The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1909-02-05

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| The consignees OF these beans have
been rushing them from the piers in
order TO nil urgent orders. One of the
commission men said The alleged
shortage in the bean crop here was
scheme on the part Of certain handlers
in New York state TO corner the mar
ket. But they have not succeeded, for
while the foreign markets are open 10
us the Boston people will not be de-
| prived of their beans"
|
Boston presents the unusual spec
tacle of city having large open plot
of land idle in it's very geographical
center, without knowing what TO do
with it,
The recent burning of the railroad
| station facing Park square-a building
standing in a very large lot, long left
| high and dry, like wreck on beach,
| by the changing tide of travel-calls
attention afresh TO the emptiness and
unused condition of the largest open
| spaces in the city still available for
| Improvement.
The city has here an opportunity or
which it does not appear to know how
| to avail itself 1t needs a new city hall,
| but experts differ as to the desirability
OF putting a city hall in the neghbor-
hood of that ready-touse area of land.
lit needs, and needs sadly, one broad
| thoroughfare as an artery between east
and west, for the volume of traffic no
| longer runs solely north and south as
in the old days when Washington and
| fremont streets had no rivals.
Boston is growing westward, stead
| lily and is making no provision to take
care OF its growth with proper streets.
It's vacant lands, and all the fallow re-
gion around them, now unproductive
as investments, and generally unpleas-
ing, might be made to yield wealth and
satisfaction If properly developed by
the construction OF a great highway
from the south station in direct line
to the Harvard medical school and the
new educational centre around 1t, the
new heart Of the city.
After separation OF II years, dur
ing which time he has expended So,
600 in several Intellectual attempts
to smuggle her over the Turkish
frontier Johannes Gorakian, Boston
tobacconist. last week clasped in his
arms his wife whom he never expect
ed to see again.
Mrs. Gorakian arrived on the Sax
onia and was met at the emigration
Office by her husband and only son,
Zarkis, young man of 2S, who was
hardly more than boy when she
last saw him They hastened at
once to the home of the husband
and father on Kneeland street, where
a reception had been planned, but on
account OF the i'll health of the wife,
| festivities were dispensed with.
Johannes GorsIian, an Armenian,
was employed in a tobacco establish
ment in Arabkir, Turkey. 1t was
| there that he met and wooed Miriam
Kazikian, the daughter OF well-to-
do merchant They were married
and for time lived happily. Then
came revolutionary troubles. Cora
kians connection with the forces op-
| posed to the Sultan was discovered
| by Turkish spies, and he was thrown
| into n dungeon at the Giligia prison.
Here he remained for a long time,
| when he was suddenly released and
| told to leave the country on pain OF
death. He made his way to Lon.
| don.
| Shortly after he came to Boston he
was Joined by his son, who had
made his way out OF Turkey with the
| assistance of inuential friends. Dur
| ing all his time in this country Cora
| khan was sending sums of money to
| Turkey in vain effort to induce
| the government officials to allow his
wife to join him. She was closely
watched, and should she have at.
| tempted to escape would have at
once been thrown into prison.
1t was only a few weeks ago that
conditions in Turkey having become
somewhat settled it was decided that
| Gorakian was no longer a menace to
the political welfare Of the country
and Mrs. Gorakian was allowed to
| leave
| ne astonishing success OF MISS
| Billie Burke in Love Watches" at
| the Hollis Street Theatre, Boston,
has drawn attention to the fact that
the three most successful American
actresses are under the management
of one man. himself an American,
Mr. Charles Frohman. These three il
is hardly necessary to say, are Miss
Maude Adams, the most lovable,
Miss Ethel Barrymore, the most dis.
tinguished and Miss Billie Burke,
the most winsome. The advance
sale indicates that Miss Burke will
play her limited engagement to
| crowded houses.
For the second week of their en-.
| gagement at Keith's Theatre, Nc.
| Intyre and Heath are appearing i'm