Messiah Repeated by Handel and Haydn Society at Music Hall
The Messiah was performed with soloists Emma Juch Olive Fremstad George J Parker and D M Babcock. Juch impressed Boston audiences as a refined soprano while Fremstad faced some vocal limits. The concert featured a mix of arias and choral numbers with strong accompaniment and praised orchestral work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handel and Haydn Society
Music Hall
Emma Juch
Olive Fremstadrt
George J. Parker
D. M. Babcock
Miss Juch
Parker
Mr. Babcock
Wagner
Boston
Emma Judh
Cyril Tyler
Tremont Theatre
Christimastide
Miie
Flavia van den Hende
Saint-Saens
Boden
Mr. Langlois
Miss Myers
Cyril
Sally
Venice
Eugenia Castellano
Chopin
Martucci
Waldweben
Seigfried
Vieuxtemps
Volkmann
Drunks Arrested in Christmas Eve Boston Streets
Boston police report an unprecedented surge of drunkenness on Christmas Eve with 204 arrests across four downtown stations. Station 1 led with ninety-two arrests, followed by Station 3 with seventy-three and Lagrange Street with forty-six. Court Square recorded twenty three arrests.
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Boston
Down Town
Lagrange Street
Court Square
Christmas Candle Blaze Damages Rochester Street Apartment
An overturned Christmas candle in Margaret O Rourke’s first floor apartment at 28 Rochester street caused $10 damage to room furniture. Engine 3 extinguished the blaze last night at 8 10 without a bell alarm.
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Margaret O’rourke
Rochester Street
Engine 3
Weather Warnings and Bitter Cold Across Regions
Signal service men warn of a heavy snow storm and extreme cold approaching, with zero readings regionally and strong winds. Reports from Chatham, Vineyard Haven, New York, and sea lanes describe squalls, shifting winds, ice encrusted vessels, and multiple shipboard difficulties amid a harsh winter pattern.
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New England
Chicago
Omaha
McGlynn scandal ends as pope accepts settlement terms
A long page of church diplomacy ends with Dr. McGlynn declared free from ecclesiastical censure and restored to priestly functions after meeting Pope’s legate Satolli. Archbishops Corrigan, Ireland, and Cardinal Gibbons influenced Rome, while a $2000 Christmas purse from old St Stephen’s parishioners arrives as gratitude.
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Father Corrigan
Hoboken
Wigger
Newark
N. J
McGlynn
Burtsell
Rome
Dr. McGlynn
America
Mgr. Satolii
Mer. Satolii
Ireland
Cardinal Gibbons
Vatican
Corrigan
Henry George
St. Stephen’s Church
Broadway
Archbishop Ireland
Mgr. Satolli
Holland House
Mer. Satolli
Archbishop Corrigan
Catholic University
Washington
Dr. Carey
Colored man hid under a bed in Cambridgeport arrest
William G. Grice, 27, of 365 Northampton Street Boston, was arrested Saturday night in a Cambridgeport house by Officers Butcher and Nelson of Station 2 for possible theft and was turned over to Worcester officers yesterday who seek him for a knife attack.
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William G. Grice
Northampton Street
Boston
Elmer Street
Cambridgeport
Butcher
Nelson
Worcester
Doherty May Recover After Knife Wounds
John Doherty remained in fair condition at Massachusetts General Hospital after sustaing multiple knife wounds believed to have been inflicted by his brother James in East Boston late Saturday night. Doctors said, barring a sudden change for the worse, he will recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Doherty
Massachusetts General Hospital
James
East Boston
Nness
Dr McGlynn's Harangues Stir Controversy In Anti Poverty Talks
The piece quotes Dr. McGlynn's speeches over five years showing defiance of Vatican authority and criticism of Rome. He defends conscience over church commands, mocks Pope politics, and accuses church power of bribery and suppression. He vows to resist and warns Rome to let him be.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. McGlynn
Anti-Poverty Society
Vatican
Bismarck
Cardinal Antonelli
Rome
Liberal marketmen provide Thanksgiving dinner for veterans
Boston marketmen from Blackstone Central Mercantile and Clinton markets donated a plentiful supply of poultry beef lamb mutton eggs fruit vegetables and other goods for the soldiers at the veterans' home on Thanksgiving and Christmas. Major Charles G Davis coordinated the generosity and the veterans enjoyed the feast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Blackstone
Central
Mercantile
Clinton
Charles G. Davis
Etruria A Tramp Beats City of Paris On Voyage
London matters note the steamer Etruria, described as a tramp, beating the City of Paris on an outward voyage. The report from London dated December 25 signals considerable interest in the crossing and the performance of the vessel.
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Paris
London
Boston Clubs Press Cunard Line For Etruria Type Steamers
In a World’s Fair year the Boston Club Beacon Club Middlesex Club Norfolk Club and other groups urge Cunard to place fast steamers like the Etruria and Umbria on the Boston to Liverpool route. Resolutions call for Massachusetts and New England commercial interests to back the request and ask copies be sent to Cunard Steamship Company.
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Boston
Massachusetts
New England
Cunard Steamship
Cama
3Uston
Liverpool
Etruria
Umbria
Cunard Steamship Company
Boston Club
Beacon Club
Middlesex Club
Norfolk Club
Associated Board of Trade
Massachusetts State Board of Trade
Board of Aldermen
Common Council
Etruria Rivalry Dates and Distances Reported
Etruria competed against the City of Paris across a week long distance sequence. Distances listed include 360 miles on Sunday, 465 on Monday, 450 on Tuesday, 444 on Wednesday, 440 on Thursday, and 430 on Friday with Saturday’s distance unnamed.
