Sam Jones Praises Boston Charities and Industrial Home
Sam Jones and Rev. George Stewart tour Boston charities praising The Wayfarer's Lodge The North End Mission Seaman's Friend Society The Children's Mission Home for Little Wanderers Florence Crittenton Home and the Salvation Army Rescue Home. He singles out the Boston Industrial Home under Mr. T D Roberts as best in charity work noting its focus on body soul and spirit and its role in promoting cleanliness and independent manhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Jones
Boston
George Stewart
United States
Wayfarer’s Lodge
Hawkins Street
North End
Younkin
Unitarian Church
Seaman’s Friend Society
Congregational Church
Tremont Street
America
Florence. Crittenton
Salvation. Army
Rescue Home
T. D. Roberts
TP. D
Roberts
Sam P. Jones
Death by Self Harm Case Links Saleswoman to Hart
A saleswoman who gave a customer a business card recalls Hart’s visit last week and a note with her name found on him. Police confirm a paper bearing Miss Campbell’s name was found with Hart and carbolic acid was involved. Hart, described as light-haired and about 5'10", is in hospital recovering from injuries with his condition improving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hart
City Hospital
Clarence Street
Station 16
Miss Campbell
Henderson
Pleasant Street
Mr. Henderson
Sam Jones Preaches Farewell Sermon in Boston Temple
Sam Jones delivers a farewell sermon to a full People's Temple in Boston, urging determination and condemning agnosticism. He compares wavering believers to a stranded ship clinging to rocks, warning against lingering in sin while stressing God’s grace. He plans one more lecture tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Jones
People’s Temple
Boston
Agrippa
Paul
Pearly Gates
Mr. Jones
Sleighing Crash in Brighton Causes Injuries
Guy Piscifo aged 60 and his 11 year old son Ernest were riding a sleigh on Cambridge near Warren when it collided with West End railway electric car No 1199. Conductor Stanley Robinson and motor man James A Hilliard were thrown from the car as the horse bolted. the sleigh was smashed. Both Piscifo and his son sustained slight injuries and were taken home to 21 Maverick Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge Street
Warren Street
Brighton
Guy Piscifo
Ernest
West End
Stanley Robinson
James A. Hilliard
Division 14
Piscifo
Maverick Street
American Wringer Co Promises Prompt Instalment Service
A historical notice states that diamonds watches jewelry silverware clocks manicure sets and banquet lamps bought on instalments by mail or telephone will receive prompt attention. The American Wringer Company Boston Broadway extension, successor Met. Manufacturing Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Wringer Company
Broadway Extension
Boston
Met. Manfg. Co
Giants of the Sea and a Tobacco Bale Tale
The Leyland line and Johnston line order two 12 000 ton steel steamers to run Baltimore to Liverpool. The tale recounts a bale of damaged tobacco aboard Herman Winter, later dumped near Boston, and a captain noting a codfish tasting of tobacco. Captain Durkee is elected grand first pilot at the American Association of Masters and Pilots meeting. Boston apple shipments reach 17 370 barrels to Liverpool and 1 270 to Glasgow on several steamers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leyland
Liverpool
Johnston Line
London
Hamburg
Workman, Clark & Co
Belfast
Baltimore
White Star Georgic
Herman Winter
New York
Consignee
State Street
McFarland
Hannibal Hamlin
Boston Light
E. N. Thacher
American Association of Masters and Pilots
Washington, D. C
W. S. Durkee
Honeybrook
Boston
Kansas
Victorian
Catalonia
Glasgow
Conductor George J. Punt Dies After Knee Injury
George J. Punt, a Boston & Maine railroad conductor on the Connecticut River division, died at his North Walpole New Hampshire home after a bruised knee led to possible blood poisoning and heart failure. Liability of an accident insurance company hangs on tomorrows post mortem. Punt had been using crutches since Christmas and was confined to the house recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bellow
Hartsville Fire Destroys Collins Residence
In Hartsville, the home of Joseph C. Collins was burned this forenoon. Collins and his wife found the attic ablaze upon return from sleigh riding, with no local fire department to aid. Loss is estimated at 15000 dollars, including Mrs Collins diamonds and bric a brac. cause suspected to be a faulty chimney.
