Farnham Nominated for Massachusetts G A R Commander
In Peabody Union Post 50 nominates Past Commander Frank F. Farnham to lead the Massachusetts department. Encampment at Springfield February 13 and 14 will elect the commander. Farnham opposes past department commanders with lifelong votes and seeks abolition of the house of lords in chief elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peabody
Union Post 50
Frank F. Farnham
Department of Massachusetts
Springfield
Grand Army
Farnham
House of Lords
Post 50
Lynn
Salem
Muddy Longwood Avenue Brings Brookline Complaints
Brookline residents long plagued by mud on Longwood Avenue from Huntington to Brookline line. City teams heavy loads and late season prevent paving. officials promise spring repairs and funding, ending at Riverway bridge where Brookline starts.
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Longwood Avenue
Brookline
Boston
Huntington Avenue
Hailey
Vila Street
Riverway Bridge
Cutter
Huntington
Brooklie Avenues
Meeting and local notes from the West End
An upcoming meeting of the Young Men's Congress Club on Friday December 21 will discuss Is A P A ism Detrimental to the Best Interests of the Country Vinton will speak for the affirmative and Frederick W Linton club president will speak for the negative. Also notes include Charles Reddick's Norfolk visit through the holidays and return to Boston in January serious eye trouble for Edward Butler surgery planned S V Turner preacher attracting West End youth at Charles Street Church Betts expands real estate interests Morgan a Harvard graduate lawyer guest at Young's Hotel
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Men’s Congress Club
Vinton
Frederick W. Linton
Charles Reddick
Norfolk
Boston
Edward Butler
No. 3
Piedmont Street
S. V. Turner
Charles Street
George F. Betts
West End
C. G. Morgan
Young's Hotel
Morgan
Harvard
Gigar Swindle Targets Cambridge City Messenger
Francis Z. Pratt of Cambridge again appears in a cigar dealer scam. A young stranger bought 100 cigars at W. A. Holmes & Co with a forged $5 check purporting to be drawn by Pratt. the store honored the check and lost funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Z. Pratt
Cambridge
W. A. Holmes & Co
Pratt
Arson Trial Opens in Dedham Case of Mrs Taylor
In Norfolk Superior Court at Dedham Judge Lilley opened the arson case against Mrs Susan A Taylor of Walpole. The defense moved to quash the indictment but the motion was overruled. A jury was empanelled and the Commonwealth planned to prove a stock of goods in her dwelling and a July 31 plot to burn them to defraud the Scottish Union and National Insurance Company. The trial resumes tomorrow morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dedham
Norfolk
Joseph J. Feeley
Walpole
Taft
Springfield
Commonwealth
Harris
Robert H. O. Schulz
Feeley
Taylor
Lilley
Thirty in a Raid Ends Gambling Ring at Warrenton Place
Police undercover work led to a raid at No. 6 Warrenton place off Warrenton street. Patrolman Augusta, aided by fellow officers, arrested sixteen white men and thirteen men of color for possessing gambling implements including 119 policy slips 37 manifold sheets a manifold book and a blackboard. Prisoners were locked up at Lagrange street station after four wagon trips. Chairman Martin witnessed the raid and praised the result.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Division 4
Warrenton Place
Warrenton Street
Augusta
Hqnor
Division 11
Lagrange Street
William Henderson
Charles P. Henderson
Thomas Ross
Charles P. Jarvis
James Harvey
Nathan Sprague
William T. Abbott
William White
Frank Andrews
Patrick Reynolds
Thomas McNamee
Thomas Flemming
Peter Johnson
James Sheehan
Max Davis
Hoboes Hold Costume Contest at Harvard Hall
A Brookline event by the Boston Ambulance Corps drew fourteen hobo representatives. Cambridge singers Howlett and Wallsbury performed as judges assessed costumes, awarding prizes to Stockbridge Collins Boyce Lyons Brown and others for tramping attire and props.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard Hall
Brookline
Boston
Ambulance Corps
Howlett and
Wallsbury
Cambridge
James Stewart
James Mackey
W. A. Rolfe
H. EE. Stockbridge
Charles Collins
Walter Boyce
E. L. Lyons
J. E. Brown
Pipe and Tobacco
G. ¢. Smith
Ball
Car Victim Nathan Goodman Dies After Hanover Street Crush
Nathan Goodman a 12 year old resident of 31 Salem Street died at Massachusetts General Hospital at 9 p m from injuries after being struck by an electric car on Hanover Street opposite the American House on Saturday afternoon. He was chased by an older boy before the incident.
