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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Dec 15, 1896

Page

5

Harvard Honors Rowing Coach Lehmann With Campus Assembly

Harvard students and faculty filled Sanders Theatre to bid farewell to English rowing coach Lehmann who finishes fall instruction and will return to England. Speakers praised his view of sport as recreation plus moral development and highlighted examples of notable athletes and sportsmanship from Piotta to Cotton. President Eliot attended as well as Harvard graduates and Cambridge ties were recalled in remarks from Major Higginson and Dr. Everett.

Harvard Sanders Theatre Lehmann England Cambridge William Everett H. L. Higginson R. H. Stevenson C. F. Adams Francis Peabody R. C. Hooper Endicott Peabody Groton School W. H. Thayer D. M. Goodrich Norman Cabot Eliot Charles Eliot Nuvon H. Stevenson Ginson Eeveryone Mr. Lehmann University Everett Cambridge University Trinity College Oat Club Yale Piotta H. B. Cotton Oxford

Funeral Held For James R Kendrick Of Boston Area

Many railroad men and friends attended the funeral at South Congregational Church for James R Kendrick. Eulogies were given by Rev E A Horton and Dr Edward Breet Hale with flowers sent in profusion. Bearers included Charles P Clark Lucius Tuttle Charles F Choate George L Connor George Pierce John C Page and Edward A Taft. A special train will convey the remains to Lebanon New Hampshire for burial leaving Causeway Street Station at 9 AM.

James R. Kendrick South Congregational Church E.A. Horton Edward Breet Hale Mr. Horton Charles P. Clark York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company Lucius Tuttle Boston & Maine Railroad Company Charles F. Choate Old Colony Railroad Company George L. Connor New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad George Pierce Old Colony Steamship Company John C. Page Edward A. Taft New York & Boston Despatch Express Company General Blackmar Ontasket Steamboat Company Lebanon N. H Causeway Street

Longtime Dean Academy Principal Burrington Resigns

Lester L Burrington A M professor at Dean Academy Franklin has tendered his resignation which the board accepted at a special meeting. He served twenty one years at Dean Academy including seventeen and a half as principal. His career also included posts at Goddard Academy Barre Vermont and the Illinois State Normal School Bloomington Illinois.

Lester L. Burrington A. M Dean Academy Franklin Burrington Goddard Academy Barre Illinois State Normal School Bloomington Ill Fie

Somerville Regiment Elects Officers After Captain Parson’s Retirement

Company M of the Highth Regiment in Somerville held an officer election at the new street armory after Captain Horace M. P arsons retired to Colorado for health. First Lt Herbert W. Whitten elected captain unanimously. Second Lt George L. Marshall unanimously chosen first lieutenant declined. Acting First Sgt George S. Canfield elected first lieutenant unanimously.

Highth Regiment Somerville Light Infantry New Street Somerville Horace M. Parsons Colorado Herbert W. Whitten George L. Marshall George S. Canfield

Labor Federation Opens Sixteenth Convention Led by Gompers

In Cincinnati the sixteenth annual AFL convention convened with President Samuel Gompers in the chair. He highlighted organized labor gains, urged Congress action on the eight hour law, and outlined plans for a nationwide mass meeting program and ongoing presence at the federal capital.

Cincinnati American Federation of Labor Odd Fellows’ Hall Samuel Gompers HE. J. Denny Moulders’ Union Gompers John F., O'Sullivan Boston George ¥. Warner Brooklyn Edward Congress United States Committee On Labor House of Representatives Thomas W. Phillips Washington House Executive Council Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen Green Glass Bottle Blowers National Association Plumbers’ and Gas Fitters’ National Association South Robert Howard Fall River Mass Cotton Spinners’ Union Fred J. Estes Columbus Great Britain Utah

Hoisting and Portable Engineers Charge Wage Cut Attempt

Union members meeting at St Andrew's Hall accuse a Rapid Transit Commission foreman of trying to lower hoisting engineers wages by firing 28 cent workers and hiring 25 cent replacements. A committee was set to approach the commission and resolutions denounced the move.

Hoisting and Portable Engineers’ Union St. Andrew’s Hall Rapid Transit Commission

Universalist Club Holds Centennial Tribute Dinner

Thirty five Universalist Club members met at the Hotel Thorndike for their regular meeting and dinner. Hosea Starr Ballou spoke on Dr Ballou's Influence on Our Church a Centennial Tribute and Rev Thomas J Sawyer shared reminiscences.

Universalist Club Thorndike Hosea Starr Ballou

The Great Remedies for Women’s Ailments Promoted

A period advertisement extols Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as the cure for weakness and disease of the organs distinctly feminine. It claims quick, painless relief and notes testimonials and broad book promotions, urging women to read Dr. Pierce’s Common Sense Medical Adviser and obtain copies at low cost.

