Dirty Boston Streets Show Urgent Cleaning Need
A Post reporter observes three city street sweeping gangs in Boston failing to keep main thoroughfares clean. Dusty dry weather, uneven streets, and machine carts lag behind, leaving paper, glass, and waste in Washington Tremont and surrounding blocks. Physicians urge city-funded, universal cleaning to curb disease risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Suffolk
Massachusetts Medical Society
Vincent Y. Bowditch
Hart
Physicians of
Kreys Storer
William Ingalls
D. Henry George
Shattuck
Morong
C. H. Cobb
F. W. Draper
J. H. McCollum
Jacob L. Williams
F. W. Btuart
Albert H. Blodgett
Stephen Cushing
Co. C. Willams
8. Breck
E. L. Twombly
J. Paygon Clark
George E. Thompson
John B. Hill
J. Foster Bush
Robert W. Greenleaf
Frederick
M. Reeves
John G. Blake
Henry Ehrlich
Adaline
Whitney
T. Davison
M. F. Gavin
A. H. Wilson
W. Holmes
Hasket
Derby
Knight Henry I. Bowditch
Vincent Y. Bowdite
FS. Watson
A. K. Stone
H. Ayer
Joseph J. McLaughlin
Joseph N. Cogan
John Homans
George Brett
G. Hay
W. M. Conant
O'Calla
Han
Post
City
Albany Street
Grove Street
Charlestreet Jail
Charlestown
Roxbury
South End
Washington Street
Union Park
Tremont Street
Jimmy
Dover Street
West End
Hack Bay
Prince of
Garland Street
Groton Street
Decatur Street
Bennet Street
Ashington Street
Fromield Street
Schoul
Park Square
West End Department
Cornhill
Elm Street
Blackstone Street
Hanover Street
Boston & Maine
Fitchburg
Lowell
Tremont Row
Court Street
Stewardship Review Marks Ten Years at Second Church
The Rev. Edward A. Horton, pastor since 1880, reflects on a decade of work at the Second Church Boston in a pre noon sermon. He notes hospitality, a working church, and worship as pillars, praises interchurch ties, and reports debt removal with the church seen as a future-focused community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward A. Horton
Copley Square
Horton
Second Charen
Trinity
New Old South
Woman’s Auxiliary
Boston
Obituary of Thomas E Moseley and Reed family matriarch
Thomas E Moseley senior partner of Thomas E Mosely & Co died at home aged sixty six years six months after a residence at 136 Marlboro Street He was a Portland business figure The obituary notes the death of Matilda Prince Mitchell Reed born in North Yarmouth aged eighty in Deering Missouri She was the mother of Speaker Reed and lived with her daughter Mrs Busha W Conley The text adds Speaker Reed is en route to attend the funeral
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas E. Moseley
Thomas E. Mosely & Co
Washington Street
Marlboro Street
Speaker Reed
Deering
North Yarmouth
Matilda Prince Mitchell
Captain Reed
Portland
Busha W. Conley
Mrs. Conley
Epanans Reed
Memorial Day Service Highlights And Civic Observances
A Memorial Day event at the Y M C A Union Hall featured Mrs Mary A Livermore delivering a patriotic address praising soldiers of the Civil War and stressing national duty. Sermons and services followed in Cambridge Newton Waltham Worcester and other towns with G A R posts and related groups participating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Grant
Lincoln
Mary A. Livermore
Boys In Blue
F. P. Whitney
Flora E. Barry
James ©. Bartlett
Pratt
Grand Army
Woman's Relief Corps
Sons of
Tead
Broadway Congregational Church
C. E. Andrews
Newton
Severan
Charles Ward
G. A.R
Central Congregational Church
Newtonville
H. Taylor
Auburndale
W. FE. Knox
Centenary Methodist
Waltham
Music Hall
Grand Army Post
Sons of Veterans
Company F
Woman’s Relief Corps
E. Reed
W. M. Mick
Worcester
Mechanics’ Hall
O. O. Howard
Post 10
The
Chattanooga
Atlanta
Electric car breakdown blocks Sudbury street traffic
Last evening around 9 30 a Grove Hall electric car jolted when its trolley rod broke throwing debris across the street causing a seventeen minute blockade until a rear push moved the disabled car past the TYremont House. Later wheels failed to hold on rails causing another delay until gravel was sprinkled on the track. Michael Sullivan of 53 Magazine street Roxbury aged fifty three fell from an open electric car at Hampden street suffering a scalp wound and right arm injury but returned home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grove Hall
Sudbury Street
Court
Tyremont House
Michael Sullivan
Magazine Street
Roxbury
Hampden Street
First Anniversary of Chinese Sunday School at Warren Avenue
About two hundred Chinese attendees celebrated the first anniversary of the Sunday School linked to Warren Avenue Baptist Church. The program included singing, recitations, an address by M A Marks, a plea for teachers by E H Milliken, and a vocal solo by Alfred Smith. The report from Miss Comey noted steady turnout with forty four scholars and forty one teachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Avenue
