Salvation Army Delivers Christmas Baskets to Boston Families
About 100 families received Salvation Army Christmas dinner baskets while 1200 children feast on Santa Claus gifts. Nearly 800 people, from children to elderly, crowded the big hall at the People's location for the distribution.
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Salvation Army
Boston
Army
Santa Claus
People
Christmas charity distributions at Palace and city streets
A large crowd gathered on Washington and East Brookline streets as Councillor Walter L. Collins and Salvation Army head Colonel Adam Gifford began handing out baskets for a Christmas dinner to 10 people each. Toys, dolls, games, and a ton of candy were prepared for distribution at the hall, in memory of Louisa Beecher Gaston. Mrs. Gifford oversaw 300 bags of dinners for invalids and shut ins in poorer city areas.
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Walter L. Collins
Boston
Adam Gifford
Salvation Army
John
Louisa Beecher Gaston
Germany
Tree for Aliens Lights Up for 25 Little Immigrants
Boston volunteers from charitable societies lit a Christmas tree for 25 alien children detained at the Long Wharf immigration station. The groups, watching arrivals from foreign steamers, gathered gifts for the youngsters and organized a small festive display to bring cheer to the detainees.
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Long Wharf
Boston
Christmas in detention as families overlook children’s joy
About 150 aliens watched children clap to dolls drums and tin horns during a Christmas scene. Elderly detainees, separated from families by immigration rules, wiped tears as the tree glowed with candles. Morris Skilton spoke to the crowd in Russian Lithuanian and Polish.
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Morris Skilton
Christmas Services in All City Protestant Churches Today
Protestant churches across the city hold Christmas services. Arlington Street Church at 11 a.m. with Rev. Paul Revere Frothingham preaching. Church of the Advent offers multiple early services and a 10:20 a.m. sermon. Emmanuel Church at 8 a.m. Holy Communion with 10:30 a.m. sermon by Dr. McComb. First Methodist Episcopal at 10:30 a.m. with Rt. Rev. Bishop Hamilton preaching. King's Chapel hosts a 11 a.m. service with Rev. Howard N. Brown. St Paul’s Cathedral offers 7, 9, and 11 a.m. services with a sermon at 11 a.m. Mt Vernon Church at 10 a.m. Christmas talk by James Austin Richards. Trinity Church Copley Square holds 8, 9, and 10:30 a.m. services with the rector’s sermon.
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Arlington Street
Paul Revere Frothingham
Church of the Advent
Emmanuel Church
Newbury Street
McComb
First Methodist Episcopal Church
John W. Hamilton
King’s Chapel
Howard N. Brown
St. Paul’s Cathedral
Tremont Street
Mt. Vernon Church
Beacon Street
Massachusetts Avenue
James Austin Richards
Trinity Church
Copley Square
Christmas Dinner Baskets Distributed by Volunteers and Salvation Army
Volunteers of America delivered 900 Christmas dinners across Boston from its headquarters, each basket weighing about 30 pounds and including six pounds of chicken, potatoes, turnips, apples, citrus, canned goods, coffee, sugar, cranberries, pudding, bread and celery. Salvation Army distribution, led by Acting Mayor Kenny, followed in the afternoon.
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Boston
Salvation Army
Volunteers of America
The
Kenny
President Lowell Hosts Harvard Students Christmas Reception
President Lowell of Harvard welcomed Cambridge based students to the December Christmas reception at his new Quincy Street home. The event drew college men gathering at 8 o clock to share in the holiday spirit and the warm glow of the large lit residence.
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Lowell
Harvard
Cambridge
Quincy Street
Arrivals at T Wharf and irregular groundfish prices
Three arrivals at T Wharf yesterday with groundfish prices uneven. Cask and scrod offered in two large catches of 15000 and 6000 pounds. Vessels and fares listed with Haddock Cod Hake rates and a detailed ship movement report including Steamer Iberian from Manchester and other arrivals, plus warning about the Jason wreck near Pamet River Life Saving Station and holiday shipping outlook.
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T Wharf
Haddock
Manchester
Leyland Line
Boston Light
Cape Cod
Jason
Pamet River
Liverpool
Cassel
Bremen
Boston
New York
New Orleans
Jorgensen
Copenhagen
Gothenburg
Mora
Muir
Huelva
Furness, Withy & Co
Tele -Resulas
Apa Bea
Death notices and funeral services from Boston area
Obituaries list numerous Dec. 24 to Dec. 28 deaths across Brookline East Boston Cambridge Dorchester Somerville Roxbury and Allston with funeral details including dates times and church or cemetery locations. Notables include Edward F Allen John M Anderson Franklin W Anderson Patrick Boyle Thomas Cady William Cloyes and Catherine Joyce along with others.
