Professors Smyth Case Heard In Judge Allen Court
A large audience watched in Judge William Allen's court as lawyers and stenographers debated admissibility of trial records about Professor Smyth and the beliefs behind Progressive Orthodoxy. Witnesses cited include J M W Yerrington and J P Bacon. questions centered on what may enter the record and how the Trustees documents should be treated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Allen
Messrs
Hoar
French
Wellman
Smyth
Dwight
New York
Baldwin
New Haven
Russell
Gaston
Messrs. Hoar
J. M. W. Yerrington
J. P. Bacon
Churchill
Rofessor
Tucker, Hincks
Dr. Wellman
J. Baldwin
Appellant
Bancroft
Phillips Academy
Dr. Weisman
Mining Engineers Visit Fitchburg Manufacturing Tour
The American Institute of Mining Engineers on its Boston meeting trip toured Fitchburg plants including Simonds Rolling Mills where iron bars are transformed into axles and bolts. The group of about 200, with a lunch break, then visited Watertown arsenals and watch factories before a tech paper reading at MIT.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Institute of Mining Engineers
Vitchburg
Boston
Fitchburg
Simonds Rolling Mills
George F. Simonds
Waltiaw
Arsenal
Watertown
Institute
Institute of Technology
Harvard College
Chestnut Hill Reservioe
Museum of Fine Arts
Natural History Rooms
Oficers
The Family Sermon At Mission Church Excludes Women
A sparse audience at the Mission Church of St. John the Evangelist heard Father Osborne discuss “The Family” as part of a Lenten series on Social Questions from a Christian Standpoint. He argued marriage aims at fruitfulness, home life, and child rearing, condemning boarding-house living and neglect of family life while urging men to support wives and children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John the Evangelist
Bowdoin Street
Courtney
St. Paul’s Church
Father Osborne
Osborne
Need of a Tunnel Between East Boston and City
East Boston residents pressed for a public hearing on a city plan to build a tunnel to the main city. A. D. McLellan urged the project, citing 30 minute ride times and potential property value gains. Engineers and officials endorsed feasibility, with costs around 3 million and a three year timeline. The meeting adjourned for one week.
Colby Alumni Dinner Plans Growth and Pride
The seventh Colby Alumni Association dinner at the Vendome drew eighty guests with Rev. F. W. Bateman presiding in President Smith's absence. Speakers praised Colby's heritage, urged stronger student attendance, and urged reforms such as a dedicated education chair and alumni-elected trustees. notes honored late Colby leaders and highlighted education's role in shaping manhood and opportunity.
Notable guests and local society at Parker's and area hotels
Hampton Virginia resident General 8. C. Armstrong and Shanghai’s Mr. J. Lamson are dining at Parker's. Harvard Alpha Delta Phi members dine at the hotel. Notables registered include Hon. Wellington Smith of Lee, O. W. Ruggles of Chicago, W. H. Underwood of Buffalo, George E. Vernon of Newport, and H. Dunham of Cleveland at Adams House. Boston University medical faculty dined at Young's. Ex-senator Rollins of New Hampshire is at the hotel. Ex-Lieutenant-Governor Byron Weston of Dalton is registered at Fremont House. The class of ’70 from English High School dined at Quincy House. Sandwich Glass Works shutdown leads workmen to plan a cooperative glass factory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
8. C. Armstrong
Hampton
J. Lamson
Shanghai
Parker’s. Harvard
Alpha Delta Phi Association
Adams House
Wellington Smith
Lee
O. W. Ruggles
Chicago
W. H. Underwood
Buffalo
George E. Vernon
Newport
H. ’. Dunham
Cleveland
Boston University School of Medicine
Young’s
United States
Rollins
New Hampshire
Byron Weston
Dalton
Fremont House
Quincy House
Republicans In Council Choose Convention Details And Officers
The Republican State committee met to set time and place for the state convention that will elect delegates to Chicago on March 8 at 12 50 p m They discussed making Senator Dawes chairman but doubts arise from those who want him excluded from the at large delegation Boston is favored as the gathering site for late April or early May Judge Wells presided in Burden s absence A vacancy in the third Suffolk senatorial district prompted rules amending to allow the State committee to elect if no district committee exists A vacancy committee of John A Campbell Joseph M Wade and Joseph O Burdett was named The meeting concluded with a presentation of a solid silver tea service to secretary R A Southworth in appreciation of his service and a speech by Southworth receiving the gift with thanks The service includes five pieces and bears a monogram R A S 8
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colby Alumni Association
Vendome
Smith
F. W. Bateman
