Will of Mrs Amory Endows Saint Margaret's Home for Needy Women
The will of Mrs Jeanne Philomine Amory of Braintree filed in Dedham probate provides a trust for a non denominational home for poor women and their children under Sisters of St Margaret. It directs Seven Oaks in Braintree to trustees for a temporary home with broad Christian charity principles. A codicil leaves New York real estate to major Boston and New Jersey hospitals with net proceeds to several institutions.
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Dedham
Jeanne Philomine Amory
Braintree
Testatrix
William Amory, Jr
Seven Oaks
Francis I. Amory
Sigourney Butler
St. Margaret’s
Paget
Bermuda
West Fifty- Seventh Street
New York City
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston
City Hospital
Quincy
Woman's Hospital
Newark
Boston Transit Sketch Urges Harrison Avenue Expansion
J. F. French of 145 Kingston Street argues for widening Harrison avenue to connect Dock Square and Union Station, creating a central thoroughfare for surface or overhead transit. He suggests reclaiming a strip from the Common to benefit car travel and alleviate congestion, noting costs around five million dollars. June 4, 1894.
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Post
Boston
Harrison Avenue
Dock Square
Union Station
Washington Street
Boylston
Tremont
J. F. French
Kingston Street
Aldermen Spar Over School Board Probes and Jobs
Boston Aldermen debated a joint committee to probe four years of School Board spending amid charges of favoritism in promotions and contracts. John R. Murphy was confirmed to the Fire Commission, while other items included a memorial for Revolution graves and a study of West End car transfers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Lee
Lee
Committee On
Joint
Hallstrom
Treasury
Board of Aldermen
Alderman Hall
Barry
Tucker
Boston
Dever
Fifield
Hallstram
New England
Lomasney
Mallstrom
Common Council
John R. Murphy
Folsom
Committee On Finance
Columbus Avenue
Police Department
Committee On Ordinances
West End
Royal Baking Powder Company Ad
Royal Baking Powder Co. 106 Wall St New York advertises its product from the long established address in the heart of the city. The notice highlights a trusted baking powder brand with widespread recognition among households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Baking Powder CO
Wall GT
New York
Parker Beats Larned In Casino Club Invitation Match
Parker of West Side Tennis Club defeats W A Larned in Summit New Jersey in an invitation event. Stevens defeats Foote in straight sets while Malcolm G Chace overpowers Edwin H Fischer. Foote-Fischer match postponed.
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Summit
N. H
Parker
W. A. Larned
Columbia
Stevens
Foote
Malcolm Chace
Fischer
William A
N. J
Richard Stephens
Hoboken N. J
Arthur E. Foote
Yale
Malcolm G. Chace
Brown
Edwin H. Fischer
West Side Tennis Club
BE. P. Fischer
A. E. Foote
Franklin Park Races Set For Saugus Meet June 12 15
At Franklin Park the Saugus meeting runs June 12 to 15 with four races on Tuesday two on Wednesday two trotting and pacing events on Thursday a 2:22 trotting 2:26 pacing and 2% trotting and Friday a 2:32 class a free for all and a 2:15 pacing. Purse money totals 6500 with all eligible high flyers entered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin Park
Saugus
More Light Turned On Boston Post Circulation Study
An impartial canvass shows the Boston Post sells more daily copies than any other paper in the city. Readers on street cars exceed those of rivals. a suburban and country survey covers ten morning trains on ten lines into Boston between 6 30 a m and 9 30 a m.
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Boston
The
Post
Providence
New York
New Haven & Hartford
Old Colony
Boston & Maine
Saugus
Lowell
Fitchburg Railroad
Boston, Revere Beach & Lynn
New York & New England Railroad
Boston & Albany Railroad
Train crew rosters filed for Eastern Division service
Ten Trains Eastern Division B and M list train numbers for John J. Douglass Cahill and J A Frazier with parts of trains 7 9 10 and Suffolk to Boston dated May 2 1894. The three men appeared and swore to the truth of the statement before Justice of the Peace B Leighton Bhal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Douglass
T. F. Cahill
J. A. Frazier
Suffolk
Boston
B. Leighton Bhal
Conductor Post
Herald
Globe
Ad Lynn
Somerville
Uss
Cliftondere
Bennett
Lawrence
Pickering
Newburyport
Shackley
Rockport
A. Goss
Ee Ten Wastern Division
Brockton Faces Smallpox Quarantine After Exposure
Brockton braces for outbreak as James Alexander a Son of Temperance organizer lies dangerously ill with smallpox at the Gifford House in Houghs Neck. City officials quarantine exposed families and plan mass vaccination after Dr. McCollum advised protection for forty to fifty visitors.
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Brockton
Board of Health
James Alexander
Sons of Temperance
Gifford House
Hough’s Neck
Quincy
Walter Braley
Sylvester Court
Alexander
George H. Gifford
Thomas Austin
Hough
J. C. McCollum
Boston
Whipple
George E. Gifford
Effie Perley
Hiram Allen
Centre Street
Sylvester’s Court
Bank Note Tax Repeal Debated In Congress
On June 5 in Washington Mr. Harter urged Republicans to back repeal of the bank note tax to quell the greenback and free silver movements. Mr. Bland countered that repeal would not stop either craze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Harter
Bland
Also Mentioned on This Page
Barnum’s Circus
Wankee
Wholesale Clothiers
Summer St
Sweet Charity
Saint Margaret's Home
Denominational Home For
Faneuil Hall
Quincy Market
Newman & Sons
American Tool & Machine Co
Kingston St
General Machinery
School Board
Thie Board
Brother Sanford
Hall
Tyro
Murphy
Brighton
Alderman Lee
Roxbury
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company
Roxbury Crossing
Society of the Sons of the American Revolution
Royal Baking Powder
Eastern Railroad
Eastern Division
Post Building
B. Barnaby CO
Washington St
G. A.R. Man
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