Boston and Western Electric Rail Road Company Formation
Agreement of Association to form an electric railroad under Chapter 516 of 1906. Main line from Waltham to Marlborough with branch to South Sudbury and Maynard, total length 22.5 miles. Located in Middlesex County. gauge four feet eight and a half inches. Capital stock $500,000. shares $100. Directors named to serve until elected. Date December 28, 1908.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston & Western Electric Railroad Company
Upper Main Street
City of Waltham
Newton Street Railway
Said Street
Main Street
Howe Street
City of
Marlborough
Sudbury
Walnut
Main Streets
Maynard
County of
Middlesex
Waltham
Weston
Wayland
Fred T. Ley
Springfield
Mass
Ptolemy P. Adams
Harold A. Ley
Morris H. Barnett
F. R. S. Mildon
Marlboro
P. O
Fred T. Leys
Main St
Ralph P. Alden
H. H. Bowman
Edward Jurphy
Fred C. My Hy
Wm. M. Kimball
Leo. L. Ley
Charles H. ‘Parsons
State St
Joseph Co ‘Allén
John W. B. Brand
Elm St
Ptolemy, P. Adams
Moody St
Henry C. Hall
Waltham Mass
Alex'r Starbuck
Taylor &,Percival
J. M. Quinniij
Geo. I. Kelly
Y Waltham
Wagar C
Robert B. Somers
Dale St
David Levison
William F. Rooney
Lexington St
P. J. Lannigan
Thomas F. O'Neill
North Sudbury
Sidney D
Haynes
Rowland
Harriman
Stow
Henry E. Ee
W. Sudbury
Atherton
W. Rogers
South Sudbury
F. R
Mildon
Winthrop Hy
Fairbank
Edwin A. Powers
Pay Stations Link 290000 Telephones Across New England
The notice explains a Pay Station system of the New England Telephone and Telegraph Company. From any Pay Station you can reach 290000 telephones in four northern New England states and 30000 cities nationwide via Bell System long distance. Service promises prompt attention and comparable quality to a subscriber line. If the called party is not a subscriber, the company may arrange a messenger delivery to a Pay Station for the call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England Telephone and Telegraph Company
Sita
New England
Great Bell System
United States
Typhoid Fever at Messina Draws Alarm and Aid
News from Messina reports typhoid fever outbreaks feared to spread beyond ruined districts unless sanitary measures are taken. Dysentery is also a major concern given the harsh conditions. American relief efforts include the Bayern with provisions and medical supplies, while Scorpion carries sterilized milk to Messina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Messina
Reggio
Crimea
United States
Victor Emmanuel
Griscom
Bayern
American Relief Committee
Straits of Messina
Naples
Scorpion
Stuart Lupton
State Department
Washington
Little Sisters of the
Milan
Sperry
Connecticut
Vermont
Minnesota
Kansas
Church of
San Francisco
Prisoners of Castro Recount Brutal Starvation at Fort San Carlos
On the steamship Zulia to La Guayra, twenty seven Venezuelan political prisoners freed from Fort San Carlos described being starved and chained to posts for months. They said guards diverted their food, and many could not walk. families cried at La Guayra. Governor Bello, present on the voyage, predicted his Caracas endorsement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Castro
Fort San Carlos
Maracaibo
Zulia
la Guayra
Venezuela
Zulfa
General Bello
Bello
Caracas
San Carlos
Perret Predicts New Earthquakes After Messina Dispatch
The Messina dispatch reports Professor Perret of Columbia predicts further strong shocks on January 7 and 8. Associates show lively interest while Professor James F. Kent notes Perret may be time accurate though not location fixed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perret
New York
Messina
Columbia University
James F. Kent
Geological Department
Sicily
Roosevelt withdraws Watchorn immigration post nomination
Washington reports President Roosevelt pulled back his nomination of Robert Watchorn for commissioner of immigration at Ellis Island amid undisclosed charges. The withdrawal sparked surprise in the senate and commerce department though officials said it may not be final. In St Petersburg reports, miracles surround Father John of Kronstadt's burial with claims of a blind man regaining sight and a cab driver regaining use of a palsied arm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
Robert Watchorn
Ellis Island
Nyy
Department of Commerce and Labor
White House
Watchorn
St. Petersburg
John of
Kronstad
Marlboro Notes from Marlboro and Vicinity
Marlboro residents attend visits and returns to school. Church and lodge events include Odd Fellows initiations and a New Year card mail surge. Local families travel to Spen cer Worcester and Manchester New Hampshire with updates on schooling, employment, and health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Finnegan
Bolton St
North Brookfield
Clarence Morrison
Northampton
P. Baker
Middlesex Sq
Marlboro Lodge
K. of P
Edward Flaherty
Cushing Academy
Ashburnham
Ralph Chariton
Hastings
West Acton
Charles T. Smith
Stoneham
Charles Callas
Maplewood Ave
Worcester
Hibernian Building Association
Immaculate Conception
Marlboro Lodge of Odd Fellows
Joseph Carey
Boston
Peter Carey
West Mainst
Walter Muir
Lakeside Ave
James Caretsos
Manchester
N. H
Warren Howe
Chas
Knight
Westboro
Main St
Robert Howe
Dover
Eugene Howe
Hill St
John P. Burke
Mount Pleasant St
Marlboro
Cure Your Kidneys Marlboro Ad and Theft Report
An advertisement for Dean's Kidney Pills claims to cure kidney ailments with testimonials from James Donahue of Marlboro Massachusetts. Separately Charles Cameron reports a stolen sorrel mare 11 years old, weighing about 1200 pounds, named Alice Hubbard, and a Concord-pattern buggy taken from his barn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marlboro
Dean
Bright
James Donahue
Harrison Place
Mass
Burke Drug Co
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Charles Cameron
Cook Farm
Robin Hill
Alice Hubbard
Boston and Marlboro Rail Timetable Corrections 1908
Corrected timetable for N H N H & He rail lines showing Marlboro to Boston and surrounding runs. Lists departure and arrival times by city and day, with Sundays included, across multiple routes and extensions to Northboro Clinton Fitchburg Framingham Lowell and beyond.
