Marriages, Cambridge to Brooklyn and New York unions
A list of marriage notices including Boyer and Conant in Cambridge on Feb 13 by Rev. Bicknell, Bankhead and Bacon in New York on Feb 15 by Rev Huntington, Deacon and Knox in New York on Feb 14, Dodge and Smith in Boston and Philadelphia on Feb 14, Morison and Jaquith in Medford on Feb 15, and Orchard and Miller in Brooklyn on Feb 14 at St George's Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyer—Conant
Cambridge
George W. Bicknell
Henry B. Boyer
Mabel Conant
Bacon
Bankhead
New York
William R. Huntington
Grace Church
Anna
Elizabeth F
James Bankhead
Horace Bacon
Knox
Edward B. Coe
D.D
Harleston
Boston
Susanne Knox
Dodge—Smith
M. J. Savage
George Blake Dodge
Emma Morton Smith
Philadelphia
Morison—Jaquith
Medford
James L. Hill
Charles Haes
Alice G. Jaquith
Medord
Orchard—Miller
Brooklyn
N. Y
Sue
St. George’s Church
H. Richard Harris
John W. Williams
Ella Candida
Albert Miller
Robert Richey Orchard
Obituary notices from Norwood to West Randolph date Feb 16
Death notices from multiple towns list names and ages such as Simon Cheney 72, Mary Curtice 61, Josie Cook 21, William Connell 6 months, George Ela 86, Rowland Ellis 85, Edward Floyd 1 month, Addie Frost 53, Abby Goulding 55, Edmund Grandgent 4, George Langford 81, F Marion Reed, James Rich 28, Evelina Smith 84, Albert Sanger 46, Mer cilvia Stevens, and George Tilson 76, with locations including Norwood Cambridge Allenstown Roxbury Cambridgeport Winthrop Newton Centre Needham East Grabsidge West Randolph Roxbury Roxbury Freeport West Randolph Vermont. Funeral details for George Ela noted as Feb 18 noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellis
Newton Centre
Rowland Ellis
Floyd
Winthrop
Edward Floyd
Frost
Addie
George D. Frost
Goulding
Abby Golding
Applications Filed at City Registrar February 17 1887
List of couples and individuals filing applications at the City Registrar on February 17. Names include Charles H. Pierce with Emma A. Wilson, Jake Miller with Annie Cohen, Benjamin Miller with Betsy Herodidzsky, David Goodman with Rebecca Yéutesky, Adolph Cohen with Helen Levy, Fred W. Baxter with Eva Y. Jackson, Henry F. Schroeder with Ida M. Best, Samuel Kaplen with Katy Gunderg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. Pierce
Emma A. Wilson
Jake Miller
Annie Cohen
Benjamin Miller
Betsy Herodidzsky
David Goodman
Rebecca Yéutesky
Adolph Cohen
Helen Levy
Fred W. Baxter
Eva Y. Jackson
Henry F. Schroeder
Ida M. Best
Samuel Kaplen
Katy Gunderg
Marriages Reported to City Registrar
In this city, Feb. 11, by Rev Swatfield, William Ross wed Annie Hanson. In this city, Feb. 16, by Rev Hagen, Charles F. Wanger married Clara H. Hanson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Swatfield
William Ross
Annie Hanson
W. D. Hagen
Charles F. Wanger
Clara H. Hanson
Wesleyan Examinations Run On Honor System At Wesleyan
At Mmpetown Connecticut on February 17 the mid year exams proceed under an honor system. Two or three students were found skidding and a senior class committee will investigate. The Wesleyan senior class condemned sophomores hazing while opposing the faculty suspension of Waltz Miller and Dyer. They seek a shorter suspension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mmpetown
Conn
Wesleyan
Clas
Waltz
Miller
Dyer
Ward Cook to Lead Washington Inauguration Excursion
Mr. G Ward Cook will direct an attraction excursion to Washington for the inauguration, organizing travel and plans for supporters to witness the historic ceremony. Details on dates, pricing, and departure locations are to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Ward Cook
Washington
The Grinoline Question Prompts Boston Opinion
Readers reply to the crinoline issue as sentiment shifts across states. Proponents cite comfort and sanitation while opponents press pending bills in New York and New Jersey. In Boston, fashion leaders weigh in as debates over hoop skirts continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Harrigan
