Local notices and upcoming events in Somerville area
Somerville updates include Proudfoot elected vice regent of Agassiz Council, Tufts spring vacation planned, and a new local Christmas box drive for Colorado. Owl Club theatre party, a YMCA lecture on Physical Culture, and a charity fair by four girls for the Children’s Home and Day Nursery are noted. Various sermons and lectures scheduled, plus a Glendale chapel reunion service and a talk on making money on State or Wall Street.
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Chrisopher R. Proudfoot
West Somerville
Agassiz Council
Royal Arcania
Tufts
King’s Daughters
Day Street Congregational Church
Colorado
Owl Club
Roberts
Boston
Walter Restack
Providence
R. L
Pettingill
Malden Court
Alden
Jenkins
Milligan
Frank S. Forbes
Cambridge
Congregational Church
H. H. Ragan
George Washington
Glendale Chapel
Ferry Street
Wall Street
Cambridge Social Highlights and Club Notices
The fifth annual Teamsters Benevolent Association ball was held at Institute Hall led by Floor Director Toomey and wife with about 100 couples attending. A two days sale at Father Scully's Gymnasium benefits St. Mary's parish. Catherine Williams died at 52 Sixth Street aged 71. Cambridge Cycle Club plans its fourth annual ball for Union Hall on Jan 10. Knights of Honor Cambridge Lodge elects officers for the year and names grand lodge representatives James W. Ede and William E. Wall with alternates John Loughrey and George A. Coburn.
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Teamsters’ Benevolent Association
Institute Hall
Toomey
Father Scully
St. Mary’s Parish
Catherine
James Williams
Sixth Street
Cambridge Cycle Club
Union Hall
Cambridge Lodge
Knights of Honor
Frank Wilson
James A. Briggs
E. J. Hadley
George W. Hidridge
Edgar Allen
John Loughrey
H. A. Hovey
John Patterson
William E. Wall
F. S. Watson
Guardian
M. L. Fairbairn
Sentinel
William R. Adams
Charles F. Dudley
George A. Cohen
Grand Lodge
James W. Ede
George A. Coburn
Charestown Clan Ball Ends With 200 Couples Dancing Till Dawn
Charlestown No 67 O S C hosted a music filled evening with about a dozen numbers. Mme Barutio performed Mary of Argyle while William Symon and Miss Agnes Hyde drew encores. Chief Duncan Macdougall led the grand march as floor director David Bremner and aides oversaw the event lasting to 4 am. Ivanhoe Lodge Knights of Pythias celebrated its 25th anniversary at Quincy House. Palladio Hall hosted a benefit gathering for a local cause.
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Clan Stewart
S. C
Charlestown
Mme. Barutio
Mary of
Argyle
William Symon
Agnes Hyde
Duncan Macdougall
David G. Bremner
James McLellan
John Hunter
John Borland
Malcolm Norwood
Ivanhoe Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Quincy House
Palladio Hall
Everett Drug Store Scuffle Over Bay Rum Bottles
A haggard man with long whiskers entered Alfred C. Smith’s drug store at Clark and Main streets in Everett. He attempted to steal bay rum and face cream, struggled with the proprietor, and was dragged back inside after a scuffle that ended with a broken bottle and police escort to the patrol wagon.
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Everett Square
Main Street
West Everett
Thither
Alfred C. Smith
Clark and
Main Streets
Mr. Smith
Smith
West End Rally Helps Lifting Debt at Charles Street Church
Great success at a rally for the Charles Street A. M. E. Church debt fund. Over $1000 raised by church clubs and ongoing fundraising efforts. The Eureka Chapter O E S plans a Rainbow Supper at Zion Church on December 20 with music and readings.
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Charles Street A. M
Charles Street
Hopkins
Stephen Jones
Louisville
Jennie Jones
Roberts
Grace Johnson
Rush
Cambridge
Johnson
Annie Fisher
New Bedford
Conservatory of Music
Brookline Night Car Push Faces Possible West End Decision
The West End may add a Brookline night car or announce refusal after a petition signed by about five hundred Brookline residents grows toward one thousand. An inventor claims a new electric car uses one third power and was tested in Merrimac. Patrons protest the likely abolition of the Scollay square South Boston line to ease Tremont street congestion. West End crews adopt a rule barring on duty conversations with passengers under threat of severe penalties.
