Bravery Rewarded Blanche Hays and Vanity in Varying Lights
A Kensington girl Blanche Hays saved friend Miss Saunders from drowning near Addicombe England and received a Royal Humane Society album testimonial. Ella Wheeler Wilcox extols vanity in women, citing Queen Charlotte and a Minneapolis courtship tale as examples of charm, jealousy, and social dating dynamics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Addicombe
Blanche Hays
Kensington
Miss Saunders
Miss Hays
Royal Humane Society
Bismarck
von Puttkammer
Johanna
Otto von Bismarck
Charlotte of
Waurtemburg
William II
Minneapolis
Whittier Portrait: Lowell, Emerson and Modern Poets Discussed
A visitor interviews the elderly Whittier biographer about his peers and successors. He ranks Lowell as the greatest American poet and discusses Emerson, Stedman, Jewett, and rising writers, noting shifts in poetry, public life, and gender. The exchange covers Whittier’s abolitionist work and health, plus the preserved Whittier homestead at East Haverhill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell
Sir Launfal
England
Emerson
Stedman
Matthews Urges Early Voting Reminder to Public
A public notice calls residents to vote early tomorrow urging no interference with civic duties. The message stresses timely participation and civic responsibility in the voting process.
Graves Defense Focuses on Arsenic vs Pneumonia in Mrs Barnaby Case
Denver testimony centers on whether Mrs Barnaby died from arsenic poisoning or pneumonia. Dr Bonesteel cites a five day survival after poisoning, while Dr Griffith notes no pneumonia signs. Autopsy path and witness accounts detail the bottle delivery and potential motives linked to the Bennetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Grifith
Lucknan
A * Roy
Worrell
Whittier Hearthstone Interview At Cartland Home
A visitor chats with Mrs Cartland about poet Whittier who has been wintering there for six weeks and remains frail. No birthday celebration is planned. visitors may come depending on his health. A photograph of the hearthstone from Snowbound stirs interest in the New England homestead scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ose
Lowell
James Russell Lowell
Bayard ‘Taylor
Wendell
Hillips
Mrs. Childs
Fields
Sarah Orne Jewett
Percival
Richard H. Dana
Holmes
Underwood
United States
Glasgow
New England
Birthday Tribute to Whittier by New England Wheaton Club
The December Thorndike meeting honored John G Whittier on his approaching birthday with a measured program. Evelyn Howes played piano, Kate Kittredge Taylor shared memories, Annie Kilham spoke on American history in light of Whittier, Mrs Louis Stanton sang, Lucy Larcom discussed New England Landscape in Whittier, and Annie Moses MacMurray spoke on religious sentiment as shown in The Eternal Goodness. The program was neatly presented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England Wheaton Club
Thorndike
John G. Whittier
Evelyn Howes
Kate Kittredge Taylor
Annie M. Kilham
Whittier
Louis Stanton
Mayor Matthews Earns Support In Local Vote Plea
Citizens are urged to back Mayor Matthews in tomorrow’s election as backers praise his leadership and promise continued progress. The notice frames the vote as a test of local governance and public trust.
