Boston Kirmess Dazzles with Gay Dancers at Mechanics Hall
A Boston Kirmess hosted by the Women s Educational and Industrial Union drew about 5000 attendees Tuesday and again Wednesday at Mechanics Hall. Graceful dances, genuine costumes, and refined performers impressed the audience while the crowded booths offered varied entertainments. Colonel Augustus N. Sampson led the organizing effort with strong support from Carl Marwig of New York and J B Sullivan of the Boston Theatre overseeing stage and scenery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mechanics’ Hall
Boston
Friends of Homeopathy
Women’s Educational and Industrial Union
Augustus N. Sampson
Kirmness
Carl Marwig
New York
J. B. Sullivan
Boston Theatre
The Kirmess Dances In The West End Drill Hall Spectacle
The West End drill hall was transformed into a grand amphitheatre for a kirmess with 3000 seats filled. Governor Ames and staff watched as Tyrolese maidens in Nile green danced a staged Alpine village tableau followed by Dutch Spanish Swedish and gypsy performances with elaborate costumes and a grand closing march.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kitty Converse
Henry Sawyer
Ter Prince of Wales
Oldwin
Ames
Kosten
Boston
Patner
Copenhagen
Mikalo
Clapp
Ward
Child
Eames
Preston
Burton
Going
Guild
Parsons
Witherell
Piper
Moseley
Thayer
White
Dudley
French
A. Morse
M. Morse
Tracy
Nickerson
Leigh
Potter
Titcomb
Robbins
Walker
Leland
Dill
Percival
Lotta
Newell
Phelps
Cartwright
Wales
Baker
Pratt
Andrew
Herrick
Perkins
Faxon
Little
Dean
Hull
Titus
G. O. North
Newton
FE. D. Bangs
Winchester
FE. W. Lane
Underwood
Bacon
Clark
Morgan
Soule
Henry
Carruth
Farley
Harden
Poland
Howland
Stewart
Saltstonstail
Eaton
Tilson
Bartlett
Wheeler
Kent
Lawrence
Susman
Fennessy
Cobb
Page
Avery
Lovett
Plummer
Marvin
Smallwood
Emery
Johnson
Wallace
Bridgham
Pray
Brown
C. A. West
Somerville
F. H. Raymond
H. F. Spencer
Jenny Lowe
Alice Raymond
Hattie Foster
Mattie Siaz
Spring
Hollander
E. W. Dugan
F. W. Gregory
Flossie Brown
Gertrude Thayer
Kate A. Smith
Cora M. Haynes
Emily White
Celia Potter
Dora Kimball
Florence Codman
Alice Brown
Florence Brockway
Daisie Mayo
Lillie Nichols
Edith Potter
Kittie Gilman
Emma Brown
Eva M. Pearson
Abbie Hayes
Stella Hale
Emma Williams
Carrie B. Jones
Kate A. Clark
Helen Tappan
Addie Emery
Cordelia Howard
Blanche Seabury
Fannie Paige
Nellie Hamblin
A. Wood
Ole Bull
A. M. Mosher
George L. Osgood
John L. Lrown
Misses Munroe
Anna Osgood
Ada Osgood
Sawyer
Mosher
Cate
Bangs
Wainwright
Kellogg
Scollard
Cook
Pulsifer
Jonn Xen
Fred Pratt
Haskell
Simmons
Bigelow
S. S. Bradford
Miss Chapin
Burbeck
Woodcock
Miles
Gilmore
Brooks
Thorndike
Hall
McFarland
Mayo
Gould
Fines
Stone
Stickney
Willis
Farbush
Harding
Sperry
Challoner
Messrs
Story
West
Bradford
Heywood
Wing
Mudge
Gardener
Hopkins
Proctor
Totman
Chapman
Frost
Wright
Hussey
Rogers
Among the World Booths in the Great Hall
A long row of national booths fills the main hall from east to west, each showcasing culture and foods. The Farm Yard features a real cow and guard dogs while vendors call out Green Mountain coffee and cream whips. Gypsy, Dutch, Japanese, French, Italian, Swiss, German and Spanish displays enchant visitors with live demos, music, and elaborate costumes amid a bustling carnival of global tastes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durham
Sukie
Spide
Carl
Amon
E.S. Marston
Tremont House
W. H. Brown
Edward Glines
Selwyn Z. Bowman
L. V. Colby
Lilian Lovejoy
Florence Barnes
William Lovejoy
Ferdinand French
H. B. Going
Thomas
Woodward
Italy
G. T. Perkins
D. B. Smith
O. H. Ateshian
Sr. A. Barker
Switzerland
W. H. Badlam
W. K. Dyer
Minnie A. Hatch
Alice Johnson
William H. Rothtuehs
Ludwig II
Bavaria
Sybilla A. Bailey
John Ritchie
E. H. Pratt
Dinner for American School of Classical Studies in New York
