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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Apr 17, 1889

Page

2

End of the New England Conference Hears School Reform

The Worcester session adopts resolutions backing non sectarian free schools as essential to national progress and calls for strengthened public school legislation. Bishop Mallalieu then lists extensive appoint ments across many Boston area churches and districts with numerous congregations and presiding elders named.

New England Worcester New England Methodist Conference Committee On Mallalieu Boston Des Sriosees George S. Chadbourne Ashland H. H. Paine Boston Allston E. A. Smith Appleton John Neal Bromfield Street George A. Crawford City Point M. H. A. Evans Dorchester Church C. E. Spaulding Highland Street J. H. Packard Baker Memorial C. H. Talmaze E. A. Davidson Emple Street W. J. Haven Tremont Street W. M. Brodbeck Washington Village J. Yeamins Gap Street C. L. Xoondell Brookline J. H. Brimble Chariton City G. W. Coon Cherry Valley Leicester F. T. George Cochituate C. H. Walters Auburndale M. E Knox Newton Centre W. R. Clark Newton Highlands Joshua Gill Newton Lower Falls A. P. Sharne Newton Upper Falls John Peterson Newtonville G. S. Butters North Grafton Norwood Oxford P. R. Stratton Saxonville W. S. Jagger Shrewsbury J. W. Capen Southbridge Nathaniel Kellows South Framingham A.J. Hall South Warpole W. H. Deckham Spencer M. KE. Wrightston W. P. Blackmer Uxbridge J. P. Kennedy Walpole W. Wignell Webster T. B. Smith Westboro A. W. Tirrell West Medway L.P. Frost West Quincy W. J. Pomfret Whitinsville Best Wollaston Luther Freeman Coral Street J. O. Knowles Grace John Galbraith Laurel A. Sanderson Victor Witsing H. W. Eklund Trinity W. H. Thomas Webster Square Henry Down W. F. Warren Boston Unversity Iremont Street L.T. Townsend Boston University D. Dorchester, Jr George Prentice Wesleyan University F. Upham Drew Theological Seminary Temple Street K. K. Peirce Zion Baldwin Place Lynn J. H. Mansfield Ballardville Edward E. Small Beverly L. D. Bragg Meriden Bethel L. R. Bates Saratoga Street J. W. Hamilton Byfield F. B. Hawes Chelsea Bellingham Street D. H. Ela Walnut Street Frederick Woods Cliftondale Edward High East Saugus F. K. Stratton Essex Andamilton G. O. Croat Everett F. T. Pomeroy Gloucester Bay View H. Noon East F. H. Taylor Prospect Street S. W. Mansfield Riverdale H. G. Buckingham Groveland Ipswich A. H. Herrick Tapleyville J. H. Thompson Topsfield Wakefield Hoare J. W. Lindsey Ashburnham J. H. Humphrey Thel W. N. Richardson Ayer E. P. F. Dearborn Barre Charles Nicklinerlin J. W. Porter Boston— O Lument Square, G. M. Smiley E.taylor Cambridge Grace Church A. Gould Howard Street C. D. Rogers North Avenue H. Cheney Joseph Mudge East Templeton Daniel Atkins Fitchburg Jesse Wagner Gardner E. P. King Grantville Alfred Woods Hubbardston J. C.mith Hudson N. B. Fiske Leominster Rice Lowell—Central Church J. N. Shortighland Alexander Pep St. Paul’s C. EB. Davis Worthen Street W. T. Perrin George Skene Ory H. E. Wilson Townsend O. W. Adams Massachusetts State Prison Malden Springfield G. F. Eaton Amherst C. KR. Sherman Belchertown H. B. King Bernardston Gill A. W. Baird Blandford North Blandford George Hudson Bondsville E. W. Isin Brookfield W. C. Gordon Chester North Brookfield S. K. Lidstone North Dana South Athol Mr. Silverthorne Northrescott Orange N. M

Educational and Clerical Appointments Across Massachusetts

A roster lists pastors, professors, and missionaries connected to Wilbraham, Wesleyan Academy, Smith College, and related institutions. Names span Springfield, Northampton, Ware, Holyoke, and surrounding towns with mentions of quarterly conferences and seminary affiliations. Several figures noted as supplied or left without appointment to attend school.

E. E. Abercrombie Shelburn _ Falls Trinity Wallace McMullen Wales William Gordon Ware C. M Hall Warren W. C. Townsend West Brookfield M. Miller Westfield Charles Young West Parish Granville W. P. Arbuckle West Springfield Mittaneague J. W. Fulton West Warren Putnam Webber Wilbraham J. R. Cushing Williamsburg A. Bragg G. M. Steele Benjamin Gill Wesleyan Academy of Round Baltimore Centenary Theological Seminary Joseph Scott Springfield Almshouse Springfield JH. Pillsbury Smith College Northampton Ira G. Ross William Tallin Andre Mila Juan C. Conia Francesco Pengit Juan Velnanson Francesci J. Delamos Obert Weigmieller South America A. Hollen D. Bronson

Aldermen trip to New York to inspect trolley systems

The Boston board of aldermen departed for New York last night led by City Messenger Peters to study double and single trolley electric motors for street cars. Harvey N. Shepard will explain advantages of the double trolley, with visits planned to New York Cincinnati St Louis and Detroit before returning Tuesday morning. Reed stays behind until they reach New York. The party claims expenses are municipal except for car fare and carriages.

