Artificial Flame and the New York Authors' Club
G. E. Montgomery reviews the heated debate sparked by G P Lathrop and the Forum on New York literature. He defends the Authors' Club as a social, noncommercial gathering of writers and praises Daly's Taming of the Shrew revival while noting close attention to theater management and literary movements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Post
G. P. Lathrop
Harper's Magazine
Authors’ Club
Lathrop
Edgar Fawcett
Fawcett
Boston
Philadelphia
Chicago
Forum
Jim
Penman
Madison Square Theatre
Age Daly
Palmer
Sir Charles Young
London
Daly
Veronese
Ana
Galilee
Shakspere
Petruchio
School Board Meeting Deliberates Appointments and Repairs
The regular meeting on Mason Street chaired by President Timothy J. Dacey approved nominations for special assistant and temporary teachers across districts Adams Eliot Hyde Mt Vernon Stoughton and others with reports accepted. A health fumigation plan and extra steam radiators for Hyde and Prince schools were approved. The Boston Society of Natural History requested science lecture funding and Ellen H Richards praised for school supervisor candidacy. Examinations committee appointed General Francis A Walker to fill a vacancy. Accounts presented current expenditures ten months into 1886 87 show salaries school and janitors fuel supplies and misc expenses totaling 1 229 517 90 with unspent balance 254 482 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason Street
Timothy J. Dacey
Lyman
Helen J. Morris
Charles H. Wilson
Adams
Genevieve C. Roach
Eliot
Ida E. Bailey
George Putnam
Etta Jordan
Hyde
Inez Drake
Mt. Vernon
Eva L. Munroe
Dwight
Frank M. McCutchins
Sherwin
Cornelia M.collamore
Stoughton
Thomas A. Mullen
George W. Evans
William B. Snow
James EF. Thomas
Lillian M. Towne
Bennett
Angeline S. Morse
Bigelow
Benjamin F. Brown
Gibson
Elizabeth Boies
Esther Fletcher
Margaret T. Wise
Winthrop
Blake
Board of Health
Hyde and
Prince
Boston Society of Natural History
Committee On Accounts
Massachusetts Society For the University Education of Women
Ellen H. Richards
Francis A. Walker
Potter and Knollin Tie The Knot In Maplewood
Jan 25 Maupen report states J. A. Potter and Miss Hannah Knollin wed at the bride’s father Alderman William Knollin’s Maplewood home. Potter runs a local livery stable linked to the Maplewood coach line. Rev. J. W. F. Barnes officiated and a reception followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maupen
J. A. Potter
Hannah Knollin
William Knollin
Maplewood
Potter
J. W. F. Barnes
Graduates Named At Salem State Normal School Exercises
Graduating exercises were held at the State normal school in Salem at the close of the sixty-fifth semi annual term. The class includes Francella Bacheller Lynn Abby Baker Marshfield Ida Baker Phillipston Mary Bingham Shoreham Vt Myra Bumstead Wilbraham Anna Chisholm Gloucester Jennie Clement Gloucester Ellen Dempsey Melrose Mary Donahue Medford Anabel Durgin Cambridge Alice Fanton Gloucester Ida Farnum Peabody Laura Felker Brockton Evelyn Howes Essex Margaret Mackenzie Salem Elizabeth Osgood Salem Lizzie Richardson Salem Hattie Ropes Salem Hattie Shepard Arlington Katherine Sinclair Columbia Falls Me Katherine Stripp Gloucester Minna Tenney Littleton Mabel Vickery Lynn. The next term begins with exams for admission on Tuesday Feb 8.
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State Normal School
Salem
Francella W. Bacheller
Lynn
Abby T. Baker
Marshfield
Ida L. Baker
Phillipston
Mary S. Bingham
Shoreman
Myra A. Bumstead
Wilbraham
Anna J. Chisholm
Gloucester
Jennie M. Clement
Ellen C. Dempsey
Melrose
Mary A. Donahue
Medford
Anabel Durgin
Cambridge
Alice M. Fanton
Ida B. Farnum
Peabody
Laura A. Felker
Brockton
Evelyn S. Howes
Essex
Margaret H. Mackenzie
Elizabeth 5. Osgood
Lizzie W. Richardson
Hattie R. Ropes
Hattie E. Shepard
Arlington
Katherine L. Sinclair
Columbia Falls
Katherine Stripp
Minna KE. Tenney
Littleton
Mabel
Vickery
Estate of Charles Gordon Greene Inventories Assets
Spencer W Richardson Frank E James and George A Farlow appraisers value the Greene estate at 20307929 with 17847929 personal property and 26600 real estate. Personal assets include 50000 Providence city bonds 25000 Worcester city bonds 31000 Atchison Topeka Santa Fe bonds and stock 12000 Burlington Chicago railroad stock. Also notes Paine's Furniture Company 48 Canal street offers new styles at low prices.
