President Pierce Assails City Hall at Republican Meeting
Dr. George B. Pierce of Dorchester was unanimously elected president of the Republican city committee for the coming year. He led with a sharp attack on City Hall Democrats, calling opponents trimmers and grafters. The convention, with 159 of 248 members present, elected Fred Bolton secretary and Edward Graves vice president, while John Cotter won the treasurer post on a heated ballot.
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George B. Pierce
Dorchester
Republican City Committee
Pierce
City Hall
John J. Cotter
Ward
Hutchinson
Fred Bolton
Webster
Ward 22
Lincoln
Chamber of Commerce
Edward G. Graves
Marno
Leeser
Cotter
Woodbury
Ward 2
Mr. Carter
Carter
Brilliant Hunt ball dazzles at the Somerset in festive, fashion laden scene
The long heralded Hunt ball at the Somerset drew a global crowd of society names and debutantes. Paris and Vienna gowns, gilt canes, fox hunter figures, and a glittering cotillion hour highlighted an evening of opulent attire, rival gowns, and formal welcomes led by Captain Parker and Mr Mandel, with invitations reaching Alice Roosevelt and prominent Washington and Boston figures.
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Somerset
New York
Atlantic
Paris
Vienna
George Mandell
Ing
Samuel Parker
Norfolk Hunt
Bryce J. Allan
George
Mandel
Samuel D. Warren
Grand Army Hall supper and grand march for veterans
A Grand Army Hall event drew about 600 veterans and ladies last night. The grand march began at nine with 100 couples led by C A Bracket and Mrs Pepper after a six-number concert. Visiting firemen from Everett Cambridge and nearby cities attended with officials and veterans.
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Grand Army Hall
C. A. Bracket
D. W. Pepper
Huey of
Everett
Blatchford
The
Red Jackets
Cambridge
C. Wadleigh
Barnicoat
P. J. Fitzgerald
H. A. Spencer
Chelsea Fire Department
Aldermen Hall
Badger, Robinson, White and Driscoll
Fire Departments
Fifth Annual Grand Ball of Winnisimmet Veteran Firemen
The Winnisimmet Veteran Firemen of Chelmsford announce the fifth annual grand ball to be held this spring. Proceeds will support veteran firemen and local charitable funds, with entertainment and dancing as the highlight of the evening.
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Chel
Catarrh Remedy Promoted By Newspaper Adverts
An article advocates Stuart's Catarrh Tablets as an internal cure for catarrh across nasal throat bronchial stomach and liver forms. It cites a public speaker who credited the tablets with clearing his head and throat and notes the product contains no opiate or cocaine and is suitable for children and adults.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union
McIlverney
Stuart
Remarkable centenarian and Pe-ru-na testimonial
SAAC BROCK of Mc Lennan County Texas is 114 years old with life dates before the nation. He has witnessed 22 presidents, served as a veteran of four wars, and traveled a long life amid climate changes. He praises Peruna as his sole reliable remedy for coughs colds and grip and recounts a grip siege during epidemics.
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United States
Pe-ru-na
Saac Brock
McLennan County
Texas
Bosque Falls
Waco
Valley Mills
Isaac
Andrew Jackson
Brock
Waco Times-Herald
Dallas Morning News
Chicago Times-Herald
Peruna
Isaac Brock
Buncombe CO
N. C
Free book on catarrh offer from Peruna Co
An advertisement advises readers to write The Peruna Medicine Co in Columbus Ohio for a free book on catarrh and to send a full statement of their case to Dr. Hartman for free medical advice. It notes that every druggist has Peruna products and urges prompt contact if results are not satisfactory.
