Hyde Park Fair Aids Relief Fund With Read By Carrington
Hyde Park opens Magnolia Hall four day fair hosted by Timothy Ingraham Post No. 121 and the Woman's Relief Corps No. 35 to raise relief funds. General Henry B Carrington reads a historical poem The First Shot about Fort Sumter and the start of the Civil War as attendees hear songs and speeches and view booths, with proceeds aiding the relief effort.
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Hyde Park
Magnolia Hall
Timothy Ingraham Post
Woman's Relief Corps
Relief Fund
Henry B Carrington
Cumming
United States
Abraham Lincoln
Pinckney
Moultrie
Sumter
Robert Anderson
Kentucky
West Point
Star of the West
Gulf
Ocean
Columbia
Christmas Fair Supports Working Girls Home
The New England Helping Hand Society hosts a Christmas sale at 124 Pem broke street to raise funds for paying off the mortgage on its home for low wage workers. The 1887-incorporated charity has served twenty one women from the better class. Activities include a candy table and cafe, with officers President Mrs. B. E. Trask Hill and others guiding varied tables through today and tomorrow from 10 am to 10 pm.
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The
New England Helping Hand Society
Pembroke Street
BE. Trask Hill
R. Emery Little
M. A. B. Bolton
N. C. Macdonald
W. B. Smart
Anna FE. Stoddard
Clara Latham
Garden
M. B. Shepherd
Barbara Starkey
Ritchie
Mikes L
Insurance Company Elects Officers in Boston Meeting
The North American Insurance Company of Boston held its annual stockholders meeting at 59 Kilby Street. Directors elected were Silas Peirce Charles Henry Parker William G. Peck John C. Howe Eugene Partridge Kilby Page Charles Morrison and Charles Macular. Peirce became president Partridge vice president and Morrison secretary.
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The
North American Insurance Company of Boston
Kilby Street
Silas Peirce
Charles Henry Parker
William G. Peck
John C. Howe
Eugene BR. Partridge
Kilby Page
Charles EB. Morrison
Charles ©. Macular
Gene KE. Partridge
Prent
Charles B. Maduias
Dirty Schools Under Fire Over Filth at Eliot School
Henry Lloyd repeats charges of filthy conditions in Boston public schools after visiting Eliot on North Bennet Street where he says floors were caked with dirt and walls finger-marked. A postman inspected the building during Thanksgiving scrubbing, finding some areas only lightly cleaned while corridors remained dirty. Lloyd defends his statements, argues for higher standards and better funding, noting international examples of daily cleaning and ventilation. He remains active in school affairs and cites political interference as a barrier to reform.
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Central Labor Union
Henry Lloyd
Lloyd
Eliot
North Bennet Street
Webster
Mason Street
Eliot School
Ward 6
Boston
United States
France
Belgium
England
London
Whitechapel
Curtis
Young Flower Seller Defies Mayor's Veto in Townwide Case
Alice Langford, not yet 16, continues selling flowers despite a mayoral veto on a license. The S P C C notes her visits to saloons and hotels, claims of misconduct, and a contested parentage claim. Her mother insists she may sell flowers, citing legal advice, and keeps her daughter out at noon.
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Alice Langford
Curtis
Bennett
Smyth
Lonenamed Society
Alice Morris
Alice
Disaster at sea as German ship Athena sinks off Cape May
A heavy gale 319 miles off Cape May destroys the German ship Athena with a naphtha cargo. Captain Hank and thirteen crew are killed or drowned while transfer to the British steamer Tania. Four crew members aboard the Tafna are saved. Wreckage drifts southeast as rescuers pursue the scene.
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Philadelphia
Cape May
N. J
Athena
Hank
New York
London
Tania
Marbella
Tafna
Repairs to Croft and other harbor shipping news
Atlantic Works of East Boston repairs the British steamer Croft after a Hamburg to Portland voyage. Reports note jib damage on several vessels, the Athenia disaster, and a puffing fish exhibit. The Brookline arrives safely from Jamaica with fruit and passengers, while the Free Trade is damaged after a collision with Landseer. The Lepanto returns from Hull after a rough voyage. all amid the day’s coastal maritime updates.
