Race prospects loom in Valkyrie challenge amid New York aid
Lord Dunraven reports a New York club acceptance of the eight month challenge altering the scene. The Royal Yacht Squadron may back the deed of gift terms, otherwise no race. Commo dore Smith hopes an international race will occur in 1895 amid settlement talks. A Pope Manufacturing treasurer plans January resignation and board-level changes. The L A W Bulletin may return to Boston as signaling reforms unfold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Field
Lord Dunraven
New York
Royal Yacht Squadron
New York Club
Commodore Smith
Stamford
Conn
James D. Smith
Kersey
New York. Yacht. Club
B. W. Pope
Pope Manufacturing Company
George Pope
Hartford
Hartford Cycle Company
Boston
IL. A. W
Perkins
Charlestown Rovers
Abbot Bassett
George
National Executive Committee
L. A. W. Bulletin
Chicago
Uncle Sam
League
Sterling Elliott
Helping Hand Society
Committee On
Elliott
Lon Peck
Cup Committee Support Grows for America's Cup Race
The New York Yacht Club committee holds Boston yachtsmen's backing against Lord Dunraven. Key figures praise deed of gift terms and mutual agreement, signaling readiness for a race within eight months. Commodore Stetson and General Paine commend the committee for fair negotiations and smart handling of the Royal Squadron. Charles Francis Adams Jr. lauds the outlook and wisdom of the committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Yacht Club
Yachtsmen
Boston
Lord Dunraven
C. J. Paine
Dunraven
John A. Stetson
Boston Yacht Club
Royal Yacht Squadron
Royal Squadron
Charles Francis Adams
Iselin to lead new America Cup challenger boat project
New York reports C Oliver Iselin will manage a New York syndicate built centerboarder to defend the America Cup. Nat Herreshoff will oversee design with Tobin bronze likely. work begins after Royal Yacht Squadron reply. If raced, the Colonia may be prepared with a centreboard modification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
C. Oliver Iselin
Colonia
Christmas school celebrations brighten Baldwin Kindergarten scene
Christmas festivities spread through Baldwin Schoolhouse on Chardon Place with a Brookline donor providing a tree and presents for sixty kindergartners and candy for all 350 children. Fathers, mothers, and siblings filled the room as the festival repeated five times to accommodate all classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baldwin Happy
Baldwin
Chardon Place
Brookline
Boxers Treavers and Boulanger Fined for Assault
In Biddeford Municipal Court Steve Treavers and Young Boulanger two well known local boxers were fined for assaulting a firefighter after a remark made during alarm response last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Steve Treavers
Young Boulanger
Harvard Students Flee Cambridge For Christmas Holidays
The Harvard dorms empty as students depart for home and friends. Classes end, and Memorial Hall operates sparsely for the few staying due to finances or grades. Professor Norton hosts an annual Christmas gathering from eight to ten, offering warmth and greetings to those remaining in Cambridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard
Cambridge
Memorial Hall
Norton
Remarkable evidence on circulating newspapers on the Lynn and Boston line
Edward J. M'Bride, conductor No. 13, reports daily counts of Posts and other papers on the Lynn & Boston railroad line through Chelsea and Charlestown. He lists precise tallies from multiple trips and sales at various stands, noting Posts dominate and other papers are scarce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn & Boston
Chelsea and Woodlawn
Scollay Square
Boston
Washington Avenue
Chelsea
Leo White
Spruce Street
Globes
Heralds
Lindsay Caldwell
Cary Square
James Heaton
Bellingham
Frank Morley
James Morley
Baker’s Variety Store
Causeway Street
Warren Avenue Bridge
Beverly Street
Police Retirement Triggers Limited Department Changes
Lieutenant Thomas Weir of Division 12 retires at age 65 on Nov 12 with half pay pension. Sergeant Henry J. Watkins will become lieutenant and Patrolman Matthew Dailey will be promoted to sergeant after noncompetitive civil service exams. A Station 11 vacancy looms. Patrolman William J. Gilmore, top on meritorious list, may become sergeant or transfer to the inspector’s office for detective work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Weir
Board of Police
Henry J. Watkins
Matthew Dailey
Liquor Squad
Civil Service Commissioners
State House
William J. Gilmore
Gilmore
Abbott
West End
Two ex congressmen convicted in pension and fraud cases
