Public Works Budget Hearings Highlight City Hall Session
Supt Whitcomb and Water Board President Weaver faced questions from the Appropriations Committee at City Hall on a long list of school and utility costs. Whitcomb defended December purchases and fringe teaching costs while Weaver warned of lead concerns and hydrant needs as the panel eyed Huntington Hall and city stables.
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City Hall
Alderman Taylor
Cleveland J. Cheney
Joseph S. Gillow
Gillow
Board of Health
A. K. Whitcomb
Weaver
The
Water Board
Saunders
Col. Carmichael
Jerome N. Manning
Manning
Supt. Whitcomb
Mr. Whitcomb
Mr. Saunders
Whitcomb
Bartlett School
Taylor
Sparks
Mr. Stearns
Boston
Committee On Appropriations
Whitcombex
Lowell
It & Suffolk
Amory Street
Boulevard
Fels
Huntington Hall
Lift to Sconset Illustrates Farmer Politeness
A Hillville native gives a well dressed foot passenger a ride toward Sconset. The rider uses rude terms and learns a rough lesson when the farmer grades the distance as twenty five thousand miles or eight miles if he stays. The farmer notes the next greeting to be used may differ.
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Hillvile
Brookley
Mrs Chamberlain a Dignified American in British Life
The sketch highlights Mrs. Chamberlain, wife of Joseph Chamberlain, colonial secretary. It notes her American lineage from judge William C. Wad icott, and her lifelong immersion in politics. Described as attractive, quiet, and decorous, she blends American origins with English duties.
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Joseph Chamberlain
Mrs. Chamberlain
England
Highbury
Birmingham
Chamberlain
Midlands
Belgian Hare boom in Southern California livestock
The Los Angeles Times reports a rapid Belgian hare boom across Southern California. Breeders multiply from hundreds to thousands, with LA overtaking Denver as a national center. meat demand grows, prices rise, and large rabbitry operations expand including Meadowbrook ranch led by W C Harris and Charles Chapman.
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Times
Sunday Magazine
Orange County
California
The
Los Angeles
Pacific
Atlantic
Denver
United States
Santa Anna
Anaheim
Redlands
Ponoman
Riverside
Santa Barbara
England
Lord Britain
Bonanza
Meadowbrook Ranch
Westlake Park
South Grand Avenue
W. C. Harris
Charles Chapman
Grand Avenue
Harris
Meadowbrook
Denys
Cal
Havana Society and Its Shifting Social Circle
In Havana the old social elite differed from Spanish officials, with the circle mainly comprising Cubans with and without titles, plus a few foreigners. The piece notes the Captain-General’s era and ongoing exclusions, reflecting a historically exclusive social hierarchy.
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Havana
Havina
Summer Palace
Down
Benge
T. Bentley Mott
U.S A
Pedro Nosaby the Wash Lady and the Fourth Cavalry
Manila correspondent of the Chicago Record recounts Pedro Nosaby a Filipino laundryman who delayed a Fourth Cavalry unit at Pasay Philippines. Pedro’s mistaken identity and two passes let him roam beyond lines before being caught. seven days later he returned with the troop’s missing clothes.
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Philippines
Fourth Cavalry
Pedro
Pedro Nosaby
Pasay
Manila
America
Chicago
Why So Many English Officers Are Killed
H. J. Whigham argues in Scribner's February issue that officer mortality in Natal battles stems from officers exposing themselves to direct fire while directing troops. He proposes arming officers with rifles to reduce casualties and notes no lasting decline in officer losses, despite the myth that enemies target wounded soldiers.
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Natal
H. J. Whigham
Scribner's
No game without pains cited in tonic claim
Fragmentary ad copy promoting Hood's Sarsaparilla asserts it enriches your food and helps you avoid suffering, claiming health benefits though the passage cuts off before finishing.
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Hood
Trains Schedule Changes for Lowell and Connections
On and after October 22, 1899, New York New Haven and Hartford trains will depart Lowell Middlesex Street Depot for Taunton New Bedford Newport Providence Pawtucket Marlboro South Framingham and other way stations at 7.16, 31.25 a.m. and 6:25 p.m. All trains connect at South Framingham with the Boston and Albany routes for Worcester Springfield Albany and the west, and at Concord Junction with the Berkshire line. The 5:25 p.m. train links with the Stonington line from New York City. Sundays offer a 7:15 a.m. service to South Framingham Mansfield Pawtucket Providence and way stations. Signed by Peter Lark General Superintendent and A C Kendall General Passenger Agent.
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Lowell
Middlesex Street
Taunton
New Bedford
Newport
Providence
Pawtucket
Marlboro
South Framingham
Way
Poston
Albany R. R
Worcester
Springfield
Albany
Concord Junction
Stonington
New York City
Train Schedules From Lowell And Merrimack Depot 1899
Corrected timetable lists numerous daily departures from Merrimack Street and Middlesex Street stations toward Boston Lawrence Haverhill Newburyport Exeter Dover and other towns. It catalogs varied times by day, notes Sundays service, and cites connections to Maine New Brunswick and Quebec routes.
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Pletcey
Belgium
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West Flanders
Ostend
London
Ghent
Brussels
New York
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Portland
Vancouver
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Cameroman
State St
Mass
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F. B. Leeds
Bridge St
J. P. O'Donnell
Market
Cor Worthen
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OLD Dominion Line
Norfolk Old Point Comfort
Richmond
Washington
Virginia
North Carolina
OLD Dominion Steamship CO
Pier 26
N. R
H. B. Walter
J. J. Brown
Railroads
Boston & Maine
R. R
ST. Paul
Minneapolis
Pacific Coast
D. J. Flanders
Waterloo
Banner Market Grocery and Butter House
Prescott St
Caleb L Suth
Grogery
Lowell Exchange
Onix
New Eng, Telephone & Telegraph Co
Lowell Mutual
Fie
V. C. Abbott
Ios. Prabody
Courier
New Haven
Hartford & R
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Middlesex Street Station
Lawrence
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Salem
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Newburyport
Amesbury
Portsmouth
Exeter
Dover
Rochester
Alton Bay
Somersworth
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Old Orchard
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Augusta
Math
Waterville
Lewiston
Skowhegan
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Rockland
St. John’s
N. B
Halifax
Montreal
Quebec
Eastport
St. John
Castine
Deer Isle
Sedgewick
Bar Harbor
Jonesport
Machiasport
Frank Jones
Woburn
Greenfield
Boor
Bennington
Hillsboro
Keene
Nashua
Manchester
Concord
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Franklin
Lebanon
Fire River Junction
Warner
Bradford
Sunapee
Newrt
Claremont
St. Johnsbury
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Wilmington Junction
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Arthur Rhodes
Merrimack Strikwt
George B. Stanley
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