Surprising City Appointments Hit Dorchester Streets
Superintendent Donovan unveils a slate of deputies and department heads led by Hugh Montague for buildings and Joseph P. Lomasney for bridges with Ward 24 and Ward 14 names prominent. Other picks include Daniel P. Sullivan sanitary deputy, Joseph J. Norton street cleaning, Patrick J. Brickley bridges, Ambrose Woods street watering, and ex-Congressman Lovering to weights and measures amid shifting ward politics and a Kelly-Nawn fight over paving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Donovan
George Philips
Daniel P. Sullivan
Joseph J. Norton
Joseph P. Lomasney
Patrick J. Brickley
Ambrose’ Woods
Kelly-Nawn
Therejec
Hugh Montague
Charles R. Cutter
H. P. Nawn
Cutter
Beidge
Kelly
Collins
Henry B. Lovering
Samuel H. Durgin
Board of Health
John Drohan
Thomas F. Whalen
Montague
Dark Horse
Durgin
Bridge Department
Ward 8
Water Department
Ward 24
Phillips and
Sullivan
Ward 2
Lovering
Ward
Dorchester
Beleving Better
Patrick F. Brickley
Ward 7
Christopher McCaffrey
Norton
South Boston
Donovan
Nann
Nawn
George Phillips
Phillips
Henry H. Carter
Benjamin W. Wells
J. Phillips
Pierce Avenues
Boston
Mr. Lomasney
Lomasney
Quincy
Old Dwight School
Democratic City Committee
Democratic State Committee
South
Boston Fruit Exchange
Ward 14
Brickley
Curve Street
Stephen M. Marshall
Ambrose Woods
Woods
Roxbury
Board of Aldermen
Parker Street
Aldermen Hold Meeting on Mayor's Appointments
A large crowd gathered as the Board of Aldermen met to hear the mayor's announced appointments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Aldermen
Marshall Refuses to Quit as Boston Bridges Supervisor
Stephen M Marshall, Boston supervisor of bridges, resisted a demand to resign after a meeting with James Donovan, superintendent of streets. He sent a formal letter defending civil service status and naming Patrick A Collins as political stance. Marshall, a Ward 14 Republican aligned with the state committee, was appointed in April 1900 by Mayor Hart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cutter
Sewer Division
Philip J. O’brien
Bridge
South Boston
Norton
Roxbury
Ward 7
O'Brien
Bridge Department
Brickley
Kelly
Lomasney
Water Department
Stephen M. Marshall
James Donovan
Donovan
Patrick J. Brickley
Marshall
Boston
Mass
Patrick A. Collins
Civil Service Commissioners
Sthyhen M. Marshall
City of Boston
Post
Ward 14
Republican State Committee
Hart
Printing Plant Expert Named For City Review
Mayor Collins has appointed Tomas P. Nichols, a veteran Lynn master printer, to conduct a week long expert examination of the municipal printing plant. Nichols will inventory equipment and stock, audit the books, assess business done and clients, and judge staffing levels and the plant’s value to city government. Nichols is Republican in politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas A. Whalen
Collins
Tomas P. Nichols
Lynn
Whalen
Monahan
Nichols
Venezuelan fighting reaches Curacao as rebels pressed
Reports from Curacao state insurgents allied with General Hernandez attacked a police post in Maracaibo and suffered heavy losses while government forces claimed victory near Carupano. Rebel steamer Libertador reportedly operating off the island as foreign residents face new war taxes prompting protests and calls for naval protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wille
Imstad
Curacao
Maracaibo
Hernandez
E Mocho
Castro
Philadelphia at Panama Neatly Guarding American Interests
The cruiser Philadelphia stands as a well protected U S navy ship slated to shield American interests on the isthmus. Displacing 4324 tons at 19 678 knots with 8815 horsepower she carries 12 six inch guns and a mixed secondary battery. Captain W W Mead currently commands while Captain William W. Reisinger travels to Panama to assume command and bolster defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
