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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Dec 17, 1889

Page

2

Democratic Club Dinner in Massachusetts Celebrates Reform

The Young Men's Democratic Club of Massachusetts hosts an annual meeting in Boston with speeches by William E. Russell and other party leaders. Russell lauds reform efforts, while the group vows renewed effort to advance Democratic principles and broaden outreach across the state.

Boston Josah Quincy Collison William E. Russell John W. Corcoran Leopold Storse John H. McDonough Mr. Morse W.S. McNary William N. Osgood Henry W. Cross Young Men’s Democratic Club of Massachusetts Young Men’s Democratic Club Upborne New_York New Jersey Virginia Ohio Iowa Commonwealth Young Men’s Club Democratic Party Cambridge Cleveland Republican Party Grover United States People’s Party People Worcester England Leopold Morse Russell Mr. Russell Washington Mr. Fairchild Congress McDonough Josiah Quincy Quincy Henry M. Cross Newburyport William S. McNary Daniel G. Crowley Danvers Chauncey F. Black Pennsylvania National Association OF Democratic Clubs York Penn

Democratic Rally in Massachusetts Praises Tariff Reform

A 1889 Boston mass meeting features speakers praising tariff reform, defending Democratic loyalty to reform, and criticizing Republican policies. Leaders emphasize government powers for the people and warn against national control of elections and patronage.

Players' National League of Baseball Clubs Adopted

The Brotherhood adopts the Players' National League constitution with minor corrections. Meetings set for December in New York and March elsewhere. secretary salary 3200 with 25000 bond. membership requires sixty day notice and three-quarter votes. Dues 1500 yearly. league to operate ten years with 12000 yearly club dues. Officers: McAlpin president, Addison VP, Burrell secretary treasurer. Playing rules committee named including Buck Ewing and Fred Pfeffer.

New York Players’ National League of Baseball Clubs National League S Ewing Radbourn Darling Brown Kilroy Farrell Mulvey Wood Thompson Clements Delehanty Faatz Stricker Zimmer Sutcliffe Snyder O’brien Bakeley Gruber Twitchell McAleer Radford Larkin McKean van Haltren Ryan Duffy Ward O'Connor Cook Weyhing Murphy Tucker Bauer Bassett Seery Andrews McGeachy Mack Clark Ferson Krock Keefe Washington Carney Wise J. Irwin White Hoy Beecher Fields Miller Staley Galvin Maul Morris Beckley Dunlap Kuehne Hanlon E. A. McAlpin John Addison Chicago F. H. Burrell Hall Ben Hill Philadelphia J. B., Hart Boston Buck Ewing J. M. Ward Brooklyn Fred Pfeffer

Weather forecast across New England and mid-Atlantic states

The forecast until 8 p.m. Tuesday calls for Maine New Hampshire and Vermont fair then light rain and warmer with southerly winds. Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut and eastern New York expect light rain and warmer with southerly winds. Cautionary signals are shown from Delaware Breakwater to Wood's Hall section.

Washington Maine New Hampshire Vermont Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut New York Delaware Wood’s Hall

York Safe Fireproof Demonstration Prompts Mail Home

The celebrated York Safe proved fireproof during late city and Lynn fires. A large batch withstood intense heat, likened to salamanders, showcasing protection from fire and burglars. The ad urges readers to choose York for durable security.

York Lynn

Henry W Grady III Seriously Ill on Midnight Train Ride

New York December 16 Henry W Grady Southern editor and orator is seriously ill threatened with pneumonia His departure from the Fifth Avenue Hotel via the Midnight Southern express to Atlanta is under careful medical escort The attending physician Dr H Goldthwaite notes fever quinsy sore throat and poor condition as Grady travels with supporters toward Georgia for treatment

New York Henry W. Grady Fifth Avenue Midnight Southern Express Atlanta Georgia H. Goldthwaite Grady Captain Howell Bullock Twenty-third Street

Recount of Aldermen and Mayor Yields Small Changes

The Board of Aldermen recounted votes for Aldermen in the first and third districts with no material change. Recounts for Mayor in Wards 6 and 7 and for Councilmen in Ward 7 slightly increased the pluralities of Mayor Hart and the elected councilmen.

