Robert Buchanan and Americas Literary Scene Discussed
In a Boston New York correspondence, Robert Buchanan is critiqued for his American stance and works while Walt Whitman gains praise from Boston and New York writers. The piece notes the Century Company absorption and highlights literature clubs, editors, and Carnegie’s support for writers as the era shifts toward concentrated literary power.
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Stedman
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Mr. Buchanan
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Sun
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Swinburne
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Boston
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Longfellow
Lowell
Whittier
Aldrich
Lincoln
Madison Square Theatre
Gilder
Howells
John Hay
Century Company
South
Chicago
San Francisco
Brooklyn
Cosmopolitan
Nation
Epoch
Critic
Independent
Mive Jazunette J. Gilder
Joseph Gilder
Colonel Higginson
Harper's Bazar
North American Review
Forum
Colonel Hapa
Higginson
George Parsons Lathrop
Brander Matthews
Republic
Edo Dany
Hoston
Authors Club
Boston Project
Boston Club
New Authors’ Club
Andrew Carnegie
John Fiske
Carnegie
G. FE. Montgomery
Fishing Vessels Damaged in Heavy Gales off Western Banks
A flotilla of ships arrived after recent gales on the Western banks. The Ella Downie Shelburne lost cable and gear. Ethel and Addie Portland had bowsprit and windlass damaged. Zenobia Gloucester lost rudder and gear. D. A. Wilson Salem head gear and steering wheel smashed. Lucretia Jane Yarmouth lost sails. Edith A Pubnico bows and 100 fathoms of cable and trawl gear gone. Wide Awake Lockport hawser cut and trawls lost. Georgie Harold Lockport hawser and anchors lost. Codfish cargoes noted on Zenobia and D. A. Wilson.
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Hallivax
Ella Downie
Shelburne
Ethel
Addie
Portland
Zenobia
Gloucester
Edith A
Pubnico
Wide Awake
Lockport
Georgie Harold
Mrs Howe, the banker, flees to Quebec from New Brunswick
Mrs Sarah Howe, who fled Boston after swindling depositors out of 850000, has lived in St. John New Brunswick for days. She rented a fashionable Orange Street residence for a year next to President McLellan’s house of the suspended Maritime Bank. The plan to buy the furniture prompted her to flee by last night’s train to Quebec, with doubts she has gone to Montreal.
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St. Joan
N. B
Sarah Howe
Boston
Orange Street
McLellan
Maritime Bank
Refusal to Testify Sparks Contempt Battle in Maine
In Avevasta Maine on April 19 the dispute between state and federal courts led Collector John B Redman to invoke authority denying court power to compel production of records. Deputy Murphy refused to testify or acknowledge tax payments and was jailed pending purge of contempt as Anson M Goddard verified a record of tax payment. The case inflames temperance law debates and draws attention from regional observers.
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Avevasta
John B. Redman
Miller
Murphy
Bird
Messrs
Redmen
Attorny Bird
Anson M. — Goddard
Redman
United States
Braytonic Move in Rhode Island Legislature Opens Rail Safety Debate
In Providence April 19 a Westerly Republican offered a resolution for an extra election in the second congressional district on November 8. The measure, seen as partisan, was sent to the judiciary committee. The House also passed amendments to railroad law requiring steam trains to carry extinguishers, tools, and safety gear, ban certain fuels, ensure heating for passenger cars, restrict open fires, and impose fines up to 1500 dollars for violations split with complainants and the State.
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Providence
R. L
House of Representatives
Chamberlain
Westerly
Brayton
Supreme Court
Judiciary Committee
Union Club Reopens With Kitchen and Dining Move
The Union Club on Park Street reopened after months away, featuring a new upper story kitchen and dining area reached by elevator. The club hosted an open house for members and families from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., then an 8 p.m. reception for Puritan and Somerset clubs followed by a complimentary supper. Members praised the improvements and dismissed critics as chronic grumblers.
