Souls in Purgatory Readings Mark Pope Leo XIII Jubilee
Catholic churches worldwide held requiem masses for the souls in purgatory on Sunday September 23 after an encyclical from Pope Leo XIII. In Boston, major ceremonies occurred at the Cathedral Immaculate Conception and St Mary's with large crowds, crape decorations, and Verdi's requiem. The sermons stressed prayer for the departed and the pope's jubilee ending, with Archbishop Williams preaching at Holy Cross and others in attendance across parishes.
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Leo the
Atory
Christendom
St. Peter’s
Rome
Leo
Boston
Cathedral
Church of the Immaculate Conception
St. Mary’s
Robert Fulton
Father Sandell
O'Connell
S.J
Conden
Verdi
Cartet
Symphony Orchestra
George E. Whiting
Rayer
Heaven
Hell
Purgatory
Bies
St. Mary’s Church
Endicott Street
Father Duncan
Father Scanlon
Father Uurns
Leo XIII
Holy Father
New York
Rhoma
General Harrison’s reception by delegations in Anapolis
General Harrison spoke to mixed delegations including Union veterans German Americans students and Illinois Republicans in Anapolis Indiana on September day. He praised veterans urged unity and fair terms for Confederate soldiers and welcomed John A Logan Club members while stressing tariff and economic policies and thanking students and residents before greeting thirty little girls in uniform who saluted him.
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Inpr Anapolis
Ind
Harrison
Lea
Republican Club
Grant
Gla
John A. Logan
Logan
Hioncesier
Illinois
Jackson
New Orleans
University Park
Vermont Street
Merchants Week Signals New Round of New England Visitors
Traders from Podunk to Portland converge on Boston for Merchants Week second half with crowds, theatre gala, and militia parade. The Boston Theatre hosts The Crystal Slipper for invited guests only while buyers and hosts enjoy exclusive access. Many stay through Tuesday as tickets end.
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Prim New England
Bangor
Springfield
Portland
Boston
Dalton
Major Phinney and the Patriot publisher false claim
Clarifies that Major Sylvanus Bourne Phinney who turned eighty and founded the Barnstable Patriot in 1830 sold his interest in 1860 and has had no connection with the paper since, debunking rumors of ongoing ownership.
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Major Phinney
THE
Patriot
Sylvanus Bourne Phinney
Barnstable Patriot
Musical Notes Boston Orchestral Club Season Prospects
The Boston Orchestral Club enters a promising season with strong last year’s success and a possible chorus addition. Financial and musical gains, plus new works secured by Chadwick during his abroad trip, signal heightened interest among active and associate members. Chorus committee includes Mrs Theodore Lyman, Mrs Alexander Cochran e, Mrs Rollins Morse, Mrs D Bolt, Mrs Augustus Flagg, Miss Clara Endicott, Miss Fannie Peabody, Miss Blanche Shimmin, and club directors.
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Boston Orchestral Club
Chadwick
Theodore Lyman
Alexander Cochrane
Rollins Morse
D. Bolt
Augustus Flagg
Clara Endicott
Fannie Peabody
Blanche Shimimin
Club
Massachusetts Relief Association Ordered Placed Under Receivership
Insurance Commissioner Merrill notified the Massachusetts Relief Association at 31 Milk Street that it must stop issuing policies. Citing refused claims and mismanagement, he asked Attorney General Waterman to seek a Supreme Judicial Court appointment of a receiver and an order to suspend the corporation’s business. the action was filed on Saturday.
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Merrill
Massachusetts Relief Association
Commonwealth
Milk Street
Waterman
Supreme Judicial Court
Kimpatt Bros Carriage Makers Promote Light Rockaways and Goddards
Kimpatt Bros of Sudbury Street specialize in light one horse rockaways and a compact octagonal point rockaway with interior drop seat. The firm also builds a light Goddard buggy under 285 pounds and reports rising sales of sub 325 pound models. At the Rhode Island State fair their twelve carriages earned premiums for display and for lightest, finest finished coupe rockaway.
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Kimpatt Bros
Sudbury Street
Goddard
Boston
Rhode Island
Dr Miner's Sermon Attacks Catholic System And School Board
Rev Dr Miner denounces Roman Catholic authority as insidious and claims the Pope rules nations. He cites excommunications, Jesuit vows, and indulgence history to argue for reform in public schools. He urges truth to religion, warns of corruption, and appeals to state or judicial action.
