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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Dec 30, 1891

Page

5

London women and Helen Keller plus royal writers

A feature on Sister Victoria nurse Miss Hallam at St Marys Hospital Paddington and Marion Beverley of Norwich saving a boy at Overstrand. It notes London's new women’s club led by the Duchess of Teck, Sorosis meetings, Archduchess Stephanie joining royalty authors, and the Volta Bureau souvenir on Helen Adams Keller’s education with Miss Fuller and Miss Sullivan.

Prince George of Wales Hallam Victoria St. Mary’s Hospital Paddington South Wales Marion Beverley Norwich Eng Royal Humane Society Thomas K. Cross Overstrand Cromer Beverley Conway Clara Conway Memphis London Duchess of Teck Lord Eldins Sherry’s E. P. Terhune Marion Harane Sorosis Stephanie Austria Tyrol Mme. Tourgueneff Ivan Tourgueneff Nicholas Tourgueneff Paris Larzely Rue de Lille Volta Bureau Washington American Association Helen Adams Keller Association Sarah Fuller Horace Mann School For the Deaf Boston A. M. Sullivan Little Helen Horace Mann School Oliver Wendell Holmes Henry Keller Luscumbia Ala Cleveland Mary Fairfax Moore Alexander Moore Rockbridge County Lafayette South Boston

American apples export note suppresses fears of English ban

Alfred W Otis of Boston sends a cable from 92 Commercial Street stating that reports of England prohibiting American apple imports over spraying fears are ridiculous and unfounded. Liverpool apple receivers Woodall & Co. confirm no market impact. Dated December 29, 1891.

Boston England Messrs. Woodall & Co Liverpool Alfred W, Otis Commercial Street

Wreck on the Reading at Reapine injures none

A Reading railroad collision eight miles above Reapine, Pennsylvania, involved a north bound fast freight, a coal train, and a south bound coal train. One locomotive was hurled into a field and another badly damaged, a portion of the wreck catching fire. Track cleared after delays.

Reapine Penn Reading

Greene electric patent questioned by Thomson-Houston solicitor

George R. Blodgett of Thomson-Houston told the Post that the Greene patent granted by the Supreme Court to Kalamazoo inventor George F. Greene and later transferred to O. S. Kelly is likely invalid. He noted prior Edison, Siemens, Field experiments and that the case was ex parte with no suits against Thomson-Houston or other railways.

George R. Blodgett Thomson-Houston Electric Company Supreme Court George F. Greene Kalamazoo Mich O. S. Kelly Kelly Thomson-Houston Company Westinghouse Company Blodgett Greene Edison Siemens Field Patent Office Judge Field Commissioner of Patents Supreme Court of District of Columbia Thomson-Houston Thomson- Houston Company

More Reciprocity Embracing West Indian Colonies

A reciprocity accord between Secretary Blaine and the British minister covers Jamaica Barbadoes the Leeward and Windward Islands excluding Granada Trinidad and British Guiana. It would begin February 1 for the West Indian colonies and March 31 for British Guiana with proclamations and correspondence delayed by colonial tariff enactments.

Washington Blaine Jamaica Barbadoes Leeward Windward Islands Granada Trinidad British Guiana

Letter reveals Blaine's tariff stance on hides

In a Canton Ohio dispatch dated December 29 1891 a private letter from William McKinley Jr to James G Blaine is published clarifying that Blaine did not tell George Halsey he favored a duty on hides. It notes Blaine opposed adding hides from the free list to the dutiable list during tariff debate.

Mr. Halsey Mr. Blaine Washrnecton Canton George Halsey Whllliam McKinstey, Jr James G. Blaine Washington, D. C

Pitt and other works highlighted in Chambers’s new volume

New Chambers’s volume features Lecky’s critical appraisal of Pitt’s parliamentary skill and ministerial impact with a note on his pursuit of power over policy. It also includes Edison on phonographs, Gogse on poetry, Besant on Rab elais, and essays by Warman, Delsarte, and Baird, with notices of Ges tures and Attitudes Love and Forgiveness and The World and How to Take It.

Lecky Pitt Chambers Edison Edmund Gogse Walter Besant Rabelais Roumelia Delsarte Henry Draummond A. J. Baird D. D John M. Gant Chambers’s Philadelphia J. B. Lippincott & Co Clark & Co Boston Edward & Warman A. M Lee & Shepard Little, Brown & Co D.D Nashville Cumberland Presbyterian Publishing House

Girls Latin School Alumnae Lunch Elects Officers

The Girls Latin School Alumnae Association held a noon lunch at the Thorndike for 35 members. Miss Vida D. Scudder was elected president with Miss Louise H. Murdock as vice president and Miss Alice Mills as secretary. Treasurer is Miss Ndith Lynch, executive committee includes Miss Tobey, Miss Linscott, and Miss Casey. John Tetlow and William Gallagher attended. Gallagher is principal of Williston Seminary in East Hampton, formerly principal of Girls Latin School in Boston.

Girls’ Latin School Thorndike Lillian G. Currier John Tetlow William Gallagher Williston Seminary East Hampton Boston Vida D. Scudder Louise H. Murdock

Are Women Slaves to Style The Long Trained Bell Skirt

Boston readers weigh dress reform as doctors and dressmakers debate the long trained bell skirt. Dr Lena V Ingraham warns of health risks from pavements and mud while advocates cite comfort and elegance. Boutiques report mixed reception among Boston women.

Boston Lena V. Ingraham Marlboro Street Jordan & Marsh Miss Darling New York M. E. Moore Bairstow Conrad Modiste Winter Street R. H. White & Co Bacon

Death of Colonel John Hobart Clark in Haywardville

Melrose, Dec 29 Colonel John Hobart Clark died at his home in Haywardville today. Born in Andover he rose from militia to his title. He chaired Melrose Board of Selectmen 1861-63 and worked at the Boston Custom House. A longtime moderator and Democratic leader, he also served Middlesex deputy sheriff. He leaves two sons Hobart a New Jersey Unitarian minister and John a California judge, his father was first president of the Boston and Maine Railroad.

Melrose John Hobart Clark Haywardville Andover Melrose Board of Selectmen Boston Hobart New Jersey John California Boston & Maine Railroad Company

Holderness School Alumni Meeting at Parker House

The Holderness School Alumni Association held its annual gathering at the Parker House last evening with about twenty in attendance. E. P. Ide presided as speeches praised the school’s progress and bright prospects for its future welfare with Rev. F. C. Coolbough Choirmaster G. W. Glass and EB Curtis noted among the guests.

Te Holderness School Alumni Association Parker House E. P. Ide F. C. Coolbough G. W. Glass EB. B. Curtis

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