Boston 400 to Make First Christmas of the Century Memorable
Boston's social set plans a glittering Christmas with numerous families entertaining at estates and private cars. Notables include Eben Jordan and family at Chiltonville, Vanderbilts en route to Biltmore, and guests such as Frederick Stimson Mildred Stimson Choate and others. Many Boston figures will spend holidays at homes in Vermont Philadelphia Baltimore Rome and the Adirondacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Rogion
Eben
Jordan
Mrs
Heacon Street
Chiltonville
Mr. Jordan
Miss Bartlett
Plymouth
Mabelle Fallon
James Lawrences
Groton
Miers “Libby
Seward Webbs
Shelburne
Fred W. Vanderbilts
Pride's Crossing
Guy Norman
Norman
Marlboro Street
Richard F. Barrett
Concord
Marry Brown
Philadelphia
Thomas White
Gardiner Lane
Beacon Street
Baltimore
Bobby” Shaw
South
Richard Harding Davis
Rescue League Christmas At 68 Carver Street
A Christmas festival hosted by the Animal Rescue League at 68 Carver Street drew workers and district children. A dual-tree setup for dogs and cats, a 5 pm supper, and gifts for every child closed at 6 pm with Mrs. Huntington Smith as Santa. The event relies on donations and featured local supporters. A planned afternoon program in Pestum Hall presents The Enchanted Ring by Paul W. Hoffman with a child cast, and Arbeiter Hall hosts Mikado with a long local cast led by Mrs. von Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Animal Rescue League
League
Carver Street
Huntington Smith
Rose Juengling
Emma Reiniger
Mabel Laws
Elsa Fiedler
Olga Juengling
Arbeiter Hall
Mikado
Marie von Hall
Anna Summer
Francis Horn
Marie Seifert
Barbara Mayr
Emma Rothenburg
Katie Katz
Emma Hoffmann
Marie Heather
Pmily Boekenkamp
Christmas Services Across Boston Catholic Churches
Catholic churches in Boston and worldwide observe a royal Christmas with solemn high masses and vespers. Cathedrals host pontifical blessings, mixed choirs, and elaborate musical services, with the Immaculate Conception and Italian French parishes marked by grand rites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Bethlehem
Cathedral of the Holy Cross
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Pontifical
Williams
Christmas Day Labor Across the City
The piece notes that many workers keep normal duties on Christmas Day including post office staff, clerks, firemen, policemen, engineers, and transit crews. It highlights actors who must perform despite the holiday, contrasting public celebration with daily service and labor demands.
Christmas Then and Now in Boston a Century Ago
A century apart contrasts Boston Christmas life with today’s bustling holiday. The piece recalls Puritan distrust of Christmas, Catholic influence, old observances and advertisements, and early theatres and amusements. It notes public meals by the Salvation Army, church services, and modern entertainments at Symphony Hall, with reflections on Pilgrim-era secular restraint and now widespread celebration.