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Boston School Board
Miner
Columbus Avenue
Dr. Miner
Pius V
Pius IX
Earth
Heaven
Rome
Catholic World
American
Purcell
Boston
Williams
South End
Tremont Temple
Freeman’s Journal
the Tablet
Father Walker
Tetzel
Supreme Court
Fulton on Indulgences by Rev Dr Fulton at Music Hall
The Rev Dr Fulton addressed about 4000 in Music Hall on How Priests Deceive Romanists in Regard to Indulgences, tracing indulgences from Tetzel to today and showing perceived deceptions. He cited Luther’s protest and Pope’s bull burning, urging Boston women to vote for public schools. News vendors outside sold papers on Romanists and related topics.
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Fulton
Music Hall
Tetzel
Martin Luther
Boston
Patriotism the Duty of the Hour at Park Street Church
Rev. Dr. Gregg preached on Patriotism as the nation’s duty and moral strength. He urged perfect manhood, insistence on moral individualism, and that religion belong in politics. He called for safeguarding free speech, honest ballots, and integrity in public service to unite and elevate America.
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Dr. Gregg
Park Street
America
Gregg
Republic
Beekman hotels busy as Mendelssohn quintet plays
In Boston, several hotels reported solid occupancy. The Mendelssohn quintet performed in the United States Hotel parlors while Col. Robert G. Ingersoll was expected at Parker House for an important law case. Notables registered included Mrs. F. W. Hazard and Mr. and Mrs. Milliken. A Beacon Hotel opening is anticipated in November.
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United States
Mendelssohn Quintet
Robert G. Ingersoll
Parker House
Leagitt’s Folly and Burlesque — Company
New York
F. W. Hazard
Milliken
Chicago
Vendome
Charles C. Branch
Charles Branch
London
Granswick
Edmund Madigan
Presque Isle
Young's
Beacon
Boston
Robinson
Brunswick
Fitsimmons
St. James
Parker’s
Advertisement for Cough Syrup and Salvation Oil
For throat irritation and colds readers are advised to take Dr Bull s Cough Syrup. Salvation Oil marketed as a great pain cure is sold by druggists and medicine dealers at 26 cents.
Obituary of Abram B. Jewell Former New York Produce Exchange leader
Abram B Jewell ex president of the New York Produce Exchange died of apoplexy in Manhattan at 1 pm He born 1812 near Montpelier Vermont moved to New York at 22 and joined Benjamin Taylors grocer firm Later with Harrison and Van Wagner formed Jewell Harrison Co pork lard and greases They ran No 27 Water Street for over forty years and pioneered refined lard and hardening export lard with stearine Their failure in 1884 cost over 1 000 000 precipitated by Mr Harrison's cotton ventures Jewell helped found the exchange and served as president 1872-3 His fortune diminished after the crash His Jersey City homes were on Montgomery Street and Bramhall Avenue He kept an office at 2 Stone Street earning about 3000 yearly in lard and greases He was a member of the Produce Exchange Gratuity Fund and a lifelong Democrat with a Thurman bandanna since the Old Roman nomination.
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Abram
Jewell
New York Produce Exchange
Water Street
New York
Mgr. Jewell
Montpelier
Benjamin Taylor
Vesey Street
D. Harrison
E. D. van Wagner
Jewell, Harrison & Co
No. 27
Harrison
Old Produce Exchange
Jerse City
Montgomery Street
Bedle
Bramhall Avenue
Jersey City Heights
Stone Street
Produce Exchange Gratuity Fund
Deaths of Loring C Dale and Albert Hyde
Loring C Dale of Chelsea died at 70 Walnut Street after weeks with Brights disease. He was born in Chester Vermont sixty six years ago and held long histories with the American party, Knights of Pythias, and Mystic Lodge Chelsea. He leaves a widow and three daughters. Albert Hyde, age about 60, longtime ticket agent for Boston and Albany at Pittsfield, dropped dead at work from heart disease. He leaves a widow and a son.
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Loring C. Dale
Samuel Dale
Boston
Walnutstreet
Chelsea
Bright
Chester
American Party
Order of United Americans
Calanthe
Everett
Knights of Vthias
Lynn
Mystic Lodge
Albert Hyde
Boston & Albany
Rai
Pittsfield
Boston Ideals season opens with new faces in Troy
The tenth season of the Boston Ideals starts on the 15th in Troy with Pauline l Allemand and Signor Porisalti joining. Miss de Lussan returns as Carmen and will create Queen Topaz in Buffalo on Oct 22. Lakmé revival planned for early November followed by Faust. Other theatres show Busy, varied programs with new and familiar acts across Boston.
