Knights Gala in Lyceum Hall East Boston Draws Prominent People
A refined ball hosted by Excelsior Council Knights of Columbus in Lyceum Hall East Boston featured lavish decorations and dancing. Attendees included prominent residents and officials such as Timothy Harrigan, Alderman Donovan, Dr. Bulger, Grand Knight Hayes, and many spouses, all enjoying a festive night.
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Lyceum Hall
Boston
Excelsior Council
Knights of Columbus
East Boston
Timothy Frank Harrigan
John A. O’shea
William Kenny
Martin McMahon
John J. Hogan
Frank Doherty
Peter O’neil
James Porter
Patrick Morrison
Henry Slattery
T. EF. Crolly
William I. McClellan
William J. Donovan
Plummer
Thomas Hoyt
A. J. Bulger
Robert Fulton Council
James Strong
M. T. Hoye
Foster
M. A. Hankard
George R. Bemis
John Brant
James Miller
Daniel J. Mcixillop
William G. Harbee
Beacon Hill Club Dance Celebrates Fourth Annual Hall
Beacon Hill Club members and guests filled Cotillion Hall Mechanics Building for the fourth annual event. The grand march opened at 9 15 led by William F Stewart and Miss Kittie Ruher, with about 100 couples. Attendees included representatives and local figures discussing municipal affairs and wave of bicycle and yacht club members sharing latest news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beacon Hill Club
Cotillion Hall
Mechanics
William F. Stewart
Kittie Ruher
Walter A. Godfrey
Mollie Mulhern
Edward G. Toomey
Hattie Funnell
W. L. Reed
Edwards
Eagle Bicycle Club
W. EF. Donovan
J. A. Farrel
William F. Saunders
William Fessenden
G. D. Gay
L. B. Spurr
Old Colony Yacht Club
Dunraven
Moses
William Stewart
Frank Mills
H. L. Drew
Ella Hannington
Ll. E. Pearson
M. A. McCarthy
A. L. McCarthy
Edward Dooley
Edgar Williams
George di Fatta
Charles di Fatta
Edward Wellington
Luke Drew
Joseph A. Meynard
W. S. Towne
Frank McGrath
J. J. Ryan
J. B. Green
Richard Barry
Joseph Barry
Robert White
M. P. White
American Wringer Co Manufacturers of wringers and sweepers
The American Wringer Co of 13 and 1b Broadway extension repairs all kinds of wringers and sweepers including mangled spring beds and car pet sweepers. Orders by mail promptly attended to. Telephone Tremont 64.
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American Wringer Coc
Broadway
Tremont
Disappearance of Estelle Heilbrun Stirs Local Residents
Estelle Heilbrun, 34, missing since Monday noon from 184 Huntington Avenue, last seen by a Postman. Mrs. Joseph Heilbrun reports she is feeble minded with a theatre interest, described as 5 feet 5 inches tall, 150 pounds, black curly hair, and wearing a blue serge skirt and gray felt hat. Police say no trace yet and fear she may have wandered away.
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Estelle Heilbrun
Huntington Avenue
Joseph Heilbrun
Estelle
Miss Heilbrun
Hayes Abroad Hearings Highlight Long Legal Battle
The Hayes will case heard in Middlesex Probate Court in East Cambridge featured William Caleb Loring detailing letters between himself and the testator. Papers from 1888 to 1891 reveal concerns over separate maintenance, proposed will changes, and the estate's income to cover debts.
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Hayes
McIntire
Middlesex
Cambridge
William Caleb Loring
Loring
Harold Hayes
Mr. Loring
Mr. Hayes
Europe
London
Paris
Vermont
Hunts
Michael Norton Missing From Readville Lodging House
Michael Norton aged 25, unmarried and silent, disappeared from James Fulton's Readville home where he was a lodger. He left at 4 am Saturday possibly escaping through a window and later claimed his sister was killed on a railroad track. Norton, 5 feet 5 inches, 140 pounds, wore a dark suit and derby, spoke no English, and had $50. He emigrated from Ireland two years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Norton
James Fulton
Readville
Mr. Fulton
John Keaney
Dorchester Avenue
Boston
New York & New England Railroad
Ireland
Runaway Boy Ernest Woodward Allegedly Enticed by Captain Nelson
Ernest Woodward a 14 year old from 12 Indiana street left home Saturday morning after packing clothes and taking a photo of his mother and late father. Mrs Woodward suspects Captain Nelson who allegedly runs a schooner between here and the West Indies enticed the youth. Ernest is described as 5 feet 3 inches tall, about 120 pounds, wearing a dark gray suit and cadet cap with $14 withdrawn recently. Local efforts to locate him continue.