Colby
Maine
Moses Lyford
University
Bosworth
George Dana Boardman Pepper
D.D
Colby University
Larkin Dunton
Boston Normal School
Waterville
University At
New England
Justin Kemp Richards
Brockton
William Matthews
Ducation
Coxcom
Edmund J. Webb
College
Long
Andrew
Henry Joseph Cushing
Henry F. Crane
John L. Sullivan
Llewellyn Powers
Brookline
Dudley P. Bailey
Charles A. True
Portland
Herbert 5. Weaver
Chelsea
Francis F. Whittier
Matthews
Peffer
William Mathews
Upham
J. Warren Merrill
Howe
Cambridge
Eustace C. Fitz
Hoardman Hall
Warren and Mathews
C. F. Webb
W. Edgar Perry
Brockton High School
C. A. True
F. F. Whittier
Republican State Committee
Chicago
Senator Dawes
Boston
Dr. Burden
Wells
Suffolk
John A. Campbell
Joseph M. Wade
Joseph O. Burdett
W. H. Haile
Springfield
R. A. Southworth
Pégou Recital at Steinert Hall Features Chopin Focus
Mme Pégou presented the third recital in a five concert series at Steinert Hall assisted by M Auguste Sautet the Symphony oboe soloist. The program centered on Chopin pieces with one Vogt oboe concerto movement. Sautet impressed with the concerto movements while Pégou displayed a refined feminine French interpretation of Chopin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mme
Pégou
Steinert Hall
Mme. Pégou
M. Auguste Sautet
Symphony Orchestra
Vogt
Chopin
Minoy
Chopin Mme
M. Sautet
Richard Heard
UNSAFE TENEMENT HOUSES HEARING HELD IN CITY
Petitioners led by Robert Treat Paine Jr and Dr Frederick D Stackpole and others from Associated Charities allege unsanitary tenement houses on Shaving street Chapel place Albany place Quiet alley and nearby areas. Owners deny unsanitary conditions and cite inspector reports. Board of health will decide after taking the matter under advisement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Treat Paine, Jr
Frederick D. Stackpole
Annie F. Fleming
Associated Charities
Board of Health
Shaving Street
Chapel Place
Albany Place
Quiet Alley
Tufts Chapel Notes Lent and Student Roles
At Tufts College morning chapel at the divinity school will focus on Lent through Easter with lower-class students leading services. Charles L. Reed, 89, appointed special French instructor for 90 engineers lacking prior French instruction. The college also shifts morning travel time from 8:15 to 8:30, effective next Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tufts Divinity School
Charles L. Reed
Common Council Passes Street Grant Petition and Memorial Day Aid
The Boston Common Council debated street grant rules requiring petitioning bodies to disclose surface disruption and pay a minimum city share per square foot. Amendments sought higher memorial day allocations for G A R posts and veteran groups were voted down, with the final order adopted after Lyons's amendment. Others dealt with ordinances, Harrison Square improvements, and staffing for July events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Council
Fras
Board of Aldermen
Boston
Grand Army of the Republic
Lyons
Ward 19
Carroll
Ward 15
Corporation Counsel
Peters
Ward 23
Harrison Square
Park
Mill
Committee On Public Lands
Committee On Health
Long Island
Grammar
Dudley Street
Avon Place
Congress Street Bridge
Stony Brook
Clark
Ward
Snow
Ward 24
Obituary Notes On Boston Merchant Royal Winter
Royal Winter one of Boston’s oldest merchants died at his Park Street Newton residence from Addison's disease. A Vermont native aged 69, he led a Chauncy Street wholesale glove business for 35 years before moving to Newton, leaving a widow and two daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Winter
Boston
Park Street
Newton
Addison
Mr. Winter
Vermont
Chauncy Street
Gloversville
Allston
Charles B. Lancaster
James C. Sproat
Plymouth County Bar
Bright
Wareham
Sproat
Plymouth
John B. Devlin
Elizabeth P. Edwards
Abraham Lincoln
Springfield
Jil
Washington
Adelaide M. Rice
Chelsea
Alvin M. Rice
Holloway & Rice
North Market Street
First Congregational Church
Berlin
Prince Louis
Grand Duke of
Baden
William
Mackay
Montreal
London
Jen Dolphin Alard
Suspect Tascott Arrested Near Lebanon Chicago Murder Indictments
A man thought to be W W Tascott of Chicago was arrested in Lebanon Maine with a woman while traveling by carriage. In Chicago, February 23, the grand jury returned six indictments against W B Tascott including five burglaries and one murder of millionaire A J Snell with bail set at 5000 dollars by Judge Clifford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tascott
Lebanon
W. W.tascott
Chicago
A. J. Snell
W.B. Tascott
Clifford
Seventeenth Symphony Concert Review Highlights
Bargiel Prometheus and Rubinstein D minor concerto shared the program with Somrbury Andante from the Tragic Symphony and Wagner AS Symphony. Critics praise Prometheus, fault Rubinstein for overemphasizing piano at expense of orchestra, and note Wagner's youthful work drawn mixed reactions.
