Mary Livermore 80th Birthday Reflections From Melrose
Mrs Mary A Livermore, born 60 years earlier in Boston, celebrates her 80th birthday with 2000 Melrose residents at her home. She recalls Civil War nursing, speaking to 1600 in Dubuque, and her career as editor of the Woman's Journal, crediting her late husband and home life as key to her success.
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Mary A. Livermore
Melrose
Salem Street
Boston
America
Dubuque
Woman’s Journal
Heto
Daniel Parker Livermore
Somerville to Have a Woman's Exchange
Somerville prepares a women’s exchange as Boston plus Malden and Salem model. Mrs I L Robinson will run the opening at 32 Vinal Avenue beginning today at 2, with holiday hours. Goods for sale include fancy articles, household items, home made cakes, confections, and preserves. A January 1 dancing party at Anthoine’s is planned by local social organizers.
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Boston
Castle Square
Actors’ Church Alliance
Henry M. Whitney
John G. Phillips
Charlies
Louise Chandler Moulton
Margaret Deland
Castle Qaware Theatre
Harvard
H. M. Torbert
St. Stephen’s Church
Doston
Alliance
Walter Eb. Bentley
Bentley
A. A. Bags
Robert Hall
Somerville
Malden
Salem
Tead
I. L. Robinson
Vinal Avenue
Anthoine
Florence M. Williams
Anna M. Harvey
Eva R. Butler
James Hi. Butler
Francis M. Wilson
Central Club
Robber Barnes Ends Flight With Self Inflicted Wounds
In New Orleans Channing B Barnes, a train robber with aliases, was found dead in a swamp near the city with two gunshot wounds and a self-inflicted throat cut after a Chicago limited mail holdup. Lawmen had pursued him after the Wickliffe, Kentucky raid and the St. Louis escape where Chief Special Agent Murray was shot. Barnes’s accomplice was captured and confessed.
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New Orleans
Channing B. Barnes
Chicago
Illinois Central
United States
Wickliffe
St. Louis
Murray
Illinois Central Railway
Ayer's Cherry Pectoral Recommends Proven Cough Cure
The advertisement insists a certain cure is valuable while a doubtful one is worse than useless. It touts Ayer's Cherry Pectoral as a sixty year trusted remedy for colds and coughs. Three sizes offered, priced 60c and up, promising relief for asthma hoarseness whooping cough and hard colds.
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Stage Talk in Holiday Week Spotlighting Theatre Figures
Robert Elliott, back in town after supporting James K. Hackett, announces that The Sprightly Resance of LMarsac will close its tour December 29. Samuel Edwards, famed Nero in Quo Vadis at the Boston Theatre, is a Californian who last appeared with The Circus Girl. D. L. Don, formerly with The Round ers, heads to the Boston Theatre next week for The Belle of Bohemia. Viola Allen opens The Palace of the King at the Republic Theatre New York December 31. Test River, a hit in New York, will soon tour and kick off the new year at Mc
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James K. Hackett
Lmarsac
Samuel Edwards
Nero
Boston
New York
South Boston Robberies Rise In Ongoing Theft Spree
Thieves strike in South Boston with several house breakings reported on Monday. George A Webster reports missing pocketbook and jewelry at 633 East Seventh Street. Adelie Herman loses a gold open-face watch a silver open-face watch three plain gold rings and other items at 520 East Ninth Street. Police log notes breaks at Station 6 include Michael O Keefe grocery at 259 East Broadway.
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George A. Webster
East Seventh
Adelie Herman
East Ninth Street
Station 6
Rocery
Michael O'Keefe
Broadway
Avenue of costly stables planned in Back Bay Fens district
Prospect of the Boston brewing of luxury horse stables on Lansdowne street in the Back Bay Fens with four plots sold to Balch heirs and others at prices from 1.50 to 2 per square foot. Plans seek to widen Lansdowne Street for direct links to Brookline Avenue and Ipswich Street, near the Baylding and School area awaiting Eben Jordan’s building.
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Back Bay Fens District
Boston
Boston & Albany
Joseph Balch
Peter B. Brooks
R Saltonstall
William A. Gaston
C. A. Weld
Brokline Avenue
Ipswich Street
Baylding & School
Batlaine
Eben Jordan
Helen Keller Delivers First Public Speech at Radcliffe
Helen Keller, the deaf and blind Radcliffe student, spoke briefly at a freshman class lunch at Vaughn House as vice president. She thanked classmates for electing her and said she would soon know them by touch. A sophomore escorted her, and peers marveled at her clear, articulated voice.
