Corruption allegations swirl over Elm street school site and heating contract
The Charlestown dominated school committee debates focus on Elm street lot and the Fuller Warren heating contract. Accusations of bribery surface as ex member Fowler and architect Gould are cited, with mayor Quincy asked to withhold payment draft.
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Elm Street
Robinson Street
Quincey
Charlestown
McDonough
Paul
Bateman
Allen
Fuller-Warren Warming and Ventilating Company
Dunn
Quincy
Messrs
Lowell and
Eaton
Fuller-Warren Company
Fowler
Citizens’ Association
Anderson
A. Gould
School House Committee
Seeley Managers Indicted Over Indecent Dinner Plot
New York grand jury indicts Herbert E Seeley Theodore Rich and James Phipps on a misdemeanor charge of conspiring to procure people to expose themselves. Seeley arranged the dinner Rich assisted Phipps secured the performers. They will appear in General Sessions to plead and post bail. DA Olcott notes guests not legally responsible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Herbert E. Seeley
Theodore D. Rich
James Phipps
Seeley
Rich
Phipps
Olcott
Lynn Mayor Ramsdell Faces Board Votes in January Clash
In Lynn on January 26 Mayor Walter L. Ramsdell announced Eugene T. McCarthy for the Board of Health to replace Charles Leighton. The Board split along party lines with Alderman Gunn and Harwood voting to confirm, others opposing, and a standing vote exposing the full results. The Mayor then named William L. Van Blarcom as inspector of buildings, replacing James S. Pool, with Harwood voting to confirm and the rest voting against. Ramsdell also named Thomas Gavin for the same post, which the board rejected solidly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn
Walter L. Ramsdell
Eugene T. McCarthy
Board of Health
Charles Leighton
Gunn
Harwood
Babb
Porter
Faulkner
Seavey
Wells
Beckford
Sampson
Ramsdell
William L. van Blarcom
James S. Pool
Thomas Gavin
Queen Li liuokalani Receives At Shoreham In Washington
Liliuokalani ex Queen of Hawaii hosts a 3 to 5 pm reception at the Shoreham in Washington with Miss Kia Nahoolelana and Joseph Hilelule from her suite in attendance. Several hundred notable ladies attend and are introduced by Julius N. Palmer who refers to Mrs Dominis as Your Majesty and calls her Her Royal Highness.
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Washington
Liliuokalani
Hawaii
Shoreham
Kia Nahoolelana
Joseph Hilelule
Julius N. Palmer
Dominis
Mary McEvoy Dies at 101 in Lawrence
Mary McEvoy died early today at age 101. Born in Ireland, she came to Lowell at 15 and lived in Lawrence for fifty years.
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Lawrence
Mary McEvoy
Treland
Lowell
Somerville Cycle Club Ball at Odd Fellows Hall
The thirteenth annual Somerville Cycle Club ball was held last evening in Odd Fellows Hall. A stage displayed two bicycles and the Herald trophy amid potted plants. The grand march led by Captain G. W. Harvey and Miss Annie M. Harvey featured fifty couples in handsome gowns.
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Somerville Cycle Club
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Somerville
Herald
G. W. Harvey
Annie M. Harvey
Charitable Trish Ball Draws Gentry Amid Grand March
Notable guests including Mayor Quincy and General Dalton attended a grand march for Charitable Trish. A formal ball followed the march ending at 2 o'clock, with dancers in elaborate gowns described feature by feature among numerous local and visiting attendees.
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Henry F. Naphen
Naphen
Quincy
Conry
Common Council
William ¥. MacMorrow
McMorrow
D. L. Prendergast
Prendergast
Joseph H. O'Neil
O'Neil
P. J. Kennedy
Curtis
John A. Kelcher
Dalton
Appleton
Souter
Locke
Courtney
Lowell
Sortwell
Cambridge
Edward M. Poitegin
St. Jean de Baptist Society
Cairns
British Charitable Society
C. H. Slattery
City Point
Thomas W. Flood
William A. Hyde
Nervina Cure Touted For Female Complaints
A Newark area advertisement touts Dr. Greene's Nervura and Cathartic Pills as cures for nervousness, weakness, and painful menstruation. The notice claims free consultation with Dr. Greene at 34 Temple Place Boston and lists a long local supporter roster from Medford and surrounding areas.
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Dr. Greene
Temple Place
Boston
Mass
Harvard Students Bombard Harvard Square For Midyear Jollity
At 1 am Harvard undergraduates fired guns crackers and small ordnance along Harting's Hall to Beck Hall in Harvard Square. The noise celebrated the end of the first half year and upcoming midyear exams. The stunt caused startled residents but had no link to class day events.