Mrs Erving Winslow Receives Special Testimonial Event
A testimonial entertainment is arranged for Mrs. Erving Winslow at the Hotel Brunswick on Monday February 27 at 2 30 pm under a long committee list. The program includes a reading from She Stoops to Conquer and The School for Scandal with tickets at Doll Richards and the Brunswick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erving Winslow
Hotel Brunswick
School For Scandal
Doll & Richards’s
Brunswick
T. W. Parsons
Henry W. Foote
Joseph 8. Fay
Henry A. Clapp
George H. Palmer
Phillips Brooks
Arthur Gilman
Benjamin A. Gould
George Abbot James
W. W. Clapp
Benjamin Edward Woolf
Howard M.ticknor
Richard M. Field
William IF. Apthorp
John Henry Holmes
Robert M. Cushing
John S. Dwight
Edwin M. Bacon
S. H. Bertram
Augustus Hemenway
James Lodge
Grace A. Oliver
Edward H. Clement
Julia Ward Howe
Luc Derby
B. W. Crowninshield
Joseph M. Bell
Susan Wainwright
Edward Ellerton Pratt
Alexander F. Wadsworth
Charlotte Dana
John L. Gardner
George Tyson
Charles P. Curtis
Josephine Jenkins
George Herbert Palmer
C. H. Washburn
Lilian Whiting
William Claflin
Notes on trials meetings and local events in Boston
Tomorrow a notice of exceptions in the Robinson murder case argues the verdict lacked evidence and improper admission of death related facts. Tonight Liberal Union Club at Young's Hotel. Prof William James on Psychical Research with Carlyle Petersien Libbie and Imperial Banjo Quartet attendance. General order No 296 reorganizes Engine 83 and Ladder 15 with a new running card. Various religious services, scholarly talks, and musical events round out a busy schedule. A Mayor O Brien faced delegation on city worker hours. Ongoing New England Piano strike remains unchanged. Thomas H Foster funeral attended by Engine No 7. Botched pistol incident at Prospect Street. Haney arrested. Working Men's Protective League tariff discussion at Gray's Hall. Balfe concert company fifth Young Men's Christian Association entertainment. Cast changes due to illness. Miss Hale replaced by Miss Eldridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robinson
Ann Freeman
Liberal Union Club
Young's Hotel
William James
Carlyle Petersien
J. Aldrich Libbie
Imperial Banjo Quartet
Board of Five Commissioners
Harvard Congregational Church
Dorchester
B. Herrick
D.D
Massachusetts Club
Young’s Hotel
Boston
Dickens
Moses T. Brown
Mercantile Library Association
Tremont Street
Amalgamated Building Trades Council
O’brien
New England Piano Company
Jules Giguel
Law and Order League
Thomas H. Foster
Engine Company No. 7
Foster
Henry Smith
Bunker Hill Street
Charlestown
Prospect Street
Joseph Haney
Haney
Abbot
O’neil
Station 3
Gray’s Hall
Workingmen’s Protective League
Edward Fitzwilliam
Daniel J. Hayes
Anthony Murnigham
Boston Young Men’s Christian Association
Balfe Concert Company
Clark Cushing
Marie Hester
T. H. Norris
Ed A Osgood
Carrie LE. Hale
Jessie Eldridge
Young Men Conference Opens In Boston With Yale Delegation
The sixth annual convention of the Young Men's Christian Associations of New England Colleges and guests from Princeton and New York City College Union arrives in Boston this evening. Delegates will be welcomed at the Boston Young Men’s Christian Association building by local committees with a supper at 6 o’clock and an informal reception until 7:30. Yale leaders A. A. Stagg and W. H. Corbin, Harvard crew captain E. C. Pfeiffer, Princeton football R. E. Speer, and NYC College Union president F. Gold Frost are among participants. A reception precedes brief addresses of welcome and Dr Joseph H Twichell will speak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Men’s Christian Associations of
New England
Princeton
New York City College Union
Boston Intercollegiate Young Men’s Christian Association
Boston Young Men’s Christian Association
