First Church Adopted Enthusiasm as Gillam Leads Growth
The adjourned annual meeting of First Congregational Church praised Rev. Ralph Gillam for energetic work boosting all departments since arriving last May. Reports showed growing memberships, finances, and programs, with 428 total Sunday school members and a $28.97 treasury balance. A portrait of Dr. Francis W. Chadbourne was given to the church, and new officers and committees were elected for the coming year.
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First Congregational Church
Ralph Gillam
Mr. Gillam
Abbie B. Child
Life and Light
Jenkins
Woman's Board of Missions of
Boston
Frank C. Lawrence
Andrew Liddell
Ladies’ Benevolent Society
Ladies’ Missionary Society
Woman's Board of Missions
Walter T. Barstow
Thomas Smith
Francis W. Chadbourne
Nellie M. Whitten
Albert D. Carter
Joseph T. Rexford
Francis C. Lawrence
Hiram R. Blanchard
Hannah Varnum
Lydia A. Bigelow
Justin H. Kimball
Nellie M. Wood
Elsie Bixby
Frank Hoyt
Arthur S. Cutler
Annie M. Robbins
M. Elizabeth Patterson
Carrie L. Richardson
John A. Osgood
Arthur S. Bartlett
Charles Field
Alonzo FE. Kidder
Joseph W. Griffin
D. H. Wilson
Clara F. Liddell
Daniel E.ick
Frank Putnam
George S. Kittredge
Charles O. Hall
Josie Powers MacDonald
Robert S. Fulton
Grace G. Fuller
Jennie Hoyt
Minnie FE. Brown
Lillian Johnson
Walter Wilson
Edith Beane
Lizzie Hardy
Wilbur Johnson
Robert Means
Clinton Hanson
Hattie Richburg
Bessie Worrel
Lilla Cutler
Blanche Atkinson
Grace Richardson
Gladys Kimball
Bertha Baron
Norella Jackson
Jennie Prichard
Florence Hartwell
Nellie Fowler
Charles ©. Hall
Horace R. Hanson
Sydney Drewett
T. H. Durning
Bessie White
Clara Hannaford
Nellie Hughes
Alice Sunbury
Lucy H. Parker
Harry Dunlap
Alice FE. Putnam
Crystal Deane
Thomas H. Durning
Clara Saunders
J.P. Rexford
Flora B. Munn
W. W. Richardson
J. T. Rexford
Grim find of unknown man near Cen tre street
Pembroke December 30 a man about 55 with sandy moustache and blue clothing was found dead in woods near Centre street. A peculiar wound above the left eye may relate to death. The body, frozen and unidentified, lay as investigators await the medical examiner and coroner.
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Pembroke
Centre Street
Sulham's
Wardscrabble
Frank Hayes
Ira F. Porter
Pembroke Centre
Brockton
Duxbury
Hopemock Pond
Frank Pulsifer
Goodnow faces formal charges at Shanghai post
Washington reports U. S. consul general John Goodnow in Shanghai is accused by the American association of overcharging fees in a vessel transfer to the American flag and of failing to order a court of inquiry into a ship wreck. Goodnow denies the main accusation and says he was not urged by authorized persons to act. The State Department will review the case and likely refer facts to Pekin for examination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John Goodnow
U. S
Shanghai
American Association
State Department
Goodnow
U.S. Legation
Pekin
Panama Canal Company Holds Annual Meeting in Paris
The Panama Canal Company met in Paris on December 30 with smaller attendance and orderly proceedings. Directors read reports detailing pending negotiations with the United States over the canal sale, expressing sanguine hopes for a sale, while stockholders contested the terms. The report was approved, officers were preelected, and the meeting adjourned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Panama Canal Company
United States
City Claims Committee Reports on Personal Injury and Property Damage
The Committee on Claims met in the mayor's reception room at 6.30 last evening with Alderman Burns presiding to consider petitions for compensation for personal injuries and property damage. Hearings had been held two weeks prior. A report recommends payment of claims or withdrawal, to be included in the city council doings along with actions of both branches.
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President Hill
Casey
Lowell
Henderson
Welch
Carmichael
Committee On
Hill
Rourke
Frank M. Dowling
Finnerty
Burns
Navy personnel plan spurs expansion tied to appointments
Washington reports that Senate and House naval committees, after talks with the secretary of the navy, favor expanding navy personnel. The plan adds one cadet per congressional district, two per senator, and ten appointed annually at large by the President. The secretary would set timing to balance class distributions.
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Washington
Senate
House Naval Committees
Secretary of the Navy
Pennsylvanian Coal Firms Keep Prices Unchanged
Philadelphia December 30 sales agents of the Pennsylvania Railroad and anthracite coal companies met and decided to maintain current circular prices through January. They declined to renew expiring contracts with large consumers, forcing all buyers to shop in the open market. similar action expected from the Philadelphia and Reading Railway company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Philadelphia and Reading Railway Company
Free Trade Mass Meeting At Faneuil Hall
An audience filled Faneuil Hall at noon to demand repeal of the coal duty. The American Free Trade league called the mass meeting with permanent chairman Robert Treat Paine Jr. Speakers included Charles S. Hamlin H T Schafer Rev Edward A Horton Col Norman F Hesseltine Henry B Blackwell and Eugene N Foss.