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Ernest Woodward
Indiana Street
Post
Isaac Woodward
Ernest
Jack Nelson
West Indies
Harrison Avenue
Tirnest
Nelson
Maud Weeks Believed Missing Gloucester Girl in City
Gloucester girl Maud Weeks 15 is thought to be in this city after buying a Boston ticket Monday. Police in Gloucester and Boston search for her as friends note her sudden departure followed by rumors of a Gloucester youth. Parents fear she has fallen under a strange influence.
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Maud Weeks
Gloucester
Boston
Mrs Power's Funeral Services Held for Mary A Power
The funeral of Mrs. Mary A Power was held from her home at 149 Charles street with services at St Joseph's Church Chambers street at 2 30 pm. Pallbearers included I G Harding James Green Robert Grady Dennis MacGillicuddy Dennis Grady and Frank Gerraughty. Interment followed at Holyhood Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary A. Power
Charles Street
St. Joseph’s Church
Chambers Street
Miss Bartel
Dr. Morton
I. G. Harding
Mrs. Davis
James Green
Robert Grady
Dennis MacGillicuddy
Dennis Grady
Frank Gerraughty
Holyhood Cemetery
Kentucky Senate Ballot Deadlock Continues
In Frankfort on January 29, the joint ballot for Senator produced a continued stalemate. Democratic factions backed General Simon Bolivar Buckner with Buckner receiving 9 votes, Hunter 66, Blackburn 57, Wilson 1, Brown 1.
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Frankfort
Simon Bolivar Buckner
Hunter
Blackburn
Buckner
Wilson
Brown
Hill's Rheumatism and Goat Cure Remedy Ad
Hill Medicine Co advertises a bottle cure for rheumatism and goat cure claiming it heals ailments. Seller offers a circular and lists address at 36 ER 19th St New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HILL
Hill Medicine Co
19Th St
Newark City
Accident Injures Cadet on Steamship St. Louis
George Cracy, one of twelve naval cadets aboard the steamship St. Louis, was caught by a wheel in the engine room this morning. His right leg was broken in two places and may require amputation.
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New York
George Cracy
St. Louis
St. Paul
United States Navy
Cracy
Boston University Law Seniors Discuss Class Speakers
A senior class meeting at Boston University Law Department debated expanding speaker nominees from twenty four of over a hundred graduates. A three person committee and the executive committee were formed to consult with the faculty and decide on adding names, with final selections set for Friday afternoon. Also noted is BU’s day of prayer with Charles A. Littlefield leading chapel services at Somerset Street at 11.
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Boston University Law Department
Messrs. E. A. Perkins
Mike’”’ Sullivan
M. E. Tierney
J. C. Stover
E.O. Burdon
Boston University
Charles A. Littlefield
Somerset Street
Ice bridge rumor over Grand Trunk Quebec routes
Montreal despatch confirms the ice bridge story is false. The note from N J Grace says the ice bridge at Quebec is permanently formed and that 28 hackmen are arranged to shuttle passengers between Levis and Quebec at no extra charge.
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Grand Trunk Railway
Quebec
Levis
St. Lawrence
Montreal
N. J. Grace
New England
Boston Harbor Improvement Plea At Washington Hearing
The rivers and harbors committee heard Boston's bid for deeper channels and a thirty foot main harbor depth. Aldermen leaders and Senator Hoar backed an accelerated program including a $700,000 current-year appropriation and surveys for a Broad Sound channel.
