Not a Political Job Secretary Fairchild Denies Boston Cuts Motive
Secretary Fairchild denied charges that force and salary reductions at the Boston Custom House aimed at political ends. He cited rising costs, outlined abolished offices in smaller ports, and explained reorganization through creating offices of proper grade. He noted a long term deficit and discussed broader departmental finances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasnmerox
Sreora
Fairchild
Boston Custom House
Lacrosse
Wis
Paducah
Burlington
Nashville
Tenn
Railroads pressure Congress for definite action on debt payment
Postpone and urge date setting for railroad debt payments as Ile presses for decisive measures. North Carolina and Virginia Democrats push tobacco tax repeal and tariff reform alignment with the President. Mrs. Loring recuperates with limited movement aided by a cane while Treasury directs January bond interest payments and sub-treasuries close Jan 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Virginia
Secretary of the Treasury
United States
American naturalists elect officers at New Haven session
At the American Society of Naturalists meeting in New Haven officers were chosen. Harrison Allen of the University of Pennsylvania was named president, G L Goodall of Harvard first vice president, H B Williams of Cornell and H F Osborne of Princeton as vice presidents, C L Clark of Williams as secretary, and W S Sedgwick of MIT as treasurer. The next annual convention will meet in Baltimore. Papers were read by Alexander Winchell, George McCloskie, William North Rice, and Ramsey Wright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Conn
American Society of Naturalists
Harrison Allen
University of Pennsylvania
G. L. Goodall
Harvard University
H. 8. Williams
Cornell
H. F. Osborne
Princeton
C. L. Clark
Williams
W. S. Sedgwick
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Richard Rathburn
National Museum At
Washington
G. H. Williams
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore
Alexander Winchell
Ann Arbor University
George McCloskie
William North Rice
Wesleyan
Ramsey Wright
Toronto
Patents Granted to New Englanders in Washington
Washington dispatch lists numerous patent awards to New England inventors including Stephen M. Allen Lynn Wendell for waste rubber utilization and tools by Angell Attleboro and Ramsdell Lynn. Other names span Boston Cambridgeport Lowell Weymouth Springfield Portland and more with diverse items from sash fasteners to robotic calendar stands and nautical rulers. The long roster names individuals and towns across New England receiving protection for devices in manufacturing, textiles, hardware, and consumer goods.
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Washington
Spectar
New
New Haven
Edson L. Bryant
H. D. Richardson
Ansonia
Conn
Louis Burne
Helyoke
M. L.derick
Boston
Leon A. Dion
Natick
George Bl. Dunham
Lynn
G. N. Dutton
Penacook
N. H
L. Dyer
Millbridge
William H. Eccleston
L. J. Sibley
Southbridge
I. H. Farnham
Malden
Charles P. Fay
Athol
Henry Fellows
Haverhill
Nathaniel C. Fowler, Jr
Winthrop
E. Wis Pope
Newton
George A. Fullerton
Charles Glover
Hartford
Charles Gould
Lowell
Albert Hallowell
William S&s. Kamin
Samuel Hayward
George S. Hutchings
Cambridgeport
William H. Ivers
Dedham
Horace Kingman
Brockton
Richard Kitson
George A. Knox
Abraham Levy
Thomas H. Logan
John H. Shaw
Thomas W. Shepherd
Peabody
Andrew Siegel
Park
Leroy
John T. Wilmarth
Pawtucket
R. L
Charles Wilson
Rockport
Benjamin C. Woodbury
Patten
Real estate experts debate Beverly Farms tax abatement
Hearing on Franklin Haven tax abatement at Beverly Farms continues as experts present fair cash values for the homestead and estates. C A Putnam estimates 195,893 for May 1 value versus 377,778 assessed. Caleb W. Loring cites 160,000 without buildings. other appraisers range from 145,000 to 181,582.40, noting weak current demand.
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Sarem
Soreeran
Franklin Haven
Beverly Farms
C. A. Putnam
Beverly
Caleb W. Loring
T. Jefferson Coolidge
James F. ©. Hyde
Boston
Thornton K. Lathrop
Thermo Electric Ring Aids Neuralgia Cure Claims
German invention, the Thermo-Electric Ring, used to treat neuralgia headaches rheumatism and sleeplessness. It claims to generate a current that benefits the entire body and improves blood circulation. Lor ing & Co. at 37 Winter Street advertise its effectiveness with unsolicited testimonials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs. Loring & Co
Winter Street
Snowfall Warnings Expanded By Signal Service
The chief signal officer outlines advance snow warnings to aid railways and streetcar systems. Messages will reach rail officials up to thirty-two hours before storms, enabling freight movement adjustments and track clearance. Public bulletins will inform observers and readers via press and posted notices.
