Fraternal News Jubilee Meeting and Officers Elected
Centralville lodge I O O F held a jubilee meeting with new officers elected for the term. N G Henry C Fuller W G Frank Cleveland recording secretary Chas W Nevers permanent secretary John W Stewart treasurer L C Hall trustee G H Taylor. An oyster supper followed and Thomas Wardell entertained with a phonograph. Hogans officers named W S Grady president George Dubuque vice president Waldo F Miles secretary Joshua Kershaw treasurer W Harrington. Victoria lodge J O O F Manchester Unity elected P N G Mrs John Taegan N G Mrs Jeanette Cochran V G Alice Lynch EF S Jessie Lynch. Veritas lodge I C O F elected N G Nelson E Huntley V G Fred Stanley secretary A Hyde Schoolcraft treasurer Henry P Hardy recording secretary Abbott Lawrence. One candidate initiated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centralville Lodge
N. G
Henry C. Fuller
W. G. Frank
Cleveland
Chas. W. Nevers
John W. Stewart
L. C. Hall
G. H. Taylor
Thomas Wardell
The
Hogans
W. S. Grady
George Dubuque
Waldo F. Miles
Joshua Kershaw
W. Harrington
Victoria Lodge
Manchester Unity
Manchester Unity Hall
Runels Block
John Taegan
Jeannette Cochrane
V. G
Alice Lynch
EF. S
Jessie Lynch
Mas. Clark
Joseph Fernley
M. Page
Veritas Lodge
Nelson E. Huntley
Alderman Howe Chosen Chairman For Upper Board
The new City Council met at City Hall to draw seats for the year. Howe received six votes for chairman while Pierce had two and Lawrence one. Howe will preside over the Board next year as the aldermen arranged seats in a semi circle. Frank N. Owen to be re elected clerk and William H. Penn may become president of the lower board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Hall
Thither
Howe
Pierce
Lawrence
Tuttle
Derby
Goward
Hooper
Cosgrove
Eastman
Frank N. Owen
Wm. H. Penn
Lowell
William A. Whitney
Lowell Council
George W. Bicknell
Cambridge
Wirt
Bowen
Mystery Sale At O'Donnell Gilbride Co Lifted Stock
O'Donnell & Gilbride Co announces an emergency sale after buying Messrs. T. Costello & Co.'s entire kitchen furnishings stock at 25 cents on the dollar. The event includes $200,000 of staple dry goods, f ancy goods, cloaks, carpets, and furniture offered at about half price. Sale begins at 8:30 this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O'Donnell & Gilbride Co
Messrs. T. Costello & Co
Central Street
O'Donnell & Gilbride&Co
Fifth Street Baptist Church Fifth Annual Reunion
Over 200 members attended the Fifth Street Baptist church reunion last night with supper served through 8 30 under Mrs Gancello Leighton. The program included piano solo by Will K Hallowell soprano Minnie Clifford and Sylvia Burnham tenor L M Sweatt bass Harry Swan, prayers by Rev H W O Millington, readings by Mrs L F Porter, Edith Nevers and Bertha Hutton, duets by Nevers Miller and Hale Steady, chorus singing, and a welcome to the new year address by Rev Millington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth Street Baptist Church
Gancello Leighton
Will K. Hallowell
Quartette
Minnie Clifford
Sylvia. Burnham
L. M. Sweatt
Harry Swan
H. W. O. Millington
L. FF. Porter
Edith Nevers
Mabel Miller
Bertha Hutton
Ella McLaughlin
Blanche Hale
Steady
L. F. Porter
Recount Sought After Ward Two Democratic Caucus
Secretary James Smith of the ward two Democratic caucus has handed two petitions for a vote recount. Messrs Muldoon and Quinn seek to learn if the vote was fair, with the recount set for tonight in the basement of Green School Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Smith
Ward Two
Democratic City Committee
Messrs
Muldoon and
Quinn
Green School Hall
Washington Savings Bank Offers 4 Percent With Half‑Year Compounding
Start the New Year by placing savings at Washington Savings Bank where a fixed 4 percent rate is paid and interest compounds every six months. The bank emphasizes reliable growth and steady returns for depositors seeking prudent investment.
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Washington Savings Bank
Columbia Desk Calendar Promotes Outdoor Life And Roads
The 1897 Columbia Calendar is praised as a unique blend of outdoor life guidance and road economy. Enthusiastic supporters claim it is a household necessity and highly convenient and beautiful, continuing a long tradition of popular predecessors. Mr. A J Whiting endorses Dr Bull's Cough Syrup as a household necessity in his family.
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Columbia Desk
Columbia Bicycles
Columbia
A. J. Whiting
Newton
Kansas
Dr. Bull
Happy Day Open Letters from a Chicago Girl
Two letters from Chicago women describe hopes and cures attributed to Mrs. Pinkham. One nineteen year old weighs 138 pounds a year ago and fears consumption while seeking guidance on profuse menstruation. A later note reports weight gain and forthcoming marriage after treatment. The piece argues women seek truthful medical info when physicians are not candid.
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Florida
Lucy E.W
Chicago
America
A Good Resolution for The Boston Sunday Globe
Boston December 31 1896 A New Year resolution to order The Boston Sunday Globe weekly. The Globe offers a comic color supplement stories poetry humorous pictures music puzzles and many comic cuts for the whole family including babies. Order today for Sunday delivery in 1897.
