Thanksgiving Day Celebration In London By Americans
More than 300 Americans and a few English guests feasted at the Hotel Cecil in London on Thanksgiving Day. Attendees included Ambassador John Hay and family, Henry White, J. E. Carter, Lord Strathcona, Archdeacon Sinclair, Louis Astor Chanler, and William Finch. Toasts praised Anglo American friendship and English law, with Hay stressing shared values and language, and Canada’s friendship noted as a neighborly bond. Jubilee events and entertainment followed by addresses and lantern show.
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London
Hotel Cecil
John Hay
United States
Henry White
J. E. Carter
Lord Strathcona
Mount Royal
Canada
Archdeacon Sinclair
Louis Astor Chanler
William Finch
Uruguay
Queen Victoria
American Society
John Carroll-Barnes
High Court of Justice
Ambassador Hay
England
Hay
France
America
Americans Mark Berlin Banquet During WWI Era Toasts
At the Kaiserhof in Berlin a banquet gathered Americans including United States Ambassador White. A joint toast to Emperor William and President McKinley drew enthusiastic response. Messages to McKinley followed. Speakers included James C. Monaghan and Bowdoin College President Hyde. Celebrations also occurred in Stuttgart, Dresden and Frankfurt.
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Berlin
Kaiserhof
United States
White
William
McKinley
James C. Monaghan
Chemnitz
Hyde
Bowdoin College
Stuttgart
Dresden
Frankfort
Reception for American Colony in Berlin Attended by Ambassador White
In Berlin on November 25 a reception was held at Rev. Dr. Dickie’s residence for members of the American colony. United States ambassador Andrew D. White attended the event.
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Berlin
Dickie
United States
Andrew D. White
Thanksgiving and Evacuation Day Observed in New York
New Yorkers celebrated Thanksgiving Day and Evacuation Day with flag raising at the Battery and Central Park block house. Five Points Mission served over 5000 dinners and police directed access to meals. The day featured no major sporting events as prime turkeys were scarce due to New England buyers.
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New York
Old Guard
United States
Governor’s Island
Block House
Central Park
Five Points Mission
New
Thanksgiving feast feeds nearly a thousand at Bowdoin Hall
Salvation Army staff led by Staff Captain William Walder hosted about 1000 children for a midday Thanksgiving meal at Bowdoin Hall. Volunteers served meat, potatoes, squash, turnips, bread, pies, cake and fruit with candy for each child while Mr. Washington G. Benedict addressed the crowd.
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Salvation Army
Bowdoin Hall
William Walder
Washington G. Benedict
Delighted Newsboys Dinner At Faneuil Hall Feed 300
Three hundred newsboys enjoyed a grand dinner at Faneuil Hall on Thanksgiving Day. Thirty five gallons of ice cream and 250 pounds of turkey topped a feast served at six long tables. Gov proclamation and blessing opened the meal with 15 waiters aiding the hungry crowd. A. Tyson Hicks & Co. furnished the food for nine years. Mrs Read of the Newsboys Home oversaw the event. Thomas Downey Jr. managed Globe its circulation. The Boston Globe funded the spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faneuil Hall
A. Tyler, Hicks & Co
Charity Homes Host Thanksgiving Feasts For Residents
Celebrations marked the holiday at multiple charity homes. At West Newton Street's Little Wanderers Home seventy aged and young residents shared a turkey dinner after a program featuring choruses and sermons led by Rev. W. E. Noyes and Rev. S. S. Cummings. The School for Deaf Mutes at Boston College observed Abbe de l Eppe with music directed by Rev. Joseph J. Stradilman. Aging guests at the Home for Aged Men included 99 year old Joseph D. Jones. directors John T. Bradlee and J. D. Wy Jay attended. Other homes on Chardon Street, Joy Street, and Vere street distributed dinners to women, children, and in some cases outside recipients.
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Little ‘Wanderers
West Newton Street
O. M. Wentworth
J. B. Richardson
Arthur S. Johnson
Board of Managers
W. E. Noyes
C W. Reed
S.S. Cummings
C. H. Minor
Boston College
Charles Michael de l’Epee
Joseph J. Stradilman
Joseph D. Jones
John T. Bradlee
J. D. Wy Jay
Chardon Street
St. Monica's
N. Joy Street
Revere Street
Pilgrim Fathers Celebrate In Boston Festival
Boston hosts the United Order of Pilgrim Fathers festival in People's Temple with an organ recital by Professor J Henry Ripley and a procession of Pilgrims in period dress. Four degree staffs from East Boston Somerville Lynn and Everett participated. speeches by Pilgrim leaders and Governor Bates highlighted the event.
