Bryan Club and Cambridge Politics in the Early 1900s
A historical account traces the Bryan Club founded in 1900 in North Cambridge. Led by Grenville MacFarland and John Buckley, the group promoted populist democracy and liberal politics, shaping local views and reflecting broader shifts from Bryan to Roosevelt era.
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Wm. J. Bryan
Cambridge
Bryan Club
Mr. Bryan
Bryan
McKinley
Roosevelt
Odd Fellows Building
Jefferson
Grenville MacFarland
John Buckley
Chief Gutheim Inspects New 100-Foot Ladder Truck
Fire Chief Gutheim reported back from Kenosha Wisconsin where the Peter Pirsch Co. is building a 100 ft aluminum serial ladder truck for the city. He praised the maker and said the unit will meet all modern requirements with a lighting plant and three sections. Ladders will reach over Central Square for an exhibit next fall and the apparatus will be housed at Lafayette Square Station in the fall.
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Gutheim
Kenosha
Wisconsin
Peter Pirsch Co
U. S&s
Central Sq
Lafayette Sq
Lyons Wins Council Backing on School and Incinerator Plans
Mayor Lyons gains council support for appropriations and PWA grants for Webster school alterations and new high school unit. Council approves $160,362 for Webster alterations, $356,360 second reading, and $282,500 federal grant for a new high school unit despite Winslow’s objections.
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Winslow Lane
Office
Banks
Webster
Winslow
City Hospital
Cambridge
Plan E charter drive aims for ballot check in Cambridge
Cambridge activists push Plan E with a nine seat council a city manager and proportional representation to be voted by statewide election. James M Landis chairs the non partisan Cambridge Committee for Plan E with Thomas Sullivan as secretary and other executives backing signatures to reach the required 10 percent of registered voters.
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Cincinnati
Jlames M. Landis
Harvard Law School
Cambridge Committee
Hurley
Henry Wise
Jeremiah F. Downey
Mary Heard
Cambridge League of Women Voters
Chandler W. Johnson
Charles Almy
James T. Barrett
Alma M. Bevis
W. Alexander Cox
T. Richard Hurley
H. C. Loeffler
Louise M. Parker
Anthony O. Shallma
Eliot B. Spalding
Thomas ¥. Sullivan
Dean Landis
Irish Free State
What Do You Hear By John J McGillicuddy
A brief piece by John J. McGillicuddy titled What Do You Hear examines perception and rumor through a satirical lens. The prose voice comments on listening habits and the gaps between spoken words and truth.
Mayor’s vacation notes and city staff idle chatter
A column of light gossip from Washington and Boston mentions Harold Ickes and Tom Harney in playful rumors about city posts and duties. It notes various city staffers like Kay Sully, George Glacken, Catharine Donnelly, George Pratt, Mabel McCracken, Tom O Neill and Edgar Davis on brief getaways from Hampton Beach to Nantasket and Falmouth Heights with casual updates and farewells.
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Washington
BD. C
P.W A
Harold Ickes
Renee
Cubbing
Tom Harney
Tom O'Loughlin
Bill Bowie
Water Dept
Inman Sq
Kendall Sq
City Hall
Manuel Andrew
Kay Sully
Clerk of Committees
City Post Office
George Glacken
Hampton Beach
N. H
Catherine Donnelly
Falmouth
Bomor
City Dept
George Pratt
Harvard Bazar
Nantucket
Gov. Hurley
Mabel McCracken
Drake
Mass. Ave
Mabel
Tom O'Neill
Falmouth Heights
Edgar Davis
Nantasket
City Finance Committee Approves Further Loans
City Council Finance Committee sessions last Friday and Monday discussed PWA grants and loan orders for Fitzgerald High School expansion. Prof Walter Voss of MLT outlined incinerator surveys, noting lack of equipment experience and warning ashes cannot be fully reduced while recommending an incinerator solution for garbage and refuse.
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Fitzgerald
Walter Voss
M. LT
Toomey
Rent notice for St Paul Street Central Square
Classified rental ad lists 6 to 8 rooms on St Paul Street Central Square with monthly rent 40 to 45 dollars. Contact Hub at telephone 5975 for details.
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Prospect St
St. Paul St
Central Sq. Dis
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J. Frank Facey
Herry Mahoney
John Ligtich
Tom Royal
MacFarland
Lyons
John J. McGillicuddy
Massachusetts Avenue
Central Square
Mass
Pederal Deposit Insurance Corp
Helen Connors
Huron Ave
Foyereeather 5
Finance Committee
Mayor's P. W. A
Crystal
Rathskeller
John H. Corcoran
Massachusetts Ave
Cambridge, Mass
Maiden Lant
New York City
WM. P. Herlihy
Kir
H. L. Sharmat
Tremont St
Boston Hub
Hamilton
Boylston ST
Harvard Sq
Pall Line
Oak’s
Springfield Street
Oak’s Cafe
Cinainer
Chas. F. Burley
Commonwealth Avenue
Boston
Arlington
T. W. Canmiff
Mgr
Manhattan Market
Old Topper
Ave
Galgay
Florist
Harvard
Trowbridge
Jim Keough
Pearl Street
Honey Bee E
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