West End Lease Hearing Ends With 8 Percent Question
A Boston hearing before railroad commissioners debated the West End lease terms. Counsel Snow outlined the lease including 8 percent dividends and surface track arrangements. Mayor Quincy urged clear terms, while opponents Ayres and Carter objected to the 99 year term and proposed rate. The board reserved right to request more information and possibly reopen the hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West End
Snow
L Company
Cummings
Sanford
Chairman Sanford
Somerville Street Railway
Quincy
Boston
John W. Ayres
Somerville
John H. Carter
Winchester
Assault on two women on Temple Street ends in blows
About 6:30 p m Wednesday two women were accosted by three hoodlums in West End Temple Street. One struck a woman on the head, knocking her unconscious, while the other struck the assailant. The trio fled toward Derne Street after a doctor’s bell rang. The article also notes a separate discussion about a ship’s voyage and political tensions surrounding the Bram case and royal discontent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Temple Street
West End
Derne Street
Murderer of Officers of Olive Packer Has Started
The Olive Packer crew are en route to Boston as information given to a reporter indicates the murderer has begun actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olive Packer
Boston
Lancaster Ready to Handle New Case at Port Arrival
A new case is expected to be placed in their hands as soon as the Lancaster reaches port, confirming the sequence of handling and readiness for deployment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
State Department
Mr. Jones
Boston
Lancaster
Grand Jury
Supreme Court
Bram
Pecker
Bram’s
Marshal’s Office
Berlin Court Scandal Report On Wilhelm Spending
Berlin reports a sensational claim that Emperor William squandered the Guelph fund, allegedly 15 million dollars, intended for the blind King of Hanover’s heir the Duke of Cumberland. The fund financed newspapers at home and abroad, with Bismarck’s subsidies cited and Fréderick’s death noted as preventing restitution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
William
Hanover
Duke of Cumberland
Bismarck
Williams
Fréderick
Guelph
George
Five Cent FELS-NAPTHA Soap Promises Water Washing Ease
An advertisement claims a five cent bar of FELS NAPTHA soap lets clothes be washed in cold or lukewarm water with cleaner, sweeter results and half the labor of the customary method. FELS & CO. Philadelphia.
No Fever Denial By Health Officials In Boston
Dr. Durgin of the Board of Health and Dr. Harvard of Massachusetts General Hospital deny any basis for reports that Mr. F. S. Conant, who died at Massachusetts General, had yellow fever. Autopsy confirms malarial or Jamaica fever as the correct diagnosis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durgin
Board of Health
Harvard
Massachusetts General Hospital
F. 8. Conant
Halifax Steamers See High Passenger Tally Before Exhibition
The Plant iine steamers Halifax and Olivette carry large passenger loads as they depart from the wharf with Tuesday’s Halifax festival drawing crowds similar to July and August sailing days. Provincial travelers mainly take advantage of low rates while many urban workers seek affordable sea trips. reports indicate many Provincials plan to spend the final days before the Nova Scotia exhibition, scheduled from September 28 to October 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halifax
Olivette
Nova Scotia
Walen Tee Ie
Drowned Man Turns Up Alive In Ellsworth Tale
Elmer B. Gross of Ellsworth and N. L. Harvey were believed drowned after a skiff capsized near Freeport. Gross is alive, found by John Dorr in Lynn, Mass. The families faced insurance and destitution. Gross may have left his wife and six children. Harvey’s wife in Lewiston awaiting news as towns react to the rescue.
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Ellsworth
Elmer
Gross
N. L. Harvey
Lewiston
Freeport
Casco Bay
Harvey
A. W. Shaw & Co
Lynn
Mass
John Dorr
Blisworth
Dorr
Pilsworth
Spook
Kennebunk
Around the Theatres Season Opens in Lynn and Boston
Last Wednesday in Lynn the Walking Delegate returned in a new form with a restructured company led by Anna Lichter and Nicholas Burnham, while the cast includes Christie MacDonald and Edith Hardy among others. Nashua engagements, Tremont week, Van Biene at Parker House, and Park Theatre cast plans lead a busy early season with new operas, stars like Alice Neilson, and replacements in many touring roles.