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Boston
Boston Sunday Globe
Globe
Sunday Globe
Drunken carpenter kills four in Decatur dining room
In Decatur Georgia, Tom Flanagan a carpenter, intoxicated at supper time, fired on seven people, killing four including G W Allen and his wife both over seventy, Ruth Slack, and an elderly boarder. A posse captured him. he was jailed in Atlanta awaiting possible execution.
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Tom Flanagan
Decatur
Flanagan
G. W. Allen
Allens
Allen
Ruth Slack
Atlanta
Train Robber Kennedy Captured By Kansas City Police
James F. Kennedy, alleged leader of a three man gang that robbed the Chicago and Alton east bound train near Blue Cut, Independence, Mo., last week, has been run down and arrested by Kansas City police. Envelopes left at the scene contained matching bills. Kennedy, about 28, claims to be a locomotive engineer. He was identified by Engineer James Walton and Fireman A. E. Post of the injured train at the jail.
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James F. Kennedy
Blue Cut
Independence
Kansas City
Kennedy
James Walton
A. E. Post
Inspector Paradine Killed Fixing 2500 Volt Electric Light
Within two hours after joking about life, Anthony Paradine an inspector for Camden electric light works was electrocuted Thursday morning. A 2500 volt line passed through him while he fixed an electric light leaving a widow and four children.
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Anthony Paradine
Camden
N. J
Middlesex Adopts Childs for Register of Deeds
Middlesex county commissioners plan to appoint Edwin O. Childs ex city clerk of Newton and current court officer to the register of deeds post left vacant by the death of Charles B. Stevens.
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Middlesex County
Edwin O. Childs
Newton
Officcer
Charles B. Stevens
Insolvency Court Hears Creditor Claims in Lowell Case
In the insolvency court Judge Lawton presided as upwards of $115000 in claims was proven with 700 creditors represented. A dispute over appointing an assignee split between John J. Harvey and John R. Ainsley until the judge planned disinterested Boston and Lowell appointments. He favored a Lowell appointee and hinted at Brandies of Boston as assignee and William H. Anderson of Lowell as co assignee, though Anderson declined due to divorce counsel. Adjourning to 10 next morning.
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John R. Ainsley
Boston
Ainsley
Harvey
Lawton
Lowell
Lawyer Brandies
William H. Anderson
Anderson
F. G. Mitchell
Brown, Durrell & Co
H. R. Barker & Co
Y M C I Elects Leaders by Australian Ballot
Semi annual Y M C I election carried out by Australian ballot in Stackpole Street Institute building. President Tobin led with 180 votes to Boulger 112, with other races showing large margins for McLaughlin King and Dacey. multiple trustee and examiner candidates listed with varied tallies.
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Institute
Stackpole Street
Board of Trustees
Thomas J. Tobin
Henry C. Boulger
John T. Carroll
John T. Buckley
John T. McLaughlin
John J. King
John J. Dacey
Patrick Cox
Timothy F. O'Sullivan
John J. Flanagan
John McSorley
Daniel J. O'Brien
The Hour of Absinthe and Its Allure
The piece describes absinthe as a dangerous, addictive drink with a strong odor and bitter taste. It details the ritual of serving, the preparation with sugar and water, and the eyeing of the evolving emerald liquid. It notes a late afternoon to early evening hour and contrasts the drink’s allure with its deadly long term effects. It ends with a medicinal note about Chamberlain's Pain Balm for chest pain and pneumonia risk.
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Ludgate’s
Chamberlain
Ellingwood & Co
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Viola Campbell Waterhouse
Everett M. Waterhouse
Kidney KR Fleet
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Nawa
Suchoroweky
Mission
Millie Christine
ZOO
Kieth’s
WM. Haworth
San
NW Superb Company
Savoy Theatre
Tees B
Charles Fleming
Savoy Theatre Company
Lester Wallack
Rosedale
Arthur Wallack
Kendal Weston
Micott Guay
Boucicault
Fraternal News
the Hogans
Huntington Hall
A. G. Pollard & CO
Derwear
A. G.pollard& Co
Merrimack, Palmer and Priddle Streets
Seats OF the Mighty
Alderman Howe
Columbia Calendar
F. G. Mitchell & Co
Under, Jane
Campba
Royal Arcanum
E. F. Crane
Dunkirk
Chris, Holmes
Holly
the Florist
Oliver
Sores
Pawtucket St
Imcmannon
Prescott S Treet
Highland Conservatories
Stevens ST
Westford St
J. B. Greene
Patien & Co
Qwell
Argest
Whittet & CO
Wentworth Ave
Dows
Bartlett & Dow
Albert S. Guild
Wyange
C.v. Haton
England
Business [University
Glick & Young, Eektoeretors
H. B. Hay
Swan Building
Wednedays
Choir Guild
Mass
Runels Hall
Emerson
Annie Laura Dilley
Grace
Mase
Dutton Street
Lester's Dancing Academy
Lizzie L. Lester
Central St
Emma Manning Huntley
Middlesex Women’s Club
Pollard Building
Palmer Street
Corner of
Middlesex
Walker Streets
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