Subway to Cambridge Opens This Morning in Boston Area
The Cambridge Main Street subway and Boston elevated link open, providing eight minute runs covering 3.20 miles from East Boston to Harvard Square. The system includes expanded cars, underground transfers, and reduced congestion along Boylston street with major engineering by the Boston Transit Commission and Boston Elevated Company.
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Murray Street
Brattle Aduare
Boylston Street
Park Street
Kendall Street
Cambridge
Kendall Square
Central Square
Cambridge Main Street Subway
Boston
Boston Transit Commission
Edmund 8. Davis
Cambridge Main Street
Boston Elevated Company
George A. Kimball
Charles River
William Jackson
Arlington
East Boston
Cambridge Subway Costs and Revenues Assessed
The Cambridge subway costs 11.75 million dollars with annual fixed charges near 750 thousand. To cover costs the line must generate at least 1.5 million dollars in new gross business, equating to about 10 percent more than current elevated system revenue, with the burden borne by Boston Elevated net earnings.
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Boston News Bureau
Cambridge Subway
Cambridge
Boston
Cambridge Connection
Rapid Transit Commission
Boston Elevated
Vast Cambridge Transit Investment Prompts Caution
The Boston Elevated plans have invested 18 million dollars in the Cambridge district, including the subway, the largest capital for a similar population with rapid transit. It equals 1400 dollars per dwelling and 688 thousand dollars per minute saved. The East Cambridge extension will raise total Cambridge investment to 20 million dollars, highlighting rapid transit as costly and potentially financially risky.
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Boston
Cambridge
Subway
East Cambridge
Edwards Calm in Jail After Mountain Pursuit
Sidna Edwards, a 22 year old mountaineer, sat calmly in a small brick jail in Hillsville Va as posses pursue Allen gang fugitives believed to be responsible for the March 14 courthouse killings that left a judge prosecutor sheriff and two bystanders dead and others wounded.
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Sidna Edwards
Allen
Court House
Edwards Brothers and Allen Family Held After Carroll County Raid
Detective posse captures young Edwards near Lambsburg after a weeklong manhunt tied to a murder indictment. Sidna Allen and Jack Allen among the defendants escorted to jail as reporters film the sequence and the raiders halt at Little Lane. The Allens defend their family, promising action as tensions rise.
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Sidna Allen
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Friel Allen
le Grand Felts
W. W. Phaut
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Hillsville
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Court House
Little Lane
Carroll County
Sidna
Allen
Laconia Arrives to Join Cunard Boston Liverpool Run
The Cunard steamer Laconia, sister to the Franconia, arrived from New York to join the Boston Liverpool service. The ship features modern improvements including Frahm anti rolling tanks to increase steadiness at sea.
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Cunard Line
Laconia
New York
Laconia First North Atlantic Liner With Anti Rolling Device
The Laconia, a Cunard liner, debuts anti rolling tanks amidships on both sides connected by top air trunks and bottom water passages. The tanks slow roll by transferring water across the ship, adjustable for conditions, aiding stability and reducing seasickness. A 1150-strong Cunard party toured the vessel yesterday.
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Hermann Frahm
Laconia
Mediterranean
New York
Cunard Line
Bromo Quinine Laxative Ad Claims One Day Cold Cure
Vintage patent remedy advertisement touts Bromo Quinine Laxative with EF W Grove signature claiming cure for a cold in one day. Product marketed as used worldwide and priced at 25e.
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EF. W. Grove
Priest and Nuns Battle Fire at Elmont Convent
Father Celler and six nuns formed a pocket brigade to fight a blaze at St. Boniface's convent in Elmont LIL. They saved 80 children by leading them to safety as the seven story brick building and attached frame structure suffered $35,000 damage. No injuries reported.
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St. Boniface’s Catholic Church
Elmont
L.il
Father Celler
Brooklyn
Melrose Hospital Campaign Hits $66,032 Total
At a nightly supper the Melrose Hospital campaign announced $5326 more had been subscribed since Thursday, bringing the total to $66,032. Moses S. Page gave $1000, with $500 already contributed. Ten women’s canvass teams will start Monday, and the drive plans to end March 30 with the full $109,000 for the new building raised.
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Melrose Hospital
Moses S. Page
Hospital Corporation
Ambiguous fragment hints at Boston ad reference
Fragmentary text mentions Boston area ad usage and a 5 percent offer or rate. No clear event or names. unable to determine a concrete news item.
French Actor Lectures on Le Drame Francaise at Harvard
M. Paul Marcel of the Comedie Francaise lectured in French at Harvard under Cercle Francaise. He spoke on Le Drame Francaise before about 300 listeners. Marcel is noted for acting abroad and in the United States and was Sarah Bernhardt's leading man on her last American tour.
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Comedie Francaise
National Republique Theatre of Paris
Harvard
Cercle Francaise
le Drame Francaise
Mr. Marcel
Sarah Bernhardt
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