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Great Barrington
Joseph C. Collins
Hartsville
Cuban patriots use dynamite in train attack killing soldiers
Havana reports say a military train was derailed near Queengura on January 28 after a blast that wrecked the engine and armored car. The engineer and thirteen soldiers died, with many others wounded as Cuban forces gain momentum and burn towns including Nova Paz in Havana province.
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Key West
Fla
Havana
Queengura
Candelaria
Mengos
Pinar
Mayta Rodriguez
Trocha
Ruis Rivera
Mariel
Guanabacoa
Arang
Mrs Booth in Trenton Aims to Recruit Prisoners for Salvation Army
Mrs Ballington Booth visiting the State prison in Trenton plans to recruit about 600 convicts to join her Volunteer Prison League. She seeks to establish ex-prisoner homes and Hall of Hope in New York, with around 100 graduates expected from Sing Sing next April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
Ballington Booth
Salvation Army
American Volunteers
Emily Williamson
State Charities Aid Association
Ward
New York
Sing Sing
George Maddock
State Prison
Steamship Agents Oppose Immigration, Lodge Publishes Circular
Steamship agents are urged to oppose immigration, with a circular circulated advocating resistance. The document frames immigration as costly and harmful, urging agents to act against new policies.
Brockton Shoe Sicke Wes a Serious Prospect
In Brockton on January 31 the lockout at T D Barry s shoe factory threatens a wider strike as Barry seeks to resume operations with 250 workers. Secretaries Williams and McSherry sought union support in Boston while locals vow not to return to work, risking a major blow to the Boot and Shoe Workers Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brockton
T. D. Barry
Barry
Williams
Masters
McSherry
Boston
Boot and Shoe Workers’ Union of America
Arrest of Harry L. Anderson on forged order charges
Inspectors with Cambridge officials arrested 29 year old Harry L. Anderson at his Belmont Street home after a forged order tied him to $15.93 in commissions for Shady Hill Nursery Company. He had vanished after the crime was found and was found hiding under a bed when stopped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abbott and Bogan
Murray
Cambridge
Mt. Auburn
Harry Ll. Anderson
Belmont Street
Anderson
Shady Hill Nursery Company
Boston
State Street
Paine Anniversary Observed With Address by Dr. Schindler
The 160th birth anniversary of Thomas Paine was marked at the Paine Memorial building with morning services, an afternoon conference, and a evening banquet. Dr. Solomon Schindler delivered the keynote, recounting a dreamlike dialogue with Paine about modern inventions, politics, and religion as Boston’s churches and schools shaped a changing society.
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Thomas Paine
Paine Memorial
George N. Hill
Paine Hall
Solomon Schindler
Messrs
Hill
Hiorn
Hanson
Osgood
Kirkwood
Miss Minchen
Johnson
Ernest Meadhum
Herbert N. Casson
Lynn
Voltairine de Cleyre
Schindler
Dea
Boston
England
United States
Resignation of Sir George Trevylan MP Due to Ill Health
Sir George Otto Trevylan M P for Bridgeton division Glasgow resigns from the House of Commons because of ill health. A longtime Liberal figure he served as lord of the admiralty 1868 1870 secretary to the admiralty 1880s chief secretary for Ireland 1882 duchy of Lancaster president cabinet 1884 secretary for Scotland 1886 and 1892 1895.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
George Otto Trevylan
Bridgeton
Glasgow
House of Commons
George
Liberal
Admiralty
Ireland
Duchy of Lancaster
Scotland
Wrecked Rocky Glen Total Loss After Ragged Island Incident
A Bahama report states the American brig Rocky Glen of 33 tons, built 1866 and hailing from Boston, was wrecked near Ragged Island on January 21. All hands and gear were saved. the vessel is a total loss. The brig had arrived from Barbadoes and was en route to Portland, Maine. Captain Colbeth commanded the ship, owned by J. S. Emery & Co.
