Thanksgiving Day Observed with Quiet Festivities Across Massachusetts
Residents enjoyed a classic Thanksgiving with cold sunshine, church visits, matinees, and big dinners. State Prison inmates had a New England style feast and football, Deer Island and other institutions followed with lavish meals and music. Local officials and notable residents shared gatherings at homes in East Boston, Brighton, and surrounding areas.
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Plymouth Rock
Maine
Vermont
Massachusetts
New England
Thanksgiving Social Roundup Among Local Politicians
A district snapshot shows Mayor Matthews, Francis Peabody, and opponents like Edwin Upton Curtis enjoying family gatherings and plural dinners. Curtis’s Highland Street home seemed quiet, while Peabody hosted guests and joined a Foresters event with Thomas J. Gargan. Congressman-elect John F. Fitzgerald traveled to South Acton with Mrs.
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Matthews
Beacon Street
Francis Peabody
Thomas J. Gargan
St. Rose Hall
Springfield Street
Order of Foresters
Peabody
Edwin Upton Curtis
Highland Street
Patrick Maguire
Frank
John F. Fitzgerald
South Acton
Bunker Hill Dances Draw Big Charlestown Crowds
Social dances fill Charlestown venues. St Mary’s Catholic Temperance Society hosts 40 couples in Abbotsford Hall with J T Roche and a large list of aides. Upper Monument Hall hosts 50 couples by Bunker Hill Associates led by Robert J Doyle. Lower Monument Hall sees 75 couples from Houghton & Dutton with Js Murphy as floor manager. Cadets hold a select party for 100 couples in their armory. Charlestown Artillery Association, Company D, Ninth Regiment, stages a 45-couple event in Lexington Street armory. Roughan Hall hosts the Bay State Club with 200 couples in the evening, and Neptune Associates plan an annual ball in Roughan Hall with over 1000 tickets sold.
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Charlestown
Abbotsford Hall
St. Mary’s Catholic Temperance Society
J. T. Roche
J. P. Reagan
T. H. Dooling
James F. Murphy
James Welsh
Mary Blake
Katie Reagan
Mary Gee
Upper Monument Hall
Bunker Hill
Robert E. Hammond
Charles Garland
John Mosher
B. Gorman
T. Coughlin
B. Gould
Lower Monument Hall
Houghton & Dutton
Js Murphy
L. P. Magoon
P. M. O’connor
W. A. Sheehan
J. F. Wilmot
A. A. Lerned
George E. Wilson
Fred Walker
Charlestown Artillery Association
Ninth Regiment
Lexington Street
T. J. Fitzgerald
Tses Mahoney
C. E. Brines
H. P. Dooley
M. J. O’brien
Bay State Club
Roughan Hall
P. H. O'Callaghan
Hay Morrison
John Horrigan
Charles Horrigan
T. Swift
Neptune Associates
North End
St Columbkille Prizes At Brighton Thanksgiving Fair
St Columkille Church Brighton closes a multi day Thanksgiving fair with prize awards. Recipients include R F Heffenning Jamaica Plain upright piano Blanche Donahue Lynn diamond ring Joseph McCarthy Charlestown marble clock Mrs H F Jordan Brighton gold watch J E Grady Roxbury banquet lamp F S McDermot Charlestown combination desk Joseph Kelly Brighton rug F D Darby Humboldt Avenue silver tea service August Rogers Brighton gentleman's gold watch Mrs Dora Quinn East Cambridge etc. A coffee party is planned for December 27 as a supplement to the event.
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St. Columbkille
Brighton
Father Rossi
R. F. Heffenning
Jamaica Plain
Blanche Donahue
Lynn
Joseph McCarthy
Charlestown
H. F. Jordan
J. E. Grady
Roxbury
F.S. McDermot
Joseph Kelly
F. D. Darby
Humboldt Avenue
Augustus Rogers
Dora Quinn
East Cambridge
E. A. Kelly
Walter Grace
P. G. Flinn
Mollie Loreley
Alice Gallin
Patrick McGinn
Pioneer Corps Day Exhibits Drill in Cambridgeport
The Sacred Heart Pioneer Corps held its annual exhibition and prize drill at Union Hall in Cambridgeport with large attendance. Companies A B and D competed for the silver cup. Company D won. Individual gold and silver medals went to Patrick Feeney of Company B and Benjamin McGovern of Company A, who also won the prize last year. A second annual reunion followed with about 250 couples present.
