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Newspaper
Cambridge Sentinel
Location
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1905
Page
1
Nonpartisan members walk out denying a quorum as the council adjourns without passing a needed appropriation for city pay. The mayor vetoes licenses for a flower stand and a wagon stand amid arguments over aid to laborers and park maintenance.
The Common Council met Tuesday with President Giles presiding. A tie stalled discussion on granting city laborers a year round Saturday half holiday. Nelligan urged adoption citing welfare. Dow questioned need and health rationale for city hall staff.
A social party hosted by St. Philip's parish at Rhodes hall 40 Prospect street last Tuesday drew many parishioners and friends. Wiggins' orchestra led the dancing with Mr Wiggin directing while Herman F Arens oversaw the floor with Edgar Siegfried Albert Lopez John Slayter and Frank Allen assisting.
Daniel F. P. Sweeney, longtime city resident, wed Minnie A. Nelligan at St Joseph's Church in Boston last Sunday. Best man John Canney and bridesmaid Agnes Nelligan attended along with a private Parker House reception. The couple plans a bridal tour to New York and Washington and will reside in Dorchester.
Riverside boat club celebrated its annual ball at Cyprus hall last Monday evening with radiant floral decorations. McInnes' orchestra provided music as couples led the grand march, including leaders James Culhane and Miss Kittle Harrington and Frank Murphy and Miss Annie Davy, among others.
Nellie Fitzgerald and partners led a ballroom evening with officers and members working the floor from start to finish. Collation followed with generous patronage. The affair proved a highly successful social and financial highlight of the River sides season.
The Imperial Club, formed two weeks ago by local Father Mathew T A members, met at Miss Annie McCabe's residence in East Cambridge. Sixteen members attended. a crown of names was discussed, a collation served, and music performed by the club quartet. A Twain poem about a man losing his wife was recited by William Doherty. The gathering listed 16 members and adjourned to meet at J O Connor Berkshire Street on March 1.
Cambridgeport gym association routed St Alphonsus athletes in a Cambridgeport gym duel. Cambridgeport swept the shot put and won most events led by Eaton and Roberts. final score 26 to 10 with a dead heat for second in the half mile between Sheehan and Sullivan.
Mr and Mrs Martin A Feeley of 265 Western avenue hosted a large gathering last Saturday to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary. Notables included Mayor Augustine J Daly and State master painters officials. The couple, natives of England, settled in Cambridge in 1874 and ran a painting business. Also noted was John Holleran of 284 Bridge street who fell from the freight bridge into the Charles River last Wednesday night.
Rumors swirl around Mayor Daly and Dr. Dow over bacteriologist appointments with alleged insults and party clashes. Police Benefit Association tensions erupt as Acting Chief Pullen and captains clash with officers, while Cambridge rapid transit plans face scrutiny and militia armory disputes stall progress.
Odd Fellows hall hosted a Cambridge Cantabrigia club performance Breezy Point presented by Belle Marshall Tocke with direction by Mrs. Mary Sherman. The summer boarding theme drew applause for a cast including Aunt Debby Dexter Elinor Pearl Ashrael Grant and the Hardscratch Twins. The afterpiece collation and dancing followed with music by local artists from the New England Conservatory of Music.
James A. Maskell sues Eugene N. Foss for 4000 claiming value of political services and use of political influence to aid Foss in securing the Republican nomination and election as Massachusetts delegate-at-large to the 1904 Republican National Convention and as a member of the 59th U.S. Congress.
Dr Charles T Weeks apologizes for unparliamentary remarks at a March 1 meeting and resists resignation. Mayor Augustine J Daly replies, insisting Weeks and Mr Scott must resign and that charges will be filed with the board of aldermen seeking removal. The matter centers on conduct during executive sessions and public attention.
Mayor Daly convened a special council meeting after Non-partisan members left a prior session to protest procedure. The body approved a library salary fund boost, a $2000 park budget for brown moth extermination, and endorsed building a boulevard from Somerville to Charles River Road with no extra city cost. A committee was formed to confer with aldermen on the boulevard project.
A surprise party was held at 41 Putnam Avenue for James Murphy who leaves soon for New York after accepting a position with Swift Reef. Guests included Harry Tracy Geo Tally Dr Clayton of New York and John McCarthy who demonstrated bag punching. Numerous attendees joined the celebration and expressed thanks as Murphy recovered from the initial surprise.
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