Crank Don Jamoff Newark Suspect in Threat Letters to Officials
A Newark man signing as Joseph Don Jamoff is sought by the U S secret service for sending threatening letters to government leaders including Vice President Stevenson. The Polish anarchist was traced to Baltimore after another demand for 25 and a stop at 16 East Street.
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Washington
Joseph Don Jam
Passaic Street
Newark
N. J
Secret Service
Stevenson
Carlisle
Don Jam
Drummond
Eutaw Street
Baltimore
Holy Orders Conferred at Boston Archdiocese Ceremony
Twenty eight St John’s Seminary graduates in Brighton received priestly orders from Archbishop Williams at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston. The ceremony drew about five thousand attendees as ordinations included priesthood, deaconship and sub deaconship for many seminarians.
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St. John’s Seminary
Brighton
Williams
Cathedral of the Holy Cross
Washington Street
Archdiocese of
Boston
Charles F. Donahue
John B. Holland
John A. McCautey
Stephen S. O’brien
Hugh J. Cleary
Denis P. Crimmons
Michael ¥. Crowley
John J. K
Lawrence J. Glynn
John J. Harrigan
George W. Leahy
Francis W. Maley
James J. McCarthy
Thomas F. McCarthy
Thomas J. McCormack
James J. Murphy
Michael J. Owens
Charles A. Finnegan
Francis S. Hart
George A. Costello
Daniel W. Cronin
Michael J. Moloney
David J. Murphy
Peter C. Quinn
John A. Sheridan
Archdiocese of Boston
William E. Keating
Daniel S. Sheerin
Greenhalge Offers Scope for Commissions in Massachusetts
Governor-elect Greenhalge of Massachusetts, in Washington for talks, says commissions must be chosen for fitness, not political favors. He plans to return home tomorrow and preside at a Lowell relief meeting Sunday and expects a mid January New England Governors conference.
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Washington
Greenhalge
Massachusetts
New England
West End Boys Gifted Turkey After Guilty Plea
Three West End street railroad workers Patrick Barrett Richard Walsh and Michael Lynch were summoned to Foreman Waugh's office and reprimanded by fellow employees. They were fined a large turkey with trimmings as punishment for being good fellows. the gift came from conductors and motormen of the sixth division.
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West End Street Railroad
Patrick Barrett
Richard Walsh
Michael Lynch
Bunker Hill
Waugh
J. A. Hart
Cost of widening Mt Vernon Temple and Stamford streets
A New Orleans board committee received a street commission report detailing costs to widen Temple street from Derne to Cambridge and Stamford street from Cambridge to Green totaling 425000 dollars. Mt Vernon area above Derne largely belongs to the State so no estimate was given. City Hall doubts adoption due to subway route plans.
Standish Guards Celebrate 75th Anniversary in Plymouth
Standish Guards Company D Fifth Regiment marked its seventy fifth anniversary with a parade through Plymouth followed by a concert at 2 and a banquet at Odd Fellows Hall at 3 o'clock. The Plymouth Band led the procession as invited guests attended the events alongside Plymouth Rock ceremonies.
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Plymouth Rock
Plymouth
Standish Guards
Plymouth Band
Odd_ Fellows’ Hall
Forefathers Day Dinner Highlights Massachusetts Legacy
New England Society in New York honored Massachusetts Governor Russell and other dignitaries at Sherry's for Forefathers Day. Speakers praised Pilgrim and Puritan heritage, education, and liberty, with notes on Massachusetts progress and tolerance.
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New York
New England Society
Sherry’s
Daniel G. Rollins
Governor Russell
Massachusetts
O. O. Howard
M W. Stryker
Hamilton College
Charles Dudley Warner
Horace Porter
W. Lane Booker
St. Clair McKelway
John D. Crimmins
Ellis H. Roberts
Dr. Stryker
The
Brooklyn Eagle
Greer
C. T. Saxton
Smallpox Precaution Closes Scotch Presbyterian Church
The Scotch Presbyterian Church on Warrenton street closed temporarily as a precaution after several members, including from the Morrison family, contracted smallpox. Health officials noted vaccination limits and considered school closures but did not act. No new deaths. the East Canton street case traced to the Morrison household. another suspected case in South Boston administered as not smallpox. Dr McCollum investigated a second case on West Second street and ruled it not smallpox.
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Scotch Presbyterian Church
Warrenton Street
Morrison
United States
Board of Health
Regan
East Canton Street
Morrison Ee
South Boston
Harrington
West Second Street
McCollum
Unknown Man Drops Dead at Roslindale Station
An unidentified man about 45 collapsed at Old Colony railroad station in Roslindale. Dr. Howard ruled death from apoplexy. The body, with dark complexion and full brown beard, wore brown clothing and a black cap. A letter in his pocket addressed to George Q. McBrerns of 30 Seneca Street was found and may reveal his name.
