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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

May 17, 1900

Page

7

Actress Nethersole Loses Bid to Halt Sapho at Bowdoin Square

In Equity Court Judge Fessenden refused a preliminary injunction against George E. Lothrop and William Ranous to stop Bowdoin Square Theatre from presenting Sapho. He ruled the injunction premature, citing ex parte evidence and permission for cross examination, with further disposition set for tomorrow.

Fessenden Equity Court Olga Nethersole Bowdoin Square Theatre Sapho Equity George E. Lothrop William V. Ranous Maude Edna Hall Paul Gilmore Miss Nethersole Louis Nethersole George Clare Clare Bowdoin Square Wallack’s New York City Clyde Fitch United States Massachusetts

Fatal Hotel Fire at Hotel Helene in Chicago

A fire destroyed the Hotel Helene at 110 to 114 Fifty third Street in Chicago. Two people were killed, one reported missing, and many others injured. The blaze caused estimated losses of 40 000 dollars to the building and furnishings.

Chicago Fifty-third Street

Festival plans for Queen Victoria birthday parade announced

The British Charitable Society met at the American House last night to set final festival arrangements for Queen Victoria’s eighty first birthday. Headquarters will be at the Copley Square Hotel and the parade runs from Irvington street to Hunting avenue then south along Commonwealth avenue to Arlington Beacon Park Tremont and ending at St Paul’s Church.

Copley Square Hotel Irvington Street Hunting Avenue Copley Square Dartmouth Street Commonwealth Avenue Arlington Beacon Park Tremont St. Paul’s Church

Class of 1900 Reception at Copley Hall

The reception for the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy class of 1900 was held at Aeolian Hall Copley. All class activities will be held at 2 o clock in the afternoon on Mt Botolph Street.

Massachusetts College of Pharmacy Erce Hall Copley Mt. Botolph Street

Bridge project for South Boston Dorchester and Quincy urged

The speaker urges immediate start on the bridge to serve the public and protect the community from further delays. He emphasizes the rights of the people and the justness of the cause, warning against depriving them of anticipated benefits.

South Boston Dorchester Quincy

South Boston Wins Cove Street Bridge Victory

Citizens celebrate the Cove street bridge victory after years of effort. Congressman Henry F. Naphen led opposition-terror and the city committee’s Washington trip earned praise. Mayor Hart allied with bridge supporters and bond authority is in place to begin work promptly. Representative William B. McNary lauded Naphen and Hart for pushing the project and reconnecting South Boston with the city proper.

Cove Street South Boston Washington Hart William 8. McNary Post South Boston North Dorchester Southern Terminal Mr. McNary Naphen

Governor Crane Signs Anti Lantern Bill Into Law

Governor Crane signed the anti lantern bill into law, enacting new rules aimed at limiting lantern use. The measure, described as a public safety step, moves to regulate illumination practices and penalties.

Crane

Aldermen Visit Cow Pasture Garbage Plant

Aldermen Adams Codman and Mr Stark led a 11-member delegation to the Cow Pasture garbage plant to inspect odor and process. The group, including Clerk John Dever and Rep John Gartland, boarded the Cormorant at 2:30 and met plant manager and Mr Stark of South Boston. Alderman Jordan dissented on the odor assessment while others found the odor tolerable as refuse is processed into oil.

Tinkham Day Ce Harbor John Dever John J. Gartland Cow Pasture Stark South Boston Norris Adams Codman

Fight for the bridge nears victory in South Boston

John B. Martin, a lead advocate, celebrates a favorable outcome with Mayor Hast backing the project and cheaper structural iron now available. John C. Cobb, who opposed it, had no comment when asked about the approved report, saying he had not heard of its approval.

John B. Martin South Boston John C. Cobb Post

Former inmate Chase faces embezzlement and larceny charge

Herman L. Chase recently released from Concord imprisonment was before Judge Lowell charged with embezzling and stealing $11 from Mrs. Annie Burleigh, Narcy Burleigh’s wife of the State police. He pleaded not guilty and was held on $10,000 bail. he had no counsel and did not secure bail.

Herman L. Chase Concord N. H Lowell Annie Burleigh Narcy Burleigh Chase

MIT Tech Clubs Dine At United States Hotel

The MIT clubs Mungo Octagon Vivantago and Death by Own Action held a dinner and dance at the United States Hotel. Toastmaster Charles A Blaisdell opened the evening with remarks by J Sidney Meserve Fred Howers Francis Driscoll and Chester G Iley as speakers.

Suicide Club Massachusetts Institute of Technology United States Hotel Charles A. Blaisdell Messrs. J. Sidney Meserve Fred .Howers Francis Driscoll Chester G. Lley

Doan's Kidney Pills End Kidney Pain Says Boston Woman

Mrs Catherine Meisner of South Boston recounts severe backache and kidney symptoms after pneumonia. After using Doan's Kidney Pills from Curtis's drug store the pain and kidney issues faded with no recurrences, urging others to remember the Doan's brand.

Boston Catherine Meisner South Third Street South Boston Dean Curtis’s Foster-Milburn Co Buffalo N. Y United States Doan’s

Theatrical Topics and New Engageme ts in Boston Theatre Season

Christie MacDonald, 80, engaged by Francis Wilson as prima donna soubrette replacing Lalu Glaser. Several tours and debuts announced at Atlantic City, Tremont Theatre, Keith's, and the Boston Museum. Performances include The Prodigal Daughter revival, The Lady Slavey at Columbia, vaudeville stars Eva Williams and Jack Tucker, and upcoming sports and concert events at Mechanics Hall and Charles River Park.