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West End
Brookline
Roxbury’ Crossing
Briggs Car Factory
Amesbury
Gray Railway Construction Company
Merrimac
Scollay Square
South Boston
Tremont Street
Weathered shores disrupt sail and steam traffic
Northwest wind kept fishermen idle as the fishing schooner Richard C Steele remained sunk on Devil's Back ledge in Broad Sound. The Savannah line steamer City of Macon faced a delay for a new crank pin, while the Barnstable of Boston Fruit Co received a new propeller in Simpson's dry dock. Tugs typically assist ships leaving the wharf, but the scene notes the routine. no further details given.
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Richard C. Steele
Broad Sound
Savannah
City of Macon
Lewis
Boston Fruit Company
Barnstable
Mitchener
Simpson
Diversity of Vessels Sailed and Arrived at Local Ports
The Barkentine L. M. Smith, Captain Smith, sailed yesterday for Cayenne with a cargo valued around 20000. The T. W. Dunn bound for Sierra Leone carries 35000 in goods. Miranda arrives from Georges Bay with mixed fare. prices for haddock and cod listed. Dexter cruiser anchored off Rowe's, Adams pilot boat cruises Bay, D. J. Lawhor sighted near Highland Light. Lancastrian nears Liverpool after Dec 5 departure. Mabel Jordan chartered to load hides and wool at Montevideo for U S port. Rose Esterbrook returns from Norfolk after quick coal port to New Bedford. The Landsman.
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L. M. Smith
Smith
Cayenne
F. G
Long Wharf
Custom House
T. W. Dunn
Ross
Sierra Leone
Africa
John E. Brook
Miranda
Georges
Haddock
United States
Dexter
Gabrielsen
Rowe's Wharf
Vineyard Sound
Adams
Harry Jeffrey
Lewis Wharf
D. J. Lawhor
Bill Abbott
Highland Light
Leyland Line
Lancastrian
Muir
Kinsale
Irc
Liverpool
Boston
Mabel Jordan
Balano
Rio Janeiro
Montevideo
Rose Esterbrook
Party policy study shows delegate conventions favored by leaders
Prominent leaders across parties support delegate conventions as a means to nominate mayoral and alderman candidates, with Republicans satisfied after adopting the plan years ago and Democrats broadly agreeing it could straighten the party. Some leaders caution restraint this year but expect changes to the caucus act.
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Post
Matthews
Richard Sullivan
James McGeough
Boston
Thomas ¥. Strange
Major P. J. Grady
Democratic State Committee
J. Edward Mullen
Houghton & Dutton’s
Woodbury Dermatological Institute Ad Highlights Skin Treatments
John H. Woodbury Dermatological Institute offers free consultations for eczema pimples freckles and facial blemishes. Offices listed at 11 Winter St Boston with branches in New York Philadelphia Chicago and St Louis. Inventor of Woodbury's Facial Soap.
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John H. Woodbury Dermatological Institute
Winter St
Boston
New York
Phils
Chicago
Woodbury
Hymn Creator Dr. Smith and the Birth of America
The article recalls Dr. Smith’s role as a leading hymnist who wrote America in 1838 while a student. It details his German to English translations with Lowell Mason, the Park Street Church in Boston, and the spread of singing in public schools. The hymn helped foster patriotism during the Civil War era.
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America
Smith
Andover Theological Seminary
Lowell Mason
Mr. Mason
Park Street Church
Boston
Mason
Bowdoin Street Church
Editor urges Post to honor Rev Dr Smith as hymnist and poet
James H. Ross urges the Post to honor Rev Dr Smith not only as author of America but for his hymns and poems. He notes Smiths influence on hymnals and compares the neglect of hymnists with poets. Ross cites Palgrave and calls for lasting recognition before Smith dies from Boston.
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Post
Smith
America
F. T. Palgrave
Oxford University
Whittier
Lucy Larcom
Dr. Smith
James H. Ross
Ashburton Place
Boston
Labor World Elects New Knighs of Labor Officers
James E Fay is elected master workman of the Benjamin Franklin Assembly Knights of Labor with Patrick Geoghan as foreman after resignations by Stephen Gaffey and John Duggan. Former master receives gold watch and charm. Michael J Bishop sails to England for District 131 convention in Liverpool and surrounding area. Labor men plan reception for John Burns upon arrival in the Hub.
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James E. Fay
Benjamin Franklin Assembly
Knights of Labor
Patrick Geogh
Stephen Gaffey
John Duggan
Michael J. Bishop
K. of L
England
Liverpool
John Burns
M. P
A. O. H. Divisions Elect Officers in Cambridge and Somerville
Division 20 East Cambridge Harugari Hall reelects John W. Flynn as president and a slate including Daniel S. Wilson and John J. Ahern. Division 6 Somerville names Cornelius Bowen as president and Denis Mahoney as treasurer with a full slate of officers.
