Sixth annual Massachusetts Electrical Engineers ball lights up Copley Hall
Copley Hall hosted the sixth annual ball of the Massachusetts Electrical Engineers and Mechanics Association. The hall showcased illuminated electrical designs, bunting, flags, and floral motifs, with a grand march led by Joseph L. Winn and Mrs. Winn. Over 100 march participants attended, including many couples and invited guests such as Fire Commissioner Russell and Senator John Quinn Jr.
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Copley Hall
Massachusetts Electrical Engineers’ and Mechanics’ Association
Joseph
L. Winn
Winn
C. A. Clark
L. F. Hoffman
J. L. Winn
J. A. Callicott
Charles Fuller
Charles Tower
L. I. Hoffman
G. V
Frank Haldade
Wreck Night Spurs Push for New Life Saving Station
In New London on February 10, officials and ship crews urged establishing a life saving station near Harpton after the Florida and the Allianza wrecks. Eleven lives are confirmed lost with at least one more feared dead. several bodies are recovered as rescue crews assess locations and await reports to Washington.
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Hurd
William Wills
Lawrence J. Melanzo
Allianza
John Reed
Safford
Undertaking Establishment
Brown
O. M. McCullough
Arthur Williams
Florida
Melanio
John Etta
Medford
St. John
Charles H. Ryan
Zeb Maher
Joseph C. Simpson
Henry Miller
Portland
Spaman Campbell
Patrick Campbell
New York
Cape Cod
Salem
Cape
Melanzo
Globe Social Club Bal Masque In Berkeley Hall
Berkeley hall hosted the seventh annual Globe Social Club Bal Masque a private, elegant gathering. Masks were worn by nearly all on the floor creating a striking scene with many unique costumes. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. B J Brogan Mr. and Mrs William H Russell Mr and Mrs Charles A Donovan J E Butters Mrs Maguire Miss Mamie Staples Miss Mamie Kelly Miss Minnie Hayes Mr Charles Moody and numerous others.
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Berkeley Hall
Globe
B. J. Brogan
William H. Russell
Charles A. Donovan
J. E. Butters
Maguire
Mamie Staples
Mamie Kelly
Minnie Hayes
Charles Moody
James Kennedy
John Callahan
Fred Currant
John Murphy
Mary White
Angus Johnson
Harry White
Ella Johnson
Annie Friedman
Hugh McCauley
Edward Pender
Frank Maguire
William Hahn
Thomas Doherty
Fred Jackson
Annie McCloud
Millie Maloney
Ella Kelly
Belle
German Americans Dance At 47th I O O F Anniversary
Boston hosts a Teutonic ball at Odd Fellows Hall marking Hermann Lodge 153s forty seventh anniversary. Notables include Deputy Grand Master George Ashton and guests Emma Schump Beatrice Ashton and Carrie Carpenter amid a roster of German American attendees and families enjoying the grand march.
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Boston
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Hermann Lodge 153
Jacob Bletzer
Emma Schump
George Ashton
Beatrice Ashton
George M., Carpenter
Carrie Carpenter
J. Fischer
Lyons
T. Friedlander
N. Schloss
Griesman
J. Brierweiler
John Opper
Charles Jacobs
M. Berger
Charles Odenweiler
P. Goeslich
Herman Muller
Sountag
Sims
Pereira
Erath
Jeannette Berger
Rosenfeld
Mina Friedlander
Anna Odenweller
Columbian Rowing Ball Draws East Boston Elite
The Columbian Rowing Association held its seventeenth annual ball at Lyceum Hall East Boston. The event drew Noddie Island’s prominent figures with elaborate decorations. The march was led by Vice President Timothy F LeGallo and Miss Josephine Murtha in a white satin dress. Mr. Charles Williams followed.
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Columbian Rowing Association
Lyceum Hall
Boston
Noddie Island
Timothy F. LeGallo
Josephine Murtha
Charles Williams
Irish American Club Ball at Odd Fellows Hall Friday
The annual ball of the Irish American Club will be held at Odd Fellows Hall on Friday evening February 14. Baldwin's Cadet Band will furnish the music with a concert from 8 to 9 and dancing until 3 o'clock.
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Odd Fellows’ Hall
Baldwin
Raymond Social Club Fifth Grand Ball at Union Hall
The fifth grand ball of the Raymond Social Club was held at Union Hall Union Square Somerville last night. A concert ran from 8 to 9 30. The grand march followed and dancing continued until 2 o'clock with vocal and instrumental music throughout.
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Raymond Social Club
Union Hall
Union Square
Somerville
Nearer His Doom
Angus Gilbert remains calm as execution approaches. Medical experts Paige Channing and Stedman have visited the prison three times for separate examinations but will not share conclusions until the governor’s council review. Gilbert’s lawyers hope doctors’ verdicts will spare him the scaffold despite his claims.
