Campaigning for or against Boer reception fuels local tensions
The piece notes Judge George F. Lawton's vigor for the English cause in Africa and hints at a potential counter demonstration if the South African War persists. It also reports campus appointments, club officer elections at Harvard and New Hampshire associations, and faculty appointments, including instructors in German and mathematics, plus Radcliffe society notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
George F. Lawton
Middlesex Proba Court
Boston
Cambridge Art Circle Closes Season With Faelten Recital
The Cambridge art circle held its final meeting of the season on Tuesday evening May 2 at Faelten hall Steinert building. The Faelten Pianoforte school provided an engaging programme with remarks by Mrs Faelten on the Faelten method. Notable performances included Gladys Brock John Harold Locke Elizabeth C James Everett Louella Witherill Dewing Ruth Leavitt Edith A Stephenson and others with accompaniment by Carl Faelten and ensemble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge Art Circle
Faelten Hall
Steinert Building
Gladys Brock
Cambridge
Bach
Albers
John Harold Locke
Boston
Handel
Masurek
Paderewski
the Forest
Fatwater
Whelpley
Elizabeth
C. James
Everett
Kuhlau
William Daly
Revere
Hassler
Louella Witherlil Dewing
Somerville
Bchubert
Mendelsshon Co
la Scarlatti
Paderewaki
Mise Belle Heinemann
Caroline E. Roberts
Edith Stephenson
Geneva Weitze
Ee Tidd
Memorial Day Sports at Charles River Park and Interscholastic League Finals
Crowds gathered for a Memorial Day program featuring vaudeville and races. Harvard second team beat Arlington boat club, Tufts defeated Bates 6 1 and 6 3, Georgetown topped Harvard 8 2 on Soldiers field. Oakley club hosted large entry lists amid fair conditions. Inter scholastic league standings show C H and L undefeated, Boston English high strong, others tied. Middlesex Sportsman club elected Roy A. Faye president and officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles River Park
Harvard
Arlington Boat Club
Arlington
Tufts Sanage
Bates College
Portland
Georgetown
Soldiers’ Field
Oakley Club
Boston English High
Somerville
Hag Poral
C. H
Bomerville
Boston Latin
Hopkinson
Lee
Blake
Middlesex Sportsman's Club
Vere
East Lexington
Roy A. Faye
Wm. E. Wall
F. Adams
Arenaer Se
Observatory Hill Adds Burke as New Doctor and Local Changes
Dr Burke moves from Watertown to Miss Holly's house opposite St Peter's parish hall on Concord Avenue becoming the hill's sole physician. Clark Bros. store is now B P Clark after John Clark exits. Edward Decoste, Concord Avenue, incubates chickens with seventy hatched, planning more. old store becomes Chinese laundry. St Peter's Church hosts monthly SOC and Sacred Heart league meetings led by Fr Glynn, with devotions and Masses noted and a sermon by Rev Dr Supple.
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Burke
Watertown
Miss Holly
St. Peter's Paren Hall
Concord Avenue
Edward Decoste
Decoste
St. Peter’s Catholic Church
Society For the Propagation of Faith
Fr. Glynn
League of the Sacred Heart
Glynn
Young Ladies’ Sodality
Supple
St Peters Catholic Team Falls to St Johns Institute 17 to 4
St Peters Catholic Association ball team lost to St Johns Literary Institute on Fiotmen field by 17 to 4. Wright pitched well outside two innings. Murph and Gallagher starred for the Institutes while Flynn Joyce Donahue and Langley led St Peters. Next they travel to Hyde Park to face Sacred Hearts. The Reading club met Tuesday with strong attendance and the Debating and Dramatic clubs expect no regular meetings until fall.
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St. Peter’s Catholic Association
Donahue
Flavin
Fell
Joyce
Gi Oy
Wayne
Hyde Park
Sacred Hearts
No Place
Che
Hy Park
Reading Club
Supple
Association
Y W C A Plans Curfew Law Aid and Summer Schools
A Chronicle note recalls the curfew ordinance backed by the Young Women's Association after careful study. The group pioneered summer vacation schools for girls with five sessions weekly starting in 1899. Plans for a new building are under review. The annual election moves to June 12 with events at First Congregational Church. Speakers include Miss Allen and Professor Cummings. Temple Quartet to perform. Ministers circle meets June 4. monthly meeting June 5 at 3 pm. Public is urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chronicle
John Graham Brooks
Young Women's Association
Young Women's Christian Association
Cit
Dan
Algo
Mae
First Congregational Church
Garden Street
Miss Allen
Allen Gymnasium
Boston
Cummings
Dr. McKensie
Temple
H. Porter Smith
King's Paupheters
Ca Velstonia Riis de The Kind You Have Always Bougn Tee
Fragmentary OCR reads like a local notice with names and phrases from a past edition. A few readable entities include PADS and Gehan, suggesting an event or notice involving organizations. The legible words hint at a promotional or community item rather than a clear news event.