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Magdalene
Grand Opera House
Arthur Etherington
Marie Tempest
America
Fred Frear
Frank Daniels
Austin & Stone’s
Herr Granade
John L. Sullivan
Palace Theatre
Mildred Holland
Boston
Miss Holland
Diane
Paul Kauvar
Hermia
Daly
Guinea
Quill Club
Philadelphia
New York
Tremont Theatre
Paradise Alley
John B. Schoeffel
George W. Ryer
Lynn
Oscar Girard
Christie MacDonald
Anna Lichter
Nicholas Burnham
Consul
Edith Hardy
Columbia Hale
Harold Going
Singleton Bell
William Schuster
Dollie Doane
Nashua
Tremont
van Biene
Parker House
Mabel Amber
Grace Henderson
Grace George
Jeannette Lowrie
Park Theatre
Klaw
Erlanger
Ada Lewis
Widow Jones
Hollis
Miss Lewis
Secret Service
Chicago
Atlantic Seaboard
Bostonians
Boston Theatre
Alice Neilson
Richard Carle
Pat O'Toole
Museum
Shay
Fred Miller, Jr
Mr. Carle
Dan Daly
Chauncey Olcott
Columbia
Steve Brodie
Howard
el Capitan
de Wolf Hopper
Eugenia Blair
East Lynne
Camille
Wyman Monument Sixteenth Massachusetts Reunion Held
About sixty members of the Sixteenth Massachusetts Volunteers met at Quincy House for their annual reunion. Major R. T. Lombard presided and Major Henry C. Hall was secretary. Officers elected included Colonel Daniel B. Lamson as president and Hall as secretary. The group discussed the Colonel Wyman monument fund, noting $386 in treasury toward $400, with a $50 add-on from Lamson. A Lowell invitation to host next year was accepted for possible meeting in the Spindle City. A banquet followed with Captain Orcutt of First Battery as guest speaker.
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Sixteenth
Massachusetts Volunteers
Quincy House
R. T. Lombard
Henry C. Hall of
Waltham
Daniel 8. Lamson
Joseph Burroughs
Henry C. Hall
Comrades Nichols
John Hart
Warren E. Gould
James Swift
Mansfield
Cook
M. N. Cowdrey
George Flint
Patrick Fay
H. B. Harrington
Colonel Wyman
Hall
Treasury
Lamson
Lowell
Spindle City
Captain Orcutt
First Battery
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Oii
Guelph Fund
Prince of Wales
Indianapolis
Zour Prepa Ale
Beuseboil
Pocseel
Castoria
Samuel Pitcher
Hyannis
Massachusetts
Mothers of America
Per
Centaur Company
Chas. H. Fletcher
E . WraeDe
Fedegwrta
U.S
Seaman Andersen
Whitman
Saunders
New York World
Fels & Co., Philacophis
Mr. Conant
Jamaica
Wyman Monument
Charles River
Michael
Lesna
Waat St
Eugene Tompkins
Thanecharty Pickers
Park
van Biart Ander
Lillian
Bowdoin Square Theatre
Mili
W. A. Whitecar
Nestor Lennon
Cuba
Maceo
DR. Zerta
Judas
AL Lipman
Burlesque Company
obinson-Baker
Latin Quarter
Paris
Graand
Dover Ant
Katherine Rober
Robert Drouct
Dori
Adie
Miss Roberts
Washington Sts
Ola Mevden
Eston
Comedu
Hayden and Hetherton
Olive
Wovede Purdy
Boe
Cook and
Hosmer
Model Playhouse
Cavary
Guillie
Brothers Damm
Lew Hawkins
Russell Brothers
Multen Nobles
Bilgéville Junction
Hoosac Tunnel
Union Station
North Adams
Washington St
Causeway St
J. R. Watson
Agt
Fitchburg
R. R
Castle Theatre
Tony Cummings
Tremont Ss
Bartley Campbell
Oman
Norumbeca Park
Gorman
Olympia
Appatie & Basse
Washington. &T
Lly
Adams House
Gloucester
Marblehead
SP. M. Star
Henry Morrison
Otis Wharf
Atlantic Ave
North Shore
Marbiehead
Bros. Byr
Austin
Stone
Cora Beckwith
Palace
John L
Sullivan Vaudee
Pollie Holmes
Carmody
Lee
Darline Sisters
Mile
Oceana
Ion Stuart
Rolla Pit
Etchings Bros
Chutes II
Huntington Avenue
Winthrop Steamship CO
Plymouth
A. E. Har
Winthrop Line
Atla
Plymou
J. R. Bacon
Mgr
Thur
Eugenis Hieir
Stohn
ST. Andrews
Calais
Eastport
Lubec Digby
Kentville
Windsor
Portland
St John
Ent
Lubec
Waldron
Gen. Agt
Hawkesbury
Charlottetown
Hi G Ll! Sraaiait Rm
Flo. Irwin
Boston Museum
Klaw & Erlanger
Jean Demou
Marie
Charles Re
Old Public Library
Boston Zoological Society
Granada
Morne
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