New York Alderman Reed New York & New England Railroad City Peters Harvey N. Shepard New England Telegraph and Telephone Company Shepard Cincinnati St. Louis Detroit Boston Michael Barr Hart Board of Commissioners For Public Institutions Forristall Health Department Superintendent of Health Board of Health Washington

Dr Pick Teaches Memory Tricks In Oration on Impressions

Dr. Pick lectured in Bumstead Hall on memory and the power of strong impressions. He demonstrated his method by building a linked list of related words and traced English throne dynasties from William I to Hanover, noting how associations aid recall. The talk opened a five session series, with the next event at 5 Park Street.

England William I Elizabeth Henry III Edwards Henrys Richard Mary Williams Henry Ephen John Cromwell James Charles William Mary Ann Anne Georges Victoria Normandy Blois Plantagenet Lancaster York Tudor Stuart Hanover Jr. Pick No. 5 Park Street

Prohibition Circular Sent to Lawyers in Massachusetts

A letter to the editor reveals a campaign circular addressed only to lawyers in favor of a constitutional prohibition amendment. It asks for names from those who support the ban on intoxicating liquors, noting only one favorable lawyer in Salem and urging a canvass of the city’s legal community. The Boston date is April 3, 1889.

Salem Constitutional Amendment Campaign Committee Bromfield Street Massachusetts Charles Q. Tirrell Byron B. Johnson Winfield Slocum Boston

Bell Telephone Litigation Replication Papers Filed

U S officials in Boston filed replication papers in the U S Circuit Court in District of Massachusetts in the Bell Telephone case. Attorneys Owen A. Galvin Charles S. Whitman and W C Strawbridge commented the filings were a routine procedural step with no substantive significance, while Bell stock rose in market trading.

United States Circuit Court Boston Circuit Court OF the United States District OF Massachusetts United States of America American Bell Telephone Company Massachusetts Alexander Graham Bell Owen A. Gangin U.S Charles 8. Whitman W. C. Strawbridge U. S Owen A. Galvin Y. Charles Whitman W. A. Hovey James J. Storrow Bell Telephone

At the Hotels Farewell banquets honor city officials and guests

Engineers at Thomson Electric Welding hosted a farewell banquet for Superintendent John Tregoning at Youngs Hotel. Others present included Herman Serress, A S Garfield, W S Gorton, A M Bullard, and G A Kimball. The event followed reunions at Quincy House and Crawford House with local civic leaders in attendance.

Thomson Electric Welding Company Young’s Hotel John Tregoning Herman Serress A. S. Garfield W. S. Gorton A. M. Bullard G. F. Sever Russell Robb C. E. Harthan W.S. Moody W. S. Brock G. A. Kimball

Two Brothers Lose Son in Charles River Canoe Accident

George and Walter Lord of Brookline were canoeing on the Charles when a tug generated a swell that upset them. Walter Lord aged 17 drowned and his body has not been recovered. George A. Lord of Linden Place is his father.

Charles River George Walter Lord Brookline George A. Lord Linden Place Walter

Kidney trouble warning and safe cure endorsement

Constipation with diarrhea pains and back burning signals advanced kidney trouble says Prof. Thompson of New York. Warners Safe Cure praised by Dr Dio Lewis as a remedy for serious kidney issues.

Wm. H. Thompson University of the City of New York Dio Lewis Warner

The Two Chiefs of Dunboy reviewed as history in fiction

A lengthy critique examines Frout de Froude's The Two Chiefs of Dunboy as a romance rooted in Irish 1750s history. It notes vivid portrayal of Ireland’s state under Protestant ascendancy, the lax Dublin government, and the three justices who balance power. It highlights portrayals of colonel Goring and the era of smuggling and anti Catholic policy.

MR. Froude Ireland England Carlyle Dunboy Froude Lord Chesterfield Spain Charles Edward Dulness Dublin Church of Rome Goring Kerry Lord Kildare Henry Boyle House of Commons Lord Shannon George Stone Boyle Colonel Goring Puxley Oliver Shannon Connaught Scotland Great Britain Leinster Munster America France Flanders Laffey Europe

The Two Chiefs of Dunboy review amid Irish struggles

A critical survey of Froude’s The Two Chiefs of Dunboy, analyzing its blend of fact and fiction. The piece highlights Morty O Sullivan and Sylvester O Sullivan in the Munster coast smuggling era, critiques the novel’s Irish portrayal as gloomy yet lively, and notes factual passages from Froude’s narrative and prior works. It concludes with reflections on Ireland’s constitutional status and the complexities of liberty under English rule.

