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Newspaper
Cambridge Sentinel
Location
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1907
Page
1
The Sentinels gossip column rebuts ex Mayor Daly on subway and boulevard plans. It questions funding ties to New York financiers and critiques Bancroft’s 1905 four-track subway remarks while arguing the impact on Cambridge's business districts.
Mr T H Raymond advocates Cambridge merchants in his monthly Red Letter article. He supports the Sentinels gospel urging Cambridge people to trade with local merchants, stressing serious consideration for local business in this subject.
The piece notes talk of mayoral candidates led by Samuel F. McArthur and John W. Coveney, arguing residents should live and work in Cambridge to support local merchants. It also details plans for the White Duck minstrel show at Odd Fellows Hall with a lineup of performers and the involvement of Agassiz Council and notable local talents.
The program features Miss Sadie ariy soprano Frederick Is. Myles lyric tenor A. E. Betts baritone William G. Grant baritone Henry D. Checquer bass and Miss May Cosby contralto. A 50 strong White Ducks display and dancing follow the performance.
Jobin A Sullivan urges esteem for office-holders at Faneuil Hall Sunday night. He warns against belittling public service, notes reform requires current officials, and laments few top men enter politics due to muckraking. Felix McBride mentioned. discussion hints at political persistence.
The note mentions Alderman Beale from Harvard and his expected cautious vote on Felix confirmation, signaling a controversial political moment. The fragment hints at ongoing coverage across pages.
City officials confirm George Clukas as Superintendent of Streets and Lewis Hastings as city engineer for the coming year. John MacDuffee is chosen clerk of committees for the thirty second time. A hearing on widening Bow and De Wolfe streets is postponed to April 30. A sixth class licensing form is rejected after debate, and a plan for a floating bath house at East Cambridge is proposed.
The 32nd annual CGA ball drew members and guests despite rain. Mayor Wardwell and Miss Ella Kelley led the welcome march with President John W. Roberts organizing the event and receptions, featuring Planeich's orchestra and a large reception committee.
A call to community boosting and massed effort to attract people and investment. The piece likens town expansion to artillery BOOMing, urging readers to promote business, industry, and population growth to raise wages and opportunities. It urges reader input on practical methods to create a sustained boom.
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