National W C T U Holds Twenty-First Convention in Cleveland
The twenty-first annual National Woman’s Christian Temperance Union convention opened in Cleveland at Dean’s Music Hall with Miss Frances E. Willard presiding. She praised the movement’s growth since 1873 and noted prohibition advances in the South, Canada, England, and New Zealand, urging home protection clubs and continued mobilization.
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Cleveland
National Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Dean’s Music Hall
Francis E. Willard
Frances E. Willard
Miss Willard
Canada
England
New Zealand
Colorado
Kansas
Henry Somerset
The Wiles of Women at the Political Tea
In a lighthearted look at women influencing elections a party hostess notes how a political tea helped a brother win a congressional nomination. She describes dresses including crimson velvet and brocaded silk as vivid details of the social campaign.
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Russia
Congress
Everett Honored by Reform Club Speech on Civil Service Reform
The Hon. William Everett was feted by the Massachusetts Reform Club with a complimentary dinner. Colonel Codman presided as Everett defended civil service reform, critiqued congressional patronage, and pledged independent action while praising his term in the Fifty-third Congress.
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William Everett
Massachusetts Reform Club
Charles R. Codman
George Fred Williams
Charles L. Rackemann
Moorfield Storey
Davis R. Dewey
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Winslow Warren
Andrew Fiske
Archibald M. Howe
Charles C. Jackson
Gamaliel Bradford
Causten Browne
Grenville H. Norcross
John W. Carter
James R. Carter
Dana Estes
Henry H. Eses
William R. Lord
Henry W. Lamb
William Watson
Henry C. Thacher
Francis A. Sears
Codman
Dr. Everett
Reform Club
Congressional Service
House of Representatives
Congress
Revorm Club
Senator Hoar
Massachusetts
Non-Partisan W T A Convention Adopts Loyalty Pledges
The fifth annual convention of the non-partisan W C T A adjourned in Washington Pennsylvania after selecting Kansas City as the 1895 site. Resolutions pledge loyalty to non-partisan work, support temperance instruction in public schools, and affirm that liquor laws are as well enforced as other laws.
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Washington
Penn
Kansas City
Vermont's oldest married couple celebrates 77th wedding anniversary
Rutland Vermont November 16 Mr and Mrs Ira Ward of New Haven the oldest married couple in Vermont marked seventy seventh anniversary of their wedding. Nine of their ten children survive and hundreds from nearby towns joined the holiday celebration.
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Rutland
Ira Ward
New Haven
Vermont
Vessel Narrow Escape Off Shinnecock Before Harbor Run
Schooner W T Green of Boston, 254 tons, laden with 1000 barrels of sperm oil, rode out a gale twenty miles southwest of Shinnecock Light. Foremast broke fifteen feet below the crosstrees tearing head sails, leaving the ship unmanageable until repairs. Destination New Bedford. captain seeking instructions. Cargo valued over $30,000.
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Newport
R. I
W. T. Green
Boston
Shinnecock Light
L. I
New Bedford
Sunday Religious Services List Across City Venues
A compiled schedule of Sunday services across Parker Memorial Tremont Temple and other churches with topics on Religion in Modern Life Boston Catholic and Protestant programs. Notable speakers include Rev Edward Everett Hale Dr J Van Elderen Rev Charles Ames and Rev A J Church with musical attractions by Tech Orchestra Helen Young and Woolley.
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B. Y. M. Christian Union
Union Hall
Boylston Street
Charles G. Ames
Church of the Disciples
Boston
George Mendall Taylor
Tremont Temple Baptist Church
Music Hall
George C. Lorimer
D. D
Bible School
Snow
Brookline
Woolley
RE. Dennett
Brooklyn
N. Y
People’s Temple
Columbus Avenue
A. J. Church
Dr. Church
Florence Street Bridge Needs City Aid and Plana
Florence street in Mt Hope faces long delay due to lack of official acceptance and needed appropriation. Residents insist the private way should be adopted, enabling widening, land taking, and repairs after storms ruined the bridge over Stony Brook. Alderman Hallstrom to seek an appropriation while Mt Hope residents push for city action. Quincy manufacturers to hold a special meeting soon.
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Florence Street
Stony Brook
Roslindale
Carter
Mt. Hope
Boston
Old City of
Roxbury
Old Town
Hallstrom
Granite Cutters Face Wage Reduction Impasse in Quincy
Granite cutters fear a 15 percent wage cut set to take effect March 1, with the New England Granite Manufacturers' Association planning to issue a notice on December 1. The current agreement, signed three years ago after major disputes, faces a likely clash between the Manufacturers' Association and the Granite Cutters' Union in Quincy.
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Manufacturers’ Association
Granite Cutters’ Union
Quincy
Cutters’ Union
New England Granite Manufacturers’ Association
The Boston Stores Promote Toiletry Goods and Fashion Observations
An article notes rising sales potential in Boston toiletry goods and lists numerous products and prices. It also describes a bustling horse show and promenading fashion from New York, Boston, Chicago, and beyond, highlighting capes, velour, lace, and rose crepe gowns.
The National Show Fashion at New York Horse Show
The weeklong event draws crowds to view gowns rather than horses with spectators at venues from churches to the opera house. Metropolitan Opera House offers a panorama of costumes as attendees admire finery and promenade through the crowd.
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New York
Metropolitan Opera House
Soldiers' Night Lights Up Malden Bazaar Event
Gold lace and blue buttons drew a crowd at National Hall for Soldiers' Night in Malden. Governor’s staff attended in his stead, six from his team offered apologies, and gifts were presented. The event featured music, prizes, and contests, with final activities planned for tomorrow.