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Croft
Hamburg
Shields
Atlantic Works
East Boston
Slocomb
Gladys
St. John
N. B
Jewett Lumber Company
Portland
Wagner
Hazelwood
McLean
Harry Morris
Quaco
Tania
Philadelphia
Marbella
St. Michaels
New York
London
Hank
Cape Cod
Atlantic Avenue
Manila
Ivy
Lowell
Santiago
Brookline
Jamaica
Long Wharf
Anderson
Port Antonio
South Shoal
Williams
Bascom
Stafford
McCarthy
Engleserg
Free Trade
Port Au Pique
Nova Scotia
Brown
Eastern Point
Thatcher's Island
Landseer
Ree
Wilson Line
Lepanto
Wise
Hull
Eng
Antwerp
Indictment Case Against Peabody Atwood Libel Moved
The case against Frederick W. Peabody for alleged libel on Congressman Atwood was before Judge Gaskill in the Superior Criminal Court. The Commonwealth moved for Peabody to decide within three days if he relied on truth and to file specifications. The motion, supported by Sughrue and McLaughlin, was met with limited objection by H W Chaplin. The court considered the matter and McLaughlin said trial would likely be early next week.
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Frederick W. Peabody
Nbel
Atwood
Gaskill
Superior Criminal Court
Common Wealth
Sughrue and McLaughlin
H. W. Chaplin
McLaughlin
Meady Dies by Hanging in Hall Avenue Home
Albert C. Meady aged 48 committed suicide by hanging this noon in the cellar of his Hall avenue home. Despondency was the apparent cause. He was superintendent for the une Gauge Company of Charles- (Medford item).
Warren's Xmas Novelties and Stationery Tale
A catalog style item lists Warren's Xmas novelties and stationery items including calendars, pocket books, cases, traveling sets, desk accessories, writing instruments from Waterman to Cross, inkstands, scrapbooks, albums, and playing cards. It notes ladies and gents fashionable stationery offerings and mentions specific brands and items such as Whist cards and Trophy decks.
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Dresden
Mark Twain
Petition to Keep Captain Wescott Sparks Police Scandal
A West End petition circulated to retain Captain Wescott at Joy Street Station House amid charges against Patrolmen Ryan and Smith of Station 3. Harris Sampson, a restaurant owner, denied organizing a public push but hinted at other undisclosed district concerns and a broader police corruption mood.
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West End
Harris Sampson
Leverett Street
Ryan and Smith
Station 3
Wescott
Joy Street
Smith
Ryan
Sampson
Statice
Division 3
Dickens Booth Sale Sells Varied Gift Items
A Christmas gift event titled Dickens Booth Sale at Shuman Corner offers fancy boxes mufflers umbrellas smoking jackets mackintoshes canes gloves sweaters and Dickens booth merchandise to celebrate love and kindness with a range of apparel and accessories.
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Dickens’ Booth
Shuman Corner
Annual YMCA Fellowship Meeting in Boston Dec 19
The annual fellowship meetings of the State executive committee and the general secretaries and physical directors of the YMCA of Massachusetts and Rhode Island will be held at the Boston Association building on Thursday December 19. The regular monthly meeting of the State committee will follow at the close of the fellowship meeting.
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Young Men's Christian Associations of
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Boston Association
Cambridge Night at Natalis Kobono by Young Ladies' Charity
Last evening Cambridge night drew a large crowd at the old library for the Natalis Kobono event hosted by the Young Ladies' Charitable Association. The Harvard Glee Club delivered an excellent concert leaving attendees impressed.
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Cambridge
Natalis Kobono
The
Young Ladies’ Charitable Association
Harvard Glee Iub
Caroline Hoyt dazzles in gowns on stage as star
Caroline Miskel Hoyt dominates the Park production of In Old Kentucky and Am bition at the Hollis Street Theatre. The article details her costumes from first act white silk muslin with blue ribbons to second act green velvet decollete and piquant lace, a pink satin crepon gown in act three, and a dazzling white satin finale with gems and a diamond necklace. Also noted are Nat C. Goodwin's successful Boston engagement and other theatrical happenings including Lily Tabor, William Gillette, and various acts at local venues.
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Caroline Miskel Hoyt
Godet
Boston Actress Blanche Rice Ill in New York City
Boston actress Miss Blanche Rice is critically ill with pneumonia at Crandall House in Binghamton New York. She had been touring with the Hands Across the Sea company and was left behind in the city. her mother is with her.
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Binghamton, WN. Y
Blanche Rice
Boston
Crandall House
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