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Boston
United Order of Pilgrim Fathers
People’s Temple
J. Henry Ripley
Pilgrim Colony
John Alden
East
Delft Haven
Somerville
de Sqgto
Lynn
Bradford
Everett
Pilgrim N. Hayward Fuller
Maud M. Bordway
Frank M. Williams
Marie Louise Owens
Carrie Godfred
James W. Maynard
J. Scully Taft
Pilgrim Fathers
Mme. M. Foster
Miss Godfrey
Marie L. Owens
John L. Bates
New England
Poet Scout Entertains In East Boston Church
Captain Jack Crawford known as the poet scout of the plains entertained a sizable audience at the Meridian Street Methodist Church in East Boston. The frontier figure shared poems songs and anecdotes from Civil and Indian War experiences plus German dialect verses and a version of Marching Through Georgia. His lively recital highlighted his originality and memorable battlefield and frontier life stories.
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Jack’ Crawford
the Plains
Methodist Church
Meridian Street
Boston
Crawford
Jack
Henry Ward Fleecher
Eugene Field
Ike
Bret Harte
Captain Jack
Georgia
Sherman
England
General Grant
Boston Industrial Home Turkey Dinner for the Unemployed
The Boston Industrial Home, which served 62,524 meals to the city’s unemployed in the past year, provided a free turkey dinner yesterday for scores of homeless and friendless people. A first class entertainment followed with Harvard Ladies’ contributions.
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Boston
Harvard
Quartet and readings headlined at Conservatory event
A program featured Miss Katherine Bodemer and Mrs H Greenleaf as sopranos with Miss Esther Barber and Mrs K E Slocomb as altos, joined by violin and piano solos from May and Maud Taylor. Readings were by Mrs Ireez L Cutter, under the presidency of Hon Jonathan A Lane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katherine Bodemer
H. Greenleaf
Mra. K. E. Slocomb
Esther Barber
May
Maud Taylor
New England Conservatory of Music
Ireez L. Cutter
Emerson School of Oratory
Jonathan A. Lane
St James Y M G T A Party Crowded In Paul Revere Hall
Members of St James Young Men's Co T A Society held their annual afternoon party in Paul Revere Hall. The event drew many attendees including Representatives Driscoll and FitzGerald Senator Quinn Alderman Paige and numerous others. Dancing ran from 1 pm to 6 pm with William Crowley as floor director.
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St. James Young Men's Co. T. A. Society
Paul Revere Hall
Daniel Driscoll
W. T. A. Fitzgerald
Senator Quinn
Alderman Paige
Jeremiah G. Fennessy
Joseph H. O’neil
John M. Foley
T. F. McCarthy
J. J. Rigby
T. F. Maguire
Open House at the Y M C A in Boston
The Boston Young Men's Christian Association opened its building to the public with a 3 to 6 reception for many young men and their guests. Music by the association orchestra featured plantation songs by the South Carolina Jubilee Singers and performances by a reader and Mr. J. M. Byrnes. Light refreshments were served and Association officers spoke. An evening concert in Association Hall featured the Welsh Prize Singers from Wales.
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Boston Young Men's Christian Association
Association
South Carolina
J. M. Byrnes
Association Hall
Wales
Dinner at Boston Y M C A Stirs Wide Civic Interest
A large gathering at the Boston Young Men's Christian Union featured talks by Rev E A Horton Rev Leighton Parks Hon H H Sprague and others after dinner. Speakers included Dr H B Frissell of Hampton Institute Virginia graduate F M Fitch and Sioux Indian Tuo Tiakosin.
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E. A. Horton
Leighton Parks
H. H. Sprague
Boston Young Men’s Christian Union
Hampton Quartet
Bergman Orchestra
Baldwin
H. B. Frissell
Hampton Institute
Virginia
F. M. Fitch
Tuo Tiakosin
the Navy
John D. Long
Booker T. Washington
Robert Collyer
John R. Ainsdley
Soldiers' Home Chelsea Hosts Midday Dinner and Evening Dance
At the Soldiers' Home in Chelsea a noon dinner for 270 residents followed by an evening dance in Pete Smith Hall. The meal, donated by stallkeepers from Faneuil Hall and Quincy markets, included 660 pounds of turkey and 390 pounds of mutton among others. Guests included Captain J G B Adams and Mrs Adams, Mrs Lizbeth A Turner, Mrs William L Wright, and Rev Dr Jones. Adjutant R R Foster directed the dance with Nutter's Orchestra providing music.
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Chelsea
Faneuil Hall
Quincy
J.G. B. Adams
Board of Trustees
Adams
Lizbeth A Turner
Woman's Relief Corps
William L. Wright
Roxbury
Jones
Hadley
Mass
Pete
Smith Hall
R.R. F Ster
Hospital serves inmates with additional inner ward
An unnamed hospital extended its internal services to inmates in a recent step, providing enhanced care within the facility.
