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...dormitories now stand was once a part of the river. But gradually the shore was built out as an ash-heap, so that all the land within one hundred and fifty feet of the river is now made up mostly of ashes. Large wooden piles were uncovered by the workmen last fall when they were taking out the old trees from this land. These piles were foundations of gas wharves at which coal barges used to unload...
Cloth can be sent, as it is now possible to have this made up into clothes in Belgium by destitute Belgian workmen, who are thus given employment. Second-hand goods are no longer wanted, as the regulations of foreign government forbid their entry into Holland and Belgium. President Wilson has cordially approved this relief work and appointed a supplementary committee to help...
...Germanic Museum building, for which Mr. and Mrs. Adolphus Busch gave about $300,000, is now in process of construction at the corner of Kirkland street and Divinity avenue. The workmen are completing the framework and pouring cement. It is expected that the building will be ready for occupancy next year...
...well recently discovered near Boylston Hall by workmen who were building water pipes leading through the district, has proved a most interesting find. The men were constructing a long, deep trench to lay piping that should carry water from the street to Wadsworth House. As they were working, just beyond the path which leads through the Yard, opposite Boylston Hall, they came upon what they at first thought, to be a cavity where old piping foundations had been. Upon further investigation it proved to be a round well whose sides were carefully built of stone and had apparently lasted...
...Wednesday, February 12, 1913, ground was broken for the new Widener Memorial Library, and the corner stone was laid with impressive ceremonies on June 16, 1913. The exterior work on the building is now completed, and the plastering which is at present occupying the workmen, will probably not be finished until August. The tile work, floors, painting, and decorating still remain to be done...