Community honors hymn writer Dr. Smith with patriotic meeting
Chairman Curtis Guild and Rev. I J Lansing praise Samuel F Smith for penning America and instilling patriotism in children. The meeting urged a grand national testimonial with clergy and ministers joining civic and religious ceremonies to honor the hymn and its creator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Dr. Smith
Curtis Guild
I. J. Lansing
Lansing
Smith
Massachusetts
New England
Samuel F. Smith
Guild
Read
Pettingill Named Principal in Phenacetine Smuggling Case
Philadelphia authorities allege Robert Pettingill acted as the principal in a phenacetine smuggling ring. Affidavits cite Montreal dealers supplying 1000 pound quantities and shipments from Malone frontier to the United States. The New York agent holding exclusive sale rights contemplates damages suits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Treasury
Robert Pettingill
United States
Montreal
Malone
New York
Pettingill
Newton Seeks Neighborhood Social Club in Hunnewell Hill
In Newton on December 18 a meeting at Charles W Hall's Washington Street home formed a committee to organize a Hunnewell Hill social club. About twenty attended with nearly ninety ready to join. Plans include a clubhouse with bowling alleys billiard rooms and a small dance hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton
Hunnewell Hill
Charles W. Hall
Washington Street
Bank Overdrafts Reach One Million Nine Hundred Forty-One Thousand
In St John s Newfoundland on December 18 the Commercial Bank reports total overdrawn accounts of 1 941 000 with the largest debtor Director Dudor owing 650 000 secured by mortgages. Assets expected to miss the mortgage value. Prosecutors threaten directors with a claim for 700 000 in fish held by debtors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. John’s
N. F
Dudor
Arbitration Condemned and Debs Sympathy Endorsed
The Denver convention of the American Federation of Labor condemned compulsory arbitration and adopted resolutions to aid Debs and his associates in their court troubles. It endorsed the Phillips bill with a referendum amendment and referred other issues to the executive council for action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Col
American Federation of Labor
Executive Council
Congress
Henry Weissman
New York
Central Labor Federation of New York
Union
Bakers and Confectioners
Morgan
Weissmann
Gompers
O'Sullivan
Boston
O’sullivan
Lineham
Courts of Equity
Debs
Phillips
Pomroy
Chicago
British MP Holmes Criticizes Burns in Denver Remarks
A Denver bound report states David Holmes M P and John Burns attended the Federation of Labor event. Holmes, openly critical, plans to speak against Burns and his conduct in New England and elsewhere. He accuses Burns of excessive vanity and public display.
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New York
Denver
Col
David Holmes
M. P
John Burns
Federation of Labor
America
Burns
England
Mr. Holmes
New England
Harvard Concert Delights Sanders Theatre Crowd
The annual Harvard fall concert in Sanders Theatre featured the Pierian Sodality under GC UL Safford with strong performances from the Banjo Club Guitar and Mandolin Club and the Glee Club. Notable numbers included The Beautiful Danube Poet and Peasant and The Darktown Patrol with multiple encores for James A. Wilder whose comic songs drew sustained applause.
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Harvard
Sanders Theatre
Pierian Sodality
UL. Safford
Frothingham
Banjo Club
Guitar and Mandolin Club
Darktown Patrol
Glee Club
Warren A. Locke
D. C. Greene
Es Thomas
Sullivan
Jolly Jenkin
Lcon
James A. Wilder
Wilder
Boston
Chelsea Aldermen Transfer Drivers After Driver Change
At a Chelsea Board of Aldermen meeting last evening Thomas McKee, driver of Steamer 1, was transferred to Steamer 2 replacing Edwin Roberts who is deceased. E A Clifford was appointed and confirmed as driver of Steamer 1 in place of McKee.
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Chelsea Board of Aldermen
Thomas McKee
Edwin Roberts
E. A. Clifford
McKee
League Rival Dead and Baseball Conference Loom
The New York Tribune reports an important baseball conference at the Fifth Avenue Hotel on Thursday. The national board will settle the Barnie Pfeffer cases, with Buckenberger Barnie and Pfeffer to testify. Pfeffer will not play in Brooklyn as President Byrne ends the deal but pays for Grim's release.
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New York
the Tribune
Fifth Avenue Hotel
National League
National Board
Barnie-Pfeffer
Barnie
Buckenberger
Fred Pfeffer
Pfeffer
Brooklyn
Byrne
Grim
Entries for today at Alexander Island track
Race card lists six races with selling entries headed by Gold Digger and Eclipse in first and third races. Six and one-half furlongs second race includes Half Breed and Sweet Meats, while fifth race features Adverturess and Patti among others. Yesterday’s results show Tiny Tim, Levina, Vestibule, Prince John and Mask posting wins with times given.
