Notable Lowell Governor Honored At Simple Funeral Rite
A Lowell governor is remembered with a quiet service in Boston reflecting his life of service to the common people. Rev. George Batchelor reads scripture as officials and citizens pay tribute, praising his integrity, faith, and devotion to humanity.
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Goethe
Abraham Lincoln
Commonwealth
Lowell
Congress
Massachusetts
Frederic T. Greenhalge
Marcus Aurelius
Rome
Aurelius
Roman Empire
Greenhalge
Hood
Notable quirks and figures spark interest in Boston history
Notable odds and tales swirl around Boston and national figures. Firebugs, political musings, and public personas surface in a brisk briefing. Crispi and Calve are referenced, while Gov. Greenhalge is praised. The piece notes Armour’s security, Boston’s Wet Dog, and Sam Jones building a 21 room house with ecclesiastical exterior effects.
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Sam Jones
Sam
Milkman refusal sparks interview quip in records
First Reporter recalls asking a milkman about topics yesterday. The milkman refused to be pumped, prompting a sharp exchange with a second reporter. The quip reflects playful press banter from Philadelphia Record era.
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Philadelphia Record
X ray helped remove needle fragment from Mrs Wycker’s foot
Professor Ramon Guiteras and Professor Morton used Roentgen rays to locate a needle fragment embedded in the ball of Mrs Wycker’s foot. An X ray revealed a dark line near the fourth toe marking a foreign substance, guiding an operation at Post Graduate Hospital to extract the fragment and treat the enlarged nerve and discoloration.
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Ramon Guiteras
New York
Morton
Manners and Customs of the Boers
The article describes a Boer family daily routine beginning with morning ablutions led by the head of the household and a Bible reading. Breakfast features cut meat, bread, butter, and strong coffee, with each man selecting his piece after a long grace. A note by Captain T Loraine White in the March Forum explains the water scarcity behind perceived uncleanliness.
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T. Loraine White
Savings Interest Notice at Traders National Bank
Money deposited in the savings department at Traders National Bank locations on or before Friday April third earns four percent interest from April first. Interest may be withdrawn or added to principal on July first and January first. Bank hours: 8 am to 4 pm weekdays, Saturdays 8 am to 1 pm and 7 to 9 pm. William F Hills, Cashier. Dainty bonbon boxes can be home made with cardboard boxes covered in art muslins or China silks, lined and tied with colored ribbons.
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Traders National Bank
Middlesex Street
Post Office Avenue
William F. Hills
Last Honors for Governor Greenhalge Seen Nationwide
A vast procession pays final homage to Massachusetts Governor Frederic T. Greenhalge. civic leaders, dignitaries, and thousands line streets from the home to the church and cemetery, silent as bells toll and cannons sound, honoring a life of public service and sacrifice.
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Massachusetts
Frederic T. Green
Funeral procession forms with William Bancroft seating delegates
At 1.30 the church doors opened and Hon. William A. Bancroft of Cambridge, chief usher, began seating delegations with admission tickets. Col. Barrett and many others assisted as the line formed quietly. The church was crowded and the procession left Fairmount to Wyman street with a police platoon in command.
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John Hickson
James Boyle
John Coleman
J. L. Leighton
Horace Clement
John Buchanan
Redmond Welch
J. B. Crowley
Senator Lodge
Nahant
Lucius Tuttle
Boston
Hosea M. Knowlton
New Bedford
Knox
Lawrence
Rodney Wallace
Fitchburg
Curtis Guild, Jr
Co. F. Allen
Hyde Park
Franklin Nickerson
Lowell
Bean
E. Hand
George Wenden
Arthur H. Colby
Sixth Infantry
E. Delmage
Buzzell
Charles Wilson
William Cross
Ninth Infantry
Wolcott
Greenhalge
Wyman Street
Nesmith
East Merrimack
Merrimack Streets
William A. Bancroft
Cambridge
Richard F. Barrett
Concord
Geo. B. Billings
Roland H. Boutwell
Belmont
Willis P. Burbank
Wm. Butler
F. A. Buttrick
Walter Clifford
Chas. R. Curtis, Jr
Daniel Kent
Leicester
Louis Kileski
Robert H. Kneil
Westfield
Geo. H. Lyman
Dana Malone
Greenfield
J. Edward Mullen
Chas
D. Palmer
Joseph N. Patterson
Salem
Geo. R. Richardson
Wade
Fairmount Street
W. B. Moffatt
Governor Greenhalge Exits With Simple Library Service
In Wyman street the Greenhalge home library held a quiet 10:30 a m funeral service for the Governor with 60 relatives and friends present. Rev J L Seward read scripture, the hymn The Angels of Grief was sung unaccompanied, and Rev George Batchelor offered prayer. A peaceful benediction closed the service as private carriages carried mourners away.
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Greenhalge
Wyman Street
J. L. Seward
Allston
George E. Burns
Unitarian Choir
George Batchelor
Cambridge
Col
James Francis
Jas. B. Francis
Fred T. Fay
Wm. Fox
Feary J. Fay
J. M. Greene
D. D
J. A. Goodwin
Wm. B. Goodwin
C. J. Hood
Hovey
J. G. Hill
Decorations Reflect Sorrow at First Congregational Church
Somber banners and lush floral arrangements fill the church as tributes honor the Governor and state, with laurel, palms, lilies, azaleas, and tulips dominating the pulpit backdrop and platform. A silk flag bearing the Governor’s Brigade and a grand cross from Boston are featured among the tributes. Verdant greenery lines the organ area and vestibule, creating a solemn memorial setting.
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First Congregational Church
Commonwealth
Boston
Funeral Service for Mrs Greenhalge Held Amid Flowers
The eight sergeants bore the casket from the hearse into the church as laurel and evergreens framed the steps. The organ played a solemn march while the procession moved to the aisle and the casket rested before the platform. Mrs Greenhalge and her family took the reserved pews.
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MR. Batchelor
Job
King’s Chapel
Dr. Levy
Dr. Hopkins
S. E. Winslow
Nota Bene
Crispi
Chicago
Calve
Gov. Greenhalge
Bay State
Felix Faure
Cawker
Governor Greenhalge
N. W. Norcross
Addison Putnam
Frank P. Putnam
Albert Pindar
C. D. Palmer
J. M. G. Parker
Jacob Rogers
Rowan
Elizabeth Rogers
H. A. Thomas
Cha
F. B. Shedd
Hermon J. Smith
Joseph Smith
Jesse Smith
Sarah Spalding
Sidney Spalding
Augustus Spalding
Charles W. Saunders
Solon W. Stevens
C. A Stott
H. M. Thompson
E. M. Tucke
Artemas S. Tyler
Julian Talbot
Miss Talbot
Adelbert Ames
Clara Adams
C. H. Allen
J. C Abbott
Landon Adams
Bradt
Paul Butler
Fred. A. Buttrick
Willard Brown
D. B. Bartlett
W. P. Brazer
J. C. Burke
Beatrice
R. E. Bell
Edward A. Coffin
Jeremiah Crowley
Michael Collins
C.H. Conant
A. St. John Chambre
G. J. Carney
C. C. ‘Chase
Fred. A. Chase
C. B. Coburn
Harriet Coburn
C. A. Coburn
Chas. Coburn
Walter Coburn
Horace B. Coburn
A. K. Chadwick
A. M. Chadwick
John Davis
Henry Eastman
Edward Ellingwood
Edson
Mary Folsom
Woman Street
Hoad
the Merrimack “Cine
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CAE
Putnam & Son
Will Ayer
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