Red Letter Day in Prison and Salvation Army Dinner
Immates at Charlestown and 1400 city youths celebrated Thanksgiving with the Salvation Army at 866 Washington Street. About 800 to 1200 children received meals as Unter: tickets were checked by the Slum Committee and Lt Col Cozzens oversaw orderly entry. Tables were arranged for boys and girls with a special Jewish boys’ table, and a candy box send off concluded the feast.
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Alvation Army
Washington Street
Salvation Army
Genera 1
Ign
Headquarers
Broadway
Oak Street
Army
Cozzens
Ozzens
Thanksgiving Dinner Feeds 1400 Children Despite Hardship
Boxes oranges and pears pies and nuts were gathered for a Thanksgiving meal that fed fourteen hundred children. Volunteers and families shared the feast, while many parents and widowed mothers sat nearby, grateful for the generosity and the Salvation Army’s plan to help three thousand more at Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy
Annie
Salvation Army
Cozzens
Thanksgiving Observances at City Charitable Institutions
Charitable institutions across Boston observed Thanksgiving with dinners and programs. The Parental School in West Roxbury and the kindergarten for the blind held meals and entertainment. Boston Baptist Bethel and the North End Mission distributed turkeys and fixings. Dinners also occurred at the Home for Destitute Catholic Children, the Working Boys' Home, the House of the Angel Guardian, the Little Wanderers Home, and the Ruggles Street Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Roxbury
Boston
Baptist Bethel
North End
Working Boys
Thanksgiving Dinner at the Boston Young Men's Christian Union
The thirtieth annual Thanksgiving dinner was held yesterday afternoon for members unable to attend on Thanksgiving Day. After-dinner speeches featured Rev. Leighton Parks, Dr. W. H. Prescott, H. H. Sprague, George Peirce, Rev. James Gray, and other union members. Guest letters from Booker T. Washington and Navy Secretary John D. Long were read with enthusiasm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Young Men’s Christian Union
Leighton Parks
Emmanuel Church
Boston
W. H. Prescott
Massachusetts Volunteer Aid Association
Montauk
H. H. Sprague
George Peirce
James Gray
Board of Government
J. Baldwin
Booker T. Washington
Tuskegee
Ala
John D. Long
Robert Collyer
New York
Edward A. Horton
Tom Walters, Jr
Worcester
Mass
Industrial Home Holds Twentieth New England Turkey Dinner
At the Boston Industrial Home on Davis Street and Harrison Avenue a large crowd sat for the twentieth annual New England turkey dinner in the main dining hall. Superintendent Roberts fed the inmates and many needy locals, with open house for all who called. An evening entertainment followed with Mrs E B Silverthorn, Miss Margaret M Roberts, Miss Emmiline P Stafford, F G Roberts, and Miss Adelaide Jump performing. The program included talks by board members and a closing address by Superintendent Roberts who urged a word from each national representative, Spain being the only nation absent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Davis Street
Harrison Avenue
Roberts
E. Bb. Silverthorn
New England Conservatory of Music
Margaret M. Roberts
Emmiline P. Stafford
F. G. Roberts
Adelaide Jump
Emerson College of Oratory
Spain
Wells Memorial Institutes Thanksgiving Dinner Honors Local Leaders
One hundred fifty members of the Wells Memorial and People's Institute gathered for the fifth annual Thanksgiving dinner at Wells Memorial Hall after a reception in the library. A special table hosted Hon. Robert Treat Paine, Rev. Francis W. Maley, Rev. Hubert Wells, Col. J. Payson Bradley, and Robert A. Woods. Paine urged patriotic progress amid new U S land and Philippines annexation, Bradley praised young men and public spirit, while Woods lauded the association’s work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wells Memorial and
People’s Institute
Eifth
Wells Memorial Hall
Robert Treat Paine
Francis W. Maley
Hubert Wells
J. Payson Bradley
Robert A. Woods
Archie Leon French
Dr Bull’s Cough Syrup In Play Amid Fearful Group
A fragment notes a product named Dr Bull’s Cough Syrup tied to a fearful group activity. The readable bits show concern over the remedy and the group involved, without clear dates or locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Bull
Syru
Price Sombate
Thanksgiving Dinner At Parker Memorial Hall
Parker Memorial Hall hosted the annual Thanksgiving dinner for about 130 members. Arthur A. Wardell presided over the formal event, with no speeches delivered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parker Memorial
Parker Memorial Hall
Arthur A. Wardell
Thanksgiving Dinner for Chelsea Soldiers' Home Vets
Veterans at the Chelsea Soldiers' Home enjoyed an old fashioned Thanksgiving served by Quincy and Faneuil Hall marketmen. 268 men dined in the hall and 128 were served in hospital. meals featured 390 pounds turkey, 360 pies and 54 gallons tea and coffee. Ladies including Mrs. Elizabeth Turner assisted, and the evening closed with a dance in Peter Smith Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chelsea
Quincy
Faneuil Hall
Elizabeth Turner
Women’s Flief Corps
John G. B. Adams
Eli W. Hall
George W. Creasey
Peter Smith Hall
Thanksgiving at Armory Lifts Ninth Regiment Spirits in Boston
Hundreds of Ninth Regiment soldiers at the East Boston armory enjoyed a Thanksgiving with turkey cranberry sauce and pie after a morning rumor of meals funded by Uncle Sam. A solemn mass for Major Grady was held at the Church of the Most Holy Redeemer, then a crowded drill hall hosted music by the Bunker Hill Cadet Band and hours of dancing and sociable visits as officers worked to muster out the unit by December 10.