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Alexander Island
Gold Digger
Come Home
Dutch Lou
Commodore Roughan
Woodchopper
Padre
Kazam
Todd Gegg
Co. O. D
Lakeview
Venusburg
Sextus
Dash Charlie
Raynerd
Boblink
His Grace
Blizzard
Blue Bird
Detroit
Carnalite
Cadet
By Jove
Flushing
Ontario
Bert
Frederick S
Blackfoot
Uncle Jim
Tenacious
Prince Kalmath
Helena Geld
Elmstone
F. R. Hart
Intimidad
Don Lucy
Patti
Irene
Gorman
Ben
the Clown
Jewel
Belgravia
Beuregard
Bradley
Forenzo
Princess Marie
Danger
Tiny
Tim
Ronald
Billy Boy
Levina
Harris
Farragut
Vestibule
Chedder
Leigh
Prince John
Berwyn
Paragon
Mask
Bon Volio
Wheelmen and Bowling Results Stir Roxbury Sports News
The column reviews New Jersey politics for a national meet bid and lists Roxbury Wheelmen pool scores, plus Mt Washingtons beat Charlestown Rovers by two pins in a close bowling match. It notes upcoming A C C tournament planning and names clubs and players.
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New Jersey
Asbury Park
Potter
New York
New York State
Boston
Maine
Pennsylvania
Connecticut
League
Billingsley
Illinois
George A. Perkins
Williston
Pop Brewster
Mergenthaler
Perkins
South
West
New England
Roxbury Wheelmen
Anderson
Butler
Mitchell
Horan
Kimball
Crook
Bemis
Cressy
Gordon
Hatch
O'Flaherty
Nugent
A.C. Cc
Charlestown Rovers
Mt. Washingtons
South Boston
Charlestown
Rovers
Burton
Welth
Eagles
MT. Washington Club
Hartley
PAGO
Gowdy
Harris
Krelife
Ewes
Fisher
NS eOui Dia Ak Eee
Seer
Pipaiselse
Ceceeeeceeees
Tpowde
Cco
Epee
Fae Saae Kas Es Eee
Wid
Cvesesesessdia
CAM
Cade Seeces Tnt
Alee
Fagle Cycle Club
PTA Goce Dee Cele Beans Daen
New Orleans Races Report From Yesterday
The results from New Orleans racing show Bessie Nichols winning the first race over Merritt and Elberon with a time of 1 15 14. Ben Wilson takes the second race over Stella M and Prince Imperial in 1 15. Rapid Transit wins the five and one half furlongs handicap with Red Top and Dr. Work following. Gleesome wins the three quarters selling with Ixion and Governor Hogg in 1 15 ¾. Uncle Frank leads the one mile and twenty yards selling race with Philopena and Pearline finishing behind in 1 47.
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New Orleans
Bessie Nichols
Merritt
Elberon
Ben Wilson
Stella M
Prince Imperial
Red Top
Dr. Work
Gleesome
Ixion
Governor Hogg
Uncle Frank
Philopena
Pearline
Suffolk Boxing Meet Promises Exciting Amateur Event
The Suffolk Athletic Club hosts its fifth amateur boxing tournament with a special wrestling match Ernie Blood of the Suffolks vs James P. Walsh of Lowell. Open classes list 117 and 126 pound contenders while weigh-in starts at 1 PM Thursday for members and guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suffolk Athletic Club
Ernie Blood
Suffolks
James P. Walsh
Lowell
America
Dave Nelligan
Cambridge
James McInerney
Boston
Pat Millerick
Wakefield
James Gallagher
East Boston Athletic Association
Ben McArthur
Riverside Boat Club
D. J. Griffin
Jerry McLoughlin
The
Cooper Social and Athletic Club
J. J. McCann
James Flaherty
Oscar Fisher
Guffin
Frank Bede
Carney
Jerry Buckley
James Foley
Pat Buckley
Jimmy Sullivan
John Campbell
Sam Tracey
Ernest Morrissey
Anthony Doherty
Johnny McGowan
J. Ryan
Tommy Hughes
John Brennan
Kid Miller
Suffolk Oarsmen plan indoor rowing machine exhibition
The Suffolk Athletic Club outlines a busy indoor season with rowing machine demos on January 7 featuring two machines for single, double scull and pair-oared races. Dowling aims to purchase a machine by mid January and to stage a match against George Mitchell. If successful a full regatta may follow later with singles doubles fours and eights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suffolk Athletic Club Board of
Dowling
Batemay
George Mitchell
James Quinn
The
Crescents
Suffolks
Riverside
Bradford
Worcester
Bostons Win at Polo Over Lynns in West Newton rink
Boston defeated the Lynns 9 to 4 in polo at West Newton street rink last evening. Pierce and T Sullivan did not play. Dawson and EE Sullivan filled in. Lynn showed early resistance but collapsed by the third period as Boston pulled away with Parsons, Wootke, Cotter, Everett, Mills leading the attack. Lynn counterparts were Menard, Dawson, Connell, Curley in defense and midfield roles.
