Washington elm’s foliage blooms with revived vigor
The Washington elm shows renewed density and deeper color after scientific root-area treatment last year. Lantern slides and lectures are planned for Cuban teachers, while census enu merators tour cities asking curious questions. A coal office features a carved Indian girl from coal and a bulky coal block near a centennial tree. 24 E B Hale sails June 23 from New York to Naples aboard the Werra for a recovery voyage with Judge Hale. Old volumes mention Superintendent Francis Cogswell, praised for his early record and enduring esteem in Cambridge schools.
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Washington
Cambridge
Richardson & Bacon
Chase
E. B. Hale
Cleveland
Hale
Oaphampton
Cuban Teachers Visit Prompts New Cuban Education Vision
President Eliot addressed the Cambridge Congregational club detailing plans for hosting Cuban teachers. The program aims to build Cuba's educational system through public schooling, with study and life exposure fostering lasting impact on teachers, Cuban pupils, and both nations. Mrs. Gulick expressed hope for a "holy discontent" that will spark higher ambitions. The initiative, praised for its executive precision, is seen as a cornerstone in long term educational outreach.
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Eliot
Cambridge Congregational Club
New England
Lfe
Cuba
Board of survey to guide city street layout next January
The bill to establish a board of survey has passed the legislature and will take effect next January. It will end the era of street plans driven by landowners and set standards for locating widths and grades. Landowners may vet plans but may still divide land. unauthorised streets will not be laid out or accepted as public.
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Board of Survey
City dictates perpetual street maintenance for owner
The city plans compel owners to keep streets open at their own expense and forbid laying water pipes sewers drains or lamps in such streets. The statute would have aided the city years ago and will curb landowners from building streets against official plans. Many streets remain to be built making the restraint beneficial.
The Clay Pits Debate in Cambridge
A local editorial defends buying and filling clay pits in Cambridge arguing past projects like the Washington street district fill and mill pond work created health and appearance benefits despite not yielding direct sale profits. It asserts nuisances justify investment even without immediate financial returns.
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Cambridge
Washington Street
Mill Pond
Western Avenue
No Veto Upon the Cambridge School Committee Bill
The Cambridge city council sought a general veto law but the bill passed both houses unopposed after amendments. Efforts by school committee friends to veto it failed as Governor withdrew the bill from consideration, killed in Senate upon Parry's suggestion. The council laments lack of consultation.
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Cambridge
Parry
Senate
Two Minds Back a Harvard Square Boulevard Idea
The Brighton Mirror advocates a Somerville to Cottage Farm boulevard via Harvard Square and Boylston Street. It argues the line should connect North Harvard to Cambridge Street and Malvern Street, offering direct access to Cambridge and Allston while avoiding detours and centralizing transit benefits.
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Brighton Mirror
Somerville
Boston
Chronicle
Harvard Square
Boylston Street
Mirror
Metropolitan Park Commission
Cambridge
Cottage Farm
Senate
House
Commonwealth Avenue
Harvard College
Harvard
Cambridge Street
Allston
Beacon Park
Malvern Street
Durability is Better Than Show in Hood's Sarsaparilla Claim
An aged ad copy touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as a valuable assistant for health across social classes. It asserts wealth does not guarantee good health and contrasts riches with well being, urging readers to choose the product for lasting vitality.
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Hood
Connecting link would join Brookline Newton Roxbury Dorchester
The proposed route would form a connecting link for Brookline Newton Roxbury Dorchester and Jamaica Plain and serve as an excellent railway line from Sommerville to the Reservoir and Auburndale. It passes Brighton speedway entrance crosses Charles River Boulevard and Soldiers Field. Part of it along North Harvard and Boylston streets from Western Avenue is already built.
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Brookline
Newton
Roxbury
Dorchester
Jamaica Plain
Bomerville
Reservoir
Auburndale
Brighton
Fine Speedway
Charles River
Soldiers’ Field
Harvard
Boylston
Western Avenue
A Good Selection for Young Men's Christian Association
The selection of Mr John G Brown for the presidency of the Young Men's Christian association is universally commended. He is a successful business man with active involvement in the association and familiar with its details. He will bring practical business methods to sustain confidence and broaden support for the enterprise. The city council aims to secure veto power over school committee orders. A proposed bill was withdrawn and sent to charter revision, delaying action for a year as the legislature will not act this session.
