Great Winter Balls and New Journal Epoch Rise
In New York Jan 17 a review notes Henry George’s Standard shows promise with a strong staff and readership while Epoch preparations promise a rigorous American journalism project with signed editorials and culture content. Social pages highlight the Charity ball for Nursery and Child's Hospital, plus prominent society women and upcoming art sales at American Art Galleries and Stewart portraits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Post
Henry George
Standard
Number Two
George
Roman Church
Dr. McGlynn
McGlynn
St. Stephen’s Church
Connelly
Epoch
Gillis & ‘Turnure
Art Life
Life
de Witt J. Seligman
John Foord
George Parsons Lathrop
North American Review
London Spectator
Parenay Review
Metropolitan Opera House
Nursery
Child’s Hospital
Thomas Hitchcock
Algernon S. Sullivan
Levi P. Morton
Edward Oothout
J. Leith
Thomas J. Cauldwell
Morton
Morton (During A Brief Lull In His Senatorial Canvass) and Mrs. Hicks-Lord
American Art Association
A. T. Stewart
American Art Galleries
Moran
Stewart
Japan
Percy and Leon Moran
F. Hopkinson Smith
Snowbound Boston Struggles With Persistent Storms
The city endures a severe snow storm with heavy slush and ice as workers race to clear streets. Mayor McDonald reports 700 street department staff on half time, rising to 250 full time, plus railroad crews totaling about two thousand on the job. Funds are strained and a cold wave threatens further disruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Elysian Fields
Washington Street
McDonald
Franklin Typographical Society Dinner Honors Ben Franklin
The sixty third annual Franklin Typographical Society dinner and reunion was held at the United States Hotel to mark the 181st birth anniversary of Benjamin Franklin. Speeches by Mayor O Brien Hon Patrick Maguire J S Manahan W Holden Rev Julius H Ward H Whitcomb W H Cundy and Councilman Short followed a letter from B P Shillah er thanking the committee. Mendelssohn quartet provided interludes between addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Franklin Typographical Society
United States
Benjamin Franklin
William Anderson
Association
O’brien
Patrick Maguire
J. S. Manahan
W. Holden
Julius H. Ward
Short
P. Shillaher
Chelsea
M. C. Upham
F. T. Society
B. Franklin
Franklin
B. P. Shillaber
Mendelssohn Quartet
Free East Boston Ferries Debate Moves To Legislature
The Massachusetts Legislature met in a brief session to handle routine business and prepare for the senatorial contest. A key item in the Senate was a petition to enact free operation of the East Boston ferries, which were acquired by the city in 1870. past city council action in 1877 aimed to waive tolls starting 1878 but was voided by the Supreme Court. The proposed plan seeks state authority to implement toll-free service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Senate
Boston
East Boston
Supreme Court
Massachusetts Insurance Act of 1887 A codified reform proposal
Insurance Commissioner John K Tarbox presented a bill to codify and reform chapter 119 of the Public Statutes, aiming to modernize obsolete provisions and consolidate scattered acts. The draft, titled The Massachusetts Insurance Act of 1887, comprises 112 sections over 56 pages in House document No. 20 and includes marginal references for easy comparison with existing law.
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John K. Tarbox
Commonwealth
Massachusetts Insurance Act
Clark University Petition Moves Worcester Plan
The Senate debated the incorporation of Clark University in Worcester led by Senator Marble. The endowment tops about $1,000,000 with founder Clark pledging more if local support grows. Senator Kimball urged notice of upcoming state printing bids. Senator Jenkins sought Boston City Council power to make East Boston ferries free and supported Officer William A Fort’s salary increase request.
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Senate
Marble
Worcester
Jonas C. Clark
John D. Washburn
Clark University
Senator Jenkins
City Council of
Boston
East Boston
William A. Fort
Suffolk County Probate Court
House Votes on Senatorial Election Time and Various Orders
The House set 2:30 PM for a vote on United States Senator. It received the insurance commissioner's report on revising the state's insurance laws. It adopted orders on wage payments, civil service restrictions for party officials, poultry sales, taxes on royalty machines, fire extinguishers on railcars, higher penalties for animal theft, highway-railway construction, militia rifle inspector, city labor exemptions, and fence height. Petitions sought Beverly Farms as a separate town and opposed fishing limits. others requested utility, justice, veterans’ monument aid, and salary increases. Budget bills for judicial, military, and legislative expenses were advanced or engrossed.
