Cross country run on Congress Street grounds for Boston Athletic Association
Cold wintry morning as 28 runners from Fall River to Harvard and Manhattan clubs tackled the Corey Till course. Doyle won after a brisk finish with close chases by Manley and Kelley, with Carr and Dodge contesting third and Kilty and Blake for fifth amid brushes at the line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Athletic Association
J. H. Mullen
J. L. Curry
Huntington Avenue
Back Bay Park
Longwood Grounds
Beacon Street
Corey Hill
Hawthorne Grounds
Three Corners
Cornish
J. F. Quinn
Crescent Boat Club
J. Manley
Harvard
Manhattan
Werack
F. F. Carr
M. Carey
L. A. C. Kelley
J. J. Caine
J. J. Kilty
Doyle
Stults
Dodge
Carr
Blake
Manley
Tost
Kilty
M. J. Doyle
J. A Stilts
F. Carr
J. J. Dodge
Somerville
A. Blake
H. Ee
Dorabettes
J. C Caine
I A
Renee
J. KB. Sullivan
Boston College
C. Dowlin
R. P. Russell
PT. A. CO
H. A. Davis
A. McGill
J. A. Doyie
Cc A
J. Quinn
O. Kall
F Best
J. H. Smyth
M. Dowling
H.cener
K. Bryant
J. L. Power
T. A. Cc. Seeereevee
E. W. Jordan
NTS
Belknap
Dorchester
Davis
M. H. O'Connor
Gian
H. Ci. Otis
Useee Meaney
P. J. Finneran
John Pee
F. M. Wood
A. D. Jack, Jr
H. S. Cornish
E. C. Carter
Congress Street Grounds Rovers Edge Clippers in Close Football Match
A small crowd watched Chase Rovers defeat Clippers 2–1 at Congress Street grounds. Macier scored for Clippers, Griffin leveled, Hector tallied the decisive goal for the Rovers as two tight halves ended before time. Also, Gawley and Walsh beat Hartnett and Kendrick 21–15 in gym handball.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corey Till
Chase Rovers
Clippers
Congress Street
The
Fall River
Rovers
Macier
Griffin
Hector
Messrs. Gawley and Walsh
Atlantic Yacht Club
Pat Hartnett
P. J. Kendrick
South Boston Athletic Club
Hartnett
Trophy contest ends in Cambridge militiamen victory
Captain F W Dallinger's Company B of First Regiment defeats Captain R W Sutton's Company B of Fifth Regiment at Cider Mill Pond range by 189 to 180 to win the Cambridge Irbine trophy for the third time. The steel engraving trophy depicts a battle scene. Wellington reports a Dec 25 shoot with twenty nine events and winners across multiple tests including Stanton Bond Stewart Perry Melcher Gore Witherbee Pray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
F. W. Dallinger
R. W. Sutton
Cambridge Irbine
Cider Mill Pond Range
Dallinger
Wellington
Stanton
Bond
Stewart
Perry
Melcher
Gore
Witherbee
Pray
Reel of Six Standards and Shooters Named in Event
A fragment lists participants and events with Melcher Gore Green Stone Sanborn Bond Bradford Snow and others set for a shooting competition. Entries include six and seven standards plus multiple pair standards and clay pigeon events across teams and individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bond
Melcher
Gore
Green
Stone
Sanborn
Bradford
Fancy Skating Carnival Draws 2000 at Newton
The New England Skating Association staged a major fancy skating carnival at Hammond's Pond Newton Lower Falls drawing over two thousand spectators. J F Bacon won first prize with 388 points. H G Barnes second with 231. H S Evans third with 195. other place getters included A A Junge W L Littlefield and A L Bryant. The event featured a polo match won by the association and concludes with plans for tournament races January 17 at Spy Pond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton
Steeran
Hammond’s Pond
Newton Lower Falls
New England Skating Association
J. F. Bacon
H. G. Barnes
North Cambridge
Herbert
Evans
Boston
Bacon
Massachusetts
Reading
New England
Arlington Club
Newark
Rubenstein
Montreal
Spy Pond
Shooting for Turkeys the Jamaica Club Shoots
Members of the Jamaica Plain Gun Club visit their traps and shoot for turkeys with high scores. Matches list Six Clays and Six Bluerocks events with winners Perry Ingersol Needham Bradbury Woodruff Johnson Savage Johnston Dill. Results show strong performances and close placements across multiple events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamaica Plain Gun Club