M. ‘A. Marks
E. H. Milliken
Alfred Smith
O. M. Wentworth
C. L. Page
Dudley Street
Carrie C. Mills
Great Head Yacht Club Members Enjoy Harbor Spin and Directory
Great Head Yacht Club members spent a pleasant day on the water as boats were readied for the season. The club directory, bound in morocco, lists bylaws, sailing rules, member names and yacht types totaling seventy-one vessels. The Awa recently updated its rig and keel with spruce bowsprit and reduced sail area and weight. Rhode Island Yacht Club hosts Ladies Day on June 21 with a catboat prize. The season opener regatta is set for June 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Head
Providence
R. L
Dog cart accident at Clyde Park injures two riders
George Barnard and Miss Wood of Boston were thrown from a dog cart on Sumner road after their horse ran away during a Saturday ride from the Country Club races. They were taken to Dr. Francis's residence on Davis avenue for treatment of severe injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Barnard
Miss Wood
Boston
Clyde Park
Sumner Road
Dr. Francis
Davis Avenue
Gee Yeasty
Boston Temperance Meeting Attacks High License Policy
The Boston Women’s Christian Temperance Union held a large Tremont Temple gathering with Mrs A J Gordon presiding. Rev C H Mead condemned liquor, praising graves of those harmed by it. Speaker Hon B B Johnson compared license changes and cited rising sales, arrests, and convictions to argue high license fails to restrain the trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Tremont Temple
A. J. Gordon
Silver Lake Quartette
C. H. Mead
B. B. Johnson
Waltham
Internal Revenue Collector
Boston
Dracut
Johnson
Republican Party
Coacher Ideal for City Driving Horses Described by Payson
Edward S Payson outlines a detailed standard for a desirable coacher horse. He specifies size from sixteen to sixteen and a half hands, weight 1150 to 1300 pounds, colors bay chestnut prawn or black, strong straight back, elastic limbs, and a noble head. The horse should show speed in hock action, bold forward motion, and a refined, bronze like muscular build with true soundness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taverner
Edward
Payson
Street Car Advertisements and the Overcoat Issue
A reader from Boston complains about offensive street car ads and proposes a syndicate to fill spaces with classical quotes to uplift passengers. The letter also clarifies a point about how coats are carried, arguing that sleeves are not always secured by design rather than care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taverner
Boston
Plato
Deneca
Homer
Milton
Shakspere
Emerson
Longfellow
Hood
Holmes
Saxe
Ll. I
A Charming Summer Home at The Elms Estate
The Elms, a summer residence on the highest land between Boston and Providence, advertised by Dr. N. W. Hawes, features bubbling brooks and attractive surroundings. The property is the Silas St. Fisher estate on the Woonsocket post route, three miles from Wrentham Centre and near Sheldonville, North Attleboro, and Franklin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wrentham
N. W. Hawes
North Attleboro
Franklin
Carpenters Strike Support Collected and Meetings Planned
The Carpenters' District Council reports $350 raised to aid striking members and schedules public meetings in Medford and Waltham with speakers J. D. Cowper Lynn Hector McKay East Boston and Union 33 Vice President Lloyd. Delegates note growing union membership and efforts to keep non union workers off jobs as District 30 Knights of Labor and Waterworks Assembly 479 hold sessions and initiate new members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carpenters’ District Council
Washington Street
Medford
J. D. Cowper
Lynn
Hector McKay
Cambridge
Shields
Union
Waterworks Assembly
Foresters’ Hall
South End
Knights of Labor
R. C. Fanning
Union 13
Type Hall
Caledonia Hall
Dramatic notes on Miss Miriam OLeary first benefit at the Museum
Miss Miriam O Leary drew a crowded crowd at the Museum for her first benefit. She excelled in The Cricket on the Hearth as Dot and later displayed delicate humor in Now the Good-for-Nothing. The program previewed Augustin Daly's The Railroad of Love and As You Like It at Hollis Street Theatre as Ada Rehan’s Rosalind drew praise from New York, with further bills at Grand Opera House and Tremont Theatre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miriam O'Leary
Miss O'Leary
Miss O’leary
Dot
Miss Campbell
Wilson
Caleb Plummer
Augustin Daly
Hollis Street
Ada Rehan
Rosalind
New York
England
Aurania
Alexander Salvini
Grand Opera House
Jean Renaud