United States Navy
W. W. Mead
William W. Reisinger
Panama
Isthmus
Six Years For McCloskey Murdering Wife
James E. B. McCloskey was sentenced by Judge Fessenden to six to ten years in state prison for cutting his wife’s throat with a ragor in a murderous intent. The ruling follows the incident reported by local authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James EB. McCloskey
Fessenden
Ex Superintendent Wheeler to Lead Attleboro Line Project
The New York New Haven Hartford railroad plans a new line from North Attleboro to Adamsdale with Bertrand Wheeler an ex superintendent of streets in Boston in charge of the construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeler
Attleboro
Jan. C
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
North Attleboro
Adamsdale
Bertrand
Streate
Boston
Prominent Guests At City Affair In Cambridge
Mayor John H. H. McNamee and Mrs McNamee lead a long list of attendees including Hon J H ONeil Mrs C E Corbett Mr and Mrs B ONeil Mr and Mrs A F Caldwell Mr and Mrs B B Corbett and many others from Cambridge and surrounding towns. Reveals numerous couples and individuals such as Rev Father Crowley Dr W J Cronin Miss Ellen M Wade Miss Mary E Wade and James E Pendergast among the attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. H. McNamee
Cambridge
McNamee
Rupert Lynch
J. H. O'Neil
C. E. Corbett
B. O'Neil
A. F. Caldwell
B. B. Corbett
John B. Fitzpatrick
J. J. Hennessey
F. F. Rogen, Jr
James McLaughlin
John H. Shea
P. Eugene Lynch
Edward Machugh
William Doyle
Nicholas Corbett
James E. Pendergast
John W. Horne
M. J. Murray
Father Crowley
Hopkinton
W. J. Cronin
Ellen M. Wade
Mary E. Wade
Charles Tracy
William McGath
Tony Tobin
L. Power
John B. Dore
James Lyons
Anna Harrington
Clara Leach
James Sweeney
W. H. Shea
W. Daly
Miss Daly
Santory
John Towle
Fred Corbett
Wm. Falvey
J. H. Devlin
Edith Rice
Walter Rice
Minnie Ford
Towle
Mary Maguire
Maud Maguire
Kelley
Keiley
Louisa Power
Alice Power
Dolan
Frank Cuddihy
Lillian Cuddiley
Miss Killian
Cunningham
Lee
Quinn
Counter Clearing Sale Cuts Prices on Suits and Overcoats
We will not ease the enthusiasm for our Counter Clearing sale. A fresh lot of $12 and $10 suits and overcoats has been cut to 50. All sizes available. The boys department also sees active price cutting with similar deals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cutter
John H. Lee
Everything That Men and Boys Wear at Mars Designers Sale
Kopel Mars Designers and Makers of Superior Ready-to-Wear clothing present a lineup at Washington and Brattle Street featuring Miss Catherine Rehill in silk muslin and Miss Louise McCarthy in point d esprit with gold spangles among others. Patronesses include Mrs. Augustus F. Caldwell and Mrs. Thomas O Callaghan with a long arrangements committee of prominent locals led by John B. Fitzpatrick and Richard Lynch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kopel Mars
Washington and Brattle Street
Catherine Rehill
Louise McCarthy
Bessie O'Connell
Mary ¢. O'Connell
Lynch
Augustus F. Caldwell
Thomas O'Callaghan
Anna V. Harrington
Peter B. Corbett
John J. Hennesey
Frank F. Rogers, Jr
J. R. Reilly
Charles A. Kelly
George Johnston
Anna Malley
Mollse Sullivan
Miss Malley
Miss Harrington
Lulu Tobin
W. H. Falvey
B. W. O'Neil
J. H. O'Neil
Miss Corbett
Eugene Sullivan
T. B. Fitzpatrick
Lila Cuddihy
T. F. Gorman
MacNamara
T. 8. Dolan
W. H. Murphy
Charles A. Kelley
Caldwell
Reardon
E. M. Wade
Elizabeth MacDonald
Violet Evening at Vendome Charms Boston Catholic Benefit
A grand Vendome ball in Boston Dorchester for the Daly Industrial Home drew 400 Catholic residents in vivid gowns and violet decor. Mrs. James M. Morrison led the event, awarding eight prize whist and a dramatic favors presentation while the ballroom glowed with violets, roses, and elaborate costumes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Dorchester
