Williston Seminary Jubilee Honors Founders and Teachers
Alumni celebrate twenty-fifth anniversary with speeches praising Samuel Williston and his wife for founding the seminary and shaping American education. Governors, professors, and trustees recall a youth oriented academy, its enduring motto Christo et Ecclesiae, and the lifelong impact on Massachusetts education.
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Clark
Josiah
Kingdom of American Education
American Common School
American Endowed Academy
American Endowed College
American Endowed University
Parson
Manly Lfe
Academy
Luther Wright
Samuel Williston
Josiah Clark
Marshall Henshaw
Whiton
Fairbanks
Gallagher
William 5. Taylor
Essex County Good Templars Organizes District Lodge
Delegates from fifteen Essex county Good Templars lodges met in Salem and formed a district lodge with 35 male and 20 female members. Officers installed include District chief templar Benjamin H. Crombie Danvers and councillor Florence Gilley Marblehead.
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Essex County
Good Templars
Salem
Benjamin H. Crombie
Danvers
Florence Gilley
Marblehead
We Templer
Kila Brown
Lynn
J.w.julia A. Cash
John S&s. Woodbury
Gloucester
J. H. Southwick
Ed . Homne
Haverhill
Edward Wowbury
Topsfield
A. A. Ford
Harry Woodward
New Shoe Shop Planned for Moulton & Co in Dover
Dover Improvement Association votes to fund an $18,000 shoe shop for C. H. Moulton company. Citizens urged to contribute $2000 or land as part of the project in Dover New Hampshire on June 17.
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Moulton & CO
Dover
N. H
Dover Improvement Association
C. H. Moulton Pic
Shakspere in the Rain at Castle Point Hoboken
A rare Hoboken benefit performance of As You Like It faced weather woes with heat and sudden rain. Despite showers and windy interruptions, the act drew strong crowds to Mrs Stevens grounds, raising an estimated 5000 to 6000 dollars for St Michael and St Catharine's Homes.
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New York
Castle Point
Hoboken
Mr. Barrymore
Mr. Couldock
Orlando
Adam
Evergreens
Mr. Sullivan
Oliver
Miss Coglan
Miss Allan
Rosalind
Celia
Mr. Bond
Touchstone
Mr. Coulter
Duke
William Muldoon
Forest of Arden
Arden
Fires Alarmed Boston Areas Cleanly With Limited Damage
The Seabrook conflagration prompted multiple alarms in Boston as a furnace overheated and minor blazes damaged a Dye Wood and Chemical Co building in East Boston. Minor fires occurred at 316 West Fourth Street South Boston and a Plymouth Rock Pants store basement incident. A chimney fire in West Roxbury and a carload lumber fire near Ruggles Street were quickly checked. A Somerville bonfire and an oil stove fire at Dr Hill’s house caused about 100 dollars in damage. No lives were lost in Seabright. the blaze left 150 families homeless and widespread destruction across thirty acres, with relief efforts under way. In Waterbury a lightning strike destroyed J N Clark’s Prospect house.
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Boston Dye Wood and Chemical Company
Border Street
East
Boston
West Fourth Street
South
Michael McGee
Canterbury Street
West Roxbury
Old Colony
Ruggles Street
Roxbury
Somerville
Dr. Hill
Broadway
Lona Branca
N. J
Prace
Rutherford Arms
Long Branch
Waterbury
Conn
J. N. Clark
Prospect
Liquor Nuisance Fine Leads to Jail in Somerville
In Somerville Police Court yesterday morning William A. McCauley was fined 200 dollars for keeping a liquor nuisance and selling. Unable to pay, he was committed to the House of Correction.
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Somerville
William A. McCauley
House of Correction
Commencement Day at St Johns Episcopal Theological School
Commencement exercises were held at St John s Episcopal Theological School in Cambridge with Dean Lawrence leading morning prayer and a 10 30 communion service. Graduates included Ernest Benedict Jesse Brennan John Carter Rufus Chase Edward Duff William Hayes Joseph Hutcheson Willian Jones Herman Page R L Sloggett and Joseph Vance. Most received the B D degree. Rt Rev Bishop Clark preached the ordination sermon and several candidates were ordained deacons. A lunch followed in the refectory.
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St. John’s Episcopal Theological School
Cambridge
Dean Lawrence
Dr. Steenstra
Ernest M. Benedict
Cincinnati
Jesse K. Brennan
St. Louis
John F. Carter
Orange
N. J
Rufus 8. Chase
Boston
Edward M. Duff
Waterloo
N. Y
William E. Hayes
Joseph Hutches
John ¥. Carter
Rufus 5. Chase
W. H. Dewart
W. H. Jones
Herman Page
Joseph A. Vance
E. T. Sullivan
F. ©. Wainwright
Salvini Delivers Strong Debut in Monte Cristo at Grand Opera House
The Grand Opera House hosted Salvini in Monte Cristo, praising his ascent in romantic acting. His best moments came in the rock scene and the pivotal third act, with the final curtain to midnight. Critics note progress in his method, while supporting cast includes John Lane and others in Mercedes, Albert, Caderousse, and Carconte roles. Hundreds were turned away as audiences cheered the return to Alexandre the Great.
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MR. Salvini
Monte Cristo
Alexandre Dumas
Alexandre the Great
Fechter
Lagardere
Edmund Dantes
Salvini Fils
Grand Opera House
Dantes
Chateau d
Salvini
Allert
Mgr
Salviol
Germund
John Lane
Miss Archer
Stenderson
George Johnson
Miss DeForest
Mercedes
Albert
Caderousse
Carconte
Marguerite Gautier
Trimount Athletic Club Picnic At Oak Island Grove
The Trimount Athletic Club holds its second annual picnic and games at Oak Island Grove on Saturday July 4 at 1 30 p m. A U A rules govern events include 60 yard dash 220 yard hurdles quarter and half mile runs one mile run standing jumps running high jump hop step and jump 16 pound shot put and a 2 mile walk medals awarded to first and second in each event entries close June 27 with secretary John J Galvin 76 Broadway South Boston.
