Chauncy Hall School Holds Sixty Fourth Exhibition at Music Hall
The Chauncy Hall School celebrated its sixty fourth annual exhibition at Music Hall with 300 pupils in a polished program of declamations and drills under Major William Nelson Decker. Awards included Thayer English composition gold to William Edwin Dorman, Shakespeare prize to William Chipman Mason, and multiple medals for drill, with honors distributed among students and teachers alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncy-Hall School
Music Hall
William Nelson Decker
Ernest Frank Russ
Delia Emerson Gillis
Nathaniel Dwight Rand
Wallis Dunlap Walker
Socrates
Henry Walter Allen
Howard Clapp
Henry V
Harry Francis Stevens
William Edwin Dorman
Thomas Pendleton Robinson
Louisa Bartlett Frothingham
William Chipman Mason
Herbert Henry Paige
Katherine Aldrich Whiting
Eliza Harriet Cushing
Herbert Spencer Allen
Sarah Louise Cowan
George Clement Colburn
Fred Roland Hayward
Wat
Chauncy- Hall
Thayer Association
Whitaker
Shakspere
Mary Louise Skinner
Francis Chessman
Joseph Porter Palmer
Gideon ‘Thayer
Mary Frances Brook
Amy Caroline Jones
Chauncy-Hall Association
Charles Francis Chessman
Blanche Frances Kingsley
Bruce Wyman
Phillip Adrian Hutchins
Ernest ‘Iavi Kuss
Katharine Aldrich Whiting
Blanche Everett Ware
Martha Adaline Wyman
Irving Oscar Angier
Charles Arthur Jenkins
George Milton Smith
Robert Burns Wesley
William Richardson Whitney
Harry Hale Marshall
Percy Plumer Russ
Caroline Marie ‘Lomfohrde
Philip Walworth Barbour
Charles Williams Fletcher
Vesuvius erupts again with lava flow toward Atrio De Cavallo
Naples reports Mt. Vesuvius in renewed eruption on February 16 as lava streams from the base of the cone toward the Atrio De Cavallo. The activity marks a renewed phase of volcanic danger for the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naples
Mt. Vesuvius
Atrio de Cavallo
The Trumpet Call at Boston Theatre and related notices
A review outlines The Trumpet Call at the Boston Theatre praised for coherent plot and strong cast led by Levick O Rourke and Grace Ilkins. Souvenir night notes at Columbia Theatre with aluminum programs and star Blanche Curtisse. Other items mention Mignon at Hyde Park Theatre and Amy Robsart at Tremont Theatre. Frank B Richards to be honored with a testimonial February 28 at Park Theatre.
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Columbia
Palace Theatre
Frank Richards
The Lone Star Cotton Picker Exhibition at 31 Milk Street
A full sized Cotton Picker on display at 31 Milk Street promises a revolution in cotton production. The article outlines labor savings, costs, and potential fortunes, arguing the stock offering can yield large dividends and detailing share pricing and company prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milk Street
King of Labor
Candle estimates in a draughts themed debate
A Boston reader cites B F Dudley on candle burn time and satirical verses, then lists a parade of estimates from locals. Names include Robert Carruthers Watertown Denis Higein Hampden Street J Bb Foster Roxbury William Jackson Bromfield Street B A Battles Cord Concord George Allen Fitchburg and C S Saunders Irving Street with hours and seconds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. F. Dudley
Dudley & Reardon
Harvard Street
Chicago
Robert Carruthers
Watertown
Mass
Denis Higein
Hampden Strest
J. Bb. Foster
Roxbury
William Jackson
Bromfield Street
B. A. Battles
Concord
George Allen
Fitchburg
C. S. Saunders
Irving Street
Lovers Wedding Bells Tie In Roxbury and Boston
Miss Eleanor Frances Prescott and Mr James Russell Reed wed quietly at First Baptist Church Commonwealth Avenue in a bower of tropical plants. The ceremony, at 12 to 1 pm, drew a small group of friends and relatives. the couple plan a March reception at 53 Chestnut Street.
