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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Dec 02, 1887

Page

2

Health of Scholars and School Life Debate in Boston

The Boston Homeopathic Medical Society met at the Parker House with Dr. A. L. Kennedy presiding. Dr. L. A. Phillips urged reforms to protect girls’ health from school demands, proposing longer vacations, elective courses, distributed study, and mandated physical training, while clinicians debated school versus social factors in ill health.

Boston Homeopathic Medical Society Parker House A. L. Kennedy L. A. Phillips Phillips Imust Ll. T. Talbot A. G. Boothby H. A. French Lawrence Talbot D. W. Warren Worcester Walter Wesselhoeft Cambridge Dr. Phillips D. G. Woodvine George B. Peck Providence School Board H. K. Bennett D. B. Whittier Fitchburg Caroline Hastings Leaver Boston Public Schools

Fishery Resolutions Urge peaceful US Canada settlement

New York December 1 At a chamber of commerce meeting Francis K Thurber chairs a committee on a Canadian United States fishery union and quicker settlement of the fishery dispute The resolutions seek equal privileges for American and Canadian vessels in each other’s ports and suggest arbitration if differences cannot be reconciled after discussion A copy was sent to the U S president.

New York Chamber of Commerce Francis K. Thurber Chamber Dominion of Canada United States Canada

Randall Murder Mystery Grows Widening Theories

Greenfield authorities push rumors as autopsy results remain undisclosed. The case centers on David Randall's death and son’s alleged involvement amid whispers of a motive involving a French girl, money from produce, and outlaw associates.

Turner’s David Randall Coy Greenfield Randall Woodward Thompson Montague City

Central League formed as International League dissolves

Delegates from Wilkes Barre Scranton Newark and Jersey City meet at Fifth Avenue Hotel to dissolve the International League and form the Central League of Professional Baseball Players with eight clubs including Danbury Waterbury Elmira and Binghamton. Key officers elected David Collins president A C Campbell treasurer J C Kennedy secretary. The revised Brotherhood contract is adopted and players under old league contracts retained. Convention adjourns to January 5 1858.

New York Vec. 1 International Baseball League Fifth Avenue Wilkesbarre Scranton Newark Jersey City Treasury International League John H. Shoemaker E. E. Bond David Collins John J. Flannaghan A. C. Campbell Wikesbarre John LB. Day Patrick Powers Central League of Professional Baseball J. C. Kennedy The Sporting Times Sanbury Conn Elmira N. Y Binghamton Allentown Penn Waterbury Danbury

Monohansett hull split as divers assess leak near Vineyard

Divers inspecting the steamer Monohansett report a twelve by two foot wound in the hull with cracked planks and no large hole. Poor bottom and thick water hindered stopping the leak. the vessel may be moved to New Bedford if deemed unsafe to reach here tomorrow morning for further work.

Vineyard Havsn Monohansett New Bedford

Jones son on hunting trip still missing in Colorado

Telegrams from Colorado confirm E A Jones son of ex State Senator Jones remains on a hunting trip and will reach North Park soon before heading home. Family had feared his unexplained absence.

Pitrshirp Mass Colorado E. A. Jones Jones North Park

Cold weather carriages sold by J T Smith and Co

A London dealer touts cold weather carriages from J T Smith and Co at 222 to 228 Devonshire street. The firm lists a factory or manual workshop at 2174 to 2178 Washington street and urges inspections of the novelties.

Messrs J.T. Smith & Co Devonshire Street J. J. Smith & Co Washington Street Boston Halifax Prince Elk A. Dew. Sampson Harrison Loring Lewis Wharf Atlantic Avenue

Jewellers Banquet at Delmonico's Weighs Ornamental Service

The Jewellers Association held its annual banquet at Delmonico's New York with Alfred H. Smith presiding. The ornamental table service loaned by Tiffany was valued at at least $20 000, and guests included General Sherman Mayor Hewitt and Chauncey M. Depew.

New York The Jewellers’ Association Delmonico’s Tiffany Alfred H. Smith W.tl. Sherman William Waller Phelps Hewitt Noah Davis de Lancey Nicoll Chauncey M. Depew G. Richards Boston G. H. Ford New Haven

Ninety Sons of Martha's Vineyard Gather for Banquet

Ninety islanders from Martha's Vineyard, driven to Boston, met at the Revere House for their first banquet. A business meeting added three new members and a $40 treasury balance. Officers were elected led by President Leander Butler.

