Associated Charities elect officers at Boston meeting
A Boston meeting of the Associated Charities featured Robert Trent Paine presiding in Huntington Hall. Treas. Darwin Ware reported a year of deficits but rising donations and emphasized a system of records and the need for broader public support and more volunteer visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington Hall
Robert Trent Paine
Associated Charities of
Boston
Edward E. Hale
D.D
Phillips Brooks
Francis A. Walker
James T. Fields
Associated Charities
Darwin 5. Ware
Tts
Frederick Barnes Allen
South Boston Conference
Cressees
Brent
Talance
Social ethics at Harvard broadens college life
Professor F. G. Peabody heads a social ethics course with 100 men producing theses on philanthropy and reform. Squads study charity science, state roles, housing for the poor, amusements, insane care, disability, settlements, church charity, and more under practical observation. Several students join Boston Associated Charities. The rowing team searches for captains after Keyes and Brooks departure. The shooting club resumes three meetings at Watertown range.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. G. Peabody
England
Scotland
Boston Associated Charities
College
Keyes
Brooks
Shooting Club
Watertown Range
Ward 22 Sparks Fight Over City Council Apportionment
The common council contends over accepting chapter 210 of the Acts of 1887 to redraw council seats. Ward 22 pushes for immediate action while opponents leave in protest to block a quorum, and a committee report asks for one week to seek counsel and prepare a fuller review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Council
Ward 22
Short
Mgr. Whall
Sullivan
Whitmore
Sanger
Barry
Committee On
Whall
Ward
Dewey
Ward 21
Iestion
Yeas
Messrs
Cochran
Goleman
Coyle
Fisher
Foss
Gomez
Harrington
Kelcher
Kelly
Kennedy
Lattimore
Leary
Mahony
Morrison
W. H. Murphy
Nunan
Perkins
Perry
Reilly
Richards
Sundberg
Teevens
Thayer
Tracey
Wilson
Nays
Atwood
Bowman
Burr
Carroll
Carstensen
Chamberlain
Clark
Connelly
Davern
Dolan
Duggan
Fottler
Paine- Burgess
Hawes Place
South
Boston
Armandine Street
Dorchester
Tufts Glee Club Prospects and Fraternity Initiations
Tufts notes a strong glee club outlook with many last year members returning and promising new material. Rehearsals occur four days weekly as members from Theta Delta Chi and Delta Upsilon pledge new members. Also mentions an 88 vs 89 class football game and first evening party at Goddard Gym.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TUFTS
Robertson
Cate
Burrell
Daniells
Albion
Bolles
Potter
Poole
Eddy
Davis
Crandall
Hero
Nelson
Walker
Hollester
Hathaway
Burrington
Theta Delta Chi Fraternity
W. H. Chapman
A. W. Grose
F. A. Burrington
F. W. Perkins
Delta Upsilon
Pettingil
Towle
Goddard
FIRE ON THE STEAMER VENETIAN IN PORT
The Leyland steamer Venetian arrived from Liverpool with heavy weather on Nov 8. A cargo of bleaching powder and silicate of soda casks broke, causing spontaneous combustion from fumes. After six hours the blaze was found in No 1 hold and extinguished by discarding seventeen casks of silicate of soda and six of bleaching powder overboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
No. 1
Parker & Whipple miniature clocks dazzle market
The Parker & Whipple Co. of Meriden Conn offers miniature clocks that serve as ornaments and practical timepieces. Cases come in bronze styles from simple to elaborate, marking time with clocklike precision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parker & Whipple Co
Meriden
Conn
Massachusetts Historical Society meeting recalls diary of Josiah Cotton
The Massachusetts Historical Society held its monthly meeting at the Dowse library with Dr. George E. Ellis presiding. John C. Ropes read a memoir on the late Hon. John Gray, while others discussed the diary of Josiah Cotton and the 1780 journey of J. G. Seume. A statue plan for Lafayette and reviews of parish records in Towcester were noted as part of ongoing scholarly work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts Historical Society