Boylston
Berkeley Streets
Union Congregational Church
Boston
Yale
Boston & Albany
A. A. Stagg
W. H. Corbin
E. C. Pfeiffer
Harvard University
R. E. Speer
F. Gold Frost
EL. G. Derby
Boston Intercollegiate Association
W. F. Warren
Boston University
Joseph H.twichell
D.D
Hartford
Endowment Drive Aims To Fund Blind Kindergarten
The Perkins Institution appeals for a 100000 dollar endowment to cover ongoing costs of the kindergarten for the blind. Fundraising led by Samuel Eliot and a group of trustees urges contributions to Edward Jackson of 178 Devonshire Street, with support from notable benefactors and ladies’ visiting committees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ous
Edward Jackson
Devonshire Street
Elizabeth C. Agassiz
Elizabeth L. Andrew
William Appleton
John Elliott
Clara T. Endicott
Sarah B. Fay
John L. Gardner
Thomas Mack
Robert Treat Paine
Edith Rotch
Nathaniel Thayer
Roger Walcott
Perkins Institution
Samuel Eliot
Frederick L. Ames
Lee Brooks
William Endicott, Jr
Henry Lierce
Joseph B. Glover
Mary Russell
S. Lothrop Thorndike
Thomas F.temple
M. Anagnos
Boston Firms Plan Two Washington Excursions in March
Messrs Raymond and Whitcomb will send two excursion parties from Boston to Washington on March 9 and 30. Washington will be at its busiest as Congress remains in session. Parties will base at Ebbitt House Riggs House and Willard's Hotel. Circulars available from W Raymont 296 Washington Street opposite School Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs
Raymond & Whitcomb
Boston
Washington
Congi@s
Ebbitt House
Riggs House
Willard’s Hotel
W. Raymont
Washington Street
School Street
Courts Case Finds Infringement in Dress Form Patents
United States Circuit Court on February 23 ruled in favor of J. Charles A. Morss against Samuel N. Ufford et al. The decision holds that the defendants infringe Letters Patent No. 233240 dated October 12 1880 for John Hall dress form improvements and that the patent has not been anticipated. C F Perkins represented the plaintiff and J K Beach the defendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Circuit Court
Charles A. Morss
Samuel N. Ufford
John Hall
C. F. Perkins
J. K. Beach
Boston Towboat Libel for Salvage Of Schooner Andrew Adams
United States District Court on February 23 hears Nelson J presiding a libel by Boston Towboat Company against schooner Andrew Adams and cargo seeking salvage for saving the vessel April 30, 1887 from grounding at No Man’s Land near Martha’s Vineyard and bringing her to Boston. Hearing resumed and unfinished with Dabney Cunningham for libellants Dodge Dodge for claimants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Towboat Company
Andrew Adams
Libel
No Man’s Land
Martha’s Vineyard
Boston
Dabney
F. Cunningham
Libellants
F. Dodge
Dodge
Personal Injury Suit Against Boston & Albany Railroad
No. 2106 Lews R Stewart sues Boston & Albany RR for 25000 damages for injuries from a Dec 20 1884 collision at Newton Lower Falls. Attorneys listed for plaintiff and defendant. Other docket items include multiple cases with various defendants and outcomes set for trial or verdicts, including Edwards McIntosh and Palfrey cases, and a Malicious Prosecution suit against Ch mung Hollow Ware Worker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis R. Stewart
Boston & Albany Railroad Company
Newton Lower Falls
C. Robinson
G. A. Blaney
Public Bequests From Langworthy Will to Library Fund
The will of the late Rev. Dr. I. P. Langworthy directs executors to pay the American Congregational Association $10,000 as soon as convenient. A quarterly $100 allowance is to be paid to Mrs. Langworthy during her life, with the remaining net income reallocated after her death to the library committee for local histories genealogies Bible commentaries and ecclesiastical histories acquisitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. P. Langworthy
