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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Dec 21, 1896

Page

6

The Science of Life or Self-Preservation Book Ad

An 170 page 12mo medical treatise promises cure for exhausted vitality nervous debility and youth errors. New edition priced at $1 with mail order prospects and testimonials from multiple press outlets praising its value.

Harvard Medical College Penholy Medical Institute Medical Review Peabody Medical Institute Baton Herald England Harvar Medical College Sth Regiment Massachusetts Volunteers America National Medical Assoiation Institute College of Physicians and Surgeons Boston Mass

Swedish Methodist Episcopal Church Dedicated on Ferdinand Street

The Swedish Methodist Episcopal Church in Boston was dedicated after sixteen years of congregation work. Funds from Jacob Sleeper helped, with $1200 raised during services. The brick two story building seats about 650, cost $25,000, and includes vestry and Sunday school facilities with gas and electric lighting.

Ferdinand Street Massachusetts Hanover Street Tremont Row O. Anderson Jacob Sleeper R. S. Wooster H. F. Mathalieu Young Brockton Quincy Paulson East Toston Anderson Jay Rin

Special Christmas Services at Har vard Congregational Church

Special services were held yesterday at Har vard Congregational Church Brookline for Christmas. The morning service led by Rev Reuven Thomas used a newly installed two part organ with an echo organ in the south transept, operated by electricity and containing seventy seven stops. The echo organ was a memorial gift from Joseph Winch for Mrs Mary Carver Winch. Evening service featured a sermon on religious psalms and songs.

Harvard Congregational Church Brookline Reuven Thomas Joseph Winch Mary Carver Winch Reuen Thomas

Christmas Services Across Winthrop Churches

Christmas services were held in nearly all Winthrop churches yesterday. At the First M E Church Rev Mr Blackett preached on The Wonderful Child with a chorus of twelve children led by Professor Sfunter. Union Congregational Church offered The Joy of Christmas with special anthems and an evening service for children.

Winthrop M. E Blackett Sfunter Union Congregational Church

Christmas Sermon At Parker Memorial Service

Last evening Parker Memorial hosted special Christmas services led by Rev. Thomas Var Ness who spoke on "Three Christmas Pictures" from the text And a little child shall lead them.

Parker Memorial Thomas Var Ness

Great Holiday Distribution of Dictionaries Ends Christmas Eve

The New England Newspaper Syndicate offers four volume sets of the American Encyclopaedic Dictionary for 1 dollar now, with twelve monthly payments of 1 dollar. Regular price 42 to 70 dollars. Limited sets, refund available if not satisfied. Inspect at 260 or 264 Washington Street.

New England Washington Street

Eight Anarchists Sentenced to Death in Spain

Eight Anarchists convicted of the June bomb attack in Barcelona have been sentenced to death by a court martial. The proceedings were held in secrecy amid fears of demonstrations, with the attorney general seeking death for twenty eight prisoners and life penal servitude for fifty six. The attack at Santa Maria de la Mar during Corpus Christi celebrations killed twelve and wounded fifty others.

Barcelona Corpus Christi Church of Santa Maria de la Mar

Too Many Husbands in Lowell Case Arrests

Harding Om'th aged 29 and Mrs. Priscilla M. Pierce were arrested at 761 Merrimack street living as a married couple. They held a Nashua marriage certificate though Pierce is still presumed married to John Pierce. Pierce says he married out of pity after her husband failed to provide. she previously wed Samuel Lord in Boston and diverged. The woman, once charged with keeping a disorderly house, has a daughter age eight from her first marriage.

Lowell Harding Priscilla M. Pierce Merrimack Street Nashua N. H John Pierce Smith Samuel Lord Boston

Wakelee Family Narrowly Escapes Gas Poisoning

In Bridgeport Connecticut on December 20, Clinton E Wakelee and his wife and five children, aged from three months to ten years, nearly died from fuel gas as the stop-cock was left partly open. Neighbors smelled gas and found the Wakelee apartments. Doctors revived two near pulseless children and revived all others.

Bridgeport Conn Clinton E. Wakelee Wakelees Tookey Trecarten Smith

Uxbridge Fire Destroys Four Blocks and More

Worcester firemen arrived by special train and laid 700 feet of hose to the river saving much of Uxbridge. Loss runs about 110000 with insurance not exceeding 60000. Destroys Taft block Gunn block old and new Gredig blocks Goldthwait block, barn, and N H & H R water tank also burn.