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John G. Brown
Young Men's Christian Association
Durrell
Willow street schoolhouse site approved after long dispute
The common council and aldermen reached agreement on the schoolhouse site, backing the Willow street lot and appropriating 9600 dollars for its purchase, ending a lengthy controversy.
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Common Council
Willow Street
York Street
Clay pits and Concord Avenue issues referred to committees
Questions on purchasing clay pits have been separated from widening Concord Avenue and sent to the roads and bridges committee. The two matters belong together, and a wise decision should treat them jointly rather than separately. The clay pits order remains in the board of aldermen awaiting discussion.
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Concord Avenue
They Trust Him Mayor Hart Wins Boston Tax Vote
In the final vote on the Boston tax rate bill, Mayor Hart shows the legislature’s trust in his business judgment. Supporters say they have confidence in his administration without statutory impediments.
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Hart
Boston
Cambridge Opinion on local politics and philanthropy
An opinion piece defends Alderman Carstein as scrupulous and devoted to city service. It lauds Cambridge dining hall staff for sacrificing vacations to support the Cuban teachers’ enterprise, mocks Tamany leadership, notes the city’s safe reputation for divinity school prospect, questions Dr Pearsons gifts, and mentions North Avenue Baptist Church hiring Rev Williams. President Eliot’s remark on amusements for Cuban teachers is referenced.
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Cambridge
Chas. F. Williams
North Avenue Baptist Church
Mr. Williams
North Avenue
City Council meetings with interpreters amuse visitors
The piece notes city council sessions with interpreters seem funny to visitors. It recalls 1895 councils, critiques old deeds, cites Cambridge garbage plant debates, mentions Rev Williams, Harvard students and Boston and Framingham remarks, ending with praise of South Framingham’s bicentennial celebration.
Debates and Dilemmas Dominate State House Session
With nine days left in June the State House faces prorogation near August first. Legislators weigh gas sector reform, Fitchburg and Albany leases, New England Gas and Coke Co oversight, and Haverhill Gas Securities. A mix of committee reports, minority views, and executive opinions shape the volatile session as debates over road expansion and terminal improvements intensify.
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State House
Fitchburg
Metropolitan Water Board
Board of the Works
New England Gas & Coke Co
Boston
Brookline
Apsey
Camaks
New England Co
Smith
Waltham
House
Haverhill Gas Securities Co
Railroad Committee
Terminal Epee
Grand Junction Road
Cottage Farm
East Boston
Cambridge
Alvenys
Domesia
Ctr
Legislative clashes and tax changes race through Cambridge politics
In a tense session Cambridge figures spar over a municipal gas and electric plant bill with Mr Apsey accusing Mr Newton of misleading lawmakers while debate continues on a reform that could affect plant ownership. Mayor Hart’s bid to raise the Boston tax unit passes after a pair controversy. rail and judiciary committee maneuvers and talks about Gloucester court reforms mirror a busy legislative week.
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Cambridge
Apsey
Mr. Newton
Everett
Tr. Rpse
Newton
House
Hart
Boston
Senate
Keith
Poor
North Andover
Committee On Rules
Committee On Railroads
Fitchburg
Tolman
Dew
Massachusetts
Blood
Messrs
Reed
Taunton
Crosby
Arton
Ways and Means
Committee On
Woodbury
Laigh
Crane
Pane Atte
Echoee
Upeonene
Gloucester
Miracles of Christ lecture to be delivered in Cambridge
The notice advertises a Sunday evening lecture at Cambridge Union Hall near Central Square with music and a photographer at 675 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge. It also promotes Warren's ice creams for prompt delivery citywide and to neighboring towns from Massachusetts Avenue Cambridgeport with phone number 46-8.
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Christ
Sidh Swen
Miverust Caren eOe
Cambridge
Kowe Hall
Sette Avenue
Gentral's Square
Beate Free
A. White
Massachusetts Avenue
Warren
T. Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridgeport
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Francis Cogswell
Putnam Grammar School
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Pea
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Carstein
Alderman Carstein
Tammany
New York
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Cambridge Boys
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