rep. Powers and Mrs. Powers, Miss Roosevelt Carew Knox Tuckerman Reed and Mrs. Reed Foster and Mrs. Foster, General and Mrs. Francis V. Green and Mr. W. Elmer Roosevelt, among others.

Washington Roosevelt Supreme Court Fuller Justice Harlan Gray Brewer Shiras White McKenna Knox Depew Powers Mass Carew Tuckerman Thomas B. Reed Reed John W. Foster Foster Francis V. Green W. Elmer Roosevelt

Peace rumor fuels Boer British talks raises stock hopes

Rumors say peace negotiations may be opened between leading Boers and the British government. South African stocks rise in sympathy as Associated Press sources note indirect Boer approaches and pressure to protect property for followers. Outcome remains speculative.

London Associated Press Poe Transvaal Orange River Stock Exchange

Donavan and His Deputies in Boston City Scramble

The Boston deputyship scramble continues as Christopher McCaffrey withdraws from consideration for the ferry deputyship amid factional backing and delays. Ex Alderman Philip J. O’Brien is favored for Ward 7, while Charles R. Cutter and others vie for sewer and paving posts as Donovan reshapes staffing and consolidates offices.

Christopher McCaffrey W. T. A. Fitzgerald Donovan McCaffrey MicCaffrey Fitzgerald Philip J. O'Brien Charlestown O’brien Wiliam J. Donovan Ferry Charles R. Cutter Kelly-Nawn Kelly Nawn Cutter Michael J. Carroll George Phillips Williams. McNary South Boston Joseph J. Norton Norton Carroll General Collins Phillips Daniel F. Sullivan Sanitary Department Akerman Frank J. O'Toole Ward 18 O’towle William F.mcclellan East Boston McClellan Nolan Ward 1 McClelan John A. Keliher Conry Kelcher Charles D. Murphy William E. Cunningham Henry B. Cunningham Ballot Law Commission Cunningham Patrick F. McDonald Murphy Dongwen J. F. Cahill Jamaican Plain Eer

Acquittal in Mock Trial Over Plymouth Rock Rooster Theft

General Percy A. Bridgham of Somerville faced a mock trial at Odd Fellows Hall Winter Hill charged by a chicken pox afflicted accuser in a Somerville Y M C A event. The judge condemned Boston transit, ordering parlor and Mining cars for travelers and ending with a Carrie Nation oath. Jury members included Representatives Luce Story Aldermen Reynolds Belcher and others.

Plymouth Rock Percy A. Fridgham Somerville Odd Fellows’ Hall Winter Hill Somerville Y. M. C. A. Congress John J. Higgins Leonard B. Chandler Boston Elevated Railway Company William A. Ranecroft Higgins Boston Carrie Nation Robert Luce Isaac M. Story James F. Reynolds Horace A.belcher J. Caldwell William H., Woodberry L. F. S. Davis D. M. Frye S. Newton Cutler Arthur P. Vinal William M. Armstrong George A. Kimball

Accident on lighter Union leaves man fatally injured

Saverio Barletto, 22, of 290 North Street, aboard the lighter Union at Sargent's wharf, sustained a skull fracture after a swinging bucket strike. He died at City Hospital with police and crew uncertain if the injury came from the bucket or falling iron from the derrick.

Saverio Barletto North Street Union Sargent’s Wharf Barletto Pr. Dunn Highter

Italian painter presents Raphael Madonna copy to Octave Brogi

An oil painting modeled after Raphael's Madonna was given to Octave Brogi and hung prominently at his Hanover street home. Ex-Congressman Fitzgerald led a visiting party that presented the artwork and praised its likeness. An Italian supper followed at Brogi's residence.

Raphael Octave Brogi Hanover Street Fitzgerald Brogi Borgi

Court affirms dismissal in Stowe Holmes copyright case

The United States Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday affirmed the Circuit Court ruling dismissing Houghton Mifflin and Co. against Houghton and Dutton and the R. H. White Co. over rights to The Minister's Wooing and The Professor at the Breakfast Table. The court found insufficient notice of the copyrights.

Houghton, Mifflin & CO Houghton & Dutton R. H. White Company United States Circuit Court of Appeals Harriet Beecher Stowe Oliver Wendell Holmes Court of Appeals

Orangeine Powder Dosage Instructions

Take two doses of Orangeine powder twenty minutes apart when the mixture is chilled or exposed to cold conditions. Follow safety guidelines and avoid excess. Consult medical advice if symptoms persist or worsen.

Squire Strike Off Ends Eight Month Walkout

The strike and boycott at Jann P. Squire & Co. ends after eight months as coopers secure a $14 weekly wage. Manager F. W. Galbraith Jr. signed the agreement with the workers yesterday.

Jann P. Squire & Co Coopers F. W. Galbraith, Jr

M Devitt Appointed in Court House Under Sheriff Seavey

William A. McDevitt Jr. previously Ward 10 Democratic chair is named to a court house post under Sheriff Seavey after being linked to a street department purchasing agent bid.

William A. McDevitt, Jr Ward 10 Democratic Committee Court House

Sewer Workers' Union Forms Temporary Charter Team

The Sewer Workers' Union of Boston met at Dexter Hall and after remarks by State Organizer Frank J. McCarthy applied for a new AFL charter. They elected James McCabe temporary chairman and John Quinn temporary secretary to lead the new body.

Sewer Workers’ Union of Boston Dexter Hall Frank J. McCarthy American Federation of Labor James ¥. McCabe John Quinn

Plan for Hebrew Orthodox Congregation Federation

A city plan aims to unify all orthodox Hebrew congregations under a general federation to regulate kosher meat sales bakeries marriage ceremonies and conversions. At a meeting at B I Reinhertz home leaders agreed to invite all congregations and hold a delegates convention at Baldwin Place Hall to pursue unity. Rabbi M E Margolies supported the plan stressing the need for coordinated religious authority.

B. I. Reinhertz North End Baldwin Place Hall M. E. Margolies

Fire destroys Michgan Buggy Co factory in Kalamazoo

A blaze in Kalamazoo Michigan tonight leveled the Michigan Buggy Company factory. The fire left about three hundred workers temporarily unemployed and caused an estimated loss of around 200000 dollars.

Kalamazoo, Mich Michigan Buggy Company

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