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Old Colony
Roslindale
Howard
George Q. McBrerns
Seneca Street
Coasting Accidents Injure Two Boston Children
Frederick L. O'Brien eleven, of 81 Brooks Street East Boston, was injured on Putnam Street when he collided with a team and suffered severe head injuries. James Duncan eight, of 212 Washington Street Dorchester, was riding on Elder Street when he struck an electric car and fractured his right thigh. both were taken home or to City Hospital.
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Frederick L. O'Brien
Brooks Street
Boston
Putnam Street
James Duncan
Washington Street
Dorchester
Elder Street
City Hospital
Lowell High School Dedicated In Granite Brick Building
The new High School building in Lowell was dedicated this afternoon before about 1200 attendees. Constructed over two years, it features sixteen rooms with capacity for forty nine pupils each, two physical labs, a chemical lab, a principal's office, a reception room and a 1000 seat hall, costing $175,900.
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Lowell
Sudden Death of Rev Potter Ties to Harvard Librarian Son
The death of Rev. William J. Potter of New Bedford is linked to a wedding he attended his son’s wedding. The son, an assistant in the Harvard library, and his bride left town after the ceremony without announcing their travel plans. Authorities seek their whereabouts.
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William J. Potter
New Bedford
Harvard
East Boston Representative Sullivan Recovering After Surgery
The condition of Representative Benjamin J. Sullivan of Ward 2 East Boston after an appendectomy at Massachusetts General Hospital Thursday night was reported as more favorable last night though still not out of danger. Friends visited the hospital seeking updates from his bedside all day yesterday.
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Benjamin J. Sullivan
Boston
Massachusetts General Hospital
Lawyer Brooke Seeks Release for Noted Poisoner Meyer
In New York on December 22 lawyer Brooke petitions for Dr Meyer release. He plans to move in court at the trial of the famed poisoner arguing the constitutional protection against double jeopardy.
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New York
Brooke
Edward Stanhope Dies Sudden Loss for War Service
Right Hon. Edward Stanhope former secretary of state for war in Salisbury cabinet died suddenly this morning at Sevenoaks Kent. He was 63 years old and adjacent to Earl Stanhope, his brother, at the residence.
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London
Edward Stanhope
Lord Salisbury
Sevenoaks
Kent
Earl Stanhope
Christmas Musical Programme at Boston Churches
Christmas services across Boston churches will feature unusually elaborate programs this year as part of the usual holiday custom.
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Boston
Explosion Blows John Teace to Fatal Injury in Salem
In Salem this morning a dynamite blast during blasting for a new house killed 50 year old John Teace. He was blown into the air and died from internal injuries. Teace leaves a wife and several children.
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Salem
John Teace
Salter Absent as Family Fights for Support in Boston
Thomas Abram Salter, once a Somerville street car conductor, has disappeared with about 1500 dollars and a female office helper. His wife Elizabeth and three sons face hardship as Salter’s alleged infidelity and stock broker ventures unfold. The Griffsin family confronts the scandal while Salter’s whereabouts remain unknown.
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Post
Caleb Griffin
No. 14
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Somerville
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Elizabeth Griffin
Union Square
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Dr. Leach
Griffin
John H. Salter
Exchange Building
Agnes Newell
Brunette
Miss Newell
Massachusetts Tribute to Education and Public Service
A reflective piece honors Massachusetts figures in education law literature and public service. It lists Bowditch Agassiz Maria Mitchell Emerson Hawthorne Thoreau Mann Webster Adams Otis and others, praising their contributions to education, liberty, and national unity. It situates Massachusetts as shaping culture, law, and wartime effort.
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Erty
Bowditch
Agassiz
Pierce
Maria Mitchell
Hitchcock
Motley
Bancroft
Prescott
Palfrey
Emerson
Hawthorne
Thoreau
Higginson
Louisa Alcott
Horace Mann
Quincy
Hopkins
Eliot
Everett
Choate
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Hancock
Adams
Otis
Andrew
Massachusetts
Garrison
Phillips
Sumner
Julia
Ward Howe
Hooker
Shaw
Bartlett
Devens
Founders of an Empire through Fervent Faith
The passage extols religious zeal as the core driver of empire building. It emphasizes that history’s lessons reveal founders who willingly starved and died for the glory of God, shaping enduring power through unwavering conviction.
Pilgrim Mothers Dinner Honors Foremothers and Suffrage Leaders
The second annual Pilgrim Mothers dinner in New York gathered 150 women under the New York Woman Suffrage League. Lillie Devereux Blake led and opened with Our forgotten foremothers, Elizabeth Cady Stanton responded to Christmas 1620 1893 contrasted, and Susan B Anthony spoke on The work of the hour. Numerous dignitaries attended including Mrs Frank Leslie Mrs H Van Rensselaer and Mrs Rusell Sage.
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Pilgrim Mothers
New York Woman Suffrage League
Lillie Devereaux Blake
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Susan B. Anthony
Fanny Lampin Salazar
Mary Seymour Howell
Carrie Lane Chapman
Charlotte Emerson Brown
Cornelia K. Hood
Ella Dietz Clymer
Frank Leslie
H. van Rensselaer
Russell Sage
Howell van Allen
Imogene C. Fales
Pilgrim Fathers Dinner Honors Legacy in Washington
The Washington Congressional Club held a Dec 22 dinner honoring the Pilgrim Fathers. Justice Brewer opened as president of the club, with Vice President Stevenson replying on descendants. Justice Harlan spoke on public schools as Pilgrim gifts, and Senator Hawley praised Puritan beliefs.
