Notice to Contractors for Sewerage Works Boston 1916
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Metropolitan Water and Sewerage Board invites sealed bids by 1 50 P M Friday June 30 1916 for trench sewer construction in West Roxbury and Dedham including large concrete and cast iron sewers with river crossing and private land access plans and specs available at 1 Ashburton Place Boston MA. Bids require certified check 2000 and bond 10000. board may reject any or all bids. Proposals also sought for air compressor delivery to Navy Yard Boston MA with proposals due July 3 1916.
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Commonwealth OF Massachusetts
Metropolitan Water and Sewerage Board
Metropolitan Sewerage Works
Ashburton Place
Boston
Mass
Wellesley
Dedham
Violet Avenue
Pine Street
Edward and
Catherine Bingham
Jenny Lane
Laurence Minot
Charles River
Frederick P. Royce
Commonwealth
Henry P. Walcott
Edward A. McLaughlin
Thomas E. Dwyer
Commonwealth OF Massachusetts Metropolitan Water and Sewerage Board
Mags
West Roxbury
Neponset Valley
Mary A. Ftead
Hannah Bingham
Bridge Street
Bullard Road
Hillcrest Avenue
Henry P. Waitcott
Thomas ©. Dwyer
Frederick D. Smith
William N. Davenport
Bureau of Supplies and Accounts
Navy Department
Washington, D. C
Navy Yard
Samuel M'Gowan
the Navy
Detectives Work On Case In Boston and Everett
Detectives pursue a private investigation in Boston and Everett with references to an ARD officer, evidence gathered from investigations, and listed contact points including a Temple street address and a local residence. The fragmented text hints at an organized agency process and contact details.
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W. Morgade
Temple
Boston
Everett
Diverse June Death Notices and Marriages in Dorchester and Boston
A long column lists numerous marriages and funeral notices dated June in Dorchester, Chelsea, Malden, Somerville, Roxbury and Boston. Entries include Braley Porter wedding in Dorchester, Croucher Quinn in Chelsea, Parkman Endicott Peabody marriage in Boston, and Lovrett Sturgis in Boston, with many obituaries and funeral details for Brown, Cook, Corcoran, Downey, Emerson, Evans, Keenan, O’Brien, Sullivan, and others with dates, church names, and burial notes. The list also notes addresses, ages, and attending relatives, reflecting a typical late 19th or early 20th century urban notices page.
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Braley—Porter
Dorchester
George W. Cutter
Marjorie W
Fred Porter
Abner L. Braley, Croucher—Quinn
Chelsea
Charles H. Pratt
Harry F. Croucher
Margaret V. Quinn
Peabody — Parkman
Emmanuel Church
Boston
Endicott Peabody
Charles H. Brent
Julius Atwood
Mary Elizabeth Parkman
Malcolm Endicott Peabody
Sturgis—Lovrhtt
Trinity Church
Alexander Mann
Gertrude Lovett
Henry Sprague Sturgis
New York
Boudreau
Arlington
Alice M
Bradhurst
Henry E. Boudreau
St. James’ Church
Arlington Heights
Branco
Somerville
Manuel
Maria Branco
Webster Ave
St. Anthony's Church
Brown
West Roxbury
Christina Brown
Centre St
Callahan
Winthrop
Mary E. Callahan
Jennie Howe
Southwood St
Roxbury
St. John's Church
Cook
Charlestown
John F. Cook
Edward Cook
St. Martin St
St. Francis de Sales
Holy Cross Cemetery
Malden
Corcoran
Annie
Nee Walsh
Andrew Corcoran
Edward O'Donnell
Milton Ave
St. Matthew's Church
Stanton St
Downey
Forest Hills
Thomas
John and
Bridget Downey
Craven
Hyde Park Ave
St. Thomas’ Church
Emerson
Addrannah Emerson
Main St
Evans
Francis
Morgan
Annie Evans
O'Mara
Decatur St
Newfoundland
Fleming
James F
Maria Fleming
St. Francis Court
Knights of St. Rose
Gilman
Eugene A. Gilman
Gladstone
South Boston
Waterman Chapel
Washington St
Greenhalge
Cyrus F
Cyrus W
Mary T. Greenhalge
Helen O' Rourke
Ellery St
St. Monica’s Church
Griffin
Mary
John Griffin
Harrison Ave
Cathedral of the Holy Cross
Jacob
Roslindale
Wilhelmina
John Jacob
John M. Jacob
Kittredge St
Holy Trinity Church
Shawmut Ave
St. Cecelia Court
M. C
Notice of administrator for Fred Kirk estate East Boston
Walter E. Kirk, administrator of the estate of Fred Kirk late of East Boston in Middlesex county announces he has taken the trust by bond. All claimants must exhibit their demands and all debts owed are to be paid to the administrator at 283 Princeton Street East Boston. June 12 1916.
