Old South Meeting House to Be Surrounded by New 11 Story Structure
The Boston Architectural Society plans a 75 year lease of the Old South property to build a 10 or 11 story modern complex with stores on the ground floor and a large central hall for public meetings. The project aims to fund art, lectures, scholarships, and an architectural museum while preserving the meeting house as a landmark.
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Old South
Boston
Alexander S. Porter
Boston Architectural Club
Old South Meeting House
Spring Lane
Milk Street
Jessors
Nature
Resent
C. H. Blackall
George F. Sewton
William ©. Norris
H Langard Warren
Arthur G. Everett
E. F. Maher
A. H. Bowditeh
Clarence H. Blackall
Willian C. Norris
New Hall
Library Gift to Arlington Dedicated Ceremony at Unitarian Church
Mrs Robbins presents Arlington’s new Public Library with dedication and turning of keys. Speakers praise the labor of many hands, the library as a trust to all, and its role in moral citizenship. The event emphasizes broader benefit beyond local interest and envisions future readers drawing on a larger national imagination. Letters express regret at absence of some invitees.
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Keys
Unitarian Church
New England
Commission of Literature
Bunyan
Abraham Lincoln
Washington
Walter Scott
Longfellow
Times
Arlington Dedicates Robbins Library Amid Rainy November Day
Arlington citizens gathered for the Robbins Library dedication despite leaden clouds and rain. Ex-Governors J. Q. A. Brackett and John D. Long presided, with local officials and clergy in attendance, as prayers, readings, and brief remarks celebrated the library’s gift and its role for all residents.
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Arlington
Robbins Library
The
Commonwealth
J. Q. A. Brackett
John D. Long
Charles H. Wetson
Winfield 8. Dargin
Selectmen
Richard L. Hodgsdon
Irving C. Tomlinson
Charles H. Watson
Brackett
Durgin
Card of
Spectmen
Hodgdon
Dr. Hodgdon
Cambridge
Left Under a Cloud in Bringeroft Town
John T. McAlpin of Fairfield who led Hope Chapel at Greenfield Hill has departed under a cloud. He is heavily in debt and believed to have fled to avoid creditors. An elderly widow from Fairfield is out about $500 in the affair.
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Bringeroft
Conn
John T. McAlpin
Fairfield
Hope Chapel
Greenfield Hill
Fairchield
Carnot Orders New French Cabinet Arrangements
Paris November 29 President Carnot summoned M Bisson to form a ministry and asked him to retain in the cabinet M Ribot and M de Freveinet M Brisson promised to decide after consulting his friends set for tomorrow
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Paris
Carnot
M. Bisson
M. Ribot
M. de Freveinet
M. Brisson
Carnot Toiorcew
Haverhill Shoemaker Charles D. Clay Ends Life in Room
November 29 report from Traverhill states Charles D. Clay aged 45 a shoemaker hanged himself with a cord tied to a bracket in his Winter street room. He had been drinking and partially insane, according to witnesses.
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Traverhill
Charles D. Clay
Winter Street
Teres
Savannah Florida & Western elects new president
The Savannah, Florida & Western Railway held its annual meeting in Savannah Ga with the old board re-elected and H B Plant named president among stockholders present including E B Haskell of the Boston Heald Corp.
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Savannah
Savannah, Florida & Western Railway
H. B. Plant
Haskell
Boston Heald
Message Delayed Owing to Illness of President
The president cannot complete his annual message to Congress in time for the session opening. The message will total about 15 000 words due to his current illness, and will be submitted later to the legislature.
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Wasuineros
Congress
Eighty Spinners Strike at Mechanic Mill Over Grievances
Faut River reports eighty spinners walked out at the Mechanic mill citing poor material and substandard gas and steam as causes of low pay. A committee will visit the authorities tonight to present their complaints.
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Faut River
Amu Otficias
Seven Per Cent Wage Increase Accepted in New Bedford
In a large meeting at Spinners Hall New Bedford Mule Spinners Association votes to accept the 7 percent wage advance proposed by mill agents. The decision follows discussions among members and mill representatives during the November 29 assembly in New Bedford.