Nantes Rochelle Shannon Atlantic France Mr. Froude Whiteboy Munster Margaret Crosby Morty O’sullivan Ireland Dunboy Puxley Bally-Quoilach Froude Motty Sylvester O'Sullivan Morty Bantry Bay Dursey Sound Kenmare Sylvester O’sullivan Goring Dublin Castle England J. A. Froude New York Charles Scripner

Working Boys Home elects new officers and directors

Last evening the Working Boys Home elected officers with Rev Father O Callaghan as president and E B Rankin as vice president. W J Quinn became treasurer and John Conlon clerk. Directors include Father O Callaghan and others. Auditing committee members named T B Fitz Thomas Taff and Mr. Cunning am.

Working Boys’ Home Father O’callaghan St. Augustine’s Church E. B. Rankin W. J. Quinn John Conlon H. P. Smyth T. H. Cummings J. H. Lambert T. B. Fitz Thomas Taff Mr. Cunningam

Inexpensive Full Sized Cheval Glass at Paine's Furniture

A walk through Paine's Furniture Co. reveals full sized antique oak cheval glasses for 18 dollars. Once expensive social status symbols, these cheval glasses now attract curiosity for their low price and fine French plate glass.

Paine’s Furniture Co Canal Street

Three Months' Veterans to Hold April Reunion Parade

A Massachusetts Three Months' Volunteers executive meeting approved plans for an April 19 reunion. The parade will start at 4 PM from Lancers' Armory, head by Maplewood Cadet Band, proceed via Bulfinch and Tremont to the State House for review by the Governor, then to Faneuil Hall for a 6 PM banquet.

Association of Massachusetts Veterans’ Rights Union Pemberton Square Edwin F. Spofford Malden Faneuil Hall Lancers Bulfinch Street Maplewood E. F. Spofford James H. Griggs James Tucker Georgie C. Joslin George H. Hastings A.S. Cushman Frank Curtis George A. Washburn J. W. Rose L. J. Shephard L. M. Duchesney H. M. Woodward Hugh Young Sons of Veterans and Grand Army

How To Prolong Life In Our Cities And Towns

A health-focused piece advocates nutrition knowledge to reduce urban mortality. It cites hospital death rates and claims Murdock's Liquid Food and Suppositories lower surgical risk, noting many patients exhaust funds seeking care. Emphasizes dyspepsia and constipation as root disease sources.

Murdock Free Surgical Hospital Boston Massachusetts Maine New Hampshire Vermont Rhode Island Connecticut New York Mall

Also Mentioned on This Page

Methodist Bell Telephone Litigation Messrs L. O. Williams K. E. Robinson C. P. Hall G. W. Penniman A. Arnold Ross Divinity School Tufts College Crawford House W. H. Trickey Company L Fifth Regiment Quincy House E. E. Currier Olive Branch Lodge No. 3 Poe el Toro Cal G. 8. Hutchinson S. Millken William P. Wilson Thomas H. Wray George Scarborough Brooklyn N. Y C. McD. Harvey Thomas H. Dean Philadelphia Young’s Joseph M. Stoughton Troy Benjamin Hey Martin Bonnell Cleveland J. M Bersok Fieer Penn H. C. Grant Thorndike Hawley Chicago S. H. Elder New Bedford H. K. Vance C. H. Thurston H. M. Ain J. E. Widdall Brunswick George Wood W. H. Witt Newport James W. McAllister George F. Reger Adams E. P. Chapin S. Peat Edgartown Julius Cahn Tavern J. J. Busenburg Albany C. L. Smith J. Barlow Lansing Mich C. M. Leonard Middleboro George C. Hall J. L. Sheppard W. E. Chamberlain Providence R. I. United States A. H. Barton North Adams James A. Webster Warsaw N. J George N. Smalley N. D NEW Books Chichester RED Cross Druggieta P . Chichester Chemical Co Madison Sq Phila Pa Gee. C. Goodwin & Co Bestox Baltimore San Francisco Murdock Liquid Food CO Johann Hoffs Paap Johann Hoff Moritz Eisner Eisner & Mendelson CO Barclay St R. Knights & CO Omces Washington St Main St Cambridge Port Pleasant St Newman Place Pleasant Street S. R. Knights & Co Washington Street Electric Luster Starch Co Central Wharf Lewis J. Bird & CO Executrix County of Suffolk Susan ©. Johnston Susanna C. Johnston South Third Street C Street Greenough and Brown Joseph Harris, Jr Harriet E. Lovering Harriet FE. Johnston Susan C. Johnston Horatio Harris & CO State Street Valencia SS. Scythia Florida Palermo Suffolk Cordage Co Eastern Ave Ham St Mass Manila Russia Wm, Cumming J. ©. Davis Wm. R. Chaffee WM. KK. Chaffee W. P. Balch Live Stock Agency Devonshire Street Snow & CO North Market St Falton St Albert Howe & CO Market Street Brighton Warren Avenue John J. Henry & Co Boots & Shoes Devonshire Richards & CO Copartnership Notices William A. Underwood C. H. Venner & CO Pine Street Congress Street Boston Directory Franklin Street Sampson, Murdock
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