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Angus Gilbert
Charles E. Paige
Danvers Insane Asylum
Walter Channing
Brookline
Henry R. Stedman
Roslindale
Gilbert
O’brien
Chelsea Appropriations and School Textbook Review
The Chelsea Board of Aldermen revived Alderman Goulds resolution asking the public instruction committee to address Montgomerys history used in schools and urge its removal. The resolution was referred to the public instruction committee for a hearing. The Mayor announced annual estimates pegged to a $12 limit on May 1 189% valuation, totaling $264 111 34 for municipal expenses, with the matter referred to the finance committee.
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Chelsea
Flying Squadron Deploys from Cowes for Berehaven
The new flying squadron of British warships sailed from Cowes for Berehaven in Bantry Bay on the south coast of Ireland today.
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Cowes
Berehaven
Bantry Bay
Ireland
Aseptolin Sale Announced by Metealt Company
Dr. Cyrus Edson's aseptolin, a new discovery, is offered for sale by the Metealt Company. The item is presented as a medical advance with potential applications in sterilization and sanitation.
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Cyrus Edson
T. Metealt Company
Wrecks Off Cape An Urge Action by Sea Rescue Crews
Salisbury Beach mourns a deadly wreck with calls for better life saving as survivors recount their harrowing drift from New York to Plum Island. The life saving crew warn of past failures and say they could have saved all aboard if present. Nearby at Scotch Caps, the White Rock schooner runs aground. five crew survive but the vessel is a total loss.
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Salisbury Beach
Plum Island
Tolay
Post
New York
Nelson
Allianza
Mamaroneck
N. Y
White Rock
Southport
Allianza Beached at Plum Island After Sinking Incident
On Feb 10 at Plum Island the Allianza rested on her side high on the beach. A steward is wounded while crew member George Keefe was seen nearby as preparations begin to move the vessel tomorrow.
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Plum Island
Allianza
Oana
George Keefe
Senate Debates Cuba War End Resolution and Rail Liens
Senate debates a Cameron joint resolution urging U S recognition of Cuba’s independence if peace remains elusive and the United States offers good offices. Pettigrew seeks to foreclose Union Pacific and Kansas Pacific liens, seize railroads, pay debts, and issue bonds. Quay’s tariff amendment is laid over. Smith opposes Monroe doctrine expansions. Lindsay moves tariff repeal proposals. Adjournment follows without a vote.
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Washington
Senate
Cameron
Penn
Cuba
United States
Call
Dem
Fla
Pettigrew
Rep
South Dakota
Secretary of the Treasury
Union Pacific
Kansas Pacific
Senator Quay
Finance Committee
Gorman
Maryland
Quay
Smith
N. J
Sewell
Als
Minnesota
Mr. Davis
Committee On Foreign Relations
Colorado
United Stats
Committee On Fo.e.g
Lindsay
Kentucky
House Committee
Trade at Barnet Shows a Preponderence of Sub athan Residents
At Young's Hotel the Boston Associated Board of Trade met with Alden Speare presiding. Transportation chair Haskell presented a report opposing stringent foreign corporation laws and noting interstate commerce restraints. Metropolitan district talks, rail tax proposals, and port status for Boston were discussed along with monitoring of the New England Railroad Company terminal bills.
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Alden Speare
Boston Associated Board of Trade
Young’s Hotel
Speare
Edward H. Haskell
Transportation Committee
Albert M. Wiley
New England Iron and Hardware Association
National Board of Trade
United States
Washington
Hersey B. Goodwin
George H. Leonard
Rufus A. Flanders
J. F. Wellington
Transportation
A. T. McLellan
William B. Rice
Metropolitan District Commission
Boston
Osborne Howes
Roxbury
Dorchester
Brighton
Howes
Cadets’ Jack and the Beanstalk Concert Eclipses City
The First Corps of Cadets staged The Strange Adventures of Jack and the Beanstalk, with music by A B Sloane of Baltimore and book by R A Barnet. The three act operetta, produced under David Henderson’s direction, drew a packed house and strong attendance, featuring W S Hawkins as Jack and a cast of cadets delivering well sung numbers and lively dance. Notables in attendance included Robert Batcheller, George Lewis, Charles Hayden, Warren Locke, and A B Sloane.
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Corps of Cadets
R. A. Barnet
Tabasco
Efflelsier, Jr
Tremont Theatre
A B. Sloane
Baltimore
Barnet
David Henderson
Chicago
George Lowell Tracy
Jack Hubbard
W. S. Hawkins
Sam Sinbad
B. P. Cheney
Old King Cole
T. E. Statson
A. Rose
Giant
Robert D. Ware
Mary
John D. Shepard
Louis Benton
Drew
Cheney
Statson
F. J. Alley
Robert Batcheller
George Lewis
Arthur G. Brigham
Charles R. Hayden
Harry C. Larcas
James G. White
John C Paige
A. Shuman
Lewis G. Bird
Frederick B. Carpenter
A. L. Aldrich
Charles H. Rollins
Benjamin L. Knapp
Miss Putnam
Warren E. Locke
F. E. Keep
Warren
James G. Lake
Emma Rollins
John Shepard
Rudolph Schaeffer
Edmands
Robert A. Barnet
A. B. Sloane
Walter KE. Underwood
Clarence P. Hollander
Benjamin Pitman
John Lavelle
Debating Biennial Elections Faces House Clash
In a lengthy floor debate the Massachusetts House discussed biennial elections with speakers including James Creed of South Boston and James Gallivan of Boston opposing the measure as centralized power. The session continued the next afternoon with Myers of Cambridge pressing for division and Mellen pressing legal questions, while Brown of Everett closed the day.
