Lincoln Birthplace Farm Asylum A National Park Afoot
The piece argues Lincoln birthplace should be a national park to honor the president born on a Kentucky farm. It notes the 1905 auction rescue by a single buyer who turned the site over to a public-spirited association. The Lincoln Farm Association plans a 110 acre park with a statue and historic buildings, funded by broad membership from all states.
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Shakespeare
Hartford
Charter Oak
Stratford
Connecticut
Woodchuck Hole
Lincoln
Kentucky
Lakes
Gulf
Georgia
Massachusetts
Sean
Mount Vernon
Washington Monument
Grant
Our Republic
Lincoln Birthplace
Lincoln National Park
Larue County
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Forbes Robinson and Gertrude Elliott in Boston theatre season
The Hollis Street Theatre in Boston opens a two week run starring Forbes Robinson and Gertrude Elliott in a repertoire of Shaw Shakespeare and modern works. First week features Caesar and Cleopatra, second week Hamlet and The Merchant of Venice alongside Mice and Men, with Robertson and Elliott leading a London company.
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New England
Holls Street — Theatre
Boston
Mr. Forbes- Robinson
Gertrude Eliott
George Bernard Shaw
America
New Amsterdam Theatre
New York
Mr. Shaw
Caesar
Cleopatra
Shaw
Miss Elliott
Ryly
Mr. Robertson
England
Ophelia
Portia
Mr.Robertson
Shylock
Miss Ellott
Peggy Britain
London
Automobiles Threaten Massachusetts Road Network
An editorial argues that heavy motor traffic, especially wide-tired autos, damages macadam roads faster than they can be repaired. It cites Newton Boulevard deterioration, experiments in coal tar and crude oil treatments, and cites figures from the Good Roads Office on material loss per mile, urging prompt action and local testing before statewide fixes.
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Massachusetts
America
Commonwealth
Pope
W. D. Sohier
France
National Department of Highways
Telford
Thes
Cushmen
Good Roads Office
Bureau of Agriculture
Washington
Rayels
Commonwealth Avenue
Newton
Newton Boulevard
England
California
New Jersey
United States
Public Roads
Metropolitan Park Commission
Fellsway
Medford
Boston Transcript
Patient’s Billing Complaint Ashes Dr Price
Inkwirer asks about the queer patient from spring and Dr Price reveals the man has a complaint over the amount of his bill. The exchange highlights billing disputes between physician and patient.
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Inkwirer
Dr. Price
Fragmentary Speech on Harsh Parenting and Marriage Prospects
A quoted fragment shows a speaker urging milder treatment of a son and predicting he may marry, doubting the father’s harsh method. The exchange hints at family tensions and expectations about the son’s future.
Boston & Maine denies buying trolley lines amid rumors
President Tuttle declares the Boston & Maine is not nor will become a market for trolley promoters and has no interest in the Massachusetts Electric Companies. He dismisses reports of aiming to absorb trolley routes and says the New Haven Road would face no opposition if it buys the Massachusetts Electric Companies.
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Boston & Maine Railroad
Tuttle
New Haven Road
Boston & Maine
Boston& Maine
Massachusetts Electric Companies
Conway
South River
Deerfield
Fitchburg
Benefit Branch Abolished by New England Firemen League
At Paine Memorial Hall last week the New England States Veteran Firemen s League voted to wind up the benefit branch after actuary suggested abolition due to declining membership and payout of over 57500 in sixteen years. Twelve more death benefits will be paid before funds exhaust. Old officers were reelected: President John H Barber Central Falls R I vice presidents John D Randall Portsmouth N H William E Maybury East Braintree Charles H Ray Portland Me ex Chief Henry J Eaton Hartford Conn Samuel L Carpenter Providence R I secretary William H Hathaway Hyde Park and treasurer James H Walker Lowell.
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Neteran Firemen
New England States Veteran Firemen’s League
Paine Memorial Hall
Benefit Branch
Board of
John H. Barber
Central
Falls
R. L
John D. Randall
Portsmouth
N. H
William E. Maybury
East Braintree
Charles H. Ray
Portland
Henry J. Eaton
Hartford
Hartford, Conn.; Samuel L. Carpenter of Providence, R. I
William H. Hathaway
Hyde Park
James H. Walker
Lowell
How to Catch Cold From Dust and Sneezes
The Illustrated London News notes Sir Lauder Brunton's address on infection. A
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Illustrated London News
Sir Lauder Brunton
The Peoples National Bank 8. R. Stevens Cashier
The Peoples National Bank appoints R Stevens as cashier. Official records list Stevens in the bank leadership with duties over daily operations and financial services.
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the Peoples National Bank
Concord Hudson Maynard Line Schedule Erratic Daily Runs
Train timetable shows Concord to Hudson Maynard and surrounding stops with mixed daily and Sunday times and multiple connections. Passenger service details include frequent hourly or half hourly departures from Maynard Concord Junction Gleasondale Stow Center and Marlboro with connections to Boston and Worcester networks.
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Concord
Hudson
Concord Junction
P. m. Maynard
A. m
P. m. Stow Center
P. m. Gleasondale
Stow Center
Maynard
Sudbury St
Boston
Worcester
St. Ry. Co
Marlboro
Framingham
Westboro
Worcester Consolidated St. Ry. Co
Clinton
Leominster
Fitchburg
Lexington
Lowell Acton & Maynard ST
Acton
Joan W. Ogden
Mass
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Mark Twain
Lincoln’ Farm Association
Broadway
New York City
Joseph W. Folk
Missouri
Joseph H. Cheate
Henry Watterson
Louisville “Courier-Journal
Cardinal’ Gibbons
Baltimore
Edward M. Shepard
August Belmont
Louisville & Nashville R. R
Horace Porter
William Travers Jerome
New York County
Jenkin Lloyd Jones
Lincoln Centre
Chicago
Charles A. Towne
William H Taft
War
Lyman J. Gage
Treasury
Norman Hapgood
Collier's
Ida M.tarbell
Samuel L. Clemens
Augustus, Saint-Gaudens
Albert Shaw
Review of Reviews
Thomas Hastings
Robert J. Collier
Clarence Mackay
Postal Telegraph & Cable Co
Richard Lloyd Jones
Hollis
Aver
T.C. Ayer Co
Ayer
Pres. Tuttle
Benefit
Marlborough, Mass
R. Stevens
Sloan
Earl S. Sloan
U.S.A
Concord, Maynard & Hudson
Geo. A. Dyer
Eager Court
N. H. & H. Railroad
Taunton Division
Southboro
South Framingham
Northboro
Fayville
Bosacon
Framinghams
South Sudbury
Mt . m
Ley Lowell
Taunton
Concord Sunland
Conyac &c. Nyone
Rother
Edealere Munn & CO
Washingon
D.C
Marlborough Savings Bank
Marlborough. Mass
William D. Burdett
Charles F. Holycke
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