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Fred Kirk
East Boston
Middlesex
Walter E. Kirk
Princeton St
Change of corporate name for Massachusetts Optical Society
Notice that the Massachusetts Optical Society seeks to change its corporate name to The Massachusetts Optometrical Society. The petition was approved by the Commissioner of Corporations and filed with the secretary of the Commonwealth on June 14, 1916. Howard G. Doane, president, Massachusetts. Also a health department notice prohibits sale of certain medicines by Dr J Chmielnicki of Boston, Mass.
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Howard C. Doane
Massachusetts Optical Society
Massachusetts
Boston
Suffolk
Massachusetts Optometrical Society
Commissioner of Corporations
Secretary of the Commonwealth
Howard CG. Doane
Commonwealth OF Massachusetts
State Department of Health
J. Chmielnick
Medford St
Mass
A. J. M’laughlin
Commissioner of Health
Snow and Son Market Ad for Spirits in Boston
A historical ad notes Kentucky whiskey rye rum or gin sold at two dollars per gallon jug. The offer directs readers to send for price lists from THOS SNOW AND SON at 59 North Market Street, Boston. The line hints at an established firm with a long history.
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Straiguy
Snow & Son
Market St
Boston
Wellesley Class of 1916 Holds Commencement Exercises
The Wellesley College class of 1916 held commencement yesterday with 296 BA graduates and 30 from the hygiene department. Nine graduates earned MA degrees. George E. Vincent of the University of Michigan gave the keynote address at the morning ceremony. A special train returned graduates and guests from Boston after the Copley Plaza dinner.
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College Chapel
Wellesley
Boston
Copley Plaza
College
Art Building Hill
Houghton Memorial Chapel
Dorothy Rhodes
Wellesley Farms
Student Government Association
Helen Potter
Elizabeth
N. J
Dorothy Spellisey
Philadelphia
Olga Halsey
New York
Evelyn Gough
Mt. Vernon
N. Y
Anne Carter
Georgetown
Tex
Stella Harp
St. Paul
Minn
Mildred Grimes
Lawrence
Louise Crawford
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Cecil Butler
Lexington
George E. Vincent
University of Michigan
Edwin T. Greene
Amy Rothchild
Portland
Ore
Frances Evans
Paterson
Civil Service Protects Volunteers From Short Absences
The Civil Service Commission ruled that civil service employees will not lose positions for absences under a year due to military service. For absences longer than a year, the commission will recommend reinstatement by the President.
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Washington
Civil Service Commission
Bay State Militia Parade Plans Draw Boston Officials
Mayor Curley will review the parade at City Hall with families of soldiers as guests. The advance notice describes a large muster of the Ninth Eighth and Fifth Regiments with cavalry, routing through Canal Street Washington Street and Tremont before training south to South Framingham. Recruiting officials note heavy interest but many applicants are disqualified for physical reasons.