An April 14 dinner at the Hotel Brunswick honored the trustees and managers of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens with James Russell Lowell and Dr. Charles Waldstein as key figures. George William Curtis presided with Lowell and Waldstein nearby. guests included Professor Charles Eliot Norton, W. W. Goodwin of Harvard, Seymour of Yale, and ex-President Andrew D. White of Cornell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Brunswick
American School of Classical Studies
Athens
James Russell Lowell
Charles Waldstein
FitzWilliam Museum
Cambridge
England
George William Curtis
Lowell
Waldstein
Charles Eliot ~Torton
W. W. Goodwin
Harvard
Seymour
Yale
Andrew D. White
Cornell
The First Interstate Decision Shows Gaping Holes in Act
Judge Deady’s ruling suggests the interstate commerce act has major loopholes. The Oregon California railroad could ship wheat to Portland then to San Francisco via steamship on cheaper combined rates, denying real effect of the law. The decision centers on continuous shipment and whether rates apply uniformly across segments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deady
United States Circuit Court
Oregon District
Oregon and
California
Oregon
Portland
San Francisco
Steamship Company
Railroad Company
Commercial Bulletin
Auctions Today Sell Carpets Rugs Leonard Co
Sales by auction scheduled for today feature carpets and rugs from Leonard and Company at 3 p.m. A second auction lists stocks from R. L. Day and Co. at 11:30 a.m. and further stocks from Francis Henshaw and Co. at noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard & Co
Stocks—R. L. Day & Co
Francis Henshaw & Co
Boston Theatres Schedule Amid Mixed Curtain Times
The Evening program lists Passing Shadows at Hollis Street Theatre with George Riddle in The Earl at 7 45. Clarke stars in She Stoops to Conclude at the Boston Museum and Davenport appears in School for Scandal at Globe Theatre with 7 45 showings. Red Fox and Cattle King run daily matinees at Bowery Theatre and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Hollis Street
George Riddle
the Earl
Boston Museum
Odks Clarke
Globe Theatre
Raddigore
Park Pee Pe Davenport
School For Scandal
M—Wallick
Ven
the Red Fox
Marital Plats Announced by Clergy in City Dist
In this city on April 11 the Rev N F Allen joined Arthur Frost and Nellie M Winsor. Also on April 11 the Rev L A Banks united George W Milne and Lydia Crock ford. The Rev Thomas R Lambert officiated at West Newton on April 13 for Frank E Wright of Allston and Celia H Schofield of West Newton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Newton
C. D. Kimball
Frank E. Wright
Allston
Celia H. Schofield
Deaths of several listed residents from Boston area notices
Obituary notices record recent deaths including Mrs Eliza G Beck at Dorchester on April 13 Mrs Nancy Bryant at Hyde Park Mass aged 67 Eliza T Cornell widow of J H Cornell at New Bedford April 12 Lucy Edwards of Brooklyn N Y at Lambertville N J April 11 Mrs Sarah N Gray Methuen aged 90 Mrs William eath Delham April 12 George W Jones South Boston aged 43 years 8 months Eliza G Macfarland Allston aged 62 1 month William Soward Dorchester aged 21 years 7 months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beck
Dorchester
Eliza G. Beck
Bryant
Hyde Park
Mass
Nancy Bryant
Cornell
New Bedford
Eliza T
J. H. Cornell
Edwards
Lambertville
N. J
Lucy ¥. Edwards
Brooklyn
N. Y
Gray
Methuen
Sarah N. Gray
Oe Ian
Delham
William Eath. Jones
South Boston
George W. Jones
Macfarland
Allston
Eliza G. Macfarland
Soward
William Soward
Proposals for Boilers to Boston Water Board 1887
Sealed proposals to the Boston Water Board for boilers and furnaces will be received at the office of Cy Hall Boston until 12 o clock Tuesday April 1887 and publicly opened. Proposals must state prices in writing and figures and be signed with a certified check of 1000 dollars payable to the City of Boston. Bonds and sureties must be Massachusetts residents and acceptable to the Board. Awardees must execute the contract within four days of notification or forfeit the bid check. Plans and specifications available at City Engineer’s Office City Hall Boston. The Board may reject any or all bids. Hi T Rockwell Chairman Boston Water Board April 14 1887.
