Christmas With All Classes At State Prisons
Christmas Day brought cheer to inmates from Charles Town to Deer Island with special meals, religious services, and entertainment. Burglar Barrett enjoyed the show at Charles Town while deputies escorted two Northampton prisoners. Visitors, charitable groups, and prison staff joined in, with meals featuring roast pork or turkey and plum pudding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlestown State Prison
B. F. Keith
Barrett
Post
Bridges
Postman
Tod
John Townsend
Northampton
Patrick F. Brick
Frank Reed
Charles Street
Trinity Church
Sheriff O'Brien
Deer Island
Rainsford Island House of Correction
Huntington Avenue Children's Hospital
Eastman
Charlestown Almshouse
Mr. Taylor of
Everett
Stephen Decker
James Glass
Mary Elwood
Mary McDermott
George Turner
Grandpa Baldwin
Salvation Army
Christmas Dinner for City Children Prompts Large Gathering
The Children Health Fund hosted a Christmas dinner at Commercial Hall in Kneel and Washington streets for about 200 children plus guests. Volunteers served roast turkey, chicken, pies, fruit and milk as Rev. Cameron and others performed songs and recitations. The fund has now provided over 500 dinners in citywide efforts, including visits to Roslindale and homes, with donations from Lee & Shepard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Averell
Children’s Health Fund
Jordan
Averell
W. E. Litchfield
Fund
Robert Cameron
Cary Avenue Baptist Church
Winthrop
Key
Winthrop Unitarian Church
Charlestown
G. W. Calef
T. C. Scottron
Hay and Cameron
Calef
Litchfield
Getchell
Bernier
Lee & Shepard
Roslindale
West End
Malden
Knights Observe Christmas at Charlestown Templar Meeting
Coeur de Lion Commandery met at Masonic building in Charlestown to observe Christmas under Grand Master W. La Rue Thomas. Eminent Commander Joseph H. Whitton proposed a toast to Grand Commander Eugene M. Richards, followed by a toast to Whitton and three cheers, then a social conclave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. la Rue Thomas
Knights Templars
Coeur de Lion Commandery
Masonic Building
Charlestown
Joseph H. Whitton
Eugene M. Richards
Whitton
Sir Knights
Sailors Gather For Christmas Dinner In Charlestown
Upwards of 150 sailors from steamers in port joined a Christmas afternoon at Sailors' Haven Water Street Charlestown. They dined on turkey and cranberry sauce, listened to sermons by Rev. F G Allen and Rev. F B Allen, and enjoyed a concert with performers from Hibernian Georgian Cambroman and other ships.
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Haven
Water Street
Charlestown
Hibernian
F. G. Allen
Roman
Cambroman
Liverpool
Glasgow
Georgian
London
King
Antwerp
Burton
F. B. Allen
Mr. Crocker
R. E. Stevens
Miss Stevens
Pareer R. W. Fivans
Mary
Mr. Parry
Geoverian
William McDonald
Forty-second Highlanders
McDonald
Hayes
Peter McNally
The
Globe
Montgomery Guards
Rugg
Journal
R W. Spracue
Thomas Good
James Brough
Guyner Foster
U. S
F. S. Stevens
J. G. Dearborn
Charles Mamforth
Oer
St. John’s Church
Charlesown
Y M H A Hoe Down Draws Large Minot Hall Crowd
Stylish young ladies and a throng of gentlemen filled Minot Hall for the Young Men's Hebrew Association hoe down. About three hundred couples danced, with grotesque costumes to provoke laughter. Prizes went to Miss J Bornstein and J Lyons for the funniest ladies and grotesque costumes respectively. J Sajins directed the dancing, aided by A N Hirsch. A long list of attendees was noted, and a collation was served after the event.
