Christmas Parties Brighten Wood's Corner Neighborhood
Suburban Wood's Corner residents rallied for two Christmas events with Santa Claus, gifts, and musical interludes. Mrs A F Malorey hosted a party with two dozen guests including Mason Champigny and Malorey families. Amelia Marinel led a daughter’s Santa role at John Mariner Jr home with a giant barnyard turkey and lavish gifts. A New Year party is planned with talented musicians.
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Wood's Corner
Santa Claus
A. F. Malorey
Mr. Mason
E. Champigny
F. A. Malorey
G. Audoin
IV. Boutelsup
L. Potter
Dora” Malorey
Dora
North Chelmsford
John Mariner, Jr
Santa
Amelia Marinel
Christmas tree exercises crowned by Mother Goose cantata
In Social hall a crowded crowd enjoyed the annual Christmas tree exercises of the mission Sunday school. The cantata Mother Goose's Visit to Santa Claus featured a large cast of children and a refined singing group led by Miss Annie Croft and Mrs. Florence Wilde. Selectman Kert Catherwood presented a substantial gift to Superintendent W. McAlpine, who thanked the giver with a brief speech. Afterward many presents were distributed from the tree by George and David Allan with helpers.
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Mission Sunday School
Mother Goose
Santa Claus
Mabel Malloy
Boy Blue
Thomas Stockton
Dr. Foster
Fritz Pearson
Nannie Ettit
Nellie Stead
Jack Sprat
Thomas Clegg
Death of Mrs Elizabeth Mears Graniteville
Elizabeth Mears aged 78 died at her River Street home Christmas morning after a long illness. A resident for 40 years she leaves a daughter Miss Louisa Mears and several relatives. Funeral was set for 2 PM. numerous neighbors and friends attended including Mr and Mrs W H Wall and many others from Lynk North Andover and surrounding towns.
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Elizabeth Mears
River Street
Louisa Mears
Eyea Meer
Sere
W. MH. Wall
J. Fred Wall
Mies Mary J. Driscoll
Michael Driscoll
Dennis Driscoll
Lynk
Gilbert and Quinn
Kosten
John and Quinn
North Andover
James Harrington
Anna
Catherine Harrington
Mies Maude Carkin
J. Bh. Riney
Wetaw N
B. F
Laurm Healy
Leomaneen
Jennie Palmer
Hoeton
Fred Reed
Roston
A. Nelson
Howee
North J
John Hollows
Edward Pitte
Pitchbore
Sohn
Gould Yacht Arrives at Jamaica Port for Short Cruise
The Gould yacht under Captain Hewara Gould arrived here aboard with a crew on board. The vessel will cruise in waters for a few days before continuing its journey.
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Hewara Gould
Pelham Gun Club Christmas Shoot and Town Reception
The Pelham Gun Club held its annual Christmas shoot at its famed range with Capt. Ducharme and crew aiming for perfection. A later town hall event honored Asa and Mrs. Carleton with an 34.50 purse after a grand march and reception attended by about 40 couples, marking a joyful Pelham holiday.
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Pelham
Susan M. Cutter
California
Pelham Gun Club
Ducharme
Capt. Ducharme
M. Raymond
C. Ducharme
RF. Marsh
Coe M. Stickney
D. Carleton
Be Smith
Ae Gurdon
Peabody
B. Simpson
Asa Carleton
Karl P- Shaw
Dracut
James Macaldin
Jones
Hudson
Karl R. Shaw
Dracut Grange Social and Dance Draws Big Local Attendance
A Dracut Grange social and dance at Grange hall drew a large crowd and was a social and financial success with Burbank's orchestra providing music for about 20 numbers. A colored man, working at Benjamin Peay’s East Dracut farm, narrowly escaped a bad accident on a street near Sladen Street and a grocery estate, after a wagon wheel struck and toppled him, causing a shake up but no serious injuries. Children skated at Newry Yard though some danger remained from rough surface near the area.
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Grange Hall
Dracut Grange
Burbank
Merry Dancers
Benjamin Peay
East Dracut
Sladen Street
Rg & Holton
Newry
Christmas Tree Exercises and Village Notices at Westford
Westford reports on the Union Congregational church Christmas event with a decorated church, children performances, and Santa John Taylor giving remembrances. The Christian Endeavor Society elects officers for the year. Local residents, depot plans, and school club entertainments are noted, including Whittier night and plans for the Tadmuck Club meeting.
