Henry's a Happy Boy Confirmation Party in Union Park Hall
Mr and Mrs Finklestein hosted a confirmation party for son Henry at Union Park Hall with a large attendance of friends and relatives A vocal and instrumental program preceded Henry receiving a gold watch and chain. Floor director Hyman Pill led the grand march with a corps of aides and many guests from New York and local families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Finklestein
M. Finklestein
J. Pelinsky
H. Goldberg
Silverman
D. Silverman
M. Silverman
W. Shapiro
E. Alkus
Mark C. Ward
Bernard Aiken
Sophie Aiken
Loui C. Golden
Estella Goldman
Dan McGiven
Supplies for Sufferers From Newfound Land Relief
Boston residents respond generously to the relief fund with nearly $3000 in money and abundant clothing and breadstuffs collected. Mrs. Washington G. Benedict of 150 Huntington Avenue posted an appeal to receive contributions and storage space. A large room of bundles, good cast-off clothing, and new shoes filled the storage as volunteers prepared shipments to Lewis Wharf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Newfoundland Relief Fund
Washington G. Benedict
Huntington Avenue
Benedict
Lewis Wharf
Fire in Rutland destroys several buildings
A morning fire in Rutland at the block owned by John W. Cramton caused about 2000 in damage with most losses insured. Buildings suffered 3000, Van Dorne & Tileson crockery store 14000, Co B Hilliard dry goods 000, Grand Army Hall 2000, F M Grow music rooms 500, Mrs. D W Griffin dress maker 1000. Alexander Keefe of Hose No 1 was injured by a floor collapse. firemen suffered from the cold as temperatures stood ten degrees below zero.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutland
John W. Cramton
van Dorne & Tileson
Crockery
Co. B. Hilliard
Grand Army Hall
F. M. Grow
D. W. Griffin
Alexander Keefe
Hose No. 1
Funeral of Alexander Dalgetty Jr of the Scottish Clans
The funeral from Walnut Street Methodist Church Chelsea yesterday was attended by Clan Campbell of Argyle led by Chief Robert McPherson. Rev T C Watkins officiated. At the end the procession with two pipers escorted the body to Garden Cemetery for burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Dalgetty, S Jr
Walnut Street Methodist Church
Chelsea
Fatal farmhouse fire in Haddam claims couple
In Middle Haddam near Hogs Hill, a fire destroyed a small two-story house. The bodies of Thomas Cavanaugh and his wife, about sixty, were found burned in the ruins, with only a pelvic bone remaining. Medical Examiner Lawson ruled the deaths accidental.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haddam
Conn
Middle Haddam
Hogs Hill
Thomas Cavanaugh
Lawson
Railroad Blockade Strands Newfoundland Coast Relief Ship
The steam er Grand Lake carried provisions to northern coast residents as rail lines blocked by snow for over a fortnight. Whiteway seeks 2 million dollars from imperial government, tied to royal commission probe. Grocers Andrew and William Jordan suffocated from charcoal fumes in a new building next to their home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. John’s
N. F
Grand Lake
Whiteway
Andrew
William Jordan
Be Citizens First Citizens of the Second Corps Cadets
The Second Corps Cadets met at their armory under Lieutenant-Colonel J. W. Hart and marched to East Church for divine service. Rev. E. D. Towle preached on The Earth is the Lord's and urged citizens to embrace duty, warning that injustice in laws could drive revolutionaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
Second Corps
J. W. Hart
E. D. Towle
Mysterious Midnight Follower Troubles Somerville Women
Winter Hill residents report a unknown man seen near midnight following young women off Boston cars and guiding them home through side streets. He vanishes when approached and sometimes hides in church shadows or flees down dark lanes, though no direct confrontation is recorded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winter Hill
Somerville
Boston
Sensational Sermon Attacks City Police Leaders
The Rev Dr Pullman pastor of First Methodist Church in Bridgeport denounced Captain Birmingham Mayor Beswick and the police commissioners in a sermon addressing the Concordia Society bar masque. The Law and Order League backs the attack signaling a planned broader campaign against the police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport
Conn
Pullman
First Methodist Church
Law and Order League
Concordia Society
Birmingham
Beswick
Board of Police Commissioners
State League
Somerville Druggist Raided by Police
William Whitney, a Winter Hill Somerville druggist, was raided last Saturday night. Police seized a quantity of liquors. The raid surprised many as Whitney has been regarded as a very respectable business man and he calls the raid a mistake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiliam Whitney
Winter Hill
Somerville
Whitney
Sixth Regiment Officers Attend Sermon at Marlboro Church
The Sixth Regiment chapel service at the First Unitarian Church drew notable attendees including Rev. W. F. Dusseault of Malden as chaplain and Colonel Parsons Paymaster Tucker Quartermaster Carpenter Captain Devlin and Company F occupying seats in the church body.