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Boston
Troy
N. Y
Pauline l’Allemand
National Opera Company
Signor Porisalti
Drury Lane
Miss de Lussan
Carmen
Topaz
Buffalo
Foster
Faust
Martha
Fra Diavolo
Park
Annie Pixley
Zara
Grand Opera House
Gus Williams
Howard
Lord Fauntleroy
Museum
Erminie
Globe
Crystal Slipper
Mr. Dixey
Hollis Street
The Proposed Club at Nahant
The Nahant Club plans a social and athletic organization with members from Nahant and nearby towns including Swampscott and Beverly. Notables such as Augustus Hemenway and Oliver Ames Jr lead the drive to provide tennis, bowling, a baseball diamond, a house with reading and music rooms, private theatricals, and rooms for women guests, though ladies are not members. A Tudor cottage or similar Ey of property may be leased for a club house.
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Nahant Club
Nahant
Swampscott
Manchester
Marblehead
Beverly
Boston
Messrs
Augustus Hemenway
Alanson Tucker
Hugh Allan
Oliver Ames, Jr
William N. Bullard
Arthur B. Silsbee
Charles P. Curtis
Achelor
Remodel of Commonwealth Hotel to be a family hotel
The Commonwealth Hotel will be remodeled and refurnished and reopen as a family hotel with about 800 rooms and an office on the street floor, slated to open in November. In other news, W. B. Maddock of the Albany House Brighton was treated after ingesting laudanum, may face sanity examination, and the Young Men's Christian Union outlines twenty one classes for the coming season. The Boston Woman Suffrage League plans its monthly meeting at Parker Memorial Hall with Edwin D. Mead Henry B Blackwell and Salome Merritt, M D to speak. Police seek William Watson’s runaway son aboard a Boston bound steamer. Last week Boston saw 184 deaths, six from typhoid.
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Commonwealth
Maddock
Albany House
Brighton
Brown
Young Men's Christian Union
Parker Memorial Hall
Boston Woman Suffrage League
Edwin D. Mead
Henry B. Blackwell
Salome Merritt
M.D
William Watson
Halifax
William
Boston
Reform the Theatre Orchestra for Pure Stage Delights
A reader urges Taverner to curb orchestra intrusions during poignant theatre moments. The writer laments disruptive bassoons and violins marring emotion, proposing to abolish the orchestra except for overtures and finales, to restore audience immersion and sensitivity. Cambridge, 17th Sept.
Departure of the Ancients from Boston to Saratoga
At 7 this morning the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company will assemble at their armory in Faneuil Hall and form at 5 p.m. to march to Fitchburg station. They will travel by train at 8:45 to Saratoga where they are received by the Saratoga Citizens' Corps and quartered at the American House. A banquet is set for 7 p.m. Tuesday includes sight-seeing. the command arrives in Boston at 9 p.m. Tuesday.
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Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company
Faneuil Hall
Fitchburg
Saratoga
Saratoga Citizens’ Corps
McEwen
American House
Boston
Bostons Fail to Score in Chicago Whitewash
Saturday’s South End game between the Bostons and the Chicago club ended in a whitewash for the home team. The contest turned on merit with flawless fielding by both sides and no errors recorded. Burns was out for running out of line.
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South End
Bostons
Chicagos
Press Club Nines to Contest for Club Benefit
Two nines from the Boston Press Club will play on the Union grounds to raise funds for the club. A meeting is set for Tuesday at 1 o clock to select the teams and decide the game date.
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Press Club
Boston Press Club
Union Grounds
Other games with mixed results across leagues
Reports list several matchups with odd spellings and city nicknames. New Yorks beat Detroits 6 to 2, Washingtons defeated Indianap olis 4 to 1, Philadelphias 4 tied with Pittsburghs 2, Baltimores defeated Cincinnatis 1 to 8, Clevelands tied with Louisvilles 4 to 4, Brooklyns beat St Louis 7 to 4, Athl e tics 10 to Kansas Citys, and Stars of Lawrence won 10 to 1 over Lawrence.
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New York
Detroits
New Yorks
Washington
Washingtons
Olis
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Philadelphias
Cincinnati
Cincinnatis
Baltimores
Louisville
Louisvilles
Clevelands
St. Louis
Brooklyns
Kansas City
St. Peter's Names New Rector Henry H. Haynes
The Rev. Henry H. Haynes has been called to lead St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Cambridge after serving there since the transfer of the former rector. A New Hampshire native, he is a Harvard College and Cambridge Theological School graduate.
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Henry H. Haynes
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
Cambridge
Mr. Gushee
St. Philip’s Church
Haynes
New Hampshire
Harvard College
Cambridge Theological School
Nurses Welcome at New Guild House on West Newton Street
A reception at the new home for trained nurses at 96 West Newton Street was held Saturday evening with nearly one hundred nurses and guests in attendance. Speeches were given by Rev. Father Osborne and other clergy, and by doctors including Dr Edward Cowles of Somerville. The event, under the Guild of St. Barnabas, supports about twenty beds with parlors for nurses temporarily out of employment. Mrs Hamilton serves as matron with Mrs H B McIntosh as committee chair and Miss Edith Codman as secretary.