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Ninth
Armory
Uncle Sam
Old Town
Church of the Most Holy Redeemer
East
Boston
Grady
Jimmie
Johnnie
Bunker Hill
Charlestown
Thomas Mullaly
Mullaly
Logan
Thomas Clark
Signal Corps
Comany
Cuba
Boston Young Men’s Christian Union
Desmond
Soldiers Tackle Turkey in Thanksgiving Day at Savannah
In Savannah on Thanksgiving Day November 24, soldiers of the Seventh Corps received turkey fruit and cake as drills were abandoned. Over 1000 turkeys and wagonloads of fruit and cake were sent to General Lee's men by Charleston ladies. General Lee attended services at St Johns Church. The transport Chester will carry the Fifteenth infantry to Nuevitas Cuba with wagons and teams, followed by the transport Manitoba with the remainder of the Eighth Day.
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Savannah
Seventh Corps
Lee
Charleston
St. John’s Church
United States
Chester
Nuevitas
Cuba
Manitoba
Young Men’s Christian Association Hosts Veterans Day Event
The Boston YMCA opened its doors from 3 to 6 PM inviting soldiers, sailors, and returning servicemen. Captain Picking and Commander Perry sent thanks as patrons enjoyed music by Damon Orchestra, entertainment by C E Coffin and Louis Brennan, plus talks on manliness.
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Young Men’s Christian Association
Philippines
Porto Rico
Army Christian Commission
Boston
Captain Picking
Wabash
Perry
Castine
Damon Orchestra
W. E. McFadden
Louis K. Brennan
Johnson
Whitney
William E. Barton
Shawmut Avenue Congregational Church
Dewey
Hobson
Roosevelt
Sampson
Schley
Association Star
Association Hall
Grecian Art Tableau Company
Elizabeth Flower Willis
Miss Columbia's Reception Hosts Peace Jubilee
Young Men's Hebrew Association staged a grand peace jubilee at Miss Columbia's house with 50 guests. Samuel J. Wyman directed as Admiral Sampson. performers included Miss Cuba Lew Goldman Miss Cuba Miss Ray Robinson Massachusetts Lillie Bernhardt Hobson Bernstein Sigshee Nat Simesky Roosevelt Uncle Sam Robison. A. H. Levey arranged patriotic airs and A L Corey led the music. Dancing continued until early morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Young Men’s Hebrew Association
Samuel J. Wyman
Admiral Sampson
Cuba
Lew Goldman
Ray Robinson
Massachusetts
Lillie Bernhardt
Hobson
Bernstein
Sigshee
Nat Simesky
Roosevelt
William Phillips
Sam
Sam Robinson
A. H. Levey
A. L. Corey
Workingmen's Dual Jubilee at Charles Town Debating Club
The Charles Town Workingmen's Debating Club marked its eighth anniversary and Thanksgiving with a late night ball and banquet. Grand march led by Daniel C. Kelleher and Miss Katie Driscoll, with 18% couples. John R. Murphy honored with a quadrille for Our Water Commissioner. speeches by local officials including Peter F. Tague and Edward W. Presho.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlestown Workingmen’s Debating Club
Weven
Daniel C. Kelleher
Katie Driscoll
John R. Murphy
Thomas J. Shea
Jeremiah J. Crowley
Corps of Aids
Reid Dines The Commission In Paris With No Business
The American peace commissioners dined with Whitelaw Reid in Paris. The day was cold and wet. The Petitts reaffirm today that Spanish commissioners will reject the American offer of 20 million dollars for a treaty cession of the Philippines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Turkey
Whitelaw Reid
Philippines
Select Hebrew Gathering at Copley Hall Ball
About 500 attended the eighth annual ball of the Bnai Zion Educational Society at Copley Hall last evening. The grand march led by president David Stoneman and Miss Annie Fleischer featured the event with Louis A. Abramson in charge of the floor, assisted by Hyman Kootstein and Isaac Wolper. guests included A A Gingburg J L Alberts Charles Askowith and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copley Hall