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Golden secret found at Virginia City gold mine
Butte dispatch reports Cc A Damours of Canada struck rich at the Kearsarge lease and bond claim in Nevada. Placers yield over 120000 in gold already taken, with Damours declaring a mother lode discovery. Experts estimate ore worth up to 1,000,000, hinting at the world’s greatest gold quartz deposit.
Dorchester Musical Club Officers and Local Lectures
Dorchester Musical Club last evening at the Baptist Temple featured a strong program under W A Morrell with pieces by The Village Blacksmith and Gallia. Miss A Estelle Powers was soloist and Miss Ellen M Adams read for the audience.
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Osmond D. Baker
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Francis W. Wilson
John L. Jackson
Walter 5. Sawyer
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Gallia
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Boston Society of Naturalistory
Thomas Dwight
Robert MacDougall
Psychological Laboratory
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Fogg Art Museum
Cambridge
Harvard Camera Club
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New England Woman's Press Association
Vendome
Postal clerk Wheeler arrested in decoy mail theft case
Michael A. Wheeler, a Boston Post Office clerk, was arrested by Inspectors Swift and Towlson on a charge of seizing a letter from the mail. He pleaded not guilty before United States Commissioner Fiske and was held for examination. The decoy letter contained $8 and was traced through Wheeler’s hands between 1 and 2 pm.
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Fiske
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Weet Fifth Street
New York
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Stolen Goods From Dorchester Avenue Office Report
The incident lists a desk clock a pair of trousers and money stolen from the office of T A Bilston at 409 Dorchester Avenue. The amount missing is described as a percentage in money, totaling twenty dollars and seventy two cents in value. Police are investigating and seeking witnesses to the theft.
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Dorchester Avenue
More to One's Credit in Ancestral Pride Debate
A fragment from a 19th or early 20th century newspaper debate contrasts ancestral pride with self-made achievement. A speaker argues it is more creditable for a man to rise from nowhere than to rest on origins, quoted as a reflection on character and social mobility. The snippet includes a DOI-like dialogue amid a broader discussion.
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Indianapolis Journal
Saat
Mat Long
Philadelphia Bulletin
Vickers Theatre Chicago Features Sanders in Ora
Mary Sanders returns to lead Ora at Vicker's Theatre Chicago with Henrietta Crossman acclaimed for Mistress Nell at New York's Savoy Theatre. W J Thorela's Near the Throne to tour Park Theatre Philadelphia January 28 with a starry cast. later in Boston and Washington. Edwin Klahre postpones piano recital due to hand injury. Harold Bauer scheduled for Steinert Hall recital January 27 at 3 PM.
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Lawrence Hanley
Gertrude Lewis
Frances Drake
Washington
Boson
Edwin Klahre
Steinert Hall
Harold Bauer
Boston Theatres Parade Holiday Row of Shows and Openings
The season features Louis Mann and Clara Lipman in Bill on Account of Eliza at the Hollis closing Saturday, while Tremont Theatre presents David Garrick and Tom Pinch. Debuts at Colonial Theatre with Ben Hur, Hearts Are Trumps finale prompts late trains, Quo Vadis marks 1000th Boston showing with souvenirs. Merry pantomime Humpty Dumpty at Grand and Miladi and the Musketeer nearing opening.
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Longy Club Concert Opens Chamber Series
The Longy Club opened a three concert series in Association Hall with a program including Beethoven quintet for piano and wind, Bach sonata for piano and flute, and Emile Bernard Divertissement. Musicians Gebhard Brooke Sauter P Litke Metsger and Hain performed. The audience was fair sized and appreciative for this city’s wind ensemble offerings. The second concert is set for Wednesday evening in January.
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Messiah Rendition by Handel and Haydn Society
Finished rendition plans for Handel's Messiah by the Handel and Haydn Society in Symphony Hall Sunday and Christmas night. Conductor Emil Mollenhauer leads a dedicated chorus. rehearsals have drawn remarkable attendance and strong enthusiasm. The Sunday rehearsal went well and expectations are high for a performance equal to or better than last year.
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Rosarian in Trouble After Stranded St John Voyage
British steamer Rosarian commanded by Captain Henry sailed from Greenock December 5 via Liverpool for St John s Newfoundland. She signalled rudder damage after fire broke out in cargo. The vessel encountered tempestuous weather as Rathlin Island posed a possible danger and she returned to port.
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