Boston & Albany Ticket Office Sells Model Street Addresses
The City Ticket Office at 366 Washington street and 1 Bromfield street showcases the model e of the street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Boston & Albany Railroad
Washington Street
Bromfield Street
The Gould Wedding Castliane Match Captures New York Society
New York society buzzes over the coming marriage of Count de Castellane and Miss Anna Gould. Details mingle fashion and status from the trousseau to the wedding veil, with Parisian and Newport ties, and a cast of aristocrats including Prince del Drago, Prince Battenberg, and Count Talleyrand-Perigord guiding the social spectacle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Count de Castellane
Anna Gould
Trousseau
Count
Miss Gould
Goulds Plan Magnificent March 4 Wedding at Fifth Avenue
Invitations issued for March 4 noon ceremony in the Gould mansion facing Central Park. Archibishop Corrigan to officiate in the Moorish room with a vast floral display and Lilies of the valley featured. About 300 guests expected. Miss Gould, 20, to wear ivory satin with long train and pearl embroidery, accompanied by a tiara from Tiffany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sixty-seventh Street
Fifth Avenue
Central Park
Gould Mansion
George Jay Gould
Jean de Castellane
M. Paternotre
M. le Ghant
Belgium
Mevroyeni Bey
Marital Plans and Pageantry For Gould Castellane Nuptials
The article details elaborate gowns for Gould sisters as bridesmaids with white broadcloth dresses trimmed in sable and large black chiffon hats. Page boys will be nephews in Louis XIV styles. Count de Castellane will wear a long-tailed frock coat with a cravat. best man Count Jean de Castellane’s brother and ushers include Prince del Drago, Howard Gould, Raoul Duval, and Brockholst Cutting. Howard Gould sails for New York to attend the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Gould
Jay
Kingdon Gould
Count Jean de Castellane
Prince del Drago
Spain
the Waldorf
Howard Gould
Raoul Duval
Newport
Anna Gould
Jay Gould
Europe
New York
Count de Castellane
America
Court de Castellane
Paris
Brockholst
Love's Old Story in New York Society
Coudert is celebrated in the Cathedral for aiding John Jacob Astor at his engagement to Miss Willing. The tale notes many American heiresses wed European nobles, yet no Vanderbilts, Astors, Goulds, Rockefellers, or Havemeyers have married titled foreigners. The Count de Castellano is highlighted as the first foreigner to win this “fine American sport.” The piece sketches his wanderings and pursuit of a chatelaine after military furlough and travels in Asia, Africa, Australia, and Rome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Stevenses
Goulds
Miss Anna
Miss Gould
Fanny Reed
Count de Castellane
Prince Francis Joseph of
Battenberg
Prince of Wales
Count Talleyrand-Perigord
Prince Joseph of Battenberg
Cowes
America
Newport
France
Napoléon I
Talleyrand
Coudert
John Jacob Astor
Miss Willing
Brockholst Cutting
Mr. Cutting
Love
New York
Vanderbilt
Astor
Gould
Rockefeller
Havemeyer
Count de Castellano
Carlos
Portugal
Temperance Trio Returns From Washington Visit
Noted temperance figures Lady Henry Somerset Miss Frances Willard and Miss Anna Gordon arrived in Boston Feb 23 staying at the Brunswick Hotel They spoke for the polyglot petition before the Women s National Council and addressed white ribbon women in Baltimore Philadelphia and Wilmington Del In Washington they presented the petition to the President and met Mrs Cleveland They plan further engagements in Hartford New York and then leave Boston to England March 6 via the American Line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Somerset
Frances Willard
Anna Gordon
Washington
Brunswick Hotel
Women’s National Council
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Wilmington
Del
Burn Mawr College
Cary Thomas
Lady Somerset
Miss Willard
Miss Gordon
Cleveland
Boston
Henry
George M. Peixotto
Paris
Hartford
Conn
Connecticut
New York
England
American Steamship Line
Arm Materialization Demonstrated at Spiritual Temple
Full hand and arm materializations were produced under mediumship by P. L. Keeler at the Spiritual Temple on Newbury and Exeter. A woman entered the cabinet while the spirit hand wrote messages, with a spectator outside confirming no one inside. The audience applauded as messages from departed loved ones were read and the spirit hand also played a guitar, rang bells, and drummed with clothespins, creating a convincing demonstration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. L. Keeler
Spiritual Temple
Newbury
Exeter
Keeler
Brave Soldier Smith of Cambridge Honored in Funeral Service
A veteran of the first Cambridge volunteer company and later the Eighteenth Massachusetts, Smith died at about sixty. He served in twenty six battles, rose from sergeant to first lieutenant, and led troops in multiple units. His funeral at Immanuel Baptist drew Post 30 G A R and local fraternal groups. Delegations from multiple orders attended as his casket lay under the national flag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Smith
Immanuel Baptist Church
Caual Bridgeport
A. R
Friendship Lodge
Amicable Lodge
A. M