Dr. Pierce Pierce Buffalo N.Y

Be A. O. U. W. Ball At Berkeley Hall Sees 150 Couples

The Be Game Outing Club hosted its fifth annual ball at Odd Fellows Hall with 200 couples in attendance. President W H Burke directed the floor with George Fitzgerald and aides. Intermission supper followed by dancing until 3 am. Notables included Senators and aldermen from East Boston and Charlestown. General Sherman Lodge A O U W held its second annual ball at Berkeley Hall with over 150 couples in the grand march led by Edward Canny and assistants J Cassidy and J C Donohue.

Odd Fellows’ Hall W. H. Burke George Fitzgerald John Quinn, Jr M. J. Leary East Boston Daniel F. Driscoll Thomas Riley John F. Fitzgerald Perlie A. Dyar Presho Charlestown William J. Donovan William FE. Donovan Riddle McGivern Larry Kennedy J. H. Falvey Charles Gauer William J. Fitzgerald John Morrisey John Sweeney James McNamara William E. Gallagher William O’hearn Katherine O'Hearn Nellie Donovan Lillian Buckley Julia Golden Annie Gilraine Margaret Quirk General Sherman Lodge Berkeley Hall Edward Canny J. Cassidy J. C. Donohue Mas Flood

Local Officials and Notables Named in Charlestown Notice

A list of individuals including Milton C. Paige Representative McManus Edward P. Barry Councilman John Ma honey M Co O Connell Charlestown Lodge Leo Chicoine Maplewood Mr and Mrs John Allston Mr and Mrs Robert Ma honey Master Workman James J O'Brien Mt Washington Lodge B L B Howard Miss Katherine Breen Miss Annie Monihan John H Russell Joseph A Cogan P J Carney John B Featherstone Theodore H Campbell appears in a community notice. Names are tied to local organizations and civic roles.

Milton C. Paige McManus Edward P. Barry John Mahoney Ward 15 M. Co. O'Connell Charlestown Lodge Leo Chicoine Maplewood John Allston Robert Mahoney James J. O'Brien Mt. Washington Lodge B. L. B. Howard Katherine Breen Annie Monihan John H. Russell Joseph A. Cogan

Cooper Camping Club Holds Second Annual Ball in Charlestown

The Cooper Camping Club of the North End held its second annual ball last evening in Roughan Hall Charlestown. Grand march led by president John J Solari who escorted Miss Esther Riley. Members wore white duck suits and the floor was supervised by Solari.

Cooper Camping Club North End Roughan Hall Charlestown John J. Solari Esther Riley

Merrill Hanson marriage of Gertrude Han son and Byron Merrill

The marriage of Miss Gertrude B. Hanson daughter of Mrs Willis B Morse of Lowell to Byron B. Merrill of Utica New York staff editor of the Utica Saturday Globe occurred at the bride's grandmother Mrs Sophia Rodenzier Everett on Monday afternoon. Relatives and intimate friends attended and Mrs Merrill will reside in Utica.

Gertrude B. Hanson Willis BE. Morse Lowell Byron B. Merrill Utica N. Y Saturday Globe Sophia Rodenizer Everett Merrill

Review Publishing stockholders meet at Young's Hotel

At a stockholders meeting of the Review Publishing Company held last evening at Young's Hotel the Very Rev. Mgr Maginnis chaired. Guests included Rev Thomas Walee Lewiston Maine MFP Cooke J F Clarke Fall River J J Lyons Manchester NH and T Linnehan Biddeford. Reports showed a 33 percent increase in business. Officers elected for the coming year were President Very Rev Mgr Maginnis Treasurer Rev John O'Brien and Clerk Rev Philip J O'Donnell.

Review Publishing Company Young’s Hotel Mer. Maginnis Thomas Walee Lewiston M. FP. Cooke J. F. Clarke Fall River J. J. Lyons Manchester N. H T. Linnehan Biddeford William H. Powers Sacred Heart Review Mgr. Maginnis John O’brien Philip J. O'Donnell

Countess De Braza Arrives After Acquittal in New York

The Countess De Braza, friend of Maria Barberi and recently acquitted of murder in New York, arrived in this city last evening and lodged at the Brunswick. Miss Barberi did not accompany her.

Countess de Braza Maria Barberi New York the Brunswick Miss Barberi

Life Guard remedy from Dr Shaw goes to mass production

Dr Thomas P Shaw of Lowell Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts Medical Society has mass produced Life Guard tiny white pellets for throat and lung diseases. The remedy claims to arrest la grippe without morphine or quinine and promises harmony with nature improving circulation and organ function with bottles sold by druggists at 0 cents.

Thomas P. Shaw Lowell Harvard Medical School Massachusetts Medical Society Shaw Life Guard la Grippe

Army recruits for Cuba flood Boston business row

A Boston business owner reports a surge of would be Cuban army recruits at his shop. He claims as many as sixty officers from various services possess discharges and strong recommendations from officials at home and abroad and could muster 1000 men in a day or 30,000 in six days. He describes applicants preferring battlefield death to starvation in Boston.

Worpester Conoern Boston Thomas Huxley Richard A. Proctor Charles Morris Philo. Acad. of Natural Sciences Robert Hunter F.G.S John Stainer Seneca Egbert Marcus Benjamin Smithsonian Nstitution Vuguly Buuss Ballem

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