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Minot Hall
Young Men’s Hebrew Association
J. Bornstein
J. Lyons
J. Sajins
A. N. Hirsch
A. Sellers
J. Goldstein
Minnie Goldstein
Etta Brietkan
Debbie Brietkan
Nettie Berge
L. Zeretsky
R. Basch
Etta Basch
Etta Silverstein
G. Moses
J. Moses
L. J. Lyons
Harvard Christmas Dinner Stuns with Grand Memorial Hall Feast
Cambridge students gathered for Harvard’s Christmas dinner at Memorial Hall where a vast feast showcased 1000 pounds of duck and an array of delicacies. The bill of fare included oysters, terrapin, Chateaubriand, foie gras, and elaborate desserts as old traditions meet modern abundance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard
Cambridge
Memorial Hall
Johnny Hazard
Fara
Christmas Party Joy At Scandia Lodge Knights Of Honor
Scandia Lodge Knights Of Honor held a well attended Christmas party at the Knights of Honor Hall 730 Washington Street. Afternoon activities featured a Christmas tree and gifts for about 150 children with Santa Ostberg. Evening dancing included 125 couples guided by Chief Marshal Zinn and assistants. A long list of contributing members and guests followed, highlighting Mrs and Mr F A Taylor Emil Fagerstin Paul Brick J Nelson and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scandia Lodge
Knights of Honor
Washington Street
Ostberg
Zinn
Frederick A. Taylor
John F. Gunarson
Order
Boston
F. A. Taylor
Emil Fagerstin
Fagerstin
Paul Brick
J. Nelson
Adler
Samuel Hathaway
George Smith
Nettlefield
Roberts
Walker
Frank Ryder
Peterson
Rantz
Hemmenway
Martale
Master Martale
Mitchell
Dickson
Harding
Alma Hultman
Lizzie Hultman
Jada Benetson
Hilda Johnson
Alice Rentz
Horner
Arthur Harding
Minnie Silver
Margaret Mais
Alice Gunarson
German Casino Club Christmas Celebration in Dedham
Christmas was observed by the German Casino Club with open house on Shawmut avenue and a 500-voiced chorus. Festivities included music, dancing, and refreshments, with thanks to organizing committee members A. P. Kamp J. Holtehaus John Rein Joseph Rein and Edwin Stecker. The Gesang-Verein Harmonia hosted a children's Christmas festival on Rockland street with gifts from Santa Claus Franz Schreider and a church program in East Dedham. The Columbia Outing Club of Cambridgeport held a social with buck dancing recitations and music on Antrim street featuring John Bergin John Kersey William Leahy Daniel Buckley and Warren Clark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of the First Universalist Society
Roxbury
C. Mendelssohn
G. W. Marston
J. C. Bartlett
Bethlehem
Paul Rodney
G. F. Wilson
F. W. Hamilton
Sainton-Dolby
O. B. Brown
Lordlings
George L. Osgood
J. R. Shelley
Ries
F. W. Mamilton
Scotson Clark
St. Thomas's Church
Jamaica Plain
Thomas Magennis
Lachner
Kyrie
Gounod
J. M. Sullivan
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Salvation Army Corps of
Charlestown
St. Mary's
St. Francis de Sales’s
St. Catherine's Catholic
St. John’s Church
Salvation Army Corps
Bunker Hill Baptist Church
Shawmut Avenue
Messrs
Messrs. A. P. Kamp
J. Holtehaus
John Rein
Joseph Rein
Edwin Stecker
Dedham
Gesang-Verein Harmonia
West Roxbury
Rockland Street
Santa Claus
Franz Schreider
Methodist Episcopal
Antrim Street
John Bergin
John Kersey
William Leahy
Daniel Buckley
Warren Clark
Clara Morris in Two Pieces At Tremont Yesterday
Clara Morris was seen in Raymonde and Camille at the Tremont amid holiday crowds. Remaining week slots include Raymonde tonight Miss Moulton tomorrow night and Camille Saturday matinee with next week featuring Little Christopher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Morris
the Tremont
Raymonde
Camille
Boston
Modjeska
Mary Stuart
Magda
Macbeth
Tremont Theatre
Abbey, Schoeffel & Grau
Mgrs
Clara Morris and Company
J. M. Colville
J Lan H. Williams
Bisse Moulton
Christmas Day Observed in Beverly Churches
Christmas Day was observed in Beverly with special services at Catholic and Episcopal churches and Christmas trees at Baptist, Unitarian, Universalist and Methodist churches. Elaborate and unique entertainments marked the observances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly
Mass
Universalist
Fatal duel in Berea ends with Johnson dead and Mitchell wounded
In Berea Kentucky at a Christmas entertainment near a crowded schoolhouse Billy Johnson and Les Mitchell dueled after long rivalry. They exchanged four shots, Johnson was killed and Mitchell fatally wounded as onlookers watched. Both men fled in opposite directions after the volley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berea
Billy Johnson
Les Mitchell
Johnson
Mitchell
Peace not restored in Formosa amid rising markets