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Boston
America
Santa Claus
Kriss Iringle
Boston Latin School
Profesor Norton
Harvard
Cambridge
Turn Hall
Germania School
Granville Street
Roslindale
Colonial Club
Colonial Hall
Dorchester
Rev
L. H. Dorchester
People’s Temple
Unity Lodge
Knights of Pythia
Humane Society
United States Navy Yard
Columbian Museum
Clapp
Navy
Great Mechanics
Salvation Army
Thomas Jefferson
Bonaparte
South End
Jon Dyer
Boston Stone
Palladium
London
J. White
Marconi
First Universal Society
Robert Hewes
Old State House
Representatives’ Chamber
The
Foot
S. Blagge
State Street
Day in German Societies in Boston Celebrates Christmas
German societies in Boston hold Christmas events with children theater and gift giving around the tree. Performances include Haensel and Gretel by Clara Gebauer Agnes von Lews and Ilse, continuing a tradition of singing age old hymns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Boylston Schul Verein
Haensel
Gretel
Clara Gebauer
Agnes von lLews
Ilse
Diving Record Broken in Chicago Underwater Attempt
Captain Louis Sercho tonight set a world record by remaining under water in a diving suit for nine hours. In a tank at the Coliseum he submerged ten feet and conversed with friends above via a telephone link. Sercho, famed for Maine wreck explorations, extended his innovative underwater communication method.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Louis Sareho
Coliseum
Sercho
Will
Sarcho
Maine
Engineer Saves Train by Plowing Through Cattle Herd
In Mattoon Illinois on December 24, engineer William White of the Big Four's Southwestern Limited faced a herd of about 200 cattle on a grade near Adin Bakers stock farm. He slammed the throttle and drove the eight heavily laden coaches at 60 mph, striking the herd and saving the train though ten cattle were killed and parts of the locomotive and cars damaged. Blood, debris, and a torn pilot were reported, but the train remained on the rails.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mattoon
Southwestern Limited
Kansas
Edgar County
William White
Adin Baker
White
Christmas celebration at Boston Industrial Home
The Boston Industrial Home on Davis street and Harrison avenue held a Christmas event last night. The chapel was festooned with evergreens and the inmates were made to feel at home with a concert by Laura Marion Belden, Alice Kimball, Frederick Cr. Roberts, Eby, and Margaret M. Roberts. Superintendent Roberts distributed clothing to each inmate, acting as Santa Claus, and broader charitable efforts reached needy families in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Davis Street
Harrison Avenue
Laura Marion Belden
Alice Kimball
Frederick Cr. Roberts
Eby
Margaret M. Roberts
Roberts
Mill Fire in Malden on Irving Court
A two story planing mill on Irving court Malden owned by Nathan Newhall and occupied by S S Horton caught fire about 6 PM. Fire alarm from Box 41. Foreman closed building at 5 PM after extinguishing all active fires. Damage about 500 dollars to building and 300 to stock, both insured. Fire originated in rear of a furnace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malden
Irving Court
Nathan Newhall
S.S. Horton
Father Found Dead in Shed on North Bennet Street
Joseph Angelino was found dead last evening by his children in a shed at 18 North Bennet street. Dr Albero Witz pronounced the death heart failure, ending the season’s joys for the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Angelino
North Bennet Street
Alberowitz
Carmen's Wages Raised by Philadelphia Union Traction
The Union Traction Company, which runs all city streetcar lines and employs over 5000 motormen and conductors, announced a wage increase from 18 to 19 cents an hour effective January 1. Workers had sought 20 cents, longer 10 hour shifts, and other changes. a strike was threatened but the effort failed, leaving the wage boost costing the company more than a quarter of a million dollars. Eighteen months earlier the firm had granted a prior raise of one and a half cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Union Traction Company
James Bennett Character vs Insanity Rumor Debunked
The report clarifies that James Albert Bennett did not attend Harvard College or any Boston school. An interview with the Y M C A secretary reveals Bennett joined as an assistant secretary and was regarded as a model young man. His father, Dr Bennett of New York, arrived last Saturday to take him home after friends attributed his mental collapse to a religious turn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonathan Merry
Norm Bind
John Parker
New England
Plymouth
William Bradford
Edward Everett Hale
James Albert Bennett
Bennett
New York
Harvard
Harvard College
Boston
the Post
War on bucket shops hits Denver pool rooms
Judge Johnson ordered Denver pool rooms and bucket shops to discontinue operations at once via sheriff action. Pool room operators had prior injunction protection from Judge Palmer, but county authority disputes. Some shop owners vow to reopen Thursday. grand jury will review the cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Col
Johnson
District Court
Denver Mining Stock Exchange
Palmer
Fire destroys almost a square in Connellsville
Fire in Connellsville Penn began in a wareroom and spread to adjacent blocks, wiping out nearly a full square. From 1 to 6 p.m. firefighters confined the blaze to about 80 tenants affected, with losses estimated at 75000 dollars and insurer payouts far from covering the damage.
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Connellsville
Fpenn
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Rescue League Christmas
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Mary
Joseph
East
Israel
Divine Providence
Whalen
Immaculate
A. E. Martin
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S T. Anthony’s
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Mther
Watin School
Handel and Haydn Society
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Symphony Hall
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Bucket Shops
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