Dark Continent lecture and Boston fire alarm reform
Henry M. Stanley’s Tremont Temple lecture impressed critics and drew Mark Twain as escort. The piece chronicles Stanley’s Africa journey, Livingstone’s death, Victoria Nyanza, and the Congo debate, interwoven with a note on Boston’s bells reform by the Fire Commissioners. The article ends with details on easing alarm bells to save power and reduce crowds while maintaining rural call companies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry M. Stanley
Tremont Temple
Sayer
Mr. Stanley
Samuel L. Clemens
Stanley
Mark
Livingstone
Herald
Daily Telegraph
Nile
Niger
Congo
Zansibar
Victoria Lake
Nile Water
Ugamba
Uruma
Waruma
Mtesa
Dame
Bishop Harrington
Miesa
Aus
Europe
London
Uganda
Mwamba
Great River
Atlantic
Isengila
Tuckey
Zanzibar
Press Club
Court Street
Samuel Clemens
Mark Twain
Armanini
Eugene Tompkins
Boston Theatre
R. R. Meredith
Alexander Steinert
New York
Chicago
Brooklyn
Boston
Dorchester
Charlestown
Brighton
Board of Fire Commissioners
Dover Street
Back Bay
West End
Fire Department of
Roxbury
Massachusetts Dentists Hold Annual Session and Elections
The Massachusetts Dental Society opened its annual session at the YMCA rooms. Officers reports were read and accepted. Candidates for active membership include Taft, Harvey, and Bradley, with Horne and Sfood elected. Papers were presented by Fillebrown, Baker, Brackett, Ainsworth, Odell, and Knight. The program continues with more papers and an election at noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts Dental Society
Young Men’s Christian Association
Charles H. Taft
D.M.D
Cambridge
M. P. H. Harvey
D.D.S
Everett
Frederick Bradley
Dedham
Board of Censors
Robert F. Horne
Watertown
Clarence O. Sfood
Beverly
Thomas Fillebrown
H. A. Baker
Cc. A. Brackett
G. C. Ainsworth
Frank M. Odell
J. K. Knight
Pearline Wast Rand Cleaner Promotes No Soap Use
Not very old but popular Pearline, the famous cleaner, markets its use without soap. The ad touts cleaning power with minimal fuss and emphasizes convenience for households seeking simple, soapless results.
Boston News Highlights of Public Safety and Society Events
Mary Gillespie, 33, a confirmed shoplifter, was released yesterday and detained after stealing eighteen silk handkerchiefs and two table cloths at R. H. White's. Patrolman Thomas A. Woodbury was dismissed for neglect of duty. The Boston Theatre rooms fill for recitals and plays as W H Murray and Joseph Howard Jr headline. Several union officers and civic groups report elections and events around the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Gillespie
House of Correction
R. H. White
Knox
McCausland
Thomas A. Woodbury
Board of Police
W. H. H. Murray
John Norton
Adirondacks
Boston
Department of Public Safety
Durgin
Board of Health
Wheeling
AVN Ae
Boston Young Men's Christian Union
Washingtons
Messrs. Williams & Everet
Washington
Sharples
Martha
Mary
Middleton
Joseph Howard, Jr
Park Theatre
Mr. Howard
John A. Hawes
Lyceum Hall
Joseph Rossiter
Edwards
Hogarty
Edseards
Haskell and Havelin
Charitable Irish Society names ball venue and guests
The building fund hall committee met with D H Morrissey presiding and Major D G Macnamara as secretary. Music Hall was selected for the annual ball on January 19. Sub committees reported and invited dignitaries including Governor Ames Boston mayor elect, New England governors, mayors, General Phil Sheridan, President Cleveland, the port collector, and other notable citizens. Thomas J. Barry was named floor director. The group expects a larger success than last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charitable