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Sacred Heart Pioneer Corps
Union Hall
Cambridgeport
John O’brien
O'Connor
D. J. Keefe
Edward Mason
Flannagan
Patrick Feeney
Company B
Benjamin McGovern
Company A
Patrick Hurley
Nicholas Barry
George Kelly
Edward Donahue
Charles McGee
James Rogers
James Cunningham
Thomas Dailey
John Healy
Edward Martin
Michael Quinn
Prison inmates in Charles Town enjoy holiday concert and grounds
State Prison convicts in Charles Town spent the morning at a concert then in the yard with football and walks. A special dinner followed and many received gifts from relatives or friends. Some inmates were visited by family members before returning to cells.
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Charlestown
Ten Nations Ate Together at Boston Industrial Home
The Boston Industrial Home on Davis street and Harrison avenue held its seventeenth annual Thanksgiving meal for about 250 people. The two dining rooms overflowed with turkey, goose, cranberry sauce, pies, nuts and fruit. In the evening the chapel hosted inmates and visitors with a program including violin and piano solos and songs, followed by speeches from the president, vice president, and other officers.
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Charlestown
Palace Theatre
Charles Street
House of Correction
John M. Fiske
Deer Island
Long Island
Boston
Davis Street
Harrison Avenue
Fred G. Roberts
Miss Roberts
Miss Horton
A. J. Gordon
Jonathan A. Lane
Matthew Cheney
H. J. Darling
T. D. Roberts
William H. Baldwin
The
Young Men’s Christian Union
Union Hall
William P. Tilden
B.Y. M. Co. Union
Ten Nations Represented at Inmates Testimony Event
The testimony of redeemed men drew attendees from ten nations with inmates performing in their own languages. Friends of the home included Miss M J Cummings and mother, Mr and Mrs E Slocumb, Miss Cifra, Miss Mabel, and McIntosh. Superintendent Roberts thanks all contributors to the joyous occasion aiding inmates and neighboring widows and destitute families.
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Sion
M. J. Cummings
E. Slocumb
Cifra
Mabel
McIntosh
Roberts
Thanksgiving feast at House of the Angel Guardian for 300 boys
About three hundred boys enjoyed a Thanksgiving dinner at the House of the Angel Guardian. After eating they roller skated and ate oranges, then watched dumbbell and Indian club displays in the theatre before high mass and vespers in the chapel.
Happy Thirty-Two at TreMont Street Mission
Thirty-two children from the Children's Mission on Tre Mont Street enjoyed a festive program led by Superintendent William Crosby and matrons. The events included songs, recitations, and readings followed by a turkey dinner and nut cracking, ending with a cheerful scene in Boston.
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Tremont Street
William Crosby
Augusta Kelley
Miss Snow-Flake
Maud Currier
Try Company
Robert Michie
Cora Nevens
Ruthie Arnold
Mary Tibbetts
Crosby
Boston
Thanksgiving Day at New England Home for Little Wanderers
One hundred children at the New England Home for Little Wanderers on West Newton Street were treated to a mid day program for Thanksgiving. Harry Cooper read the proclamation while E M McPherson and W A Cooper spoke. Children marched with flags, dined, and enjoyed bell ringing by the Shipp brothers before indoor games and bedtime.
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Friends of the
New England
Little Wanderers
West
Newton Street
Institution
Harry Cooper
E. M. McPherson
Board of Managers
W. A. Cooper
C. H. Minor
St James Young Men Danced at Thanksgiving Party
The St James Young Men's Christian Total Abstainers Society held its Thanksgiving afternoon party in Col linton Hall. Distinguished guests included Francis Peabody John P Dore Representative Donovan ex Councillor Welch and Councilman Callahan. Dancers were directed by J J Barry with G A Powers assisting. Attendees included Miss Alice Troy among others and several Messrs Healy Sullivan and O Keefe.