Ingersol
Perry
Johnson
Needham
Savage
Bradbury
Dill
Jonson
Woodruff
Johnston
Needlam
Little Waifs From Boston to Newton Christmas Dinner
The Eunice L. Collins Benevolent Society hosted 112 Boston children at Collins Hall Waban for a Christmas turkey dinner. Boston & Albany Railroad provided two special cars and matrons. Patrolman Mann led the group. Children were gathered by the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children and other charities at the committee's request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton
Eunice L. Collins Benevolent Society
Boston
Collins Hall
Waban
Boston & Albany Railroad Company
Patrolman Mann
Division
A Slip Proves Serious in Waltham
Thomas Hansbury about sixty five years old visited his brother in law Patrick Burns at 158 Willow street on Wednesday evening. While there he slipped and fell, later injuring his leg again while attempting to return home. Doctors report a badly broken ankle and warn that amputation may be necessary, with possible fatal outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waltham
Thomas Hansbury
Patrick Burns
Willow Street
Former Envelope Works employee confesses theft
Edward E. Fay of Hartwood confessed to stealing 7000 stamped envelopes from the United States Envelope Works in Hartwood Connecticut. The theft occurred two years ago during his night watchman shift. Three thousand envelopes have been recovered and redeemed. District Attorney Sill to pursue further action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartworp
Conn
Edward E. Fay
United States
Fay
Chapman
Sill
Explorer Bonvalot's Thibet Trek Deepens Hardship Claims
Paris reporter notes M Bonvalot and Prince Henri de Charters endured five weeks in the Thibet mountains amid extreme cold at 4000 to 6000 metres. They faced blisters, dizzy heads, a brutal snow storm cutting them from Mongol caravans, fuelless cooking, and scarce vegetation. Two Kalmucks died. tribes were dwarfish with many husbands per woman. Bonvalot cites Tonquin coal wealth and other minerals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
M. Bonvalot
Central Asia
Prince Henri de Chartres
Asia
Caspian
Volga
Carey
Przewalski
Thibet Mountains
Lhassa
Thibet
Tonquin
Christmas Sermon on Child Led Hope at Marlboro Church
The Rev Stopford W Brooke preaches at Marlboro Street First Church on Christmas Day. He argues Christmas centers on the birth of a child and the aim of life is growth from childhood to a higher humanity, with Christ as human guide rather than divine conqueror. He urges a future of peace and good will through human perfection inspired by the maternal scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marlboro Street
Berkeley
Stopford W. Brooke
Isaiah
God
Earth
Mary
Jesus
You
Christ
Everest
Local Real Estate Listings by City and Purchasers
A long list of names follows city and street headings detailing buyers and sellers across numerous towns. Individuals from New York, Portland, Providence, Hartford, and Chicago appear alongside spouses, with several addresses in Maine New Hampshire Vermont and Rhode Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vencome
A. H. Gilman
A.S.N
D. O’connell
New York
I. L. Bigelow
New Haven
Conn
Brunswick
D. C. Carter
Portland
D. B. Shipman
Chicago
Providence
Rh. I
A. F. Sweet
Newport
R. 1
J. E. West
Middleboro
A. D. Smith
Laconia
N. H
Lexington
G._A. Woodard
Wilmington
N.C
L.D. Mmerson
Oakland
G. W. Moulton
Nashua
M. L. Stearns
Lebanon
O. A. Bell
G. A Wentworth
Exeter
J. P. Champlin
H. N. Fosdick
Hartford
A. N. Wyman
Omaha
Neb
A. W. Butler
Rockland
Clark
S.h. 1
Crane
G._T. Worthington
Merrimac
A. Bb
Pride
San Francisco
Tariff cuts drop art duties and art sales drop alike
The New York World reprints a trade circular noting the McKinney bill lowers duty on works of art from 30 to 16 percent. It claims buyers save 15 percent on paintings, argues tariffs on blankets and clothes would similarly lower prices, and critiques Democrats for not highlighting the point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinney
L. A. Fleischmann
Maximilian Street
Democratic
Carpenter Isadore Leger Injured In Fall From Roof
Isadore Leger a carpenter for H. M. Gragg fell from a Prospect street two story building yesterday afternoon. He broke both arms and a leg and was taken to the hospital for treatment. His escape from death was described as marvellous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waltham
Isadore Leger
H. M. Gragg
Prospect Street
Deail
Big Texas wool market sales and Michigan bids ease
The week’s wool market on the Texas and other markets totals about 2,600,000 pounds with 2,407,000 domestic and 193,000 foreign. Prices show little change except for Michigan X fleece bids and a split between buyers and sellers on 28 29c lines. The Owen Bros failure is noted as not affecting credit at Atlantic Mills, with demand steady and some anticipation of a year-end material recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Michigan
Ohio
California
Oregon
Atlantic
Owen Bros & Co
Maine
Etaieterecnetaiels
Corecers
Cess Co
Texad
New Zealand
Deibelieve Ake Bk
Tbs
Cres Palsies LC
The Money Market Holiday Trading and Earnings Report
The Money Market notes a holiday mood among brokers in Boston on December 25. It reports November 1890 versus 1889 results for Pennsylvania and Evie lines east of Pittsburgh, showing increases in gross, expenses, and net earnings, plus eleven month comparisons. East and west lines detail higher gross earnings and net gains with varying expense changes for the same period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Pennsylvania
Pittsburg
Evie
Ross
Dividend notices from various companies with January pay dates
A collection of company dividend announcements lists payable dates in January for multiple firms including Oregon Tate Navigation Portland & Portsmouth RR Plymouth Co-op Bank Quicksilver Mining Richmond & West Point Terminal Rio Grande Western RR Reversible Dollar Co Salmon Falls Manufacturing Tamarack Mining Thomson-Houston Electric Totopo & Onto Central RR Vermont Valley RR Western Union Telegraph Co West End Street Railway Worcester Nashua Rochester RR West Port Manufacturing Co and West Vosga noted with percentage rates and per share payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aspinwall Land Company
Arlington Mills
Bates Manufacturing Co
Brookline Gas Lhut Co
Boston Marine Insurance Co
Boston & Lowe, &.R
Commercial Cable Co
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Chicago
St. Louis
R.R
Canadian Pacific R.R
Chicaco Junction R.R
Union Stock Yarps Co
Central & South American Telegraph
Cuiiaco
Rock Isuano & Pacific RR. Co
Chicopee Manufacturing CO
Canada
Distilling & Cattle Freetng Co
Epison Exvectric Illumminatina — Co
Epison General Electric Co
Evansville & Terre Havre R.R
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern R.R
Lehigh Valley Co
Lowell Manufacturing Co
Manhattan
Manchester Mills
Minnesota Iran Co
Missouri Pacific R.R
Mexican Telegraph Co
Morrley Burton Sewing Machine Co
Michigan Central R.R
Nava Consolidated Quicksilver Mining Co
Brumebag Steam Cotton Mills
North End Savings Bank
Northern Central R.R
Northern Pacific R.R
Norwich & Wonkeestex R.R
New England Mortgage Security Co
New York CentrraLt & Hopson R.R
Lp Corony RaiRoad Co
Oregon Tate * Navigation Co
Portland, Iaco & Portsmouth RR
Plymouth Co-Operative Bank
Quicksilver Mining Co
Richmond & West Point ‘Terminal Co
Rio Grande Western R.K
Reversible Dollar Co
Seconnet Mines
Fatt River
Salmon Falls Manufacturing Co
Tamarack Mining Co
Thomson-Houston Electric Co
Totopo & Onto Central R.R
Vermont Valley
Weats, Farco & Co
West Port Manufacturing Co
Wust Vos
Fragmented OCR List of Banks and Firms in 19th Century America