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CA Blestonia
Last Survivor of Cambridge First City Council Dies
William Lambert Whitney, oldest living ex alderman and sole survivor of Cambridge’s first city council, died Tuesday at his home 31 Hawthorn Street. Born March 1, 1811, he cofounded Whitney & Brackett furniture in Brattle Square and married Lucy Ann Jones in 1836. His family lineage spans 175 years in Cambridge.
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William Lambert Whitney
Hawthorn Street
Cambridge
Mr. Whitney
Abel Whitney
North Avenue
Whitney
Bradford Academy
Brattle Square
Whitney & Brackett
Lucy Ann Jones
Rebecca R
Whitne y of Cambridge Dies After Public Service
Whitney of Cambridge Massachusetts, longtime treasurer of Cambridge Savings Bank, and active Unitarian, died after a long career in business public service. He built the Worcester firm Orcester Bros and served as alderman and council member in Cambridge. He leaves three children and had broad community involvement in religious and civic groups. The funeral was held at his residence with burial in Mount Auburn. Public viewing follows at Rosenbaum’s on Massachusetts Avenue.
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Earl
Cambridge
West
Whitney
Ohio
First Unitarian
Middlesex Society of Husbandmen and Manufacturers
Children's Missions Society
Boston Young Men's Christian Union
American Unitarian Association
Pilgrim Society
Plymouth
Board of Assessors of
Penmine
Hawthorn
Brattle Streets
William Lee
Newton
Lucy A. Whitney
Julia A. Weght
J. Edward Ae
Unitarian Church
Tpelier
Alderman Carstein on Clay Pit Question
Alderman Carstein argues the city must fill the clay pit to enable real estate development and tax balance. He cites Cambridge field riverfront gains and the Raymond street dump, claiming bold city action yields value, while remonstrants fear expense and taxes. He lists nine reasons the slag pit benefits the city, including sanitary gains and offsetting Bay State Brick losses.
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Bay State Brick Company
Aclas
Raymond Street
Cambridge Field
Park Commissioners
Charles River
Citizens’ Trade Association
Cambridge
Harvard College
Boston
Gerry's Landing
City land costs and tax projections for Concord avenue area
A government summary outlines land area figures and construction costs for a new street and house lots on Concord avenue. It details land measurements, prices per foot, and nine percent acreage valuation increases, warning that delaying action could trigger costly eventual elimination of nuisances and a citywide impact.
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Concord Avenue
Belmont
Cambridge
Boston
Cofran
House & Stable
Concord Ave
Carocm
Vassal Lane
Fresh Pond
Os City
Thas
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OLD Cambridge News
Walter Downs
Cambridge Theolocal School
George Parker
Cruntty
Episcopal Church
New Haven
Harvard Cercle Francais
Goelet
Dixey
J. A. Dix
H. C. Dickinson
Arce
Crispin Medecin
O Moliere
Scott
New Hampshire Association of Academy Teachers
Tilton
N. H
State Street
Thorada
Moraine
Peicron Taasoln
Apears Myatlaas Sulla Howard
A.M
Elisha
Wilson Morse
A.B
Alice
Florence Barrett
Sec . T. Davis
Hope McDonald
Las
Memorial Day Sports
F. Louis John
Pia Crockery
Church St
Harvard Sq., Cambridge
Wodassday
Ap Estate
Observatory Hill
Clark Bros
B. P. Clark
John Clark
Harvard Dermatologists
Pelham
Boylston Street
Mass
First City Council
William L. Whitney
Rosenb
Bran
Massachusetts Avenue
Porter
Western Avenue
Cambridgeport
Central Square
M1. S. Lidstone
S.M. Hartford
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Massachusetts Ave
Alderman Carstein
J. F. Hilton
Prop
D, H. Maynard
Mgr
Wesley House
Cottage City
Pope
Baptist
G. Wesley
Robbins Springstel
Arlington, Mass
Robbins Road
I. B. Williams
Telephone
Massachusetts
Deacon Hall
Washington
L. L. Pridpe
Emma R. Scopes
Ovewestee
Bos
Mexteo
Dorches
Moe Eels
Jay
Sor Venona
Howart
Geneva Avenue
Chester
W. K. Bailey
Lode
Ore Cambridge
Washington Street
Wm. A
Hood
India
Hayden Park
Bedford Springs
Lexington
W. B. Hayden
A. R. Sturgis
Turk’s Head Inn
Rockport, Iass
Ope Ann
C. B. Martin
International Hotel and Tourist Bureau
Summer Street
Squire
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John P. Squire & CO
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