Dangerous carving on Frog Pond ice stirs city crowd
Johnny Hardy brave on thawing pond, skating over dangerous holes as crowds cheer. Poor street kids and gleaming Back Bay youths reveal stark class contrast as ice cracks, splashing water and risky stunts draw laughter and caution among onlookers. A Saxon queen leads a bold run before retreating to Commonwealth Avenue.
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Johnny
Frog Pond
South Cove
Back Bay
Commonwealth Avenue
Preparing for the Ball by Charitable Irish Society
The Charitable Irish Society committee met at Parker House to plan the annual ball at Music Hall on Monday evening Jan 11 1892. The invitation committee will invite the Governor and State officers the Boston mayor and nearby cities officials the port collector navy yard Fort Warren commandants and leaders of British Scotch and French charitable societies plus aldermen council leaders and Congressmen O Neil Hoar and Andrew.
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Irish Society
Parker House
Music Hall
Boston
Navy Yard
Fort Warren
Common Council
O'Neil, Hoar and
Andrew
Raymond Whitcomb Ex Curson Tours Mexico by rail
No part of the continent possesses greater attractions for tourists than the Mexican republic. Three Raymond & Whitcomb ex cursions this winter will bring the most interesting portions of the country within easy reach. The parties depart Boston January 12 February 2 and 23 in a special Pullman vestibuled train with dining car observation car interpreters and more. Descriptive books may be obtained of Raymond & Whitcomb 296 Washington street without charge.
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Mexican Republic
Rio Grande
Tropics
Raymond & Whitcomb
Boston
Washington Street
Dr Graves under fire as trial nears end in poisoning case
Denver reports claim of attempted suicide by Dr Graves amid his murder trial for poisoning Mrs Barnaby. Nervous strain dominates proceedings with officers shadowing his movements in Vallejo. Defense argues death from heart disease while state plans to prove bottle inscription linking Graves to poison.
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Denver
Col
Vallejo
Graves
Macon
Petition to remove New Haven prosecutor Blyndenburg
In New Haven on December 18 a petition will be presented to county commissioners seeking the removal of Judge Levi H. Blyndenburg from the office of prosecuting agent. The petition accuses him of violating the law and abusing his office for private gain, led by Lieutenant-Governor Merwins and over 300 business leaders. It cites his recent large scale arrest of druggists for liquor law violations involving minors and alleged improper methods by his spotters.
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New Haven, Conn
New Haven County
Levi H. Blyndenburg
Merwins
Liyndenburg
Llyndenburg
Grand Jury Reports No Bill in Key Indictments
United States Grand Jury, in session since Tuesday, found no bill, discharging in New Hampshire. Indictments included four against Kilborn J. Brown of Somerville for smuggling and three against J. E. Henry & Sone, Carrol lumber kings, for importing foreign contract labor. Several other indictments were returned against nonarrested parties for internal revenue violations. No indictments against Boston & Maine railroad or its officers for free passes or against American Robbin Shuttle & Spool Co. of Nashua for anti trust. Jury was nearly unanimous against the last case and evenly split on the Loston & Maine railroad matter.
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Concorp
N. H
United States Grand Jury
Kilborn J. Brown
Somerville
Mass
J. E. Henry & Sone
Carrol Lumber Kings
Internal Revenue
Boston & Maine Railroad
Ameican Robbin, Shuttle & Spool Company
Nashua
Loston & Maine Railroad
Malden Crank Butler Tied to Dynamite Visit in New York
John Butler, arrested in New York on the wharves with two dynamite claimed packages, calls himself the wild man from Boston. A former Boston & Maine section hand, he has shown insanity signs, threatened his wife at Wakefield, and wandered after missing a New York Ireland voyage. His brother plans to send him to Ireland. Butler was once at Danvers Insane Asylum.