Franklin Council
R. A
David A. Stevens
John R
Richard W. Sutton
Levi Hawkes
Friendshi Lodge
Maine
Cambr
Washington, D
Unite States Army
Fifth Ambulance Corps
Ancient Order of Hibernians to Held Twentyeth Ball Tonight
Division 15 East Cambridge plans Union Hall event in Cambridgeport with Mayor Bancroft and Congressman elect John F Fitzgerald attending. A Worcester delegation will also arrive. Hon. John W Coveney chairs the general committee with many state and city officials and local dignitaries listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Division
Ancient
Order of Hibernians
East Cambridge
Union Hall
Cambridgport
Bancroft
John F. Fitzgerald
Worcester
John W. Coveney
John H. Pence
John T. Shea
Stephen Anderson
John McSorley
Edward Walsh
W. H. Clancy
P. M. Fitzsimmons
Cornelius Minnehan
Timothy O'Keefe
James Long
John L. Morrissey
Patrick Hallisey
William Lyons
Daniel Lyons
Mortimer Downey
Thomas Cawley
P. J. Callaghan
P. Sexton
Patrick Carroll
John B. McCloskey
Maurice Healy
Philip Coveney
Cornelius Murphy
John F. Donnelly
Michael Lyons
Patrick Moore
Lewiston Store Fire Goes Through Building on Lisbon Street
A fire gutted a Lisbon street store occupied by Gurney & Bryant in Lewiston Maine this morning. The upper floors housed a lodging house run by John French. The merchants lost most of their stock and carried $3000 in insurance. The building was owned by Lynn parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewiston
Lisbon Street
Gurney & Bryant
John French
Lynn’ Parties
Police Chief Orders Plainclothes Patrol in Charleston Area
Officers in plain clothes will patrol the section where Lincoln and Sony Eden streets and Frothingham avenue run in Charleston. An attempt will be made to apprehend hoodlums who have vandalized the neighborhood, causing concern among residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Lincoln
Sony Eden Streets
Frothingham Avenue
George Bride Elected United States on Thirtieth Ballot
In Salhm Oregon, George Bride won election to the United States on the thirtieth ballot, a dramatic conclusion after a prolonged vote count. The results name Bride as the choice amid tense room proceedings and political maneuvering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salhm
Ore
George Bride
United States
Thatcher Sacred Concert at Boston Theatre
A grand sacred concert for Thatcher and Johnson's minstrels last night at the Boston Theatre opened with Sublime and Ridiculous. George Powers played banjo, a baritone solo by Robert Cross impressed, plus performances by Sharp and Fiat, Collins brothers, Lilian Granger, Carlo Johnson, Harry Leighton, L Larkelle, Theo A Metz, Thatcher, Courtland and Bellini. The program featured violin, mandolin groups, witty songs from Thatcher, and a finale by Thatcher and Johnson's Brass Band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thatcher
Johnson
Boston
George Powers
Robert Cross
Messrs. Sharp and
Fiat
Collins Brothers
Lillian Granger
Carlo Johnson
Harry Leighton
Messi Courtland
Bellini
Messrs. Cames
Leighton and
Philo Celtic Society Held Weekly Meeting in Boston
One regular weekly Philo Celtic Society gathering was held last evening at 694 Washington Street. After Iris class led by Professor O'Shea, President H Sullivan adjourned and a vote approved celebrating the society's 22nd anniversary Easter Monday. Subcommittees were named on music and other items to report next time. Members then enjoyed songs and recitations in the old tongue, with thanks offered to Professor M C O'Shea at close.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ph Celtic Society
Washington Street
O’shea
H. Sullivan
Orde
M. C. O'Shea
Sweeney to Face Trial in Superior Court at Hast Cambridge
In Cambridge the case against Liam Sweeney and Charles Kenney for highway robbery and assault proceeds after a December 2 incident in Somerville where Daniel Spence was robbed of $15. The grand jury returned a bill, and on Thursday the jury found both men guilty on two counts. Kenney and Sweeney are known offenders with prior reform school time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liam Sweeney
Superior Criminal Court
Cambridge
Daniel Spence
Water Street
Somerville
Coun
Kenney
Sweeney
Concord Reformatory
Charles Kenney
John Doherty
Woonsocket card fest nets funds for hospital college
In Woonsocket Rhode Island a weekly Spielkartenfest held at the Opera House under Miss Margaret MacLaren Eager yielded about 83 dollars. The event follows Ki nnness proceeds of 2700 dollars two years earlier. The combined total will be donated to Woonsocket Hospital for a new hospital college.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woonsocket
R. I
Ope
Magaret MacLaren Eager
Kinness
Woonsockospital
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E.c.almy & Co
Washington, Cor. Essex
Mrs. Finklestein
Chelsea Scotchman
B. L. Tobacco
Haddam, Conn
Newfoundland
New York Society
International Alliance
Marquise de Castellane
Castellane
Cafe Renaissance
Isabella
Messrs. Davis & Sanford
New York City
Tiffany
George W. Smith
Cam
BALL
Lewiston Blaze
Charlestown
Senator M'Bride
Oregon
Philo-Celtic Society
Hospital College
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