B’nai Zion Educational Society
David Stoneman
Annie Fleischer
Louis A. Abramson
Hyman Kootstein
Isaac Wolper
A. A. Gingburg
J. L. Alberts
Charles Askowith
H. Levenson
H. Linenthal
Sol. Fleischer
D. A. Laurie
A. Pinkof¢sky
A. Saloway
Rough Riders Dance at Utopian Club in Santiago
Coronel Roosevelt and the Rough Riders moved to the Utopian Club rooms and their camp in Santiago last night. They wore uniform regalia and ate army ration style in tin clipper settings. The evening featured speeches dialogues recitations and songs between bouts of dancing. Maxims about the war decorated the walls as the soldiers and their ladies danced late.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coronel Roosevelt
Rough Riders
Utopian Club
Santiago
Thanksgiving Day Dance by St James Society Tops Efforts
The St James Young Men's C T A Society hosted an annual Thanksgiving afternoon event in Copley Hall. The Berkeley Orchestra provided music for dancing, enjoyed from 1 to 6 in the afternoon, surpassing prior efforts of the association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. James Young Men's C. T. A. Society
Copley Hall
Berkeley Orchestra
Lorimer Warns on World Power and Expansion
The speaker argues the United States is a rising world power not through territorial expansion but by firm national character. He warns against Europeanization and warns that vast distant possessions weaken defense, urging clear, nonpartisan debate on America’s role.
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Lord Salisbury
Guild Hall
United States
America
England
Europe
Atlantic
Porto Rico
Philippines
Hawaii
Cesar Augustus
Great Britain
Washington
Jefferson
Imperialism feared as dangerous word in public life
The speaker denounces imperialism as an abomination and warns it will erode constitutional landmarks. He argues America must not imitate empires, calling for liberty at home and self-government for Cubans and Filipinos, with open Bible and public schools over force. He cites Rome as cautionary example and stresses duties and resources behind world power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Cesar
Rome
Republic
Empire
America
Carolinas
Illinois
Philippines
Lorimer
Union Thanksgiving Services Unite Three Churches
At the First M E Church on Temple Street yesterday morning union Thanksgiving services brought together the Tremont Street M E Church and the Bromfield Street Church. Rev W T Perrin led the service and Rev John D Pickles preached on The Opportunities and Obligations of America. He tied Manila Bay to national maturity and urged political purification amid events like Senator Quay’s indictment and a Mormon winning Congress while noting American unity beyond isolation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bashan
Edom
Manila Bay
Santiago
M. E
Temple Street
Tremont Street
Bromfield Street
W. T. Perrin
John D. Pickles
America
Quay
Congress
Fifteenth Manhattan Reception and Dance in Berkeley Hall
The fifteenth reception and dance of the Manhattans was held in Berkeley Hall yesterday afternoon. Dancing was engaged from 1 to 6, the Waverly Orchestra furnishing music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berkeley Hall
Waverly Orchestra
Government guarantees purity of O. F. C. whiskey
The piece notes that government authorities inspect and certify that O. F. C. whiskey is pure, aged, and 100 percent proof. It warns that refilling an O. F. C. bottle with whiskey is a crime punishable by long imprisonment and heavy fines.