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Park Street
Union Club
Somerset
Old Lexington’s Day Celebrates 112th Anniversary Event
Old Lexington marked the 112th anniversary of the Lexington battle with early-morning marches by the First Regiment Fife Drum and Bugle Corps from Boston to the town line, a Mass House breakfast, concerts, and a grand dance in the evening. Concord Acton and nearby towns also observed with bells, salutes, parades, and patriotic programs reflecting Civil War veterans' memories.
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Fife, Drum and Bugle Corps
J. F. Clarke
Revere House
Boston
Paul Revere
Massachusetts House
C. A. Staples
Rijah Harrington
John P. Reed
Eichberg
Country
America
Jessie Eldridge
Munroe School of Oratory
A. Staples
Unitarian Church
C. J. Staples
Reading
W. L. Robbins
Episcopal Church
J. Howard Richardson
Concord
Concord Artillery
Concord Independent Battery
Marlboro Brass Band
Baltimore
Old Sixth Massachusetts Regiment
Acton
Isaac Davis
Acton Centre
Brockton Commercial Club Holds Annual Banquet
The Brockton Commercial Club hosted its annual banquet at Hotel Belmont with about one hundred guests. Invited dignitaries included Governor Ames and Mrs. Ames Lieutenant Governor Brackett ex Governor John D. Long Hon Halsey J Boardman and Mrs Boardman State Treasurer Beard Mrs Beard and daughter and Sergeant at Arms Adams. The event was a complimentary gathering for lady friends.
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Brockton
Commercial Club
Governor Ames
Ames
Brackett
John D. Long
Halsey J. Boardman
Boardman
Beard
Adams
Hotel Belmont
No Mayflower Arrow Race Ends Quietly in Dispute
The Arrow and Mayflower race collapsed after Mr. Chamberlayne insisted on restricting the Mayflower’s centreboard. Burgess and General Paine refuse to race under unfair terms, confirming no Queen’s Cup clash this year. Chamberlayne concedes the Arrow cannot concede unrestricted centreboard.
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Tankerville Chamberlayne
General Paine
Edward Burgess
Chamberlayne
The
Arrow
Mr. Burgess
Mr. Chamberlayne
Cramury Park
Winchester
Eng
Burgess
London
Vanderfelt Reading at Chickering Hall Impresses Boston Audience
Edwin H. Vanderfelt delivered a varied program in Boston praising his skill in reading over acting. The review notes strong portions in The Bridge of Sighs and The Charge of the Light Brigade, with Hamlet praised for high level close but Romeo and Juliet lacking equal passion and imagination.
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Edwin H. Vanderfelt
Chickering Hall
Vanderfelt
Bridge of Lighs
Thomas Hood
Waterloo
Lord Byron
Shakspere
Light Brigade
Alfred Tennyson
Boston
Vandertelt
Romeo
Mr. Vanderfelt
Baseball scores from Louisville and Cincinnati games
Yesterday in baseball Louisville beat St Louis 9 to 7 while Cincinnati topped Cleveland 13 to 6. A despatch from Theodore Keller mayor of Martin's Ferry reports the town leveled by Levelon and requests aid.
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Louisville
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Cincinmatis
Clevelands
Columbus
Theodore Keller
Martin's Ferry
Levelon
Railroad Clerks Supper Draws Leaders at Quincy House
The Railroad Clerks Association held its first annual supper in a Quincy House banquet hall. President Gilbert Hodges chaired. guests included W P Shinn, James T Furber, Orlando Stewart, and A A Folsom with others lending remarks on railroad business. S C Putnam was absent. The secretary was authorized to cast one ballot for honorary membership for the invited guests.
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Quincy House
Railroad Clerks’ Association
Gilbert Hodges
W. P. Shinn
New York & New England Railroad
James T. Furber
Boston & Maine Railroad
Orlando Stewart
Fitchburg Railroad
Shinn
Furber
Boston Theater Listings and Showtimes
The afternoon and evening schedules list performances at Hollis 81, Boston Museum, Globe Theatre, and Park Theatre. Rose Coghlan stars in a matinée at 2 and an evening show, with Annie Clarke appearing in Scrap of Power, Ruddigore at the Globe, and Much Ado About Nothing at Park Theatre. Additional listings include Atonement and other variety acts with 2 PM matinees and evening performances throughout the day.
