Morse Estate House Project Marks Final Phase Shown
A house rising on the Morse estate lawn on Magazine Street signals the final phase of a historic showplace. Asa P. Morse, once a leading Central Square citizen, built wealth from shacks and barrels, later becoming a banker while serving public offices.
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Harry
Magazine St
Morse
Ase P. Morse
Central Square
A. P. Morse
Mr. Morse
West Indies
Asa P. Morse
Central Sq
Corcorane
What Do You Hear? column by John J McGillicuddy
A brief opinion piece by John J McGillicuddy in The Sentinels titled What Do You Hear explores daily soundscapes and public mood. The column blends reflection with light social commentary on ordinary listening experiences.
City notes and political whispers from Cambridge area
Community gossip covers a City Treasurer, council votes, and possible candidate rumors for governor and lieutenant governor. A drive funds repairs St Marys church, Elks Ladies Night succeeds, a May party at Crystal Bathsheller with Don Quixote, and police shift rumors affect veteran patrolmen.
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Andrew P. Carroll
Shea
Dick Russell
Hurley
Curley
V. Kelmeek
Oes
Gordon Duffy
Estate Senate
Cambridge
Back Bay
Andy Dillon
St. Mary's Church
Lynch
Washington
D. C
Cambridge Lodge of Elks
Crystal Bathsheller
Sophie Neura
Chris Capiotis
Don Quixote
Library Ladies Blast Central Sq Branch Over inhumane Library Conditions
Library trustees voice strong anger at the Central Square branch in the city building. Mrs Julia Boyle previously condemned the environment citing dirty entrance police atmosphere noise and locked cells. The complaints highlight accessibility and safety concerns for readers.
Unclear Fragments Reflect On Democracy And Civic Rights
Fragmentary wires discuss education and democracy, noting tension between citizen empowerment and governance. The text references Cambridge and a notion of people treated like children, urging realization of democratic ideals and political participation.
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Areadeniam
Cambridge
Burley Firm Realtor Insurance Mortgages Listing
Chas F Burley Real Estate Insurance Mortgages listed assets and services in a local paper brief. The ad notes offerings in property sales and mortgage products with a focus on real estate and financial protection for clients.
Mayor Limits Job Interviews to Wednesdays and Thursdays
Due to a flood of executive business Mayor Lyons restricts employment interviews to Wednesday and Thursday each week. He emphasizes concern for applicants and the need to perform office duties efficiently.
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Lyons
Council confirms Andrew P Carroll as City Treasurer
Tuesday night the City Council confirmed Andrew P Carroll as Mayor Lyons new appointee for City Treasurer and Taxes Collector. Rumors had pointed to incumbent William J Shes gaining votes, but final tallies kept Carroll in the seat amid speculative opposition.
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Lyons
Wm. J. Shes
Andrew P. Carroll
Carroll
Swenson
Parking Plan for Central Square Could Boost Trade
The essay urges a city parking policy and proposes eminent domain to seize space between Green and Franklin Streets from the Elks Building to Pearl Street. A multi story ramp could handle about a thousand cars per hour, easing access and sustaining Central Square revenue of over 350 thousand dollars yearly. The idea comes amid talks led by Mayor Lyons and the Central Square Businessmen's Association.
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Central Square
Lyons
Central Sq
Central Sq. Businessmen’s Association
Green
Franklin Streets
Elks
Pearl Street
Manhattan Market
City Hall
Manhattan Market’s 43 Year Central Sq Hub in Cambridge
Since 1895 the Manhattan Market in Central Square served Cambridge and nearby communities as a leading food mart. The piece recalls founder Arthur H. Smith and early backers who built a major buying center, countering fears of subway and Boston trade drawing shoppers away, and notes Central Square’s rise as a Mecca for chain store services.
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Manhattan
Central Sq
Cambridge
Arthur H. Smith
Arthur Smith
Harris Ginsberg
Harvard Bazaar
John H. Corco
Park St
Boston Buying Center
Mass. Ave
Harvard Sq
Boston
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Harry Mahoney
Ment
Theodore Raymond
John J. McGillicuddy
Sentinels
Gonniper
Mrs
Helen Connors
Huron Ave
Farerweather St
Rathskeller
Crystal Cafe
Mass
Ladies Belabors Central Sq. Branch
Costa
Drake
Hamilton
Boylston ST
Harvard
Dorothy Ray Lamour Mill
Jungle
Virginia Bruce
Melvyn Douglas Warren William
Arlene Lupin Returns
Orsee
Allan Jones
Judy Garland
Fanny Brice
Everybody Sing
Anne Shirley
Sally Eilers
Electric Supply. Co
Honey Bee Cafe
Chas. F. Burley
Bec
Council
Andrew P.car
Toomey
Montgomery
WM. J. Shea
Central
Great Food Mart
Arthur H. Smite
the “Market
Mutual Savings Banks
Harvard Square
Ole beneGr
Cambridgeport Savings Bank
East Cambridge Savings Bank
North Avenue Savings. Bank
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Massachusetts Avenue
Scotland
Amoy
Blue Ridge
Ox's
BOND
SAVE
Arlington
T. W
Paine. Hua
Harvard University
Madrigal Singers
Earl Weidner
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