Boston Labor Union Opposes Twenty Year Subway Lease
The Boston Central Labor Union warns against leasing the subway to the West End or any firm for more than five years. In a special meeting the executive board condemned a twenty year lease as a public-prerogative infringement and urged clean, corruption-free dealings. The letter to Rapid Transit Commissioners is signed by Edward O'Donnell and Harry Lloyd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Central Labor Union
West End Corporation
Eliot Street
Rapid Transit Commissioners
West End
Organized Labor
Edward O'Donnell
Harry Lloyd
Boston Reform Talk and Union Meetings Highlight City Debates
In Boston a park church address by Rev Isaac J Lansing urged limits on saloons city wide and the need to regulate numbers by district with a push for further legislative action. Also reported are large Typographical Union No 13 attendance, protests against city printing changes, and union discussions on wages hours and employment practices.
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Park Street
Isaac J. Lansing
Boston
Dorchester
Alliston
Roxbury
North End
Union Station
Typographical Union No. 13
Daily Press
Messrs. Coughlin
O'Leary
Charlestown
Peabody
Quincy
Union
Boston & Albany
Cook Street
Edward J. Ryan
J. J. Donovan
Oscar's Gracious Act Monuments for New York Couple
King Oscar of Sweden erects a seven foot granite memorial at Opheim’s Lake for Mr. and Mrs. Daniel D. Youmans of New York who died July last year after their horse fell from a cliff. U S Consul in Bergen sent photos to the State Department and the U S minister to Sweden conveyed President's thanks. The Norwegian inscription honors the couple and the king’s tribute.
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Washington
Oscar
Sweden
Daniel D. Youmans
New York
State Department
United States
Norway
Daniel Youmans
Mrs. Youmans
Phe days of colds and Dr Bull’s Cough
Fragment warns readers about cold season and promotes Dr Bull’s Cough Syrup as a remedy with advice to buy a bottle.
Ian Maclaren to Lecture at Tremont Temple
The Rev John Watson famed as Ian Maclaren will lecture at Tremont Temple Tuesday night with the Boston Caledonian Club in attendance. He will discuss his writing process read selections from Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush and Domsie. Dr Robertson Nicoll urged him to write and his first story surprised him with success.
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John Watson
Bonnie Brier Bush
Ian Maclaren
Tremont Temple
Boston Caledonian Club
Boston
Weelum MacLure
Robertson Nicoll
Mr. Watson
Domsie
War on Water at Memorial Hall Costs and Choices
Harvard officials at Memorial Hall faced a shift from spring water to Fresh Pond water after purchasing silver services. The water was filtered but off color, leading to complaints of aches. A petition circulated as milk and ginger ale flowed. the board chose to stay with local water and seek a temperance drink contractor.
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Harvard
Memorial Hall
Cambridge
Memorial
Owever
Fire damages Adams block in Biddeford
A lively blaze in Biddeford Maine damaged Adams block on Alfred street housing Loom Fixers Hall the City Mission rooms and grocers Cordeau Co and Menard Bros The loss tops 3000 insured water damage extensive three lodgers in Mission Hall escaped narrowly
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Biddeford
Adams Block
Alfred Street
City Mission Rooms
Cordeau & Co
Menard Bros
Mission Hall
Dorchester delegates seek united third candidate for Dorchester
In Dorchester, Herbert M. Manks writes to Franklin L. Codman noting 29 delegates favor Codman and 31 favor Manks. He urges selecting a third candidate to unite Wards 20 and 24 and secure a Dorchester representative, requesting an early reply.
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Franklin L. Codman
Dorchester
Mass
Herbert M. Manks
Cambridge caucuses set for a heated municipal contest
Democrats target Ward 2 and Ward 8 in a battle with Temple Hall Republicans while the A P A organizes a turnout of about 400 votes to block rival slates. Ward 6 faces no contest with Cutter and Wood as the sole ticket.