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Anderson
Boston
John M
Annie Anderson
Annie
John G. Anderson
Webster St
Franklin W. Anderson
Woodlawn Cemetery
Everett
Flanagan
Somerville
Martin
Mary
Acent St
Henchey
Dorchester
Rhoda Ir
Rufus J. Henchey
Nightingale St
Orleans
Mass
Joyce
Catherine
Peter Joyce
Alice Hughes
Lexington St
Church of the Sacred Heart
Brooklyn
N. Y
Hartford
Conn
S Kingston
City Hospital
George F
William
Catherine Kingston
O'Leary
Granger St
St. Peter’s Church
John
Elizabeth Gray Kovarick
Spring St
East Cambridge
St. John
N. B
Maguire
Roxbury
James J. Maguire
Columbus Ave
All Saints’ Church
Mahan
Brookline
Michael Mahan
Thomas Mahan
Franklin St
St. Mary's of the Assumption Church
E Maney
Cagherion
Patrick Maney
Heath Et
Blessed Sacrament Church
Meyers
Lawrence U
Bessie Meyers
Evergreen Cemetery
Commonwealth Ave
Brighton
M'Laughlin
West Roxbury
Annie A
Thomas M. McLaughlin
Morrison
Allston
Ida Marion
Arthur H. Morrison
Norton
David W. Norton
Gladstone St
East
Orient Heights
Martha's Vineyard
Shipping News Arrivew Blurred List of Steamers and Routes
A garbled shipping notice lists multiple steamers and origins including California Ge Liver Bremen Mora pool Huelva Dan Gloucester wadtr tank mout ware and BrIe aiston Vesta Brennan Lynn Willem Cont ieckenshe ms Confidence Strafford Neponset Sears Be fabaos rape Hdleick Plympton Brockelback with unclear destinations and dates. The fragmentary OCR provides scattered vessel names and port references without coherent events or outcomes.
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California
Bremen
Mora Pool
Ger
Brair
Huelva
Jorgen
Page
City of
Caster
Tionekte
Gloucester
de Witt CT
Bale Aiston
Vesta
Brennan
Lynn
Willem
B . Cont Ieckenshe
Confidence
Strafford
Neponset
Sears
Plympton
Aetherer
Brockelback
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Condon
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Rome
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Sweeney
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Desmond
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Robert Desmond
Dedham St
Thomas F. Hernan
Mayfield St
Highmason Cathedral of the Holy Cross
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Frederick A. Seaverns
Orchard St
Smith
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Church of the Blessed Sacrament
Walker
Winthrop
James G. Walker
Pleasant St
Harry Herbert Knight Berry
Joseph C. McGarrey
Moe
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Shipping News
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Suffolk
Itlmore
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Dimock
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News
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Tamaqua
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Concord
Cto
Foster
Scrawand
Pan Towing
Bristel
the Autopiano
Henry F. Miller
Steinway Grand
Decker Bros
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Everett Grand
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Stein
Henry Miller
Merrill
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Wood
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Chas. S. Norris
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Haines
Henry
Miller
Steinway
Knabe
Hallet & Davis
Darrell Piano CO
Washington St
Dudley Terminal
the Post
Brooks
Tremont St
Boston-Worcester
Back Bay
Cher
Leland Farm Agency
Slain'st. T
America
Magasine Free
M. W. Richards
Land
Southern Ry
Washington, D. C
Tremont
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Albert Ammann
Henderson & Ross
St. Tel
F. H
Marlborough St
Moseley St
A. B. Lewis
Huntington Ave
Sunny
Bath
Balazza
M. W. Carr & CO
West Somerville
Mazie Stanley Lewis
Adam
Daniel Harpell
John Harpell
Madison
Geo
Auto Co
Stanhoye
Bale
Magrane Houston CO
Jackson Place
Hudson Bay
Des Lauries
Winter St
Childs & CO
Washington Street
State Loan CO
Cornhill
I Ss. R. Briggs Co
Washington
McNamara
Milk Street
Workingmen’s Loan Association
Robert Treat Paine
Beacon St
Fowler & Co
Ae Tak Maier
DALY
Milk
Chelsea Investment CO
AVERY
School St
I. H
Devonshire At
White Star Line
Queenstown
Ambie
Cymric
Salla
New York City
Riviera
Italy
Egypt
Celtic
Canople
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Jacksonville
Merchants & Miners Transportation Co
City
Wash. St. Co
H. Maynard
Battery Wharf
Yarmouth Line
Nova Scotia
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Central Wharf
Yarmouth
Maritime Provinces
Thomas J. Flynn & CO
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Charlesto
Iatte
Imperial Jewelry CO
Alberts
Collat, Loan CO
Keezer
Suai N Writi Co
Bromfeld St
Main
State St
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Slye
M. J. Moody
Waltham
David B
Banash & Son
C. . Rowen
Bowker
Cor
Bury
Quartermaster’s Office
Benge
Quartermaster Corps
U. S. Army
Watindsa
Agluee
SSS Eee ’ Painters’ Union NO
Dexter I
D. C
NAVY
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Scollay Sq
James Eye
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Haverhill
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Suzave
Wood Bishop CO
Bangor
Maine
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Albany
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RAN & CO
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Massacre
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Connecticut
Bureau
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Leighton’s Corners
N. Hy
Phila
Laon
Wolf, Cohen & CO
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Col. Legat
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Uncle Sam
North Station
Echel Hermann
Merrimac St
Ad & CO
Torneys
PAL Rer Co
Deevers
Houghton & Dutton
H. J. Nison
Tremont Bidg
Mike
T. Myers
Esst
Charlestown
South End Ave
Franklin
Jiey Ward
Dartmouth
Abs
Wash
Aron
Mele
Avon Street
Jordan Marsh Company
Supt
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