Martha’s Vineyard Boston Revere House Holmes Benjamin Clough, Jr Joseph L. Dexter Vineyard Haven Leander Butler William H. Daggett Charles H. Robinson James D. Peakes Frank P. Lucas Jared W. Crowell Thomas Cambridge Butler H. Vincent Butler Henry Bayliss Atlantic Edward A. Morse Pease Edgartown A. L. Holmes Tisbury W. B. Owen Benjamin Downes C. H. Robinson James A. Harding George H. Leach EB. C. Check Martha's Vineyard

Jenny Lind Shines in Messiah with Grandest Music

A private 1850 letter praises Jenny Lind’s performance in the Messiah to an audience of 3000. The writer lauds her singing as genuine and deeply moving, noting her repose, moral character, and the spiritual impact of her voice on listeners.

Columbus, U Jenny Lind Zion Jerusalem Christ Scandinavia Thorvaldsen Hans Andersen Ole Bull Miss Bremer

Breakfast Dinner and Tea and Clarke Sermons for Hospital Fair

A Boston produced pamphlet offers 366 day menus in Breakfast Dinner and Tea bound with silk. Two sermon selections from Rev James Freeman Clarke accompany a keepsake volume. Both volumes support the New EnenS Hospital for Women and Children and will be sold at the Horticultural Hall fair next week or through Miss M J Page 163 West Chester park.

Boston Church of the Disciples James Freeman Clarke Clarke J. &Scudder N. D. Boyle Fleury, Lefebvre Thomas Moran Robert Koehler Eastman Johnson Edward Guy William M. Chase Munich American Water Color Society Academy of Design Paul Rajon C. C. Perkins Albert J. Jones Providence R. J Rhode Island Brown University The Historical Society Atheneum Trust Jones Galignant Paris Bouguereau Meissonier Benjamin Constant Mary Cassatt Museum of Fine Arts Chase Hamilton Place M. 8. Gill Ross Turner Bosch Lyman H. Weekrs

Boston YMCA monthly meeting reports strong growth and talks

The Boston Young Men's Christian Association held its regular monthly meeting. 186 new members joined, 208 renewed, and 36 men found positions through the employment bureau. Key speakers included Rev J T Duryea on youth and life, Dr A N Blodgett on gymnastic instruction, plus demonstrations of body building and club swinging. The male chorus led by S W Cole contributed to a successful event.

Boston Young Men's Christian Association Douglass J.T. Duryea D.D A. N. Blodgett Small Ethier

William Dorsey Seville Jailed for $6000 Diamond Theft

William H. Dorsey known as Seville, the man who stole diamonds valued at $6000 from Matthew Morgan’s home at 254 Lexington Avenue New York, was yesterday sentenced to nineteen years in prison.

William H. Dorsey Seville Matthew Morgan Lexington Avenue New York

Annual Pastels by J. Appleton Brown Featured in Exhibition

The annual pastel exhibition by J. Appleton Brown showcases nineteen works focused on pastoral landscapes from old England to the new world. Critics praise his mastery of the medium, noting delicate color, strong composition, and poetic feeling without harsh tones.

J. Appleton Brown Brown England Mr. Brown W. L. Lathrop Jules Breton Finistére Klackner New York Breton George S. Seney Seney John L. Mitchell Milwaukee Lathrop

Professor Brown Explores Natural Art of Reading

Professor Moses True Brown lectured at Y M C U Hall on the natural and artful elements of reading and recital. He urged mature readers to master form gesture and voice to evoke natural, expressive performance akin to Phillips Dickens and Jefferson. He closed with a Ramsey Morris inspired poem about Cleopatra.

Moses True Brown Y. M. CG U. Hallon Phillips Dickens Thomas Jefference Brown Ramsey Morris Cleopatra Metropolitan Museum of Art

Mrs Wells Lectures Teachers On Fifth Commandment

Mrs Kate Gannett Wells gave her third and last lecture to Chan ning Hall Sunday school teachers. She used the blackboard as a main tool to teach obedience gratitude and help as duties to parents and discussed how young children should obey implicitly while older children rely on educated conscience.

Kate Gannett Wells Channing Hall

Ladies Listen to Dr Hebbard at Horticultural Hall

Horticultural Hall was filled yesterday afternoon with ladies for Dr Hebbard's opening lecture. Many useful facts were given and the series to follow promises interest. Tonight the lecture is to gentlemen alone.

Horticultural Hall

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