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Cambridge
Citizens’ Party
Temple Hall
Citizens
Common Council
Ward 2
Tammany Club
Alvin F. Sortwell
W. A. Bancroft
Sortwell
Henry O. Houghton
Houghton, Mifflin & Co
Ward 4
William H. Whitney
Edmund Reardon
Charles W. Cheney
Republican City Committee
Charles P. Keith
Daniel §. Coolidge
W. G. Cutter
James A. Wood
Republicans Rally Against Lomasney in Boston Ward 8
A large West End Hebrew Republicans rally at the Wall Street Synagogue denounces Senator Martin M. Lomasney for alleged betrayal of Ward 8 Hebrews. Speakers accuse Lomasney of duplicity and press support for Robert Sonnabend while backing Leftovitch’s pursuit of Democratic representation. A second rally backs Dr. Fleischer for the school board and targets the Lomasney machine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Martin M. Lomasney
West End
Wall Street
Hebrew Educational Club
Ward 8
Democratic Party
Martin Leftovitech
Common Council
Louis Sonnabend
Isaac Harris
Joseph Roth
Senator Lomasney
Henry Strauss
Henry Gediman
Council
Martin Leftovitch
Mr. Leftovitch
Hanover Street
Lomasney
Temple of God
Allen
John H. Sullivan
Post
Leftovitch
Sonnabend
Council of the Regular Democracy
City Hall
Mr. Ginsberg
Dr. Fleischer
Samuel Danishevsky
Thanksgiving Praise Service at Christian Union
President Baldwin led the annual Thanksgiving service at the Christian Union last evening. The Everett Church Quartet gave a fine programme with Miss Cora Hayden Miss Jennie L Meyer Mr David Newland Mr W T Soulee and George M Taylor as accompanist.
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Baldwin
The
Christian Union
Everett Church
Cora Hayden
Jennie L. Meyer
David Newland
W. T. Soulee
George M. Taylor
Boston Noon Meeting Opens With Tobey Evangelist
Miss E S Tobey the well known evangelist will lead the noon gathering of the Evangelistic Association of New England at Bromfield Street Church Today. Special gospel solos are planned and the event is described as having one of the nation’s largest continuous attendances with free seating.
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E. S. Tobey
Evangelistic Association of New England
Bromfield Street Church
Fulton Street
John Street
New York
Farwell Hall
Chicago
Youth's Companion 1897 Calendar Then Free For New Subscribers
The Youth's Companion Calendar for 1897 features four lithographed female figures and fine coloring. The calendar, produced at high cost, could not be sold for less than $1 in quantity. The paper offers it free to all new subscribers for 1897. The issue marks the seventy first anniversary and announces contributions from Ian Mac laren Rudyard Kipling Stephen Crane Harold Frederic Clark Russell Speaker Reed Herbert Lodge Theodore Roosevelt and others. Andrew Carnegie will contribute an essay on The Habit of Thrift. The year promises editorials current events nature science and more to attract students and readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ian Maclaren
Rudyard Kipling
Stephen Crane
Harold Frederic
Clark Russell
Speaker Reed
Herbert
Senator Lodge
Carl Schurz
Wilson
Lyman Abbott
Theodore Roosevelt
Andrew Carnegie
Judge Grayson Mann Dies at 64 in Chicago Obituary
Judge Grayson Mann, a Chicago figure and former diplomat, died yesterday at age 64. He was known as a lawyer and linguist and had long been in private life.