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Miss Prescott
Mr. Reed
First Baptist Church
Commonwealth Avenue
Eleanor Frances Prescott
James Russell Reed
W. R. Aleer
Charles E. Stratten
William O. Blake
Granville II, Norcross
Robert L. Coleman
San Francisco
James L. Young
All Souls Unitarian Church
Warren Street
Tear “Ameline Ackerman
Arthur Cheney Clifton Hall
William H. Lyons
A. L. Bacon
William C. Capron
Crump
Frederic M. Deane
Mrs. Hill
Regent Street
Philip Moxom
D. D
Grace Richardson Learnard
George E. Learnard
West Concord
Arthur Campbell Badger
Messre
George S. C. Badger
Albert H. Munsell
Herbert R. Lane
Harry Stevenson
Stephen L. Bartlett
Philip C. Knapp
Joel E
Mrs. Badger
Vernon Street
All About the Candle Contest at the World’s Fair
A six foot beeswax candle will burn at noon on March 11. Timekeepers will monitor the burn as readers guess its duration. Governor Russell guesses 700 hours and Mayor Matthews 600. Thousands have submitted estimates, some up to 3500 hours. Prizes offer world’s fair trips for the three closest guesses.
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Russell
Matthews
Kendera
Post
Chicago
Auburndale Amateurs Stage Charity Comedy at City Hall
An original three act comedy Amateurs presented at City Hall West Newton for Church of the Messiah Auburndale. Cast included Porter Belknap Chase Herbert Felton William Covell Clifford Kimball H Ingalls Kimball Jr Walter Pulsifer and ladies led by Agnes Chase Gertrude Barker Alice Gardner Mae Kimball. The skirt dance by Mlle Dolittle impressed. Mildred C over lullaby to her dolly featured Act I. Large audience praised the performance and it will be repeated tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Hall
West Newton
Church of the Messiah
Auburndale
Porter Belknap Chase
Herbert Luther Felton
William Brooks Covell
Clifford Kimball
H. Ingalls Kimball, Jr
Walter Pulsifer
H. L. Fairbrother
Agnes C. Chase
Gertrude A. Barker
Alice Gardner
Mae Kimball
Mlle +Dolittle
Elizabeth Flower Willis an Elegant Elocution Star
A newspaper blurb extols Elizabeth Flower Willis as a versatile elocutionist and artistic reader. Professors Kelley and Bingham praise her character portrayals, vocal expression, and magnetic stage presence, noting her ability to captivate diverse audiences and draw the house to its feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kelley
New England College of Oratory
Elizabeth Flower Willis
Bingham
New York
Elizabeth Viener Willis
Oestacles
Appeal to Police Board to curb hotel liquor rooms
L Edwin Dupury secretary of the Law and Order League writes to Boston Police Board chair Albert T Whiting urging suppression of innholders with licenses to run multiple bar rooms. He cites hotels planning extra rooms and asks to confine licenses to one room, enforce laws on closing times, Sundays, and holidays, and to tighten penalties for violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Police
L. Edwin Dudley
Law and Order League
Albert T. Whiting
Boston
Mass
Citizens’ Law and Order League
Temperance People
League
L. Edwin Dupury
Freight Agents Dine With Master Steamsters at United States Hotel
The Master Steamsters' Association held its monthly dinner at the United States Hotel last evening. Guests included C. F. Eaton of the Boston & Maine Southern Division, C. W. Dent of the New York & New England, I. S. Merchant of the Gloucester Steamship Company, William S. McGowan and Walter Cameron of the Metropolitan Outside Line, F. Williams of the Portland Steam Packet Line, G. C. Hills of the Kennebec Steam Line, and William Vance, president of the Express men's League. Speeches and readings by Professor Frye followed, with many letters of regret read from officials including Railroad Commissioners W. J. Dale Jr. and John K. Sanford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Master Steamsters’ Association
United States
C. F. Eaton
Boston & Maine Railroad
Southern Division
C. W. Dent
New York & New England Railroad
I. S. Merchant
Gloucester Steamship Company
William S. McGowan
Walter Cameron
Metropolitan Outside Line
F. Williams
Portland Steam Packet Line
G. C. Hills
Kennebec
William Vance
Expressmen’s League
Frye
W. J. Dale, Jr
John K. Sanford
WAGON HITS STREETCAR ON ICY ESSEX STREET
An Eastern Despatch heavy wagon driven by Kelly collided with Mount Pleasant street car 767 on Essex near Chauncey yesterday afternoon about 5. The ice slick caused the wagon to slide into the car, breaking four windows and wrecking frames. Four passengers were aboard. one man narrowly escaped injury from flying glass.