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Spencer W. Richardson
Frank E. James
George A. Farlow
Charles Gordon Greene
Fost
City of Providence
City of
Worcester
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Paine
Canal Street
Chicago
Kansas City
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe R. R. Co
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad Company
Baring Bros. & CO
London
Kidder, Peabody & Coo
Boston
New York
LEE, Higginson & CO
Massachusetts Horticultural Society seeks Public Garden quarters
A petition to the Boston common council seeks permission to erect a permanent 50 by 100 foot Horticultural Hall in the Public Garden with a 6000 volume library, an iron arches canopy and 10000 square feet tent space for rhododendron and rose shows. plans rely on 1859 acts allowing horticultural buildings in that area.
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Common Council
New West End
Boston
Massachusetts Horticultural Society
Tremont Street
M. D. Ross
Ross
Arlington
Charles Streets
Back Bay
Fred L. Ames
Sargent
C. M. Hovey
Henry P. Walcott
Hunnewell
H. H. Richardson
Society
Boylston Street
Wellesley
Horticultural Society
North Market Street
Joy Building
Rogers
Cornhill
Tremont Row
Old Latin School
School Street
Parker House
Harvey D. Parker
West
St Aeons Streets
Montgomery House
George W. Fowle
Robert Manning
Massachusetts
New England
Winthrop Residents Protest Railroad Extension Across Crystal Bay
At an adjourned railroad commissioners hearing Boston Winthrop Shore plans to lay track across Crystal Bay near Snake Island, Winthrop. Yacht Club members oppose, citing loss of boating privileges and water rights. residents warn of reduced anchorage and property value. Decision reserved.
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Boston, Winthrop & Shore Railroad
Crystal Bay
Snake Island
Winthrop
Great Head
Ocean Spray
Rice
Charles P. Flagg
Henry E. Turner, Jr
William 8 Boyd
Floyd
E. H. Bradshaw
J. W. Hildreth
Wince
Browning Society Meets in Brunswick
The Browning Society held its tenth meeting at the Brunswick yesterday afternoon with a 3 pm lecture by Dr. Edward M. Harris analyzing The Ring and the Book. A discussion followed led by Rev. H. G. Spaulding and Mr. Emery of Concord New Hampshire on bylaws and organizing for the May annual meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Browning Society
Brunswick
Edward M. Harris
Rome
H. G. Spaulding
Emery
Concord
N. H
Boston Theatres Schedule Highlights(1890s Amusements)
Afternoon and evening showings listed for venues including Globe Theatre with Romeo and Virginius. Park Theatre with The Humming Bird. Boston Theatre presenting Rienzi. and others such as The Jit and Never Say Die. Performances start around 2 PM and 7:45 PM in most houses.
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Boston
Globe Theatre
Louis James
Virginius
Park Theatre
Salsbury
Troubadours
Lawrence Barrett
Rienzi
Holis Street
Boucicault
Howard Athenasum
Marie Wainwright
J. B. Studley
Appius Claudius
Auction Sales Announced For Thursday And Today
Stocks R L Day Co and Francis Henshaw Co hold sales at 11:50 am and 12 pm respectively. Horatio Harris offers fruit at 12 pm, Leonard & Co carpets to follow. Harris again posts 12 pm sale time for fruit on Thursday.
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R. L. Day & Co
Francis Henshaw & Co
Horatio Harris
Leonard & Co
Marriages in Massachusetts and Malden
Charles W. Card and Nellie F. Wright wed in East Pepperell on January 23. J A Potter and Hannah Knollin tied the knot in Malden on January 25.
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Card Wright
East Pepperell
Mass
P. C. Sloper
Charles W. Card
Nellie F. Wright
Knollin—Potter
Malden
W. F. Barnes
J. A. Potter
Hannahnollin
Obituary notices list deaths across multiple cities in January
A Boston area death list records January deaths including Electa Wilder Dow at Roxbury. Ellen Eaton of South Boston. Caroline Friese. Olivia Hews. Emma Hoitt. Martha Paddleford. J B Andrews of Palmer Florida. Henry B Brigham. Grace Tavener. Captain William Carney. Lillie Happer Cunningham in Canton China. Thomas A Chase of West Fairlee Vermont. L A Co Dunlap in New York. Lucy H Fester of Brooklyn. W H Hutchinson of Wakefield. Sarah Huntington of New London Conn. Caroline Kent Newman of Brunswick. Nancy Packard of West Bridgewater. Benjamin Rand of Cambridge. Lizzie Newhall of Maldon. The list also notes various ages and places including Dresden Maine and Brockton, Massachusetts.