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ATI
Bever
Gale
Champion Supply CO
Dept. i
Chicago
Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus
Hartman
Dr. Hartman
Aoe Hartman Sanitarium
Midwinter Gayeties at Charlestown Catholic Ball
The eighth annual Charlestown Catholic Literary Union ball drew a large crowd at Roughan Hall with lavish decorations and a stage concealed by plants. An 8 to 9 pm concert opened the evening followed by a grand march led by Edward M. Gallagher and Miss Katherine O’Keefe, with three couples joining the procession. Guests included Rev. Henry E. Murray, Rev. Peter McQueen, Congressmen-elect John A. Kelcher and John A. Sullivan, M. P. Curran, Sen. Henry S. Fitzgerald, Alderman Quigley, Arthur Dolan and presidents of St. Alphonsus and St. Mary’s societies. The floor director was Hon. Peter F. Tague, assisted by James A. Day and Richard F. Murphy, with Patrick Coyle heading the reception committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roughan Hall
Charlestown
Katherine O’keefe
James P. Maloney
Mary M. Fitzgerald
Peter F. Tague
Henry S. Fitzgerald
Quigley
Arthur Dolan
St. Alphonsus
St. Mary’s
James A. Day
Richard F. Murphy
Patrick Coyle
Second annual City Point Camping Club reception at Bethesda Hall
Three hundred daintily gowned young ladies and as many neatly dressed young gentlemen filled Bethesda Hall Broadway South Boston last evening for the second annual reception and hall of the City Point Camping Club a social society prominent in that district. The event showcased their conventional promenade and social gathering in a lively district scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethesda Hall
Broadway
Boston
City Point
Dreamy Waltz Opens Evening With Civic Dance
The event began with a dreamy waltz at nine o'clock. James I. Mc Donough oversaw the floor, aided by William Hayes, ensuring orderly proceedings for the social gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James I. McDonough
William Hayes
Fifth Hall Event At Prospect Hall Cambridge
The fifth hall gathering of Branch 81, Workmen's Sick and Death Benefit Fund, was held at Prospect Hall in Cambridge. A grand concert preceded dancing with artists Edith Englis, Riley and Fury, Haliday, Goodwin and Martin, Frank and Lizzie Dorman, Louis Pollok and mandolin quartet. Richard Damemeyer led the floor with help from John T. Corley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Branch 81
Workmen’s Sick and Death Benefit Fund
United States
Prospect Hall
Cambridge
Edith Englis
Riley and
Fury
Haliday
Goodwin
Martin
Frank
Lizzie Dorman
Louis Pollok
Richard Damemeyer
John T. Corley
Massasoit Outing Club Holds First Grand Ball
The Massasoit Outing Club held its first grand ball last night at Institute Hall in Cambridge. The event drew a large audience with Henry Clark in charge of the floor and assistants Daniel Bracken David Finn John Burns Patrick Doyle Thomas McCarthy John Carter Thomas Haverty Michael Lynch Louis Martin Matthew Gallagin Thomas Lawless Laurence O'Neil Coleman King Arthur O'Neil Vincent Mulhern David Boland John Lane Joseph Powers aiding the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massasoit
Institute Hall
Cambridge
Henry Clark
William Moran
Aids
Daniel Bracken
David Finn
John Burns
Patrick Doyle
Thomas McCarthy
John Carter
Thomas Haverty
Michael Lynch
Louis Martin
Matthew Gallagin
Thomas Lawless
Laurence O’neil
Coleman King
Arthur O'Neil
Vincent Mulhern
David Boland
John Lane
Joseph Powers
Catholic Union Concert Delights Worcester Audience
A Worcester concert at Catholic Union Hall showcased soprano Mrs. J. J. Herrick contralto Victoria Johnson McNally tenor William Stevens baritone Lon F. Brine saxophonist Jacques Benavente and pianist Charles McLaughlin. Noted for Stevens sweet tenor and Mrs Merrick’s encores the program featured duets by Herrick and McNally and received generous applause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catholic Union Hall
Worcester Square
John Boyle O'Reilly
J. J. Herrick
Victoria Johnson-McNally
William Stevens
Lon F. Brine
Jacques Benavente
Charles McLaughlin
Stevens
Prefers His Sweetheart to a Quarter Million
In St Louis on Jan 23 Ralph Sangers, once heir to a Montreal capitalist Sir William Sangere, rejects a $260000 fortune. He chooses work as a college waiter after a will condition tied marriage. The fortune reverts to the widow by law, but she may still favor him. Judge Moran and Lady Sangere’s friend inform him of the outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Ralph Sangers
Canada
Christian Brothers’ College
William Sangere
Montreal
William
New Dramatic Club Presents Two Plays in Debut
The Jefferson Dramatic Club of Brookline opened in Whitney Hall with an all associate audience. Led by Rev. Charles W. Harvey the club plans literary stage pieces without financial aims. The program featured Maeterlinck’s The Intruder directed with tense mood and strong amateur acting followed by Shaw Arms and the Man with a bright but less assured performance.
