Eminent Odd Fellows Award Knights Honor
Eminent Odd Fellows confer the Grand Decoration of Chivalry on eleven members. The ceremony honors long service with elevated rank and ceremonial duties.
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1898
Page
5
Eminent Odd Fellows confer the Grand Decoration of Chivalry on eleven members. The ceremony honors long service with elevated rank and ceremonial duties.
Eleven Odd Fellows earned the Grand Decoration of Chivalry in Boston at Music Hall. Lieutenant John Hemenway of Canton City of Lynn received the decoration amid pageantry, sword strokes, and a crowd of over a thousand spectators. Canton McKeen won the competitive drill and $200, while Ensign D W Rigney claimed the top individual prize of $15, with Captain George Mullis in second for the Patriarchs Militant drill.
Ward 14 residents denounce John E Baldwin for voting with the Bell Telephone Company against the people in tariff debates. They back Dennis M Cronin a Sterling Democrat praised for honesty and integrity, citing Cronin’s ward leadership and opposition to corporate influence. The caucus to select delegates will be held at Gray's Hall ward room next Monday evening.
Our Boston representative reports Mr. CO L Glidden of 111 Eutaw St East Boston suffered six months from kidney pain and backache. After using Doan's Kidney Pills bought at Knight's pharmacy he recovered fully and endorses the remedy. He invites inquiries and verification and promotes the pills priced 50 cents or mailed by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo N C sale agents for the U R.
A public installation will honor Alfred S. Pinkerton as grand sire and install the other officers-elect of the sovereign grand lodge in Copley Hall after a visit to Keith's Theatre.
The sovereign grand lodge proceedings featured a knighting rite with the five lady assistants presenting the spur sword gauntlet glove and white cross decorations. Prize awards followed for drill corps and canton efficiency as Grand Lodge delegates defined funeral benefit rights for lodges.
Washington reports Republican leaders Babcock and Hull urged President McKinley to accept Secretary of War Russell A. Alger’s resignation. After touring the middle West and New England they warned Alger’s continued presence jeopardizes GOP chances in November. They indicated removal as the party’s best path to regain control of Congress.
J. R. Watson, general passenger agent, will mail full particulars on request about the Fitchburg Railroad popular Hoosac Tunnel excursion scheduled for September 21.
Daniel McCue twenty eight or thirty years old residing at 30 Mindore street was stabbed and seriously injured by William H Doyle of 100 Halleck street beneath the bridge under the tracks of the New York New Haven and Hartford railroad at Roxbury crossing early this morning. He was taken to City Hospital by police from Station 10. Doyle was locked up after a struggle with officers. Surgeons fear the blade may have penetrated McCue’s lung. Doyle says he acted in self defense after McCue struck him in the face during a quarrel. Police plan to curb loafing and fights under the bridge due to nightly crowds and women faced danger there.
Miss Winnie Davis funeral arrangements in Richmond are not yet finalized. General Fitzhugh Lee cannot attend due to inspection of the seventh corps, and the Governor is absent, prompting pall bearer changes. Colonel William Preston Johnson will serve as pall bearer. the remains arrive tomorrow and will be escorted to St Paul’s Church for a 3 30 funeral with guard of honor.
Mrs William C Whitney travels from Bar Harbor aboard the steam yacht Sagamore with Colonel Oliver H Payne in command. The patient, slightly improved, is taken on a pneumatic bed by eight sailors and the voyage to New York begins, expected to reach by tomorrow night or Sunday morning.
Inspectors Shields and Kelly recovered seventy four pieces of silverware valued at 150 dollars stolen from the house of Gilbert D. Jackson in Cambridge. The property was turned over to the Cambridge police.
Bridgeport authorities disclose three arrests in the Emma Gill murder inquiry. Walter Foster, Charles Plumb of Stratford, and the son of Dr Nancy Guilford are under custody as detectives pursue the motive and method of the crime. The victim was identified as Emma Gill of Southington with family members awaiting examination of remains.
Nearly sixty representatives of patriotic societies met at Parker House called by Mrs. Sara White Lee to organize the patriotic historical department for the fair opening October 10 in Mechanics Building. The program includes commemorative days honoring army and navy with relics on display and afternoon teas daily. Additional notes reference notable figures and events tied to Constitution Day Lafayette Day Mount Vernon Day and other observances with D A R and related groups involved. A private reception is set for October 8.
Yesterday morning at the Marine Hospital in Chelsea Private George P Kingsley of Company B Seventh Infantry died of typhoid fever and pneumonia. He was a son of David P Kingsley of
Steamship agent Thomas Harling arrives from Liverpool to set up Portland and Montreal offices for Leyland Line with a winter Liverpool service from Portland and summer service from Montreal via the St Lawrence. A view steamer is being built for November launch. Virginian, Georgian, Columbian and Bostonian ships join the fleet with Armenian, Cestrian, Victorian in port configurations. Capts McConkey, Shepherd lead new ships. others may command Annapost vessels. Wrecked Belvidere flagged at Cape Maysi. wrecker work on scow valued at 13,000 dollars could yield 2,500 to Betts captains. Large lumber cargoes aboard five-masted Governor Ames and Taunton Sagamore bound for Philadelphia.
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