Lowell Memorial Unveiled in Westminster Abbey
In Westminster Abbey Chapter House ceremony at noon the Lowell Memorial honoring James Russell Lowell was unveiled with two stained glass windows. Notables present included Ambassador Thomas F. Bayard and Lord Rosebery. Dean Bradley presided. Bayard accepted the memorial for the United States and praised Lowell’s ties between Britain and America.
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London
James Russell Lowell
Westminster Abbey
Thomas F. Bayard
Miss Balfour
A.J. Balfour
Canterbury
Dean Bradley
Miss Bradley
Lord Coleridge
Arthur Wellesley Peel
House of Commons
Lord Rosebery
Canon Farrar
Herschell
Walter Besant
Joseph Chamberlain
Balfour
Great Britain
America
Leslie Stephen
Ambassador Bayard
United States
Lowell
Poets’ Corner
Bayard
Longfellow
Wordsworth
Stephen
England
Thomas Hughes
Mr. Chamberlain
Mr. Bayard
Escapee Stephen Startlett Found Near Plum Island Marshes
Haverhill reports Stephen R. Startlett, who escaped Danvers Asylum the day before, was found wandering on Plum Island marshes. The incident concludes with the man located in the marsh area, ending the escape sequence.
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Haverhill
Stephen R. Startlett
Danvers Asylum
Plum Island Marshes
Do Something In That Mayor Matthews Untike Hart
Letter to the editor defends Mayor Matthews against Hart on local self government and gas investigation. It cites price reductions from 1892 to present, savings to Boston residents, and the fight against the gas syndicate led by Matthews. Moorfield Storey signs in praise of Matthews and urging support.
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Hart
Boston
General Court
Commonwealth
Bay State Gas Company
Matthews
Dillaway
Common Council
Gas Trust
Boston Gas Light Company
Roxbury
Dorchester
South Boston
Boston Gas Syndicate
Brookline Gas Company
Antiques Reopen Old Tariff Chestnut Debate
In a letter to the Post, Major McKinley is cited arguing tariffs cut wages, while critics recall past promises that the McKinley bill would raise pay. The piece traces protectionist claims, labor fears, and political rhetoric from 1890 to recent months, labeling the chestnut as a repeating political ploy.
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McKinley
Lodge
Sanders ‘Theatre
Cambridge
Wilson
Roxbury Carpet Works Shuts Down Indefinitely
Roxbury Carpet Company will shut down indefinitely affecting nearly 600 employees who must seek work elsewhere. The cause is the unsettled tariff law with the Wilson bill cited. Treasury Butler notes ample carpet machinery and past auction sales show demand not matching production, while the tariff lowers duties on carpet machinery.
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Roxbury Carpet Company
Butler
Coal Shed Under Construction Aids Boston & Maine
One of the nation’s largest coal sheds rises at Prison Point for the Boston & Maine railroad. The facility will store thousands of tons and allow rapid engine coaling. A future extension over four tracks will let engines pass beneath and load sixty tons overhead via an automatic trap system.
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Prison Point
Boston & Maine Railroad
Racing Board sets distance standards for all records
Johnsons records were allowed after the Racing Board of American Wheelmen adopted a standardized distance for all races. The new rule covers quarter to one mile and all even miles above, with Class B created for amateurs backed by manufacturers. Johnson with a pacing horse was noted as likely to set similar records.
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Cleveland
Racing Board of American Wheelmen
Johnson
End of Discussion on Boston & Winthrop Street Railways
The Board of Railway Commissioners closed the matter yesterday morning after petitions by Bradford. They will decide on the Saratoga street bridge use and the grade crossing between steam and electric roads, while weighing the town's needs for the proposed line.
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Boston & Winthrop Street Railway Company
Board of Railway Commissioners
Bradford
Saratoga Street
Charitable Scots Fete At Odd Fellows Hall
The Scots Charitable Society holds its annual festival at Odd Fellows Hall Thursday evening as the season’s social highlight. Invitations have gone to Governor Russell and Mayor Matthews. Last year the society spent 1700 dollars on charity and expects to disburse about 2000 in the coming year.
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The
Scots Charitable Society
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Russell
Matthews
Postmaster General Bissell Reports Mixed Year in Dept
Washington dispatch summarizes the 1893 94 report showing the Post Office Department ran on business lines under Bissell with increased efficiency despite reporting a year ending 1893 deficit of 1 177 177 74 and a projected 1895 deficit of 5 971 786 89. It notes calls to abolish postal notes lower money order rates and simplify orders while praising transport improvements and rail line expansion.
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Washington
Bissell
Wanamaker
Star, Railroad and Steamboat
Rights of Pew Owners in East Cambridge Church
The Supreme Court ruled in John Aylward vs John O'Brien that pew owners retain rights against church demolition. The majority set aside the prior verdict, stating an archbishop lacks absolute control to destroy pews and the plaintiff’s rights were not wholly extinguished, sending the case back for trial.