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Nassau
N. P
Out Islands
Rocky Glen
Colbeth
Ragged Island
Bahama
Barbadoes
Portland
Robbinston
J. S. Emery & Co
Boston
Oppose Convict Labor Meeting Planned in Marlboro
The Central Labor Union met to organize a mass gathering this week to protest convict labor in shoe making. Invitees include Senator Parson, Marlboro’s Morse, Sudbury’s Rogers, Boston’s T F Keenan, Stoneham’s Marden, local shoe manufacturers, and city officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marlboro
Central Labor Union
Parson
Morse
Rogers
Sudbury
T. F. Keenan
Boston
Marden
Stoneham
Danvers Doctor Receives Twenty-Two Stitches After Fall
Salem reports Dr. S. M. Cate of Danvers fell on Summer street injuring his head. Twenty-two stitches were required to close the wound. Given his advanced years, authorities fear possible serious injury and he was taken to his home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
S. M. Cate
Danvers
Summer Street
Bartholomew Golden Buried After Solemn Requiem Mass
Bartholomew Golden of 7 Lawrence Street was laid to rest at St. Cecilia's Back Bay with a requiem Mass. Interment followed in Calvary Cemetery. A charter member of the Thomas Francis Meagher Literary Association and the Sligo Social Club, he was honored by both groups. A native of County Sligo Ireland, he was well known in the West End for nine years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bartholomew Golden
Lawrence Street
St. Cecilia’s Church
Back Bay
Calvary Cemetery
Thomas Francis Meagher
Prominent Town Figures—George Heywood’s Role Described
On Governor Butler's Council and Middlesex institutions, with roles at Concord National Bank, Middlesex Mutual Fire Insurance, and Fitchburg railroad, George Heywood stood as a key town figure. He wed Eliza Pierce of Concord in December 1860.
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Butler
Middlesex Institution For Savings
Concord National Bank
Middlesex Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Fitchburg Railroad
George Heywood
Mr. Heywood
Eliza Pierce
Concord
Mass
Colonel Nugent Dies After Notable Public Service
Colonel James H. Nugent of the Ninth Regiment Massachusetts Militia died of dropsy at his Roxbury home. Born November 1 1831 in Boston he served in the Civil War and postwar politics including alderman and street commissioner campaigns. He held several civic roles and was active in veterans groups clubs and local politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Nugent
Ninth Regiment
Massachusetts Militia
Roxbury Street
Roxbury
Colonel Nugent
Boston
Massachusetts Volunteers
Veteran Reserve Corps
Hart
Roxbury Military Association
Charles Russell Lowell
Chickering Lodge
Knights of Honor
Hawthorne
Republican
Marketmen’s Clubs
Medford Obituary: Horatio A. Smith Dies at 128
Horatio A. Smith, Medford's oldest resident, died at his daughter Mrs. William C. Craig’s home on Wo Burn Street. Born June 12, 1802 in Lexington, he served on Medford’s first Board of Selectmen and as Selectman, assessor, and school committee member. He was the last charter member of Washington Hook and Ladder Co., the state’s oldest fire company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medford
Horatio A. Smith
William C. Craig
Woburn Street
Mr. Smith
Lexington
Old Glory Mining Company stock set to rise to par
The Old Glory Mining & Smelting Company announces on a special bulletin that on Wednesday Feb 24 stock will advance to par and no more stock will be sold on the monthly payment plan. The firm controls notable Idaho mines including James G Blaine Ben Hur Alpine and more with high per ton values.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Glory Mining & Smelting Company
Idaho
James G. Blaine
Bois Basin
Ben Hur
Liberty
Anaconda
Big I
de Lamar
Old Glory Company
New England
Joseph S. Avery
George A. Crawford
Labor unions push municipal street railways and reforms