Prison association anniversary meeting at New Old South Church
The Massachusetts Prison Association marked its two year anniversary with speeches on crime prevention and reform. Dr Samuel Eliot urged public support and a $5000 fund. others touted classification, parental truant schools, and opportunities for ex-prisoners to reintegrate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Old South Church
Massachusetts Prison Association
George A. Gordon
Samuel Eliot
Association
Eliot
Prison Association
Boston
Deer Island
Gardner Tufts
Concord Reformatory
F. K. Vines
Ilinois State
Philip S. Moxom
First Baptist Church
Wilkin and Craigie Wed at St Thomas Rectory Jamaica Plain
Dr George W W Wilkin of Newark New Jersey marries Minnie E Craigie at St Thomas Rectory Jamaica Plain on December 10 officiated by Rev Fr Moore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkinson—Craigie
Jamaica Plain
St. Thomas’s
Moore
George W. W. Wilkinson
Newark
N. J
Minnie E. Craigie
Obituaries and death notices from Dorchester to Revere
Death notices and obituaries across Boston area towns dated Dec 10 to 14 list Rebecca Shaw widow of Theron Shaw 81 at 3 Melville Ave Dorchester. Other notices include Margaret Baxter Julia Bradley Henry Floyd Marcus Myers Martha Rumney Harriet Sibley Lyman Adams Amelia Brooks Jesse Curtis Mary Cleveland Ralph Emerson Harriet Ellis Stearns Barney Daniel Emery Sarah Stanley with ages and locations in Somerville Worcester Wells Salem Watertown Norwood Revere and Reading. Burial, memorial and funeral details vary by entry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shaw
Dorchester
Rebecca T. Shaw
Theron V. Shaw
Melville Avenue
Baxter
Margaret Sophia Baxter
Bradley
Boston
Julia i
John L. Bradley
Floyd
Henry Floyd
Myers
Marcus Myers
Rumney
Martha HK
Sibley
Roxbury
Harriet
Lyman E. Sibley
Adams
Somerville
Lyman M. Adams
Brooks
Worcester
Mass
Amelia
Lyman Brooks
Curtis
Wells
Jesse Curtis
Cleveland
Salem
Mary A
Williams
Emerson
Watertown
Ralph Thomas
T. P
Katie Emerson
Ellis
Norwood
Harriet M
John Ellis
Barney
Stearns Barney
Emery
Reading
Daniel A. Emery
Stanley
Revere
Sarah A
I. N. Stanley
Delsartean Pantomimes and a Wedding Etiquette Guide
Amateur entertainments offer Delsartean pantomimes by Mrs. J. W. Shoemaker with poems and photos. A key Good Form guide covers wedding etiquette. New titles include Margery Daw's Home Confectionery, Practical Horsemanship, and Information Readers No 1 and 2 edited by H. Warren Clifford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Shoemaker
Margery Daw
Lacey W. Bostwick
W. A. Kerr
H. Warren Clifford
GB. L. Brown
Beranger
Lamartine
Victor Hugo
Alfred de Musset
Theophile Gautier
Hernani
John E. Motzke
Johns Hopkins University
J. F. Herbart
Forrest E. Rundell
Brooklyn Ethical Society
Alfred B. Shepperson
Mexico
Ramon V. Williams
United States
Philadelphia
the Penn Publishing Company
New York
Frederick A. Stokes Company
Alfred
Shepnerson
Cassius M. Clay
Commodore Perry
J. B. Lippincott Company
Harvey C. Camp
Ward & Drummond
Lothrop Company Celebrates Forty Years of Notable Books
The Lothrop Company markets a broad holiday lineup underscoring four decades of quality children’s publishing. Highlighted titles include Leaves from an Artist's Field Book, the four volume Arabian Nights edition with Griffis introduction, and numerous illustrated works by Adams, Campbell, Pyle, and others. The catalog emphasizes enduring appeal for both children and adults with biographies, nature studies, and classic compilations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PD. Lothrop Company