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Nathan Goodman
Hanover Street
Massachusetts General Hospital
Salem Street
Bicycle race standings and failed ten mile event in Philadelphia
At midnight the fix day bicycle race stood Ashinger 579 Forster 495 Gannon 438. Starbuck and Martin started a ten mile race for 25 a side but Starbuck's machine broke and he had a bad zombie. the race was declared off.
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Philadelphia
Ashinger
Forster
Gannon
Starbuck
Martin
Curtis Victory Dinner Highlights Dorchester Politics
A Dorchester reception for Mayor-elect Curtis featured Aldermen Sanford Folsom Witt Presho Allen and Lawrence Maynard with Pedagogue Edward Payson Jackson presiding. Speakers recalled George Fred Williams and praised Republican triumphs while Allen cautioned about reform and competence in Curtis's coming administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanford
Folsom
George Fred Williams
Presho
Allen
Jackson
Jonah
Curtis
Dorchester
Ter
Alderman Witt
Alderman Presho
Francis Peabody, Jr
Charlestown
Bryant
Benjamin Lovell
Dyar
Maynard
East Weymouth
Boston Elects Mayor-Designate Curtis Speaks to Aldermen
The article covers Curtis addressing the Boston Aldermen after his election, noting his pledge to study municipal questions, humility despite victory, and plans to balance party interests. He emphasizes minority party presence, responsibility, and a forthcoming redistricting affecting Ward 24 as Democrats hold the lower chamber and Republicans the upper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Curtis
Ward
Aldermen Comment on City’s Division and Future Plans
Horace G Allen notes Democrats are visible and warns against partisan advantage in any plan. Chairman Sanford salutes Mayor-elect Curtis and jokes about missionary duties while praising him. Alderman Folsom adds that outlying districts will be cared for by the new administration amid light banter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanford
Curtis
Alderman Folsom
Bazaar Opens in Everett Hall For Post and Relief Corps
The John A. Perkins Post and Women’s Relief Corps held a successful bazaar in Everett Hall with a large crowd. Committees organized booths and entertainment, with a turkey supper and a closing dance planned for tonight to fund the charity. An alarm reported a small yard fire. no major damage. City recount of mayor and aldermen votes was requested, with inauguration duties assigned. Transfers and appropriations for water and street departments were approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Perkins
Women’s Relief Corps
Everett Hall
Henry Schrow
Tisdale
Thomas S. Spears
John H. Moore
M. Lizzie Bullock
Augusta C. Carlen
Betsey G. Spear
Albertine Moore
Simpson, Ayers
Frank Brown
Davis
Pettingill
Roomey
Moore
Spear
Caster
Miss Moore
Josie. E. Turner
Ruth W. Dearborn
Sarah E. Simpson
Almeda Chaplin
Almeda Chaplin; Home Bakery
Booth
Mary L. Deny
Percy C. Hermand
Kate E. Hess
Frances H. Fessenden
Sarah J. Place
Augusta C. Caster
Josie E. Turner
Emma J. Butterick
Julia BE. Locke
Dennett
Mary Emerson
Agnes M. Rogers
Mary J. Pettingill
Nellie M. Blanchard
Carrie E. Bird
Ella Moore
Katie Forrestall
Blanche Turner
Hannah Harkins
Florence Hammond
Wilfred A. Wetherbee
Clara H. Burleigh
Summer Street
John Fitzpatrick
