New Street Will Bind Strandway With Franklin Park Project
Dorchester celebrated the groundbreaking of Columbia road a 110 foot wide link joining Strandway to Franklin Park. Mayor Quincy and Alderman Lott led ceremonies as crowds cheered. The project aims to create a major parkway from Castle Island to the Public Garden with electric car access and shorefront public ownership along two and a half miles.
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Franklin Park
Quincy
Lott
Dorchester
Columbia Road
Boston
Strandway
Castle Island
Public Garden
Everett Square
Cottage Street
St. Augustine’s Band
Murphy
A. 8
Blood
North Dorchester
Charles W. Meecomick
Provident
Dorchester Central
Orge F. Hartford
Lauriat Avenue
William &. Harvey
Harrison Square
William H. Mellyn
Harvard Street
Sanford
Alderman Lott
Folsom
Charles W. McCormick
John P. Dore
John H. Duane
George H. Innis
J. W. Morrison
M. F. Lynch
General Martin
Doogue
Tuttle
Representative Kelcher
Codman
E. H. Loring
F. L. Walker
George Woods
Dean
Alderman Colby
J. A. Lane
John C. Cobb
Alderman Barry
Wells
J. R. Kelly
B. Callender
J. Mitchell Galvin
P. F. Schevlin
Berwin
John B. Martin
Wiliams
McNary
J. B. L. Bartlett
Fred J. Taber
J. I. Stewart
W. B. Cunningham
D. G. Eldridge
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T. C. Batchelder
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Crescent Avenue
Dorchesterway
Columbia
Edward Everett Square
Mayor Breaks Ground in Boston Ceremony with Pick and Shovel
The Boston mayor received a new pick and shovel, raised them amid cheering, and three times struck the ground to officially break soil. The crowd applauded as the chief magistrate demonstrated the tools’ strength before others took their turn.
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Boston
Dipping and Soap Warnings Found in Philadelphia Note
A caution from Philadelphia warns against using hot water with FELS-NAPFHA soap as hands become damaged when dipped and cooled. The advisory stresses proper handling to avoid injuries and preserve skin.
Dorchester Welcomes Opening of New Road and Fireworks
The Dorchester gathering hailed Boston’s public improvements as benefiting the city and its residents. Mayor Quincy, supported by Aldermen Sanford Bordman Hall and Lott, extolled prudent borrowing for great public utility. A fireworks display followed, cementing Dorchester’s pride in the project and Quincy’s standing with locals.
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Boston
Lott
Folsom
Sanford
Quincy
Bordman Hall
Dorchester
Donnelly Fined and Suspended by New York Team
Third baseman Donnelly of the New York team receives a heavy fine and suspension for violating club rules.
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New York
Donnelly
Provincetown Seeks Historical Prominence in Pilgrim Story
Provincetown residents plan a public meeting at the Town Hall to promote the town’s historic ties to the Pilgrims. Arthur P. Hannum will preside as organizers emphasize Provincetown’s claim to the Mayflower covenant signing and the first English child born in the Atlantic voyage aboard the Mayflower before Plymouth Harbor.
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Sert
Cape
Plymouth
Arthur P. Hannum
Plymouth Harbor
Brokers Go to Smash in New York on Market Collapse
The brokerage firm J. R. Willard & Co. assigned to James L. Starbuck faces liabilities around 1 million dollars. The firm, with offices at 56 Broadway, handled railroad stocks and had hundreds of correspondents. its members J. R. Willard Elmer Dwiggins and Jay Dwiggins were known on Wall Street. Starbuck predicted heavy customer losses as accounts are reviewed over days, with assets limited to cash, receivables, and securities. The failure stemmed from being short on major stocks and a sharp rise in wheat crippled the firm.
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Frm
J. R. Willard & Co
Smash
James L. Starbuck
J. R. Willard
Elmer Dwiggins
Jay Dwiggins
Europe
Broadway
Mr. Starbuck
Starbuck
King George Gifts Highlight a Chapel Hill Wedding
Miss Eleanor Spurrier Alexander wed Andrew H. Patterson in Chapel Hill with notable gifts from King George of Greece and Baron Plessen. Guests included Charl Mangum and William Battle, while Richard Watson Gilder sent a writing case. The couple will reside in Athens, Georgia.
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N. C
Eleanor Spurrier Alexander
Eben Alexander
United States
Greece
Roumania
Servia
Andrew H. Patterson
University of Georgia
Charl Mangum
William Battle
Edmund Patterson
Margaret Alexander
George of
Baron Plessen
Athens
Richard Watson Gilder
The
Century Magazine
Patterson
University of North Carolina
Alexander
Linnehan Roghe Wedding Ties Boston Hibernians
William Linnehan, a leading Charlestown Hibernian and Meagher Club president, wed Margaret Roche of Boston. The ceremony at Union Park Street was officiated by Rev. Father Dolan. The couple’s Central Place Charlestown home was greeted by a large turnout with a lavish supper and numerous wedding gifts.
