A Merrier Lot At The Club Dinner Weighs In
A refined banquet brought John F. Reynolds and a merrier crowd together for a lavish repast. C. E. Osgood & Co. furnished the scene with refined taste while Ruisseau’s orchestra, led by Ralph R. Ruisseau, provided violin and chamber music for a cultured evening. Firelit rooms, frescoed ceilings, electric lighting, and plush carpets created a comfortable atmosphere, with Thomas O'Callaghan & Co. supplying the furnishings. A long list of prominent guests and local notables attended, including Samuel Hobbs, Granville Young Jr., J. Chauncey Crafts, Winthrop Merrill, and many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Reynolds
C. E. Osgood & Co
Ruisseau
Ralph R. Ruisseau
Cornet
A. D. Cauti
J. W. Cheyney
J. Hayes
Landman
Aera
McKenney & Waterbury
Thomas O’callaghan & Co
Samuel Hobbs
Granville Young, Jr
J. Chauncey Crafts
William H. Waterfall
Winthrop M. Merrill
Charles F. Atherton
S. Schindle
J. H. Symonds
W. H. Stacey
A. Garceau
Harry Pieper
Carl F. Stahl
S. B. Newton
C. H. Smith
Willard Rice
Charles Haley
E. R. Hill
O. H. Dow
Mr. Cowper
William Balser
J. B. W. Folsom
G. Bement
Herman F F. Burkhart
H. Otis Burkhart
W. H. Prior
Frank C. Holsey
D. N.C. Hyams
James Colville
B. A. Atkinson
Henry H. McClearn
Joseph P. Atkinson
Dr. J. Hubbard
J. Smith
F. E. Johnson
C. W. Smith
George C. Batchelder
Charles Goodheim
W. W. Darling
George M. Towle
A. W. Capron
W. W. Perry
W. H. Dana
F. M. Patten
H. A. Jordan
W. H. Hervey
A. Glizer
Charles Boyce
E. L. Clark
F. Hutchins
C. J. Hough
A. Smith
W. P. Ruisseau
Fairbanks Gifts $25,000 for Albert I Scholarship
The Rev. Henry Fairbanks donated 25000 dollars to St Johnsbury Academy Vermont to establish the Albert I Fairbanks scholarship in memory of his son Albert who was a member of the middle class at the academy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Johnssury
Henry Fairbanks
St. Johnsbury Academy
Albert ‘I’. Fairbanks
Albert
Plan To Widen Main Street In Watertown
Middlesex county commissioners held a hearing in Watertown on a petition to relocate widen and straighten Main street from the Town Hall to the Waltham line. A decision will be announced next month after the ongoing survey.
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Main Street
Watertown
Middlesex County Commissioners
Town Hall
Waltham Line
Delayed Christmas Shopping Too Long
Chester Vermont December 21 J G White of Andover reports his residence robbed last night with 250 dollars taken from his pocket there is no clue to the thief and no arrests have yet been made
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Chester
J. G. White
Andover
France in Turmoil as Deputies Clash in Panama Probe
Paris reports violent scene in the Chamber of Deputies as ex-Minister Jules Roche defends himself against corruption charges tied to the Panama Canal affair. Ministers retort, accusations fly, and the press is accused of bribery and silence amid a widening inquiry into lawmakers and officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Jules Roche
Procureur-General
Panama Canal Company
M. Roche
Victor de Lesseps Testifies on Thierree Checks
Victor de Lesseps told the investigating committee he was ignorant of any attempt to bribe anyone in the Panama Canal Company affair. An anonymous letter led to the discovery of a photographer’s proofs and negatives of the Thierree checks, with stubs seized after exposure. De Lesseps, De Lesseps, Fontaine, Sans-Leroy repeated innocence under inquiry.
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Paris
Victor de Lesseps
Panama Canal Company
Thierree
Charles de Lesseps
M. Fontaine
M. Sans-Leroy
Panama Canal scheme ends with French liquidator appointed
Four years after the project failed, the French government appointed a liquidator to wind up the Panama canal venture. Despite attempts to revive the company, efforts have stalled as the belief grows that crucial truths about the scheme remain unrevealed.
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Panama Canal
Bold High Street Robbery Endangers Mrs Grossman
Sartem, Dec. 21. In a daring home invasion at High street two unknown men bound Mrs. Albert Grossman with rope nearly strangling her and robbed her of 25 dollars. Her son found her unconscious and blue in the face. a physician revived her but she could not identify the attackers beyond noting one tall and one short man.
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High Street
Albert Grossman
BERT ALLEN DEAD
Herbert Tufts Allen of Harvard class of 1886 died at St. Luke's Hospital from peritonitis after a brief illness. A famed Harvard baseball figure, he formed the "Nichols and Allen" battery and was regarded as a premier back stop. He later worked in New York real estate.