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Boston
Octoroon
Hollis
Hue
Islsou Ee
Miss Annie Clarke
London Assurance
Grand Double Bill
Simpson & CO
Oliver Twist
Miss Clarke
Richard Mansfield
Local Auction Notices and Schedules Summary
Thursday sale notices list R. L. Day & Co at 11 30 am for stocks and horses. Francis Henshaw & Co with horse and carriage items at noon. Alberto Howe & Co in Brighton at 1 am for real estate and fruit. S. R. Knights at 5 pm for real estate. Sublivian Bros auction lace curtains at 10 am and 3 pm. Knights & Co real estate at 4 pm. Albert Howe & Co again with horses and real estate at 11 am and 12 m.
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R. L. Day & Co
Francis Henshaw & Co
Alberto Howe & Co
Brighton
Horatio Morris
S. R. Knights
Leonard & Co
le Provecty
Sublivian Bros
Iteal Estate
BR. Knights & Co
Albert Howe & Co
Marriages in Malden Cambridge Somerville and more
In Malden on April 19 Charles T. Belyea and Grace D. Paine wed Reverend W. P. Odell officiating. In Cambridge on April 16 Ashbel G. Coolidge and Koste Mmurth were joined by Reverend C. R. Moor. In Somerville on April 18 Charles Enoch Rob inson and Ada Florence Brookho 8 tied the knot. In Duxbury on April 16 Mary L. Deland and Waldo C. Turner married. In this city on April 13 Melburne T. Waldman married Jessie Bruce.
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D.D
Charles Enoch Robinson
Ada Florence Brookho
Somerville
Turner—Deland
Duxoury
Mass
Lewis E. Perry
Mary L. Deland
la Mass
Waldo C. Turner
Pembroke
Aas
Waldman—Bruce
Cf‘y
P.M. McDonald
Melburne T. Waldman
Jessie Bruce
Obituaries and Death Notices Chronology List
In Lynn Ellen Brestin aged 40, and in Charlestown James R Con, in Cambridge Jona Lord Hayes aged 75. Multiple local obituaries dated April 15 to April 18 record widows, spouses, and infants including Lizzie M Hadley 60, Harriet M Thurston 72, and Adaline Wilcox 62, among others. Funeral notices note Jona Lord Hayes at Mt. Auburn Street and service on April 20.
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Susan Hunt
Sylvester Hunt
Ham
Frances L
George L. Ham
Hadley
Lizzie M. Hadley
Macomber
Jamaica Plain
George Cornelius
Alexander G
Angie H. Macomber
Noyes
Boston
Lizzie C
W. Wallace Noyes
Smith
Melrose
J. Vincent Smith
Aew
Strahan
Thomas Edwin Ieee
Thomas and
Esther Strahan
Thurston
Cambridge
Harriet M
John C. Thurston
Weston
Duxbury
Mags
Gershom B. Weston
Wilcox
Hamilton
Adaline Adams
Brooklyn
N. Y
Whitcher
Hyde Park
Fannie Campbell
Oscar W. Whitcher
Genuine Answers to Examination Questions in Our Public Schools
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Paving gravel and sand contracts for Boston districts opened
City of Boston invites sealed proposals for supplying paving gravel and sand for the year. Bids due April 25, 1887, noon, read publicly. Districts A through F defined, with quantities by load. Bid must include certified check of $500 and bonds on award. McDonald, Superintendent of Streets, may reject any or all bids.
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Boston Water Board
Cit Hall
Boston
Massachusetts
Water Board
City Engineer
City Hall
H. T. Rockwell
Orrick of Boston Wares Board
City Hal Boston
Roxbury
Chester Park
Washington Street
Park Street
John W. McDonald
Bosion
City of
Proposs
Newburyport
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Actors’ Fund OF America
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Rose Coghlan
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Lady of Lyons
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