Has He Done Anything Against the Cause A Kindly Act
A Boston letter writer defends Alderman John H. Lee against charges from Mr. McCraith. It argues Lee did not betray labor or misconduct and cites past council actions, urging voters to reelect him. The piece questions the validity of accusations and defends Lee’s oath and governance.
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Lee
Augustine McCraith
Boston
McCraith
Board of Aldermen
Common Council
J. B. Richardson
John H. Lee
Alderman Lee Defends Labor Record in Public Row
A letter accuses Alderman Lee of failing to defend labor record and launching a personal attack on Mr. McCraith, secret of the Printers Union, while blaming city solicitor opinions for lax accountability. The writer questions the city solicitor’s influence and cites past losses in cases.
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Alderman Lee
Befriended by Mr Lee Defends Ward Alderman
A Brighton resident writes that Alderman J H Lee helped him secure winter work and paid his travel, urging fellow workingmen and Democrats to vote for John H Lee, claiming the alderman acted in their interests. The letter praises Lee's assistance and funds provided for expenses.
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J. H. Lee
Brighton
John H. Lee
J. J. Albert
Lincoln Street
Boxing Club's first meeting draws strong turnout in wet weather
Boxing enthusiasts filled the Columbian Athletic Club for its initial gathering despite heavy rain. Top notes include Kelly impressing as a fast, accurate fighter and Kaveny warned against rushing wins. Connolly improves with pro experience. Roche trains for a spar with Moore. Mitchell slated for a Boston appearance and a three round bout with Woods as a prelude to a Corbett clash.
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Columbian Athletic Club
New York
Metropolis
Kelly
Jimmy Kaveny
Tommy Connolly
Barnett
Tommy
Connolly
Ned Roche
Dick Moore
Americus Club
Riverside Boat Club
Boston
Roche
Moore
Mitchell-Corbett
Johnny Griffin
Dan Saunders
Tom O'Rourke
George Dixon
Griffin
Charlie Mitchell
Romany Rye
Grand Opera House
Billy Woods
Denver
Pugilist
Fiftie Ring
Corbett
Mitchell
Washington entries race card chaos at five events
A garbled list shows multiple races at five furlongs to one mile with names like Ad die Captain Wagner and Miracle Ely. Bets, weights, and horse lineups are partially legible, alongside dubious characters and broken phrases, reflecting a disrupted race card from Washington.
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Addie
Captain Wagner
Benjamin
Piebeian
Rosa H
Charlie Wilson
Kingstock
Sonora
Verbena
Blackwood
Mise Bess
Azrael
Aurelian
Went Park
Traitor
Ixion
Rama
Fatality
Lady Kelly
Ely
Edwin
Lagate
Farmer
Prince Otto
Pekin
McIntyre
Caster
Sulross
Bolero
We. K
Freesor
Philora
Moonraker
McAuliffe
Am Stone
Tromp
Morrisse Panhandle
Dalayrian
Pell Recherche
Calantha
Recalling Old North Church Bells Aims to Rest Ring
Miss Charlotte W Hawes and Boston musical friends seek funds to restung and ring the eight Rudhall bells of Boston’s Old North Church in the English style for public occasions. The chimes date to 1782 and cost about 200 dollars to rehanging plus minor repairs. Supporters urge revival to reclaim a historic New England beacon once rung for Paul Revere’s lantern signal.
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Old North Church
Salem Street
Charlotte W. Hawes
Europe
Old North
Christ Church
Rudhall
England
Charleston
D. C
Holland
Boston
Miss Hawes
New England
Paul Revere
Mrs Gleason Buried After Self Inflicted Death
Funeral held at 24 Bowdoin Street for Frances A Gleason who died after attempting to hang herself and set a fire. Service conducted by Rev Dr A A Miner at Mt Auburn cemetery. Husband Winsor Gleason attended, with family members and Dr Cilley present. reports suggest mental distress and possible insanity.
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Frances’ A. Gleason
Bowdoin Street
A. A. Miner
Gleasons
Mt. Auburn Cemetery
Winsor Gleason
Mr. Gleason
Mund W
Haskell W
Walter H. Gleason
Edmund H. Walker
Frances
Charlestown
Cilley
Edmund Gleason
Winsor
Private dances and club events enliven Concord street
A Boston area row of club dances and entertainments unfolds across Lincoln Hall Berkeley Hall Armory Hall and Cotillion Hall with music by Maurice Larnard and participation from Roxbury B C Cambridgeport Eagles and Roxbury Wheelmen. Nominating committees at Somerville Club list officers and committees ahead of December 20 election led by Captain Harvey.