Dowse Library
George E. Ellis
John C. Ropes
John ©. Gray
Dr. Green
E. G. Porter
East
Charles Hudson
John C. Phillips
Goodwin
Josiah Cotton
Plymouth
John Cotton
Boston
Thomas Sadler Cotton
Chelsea
Cambridge
Ir. E. J. Lowell
J. G. Seume
America
Germany
Halifax
Senator Hoar
General Lafayette
Washington
France
Hoar
Goodell
Robert C. Winthrop
Winsor
Everett
McKenzie
Towcester
Thomas Shepard
England
Shepard
Salisbury
Deane
John Smith
St. Sepulchre’s
London
Solomon Lincoln
William C. Rives
Virginia
Wendell Phillips Hall Association Forms New Corporation
A meeting of subscribers to Wendell Phillips Hall Association adjourned after agreeing to form a corporation. Nathaniel residence on 2 residence street was noted. E Chase appointed temporary president and P O Larkin temporary clerk. A constitution and bylaws were adopted. Officers named include C Fay second vice president Warner Johnson first vice president Sylvester Chamberlin treasurer George J MMkin clerk P O Larkin. A seven member board of directors was chosen and to meet Thursday Nov 17 to sign articles and finalize the organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wendell Phillips
Nathaniel
Sylvester Esident
Warner Johnson
Oulton
BE. M
George J Mmkin
P. O. Larkin
Chamberlin
P. O. Law
Mayor Russell Agrees to Run for Fourth Term in Cambridge
Cambridge 1886 municipal convention of the pay as you go party met at Austin Hall to petition Mayor William E. Russell to reconsider his decision not to seek re election. Russell, after speaking on his record, consented to run again. A second meeting plans delegates for the mayoralty convention on November 19 at Central square city building and 10 000 copies of the mayor's address were authorized for distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Austin Hall
Cambridgeport
William E. Russell
L. M. Hammond
George G. Wright
Messrs
Chapman
Allen
Dow
Russell
Hammond
Boston
Central Square
Funeral of Night Watchman Eli Deagle Held at St Patrick's
The funeral for Eli Deagle who died at McNutt's Novelty Works last Monday was held at St Patrick's Church with interment at East Malden. The report also notes various local legal notices, property sales, and community events from the same period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eli Deagle
McNutt
St Patrick’s Church
East Malden
Thomas Wrection Yesterda
Thomas Lamb
John J. Clark
Suffolk County
Thomas R. Burnham
Mut Avenue
Charles Murphy
Watts
Howard
Newton Lower Falls
Atch & Co
Harrison Avenue
J. G. Freeman
Illiams
House of
Cory
Shaw
Samuel H
Wells School
Blossom Street
Isaac Robinson
John J. Henry
Cambridge Street
Brighton
Mr. Robinson
Mr. Henry
Jennie Collins
Children’s Progressive Lyceum Association
Butler
Harvard College
Association Hall
John G. Crowell
Alexandria
Henry Ss. Culver
United States District Court
Boston
Dover Street
Libellant
Hound
Usual Aid Association
Vs Press Association
Supreme Judicial Court term list of cases argued
The November session of the Supreme Judicial Court for the Commonwealth lists cases argued and scheduled for Friday. Names include Doyle vs Boston & Albany, Tracy vs Lincoln, Everett vs Henderson and others with assigned counsel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Judicial Court For Common Wealth
Morton
C. J
Field
E. M
Bigelow
G. Keyes
Charles H. North
Merchants’ and Miners’ Transportation Company
W. H. H. Emmons
R. Stame
Granite National Bank
Robert G. Fitch
R. D. Smith
M. M. Weston
Z. I. Arnold
Boston Superior Court Docket Includes Civil Actions and Damages