Jeremiah Harrison, former Alabama representative, was sentenced in Little Rock to two years in prison for pension frauds. L. H. Weller, ex Iowa congressman and 1884 Greenback presidential candidate, reportedly found guilty in Independence Iowa of obtaining horses by false pretenses, appealing to the State Supreme Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Jeremiah Harrlson
Alabama
United States Court
Little Rock
Ark
L. H. Weller
Iowa
Independence
State Supreme Court
Fall River Boy Killed by Train at Holyoke
George Pp Borden aged 18 from Fall River was instantly killed this morning when struck by a passenger train in Holyoke Massachusetts authorities reported the fatal accident occurred early today at the railroad crossing near the city street car line the event was confirmed by Holyoke police and railroad officials
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fall River
Holyoke
Springfield
Mass
George Pp. Borden
Alland Bros Hair Cutters Advertise at Tremont Row
Lovers answer our ad on physiognomical hair cutting. We offer gains not losses and promise name and fame as hair cutters known regionally. Alland Bros. 19 Tremont Row.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alland Bros
Tremont Row
Kane brothers on trial for murder in Woburn case
In Woburn on December 21 Thomas and Patrick Kane faced murder charges in district court over Michael H. Day's death. Harvard professor Wood testified to fresh human blood on a knife, and Day's son Michael L. Day repeated the story. A relative described heated exchanges and a lantern incident as Patrick Kane followed the witness after the killing. Both brothers were held without bail for the grand jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woburn
Thomas
Patrick Kane
Michael H. Day
Professor Wood
Harvard
Michael L. Day
Jack of
Melrose
Day
William S. Kenrick
Tom Kane
Mr. Day
Scully
Patrick
Tom
Whitney
Kanes
Funny Billiards Match Delights South Boston Crowd
A four ball billiards match last night at Murray and Irwin's in South Boston pitted Billy Whalley against Jere J. McNamara. McNamara won 70 to 50 amid laughter from political figures and local personalities, with Whalley protesting fouls and shouting quips like one billiard four shots and three buttons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murray & Irwin
South Boston
Billy Whalley
Jere J. McNamara
Ward 18
Democratic Committee
Jerry
Billy
Mac
Whalley
M. P. Geary
P. J. Hartnett
Ed Crane
Sergeant Looney
M. J. Mellody
James J. Haines
Ed Leary
Tom Connors
James F. Todd
Jerry Casey
Crane
Pawtucket Team Defeats Boston 8 Goals to 3 in Polo
Pawtucket's science players defeated the Bostons 8 to 3 in a brisk polo match last evening. Cambridge Press beat Lynn Dazzlers 7 to 1 before. Highlights list Pawtucket players Cunningham Canavan Whiting Lations and Parsons Boston Parsons Wodtke Mills. Other polo results: Salem 5 New Bedford 4.
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Pawtucket
Bostons
Parsons
Young Mills
Cambridge Press
Dazzlers
Lynn
Cunningham
Canavan
Ciearey
Whiting
Lations
Woal
Boston
Wodtke
Rushers
Cotter
Everett
Mills
M.S
Wootke
Camnavan
Mike Curley Released By Lynn Polo Club
Mike Curley, two years as Lynn polo team goalie, has been released. Manager seeks a new goal tender as Eugene Sullivan will guard the cage until a successor is found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Curley
Lynn Polo
Lynn
Eugene Sullivan
Skaters complain over Marine Park skating provisions
A Marine Park pond reader letter argues the City Point pond is not salt water, has been freshwater for years, and requests public access this winter with electric lights to prevent accidents, allowing youths in the district a healthy activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park Commission
Marine Park
City Point
Boston
Salt water in Marine Park pools linked to tides and depth
Park commissioners argue the Marine Park pools contain salt water. Ponds sit fifteen feet below tide water with visible rise and fall as tides move. Though lacking sea inlet or outlet, officials say salt water filters through the earth into the basins. Pools reach forty feet deep and rarely freeze, risking air holes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marine Park
Gift to Professor Roberts by Boston Y M C A gymnasium
After the Roberts dumbbell drill the Boston Y M C A gymnasium presented Professor Robert J. Roberts with an elegant eight piece silver table service and a carved cherry parlor table. C J Thompson spoke for the givers and Roberts expressed appreciation. Fifteen Cambridge Y M C A members visited Boston for the evening exercises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Young Men's Christian Association Gymnasium
Robert J. Roberts
Roberts
C. J. Thompson
Professor Roberts
Cambridge Y. M. C. A. Gymnasium
Boston
Rob Roy Engaged as Post Sports Editor