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Curley
City Hall
America
Canal Street
Washington
School
Beacon
Cole
McCall
Charles
Boylston
Tremont
Temple Place
South Station
South Framingham
General Cole
Boston
Worcester
Springfield
Commonwealth
United States
Republic of Mexico
D'Alvino
Charles H. Cole
American Republic
Lowell
Frank A. Graves
Brighth
Willis W. Stover
Sweetser
Charles T. Cahill
State House
Rare 20 foot white whale arrives at local fish pier
A 20 foot long white whale weighing 1500 pounds washed ashore from Provincetown and drew large crowds at the fish pier. Caught by Cape Cod trap fishermen, the leviathan had not been seen locally since 1896. The owning firm sold the carcass to Harvard Museum for 25 dollars to be stuffed and displayed there.
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Provincetown
Cape Cod
Harvard Museum
Agassiz Museum
Cambridge
Provo Church Preachers Highlight Summer Services and Union
The Freeman notes the Bethany Baptist Church class for young men disbands after Sunday with a special music program and Rev Isaac Higginbotham to address. Dean Rousmaniere announces a slate of preachers at Cathedral Church of St Paul from June 26 to Sept 10, with Bishop Brent, John H Deming, and Rev Edward Sullivan among speakers. A Cambridge church work conference runs June 23 to July with high attendance expected. registrations advised to Miss M DeC Ward. Arlington Street Church plans union services with South Congregational and Church of the Disciples, featuring Rev Paul Revere Frothingham’s sermon. Meadville Theological School president Rev Franklin C Southworth preaches July 2 and Rev Frederick J Gould on July 9.
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St. Mary’s Church
Warren St
M’carthy
Boston
Margaret
William McCarthy
East Broadway
St. Eulalia’s Church
Calvary Cemetery
Morrissey
Ashland Pl
Medford
O'Brien
Dorchester
Bartholomew
Mary A
Turner) O’brien
Dix St
St. Mark's Church
O’brien
Allston
John J
Jennie O’brien
St. Francis de Sales
Hamilton Court
Ninth Regiment Veteran Association
Charlestown Schoolboys’ Association
Scranton
Penn
New York
Pellegrini
City Hospital
Paul
Louis
Margaret Pellegrini
Rogers
South St
Commercial Point
Perkins
Roxbury
Ellen
Nee Murphy
Patrick Perkins
South Boston
Daniel Murphy
Albion St
St. Paul’s Church
Pitts
Cliftondale
Mary
Philip Pitts
Bond Place
Robbins
Jane Robbins
Chestnut St
Jamaica Plain
Eastman Chapel
Beacon St
Sands
Henry Sands
Pleasant St
Seaver
Mary Kate Russell
Edward Seaver
Westminster Ave
Smith
Harriett L
Georgiana ©. Smith
Brent St
Louisa Hannah Smith
Horace C. Smith
Bartlett Terrace
Sullivan
Agnes C
Jeremiah B
Catherine
Cathan) Sullivan
Whitney St
Mission Church
Taggart
James W
Mary Taggart
Brack
Wordsworth , St
Star of the Sea
Walin
Thure
C. R. Walin
Tallberg’s Chapel
Tremont St
Valhalla Lodge
We Ks
Freeman
Bethany Baptist Church
West Cottage Street
Isaac Higginbotham
Dean Rousmaniere
St. Paul
Brent
Philippines
John H. Deming
Edward T. Sullivan
Trinity Church
Newton Centre
Mr. Sullivan
Cambridge
M. Dec. Ward
Beacon Street
Paul Revere Frothingham
Arlington Street Church
South Congregational Society
Church of the Disciples
Arlington Street
Franklin C. Southworth
D. D
Meadville Theological School
Frederick J. Gould
Toledo
Calendar notes mark first day of summer and tides
June 21 calendar entry reports the 173rd day of the year and 671st day of war plus the first day of summer. It lists precise tides at Gloucester Portland and Newport and notes evening stars Mars Saturn and morning Jupiter with full moons on July 14 August 13 and September 11.