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Washington
Washington City
New York
Vermont
Greely
War Department
Funeral of William Hilton Held at Old South Church
The funeral for William Hilton was held at Old South Church with Rev. George A. Gordon officiating. Attended by friends, business associates, and directors from Howard National Bank, the ceremony included readings, prayer, and choir singing, followed by an Mt. Auburn burial and bank resolutions praising his long service and character.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Hilton
Old South Church
George A. Gordon
Commercial Club
Hilton
Howard National Bank
A. P. Martin
E. W. Kinsley
F. W. Lincoln
Messrs
Thomas Mack
A. §. Wheeler
Ezra Farnsworth
James H W. Beal
Samuel Johnson
George W W. Bond
Henry Whitman
Stanton Blake
T. Q. Richardson
Charles Chamberlain
Reuben E. Demmon
Henry A. Rice
F. W. Fiitner
Samuel R. Payson
M. P
Howard National Bank of Boston
Children’s Hospital Officers Elected At Annual Meeting
The annual meeting of the Children’s Hospital at the Neptune Insurance offices elected Robert C. Winthrop as president and Oliver W. Peabody as vice president. E. V. R. Thayer read the manager’s report noting 862 patients cared for and 251 cured, with 4000 treated in the out patient department, and a call to fund a new out patient building which has nearly completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert C. Winthrop
Children’s Hospital
Neptune Insurance Company
Oliver W. Peabody
Osham M. Sears
Francis H. Brown
M.D
William Ingalls
Charles H. Fiske
John G. Wetherell
Jere. Abbott
J. P. Spa
Sisters of St. Margaret
Ladies’ Aid Association
Post
R. W. Lovett
Converted nun speaks on religious transformation in Boston
Mrs M L Shepherd, a converted nun from England, recounts her life from Lahore to London and a Catholic convent. She says relics and images are worshipped and credits the Bible with her conversion after reading Second Kings. She announces a ladies lecture on the Confessional at Dudley Street Baptist Church next Friday at 2.
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Meionaon
M. L. Shepherd
England
United States
W. Kellaway
Tremont Street
Dudley Street Baptist Church
National Lancers Host Winter Party for Members’ Children
The National Lancers held the third winter party at Bulfinch street hall last night for members’ children. About 250 attended a banquet and ball lasting until 1 am. Each child received a candy package and a New Year card. Edmunds’s Band provided music. Also reported, Penson Sewall, Bowdoin College graduate and son of Professor Sewall of Bangor Theological Seminary, drowned yesterday while skating.
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The
National Lancers
Bulfinch Street
Edmunds
Penson Sewall
Professor Sewall
Bangor Theological Seminary
Bowdoin College
Dorchester Glee Club Concert Illuminates Upham's Corner
Dorchester Glee Club and Winthrop Hall presented a fifth concert of their third season under Arthur W. Thayer. The audience, in a blue lighted setting, enjoyed choir pieces, Martha Dana Shepard on piano, Wulf Fries on cello, and Charles E. McLaughlin on violin amid warm electric lighting and eager applause.
