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WORCESTER, Jan. 2, 1888. There is a good prospect of the establishment of a new college for women in Worcester with a foundation of at least $1,000,000. Mayor Winslow in his inaugural address to-day, advocated the purchase by the city of land for a public park on Main street, opposite Clark University, at a cost of $34,000, accompanying the recommendation with these remarks: "I can only say now that the prospect is bright for a very large increase of our educational facilities, and that, too, in behalf of a sex which has not always been favored...
This paragraph in the mayor's address has been the subject of a great deal of speculation to day. It is learned that he was induced to recommend the purchase of the park by facts brought to his knowledge by the trustees of Clark University, which were substantially these: Nearly a year ago Rev. Eli Fay, D. D., of Los Angeles, Cal., made an offer to the American Unitarian Association through Rev. Edward Everett Hale, of Boston, to give $600,000 for the endowment of a college for women, to be located somewhere in Massachusetts. Dr. Fay's conditions were...
...Frederick H. Rindge has written another letter to Mayor Russell in which he states that he intends to give $200,000 to defray the expenses incidental to his gift of a city hall to Cambridge provided the conditions of the gift are accepted...
...Mayor Russell, of Cambridge, has received a letter from Mr. Frederick H. Rindge, who has offered to build a new city hall providing the city will select and buy its own lot, in which he expresses his preference for the site proposed for the new building opposite the present city hall, and bounded by Main, Inman, Austin and Temple streets. This site also appears to be a favorite with the public at large, and will undoubtedly be the one selected...
...Boston city election yesterday, Mayor O'Brien was re-elected over Mr. Hart by about 1700 plurality. The vote on the liquor question resulted in favor of license by over 5,000 majority...