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Gloucester
Portland
Newport
Boston
Mars
Saturn
Busy fishing day as mackerel seiners fill yards
Seven mackerel seiners and 14 groundfishermen report strong catches with Monarch at 60,000 fresh fish and 200 barrels salted. Constellation 27,000 fresh and 280 salted. several others trawl ships add 14,000–18,000 fresh each. Groundfish receipts include 217,000 pounds of scrod haddock and 3,300 pounds of cask. Waters between Montauk and Halifax buzz with mackerel as vessels expect more arrivals tomorrow.
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Monarch
Constellation
Robert
Edwin
Emilia
Joanna
Thelma
Little Fannie
Montauk
L. I
Halifax
N. S
Coastal Shipping and Tug Plans Across the Fleet
The Nerita will be fitted as a tug to join the Taylor in coastwise towing. The Prince George resumes summer trips under Captain Alan Sims after Captain McKinnon’s injury. Seven coal carrying steamers are delayed by strikes at Camden yards for Darrow Mann Coastwise and Pocahontas lines. The Missourian reached St Nazaire after sailing June 6. Captain Salter buys the Elma schooner for 12000.
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Ted
Nerita
Krumm
Taylor
Yarmouth Line
Prince George
Alan Sims
Boston
McKinnon
Simpson
East Boston
Camden
N. J
New York Shipbuilding Company
Darrow-Mann Company
Coastwise Transportation Company
Pocahontas Navigation Company
Missourian
Lyons
St. Nazaire
Elma
Barbadoes
William Salter
Shipping News Tows Barges and Vessels Across Coast
A long list of vessels including Tow ing barges Chehaw Hercules General Knox Seneca Irene Beattie Devon Nanticoke Radnor Edgewater Riverside and more sail from East Coast ports to destinations such as Portland Newburyport Saugus and Baltimore. Several ships including Scout cruiser Birmingham Gleaves destroyer Jenkins and tug Cumberland also arrive or depart from Maine ports and Baltimore with multiple barge movements noted.
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Marguerite
Newburyport
Triton
Jonesport
Omaha
Stockton Springs
John J. Verry
Ella F. Crowell
Camden
Sunbeam
Bath
Harvester
Northeast Harbor
Henrietta A. Whitney
Ellsworth
Florence and Lillian
Rockland
Norton
Rockport
Mass
Catherine
Bangor
Eliza Levensaler
Thomaston
Chehaw
Hercules
Edgar F. Luckenbach
Washington
West Point
New York
Tacony
Malvern
South Amboy
Portland
M. FE
Tamaqua
Henry Clay
Glendower
Philadelphia
Zetes
Sweetzer Lindhicum
Lamberts Point
Saugus
Patience
Penn
Vaoli
Devon
Nanticoke
Radnor
Petrel
Edgewater
Passaic
Riverside
Undercliffe
Georges Creek
Parkers Flats
Tulpehocken
Neptune
Portsmouth
Beverly
Charles T. Gallagher
Sandwich
Pocono
Birmingham
Gleaves
Jenkins
Maineport
Cumberland
Svendsen
Baltimore
American Aviators in France Weigh Return for Mexican Campaign
Alan R. Hawley, president of the Aero Club, cablegrammed Lt. William Thaw in France asking Americans in Europe to volunteer for duty in Mexico if needed. Six aviators offered transport. US army had only 15 aviators ready for Mexican service and plans to form a Franco American corps with 30 National Guardsmen as a nucleus for frontier duty.
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New York
Alan R. Hawley
The
Aero Club
William Thaw
Musicians Waiters and Cooks Sought for First Regiment Artillery
Recruit officers of the First Regiment Artillery M W M at Commonwealth Armory Allston seek musicians waiters and cooks to boost war strength. Qualified volunteers are invited to apply to serve their country.