New Jersey
Trenton
Mechanics’ Hall
Haseen
Tremont Street
Hub
Boston
A. M. Palmer
Frank Leslie-Wilde
Hoopskirt Crinoline Debate Shocks Readers
A San Francisco Examiner note and several papers lampoon hoop skirts and crinolines. The bicycle line, hammock alignment, and political fears feature in the sharp satire. The Washington Post and other papers predict hoops may influence women voters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco Examiner
Washington Post
Kansas City Journal
Buffalo News
Rae
Washington Star
Massachusetts committee backs municipal women’s suffrage
The legislative committee on Woman’s suffrage reported in favor of granting municipal suffrage to women. Tuesday will bring debate, with Miss Charlotte Smith of Washington to argue at the State House next Thursday. Princess Marie of Edinburgh received a India shawl from Queen Victoria on her marriage to the Crown Prince of Roumania, along with a valuable diamond. Mrs Jerusha Black of Oakwood NL died at 99 leaving twenty eight children, nine surviving. A Kansas City matrimonial agency markets old bachelors and old maids. Joe Howard comments on men avoiding mannish women in public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts Legislative Committee
Charlotte Smith
Washington
State House
Marie of Edinburgh
Roumania
Victoria
Jerusha Black
Oakwood
Kansas City
Joe Howard
Boston born wife of Danish minister hosts Swedish court
Mme Lindenkrone de Hegermann, widow of Charles Moulton of Washington, former Boston girl, entertained the Swedish court in Stockholm for the Danish Crown Prince and Princess. Diplomats and Swedish officials performed H M S Pinafore with the ambassadress leading the orchestra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Sweden
Mme. Lindenkrone de Hegermann
Denmark
King Oscar
Oscar
Washington
J. Greenough
Stockholm
Hen Convention Recalled As Ridicule Fades Over Time
A reporter once mocked women organizing their own groups by calling it a hen convention. The piece notes that those days of ridicule have faded and hen conventions are no longer heard of today.
Rages and Science in Pneumatic Tire Claim
The article notes the widest use of pneumatic tires is on baby carriages with the claim that a baby will remain untired by the tire’s application. It presents a period voice on early tire science and its practical uses.
Varied attractions at city theatres next week in Boston
Next week's Boston theater listings promise a rich mix from the American Extravaganza Co with Ali Baba at the Globe Theatre to burlesque and variety shows at Howard Atheneum and Hollis Street Theatre. Acts include Edwina from Moulin Rouge, the Tantalizing Widows, and star Harry LeClair plus Nat C Goodwin in A Gilded Fool at Hollis Street. The Lenton Brothers at Austin's Palace promise a major variety program with Four Emperors of Music and Marvel and Lorraine among billed acts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Globe Theatre
Howard Atheneum
Boston
America
Columbus
Rentz Sanity Company
Edwina
Paris
Harry LeClair
Frank Goldie
Sallie St. Clair
Lottie Elliot
Fulton Brothers
Edward Warren
Mlle. Leoville
Mabel Norbis
Charles Pusey
Lulu Gould
Washington
Nat C. Goodwin
Hollis Street Theatre
Henry Guy Carleton
Marke
Mr. Goodwin
Lenton Brothers
Manhattan
Swell Entertainments
New York City
Austin
Palace Theatre
Glmes
Tose
Four Emperors of Music
Marvel and Lorraine
Delmore
Ali Baba and animal acts dazzle in Boston stage bills
The American stage features Ali Baba with crowd-pleasing music and a catchy chorus We're All of Us De long. The show includes Mink guiding his trained animal, Bertoto the dancer, and Professor Henry Welton's cats performing feats like a 30 foot leap through fire. James A Herne's Shore Acres debuts in Boston with a starry cast. 1492 continues at the Columbia Theatre as Rice oversees performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mink Jones