Lothrop
Wedworth Wadsworth
Lothrop Library
William Ellicot Griffis
Oscar Fay Adams
Edward Everett Hale
Massachusetts
H. O. Ladd
New Mexico
Elizabeth Deering Hanscom
Charles Lamb
the Rev. J
Helen Campbell
Anne Bradstreet
George MaccDonald
Martha L. Moodev
Mary E. Fitch
Elbridge S. Brooks
The
United States
Cynthia M. St. John
Wordsworth
Howard Pyle
Margaret Sidney
Rob
Adirondack Cabin
Jessie Benton Fremont
Hezekiah Butterworth
Carrie Norris Horwitz
Golden Treasury of Literature
Science
School Committee Ticket Endorsed by City Leaders in 1891
The ticket lists seven candidates for three year terms and two for two year terms. Seven renominated members are praised for faithful service. Noted are Mr Strange a college graduate and lawyer and Mr Huggan backed by East Boston citizens. The executive committee names include Salome Merritt and others. Date Dec 11, 1891.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strange
Boston
Huggan
East
Kennedy
Maine
Salome Merritt
Ellen S. Hale
Sarah W. Whitman
Lavina A. Hatch
Sarah A. P. Dickerman
Lydia E. Hutchins
Frances E. Billings
Mary E. Noyes
Also Mentioned on This Page
Blanche
Elia Wheeler Wilcox
MR. Whiter
Europe
Field
Long
Whipple
East Haverhill
Haverhill
Matthews
DR. Graves
Society
Tomor
Flowers Srt
J. Newman & Sons
Tremont St
Breck
Holiday Books
the Public School Union
Samuel OD. Capen
Richard C. Humphreys
Liberty D. Packard
Thomas F
Gan
John J. Kennedy
Charles G. Ames
Clarence d. Blake
Phillips Brooks
Martin Brimmer
Uriel H. Crocker
John P. Brown
Samuel P. Barrows
Chas
Carleton Coil
Benjamin Cushing
William Endicott
Christopher R. Eliot
Roger Walcott
George 8. Hale
Julia Ward Howe
Samuel Johnson
Mary Hemenway
Anna C. Lowell
Francis Parkman
Elizabeth C. Putnam
Wm. B. Rogers
William G. Russell
George H. Shattuck
Frances A. Walker
Daniel T. Torrey
Darwin E. Ware
Cornelia Warren
E. van Noorden & Coo
Harrison Ave
Thomas J. Hind
Milk St
Broad Gauge Iron Stall Works
Elm Street
NEW Publications
Sohpie May
Trowbridee
the Little Millers
Oliver Optics
LEE & Shepard, Publishers
Boston Blue Book
Edward E. Clark
West Street
R. J. Cotton
Alex, Mackay-Smith
D.D
Camrell & Upham
Washington St
Hotels
Clark’s Hotel
Washington and Avery Sts
M.C
Sam
Norway
Sweden
Albrekt Segerstedt
Hans Christian Andersen
Dr. Sezerstedt
Avna M. Rvdingsward
Baroness von Proschwitz
D. Lohrop Company
Copley Square Hotel
Huntington Ave. and
Exeter St
Copleey Sq
F.S. Risteen & CO
Tremont House
Beacon and
Tremont Sts
R. A. Stranahan
New York Depot
Canal St
Hanover St
Post
C. H. Erb
Richwood House
Handel and Haydn Society
Music Hall
the Wesseael
Mme
Lillian Nordica
Lena Little
Leonard E. Auty
Barrington Foote
the Socie Y
Carl Zerraba
D. Lang
Boston Theatre
Eugene Tti
Columbia Revi Isons Harris & Atkinson
Shinerton St
Madison Square
Charles Frohman
Cumain
Bec
Charles Froyman
Henry Elixey
Tremont Theatre
Abbey & Schoeflfel
Rosina Vokes
Suppo
T.of
Felix Morris
Comedy Company
Max O’reell
Agnes Huntington
Planquette
Captain Therese
Joseph Arthur
Blue Jeans
Bite the Museum
RE. M
Hollis Onra
Rer
Isaac B. Rich
Sardonu
Telermidor
Pitou
Geoffrey Middleton
Park Theatre
Neil Burgess
County Fai
Ermanent
Paderewskts
Beethoven
Schumann
Chopin
Boston Music Hall
Stoddard
Capital
Tropics
Burditt & North
Doll & Richards
Streep
Grand Opera House
Proctor & Mansfield
Prop
Fire Patrol
Howard Atheneum
WM. Harris
Henry Burlesque CO
Tremont Temple
Harvard
Boston Wharf Co
Bostes Spake
J. B. Russell
John Jeffries & Sons
Real Aristate
Devonshire
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