Unity Church Retains Pastor as Funds Targeted for New Edifice
A large congregation at the Church of the Unity voted to keep Rev. Minot J. Savage as pastor. Total subscriptions reached 41,000 with 35,000 needed to begin building, plus 16,000 more hoped for from Mrs. Jones’s committee. The church lot lies on Commonwealth Avenue near Massachusetts Avenue opposite the Charlesgate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of the Unity
Minot J. Savage
A. P. Martin
Henry F. Miller
Savage
A. Shuman
Commonwealth Avenue
Massachusetts Avenue
Charlesgate
Somerville Inquiry Hears Exoneration in City Engineer Case
The Somerville inquiry into the late city engineer Horace L Baton continued after a three hour session, mainly exonerating Baton. Ernest W. Bailey and F. B. Jones testified about Baton’s actions, amid charges by Alderman Downs. Perkins testified amid objections, admitting a Chelsea arrest tied to a blackmail plot involving Eaton and allies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerville
Horace L Baton
Ernest W. Bailey
F. B. Jones
Mr. Eaton
Benjamin J. Downs
Bowman
Downs
Mr. Perkins
Wentworth
Eaton
Perkins
Rich
Chelsea
Fatal fall in South Boston elevator accident
Matthew Fee, two, of Third and Dorchester streets, South Boston, died after someone started an elevator at 5:55 yesterday afternoon at 92 Federal street. Fee, a worker for James A. Ahern & Co., fell four stories to the basement and died en route to Emergency Hospital. The body lies in hospital for examination by Medical Examiner Draper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matthew Fee
Fee
Third
Dorchester Streets
Boston
James A. Ahern & Co
Federal Street
Draper
Forecast for Tuesday in New England and New York
Washington reports forecast for Tuesday includes partly cloudy skies in New England and eastern New York, with light showers possible in extreme northern portions in the early morning and southwesterly winds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New England
New York
Venezuela boundary commission expected to be announced soon
President Cleveland will likely name a three member Venezuela boundary commission by late this week or early next. The pick aims for universally respected, apolitical figures with strong credentials in statesmanship science and letters. Secretary Olney coordinates daily with the President on selections. Ex-President Harrison denies any offer of the Venezuela commission and declines further comment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Venezuela
Olney
Indianapolis
Venezuela Commission
Harrison
Aldermen clash over congratulating President Cleveland
The Boston Board of Aldermen postponed a resolution congratulating President Cleveland on his Venezuela policy by a strict party vote. Aldermen Folsom condemned the move as foolish, while Aldermen Lee and Lomasney urged reconsideration amid vigorous debate on the Monroe doctrine and Boston's traditional support for the President.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Council
Cleveland
Congress
Board of Aldermen
Alderman Folsom
Alderman Lee
Alderman Lomasney
Boston
Grover Cleveland
United States
National Congress
Garvin
Folsom
Lee
Lomasney
Dorchester
Chickatawbut Club
Athens
America
Legislative Branch
Absolute Treason at Cooper Union Meeting Protest War Policy
About 1100 people gathered at Cooper Union Hall in New York to hear Henry George and a peace committee protest President Cleveland's handling of Venezuela and potential war with England. Speakers including Ernst Howard Crosby, Lyman Abbott, Henry George, Bliss, Adams, and Pierce framed war as harmful, urging peace and opposition to U S involvement. The session ended with a resolution to seek broad opposition to war over the Venezuelan dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cooper Union
Seyman Abbott
Ernst Harold Cresby
Henry George
Evangelist Bliss
Boston
New York
United States
Monroe
Grover Cleveland
Egypt
Turkey
Hisses
California
Acrona
Texas
Olney
England
Lyman Abbott
Plymouth Church
Brooklyn
Great Britain
Dr Abbott
Venezuela
British Guiana
Abbott
Channing
Cuba
Spain
Mr. Bliss
America
Brotherhood of Man
God
Charles F. Adams
Cleveland
Congress
Franklin Pierce
Heber Newton
Peace Efforts in England Advocate Arbitration
The Right Rev Mangell Creighton says war between two nations with shared ideals is inconceivable and temporary misunderstandings must vanish. The International Arbitration Society renews efforts since 1892 to secure arbitration of the Venezuelan dispute, regrets President Cleveland's stance, and hopes the matter will be arbitrated though it does not recognize the US right to decide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Mangell Creighton
Peterborough
International Arbitration Society
Cleveland
United States
Ohio congressman to seek Monroe Doctrine conference
Mr Beach of Ohio will introduce a bill in the House authorizing the President to invite American republics to appoint plenipotentiaries to meet in Washington within a year to formally accept and declare the Monroe doctrine as international law. The Secretary of State would host, and $50,000 is appropriated for conference expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Beach
Ohio
United States
Ex-President Palacio voices Venezuela's arbitral stance in 1900s era
Vienna dispatch reports General Palacio, former Venezuelan leader, stating Holland had stronger claim to a disputed region than Britain. He says Venezuela supported arbitration and, during his presidency, proposed U S, France and Switzerland as arbitrators, a plan abandoned due to lengthy inquiry.
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Vienna
Paris
Neue Freie Presse
General Palacio
Venezuela
Holland
Great Britain
United States
France
Switzerland
Secretary Herbert, President Confer Over North Atlantic Cruise
Secretary Herbert met with President Cleveland at the White House for about an hour this morning likely to discuss future plans for the North Atlantic squadron. The squadron is to depart on a cruise of evolution near the Venezuelan coast.
