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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1894
Page
4
Boston Papers Rally for America Testimonial Fund
Editors of Boston daily papers are urged to join a committee supporting the America testimonial. Invitations were extended over a week to participate, with several editors already accepting. The Post led the movement and urges broad cooperative effort for a phenomenal, citywide success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
America
Boston Daily
Post
The
Carnegie Armor Plate Fraud The Fine Challenge
Andrew Carnegie or the associated corporation plans to contest the $140,000 penalty levied by the government for armor plate frauds on Navy vessels. Congress exposed the scheme as a major scandal from the Harrison era, and critics say the fine is too small a punishment. The Senate has not yet ruled, and advocates urge vigorous action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Carnegie
Navy Department
Harrison
Congress
Navy
Carnegie
Senate
Spectacle of a merry war between gas trusts and oil rivals
The Bay State Gas Trust boycotts the Standard Oil Trust while Brookline Gas Light raids the Boston Gas combine. The two monopolies threaten to destroy each other as they vie for control of gas material and markets, promising a profitable public outcome if competition erodes their power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bay State Gas Trust
Standard Oil Trust
Brookline Gas Light Company
Boston Gas Combine
Gas Trust
Oil Trust
Gas
Kilkenny
The Case of Addicks and Senate Qualifications
The discussion suggests that if J Edward Addicks gains a U S Senate seat through a bought Republican Delaware legislature, the Senate may not recognize his election and will suspend it for an inquiry into how it was obtained. The broader idea is to potentially set new Senate qualifications including ineligibility for purchases and a possible good moral character requirement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delaware
J. Edward Addicks
United States
Senate
Addicks
Observant Citizen Profiles Harvard Professor Peabody
A portrait of Professor Peabody of Harvard as a pleasant busy man with a broad athletic frame and a cropped beard reminiscent of Henry Cabot Lodge. It notes his residence beside Fay House and Memorial Hall, and a garden view with old fashioned summer blooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Professor Peabody
Harvard
Henry Cabot Lodge
Fay House
Memorial Hall
Delaware Legislature Faces Delayed Addicks Election
The passage notes Addicks's election depends on reluctant Republican members of the Delaware Legislature to deliver their votes, leaving the outcome uncertain as he waits on the shelf for credentials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Addicks
Delaware
United States Excluded From Armenian Inquiry
A US consul of Armenian origin is barred from the Armenian inquiry commission departing for Przeroum. The piece condemns the move as unjust given Armenian ties and American residents and citizens. It urges protest but reserves action due to lacking American sufferers for whom redress is clear.
Winter skating thrills Boston as holidays bring great ice
The city enjoys unusually favorable winter skating with ponds around Boston crowded day and night. Schoolchildren benefit from holidays and cheap skates, making skating a popular inexpensive and healthy pastime. The piece urges wide flood protection and continual ice maintenance to preserve this yearly pleasure for thousands.
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Boston
The Chestnut Column Exchange Holiday Gifts
In a playful Chestnut column Miss Fosdick and Miss Keedick discuss Christmas plans for Harry and Blanche, while Marie faces trouble over naming a gift. Anxious mother fears Johnnie is ill as a jam closet mishap looms. Gummey notes surprise matters in Christmas presents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Fosdick
Blanche
Miss Keedick
Harry
Marie
Johnnie
Treasure Island Chapter Summary Preview
An aged buccaneer lodges at the Admiral Benbow inn guarded by a widow. Pew warns of robbers seeking a treasure chest. The buccaneer dies and attackers raid the inn as the boy Hawkins and his guardians recover a map. They plan a voyage to a treasure island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Admiral Benbow
Pew
Hawkins
Squire Trelawney
Pr. Livesey
I Go to Bristol in Part II of the Sea Cook
The narrative follows Jim Hawkins planning the voyage from the inn to Bristol with Dr Livesey and the squire. Stocks of anticipation rise as Long John Silver hires a competent sailing master Arrow and a boatswain, while Hawkins receives news his mother is well and prepares to depart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Livesey
London
Bristol
Old Redruth
Treasure Island Begins Aboard The Hispaniola Adventure
Narrator recalls scouting the Spy Glass hill and reads a letter about the Hispaniola, Long John Silver, and assembling a tough crew in Bristol. He travels with Redruth to Bristol to meet Squire Trelawney and Mr. Blandly, then reaches the Admiral Benbow and the dockside longing for sea. Tomorrow’s voyage looms as they prepare to sail at dawn.
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Redruth
Benbow
Dale
Wwe
Bristol
Tom
Mr. Trelawney
Welcame
Squire Trelawney
London
Gus
A Testimonial Planned for Rev Dr Smith at 86
The Chicago Tribune notes that a large city hall assembly is planned to honor Rev Dr Smith of Newton Centre Massachusetts author of America. The Boston Post suggested the tribute and a date is to be fixed while Dr Smith is 86 years old.
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Chicago Tribune
Dr. Smith
Newton Centre
Mass
America
Boston Post
Public Testimonial Suggested for Rev. Samuel F. Smith
The Boston Post urges a public testimonial for Rev. Samuel F. Smith author of America. At eighty eight he remains hale and the idea should win hearty support beyond Boston and vicinity.