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New Repford
New Bedford Mule Spinners’ Association
Spinners’ Hall
Land Office Agents Dismissed Over Budget Shortfall
Washington Navy 29 The Secretary of the Interior has dismissed twenty nine special agents of the General Land office because of an insufficient appropriation.
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Washington, Navy
Secretary of the Interior
General Land Office
Hoston Architectural Society and Local Demolition Notes
The Hoston Architectural Society, formed in 1889, groups architects painters and sculptors with famous honorary members. Its quarters moved from Hamilton place to Tremont Place behind Tremont House. The report mentions a theft spree ending at George Sibbey’s Stony Brook after taking small amounts from Ellis King and James McDonald.
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Milk Street
Washington
Hoston Architectural Society
Hamilton Place
Treymont Place
Tremont House
Club
Ellis King
James McDonad
Uper
George Sibbey
Stony Brook
Enterprising Burglar Strikes Weston in Nighttime Spurts
Wart Ham reports a lone burglar visited Weston last night aiming at fifteen houses. He was tracked through light snow by residents’ footprints but escaped each time. Three robberies yielded rewards, including at F H Upham's where a cellar window entry led to a pocketbook holding $100 in a sleeping home.
Bandmaster Resigns From American Watch Band
Waltham November 29. W. Starry, leader of the American Watch Company Band, has tendered his resignation to take effect January 1. At present there is no successor, but several applicants are named.
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Waltham
W. ©. Starry
American Watch Company
Dvorak on American music education and talent
In a Parker House interview, composer Dvorak criticizes American women for lacking creative talent and discusses his role with Mme. Thurber at the New York Conservatory. He praises education over amateurs, notes six years of schooling in Bohemia, and outlines plans to teach composition to eight students for two years, with eight pupils paying partial or no tuition.
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Bohemia
Dvorak
Devoshark
Parker House
Mm. Thurber
New York Conservatory
Mme. Thurber
America
Conservatory
Russia
Prague
Harvard
Donant
Douad
Wadsworth House
Trinity
Purk California Winks at 61 Per Gallon Offer
An obscure classified note advertises Purk California at 61 per gallon with a bulk offer for 4 bottles in assorted quantities. Blancrard & Farrar located near 17 Beck Square, Fl Pancull Ball Ba is mentioned as a contact or address in the fragmented listing.
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Blancrard & Farrar
Beck Sq
Public debate over Haile contesting Russell election
A heated editorial wave spreads through Republican and Democratic leaders about Lieutenant-Governor Haile’s claim that Governor Russell won the last election. Party chairs call for proof or apology while pundits weigh the Australian ballot system and the integrity of the vote amid calls for clarity and fair process.
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Haile
Russell
Massachusetts
Josiah Quincy
Democratic State Committee
Draper
Repubican State Committee
Post
Joseph O. Burdett
Republican
Ep Anu
Republican Party
Trinity's New Rector Opens at Appleton Chapel
The Rev. E. W. Donald, successor to Philips Brooks, officiated yesterday at Appleton Chapel in the black gown, delivering prayers as he began his duties at Trinity pulpit.
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E. W. Donald
Philips Brooks
Trinity
Appleton Chapel
Draper Seeks Re election Ward 23 Councilman
Councilman Edward B F Draper, a popular Ward 23 Republican, seeks another term after a year of active service. Known as a hustler, he nearly always secures his aims for the district. Despite caucus attempts to deny renomination, friends rallied to support him. He secured a $25,000 appropriation for Station 13 to house a patrol wagon and has shown other actions strengthening cross party support.
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Edward BF. Draper
Cauucus
Station 13
Crescent City Athletic Club Elects Officers
The Crescent City Athletic Club stockholders meeting in New Orleans elected officers led by GC Noe, president of the Olympic Club, as club president.
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New Orneans
Crescent City Athletic Club
GC. Noe
Olympic Club
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