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Maulpen
John Butler
New York
Boston
Boston & Maine Railroad
Ireland
Wakefield
Malden
Liverpool
Butler
Danvers Insane Asylum
Booths Plan for Redemption of the Masses in the Year
Bramwell Booth reviews twelve months of operation, detailing capital outlay of £90,000 plus £10,000 promised liability, farm cost £54,000, food depots and shelters £28,140, receipts £26,570. Two million five hundred thousand meals and 847,207 nights of lodging provided to the homeless. slum work £2,507 with £579 from sympathetic slummers. Workshops show a deficit of £1,140. He argues the effort achieved more relief with comparatively little cash.
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London
Bramwell Booth
Counterfeiters Caught in Delpurs Pennsylvania
United States secret service agents in Delpurs capture a gang of counterfeiters led by Raffael Dinicola. Others named are Frederick Cerogata Giacomo Dinicola and Emma Tate, all Italians. They pass a 1888 silver dollar imitation and a counterfeit five dollar treasury note bearing Jackson.
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Puma A Delpurs
Penn
United States Secret Service
Raffael Dinicola
Frederick Cerogata
Giacomo Dinicola
Emma Tate
Treasury
Jackson
Painters Staging Falls on Fayette Street Injures Three
In Warthrown this forenoon a painters staging on the shade roller building on Fayette street broke loose from a rope and fell about thirty five feet. Daniel Sullivan and Frank McGuire of Waltham suffered spinal and internal injuries and were taken to Waltham City Hospital. Henry V Eaton of Watertown was internally injured and had a broken hip.
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Warthrown
Fayette Street
Daniel Sullivan
Frank McGuire
Waltham
Waltham City Hospital
Henry V. Eaton
Watertown
Republican Club Names Nominees for Massachusetts Officers
The Republican Club of Massachusetts announces nominations for the coming year. John Simpkins of Yarmouth as President and Alpheus Sanford of Boston as Secretary head a slate including twenty district vice presidents and several executive and elections committees. Nominees declined due to health and new mayoral duties.
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Republican Club
Republican Club of
Massachusetts
John Simpkins
Yarmouth
Alpheus Sanford
Boston
A. Lithgow Devens
Edwin Baker
Shelburne
Henry S. Lee
Springfield
Frank P. Goulding
Worcester
James Phillips
Fitchburg
Charles H. Allen
Lowell
Dudley L., Pickmnman
Beverly
Albert H. Davenport
Malden
Roger Wolcott
W. Murray Crane
Dalton
Robert O. Harris
East Bridgewater
William LaCroix
Lynn
Forrest
Manchester
Winchester
Frederick H. Gillett
Louis M. Clarke
Benjamin F. Southwick
Peabody
Simeon B. Chase
Fall River
Thatcher ‘S. Hallett
H. Torrey Cady
North Adams
Exman B. Hayes
New Bedford
St. Mark’s School
Southboro
Harvard College
Columbia Law School
Senate
University and Union League Clubs
New York
Somerset and Country Clubs
North Attleboro
Attleboro
Melrose
Boston Latin School
Bowdoin College
Brunswick
Joseph Nickerson
Sanford
Common Council
House
Republican City Committee
Burglars Beaten by Bell in Cambridge Night Raid
Miss Margaret E. Russell, a Nort Street grocer, awoke to find an intruder near her bed. She rang a bedside bell and, with the bell as a weapon, repelled the attacker. A second assailant fled toward the kitchen as she escaped through a window. One suspect was James Brown alias James Burke, later identified in the burglary at E I Train’s store as Brown Burke and Frank Mehan alias Frank Cummings was arrested.
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Cambridge
Margaret E. Russell
Nort Street
Margaret
Miss Russell
James Brown
James Burke
E. I. Train
Brown-Burke
Frank Mehan
Frank Cummings
A Brookline Coffee Party at Town Hall
The second in a series under Mrs Henry Whitney and Mrs Joshua Crane drew about 400 guests to Brookline Town Hall last evening. An eight piece orchestra played while the lower half served as a supper room. Notable attendees included Dr George Francis Dr Carlton S Francis and Joshua Crane Jr along with several local men and women.