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Salt Lake
Boston Post Praises Dr. S. F. Smith Hymn Editorial
The Boston Post editorial lauds Rev. Dr. S. F. Smith and his influence through America’s liberty creed. It notes the hymn’s role in uniting a continental nation and inspires pride as Americans face an expansive, prosperous future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport, Conn
Herald
Boston Post
S. F. Smith
Dr. Smith
America
Tribute to the author of America in Syracuse tribute
The Boston Post urges a popular testimonial for the author of America, noting how close he is to the hearts of readers. Dr. Smith, largely unknown to many, is celebrated for inspiring patriotism and for writing the national hymn that has united millions across sixty years.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Standard
Boston Post
America
Smith
Little Girl Gone Annie O Connor Missing 11 in South Boston
Annie O Connor an 11 year old South Boston girl has been missing from her home for two weeks. She lived at 114 Dorchester avenue with her parents and was last seen after leaving the house with a hat and sack. The case involves several sightings and a cautious mother, with police notified but no clues yet.
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Annie O’connor
South Boston
Dorchester Avenue
Officers Elected for Division 20 A. O. H. Boston
Last evening in Hibernian Hall Boston Division 20 A O H elected Cornelius F F Doherty president George Casey vice president Michael O Donovan recording secretary William Grant financial secretary James Connolly treasurer J W Malloney sergeant at arms and Patrick O Doherty sentinel Thomas Kelly president of Division 21 Brighton spoke on an able address Reports of officers and auditing committee showed marked improvement.
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Boston
Hibernian Hall
Hanover Street
Cornelius F.F. Doherty
George Casey
Michael O’donovan
William Grant
James Connolly
J. W. Malloney
Patrick O'Doherty
Thomas Kelly
Brighton
Why violets stay scarce and fashionably priced
A columnist muses on violet scarcity despite allure and explains high prices at flower stalls. The piece notes cheaper artificial violets, likens roses as preferred for evening dress accents, and describes white Swiss gowns adorned with roses and ribbons. It closes with fashion notes tagged The Latest.
Groom Dies Before Christmas Wedding in Charlestown
Mrs. Susan Livermore recounts that her fiancé Mr. Huse collapsed with apoplexy and died at 6 am on Christmas Day, preventing their noon ceremony. The groom, foreman at a Louisville manufacturing firm, was to be married at Soley Street, Charlestown. Remains sent to New Hampton, New Hampshire for interment. Rev. Charles W. Brown delivered the news to guests.
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Susan Livermore
Soley Street
Charlestown
Post
Huse
Charles W. Brown
Winthrop Congregational Church
Louisville
Anniversary Banquet for Rev Dr Gordon at Clarendon Street Church
About 600 friends attended a 25th anniversary service for Rev Dr Gordon at Clarendon Street Church. The event featured soprano and violin music, readings from ministers including John Murdock and Arthur T. Pearson, and a closing hymn with a benediction to Gordon, praised as a key factor in the church’s growth.
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A. J. Gordon
Clarendon Street
Hibbard
Gordon
Joseph Cook
A. A. Miner
Matthew Bolles
Hovey
Newton Theological Institute
E. B. Webb
Seymour
Lowell
N. Boynton
Plumb
J. C. Stockbridge
Providence
New Hampton, N. H
Jamaica Plain Baptist Church
George C. Lorimer
Lorimer
Boston
Baptist Church
Arthur T. Pearson
D. D
The
Missionary Review
Dr. Gordon
Benoliel
Jerusalem
Holy City
S. F. Smith
America
Love at Seventy in New Jersey Ceremony
In Irvington on Christmas Eve, Michael England aged 71 wed Martha Nichols 70 of Newark. Nichols sacrificed a fortune of 100000 dollars for the marriage. England appeared proud but nervous while placing the ring. the bride moved with ease and grace.
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New York
Irvington
Michael England
Martha Nichols
Newark
Chemists Gather for American Society Meeting in Cambridge
Chemists from across the nation attend the tenth general meeting of the American Chemical Society opening at 4 a.m. at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. After morning business, they tour the Lawrence water works and laboratories. A Malden party tours the Boston Rubber Shoe Factory at Fells Station. Tomorrow sessions move to Boylston Hall Harvard Square Cambridge with visits to the Peabody and Agassiz museums and other sites.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Lawrence
Boston
Fells Station
Boylston Hell
Harvard Square
Cambridge
Chemical and Physical Laboratories
Peabody and Agassiz
Assessors Nominate Audit Panel for Franklin Trade School Sites
The Board of Assessors appointed a three member committee including the chairman to inspect Franklin Trade School sites chosen by the Franklin fund trustees. The committee worked in the afternoon and will report on values this afternoon. Aldermen seek Assessors' opinion before a decision.
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Franklin Trade School
Franklin Fund
Turks Plausible excuse delays Armenian inquiry
Washington officials say no evidence supports rumors of American massacres in Armenia. They contend the United States would not be warranted in pressuring the Turks to grant Consul Jewett escort for an independent investigation. The decision centers on civilization's broader interests.
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United States
Jewett
Armenia
Przeroum
Commission of Investigation
Europe
Washington
Mass Meeting Protests Armenian Massacres at Park Street Church
A mass meeting to protest Armenian massacres will be held at Park Street Church this evening at 7 30. Jonathan A Lane will preside. Addresses will be given by the chairman the Rev Cyrus Hamlin the Rev I J Lansing Henry B Blackwell William Lloyd Garrison the Rev Charles G Ames and others. The gathering to respond to the Sultan and the denial of Consul Jewett’s investigation is timely per President Cleveland’s directive.
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Park Street Church
Jonathan A. Lane
Cyrus Hamlin
I. J. Lansing
Henry B. Blackwell
William Lloyd Garrison
Charles G. Ames
Jewett
Cleveland
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