First session notes in 1946 record Timothy Kelly vs Alonzo Fr Clifford for contract to build ten cellars on Hartford Street. jury for plaintiff at 187,475. Also Abraham Abrams vs Peter Lozowski for assault. multiple cases listed with attorneys and orders, second and third sessions referenced with various tort and land damage actions before juries and referees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior Court
Blopgett
Timothy Kelly
Alonzo Fr. Clifford
Hartford Street
J. H. Burke
Griffin
L. M. Child
Abraham Abrams
Peter Lozowski
P. B. Kiernan
J. W. and. Pickering
Cavanagh
Durgin
Greenburg
Draper
Cook
McKechnie
Barrett
Billings
Hammond
Foster
Brookman
Bishop
Kiernan
Murphy
Carroll
Allen
Wentworth
Bost
Hill
Newell
Stone
Norton
Marahap
Bay State
Pierce
Lawrence
Cheney
Bradford
Ravenson
Appley
Joyce Va. B
A. B. Co
Miller
Ticknor
Thorburn
Chelsea
Morrell
Hale
Ames
Midx. R. Co
Maley
Meader
Arthur W. Tufts
City of
Boston
Humboldt Avenue
Charles F. Kittredge
H. M. Nason
Leonard Ware
Boston Cab Company
Ma 7
Causeway Street
N. Morse
J. M. Way
M. F. Dickinson, Jr
David A. Dunbar
City of Boston
Ton
Walnut Avenue
Bower Street
Roxbury
C.F. Kittredge
R. W. Nason
Fine Arts Show Highlights Miss Ellen Robbins and A H Bicknell
Miss Ellen Robbins presents a fifty-piece water color exhibit at Walter Kitball & Co featuring landscapes and especially florals with noted truthfulness of color and expressive brushwork. A H Bicknell’s new etchings in a Dodd Mead volume show masterful needle work and poised line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellen Robbins
Walter Kitball & Co
Miss Robbins
A. H. Bicknell
Dodd, Mead & Co
Breanell
Bicknell
New England
Karl Theodor von Piloty
Munich
W. B. Waring
Wolfe
Metropolitan Museum
Liszt
Piloty
Boston
Sidney Dickinson
Art Club
Paris
Alhambra
George H. Clements
New Orleans
School Street
Clements
America
Henry Sandham
Edinburgh
Columbus Avenue
W. A. J. Claus
Williams & Everett
Mr. Claus
Museum School of Art
India
Phillips Building
Tremont Street
J. Appleton Brown
Doll & Richards
Doll & Richards’s, and Miss M. 8. Gill’s Paintings, At Chase’s. ‘A. H. Bicknell
Stoneham
Lyman H, Weeks
Beacon Park Races Postponed After Incomplete Heats
At Beacon Park yesterday several races remained unfinished with deciding heats postponed. Major Banks and Hard Luck led by Mme Marantette and Skylark and Dan led by A Hale won two heats each and the final heat was deferred. Maud L the gray mare won the first race in the wagon event, and George A beat Belle Franklin to claim the $50 purse in the road horses match.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beacon Park
Mme. Marantette
Skylark
Dan
A. Hale
Major
Imate
Maud L
Belle Franklin
George A
Steamship Michigan Expected Today At Belfast To Here
The steel steamship Michigan built by Harland & Wolff for the Warren line is due today. It measures 400 feet in length with 47 feet beam and 34 feet depth, 5000 tons gross, triple expansion engines, 3000 indicated HP, speed thirteen knots, electric lighting, Parsons generator, Napier steering gear, 500 candle passenger lamps, and main deck accommodations for steerage passengers. Commanded by Captain Samuel Walters, formerly of the Iowa, the vessel will enter this port under the Samuel Walters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Belfast
Messrs. Harland & Wolff
Warren Line
Harrison
Napier
Accomower
Samuel Walters
Iowa
Unitarian talk on Phous Shalt Not Steal at Channing Hall
Mrs. Kate Gannett Wells led the third lecture of the Unitarian Sunday School Society at Channing Hall. She used a chalkboard demonstration to contrast adult and younger pupils drawing moral conclusions from the commandment. Next Thursday she will discuss hunger and thirst after righteousness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unitarian Sunday School Society
Channing Hall
Kate Gannett Wells
The Raymond Party Sets Off In Vestibuled Pullman Train
A crowd gathered at Vitchburg station as 170 Raymond excursionists boarded a nine car vestibuled Pullman train for the West. The trip began after four hours of goodbyes and handshakes, with planned stops en route and arrival scheduled for the tenth month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vitchburg
