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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Sep 30, 1908

Page

11

Massive fish fleet arrives flooding Boston Pier crowding berths

Across Monday and Tuesday a huge fleet tied at the East Boston pier with as many as 27 vessels unloading after a Sunday arrival. Swordfish sold at 14 cents a pound while groundfish totals neared 2,750,000 pounds for the period. Berths filled four and five deep as ships discharged under tight space constraints amidst steady prices.

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How Shall Boston Use Parkman Fund

By the will of George F. Parkman Boston is to receive a large sum for improving Boston Common and existing city parks and playgrounds. Estimates reach 7,000,000. Post readers are invited to send suggestions for the fund’s administration within the city limits. Letters to PARKMAN FUND EDITOR, Boston Post.

Europe Half Way Rock Bailey’s Island Maine Gloucester Bangor Bailey's Island William White Captain White Salisbury Mass Fort William Montreal New York Buffalo Boston Trunk Line George F. Parkman Boston Common Post Parkman Fund Boston Post

Parkman Fund and Dorchester Heights Historic Sites Urged

A letter from the Parkman Fund editor in the Boston Post urges funding to repair Castle Island park and lights and to improve attention to Dorchester Heights where General Washington positioned his guns. The writer stresses South Boston’s two key historic sites need better preservation.

Parkman Fund Boston Post Parkman Castle Island Washington Boston Dorchester Heights South Boston

Playground upgrade urged for Marcella street area

Thomas P. Green from Roxbury requests Parkman Fund money be used to install gymnastic apparatus tilts and playhouses at the Marcella street playground. He notes the district is congested and argues it should be a priority for attention.

Parkman Fund Boston Post Marcella Street

City plan to lift slums and improve parks in Boston

Ambitious proposal aims to increase value for money by improving slums and uplifting residents. Officials highlight Boston Common and other parks as focus areas for urban renewal and public amenity upgrades.

Shipping News Miniature Almanac Highlights Sept 30

Shipping notices list steamers and schooners cleared sailed and bound for ports from Liverpool to Baltimore. Vessels include Winifredian Simms Yarmouth Allan St John M B and others via Eastport Portland Norfolk and the Kennebec. Towing barges Lincoln Radnor G A R No 1 and Cutt y hunk aid strended cruiser Yankee.

Arelgta Winifredian Sheerd Liverpool Boston Simms Yarmouth Camden Allan St. John M. B Eastport Portland Juniata James Baltimore Norfolk Kennebec Bryne Malden Smith Buenos Ayres Mary A. Hall Ksonville Harriet Whitehead New York Bvira Ball Washington N. W Sylvania Liverpe Rvnce George Yarmouth Henr Halifax N. S Port Hawkesbury Charlottetown Standard Nottingham Port Johnson Newburgh Swatara Philadelphia Wammond, Richardson Henry Cley Selver Cuttyhunk Yankee Alva Emma E. Potter Clemersport Henry O. Barrett Brunswick Joseph B. Thomas Porto Ico Frank T. Stinson Demerara Elizabeth Doyle Eliza Ball Bingleton Palmer

Forgery Case Against Fowler Not Prossed

The case against W. Fowler a New York businessman accused of forging the McGugin Coal & Iron Co name on a $10 000 note payable to Bloomfield Co was not pressed and dismissed authority to sign the note shown Fowler released Bloomfield Co and arresting officers with Benn discharged from civil costs

Fowler Rank W. Fowler New York Fe McGugin Coal & Iron Company Felcher Bloomfield & Co Benn

Lost and found notice from Boston shopper areas

A lady reports a lost silver watch and chain on Prince of Thacher Street area around 6 PM Monday with a 2 percent reward for return to L M Ey lor 114 Water Street Boston. Also a found pocketbook with a sum of money to be claimed at Union Cloth Co Remnant Room 96 Washington corner Bedford Street. caller to identify owner.

Prince of Thacher Sts L. M. Eylor Boston Union Cloth CO Washington Bedford St E. Acoa Colonial Ave W. M Nave W. Somerville Po and Rowe's Wharf Tasket Mass

Beverly Letter Urges Aid Without Suffering Winter

W. H. Duncanson Jr signs a plea from Beverly dated September 25 calling for help so people can eat and stay warm this winter, urging action to ease hardship for those unable to afford basics.

W. H. Duncanson, JR Beverly

Mystic Playground Enlargement Sought for Charlestown Children

A letter from a Charlestown resident urges enlarging the Mystic playground to provide more space and better equipment for children and the poor, tying the effort to the Parkman fund and calling for community inspection of the park.

Parkman Fund Boston Post Parkman Charlestown Mystic

Border parks with homes proposal by Parkman

Letter from W. S. Nickerson of Boston argues for placing a great fund in interest to annually improve parks by building border homes for working families. He says such an plan would lift finances, intelligence, and culture, making Boston second to none, and would honor George F. Parkman with global admiration.

Parkman Boston Post Sir Boston George F. Parkman W. S. Nickerson

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