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Henry Mr. Whitney
Joshua Crane
Town Hall
Brookline
George Francis
Alexander Porter
Russell Selfridge
Kenneth Taylor
Fred W. Paine
John ©. Post
G. L. Briggs
Frederick Winsor
Joshua Crane, Jr
Carlton S. Francis
Irwin Chapman
Henry Nash
Misses May Cheeney
Virginia Lee
Leslie Fisher
Misses Quinn
Addicks
Welch
Storrs
Storrow
Army
Crocker
Austin
Ames
Langmaid
John P Lovell Arms Company Headquarters for Holiday Goods
The John P Lovell Arms Company is advertised as the recognized headquarters for a wide range of holiday goods. The listing promotes skates of all kinds and prices along with gymnasium goods, leather jackets, opera glasses, pocket cutlery, razors, ladies scissor cases, dog collars and harness, air rifles and pistols, and other useful items for all ages at low prices.
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John P. Lovell Arms Company
Tragic Tunnel Collision Halts Trains in Catawissa
In a tunnel wreck near Catawissa engineer Fischer and fireman Smith died after a tunnel collision with another train. Brakeman Steltz, Conductor Rinker, and others were grievously injured as crews struggled for hours to reach the trapped. Officials blamed a possible order misunderstanding.
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Man Smith
Fischer
Catawissa
Smith
Steltz
Rinker
Jones
Comtoun
Man with revolver kills, wounds family in Brooklyn tragedy
Michael Harvey, a Brooklyn boiler maker just released from an insane asylum, shot John Connerton and Samuel Dickerson during dinner at 183 Van Dyke Street. He then wounded Mary Wickerson and Catherine Duffy before killing himself. Mrs Duffy leapt from a second floor window and was injured. Coroner to view deaths.
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New York
Michael Harvey
Brooklyn
van Dyke Street
Catherine Duffy
Harvey
John Connerton
Samuel Dickerson
Connerton
Long Island College Hospital
All About Women and a Boston Society Wedding
A Boston society wedding centers Miss Lily Ellicott daughter of a wealthy iron merchant and Miss Victoria Stuart Mosby daughter of General John Mosby. Miss Ellicott left the convent to marry Robert Ellott in St Michael and All Angels Church. The column notes social ties to Bishop Nicholson of Milwaukee and Lieutenant Schwerin of the navy and mentions the 5000+ English ladies competing for fashion prizes. The piece also covers a sleeping Marquise de La Potep de Grandeigne and various local notices from militia changes to shoplifting arrests and community events.
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Baltimore
Lily Ellicott
Bishop Nicholson
Milwaukee
Schwerin
Navy
Miss Ellicott
the Visitation
Robert Ellott
St. Michael’s
All Angel’s Church
Victoria Stuart Mosby
John 8. Mosby
Miller
Paris
Marquise de Lapote de Grandeigne
McEnery Nominated for Governor by Louisiana Democrats
Baron Rover La December 18 The regular Democratic convention nominated Judge S D McEnery for governor amid wild applause The roll call showed 448 yeas 0 nays Ex Governor Robert Wickliffe unanimously named for lieutenant governor The convention adjourned after appointing a resolutions committee A salute is being fired in honor of McEnerys nomination
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Baron Rover
S. D. McEnery
McEnery
Robert Wickliffe
Meknery
Wickliffe
Peddling Patronage in Brooklyn Navy Yard Meeting
Secretary of the Navy B I Tracy met with a Brooklyn Republicans committee led by General Cadmis to arrange patronage distribution at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. The committee stated the arrangement satisfied Brooklyn Republicans.
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New York
Secretary of the Navy
B. I’. Tracy
King’s County
Republican Organization
Itrooklyn Navy Yard
Cadmis
United Press
Brooklyn
Death of Rear-Admiral Patterson in Staten Island Home
New York report states Rear-Admiral Thomas Patterson of the U S N died suddenly at his New Brighton residence last night after a brief illness. He was in good health earlier and left a widow and a married daughter Mrs. John L. Randle.