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Lincoln Hall
Concord Street
The
Massachusetts
Dan
Berkeley Hall
Maurice Larnard
Roxbury B. C
Jamaica
Lyceum Hall
Boston College
Messrs
Eagles
Rickford
Graves
Cambridgeports
A. M. Lloyd
Somerville Club
C. C. Payson
J. S. Cartright
H.¥. Curtis
H. O. Burrell
A. ‘Thompson
George Kaula
McCausland,Jr
W. A. Tucker
Ellsworth Fiske
G. W. Harvey
Fred
Harvey
Hebrew Meeting Discusses World Movement of Hebrews
A Hebrew gathering met yesterday afternoon in the old church at Kneeland and Tyler streets. Dr. A A Gabelein of New York spoke in Hebrew and German, noting a broad continental movement toward God with rising religious interest among Hebrews in Germany, Russia, and elsewhere. He cited growing requests for explanations and belief that learning signals progress, as attendees questioned and engaged in Bible verses under his guidance.
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Kneeland
Tyler Streets
A. A. Gabelein
New York
Europe
T Ee
Germany
Russia
Gabelein
Illustrated Lecture On Thomas Moore Draws Full House
Last night at the Grand Opera House an illustrated lecture on the life and works of Thomas Moore drew a full audience. The program featured soprano Theresa Finnis, contralto Theresa Finnis, tenor Joseph R. Judge, baritone Edward McHugh Jr, all under Michael J. Dwyer’s direction, with James T. Menegan at the piano, aiming to aid parish relief during a harsh winter. The event was organized to relieve distress among the poor while celebrating Moore’s legacy. The American Wringer Co. advertised its line of wringers, hangers, spring beds, and carpet sweepers at 13 and 16 Broadway Extension.
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American Wringer Co
Broadway Extension
City
Bowling Guide Preview of Week’s City League Games
Post presents a weekly bowling schedule listing games from Tuesday through Friday. Matches occur in Lowell Dorchester Melrose Dorchester Charlestown Jamaica and other venues with teams including Lowell Highland, Allston Roxbury Dorchester Central Codman Glendon and Lincoln Park area clubs.
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Vespers
Salem
Lowell
Lowell Highlands
Allston
Les Miserables
99Th Artillery
Charlestown
Roxbury
Old Dorchester
Melrose Athletic
Dorchester
Boston Athletic Association
Casino
Boston
Jamaica
Arlington
Jamaica Plain
Melrose
Dorchester Central
Codman
Glendon
Cedar Grove
Melrose Highlands
Review
Newton
Waverly
Oxford
Jeffries Winter
Lynn
Polo Guide Promotes Tonight’s Games at Casino Building
Post's Polo Guide notes Worcester faces Boston at the Casino Building with ladies’ night observed. Brockton competes with Providence in a double feature, outlining the schedule and venue for the evening polo matches.
Bowers Funeral Today For Captain Charles E Bowers
The remains of Captain Charles E Bowers of Arlington will be buried today in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery Concord with services at 2 pm at his Lake Street home. A Loyal Legion delegation will attend as the body is moved to Concord for final rites at the Unitarian Church with Rev G Reynolds officiating. Born February 1 184 in Concord he lived in Cambridge Boston and Arlington and ran Bowers and Sawyer boot and shoe firm before later operating the Herne Fire Company on Washington Street. He served in the Thirty second Regiment at Gettysburg where he was wounded, later reenlisting in a New York regiment. He was a Free Mason grand master and first president of the Naturalists Club of Boston.
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Charles E. Bowers
Arlington
Sleepy Hollow
Concord
Lake Street
Bushnell
G. A. R. Post
Unitarian Church
Rev. G. Reynolds
Military Order of the Loyal Legion
Cambridge
Boston
Bowers & Sawyer
Washington Street
Herne Fire Company
Thirty-second
Gettysburg
New York
Naturalists’ Club of
Laboring Man's Church Formed in Lynn on Andrew Street
A laboring man's church was formed in Lynn on Andrew street and to be known as the Church of Carpenters. About three hundred people attended the meeting. A regular pastor will be engaged to conduct services and a mission will be started.
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Lynn
Andrew Street
Church of Carpenters
Lynn Strike Continues at Plant & Co Shoe Factory
Lynn December 10. The Knights of Labor joint board met at Excelsior Street hall and declared the Plant & Co strike still on. An unauthorized Friday meeting reported Plant would restore old wages if workers returned but would not discharge non union help. Board has forty members. only fourteen attended Friday.
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City of Boston
Corporation Tran’ Counsel
City Ting
Aas
Supreme Court
DSO
Bailey
City Solicitor’s Office
Beacon Street
Ton
John T. Priest
Ramey Itor
Lynn
the Knights of Labor
Exc’ E Street
Thomas G. Plant & Co
Shorn of his fortune in Independence showdown
C W Williams, noted horseman, notified mortgage holder R Campbell that he could take Williams property for 100000, leaving Williams nearly penniless though he retains Allerton and several quality horses. Williams built an electric streetcar line, a hotel and opera house, and his bets lost him money as Allerton went lame. he began by selling Axtell for 105000 and earned about a quarter million in two to three years in horses.