Paris
Union Square Theatre
A. M. Palmer
Salvini
Union Square Company
Boston
Sydney Cowell
Raymond Holmes
Benjamin Hornung
Benjamin Johnson
F. F. Ford
Globe
N. A. Merkill
Martin Drake
Esther Palliser
de Wolf Hopper Opera Company
Broadway
the Schatchen
The
Star
Casino
the Standard
Russell
City Directory
Bijou
Louis Aldrich
Palmer’s
Richard Mansfield
Madison Square
Academy
County Fair
Union Square
Lyceum
Third Avenue
J. B. Polk
Fourteenth Street Theatre
Barry and Fay
MckKenna
Proctor
Twentythird Street Theatre
Woman Dies After Drinking Water At Home
Catherine Perkins of 44 Nashua Street collapsed and died shortly after drinking water offered by a house inmate. Medical examiner notified and case under investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine Perkins
Nashua Street
City Reports 177 Deaths In A Week Amid Bright Jubilee
The city logged 177 deaths last week, a rate of 21.86 per thousand. Seventeen deaths were among males, with 24 caused by consumption. Queen Victoria’s seventy first birthday was observed aboard British steamers and at the English consulate. Memorial Day sermons were preached across Boston including at Unity Church and John A Hawes Post 159. The Eighteen Free Religious Association meets at Tremont Temple next week with a festival at the Meionaon. Tickets available from several outlets. Visitors invited to use the Women’s Educational and Industrial Union facilities on Boylston Street. Public exhortations and orations were heard on the Common.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen Victoria
Exchange Place
Boston
Church of the Unity
Mr. Savage
Kearsarge Naval Veterans
East Boston
H. A. Philbrook
John A. Hawes
Eighteen
Free Religious Association of America
Tremont Temple
Meiona
Prominent Arrivals Across Hotels Listed in Postings
The hotels record a parade of guests including Corinne the actress at Thorndike, Captain Bainridge in Tremont, and many names from New York Philadelphia and Boston areas. Notable attendees include James McCrea Dr Charles Worgman W. S Henderson A. K. Dyer and others, with residences shown in Philadelphia Chicago New York and beyond. The list spans Veapomg Brunswick and Revers with varied origins and accompanying spouses and families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veapomg
James McCrea
Charles Worgman
Philadelphia
W. 8. Henderson
Chicago
O. F. Gordon
E. O. Gordon
Cleveland
John RB. Paxton
New York
Brunswick
F. I. Ashmall
Southampton
Eog
H. W. Johnson
C. W. Horne
Cincinnati
O. Young
A. K. Dyer
Horatio Gates
C. P. Lincoln
Washington
Charles Benton
J. M. Graham
Winnipeg
C. J. Chapman
Portland
Melville C. Day
Parker’s
Frank Berg
George W. Ballou
W. H. Jarvis
Baltimore
W._A
Corinne
C. I. Wescott
F. Kilkenny
Providence
K. L
H. K. Ross
Springfield
Brenton de Haven
Tremont
J.F. Bissell
Pennington
N. Y
Bainridge
London
Eng
Justin Spaulding
Chiconee
A. E. Potter
F. Carlin
New Haven
Conn
H. J._ Richardson
Isidor. Webber
Memphis
Tenn
John P. Sanders
R. I. Clark
Louis Lewis
Montreal
W. B. Seldon
Albert_Beardsell
Woonsocket
R. L
Sanitary condition of school vaults sparks protest
Boston residents demand removal of old fashioned vaults in school basements and yards after a child’s death from diphtheria. Dr F Gordon Morr cites 163 buildings inspected with 100 offensive vaults and 76 primitive ones, often near the school and poorly vented, urging action against health and decency violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board O Health
Furniture firm offers clear stock bargains at Washington Street
Tur F M HousEs Furniture Company at 44 Washington Street announces retirement from business. They offer special bargains to clear stock, urging early attention to save money and seize the rare opportunity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tur F. M. HousEs Furniture Company
Washington Street
Also Mentioned on This Page
MR. Horton
Second
Y. M. C. Union
Yacht Club News
Cold Water Advocates
Christian Public Meeting
the Women Temple
Temperance Union
Tremon
Organized Labor
Madison Square Company
Tremont Theatre
Jim the Penman
Booth
Nina
Mr. Robinson
James Falston
Messrs. Massen
Holland
Edward Harrigan
Museum
Park Theatre
the Howard
G. O. Taylor
Chester H. Gravels & Sons
F. Gordon Morr
M.D
DR. Craig
Bright
Craig Medicine Co
Passaic
N. J
E. O. Thompson
Old South Church
Thompson
Edward Burgess
Naval
State Street
W. Simmons & GO
G. W. Simmons & CO
North ST
Tate
Horace Partridge
Washington St
Mason & Hamlin
Arnshore
Organ & Piano Co
Mason & Hamlin Hall
Treemont Street
East
Huh
Best
Ruggles Street
Frank E. Peterson
Somerville
Peterson
Franklin Street
East Sometile
Alker
Dearborn
Page
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!