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Bostons
Lynns
West Newton Street
Pierce
T. Sullivan
Dawson
Dazzlers
Lynn
Sullivan
Boston
Parsons and Wootke
Cotter
Everett
Mills
Newton Club Tournament Update
The text lists multiple teams and scores across venues including Chelsea Reviews, Somerville Centrals, Lynn-Ox fords, and Charlestown Artillery. It notes tourney pairings with teams such as Jamaicas Brockton Campello and Lowell Highlands, reflecting a district basketball event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton
Chelsea
Watt
Pugilist Winters to be Tried in Australia
Australian boxer Dummy Winters was committed for trial on manslaughter charges in the death of George Smith after a December 7 ring contest. The timekeeper referee and others present, including three sporting reporters, were also committed for trial as accessories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Winters
George Smith
Polo game scores at Salem and Pawtucket
At Salem Providence 6 Salem 1 and at Pawtucket New Bedford 5 Pawtucket 4 report polo game results with score lines and locations.
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Salem
Providence
Pawtucket
New Bedford
About the pugilists in Cambridgeport report
A Cambridgeport correspondent D. B. states that Corbett and Jackson fought sixty one rounds. The note also claims Jackson and Fitzsimmons never fought.
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Cambridgeport
D. B
Corbett
Jackson
Fitzsimmons
Alland Bros Haircutters Advertise in Tremont Row
Hair cutting business proclaims wide renown and invites lovers of their art to answer an advertisement. The ad lists Alland Bros at 19 Tremont Row and promises skill in physiognomical styling.
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Alland Bros
Tremont Row
Port Folios Offered By Pugilistic Publishing Co
Readers may obtain port folios in the Physical Development Series by writing to Pugilistic Publishing Co at 1318 Walnut St Philadelphia. Each portfolio costs 15 cents postpaid without coupon.
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Pugilistic Publishing CO
Walnut St
Philadelphia
Penn
The Noble Lord Ashburton in Uprisings of Crime
San Francisco reports the arrest and conviction of the so called Noble Lord of Ashburton in England for forging a five pound note. The swindler, famed for grand schemes, used forged Union Bank letters of credit to fuel real estate and stock deals, then fled across the Atlantic. He faced imprisonment in California and New York prisons, with pardons cited for health.
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San Francisco
Ashburton
America
Bank of California
Lees
Union Bank
England
Union Bank of London
Savile
New York
St. Louis
Union Bank of St. Louis
London
California
Folsom Prison
Folsom
Sing Sing
Inspector Byrnes
Captain Lees
Train's Deadly Work in Bridgeport Stall Caused Fatal Wreck
The 9 15 east bound train struck a wagon carrying three men at Sterling street crossing. The wagon was demolished the horse was killed and the men were thrown clear. Jacob Weiss 32 a cloak shop assistant foreman hurt internally and likely to die Louis Gross 36 foreman in the cloak shop skull fractured and likely to die The third man was only slightly hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport
Conn
Sterling Street Crossing
Jacob Weiss
Gross
Louis Gross
Labor Union to Host John Burns Arrival in Boston
The Central Labor Union executive committee holds nightly sessions to arrange Burns's reception expected by January 2. Unable to secure Music Hall or Mechanics Hall, planners may use Faneuil Hall or the old Bijou Theatre for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Central Labor Union
John Burns
M. P
Boston
Music Hall
Mechanics’ Hall
Faneuil Hall
Bijou
Red White and Blue Social at Camp 96 Hull
John F. Andrew Camp 96 hosted its first social last evening in Hull with fifty couples attending. Captain Henry P. Balter directed the floor, assisted by Edwin O. Carpenter, A. J. Callighan, RR 8 Sumner, and J. C. Rice.
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Hull
John F. Andrew
Henry P. Balter
Edwin O. Carpenter
A. J. Callighan
Sumner
J. C. Rice
Pond's Street Railway Interest News in New Haven
A. C. Pond of Boston is listed among investors in a broad street railway scheme in New Haven. He supports plans to connect New Haven with Westport, a distance of about thirty miles, as part of the extensive project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A.C. Pond
New Haven
A. C. Pond
Boston
Westport
Petersburg Druggist George A Minetree Signs Assignment
Petersburg Va December 18 George A Minetree a leading wholesale and retail druggist in the city signed an assignment today Several principal creditors reside in Boston and elsewhere in New England indicating financial difficulties for the firm
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petersburg
George A. Minetree
Boston
Extraordinary free diagnosis promises cures for all diseases
A Boston chiropractor offers a free week of diagnosis at 233 Tremont Street claiming to locate diseases without examination or patient input. He lists thousands of cure tallies across numerous conditions, offers free medicine, and guarantees results if consulted.