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Despatch and Delivery Company
Kelly
Mount Pleasant
Essex Street
Chauncey
Garrity
Corbett Fights Lannon as Crowd Cheers at Madison Square Garden
About 8000 to 9000 spectators packed Madison Square Garden to watch James J. Corbett in a three round bout against Joe Lannon of Boston, Bill Spillings, and Bob Caffrey. Lannon impressed the crowd with hard hits and resilience while Corbett, hampered by less effective form and smaller gloves, won on points amid suspicions of fakеs from some onlookers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Madison Square Garden
James J. Corbett
California
Corbett
Joe Lannon
Boston
John L. Sullivan
Bob Caffrey
Philadelphia
Bill Spillings
Rochester
Madison Avenue
William Muldoon
Muldoon
Jim Daly
Reilly
Jannon
Lannon
Jackson
Peter Maher
William Choate Dies at 30 in New York Hospital
Beverly mourns the death of William Choate, 30, from consumption at St. Luke's Hospital, New York. A Harvard graduate and Beverly native, he was a noted lawyer with Choate & Dana of Boston, active in local affairs, school committee work, and the Beverly Co operative Bank. The Beverly school committee adopted resolutions honoring him.
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Beverly
William Choate
St. Luke’s Hospital
New York City
Frederick W. Choate
Choate
William F. Dana
Boston
Essex
Suffolk
Beverly Co-operative Bank
Denver
Col
Southern Pines
N. C
Bermudas
New York
Labor union resolutions praise Anti-Pinkerton bill
The Labor World New York Division 105 thanks the Legislature for passing the Anti-Pinkerton bill. James W. Husted is denounced for opposing it and for harsh rhetoric toward labor agitators. A note on labor conditions in Japan’s southwestern islands contrasts workers and managers, and Toledo bakers win a strike against Fleischmann's yeast after two days of action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
James VW. Husted
Japan
San Francisco
Union Bakers of
Toledo
Fleischmann
Fire in the Hold Aboard Africa En Route from Hamburg
The New York report details a February 8 cargo fire on the steamship Africa with rags in the hold. Officers and sailors battled dense smoke, hauled burning bales overboard, and ended six hours later the fire was out. A renewed blaze on February 10 was quickly suppressed preceding a storm that wrecked boats and rigging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Africa
Hamburg
Man Struck by Train at River Street Crossing
War Ham February 16. William Porter 35 was hit by the 6 18 train from Boston at River street crossing and seriously injured. Porter works at J L Thomson's Roberts factory and was returning from work when struck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Ham
William Porter
Boston
River Street
Porter
J. L. Thomson
Roberts
Meeting on Congenial Employment for All in Need at Wendell Philipps Union
A meeting will be held at the Wendell Philips Union on 812 Washington street this evening to discuss providing congenial employment under favorable conditions for every man woman and child in need in the United States. Rev RE E Hale will be among the speakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wendell Phillips Union
Washington Street
United States
RE. E. Hale
Sullivan Beats Stone In Pool Tournament At Washington
Last evening at the Washington billiard parlors Sullivan defeated Stone 75 to 27 with a best run of 17. Hegarty and McMinn are scheduled to play tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sullivan
Stone
Hegarty
McMinmin
Argentine wool clip expected at record high
Washington February 16. The Bureau of the American Republics reports that general opinion in Argentina is that this season will yield about 4 000 000 bales of wool valued at 40 000 000 dollars. This would be the largest wool clip ever known in the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WashincTon