The Post names Mr B H Benton known as Rob Roy as sports editor, taking charge with Monday’s issue. He aims to make the paper the recognized New England authority on sports, using his knack for timely news to back that claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Post
B. H. Benton
Cutter Jury Disagrees on Perjury Trial
The jury in the Charles Cutter perjury case reported a disagreement yesterday. Cutter, Chelsea builder, testified about his financial worth as a surety for Wardner L. Field, who was held on an execution, before Major J. E. Jones in the Superior Criminal Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Cutter
Chelsea
Superior Criminal Court
Cutter
J. E. Jones
Wardner L. Field
Lord Randolph Churchill Retires Amid Ill Health
The English statesman Lord Randolph Churchill is reported paralyzed on one side and unable to recognize friends. His mother and sister, Lady Wimborne, travel to Marseilles to be with him. The paper cites excitable temperament, excessive cigarette smoking, lack of outdoor activity, and opiate use as factors. It states he cannot continue in politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamaica Plain
Mr. Anagnos
London
Lord Randolph Churchill
Lady Wimborne
Marseilles
Missing Paul M Swain Sought by Detectives in New York City
News record reports Paul M Swain missing since December 13 after leaving the Union League Club in New York. Friends, relatives, and creditors fear distress and possible insolvency while detectives search hospitals and morgues for signs of foul play or self harm.
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Kilby Street
Paul M. Swain
Union League Club
New York City
Swain
J. A. Chelius
Homer Place
Roxbury
Chelius
Yourell Loses Cash in Fire After Bankless Blunder
Dorchester resident John Yourell woke to a lamp topple and a blaze in his home on Erie Street. His trousers pocket money totaling 310 dollars burned with the clothing, while the fire caused about 100 dollars in other damage. the incident underscores a costly habit of keeping cash at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Yourell
Erie Street
Dorchester
Yourell
Massachusetts Assessors Oppose Foreign Shares Tax Exemption
The Massachusetts Assessors Association met in the State House. President Harrison Gray Otis led the session as Thomas Hills moved to oppose the exemption of foreign shares from taxation at the next General Court. A amendment was adopted opposing the exemption, and officers and a legislative committee were elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts Assessors’ Association
State House
Harrison Gray Otis
Thomas Hills
Boston Board of Assessors
General Court
J. S. Duncklee
Boston
Mr. Hills
Worcester
J. G.F. Candage
Brookline
George A. King
Taunton
Howard B. Coffin
Newton
E. Gates
Ellis Brett
J. 8. Duncklee
Nathan D. Pratt
Charles H. Littlefield
and W. T. Grammer
West End Club Debates A P A Detrimental Question
In West End the Young Men's Congressional Club debated whether the A P A is detrimental with Fred W. Linton for and Louis E. Pasco against. The meeting included community notes on church activities, choir reorganizations, and upcoming events across local groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Men’s Congressional Club
Fred W. Linton
Louis E. Pasco
Board of Missions For Freedmen
Twelfth Baptist Church
Miss Goode
Shirley J. Liggins
Albert de Leon
William H. Carney
Sons of Veterans
H. G. Blake
G. F. Murray
The
Clarence Wolfe
J. Carrington Johnson
Curtis
Johnson
Senator Kittredge
Carter
Christ
St. Paul Baptist Church
Joy Street
Young Ladies’ Vaudeville Club
Irene DeMertie
West Newton Street
One Man's Observation on Post Advertising
A reader notes streetcar sales of Post papers across Hampden Street, Dudley Street junction, Blue Hill Avenue, Northampton and Washington, and Boylston Street. The piece argues that the Post proves a good advertising medium. Arthur TAPPAN signs from Tremont Street, December 6, 180.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hampden Street
Dudley Street
Blue Hill Avenue
Northampton
Washington Streets
Boylston Street
Arthur Tappan
Tremont Street
Bliss Scholarship Established for Goddard Seminary
In Barre Vermont on December 21 by the will of Mrs. Nancy Bliss widow of Rev F S Bliss longtime pastor, $600 is bequeathed to Goddard Seminary to establish a Bliss scholarship for students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barre
Nancy Bliss
F. S. Bliss
Universalist
Goddard Seminary
Bliss
Bowling Games Last Night At Charlestown Melrose Athletic
Newton Club Tourney Team 2045 faced Team 3 2025 at Charlestown Melrose Athletic 2481. Nine Hundred and Ninety-ninth posted 2895 as the score reference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton Club
Charlestown
Melrose Athletic
Six Days Race Leads With Ashinger Near Mile Mark