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East Cambridge
Harugari Hall
John W. Flynn
Daniel S. Wilson
John J. Ahern
Daniel J. Coughlin
Joseph J. Kelly
Edward A. Toner
Patrick J. Colbert
Somerville
Cornelius Bowen
Philip Keon
Andrew Pigotte
Thomas Allen
Denis Lane
Denis Mahoney
Daniel Keon
William Kelly
Six-Shelf Oak Book Cabinet a Great Christmas Value
Paine's Furniture Company offers a solid oak six-shelf book cabinet for 10 dollars in Boston. The ad touts it as the greatest value in library furniture this season and predicts hundreds will be purchased as Christmas gifts.
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Paine’s Furniture Company
Boston
Death of Francis P. O'Reilly Son of Brookline couple
Friends mourn the death of Francis P. O'Reilly nearly five as flowers surround the funeral in Brookline. His father Mr. P. O'Reilly has worked at prominent Boston hotels and the service drew a large gathering.
Afflicted Family Mourns Death of Young Arthur Everett Williams
Sad bereavement unfolds in Charlestown as four year old Arthur Everett Williams dies after a brief illness. His mother remains in hospital in serious condition while father James J Williams, a Post composing room employee, is himself very ill at the family residence.
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James J. Williams
Post Composing Room
Arthur Everett
Diphtheria Serum Made in New York by Dr Gibier
The World reports anti toxine serum produced in New York under Dr Paul Gibier of the Pasteur Institute. It is tested as good and pure, sold at a quarter of imported serum, and promises wider access after four months of work with horses and a veterinary team.
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New York
Paul Gibier
Pasteur Institute
Biggs
New York Board of Health
America
Pasteur Institute Laboratory
West Ninety-seventh Street
Gibier
Alexander F. Liautard
West Thiftyfourth Street
Roux
Boston Anti Toxin and Diphtheria Cure Revealed
Board of Health plans and tests the new diphtheria anti toxin using animals on Galloupe Island. Dr Durgin notes a barn with stalls and a shed for guinea pigs to test toxine strength while limiting personnel on site.
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Post
Board of Health
Durgin
Galloupe’s Island
Charles E McLaughlin Dies in East Boston
Paralysis of the heart caused the death of Charles E McLaughlin of East Boston. He collapsed after returning home Saturday night and lay unconscious until early Sunday morning as his wife watched.
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Charles E. McLaughlin
Boston
McLaughlin
Taunton illustrated features and Boston reminiscences
The Sunday Post promises illustrated pieces on Taunton’s development and a comparison of local buildings with rivals. It also previews anecdotes from Boston lawyers, rare New England china, a State House annex library, and humorous tales from a doorkeeper, bell-boy, and hotel staging days in Boston.
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Taunton
Boston
New England
the Post
State House
Sunday Post
Joseph Sidwell
State Senate
Blennerhassett
Aaron Burr
Post
Margaret
Brawl at Newton ends in injuries and arrests
A disturbance at a Nonantum house party led to Thomas Smith with a cut head and Margaret Colney Christopher Colney and Peter Brennan jailed. Smith says Colney drew a knife. Colney and Brennan report scalp wounds from a brick. The four await Municipal Court before Judge Kennedy in about two weeks. An earlier report notes ample recent herring catch.
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Christopher Colney
Peter Brennan
Kennedy
Mackerel Run Winds Down as Nets Remain In Use
Cape Fishers will rest Provincetown reports a waning mackerel run with daily catches of fifty to seventy five when weather allows. Prices stay strong at up to 18 cents per fish. Weir fishing ends season with outside traps hauled ashore after six weeks of steady yields.
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Provincetown
The Barn Murder in Gorham Village
Portland Maine reports the Barn Murder of Byron C Coburn near Gorham Village. Coleman and Lewis his hired men are under arrest. Coroner Perry investigates and calls a jury for an inquest. Coburn's wealth is unclear and motives point to quarrel or theft. Leander Valentine suggests either quarrel or discovery of a thief using an axe.
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Portland
Byron C. Coburn
Gorham Village
Coburn
Coleman
Lewis
Perry
Abner Lowell
Lowell
Leander Valentine
Westbrook
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Public Schools of America
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Greece
Montreal
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EPPS
Civil Service Gazette
James Epps & Co., Ltd
Homeopathic Chemists
London
Alpheus M. Stetson
Kilby Street
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