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Washington
Committee On
Boston
John H. Lee
Board of Aldermen
Conry
Common Council
H. B. Goodwin
John R. Leeson
Jonathan A. Lane
Alden Speare
Charles F. Adams
George F. Mead
E. H. Haskell
Senator Hoar
Hersey B. Goodwin
Associated Board of Trade
Congress
Goodwin
Boston Harbor
Sim
Broad Sound
President Roads
Constitution Wharf
United States Enginee
Mystic Wharf
Hoosac
Charlestown
Hooker
Quincy
Great West
State Board of Trade
Hoar
Allegheny Mountains
Ganges
Nile
Eads
Mississippi
Identified suspect in New England railroad holdup case
William Traynor alias Charles Born confined at Charles Street Jail for forgery was named yesterday as the man who on Dec. 30 tried to rob Edward B. Spike station agent of the New York & New England railroad. He handed a note demanding money under threat of death and fired no shots as Spike dodged to safety. Traynor did not confirm the identification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Traynor
Charles Born
Charles Street
Edward B. Spike
New York & New England Railroad
Spike
Traynor
Pittsburg Workman Guilty Of Embezzling Firm Funds
C I Mc Kee of the L H Smith Woodenware Company was found guilty of embezzling six dollars from the firm. The trial was brought by Mc Kee's partner Mr Smith who charged that over the last two years twenty thousand dollars were misappropriated. Mc Kee admitted taking sums but said he charged himself with the amounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Penn
C. I. McKee
L. H. Smith Woodenware Company
McKee
Mr. Smith
Suspect in Mrs. Tucker Murder Nabbed in Yonkers
Detective McGowan returns with a man claiming to be Thomas Lancaster 51 a Dexter Maine weaver. He says he was working two weeks ago and has $0 in a small bag. He speaks with a North of English accent and shows fright after arrest.
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Yonkers
N. Y
McGowan
Purdy
Edmund Tucker
Thomas Lancaster
Dexter, Me
Revolt Breaks Out in Khartoum Supporters Rally
Cairo dispatch reports revolution in Khartoum with interior tribes backing Mahdi loyalists and overthrowing the Mahdi. The despatch notes a dramatic shift in power amid upheaval in Sudan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Cairo
Pall Mall Gazette
Khartoum
Bayard Cheered at Middle Temple Dinner in London
A grand dinner hosted by the Benchers and Barristers of the Middle Temple drew many distinguished guests. The Hon. Thomas F. Bayard, United States ambassador, was present and greeted with enthusiastic cheers on his entrance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Middle Temple
Thomas F. Bayard
United States
Leading New York Physician Addresses Parents of Sickly Children
A prominent New York physician recounts the distress of mothers when a child suffers seizures and offers hope. Herbert E. Harrington of Adams Massachusetts shares Royal Harringtons experience with fits and the failure of local doctors to help before seeking guidance.
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Herbert E. Harrington
Adams
Mass
Royal
Nervura touted as cure for child epileptic fits
A family recounts using Dr. Greene's Nervura to treat their epileptic child after failed medical care. They report fit reduction within three days and renewed health, urging early use for nervous symptoms in children. The ad claims Nervura is a vegetable remedy from Dr. Greene of Boston and offers free consultation.
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Dr. Greene
Royal
Shea's Fate in Balance in New Trial Hearing
In Troy New York January 29 the hearing on Bat Shea's bid for a new trial in the Robert Ross murder case concluded at Schoharie. Briefs were filed and the court will rule before February 4 when the governor's reprieve expires.
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Troy
N. Y
Bat Shea
Robert Ross
Schoharie
Shea
Glories of India lecture at Music Hall praised for vivid sights
John L. Stoddard presented his fourth course lecture on The Glories of India at Music Hall last evening. He described Bombay, Jeypore, Benares, Delphi, Cawnpore and the Taj Mahal with pictures and vivid prose. The talk, praised for new material, will be repeated tonight and Saturday afternoon, with a next session on a Tour of Japan set for February 5.
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India
John L. Stoddard
Mr. Stoddard
Boston
Bombay
Jeypore
Benares
Ganges
Delphi
Cawnpore
England
Taj Mahal
Himalayas
Japan
Professor Oldgrive Walks Water Between India Wharf and Brewster Islands
Professor C W Oldgrive claims he walked on water from India Wharf to near Boston Light to prove a $250 bet. He completed the feat at 3:30 p m and spent the night on Long Island due to lack of transport.
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C. W. Oldgrive
India Wharf
Brewster Islands
Boston
T. Cc. Donovan
Long Island
Talcott Longtime New York Baseball Figure Stricken
Edward B. Talcott ex treasurer of the New York club and noted baseball man is dangerously ill with typhoid fever at his home in New York City. Serious doubts are entertained of his recovery. He is also a well known Wall Street broker.
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New York
Edward B. Talcott
Wall Street
Mayor weighs Otis Street loitering order and street nuisance
A heated council hearing centers on Alderman Mahoney’s order allowing building trades workers to loiter on Otis street in front of the Contractors and Builders' Exchange at 17 Otis street to seek work. Remonstrants say it creates a nuisance and harms real estate value while labor representatives argue workers need a public area to meet employers.
