Mrs. Wolcott's Gift to the Town Presented by the Governor
A memorial honoring the Bunker Hill fighters from Pepperell was unveiled with Governor Wolcott and a host of dignitaries in attendance. The ceremony at Town Hall followed a luncheon at Prescott Hotel and featured remarks by Edward Everett Hale and music by the Sixth Regiment Band.
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Pepperell
Bunker Hill
Roger Wolcott
William Prescott
Boston
J. H. Morison
W. A. Gardner
Marion H. Brazier
Bunker ,Hill and Paul Jones
Enidicott Peabody
A. L. Bowles
Sarah E. Hunt
Nelson V. Titus
Massachusetts Society
U. S. Daughters of 1812
Henry Whitman
Zee Prescott
Henry S. Howe
A. J. C. London
W.w.vaughn
Prescott Hotel
Sixth Regiment
Fitchburg
Town Hall
George G. Tarbell
John Francis Jewett
Edward Everett Hale
Floretta Vining
Groton
Samuel Tompson
A. C. Page
Gilligan
Morris
Koopman
Abba Goold Woolson
E. M. Gosse
Stella Libey
Mrs. Wolcott
Surprises in Store in the Sunday Post Preview
The note previews a breezy postwar style issue with political forecasts for Massachusetts and nationwide elections. It highlights a famed Boston woman turning to Spiritualism, stories of wealth and disaster, royal scandals, four engagements, and an Irish Joan of Arc figure urging enlistment for the Boers. The three cent Sunday Post promises romance, heroism, and vivid human interest pieces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
Bay State
Sunday Post
Windsor Castle
Boston
Mance
Cupid
Joan of Arc
Ireland
Joan of Old
Hubs
Hub
New England
Coffee replacement helps woman quit coffee
Alice Lawrence of Bowen Montana details stomach relief and better sleep after quitting coffee and trying Postum Cereal Food Coffee. She notes her nervousness disappeared and that her family also benefits from using Postum, which she now prefers to coffee. Postum is sold by grocers at 16 and 25 cents per package.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Lawrence
Bowen, Mont
Protest Pressures Rise Over Hanlon Arrest
Attorney Riley states Hanlon arrest for Mary Hanlon was a misdemeanor and police orders cannot shield illegal arrests. Boston figures from Mrs. Osborne to Martha Avery condemn the raid and call for protecting women’s street rights amid public outcry.
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Mary Hanlon
Charlestown
Osborne
Woman's Educational and Industrial Union
Boylston Street
Boston
Alice Lincoln
Manchester
Thomas Riley
Riley
Drinkwater
Boston Young Woman's Christian Association
Julia Ward Howe
Post
Martha Moore Avery
Chrysanthemum Show Nears in Massachusetts Society
Chrysanthemum time is favored as autumn’s queen with new varieties from growers inspired by the Mrs. Thomas W. Lawson carnation. The Massachusetts Horticultural Society hosts its annual chrysanthemum show next week, opening Tuesday at 2 pm and closing Friday at 10 pm. Colonel Pfaff debuts as a new exhibitor with over fifty chrysanthemum varieties from his Nevins place greenhouse in South Framingham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colonel Pfaff
Nevins Place
Framingham
Mission at St Marys Opens at Thacher Endicott
A two week Jesuit mission begins at St Marys Church on Thacher and Endicott streets. The first week serves women and the second men with restricted evening exercises. Weekdays feature mass and instruction at 5 and 6 and 6:30 and 7, 9 a.m. services, 3 p.m. stations, 7:30 rosary, sermon and benediction.
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Fathera
St. Mary’s Church
Thacher
Endicott
Uea
New Haven Denies Pullman-Wagner Parlor Car Surrender
A New Haven system official denied reports that the company planned to surrender its parlor car service to the Pullman Wagner firm. The representative stated no such action is anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark
New Haven
Pullman-Wagner Company
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsement by Boston Resident
Mrs McGregor of 76 Meridian Street East Boston recounts kidney trouble from years past and back pain. She bought Doan's Kidney Pills from Knight's Pharmacy 97 Court Street Boston and says they cured her. The ad notes Doan's Kidney Pills cost 50 cents and are sold by dealers. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY is sole US agent.
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Boston
Union
Dean
Knight’s Pharmacy
Court St
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
United States
Deserted Boston Children Taken to City Homes
Three McDonough children aged 7 4 and 1 were abandoned at 107 West Second Street South Boston with no food or furniture. Bridget deserted first last Wednesday. Patrick followed days later. Older siblings sent to Harrison Avenue Home. infant to St Marys Home Roxbury. Parents, listed as Patrick M. and Bridget McDonough, allegedly intoxicated most of the time.
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West Second Street
South
Boston
Patrick
Annie
Martin McDonough
Patrick M
Bridget McDonough
Bridget
Mann
Letter from Navy thanking Boston Letter Carriers’ Band
A letter to John H. Brennan manager of the Letter Carriers’ Band thanks the group for their services during Admiral Dewey’s procession on Oct 14. The Olympia Boston Navy Yard unit praises the band for leading and alternating with other musicians, aiding the parade’s success.
