Messiah Shines Under Handel and Haydn Society
An enthusiastic Boston crowd heard The Messiah in Music Hall with soloists Elizabeth Hamlin Katherine Fisk George Parker and Heinrich Meyn. The Handel and Haydn chorus conducted by Carl Zerrahn delivered vigorous singing as B J Lang presided at the organ. Next, Mendelssohn Christus and Horatio Parker Hora Novissima return Feb 4 with Nordica Sawyer Rieger and Heinrich as soloists.
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Handel and Haydn Society
Music Hall
Elizabeth C. Hamlin
Katherine Fisk
George J. Parker
Heinrich Meyn
Parker
Pierre Muller
Mendelssohn
Christus
Horatio W. Parker
Lillian Nordica
H. E. Sawyer
William Rieger
Max Heinrich
Death in Gas Escape Claims Prudence Derrigo
Mrs Prudence Derrigo aged years died yesterday from asphyxia in her room at 160 Centre street. Gas odor filled the room. the gas cock was open and gas escaped. She retired the night before in apparent good spirits. Dr McDonald examined the body and Medical Examiner Draper was notified.
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Prudence Derrigo
Centre Street
McDonald
Draper
MRS M GANN SACK CASE IN CHELSEA
In Chelsea a sealskin sack valued at 500 dollars disappeared from 88 Congress Avenue between Saturday afternoon and Saturday evening. Michael J Murtha visited the house with a business manager’s order for a pick and shovel. The sack was later found in a closet at Mrs McCann’s residence.
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Chelsea
Catherine J. McCann
Congress Avenue
Chief Drury
Michael J. Murtha
Death of Harriet Hayden widow of Lewis Hayden
Harriet Hayden a former slave born in Kentucky in 1821 died at her home 66 Phillip Street. She escaped in 182 and moved to Boston where she and her husband aided the anti slavery movement and helped fugitive slaves reach Canada. Her house sheltered fugitive Shadrick before his escape and hosted John Brown before his Harper’s Ferry departure.
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Lewis Hayden
Phillip Street
John Brown
Ossawottamie
Harper’s Ferry
Bentley
Charlestown
Frances B
George D. Bentley
Ely
James H. Ely
Peppard
Lillie
William and
Margaret Peppard
Sullivan
Massachusetts General Hospital
Benjamin J
John
Frances Sullivan
London Street
Boston
Wright
Henry Wright
Hayden
Phillips Street
Harriet Hayden
Zion A. M. &. Church
North Russell Street
Woodlawn Cemetery
Fashionable Hebrew Wedding in Baldwin Place Synagogue
A stylish ceremony last evening at 6 o clock united Mr. Wolf Partashnik and Miss Fanny Schwartz of Boston at the Baldwin Place synagogue in North End. Rabbi Margolis officiated with Rabbi Goldsting. an orchestra played from the gallery. After, dancing occurred in Baldwin Hall and supper was served at 9. The couple will reside at 240 Hanover Street.
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Baldwin Place North End
Wolf Partashnik
Fanny Schwartz
Boston
Max Schwartz
Ian Kassanof
Benjamin Richmond
Maurice Cohen
Fannie R. Levenson
Celia Schwartz
Bessie Silverman
Fanni Galvenwetz
Fannie Schwartz
Nettie Silverman
Nettie Galvenwetz
Christmas melee at Callahan house ends with arrest
At Patrick Callahan's Chelsea residence a Christmas gathering led to a fight between James Donovan and Patrick Dwyer. Donovan struck Dwyer with a beer mug, cutting a six inch gash. Donovan was arrested on assault and battery charges.
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Patrick Callahan
Eastern Avenue
Chelsea
James Donovan
Patrick Dwyer
Donovan
Dwyer
Funeral of Captain Rufus Crowell in Chelsea
The funeral for Captain Rufus Crowell was held yesterday afternoon from 74 Hawthorne Street Chelsea. The Corinthian Quartet of Boston performed several pieces and Rev. R. Perry Bush of the Universalist Church gave a brief address. Many longtime Chelsea residents attended to honor the deceased.
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Captain Crowell
Chelsea
Rufus Crowell
Hawthorne Street
Corinthian Quartet
Boston
R. Perry Bush
Universalist Church
East Boston Woman Found Dead at Home
Mrs. Elizabeth Farmer, 48, was found dead in bed at her Maverick street home in East Boston yesterday morning. She was in good health before retiring at 10 o'clock Saturday night. Death is believed to be from natural causes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Farmer
Maverick Street
Boston
Footprints in Thought From a Quiet New England Farm
The narrator recalls a childhood moment of muddy footprints on a porch and a lingering word that sparked lifelong musings. A chance encounter with a hungry youth after a theatre outing leads to reflections on origin and destination of footprints, linking memory, place, and unseen paths.
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