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Etruria
Paris
Cunard Etruria Beats City of Paris in Winter Ocean Race
In a winter race from New York to Liverpool the Cunard steamer Etruria finished in sixty seven hours and forty five minutes while the Inman Line’s City of Paris took six days twelve hours five minutes. City of Paris started ahead but heavy seas and wind delayed her arrival. Etruria’s stable 520 by 57 foot beam and single screw contrasted with City of Paris twin screws and greater power. News from Newark, New York, December 25 notes the Etruria’s victory and claims parity if City of Paris had sailed together.
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New York
Bremen
Southampton
Channel
Saale
Hermann
Boston
Cunard Line
Etruria
Inman Line
City of Paris
City of
Paris
New York Harbor
Kinsale
Hains
Queenstown
Liverpool
Browhead
Kinsale Head
Qeenstown Harbor
Ireland
Amalgamation Talks Among Railroad Unions at Cedar Rapids
In a bid to avert a World Fair era strike, locomotive engineers and firemen, trainmen, conductors, and telegraphers plan a joint amalgamation meeting in Cedar Rapids on December 26. Delegates from all states will attend, with grand chiefs Arthur and Ramsey leading the party.
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Cedar Rapids
P. M Arthur
Engineers
D. G. Ramsey
Brotherhoods
New York
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Massachusetts
Delaware
Maryland
Arthur
Ramsey
West End Employees Buried After Everett Fire
Funerals for four West End road victims Hugh McGuinness Luke Glennon George Wallace and Frank P. Clark were held across Everett and Malden venues with West End officials present. The company and Record contributions provided substantial aid to the families.
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West End Road
Everett
Hugh McGuinness
Luke Glennon
St. Mary’s Church
Broadway
Father Farrell
MacGuinness
Father Martin
Glennon
George B. Wallace
Autumn Street
Amos Harris
Frank P. Clark
Malden
J. M. Leonard
Whitney
Death of Cambridge Junk Dealer After Fall From Team
Andrew Monahan, about 45, died at Cambridge Hospital from injuries suffered when he fell headfirst from his team on Thursday. He lived on Dublin Street in North Cambridge and had been unconscious since the accident.
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Andrew Monahan
Cambridge Hospital
Monahan
Dublin Street
Cambridge
Horse Ambulance on Call at Boston Veterinary Hospital
Horse ambulance on call at Boston Veterinary Hospital 549 Albany Ave corner Dedham St. Horses treated and boarded at 41 50 per day. Attending surgeons Dr. Edward C. Beckett and Dr. Daniel D. Lee with staff Abr. Wilbert Soule. Shoeing horses at regular rates. Calls day and night. Telephone 092 Tremont.
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Boston Veterinary Hospital
Albany
Cor
Dedham St
Edward C. Beckett
Daniel D. Lee
Wilbert Soule
Tremont
Proxy Santa Claus Delivers Christmas Cheer for Boston Kids
Amy Ropsarrt recounts playing Santa for the Post's Santa Claus Club in Boston. She describes delivering dolls, drums, toys, oranges, and clothing to Italian and Irish families in North End and Charlestown, sharing joy with children who otherwise would have little for Christmas.
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the Post
Solt
Santa Claus
Post’s Club
Santa Claus Club
Boston
Johnny
Jenune
North End
North Street
Charlestown
Lillie
Freddie
Charlie
Girls of the Post
Amy Ropsarrt
Old Crow Whiskey Prices at Blanchard and Farrar
Blanchard and Farrar advertise Old Crow whiskey four Weare Old at three dollars per gallon. The notice lists Leato 17 Docks and 31 Faneuil Hall as points of sale or contact.
Governor's son plays Santa for Cambridge children
Master William Eustis Russell dressed as Santa Claus visited 100 poor children in Cambridge on Christmas day, gifting from his pack while Mrs. Russell replenished as needed. An afternoon party followed in the Venetian room of the Hotel Brunswick with a donkey party and gifts.
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Santa Claus
Cambridge
Russell
Brunswick
Sowe
Harrison Avenue
Kneeland
Utica
Genesee
Albany Streets
Adelaide M. Odiorne
Winthrop School
Emily Maynard
Genesee Street School
Miss Hamptons Xmas Tree Party At Hotel Isabelle
Miss Mary Hampton hosted a Christmas tree party at her Hotel Isabelle apartments, assisted by Miss Wood and Santa Claus. A snow-banked tree loaded with toys stood at the center while many prominent literary and theatrical figures attended, each guest receiving a tiny souvenir doll representing notables of the era.
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Mary Hampton
Miss Wood
Santa Claus
Isabelle
Little Mary Hampton
J. Py Sutherland
Dorothy Lundt
Alfred Brooks Fry
Bound
Deshon
Vespers
Stoughton
Will
Ex-Gov Ames Presents and City Leaders at Christmas
The hub asks what gifts were received on Christmas Day with ex Governor Ames replying he got a pocketbook and tokens while Alderman Lee celebrated a rest after five weeks of work and Alderman Dever spoke of knickknacks and cigars as he enjoys time with his children on Christmas Day.
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Ames
Lee
Brighton
Board of Aldermen
Dever
Theo Ll
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Satolli
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DR. M’glynn
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