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DUFFY
Duffy Malt Whiskey CO
Rochester
N.Y
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Bond
E H Shaw Dead
E H Shaw dies after a long career in Massachusetts politics and public service. He served on the Massachusetts House and Senate committees including insurance military affairs printing street railways and public health and held positions such as trustee of Lower Five Cents Savings Bank and chair of military affairs. He also served in the Executive Council and was a member of the Massachusetts Consistory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chusetts Consistory
Lower Five Cents Savings Bank
Senate
State House
Executive Council
Captain Charles Deering Dead At 73 In East Boston
Captain Charles Deering commander of the Bay State steamship line died at his home 48 White Street East Boston at 10 14 p m aged 73 after pneumonia illness that began on the last trip from Portland He left a wife and one daughter and was a longtime employee of Portland steamboat lines Funeral plans to be announced later
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Charles Deering
Boston & Portland Steamship Company
Bay State
White Street
East
Boston
Deering
India Wharf
Portland
Saratoga Street
Steamship Company
Melrose Soldier Dies of Typhoid in Hospital
Myris H. Warren of Company A Sixth Regiment died today at Melrose Hospital from typhoid fever. He returned home from Porto Rico with his regiment before falling ill and had served three years in Company A. He was 31.
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Melrose
Myris H. Warren
Melrose Hospital
Porto Rico
Warren
Theodore Sedgwick Fay Dies in Berlin
Theodore Sedgwick Fay, longtime American minister resident in Berne from 1853 to 1864, died in Berlin. Born January 10, 1807 in New York, he helped edit the New York Mirror and authored multiple works including Views of Christianity History of Switzerland and A History of Germany. His novel Norman Leslie was adapted for the stage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore JS. Fay
Berlin
Theodore Sedgwick Fay
Berne
Switzerland
Mr. Fay
New York City
New York Mirror
Germany
Norman Leslie
Child Doctor Lafayette Chesley Dies in Exeter
Lafayette Chesley M D aged seven died at his Exeter New Hampshire home. He graduated from Rush Medical College Chicago and practiced in Chicago Nottingham and Chester and had lived in Exeter for fourteen years. A prominent Democrat and twenty five years ago he was the Greenback party congressional candidate.
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Exeter
N. H
Lafayette Chesley
Rush Medical College
Chicago
Nottingham
Chester
Greenback Party
Hon I W Andrews of Danvers Dead
Danvers mourns the death of Hon Israel W Andrews aged 78. Former judge and Peabody Institute trustee, he also served as town moderator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. W. Andrews
Danvers
Isreal W Andrews
Peabody Institute
Willis L Hathaway Dies at 32 Former Journal Reporter and Mayor’s Secretary
Willis L Hathaway assistant city auditor died this afternoon at age 32. He previously worked as a reporter for the New Bedford Journal and served as private secretary to Mayor Ashley.
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New Bedford
Willis L. Hathaway
New Bedford Journal
Ashley
Real Estate Dealer A H Hurlburt Dies Suddenly
New Haven CT November 24 A H Hurlburt prominent real estate dealer died at his Sylvan avenue home this morning aged 66. He belonged to ten or more secret societies and is survived by a widow and one son who worked with him in business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Conn
A. H. Hurlburt
Sylvan Avenue
Secretary Long Spends Thanksgiving at Home in Hingham
Secretary Long traveled from Washington with his daughter and spent Thanksgiving Day with family in Hingham. He spoke briefly on the peace commissioners, saying progress is rapid and a satisfactory conclusion is near for the two nations involved. He attended morning services, then held a quiet Thanksgiving dinner at the old homestead with no public guests. He plans to return to Washington on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hingham
Lona
Washington
Boston
Kneeland Street
Long
President Attends Thanksgiving Service in Washington
Snow and rain kept people indoors as the President and his brother Abner joined services at Metropolitan Methodist Church. He later dined at home with Mrs. McKinley, Abner, and his wife for Thanksgiving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Abner
Metrolitan Methodist Church
McKinley
Railroad Men Dance at Boston Lodge Concert and Ball
Boston Lodge No. 97 of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen held its fourteenth annual concert and ball at Odd Fellows Hall. Dolan's Orchestra performed from 8 to 9 followed by dancing into the early hours as about 20 couples joined in the grand march led by Charles Pennett and his wife. Supper was served and patrons were thanked for aid from the patronesses and guests from a dozen lodges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Lodge No
Brotherhood of Railroad
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Dolan
Charles Pennett
Philip Morrieson
Boston & Albany
J. J. Sullivan
M. J. Leonard
C. Bennett
P. J. Moran
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Salvationists
Men’s Christian Union
Tere Eames
William Walder
Cers
Salvation Army Workers
Rawson
Vemple Place
Moston
Cinal Edi Hiskey
Christian Union
Wells Memorial
Alry
Georgia
Hardtack
General Lee
Heroes OF War
Boston Y. M. C. A
Miss Columbia
The
Young Men's Hebrew Association
Workingmen’s
Reid
Hostetter
Union Services
E. H. Shaw
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