Among the belles and a Philadelphia beauty speaks
Miss Anna King of 136 Diamond St in Philadelphia recounts a severe illness and recovery after taking Dr. Greene's Nervara blood and nerve remedy. She claims doctors offered no help, cites relief from dreadful pains and weakness, and endorses the product as purely vegetable with free consultations from Dr. Greene of Boston.
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Miss Willing
Philadelphia
John Jacob Astor
Belle
Anna King
Diamond St
Miss King
Dr. Greene
Estate of Lydia M. Page Probate Citation
Henry Collins as administrator seeks allowance of the first and final account of Lydia M. Page's estate of Newton. The Probate Court in Cambridge will hear objections on the fourth Tuesday of December 1892 at nine in the forenoon. Publication in the Boston Post is required weekly for three weeks, final issue two days before the hearing.
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Massachusetts
Middlesex
Lydia M. Page
Newton
Henry Collins
Cambridge
Boston Post
Boston
George M. Brooks
S. H. Folsom
William Page
Pastor Resignation Sparks Toward Mutual Council in West Somerville
In West Somerville's Day Street Congregational Church a long running dispute over the pastor's status culminates as a mutual council is called for December 14. Resolutions outline the church's desire for a council, designate a committee to organize it, and request representatives from the Suffolk North Conference churches to advise on a remedy for the ongoing controversy.
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Day Street Congregational Church
West Somerville
Ese
Europe
J. Warren Bailey
W.E. Shedd
F. F. Phillips
H. E. Valentine
Pilferings tied to Hollam linked by handwriting
A Boston case centers on Francis J. Holland accused of stealing 2085 pounds of mixed hair valued at 1045 dollars from Glover & Wilcomb on November 18. Police traced a team hire from West Roxbury to Hyde Park, linking the seller and hirer as Holland. He fled to Boston, faced multiple larceny and insanity-related detentions, and several thefts followed including law books and goods obtained with forged checks. He and associates were held for the grand jury in Dedham next Monday.
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Glover & Wilcomb
Francis J. Hollam
West Robury
Hyde Park
Francis J. Holland
Holland
West Roxbury
Francis Joseph Holland
Harvard Law School
Boston
Little, Brown & Co
Graham & Co
Dedham
Boston Shorthand Club Elects Officers After Meeting
The Boston Shorthand Club met at Wesleyan Hall last night with about seventy five members. Wright's orchestra provided music as officers were elected for the coming year including Richard F. Sullivan president and E. W. Hammond first vice president Many members listed as officers and council members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Wesleyan Hall
Bromfield Street
Wright
Stephen O’meara
James M. W. Yerrington
Frank Harrison
Richard F. Sullivan
E. W. Hammond
M. EB. Fritz
Harry W. Putney
F. L. Foss
W. J. Haines
A. F. Mace
E. L. Parker
S. V. Mullen
Mary W. Stone
H. E. Bancroft
Alva C. Peck
W. F. Hickey
E. Barnes
Announcement of results based on official figures
The announcement will be made using official figures, which will likely remain unavailable for about two months. The delay implies the outcome depends on data not yet released and may affect when results are confirmed.
Civil Court Docket Mixed with Multiple Federal Actions
Civil docket from Boston papers lists multiple cases in U S Circuit and District Courts on December 1. Includes tort action against Boston and Albany Railroad for $20000 damages, libels for ship loss near Pollock's Rip, and numerous Superior and Equity filings with numerous parties and attorneys.
Rehearing Denied in Equity Case Involving Local Judge
Supreme Judicial Court Suffolk December 1 denies Laturop Hamilton request to appear as counsel for complainant in a Boston criminal case against Red Cross officials. Separately, Henry W Savage sues Lester N Godfrey for 244 percent commission over a real estate deal. court issues an injunction preventing Godfrey from withdrawing interest from Godfrey & Ford timber dealers pending merits hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Judicial Court
Suffolk
In Equity
Laturop
J. L. L. Hamilton
J. H. Burke
Municipal Court of
Boston
Red Cross
L. L. Hamilton
Prose
J. F. Brown
Henry W. Savage
Lester N. Godfrey
Godfrey
Equity
Messrs
Superior Court First Session Dockets and Damages Actions
Suffolk Massachusetts court records list multiple civil cases in the first session with Bishop J handling personal injury action by Alex Ellis against Boston and Boston & Maine R.R. and damages sought at 10000, closing arguments noted. numerous other cases listed with various plaintiffs and defendants, including L. F. Edmands et al and others, many in progress or unfinished. The second and third sessions under Justices Sherman and DunpBak show contract, tort, and corporate matters with verdicts and continuations, including John Pearce vs Donahue for commissions and Carrie Blake vs Connolly for 25000 damages, plus many other docket items awaiting further proceedings.