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U. S
Olympia
Boston Navy Yard
Mass
Boston Letter Carriers
Admiral Dewey
Happy Two to Headline East Boston Lyceum Show
The Happy Two Tom Coffey and John Gorman present the first grand cake walk dance and vaudeville show at Lyceum Hall East Boston on Wednesday evening November 22 1899. Cake walk at 1130 sharp awards gold medals. Dancing 8 to 8. Talent from all theatres expected to appear.
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Happy Two
Tom Coffey
John Gorman
Lyceum Hall
Boston
War with the Boers 1880 81 England’s defeat and Peace
A reader asks about a prior war between England and the Boers. The letter notes the 1880 81 conflict after annexation of the Transvaal in 1877, with British defeats at Laing's Nek and Majuba Hill. General Colley died in Majuba, and in March a peace treaty was arranged with the Transvaal led by Joubert.
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England
Transvaal
Aul Kruger
Joubert
Laing’s Nek
Majuba Hill
Dodge Defends Union Labor Stance in Letter to Editor
A reader writes to deny that C. H. Dodge is in non union work. The letter states Dodge is a member of the master builders and employs only union labor, urging correction of a recent Post statement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Dodge
Sir
Dodge
Master Builders
Emloys Pone
St Josephs Court Anniversary Dance Event
St Josephs Court M C OF F marks its nineteenth anniversary with a reception and dance at Odd Fellows Hall on Tuesday. The event celebrates the institution's long history with a social gathering for members and guests.
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St. Joseph’s Court
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Dramatic notes on Olga Nethersole and Boston theatre scene
Olga Nethersole shines in Chicago as Sapho and Ben Hur casting news dominates as Klaw & Erlanger hire for Broadway. Della Fox improves while Myra Held and the Greek Slave cast plans roll out in New York. Boston theatre listings feature Sag Harbor debut, Lord and Lady Algy, The Last of the Rohans, Topeka shows and the Pirates of the stage.
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Olga Nethersole
Chicago
Clyde Fitch
Sapho
Venus
WH. J. Morgan
Klaw & Erlanger
Ben. Hur
Albert Parr
Alexander Clarke
Herbert Sparling
Oscar
Hammerstein
Seventh Avenue
Anna Held
Splendid
Papa
Jessie Thompson
Miss Thompson
Carl Rosa
Great Britain
Boston
White Horse Tavern
the Rohans
Andrew Mack
Bowdoin Square Theatre
Grand Opera House
Mildred Holland
Miss Holland
Helene D’armont
Neva Harrison
Castle Square Theatre
Heart of Maryland
Howard
Amateur photographers exhibit 10000 images at Youth's Companion contest
The fourth annual contest at the Youth's Companion building features no fewer than 10000 photographs by amateurs, spanning genres and regions. Edgar Felloes of Portland wins the grand prize with a set of platinum prints. Emma Farnsworth of Albany takes the women’s first prize. Judges include Joseph Prince Loud and John G. Hubbard.
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America
Nova Scotia
Edgar Felloes
Portland
Ore
Emma T Farnsworth
Albany
N. Y
Joseph Prince Loud
Boston Camera Club
John G. Hubbard
Owen A. Eames
William W. Churchill
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al Reeves
Troja
Solaret
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Miss Wilbur
Austin & Stone
New Columbia Music Hall
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Grand Dime
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Palace
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Germantown Ave
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Montreal
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C. E. Davis & Co Cor
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Park Sq
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Summer St
Lincoln St
Washington St
Essex St
Howard St
City Hall Ave
School St
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Harry Lacy
Ida van ‘Siclen
Dickie
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Texas
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Tremont St
Tremont
Oxford
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Heart OF
Asuulo
Hunter
Baltimore
Hardy
Good Street
George W. Magee
Edward O White
Arkabl
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Eee We Holland
Chas. A
Yale
Opera House
Tremont Theatre
Edwin Knowles
5Th Ave. Theatre
R. A. Barnet
Little Lambs
Boston Theatre
Eugene Tompkins
Smith & DeKoven
Columbia Theatre
Nmionday
Tremont Street
Hollis Karr
Isaac B. Rich
Een
Miss Blossom
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Empire Theatre Co
Sanders Theatre
Cambridge
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Wilhelm Gebricke
Heinrich Gebhard
Prometheus
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Chaconne
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Glazouiow
Boston Museum
Daniel and
Charles Frohm
Ian
Rohans
Harvard-Pennsy
Irwin
Mechanics’ Building
Wright & Ditson
Thurston's
Mechanica
Lessee
Mgr
Jas. A. Herne
Sag Harbor
Ustin & Stones
Tremonthow
ST. Botolph Club
Robert A. Bolt
Associated Board of Trade
Beecham
New Palace Theatre
Utopians Big Burlesque CO
Jeffries-Sharkey
Tyner
Paul Tyner
Metaphysical Club
Clarendon Street
Mr. Tyner
Cly
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