Putnam Day Observed by Danvers D A R Chapter
The Danvers D A R Chapter held patriotic exercises in the new Danvers Town Hall with guests from Massachusetts and Connecticut. A bronze tablet at Israel Putnam’s birthplace was dedicated, with descendants present, tri color decorations, and remarks by Mrs T M Brown and other speakers. Restoration funds were announced for the Putnam home The Wolfden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald McLean
New York
T. M. Brown
Massachusetts
General Israel Putnam
General
Israel Putnam
Daughters of the American Revolution
Putnam
Connecticut
Sake
Boston
Masury
National Society
Livingstone
Maine
R.S
Medlery
Elizabeth Porter Putnam
Noted Bachelors of Boston in Form magazine
A Boston society roundup lists prominent bachelors with portraits in the New York Form magazine December issue. It highlights figures including George Fred Williams, Josiah Quincy, Henry A. Walker, Herbert H. Barnes, Charles William Galloupe, T. Russell Sullivan, George Babbitt, Holker Abbott, Charles Gibson, and Colonel Harry Hastings, noting careers, lineages, and social standings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
New York
George Fred Williams
Willians
Curtis
Courtenay Guild
Beacon Hill
Josiah Quincy
Quincy
Mass
Quincys
Adamses
Henry A. Walker
Great Britain
Boston Art Club
Herbert H. Barnes
Brunswick
Charles William Galloupe
Mayflower Society
T. Russell Sullivan
Alexander Cochrane
Sullivan
Mangfield
Jekyl and Hyde
Charles Street
George Babbitt
Babbitt
Cartaret Feyno
Arthur Little
Hooper Hooper
Cotillon Leader
Alanson Tucker
Derby
Eugene Greenleaf
J. Morris Meredith
Isador Braggiotti
Wadsworth Longfellow
Henry Stackpole
James Parker
Edward Gray
Narragansett Pier
Cushing Brothers
Gordon Dexter
Willie Blake
Charles Sampson
Charles Gibson
Lydia Eustice
Gibson
General Warren
Dr. Warren
Harry Hastings
Greenhalge
Daudet Career Remembered as French Novelist of High Culture
Paris notes the death of Alphonse Daudet at 57 after a dinner disrupted by a syncope. The piece chronicles his life, works including Sapho Tartarin de Tarascon and Fromont Jeune et Risler Aine, his bohemian yet sober realism, stage ventures and the esteem he earned, with anecdotes of his genius and industry.
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Ens
le Roman du Chaperon Rouge
the Figaro
M. Ernest Lenpine
Odeon
L’oeillet Blanc
Comedie Francaise
Duc de Morny
Corps Legislatif
Baptistet
Tartarin de Tarascon
Les Rois In
Les Femme d’Artistes
Jack
le’ Petit Chose
L’evangelists
Lundi
Les Contes Choisies
le Nabab
Sapho
Fromont Jeune Et
Risler Aine
Numa Roumestan
Port- Tarascon
Tartarin
Les Alpes
Tartrain de
Tarascon
M. Alphonse Belot
Paris
Alphonse Daudet
Duc d’Aumale
Thanksgiving Dinners at Noon, Local Custom Cited
The Chicago Record notes a family habit of eating Thanksgiving dinner at noon to avoid disturbing their doctor who dislikes being called at night. The piece frames a simple domestic practice as a matter of practicality and respect for professionals.
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Chicago
Daudet Life and Lofty Paris Home Recalls Struggles and Fame
The 19th century writer Alphonse Daudet earned over 20,000 annually before death, with 1872 income near 1000. He lived on Rue de Bellechasse in Paris with a famed staircase, in a sunlit study overlooking a garden. Leon Daudet, his son, married Jeanne Hugo but is separated. Daudet came from humble origins in Nimes, rose from drudgery to success, aided by family belief in his genius.