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Superior Court
Suffolk, Is
Bishop
Alex Ellis
Lynn & Boston Railroad Company
A. A. Strout
J. W. Johnson
Proctor, Tappan & Warren
R. M. Lilley
Thomas F. Edmands
H. E. Morse
E. B. Hagar
Lewis
Boston G. L. Co
Goodnow
Same
Tourland
Keefe
Connolly
Eldredge
Lennon
Highland F. Co
Martin
Richards
Bingham
Boston
Grover
Smith
Folsom
Downing
Lyons
Foley
Hackett
Crane
Hennessy
Pilot Publishing Company
P.J. Flatley
P. A. Collins
Carrie Blake
Timothy Connolly
Schofield
R. W
C. F. Light
Mahoney
Simon
Sullivan
White
Friedman
Robinson
Whitney
Fuller
Blazer
Karrick
Bickford
West End
R.R
Richardson
Winkley
McIntyre
Boston & Maine
Jones
Richmond
Taylor
Burgett
Bicknell
N. Y
Luce
Donovan
Sheehan
Higgins
Stetson
DunpBak
Renton
R. Lund
W. E. Jewell
Curley
Fletcher
DaCosta
Fitchburg
Foster
Orne
Evangelistic Assn
N. E
Chase
Old Colony R.R
Percival
Conant
Johnson
Roberts
Harney
Dexter
Lougee
McPhee Vy. Bost. & Lockp
T Bi’k Co
Verge
Emerson
Hurley v. Winkley & Maddox Co
Cambridge Election Day Clarified and Local Notes
Cambridge confirms election day is Tuesday December 18 under the new city charter. Mrs. Edward Thorndike returns from a six week Western trip via Chicago and Colorado Springs to visit her son George in Denver. Brattle Hall hosts a Massachusetts Indian Association fair today and tomorrow with music 8 to 9 pm. Governor Russell rides by on Main Street, while claims of a Sortwell deal are disputed as unfounded. Danskin’s wife returns home improved from hospital. Harvard Bridge notes Professor John W White of Harvard moves in with M P White.
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Cambridge
Boston
Edward Thorndike
Chicago
Rocky Mountains
George
Colorado News Company
Denver
Colorado Springs
Brattle Hall
Massachusetts Indian Association
Casey
Ward 1
Universalist Society
Armory
Russell
Main Street
Sortwell
Kelley
Danskin
John F. Danskin
River Street
John W. White
Harvard College
M. P. White
Highland Street
Harvard Bridge
Chelsea Meeting and City Politics Highlight Local Scene
A Chelsea report covers the Young Men's No-License League gathering at the Unitarian Church and the St Luke Brotherhood officers elected. It notes resignations, delegates named for Providence, a lecture at the Chelsea Yacht Club, and local political tensions including rumblings of dissension in wards and criticism of the Boston and Maine railroad petition.
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Young Men’s
Unitarian Church
St. Luke’s
Brotherhood of St. Luke
A. H. Chester
Wallace Spooner
C. B. Choate
Edwin S. Crandon
Church of the Advent
Boston
George M. Babcock
John Peebles
The
Brotherhood
Providence
R. L
Bosson
Chelsea
Thomas Martin
Citizens’ Party
Albert D. Bosson
Board of Aldermen
Boston & Maine Railroad
Chelsea Bridge Avenue
Judge Bosson
Boston Board of Aldermen
City of
Chelsea Board
Ton & Maine
Vila Street
Frank Jonas
Boston & Maine
B. & M. Ihon
James Gould
Joseph C. Haskell
George M. Stearns
George H. Carter
Fred L. Whiting
Ed. BE. Wiklard
Charles E. Bassett
the Ferryman
East Boston No-License Club Forms to Promote Reform
A 150 strong East Boston group creates the East Boston Democratic No-License Club to push anti liquor measures. It secures quarters at 17 Maverick square and unveils a large club banner on the building front. The German fair in Central Hall is a great success. The Outing Club meets for routine business. High School officers plan a dance in Maverick Hall, first of the season, after renovations.