Board of Aldermen Hart

Boston Executive Business Association Banquet Report

The Boston Executive Business Association held a 5 o’clock banquet at Parker House with President Goodwin presiding. Sixty delegates from constituent societies attended as Osborn Howe led a five member committee on Boston Board of Fire Underwriters resolutions. The committee reported favorably and the taxation committee’s report was discussed with remarks by J. R. Leeson Alden Speare Jerome Jones and others. A postponement to the next meeting followed. W B Rice announced a special report on reforms in the law of attachments due at the next meeting.

Executive Business Association Boston Executive Business Association Parker House Goodwin Osborn Howe Boston Board of Fire Underwriters J. R. Leeson Alden Speare Jerome Jones W.B. Rice

Recount Confirms School Committee Shifts

The revised tally shows only one change from the first count with gains mainly for elected candidates. Charles E Daniels gains 105 votes to 27134 while James S Murphy falls 2684 to 26217. The elected slate remains Barrows Daniels Meeuen Pettigrove Whittemore Hastings Gallagher Allen.

Charles E. Daniels James 8. Murphy Stillman B. Allen, R Isabella C. Barrows Henry Canning Charles E. Damiels William A. Dunn Charles T. Gallagher Caroline Hastings Elizabeth C. _ Keller Fred G. Pettigrove F. A. Wellington Benjamin B. Whittemore Barrows Daniels Meeuen Pettigrove Whittemore Miss Hastings Gallagher Allen

Ward 20 Republicans Celebrate Clean Sweep in Roxbury

The Ward 20 Republicans held a jollification at the Republican Club on Cottage street Roxbury praising their ward victory with three Republican Councilmen. The hall featured Japanese lanterns colored lights and hunting motif decor. Speakers included Areasure Wiggin James Olmstead Henry H. Silva Charles E. Wiggin Jr and Joseph M. Wade with Dorchester Club members in attendance.

Republican Club Cottage Street Roxbury Areasure Wiggin James Olmstead Henry H. Silva Charles E. Wiggin, Jr Joseph M. Wade Dorchester Club

Wreck at Conway Junction Delays Trains on Two Railroads

Freight trains on the New Haven Northampton and Fitchburg railroads collided at Conway Junction. Seven cars of the New Haven Northampton were wrecked and the Fitchburg engine damaged. Fireman Ross was injured and one train delayed five hours on both roads.

Greenfield New Haven Northampton Fitchburg Conway Junction Ross

Loss of the Schooner Kelso off Port Monton

The schooner Kelso from Glace Bay to Yar mouth caught fire two miles off Port Monton Saturday morning. Unable to extinguish the blaze, the crew abandoned to boats and landed at Port Monton Island. Kelso and cargo of coal were driven ashore at Lilack Point and are a total loss.

Hallifax Kelso Glace Bay C. B Yarmouth Port Monton Port Monton Island Lilack Point

Sleigh Parade Touts Ford F. French Carriages

The recent snow brings sleighs to the streets and the bells ring. Ford F. French & Co. at 14 to 24 Sudbury Street and 160 Tremont Street showcases some of the finest carriages and sleighs in the city.

Ford F. French & Co Sudbury Street Tremont Street

Daily Concert At Revere House Hosts Evening Guests

Guests at the Revere House enjoy a pleasant daily concert near the ladies cafe from 6 to 7 p m. The event offers light entertainment and a refined atmosphere for patrons.

Revere House Ladies’ Cafe

D’Albert’s First Piano Recital at Music Hall

Music Hall hosted Eugen d Albert in a three recital series to a modest audience. The program featured Bach Passacaglia Beethovens op 53 op 109 Brahms Ballade op 10 No 2 Rhapsodie op 79 No 2 and a variational fugue on Hindemith theme. The critic praised the Bach passacaglia Beethoven and Brahms numbers noting superb technical work and fresh melodic renderings but felt the concert was a touch long for the audience.

D'Albert Eugen d’Albert Music Hall Musical Boston Car Tausig Johannes Brahms Hiindel Bach

Listemann Quartet in Steinert Hall Concert Review

The Listemann Quartet performed in Steinert Hall with Mme Sophie Zéla and Mr Arthur Foote assisting. They offered Schubert in D minor posth, Grieg op 25, and Brahms quartet, with Zéla debuting in Steinert Hall and Foote praised for his playing though other members faced balance and tone challenges.