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St. James
E. Fleming
Murphy
E. Riley
M. Walsh
Lyons
Connell
Messrs
B. F. Healy
T. Sullivan
P. F. O'Keefe
Burial of Patrick Higgins at Mt Benedict
Patrick Higgins of Roxbury dies Monday and is buried at Mt Benedict Cemetery after a funeral at Alpine Street residence. St Joseph’s Church hosted services with Rev. Hugh Smyth presiding and a solemn high mass of requiem. Music featured Thomas B. Clifford Edward McHugh and Miss Lizzie Shaughnessy. Pallbearers drawn from Knights of St Rose M C Q O F and Charitable Irish Society. A large mourners’ procession joined by community groups.
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Patrick Higgins
Roxbury
Alpine Street
St. Joseph’s Church
Hugh Smyth
Schmidt
Michael Masterson
D. C. Reardon
Thomas B. Clifford
Cal
Mystery at City Hall Over Lost Municipal Book
A large scrap book of March and April 1894 bills, found under a School Street sidewalk grating, sparks questions at City Hall. Alderman Lee and Auditor Dodge deem the item likely lost or stolen en route to the bindery. Dodge calls it carelessness by a boy with no financial wrongdoing suspected.
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Auditor Dodge
School Street
Edward Brennan
Ward 19
John F. Shea
Brennan
Alderman Lee
Dodge
Mitchell
Young Brennan
Post
Mr. Shea
Mr. Dodge
Sugar Trust Keeps New York Refineries Closed For Thanksgiving
Refineries of the Sugar Trust suspend operations for Thanksgiving, with plans to resume Monday. Havemeyer & Elder in Brooklyn kept running to clean up, but overall about 900 workers face layoff, far fewer than rumored. Stock on hand totals about 60 000 barrels, far below levels a month earlier. After the election, plants will run at full capacity to meet winter demand, then adjust to lighter activity.
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New York
Sugar Trust
Havemeyer & Elder
Brooklyn
Trust
Breton
Havemeyer Refineries
Beaten in bed in Portsmouth attack on Brennan
In Portsmouth New Hampshire on November 29 Richard Wassington entered a room and brutally beat John Brennan in bed. Brennan sustained injuries and Wassington was arrested.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Richard Wassington
John Brennan
Wassington
Company B Prize Shoot Winners at Cambridge
The annual Company B First Regiment Cambridge shoot at Cider Mill Pond range faced cold weather reducing scores. Lieutenant Underwood won the Cambridge Chronicle match. Corporal Dawson took first prize and Private Blake second in the company event. Sergeant Cooley received the Dallinger medal. Corporal Clary earned the sharpshooter regimental pin. Private Boyden won the second and third class marksman pins with thirty-two competitors.
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First Regiment
Cambridge
Cider Mill Pond Range
Underwood
Cambridge Chronicle
Dawson
Blake
Cooley
Dallinger
Clary
Boyden
Indoor Meet and Union Feast Highlight New York Event
The indoor meet in New York tops the day with Charlie Murphy Nat Butler and Tom Butler winning events in Class B and amateur divisions. Verheyen wins two mile professional but is disqualified, while a large crowd witnesses record pace and dramatic sprints. The later Union Thanksgiving dinner in Boston gathers delegates from many states and countries with speeches by notable figures including Booker T. Washington.
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New York
Charlie Murphy
Nat Butler
Tom Butler
Colombo
Zimmerman
Verheyen
Harry Wheeler
Edwards
Wheeler
A. J. Hargan
Newark
C. K. Granger
Martin
Monte Scott
Murphy
C. M. Murphy
E. A. McDuffee
A. A. Zimmerman
Alex Verheyen
Cambridgeport
F. F. Goodman
Everett Hall
Providence
C. E.ganse
A. C. Edwards
GC. Roome
Jersey City
C. Ss. Henshaw
W. A. Barbeau
J. M. Baldwin
Goodman
N. J
W. A. Brown
William Martin
Boston Aldermen discuss Republican nomination crisis
Postman questions Alderman Hallstram at the Art Club about not being renominated amid a seven-man "combination" pact. Hallstram hints his defeat stemmed from ally pledges, while Alderman Fottler cites three-year service as the reason for re election and predicts a nine-member Republican board if both independents and regular nominees win.
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Hailstram
Art Club
Newbury
Dartmouth Streets
Hallstram
Alderman Fottler
Mr. Hallstram
Broadway Va riety Theatre Show Ends In Rumpus
A Chelsea theatre riot erupted when two stars Bowers and Williams failed to perform after arriving late. Owner Mrs. James A. McCann and manager Fred Neal handed back receipts to calm about 50 to 75 patrons as chairs were tossed and a curtain drop damaged. Police officer Elmer E. Tucker separated the crowd and closed the venue.