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Union Congregational Church
John Taylor
Santa Claus
Miss Laker
Carrie Atwood
Eva Burnham
Christian Endeavor Society of the
Charles P. Marshall
Wm. C. Perkins
L. W. Wheeler
Mary Bunce
Lillian Atwood
W. C. Perkins
May Day
Eva Pyne
John P. Wright
A. E. Day
Charles Colburn
Henry Colburn
Loker
C. P. Marshall
Ke Coolidge
William R. Tayor
Charles W. Decater
Rockland
Cal
Austin H. Foss
Boston & Maine Railroad
Graniteville
J. A. Healey
Mary G. Balch
South Hadley Falls
Mass
No. 9
North Westford
Cora Smith
Sammy
Harry Sherburne
Clarence Wyman
Ernest Wright
Russell Smith
Clarence Dane
Frank Chandler
Arthur Blodgett
O. A. Nelson
Lambert
Horace Gould
Edwin Gould
Catherine Burke
Winfred Blodgett
Della Blodgett
Nelson
Hammett Wright
Everett Woods
Emily Blodgett
Northfield Seminary
Lucy Lambert
Edna
Jennie Ferguson
Inez Burnham
Connecticut
Mattie Symmes
Fred Johnson
Archie Hartford
Amherst College
Walter Johnson
Clarence Weston
Boston
Stella Hartford
Tadmuck Club
MacDonald
Barrie
Maclaren
Clara Smith
Death Notices in Chelmsford Area
Mary B. Batchelder, wife of Frank Batchelder of Westford Street, Chelmsford, died Monday December 25 after a lengthy illness. Born in Pittsfield New Hampshire she lived in Chelmsford Holderness and Lowell areas. A grandson Walter H. Mulino lives with grandfather Robert Muine, superintendent of Lowell cemetery. Sister Mrs. Susan Brown suffered an injury at Christmas during a family dinner at Walter Perham’s home after a fall on a step.
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Ae! E
Chelmeford Holderness
N. H
Walter H. Mulino
Robert Muine
Lowell Cemetery
Susan Brown
Nancy Metcalf
Walter Perham
Family Guests and Holiday Visits Highlight Local Social Life
The piece lists numerous visitors including Ernest Perron and his wife from Fall River staying two weeks with his mother Mrs Mathilde Perron at 470 Moody street. It notes other guests Mrs Prosper Cossette of Boston, Adelard Blanchette visiting relatives in Lawrence, and a Christmas soloist at St Josephs church, J E Montmarquet, among exchanges of hospitality with local families and relatives in Roxbury, Northampton, Putnam, and Wotton Que.
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Ernest Perron
City
Fall River
Adelard Blanchette
Canada
Joseph Blanchette
Albert Hamel
Zenaide Blanchette
Lawrence
Mr. Blanchette
Wilbrod Bouthillette
Ford Street
Dosithee Bouthillette
Northampton
Bouthillette
Edmond Bouthillette
Pierre Berthiaume
Putnam, Conn
Woman Sustains Arm Injury In Fall At Home
A woman injured after falling and breaking her left arm at the elbow then refused to halt plans, was cared for by Dr. Howard and moved to H. S. Perham’s home to rest. Earlier, Miss Olive Hunt suffered a similar fall last Saturday, breaking her left elbow and bruising her head and right side, with recovery expected to take some time.
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Howard
H. S. Perham
Olive Hunt
Christmas Festivities Color North Chelmsford Village
In the Second Congregational church vestry the Sunday school held a Christmas festival with a tree giving gifts to many children. A. E. Duncan and Clarence DeRoehn led the committee along with A. H. Sheldon Jr and local helpers. Clayton Piggott remains in Lowell hospital after knee surgery and is expected home in about a week.
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Second Congregational Church
A. E. Duncan
Clarence DeRoehn
A. H. Sheldon, Jr
Alice Ballinger
Florence Queen
Flora Knox
Clayton Piggott
Lowell Hospital
E. H. Shaw
Worcester
Earl Lewis
Clark University
John Varney
Dartmouth College
G. C. Moore, Jr
Philips Academy
Andover
Earthquake hits Harpoot Turkey area mission center
Boston Dec 26 The American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions received a cable from Constantinople reporting a severe earthquake in the Harpoot vilayet eastern Turkey. Many houses destroyed leaving residents homeless and destitute as winter begins. The region, largely Armenian, hosts Euphrates College and major mission facilities. Relief is needed.
