Mystic Purchase Ferry Funding and City Council Row
The Common Council met for four hours and approved authorizing the Water Board to spend up to $65,000 to acquire land and water rights near the Mystic water supply to preserve purity, conditional on cooperation with the Metropolitan Park Commission and Winchester. The session also considered borrowing outside the debt limit for ferry facilities, a police list of noncitizens with liquor licenses, and granted fountain pens to council members. A dispute with Miss Caroline Lockhart’s Post article led to a heated exchange as Councilman Woods defended himself against alleged misquoting and called for accountability over the paper’s editorials.
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Progressive Discount Sale on Men's and Boys' Coats and Suits
A long list of sale prices fills the page for early spring apparel. Men and boys can find fine wool coats satin lined suits and heavy English serge suits discounted to prices ranging from four to seven dollars with special values on dress shirts vests and shoes. The article also covers city council actions and local debates on sewer work and street widening, plus committee appointments.
John P. Dore's New Streets Assured for Dorchester
The North Dorchester Improvement Association confirms approval for John P. Dore's street project promising proper district use and quality impact. Described as the best section of the best city, the plan aims to improve infrastructure and neighborhood value.
Amalgamation of Lasters Unions Plan Shaped in Dorchester
The Lasters' Protective Union and its branches plan a national amalgamation to form a single massive organization of skilled workers. A Brockton meeting led to a convention call to seal the plan with leadership from Boston officials and a focus on unity, strength, and future governance.
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Brockton
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Post
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National Masters’ Protective Union
Boston
Wedding Plans For Gould Castellane Nuptials Revealed
New York reports quiet lead up to the Gould Castellane wedding with limited social events. Mrs. George J. Gould leads arrangements and the affair is projected to cost about 40,000 dollars for flowers and luncheon while Tiffany anticipates 70,000 dollars in wedding gifts. The couple will sail to Southampton after a Lakewood wedding breakfast, then likely tour the continent while the Castellane coat of arms decorates items for Miss Anna Gould.
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Marquise de Castellane
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Sailors settle wrecks as ships are towed for repairs
A settlement totaling 12700 dollars was reached by the Bath Maine schooner George A McFadden owners Morse Co and the tug Morse Co for services in towing the vessel to Boston after being abandoned off Norfolk. The McFadden will be repaired at Curran Burton wharf costing about 5000 dollars. Captain C F Wallace resumes command. Morse Co also received 300 for towing the three masted Red Wing into Provincetown after a leak off Cape Cod. The Red Wing had sunk the Boston schooner Henry Lippett last October and Morse Co settled a related claim of about 7000 dollars. Philadelphia owner George Harris Jr was in town to arrange terms.
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Philadelphia
Three Girls Injured as Factory Platform Rail Collapses
In Brockton at the T. D. Barry & Co shoe factory a platform rail gave way when a girl in fooling bumped it. Flora Miller sustained leg injuries, Mollie McCarthy injured in the back and possibly internally, Nora Denehy was unconscious then revived and again lapsed.
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Flora Miller
Nora Denehy
Mollie McCarthy
T. D. Barry & Co
Miss Miller
Miss McCarthy
Miss Denehy
Formed a New Society Iowa Club Seeks Officers
A group of prominent peninsula men have formed the Iowa Club, choosing John J. McQuade as temporary chairman and Thomas H. Carr as temporary secretary. Formerly founders of the Aids Club they left that society to promote their fashionable parties. Officer elections will occur soon.
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Iowa Club
John J. McQuade
Thomas H. Carr
Aids Club
Ladies Club Troupe Attends Uncle Dudley at Bijou
A tandem party of 100 Ladies' Club members saw George Wilson in Our Uncle Dudley at the Bijou Opera House last evening. They occupied four rows of orchestra seats and presented Wilson and the Uncle Dudley company with bouquets. The club hailed the performance a decided success.
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Uncle Dudley
Bijou Opera House
Mr. Wilson
Prother Brocklebank Family Surprise On Come of Age
On a Wednesday evening in East Boston 46 Webster street Mr and Mrs Brocklebank surprised their daughter Plor ence M Roberts on her twenty first birthday with a valuable gold watch Her brother A E Roberts presented a gold chain and pendant set with diamonds and emeralds Numerous friends attended and a pleasant evening was spent
Moynahan and Conroy Held for Manslaughter in Taunton
Taunton Feb 28 John F Moynahan and Mathias J Conroy of Easton charged with manslaughter in causing John Johnsons death in Taunton on Feb 10, were each held today in 1500 for the grand jury.
