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Newspaper
Cambridge Sentinel
Location
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1906
Page
4
The piece lauds Wardwell as the people’s candidate and criticizes Mayor Thurston for party disloyalty and ingratitude. It stresses Wardwell’s independence, warns against returning to partisan manipulation, and urges a fair, square deal for all Cambridge citizens from the new mayor.
A Cambridge Nonpartisan caucus elected to the common council voted unanimously to back Henry M. Stetson for the presidency. Stetson, native of Bangor Missouri is 37, educated at Phillips Academy Yale Harvard and the Maine and Suffolk bars. He lives at 128 Brattle Street and holds multiple civic roles including Y. M. C. A. director and St Johns Chapel executive committee member.
Librarian Clarence Ayer presents a yearly library report detailing a 15 000 rise in total circulation to 1 075 75 and noting gains in traveling libraries and school deliveries. Main and East Cambridge branches show solid results with the North Cambridge branch newly installed and praised, while re registration moves to a modern Newark system with updated card cataloguing underway.
The December Bulletin of the Massachusetts Labor Bureau concludes most workers do not earn a living wage. It reports 1,229,120 mercantile workers paid weekly, totaling 1,577,456 dollars, an average of 10.30 weekly. Salaried workers numbered 15,530 with 300,013 dollars weekly, averaging 20.22. The article notes wage gaps across industries and mentions the Rev. Dr. Alexander McKenzie’s 76th birthday and career.
The committee plans a prominent social event to attract broad support for the church. It cites last year's success and lists Union officers led by President Rev Francis J Butler and other society leaders across Boston and nearby towns.
The St Marys Total Abstinence Society of Cambridgeport will elect officers for the year at the next regular meeting. Officers include Patrick Kinneen president and Thomas W Batt recording secretary. Deputies of the Catholic Total Abstinence Union met at St Leos Dorchester to plan an evening party in Boston at Paul Revere hall on January 28 1907 with committees named for music refreshments press whist and floor duties.
A 21 21 tie marks a chaotic night as Lakeside and East Boston play to a draw at Arlington town hall with a 450 crowd. Key players include Ahearn Regan Glynn for Lakeside and Hoyt Park Dorgan Glynn for East Boston amid a disqualification of Bill Cody and a late Park foul dispute.
The column mocks Mayor Wardwell as an independent figure and derides past party bosses. It recalls John F. O'Brien failing to win support, laments failed candidates like Thurston, and warns against political scheming and reliance on past loyalties. The piece ends with a moral about ingratitude and change.
A light crowd stirred as a promoter says little but thinks much about the game. A bustling East Boston youth tried to join Big Bill in a bout but was winded into a rear seat. Chuck Connors delighted the crowd as the event became an amateur showcase. The Somerville High Alumni meet the local team with visitors Pack, Leo Hafford, Bert Delbac, Jack Doughty, Caameron, Nagle and Dug-Am.
Ellen Doyle of 22T Hromlway died peacefully last Sunday surrounded by loved ones. A requiem high mass was held at St Mary's Church on Tuesday morning, honoring her life.
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