City Hall Busy as Aldermen Review Building and Water Board Appointments
Tuesday night at City Hall the board presented John H. Corcoran for a special commission to revise building ordinances, replacing the late John F. Doherty, and reappointed Andrew J. Stady to the water board for five years. The De Wolfe street widening hearing continued with support from Frederick Law Olmstead and other officials, arguing public necessity to connect River Bank Park with Harvard College. The Harvard College corporation denied plans to tax land in the area, and several figures spoke in favor before a final special hearing vote was set for next Wednesday. Licenses granted included carriage licenses for John J. Corkery Theodore W. Hillier James L. Keough Frank P. Merrill James J. Murphy Jeremiah Murphy William Nixon.
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Ing
John F. Doherty
Andrew J. Stady
Water Board
de Wolfe
Frederick Law Olmstead
Brookline
Tie
Mriverhink Park
Harvard College
James Murphy
Cambridge
X. HT. Cox
Tark Commission
Hedd
Mr. Murphy
Iis
Ten Associates
Quincy &C
Air
Daly
Harvard College Corporation
F. Adams
Col Jege
James A. Wood
Board of Survey
Frank M. Tanssig
Apeeyaso
Alderman Beale
Sentinel Gossip and Local Election Notes
The column critiques city finances and park funding, cites a $50,000 park plan, and notes Cambridge and Boston payroll scrutiny. It reports Ward 9 primary results: Philip P. Sharples 29 votes and George Marsh 3, with a June 23 special election to follow. An ad touts real estate as a safe investment opportunity and urges discussion with the firm.
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Common Council
Henry C. Stetson
Philip P. Sharples
George Marsh
Independence League
Stand the SENTINEL on Cemetery question praised
A reader praises the paper for its steady work on the cemetery issue, saying the SENTINEL has done its duty and will continue to do so. The note expresses broad approval of the newspaper’s coverage and stance.
Five Ward Five Member Board Debate Smarts City Charter Change
The article reports a clash at the State House over a proposed city charter change to create a five member school committee with ward based representation. It notes opposition from Willam Piper Sanford Hubbard and others who seek to control nomination and election and recalls a remark by Mayor Wardwell about bridge funding as completion nears.
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Willam Tarszard Piper
Sanford Hubbard
State House
East Cambridge
Ambitious plans and punchlines at Cox boulevard hearing
George Howland Cox amused witnesses at a Tuesday evening boulevard hearing. He described severing ties with the Ten Associates who own Massachusetts avenue property, buying it, and attempting to build a hotel at the corner, then quitting. He joked about a bond and joked he could be an asylum subject if challenged.
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George Howland Cox
Daly
Massachusetts Avenue
Bonevard
Mr. Cox
Colonial Club
Park Commission Claim On Cambridge Park System Cost
Arthur R. Henderson stated at a hearing that Cambridge could finish its park system for fifty thousand dollars with River Driveway possibly within that amount. Critics say the riverfront work will cost four or five times that and accuse Henderson and Cox of posturing to influence city government. The speaker questions who asked the commission to write a letter of recommendation for the Boulevard.
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Cox
River Street
Western Avenue
Board of Park Commissioners
Cambridge
The
Park Commission
Water Department hiring tale shocks veteran readers
A water department superintendent reportedly favors top civil service candidates who are not Grand Army veterans. The remark sparked surprise since the superintendent himself is a veteran, and the story reflects a clash between old G A R ties and new hiring norms.
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Water Department
Brooks
Civil Service
New Fire Dept Rule Enforces Long Shifts at Station
Chief Bunker imposes a rule requiring one man on the floor of the house with the apparatus from 7:00 am to 10:30 pm. The crew roars with discontent and threatens unspecified actions in response to the order.
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Bunker
Firehouse Prank Ends With Penalty for Volunteer
A firehouse visit ended in embarrassment when a guest pressed a wall button and released department horses. The chief, infuriated by the stunt, ordered a member named Hain to stay on the floor all day as punishment.
Camp Cambridge Old Home Week idea gains support
Mr T H Raymond proposes erecting electrical arches over Cambridge bridges to boost Old Home Week. The suggestion echoes in recent notices as J Frank Facey’s envelopes read Come Back to Cambridge for Old Home Week.