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Supreme Court
John Aylward
John O’brien
Church of St. John
East Cambridge
Superior Court
Boston Industrial Home Thanksgiving Dinner Plan
The Boston Industrial Home on Davis street and Harrison avenue will host a Thanksgiving dinner for the homeless and friendless on Thursday. The home asks for donations to provide the meal and will acknowledge all contributions.
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Boston
Davis Street
Harrison Avenue
Lace importer Ferdinand Shoninger dies in Paris
Ferdinand Shoninger of Shoninger Bros. dies suddenly in Paris on November 23 from cerebral congestion. Born January 19, 1867, in Boston, he graduated Harvard College in 1888 and later led the Paris lace office for the New York firm.
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New York
Ferdinand Shoninger
Shioninger Bros
Paris
Shoninger
Boston
Harvard College
Otis Named Brigadier General in U S Army
President appoints Colonel E B Otis of the Twentieth Infantry as brigadier general to fill the vacancy caused by General Carlin's retirement.
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Washington
E. 8. Otis
Twentieth Infantry
United States Army
Carlin
Currency notes not taxable under bank circulation law
Attorney General Olney issues opinion stating certain corporate notes issued during the currency famine are not subject to the 10 percent tax under the bank circulation law. The ruling centers on notes circulated by corporations amid the monetary shortage.
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Washington
Olney
Missing Lagonia girl Alta Swain found in Salem
Miss Alta Swain, long missing from Laconia, is believed to be in an institution in Salem. She was seen in Portsmouth after disappearing and later identified herself to Salem staff as Alta Swain, with a note of an assumed name. Her brother had searched for weeks.
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Salem
Alta, Swain
Laconia
Portsmouth
Manchester
Alta Swain
Alte
Conia
Unlucky Eva Dell Tows Toward Port in Damaged State
The two masted Eva Dell, loaded with lumber from Bangor bound for New York, battled a series of mishaps from Cape Elizabeth to Deer Island. After collisions, gear losses, and a gale, she grounded on a rocky bottom near East Boston and was towed by the Peter B. Bradley for discharge.
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Boston
Peter B. Bradley
Eva Dell
Bangor
New York
Jonah
Cape Elizabeth
Portland
Jonathan Comb
Eva
Portsmouth
Frank Jones
Cape Cod
Deer Island
Bradley
Newcomb Concert Company Delights Springfield Home Audience
The Newcomb concert company entertained the elderly residents on Springfield street with songs readings impersonations duets piano and cornet solos. The group included Professor Charles Sumner Browne Miss Maud Paro Mr and Mrs C W Newcomb Miss Berta and Bert Newcomb Miss Oppenheimer Professor and Mrs N M Carrington and Miss Ella Cole of Shaw College of Oratory.
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Springfield Street
Newcomb Concert Company
Charles Sumner Browne
Maud Paro
C. W. Newcomb
Berta
Bert Newcomb
Oppenheimer
N. M. Carrington
Ella Cole
Shaw College of Oratory
Death of William J. Emery in Newton and Boston
William J. Emery of Newton a noted Boston businessman died yesterday at his Newton residence. He was born in Biddeford Maine about seventy two years ago came to Boston at eighteen and served twelve years as an impost clerk in the Boston Custom House. He later ran a coal business with cousin Isaac Emery owning a coal wharf for over thirty years. A widow and five children survive.
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William J. Emery
Newton
Boston
Biddeford
Isaac Mery
Thanksgiving Dinner for Members at Tremont Street Institute
The Thanksgiving Day dinner for members of the People's Institute and Wells Memorial will be served at 1 30 p m at the institute located 1171 Tremont Street A following entertainment and reception will occur for all members beginning at 3 o'clock
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People’s Institute and
Wells Memorial
Institute
Tremont Street
Working Girls Home Opens At Union Park Street
The Working Girls' Friend Society hosts a house warming and first annual reception at the home 8 Union Park Street on Thanksgiving evening at 8 o'clock. The home opens to friends and patrons at 10 a.m. A daytime entertainment is planned in the afternoon.
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Working Girls’ Friend Society
Union Park Street
Thanksgiving Turkeys Shuman & Co Continue Charity
Mesers A Shuman Co maintains its Thanksgiving custom of presenting every married employee with a fine turkey. The practice, continued despite a broad financial slowdown, marks the firm's long-standing tradition since its start in business.
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A. Shuman & Co
Micou Appointed Chief Clerk of Navy Department
Benjamin Micou of Anniston Alabama was named chief clerk of the Navy Department by Secretary Herbert to succeed the late John W. Hogg. The appointment makes Micou a son in law of Secretary Herbert and a lawyer by profession in a confidential office.
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Washington
Benjamin Micou
Anniston
Ala
Navy Department
Herbert
John W. Hogg
Micou
Berkeley Temple Institute Night Inspires Ladies Lyceum
In the Berkeley Temple Institute program the Ladies' Lyceum Orchestral Club performed with contralto Susie A. Tucker and reader Gertrude Noble Catlin. A good audience attended the tented venue and enjoyed all numbers.
