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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

May 08, 1902

Page

5

Wellesley President Donates Home for College Presidents

Miss Caroline B Hazard president of Wellesley College plans to donate a new three story colonial style house on a hilltop overlooking Lake Wanan. The residence will serve as a permanent home for the college presidents with interior finishes in rich colors and a colonial staircase. Architect W Angell of Providence supervises construction for lasting use.

Caroline B. Hazard Wellesley Wellesley College College Lake Wanan Natick

Fitzgerald Urges Democrats to Action in Boston

Senator W T A Fitzgerald addressed two large Boston Ward meetings urging Democrats to organize, register, assess, and naturalize voters. He warned of a governing party undermining the Constitution and called for active work to elect six Massachusetts congressmen and support Hoar and McCall.

William T. A. Fitzgerald Democratic City Committee Boston Ward Chickering W. T. A. Fitzgerald Fitzgerald William 8. McNary Democratic State Committee Island Lyceum Hall Democratic Party Ils United States Europe Quincy Club Senator Fitzgerald Patrick Bowen Airman McNary State Committee Arro Massachusetts Hoar McCall

PLEA FOR HONEST GOVERNMENT IN BOSTON MEETING

A Boston gathering under the Municipal League stressed local self government and civic duty with leaders like James C. Carter and Charles Bonaparte urging reform. Speeches praised honest office holding, civil service reform, and efficient city management as key to better urban life.

Capen James J. Myers League Massachusetts Collins Boston James C. Carter National Municipal League Charles Zeublin University of Chicago American League For Civic Improvement League For Civic Improvement Edward J. Parker American Park and Outdoor Aid Association Manning Clinton R Woodruff George Burnham, Jr New York Charles Richardson Philadelphia Samuel B. Capen Thomas N. Strong Portland Oregon H. Dickson Bruns New Orleans Edmund J. James Evanston Clinton Rogers Woodruff Charles J. Bonaparte Baltimore George W. Guthrie Pittsburg Frank N. Hartwell Louisville George W. Ochs Harry A. Garfield Cleveland Hector McIntosh William P. Bancroft Wilmington William G. Low Brooklyn Dudley Tibbits Troy D. I. D. Granger Providence John A.butler Milwaukee Oliver McClintock E. M. Thresher Dayton Joseph T. Alling Rochester Tammany Hall Richard Croker Bonaparte J. Horace MacFarland Harrisburg Twentieth Century Club John H. Finley Princeton University Polladerins Municipal League H. Clement George C. Sikes Street Railway Commission of Chicago K W. Bemis Water Works Edward M. Hartwell City Statistician Harvey S. Chase Laurence Minot Boston Bureau of Statistics Vis R. Dewey American Statistical Association Harry B. Henderson Cheyenne Wyo Wyoming P. A. Collins Worthington C. Ford Boston Public Library

Golden Specific Claimed Cure for Drunkenness

An advertisement touts Golden Specific as a secret cure for drunkenness. It claims the remedy can be placed in food or drinks and cured quickly without harm, with testimonials from Mrs. Harry Burnside and an offer to mail a free sample to any woman seeking help for a husband or family member.

Many & Home Harry Burnside Golden Specific Golden J. W. Haines Glenn Building Cincinnati Ohto

Milk Dealers Debate Shipments From Boston to Springfield

President A B Ward of the New England Milk Producers Union reports C Brigham & Co Boston milk dealers shipped a carload to Springfield to aid local dealers facing price disputes. Ward urges protests to stop shipments and supports advancing milk prices to protect Springfield producers. He was unable to reach Brigham by telegraph but aims to resolve the matter to prevent aiding distressed Springfield dealers.