A garbled OCR fragment lists numerous U S banks and companies with old style designations, including Union Pacific Omaha & Bridge RR, Bank names such as Bank of Republic and Faneuil Hall Nat. Bank, manufacturing firms like Cabot Mfg. Co and Everett Mills, gas light companies in Brookline and Malden, and notes on old bonds and shares valued in dollars. The text reads as a catalog of financial and industrial entities from a bygone era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Pacific, Omaha & Bridge RR
Wortamouth
Puawluue de Lpl Metropolitan N. Bank
Colmubhian S. Dauk
Faneuil Hall Nat. Bank
Shawmut N. Bank
Naumkeag Steam Cotton Co
Cabot Mfg
Appleton Co
Merrimack Man. Co
Gt. Fails Man
Cocheco Mfg
Everett Mills
Merrimack Man
Boston Belting Co
Pacific Millis
Loston & Maine RK
Lastern KK
N. H
Pueblo Smelting & Refining Co
E. & T. Fairbanks Co
Brookline Gas Light Co
Malden & Melrose Gas Light Co
McKay & Bigelow
Boston Athenaeum
American Waltham Watch Co
Old Colony
American Bell Telephone Co
Oregon RB. & Navigation
Margquette & Ontonagon BR
Also Mentioned on This Page
Congress Street Grounds
Clippers Chase Rovers
Olitions
Renee Goaes Kay
Bogie Lesciote
Preston
Shee
Morris Ova Gasieiebe
MPL
von Ous
Morgans
Sien Iwussels
Dunmore Giloeg
Macier Lovezne
Sae
Ces Russell Stanton
Centre
Wellington Range
Wiggin
Dillinger
Baker
Ssene
Adams
Sree
Lombard
Gethell
Cashman
Fitzgerald
Ccncescensce
JF. Bacon
Jamaica Club
Little Waifs
London Daily News
St. John
St. Paul
Our Church
N.Y
Evening Republican Journal
Weekly Review of the Wool
Owen Bros
Fitchburg Railroad
Lallowell & Coburn
Luce & Mannings
Tee Etree
Herwith CO
Kriele We Nichols
George Harrington
Old Colony Railroad
Vistrivaclensiemien Ia
Boston & Maine Railroad
Fenno Bros & Childs
Weston, Whitman & CO
New York & New England Railroad
Alex Williams, Jr. &Co
J Koshland & CO
Gubbbs, Walt & CO
Boston & Lowell Railroad
Werere Oops
Sees Sistotarnale Leifia Erase
Eereyieseieie Vlc HL. Ooper
Ccc
le Yey, Owas CO
Csrccceeree
Jiallowell & Coduln
Harding, Martin & Caverly
Luce & Mannint
Oleorge Oberner& Co
Hecht Bros . CO
Reifsnyder Mom
Hutchins & Cocceesss
Boston & Providence Railroad
CS Hvc
Luce & Se
Koshland& Co
Biel
Weston, Whitman & Rosenares
Aaseekers
Stegmers
Eassporet
Rodliff & Eaton
Philadelphia
Savannah
Hecht Bros & Co
Love & Manning
Baltimore Steamers
American Express Co
Atlantic Cotton Mills
Seeeeewne
Tat Fayielm
Goem
Baring Bros & Co
Hamburg
British Bank of Amencacceesree
Royal Cocoa Factory
Holland
Gossler & CO
State Street
Jon. Berenberg
Hame
International Bank of London, Ltd
London
Ss. Bleichvroter
Berlin
Barcuare, Krauss &,Co
Austria
Belgium
the Conveyancers
F. C. Kowditch
Pres
J. R. Carret
Treas
C.S. Rackenaun
G. A. Norcross
Henry H.ides
Horatio Harris & Co., Auctioneers and Commission Merchants
Pawnee
Messina Oranges
Palermo Oranges
Palermo
Valencia Oranges
Catalonia
Valencia
Florida
Gate City
Lewis Wharf
Snow & CO
Fulton St
R. L. Day & CO
Omiece
Boston Stock Exchange
Old Boston Nat. Bank
Market
Webster Bank
Central Nat
Bank of Worcester
Citizens
Worcester, RY
Lares
Kares Manufacturers
Nat. Bank
Lo McKay Metallic Fast
Asso
Hosten Nat
Bank of Redemption
North Nat. Bank
Suffolk Nat. Bank
Bank of Republic
Market Bank of Brighton
Merrimack Mill
Middlesex Mills
Wakefield Rattan Co
Boston & Albany RR
Boston Cab Co
Ft. Payne Coal & Iron Co
Do Winner Investment Co
Kansas City
St. Johnsbury & Lake Champlain RR
St. Sonneoeey
Lake Champlain RR
St. Johnsbury & Lake Champlain
National Mtge. & Deb.Co
Lynn & Boston Horse
Boston & Lowell
Oregon Short Line
Utah No. RR. Co
Consol Im
Cedar Rapids & Mo. River RR
Austin City RR. Co
Gainesville St. Ry. Co
Gainesville Town & Improvement Co
Gainesville Owned Improvement Co
Francis Henshaw & CO
Corner Exchange Place
Lombard Invest. Co
Boston & Providence RR. Co. Phil
Wilmington & Baltimore RR
Atlantic N. Bank
Atlas Nat. Bank
Decham N. Bank
Vacluc Dilmis
Dakota Loan & Trust Co
Yale & & Luceonia Lock Co
Neta Valeting
City of
Minneapolis
Kansas & Mo
Kansas City, Clinton & Springfield RR
Luzo
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