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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
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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.
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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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Te Holderness School Alumni Association
Parker House
E. P. Ide
F. C. Coolbough
G. W. Glass
EB. B. Curtis
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Noble Sister
Little Marion Beverleys
Life From the Daily Newspapers—The
Grand Duchess
Stephanie An Au
Thoress
Helen Adams
Keller
American Apples
Greene Electric
Thomson- Houston
M’kinley
NEW Books
Adors
POST
Lena Ingraham
Tion
Coats
NEW Publications
Ste D.lothrop CO
B.D. Washburn
Congress Street
Boston Herald
Office of the Post
THE
Clark
Boston Almanac
Sampson, Murdock & CO
Franklin Street
State Street
Massachusetts National Bank
Milk Street
Charles W. Perkins
Young’s Hotel
Mass
J. R. Whipple & CO
Proprietors
Tremont House
Corner Beacon and
Tremont Sts
Stranahan
Annes
Hotel Bellevue
Beacon Street
S. R. Smith
Copley Square Hotel
Huntington Ave. and
Exeter St
Copley Sq
F.S. Risteen & CO
Hildreth & Allen
D. M. Hildreth
F.J Allen
Weat Lud Hotel
Long Branch
Astor House
Walter E. Hildrets
Exceisior
M. R. Warren
Washington St
Transcript Office
Clayton
Thomas J. Hind
Devonshire ST
Applymass. Real Estate CO
Eer Inn
Fort Hill
High and
Hartford St
WW. B. P. Weeks
Little Sharp
E. Edmunds
George E. Little
Claremont
N. H
Bessie M. Sharp
Chelsea
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Somerville
George W. Durell
Charles Hk. Lufts
Charlotte I, Campbell
Wisconsin Central Companies
Merchants’ National Bank
Wisconsin Central Company
Wisconsin Central Railroad Company
Milwaukee & Lake Winnebago R. R. Co
Edwin H. Abbot
Barker
Worcester
Henry Kicelow Barker
Edward H
Lydia C. Barker
Nantucket
Brooks
Roxbury
William M. Brooks
Davis
Quincy
Edwin Davis
French
Hyde Park
Mary W
Henry French
Harding
Brookline
Lemon P. Harding
Lincoln
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Martha G. Lincoln
Ordway
Grace Richmond Ordway
John A
Lottie W. Ordway
Pearson
Oliver G
Burr
Hingham Centre
Meriel Burr
Ballou
Marlboro
Abby G. Ballou
Brown
Norwalk
Fla
William G. Brown
Westboro
Patterson
Mary Perkins
David Patterson
Smith
Newton Centre
Ammi Smith
Richard H. Smith
Hussey
Margaret
Thomas Hussey
Concord Street
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Hall
Meriden
Conn
Alfred H. Hall
Merwin
Annie Childs
Elias Merwin
H. H. Childs
Pittsfield
Commonwealth Avenue
Sargent
Thirty-fifth Street
John Osborn Sargent
Farley
Auburndale
Noah W. Farley
Central Street
Woodland Avenue
Albany
Fitchburg Railroad Compan
Troy & Bostonailroad Company
Daniel A. Gleason
American Bell Telephone Company
William KK
Driver
Detroit Eleclorical Works
American Loan & Trust Co
Louis Warfield
Detroit
Manchester Mills
J. Albert Walker
Androscoggin Mills
Bliss, Fairyran & Co
Summer Street
Geo. F. Fabyan
Little Brock & Fort Smith Railway
I. Atkins & Co
Broad St
A. H. Calef
Cvwharef Company
J. B. Russell
Sremont
Abbey & Scroeffel
Rosina Vokes
Felix Morris
London Comedy Company
Circus Rider
Mima
Bernhardt
Theodora
Catra
la Dame de Challant
Lea
Jeanne d’Arc
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Palace Theatre
WM. Austin
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Dora Wiley
Philharmonic
Bec
MRE
Richalkld
Exeister
Thomas EH
Clifford
Tremon Theatre
Rastan Symphony Orchestra
Mir
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Miss Adel&o Aust
Maud Powell
Cambridge
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Arthur Nikisch
C. “. Loeffler
Wagner
B. M. Loeffler
Lever’s University Book
Columbia Theatre
Harris & Atkinson
Washington Street
BBC
Charles Fronma
Henry E
Sents Dixby
Imaas
Charles Frohman
GLOBE
John Stetson
Joseph Arthur
Rosenquest & Arthur
Boston Theatre
Eugene Tompkins
Carmencita
Koster & Bial
Primrose & West
Minstrels
Hollis Isaac B. Ric
Park Theatre
Neil Burgess
Oston Museum
R. M. Field
Evey
Thomas Holcroft
Boston Museum
Annie “al. Clarke
Grand Opera House
Proctor & Mansfield
Wouman
Howard Atheneum
WM. Harris
Hyde’s Big Vaudeville Co
New England
Henry W. Savage
Court St
Amos Binney
Exchange Building
John Jeffries & Sons
Devyoushise
J.newman & Sons
Tremont St
Breck
Thre Fanocei“Ga Male National Bank OF
South Market Street
A. Um
T. G. Hiler
National Bani OF Commerce OF
Sears
G. W. Harris
Eliot Insurance Company
Kilby Street
Mondday
Lukgle Shaw
Bureau—Business and Musical Directory
Park Street
Little’s Dancing Academy
Eliot Street
Caledonia Hall
Providence
Old Colony
H. L. Tobin
F. c. Barhart
Boylston St
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Zrostyr Stammering Institute
Yrraining School
Tremont Girect