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HOUSE
Dresser
Medford
United States
Insurance Commissioner
Commonwealth
Committee On Insurance
First Battalion Cavalry
Civil Service
John Desmond
Beverly
Beverly Farms
Lisbury
Dennis
Buzzard’s Bay
New Bedford Gaslight Company
Helen E. Poole
C.D. Belden
Williamstown
W. H. Gullerson
Third Massachusetts Volunteers
Winchester
Samuel C. Hunt
Middlesex
Mullett Arrested Over Knights of Labor Fund Embezzlement
North Adams January 17 William G Mullett was arrested at the Knights of Labor committee for embezzling funds from a field day and picnic last fall. He handled the money but left town without settlement and has now returned. The case was dropped after he paid the assessed amount.
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North Adams
William G. Mullett
Knights of Labor
Mullett
Acs
G. O. Taylor O14 Bourbon and Pure Rye Whiskeys Ads
To tell the age of a colt is easy to those of experience but whiskey ages vary. The G. O. Taylor O14 Bourbon and Pure Rye Whiskeys are never bottled until mellow and palatable. Chester H. Graves & Sons' name is on each cork ensuring purity. Sold by grocers and drugists. unbranded cases available.
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G. O. Taylor
Chester H. Graves & Sons
History of the Second Army Corps by Francis Walker
A review lauds General Walker for a balanced vivid history of the Second Corps formed 1862 under Sumner. It praises precise staff changes and losses, vivid battle scenes, and restrained judgment on figures like McClellan and Burnside, noting Walker’s modesty and honesty.
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Second
Walker
Massachusetts
Sumner
Institute of Technology
Couch
Hancock
eClellan
Burnside
Hooker
Second Army Corps
Francis Walker
New York
Charles Scribner’s Sons
Price
Harvard freshmen vote to row Yale in a two scull race
An informal Harvard Freshman Club meeting in Holden Chapel voted 82 to 45 to row Yale. The final plan: Harvard will race Yale singly in a two scull event on the Charles River rather than at New London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard
Holden Chapel
Yale
Columbia
New London
Keyes
Varsity
Hutchinson
Charles River
Cambridge
Literary Notes and Comments in Macmillan's January Issue
The January Macmillan's Magazine will interest English and American readers with Alfred Ainger's study of Charles Lamb's letters and anecdotes about Lamb and his Quaker friend Bernard Barton. It highlights Dostoievsky, Moschus's Lament for Bion translation, Swinburne's patriotic song, and Johnson and Boswell’s Western Islands from Cassell. The piece notes Hardy's Woodlanders malapropism, upcoming Retrospection of America by John Bernard, and Putnam's delivery of Franklin volumes edited by Bigelow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macmillan
Alfred Ainger
Charles Lamb
Ainger
Lamb
Barton
Manning
Bernard Barton
Messrs. Alexander’s Bank
Suffolk
Woodbridge
London
Taylor & Hessey
Tam
C. Lamb
Yeaders
Bion
Scotland
Dr. Johnson
Boswell
Johnson
Anstey
Thomas Hardy
Macmillan’s
Messrs
Harper & Bros
America
John Bernard
Harvard Freshmen and Lectures Highlight Evening at College
Asaph Churchill 88 elected junior crew captain replacing C. F. Adams 8d who joins varsity. Prof Arthur Frothingham of Princeton lectures on Assyrian Archeology. Freshmen scholarships awarded Bright Buttimer Chamberlain Dow Bigelow Hodgman Parker Bowditch Swinburn Wardner Matthews Foxcroft. Harvard Union debates Reserved That the Labor Races should Be Supported with disputants Burdett McAtee Hansen Goodale. First eight crew includes Amory Hutchinson Matthews Slocum Tilton Sanford Grehove Tyson Harding as substitute. Hochdorfer reads German ballad poets Goethe tonight Level 11 with Heine Schiller Uhland. readings open to public.