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East Boston
Democratic
Maverick Square
Central Hall
Maverick Hall
Ferryman
Charlestown Ball Scenes and Local Society Notices
Monument Hall hosted the eleventh annual Columbia Castle Knights of the Golden Eagle ball with over two hundred couples enjoying the evening. The Corey Boat Club shifts its annual ball to Monument Hall from Music Hall in Boston. Henry Price Lodge of Free Masons will start this season’s events on December 5. Post 35 will be inspected Thursday by Past Commander Charles P. Whittle. Charlestown groups plan new youth societies at the First Baptist Church. An entertainment is set at Association Hall by Bethany Sisters of St John’s. World’s Fair furniture is being crafted at Charlestown Navy Yard and nearly 500 bales of hemp are moved to the ropewalk for rope production. Funeral services for longtime town figure John Barringer are scheduled for today from Cook Street Place. The Malietts of the Unique Social Club prepare for a grand ball in Monument Hall next month.
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Monument Hall
Columbia Castle
Knights of the Golden Eagle
Sister Castles
Corey Boat Club
Music Hall
Boston
Henry Price Lodge
Free Masons
Charles P. Whittle
Abraham Lincoln Post
First Charlestown
Boys’ Brigade
First Baptist Church
Association Hall
Sisters of Bethany
St. John’s Church
George Burroughs
Charlestown Navy Yard
Navy Yard
John Barringer
Cook Street Place
Malietts
Revival at Baker Memorial Church Dorchester
The revival services at Baker Memorial Church Upham's Corner draw strong crowds led by Pastor Rev C H Talmage and evangelist Schiveren from D L Moody's circle. Sessions run daily at 9 am 3 pm and 7 pm through next week. Gas hearing adjourned to Dec 22 as petitioners seek NY expert input amid Dorchester politics noted by Grove Hatt.
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Baker Memorial
Upham’s Corner
C. H. Talmage
Evangelist Schiveren
D. L. Moody
Gas Commission
Dorchester
Dorchester Gaslight Company
Moody Merrill
New York City
Dulness
Eddy
Dvorak’s Unexpected Piano Moment Amid Guests
Composer Dvorak refused to accompany a singer after glancing at the score saying he could not play the accompaniment. He admitted he had never heard the piece sung and suggested finding someone else. A different man sat at the piano while Dvorak listened to his own work.
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Dvorak
Fool-killer sought as ballot change slur fuels backlash
A Springfielde Republican piece questions the Massachusetts Republican Party. It laments an edict to alter ballots to suit the party’s supposedly uneducated base. The author mocks ex Secretary Whitney and claims the party needs a general fool-killer to counter Democratic tactics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bay State
Whitney
Suggest replacing Granary burying ground shelter with city car shelter on the Common
A letter to the editor proposes building an ornamental open shelter on the Common mall between Winter Street and Temple Place. It argues Tremont House and other cars could change there without infringing on Common rights, listing various reasons for the plan. The note is dated November 1880.
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Granary Burying Ground
Mall of the Common
Winter Street
Temple Place
Boston hopes to be a very proper city hereafter
A Providence Journal item notes Boston aims to curb gaudy lithographs of a ballet girl and the Amazon march leader, seeking a more restrained public tone in the city’s cultural displays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Providence Journal
Boston
Boston Foreman Sets Example for His Class
Joshua Montgomery Sears, a wealthy Boston citizen, serves as jury foreman and provides a notable example for men of his social standing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Y. World
Joshua Montgomery Sears
Boston
Local notes from Dorchester hill and South Boston events
A reader visits George H. Bond’s new real estate office above Dorchester street and praises the Post. Major Maguire’s image graces Ward 13 Democratic HQ window as he recovers from illness. Captain Lambert regains ability to walk, while Healey supporters plan a Common Council rally at Washington Hall. Representative William H. McMorrow celebrates a strong vote. The Ashland Social Club hosts a fourth annual ball January 9 at Cotillion Hall, and the City Point Catholic Association plans a January ball with many tickets sold.