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New York
Thomas Patterson
U.S.N
New Brighton
Staten Island
John L. Randle
Schooner A. M. Ridgeway a Total Loss in Storm
Provipencr R. L. Dee reports the schooner Alice M. Ridgeway ashore at Watch Hill on the 11th, completely broken up by the recent storm with cargo of salt a total loss.
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A. M. Ridgeway
R. L. Dee
Alice M. Ridgeway
Watch Hill
Working Boys' Home Plans West Newton Wing Expansion
A special Working Boys' Home meeting reports the foundation laid for an industrial wing at West Newton. The committee will contract for the superstructure around 40 000 dollars and report in January. A five member panel arranges a St Patrick's Day fundraiser and a Boston fair in November 1892 to fund the project. The current work is paid, but about 40 000 dollars remains to be raised soon.
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Corporation of the Working Boys’ Home
West Newton
Boston
Canadian Columbus label and literary notes blaze through 19th century media
Walter Blackburn Harte dubbed the Canadian Columbus for discovering a Canadian literature and arts. The Christmas You’s Companion features Julius Eichberg reminiscences with Mendelssohn and Paganini. Harper’s Bazaar will publish The Lilliputian Theory of Woman by Colonel Higginson. Edward Eggleston remains a Century Magazine stalwart. Rider Haggard’s cousin Austyn Granville pens The Shadows of Shame. Forest and Stream expands pages to thirty-two in January. Home Secretary serial in English Magazine. Mademoiselle Ixe to Debats in Paris. stage adaptation planned in England and America. General Lew Wallace pursued by publishers for a new book. T B Veblen of Ithaca critiques socialism via Some Neglected Points in the Theory of Socialism.
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Walter Blackburn Harte
New England
Columbus
Julius Eiehberg
Mendelssohn and
Paganini
Thomas W. Higginson
Harper
Roumania
Mademoiselle Ixe
Charles H. Sergel & Co
Paris
England
America
Lew Wallace
American’ Academy of Political and Social Sience
T. B. Vebien
Ithaca
The Journalist Magazine Review This Month
The Journalist presents a bright issue in which Forman writes the opening article on Scribner's Magazine. It features sketches stories and poems by prominent journalists and writers and insights from workers from reporter to managing editor. The illustrated poem The King's Livery by Julie M Lippman stands out. William Hosea Ballou's An Author's Trust interests authors not in salaried positions. General Charles H Saylor contributes on The Relations Between the Counting Room and the Editorial Floor. The issue costs 25 cents and offers substantial value for editors and managers.
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Scribner’s Magazine
Mr. Forman
Julie M. Lippman
William Hosea Ballou
Charles H. ‘Saylor
Forman
Rev Frederick Hinckley dead at 71 in Barnstable
The Rev Frederick Hinckley pastor of the Unitarian Church died after a short pneumonia illness at 71. Born in Boston he preached half a century in Windsor and various towns including Leicester Norton Haverhill Hartford Lowell South Boston Dorchester Washington Newburg Trenton and Hyannis before serving the Barnstable congregation. He married Sarah Hewes of Boston in 1844, who died recently.
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Barnstable
Frederick Hinckley
Unitarian Church
Boston
Windsor
Leicester
Norton
Haverill
Mass
Hartfired
Conn
Lowell
Dorchester
Washington,c
Newburg
Trenton
N. Y
Hyannis
Sarah Hewes
Gaslight Firm Settles Dispute With Ex President
The Standard Gaslight Company and ex-president Wallace C. Andrews settle amicably in New York. The board accepts terms including Andrews returning 1.7 million dollars in common stock and 850 thousand in real estate. The company gains 150 thousand in stock from Spinola and Monheimer estates. a pending suit is dropped.
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Andrews
The
Standard Gaslight Company
New York
Wallace C. Andrews
Russell Sage
D. H. McAlpin
General Spinola
Monheimer
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Barrows
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H. W. Bigelow Company
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George Rain
Joan’s M
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Broadway
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Suffolk
Second Church
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Covey Square
Edward Everett Hale
Kine
Howard X. Brown
B. Y. M. Christian Union
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John Dy
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Barry
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