West Third Street
East
Everett
Board of Aldermen
Cannell
Robert H. Jenkins
Thomas Milligen
Henderson
Dyer
Aiken
A. F. Ferguson
Butterick
Boston Transit Commissioner’s
Boston
Water Department
Glendale
Somerville Glee Club Offers Complimentary Concerts
The Somerville Glee Club held the first of three free concerts at Odd Fellows Hall Winter Hill. The program featured Babylon’s Wave Rustic Coquette Denza and Elkin pieces sung by the ladies chorus and soloists Edith Munroe Evangeline Norwood with a finale by the club. An audience fully filled the hall praised the performances and a later parish supper at First Universalist showed strong turnout. Tufts Christmas holidays begin today and run to January 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerville Glee Club
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Winter Hill
Babylon
Edith L. Munroe
Denza
Evangeline Norwood
Jordan
Gertrude Nickerson
K. M. Crockett
Juniata Prescott
Anne Edlefson
Eli
Tufts
Kipling in America Writes of Nothing but Horses
The note teases Rudyard Kipling visiting America to write about horses, suggesting critics will mock the theme with a pun on neigh. The line frames a humorous cultural clash and literary reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudyard Kipling
America
Eliot's Reunion at Eliot Grammar School Dinner in Boston
Eliot Grammar School alumni gathered at Young's in Boston for a reunion honoring the school’s early character. Capt Hemmenway led the event with Rev F W Upham stressing true patriotism and unity amid school debate. Speakers recalled boyhood days, notable classmates, and the North End’s changing streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eliot Grammar School
Young
Trimount
Eliot
Boston
Horace C. Dodd
William 8. Allen
Harvey N. Shepard
N. G. Snelling
Richard A. Atwood
Georges. H. Hemmenway
Eugene S. Hemmenway
John W. Robinson
James H. Wiggin
Fred B. T. Piper
H. M. Hoyt
Charles F
J. H. Gould
William A. Hyde
Parker Ridler
William J. Porter
J. F. Currant
Osgood Chase
Charles A. Tewksbury
Frank C. Snelling
Benjamin H. Pierce
George O. Carpenter
Hemmenway
F. W. Upham
North End
Salem Street
Capt. Hemmenway
William W. Doherty
Eliot School
A. C. Tenney
Brattle Street
Timothy Casey
Europe
Billy” Crocker
Billy” Badger
Edward H. Dunn
Mr. Dunn
Dexter E. Tompkins
Stephen O'Meara
Major Jones
Levi L. Willcutt
Isaac H. Ripley
Association
Mrs Dunbar's Trouble Nimble Rumors Stir West Newton
In West Newton a prolonged mystery surrounds Mrs. Dunbar of Mt. Vernon street as prank ads draw applicants for a nonexistent coachman job and a cook ad appears. A shots fired incident prompted police to station two patrolmen at the residence, which remains under guard with Mrs. Dunbar declining to discuss the matter publicly.
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West Newton
Dunbar
Mt. Vernon Street
Boston
Newton Force
Charles Town Eccentric Club Hosts First Party at Cadets Armory
The Eccentric Club held its first party in Cadets Armory in Char lestown. Seventy five couples danced under Vice President Charles E Souther with Dean Conrad and five aids directing. Boston Somerville and Stoneham guests attended. The Gas and Electric Company Employees also held a hall with about 250 couples dancing until 2 am with John Johnson and P J Rogers leading a crew of fifteen assistants.