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Dorchester Glee Club
Winthrop Hall
Upham’s Corner
Arthur W. Thayer
Martha Dana Shepard
Wulf Fries
Charles E. McLaughlin
January Vesper Services Announced by YMCA Committee
The Young Men's Christian Union committee on public worship outlines five January Sunday vesper services. On Jan 1 Rev. Phillips Brooks will lead New Year's service. Jan 8 features Rev. Joan K Nichols of Emmanual Church with a Memory Hope and Work address and a boy choir program led by George L. Osgood and Walter R. Spalding. Jan 15 brings Rev. Francis B. Hornbrooke on The Helpfulness of the Upward Look with Ariel ladies quartet. Jan 22 presents Rev. C R Eliot on Every Man unto His Place with Eliot church quartet and B L Whelpley as organist. Jan 29 offers Rev. William R. Alger speaking on The Law of Victory in the Struggles of Man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Men’s Christian Union
Phillips Brooks
D.D
Joan K. Nichols
Emmanual Church
George L. Osgood
Walter R. Spalding
Russell
Cambridge
Frederick H. Rindge
City Hall
Main, Inman
Austin
Temple Streets
Middlesex Corporation
Benjamin F. Butler
George Higginson
T. Jefferson Coolidge
M. R. Wendell
Charles P. Curtis
Augustus Lowell
George Z. Silsbee
A. C. Tenney
Michael O’brien
Hallett
Mary A. McGilvray
Dover Street
Panizzi
British Museum
Carver Street
Governor Ames
O’brien
David Gregg
Mary F. Eastman
Ada Bowles
M. J. Savage
D. W. Waldron
Station 1
Charlestown
C. F. Dole
Channing Hall
Harvard Congregational Church
Dorchester
Alexander Mackenzie
M. R. Deming
Baptist Tabernacle
Livingstone
Stanley
Congo
Tabernacle
A. J. Gordon
O. P. Gifford
M. R. Demi
Mt Vernon Street Watchman Honored For Past and Present Service
The Herald summarizes the Mt Vernon street night watchman’s career noting his past misdeeds were recalled but his year of faithful service under Inspector Hanscom and now honest conduct with current employers are praised. He reportedly resisted temptations to return to crime and authorities affirm his honesty. The piece questions why the prior story resurfaced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MT. Vernon Street
Herald
Hanscom
Cecilia quartet at Union Hall entertainment for union members
The Cecilia ladies' quartet performed at Union Hall with reader Mrs. Z R Knowles and accompanist Frank J. Smith. Selections included Song of the Shepherdess, Galilee, Cuckoo and Lady Bird, Ernani and Talking in My Sleep, Polly and I Are Sweethearts, Out on the Deep, Portia's Description, The Scar on the Ace, and Biddy's Toothache.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Hall
Union
Cecilia Ladies
Margaret van Hovenberg
Almena Young
Bessie Curwen
Adele Isham
Frank J. Smith
Z. R. Knowles
Polly
Miss Curwen
Mrs. Knowles
Portia
Mx. Smith
City Notes Highlight Local Contracts, Elections and Trusts
A sprawling digest of city affairs covers a breach of contract suit between Shipman Greene and Woonsocket Rubber Company, new city hall site talks urged by Frederick H. Rindge, Middlesex corporation directors elected, arrests and court actions on counterfeit coin and shipboard assault, library gifts, church dedications, charity bequests, and upcoming public notices from City Hall and local institutions.
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Shipman Greene
New York
Woonsocket Rubber Company
Messrs
Eben D. Jordan
Charles M. Clapp
Asa P. Potter
John C Paig es Calendars and Blotters Feature
John C Paige an insurance agent at 20 Kilby street issues annual calendars and blotters. The calendars show large readable figures and the small cards carry a seat and motto for each day. His blotters are praised for their fresh ink and usefulness. A time value card is a unique feature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Paige
Kilby Street
Dacey Honored by City Hospital Trustees Remembered as Faithful Leader
The City Hospital board resolves to memory the late T. J. Dacey praising his fifteen years on the board. They note his fidelity vigilance for the hospital, efforts to advance its needs and benefits, and his courteous, dignified, upright character as a trusted adviser and friend.
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City Hospital
T. J. Dacey
Dacey
Superior Court Middlesex Dec 28 Case Listings
Middlesex County court entries list multiple tort actions including Frank Brady vs Leander Day with defense of probable cause and verdict for the defendant. Almon Ingalls vs Charles Blanchard involves alleged horse conversion with denials of ownership and use. More cases named include Ricker v Town of Medford and Hall v Pike et al with various parties and defenders.
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Isex County
Thompson
Abbie Ss. Longley
C. M. Longley
Benjamin W. Marr
Carrie G. Marr
Ella F. Wentworth
James F. Wentworth
Oliver Pasha
Ellen Pasha
Tina E. Durgin
George S. Durgin
Frank Brady
Leander H. Day
P. J. McGuire
L. J. Drake
Almon T. Ingalls
Charles C. Blanchard
M. Coggan
Bee ¥ En Lynde
Ricker
Town of
Medford
Salvation Army Parade Case in Boston Superior Court
Two Salvation Army members faced a Boston Superior Criminal Court verdict after being charged with parading through a public street and sounding instruments without police commission permission. The defense argued constitutional rights and unconstitutionality of the police board, but the jury found them guilty on undisputed facts with a posttrial legal motion reserved for later review.
