City Yard Consolidation Plan Prompts Street Raymond Shift
Superintendent of Streets McEneny proposes centering all city yards on Raymond street to ease motorized coverage. Abandon Hampshire street water board Auburn street sewer Pilgrim street and Port land plots. Converting spaces to tax producing factories or homes could fund city needs.
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Hampshire Street
Water Board
Auburn Street
Sewer Department
Pilgrim Street
Portland
Cambridge and Boston Pressmen Celebrate Reunion Dinner
Local reporters from Cambridge and Boston gather at the Commander Hotel for a reunion dinner. Joe Harrington serves as toastmaster amid brief speeches and light entertainment. Notables including ex mayor Quinn and Mayor Russell receive warm receptions as colleagues recall past collaborations and shared newsroom moments.
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Cambridge
Boston
Commander Hotel
Ned” Counihan
Linbard Porter
Cambridge Tribune
Dan Buckley
Cambridge Press
Charlie” Seagrave
James Cox
Cambridge Times
Jim Bean
Dan Fuller
Kathryn Bartlett
Helen Anderson
E. Carleton
Eliot Spalding
James Murphy
J. Lee Robinson
City Hall chatter as city politics and budget buzz unfold
The column surveys quiet political tempers amid a pending Russell bill for temporary treasurers and a nine month budget. It notes rumblings at City Hall and the State House, with candidates weighing the next city election and a crowded field for councillor at large. Local figures like ex Mayor Barry and Eddie Quinn surface in the discussion while analysts predict shifting tax rates and rivalries.
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Broadcasting Station
Harvard Square
Central Square
North
Cambridge
State House
Jocko
Richard
Barry
Eddie” Quinn
Jack Haverty
Jim Barrett
Paddy Delaney
Danny Leahy
Mos
Andy
Hesidon
Hurleys Night draws crowd as amplifiers extend address
The Hurleys-Hurrah! Amplifiers let hundreds outside the venue hear the Hurleys speak about themselves during Hurley Night, as those who couldn't get in listened from the street.
Washington's Birthday at Cambridge Home
The day was celebrated by movies contributed and operated by George Sellman manager of the Acme Film Exchange of Boston. The Pathe loaned their best eight reel comedy which kept the old folks in roars of laughter.
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George Sellman
Acme Film Exchange of
Boston
Pathe
Elks Seek Talkie Gift for Elder Home
Sept 9 1918 Cambridge Lodge of Elks led by Robert Burns calls for a talkies gift to brighten the homes of aging residents. John T Shea and other benevolent citizens urged to rise to the occasion and provide added happiness to the sunset generation.
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Moving Picture Outfit
Cambridge Lodge of Elks
Robert Burns
John T. Shea
Council Briefs Keep Meeting Short Amid Tax Debate
The City Council spent about twenty minutes transacting business and kept speeches out. A dissenting audience member was escorted out by the City Messenger. Transfers of funds across departments were approved, with one street department transfer referred to Finance on Councillor Crowley’s motion. The panel noted Cambridge bears too much tax exempt property from educational institutions and warned further taxable property would raise the burden.
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Billy Sunday
Alert City Messenger
Crowley
Cambridge
Buy Cambridge Week Promotes Local Goods Campaign
The Cambridge Industrial Association and city officials propose a one week event to showcase Cambridge made goods in local stores. The aim is to unite manufacturers and merchants under a publicity drive and curb buying from distant suppliers. Fletcher & Co. advertises truck body and wagon services at 32 Green Street in Central square.
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The
Sentinel
Cambridge Industrial Association
Boston
Lever Bros
Flash
Harvard
Fletcher & Co
Green Street
Central Square District
Phone Uni
Cambridge Zonta Club Dinner Features Good and Casey
Hon. Timothy W. Good and Chief James M. Casey spoke at the Cambridge Zonta Club February dinner at Riverbank Court Hotel. Good, a former mayor and city official, was introduced as now serving Cambridge Water.
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Timothy W. Good
James M. Casey
Cambridge Zonta Club
Riverbank Court Hotel
Good
Board of Aldermen
Cambridge
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