Somerville Alderman Withdraws Order on City Projects
A crowded Somerville aldermanic chamber witnessed a spirited debate as Alderman Downs proposed an investigation of the engineer and sewer departments. After a lengthy exchange and the pledge to return with more specific charges, he withdrew the order with board consent and planned to refile tonight at 9:20. The meeting, chaired by Mayor Hodgkins, featured pointed speeches and strong rhetoric amid caucus tensions.
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Aldermanic Chamber
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Alderman Downs
William H. Hodgkins
Moca Ax Uckine
Duke and Duchess Attend Crowded New York Horse Show
Fifteen thousand gathered at the amphitheatre as the Duke and Duchess of Marlborough appeared with notable guests including Mrs Alva Van derbilt and Col Jay. Box office receipts for the first half of the week surpassed all prior years as a top program featured pony stallions, hackneys, and trotters with prizes from 25 to 300 dollars awarded to owners such as W Seward Webb and C H Belmont.
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New York
Duke
Duchess of Marlborough
Alva Vanderbilt
Colonel Jay
Jay
Prince Arthur
Kay
W. J. Price
Montreal
Thomas Potter
Salem
Maass
Frills
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Prescott Lawrence
Newport
Four Stripes
O. H. P. Belmont
Sentinel
W. Seward Webb
Shelburne
Mansfield
C. H. P. Belmont
Doily Varden
Hackney
Euthorpe
G. Bourne
Oakdale
L. I
Dr. Parke
H. G
R. Cheney
South Manchester
Conn
Lawrence Kip
Rundle
White
Danbury
Onn
My Clothier’s Post Ads Make Big Gains in Boston
Bernard M. Wolf of the Massachusetts Clothing Co. credits persistent Post advertising with doubling store size and expanding staff from three clerks to twenty. He dropped the Herald and Globe after testing, while favoring the Post for reliability and strong reader impact, claiming continued growth and broader reach.
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Globe
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Bernard M. Wolf
Massachusetts Clothing Company
Boston
Mr. Wolf
Poat
Hanover
Portland
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Traveler
Solid Guarantee Pledge on Every Post Advertisement Proof
On the proof slip of every advertisement set by the Post appears a solid guarantee. The notice promises accuracy and reliability in the printed notice, assuring readers the ad content is checked before publication and correct to the best of the Post's ability.
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Post
Incendiarism Confessed by Malden Boy at Fire Marshal Whitcomb
State fire marshal Whitcomb obtains a confession from 12 year old William Hargreaves in Malden after a series of fires around Oct and Nov. He admits starting two fires at 422 Medford street and one at Avon street foot, saying he watched engines and flames. Authorities note other fires remain unclaimed and link him to all Malden incidents.
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Malden
Malen
Holgeworth
Medford Street
Patrick Powell
Dne
Powell
Avon Street
Samuel Gould
Brate House
William Hargreaves
Hargreaves
Whitcomb
State House
Nellie Woods
South Boston
Chaffey and a Hidden Treasure Plot Unraveled
The article details signs that James Stevens Chaffey faced nerves and false leads in a treasure diagram linked to William Barrett thefts. It explains misdirections, the Brookline woods map, and Chaffey’s evolving belief of a vast buried payoff.
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Brookline Woods
Chaffey
James Stevens Chaffey
William Baree
Watts
Dugan
Berkshire Woods
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