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Val Hospital
Railroad Trainmen's Ball Lights Boston Lodge Night
Odd Fellows Hall hosted Boston Lodge No. 9% Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen for its thirteenth annual ball. Peters's Orchestra with May Wilson May Moran and Annie Coffey entertained. grand march led by M. J. Leonard and wife and J. W. Costine and wife. About 150 couples danced at 9 o'clock, with over 300 couples pre supper at 11.
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Odd ‘Fellows’ Hall
Boston Lodge
Brotherhood of Railroad
Peters
May Wilson
May Moran
Annie Coffey
M. J. Leonard
J. W. Costine
Freight Handlers Ball Brightens Mecca for Dancers
Boston hosts the fifth annual Freight Handlers' Union ball of the New York New Haven Hartford railroad in Paul Revere Hall Mechanics Building. The event features a Berkeley Orchestra concert and a grand march led by Floor Marshal and Mrs Cornelius Buckley with about 20 attendees, drawing prominent East Coast railroad figures.
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Boston
Paul Revers
Mechanics
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
East
Berkeley
Cornelius Buckley
Cornelius Mahoney
Barrowmore Burned at East Boston Docks
The iron steamship Barrowmore of the Johnson line narrowly escaped total loss after a small blaze at Grand Junction docks East Boston. Fireboat crews fought flames from 3:66 to 8:20 Thanksgiving morning as cargo in the forward section burned and the vessel toppled into a bay opening beneath the lower deck. The ship, about 7000 tons with 36 crew, was laden with miscellaneous cargo and had previously been leased, with officials delaying public comment pending internal inquiry. The Johnson line has faced prior disasters in Boston Harbor, including the Norseman fire and loss at sea.
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Barrowmore
Johnson Line
Grand Junction
East Boston
The
Post
Healy
Fire Department
Johnson Steamship
Boston
Norseman
Street Commissioner Dore Seeks Re-election In Local Caucus
The caucuses tonight will select delegates to the aldermanic convention and nominate a candidate for street commissioner. Incumbent John P. Dore, serving fifteen years, is a candidate for re-election and is praised for experience and service. Dore was born in Cork Ireland on Oct 30 1832 and immigrated to the U S in 1849. He ran a boot and shoe business from 1856 to 1882 and was then elected to the street commissioners. In 1879 he joined the overseers of the poor and has remained connected to local city duties.
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John P. Dore
Dore
Cork
Ireland
United States
Street Commissioners
Overseers of the Poor
Ward
John Quinn
Mr. Driscoll
Michael T. Callahan
Senator Lomasney
Callahan
Board of Aldermen
Fitzgerald
P. J. Daly
Ward Committee
James E. Hayes
Quinn
Boston
Martin M. Lomasney
McDevitt
Lomasney
Barry
Driscoll
Ward 7
William S. McNary
Kite
McNary
Mr. Quinn
Police Commission
Daly
Senate
Michael J. Reidy
Metropolitan Park Commission
Large crowd gathers for annual event with numerous attendees
A crowd of over three hundred couples attended the event, with many named attendees including Messrs Coakley O Leary Powers O Connor Casey Keefe Stuart O Leary Shea Collins Holland and several Misses and Mrss led by Mrs Joseph Foley and others, continuing into the early hours.
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Messrs
Timothy W. Coakley
Jeremiah O'Leary
Geoffrey A. Powers
Maurice O’connor
Michael T. Casey
John Keefe
Alexander Stuart
William O’leary
Daniel Shea
Timothy Collins
John Holland
Julia O’leary
Patrick O’leary
Joseph Foley
Edward Harlow
Mary J. Casey
Katherine F. K. Casey
Wallace
Jessie Waters
Bessie Muzzy
Bertha Bergan
Hattie Fuller
Amy Pinkham
Sarah Anders
Amy Smith
Jessie Butler
Louise Hill
Marpjorie Blake
Helen Bertram
Fire damages Danvers brick block owned by bank
A morning fire at 6 oclock damaged a brick block owned by First National Bank in Danvers with $15,000 in losses, insured. The blaze started under Moultons pharmacy, spreading to the rear and roof. Occupants included the First National Bank Danvers Savings Bank Danvers Historical Society Dr C H White G B Moulton W M Ayres and several Masonic orders and Odd Fellows who all suffered losses. The jewelry stock of F M Peabody was greatly damaged though the historical society saved much of its collection.