Listemann Mme Sophie Zéla Arthur Foote Listemann Quartet Steinert Hall Schubert A. Thomas Grieg J. Brahms Zéla Cecilia Club Brahms

Holiday books at D Lothrop Co on Washington Street

Two long counters at D Lothrop & Co display holiday publications including Wordsworth volumes illustrated and bound in seal and cloth. Descriptions cover The Four Seasons and A Lost Winter, Stabat Mater with photogravures, Ballads About Authors, Holy Grail, Those Raeburn Girls, travel tales, E W Sherwood Sweet Brier, Our Town dedication, The Loss of the Swansea, Joe Bentley naval tale, heraldry sets, Over head and Underfoot, Lothrop Annual, and more, with a prompt to inspect the Christmas stock for newest works and best prices.

Messrs. D. Lothrop & Co Washington Street Bromfield Wordsworth William Wadsworth Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Florida Mary Cecil Spaulding Miletus Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton F. Small Franklin Johnson Harriet Prescott Spofford Morocco England Raeburn E. W. Sherwood Margaret Sidney Our Town Young People’s Society of Christian Endeavor Swansea W. L. Alden United States Navy Joe Bentley H. H. Clark Messrs. Lothrop & Co Lothrop & Co

Literary Boston and the making of a literary society

A Boston Letter from Providence notes a growing Browning and Shelley Society with an Ibsen circle rumored. It mocks a type of young Bostonian who fetes associations, wears flashy dress, reads in public, theatres, water colors, or embroidery, and a witty woman who aims to sound clever. The piece concludes with a sketch of a literary society formed by such people, plus sober, humorless souls and public-minded authors.

Boston Providence Board of Trade Journal London Hilip Morgan

Genuine Johann Hoff Malt Extract Tonic Warns of Imitators

The genuine imported Johann Hoff’s Malt Extract tonic Nutritive draws a crowd of fraudulent imitators. Beware of them. The genuine bottle bears the signature “Johan Hoff” on the neck. Eisner & Mendelson Co sole agents at 6 Barclay Street New York.

Johann Hoff Johan Hoff Eisner & Mendelson Co Barclay Street New York

Exercises in Wood Working announced for early publication

J Appleton and Company plan a manual training textbook by Ivin Sickles MD. The two part work covers wood growth structure decay insects preservation and tools drawing methods and sharpening. It includes thirty nine progressive exercises with full page plates and opposite page directions. Boston magazine Transatlantic features Zola portrait and extracts from The Human Beast and Le Voeu dune Morte with Daudet preface and other Paris related items.

J. Appleton & Co Ivin Sickles Boston the Transatlantic Emile Zola Zola Alphonse Daudet Paris Henry Irving London Lyceum Theatre Figaro Il

Probate notices in Suffolk County Massachusetts

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Suffolk probate court cites heirs and interested parties in two estate matters. Abby W. May Boston deceased executrix Eleanor May must account. appearance set January 6, 1890 at 10 am in Boston. Public notice requires three weekly Boston Post publications. Witness Judge Joan W. McKim. Elijah George registrar.

Commonwealth OF Massachous Setts Sufiolk Abby W. May Boston Fleanor G. May Suffolk Boston Post Joan W. McKim. Esquire Elijah George Massachu Lucian Skinner Frederick Skinner Samuel G. Thaxter Celina Skinner Witnes John W. McKis Esquire Register VOM Cambridge George M. Brooks J. H. Tyler Massachou Burgess Allen Chelsea George Dexter Loston Joan W. McKim Massachussetts Margaret Rae George C. Mann John W. McKim

Executor appointed for John Bachelop er estate in New Hampshire

OTLCE is given that the subscriber is executor of the will of John Bachelop er late of North Hampton Rockingham NH deceased. He has taken the trust and appointed George DD Wildes as agent of 19 Deane St Boston. Creditors and debtors must present claims or pay debts to Charlis E Batchelder Executor Boston December 9 1889.

O'Tice Perdlnanyd Kelly Boston Suffolk Catherine Kelly Adinx Nathaniel Minoy Dorchester Norfolk Robert Minot de Bonis Non Susan H. Newell Fresno County California Francis V. Balch Court Street Mass Susspaine P. Keirly

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