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Trimount Athletic Club
Oak Island Grove
A. A.U
Eucries
John J. Galvin
Broadway
South Boston
McKinley Nominated for Governor at Ohio GOP Convention
The Ohio Republican convention nominates William McKinley Jr for Governor after a show of acclamation. Major McKinley accepts, with Andrew L. Harris as Lieutenant Governor and E. W. Poe, W. T. Cope, and J. K. Richards filling key posts as the ticket is completed. The platform champions protection, tariff reform, agro industry, hard money, and immigration limits, praising Harrison administration and Sherman for tariff support.
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William McKinley, Jr
McKinley
Robert Harlan
Cincinnati
Ohio
Major McKinley
Cleveand
J. K. Richards
Lawrence County
United States
Democratic Party
Sherman
Cleveland
Harrison
House of Representatives
Senate
Germany
France
McKinley and Sherman address convention with fiery pledge
Major McKinley accepts the nomination and urges unity amid high stakes choosing a state legislature that will elect a U.S. Senator and redraw districts. He lauds Ohio Republicans for firm stance on tariffs currency and national credit while warning against Democratic demagoguery and economic peril.
Cambridge Water Board tour of Fresh Pond and Stony Brook
Seventy five Cambridge city government members and guests inspected the water system at Fresh Pond and Stony Brook. They traveled from City Hall to reservoirs Belmont section and Norumbega tower, then to Auburndale for a dinner at Woodland Jane Hotel.
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Cambridge
Roberts
Stere
Stony Brook Dam
Professor Horsford
Norumbega Tower
Woodland Jane Hotel
Auburndale
Alver
Hall
John F. O'Brien
Drought Broken by Thunder Storm in Lower Hudson Valley
A violent afternoon thunder storm in Nyack New York ends a period of drought in the lower Hudson valley. The heavy rain benefits grass and vegetation and helps save the berry crop from failure.
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Nyack
N. Y
Hudson Valley
Malaria Talk Endsorse Duffy’s Pure Malt Whiskey
Leading American doctors discuss malaria symptoms such as pinched faces blue lips and ruddy noses. They identify malaria as a core danger and note quinine and a pure stimulant like whiskey as part of treatment. The piece endorses Duffy’s Pure Malt Whiskey as a trusted medicinal option amid cheaper impure whiskies.
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America
Duffy
Harvard Students Fined for Liquor Nuisance at Zeta Psi Club
About two dozen Harvard students from the Zeta Psi Club appeared in Cambridge District Court. Judge Sanger found all guilty except Odell, fining $75 each for maintaining a liquor nuisance. Outside-state defendants were held to $800 appearance bonds, in-state $400 bonds, with appeals noted.
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Harvard
Cambridge
Zeta Psi Club
Church Street
Station 1
Blodgett
Pullen
Sanger
Middlesex Grand Jury
Commonwealth
First District
Odell
Zeta Psi
Obituary of William C Nichols Boston musician and longtime leader
William C Nichols a Boston musician with thirty years in the music circles died at 83 King Street Dorchester after heat induced heart failure. Born Lent 26 1828 in Beverly he helped found Gilmore's Salem Band later joined the New England Guards Germania Band Boston Symphony Orchestra and served as business manager librarian and prompter. He resided in Dorchester since 1888 and was a founding member of the Boston Musicians Relief Fund Society. Funeral from First Baptist Church Commonwealth Avenue Saturday at 2 pm with burial in Beverly.
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William C. Nichols
William
Nichols
Boston
King Street
Dorchester
Mr. Nichols
Beverly
Tie
Gilmore
Salem
New England Guards
Twenty-fourth Regiment
Germania Band
Boston Symphony Orchesta
Germania Orchestra
Dorcester
Boston Musicians’ Relief Fund Society
Charles Russell Lowell Post
G. A. KR
Star of Bethlehem Lodge
Chelsea
First Baptist Church
Commonwealth Avenue
Charles O Churchill Plymouth port collector dies at 72
Charles O Churchill longtime Plymouth port collector dies at his Russell street home after a lingering illness at age 72. A native of Plymouth he began as a carpenter and later served as deputy collector under Thomas Loring before his 1890 retirement. elected collector by President Harrison, he had strong community ties and held town offices including Water Commissioner and school committee. He chaired Plymouth Rock Boot and Shoe Company for 18 months and leaves a widow with no children.
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Charles O. Churchill
Plymouth
Russell Street
Thomas Loring
Cobb
Cleveland
Harrison
Churchill
Board of Water Commissioners
Plymouth Rock Boot and Shoe Company
Thirteenth Vermont Regiment Holds Fourth Reunion
Warrenton Vermont June 17 trains brought 1560 veterans to the town for the fourth reunion. A drum corps of old veterans escorted the procession. Captain John Lonergan was elected president Hemnan W Allen of Burlington vice president and John B Scully secretary. Colonel Albert Clarke of Boston delivered the address detailing the regiment’s Civil War services. Ex Governor W P Dillham gave a welcome speech.
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Vermont
Warrerpuny
Thirteenth
Vermont Regiment
John Lonergan
Hemnan W. Allen
Burlington
John B. Scully
Albert Clarke
Oston
W. P. Dillingham
New Home Sewing Machines Offered for Partial Payment
Immobile text fragment notes prices and terms for old machines taken in part payment for rates, mentioning improved light running and a New Home Sewing Machine at 160 Tremont brok.
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