German Policeman and Odd Fellows Temple Highlight 19th Century Boston Scene
A musical piece titled The German Policeman showcases comedic verses while the article extols Boston’s Odd Fellows Temple at Barclay and Tremont streets. It details grand halls Cove nant, Friendship, Oasis, and Odd Fellows’ hall, plus grand lodge and encampment meeting schedules. It profiles District Deputy William L. Young of Kings County, noting his service in the Civil War, G A R ties, and long leadership within the order.
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Barclay and Tremont Streets
Boston
Order of
Odd Fellows
Friendship Hall
Odd Fellows’ Hall
William L. Young
Lo. O
Kings County
New York
Young
Brooklyn
Dover
N. J
U.S. Grant Post
Gen. Grant
Riverside Park
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Woodbine Lodge
Union Lodge
Salem
Olive Branch Lodge
Rebekah
Order
Father Upchurch Founder of A O U W Dies
The founder of the Ancient Order of United Workmen known as Father Upchurch, a mutual aid fraternal officer, was a southerner born in Franklin County North Carolina on March 26 1820 his death is reported.
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Order of United Workmen
Father Upchurch
Brethren of the Order
Franklin County
North Carolina
A Prominent Knight of Pythias
The Very Rev Sir William Tilly Whitmarsh of Norfolk Nebraska, longtime rector at Trinity church Carrollton Illinois and dean of Litchfield in Springfield diocese, served as brigade chaplain of the Knights of Pythias Illinois. Born in Portsmouth England May 28 1834, his early life set the stage for a storied fraternal career.
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William Tilly Whitmarsh
Norfolk
Neb
Trinity Church
Carrollton
Ill
Litchfield
Springfield
Knights of Pythias
Illinois
William Tily Whitmarsh
Portsmouth
England
Minister Whitmarsh’s Long Clerical and Fraternal Career
The obituary traces the life of a Baptist minister who began preaching in 1856 and held various pastorates before a transition from Baptist faith. He served as headmaster, moved to Canada and the United States, and was ordained in 1880 in Cleveland. He led in Muskegon, engaged deeply in Masonic and Knights of Pythias roles, and later joined the Illinois brigade as brigade chaplain. He remains active in Freemasonry affiliations in Muskegon and Chicago.
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United States
East Winthrop
Warren, O
Baptist Church
Ohio
St. Mary's
Cleveland
Trinity Church
St. James
Bro
Whitmarsh
St. Paul's
Muskegon
Western Michigan
Muskegon Bro
Masonic Order
Brand
Illinois
Bro. Whitmarsh
Muskegon Lodge
Mich
Chicago
Ancient European Knightly Orders and Their Legends
The piece surveys eight great aristocratic orders led by the Garter, Golden Fleece, and Elephant. It recounts origin tales for the Garter, notes the Golden Fleece’s shifting patronage, and places the Elephant under Denmark’s sovereign, listing notable members. It notes the Legion of Honor founded by Napoleon in 1803, its five classes, and eligibility rules, with remarks on its tarnished reputation from scandals. The Iron Cross is briefly compared as a German equivalent not corrupted like the Legion.
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Europe
England
Austria
Spain
Denmark
Bers
Order of the Garter
Edward Plantagenet
Prince of Wales
Countess of Salisbury
Philip the Benevolent
Order of the Golden Fleece
The
Order of the Elephant
Christian I
von Moltke
Totleben
C. Krag-Pael
Bonaparte
Legion of Honor
Bismarck, von Moltke
Turkey
Harrison
Tribune
New York Tribune
Republican Party
Congress
the Tribune
Sunday Tribune
Waverly
Cooper
Irving
Washington
Lord Bacon
A. Poe
Carlyle
Walter Scott
United States
Wood
Waltham Watch
Masonic Relic Found Fragment From Hiram at London Museum
The Masonic museum in London claims possession of part of the tibia of Hiram king of Tyre. The finding and preservation of this relic is described as well authenticated by The Free Mason. New York State has about 5.5 million people and the largest R A Masonry jurisdiction worldwide with 188 chapters and 542 riddick? members.
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Stacey
Crorus
Neider
der Sargeant
Cnorvs
Masonic Museum
London
England
Hiram
Tyre
New York
R. A. Masonry
R.asons
Eclectic Magazine Promotes European Thought to Americans
The Eclectic Magazine highlights leading European authors and ideas, aiming to inform American readers through biographical sketches, essays, poetry, and reviews. Each year comprises two large volumes with over 1700 pages and includes a steel engraving for added appeal.
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Europe
Eclectic
The
Scribner's Magazine 1889 Preview Highlights
Scribner's Magazine for 1889 features Robert Louis Stevenson's The Master of Ballantrae running most of the year, new memoirs on J F Millet and modern French painters, Aldrich's January contribution, art and literature features, fishing articles on salmon and bass, electricity papers, deep mining, and unique illustrations. Special 1889 offers include cloth-bound subscriptions and rail articles bundles.
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Scribner’s Magazine
Scribner's Magazine
Thomas L. James
Railway Postal Service
Robert Louis Stevenson
Thomas Bailey Aldrich
Walter Scott
James T. Fields
Apaent
Clarence Cook
E. H. Blashfield
Astin Dobson
Library OF Tribune
Tribune
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Richard A. Saalfield
Union Square
Milton Nobles
Max Fehrman
John de Witt
der Cortie
ODD
William J. Young
ODD Fellows’ Temple
Grand Lodge
Grand En
Atlantic and Great Western Road
Meadville
Upchurch
Supreme Lodge
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
Upehureh
Tempo di Valse
Ven
Dick Croker
Beat
Kit
Cloud
Mit Helmet
Uni
Alider Ladies
Detsour Special
German Police
Jounes Wir
Pythias
T. Whitmarsh
Medicinal Europe
the Legion OF Honor
Ame
Liverpool
J. Bonsall
Bloomfield
Parry Co
J.E. Bonsall
Jacoba
Perry Co
J E. Bonsall
St. Jacobs OU
Charles A. Vogeler Co
Balto,, Md
J M. Wolaver
Weld
Greeley
Colorado
Towit
King Irrigation Company
Claver
Gare
Weld County
Rust
Greeley Tribune
Denver
District Court of
Dallas L. Kepler
North Range
John Spitz
Theodore
William Tews
Pine Bluffs
Wyo
T. M. Jones
Grover, Colo
J. Mott
Register
Board of County Commissioners
Beaver Creek
Township 2
Ant
Said
Beaver Creek Pene
Rdt
Arthur Hotchkiss
Scott's Bakery
Ally
Greeley, Colorado
Eclectic Magazine
the Eclectic
W E Gladstone
Alfred Tennyson
Huxley
Tyndall
W H Hallock
Norman Lockyer
W Phin
Max Muller
Owen
Henry Taine
E A Freeman
DC L
James Anthony Froude
Thomas Hughes
Algernon C Swinburne
William Black
Oliphant
Cardinal Newman
Cardinal Manning
Miss Thackery
Thomas Hardy
Robert Buchanan
E.R. Pelton
Bond Street
John ‘Trowbridge
M. Oppenheim, & Co
Columbia St
Union
Western Territories
South
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