Bureau of the American Republics
Argentine Republic
Boarding House Thief Caught Near Cambridge Streets
Patrolman Lombard arrests Frank Reigan after he is found with stolen clothing from Mrs. Smith’s boarding house Cambridge. Reigan, aged 30, identified by multiple victims from houses on River Street Portland Street Pleasant Street Broadway Main Street and at Harvard Hotel. He carried a bundle that grew during escape and had a ring of keys able to open many doors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lombard
Division 8
Frank Reigan
Reigan
Cambridge Street Bridge
Boston
Smith
S. Reigan
Colvin
River Street
Mayo
Portland Street
Amelia Willis
Worcester Street
S. C. Allen
Pleasant Street
Boston Priest William Morrison Dies at Georgetown
The Rev. William Morrison S.J. of Georgetown University died in Washington today from rheumatism. A Boston native born January 4, 1859, he had suffered from rheumatism for six years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Washington
William Morrison
Georgetown University
Morrison
Mass
Public Baths Plan for Boston Faces Public Support
A Boston Bath House Company circular urges careful consideration of public baths. It notes the Prince Street house opened in 1890, serving about 3000 bathers, and proposes a self supporting system like other cities. About 40000 needed. plans shown by architect W Lewis. Board of Health endorses year round hot and cold baths at moderate cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Bath House Company
Prince Street
Boston
New York
W. Lewis
Water Street
Charles P. Putnam
Edward Cabot
Exchange Building
State Street
Arthur G. Ellis
Julia W. Frothingham
Rosine Howard
Lucy H. Lee
Joseph Lee
W. Whitney Lewis
Arthur Lyman
Annie H. Thwing
Frances G. Curtis
Board of Health
S. H. Durgin
Boston charity contributions recorded for various donors
The article lists numerous donors and amounts to a Boston Bath-House Company relief fund, including Miss Mary Anne Wales, Miss Elen K. Mason, Mrs. William Appleton, and others with sums from 5 to 250 dollars. It notes further contributions are welcome and provides the treasurer K. Cabot’s address at 1003 Exchange Building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ys Giene Association
Mary Anne Wales
Elen ‘K. Mason
A. C. Lowell
William Appleton
K. Lothrop
C. W. Amory
Ng Thwing
Shaw
Hanks
J. H. Hecht
Burr Porter
Ebib
RS Hetew
Kk. T. Cabot
Exchange
Boston
Holy Wells in England from Chambers's Journal
The piece surveys historic holy wells across England and London such as St Chad's Well, Bride Well, and Kilburn Wells, noting their renown, nearby institutions, and the cross-well tradition at Geddington. It links wells to royal events, hospital and prison names, and the enduring human value placed on pure springs through history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chambers
London
St. Chad’s Well
Battlebridge
St. Pancras
Bride Well
George IV
Howe
Sadler’s Wells
Kilburn Wells
Streatham Wells
Geddington
Dunstable
St. Albans
Abraham
Isaac
Sir Walter Scott
St. Renan’s
William the Conqueror
St. Winifred’s
Robert of
Gloucester
Welles
Consensus on Cod Liver Oil Practice in Consumption
Doctors agree on the value of cod liver oil in treatment, especially Scott's Emulsion, with experts noting its fat-restoring benefits. An offered free book from Scott & Rowan advertises the emulsion, inviting readers to request the subject at 132 South Street Avenue New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott & Rowan
South Sth Avenue
New York
Scott
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Boston Bath-House Company
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