The article reports unions in Caledonia Hall debating book and job scales, backing city ownership of street railways, and proposing a hiring clause to bar political preferment. It notes relief spending, organizing efforts in building trades and barbers, and broader labor actions amid anti trust and wage issues, with references to Lodge opposition to Frye amendments and international labor movements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Typographical Union No. 13
Caledonia Hall
Relief Committee
Graystone Hall
John F. O'Sullivan
Robert Ashe
Barbers
Evans Hall
National Association of Stationary Engineers
Labor World Notes From the Field and Finances
The piece reports on Central Labor Union and Building Trades Council meeting habits, a probe into William C. Pomeroy by the Hotel and Restaurant Employees alliance, and various labor updates. It mentions Thomas F. Tracy’s return, Pierce of the State A F of L visit, McCraith’s printing venture, and unemployment figures among Boston Cigarmakers Union 97. It covers wage cuts at Illinois Steel, hack stand rules in St Paul, and ongoing street car municipalization gains in Glasgow. It notes correspondence to the American Federation of Labor and a gift to ex Secretary McCraith, plus Blue Island Bricklayers Alliance appeals and other labor news.
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Labor Journal
America
Ireland
Louisville
Savannah
Georgia
American Tobacco Company
Lorillard’s
Illinois
United States
Henry Cabot Lodge
Boston Central Labor Union
Frye
Andrew Farnseth
Seamen’s Union
Adolph Strasser
International Cigarmakers’ Union
Australia
Central Labor Union
Palais Bourbon
Jesus
Central Labor Union and Building Trades’ Council
Hotel and
National Alliance
William C. Pomeroy
Cincinnati
Thomas F. Tracy
New England
New York
Pierce
A. F. of L
Augustine McCraith
Indianapolis
California
Illinois Steel Company
St. Paul
Minn
O’connell
International Machinists’ Association
Sieg Company
Bicycle
Kenosha
Glasgow
Scot
Charles W. Pomeroy
McKinley
Manufacturers
American Federation of Labor
Frank Morrison
Fourteenth Street
N. W
Washington
D. C
McCraith
National Bricklayers’ Alliance of
Blue Island
Ill
A. F P. of L
Joseph P. McDonnell
Paterson
N. J
Labor Standard
Three Faiths of the Orient Presented by Tomoyoshi Murai
Tokio lecturer Tomoyoshi Murai spoke at the Young Men's Christian Union on Japan s three long standing religions. He outlined the esoteric and exoteric branches of Buddhism and their relation to Christianity with clear informative analysis. Music by Helen Arenstrop and Garfield Stone complemented the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Tomoyoshi Murai
Tokio
Young Men’s Christian Union
Murai
Helen Arenstrop
Garfield Stone
Army Recruit Questions Answered in Letter
A reader asks about private enlistment terms in the United States Army. The response notes a three year enlistment, pay of 18 dollars monthly, and enrollment at the Kneeland Street office after a physical examination. Eligibility requires American citizenship and 21 years old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Army
Kneeland Street
District inspectors appointment questions to editor
J B B Milton asks if applicants for district factory inspector posts must pass civil service exams and who selects them. He questions the selection process and rights of candidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. B. Milton
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Patriot
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Claussenius & Co
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Chicago
House of Representatives
Congress
H. Claussenius & CO
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Paine
Sir George C. Trevylan
OLD Glory Gold Mining Company
LABOR
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Boston Register
U.S
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Franklin St
Price
Medora R. ‘Crosby
Damrell & Upham
Old Corner Bookstore
Washington and
School Streets
Army Recruit
A. W. Wheeler & Co.’S
Hanover St
American House
John
Wilson Bros
Tremont Row
Hood—Van Voorhis
Grace Episcopal Church
Newton
Shinn
Arthur Needham Hood
Ellen Catharine van Voorhis
J. Newman & Oars
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