Irish Society
D. H. Morrissey
D. G. Macnamara
Music Hall
Ames
Boston
New England
Phil Sheridan
Cleveland
Thomas J. Barry
Reform Meeting Endorses Civil Service Standards
The Massachusetts Civil Service Reform Association held its annual meeting at Young's Hotel with Judge Darwin E. Ware presiding. Speakers praised expanding civil service reform, urged universal application, celebrated Governor Robinson for resisting a war veterans exemption, and outlined officer elections and proposals to strengthen the Massachusetts commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts Civil Service Reform Association
Young's Hotel
Darwin E. Ware
Congress
Congress of the
United States
Governent
Navy
Army
Coast Survey
Senate
Wealthy Rochester widow wills match to marrying couple
Elizabeth King of Rochesterville died at 82 and left about $100000 to young couple Clarissie King and Guibert Allan on condition they wed at her burial. They were married today. The Anderson Sons quarry strike is settled and Knights of Labor offered no help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Elizabeth King
Rochesterville
Clarissie King
Guibert Allan
Anderson Son
Knights of Labor
The Present Aspect of the Indian Question Lecture
Mr. Herbert Welsh spoke at Sanders Theatre Cambridge on Indian rights. He urged urgent action to educate Indians and grant them equality before the law. A Dawes bill, already passed the Senate, would grant citizenship after land allotment and support for its passage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Welsh
Central Indian Rights Association of
Philadelphia
Sanders Theatre
Cambridge
Cambridge Indian Rights Association
Welsh
Samuel Longfellow
United States
Indian Rights Association
Dawes
Senate
Large Boston boot and shoe house assigns to Henry
Field Thayer & Co 178 Congress street, long established boot and shoe jobbers, assign to John S Henry with liabilities listed around 500000. Debtors include Boston manufacturers and several firms across the region. Names involved include G B Field E P Field E H Munroe S M Hovey J B Spencer. Additional insolvencies and assignments follow in varied trades across multiple states and cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs. Field, Thayer & Co
Congress Street
John S. Henry
Henry & Daniels
Field, Thayer & Co
J. B. Spencer
Thayer
Hotel Thorndike
Noah H. Paradis
Haverhill
Paradis
Donald McDonald
Restaurateur
Boston
Patrick Hart
Samuel Thompson
KE. M. Mabley & Co
Clothing
Akron
James H. Sullivan
Brighton
Bank of Gold Hill
Virginia
Nev
Can
Reuben Simon
Shreveport
BE. A. Cuthrell
Weldon
N. C
A - W. A. Farris
Henderson
Erni A. & Davis & Co
Washington, D.C
C. Avendscam
Elba
M. H. Kane
Stables
Lee
Mass
Jacob Rosenthal
Minneapolis
J. B. Moors & Co
Fourth National Bank
Produce Exchange of
New York
Savannah National Bank
Savannah
Phillipe L. and
George L. Clark
Clark Bros. & Co
Devonshire Street
Stephen H. Tyng
Joseph ©. Ginn
Doane Street
Walter S. Wait
William M. Meehan
Dudley Street
Roxbury
James FF. Mullen
Samuel S. Vinal
Eastern Avenue
Horace Patton
Julius Odelson
Pedlers
Cross Street
Myer Hollander
Boston Bricklayers vote to join International Union
Boston Bricklayers Assembly 5787 unanimously decides to affiliate with the Masons and Bricklayers International Union of North America. The 800 strong local will not withdraw from the Knights of Labor until formal initiation into the new union is completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Knights of Labor
Boston Bricklayers’ Assembly
Caledonia Ball
Eliot Street
Masons’ and Bricklayers’ International Union of North America