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Washington
Washington Congressional Club
Justice Brewer
United States Supreme Court
Stevenson
Chicago
Boston
Plymouth Rock
Mecca
Harlan
Senator Hawley
Connecticut
Forefathers Day Dinner Held by New England Society
In Orange New Jersey the New England Society observed Forefathers Day with a dinner attended by sixty guests. John O Heald led the proceedings and toasts covered themes from Puritan ideals to urban sanitation and national safety.
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Orange
N. J
New England Society of Orange
John O. Heald
Camilus G. Kidder
Daniel A. Heald
Amos Parker Wilder
New York
Charles Hall Everest
Albert Shaw
D. W. Richards
Isaac E. Gates
R. W. Hawkesworth
Hale Voices New England Founding Spirit at Banquet
The Rev. Edward Everett Hale of Boston addressed New England societies in Philadelphia praising early Plymouth and Boston Bay settlers for founding a state and unity that formed the nation. He urged judging by fruits and stressed motives to do right despite narrow views and limited governance in early colonies.
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Edward Everett Hale
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Lublon
Jerusalem
Damaging Testimony Ties Coughlin to Cronin Murder Conspiracy
Mrs. Andrew Foy testifies that Daniel Coughlin and her husband discussed removing the doctor’s body and that detectives often visited their home before and after May 4, 1889. She recalls Coughlin’s statements and other visitors, including Patrick Cannen Joseph McKenna and Martin Burke, in a Chicago courtroom during the Cronin case.
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Chicago
Andrew Foy
Daniel Coughlin
Cronin
Coughlin
Martin Burke
Attorney Wing
Lakeview
Dr. Cronin
Alexander Sullivan
Lineman Falls From Pole in Roxbury Injury
Morris Sheehan a lineman for the Boston Electric Light Company was working on a pole at Adams and Douglas streets Roxbury when he slipped and fell fracturing several ribs and suffering other injuries. He was taken to City Hospital. He is 26 and resides at 20 West Third street South Boston.
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Boston Electric Light Company
Adams and
Douglas Streets
Roxbury
City Hospital
West Third Street
South Boston
Lords of Admiralty Resign Then Withdraw Their Resignation
The Globe reports that after Tuesday's debate in the House of Commons the lords of the admiralty submitted resignations. They withdrew the move today after Sir William Vernon Harcourt explained the government would maintain British naval supremacy.
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London
the Globe
House of Commons
Lords of Admiralty
William Vernon Harcourt
Exchequer
Lords of the Admiralty
Chinese and Mexican Commercial Company Plans Sinaloa Settlement
Report says a wealthy Chinese firm has bought 320000 acres in Sinaloa Mexico to settle 5000 Chinese. Colonists receive 64 acres each with eventual payment. Plans include factories for boots and shoes clothing brushes brooms cigars and canning fruits.
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Washington
Sinaloa
Mexico
Franklin Street Church Elects Interim Pastor for six to twelve months
At a Somerville parish meeting the supply committee was authorized to hire Rev. James M. Gray of Boston to occupy the pulpit for six months or a year. The church has been without a pastor for the last nine months.
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Franklin Street Congregational Church
Somerville
James M. Gray
Boston
Hatters Hold Mass Meeting in Danbury Opera House
In Danbury on December 22 a large mass meeting of locked out hatters was addressed by Rev. F. A. Hatch and other city leaders. Hatch spoke for over an hour urging the men to stand firm with their position and support their cause.
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Danbury, Conn
Opera House
F. A. Hatch
West Street Congregational Church
Hatch
MIT Class Dinner Chooses Officers at Young's
The MIT class held its annual dinner at Young's last evening. Officers elected include President Thomas Hibbard, Vice President B L Beal, Secretary and Treasurer E A W Hammatt, Poet Frank Conover, and an executive committee of B L Beal M A Smith and H E Stowe.
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Young’s
Thomas Hibbard
B. L. Beal
E. A. W. Hammatt
Frank Conover
M. A. Smith
H. E. Stowe
Grand jury finds no indictment in Chester bridge disaster
Springfield dispatch says the grand jury reported no indictment against the Boston and Albany railroad or any employees in the Chester bridge disaster. No criminal charges were returned.
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Springfield
Grand Jury Today
Boston & Albany Railroad
Chester Bridge
Pure Liquors and Remedies Offered in New England Market
Vendor advertises a broad stock of pure liquors wines ales cordials both foreign and domestic with a claim of one of the best selections in New England for family and medicinal use. Proprietor promotes the French Remedy Rock Rye and Honey for colds throat and lung troubles and notes it is sold by licensed druggists with a certificate of merit.
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New England
Times
Edward Heffernan
James F. Babcooe
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