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Jefferson Dramatic Club
Brookline
Whitney Hall
Charles W. Harvey
Martin Harvey
Harold B. Warren
William E. Putnam, Jr
Frank W. Smith
Maurice W. Turner
J. Frederick Spofford
Roger N. Burnham
M. Maurice Maeterlinck
Iris
Clyde W. Broomell
Ida Crosby
Beatrice C. Turner
Grace W. Mason
Margaret Reed
Helena Burnham
Bernard Shaw
Arms
Boston
Bulgaria
W. Stanley Parker
George N Hull
Paul Sperry
Julia Newell
John Carter
Catherine Hopper
Miss Hopper
Maeterlinck
Shaw
Norman W. Cabot
Ralph Shepard
William Crocker
Lowell Macomber
The
Pierian Sodality of
Harvard
Orange Powder Promise in Headache and Cold Cure
A historical ad touts Orange Powder as a preventive and instant relief for headache neuralgia and grip like colds. It markets quick cures and highlights its solvent action for multiple ailments, framing the product as a universal remedy.
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Philip Saltonstall
George Lewis
Henry Forbes Bigelow
America
Alice Roosevelt
Washington
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Radnor Hunt
Philadelphia
Meadowbrook
Westchester
Rockaway
Brandywine
M. B. Warren
Edward W. Grew
Grew Arthur W. Stedman
Stedman
W. D
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Edith Andrew
Cornelia
Francis F. Amory
Amory
Grafton Minot
Minot
S. H. Hooper
W. P. Fa. Holker
Abbott William Amory
George G. Amory
Randolph M. Apoyee
Ee Mors
G. Brooks
C. Thayer T, R. D. Robin George Lewis
Lewis Charles Ooenee
Leite
Ame
R. C. McQuillen
McQuillen
Ralph Williams
Gordon Abbott
Abbott Talbot
Aldrich Stewart Baird
Herbert Jaques
Jaques Brooks Fenno
Fenno
C. Sargent
Sargent
May Sargent
Alice Sargent
Guy Lowell
Lowell
John Lowell
Taowell
Molly Lowell
Charles Sweet
Francis Welch
Welch
M.ool
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Goodw
John Ww
Elliot
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Denegre
Broane Williams, Jr
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Albert Nde
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W. S. Patten
Professor Bowlker
Ber Bowlker
E. Roosevelt
Rantoul
R. Saltonstall
John Brooks
John Caswell
Caswell
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M. T. Jones
Richard Codman
M. Codman
J. T. Coolidge, Jr
Coolidge
E. R. Hall
T. J. Coolidge, Jr
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Morgan
C. Morgan
George Lee
Lee
Watson
Hetty Sargent
Eleanora Sears
Cochrane
M. Cochrane
Ethel Cochrane
Robert Hallowell
Hallowell
Fred Richardson
Richardson
Beatrice Blake
George B. Blake
Blake
F. L. Higginson
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J. Higginson
B. Higginson
Lowell Blake
Gibson James Lawrence
Lawrence
EK. A Lawrence
Dabney Neal Rantons
S. O. Ernst
Roger Ernst
F. B. Fay
Fay
Gerard Bennent
Bennent
Thomas Motley, Jr
Motley
Dorothy Forbes
Henry L. Higginson
Stephen H. Bennett
Bennett
F. “L. Higginson, Jr
Manette
Sitgi
Nora Kiasig
Cordeu. Jackson
Miss Shattuck
di Fay Pierce
Messrstley
G. N. Peabody Butler Ames
Wirt Dexter
M. Dexter
Hugh
Mr. Brock
Hief
Charlestown Catholic Literary Union
Catholic Union
NEW Dramatic Club
Jeffersons
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