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Danvers
First National Bank
Moulton
First National Bank and
Danvers Savings Bank
W. M. Ayres
Odd Fellows
F. M. Peabody
the Historical Society
Morgan's Latest Grab In Washington Rail Deal
A majority stake in the Columbia and Maryland electric railroad serving Washington to Baltimore has been bought by the Baltimore Security and Trading Company for 450000 dollars. The purchase includes the Eckington and Soldiers' Home and the Belt Line street railways in Baltimore. Some observers expect the roads to pass into J Pierpont Morgan’s control, possibly linking to the Southern railway’s Baltimore outlet, with several Philadelphia and Baltimore investors retiring from the holdings.
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Washington
Columbia and Maryland Electric Railroad
Baltimore
Baltimore Security & Trading Company
Eckington & Soldiers’ Home
Belt Line
W. L. Elkins
P. A. B. Widener
Thomas Dolan
F. Tyler
George A. Huhn
Philadelphia
T. Edward Hambleton
Thomas M. Lanahan
B. N. Baker
Woman Fatally Burned in Lawrence Home Fire
Mrs. Sarah F. Hobbs, 7 years old, died in a Lawrence blaze at 272 Broadway this afternoon. Firemen found her charred remains in a room after extinguishing the fire. Authorities believe her clothing caught fire when she fell near a kerosene stove.
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Lawrence
Sarah F. Hobbs
Broadway
Fire on British Steamer Plympton Near Key West
The steamer Plympton from Galveston to Bremen with cotton cargo arrived at Key West with cargo on fire. Firefighting work had not started due to unresolved arrangements, though the fire department is expected to be engaged.
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Key West, Fla
Plympton
Galveston
Bremen
Barns Burn at Hoosick Farm Destroyed by Fire
In Bennington Vermont on November 25 a blaze consumed the large barns on the Sanford and Rudd farm six miles from Bennington. The loss is estimated at 4000 dollars and will impact milk supplies to Bennington and Hoosick.
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Bennington
Sanford and Rudd
Hoosick
Bennington and
Fire Rips Barrowmore Steamer Near East Boston
Fire aboard the Barrowmore, near East Boston, started in hay fodder aboard the steamer. Fireboats discharged nine lines of hose, sinking the vessel to 26 feet and forcing the towboat William Sprague to pump out surplus water. Loss estimated at $8000. no crew injuries reported, cargo salvaged, origin of the fire under investigation.
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London
Barry
Boston
William Sprague
Johnson Company
Prominent City Official Knicks Away to Reelection
A veteran street commissioner and leader of several societies including the Charitable Irish Society and Massachusetts Catholic Order of Foresters is expected to be renominated. His administration oversaw major improvements and remains highly credited by supporters.
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Charitable Irish Society
Massachusetts Catholic Order of Foresters
The
Knights of St. Rose
Catholic Union
Wanted for For Series Geer the Notorious Forger
Boston and Providence police seek William H Geer a famed forger known as J B Rowan R A Myers J R Mott Edward Lyon and others He has moved quickly across the country with 800 to 1200 in cash and has shown in Boston in late October earning 10 Providence saw similar sums He stays in first class hotels and visits bucket shops claims Syracuse NY as residence age 37 height 5 6 or 7 inches weight 155 build medium very dark complexion gray mixed hair mustache gray eyes dark blue scar and moles noted He formerly played professional baseball.
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William H. Geer
Boston
Providence
Geer
J. B. Rowan
R. A. Myers
J. R. Mott
Edward Lyon
R. H. W. Dwight
George M. Miles
E. L. Fryberger
Syracuse
N. Y
Cake Walk Thrills Music Hall Crowd in Douglass Victory
A repeat of the successful cake walk drew a large Music Hall audience. Captain Bill Daly Jr. judged three top couples. finally the prize went to Alexander Douglass and his partner of Boston for the old Southern cake walk.
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Music Hall
Bill Daly, Jr
Alexander Douglass
Boston
Burglars Steal Jewelry From Harold Street Home
Thieves entered the residence of Albert E. Carr at 198 Harold Street yesterday afternoon through a rear window and stole trinkets and jewelry valued at $250.
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Albert E. Carr
Harold Street
All for Quinn Senator Driscoll Informal Ward 7 Rally
A large Ward 7 rally drew crowd enthusiasm for Senator Quinn and opponent Driscoll. Speakers tout Quinn as honest and effective, while Driscoll faced criticism. the event highlighted support for Quinn’s ticket and ward politics amid a tense campaign.
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Charity
Jubilee
Cozzens
Hargereabes
Brockton
Turkey
Delighted Newsboys
Jack Crawford
ST. James Y. M. G. T. A
Chelsea Marine Hospital
United States Marine Hospital
Asaemaing
Railroad
Trainmen’s Ball
Paul Revers Hall
Str
Johnston
Grand Junction Docks
Morgan
Washington Street Railways
Douglass
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