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New York
Herbert Tufts Allen
Harvard
St. Luke’s Hospital
Allen
Nichols
Harvard Battery
Cambridge College
Mrs Langtry III Seriously Ill in London
London December 21 Mrs Lillie Langtry the actress is gravely ill with peritonitis at age 40 with high fever. Sir Andrew Clarke the eminent physician has been summoned for a special consultation with her doctors. Her illness threatens a stage withdrawal and planned voyage aboard the steam yacht Lady Mabel to the South Seas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Lillie Langtry
Robbers in the Mountains near Thornton and Andover
William W. Craig and Bertie Mears, wanted for breach of law in Andover Tewksbury Ballardvale Billerica and nearby Massachusetts towns, were arrested in a logging camp in the mountains. The arrest caused considerable excitement in Thornton N H as word spread of their activities in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hampton Village
N. H
Thornton
William W. Craig
Bertie Mears
Andover
Tewksbury
Ballardvale
Billerica
Massachusetts
Not Drowned But Shot Near Brimfield Youth Wounded
Richard Provost a 14 year old of West Brimfield was likely fatally wounded by a 22 calibre revolver shot to his head while skating. He was walking along the road, firing at a mark, and was found lying face down with the revolver beneath him. He remained conscious but uncertain how the accident occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palmrr
Richard Provost
West Brimfield
Presidential Vote Totals in New York Post Table
The Evening Post prints the national result from all states showing Cleveland 5,567,990. Harrison 5,176,611. Weaver 1,025,000. Bidwell 258,347. Cleveland leads by 391,379 votes.
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New York
The
Evening Post
Cleveland
Harrison
Weaver
Bidwell
Fair Weather Across Regions Warned by Forecasters
Washington December 21 8 p m fore cast notes fair weather across New England with west winds and falling temperatures. Eastern New York also sees fair skies with west winds and cooler air forthcoming.
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Washington
New York
Benefit to a Young Star Willie Kittredge Sheldon Held in Red Men’s Hall
About two hundred friends of Willie Kittredge Sheldon gathered in Red Men’s Hall last evening for a charity benefit. The program featured Lou Isabelle Horner in song and dance, Flossie Butler reading, Little Eddie in song and impersonation, Mr. Myers impersonations, Mr. Lewis violin solo, Dr. G. S. Wicksell recitation, Missy Brestow reading, Miss May Mooney recitation, Lurel Willie stump speech, Miss Grace Scales song.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Kittredge Sheldon
Red Men’s Hall
Louise Horner
Flossie Butler
Little Eddie
Mr. Myers
Mr. Lewis
G. E S. Wicksell
Missy Brestow
Miss May Mooney
Lure Illie
Miss Grace Scales
Ghosts Walked Through Hotel Oxford Bash by Odd Gloves
A 19th century Boston soiree hosted by the Odd Gloves at Hotel Oxford in Copley Square featured a ghost party with 100 guests. Notable participants performed eerie tales songs and dramatic personations from Helen of Troy to Yorick and Topsy with music by Arthur Foote and readings by the group of Back Bay Bohemia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odd Gloves
Hotel Oxford
Copley Square
Back Bay Bohemia
Oxford
Saville Martyn-Treat
Arthur Foote
Katherine Walker
Nellie Silver
Inez Crabtree
Howard Malcolm Ticknor
Courtenay Thorpe
J. G. Sutherland
Helen of Troy
Marie Burress
Mary Hampton
Macbeth
Miss Grace Hall
King Lear
Sidney Booth
Margaret Shaw Ingersoll
Puck
George D. Cahill
King Cole
Ward M. Tenney
Yorick
Abraham
Touchstone
Audrey
Robert Edeson
Belle Grant Armstrong
Janet Edmonson Walker
King
Bowery
Emma Sheridan Fry
Topsy
Ella Hugh Wood
Dick Swiveller
Atherton Brownell
Dickens
Ella Wolff
W. P. Nickerson
Mabel Going
Henry Lincoln
Walter G. Chase
May Robson
Robert Petremont
J. P. Sutherland
Charles P. Vesper
Ronald A. Stuart
Renee, Parks
Mme
Edna Hall
L. G. Burnham
Elizabeth Gosse
W. de Forest Chase
West End car house fire destroys Everett street railway cars
A major blaze at the West End street railway car house on Ferry Street in Everett caused extensive damage and the loss of twenty open cars plus box cars. Firemen fought the flames with multiple companies from Chelsea and Cambridge, two workers perished, three missing, and insurance likely covers about fifty thousand dollars. The fire, started in the basement boiler room, endangered nearby structures as electric wires sparked and were cut after twenty minutes.