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George H. Bond
Dorchester Street
Major Maguire
Lambert
John J. Healey
Common Council
Washington Hall
William H. McMorrow
Broadway
Ashland
South Boston
Cotillion Hall
Burke
City Point Catholic Association
Success
Crry Port
Brichton Fair and Candy Remark Highlight Community Event
A local fair in Brichton drew strong patronage at First Parish Church with standout children's corner and multiple tables. Highlights include a nostalgic candy stick remark by Mr A B Hunt and praise for committee chairs led by Georgia D Livermore and Mary Warren.
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A. B. Hunt
Georgia D. Livermore
Gertrude W. Livermore
Mary Warren
Arthur J. Scott
Mary O. Pierce
L. West
A. P
L. F. Stetson
A. L. Gardner
Charles Walton
C. A. Metcalf
M. Brown
F. M. Patten
Beaogon Park
Vessels Safe in Port After Atlantic Gale
The steamship Bostonian under Captain Mc Conkey arrived in Charlestown dock after a 28 hour gale from Liverpool. It sailed from Liverpool November 20 and battled heavy snow and seas near Thatcher's Island and Cape Ann before steering toward Boston. Other ships including Dorchester and Kansas, plus several liners, faced similar rough conditions with crews managing through the northeast gale. The bark Kate Harding, ashore at Highland Light, Cape Cod, is reported badly strained with the vessel likely damaged.
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Bostonian
McConkey
Allen Line
Charlestown
Liverpool
Thatcher’s Island
Boston
Cape Ann
Dorchester
Howes
Baltimore Line
Kansas
Lake Superior
Glasgow
Gate City
Savannah
Spartan
Philadelphia
H. F. Dimock
New York
Bangor
Bath
Portland
Miranda
Provincetown
Perry
Kate Harding
Highland Light
Cape Cod
Italians Arrested In Providence Robbery Case
On Monday Silemono De Anglius of Providence was lured to a house by two fellow countrymen, knocked down, and robbed of 280. The suspects fled, police could not locate them, and Boston police were alerted. Last night Orisco Caruso and Steragio Dougti were arrested and will be handed to Providence police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silemono de Anglius
Providence
R. L
de Anglius
Boston
Division 1
Orisco Caruso
New Boston
XN. H
Steragio Dougti
Providence Police
Remarkably successful failure in blank ballots debate
The Lowell Citizen notes that the collected facts about blank ballots reveal a striking inability to back the claims centered on this voting feature. The piece highlights the discrepancy between asserted support and what the records actually show, framing the issue as a notable failure to substantiate the argument.
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Lowell
Moral Boston Seeks Laws On Beach Kodak Use
From the Newport Herald a scathing note questions Boston’s push to ban Kodak cameras on bathing beaches and enforce limits on decollette dresses at dances. The piece satirically ponders what remains of earthly paradise under such morality laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Newport Herald
Moral Boston
Boston theater posters show a modest fashion shift
From the New York World a note that Boston experiences a fresh spasm of modesty in theatre posters. Boston girls wear spectacles and that makes a difference in display and style as observed in local notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Y. World
Boston
Old Crow Whiskey Price Listing at Blanchard & Farrer
An advertising snippet lists Old Crow Whiskey aged four years priced at three dollars per gallon from Blanchard and Farrer located at 14 v0 17 Dockey and 81 Fancuill Mall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanchard & Farrer
Dockey
Fancuill Mall
New Iron Bridge Underway in North Somerville
Somerville reports rapid progress on the new iron bridge over the Boston and Maine Lowell system at North Somerville, now about one third finished and wider than the former wooden span. Clarence Egin and his bride return from a Thanksgiving wedding tour to New York with few friends aware of the nuptials. It’s G A R night at the fair with Hadley’s Orchestra and solos by Arthur Hadley and C A Johnstep. Somerville Cycle Club members A C Fairbanks and Carle P Cubberly named delegates to the Massachusetts division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston & Maine
Lowell
North Somerville
Clarence Egin
New York
Hadley
Arthur Hadley
C. A. Johnstep
Republicans Push Russell Toward Perpetual Massachusetts Governor
From the New Bedford Journal, the Republicans appear to shape events to keep the Hon. William B. Russell in power as Massachusetts governor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
New Bedford Journal
William B. Russell
Massachuesetts
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