James M. Morrison
Vendome
Richard Lynch
G. T. Culhane
Margaret Corliss
Ormond
W. T. Fitzgerald
O'Connor
Grosvenor
Constantinople
Major Murphy
Nicholas Corbett
Pleasant Street
Greene
Corbett
Frederick A. Corbett
John D. Drum
James H
East Boston Dance School Show Delights City Audience
Last evening at Music Hall East Boston the first public assembly of Walter Kee's dancing school drew over 60 young pupils aging from a toddler to about 12 or 13. The event featured normal numbers plus several fancy dances in costume including Highland fling and Maids of the Mist, with attendants, parents, and friends in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noddle Island
Music Hall
Boston
Walter Kee
Marion Swine
Helen Achorn
Mildred Achorn
Dorothy Bell
Claire Bulger
Irene Carruthers
Lillian’ Didaway
Laura E. Dyer
Susie F. Pre
Alice Edmands
Mabel Edmands
Lillian His
Rena Fish
Doris Folger
Ceoil Hayes
Sadie Higgins
Edna Kent
Margaret Kirkpatrick
Frances Levins
Edith H. Livingstone
Ethel M. Martin
Hazel F. Moody
Grace Parker
Susie Parker
Alice Pert
Blanche Reynolds
Edith Schwumpf
Hua Stevens
May Sweeney
Jennie E. Puere
Ethel May Tuck
Alice Vincent
Viola Owen
Masters Robert Allen
Harold A. Blake
Roger Conant
Leroy Emery
Fred J. Emmons
Clarence Fisher
Frank H. Floyd
Lucius H. Floyd
Nehemiah Kelley
George McGee
John A. McGee
Harry Needham
George Quinn
W. F. Davis
Arthur Innis
Jen J. Emmonds
Francis Magee
George Mages
Leroy Emmons
Lillian Dillaway
Laura Dyer
Francis Levins
Lidith Shrump
Harriet Livingston
Florence May Hales
Emma Innes
George F. Carruthers
Alice Emands
Lillian Ellis
Edna
Amateurs stage The Magistrate for crippled children aid
Brookline hosts a benefit performance of The Magistrate at Whitney Hall Coolidge Corner drawing a fashionable crowd from Brookline Back Bay and Cambridge. The show by local amateurs raised funds for the Crippled Children Home with strong cast led by Miller Goodwin Towle Prouty Menard Tufts Breslyn and others guiding patrons and dancing afterward under Dexter Wiswell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookline
Whitney Hall
Coolidge Corner
Rookline
Back Bay
Cambridge
Peabody Home
Iss Miller Goodwin
Ethel Towle
Abbie Prouty
Ralph Menard
Harry M. Tufts
Frederick Breslyn
Dr. E. P. Wood
Paul H. Macfarlane
D. Lustis Bigelow
Dwight.r. Goodwin
Arthur G. Peveriey
A. Raymond Ellis
Howard Allen
Mr. Co
Dexter B. Wiswell
Frank A. Nutt
George M. Tilson
Horace G. Cobb
Inest
S. Gile
Arthur D. Cook
Clarence P. Woodbury
C. B. K. Nevin
W. C. Burbank
Harry G. Newhall
H. E. Warren
Wallace Hall
Medicinal Stimulants Claim Superior Value at Cushing Supply
Cushing Medical Supply Co advertises Our Standard Bottling at 1.00 per full quart. Purifying process removes impurities by oxidation delivering purity and quality unmatched at the same price. Requests price list. Addresses listed in Boston and New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cushing Medical Supply CO
Washington St
Boston
Fulter
Sixth Ave
York
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Bridges
Janus Donovan
McCaffrey
Fitzgerald
Philips
Gullivan
J. PF. Lomasney
Congress
Dowd
Norris
McCarthy
Southampton Street
Doyle
Miller
Heath
Quigley
Slattery
Farwell
Bower
Railroad
T. E. Mair
8. H. Durgin
Conlin
T. P. Nichols
Venezuela
J. M. Morrison
Chickering
Kenney
the Vendome
J. J. Mahoney
Lawrence
Catherine Colbert
George W. Johnston
Miss Whalen
Edwin Gookin
Richard Gookin
Alice Prendergast
Robert J. Rodday
Esther Dever
John Dever
Kittie Osborne
Mamie Osborne
Frank Rogers
John Bresnehan
Charles Ryder
M. F. Cronan
John Cronan
Thomas Flynn
Josephine Flynn
Anna Flynn
William Higgins
Miss Higgins
Michael Corliss
Miss Corliss
Mary Sullivan
Wm. Killion
James Ormand
P. B. Magrane
East Boston
Watson—Park SQ
Stuart Robson
Henrietta
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