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West End
Ferry Street
Joseph Swan
Woodlawn Street
Prattville
Chelsea
Cambridge
Everett
Frank P. Clark
Malden
Luke Glendon
Dexter Street
George Wallace
Clark
Glendon
Grendon
J. J. Cronin
Charlestown
George Wallis
Autumn Street
Hugh McGinnis
Foster Street
Clarence Wilkinson
Robert Doherty
James Kelley
Mr. Waltz
Frank B. Woods
Hopkins
Cambridge Street
Somerville
John H. Studley
Michael Dillon
Dillon
Hlorace Martin
Martin
Mr. Studley
Studley
Churchill Will Restrictions Aid Daughter In Trust
The will of Asaph Churchill late of Milton probated at Dedham provides that property be held in trust for his daughter Harriet with a strict condition that trustees or she shall not use income for the Roman Catholic church or its charities. If violated the gift becomes void.
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Drepnam
Asaph Churchill
Milton
Norfolk
Suffolk
Dedham
Harriet
Electric Car Collision in Lynn and Boston Area
A Lynn and Boston horse car on Corn Hill collided with a Winter Hill electric car last night. The horse car derailed and was tossed across the street, extinguishing its stove fire and nearly igniting the coach. The impact warped the electric car headlight, but no injuries were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn
Boston
Cornhill
Winter Hill Electric
Effect of That Poison at Homestead Works Sparks Grand Jury
True bills were returned today by the grand jury against Hough F. Dempsey, Robert Beatty and J M Davidson for felonious assault and battery in administering poison to a non-union worker at the Homestead steel works.
Steamer Lake Nepigon Grounded in Manchester Ship Canal
The Lake Nepigon from Montreal is aground in the Manchester ship canal with a bad list to starboard. The Dundonald, which departed San Francisco on Aug 9, reached Queenstown after a tempestuous voyage captained by Hawthorne.
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London
Montreal
Manchester Ship Canal
San Francisco
Queenstown
Hawthorne
Maine Central directors elected at Portland meeting
In Portland on December 21 at the annual Maine Central railroad stockholders meeting, directors were elected. The roster includes Arthur Sewall Archibald McLeod Frank Jones Samuel Lawrence Joseph Ricker George Pullman Charles Sinclair William Davis William Hart Thomas Hyde Amos Paul Payson Tucker John Are Franklin Wilson and Francis Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Maine Central Railroad Stockholders
Arthur Sewall
Archibald A McLeod
Frank Jones
Samuel C. Lawrence
Joseph S. Ricker
George M. Pullman
Charles A. Sinclair
William G. Davis
William T. Hart
Thomas W. Hyde
Amos Paul
Payson Tucker John Are
Franklin A. Wilson
Francis W. Hill
Remarkable 102nd Birthday of Mrs. Sarah Braman in Georgetown
Mrs. Sarah Balch Braman, born November 21, 1790, marked her 102nd birthday at her Georgetown Essex County farm. She has witnessed steam power, railroads, telegraph and electric lights, while living under every U.S. president. Surrounded by nieces, friends, and telegrams, she remains active, affectionate toward children, and remembered for her long church service and resilient health.
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Massachusetts
New York
Sarah Balch Braman
Julia
Laura Balch
Georgetown
Essex County
Winter
Newburyport
Brown
Charlotte Osgood Haskell
Maitlands
Fla
Talcotts
Bangor
Ane
Hindest
Braman
Sally Bartlett
Noc
John
Eunice
Isaac Braman
Memorial
Two Children Drown After Ice Breaks at Burnside Pond
In Hartrop Connecticut on December 21 Julia Hays aged eight and Flossie Hays age four were found drowned in Walker's Pound Burnside at 3 30 pm after venturing onto thin ice near the pond edge. The father discovered them.
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Hartrorp
Conn
Julia
Flossie Hays
Walker’s Pound
Burnside
Gas price fairness debate prompts gas bill relief talks
Consumers press for uniform gas rates after big users secured lower prices. Investigators say the Boston Gaslight Company could pay 8 percent dividends and sell at 1 per 1000 cubic feet. City gas commissioners lack power to study a general price reduction without a formal petition from the mayor or twenty consumers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Gaslight Company
Boston Natural History Society Meeting Highlights
The Boston Society of Natural History held a session last night with several papers. W. F. Ganong discussed new experiments on absorption of liquids by aerial plant parts. S. H. Scudder described the abdominal pouch of Parnassius butterflies. W. H. Niles spoke on the columnar structure in stratified rock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Society of Natural History
W. F. Ganong
S. H. Scudder
W. H. Niles
Shore Line Midnight Train Popularity Grows
Five aging cars run regularly on the Shore line midnight train to New York. The service draws notable passenger interest and reflects evolving travel patterns along the coast.
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Shore Line
New York
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Panama
Camap
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Bert Allen
Mrs. Langtry III
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Maine Central Directors
Sarah Balch
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J. 8. Brown
W. P. B. Brooks & CO
Hanover SI
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Johnson & CO
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