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Superior Criminal Court
Salvation Army
Bar of Justice
City of
Boston
G. A. A. Pevey
Hammond
United States
Masic
Board of Olice
Harmiend
Pevey
Bates College Alumni Dinner At Youngs Hall
The Bates College alumni held their fourth annual dinner at Young's with thirty members present. Officers elected were President F L Hayes 80, Vice President Iy Ay Barry 73, and Secretary Treasurer George E Smith 73. Notables at the banquet included Rev W H Bolster 68 A E Tuttle 79 Rev F W Baldwin 72 B Hutchinson 773 and Professor J W Stanton. Reminiscences and college songs followed speeches by several figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Philippotteaux
Parker House
R. D. Holmes
New York
Tremont House
A. S Kenny
U.S.N
Young
Iy Ay Barry
George E. Smith
Mr. Hayes
W. H. Bolster
A. E. Tuttle
F. W. Baldwin
B. Hutchinson
J. W. Stanton
Brookine G A R elects new Post 143 officers
At a meeting of Post 143 G A R of Brookine last evening officers were elected including Commander EB B Richardson senior vice commander G C Soule junior vice commander F B Turner quartermaster K F Allen surgeon Ira B Cushing M D chaplain G W Little officer of the day Lotserisch officer of the guard Edward Devettere delegate to department encampment C E Hapgood alternate W X Gross
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookine
EB. B. Richardson
G. C. Soule
F. B. Turner
K.F. Allen
Ira B. Cushing
M.D
G. W. Little
Leo Tserisch
Edward Devettere
C. E. Hapgood
W. X. Gross
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Colonel Wright
Oakland
Department
Maine
William H. MacCartney
Andrew Ld.libbey
Orestes E. Crowell
Crowell
Register of Deeds
Oakland Electric Light Company
MacCartney
Democratic Town Committee
Kennebec County
Democratic Club
Benson
Verry Carson
Chicago
Congress
Republican Party
Boston South Cove
Blaine
Arthur
National Museum
Thomas ‘Omlinson
Granger County
Tennessee
White House
Professor Hornaday
Wright
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Lamar
Bureau
Labor Bureau
George B. Loring
American Naturalists
Howard Bank
Board of Managers
Mrs. Shepherd
Warren
Eliza Green
Eliza Brady
Elizabeth Brady
Little Sisters of the Poor
St. Mary’s Infant Asylum
Camden Street
House of the Good Shepherd
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
Brighton
J. E. Hess
J. M. Forbush
G. P. Field
H. R. Turner
B. R. Stillman
N. ©. Crosby
G. W. Taylor
Insurance Library Association of Boston
Custom House
Nicholas M. Williams
Charles IF. Donnelly
James Griffin
William Byrnes
Patrick Leonard
MR. Dacey
Egies
J. A. Melvin
Blackstone Stree
Bosworth Street
Chas.s. Bly
Pearl ST
Qak Grove Farm
Mass
John W
Stevenson
Fanawil Hall Square
Lee
Button
John F. Pray
Washington St
Oak Grove Farm
Woodward's
Bromfield Street
W.P. Balch Live Stock Commission Agency
Devonshire Street
Roxbury
Calder
William and Edwin Sheafe
Boston Linen
Boston Bond
Samuel Ward Co
Devonshire
Tremont and Boylston Sts
Horr, Pelham
Henry F. Miller
Biller Hall
Tremont St
Boston Association
Chestnut Street
Philadelphia
Cunningham
Spring Lane
Stoge
Fitts St
Moston
Very
ING Agency
Price
Washington Street
Boston Post
S.B, Tobey &Co
Congress St
Middlesex County
Burigham, C. J
Studley, Tr
Braslin
Somerville Horse RR
Hayes
Bullard
Brookline
Grand Army
Gas Lighting Co
Arch St
Health Food CO
New England
Austin's Dog Bread
Austin & Graves
Commercial Street
Atte
America
Circul
Vanornum & Southwick
Rosa
John P. Leary
Main Street
Worcester
Mas
Ponce DE Leon
Casamonic
Floida
St. Augustin Fla
Fracis Morandi & Son
Béton
Messrs. Morandi & Son
Watera
Paris
Baker’s Breakfast Covn
Baker & CO
Pine Farm
West Newton
Santa Claus
Children’s Aid Society
Deer Island
Pyle
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