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West Newton Street
Father Osborne
Philips Brooks
Lothrop
E.ddward Cowles
Somerville
Guild of St. Barnabas
Hamilton
Insolvency Filing for Girsch & Co Lithographers
The firm Girsch & Co. lithographers at 28 Purchase Street enters insolvency with liabilities around 3510. Assets include plant 196, cash 1103, and accounts 780. Charles W. Girsch owes 200, with personal assets 780. John F. Scherber owes 1080, with personal assets 250. Mortgagee plans foreclosure on stock. Byron H Butterfield, mason, 7 East Springfield Street.
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Girsch & Co
Purchase Street
Charles W. Girsch
John F. Scherber
Byron H Butterfield
Mason
East Springfield Street
Man claims Pierce identity and is arrested in clothing sale
A man who said he was Charles E. Pierce of South Berwick Me was selling clothes on North street Saturday when arrested on suspicion. A stash of new jewelry and a $52 check made payable to B W Blake and signed Samuel W Pierce were found. The prisoner claimed to be Pierce’s brother and Blake, astonished, said he thought the check was lost in Reading.
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Charles E. Pierce
South Berwick
North Street
Washington National Bank
B. W. Blake
Y Samuel W. Pierce
Pierce
Blake
Reading
Single Tax System Expounded by Local League speakers
About 200 people gathered on the Common to hear the Single Tax League expound the doctrine. Speakers included EF. M. White Ley Turner W. H. Hannaford D. H. Biggs William Ford the Rev. Samuel Brazier of Birmingham Eng. Afterward the meeting adjourned to 46 Eliot street to arrange future Wells Memorial sessions.
Sale of Horses at Beacon Park Auction Tomorrow
Mr George H Hicks manager of Beacon Park Allston plans an auction of fine horses tomorrow. The herd includes fast well bred animals known on track and road with names such as Belle Franklin W Van Bert Harebeil Addison Jr Volley Lena Ruth Belle H Neilie and Dr Van from a respected Boston string. The sale promises strong racing potential from the animals.
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Beacon Park
Allston
Hicks
Boston
Belle Franklin
W. van
Bert
Harebeil
Addison Jr
Volley
Lena
Ruth
Belle H
Neilie
Dr. van
Courts Consider Federal Naturalization Rules
The United States Circuit Court on September 29 heard memorialists urge stricter naturalization rules for foreigners. The court said it is Congress’s province, noted existing care exceeds that in state courts, and took the matter under advisement after hearing petitioners and remonstrants.
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United States Circuit Court
Cour and Newson
Congress
A. L. Harding
H. F E. Swasey
T. J. Gargan
Supreme Judicial Court hearing on Fitchburg Railroad proxy case
The court spent most of the day hearing Sawyer and others petitioning for Elijah B. Phillips to be removed as president of the Fitchburg Railroad Company for alleged statute violations in procuring and using proxies. Evidence finished and arguments set for Thursday next.
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Supreme Judicial Court
Holmes
Sawyer
Elijah B. Phillipsrom
Fitchburg Railroad Company
Superior Court Sittings Map Out Five Session Schedule
The October sitting will begin Tuesday with five sessions at No 30 Pemberton square and 22 School street. First session will hear even numbers 2 to 2500 and 5400 to end. second session odd numbers 1 to 2499 and 3401 to end. third session at No 30 Pemberton square will cover all numbers. fourth session odd and even 2500 to 3400. fifth session at No 30 Pemberton square handles equity and divorce motions with divorces prioritized. Judge Mason presides first session, Judge Hammond second. other judges unannounced.
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School Street
Pemberton Square
Equity
Mason
Hammond
Superior Court Docket Essex County Oct 1 Judge Lathrop
In Essex County Superior Court on October 1 Judge Lathrop presides over matters including cases 4720 Peabody as administrator versus Hil 3969 Larrabee versus McHugh 4163 Mayo versus City of Gloucester 4221 Kane versus City of Lynn 14807 Fallon versus same 4503 Gilbert versus Anthony 4505 Kenny versus Carroll 4531 Beynolds versus City of synth and 4380 Ranch versus same.
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Hil
Larrabea
McHugh
Mayo
City of Gloucester
Kane
City of Lynn
Fallon
Same
Gilbert
Anthony
Kenny
Carroll
Beynolds
City of Synth
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