At 11 o clock tonight in Philadelphia the six days bicycle race standings show Ashinger at 1165 miles, Fors ter 1125 miles, Gannon 1000 miles, with others continuing their grinds across the track.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Ashinger
Forster
Gannon
Eastern Middlesex Poultry Show Opens in Malden
The eleventh annual exhibition of the Eastern Middlesex Poultry Association opened at National Hall Malden with ducks geese pigeons guinea hens turkeys and bantams on display. Plymouth Rock section is large with 20 entries. The show runs through December 22 city officials will tour Monday evening. Officers include President G Watern Malden Vice Presidents W S Keene Stoneham C I Nesmith Reading C H Parker Lynn Secretary G K Holbrook Saugus Treasurer A B Amerige Auditor E K Hayes Stoneham Directors G W Chase J W Randall W L Merrill F H Roberts G W Taylor Malden H H Bamford Waltham Co H Clark Medford N A Knapp Winchester J A Sale Greenwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malden
Eastern Middlesex Poultry Association
National Hall
Plymouth Rock
Co. G. Watern
W. S
Waltham
H. Clark
Medford
N. A. Knapp
Winchester
J. A. Sale
Greenwood
Fire Devastates Cleveland Box Factory and Empire Hotel
A $150 000 blaze in Cleveland Ohio destroyed the K D paper box factory and the Empire Hotel. The factory walls collapsed, crushing a fire engine, and four firemen were injured by flying bricks. Five frame buildings were damaged in the fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
K. D
Empire Hotel
Amnesty in Ireland Prisoner Release Linked to Daly Parliament Run
The Post states a government Redmondite deal will free several dynamite outrages prisoners, including John Daly, who will run for Parliament. The article notes Daly’s candidacy and linkage to the release arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
The
Post
Pool Tournament Sparks South Boston Action
Hood defeated Wise 100 to 6 in last night’s Murray and Irwin pool event in South Boston. Four matches remain to decide the standings with Manuel, Russell, Hood, and Wise jockeying for positions as the leaders near final rounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murray & Irwin's
South Boston
Hood
Wise
Manuel
Johnson
Russell
LaThorp
White
Doyle
Zeramby
Bruce
Hogan
Booth
Harvard Lacrosse Club Forms Aiming For Next Spring
Harvard University organizes a lacrosse club to field a team next spring. Daily practice starts after midyear exams, with six to eight veteran players and strong material. The plan is to play nearby Boston teams first and then pursue intercollegiate contests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard
Boston
Newton Club Bowling Tournament Ends with Team 8 Victory
The Newton Club bowling tournament concluded last night with Team 8 as champions after eleven wins and no losses. Captain Buntin is noted as a leading roller. Cook posted the top three string total at 564. Prize decisions, including best average among Knight Dearborn Colby or Cook, are expected next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton
Buntin
Knight
Dearborn
Colby
Cook
Carey Wins Popularity Contest for Cabinet Grand Piano
A two month popularity contest under the Boston Weekly Index between Ben Franklin Assembly 5463 Knights of Labor and Paving Assembly 9816 concluded with John E. Carey defeating William H. Condry 7050 to 478. Carey received an elegant cabinet grand piano as the prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Weekly Index
Ben Franklin Assembly
Knights of Labor
Paving Assembly
Ben Franklin
John E. Carey
William H. Condry
Carey
Condry
Salem Infantry elects new captain after resignation
The Salem Light Infantry Company H of the First Regiment met to fill Captain Staples's vacancy. First Lieutenant D. B. Purbeck was elected captain. Second Lieutenant C. H. Osgood declined promotion. Walter P. Nichols was later elected first lieutenant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem Infantry
Salem
Salem Light Infantry
Fighth
Staples
D. B. Purbeck
C. H. Osgood
Walter P. Nichols
Norcross attaches Hyde Park man’s property in $100 action
Dedham reports William C. Norcross of Wellesley filed an attachment on the property of George H. Peare of Hyde Park for $100. The case arises from an action of contract and Peare is described as Hyde Park’s missing man, with the attachment potentially shedding light on his disappearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dedham
William C. Norcross
Wellesley
George H. Peare
Hyde Park
Peare
Dow Couple Celebrate Twenty Fifth Wedding Anniversary
Lynn residents John Dow and his wife of 16 Alice street marked a quarter century of marriage this evening. They received many friends who brought fine gifts to share in the celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn