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Boston
Faneuil Hall
American Free Trade League
Robert Treat Paine, Jr
Charles S. Hamlin
H. T. Schafer
Edward A. Horton
Norman FF. Hesseltine
Henry B Blackwell
Eugene N. Foss
Post Office Clerk Held for U S Grand Jury
Boston December 30 John F Flannagan a Back Bay post office clerk accused of embezzling letters was held in 1000 for the U S grand jury by Commissioner Fiske. Evidence came mainly from fellow clerks instrumental in the arrest.
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Boston
Dee
John F. Flannagan
Back Bay
U. S
Fiske
Flannagan
Colombian Army Reduced to Thirty Thousand Men
Panama December 30 The Colombian army has been reduced to 30 000 men by a recent national decree Government commissioners report from surrendered revolutionists 23 field pieces 6825 rifles and over 1 000 000 rounds of ammunition not counting what remains on board steamers Censorship on cable messages has been abolished
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama
Colombia
Diamonds Stolen in Boston Robbery at Winter Street Shop
A Winter street store Vorenberg and Hecht at 13 and 15 Winter street was robbed before or about 2 am. A cobblestone smashed the plate glass and the thief seized costly diamonds rings and other jewelry valued by police at around 416 dollars, with evidence suggesting the haul could approach 1000 dollars. The thief escaped and no witnesses. The firm declines comment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Winter Street
Vorenberg & Hecht
Porto Rican Liquor Smuggling Cases Heard in San Juan
In San Juan on December 30 U S Commissioner Anderson began the smuggling hearing featuring Benjamin Butler, supervisor of elections. About 100 cases of liquor allegedly arrived from St Thomas aboard the Uncas in November 1901, with boxes bearing names including Capt Yates Stirling and Charles H T Lowndes U S N. Some items were labeled for the Country club or the canteen and were stored and moved by naval station staff.
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San Juan
Porto Rico
U. S
Anderson
Benjamin Butler
St. Thomas
Yates Stirling
Naval Station
Charles H. T. Lowndes
Memorial to Watt Fund Promises 50 000 by Carnegie
Andrew Carnegie notified Greenock provost that he will give 50000 dollars to erect a Watt memorial honoring his engineering achievements. If not, he will spearhead an American fund to join with British contributions for a broader commemorative scheme.
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London
Andrew Carnegie
Greenock
Scotland
James Watt
Carnegie
America
Great Britain
Two Asphyxiations Reported In Boston
Boston dispatch reports two accidental gas asphyxiations. John D. Bellows, 70, was found dead in his boarding house. In another location Miss Clara Larkin of Charlottetown was found unconscious and is listed in dangerous condition at a hospital.
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Boston
John D. Bellows
Clara Larkin
Charlottetown
P. FE
Passionist Fathers Golden Jubilee Observed in Pittsburg
Solemn pontifical high mass marked the start of the Passionist Fathers jubilee in the United States with Bishops Phelan and Shanahan on the throne. Rev. D. S. Phelan preached on lay work in the church, and papal briefs granting plenary indulgence were read. Vespers and benediction closed the jubilee ceremonies with a sermon by Very Rev. John C. P. on gratitude.
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Pittsburg
United States
Phelan
Shanahan
Harrisburg
Leo Haid
North Carolina
D. S. Phelan
the Western Watchman of
Camping in Winter Delights and Dangers in Snowbound Woods
A vivid piece extolling winter camping’s unique beauty and thrills. It describes silent forests, gleaming white scenery, snow-crackle sounds, and the brisk, bracing air. Readers are warned that extreme cold tests comfort, yet many revel in frost, snowshoe swish, and the lure of remote bivouacs with proper gear.
Choosing an Axe for Cold Weather Use
A guide notes that a light axe with a long handle is ideal for cold climates. It warns that axes tempered for southern regions will fail in very cold weather. Bedding advice suggests running with an inner wool bag about eighteen pounds.
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America
Norther winds and storms described in Texas winter
A Texas letter portrays the annual norther season with November hints and mid December onset. It vividly traces growing cold, rising thermometer plunges, whipping blasts, roaring thunder, blinding lightning, hail, and rain. The piece emphasizes blankets, overcoats, and sturdy huts braving fierce gusts from the northwest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
The
Country Gentleman
General Toral The Man Who Failed
General Toral reflects on Spanish American War lessons in Santiago. He praises American soldiers as individual, relentless draftees rather than disciplined European regiments. He explains surrender was forced by shortages and disease, not will, and regrets the decision to capitulate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toral
Santiago
San Juan
Thomas R. Dawley, Jr
Polar bears no longer dangerous to hunters and explorers
Com Robert B Peary argues in Leslie's Monthly that polar bears, once formidable, are no longer dangerous due to modern rifles. He cites ancient Icelandic seafarers and notes hunters now overtake bears easily, whether with rifles or native dog-assisted methods, highlighting the thrill of pursuit.
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Greenland
Robert B. Peary
Leslie
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New York
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Grace
Rhodes’ Hair Store
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Lowell Commercial College
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Effie L. Palmer
Sbrigia
Room 20
Swan Bidz
Mass
Edward Everett Adams
Odd Fellows’ Temple
Middlesex Street
W. H. I Hayes
W. HH. Hayes
Lowell, Mass
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Boston Branch Grocery
Middlesex St
P. F. Devine
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Hal Boson
Willow Spring Water Co
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