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Asaph Churchill
C. F. Adams
Arthur
Amory
Hutchinson
Matthews
Slocum
Tilton
Sanford
Grehove
Tyson
Harding
Hochdorfer
Goethe
Heine
Schiller
Uhland
Brimmer School Association Holds Meeting at Bromfield Street
The Brimmer School Association met yesterday afternoon at 16 Bromfield Street with Colonel T. R. Mathews presiding and C. J. Buffum as secretary. Attendance at the Hotel Brunswick this evening is expected to be large with guests including the Governor and Mayor, Mr. Crowley of the school committee, and Mr. Joshua Bates. The Mendelssohn quartet will provide music.
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Brimmer School Association
Bromfield Street
T. R. Mathews
C. J. Buffum
Brunswick
Crowley
Joshua Bates
Mendelssohn Quartet
Massachusetts State Reform Club Holds Tenth Anniversary Convention
The tenth anniversary and fortieth quarterly convention of the Massachusetts State Reform Club will be held at the Baptist Bethel on Hanover Street today. The convention will hold morning sessions with an attentive audience, and evening programs feature literary and musical exercises.
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State Reform Club
Massachusetts State Reform Club
Baptist Bethel
Hanover Street
Blackstone National Bank OF Boston
James Adams
Abington Bank Stockholders Elect Beal Agent
Abington National Bank stockholders met to elect an agent to secure funds from Receiver John F. Simmons. George A. Beal was chosen. The annual meeting is set for the 25th to elect officers and decide on reducing capital stock from 150000 to 75000.
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Abington
Abington National Bank
John F. Simmons
George A. Beal
Evening Theater Schedule and Plays at Local Halls
Amusements list shows museum program Held by the Enemy at 7 PM. Globe Theatre presents The Main Line in the evening. Ark Theatre screens A Bunch of Keys. Boston Theatre features Rienzi with Lawrence Barrett at 7 45. Bhio u Theatre offers Hazel Kirke with 2 PM and 8 PM shows. Hollis Street Theatre presents Modjeska in Frou Frou at 7 46. Howard Athenaum offers Devils Auction in the afternoon and evening slots.
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Eere
Eglobe
ARK Theatre
Oston
Lawrence Barrett
Rienzi
BHIOU
Hazel Kirke
Hollis Street
Modjeska
Howard Athen Aum
Auction Sale Schedule for Commodities and Stocks
Today sale times include Leonard & Co. at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. for Japanese manufacturers and Horatio Harris at 12 p.m. for fruit. Wednesday features R. L. Day & Co. at 11:30 a.m. and Francis Henshaw & Co. at 12 p.m. Damaged Texas cotton and fruit will also be offered by Horatio Harris at 11 a.m.
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Leonard & Co
Horatio Harris
R. L. Day & Co
Francis Henshaw & Co
Texas Cotton and Fruit
Johnson Fraser Nuptials in Omaha and Local City
In this city Rev. C. P. Gifford performs the marriage of J Sherburne Johnson of Omaha to Alice M Fraser of this city marking a union between two prominent families.
Deaths list with multiple Boston area burials and ages
The death notices record many local residents’ passing in January across Boston and surrounding towns. Entries include Mary P. Carr widow of James M. Carr of Portsmouth New Hampshire aged unknown and numerous others with ages ranging from 21 to 74, including Isab ella Lovejoy 25 and Kate A McLaughlin 49. Several deaths mention cities such as Roxbury Dorchester Charlestown Chippewa Falls Wis. and Nashua N H. Others note illnesses like pneumonia consumption apoplexy and general old age.