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Independence
C. W. Williams
R. Campbell
Campbell
Rush Park Racetrack
Opera House
Williams
Allerton
Axtell
Hayes's Acceptance Letter Signals Independent Candidacy
Walter L. Hayes, a citizens' candidate for Alderman, releases a letter to the 3000 voters who signed his nomination papers. He denounces party politics in municipal campaigns, pledges independence from rings, and urges prudent use of city funds, tax restraint, intelligent economy, and cautious hiring while addressing health, sewerage, street management, education, and public welfare.
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Walter L. Hayes
Probate notices from Boston show executors and administrators
Multiple probate notices announce executors and administrators for estates in Boston and surrounding counties. Names include James J. Lundy, Eliza Jacobs, J. Colt, Rudolph Munz, Marie Ensticker, and others, with dates referenced in 1893 to 1903. Each item calls creditors and heirs to present claims or demands and to report or make payments as directed by court orders.
Y M C A Convention Concludes With Mass Meeting
The three day Y M C A convention of the third district ends in Waltham with a mass meeting at First Baptist Church. H M Moore of Somerville and other delegates speak during praise service and addresses. Special services are held at evangelical churches and delegates address each venue. A union meeting for young people follows at the Baptists' vestry with W L Rockwell of Watertown and W C Douglass Jr of Harvard University speaking.
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Waltham
Third
First Baptist Church
H. M. Moore
Somerville
Baptists’ Vestry
Watertown
W. C. Douglass, Jr
Harvard University
Curious Revelation From Page's Furniture Ad
A strange newspaper fragment notes Page's Furniture Company offering French Colonial pieces and holiday orders at $13.50. The text hints the price may reflect labor costs, suggesting skepticism about the value of the deal amid holiday sales.
Faneuil Hall Meetings Open With Temperance Address
The Rev Walter A Dunnett the Canadian singing evangelist and temperance orator will address Boston business men daily this week from noon to 1 at Faneuil Hall Subject today Snakes He will also sing one or more solos at each meeting.
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Walter’ A. Dunnett
Boston
Faireuil Hall
Mr. Dunnett
Probate Court Notices From Boston 1893
Public notices in the Suffolk Massachusetts Probate Court announce estates, executors, and administrators. Readers are summoned to appear, file, or respond by specified dates in December 1893, with citations published weekly in the Boston Post. The notices include estate actions for Connor, Calef, and others, with required appearances and publication details.
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Norfolk
William
I. Bowditch
Erens
G. Nowditch
Josep Id
Moody
Dedham
Norton
Boston Post
Autobert
Boston
G White
Elaire
Jonathan Cobb
Register
Massachu- Bag
Ryad Connon
Ima Ann Connor
Bosat
Tom Post
John
Elijah Ghorg
Commonwealth of We
Suffolk
Horace Atree
Toba
Smokim
Tagloo
Elijah George
Commonwealth OF Marsachu
A. D. Hs
John W. McKim
Commonwealth
Magsachushus
Middlesex
Cambridge
Roger
Charles Neath
H. Folsom
Ofassachusetts
Tate
Comnonweralte
Massachu
Bosinga
Henry Fr Spex
Grace M .En Ae Grach Btton
Beatrice C. Stra
Commonwealth of Ake Coua
Secea Enry
Spencer
Bossaid
John McKim
Esquire
Wle
Thomas
Real Street
Said
Bost
George W. W
Thomas J. Barry
Swake
Ramu Swern
Las
William L. Swett
Myrtle Street
Jamaica Rain
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Alderman Sullivan
Street Department
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Gould
Union
van Winkle Street
MR. Lee
Washington
Mrs. Gleason
Eric
Thomas Moore
Post's
Post
Perch
New Bedford
Toop
Worcester
Brockton
Bowers
Universalist Church
Mra Trask Hill
Emma ‘Bhort
Elizabeth T. N
Sarah D. Sherman
Mechanic Hall
Ph. S. Leageapenkere Ie Ev. Acy
Cambridgeport
Sefferson
Chelsea
Wat Furniture
Shawmut Ave
W. H. Parker
Moiter
Sisso
America
K. Payker
Horseman Williams
MR. Hayes
A. D. PLC
John W. McKim, Esquire
Eguster
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John W. Moree van Esquire
HOM Register
Commonwealth OF Mas
Sarah Spaples
Wakefield
Rosina Field
County of Middlesex
Cluse
Grant
Charl Faquire
Wil Jate
Suibattolk
Uu Ee Omas J. Lundy
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James Donn LY
F. Jacobs
Oliza
Rudolph Munz
Admr
Pemberton Sq
Marie B. Ensticker
County of
K J, Seidensticker
Yan Norton
Roaton
Patrick O'Loughlin
Commonwealth OF
Samuel W. Tucker
Messenger
Jacob A. Fritz
Wpembertah Square
Toston
County of Suffolk
Robert EB. Maguire
Cald Comets
William A. Dietrick
Court House
Pamberton Uare
Buffom
B. Maguire
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Faneuil Hall
California
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Frothingham
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Hannah Late
Cantwell
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