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Berkeley
Berkeley Temple Institute
Ladies’ Lyceum Orchestral Club
Susie A. Tucker
Gertrude Noble Catlin
American heiress seeks separation from Prince Colonna in Paris
Princess Colonna, daughter of Mrs. John W. Mackay, petitions for legal separation and custody of three children after a tumultuous marriage begun in Paris. Her husband faced gambling debts and a fast life, draining funds and provoking the couple’s estrangement. John W. Mackay supports his daughter’s move, urging independence and happiness despite public scrutiny. The case proceeds as the princess and her mother reside near the Hotel Brighton awaiting trial.
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Paris
Colonna
John W. Mackay
Ferdinand Gallatro Colonna
Andrea
Bianca
Marco
Mar. di Rendé
France
Prince Colonna
Miss Bryant
Italy
Mrs. Mackay
Mr. Mackay
Stigiano Colonna
Brighton
Hungerford
Mackay
Scotland
Prince Colonne
Husband kills wife then shoots self in Grand Rapids
Myron A. King, a mason in Grand Rapids, shot and killed his wife in the northern part of the city and then tried to kill himself. He is reported dying. The couple did not live happily together.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Myron A. King
Congressm n O Neill Funeral in Philadelphia
Congress member Charles O Neill lay in state from morning until 11 20 as crowds viewed the late legislator at his home. A church service followed at Arch Street Presbyterian led by Rev George T Wilson with Rev Dr Hoyt assisting. Interment occurred in West Laurel Hill Cemetery this afternoon.
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Philadelphia
Charles O'Neill
Arch Street Presbyterian Church
O'Neill
George T. Wilson
Hoyt
Chambers Episcopal Church
West Laurel Hill Cemetery
Dedham High School Association Holds Twenty-Second Reunion
Dedham Mass November 28 the Dedham High School Association held its twenty second annual reunion in Memorial Hall with George F Joyce Jr presiding. An evening program of readings songs zither solos and tableaux delighted attendees. Elected officers include President Henry P Comeratis vice president James Y Noyen secretary Frances Baker treasurer Walter Southgate and an executive committee listing Lizzie Fisher Mary J Tracy Sophia T McClearn Christine Mansfield Charles N Rogers and Fred B French.
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Dedham
Dedham High School Association
Memorial Hall
George F. Joyce, Jr
Henry P. Comeratis
James Y. Noyen
Frances Baker
Walter Southgate
Lizzie Fisher
Mary J. Tracy
Sophia T. McClearn
Christine Mansfield
Charles N. Rogers
Fred B. French
Seekonk Town Clerk Survives River Road Car Collision
Attleboro Nov 28 Town Clerk A N Medbury narrowly escaped death when an electric car struck his carriage on River road near his home. A high fence and a school building hid the track. the carriage was wrecked and Medbury badly bruised but buried under debris as the car halted before crushing him.
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Attleboro
A. N. Medbury
Seekonk
Missing bricklayer James O'Flynn Feared in Foul Play
Newport authorities seek information on James O'Flynn a bricklayer last seen November 1. Foul play or accident is suspected as friends advertise for clues to his whereabouts.
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Newport
James O'Flynn
Hazleton Held on Horse Stealing Charge in Middleboro
In the Fourth District Court Henry A. Hazleton Jr was held for the grand jury charged with embezzling two bay horses harnesses and a buggy valued at 350 dollars from Granville Carver a leading Middleboro stable keeper Hazleton previously oversaw the stable.
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Middleboro
Fourth District
Henry A. Hazleton, Jr
Granville Carver
Hazleton
Street railway attachment against Rhode Island firm
The sheriff attached 3200 dollars against the Interstate Street railway Company of Rhode Island, in favor of Cornelius R. Field, and served the attachment on a trust company.
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New York
Interstate Street Jlway Company
Rhode Island
Cornelius R. Field
Maine Man Missing Photographer Swan
John W. Swan, a photographer, has been missing since November 18 after leaving the Quincy House in Boston en route to Norway Maine. Foul play is suspected.
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Norway
John W. Swan
Quincy House
Boston
South Medford Lecture On The Uses Of Ugliness
The South Medford Improvement Association opened its entertainment series with a lecture by John De Witt Miller at the Union Congregational Church South Medford. Miller held the close audience with wit and earnest discussion on The Uses of Ugliness.
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South Medford
Hale Painless Dental Denies No Extra Charge Policy
The notice states no extra charge policy for certain care at Hale Painless Dental located on Boylston Street. It notes regular prices and excludes student discounts.
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Hale Painless Dental
Boylston St. Vegular
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PEW
Lagonia
William H. Emery
J. W. Mackay's
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Congressm’n O'Neill
Dedham School
Maine
Cowankee
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Meriden, Conn
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Springfield
Worcester
North Adams
A. C. Dow
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Srcca
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