Diary of Salem Lawyer Pynchon Chronology of a Century
Oliver edits the diary of William Pynchon of Salem and adds concise notes. The record covers 1776 to near his death in 1789 with social life, food, weather, and events from May 1780 to visits by Lafayette, plus later remarks on the family and local society. The review notes uneven color and strong local focus but praises the editing and historical detail.
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William Pynchon
Springfield
Savage
England
Salem
Jiver
Pynchon
Dr. Whitaker
Amos
Boston
Hancock
House of Representatives
Ward
Jinner
Pulling
Ben Daland
Ipswich Court
Daland
Wentiam
Ipswich
la Fayette
Geodate
Dr. W
John Pickering
Mrs. Oliver
Chevalier
Miss Williams
New England
Fitch Edward Oliver
Houghton, Mifflin & Co
Price
Life Work of Mrs Stowe Biography Review
A critical yet admiring account of Harriet Beecher Stowe and her life as presented by Marine Chaver McCray. The work covers Stowe from childhood in the Leecher family through teaching, her marriage to Calvin Stowe, domestic duties, and her emergence amid the growing slavery controversy.
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Stowes
Cincinnati
Litchfield
Scott
Moore
Irving
Byron
Uncle Tom
Florine Thayer McCray
New York
Funk & Wagnalls
Calvin Stowe
Fire protection in Boston and the ward system
A discussion on urban fire risk cites a shift from universal citizen aid to self reliance by property owners. The essay argues the current six ward system cannot efficiently protect Boston’s large population and calls for reform, referencing a full history of the Boston Fire Department by Arthur Wellington Brayley.
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Boston
Quincy
Boston Fire Department
Protective Department
Arthur Wellington Brayley
John P. Dale & Co
Boston Fire Department History Commentary Critique
A review of Mr Brayley’s history of the Boston Fire Department critiques its overall plan and its heavy use of portraits. It notes uneven execution in Part III and suggests concise biographies and better integration of famous fires and archival sources to strengthen the work. The piece praises some illustrative citations but condemns overly long, poorly rendered portraits and calls for more focused content.
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Boston Fire Department
Brayley
Boston
Oston
Ursuline
New England
Winthrop
Thomas Sharp
Josias Quincy
Review of Platt and Darby Works and Weaker Verse
A critique of Life by James Platt lauds its bourgeois themes and references Canon Farrar while noting padding. John Darby’s Man and His World is judged less Socratic and unlikely to clarify prior work. A brief blurb on William T. Washburn’s Spring and Summer praises only a few lines amid overall tame verse.
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James Platt
Lewis Carroll
New York
P. Putnam’s Sons
Boston
W. B Clarke & Co. Price
John Darby
Socrates
Protazoras
Mr. Darby
Sperries
Philadelphia
J.B. Lippincott Company
W. B. Clarke & Co
Price
Mabel
Ursula
Tera
Estella
William T. Washburn
G. P. Putnam’s Sons
Obituary of General Salamanca Cuba Captain General
Havana dispatch reports General Salamanca, Cuba Captain-General, died early yesterday after a brief illness. He suffered liver and kidney failure from 4 p.m. until his death the last sacrament was given minutes before. Vice-Governor-General assumes command. funeral Sunday at 8 a.m. Body lies in state. theatres closed and flags at half mast. Madrid reports General J Chinchilla named to succeed.
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Salamanca
Havana
Cuba
Madrid
J. Chinchilla
Notable Local Obituaries and Noted Figures Die Across Regions
The town mourns Joseph T. Wood longtime Mid dleboro selectman and former legislator aged about. Princeton elder John Brooks son of the Hillside Farm owner dies in his seventieth year. Irish poet William Collins dies in Brooklyn aged 52, once a contributor to the Boston Pilot. Fitchburg dentist Blood aged oldest in the state dies aged around 81. Abolitionist Lauren Wetmore former New York abolition society president passes at Por tington Conn. Urbana Citizen founder Joshua Saxton dies aged 82, an uncle of William McKinley Jr. Professor Otto Zecker ophthalmologist dies in Heidelberg.