Boston Springfield Westboro A. B. Ward New England Milk Producers’ Union C. Brigham & Co Ward

Will Left 35000 For Schools And Charities In Memory

Mrs Elizabeth B Bailey filed for probate in Suffolk Registry detailing gifts of 35000 to educational and charitable institutions in memory of her daughter Sybella B Crane. Beneficiaries include Boston University 10000 Andreas Blume 5000 Industrial School for Crippled and Deformed Children 3000 each Children’s Hospital 3000 Sailors Snug Harbor 3000 New England Eye and Ear Hospital 3000 Perkins Institution Massachusetts School for the Blind Vincent Memorial Hospital 3000 Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals 2500 New England Shelter for Little Wanderers 410 Roxbury Charitable Society 410 Boston Fatherless and Widows’ Society 410.

Elizabeth B. Bailey Suffolk Sybella B. Crane Boston University Andreas Blume Industrial School For Children’s Hospital Sailors’ Snug Harbor New England Eye and Ear Hospital

Laxative Brouinine Tablets Ad Claims Quick Cold Cure

EK. W. GROVE. This name must appear on every box of the Laxative Brouinine Tablets the genuine remedy that cures a cold in one day. 25 cents.

EK. W. Grove

Unknown Found in Harbor

Harbor police recovered a man’s body from the water off Commonwealth docks in South Boston. The deceased appeared to be a laborer about 33 years old, 5 feet 3 inches tall, 150 pounds, with red hair and mustache, wearing a blue suit, white shirt, blue necktie, gray underwear, brown socks, and lace shoes. a wart on the left eyelid and worn teeth noted.

Commonwealth Docks Boston

The Defender to Open at Columbia with Irene Perry

Irene Perry leads a cast for The Defender at the Columbia in this city marking the first stage appearance. Paula Edwardes may join the cast as details unfold. Frank Daniels brings Miss Simplicity to Malden Auditorium next Monday.

Amo Columbia Irene Perry Paula Edwardes Frank Daniels Malden Auditorium Meecars Boston George A. Schiller Squantum Addison Blanche Bender Boyd Putnam Waldorf-Astoria York William T. Carleton Josef Gofmann England United States Seymour Hicks Ellaine

Boston Theatre Season Sees Wide Vaudeville and Opera Jumps

The Boston stage buzzes with Terriss touring next season under Charles Frohman, a New York Casino dispute between Sires and Shuberts, and runs of One is Terry at the Boston Theatre. Waite’s Maine coast tale and Frank Daniels at Tremont, with Neil Burgess bidding farewell after Saturday, cap a lively week. The Derby Winner charms Bowdoin Square, Tord Chumley draws crowds at Castle Square, and Ingomar looms as Berkeley Temple show nears. The Berkeley Temple fundraiser nets a good sum, while Keith’s features the Martinett i acrobats and James Morton keeps audiences laughing. Symphony Hall hosts lively pop concerts as athletic vaudeville prep fills Tremont. The Ostonians return for a high-profile Hood revival, with a large cast and reduced prices attracting record advance sales.

Terry Boston James R. Waite Maine Frank Daniels Gomg Tremont Neil Burgess County Fair Paris Columbia Grand Opera House Charlotte Hunt Bowdoin Square Theatre Lonon Tord Chumley Castle Square Theatre Ingomar Berkeley Temple N. C. Bostock Ani Arena Martinett Keith James J. Morton Madge Maitland the Howard Austin & Stone’s Smith Katherine Vincent Arthur Cogliser del la Barre James Baum Bodden Charles Helston Ray Scott Ethel Brandon Jessie Lansing Alice Ethel Hamilton Symphony Hall Zach George Marion Tremont Theatre Pilsen Keith’s East India Boston Theatre Uie Ostonians Nex Hood Bostonians Frence McCarthy

County Fair at Park Theatre Sold Out to R H White Crew

Park Theatre ran a complete house last night with Neil Burgess in County Fair as the R H White Company owned the seats for their employees. The audience filled every seat and standing room and cheered the aunt Abby performance and a grandstand crowd in the race scene while Burgess received a horse-shoe gift from the company.

Park Theatre Neil Burgess New ‘County Fair R. H. White Company Mr. Burgess

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