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Washington
Herbert
Cleveland
White House
Strike Ends as Motormen Accept Company Terms
Philadelphia report says after seven days the Union Traction striking motormen and conductors ended their walkout by accepting the company terms. They gain partial union recognition, a ten hour day, $2 per day, and non union limits. About 200 workers may remain idle. London notice notes the accidental death of Sergius Stepniak, the Russian refugee aid writer, struck by a passing train while crossing a railway track in Chiswick. He was born in 1841 in Poltava. his works faced government bans. he taught in Ki ef University and lived in Geneva.
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Philadelphia
Union Traction Company
Amalgamated Association of Street Railway Employees
London
Sergius Stepniak
Chiswick
Hadjatsch
Poltava
Little Russia
Kieff
University of
Kielf
Count Tolstoi
Geneva
Russia
Two Strikers Shot in Philadelphia Street Riot
Bloodshed erupted in a Philadelphia street railway strike as police opened fire on a crowd attacking Girard avenue cars. Two striking motormen were wounded, Samuel C. Crossley fatally and William H. Matthews with a scalp wound, as rioters dispersed after warnings.
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Philadelphia
Girard Avenue
Samuel C. Crossley
William H. Matthews
Seventeenth Street
Solly Smith Wins in New Orleans Showdown
SOLLY SMITH WINS NEW ORLEANS Dec 23 The Olympic athletic entertainment drew about one thousand spectators. The main event was a set to between Solly Smith of San Francisco and Billy Murphy of Australia.
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New Orleans
Solly Smith
San Francisco
Billy Murphy
Australias
Apaches Kill Rancher and Family Near Payson
Perley Ellers, a rancher, his wife, and two children were murdered near Payson Post Office Arizona. Their home was burned and the bodies incinerated. The fate of Bilerson’s father, nearby, is unclear as a siege occurred. A citizens’ posse forms to pursue the assailants near the San Carlos border.
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Phenix
Ari
Perley Ellersson
Payson Post Office
Bilerson
San Carlos Reservation
Pleasant Valley
New England Society Holds ninetyeth Annual Banquet at Sherry's
The New England Society celebrated its 90th annual banquet at Sherry's in New York City with four hundred members and guests. Notable attendees included Secretary Herbert, Mayor Strong, Pierpont Morgan, John Kendrick Bangs, James H. Breslin, and William James among others. To titles were given on topics from Fore Fathers Day to The Women of New England, and New England in the South.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New England Society
Sherry’s
Herbert
Mayor Strong
President Hill
Rochester University
Almer F. Jenks
Thomas H. Ruger
John Kendrick Bangs
James 8. Coleman
Edward King
Henry L. Burnett
Frederick J. de Peyster
Daniel P. Appleton
Stewart
J. Woodford
John T
Edoward R. Treat
Frederick D. Tappan
James H. Breslin
Henry van Dyke
David J. Hill
LL. D
New England
South
John T. Morgan
John
Noted Spiritualist Killed in New York Crash
Henry J. Newton, 72, of New York City, was fatally struck by a cable car at Broadway and Twenty third Street. Newton, president of a bronze powder company with offices in New York and Nyack, was a prominent Spiritualist and inventor of the Spiritualists' cage and related devices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry J. Newton
New York
Broadway
Twenty-third Street
Newton
Nyack
N. Y
United States
Rival in-house scrimmage ends with scalp wound in Roxbury
A late night incident at the home of ex Lieutenant of Police John W. Baker in Roxbury led to Chester Chadbourne being struck with a short club after a confrontation when Chadbourne refused to leave. Chadbourne was taken to City Hospital by Division 9 officers.
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John W. Baker
Warren Street
Roxbury
Baker
Chester
Chadbourne
Division 9
Ex-Alderman Tilton Freed on Bail in Haverhill
Ex-Alderman George O. Tilton was released from Salem jail on bail and returned to his Haverhill home. He refused interviews and would see only immediate family members.
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Haverhill
George O. Tilton
Salem
Oak Book Cabinet with Mirror and Curtain Rails
Antique style 5 shelf oak book cabinet with carved gallery and 12 inch mirror. Features curtain rod and rings adjustable shelves sturdy castors and dust proof back. Part of annual Christmas Sale offering exceptional value at ten dollars.
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Merry Christmas
T. D. Baker & Co
Cor. Harrison Ave
Kneeland St
Sidney S. Kelly
Washington St
Bistmas
Children’s Dept. Nobby Little
Ulster
Summer ST
Spitz Bros
Mork
New Unity Church
Somerville Inquiry
Browning, King & Co
Ra Pete Oh A Ocglaude
Jack
Rueter & Copipany
Highland Spring Brewery
Wash
Eliot
Dover
Beaton
Thomas F. Swan
Cornhill
Davenport & Hersey CO
Resolution
Lee and
Holy Alliance
New World
Dr. Abbott
Ireland
Germany
Europe
George
Republic
Mr. George
Creighton
Monroe Doctrine International
Palacio
North Atlantic Squadron
Stepmak
Accent Company
Otter
Eng
CIFT
Paine Furniture CO
Canai Si
Citizens’ Posse
Yankees
Tilton
Paine’s Furniture CO
Canal Street
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