Hoyt’s
Park Theatre
Mink
Henry Welton
Messrs
Boston
Martin
Frank Burt
James A. Herne
Shore-acres
Me. Herne
William Harris
George Wilson
Alfred Hudson
Robert Edeson
James Burrows
George A. Schiller
Mary Hampton
Fanny Addison
Kate Ryan
Ella Hugh Wood
The London at Bowdoin Square and Wilbur Opera at Grand Opera House
A Boston program highlights The London at Bowdoin Square Theatre with a four act Broadway style cast and sharp character work. The Taunton Theatre opens with A Mad Bargain starring James T. Powers. Wilbur Opera Company brings eight operas to the Grand Opera House with Susie Kirwin as prima donna and Peter Shaw as a leading feature. schedule includes The Royal Middy and The Grand Duchess among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilbur Opera Company
Grand Opera House
Susie Kirwin
Wilbur
Dorothy Morton
Magic Bolton
J. E. Conoly
W. J. Kohnle
E. A. Clark
H. W. Tre-Derick
Emmett Drew
Peter Shaw
Shaw
Opera House
Washington’s
Dorothy
Cure for long standing skin disease via Cuticura remedies
A Chicago and St Paul reader reports nine years of skin disease starting with red spots on the chest and spreading to the back, with itching and scales. After doctors failed, three boxes of Cuticura remedies plus soap and Resolvent cleared the condition, leaving the skin white and pure. The writer, John E Pearson of Whatcom, Washington, sends his photo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tacoma
Chicago
Ill
St. Paul
Minn
John E. Pearson
P.O
Whatcom
Washington
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Nobscot
State Board OF Health
GS Congress
Congress Street
B.D. Washburn
Congress St
G. W. Cook
Washington St
New England
Benjamin Johnson
Old South Church
Cassie
Wilson Bros
Tremont Row
Rases and Science
American Extravaganza CO
Bowdoin Square
Grand Opera
Annie Lockhart
Jean Harold
Porter Albee
Bel Rose
Alice Hunt
Walter Lewis
Wilson
Jones and Edwards
Charles Diamond
the Ryders
Hilton
Rkansis
United States
Bertoto
Palace
Columbia Theatre
Rice
Eddie Foy
Bowdoin Square Theatre
Soudan
James Horne
Horace Lewis
Charlies J. Jackson
Alexander Kearney
Robert Harold, Jr
Frank Herrick
Joseph Callahan
Annie Mayer
Taunton Theatre
Charles J. Rich
Harry P. Jordan
James T. Powers
the Rentz-Santley Company
Conroy and Fox
Madison
Cuticura
Potter Cave and Chemical.corporation
Boston Theatre
Carney Hospital
Mme
Kathirika Paulsen White
Louisia Wagner
Eliot Hubbard
Signor Guiseppe Campanari
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Frank Kneisel
Léo Schulz
Charles Molé
Heinrich Schuexer
Max Zach
John Mullaly
Mechanics’ Building
Thayver’s
Parker House
Ynollyw’s
Adams House
Cashin
Young’s
Herricks
Boylton Street
Heard’s
West Street
Clare's Hotel
Washington Street
Brunswick
Vendome
Reynolds
Hollis Isaac B. Rich
PEI
John
Mancel
Nat. C. Goodw Na Gilded Foou
Theatre
Columbia Rich & Harris
Charles Frohman
Mgrs
Race
Barnet
Prams Wilson and Company
Ali Baba
Lyceum
Leleatre
Washington St., Nor Boylston
Boston Museum
Shore Acres
Grand Museum
Col. Dover & Washington
Austin&stone
Scollay Square
Howard
Athen
WM C. Cameron
Mgr
George Dixon and His Specialty CO
Rentz-Santley Co
NEW Publications
the Wheel of Fortune
Internasional News Company
Key York
William Austin
George Milbank
Mons
Alexandre Dumas
General Manger
Alemengeau
Dorothy Drew
Hulda Halvers
Imperial
Eva Taylor
Iza
Albert Bruning
The
Madison Square Theatre Co
Pierre Clemenceau
London I
Ceorcie Bryton
Glenfield
Prescott
George Suu
la Rome
Jessie Luke
Tommy Weat
Armstrong
Musical Gees
Hallersier
Tyroleania
Ian
Boston Symphony
Arthur Niekisch
George M. Nowell
Thierlot
Saint Saens
Beethoven
Music Hall
Eugene Tompkins
B. Jefferson
Klaw & Erlanger
Crand
Segorek
Willard
William Nz
Sabiy
Tremont
Tremont Theatre
Abbey, Schoeffel & Grau
Mgr Tods
Neil
County
Extura Matinee
Chas. F. Atkinson
Annie Lewls
Manattes
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