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William Linnehan
Charlestown
Thomas Francis Meagher
Margaret Roche
Mt. Vernon Street
Boston
Union Park Street
Father Dolan
Cornelius Linnehan
Mary Ann Roche
Central Place
Martin J. Roche
Massachusetts
Andrew Trahey
James Donovan
Workingmen’s
George W. Long
David Magner
William Magner
John Magner
Daniel Daly
Timothy Cahill
Frank Crilly
John Roche
Michael Roche
William Hayes
Denis Grady
Patrick Barrett
Annie Linnehan
Maggie Linnehan
Mary Driscoll
Minnie Higgins
Catherine Roche
Mary Roche
Nellie Roche
Mary O'Neill
Margaret Callahan
Bride Conlon
Prince Edward Steamer Receives New Uniforms
Dominion line steamer Prince Edward flaunts new officer uniforms on its return from Boston. Oak Hall Clothing sent a fitter to Nova Scotia last Friday, measured crew, returned to Boston, and had suits ready to try on upon arrival. Uniforms completed and worn yesterday, despite Monday holiday.
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New Dominion Line
Prince Edward
Boston
Oak Hall Clothing Company
Nova Scotia
Wanted clothing merchant warned of Alaska summer
A late 19th century notice warns merchants that Alaska has a short three month summer and buyers there require summer wear. It notes that heavy winter clothing remains in demand for those staying or traveling there and mentions a figure of ten dollars for stock from a company located on Westington Street.
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Alaska
Ans home broken Bates West wife Wetmore suit unfolds
The Post reveals Tillie Wetmore of Boston sues Henry W. Bates for 50000 in massage services, injury claims, and coerced surgery. Bates, once of Roxbury and Lowell, is now elusive at 8 Elm Hill Avenue, Roxbury, with neighbors recalling a once-happy home and a $75000 settlement set aside for his wife.
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Tillie Wetmore
Boston
Henry W. Bates
Roxbury
Lowell
Bates
Tillie
Post
Mr. Bates
Harry
William
Goodwin
Masseur
Henry Bates
Ty Elm Hill Avenue
Mrs. Bates
Chris- Han
Wetmore
Associates of Wards 20 and 24 Hold Weekly Meeting
The Associates of Wards 20 and 24 met in East street Glover's Corner hall on Wednesday night. Twenty new members enrolled as they condemned the contract system and unemployment in Wards 20 and 24. They urged Boston workers be used for city projects and called for fair representation and employment for locals.
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Glover's Corner
Committee On Labor
South Boston
North End
Boston
Elevated Company
West End
Ward 21 Republicans hold first postwinter meeting
The Ward 21 Republican Association met at the Norfolk House Casino Elliot Square with about a dozen attendees. Speeches were postponed but committees were elected to locate quarters and raise funds for fall campaigning. The group backs Curtis for mayor but is split on other ward candidates.
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Ward 21
Republican Association
Norfolk House
Eliot Square
Senator Davis
Richardson
Newmarch
Curtis
Navy Inspires Confidence as Roosevelt Praises Warships
Fort Monroe reports Assistant Secretary Roosevelt inspects North Atlantic squadron off Virginia. Exercises, heavy gun practice, night signals, and target work receive high praise. Roosevelt calls the fleet modern, well commanded, and fit to uphold national interests despite size.
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Dolphin
Hampton Roads
Roosevelt
North Atlantic
Admiral Sicard
New York
Virginia Capes
Tramp Bicycle Girl Emma Golden Captured On Long Island
Nine day chase across south shore ends when Emma Golden, 18, known as Wheel Cat, is found after a puncture in Hempstead. She had begged food slept in barns while eluding Constable Seaman riding a bicycle, claiming elopement from a Hempstead marriage. She was jailed in Long Island City on grand larceny charges.
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Bowery
Emma Golden
Eel Pot
Glen Cove
L. I
Emma
Roberts
House of Refuge
Seaman
South Shore
Avenue
Far Rockaway
Quoge
Southampton
Long Island
Babylon
Edgemere
Bertha Denton
Hempstead
Rosenfair
Long Island City
Charles Golden
Snow accused embezzler led double life in East Boston
Thomas H. Snow, now a fugitive, faced with embezzlement charges, reportedly maintained a home at 2 Lexington Street East Boston while ordering furniture to 120 Dartmouth Street under his name. About 400 dollars billed, 125 paid, and a 27 dollar balance noted as unpaid.
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Thomas H. Snow
Lexington Street
East
Boston
Dartmouth Street
Hotel Touraine Wins Liquor License Amid Curio Rules
The Hotel Touraine secured a Class B wholesale liquor license for its basement rooms, allowing sale of alcohol not to be consumed on site. Patrons paid upfront for ale and had it brought to their tables despite a nearby schoolhouse within 400 feet. The board’s interpretation hinges on the basement rooms being distinct from the rest of the hotel.
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Hotel Touraine
Board of Police
John R. Coleman
Post
Civil Service Competition Stirs at South Boston Case
People at the Custom House protest the dismissal of Samuel C. Wright one of five old soldiers discharged for inefficiency by Collector Warren. Acting on Washington instructions Naval Officer Stone offered the post if a civil service eligibility certificate could be obtained but the local board refused citing Wright's removal for inefficiency. The civil service commission has been appealed to.
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Samuel C. Wright
South Boston
Warren
Washington
Naval
Stone
Mr. Wright
Civil Service Board
Civil Service Commission
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