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Joseph T. Wood
Middleboro
Board of Selectmen
Wood
John Brooks
Princeton
David Brooks
Hillside Farm
Brooks
Boston
New England
William Collins
Brooklyn
Stralane
County Tyrone
Irc
United States
Boston Pilot
Sho
Blood
Fitchburg
Sterning
Harvard
Lauren Wetmore
Porrington
Conn
New York Abolition Society
Joshua Saxton
Urbana Citizen
Oho
Retail Clothing Salesmen Ball Promotes Sociability in Boston
The Retail Clothing Salesmens Benefit Association formed April 10, 1888, aims to broaden ties among Boston clothiers and provide sick benefits after chartering Aug 21 last year. It will host its second annual ball at Odd Fellows Hall next Tuesday evening to surpass last year's social success.
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Boston
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Melrose Unitarian Church installs Rev Joseph Hatton Weeks
The Melrose Unitarian Church celebrated the installation of Rev. Joseph Hatton Weeks as pastor with organ music, a choir, and sermons on Unitarian growth. Ministers shared duties and a letter from retired pastor Rev John H ilywood was read.
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A. G Bale
Congregational Church
J. §. Cutler
Universalist Church
Minot J. Savage
Boston
Paul
Rome
Aura C. Ransom
Christopher C. Hussey
Billerica
Mr. Weeks
Benjamin H. Bailey
Malden
Henry C. DeLong
Medford
John H,lleywood
Louisville
Ivy
Boston Harness Makers Form Union to Oppose Prison Labor
Boston harness makers met at No 9 Elm street to organize the Boston Harness Makers Union. They aim to improve conditions amid competition with convict labor and plan to seek state labor-law support. George Doscesyn chaired. John Daly named recording secretary. other officers elected. bylaws committee appointed. next meeting set for the 21st at 8 pm.
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Boston
No. 9
Elm Street
Bost Nsaciate and Starness Makers’ Union
George Doscesyn
John Daly
Charles Muldowney
Thomas Brennan
EB. McFarland
Williams. Johnston
Boston Althen Alum
Beacon Street
Francis A. Foster
Boston Atheneum
William 8. Richards
Anne al. Metis
Wrancis I. Hayes
United National Lawn Tennis Association Holds Annual Meeting
The United National Lawn Tennis Association met at the Hoffman House with 39 clubs present. New port Rt 1 was chosen for the single championship games, Staten Island for the doubles, and Philadelphia Cricket Club grounds for the ladies events. Officers elected include President Joseph S. Clark and Vice-President H. W. Slocum Jr. with Valentine G. Hall as secretary and Howard A. Taylor as treasurer.
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National Lawn Tennis Association
New York
United National Lawn Tennis Association
Hoffman House
Newport
Rt. 1
Staten Island
Philadelphia Cricket Club
Joseph S. Clark
Young America Cricket Club
H. W. Slocum
St. George Cricket Club
Valentine G. Hall
Edgewood Lawn Tennis Club
Howard A. Taylor
County Club of
Westchester
K. D. Sears
EH. Outerbridge, CO
FE Stickney
James Dwight
J. Tf. Whittelsey
Alaska shaft closes. 1000 workers lose jobs at Philadelphia & Reading
In Pennsylvan ia the Alaska shaft, the coal company's largest colliery, shut indefinitely today, leaving about one thousand workers unemployed. Elsewhere in PierspurG, the coke operators and workers ratified a joint committee agreement, settling wages across the Connellsville region for a year with wages rising 12 to 15 percent.
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Carmen
Penn
Alaska Shaft
Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron Company
Pierspurg
Pennn
Italian steamer Robi lant wrecked at Saldanha bay
Italian steamer Robi lant under Captain Longobardo, sailing from New York to Cape Town and Yokohama, wrecked in Saldanha bay Cape Colony. Little prospect of salvage. Crew saved.
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London
Robilant
Longobardo
New York
Cape Town
Yokohama
Saldanha Bay
Cape Colony
Letter Carriers Ball Draws Huge Crowd at Mechanics Hall
The Letter Carriers Benefit Association held its fourth annual ball at Mechanics Hall with a record- setting turnout. An estimated 600 couples filled the grand hall as 65 musicians directed by J Thomas Baldwin played for a large reception and procession of post office officials including Assistant Postmaster Dale and General Manager Barker.