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Quincy
Mahoney
Otis Street
Contractors’ and Builders’ Exchange
Lee
Curtis
Exchange
Quincey
J. R. Carter
Carter, Rice & Co
W. F. Burke
Contractors and Builders’ Association
Frank W. Kaan
John F. O'Sullivan
The
Central Labor Union
James O’neil
Plasterers’ Tenders’ Union No
Thomas Wilson
Plumbers’ Union
Aurin F. Hill
Carpenters’ Union
Frank McCarthy
Cigarmakers’ Union
Joan L. Rodden
Typographical Union
M. J. McDevitt
Carriage and Wagon Makers’ Union
Michael Lynch
Plasterers’ Union
Kaan
Contractors’ and Builders’ Association
Burke
Donovan
Thomas L. Wilson
Towboat Kate Jones Fails To Outpace Winslow In Harbor Race
A morning harbor race between towboats Kate Jones and George M. Winslow ends with Winslow winning by a clear margin after departing from Commercial wharf and Cape Cod while Jones delays at Lewis wharf. Winslow carried coal barges 201 and 202 and then moved toward the quarantine station as Jones prepared to tow barge Stonington to tug Mercury. Observers differ on steam readiness, but Winslow leads as Jones falls back to her barge. The piece also notes sale of the older steamer New Brunswick and arrival of the British steamer Lord Erne, plus Tallahassee passengers Captain Garratt and wife.
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Kate Jones
George M. Winslow
Winslow
Commercial Towboat Company
Edgewater
N. J
Jones
Lewis Wharf
Cape Cod
Stonington
Mercury
Lillian Woodruff
New Brunswick
Portland
St. John
N. B
General Burnside
General Butler
New Orleans
General Banks
Red River
Lord Erne
James Dunn
London
Johnston Line
Tallahassee
Philadelphia
Savannah
Garratt
Cunard
Boston
Florida
Germans Cite Stop to American Insurance Fortunes
In the Prussian Landtag Deputy Lueckhoss commended the government for ending what he called uncontrollable business practices of American insurers, saying they had amassed large fortunes from Prussian clients.
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Berlin
Landtag
Lueckhoss
Hartford Steam Boiler Insurance Ad Promises Interest
An advertisement in this issue highlights the Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company of Hartford Conn as a strong reliable insurer with a Boston manager named E Roberts of 12 Milk Street. It also promotes Salvation Oil claiming relief for rheumatism at 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company of
Hartford
Gilbert Stuart Grave Located Amid Boston Common Rumors
The Boston Common dig found remains possibly including painter Gilbert Stuart who died in 1828. New York Council of Fine Arts plans to locate the grave and raise funds for a monument after confirming the burial spot. Researchers seek public help and information from art and historical groups.
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Boylston Street
Gilbert Stuart
Stuart
George Washington
Washington
Boston
Council of Fine Arts
New York
Samuel Green
Massachusetts Historical Society
Green
J. Carroll Beckwith
Committee On Painting of the Fine Arts Federation
Albert M. Morlan
Indianapolis
Morlan
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Knights Gance
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Make Merry
Beacon Hill
Cotillon Hall
Sunday Post
New England Mutual Life Insurance Company
Post Office Square
Massachusetts
Ben J. F. Stevens
Alfred D. Foster
F. Trull
WM. B. Turner
Dr. Leighton
Letighton & Dexter Medicine CO
Temple Pb
Hayes Abroad
Famous Will Case
Kentucky
Ensign Cracy
Boston’s Needs
Committee On Rivers and Harbors
M'Kee
Bayard
Hood S
Mary Little
Royal Harrington
Stoddard
Professor Cldgrive
E. B. Talcott
Safe Insurance
Salvation Oil
Puritana
Prof
Dixi Crosby
MDL
Nature
Puritana Compound Co
Concord
N. H
Herrick’s Mercantile Collection Agency
Court ST
Wilson Bros
Tremont Row
Francis
James 0. Fallon
J. P
Abraham N. Alderman
Sadie Francis. Johnson
Bickum
Eliza A
John E. Bickum
Carey
Roxbury
Mary E
Charles Carey
Mary
Edward Faulkner
Copfey
Roslindale
Margaret Coffey
Snow
Chelsea
Helen Snow
Frederick W
Lizzie (Case) Snow
Flowers
J. Newman & Sons
Tremont ST
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