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Harvard Square
Cambridge
Boston
Harvard
First Unitarian Church
Harting’s Hall
North Avenue
Ware Hall
Harvard Street
Little’s Block
Read’s Block
Claverly Hall
Colleg Yard
Holyoke House
Beck Hall
Malden Aldermen Set Hearing on Unemployed Jobs and Alien Work Ban
In Malden a joint special committee will hold a public hearing Saturday January 30 on a petition by 209 citizens to provide work for unemployed men and on a proposal to bar aliens from city work. Appointments were made: Thomas J. Shehan fire commissioner. Eliphalet T. Marr inspector of buildings. George W. Stiles street commissioner. Henry M. Hartshorne city almoner. Christopher Sargent and Frank S. Lynn burial officers.
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Malden
Board of Aldermen
Thomas J. Shehan
Thomas W. Hough
Eliphalet T. Marr
Charles N. Bishop
George W. Stiles
Henry M. Hartshorne
Christopher Sargent
Frank S. Lynn
New Medford Electric Line Committee Named
The mass meeting at Mystie Hall on January 21 appointed a committee to select a group to supervise a new electric route to Boston. The West Medford Hillside and Tufts College districts are represented by Warren T. Morse Joseph E. Ober Councilman Charles S. Baxter ex Councilman Edwin E. Stephens and Samuel Holton.
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Medford
Mystie Hall
Boston
West Medford
Hillside
Tufts College
Warren T. Morse
Joseph E. Ober
Charles S. Baxter
Edwin E. Stephens
Samuel §. Holton
Mrs Dupont Remanded in Larceny Case to New York
Mrs Annie M Dupont was taken to New York on Governor Wolcott s executive warrant for rendition over larceny charges from Macy Co A habeas corpus petition was heard in Supreme Court before Judge Barker challenging the warrant The judge ruled to remand the petitioner to Sheriff O Brien custody the detention deemed lawful
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Annie M. Dupont
New York
Wolcott
R. H. Macy & Co
Supreme Court
Barker
Dupont
O’brien
J. B. Moran
P. J. Sondheim
Mt Holyokers Dine Gentlemen at Annual Seminary Night
The Mt Holyoke Seminary alumnae held the annual gentlemen's night at the Vendome with 120 attendees. Mrs George G Fiske presided and Mrs Julia Drinkwater kept records. Guests included Dr Harris Andover Theological Seminary and Julia Ward Howe among others.
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Mt. Holyoke Seminary
Vendome
Association
George G. Fiske
Julia Drinkwater
Dr. Harris
Andover Theological Seminary
Judson Smith
George A. Gordon
New Old South Church
Edward L. Clarke
Central Congregational Church
Louise Chandler Moulton
Julia Ward Howe
Helen Winslow
Kaleski Bradbury
Yerrington
Moulton
Fire Rages Through Market Street Block Destroying Hirsch and Wanamaker Buildings
Firefighters battled near zero temperatures as a blaze engulfed the Hirsch Bros building and Wanamaker store on Market Street. A broken tower and ice coated streets hampered efforts while Mayor Warwick directed operations and crowds gathered. Dozens of workers fled as the block suffered extensive damage and several smaller fires spread along Thirteenth Street.
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Market Street
John Wanamaker
John A. Feit
Hirsch Bros
Dennett’s Restaurant
Hanscom Bros
Hirsch
Silver Street
Filbert Street
Dunlap & Clark, Printers
Collins Carriage Manufacturing Company
Market
Thirteenth
Filbert
Wanamaker’s
Market Streets
Warwick
Thirteenth Street
Showell & Frier
Juniper
Watertown Meeting Ends In Chaos Over Mt. Auburn Street Plan
A Watertown town meeting degenerated into disorder as the Mt. Auburn Street widening committee faced sharp criticism. The moderator threatened arrests amid catcalls and insults while debate raged over $25 219.19 spent and stone offers from Otis and Sprague.
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James H. Vahey
Mt. Auburn Street
J. H. L. Coon
Mr. Robinson
Thomas Gavin
Coon
Otis & Sprague Land Company
Thomas Ga
Windsor Hotel Firekills Man in Fort Smith
A fatal blaze at Fort Smith Arkansas destroys the new Windsor Hotel. I H Pray an egg buyer for a Chicago commission house dies in the fire after a lamp explosion. Guests flee in night clothes. many lose belongings. Fire damage reported widespread.
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Fort Smith
Ark
New Windsor
I. H. Pray
Chicago
Peculiar Poisons and Digestion Cure
The article explains ptomaines as decay g erms from imperfect digestion. It claims weak stomachs cause headaches, heart and kidney issues, and poor complexion, advocating Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a universal remedy. It notes the 50 cent package and mailing offer from Stuart Co., Marshall, Michigan.