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Boston
American Board of Commissioners For Foreign Missions
Constantinople
Harpoot Vilayet
Turkey
Harpoot
American Board
Euphrates College
NEW POLICEMEN AND LICENSES APPROVED BY BOARD
The police board appointed nine new reserve officers from the top civil service ranks John W. Swank Wick Peter P. McMannion John F. Conlon John Gillis John H. Clark David Petrie James R. McNally Simon Lane Patrick Hagley Licenses granted include Common victuallers Annie Ogilvie and George Desilities theatres Richard Murphy J Herbert Tibbetts hawkers Leonard Wheeler Isaac Marshall T H Platt & Co Norris Brothers Joseph Ladue Sunday concert licenses for several societies skating rink licenses for Hennessy Boisvert Hennessy and more auctioneer licenses for Potter Harris Stiles Mansur Hanson brothers Mack Dumas and others with withdrawals by Dumas and Dinerman noted.
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Civil Service
John W. Swanwick
Peter P. McMannion
John F. Conlon
John Gillis
John H. Clark
David Petrie
James R. McNally
Simon Lane
Patrick H. Hagley
Common Victuallers
Annie Ogilvie
Nichols Street
George
Desilities
Paige Street
Richard F. Murphy
Academy of Music
J. Herbert Tibbetts
Boston Theatre
Leonard W. Wheeler
Westford
Mass
Isaac C. Marshall
Pelham
N. H
T. H. Platt & Co
Whipple Street
Norris Brothers
Middle Street
Joseph Ladue
Aiken Avenue
Ladies Aid Society
Helping Hand Society
Firemen’s Fund Association
Opera House
Thomas F. Hennessy
Rollaway
Hurd Street
Jaques Boisvert
Centralville Rowlaway
William E. Potter
Hildreth Building
Simon B. Harris
Central Block
George F. Stiles
Hildreth
Ezra FE
Literary Club Discusses Edison Inventions And Debate
The weekly meeting drew many members and featured a literary program. Members planned Bent Franklin birthday events and a club reunion. An interrogating debate argued abolishing the common council with the affirmative winning. Duncan Kelly presented Edison invention life for an essay with Bassett as critic.
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Oanoa
Bent
Franklin
Porere
John O Ui
T John Murphy
Dans
Meatra Oy
Thomas
Duncan Kelly
Jas
Riley
Aigen
Juy
Thos. Edison
Bassett
Merritt Fears Political Overturn In New York Speakership
New York December 26 Assemblyman E. A. Merritt Jr candidate for speaker said to await assembly turnout in Albany He charged Higgins leaders plan a new board of control with Governor Higgins as boss Naming George W Aldridge Francis Hendricks Jerederick D Kilburn and N V Franchot as backers Merritt warned of shifts against friends of U S Senator Platt and Governor Odell He suggested the insurance investigating committee might sit during the next legislative recess to finish its work.
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New York
TE. A. Merritt, Jr
New York State Assembly
Albany
Merritt
Higgins
Board of Control
Governor Higgins
George W. al
Insurance Investigating Committee
Midshipmen to face court martial over hazing charges
Secretary Bonaparte initiates steps for a court martial of Midshipmen Coffin and Van Deever. Four naval officers are designated to travel to Annapolis to form the court if Admiral Sands appoints them, seeking officers detached from the academy to avoid local influence. The officers designated are Captain Corwin P. Rees, Commander W. S. Nelson, Lieutenant Commander Horace W. Harrison, and Lieutenant John W. Timons.
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Washington
Bonaparte
Coffin
van Deever
Kimbrough
Naval Academy
Admiral Sands
Academy
Annapolis
Corwin P. Rees
W. 8. Nelson
Horace W. Harrison
John W. Timons
Three Great Needs in American Farming
Washington indicates the soil survey mapped 15,752,520 acres in the last fiscal year across 28 states. Rhode Island completes its first full survey. Primary issues: western alkali control, eastern crop suitability to soil, and restoration of soil fertility. Tobacco investigations have been extended.