American Congregational Association
Creditors Accept Proposed Settlements for Farwell & Co
Creditors of C. C. Farwell & Co shoe makers in Boston met at the shed and leather exchange. The investigating report found no fraud and that failure stemmed from costs and mispricing. Two settlement plans were offered and accepted: 20 cents cash and 20 cents by six month note per dollar, or 35 cents on the dollar in thirty days. Kent & Bruce of Lawrence seek a writ of insolvency against Frank A. Sawyer for bread and crackers fraud and leaving town after Feb 6 with stock diverted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Farwell & Co
Boston
Shed and Leather Exchange
Kent & Bruce of
Lawrence
Frank A. Sawyer
Andover
Sawyer
Burglars Enter Beverly Farm Store At Night
Beverly Farms February 23 night a rear window entry at A O Marshall grocery store yielded 20 dollars and a small bag of coppers. Night Watchman Williams gave chase and fired a shot as the thief fled, the bag was dropped but the burglar escaped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly Farms
A. O. Marshall
Williams
Somerville City Clerk Gilman Dies Prompt Meeting Held
Somerville's city government held a special session last evening after the death of City Clerk Charles Gilman. Both branches announced attendance at his funeral, with services at Bow Street Hall Saturday at 2 and a procession to the Methodist Church. Mayor Burns and city officials were named pallbearers as a committee of seven drafted resolutions to honor Gilman for city records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerville
Charles Gilman
Bow Street
Methodist Church
Burns
Lawrence
Board of Aldermen
Proctor
Common Council
John F. Cole
Gilman
Also Mentioned on This Page
Prof. Smyth
Sors
Ther
Mission Church
Aldermanic Subway Committee
East Boston
Aldermanic Committee On Subways
City Hall
A. D. McLellan
Citizens’ Trade Association
State Street
Harbor Commissioners
Clemens Herschell
Maverick Square
B. Butler
East Boston Ferries
Eben McPherson
Governor’s Council
East
John Jeffries
David F. Blaney
Albert Bowker
W. M. Jewett
James Walsh
East Bees
Sandwich Glass
Republicans IN Council
Southworth
Mme. Pegou
Tufts College
the Common Council
Fraser
Orher
Waldemar Bargiel
Franz Sombery
Schubert
Grove
Richard Wagner
Prag
Laurie
Wagner
Mrs. Erving Winslow
Young Men’s Conference
The
New England College Association
Kindergarten
United States District Court
Nelson, J
Suffolk, Is
Mason, J
Jordan
Darling
Stuart v. B.& Arr
Elis
Schendel
Adams
Fennelly
Francis v. B. & A.rr
Higgins
Pettingill
Estevens
Stewart
Pushee
Fletcher
Wyman
Stuart
Cardings
Barker
Edward McIntosh
Charles Lougee
C. A. Williams
J. C. Kennedy
George W. Palfrey
James A. R. Underwood
Crescent Beach
H. L. Baker
H. E. Fates
Robert Luscomb
Frederick M. Reed
Mary Sarah Tappan
Ivanhoe Lodge No. 13
Knights of Pythias
G.J. Tufts
Willson
Ray
Monahan
Pool
Hammond
Algernon L. McKeon
Chemung Hollow Ware
T. Curley
R E. C. Morgan
E. Merwin
C. Q. Tirrell
John E. Maynard
Henry L. Whiting
Board of the Same
J. Thomas
D. E. Ware
E. A. Davis
Maynes
Rowlands
Lyon
Plympton
Booth
McKenney
Towne
Barlow
Samilson
Anane Schwartzberg
Karcher
Mad
Docks
Hale
Hewitt
Morrison
Golding
Goreley
McLeod
Gallagher
Padden
Dorr
V8ao
Ryan
Bradley
Coleimwan
Madden
Casey Y. Boston
Builer
Gavin
Chase
Manping
Prince
Little
Horton
Stevenson
Stone
Stein
Files
Daly. Co
Speidel
Hanagan
Rural Aking Powder Co
Wall Sty N.Y
Thermé
Loring & CO
Winter Street
Washington St
VRS
FE. J. Brown
Tea Service
Paris
Baker’s
W. Baker & CO
Mass
Norman McDonald & CO
Bratt Cambridge
Masse
James Russell Lowell
Mt. Auburn
LE Street
Beverly
Gover Cork
TER UW
Graves & Sons
Y Grovers and
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