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Boston Water Board
Cy Hall
Boston
N. B
Massachusetts
Water Board
City Engineer
City Hall
The
Boston &O
Hi. T. Rockwell
Orrick
City Hat
Pemnerton Squanr
Brighton
Hugh O'Brien
Geo. W. Forristall
Suot
Proposals for Signal Service Supplies Issued by War Department
Sealed proposals in triplicate due by 12 o clock noon on multiple dates in April 1887 for Stationery telegraph supplies paper drafting material flags lumber chemicals furniture hardware and instruments. Schedules with quantities and full information available at the Chief Signal Officer Office Washington D C. Bids must be mailed in envelopes marked Proposals for and addressed to the Auditor Disbursing Officer. The right to reject any or all bids is reserved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
Washington City
U. S. Army
Washington, D.C
A. W. Greely
Proposals for Supplies for the Postoffice Department
The Postoffice Department in Washington invites sealed proposals until May 7, 1887, at noon for furnishing wrapping paper, twine, stamps, stamps, ink, and miscellaneous stationery for the 1887 88 fiscal year. Blanks and specifications are available from the Superintendent of Post Office Supplies, with bids subject to rejection or partial acceptance. Proposals for water meters in Washington follow with similar submission rules and sample meters required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postoffice Department
Washington, D. C
Dvision
Postoffice Supplies
Washington, D.C
William F. Vilas
Proposals for Hull and Machinery for Navy Vessels
The Navy seeks bids in three classes for hull and machinery, with full plans and guarantees required. Bidders may submit multiple proposals for separate vessels, with deposits equal to five percent and bonds of fifteen percent, and contracts awarded per vessel with staged payments. The three cruisers must finish in 24 months, two gunboats in 18, with cost caps of 1.3M for cruiser 1, 3.0M combined for cruisers 4 and 5, and 0.55M each for gunboats 8 and 4. The Secretary may reject all bids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naval Advisory Board
Navy Department
United States
Pacific Ocean
Gulf of Mexico
Unitedates
Eee
Department
Secretary of the Navy
William C. Whitney
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Boston Kirmess
Mechanics' Hall
Europe
Asia
Africa
W. H. Allen
Orence Clapp
Belle — Ridlow
Chamberlain
Deutschland
Holland
E. L. Cooley
Grace Gunning
Carrie Martin
Carrie Robinson
J. 8. Roberts
Marion West
Robert Grant
Bert Brackett
Frank Gaskell
William Prior
Walter Thorndike
Toppan
Hawes
Kirtland
Hollings & Co
George Lansing
Harris
Grover
Shattuck
Gulusha
Messrs. Jones
Mc Duffee & Stratton
Edward Atkinson
J. H. Emerton
Mase O'Brien
Wellington
Rockwell
Taylor
E. J. Trull
Devonshire Street
Charles Howland
Jennie Kellett
E. W. Gilmore
Messrs. Clark, Adams & Clark
B. E. Burchall
Trull
Drew
Wall St
NEW Publications
Great Britain
Prof
van Buren Denslow
Olivia Delaplaine
Edgar Fawcett
J. T. Trowbridge
Z. L. White
U. 5S
Rideing
Grant's. Habits
John LP. Newman
Rose Lytinge
Louise W. Whittelsey
Silas Baxter
J. G. Preston
R. T. Bush & Son
Pearl St
Ris
Howland Street
Warren Street
John Jefucries & Sons
Warren and
Howland Streets
John Jeffries & Sons
City OF
Boston Water Works
Postal Service
Lcommpin
Washington
Columba
William Ludlow
United States Navy
WaAsuin Gi Ton
Congress
Naval Service
U.S. Military
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
James W. Pope
PosTorricek Department
I Wasninetos
D. C
Gorham Rogers & Co
Gorham Rogers
E. Lester Davis
No. 20
Federal Street
Hollis Street Theatre
Isaac B. Rica
Powerful Dramatic Company
Rose Coghlan
Osmond Tearle
Peg Woffington
School For
the Lady OF Lyons
Globe Cco
John Stetson
R. D'Oyly Carte
Savoy Theatre
London
Gilbert and Sullivan
Guperna
Ruddygore
John Braham
R. M. Field
Thor
Miss Clarke
Eugene Tompkins
John A. Stevens
Frederick de Belleville
Charles Bowser
Louise Balfe
Henry Chanfralu
Octoroon
Fanny Davenport
Fedora
London Assurance
Oliver Twist
Howard Athenaum
Wallick
Bijou Theatre
Kirmess
Cadet Orchestra
J. Thomas Baldwin
Boylston Street
Parker House
Adams House
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Edward D. Boit, Jr
Noyes & Cobe
Tremont Street
SAFES
E.R. Morse Safe Co
Sudbury Street
Insurance
American Insurance Co
State Street
George Croshaw & CO
Francis Peabody
J. W. Field
Henry S. Bean
Western Farms
Eastern Banking CO
Milk Street
Francis A. Osborn Irle
Edward T. Mek
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