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Broadway
Chelsea
James A. McCann
Fred Neal
Bowers
Williams
Frank McCann
Neal
Scanlan
McCann
Mr. McCann
Elmer E. Tucker
Inquest Opens on Portsmouth Death
William McFarland who lay unconscious on the sidewalk before the Colonial Tavern died after an autopsy showed a skull fracture. Coroner Marvin and a jury began the inquiry and adjourned the inquest to tomorrow morning.
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Portsmouth
N. H
William McFarland
Colonial Tavern
Marvin
Thanksgiving Quiet in Waltham Solves Holiday Games
Thanksgiving passed quietly in Waltham with the American watch factory closed until Monday and nearby shops also shut. A morning football game at Bicycle Park saw Concord and Waltham tie the day 4 to 0 for the home team, while St Josephs C T A 8 held a dancing party at Park Theatre and a minstrel show that evening before a crowded audience.
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Waltham
Maine
Concord
Real estate deals noted in Boston area transfers and sales
Albert Geiger sold two new apartment houses on Massachusetts avenue and Haviland street to Samuel S. Shaw and partners. Brook avenue Roxbury property Hotel Westbrook sold to Mrs. Julia Dromey for Patrick Farrell. Suffolk transfers list multiple city parcels, with prices ranging from 1 to 10 thousand dollars, including properties in Boston Roxbury Dorchester West Roxbury and Brighton. Auction sale of Nathaniel Wethern heirs’ property in Brighton district reported with prices per foot, reflecting stable values in Ward 25.
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Albert Geiger
E. H. Eldredge & Co
Massachusetts Avenue
Haviland Street
Samuel S. Shaw
Mr. Geiger
Joseph L. Bergman
Westbrook
West Cottage
Corner Brook Avenue
Roxbury
Julia Dromey
Patrick Farrell
Suffolk County
The
Real Estate Exchange
Boston
Emily K. Maves
Alice Davis
Bradford Street
Henry S. Isambert
Charles
Winn
Springfield Street
Augustus F. Arnold
Gardiner H. Shaw
Beacon
Aberdeen Streets
W. Roxbury
T. Jefferson Coolidge
Old Colony Railroad Company
Stony Brook
William Coux
Boston Paint and Decoration Company
Parker Street
W. Dorchester
Mary C. Snow
Ross M. Weir
Lyndhurst Street
Charles S. Bird
Elizabeth H. Child
Mora Street
John K. Ordway
John D. Ordway
Magnolia Street
Edwin Weld
John J. Byrne
Woodlawn Street
Bellie M. Byrne
Otis H. Weld
St. Mark
Percy Streets
Jacob W. Seaver
Lillian G. Jordan
Julia E. Bradford
Charles W. Pfaff
Belgrade Avenue
Norwood Executive Names Subcommittee Chairs for Dec. 20 Event
Norwood's executive committee names chairs for decorations printing tickets music press advertising transportation dancing stabling house police catering and more for the Dec. 20 dedication of the new business structure. The Norwood Brass Band will join the large orchestra for a grand promenade concert between dances.
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Norwood
Norwood Business Men’s Association
Water Commissioners’ Office
F. W. Talbot
T. ©. Metcalf
E. L. Biglow
Bernard F. Coburn
W. T. Whedon
T. F E. Clary
James A. Hartshorn
Eugene H. Ranlett
M. H. Howard
Sumner Bagley
H. W. Barrett
Norwood Brass Band
The Marksmen at Wellington Turkey Shoot
The Boston Shooting Association held a turkey shoot at Wellington range. C. B. Sanborn led with 3 hits followed by A. F. Adams 1, E. W. Foote 2, O. R. Dickey 2, Major LeRoy 1, and Captain E. W. Wadsworth 1. Sweepstakes yielded 722 targets broken with only three clean scores Sanborn 2 and Stanton 1.
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Wellington
Boston Shooting Association
Wellington Range
Vermont
C. B. Sanborn
A. F. Adams
E. W. Foote
O. R. Dickey
LeRoy
E. W. Wadsworth
Sanborn
Stanton
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