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Washington
Soil Survey
Department of Agriculture
The
Soil's Bureau
Rhode Island
Union
Mae
Bureau
Salary increase for gallant captain
Washington December 26 A reward increase in salary was approved for Captain Gibbs of the lighthouse tender Azalea for swiftly rescuing 13 crew members from lightship No. 58 off Nantucket. The move followed Admiral Dewey’s push to recognize action, and the Lighthouse Board backed by Secretary Metcalf approved the recommendation. Notification reached Captain Gibbs the day before Christmas.
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Washington
Nantucket
Gibbs
Azalea
Admiral Dewey
Sebree
Naval
Lighthouse Board
Metcalf
Local Residents Serenaded by 16-Singer Christmas Chorus
Residents near Bridge West Eleventh and Hampshire streets were serenaded on Christmas Eve by a chorus of 16 singers. The group performed carols between 1 and 2 a.m including Hark the Herald Angels Sing O Come All Ye Faithful and Joy to the World.
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Bridge
West Eleventh
Hampshire Streets
No More Union Labor For Them In Cleveland Strike
Cleveland Ohio December 26 Referring to the long continued strike of structural iron workers against the American Bridge Company Manager E M Seregas says We are through with union labor for all time All our contracts covering structural work will be completed by non union labor We are paying even more than the union scale to our present force on every building the American Bridge Company is ejecting throughout the United States and besides we are getting better resultant logs cost than obtained under union labor bosses before the strike began.
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Cleveland, O
American Bridge Company
E. M. Seregas
United States
Extradition Commissioner Lafon Dis Missed by Dominion
Montreal report states Ulric Lafontaine, extradition commissioner, was dismissed by the Dominion government amid claims of political enemies. The move follows a disputed tenure marked by controversy and calls for accountability.
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Montreal
Ulric Lafontine
Lafontaine
Providence Printers Seek Eight Hour Day
Providence printers demand an eight hour work day with the same wages as current for ten hours. If not granted by January first, a strike may follow. Affected shops include Snow & Farnham, Wiest Cheer Printing, B A Johnson, Remington, Livermore & Knight, and J. employed workers from various firms. the strike could involve several shops and workers.
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Ae Rh. L
Uniesa
Snow & Farnham
Wiest Cheer Printing
B A. Johnson
Remingtery Oepeer
Biandhard
Livermore & Knight
Child Death Attributed To Poisoned Candy
A report from Pittsburgh on December 4 cites a coroner findings linking a child's death to poisoned candy. Authorities investigate possible tampering and motives as the case draws public concern.
Will Investigate Murders At Diaz Mexico
Washington directs American consul Milla at Chihuahua to immediately investigate the killings of Rutford and McMurray. Finetad the ranch owner and Shorty come protest the crime as Mexican brigand work, seeking a fair hearing.
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Washington
Onnul Milla
Chihuahua
Mexico
Ding
Rutford and McMurray
Finetad
Shorty
M Milla
Beecham's Pills: A Testimonial From The Times
An advertorial snippet urges daily use of Beecham's Pills for relief, claiming visible improvement. It cites a reader note from an address and a date fragment, illustrating early 20th century consumer remedies and testimonials without detailing outcomes.
Difficulty of sea level canal debate noted
Admiral M. T. Badcott of the Panama canal commission said the eastern entrance tide is about 14 inches while the western entrance reaches 22 feet. He noted the coast formation forms a funnel that affects canal design considerations.
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Columbus
Panama
M. T. Badicott
Panama Canal
Union favored for N Y street lines plan
New York officials announce a consolidation plan for Interborough and Metropolitan interests. A new company would issue securities to acquire Interborough, Metropolitan Street Railway and Metropolitan Securities, offering collateral bonds and new common stock to each, with promises the arrangement will benefit the city and the public.
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New York
Interborough and Metropolitan
August Belmont
Belmont
Ryan
Interborough and Metropolitan Interests
Interborough, Metropolitan Street Railway
Metropolitan Securities
Interborough
Metropolitan Street Railway
Have a Cigar for the New Year Old Hundred ad
A short promotional note urges readers to buy the W. H. Hayes Old Hundred cigar for personal use or as a gift. It emphasizes brand recognition with the stamped label and implies satisfaction for informed buyers and gift givers alike.
Dr Temple Offers December Free Consultations
The advertisement invites all sick individuals to consult Dr Temple at no charge during December. It lists remedies for catarrh, bronchitis, rheumatism, liver and kidney issues, headaches, and malaria poisoning. The copy emphasizes a new magnetic treatment system and cures for various chronic ailments.
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Temple
Tepsores
Eric
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