Worcester Uxbridge Worcester Fire Department Methodist Church Windsor Taft A. R. Taft Gunn G. B. Gunn

Harffer Pillerses Wedding at May State Hall

About two hundred relatives and friends attended the marriage of Etlen Harffer to Davis Pill at May State Hall. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Israel M. Levein with Sarah Harffer as bridesmaid and Hyman Pill as best man. Six girls carried pink baskets at the entrance as the couple entered, and the newlyweds will be at home Tuesday in January after a Washington trip.

Dave Choen Annie Winkelstein Symon Will Miss Levinson Abe Levinson Birdie Finkelstein George Harffer Rosa Finnkelstein Samuel Harffer N. Trickman Dora Harffer J. Shapero Fannie Harffer H. Tickner L. Laweson Jenny Levinson

Aronson Kalish Wedding At Union Park Hall

Miss Ida Kalish wed Abraham Aronson last evening in Union Park Hall with Rev Schocher officiating. Maids of honor were Lilian Aronson and Sarah Pearlman. groomsmen Joseph Aronson and B Jarris. ushers Robert Goodman and Casper Kalish.

Ida Kalish Abraham Aronson Schocher Union Park Hall Lilian Aronson Sarah Pearlman Joseph Aronson B. Jarris Robert Goodman Casper Kalish

Boston Workers press for union labor rules in city contracts

The Boston Central Labor Union debated using non union labor by caterers, waged a push to have municipal stone cutting done by Boston residents, and urged contracts to employ citizens. Delegates praised union labels, supported Boot and Shoe Workers, and requested action on Minnesota labor laws. New officers were elected for Bay State Lodge No. 6 with plans for a Jan 22 ball.

Boston Central Labor Union Musicians' Protective Union Horace M. Eaton Boot and Shoe Workers’ Union Central Labor Union Boston Keaton Casey Nail Workers’ Union Marr Granite Cutters’ Union Charlestown Bridge New York Minnesota Barbers’ Union 182 Roofers’ Protective Union Garment Workers’ Union

Hamburg Strikers Face Hardship as Strike Lingers

Hamburg reports severe suffering among strikers and families due to lack of food clothing and shelter. Funds from subscriptions are unpaid or misdistributed, depleting morale as workers seek reinstatement while masters refuse any return until the strike ends.

Berlin Hamburg

Tilden estate to be sold in parcels under court report

Supreme Court inquiry into shares of estate interested parties. Greene recommends sale of the Grey stone property in two parcels, west of Broadway and east side with buildings. Twenty one parcels overall, including Brookyln lots. proceeds split: half to plaintiff as grantee of the Tilden trust and half among six nephews and nieces of Samuel J. Tilden. Nephs George H. Tilden and Samuel J. Tilden previously challenged trust provisions.

Supreme Court Tilden Greene Greystone Brooklyn Broadway Yonkers Tilden Trust Samuel J. Tilden Henry A. Tilden George H. Tilden County of Suffolk Commonwealth of Massachusetts John I. Butcher Boston County of Suffolk East Boston Trenton Street East Boston Company Suffolk Registry of Senate Delava Delano Pemberton Square

Waterfront Shipping Recap and Incidents at Boston Berth

Yesterday the steamer Nacoo chee arrived two days late from Savannah after storms near Cape Hatteras. it ripped twenty feet from the pier end while docking at Lewis wharf. A Norwegian sailor from Pottsville was badly injured by heavy seas four miles north-northwest of Cape Cod and evacuated to Chelsea Marine Hospital. The Angloman returned from Liverpool and Montreal to remain on winter service. upcoming Marine Engineers’ Benevolent Association hall is set for Jan 2 at Lyceum Hall East Boston. Exported apples total 2488 barrels to Liverpool London and Glasgow, signaling a drop in shipments. The liaison carried about 500 tons of Chinese tea to New York, the port’s largest tea unload. Bark Highland Glen, 912 tons net, from Glasgow, purchased by Charles Grewer & Co. for West Indies load. Ship Sintram, 1590 tons, sold for about $20,000 for San Francisco.