Concord, Maynard and Hudson Street Railway Co Time Table
Concord Maynard and Hudson Street Railway Co issues a December 12 1908 corrected time table. First car from Maynard for Concord 7 25 AM and for Hudson 7 28 AM, then hourly on weekday pattern. Cars arrive in Concord on the hour to Arlington Heights, with connections to Marlboro So Framingham Worcester and Clinton Leominster Fitchburg via Hudson and Worcester Consolidated lines. Connections at Concord with Lexington and Boston for Lowell Waltham and Boston. Maynard links to South Acton via Lowell Acton Maynard Ry Co. Good connections at Concord and Concord Junction for trains to Boston and for Lowell and South Framingham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maynard
Concord
Hudson
Arlington Heights
Boston & Worcester St.Ry. Co
Marlboro
Framingham
Worcester
Worcester Consolidated St. Ry.Co
Clinton, Leominster
Fitchburg
Lexington & Boston St. Ry. Co
Lowell
Lexington, Waltham
Boston
Lowell Acton Maynard Street Ry Schedule
The Lowell Acton and Maynard Street Ry announces daily departures from Maynard to South Acton at 6 7 and every thirty minutes until 11 PM with Sunday first trips at 7 30 AM Maynard to South Acton and 6 15 AM 7 15 AM first trip from South Acton to Maynard. Special charters available via the company office. Maynard Massachusetts. F A Persons superintendent.
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Mt. Jan
Cr America
Mabel Boardman
The
Red Cross Society
American National Red Cross
Red Cross
Meyer
Christian Herald
Harry Noyes
Massachusetts Agricultural College
Sadie Brigham
Lora Brigham
Pearl St
Fannie Gleason
Brockton
William Houghton
Roland Frye
Leslie M. Frye
Bicknell Jr
Haverhill
Marsden
J. W. Fulton
Church St. Leonard Domingue
John O’connell & Sons Co
Elie Vigeant
Edward MacClintock
Harvard Sq
Cambridge
John Reardon
J. B. McManus
Phelix Ledoux
Grant Sr
Spencer
Board of Health
John Driscoll
Méchanic St
Charles Favreau
St. Mary’s Church
Hoyt Charlton
Dartmouth College
Abbie Charlton
Hastings St
Evelyn Hall
Pleasant St
Gleasondale
Mary Barnard
S. A. Pope
Methodist Sunday School
George B. Copeland
Mirs
Sidney F. Copeland
Wollaston
Los Angeles
California
D. W. Powers & Co
Grand Canyon
Joseph Cronin
R of. Hall
Collins
Henry Newcombe
Holy Trinity Church
Harold Wheeler
Ada Brown
W. F. Biddle
F. A. Warner
Lyman Evans
Anti Inn Co
R. I
Geo. A. Dyer
N. H., N. H. & He Railroad
Old Colony Division
Southboro
South Framingham
Northboro
Clinton and
Fayville
M. Marlboro
Clinton
Leominster
South Fram
Ingham
Concord Junction
Frataingtais
Taunton
Marlborough Savings Bank
Marlborough, Mass
Dhied Weanesaey
Ostoner
DIV
Illiam D. Burdett
Harlee F. Holyoke
Concord, Maynard & Hudson Street Railway Co
Westvale
Sudbury St
Maynard Stow Sete
Hudson Nets
F. A. Persons
Maynard, Mass
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