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Leutz
Armory
Charles E. Souther
Dean Conrad
Warren C. Stevens
Daniel J. Kerns
Percy C. Wood
Gustavus A. Fleck
James M. Goldthwaite
Witnesses Cite Favorable Long Island Impressions
Frederick Tudor, former grand jury foreman, testified at the public institutions hearing about a letter he sent to jurors asking their views on Long Island. Four responses from John M. Cunningham, Thomas M. Brearty, J. Page, and Walter P. Tilton praised the facility while Tudor noted ventilation concerns and odors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Tudor
Long Island
Public Institutions
Tudor
John M. Cunningham
East Boston
Thomas M. Brearty
Charlestown
J. Page
Chelsea
Walter P. Tilton
Brandeis
Counry
John Philsbee
Commissioner Newell
Jenks
Newell
Matthews
Riley
Thomas Roberts
Davis Street
McCaffrey
Aldermen Seek City Solicitor Opinion on Illegal Votes
Medford's Aldermen ordered the city solicitor to report how illegal votes in Ward 2 from the December 11 1894 election might affect the last city election and whether any candidate’s victory stands. The case centers on William J Coughlin and William Coughlin who voted after registrar notes, prompting calls for a new election if illegal ballots altered the outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medford
Board of Aldermen
Cushing
William J. Coughlin
Fulton Street
William Coughlin
William
W. J
Registrars of Voters
Perry
Cantans Stolen Watch Alleged Larceny Case In West End
Thomas Bartley and his sister Ellen Bartley aged 27 and 22 are under arrest at Joy street station for allegedly stealing a watch and $40 from Joseph Cantans in the West End. Cantans says he met Ellen on the street, they visited 41 Billerica street, and the Bartleys searched his pockets. Bridget Rigney, a lodger, says Ellen yielded the watch to her brother after taking it from Cantans and that Bartley struck her. Rigney and Cantans will testify in court with the Bartleys and Cantans as witnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Bartley
Ellen Bartley
Hampshire Street
Joy Street
Joseph Cantans
West End
Joseph
Ellen
Billerica Street
Cantans
Murphy
Cantani
Bridget Rigney
Bartley
Miss Rigney
Bartleys
Body of Captain Overguard Found After Don Juan Wreck
The wreck of the Don Juan off Lemvig Denmark dated December 6 1898 yields the preserved body of Captain Overguard washed ashore. In his clothing authorities recover 189 000 in bank notes and American securities held for rightful claimants. The ship was en route from New York to Gothenburg when wrecked.
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London
Lemvig
Denmark
American Securities
New York
Gothenburg
Moral Wave Targets Pools and Bets in Fall River Court
In Fall River District Court Albert Maybury James Moran and Edward P Meaney faced trial on selling pools and registering bets. Officer Brown testified he paid for a horse bet and received a telegraphic blank. Meaney Moran were fined 100 each and Maybury 400 with appeals noted. A second police raid caused continuances for Falk Maybury and Moran. The town braces for a broader reform wave as dances and shady resorts face action urged by the Ministerial Association and police. Requiem mass for Vicar-General McCabe and local arson theft arrests noted. Captain Brady expected to rejoin Fall River baseball for 9 with offers from Johnstown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fall River
Albert Maybury
James Moran
Edward P. Meaney
Officer Brown
Meaney and Moran
Maybury
Albert Falk
Edmund K. Allen
D. D
Boston
Inspector Feeny
Mayor Coughlin
Charles Chambeau
Victor Nadeau
Flint Village
McCabe
Sacred Heart Church
Brady
Johnstown
City Council Debates widening Boylston Street and Harvard Square
Cambridge council narrowly rejects a $50 000 appropriation after four hearings on widening Boylston Street and Harvard Square. Other actions include a new ambulance department, reform talks on the building department, and the resignation and replacement of the building superintendent. Also reported are the jail term for Thomas Fenster the Christ Church sexton for theft, a church charity box probe, and death of John M. Bowers a Civil War veteran.
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City Hall
Boylstone Street
Harvard Square
Bradford
James
Price
Rady
Boylston Street
B. H. Steele
W. As Gray
Cider Mill Pond
H. F. Prince
Wyeth Street
Concord Avenue
Ambulance Department
Thomas Fenster
Christ Church
Fenster
Almy
House of Correction
Ladies’ Social Union
Wool Memorial Church
John M. Bowers
Soldiers
Chelsea
Lincoln
Eleventh
Massachusetts
Bull Run
Doherty
Inman Street
Dynamite accident injures two men at Brookline ledge
Two men James Lacey and James Marley were injured at a Brookline town ledge work site on Washington Street Brighton after a dynamite cap exploded. Lacey suffered facial injuries while Marley received arm and hand abrasions. A physician said injuries were not dangerous and they were sent home.
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Washington Street
Brighton
James Lacey
James Marley
Brookline
Lacey
Marley
Conflicting Interests Highlight Swamp Drain Debate
In a Life magazine snippet a city boarder urges draining a swamp to improve health while a farmer cites his son John who runs a drug store in the neighboring village as the reason against it. The exchange underlines local tensions between municipal improvement and business interests.
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City Boarder
John
Tewther Village
Also Mentioned on This Page
Gigar
Caybridge
Gen. Martin
Lawrence Maynard
Weymouth
Lovell
Charles H. Bryant
Horace G. Allen
Somerville
Oid School
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