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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1900
Page
5
A reader laments wasteful practices in buying tinted toilet soaps. The writer argues Ivory Soap offers greater purity and value, noting that smaller scented bars cost more per use and last longer, while urging readers to choose Ivory for cost efficiency and quality.
The Altonia docked near Castle Island with 664 passengers from Liverpool Queenstown and northern ports. Immigrants, including Swedes Danes and Poles, passed through customs as Captain Thomas Potter guided the voyage.
Mrs. Mary Dana Hicks and Louis ng were secretly wed yesterday at the Church of the Sciples with few relatives present. The ceremony occurred at 2 PM, they left for New York and Europe for a wedding trip. Hicks, a Boston art educator and club figure, rose from Syracuse origins to international art circles. Mr. Prang, a key figure in Boston art publishing, is described as a Prussian-born publisher who built a long career in American art production.
An account traces Louis Prang from Switzerland to Boston where he pursued journalism lithography and wood engraving. He pioneered color printing and Christmas cards in 1874 and earned Vienna prizes 1878 for color work. He partnered with John Spencer Clark and Mary Dana Hicks and plans to reside in Roxbury with works of art and rare books.
Frederic Tudor, secretary treasurer of the New England Gas and Coke Company, is expected to testify as hearing resumes on gas pricing disputes. The Haverhill Gas and Electric Light case remains unsettled with court action pending and possible further public hearings already planned.
Ringling Bros. announces a larger show with 25 elephants and 61 horses in one ring. The Boston engagement features 65 railroad cars, 100 cages, and tents covering 12 acres, with two daily performances from May 7 onward led by trainer John O'Brien.
Ablal Fisher aged 66 a Clinton business leader died suddenly in Lancaster while waiting for an electric car on the Leominster and Clinton line. Heart disease is given as the cause. He leaves a daughter a Clinton public school teacher and two sons.
The Handel and Haydn Society closed its season with Elijah at Music Hall. Mme Gadski led a refined quartet with Mar’an Van Duyn Clarence B. Shirley Jefer Gwilym Miles, while Mr Mollenhauer guided a powerful chorus. The performance featured the famous Thanks be to God and Baal We Cry to Thee with notable soloists and strong audience acclaim. The article also notes mission work in Boston by Yong Kay and local religious figures who supported his Chinese Evangelical outreach.
The Gennes plan continues as Congress considers the Alaska code bill the Philippine Islands government bill and the Nicaragua canal debate. Democrats oppose the subsidy shipping bill while Lodge pushes Philippine action. Hoar will address expansion Tuesday. In the House the naval appropriation bill dominates with armor plate debates and a militia funding measure poised for passage.
A meeting for the Chinese colony and church workers will be held this evening at the mission room 114 Harrison avenue. The program includes a musical entertainment and literary exercises.
Alice Nielsen shows plans for an extended West Coast tour including San Francisco and possibly London with The Fortune Teller and The Singing Girl. Charles Richman may stay with Miss Hobbs if a suitable play isn’t found. Minnie Dupree shines in Women and Wine at the Manhattan Theatre, while The Weather Hen draws early chatter in New York. Jobyna Howland to star in The Heather Field at Tremont Theatre. chatter grows about Chutes summer opening as Pep concerts begin May 10 in Mechanes Hall under Max Zach. Ben Davies to headline Symphony rehearsal week.
The funeral for Professor J W Churchill of Andover will be held at Andover Church at 2 30 PM. The event aims to accommodate Boston friends with special cars and a station at 1 PM for South Lawrence attendees.
Police hold Sophie Golenbeska and her half sister Josie Schmidt after the child died at Massachusetts General Hospital. An autopsy by Dr. A Harris is planned, with investigators leaning toward accidental death amid questions of potential Royal Eng involvement.
Alice Nielsen debuts in Boston at the Museum in Victor Herbert's The Singing Girl for a benefit. Francis Wilson and Cyrano de Bergerac burlesque at Tremont. Lulu Glaser Roxane and Pauline Hall as the Christian. Park Theatre presents Make Way for the Ladies. Grand Opera House features The Young Wife. Haworth and On the Is Mississippi at Bowdoin Square. Keith's week includes Crest Lafayette and Boucicault star. Annie Russell closes Miss Hobbs at Hollis. Manœuvres of Jane comes April 23. May Howard travesty at Howard. George Byers and Martin Mulvihill exhibition. Banda Rossa with Marie Tavary and Laura Burt at Boston Theatre vaudeville. Cafe DAnglaise ladies concerts at Austin & Stones.
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