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Chicago
Grayson Mann
London to Boston Theater Notes on Hatton and Nethersole Cast
An ongoing Boston theater column reports rehearsals and casting for Joseph Hatton’s A Daughter of France with Olga Nethersole, noting changes from the novel When Greek Meets Greek and a rewritten first London version The piece will open tonight in New York and moves to Boston for next year’s Park Theatre production updates include Arthur Dunn leaving Excelsior Jr Charlie Hoyt’s new play with the lucky letter A and other cast movements at Keith’s Bowles Hancock and Tree company updates mention Rose Coghlan Kate Rorke Gerald du Maurier and regional engagements in New York Boston and Chicago
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Olga Nethersole
Joseph Hatton
France
Mr. Hatton
Miss Nethersole
London
Arthur Dunn
Excelsior, Jr
Charlie Hoyt
Harry Conor
Boston
Park Theatre
Bartholdi
Keith
Grosvenor
Museum
Hanlons
Cohasset
Academy of Music
New York
Hope Booth
Bacchante
the Howard
Knickerbocker
Rose Coghlan
Beerbohm Tree
Kate Rorke
Charles Wyndham
Gerald du Maurier
Trilby
Messrs. c. Allan
J. Arcliffe
Mark Blow
Lionel Brough
L. Coutley
Holmes Gore
F. Macvicars
J. Montague
KE. MacMurchy
Leonard Outram
Raymond Roze
F. P. Stevens
Bertie Thomas
Coutley
Gore
W. Leon
Rosemary
the Empire
Mapleson
Opera Company
Philadelphia
Father McCarthy Concert Draws Large Charle Town Audience
A crowded St Francis de Sales School Hall in Charle town hosted Rev Father Mc Carthy last evening. Notable acts included Vincent Mc Donough as reader, Harry Goodwin and Venie Keating as a duet, Sandy Chapman and Margaret Roach with various solos, and a lineup of other local performers.
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St. Francis de Sales
Charlestown
Father McCarthy
Vincent McDonough
Harry Goodwin
Venie Keating
Charles
Sandy) Chapman
Margaret Roach
Amelia Keating
Thomas Crowley
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Commission
Cotillon Hall
Jeffrey Powers
Maurice Do’Connor
Mrs. Ameson Wealth
Union For Industrial Progress
Perkins Hall
Lucia True Ames
St. Stephen’s Hall
Messrs. Allen and Sheel
Waiters’ Alliance
King
Youmans of
MR. Manks
Europe
J. L. Prescott & CO
Cambrides
Temple Hall Caucus
Sibly Ward
OLD Howard
Weber’s
Olympia Burlesque CO
CLIO
Timi
Teleatre
Washington and Dever Sts
Floy Crowell
Midgeleys
Bootblack
Lottie West Symonds
Lettie le Vyne
Dr. Fleischer Indorsed
Pitcher’s Castoria
Judge Mann Fead
Beecham
Hollis
Father M’carthy
Tremont Theatre
Mgrs
Abbey, Schoeffel & Grau Co.,Ltd
J. E. S. Willard
Beny Arthur Jones
Othe Middleman
Mr. Willard
Castle Rattrec
Trem
St. Tel
Tremont
Tremont St
Pinafore
Cavalleria Rusticana
Bowdoin Soquate Theaters
Charles F. Atkinson
W. H. Iower
Sin Bee
Peter I
Dailey
Colu
BIA Theatre
Mats
Frank Bush
Joseph Hart
Eugene Tompkins
America
Hanlon Bros
CRAND
Imperial Opera CO
J. H. Mapleson
Apawasse
Lucia
Trovatore Sacred Sun
Gran Consent
ASDA
Lucia Andrea Chenier Hengein
Park
Lesseao
Charles Hopper
Aly
Maglaren
Hollis Cuarre
Isaac B. Rich
Enna
Hart OF Maryland
Boston Museum
Sanasate Ace
LAST
Wee Rice
R. A. Barnet
Excelsior
Theresa Vaughn
Irene Perry
Marie Cahill
Bret Harte
Sue
Annie Russell
Joseph Haworth
Opera House
Music Hall
Rosenthal
Steinway
Rocadero
Palace Theatre
Scodliay SQ
Se the Magnificent
Nickelodeon
Dore
Copley Hall
Clendon Street
Millie Christine
Masonic Temple
East and Worth
Bay State
Port
India Wharf
F. Williams
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