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The Cambridge of eighteen hundred and ninety-six: a picture of the city and its industries fifty years after its incorporation (ed. Arthur Gilman) 6 6 Browse Search
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 4 4 Browse Search
Henry Morton Stanley, Dorothy Stanley, The Autobiography of Sir Henry Morton Stanley 1 1 Browse Search
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patriot, who by his wisdom blessed his country, and his age, and bequeathed to the world an illustrious example of industry, integrity, and self-culture. born in Boston, Mdccvi., died in Philadelphia, Mdccxc. The number of interments to January 1, 1896, is 30,861. Mount Auburn's greatest interest is in the fact that within this beautiful City of the Dead are gathered together those whose lives and characters are illustrious in the history of the country, and whose names are symbols of great achievements. The sixty-fourth annual report, January 1, 1896, shows its solid financial success. The several funds in care of the corporation amount to the sum of $1,342,582, which began with the original purchase of 72 acres of ground, at a cost of $6,000. Outside of the cemetery grounds, the corporation owns some fifteen acres of land, a part adjoining the cemetery, on which are situated greenhouses of the latest model, a liberal homestead for the superintendent, and other buildi
d Concord avenues. The church building is in Watertown, but the larger portion of the congregation are inhabitants of Cambridge. On August 27, 1893, the corner-stone of this edifice was laid, the construction having been placed in charge of the Rev. Robert P. Stack, of Watertown. This church is not yet completed, though services have been held there since January 1, 1894. After the decease of Father Stack, the Rev. Thomas W. Coughlin was appointed its pastor, and a parish was created January 1, 1896. Capacity, five hundred. Catholic population of parish, seven hundred and fifty. The Catholic Union. The Catholic Union was founded in 1894; its purpose is literary and social, and to improve the Catholic people of Cambridge. It has a membership of two hundred and fourteen, and during the winter lectures on Catholic subjects are given, and they are open to the public. Edmund Reardon is president, and William M. Wadden recording secretary. Temperance and charitable societies
The first roster of officers of the Post was as follows: Commander, J. Warren Cotton; Senior Vice-Commander, Jonas F. Capelle; Junior Vice-Commander, David P. Muzzey; Adjutant, Austin C. Wellington; Quartermaster, Frederick A. Lull; Chaplain, H. O. Marcy. The commander appointed Edward G. Dike, Officer of the Day; J. A. Hildreth, Officer of the Guard; Charles Munroe, Musician; Alphonso M. Lunt, Sentinel. About 680 veterans have been mustered into the Post; of these, 82 have died. January 1, 1896, its membership in good standing was 231. Its estimated expenditure for relief work of various kinds is $18,000; the following are the officers of 1896: Commander, George A. Dietz; Senior Vice-Commander, B. F. Hastings; Junior Vice-Commander, William Gallagher; Surgeon, Charles J. Collins; Chaplain, John G. Ellis; Officer of the Day, G. W. Belcher; Adjutant, James B. Soper; Quartermaster, George H. Hastings; Officer of the Guard, James E. Hill; Sergeant-Major, Amos D. Jarvis; Quarterma
established in 1864 by Henry M. Bird, under the firm name of Henry M. Bird & Co., and moved to its present location, Broadway and Pelham streets, Cambridgeport, in 1866. Mr. Bird died in 1890, and the business was continued by his estate to January 1, 1896, when it was incorporated under its present name. The capital of the company is twenty thousand dollars, and they do a general foundry business, leasing the land and buildings from the Bird estate. About forty men are employed. William W. January 1, 1889148 persons. January 1, 1890163 persons. January 1, 1891181 persons. January 1, 189216 persons. January 1, 1893280 persons.178, 765 square feet. January 1, 1894366 persons. January 1, 1895422 persons. January 1, 1896975 persons.247,530 square feet. While the original manufacture of the company was hydraulic hose, —still one of its largest products, the annual output reaching many million feet,—the energy of Mr. Cowen, responding to the demand create