San Francisco dispatch reports peace in Formosa as governor general proclaims order while scattered patrols resist. Tokyo notes Japanese enterprise thrives, stock markets rise, and plans emerge for a cotton mill and muslin factory with one million yen capital. Rumors surface of a dockyard and gun factory with Lord Armstrong & Co. In China Islam rebellion wanes as imperial forces intensify extermination, signaling the end of the insurrection's threat to Manchuria resources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Tokio
Formosa
Japan
Europe
France
Germany
Lord, Armstrong & Co
China
Building of the ships Washington shipyard wins bids for Kearsarge
Secretary Herbert is poised to award both battleship Kearsarge and its unnamed sister vessel to Newport News Ship-Building and Dry Dock Company of Virginia at 2,250,000 dollars per ship. The panel rejected scaling in favor of a 3 percent rule, while options to award two ships each to Union Iron Works and Cramp remain under consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Herbert
Kearsarge
Newport News
Tracy
Union Iron Works
Cramp Company
Philadelphia
Congress
Christmas at Newton and Watertown Quiet Day
Christmas in Newton and Watertown passed quietly with church services and festivals. Bell chimes from Grace Episcopal rang vividly. arrests occurred in Newton including an assault on an officer. In Watertown, residents enjoyed an Uncle Tom's performance at Town Hall and another strong Christmas festival at Phillips Congregational Church with no arrests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton
Watertown
Grace Episcopal Church
Uncle Tom's
Phillips Congregational Church
Beecham's Pills for Constipation Advised
Beecham's pills promoted for relief of constipation with a 25 percent claim. Readers are urged to obtain the book from their druggist and follow its directions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beecham
Jailed for Fighting Over Street Altercation
John Hackett aged 24 of 42 Rochester street is jailed at La Grange street station on a charge of assaulting Charles H. Dewey on Harrison avenue near Beach street last evening. Hackett allegedly knocked Dewey down and broke his right leg below the knee, Dewey 57, of 1048 Washington street, was taken to City Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hackett
Rochester Street
Lagrange Street
Charles H. Dewey
Harrison Avenue
Beach Street
Hackett
Dewey
City Hospital
Washington Street
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Malden Corps
Chelsea
St. Rose Church
Father Sheerin
Guilmant
Mozart
D’anjou
Alma Creator
Handel
P. R
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Ellen G. Joyce
Frank X. Tyrell
Charles Casserly
William Easserly
G. G. Dolliver
Brookline
Nellie Hosey
Loftus
M. Gallatt
Symira Magurn
Wakefield
Wakehfield
St. Joseph's Sunday School
Fr. Millerick
Father O'Connell
All Saints’ Church
D. D. Addison
Brighton
St. Margaret's Episcopal Church
Allston
Harvard Avenue Methodist Church
Ashmont
Dorchester
S. A. Battison
H. G. Davenport
Kimmins
Zion
Smith
Royal David's City
Tours
Allen
Falkenstein
Concord
St Bernard Parish
Father Moriarty
Helen Karin
England
Tremont St
Y. M. H. A. Hoe Down
Blue Point
Charlotte Russe
Casino Club
Columbia
Park
Moenard
Park Theatre
Hoyt
Caroline Miskel Hoyt
Grace Holme
Hollis Street Theatre
Nat C. Goodwin
Austin & Stone’s Museum
Charles H. Hoyt
Jewett
Judiciary
New, Hampshire
Messrs. Leach
Franklin
Spring
Lebanon
Lyford
Howard and
Perkins
Manchester
Blake
Keene
Pierce
Somersworth
Brown
Claremont
Remick
Littleton
Bales
Wilton
Quincey House
John Stetson
Plaisted
Ten Eyck
Howard
Troja
Frances Harrison
Grand Museum
Sam Jack
Palace
Lala Coglah
Higgins Brothers’ Variety and Minstrel Company
Josephine Sabel
Lyceum
Watson Sisters
Museum
Zenda
E. H. Sothern
Old Kentucky
Zalva
Keith's
Joseph Murphy
Shaun Rhue
James J. Corbett
Columbia Theatre
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Castle Square Theatre
Faust
William Wolff
Mephisto
Bevely’s
Kentucky
Garden Theatre Burlesque Co
Little Christopher
Willie Collier
Hollis Calihrer
Saac B. Rich
MR. Nat. C. Coodwin
Sam T. Jack
Soellings
Entertainments
Stave
Creat Newton
Black Boys
Quaker City
Lew Bloom
Bartlett
May
Nellie Waters
Magnz
Mazett
Bimbo
George Kaine
Carroll
Larkin
Stan Om
Choive
Old Howard
Cove
Misa
Kate
Mammoth
Tos. Haworth
Richard Golden
al. F. Wilson
Kate Ryan
Lizzie B. Raymond
Dan Daly
Euterpe
Banjo Club
Agether
Boone Ext
Father Cummins
Radio Martinez
Jk, Murray
Dora Wiley
le Hanes
Toree
Georgie Parker
Caste Square Theatre
Cor, Chandler and
Irving
Austin & Stone
Tremont Row
Scollay
UARE
Aserap
Keith
America
Press Eldridge
Loston Theatre
Eugene Tompkins
Mgw
Mme. Modjeska
Tonight
Boston Museum
Sara
Much Johnson WM. Cillette
Rick Flodeo
Hanover
Musee. Sr
Lala Coolah
Grysti
Fuissorts
Lily
Ernest Prixce
Lienig
Joseph Murra
Theatre
Bowdoin SQ
Charles F Atkinson
Atkinson and Calder
Zant
Portland
Tlal Steamera Bay State
Eave India
SUN. Ysex
Agen
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