Cambridge subway debate over four stations and speed
Cambridge residents clash with the Boston Elevated Railway over plans for a Cambridge subway. Advocates insist four stations are essential to serve city needs and speed is pursued to compete with outlying railways. Ex mayor Daly’s remarks are cited while Mayor Wardwell’s stance favors five stations if Kendall Square proves unfeasible.
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Boston Elevated Railway Company
Cambridge
Ll. M. Hannum
Boston Elevated Railway
City of
Daly
Elevated Railway Company
Wardwell
Kendall Square
Sale on suits with dramatic markdowns at bargain prices
A brisk sale advertises light colored fancy cheviots wors teds and Scotch mixtures with suits cut from $20 to $7.00 now $15 $30 now $25 $22 now 18 $16.50 now 12 and other reduced prices. Outing suits and broken lots include sizes 29 to 44 with a souvenir postcard offer at Old Brattle Street Church bundle counter.
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Old Brattle Street Church
Old South Story Told On Newly Erected Tablet
Tablets describe Boston's historic sites during Old Home Week visitors will read on the Old South Church tablet at Milk and Washington streets. The text notes origins, Benjamin Franklin birth baptism, meeting history, Otis Adams Hancock Warren influence, tea destruction prelude, and annual orations from 1771 to 1775.
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OLD Souths
Boston
Old South Church
Milk and
Washington Streets
Old South Meeting Church
John Winthrop
Benjamin Franklin
Otis
Adams
Hancock
Warren
Lovell
Church
Old West Church Wiped Out by School Plan Debate
Rumor resurfaces that architect James T. Kelley will draft a 15 story school on the old West Church site on Cambridge Street, costing $538,000. City officials and leaders denounce the idea as ruinous to a historic landmark and a poor air space, while officials say the site may be used for a school if needed. A civic parade and school participation are planned for next Wednesday.
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West End
Old West Church
Cambridge Street
James T. Kelley
Mt. Vernon Street
Boston
Cyrus Bartel
James Russell Lowell
Fr. Field
Cowley Fathers
Church of St. John the Evangelist
Green
The
Massachusetts Historical Society
Fitzgerald
High School Cadets to Join in Parade Formation
The Boston High School cadets won official sanction from the school committee to participate in a provisional regiment parade in the Old Home celebration, signaling a formal civic role for the students in the event.
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Boston High School
No Unity in City's Festoons Sparks Old Home Week Debate
Boston residents react as architect C Howard Walker criticizes excessive flag use in Old Home Week decorations. Veterans and business leaders defend bunting and caution against overemphasis on the national flag, while insurers complicate plans. Local architects praise simpler, dignified displays and critique hanging flags in bundles. decorating firms justify flexible design within budget and control.
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C. Howard Walker
Walker
Post
City Hall
Mr. Walker
State House
Remington
Boston
Coolidge
Coolidge & Carlson
Admiral Dewey
Winter Street
Rutan
Shepley, Rutan
Boys Will Honor the Coasting Rebels Camp Service
A coastal rebus ceremony in King’s Chapel honors the Boston boys who defended their coasting ground. The event features cadet uniforms, a tablet unveiling to Robert Treat Paine, city acceptance by Mayor Fitzgerald, and remarks by Rev. Edward Everett Hale. The piece includes John Eliot’s 1775 coasting anecdote of boys pressing for rights against General Haldiman’s servant.
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Haseen
Allen Burdick
Boston
Robert Treat Paine
King’s Chapel
George Artemus Crawford
John F. Fitzgerald
John Eliot
Jeremy Belknap
Mass. Hist. Soc
School Street
Sons of Boston
Haldiman
Intercolonial Club to host demonstration in Roxbury
The Intercolonial Club will hold a demonstration at the Intercolonial building 214 216 Dudley street Roxbury on the evening of Thursday Aug 1. Visiting Mayors and other prominent citizens of Canada will be entertained by the club. The Methodists of Boston led by Rev Dr John Galbraith will hold a service at the site of the old elm on the Common at 5 30 on Sunday July 28 commemorating Jesse Lee founder of Methodism in Boston.
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Intercolonial Club
Intercolonial
Dudley Street
Roxbury
Canada
Methodists of
Boston
John Galbraith
Old Elm
Jesse Lee
What Old Home Week Means to an Old Bostonian
A reader from St Louis asks the editor to explain the value of Old Home Week for residents who have moved away. He seeks a clear answer on benefits for old residents and why the event matters beyond nostalgia.
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The
Post
Boston
St. Louis
A. E. Robinson
Park Avenue
Ash Avenue
Somerville
Mystery man found dead at 81 Harrison avenue Boston
Boston police investigate a body found stretched across a bed in a lodging house room at 81 Harrison avenue. The only clue is initials J F R on a hat sweatband. The deceased, a six week resident with cash and a bank book missing, may have been drugged and robbed. Autopsy planned. no identity yet.
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Boston
Harrison Avenue
Fanny Miller
MacDonald
Governor Guild’s Wife Declines Invitations During Old Home Week
Mrs. Guild wife of Governor Guild declines all public invitations during Old Home Week by physician advice. She cannot endure fatigue from receptions and cannot attend the militia mobilization in Boston. Invitations and announcements of her hosting or attending events are canceled and without foundation.
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Annals OF Liberty
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Franklin Street
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I. B. Clark
Dorchester High School
Civic and Trades Committee
Sterling
Rueter
Grand Army
Old Home Week
Boston City Hall
Boston Police
Harrison Ave
Mrs. Miller
Mrs. Guild
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Russia
Gibson
Boyle Bros
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