John Dow
Alice Street
Public Lecture on Christian Rome at Bulfinch Place
The Rev Henry G Spaulding will lecture Sunday evening at Bulfinch Place Church using stereopticon pictures to illustrate Christian Rome and St Peter's Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bulfinch Place
Henry G. Spaulding
Rome
St. Peter’s Church
Purse Taken in Ivy Street Robbery
Mrs. Bordman of Brookline Hills was robbed on Ivy street near Cottage Farm in the late evening. A highwayman, about 5 feet 7 inches tall with a heavy build and light mustache, seized her and took her purse contents before fleeing. She identified the suspect’s described presence earlier that day to neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cottage Farm
Brookline
Longwood
Ivy Street
Important Ship Bill Advances From House Committee
The House committee on merchant marine and fisheries ordered a favorable report on a ship bill. It removes five percent crew space limits and fifty percent deductions including propelling power, aims to improve crew health and vessel speed, and would take effect July 1 aligning U S laws with Britain and others while reducing net tonnage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Committee On Merchant Marine and Fisheries
United States
Great Britain
Building Trades Ball Draws Large Crowd at Cotillon Hall
The Building Trades Council held its second annual concert and ball at Cotillon Hall with McKay's Orchestra providing music. McKay’s Orchestra and a large staff aided the event led by floor marshal J Haley, as Mrs Haley and others joined in the grand march with about 150 couples. A reception committee including J Dolan J Donovan C McDougall and others hosted the guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cotillon Hall
Building Trades Council
McKay
J. Haley
H. P. Thomas
B. F. Monaghan
Haley
Lillian Haley
James P. Dolan
Mary Haley
J. J. Donovan
C. F. McDougall
James O'’Neil
G. M. Gunther
Edward J. Ryan
James F. Rehill
M. F. Flood
No Aldermanic Change After Recount
Recounting of the aldermanic vote up to 10 o'clock last night shows no possibility of changing the original results. Wards 13 through 17 were recounted.
Accountant finds 41559 deficit in West Hoboken ring cases
Expert auditor reports to West Hoboken council that the ring's accounts show a deficiency of 41559 with misappropriation of cash and school funds. Treasurer Nolan is summoned to explain before the grand jury as the council weighs next steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
West Hoboken
N. J
Thomas Nolan
Spirit of Protest frames Puritanism and invention
In Middlebury on Forefathers Day Professor C H Wright of Middlebury College argues protest defines history challenging surroundings as supreme. He links protest to Christlike actions and says invention grows from protest. He notes Puritanism fused religious and political reform while elevating the individual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middlebury, Vt
C. H. Wright
Middlebury College
International Brotherhood of Bookbinders Ball Draws 800
The first annual ball of Local Union No. 16 was held at Odd Fellows Hall with about 800 attendees. Patrick E. Savage led the grand march, assisted by Charles Kappler and Thomas Darling, and over 200 couples followed in the procession with several escorts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Brotherhood of Bookbinders
Sarah Brack
John F. Harrington
Agnes Curtis
Christmas Music at First Baptist Church
Saint Saens's beautiful Christmas oratorio Noel will be performed at the First Baptist Church on Commonwealth Avenue Sunday evening. The city’s best talent joins the church choir for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saint Saens
First Baptist Church
Commonwealth Avenue
Feast of Dedication Observance by Sabbath School
The Chamukah festival will be celebrated by the children of the Sabbath school at Temple Chabel Solomon Union Park Street tomorrow at 5 30 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Temple Chabe! Sholom
Union Park Street
Teller Gillett Returns From Rome Bank Defaulter Bail
Mayor Gillett of Rome New York, alleged bank defaulter, has returned and posted bail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teller Gillett
Rome
N. Y
Gillett
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General Paine
Commodore Stetson
WN. Y
Frothingham
English High School
S. C. H. Fitch
BACON
Bacon Shoe CO
Bromfield St
Lynn & Boston Railroad
Weir
Pugilistic Publishing CO
Walnut St
Penn
Patrick and
Thomas Kane
New Bedford
Rob Roy
Weavers
Weavers’ Union
Manufacturers’ Association
Ireland
MR. Carey
Rome and ST. Peter's
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