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Carr
Mary P
James M. Carr
Portsmouth
Lovejoy
Charlestown
Isabella
John C. Lovejoy
McLaughlin
Boston Highlands
Kate A
James Fe
John M. Mahan
Pierce
Robert Pierce
Paul
Mary Paul
Skinner
Lydia
Samuel Skinner
Smith
Abigail Smith
Dorchester
George W. Smith
Ulrich
John B. Ulrich
Ward
Richard B. Ward
Fletcher
Chippewa Falls
Wis
Augustus K. Fletcher
Groton
Mass
Dole
Rowley
Charles Dole
Johnson
Bennington
N. H
Mary M
William S. Johnson
Watertown
Laird
Hollis
Laura G
James Laird
Spalding
Nashua
Dora KE. Spalding
Edward Spalding
van Horne
Wollaston
James van Horne
Willard
Somerville
Frank G. Willard
Williams
Wells
Robert B. Williams, Jr
Robert B
Mary E. Williams
Roxbury
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Gotham Papers
Seligman
William Astor
W. K. Vanderbilt
August Belmont
Marshall O. Roberts
John Sherwood
Burton N. Harrison
Bronson Howard
Howard
Brandon Matthews
Margery
Madison Squire Theatre
J. M. Hill
Union Square Theatre
Margaret Mather
William Young
Ben Franklin
Typographical Society
Tarbox
East Boston Ferries
NEW Books
Harvard College Notes
Gedney Housl
Brew York
Broadway
Fortieth Street
Macauley & Bowers
Copartnership Notices
L. C. Chase & Co
John Hopewell, Jr
O. I. Kendall
L. C. Chase
JH. F. Chase
O. F. Kendall
O. F. Kendale
Frank Hopewell
Lee
Summer Street
Joseph Harris & Sons
Kidder
Milk Street
Atlantic & Pacific R. R
William Watson
Marlboro Street
Charles L. Bly
Stearns & George
Telegraph & Telephone Line
Pearl ST
Roston
Insurance
Boylston
Kilby Street
J. W. Balch
W. Glover
American Insurance Co
State Street
Caf
George Croshaw & CO
Francis Peabody
J. W. Field
Henry S. Bean
St. Paul
Omaha
Kansas City
Sears
J. Henry Jrooks
Edward W. Gilbert
John Jeffries & Sons
Devonshire Street
Hollis Street Theatre
Isaac B. Rich
Modi Hska
Maurice Barrymore
Mary Stuart
Adrienne
Sweleth
Mr. Dion Boucicault
Jit
Boucicault
Myles O'Hara
Boston Museum
R. M. Field
William Gillette
Boston Theatre
Sugene Tompkins
Ing
Miss Mitford
Rienz
Tribunes
Globe Theatre
John Stetson
Louis James
Marc Wainright
Sparks Company
Hoyt
Salsbury
Troubadors
Bijou Theatre
Filazel Kirke
Howard Athena
the Devil's Auction
Boston Music Hall
Napoleon
Paris
Queen Elizabeth
Charles Dickens
Peter the Great
Egypt and
the Nile
Burditt & North
Iowa Loan and Trust Company
Chemical National Bank
Freeman A. Smith
Tremont Temple
H. W. Rosenbaum
Exchange Place
N. Y
Stetson, Moseley & Co
Wharf
E Street
Kilby St
P.S. Huckins & CO
Border Street
East Keoston
State St
Baeder, Adamson& CO
Corporation Notices
Prescott Insurance
Ompan’y
Prescott Insurance Company
Congress Street
W. C. Harris
Faneuil Hall Insurance Company
Congress] Street
W. M. Upham
New England Shoe and Leather Association
Bedford Street
Charles Xs, Ingalls
Arkwright Mutual Fire Insurance Company
E. H. Sprague
YON Monwealth
Rebecca Jones
Sarah Olive Jones
Louisville
Kentucky
Boston Post
Joan W. McKim, Esquire
Elijah George
Lorenzo Gleason
Elizabeth R. Gleason
Joan W. McKim
Crown Chemical Company
Archst
Philadelphia
Penn
Musical Publications
Richardson
New England Conservatory Method
Peters’ Eclectic Piano School
Clarke
Listemann
Kummer
Curtiss
Curtiss Acme
Maned Tor Ketan Rice
Oliver Ditson & Co
Epps Cocoa
Epps
Civil Service Gazette
James Epps & CO
Homeopathic Chemists
England
John H. Salter
Samuel W. Victorson
Copartners
J. H
Joseph R. Churchill
Joseph A. Ginn
Walter S. Wait
Ashton
Ashton’s
Merchants Row
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