Christie MacDonald Francis Wilson Lalu Glaser Miss MacDonald Princess Chic Mr. Wilson Grand Theatre Lorimer Johnstone Thomas and Watson Castle Square Theatre Columbia Theatre Aly Dressler Danby Lessing Davenport Adelaide Keith’s Eva Williams Jack Tucker Miss Williams Keith's Roveres Zeb Zarrow the Howard Weber and Fields Tremont Theatre Mechanics’ Hall Zach J. H. Kerr Nickelodeon Smith Boston Museum George H. Broadhurst Annie Yeamans Sam Adams Lew Carroll Palace Theatre Charles River Park Nella Ebb la Belle Dazie

No Objection Found to Poor at Plant Visit

The speaker asserted no objection to the poor during their visit to the plant. Workers showed him the room where refuse juice becomes oil and the party then sailed on the Cormorant to Moon Island to assess removal feasibility and placate all sides.

Ermen Moon Island

Sampson Day Opens Maynard Merchants Week

Maynard observes Sampson day with Rear Admiral Sampson receiving ovations during a street pageant and at a Coliseum reception. Perfect weather draws large crowds as storekeepers offer open houses and an industrial exhibit. From 2 to 4 pm the public enjoys the Coliseum display and 8 to 4 pm babies hour awarding a silver mug to the heaviest infant under two.

Maynard

Dudley Council Dinner Hosts Third Anniversary Night

The Dudley Sounell of the Knights of Columbus marked their third anniversary at the United States hotel stage with about fifty attendees. Guests included Deputy McNally, Joseph Walsh, B Jarvis Lattin, John Clahana, with toasts by Charli Reanee and Callahan. Past Grand Knight P H Brennan received a gold rent charm valued at zero dollars. The Rev. Cole F Andarnan delivered a lecture on ord structures of ones at Berkeley Temple last evening.

Dudley Sounell Knights of Columbus United States Abe Pepury Devann H McNall Y Joseph Walsh B. Jarvis Lattin John Clahana Charli Reanee Callahan Dr. Waleh MF Clahana P. H. Brennan MR. Anderson Cole F. Andarnan Berkeley Temple

Broadway to Tokio Captivates Tremont and Other Theatres

A brisk entertainment note describes Broadway to Tokio as weatherproof and popular at Tremont Theatre with strong singing and dance. It highlights Wheels Within Wheels in New York and Boston reception, and profiles John Mason Hilda Spong at Tremont. Rogers Brothers in Wall Street at Hollis Street Theatre remains a nightly draw, with farewell engagement as they move to a new show. Our New Minister at Park Theatre features distinctive characters and simple, natural staging with a long cast. Sapho at Bowdoin Square Theatre continues to draw strong crowds as the current week’s company shares spotlight with last week’s cast.

Broadway Tokio Tremont Theatre New York Daniel Frohman Boston Museum John Mason Hilda Spong Rogers Brothers Wall Street Hollis Street Rogerses Mr. McNally Park Theatre George F. Nash Charles Barron George Richards Eugene Canfield P. Augustus Anderson Walter Lennox, Sr Thomas M. Hunter John Barker Henry R. Scott May Noble Lillian Dix Antoinette Ashton

Dying Dentist Found On City Steps

Dr A P Dodd a Grand Street dentist was found dying on a doorstep at 318 East 121st Street and died en route to Harlem Hospital. Dr Mooney believes poison is likely while Dodd’s partner Morris Randell was arrested for practicing without a license two weeks earlier. Dodd had been drinking heavily and separated from his wife and child who live in Boston.

New York A. P. Dodd Grand Street East One Hundred and ‘Twenty-first Street Harlem Hospital Mooney Dodd Morris Randew Oston

Unquity Club Stages Amusing Minstrel Show In East Milton

The Unquity Club of East Milton, 75 members, filled Ellsworth Hall with a lively minstrel event. Interlocutor John Graham led a crowd featuring Harry Brierly William Smith Harry Elden Redmond Coombs George Kemp Herbert Boutin Jesse Baxter Robert Clark Paul Babcock Joseph Mullen. Rattles Sam Knowlton Alex Park with Cliff Packard Tom London on tambourines. The program offered many local hits highlighted by Isabel Folsom’s dancing and singing.

East Milton Ellsworth Hall John Graham Messrs Harry Brierly William Smith Harry F. Elden Redmond Coombs George F. Kemp Herbert L. Boutin Jesse Baxter Robert J. Clark Paul Babcock Joseph J. Mullen Rattles Sam Knowlton Alex Park Clff Packard Tom London Tambos Little Isabel Folsom Messrs. Brierly Knowlton Jennings Packard London Park Peters Smith

Fire destroys blocks in Greenwich loss reaches 150000

A Greenwich blaze caused by a gasoline explosion in the basement of J. H. Ray’s hardware store and carriage repository on Greenwich avenue burned several business blocks, a Catholic church, one of E. C. Benedict’s stables, and other buildings. Total loss estimated at 150000 with only partial insurance. No casualties reported.

Greenwich Conn J. H. Ray Greenwich Avenue E. C. Benedict

Police probe death of Ida G. Scott on Howard Street

Division 3 police investigated the death of Ida G. Scott a colored woman reported as dying under suspicious circumstances on Monday morning at Howard Street detectives worked yesterday afternoon and evening gathering facts and statements for the case.

Division 3 Ida G. Scott Howard Street

Irish National Games Picnic and Athletic Meet Planned

The Irish Nationalists of Boston and Chelsea schedule a picnic and athletic games at Oak Island Grove on May 30. M. J. Sullivan of East Boston’s Wendell Phillips Association and D. Keefe of the Emmet Association lead the organizing staff.

Boston Chelsea Oak Island Grove M. J. Sullivan Wendell Phillips Association East D. Keefe Emmet Aprociasen Ae Wil Eats Ies Assista

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