Raymond
West
Longourney
Toth Mat
Top Richest Shades and Styles of Scotch Ax Minster Carpets
Joel Goldthwait & Co at 169 Washington Street showcases a range of Scotch Ax minster carpet shades and styles. The display highlights varied textures and color options for homeowners and designers seeking durable, refined flooring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joel Goldthwait & Co
Washington Street
Revere House Praised For Fine Table And Appointments
The Revere House remains the preferred hostelry of Dann Wessrer with praise for its excellent table and refined appointments reflecting the statesman's taste.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dann
Wessrer
Revere House
Circleville boot dealer assigns in bankruptcy
J B Judy of Circleville Ohio has assigned liabilities of eight thousand dollars and assets of two thousand five hundred. Albert G Mead a Boston machinist has become insolvent. Samuel Sternberg a wholesale nations Louisville Kentucky has made an assignment spent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Judy
Circleville
Albert G. Mead
Boston
Samuel Sternberg
Wholesale Nations
Louisville
Notable Guests and Reunion Gatherings at Local Hotels
George F Wells of Chicago inventor of the iron shoe last is registered at Adams House. W H West of Thatcher visits United States Hotel. A reunion of the Raymond excursion to New Orleans 1885 was held at Toungs Hotel with about forty excur sionists including J L H Cobb presiding and Morton present. Thayer Association of Chauncey Hall School dined at Young's with about forty members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George F. Wells
Chicago
Adams House
United States
W. He
West
Thatcher
Primrose
Westminstrel
Raymond
New Orleans
Toung’s
William H. Cobb
Funeral of George Otis Wiley Led by Local Clergy
George Otis Wiley’s funeral was held from his Newhall street home in Malden with Rev. Charles F. Lee directing services. Music by the Weber Masonic quartet accompanied a ceremony attended by Odd Fellows, Masons, Knights of Pythias, Knights Tem- ki-lars, and veterans groups including Charlestown Veteran Firemen’s Association. Interment was at Woodlawn cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Otis Wiley
Newhall Street
Malden
Charles F. Lee
First Universalist Church
Bunker Hill
Weber Masonic Quartet
Odd Fellows, Masons
Knights of Pythias
Hits of the Golden Eagle
Knights Tem- Kiigulars
Charlestown
Charlestown Veteran Firemen’s Association
Barnicoat Association
Woodlawn Cemetery
Also Mentioned on This Page
Robert H. Bancroft
James Sturgis
D. Seccomb
F. Dole
Central Office
Massachusetts Society
Gor
Mission Church of
Mary E. Crofts
William R. Nichols
James Lodge
George Wigglesworth
A . Goddard
William N. Bullard
Pr. O'Meara Copley Greene
Edson
Theorze A. Goddard
Darwin FE. Ware
Z. D. Smith
J. M. Pullman
Lynn
Pullman
Stopford W. Brooke
Seventh Ward Savings Societ
GC. R. Eliot
J. J. Myers
Peabody
Harv University
Paine
Nel Grenees
Sir Lyon Playfair
Harvard
OUR Common Council
the Historical Society
Samuel H. Higgins
Germantown
Penn
University of Maryland
Samuel Palmer
East Somerville
Campton
N. H
Palmer
King Solomon Lodge
William G. Perry
Hampton
Manchester
Amoskeag Corporation
ALLS
Cambridge Politics
Amar
Ardsons
Uld
Ail Winelle
Dunbar
Regan
Downing
McGaughey
Rich
Ennis
Crosby
Evans
Cooke
Mills
French
Riedel
Taber
Co Eland
Shaeffer
Haines
Stevens
Haies
Ol Colony RR
Marston
Hathorne
Lockwood
Twitchell
Buterick
Rowe
Chadbour
Manton
Winters
Kingsley
Gilbert
Tryder
van Nostrand
Quigg
Howard No
Mason, J
Gilfillan
Mawhinney
Kelleher
Winkley
Hazeltine
Smith
Same
Hayes
McGillicuddy
Lyons
Litchfield
Boston & Albany RR
Hutchins
Tilden
Hurley
the Fine Arts
Canes &Sons
Kentuc
AKER
W. Baker & Co
Bass
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