Christmas at the White House in the Harrison era
White House Christmas preparations unfold with a decorated tree in the Blue Chamber, government stockings, and a day of rest. President Harrison and Mrs. Harrison attend church services, then host a private family dinner with turkey and trimmings. Cabinet members stay home, Blaine hosts a family reunion, Proctor’s plans unclear amid a potential Southern trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasmerton
White House
Arthur
Benjamin McKee
Morton
New York
Washington
Blaine
Seward
Lafayette Square
Walker
James
Emmons
Margaret
Hattie
Proctor
Lands of Timothy Pickering Block North Carolina Prospects
A north Carolina land tract once bought in 1796 by Timothy Pickering is now attracting attention as railroads near it advance. The parcel in Stokes and Surry counties may yield magnetic iron ore and limestone, with a mine and steel plant planned near Greensboro but delayed by lingering heirs’ title claims.
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Timothy Pickering
North Carolina
Washington
New England
Pickering
Gottlieb Shober
Conness
Stokes
Surry
Cape Fear & Yadkin Valley
Danville
East Tennessee
Pochahontas
Mebane
North Carolina Railroad
Greensboro
Hobart Favored for Next Massachusetts Custom House Surveyor
Congressman Morse predicts Francis A Hobart will be the next surveyor at the Custom House. Hobart has support from Lieutenant Governor Brackett ex governors and a Senate majority. Weymouth faces opposition since Hobart would replace a current government worker. Greenhalge backs Weymouth as others enter the race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
Custom House
Morse
Francis A. Hobart
Hobart
Brackett
State Senate
H. G. 0. Weymouth
Lowell
Administration Tariff Bill Advances Before Treasury Views
The ways and means committee finished consideration of the administration tariff bill without awaiting Treasury input. Major McKinley will report the bill to the House on its next session. The measure passes with minor changes, deleting sections on salaries of appraisers and export drawback for goods made from crude materials.
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Committee of Ways and Means
Treasury Department
Major McKinley
House
Morse Pushes for Custom House Post for Captain Curtis
Congressman Morse seeks a Boston Custom House position for Captain Curtis of South Weymouth a veteran of the Fourth Massachusetts Regiment who has prior customs service Collector Saltonstall aims to add staff and would likely favor Curtis if successful in securing more agents
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Custom House
Congressman Morse
Boston Custom House
Captain Curtis
South Weymouth
Fourth
Massachusetts Regiment
Customs Service
Saltonstall
Funeral of Ira Cleveland in OrpHamM
The funeral of Ira Cleveland was held at St. Pauls Episcopal Church with many prominent attendees. Officiants included Rev. Starr Rev. Cheney and Rt. Rev. Bishop Paddock. Burial followed in the Cleveland lot at Old Village Cemetery with pallbearers F D Ely Erastus Worthington L H Kingsbury FE Conant J J Spaulding and Richard Codman.
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Orphamm
Sreciau
Ira Cleveland
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
RB. H. Starr
W. F. Cheney
Church of the Good Shepherd
Oakdale
Bishop Paddock
Cleveland
Old Village
F. D. Ely
Erastus Worthington
L. H. Kingsbury
FE. Conant
J.J. Spaulding
Dedham
Richard Codman
West Roxbury
Catarrh Cure Promoted in Quirky Ad
An old advertisement touts Old Saul's Catarrh Cure as a specific remedy for catarrh, priced at 25 cents. The odd copy notes courtship and ailment as a theme, emphasizing the product's affordability and healing claim.
Beverly Farms Tax Case Opens Hearing on Haven Real Estate
In Salem on December 24 the county commissioners began hearing evidence in the Beverly Farms tax dispute of Franklin Haven. Assessors testified the rise in Haven estate valuation in 1886-89 exceeded local trends, while Haven's sworn schedule and witness John Murney argued the increase was not justified by sale values. Hearing adjourned to Friday morning.
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SaLem
Franklin Haven
Beverly Farms
Solomon Lincoln
Mr. Haven
E. Rollins Morse
A. P. Loring
H. P. Moulton
F. L. Evans
Lincoln
Old Town
Miller
Ludden
Haven
Lovett
Murney
Joseph Haskell
Woburn Labor Talks End Without Agreement
A five member Knights of Labor executive committee met with five directors from the Manufacturers' Association in Dow’s block to discuss a day’s work and wages. The session was preliminary and produced no agreement with a second meeting set for Thursday afternoon to report on the manufacturers’ decision.
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Wosurn
Knights of Labor and
Manufacturers’ Association
Knights of Labor Executive Committee
Dow’s Block
Manufacturers’ Committee
K. of L
Knights of Labor List
Moon Island sewerage dispute threatens city vast costs
Citizens' Association urges rescission or fair award after Nov 2 Moon Island Squantum takings. Mayor Hart hears corroborating evidence from city engineers and attorneys. Further claims push potential city payments toward $100,000 unless vetoed.