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Daudet
Tuileries
Eugenie
Duc de Morny
The
Figaro
Succcess
Ernest Lepine
L’oseillet Blanc
L’arlesienne
Lise Tavernier
Paris
Broadway
New York
St. Germain
Rue de Bellechasse
Mme. Daudet
Leon Daudet
Alphonse
Mmle
Jeanne Hugo
Nimes
Lyceum
Lyons
Alais
London Fire Inquiry Reveals Stock Issues At Waller and Brown
In the Cripple Gate blaze inquiry, Brown of Waller and Brown testifies the showroom stock was reduced and rent six months overdue. He says stock sold below usual prices, rejects offering stock at 40 percent below cost, and notes the stock book was lost in the fire while other books survived. He claimed $39,480 in insurance for the large stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitten, Burdett & Co
Boston
London
Cripple Gate
Brown
Waller & Brown
Manchester
Marie and Wilde Narrowly Escape Double Entendre Report
A fragment from the Free Press features Marie and Wilde in a playful exchange about affection and appeal. The dialogue includes Marie telling her father Willie is lovely for any use, prompting Wilde to ask what he meant. The piece preserves a light, flirtatious tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie
Papa
Willie
Wilde
Darling
Arle
Wille Dear
Free Press
Mad Archer Kills Actor Terriss in Revenge Motive
Richard Arthur Prince known as Mad Archer was arraigned at Bow Street after stabbing William Terriss to death. A policeman testified Prince admitted the murder was for revenge due to Terriss’s alleged long-time boycott of him. Courtroom witnesses described Prince as callous and amused, with letters from royalty and notable figures found on him. The Adelphi Theatre closed and theatres flew half-mast as a mark of respect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Richard Arthur Prince
Super
William Terriss
Bow Street
Bragg
Mr. Terriss
Prince
Duchess of York
Beatrice
Mr. Gladstone
Prince of Wales
Duke of York
Latham
Adelphi Theatre
Secret Service
Gilbert Tate
Maiden Lane
Terriss
Tate
Adelphi
Noisy Freshmen Protest During The Bicyclers Play
The Philomathean Society staged The Bicyclers in Jacob Sleeper Hall with 200 underclassmen causing entrance chaos at 1 PM though show slated for 3 PM. Curtains and costumes were stolen. perform ers included Robert Yardsley and Jack Barlow. sophomores drew more applause than the Bangs comedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Sleeper
Philomathean Society
Bicyclers
John Kendrick Bangs
Robert Yardsley
Guy Sanger
Jack Barlow
W. P. Coon
Thaddeus Perkins
Ralph O. Brooks
Edward Bradley
H. D. Woodward
Ed Bradley
Miss Thomas
Miss Copp
Jennie
Miss Taylor
Lieutenant Wood Dead At New Rochelle Home
Lieutenant William Maxwell Wood U S N died suddenly of heart disease at his home near New Rochelle. A Naval Academy graduate of 1870, he was 47. He served as executive officer of the ram Katahdin and was famed as an inventor in naval matters including a lifeboat launching safety appliance and electrical welding processes for projectiles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
William Maxwell Wood
New Rochelle
Wood
Naval Academy
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Washington St
South End
Berlin
Ulster
Aizea
Near Broadway
Putnam Day
Danvers
Battle of
Bunker Hill
China
Andrew J. Lloyd & Co
Washington Street
South Church
Boylston St
Berkeley St
Olday
Gil Wilson Brothers
Bill Yale
Williams
Jim Cornell
Cincinnati Enquirer
Wilson Brothers
Navin
Barroigg
Josah Quincy
Henry A
Geo F. Williams
Walker
Hmolker Abbott
Russell
Charles W
Herbert H Barnes
Leon
Lucien
Mile
Edmee Daudet
Mme. Allard
Mme
M. Daudet
Gilles de la Tourette
Sainte Clotilde
Flaubert
Emile Zola
Balzac
George Sand
Feuillet
Dickens
Theodore de Banville
the Traveler
Er Coe
Church
Sleeper Hall
Lieutenant Wood
Chas, O'Brien
Lubec
Charles O’brien
Whiting
Belle
Buck's Harbor
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