Smith Lewis Wharf Savannah Cape Hatteras Vineyard Haven Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Company Pottsville Mystic Wharf Philadelphia John Larsen Cape Cod Marine Hospital Chelsea Warren Angloman E. Lewis Dominion Liverpool Montreal Hall of the Marine Engineers’ Beneficias Association Port of Boston Lyceum Hall East Boston London Glasgow Liaison New York China Highland Glen Leith Charles Grewer & Co W. S. Josselyn West Indies Sintram Freeport San Francisco

Family Burned to Death in Fire at Fifth-Eighth Street

A New York City family of five perished in a home fire at 14 East Fifty-eighth Street due to a lamp explosion. Victims are Aaron Goldsmith 45 and Ma tilda Goldsmith 33 along with Bertha 10 Hattie 8 and Frank 6. Servant Mary Roska escaped by leaping from a second floor window. Property damage was small.

New York East Fifty-eighth Street

Subway Hearing Today On West End Subway Lease

The Railroad Commission will hold a hearing at 10 o'clock today in its rooms at 20 Beacon Street on the lease of the subway to the West End. Board approval is required before the lease becomes pending.

The Railroad Commission Beacon Street West End

Suffolk County Court Manages Long Docket of Jury Sessions

In Equity and Superior courts, Holmes and Bishop oversee a dense docket listing trials for October through December. The notes show multiple named cases across first, second, third, and fourth jury sessions, plus a December special list and a divorce court extra session. Continuous entries mark “passed” or “not before” as cases move.

Suffolk County Supreme Judicial Court—In Equity Holmes St. John Noyes Sturgess Sulphite Fibre Co Milton Mfg. Co Carnes Boyd Witherell Casey Hardy Winslow Powers Royal Society Bunnell McMorrow Page Old Col. R. R Lateh Otis Mfg. Co Thompson Wiles anso—Mureh Thos. Wilson’s Sontie Fallon Com Cable Co Thomas West End R. R Banks West End R. R Mackay Dwyer Look Mitchell Patterson Kennebec R. R Freeman Lynn Rabinovitz Thurman Same Iaskey Ford Troeder Spooner Connors Best. & Me Estey Wiley Cavagnaro Clark Davis Jones Nelson Reeves Ames Pray Marshall Rye Jewett Blodgett and Lilley Hatch Solomon Spofford Whitcomb osuo—Kenig Goldstein Landera the Autom, Furnace & Steam H. Reg. Co Reynolds Barton Walker Shaw Sullivan Orcutt Gliss Damiell Otto Gas Ng Works Fuller & W. Warm W. Co Shannon Everson White Daniels Coleman Jennings Hanlon Mills Tepa—Lincoln Keating Mandell Fidelity & Casualty Co Horgan Amer Legion of Honor McMillen Berle McLaughlin Nolan Botsford Gray Haybi Abdallah Farquhar Blatt Holden Kimball Vallet Kilpatrick French Collins Horne Cunningham Iron Works Copeland McDermott Guild Sproul Keith Ney Madden Allen Poland Sturtevant Longfellow Stratton Pratt Stevens Rich Wales Williams Timmins Bangs Brown Collans

Democratic Factions May Unite Next Month

In one fold, Democratic factions may meet again next month as Williams seeks the desired concessions. The article notes likely talks toward consensus, with Williams pushing for key policy gains and party unity ahead of upcoming elections.

Leadership battle shapes future of Democratic State committee

Democratic leaders wrestle to choose a chairman for the reconstituted State committee in January. Judge John W. Corcoran and Treasurer John H. Sullivan decline further posts, leaving vacancies and sparking factional talks led by Colonel Drinkwater and others. Mayor Quincy and Williams supporters push for unity while Boston and state party harmony aims to separate headquarters, with Beacons Hill legislative influence and possible gubernatorial bids shaping the scene.

Democratic State Committee John W. Corcoran John H. Sullivan Sullvan Williams Music Hall Faneuil Hall Election Board Patrick Maguire James Donovan Colonel Drinkwater Braintree H. J. Jaquith Wellesley State Committee Alderman Bordman Hall Robert Cox South Boston McNary P. J. Daly Philip J. Farley John Quinn Alderman Lee Gold Democracy Bryanites Gold Democrats Quincy Chicago Young Men's Democratic Club Bryan New Boston Corbett New State Committee Beacon Hill House Senate Hamlin Essex County Samuel Roads, Jr

Duel Ends in Fatal Shootout in Campbell County

In Campbell County two rival young men Lincoln Baird and William Gaylor exchanged shots in a duel with revolvers today. Both were mortally wounded and died shortly after, ending a long-standing quarrel.