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Artillery
Commonwealth Armory
Allston
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Massachusetts and
Bunker Line
North Side
India Wharf
SeaQuit Steamer
Mains Bangor
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Winterport
Re Ee
Rockla Blue Hill
Interme
Kennebec
Bathmond
Drestle Gardiner
Bathbor
India
Bar Harbor
Foster's
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Portland Line
International Line
Eastport
Calais
Lubec
St. John
Provinces
Central Wharf
L Line
Boston & Yarmouth Steamship Co., Ltd
Carpathia
Cameronia Ordina
Liverpool
Pannonta Andania
NQON
GlaSgow
Almouth
London
the Cunard Steamship CO
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State Street
Tel. F
Providence
Wash. St
F. H
Georgia
Tennessee
Norfolk
Old Point
Atlantic City
Savannah
Jacksonville
Merchants & Miners Trans. Co
C. H. Maynard
Northern Ave
Lizzie A. Campbell
Park Street
Oxford
Eee Een
School St
Licensing Board
City OF
John J. Barry
John F. McNamara
Barry & McNamara
Broadway
Tyler St
Aes
Charles R. Gow
Josiah
Dean
Robert A. Woods
Eliot Square Storage CO
Roxbury St
Phores
Massachusetts Storage Warehouse CO
Washington al
G Tech
Psston
Bensgcets
Paddock
Tremont At
Civil Service TO
Bay State Militia
Harvard
Confraternity of the Holy Cross
Carney Hospital
Nantasket Beach
Abbie Leahy
Gate of Heaven Parish
City Point
St. Lawrence's Parish
Brookline
Denis Meehan
St. Mary's Church
North End
William J. Conway
S. J
Margaret Mary
Sacred Heart
St. Joseph's Church
Chambers Street
West End
Francis W. Maley
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Shipping News
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Nicholas Cuneo
Hansen
Baracoa
Cuba
Governor Cobb
Ingalls
N. B
Michelson
J. H. Devereaux
Keene
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Decker
Palmer
Haskins
Port Eaton
L. J
Ransom B. Fuller
Fordan
Paoli
Oliver
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Isaaksen
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Kemp
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Mt. Hope
Foster
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Olsen
Mingo
Brookside
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Hallowell
Anderson
P. N. Co
Hampton
Lehigh
McGoldrick
Perth Amboy
U. S
Macdougal
Prince Arthur
Yarmouth
City of Atlanta
Santurce
Baccheus
H. M. Whitney
Howard
Bay View
Newport News
Lisbon
B. B. Hardwick
Plympton
Nevis
Noel
James L. Maloy
Southwest Harbor
C. B. Clark
Stockton
Haddock Ed
Hake
Pollock
Valerie Er
Rebecca
Eee Eee
Mary A. Gleason
Victor & Ethan
J de Costa
Blanche Eee Re Ewes
Angeline Nunan Ae
Laura Enos
France
Britain
Shubert Theatre
E. J. Howe
Telephone
Park SQ
South End Theatre
Caste
A. Brady
Mollie King
Fate
Castle Sq
Winter Street
William Gillette
Massave
Boylston ST
Billie Burke
Gloria
Sherlock Holmes
Annette Kellermann
Viola Dana
Exeter
Sarah Bernhardt
Jeanne Dore
Hazel Dawn
Copley Square
Waterland
Keystone Comedy Pathe News
Theda Bai Louise Huf
Fox & Paramount
TV QM
Carlyle Blackwell
Loew’s Globe
Anna
Vata
Bosta
Harry Carroll
Wheaton
Mr. Carroll
William Gaxton
Tomorr
Amber
Yeerr
WED
Paramount Pictures
Gordon’s
Olympia
Victor Moore
the Clown
Marshall Hall
Douglas Fairbanks
Reggie
Mme. Petrova
Bowdoin SQ
Violet Mascotte
Merry Maids
Beatriz Michelena
Pearl White
Howard F
Frida Circus
Symphony Hall
Ernst Schmidt
Aoe
Braves
American Fireworks Sales Co
Pallidino
Read’s
Scituate
Long Wharf
Tel
Fort Hill
Fall River
Post Office
Bay State
Mile
Baseball Today
RED Sox
New York Fenway Park
A. Shuman & Co
Dvyford
Auburn
Mats
Norumbega
Old Homestead
Bass
Bay Line
Otis Wharf
Dorothy Bradford
Atlantic Avenue
Lexington Park
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