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Citizens’ Association
Hart
Moon Island
Squantum Head
Squantum
Board of Aldermen
Citizens’ Association of Boston
Alderman Gove
Citizens of Boston
Henry W. Blunt
Squantaum
Gove
Myeon-Hole
Citizen’s Association
Lilly B. Titus
Moon Island Peverty
Thompson Island Farm School
Pepperell’s Oldest Inhabitant Mrs Slocum Dies
Ayer December 24 Mrs Mary SlocumPepperell oldest inhabitant died today at ninety one years eleven months She left three generations of children as her survivors in Pepperell Massachusetts
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Pepperel
Ayer
Mary Slocum
Pepperell
Market notes hint at consolidation and Bay State Gas gains
The New York market was quiet with bids up to 9 percent and firm sentiment. Eastern stock rose 7 points on limited trades amid expectations of a Maine consolidation. Bay State Gas bonds and stock are seen rising, with a January windup of the syndicate possible. Oregon & Transcontinental holders expect wind up and a cash or stock swap in a new bank-backed entity.
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New York
Maine
Bay State Gas
Northern Pacific
Oregon & Transcontinental
Oregon &Transcontinental
Messrs
South
Central America
Brazil
Argentine Republic
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe R. R. Co
Atchison, Topeka & Santa FE Railroad Company
Union Trust Company OF New York
Broadway
Milk Street
Boston
Baring Brothers & Company
London
Union Trust Company
Atchison Company
Union Trust Company OF
New Tokrustee
German Views On Stanley Leave Emin Pasha Standing
Berlin newspapers challenge London praise for Stanley over Emin Pasha. The Berlin Tageblatt’s London correspondent argues Emin remained to fulfill a tough post and England refused aid, while Stanley’s rescue act is labeled a retreat.
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Evening Post
London
Berlin Tageblatt
Stanley
Schneider
Emin Pasha
New York Herald
Emin
Wadelai
Khartum
London Times
England
Sudan
Africa
Zanzibar
Emm
Khartara
John S Mackintosh Insolvency Proposal Filed
DepuHam Dec 24 The petition of insolvency of John S Mackintosh wool puller of Milton who recently failed was filed in the Insolvency Court. He offers to pay in full all debts with priority and a 2 cent on the dollar dividend to other creditors within ten days after court confirmation. Hearing before Judge White on the first Wednesday in January. creditors to prove claims.
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John S. Mackintosh
DepuHam
Sreciau
Milton
White
Supreme Court Rules Nuisance Act Constitutional for Liquor Closings
The New Hampshire Supreme Court sitting full bench unanimously upheld the 1889 nuisance act authorizing injunctions to close places selling liquor unlawfully. It also held that defendants prosecuted under its provisions are entitled to a jury trial. The ruling covers cases in Grafton and Hillsborough counties.
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Concorp
N. H
Supreme Court
Grafton
Hillsboro
Carroll MacGill completes thirty quail in thirty days wager
Baltimore dispatch reports Carroll MacGill finished a 30 day quest by eating thirty quail. He states the birds and he will be strangers now that the wager ends.
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Ino
Baltimore
Carroll
MacGill
Marriages in Dorchester and Greenfield Listed
At St Marys Episcopal Church Dorchester on December 23 Winthrop Alexander wed Elizabeth Jake Wood. In Greenfield on December 12 Charles Mellen married Mary S Wells per Reverend Finch.
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Alexander—Wood
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church
Dorchester
Mr. Saltonstall
Winthrop Alexander
Elizabeth Jake Wood
Mellen—Weils
Greenfield
P. F. Finch
Charles Mellen
Mary S. Wells
Deaths of City and Nearby Residents Reported in Local Notices
Obituaries list multiple local figures with ages and dates of death across Boston and surrounding towns. Entries include John C. Alden 66, Clifford Bird 45, Mary J Bradford 57, Hannah Clifford, Benjamin Church 46, Freeman Foster 29, Thomas F Finan 26, John W Gamage 63, Freeman P Howland 56, William H Jordan 37, Amelia A Josselyn 50, George Henry Lee 18, Mary Leary 25, George H Lawrence 52, Caroline Bunce Morse 86, Catherine Manning 64, Elizabeth McGaffigan 31, James Milli ken 59, Michael J O Hara 33, Abbie D Pike 66, Charles H Porter 80, Mary Rehill 51, Esther Sulzbuly 70. Funeral details and locations noted for several names including Alden.