Knoxville Tenn Campbell County Lincoln Baird William Gaylor

Also Mentioned on This Page

George Peabody Parker Memorial Services Priscilla Pierce Lowel Harffer Aronson Kalish Chicago Bank National Bank of Brine Boston Workers Ncoal Contractors Verhauls Union Labor Law Bay State Lodge No. 6 Brotherhood of Boiler Makers and Iron Ship Builders of America Michael J.mcdonnell James T. A. Dando Thomas C. Evans Charles F. Smith James Gunming, Jr Michael J. Maloney John McDonald John Farrell John Coney Tilden Estate Referens New York Public Library Astor, Lenox and Tilden J. Warren Greene John mM Woodbury Winter St Homson Sleeper Day Albert Avon Shoe Co Petr Suffolk, Ss Bishop Olsen Metcalfe West End R. Br Gassett Glazier H.R Brooks Nat. Constr. Co Dewey, J Dunbar, J Trenton Iron Co Frain Bambrick Cons Kennedy Washburn Bradley Chandler Dolan Everett Nat. Bank FOIT O' Brien Peabody Hamilton Cahoon Guptill Soud—Stewart Teele Streeter Old Col. Ins Webber Torrey Tane Crane Canmer Burrell Staples Smith & Winchester Co Prince Doyle Hayes Berman Shapiro Stanin Equity Richardson J. Motion Day N. Y Bernard Loy David Seales & Co Grace Oskaloosa George Golightly Iowa Miscellaneous Stock Exchange Wilson W. Fay & Co State Street McKay & Bigelow Klee Topeka Land San Diego Morley Revere Beach & Lynn Boston Land Cei Censecces Bao Ho Batopilas Mining Wollaston Land Santa Rosa Col WMEN Hallock Boston, Mass Shipping News Carinthia Inman Alexander Martin Lewis Liverpourt Warren & Co Corso Progreso Mex Henry W. D Peabody & Co Stanwood Yarmouth John G. Hall & Co Nacoochee, Smith, Savanosh Richardson & Parnard Gloucester Howes Baltimore Norfolk A. M. Graham Saturn Newport News Miller Lebanon Robinson Thomaston Otto Maverick Rubelli S. O. Co Portland Deering City of Gloucester Ober H. VF. Dimock Tearse H. M. Whitney Hercules Bayonne N. J Weehawken Woolside B. Sanford Hoboken Canisteo Carrie Easler N. St Greta Harrington St. Johin N. B Chattahoochee Wind N. W Catalonia George M. Winslow Clara Scranton Ohed Baxter Annie W. Weston Argus Girard Henry Clay Newsburyport Mercury Storm King Mabel L. Phillips Mercedita Herald Oakland Ksecort Underwinter Macauley P. C. Merryman May Tlanenbura N. S Phila- Suh Harrisburg Salem Warren Line Kansas Angioman Sachem Kroman Michigan Canada Sagamore Ottoman Fitchburg Docks Charlestown Milk Street American Line Southampton Paris Havre Varls International Navigation CO Bowling Green L. H. Palmer Old State House Cunard Line State St White Star Line Queenstown F. O. Houghton & CO E. A. Adams & Co Broad St Vostony Merchants & Miners Transportation Co Providence Wees Reo Tenn, & Ga Air Line Atlantic Coast and Seaboard Air Line Kanawha Southern K Washington St J. W. McCloskey A. D. Stebbins W. P. Turner J. CG. Whitney Boston and Philadelphia Steamship Line Phila Charleston Wilminston F. P. Wing Central Wharf E. B. Sampson Diske Building Savannah S.S. Co Tawi Wharf Ocean Steamship Company New Vieras North River Richardson & Barnard Atlantic Ave Hoosack Tunnel Custom House Milk St Wwwvuw Escritoires Thorp & Martin CO Parisian Remey CO Tremont St Latterner J. E. Bishop Pelham Boylston St Tremont Tremont Medical Cou Dwight St Tolman Dr. Warren Warren Remedies CO Niel H. Beer Henry C. Mulligan Allston Cypress Road Lucas Street Murdock Street Land Company E. &. Smillie Commissioner's Copartnership Notices Henry K. Barnes Edmund E. ‘Truesdeli Pembroke Edmund E. Truesdell Barnes Truesdell Henry K. Baines John W. Britton State OF New Hampshire Merrimack Suncook Almon PP. Buabank Commonwealth WM. M. Olin Kelton Joseph B. Phipps U. S. Engineer Office Duluth Minn Superior Wis Clinton B Sears
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