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Malden
National Hall
Fifth Regiment
Dalton
W. B. Campbell
S. Converse
G. F. Walker
L. W. Hodgkins
Paris
Sweden
Prussia
Arrow Injures Boy in Leverett Street Incident
Eli Sampson ten years old lost sight in his left eye after an arrow fired by Herman Lamberg struck him near Causeway Street. Lamberg says the arrow was shot upward and struck as it descended. Sampson’s father took him to the Eye and Ear Infirmary with hopes of recovery. Prosecutorial action is doubtful due to Lamberg’s youth.
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Mozambique
Africa
W. Stanley Hollis
Massachusetts
Hollis
United States
State Department
Eli Sampson
Leverett Street
West End
Sampson
Herman Lamberg
Causeway Street
Lamberg
Eye
Ericsson Ready for Speed Run at Morgan Iron Works
Torpedo boat Ericsson slid from the ways at Morgan Iron Works in New London ready for a speed run the following day. All government steamers except Stiletto have moved to their stations. Stiletto will report and depart tomorrow ahead of Ericsson at about 7:30, with Cincinnati not yet back from New York for the trial.
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New London
Conn
Ericsson
Morgan Iron Works
Stiletto
Newport
Cincinnati
New York
Incarceration of American Consul Hollis in Portugal
Washington dispatch reports the facts regarding the detention of American Consul Hollis in a Portuguese dungeon. Authorities detail the sequence of events leading to confinement and potential diplomatic implications with Portugal amid ongoing tensions.
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Washington
Hollis
He and She in October
A playful verse from Yonker's Gazette depicts a blithe young couple by a garden gate under October skies. It praises the girl's blue eyes and golden hair while the suitor is tall and eager, joking about gathering cabbages as a sign of affection.
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Yonker’s Gazette
Monarch of the Rockies on Boston & Maine display
A window display showcases Mt Stephen the monarch of the Canadian Rockies towering about 8000 feet above the Canadian Pacific line one mile above sea level Cathedral Mountain stands nearby resembling a vast edifice Field Station sits at the mountain base with the Kicking Horse River curving around it and a railway chalet hotel offering tourist accommodations.
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Mt. Stephen
Canadian Rockies
Boston & Maine Railroad
Washington Street
Canadian Pacific Railway
Cathedral Mountain
Field Station
At Field
Cook gang rides into Muskogee for cigars
On the night of November 16 twelve Cook gang members rode through Muskogee Oklahoma Territory around 10 pm. They paraded the main street and bought cigars before riding out of town. Within a half hour fifteen deputy marshals and Indian police pursued in the direction they went.
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Muskogee
I. T
Cook
Lottery ticket sale convict pleads guilty in Municipal Court
Rudolph Farrenkoph admitted selling four lottery tickets on November 9 at 108 Kneeland Street to Patrolman McCarthy of Division 4. He pleaded guilty before Judge Brown and was fined $400.
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Rudolph Farrenkoph
McCarthy
Division 4
Brown
Kneeland Street
Religion in Modern Life Special Service at Parker Memorial
A special Parker Memorial Church service is set for Sunday evening at 7 30 under the Benevolent Fraternity of Churches. The Rev Edward Everett Hale will preach with special musical services included.
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Parker Memorial Church
Benevolent Fraternity of Churches
Edward Everett Hale
Man of the world barred from widow’s rooms
A worldly man visits a young widow and is refused entry after a change of maids reveals the mistress is not receiving. The maid adds that the maids receive in the kitchen, shifting the power and setting the scene of social norms.
Eye Care Advice From a Bygone Column
The article offers practical tips to protect eyesight for brain workers and readers. It warns against early morning overthinking, reading in bed, and candlelight, and suggests remedies such as cocoa or biscuits, weak zinc rose water, cold green tea, brewer's yeast, dark room rest, and cold water syringing.
Blue paper and colored fabrics aid delicate eyes
The article urges literary people to copy on blue paper to reduce glare. It recommends blue goggles for travel and warns white linens and bright reflections hurt weak sight. It favors gray or green linen tablecloths for comfort in sunny outdoor meals.
Ev a Kellogg Withdraws from Boston School Board Nomination
To the Editor of the Post Eva D Kellogg withdraws as Independent Women Voters nominee for the Boston School Board and Dr Jane K Culver is nominated. Culver, graduate of Boston University 1879, has practiced since and served on the dispensary medical staff and in the Massachusetts Medical Homeopathic Society and the Boston Gynecological and Surgical Society.
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Post
Eva D. Kellogg
Independent Women Voters
Boston School Board
Jane K. Culver
Arlington Street
Boston University
Dispensary
Massachusetts Edical Homeopathic Society
Boston Gynecological and Surgical Society
Eliza Trask Hill
The Value of Humor for Women in Facing Destiny
A column extols a woman’s humor as a tool to master fate. It argues laughing at personal quirks, heroics, and griefs strengthens resolve, and notes the pleasure some derive from spending money they have not yet earned, advising women to let creditors share that anticipation.
Marching at Midnight with Baby
Odd verse by George W. D'Vys ome laments late baby bedtime woes in Somerville. It envisions tired parents trying to soothe a tot who peeks from half closed eyes as they march and hum. The lighthearted piece hints at a social plea for a solution to working parents' sleep struggles.
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Somervillle
George W. D’vys
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