United States
Canada
International Union
Horsford's Acid Phosphate in Sick Headache
Dr. W. W. Gray of Cave Spring Georgia reports successful use of Horsford's Acid Phosphate in several cases of habitual sick headache.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horsford’s
W. W. Gray
Cave Spring
Courts Docket Shows Federal Case Over Goods Sold
United States Circuit Court December 9 filings list Carroll Schwab et al. suing Eben D. Jordan et al. for about $81,534.04 with 537 account items. Defendants deny sale and allege fraud by Hewes in Boston. jury not yet empanelled. Superior Court entries include Harvey v. Boston & Lowell Railroad and Veasey v. Boston & Maine Railroad with various damages claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Circuit Court
Carpenter
J. Gabriel Schwab
Eben D. Jordan
New York
John H. Hewes
Hewes
Boston
Iewes
E. M. Johnson
Nath. Myers
Squash Seed Craze Prompts Boston Public Spectacle
The crowd gathers in Boston for a decisive public event to count squash seeds and reveal their total as part of a novelty scheme by J. B. Barnaby & Co. Officials, professionals, and everyday citizens watch the proceedings with curiosity and amusement as gifts and trinkets are promised in celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tate
Boston
J. B. Barnaby & Co
Two Injury Cases at Dorchester Involving Milo McGuire
Fourth Session docket lists Milo McGuire v. John P. Clay for injuries from a wagon accident on Dec 19, 1855 in Dorchester, with J Maxwell for plaintiffs and Asaph Churchill for defendants. Resumed and given to the jury alongside multiple related civil matters and petitions in Boston, Mass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ajlason
Milo McGuire
Pro Ami
John P. Clay
Charles McGuire
Same
Milo
Dorchester
J. A. Maxwell
Asaph Churchill
Angus Chute
Bartley Preston
Fenno Street
Revere
A. E. Clarey
D. F. Kimball
Superior Court Tort Action in Essex County
A tort action in Essex County Superior Court involves plaintiff Holmes seeking damages for personal injuries from a City of Salem incident. The case, captioned Dec. v. Bacon, J. No. 3536, proceeds under the court’s civil docket and moves toward trial or settlement.
Refitted Hotel Near Ferries With Quick Cunard Deck Access
A popular hotel has been refitted and furnished throughout with modern improvements. Tailored for business men and families, it sits near the quay with cars passing the door every seven minutes and only a three minute walk to the ferries and the Cunard Deck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cunard
Dinner at 5 O Clock Boston Street Case Docketed
A fall on Boston street on December 20 led to a pro forma verdict with exceptions noted. Attorneys Farnham and Evans represented plaintiff and defendant. A pew suit Pearlein vs Liwnne and the Maxime Beaulein damages suit were filed. O Reagan vs Empire State Steamship Co. served, defendant in default. Court adjourned until Monday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Street
F. FE. Farnham
F. L. K Evans
Pearlein
Liwnne
Maxime Beaulein
O’reagan
Empire State Steamship Company
Supreme Court actions in Bradford cases heard
The Essex County Supreme Court heard Mary J. Neally versus Inhabitants of Bradford over whether a natural water course should be followed, with decision reserved. Timothy W. Woodbury versus Harriet A RR Haynes concerned sale of land, with decision reserved. The law and equity list is in order. Decrees entered in divorce cases include James R. Burdett versus Emma J. Burdett for desertion nisi Mary A. Estes versus Charles W. Estes nisi for desertion Charlotte A. Reed versus Joseph J. Reed continued Minnie E. Valequit versus Joseph D. Valequit nisi for desertion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Essex County