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Bright
Huxley
Stuart
Stuart Co
Marshall, Mich
Smith withdraws petition in Tilton alderman contest
Marry D. Smith, who challenged the Tilton alderman election over ballot handling, asks to withdraw his petition. The board grants the request. The park commissioners seek to borrow funds to acquire Powderhorn Hill land for park use and playgrounds, referral to the finance committee. A sinking fund ballot selects A. A. Fickett with 9 votes, Seth J. Littlefield 5, Charles G. Roberts 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marry D. Smith
Tilton
Board of Aldermen
Mr. Smith
Browning Society Hosts Lecture on Thought and Feeling
The Browning Society held its regular monthly meeting in the Brunswick dining room repurposed as a lecture hall. Rev. Mr. Crothers of Cambridge spoke on Thought and Feeling, a discourse enjoyed by a large audience.
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Browning Society
Brunswick
Crothers
Cambridge
American Wringer Co Advertises Boston Location and Services
The American Wringer Company lists its Boston addresses at 13 and 15 Broadway extension and 29 and 31 Cornhill selling all kinds of wringers and Bissell carpet sweepers. Repairs are offered and delivered without extra charge, with Tremont 764 for contact by mail or phone.
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American Wringer Company
Broadway Extension
Cornhill
Boston
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George B. Knapp
Poplar Street
Max Rosenthal
Allen Street
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H. E. Seeley
T. D. Rich
Lil
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Keen and Lee
Gordon Burrill
Tremont Row
Pemberton Square
Burrill
George Barron
James Andrews
Park Street Church
Barron
Andrews
Trish
Richard Lynch
Joseph B. Donoghue
J. A. Hawkes
Susan Donovan
Kitty Donovan
Mary Donovan
Catherine Sullivan
Helena Sullivan
Mary E. Meade
B. J. Connolly
M. B. Coogan
Agnes Sweeney
May L. Connolly
A. L. Flynn
Nellie Flynn
Minnie Ash
J. F. Reardon
Allston
Mary F. Reardon
Nora Coveney
Hyde Park
Nellie Shannon
Fanny Doherty
J. F. Grady
Alice Johnson
Esther Grady
Thomas F. Sullivan
South Boston
E. E. Davies
P. J. Carroll
Margaret Carroll
Dr. McIntyre
Josephine A. Walsh
H. E. Hayward
Dresden
Miriam Hayward
Ella O'Reilly
Milwaukee
J. A. Reilly
Josie Murphy
Wakefield
Mary Jennings
Eresa B. Carroll
Aileen Doyle
Margaret Doyle
A. D. Cairns
T. H. Hudson
Catherine H. Hudson
Eizabet
Edward Sliney
Eugene Sullivan
Alice Bogan
Portland
Sadie Bogan
Lizzie Lyons
E. M. Doyle
Minnie Doyle
Lillian Hillgrove
A. N. Radley
Carteret, N. J
Thomas H. Ratigan
D. Henry Sullivan
James H. Devlin
Charles F. Donnelly
P. F. Griffin
John A. Daly
Thomas A. Devine
Dennis J. Gorman
W. J. Quinn
John Lyons
Daniel G. Finnerty
Edward Heffernan
John Mulloy
Patrick P. Kelly
John Kiggen
Daniel Connors
Hugh Kelly
M. J. Riley
John J. McCann
Edward Murphy
John Crowley
Thomas Fee
John Hurley
John J. McGrath
John J. Sullivan
Daniel Shea
James P. Flynn
Thomas Farrell
Francis J. Fogarty
Thomas J Eagan
P. J. Riley
Timothy Daly
M. BE. Hennessy
James W. Kenney
Thomas Sproules
C. J. O’hern
John F. McNamee
MT. Holyokers
Roberts
Thomas D. Roberts
John 5. Ashman
Tremont Temple
Wanamaker
Great Wanamaker Establishment
Mr. Wanamaker
Wanamakers
Roop
Philadelphia
Wanamaker Dry Goods
Buant. Bldgs
Watertown
Gavin
His
Vin
Mr. Fitz
T. J. Gavin
West Watertown
Mr. Gavin
Fitz
Hamburg
Chelsea
Yf Rayg
Wood
New England
Gifford
Joseph Breck & Sons
North Market St
England
Albert Chemical Co
ST. Louis
Big Four Railroad
East St. Louis
A. W. Wheeler & CO
Salvation Oi
Daniel
Wilson Bros
Bruning
O’hagen
George L. Small
Herman Bruning
Jessie O’hagen
Abbott
A. B. W. Abbott
B. F. Abbott
Melrose
Cullinane
Michael Cullinane
Bow Street
St. Mary's Church
Warren Street
Leonard
Alexander Street
Louis William
William Leonard
Brattleboro
Reynolds
Jamaica Plain
Thomas Reynolds
Ann M. Reynolds
George P. Reynolds
Child Street
Flowers
J. Newman & Sons
Tremont ST
John Wedderburn & CO
Dept. G
Vatent Attorneys
Washington, D. C
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