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Briggs
Lynn
Sarah H.riggs
Clifford
Hannah Clifford
Hanover
Mass
Benjamin Church
Foster
Wollaston
Freeman Foster
Finan
Thomas F
Thomas H
Bridget Finan
Gamage
Wakefield
John W. Gamage
Boston
Howland
Abington
Freeman P. Howland
Hood
Charles Hood
Dorchester
Jordan
William H. Jordan
Josselyn
South
Amelia A. Josselyn
Lele
George Henry Lee
Leary
South Boston
Mary Leary
Lawrencee
Arlington
George H. Lawrence
Morse
bLenkleman
Neb
Caroline Bunce
Alpheus Morse
Weston
Manning
Catherine
John Manning
Mae
Hestus Madden
McGaffrigan
Elizabeth
John McGaffigan
Milliken
Cambridge
James 8S
O’harra
Michael J. O’hara
Pike
Boston Highlands
Abbie D. Pike
Porter
Glenwood
Medford
Charles H. Porter
Rehill
Mary
Parrick Rehill
Sulzbuly
Esther
Jonas Sulzburg
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Tek
Woburn
Knights
State Street
Thomson European Electric Welding Company
The
Stock Exchange
New York Central
Boston & Maine
Chelsea Beach Railroad Company
Eastern Railroad
Texas Pacific Road
Prescott & Arizona Central Road
Ogdensburg
Lake Champlain
Eastern
New Haven & Derby Railroad
New Haven & Derby
Housatonic
Berlin
Buenos Ayres
Cape
Blair
OF the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa 18 Railroad Company
George C. Magoun
Thomas Baring
Oliver W. Peabody
John J. McCook
Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Company
Mill Street
NEW Publications
Patti
Opera Company
Knapp St
Beach St
Washington and
Harrison Ave
FO Manufacturing
Corliss
W. B. P. Weeks
Water St
Causeway
Friend Streets
Geo. F. Blake Mfg. Co
Federal Street
Water Street
Charles River Avenue
Charlestown
Price
Tudor CO
Atlantic Avenue
Rowe’s Wharf
J. C. McKie
Charles C. Doe
Court St
Codman & J. G. Freeman
Kilby Street
John Jeffries & Sons
Devonshire St
Coffin & Henry
Ivy Lands
Iowa
State St
Des Moines
Boston Almanac
Business Directory
Published
Sampson, Murdock & CO
Franklin Street
Worcester, Nashua & Rochester Railroad Company
T. W. Hammond
Worcester
Arlington Mills
William Whitman
Devonshire Street
American Bell Telephone Company
William R. Driver
OLD Colony Railroad
Old Colony
R. R. Co
Joan M. Washburn
Treas
Merrimack
Monnday
Howard Stockton
Hotels
Savannah, GA
John A. Baker & CO
Marshall House
Savannah
Georgia
M. L. Harnett
M. i. Harnett & CO
Revere House
Cor
Houston Street
Avenue C
J. Coe & Son
Canal Streets
Fitchburg
J. A. Hooper
Prop’r
Pulaski
Watson & Powers
Boston & Lowell Railroad Corporation
Boston & Maine Railroad
Co. E. Cram
James T. Furber
Neee
Faneuil Hall National Bank OF Boston
South Market Street
G. Hiler
National Bank OF Commerce OF Boston
Sears
G. W. Harris
Gwynne
Worcester Street
S. P. Blake, Jr
Blackstone National Bank OF Boston
Hanover Street
James Adams
Physicians & Dentists
Boylston Street
MNNY
Hathaway Building
New England Railroad
Arthur H. Taber
Massachusetts Hospital Life Insurance Company
Kidder, Peabody & CO
Nassau St
Worthiley
Aaron K. Gay & Co
WM. A. Steers
Philadelphia
Chicago
J. L. Robinson
Massachusetts State House
John D. Long
B. D. Whitcomb
WM. Endicopt
F. H. Nourse
Kilby St
Pierce Hall
Copley Square
Abba Goold Woolson
Europe
Italy
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Rages
Col Yses
Portugal
France
Doll & Richards
Park Street
S. S. Pierce’s
Mechanics’ Building
Maritine
Grand Canal
Hugh Coyle
Boston Theatre
Eugene Tompkins
LOS LS
Boston Museum
R. M. Field
Sly
Christma
Mrs. Burnett
Phyllis
Tremont Theatre
Abbey & Schoeffel
Git
Erlard
Fatima and
the Fairy
Ideal Extravaganza Co
Young and Old
Bluebeard, JR
Tittansons
Richard Golden
Qld
Jed Prouty
Hollis Isaac B. Ricu
E. H. Sothern
Daniel Frohman
Lord Chumley
Hollis St
Howard Atheneum
Lester & Williams
Grand Opera House
Hoyt’s
Boylston St
Susan Cheever
Muse Bald Building
R. Howard Malcolm Ticknor
Tremont Street
Agiss
D. G. Hubbard
Newbury Street
Massachutys
Middlesex
Henry C. Reid
John E. Tidd
Sheik
Essenger
Commonwealth OF Massachuan Setts
Ss.—Court OF Insolency
George M. Brooks
County of Mid
Dlesex
Donald McDonald
Malden
Alonzo V. Lynde
Hafer & CO
Piqua
Marion Walker
Louisville
Bex
P. O. Box
Oriental Tea CO
Court Street
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