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Meyer
Worcester
James F. Creed
South Boston
Herbert C. Parse
Greenfield
T Bill
James A. Gallivan
Sou
Boston
House
Thom E. St. John
Haverhill
George Storrs
Harvard
Charles Quirk
David ‘St. Dickinson
Cambrid
Rresentative Brown
Everett
Myers Cambridge
Mellen
Mel Aso
Spea
Melien
Parsons
Worcest
Supreme Judici Court
T. F. Keenan
Krebs
George Fred Williams
T House
Creed
Gallivan
Commonwealth
Speaker
United States
Rams
Jefferson
Hancock
Oti
Brown
Universalist Club hears Dr. Pullman on spiritual degeneracy
The Rev. James M. Pullman of Lynn spoke before Boston's Universalist Club at the Thorndike on spiritual degeneracy. He argued that moral inspiration lags behind education and feared a decline in reverence for God, noting fewer strict religious duties than in the past.
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Universalist Club of
Boston
Thorndike
James M. Pullman
D. D
Lynn
Dr. Pullman
Interchangeable Mileage Plan Discussed by Cape Cod Travel Group
The Cape Cod Commercial Travellers Association held its first meeting of the year at Crawford House with President J. S. Crapen presiding. They discussed feasible plans for interchangeable mileage across New England railroads and engaged George A. Gerald as attorney. The group seeks cooperation from all regional commercial travelers associations.
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Cape Cod
Commercial Travellers’ Association
Crawford House
J. S. Crapen
New England
George A. Gerald
Ivy Glee Club Reunion Held at United States Hotel
The Ivy Glee Club of South Boston gathered for a reunion and banquet at the United States Hotel last evening with forty members attending. John J. Toomey presided as papers read by James J. Haines William T. Woods and Charles V. Leahy highlighted the event.
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Ivy Glee Club
South Boston
United States Hotel
John J. Toomey
James J. Haines
William T. Woods
Charles V. Leahy
Gargan To Speak On Edmund Burke Before Catholic Union
The Hon. Thomas J. Gargan will address the Catholic Union tomorrow evening on the topic Edmund Burke, delivering a formal talk to members.
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Catholic Union
Thomas J. Gargan
Edmund Burke
Tenement Fire at 3 Murray Street In Somerville
Fire alarm sounded at 6 pm in Box 15 Somerville for a small blaze in a tenement at 3 Murray Street. Occupant was Joseph Marshall. Fire caused by rat ants matches. Damages were reported as ps.
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Somerville
Murray Street
Joseph Marshall
Missionary Knapp Arrest Attempt Reported in Bitlis
Constantinople dispatch says Turkish officials tried to arrest American missionary George P. Knapp in Bitlis on sedition and murder charges. The report notes the accusation came from an Armenian prisoner under duress. American minister Terrell demands Knapp be brought to Constantinople for trial if the charge stands.
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London
The
Daily News
Constantinople
Bitlis
George P. Knapp
Terrell
Porte
Newell and Smith Wed in City Ceremony
In this city on February 6, the Rev. James De Normandie officiated the marriage of James Newell and Elizabeth Smith. The ceremony joined two local residents in the presence of family and friends.
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Newell—Smith
James de Normandie
James Newell
Elizabeth Smith
UHL AMBASSADOR TO GERMANY NOMINATIONS PASSED
The President sent to the Senate the nomination of Edwin F. Uhl of Michigan as ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to Germany. In executive session the nomination was confirmed and William W. Rockhill of Maryland was chosen to succeed Uhl as first assistant secretary of state.
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Uhl
Germany
Washington
Senate
Edwin F. Uhl
Michigan
United States
William W. Rockhill
Maryland
M Uhl
Funeral of William G. Russell Held in Plymouth
Funeral services for the late Hon William G. Russell of Boston were held at his Plymouth home this afternoon. Many lawyers and prominent residents attended. The Rev John Duckson of Arlington Street Church, Boston, conducted the rites.
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Plymouth
William G. Russe
Boston
John Duckson
Arlington Street
Conan Doyle Plans Return Visit and Rest in Colorado
Doyle intends another visit to the country and plans to enjoy a long rest in Colorado, though he will not be seen there.
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Conan Doyle
Orado
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William F. McClellan
Thomas F. Wall
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William J. Foley
John Hasson
Thomas F. Rice
Michael Daley
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Fred Greer
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Thomas F. Foley
Edward Driscoll
John Higgins
George Grey
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Thomas Ashton
George Colson
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D. J. Sullivan
Ralph Geary
Clarence Leonard
P. L. Woods
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Charles W. McNeil
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Ellen Sears
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Orient Point
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