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John F. Moynahan
Mathias J. Conroy
Easton
John Johnson
Boston hungry man in New York ends in fine
Martin McGuire, arrested for begging on Broadway, was fined $1 by Judge Voorhis after police doubted his hunger claim. A restaurant test showed he ate two beefsteaks crullers and cakes, confirming genuine hunger. McGuire, from 60 Hudson Street, was well regarded there and had worked canvassing for pictures when in Boston.
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Martin McGuire
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Boston
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Hudson Street
Reverend Kidder Depicts Darkest Turkey to Tremont Church
A large select audience at Tremont Street M. E. Church heard Rev. B. F. Kidder of New York discuss "Darkest Turkey." Attendees included Boston College, Harvard, and Boston University professors who listened as he described Turkish sights and customs, Armenian outrages, and the Sultan’s reception, noting the Turk would bear less blame were he better known.
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New York
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Boston
Healthy Mil Guaranteed to All Who Use Milk
A claim asserts that health benefits are guaranteed to all who consume milk from cows fed a certain diet. The notice emphasizes milk quality and farming practices as the basis for the guarantee.
Dole's Horse and Cattle Invigorator Promises Tuberculosis Prevention
An advertisement touts Dole's Horse and Cattle Invigorator as the only known sure preventive of tuberculosis and a cure in early stages. It claims to be the best horse invigorator and a sure remedy for worms, colic, colds, and related ailments.
Letter from Elbe disaster survivor among Swedish mails
Mr P Stigner of 764 Tremont Street preserves a water soaked letter from Sweden that drifted in the English Channel after the Elbe disaster. The envelope bears nine seals and contains two Swedish 10 mark banknotes in good condition. The letter, mailed January 2, reached Byrom February 21 with a Bremen postmark and has not been offered for sale.
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Ancient and Honorables to Visit London in 1896
Colonel Sidney Hedges received a London letter dated February 16 1896 from the Honourable Artillery Company stating that the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company plan a summer 1896 trip to London. The note promises a welcome from the London group and urges timely updates on plans for arranging details.
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Sidney Hedges
London
Honourable Artillery Company
Armony House
Finsbury, E. C
Lord Colville of
Edgar W. Brodie
Fall River Mill Officials Elected at Annual Meeting
The Cotton Manufacturers Association held its annual meeting in Fall River on February 28. Officers elected include President Andrew Borden, Vice President N. B. Borden, and Secretary Treasurer C. C. Roun. Merchants Manufacturing Company is noted for the treasurer role, with Barnard Manufacturing Company mentioned for the vice presidency.
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Cotton Manufacturers’ Association
Andrew Borden
Merchants’ Manufacturing Company
N. B. Borden
Barnard Manufacturing Company
C. C. Roun
Seville Mills Official Forms Statement for Tax Meeting
Seville Mills executive to Joseph A. Baker at Chace Mills. Fully an hour spent on income tax preparation and drafting a statement for presentation to the management.
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Ove Mills
Joseph A. Baker
Chace Mills
Salem License Commissioners Appointments Notified
Mayor Turner notifies appointment of license commissioners for Salem. Pollock to serve six years, Yasinski four, McNiff two. Pollock a barber and assistant fire department engineer, Yasinski a tobacco worker, McNiff a shoemaker.
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City council defeat over bribery charge and street superintendent
Both branches of the city government debated a resolution accusing a council member of bribery and demanding immediate presentation of evidence to prosecuting officers. The measure failed 5 to 4. Hugh Martin was elected superintendent of streets. Worburn, Feb 28. At a meeting.
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Hugh Martin
Worburn
Workers Seek Independent K of L Organization
In Marlboro on February 28 the votes from several K of L assemblies show near uniform support for forming an independent workers organization.
Colorado Senate Bans Capital Punishment
Denver February 28 The Color Senate passed a bill prohibiting capital punishment in the state, signaling a major shift in the criminal justice approach. The measure now moves to the House for consideration and potential enactment into law.
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