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Liverpool
Tremont Street
Boston
O Bright
Tremont House Ends Era as Politicians' Rendezvous
Tremont House closes amid plans to tear it down, ending a longtime hub for Boston politicians. Local leaders from Mayor Matthews to ex mayors and prominent figures gathered nightly on Politicians Row, shaping campaigns, strategies, and dining at the Kickers Club with dinners once priced at 20 dollars per plate.
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Tremont House
Beacon Street
Worcester
Springfield
Old Tremont
Matthews
Back Bay
O’brien
M. M. Cunniff
John R. Murphy
Benedicts
Edward J. Donovan
Owen A. Galvin
Harvey N. Collison
John B. Martin
John W. Corcoran
Kickers
Beacon Hill
McDuffie-Elected Treasurer for Everett Mills and York Co
F C McDuffie, longtime Everett Mills agent, is elected treasurer of the Everett Mills corporation and treasurer of the York Manufacturing Company of Saco Mo to succeed George Silsbee who was recently chosen treasurer of the Pacific Mills. McDuffie succeeds his father C D McDuffie who is now agent of the Amoskeag Mills in Manchester.
Armory Hall hosts NCO ball for M V M I unit
About 250 couples attended the assembly of Company H, First Regiment, M. V. M. I., at Armory Hall in Chelsea. The grand march was led by Sergeant B. E. Grant and Miss Fannie Newman with Grant as floor director and a team of aides including Corporal J. G. MecGillany and Sergeants W. L. Meek, G. A. Sand, G. F. Clark, E. W. Wheadon, Corporals J. A. MacIsaac, W. H. Nickerson, H. S. Flint, and G. D. Rogers assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. V. MI
Armory Hall
Chelsea
B. E. Grant
Fannie Newman
Grant
J. G. H. MecGillany
W. L. Meek
G. A. Sand
G. F. Clark
E. W. Wheadon
J. A. Maciisaac
W. H. Nickerson
H. S. Flint
G. D. Rogers
Christmas Mail Rush At The Post Office
A bustling holiday scene shows clerks and young helpers laboring to sort and load Christmas mail. Thousands of packages and letters move through basement sorting, upstairs pigeonholes, and foreign sacks, with workers processing up to 3000 letters per hour and wagon teams ready to ship gifts nationwide and abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweden
France
England
Ireland
How to Shop and Save Time on Christmas Purchases
Advice from the New York World urges systematic shopping. It recommends planning before buying, noting desired items, consulting ads, and creating a gift list with budgets. It warns against impulse purchases and suggests ordering department items via exchange slips to speed checkout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York World
Man from Sheffield Charged with Rail Switch Tampering
Great Barrington December 18 Davis Cary a Sheffield youth was arrested last night for an alleged attempt to derail the Wilson Point freight by altering a switch near the station. He was arraigned in district court and pleaded not guilty witnesses testified but the defense was not ready Cary posted 500 dollars for trial tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Barrington
Davis Cary
Sheffield
Wilson Point
Cary
Railways Sold to Bond-Holder Committee in Des Moines
In Des Moines Iowa December 18 the Des Moines Northern and Western railway and a quarter interest in the Des Moines Union Railway Company were sold by the U S court commissioner to the bondholders purchasing committee for 32 849 090. The article then digresses into a humorous street conversation about Hill Street with unrelated dialogue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Des Moines, Northern & Western Railway
Des Moines Union Railway Company
United States Court
Suburban land ads praised by Boston dealer in Newton sales
Edgar W. Foster, a Boston dealer in suburban properties, expresses strong satisfaction with results from his advertisements in the Post over the past year. They promote sale of building lots in Newton Highlands, Echo Bridge Grove, and the reservoir addition to lands at Newton Upper Falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Post
Newton Highlands
Echo Bridge Grove
Reservoir
Newton Upper Falls
Edgar W. Foster
306 Exchange Building
Boston
Blue Hill Terrace Company Seeks Continued Paper Ads
The Dorchester Milton and Hyde Park properties Mt. Olive Austin Triangle Blue Hill Terrace Forest Park Holmfield Oakwood report substantial benefit from advertisements in the Post. Signed by Blue Hill Terrace Company Boston October 10 1804.
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the Post
Dorchester
Milton
Hyde Park
Mt. Olive
Austin Triangle
Blue Hill Terrace
Forest Park
Holmfield
Oakwood
Blue Hill Terrace Company
Water Street
Boston
Mass
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Holmes
Wright & Ditson
Washington St
A.C
Real
Enene
Lynn Ee Dawson
Parsons
Selaym
Menard
Wodike
E. Hoston
Long
Mr. Skelley
Pugilists
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Train
Andrew Camp
Tremont
Lawrence Mill
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