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T. H. Raymond
Cambridge
Central club Opens Houses During Old Home Week
City leaders in the Central club plan open house events as part of Old Home Week activities. Local pols and residents are invited to tour and engage with officials during the celebration.
Roxbury Couple Weds at St Joseph Parish Ceremony
Miss Gertrude H. O Shea daughter of Mr and Mrs J J O Shea of 7 Marfalr Street and Dr John P Nelligan wed at the rectory of St Joseph's Roxbury Tuesday evening The ceremony was by Rev Daniel P F Sullivan with Miss Agnes T O Shea as bridesmaid and Dr John T Sennett as best man A reception followed at the bride's home Then the couple left for New York en route to Nova Scotia and Cambridge on their return The bride a musician graduate of the New England Conservatory The groom a Tufts medical graduate class of 1902 Ushers included Dr T F McGirr Dr J J Whoriskey Dr C P Feeley and Walter O'Hara
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St. Joseph's Parish
Cireult Street
Roxbury
Gertrude H. O'Shea
John J. O'Shea
Marfalr Street
John P. Nelligan
Daniel PF. Sullivan
Agnes T. O'Shea
John T. Sennett
Brussels
Nelligan
New York
Nova Scotia
Cambridge
New England Conservatory of Music
Tufts Medical School
T. F. MecGirr
J. J. Whoriskey
C. P. Feeley
Walter O'Hara
We Buy Old Fashioned Furniture for Cash
We buy all kinds of old fashioned furniture for spot cash. Wording lists second hand fur, carpets, rug bedding ranges and feather beds. Call or write Patrick R. Phelan 729 Main St Cambridge Mass.
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Patrick R. Phelan
Memorial Day Mass Unites St Finbar and St John Courts
East Cambridge observed Memorial Day with members of St Finbar's Court No. 150 and St John’s Court No. 33, M C C F, forming a procession to the Church of the Sacred Heart for a Mass of Requiem. After services, breakfast at St John’s Hall featured remarks from P R Murphy and speeches by James Barrett John Donnelly and others praising the gathering and the mass for departed members.
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East Cambridge
St. F’nbar
St. John's Court No
St. John's Hall
Church of the Sacred Heart
P. J. Durcan
St. Finbar’s Court
St. John’s Hall
P. ©. R. Murphy
P. C. RE. James T. Barrett
Davis
John O'Connell
John J. Donnelly
St. John’s Court
D. H. Co. BR
King of
French Canadian Philip Mandou Trepanned After Bedroom Assault
Philip Mandou, a French Canadian lodger at a New England Brick Company house in North Cambridge, was severely beaten in his bedchamber on Tuesday. He remains in Cambridge Hospital and, despite a fractured skull trepanning, the doctors report little danger of fatal outcome.
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Philip Mandou
New England Brick Company
North Cambridge
Cambridge
Old Home Week Plan Formed in Cambridge City
About 10 citizens met in the aldermanic chamber to plan Cambridge Old Home Week. Mayor Wardwell presided as officers were elected including President Walter C. Wardwell and Treasurer George Howland Cox. A 100 member executive committee will be announced later. A monster parade and broad participation from societies and local businesses are hoped for.
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Aldermanic
Cambridge
Wardwell
Walter C. Wardwell
Frank A. Allen
Alvin F. Sortwell
Edgar A. Champlin
David T. Dickinson
John H. H. McNamee
Augustine J. Daly
Charles H. Thurston
Charles W. Elliott
Thomas W. Higginson
Chis
EK. Norton
Frank T. Evans
George Howland Cox
Nine BR B. Brine workers strike over wage cut in Cambridge
Nine men at the Brine Transportation Company stables in East Cambridge learned of a wage cut from 16 to 15 dollars a week. They held an indignation meeting in the rain. only two planned to work. The company granted their demands and they returned to work.
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BR. 8. Brine Transportation Company
R. S. Hilliard & Co
East Cambridge
When Butte Was A Barren Desert
Five weeks last winter Butte Montana faced a drought of news as a strike shut down newspapers. Rumors ran wild, business suffered, and merchants turned to ads to revive trade, proving local papers are a public necessity and advertising vital for towns.
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Butte
Mont
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