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Mechanics’ Hall
F. W. Eldredge
William T. Maybury
Dale
Barker
Joan T. McDonough
George T. Evans
Hi. A. Thomas
Omer F. Loring
Mark 3. Field
A. Pave
Charlestown
J. Q. Winsor
Chelsea
A. N. Hanson
The
Back Bay
J. H. Wells
Cambridge
M. Powarty
Brookline
WW. Jones
Dorchester
J. Sullivan
East Boston
Aud Billings
Is. Reed
Federal Cooperative Bank
Gances
A Heroic and an Electric Car Collision
Samuel Green, a New York manufacturer and importer of 67 Prince Street, was injured yesterday forenoon when his hired hack collided with a West End electric street railway car near Providence station. The hack was wrecked with smashed windows and Green sustained facial and head cuts but his injuries were not deemed dangerous. He proceeded to the next train to New York.
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Samuel Green
Prince Street
New York
Green
Providence
Herdic
West End
Randall testifies in Greenfield murder trial
Lincoln J. Randall, defendant in the Greenfield murder case, testified that his relations with his father were always pleasant and denied the letter story told by Mrs. Myers. Arguments will be made this morning and the case goes to the jury this afternoon.
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Lincoln J. Randall
Greenfield
Myers
Lodge of Odd Fellows
Concord
Nhl
Odd Fellows
Pleasant Street
Mitchell
Mace
London
Jocket Record Book For Tea Trade By Aaron K. Gay Co
Compact and convenient record book for the tea trade offered by Aaron K. Gay and Company at 182 State Street. Printed and ready for buyers seeking portable ledgers.
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Jvocket
Aaron K. Gay & Co
State Street
Unwreathing Boston Windows Notes at Ladies Lunch
Boston ladies at a lunch discuss removing stale wreaths from fashionable homes. Aimed at better window decor timing, they propose notifying Tavern er of the Post and seek public guidance on seasonal wreath removal. Also, a coastal report from Tanax Newfoundland notes ice conditions and strong gales.
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Boston
Taverner
Post
N.S
Conscript
St. John’s
N. F
Newfoundland
Lake Helen Shores Flourish With Queen Anne Cottages
Wealthy visitors spot the uncommon beauty of Lake Helen and cottages sprout along the shore. Queen Anne homes by Mace, an Ohio architect, feature verandas, gables, towers, balconies and delicate paints. Shops and stables are equally ornate as the town grows ornamental.
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Lake Helen
Mace
Ohio
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Charles E. Alachwllar
NEW England Mutual Life Insurance Post Office
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Boston Duck Company
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Loston
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Deland
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Parceland
University
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Kluste
Saveti
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Ike Erson
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Ruth
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Commonwealth
Horst
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Board of Health
Site House
Edwin Dpd. Metcalf
Epwp
W. Presno
State House
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Thomas PD. Shumway
Plymouth
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Charles L. Stevens
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Newburyport
Taunton
Northampton
Edwin D. Metcalf
Edward W. Presno
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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Henry L. Parker
Frera An Het
Committee On Library
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James L. Donovan
Stanley B. Hinpreta
Commonwealth of Riussachu
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Spate House
Committee On Water Supply
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State Louse
J.P. Dwinell
H.W. Terrie
Edwin D. Metcale
Kow’p
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Parceland Hotel
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C. H. Jones
Lumes Union
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Piney Woods
Piney Woods Hotel
Harlan Hotel
Fla
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St. John’s River
Harlan
Lake Helen, Fla
Teris
Ek. A. Wyatt
TE. A. Beland
Granville
Lake Helen, Florida
Uv Abe
Roy Bi
Edith
Dees
the Thine
O. Ordel
6Th Ave
New Yols
U.s.e
Take
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A. Deland, DeLand, Fla
I A. Deeland
Flo
H. A Deland
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Massachiu
Isaac Schurman
Boston Post
Boston Daily Traveller
Sila Suffolk
Hoston
Suffolk
John W. McKim
Elijah George
Massachu
Middlesex
Court OF Insol
Ere
Edwin O. Childs
Jdwin
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Camebridge
Oliver v. Pearson
Cordis Mills
Wreagher
Thugton
Tso
Peder Olstn
Thorndike Company
Miih
Tivo
Pederk Olsen
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