SLEN
Mary J. Neally
Bradford
Als
Timothy W. Woodbury
Harriet A. RR. Haynes
James R. Burdett
Emma J. Burdett
Nisi
Mary A. Estes
Charles W. Estes
Charlotte A. Reed
Joseph J. Reed
Minnie E. Valequit
Joseph D. Velequit
Cambridge Aldermen Hear Claims and Voter Recount Motions
At a regular meeting the Cambridge board of aldermen heard James McGovern report injuries from a catch basin. A recount of aldermen votes was ordered to begin Monday at 8 p.m. The city moved to connect engine houses by telephone for 250 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge Board of Aldermen
James McGovern
Committee On Claims
Thomson-Houston Electric Light Company
Somerville
Cambridge Horse Railroad Company
Old
Charles River Company
Cambridge
Cambridge Railroad
Cambridge Almshouse
City Hall
William H. Whitney
Th Board of Health
George F. Piper
Cambridge Electric Light
Ud Company
Wss
North Avenue
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Zan
Zibar
Congo's
Massachusetts
Dentists
City Notes
Watts
Vinal
Bosworth Street
Oberton, Donnelly
Zahn
Otis Marshall
Lancaster Mills
Harcourt Amory
W. R. Robeson
A. S. Perkins
W. C. Cabot
F.C. Lowell
George P. Upham
Moses T. Brown
The
Christian Union
Edwin Booth
Richelieu
Katherine of Petruchio
the Irish Charitable Society
Massachusetts Association
Gore
Law, Order
Justice
Civil Service
Balaklava
Ahus
General Court
Robinson
Commonwealth
Friends of Good Government
Civil Service Commissioners
C. F. Adams, Jr
John F. Andrew
James M. Barker
William H. Baldwin
Robert I. Bishop
George William Bond
Gamaliel Bradford
Martin Primmer
James M. Bugvee
Samuel C. Cobb
Charlesr. Codman
James Freeman Clarke
Uriel BH. Cr
Dana
Darwin FP. Ware
George G. Crocker
Henry H. Sprague
Roger Wolcott
Oliver Ames
Superior Court
Knowlton
David S. Harvey
Boston & Lowell Railroad Company
A. Hemenway
Thomas Savage
A. A. Strout
W.W. & Coolidge
Eliza A. Veasey
Boston & Maine Railroad
Eastern Depot
Cliftondale
H. E. Fales
Sol Lincoln
Walter J. Badger
Bennet
Blodgett
Wood
Finn
Neagle
Clark Va
Judkins
Simpson
Briggs
Lerose
Gaylord
Cook
Abbott
Brady
Cosgrove
Tutts
Eastern R. R
Slattery
Daly
Boston Marine Insurance Co
Butler
Gale
Breck
Clark
Taylor
Cassidy
Farley
Campbell
King
Phenix Insurance Co
Faxon
Lawin
Stetson Va
Ropes
Bigelow
Demmon
Shattuck
Rand
Ladd
Bourke
Chelsea
Locke
Porter
DEWEY
Theodore H. Ford
Francis L. Tappan
Electric Gas Purifying Machine Company
A. W. Boardman
W. H. Towne
C. W. Bartlett
George W. McConnell
Stordale
Baker
Ennis
Crosby
Upton
Foster
Steinkrauss
Cambridge R. R
Brackett
Leavitt
Berenson
Fee
Sharp
Greeley
Graham
Robbins
Eaton
Littlefield
Bostor
Dunton
Crane
Newton
Hall
Robertson
Whi
Bovne
Canney
Nashua Savings Bs Co
Quincy M. I’. S
McMahon
McKinney
Carr
Verge
Eastern
R. R. Co
Starkey
Oakes
Middlesex R. R
City of
Baldwin
Honey
Titus
Barker
Doane
Merriam
Aduams
Bellows
Yulton
March, OS
Boston Loan Co
Boston & Mystic Valley R. HR
Eas
Turner
Parks
Winslow
Phage Tmi Erase
Jd. O. Schimmel
Hutchinson
Aldridge
Nichols
Wendell
Burgess
Windram
Copeland
Prouty
Providence Rail
Bany Railroad
McGuire
Clay
Paine
Allen
Fox
Jacobs
Chute
Preston
Toomey
Sanborn
Lamprey
Linehan
McNamsa
Swenson
Lofgren
Morse
Mayo
Wollaston Foundry
Dinsmore
Horton
Maine
R. R
Hichland F. Co
Coffey
Power
Juny
Pany Vs. Boyd
Is. Co
Ulster
Barnaby
Clothiers
Geabbie Sconce
Afig
Globe Theatre
Oor
Kentucky Whiskies
Pure Eye
LouRsod
Wanengton
G. O. Taylor
C. H. Graves & Sons
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