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Emma E
George I. Hoitt
Paddleford
Roxbury
Martha A
Peleg H. Paddleford
Andrews
Palmer
Fla
J. B. Andrews
Brigham
Lexington
Henry B. Brigham
Tavener
Mattapan
Grace
William
Ann M. Tavener
Carney
Somerville
William Carney
Dresden
Cunningham
Canton
China
Lillie Happer
Theo. Bliss Cunningham
Kingston, Wie
Andrew P. Happer
Chase
West Fairlee
Thomas A. Chase
Dunlap
New York
Andrew Dunlap
Foster
Brooklyn
N. Y
C. A. Foster
Lucy H. Fester
Worcester
Hutchinson
Wakefield
W. H. Hutchinson
Huntington
New London
Conn
Sarah S
Daniel Huntington, Sary
Brockton
Mass
Newman
Brunswick
Caroline Kent Newman
Samuel P. Newman
Bowdoin College
William A. Kent
Concord
N. H
Packard
West Bridgewater
Nancy Packard
Lemuel Packard
Marshfield
Rand
Cambridge
Benjamin R. Rand
Stevens
Maldon
Lizzie B. Newhall
W. A. Stevens
Pictures of Sydney Arrive in Boston Exhibition
The city of Sydney New South Wales presents twenty one photographs to Boston showing a city with grand sandstone and marble buildings. The town hall and government buildings rise among tropical vegetation and several stories high, as the collection will be housed in the Public Library. Accompanying papers include newspapers of sixteen and twenty pages.
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Sydney
New South Wales
Boston
Town Hall
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Christoper Sly
Ada Rehan
Miss Dauvray
Bronson Howard
Lyceum Theatre
Mr. Howard
Beethoven
Anton Schott
Germany
Mary E. Tate
Thomas H Uater
Normal College
Hammond
G. E. Montgomery
Knollin-Potter
Colonel Greene
The
Browning
FURS
I B. Sears
E. B. Sears
NEW Publications
DR. Hammond
Susquehanna
William A. Hammond
Grattan
Pennsylvania
D. Appleton & Co., Publishers
Franklin Street
No. & Oliver Street
Star
George F. Wade
Oliver Street
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Pullman Palace Car Company
Fred. B. Abbot
Congress Street
New England Conservatory
Franklin S0
E. Tourjeere
C. QO. Hurlbut
New York City
Lewis B. Monroe
Bradford St
Cor. Waltham
Atchison
Chicago, Santa Fe & California Railway Co
Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Company
John Jeffries & Sons
Devonshire Street
Alfred T. Turner
Grand Trunk Railway
OF Canada
Portland
John Taylor
Montreal
Joseph Hickson
Blair
Atall Druggists
Pullman’s Palace Gar CO
CuicaGo
Farmers’ Loan and Trust CO
William Street
George M. Pullman
Boston and Roxbury Mile Corporation
Boston and Roxbury Mill Corporation
Joan A, Bennett
Pictures OF
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Strate
Committee On Insurance
Insurance Commissioner
Commonwealth
State House
Ht. M. Phillips
Robert Henry
Henery Morgan & CO
Women’s Educational and Industrial Union
Boylston St
Gorham Rogers & CO
Dundee
Federal Street
DeSeanaareree
James Coburn
Leominster
Perser
Aaron R. Gay & CO
State Street
Broad Street
J. W. Rose
Jia.m.tolp
Board of Directors
East Boston Ferries
North Ferry
East Boston
Eee
A A. ©. Whitney
George Atkinson
Office of Post
Boston Theatre
Eugene Tompkins
Miss Mitford
Ren
Ideal Opera Company
Boston Ideal Opera CO
W. H. Foster
Fra Diavolo
Martha
Victor
Mile
Zeke de Lussan
Marie Stone
Sonia LaBlache
Harriet Avery
Tom Karl
W. H. Lateton
Henry C. Barnabee
W. H. Macdonald
Clement Bainbridge
Ivan Morawski
W. H.clark
M. B. Curtis
Thet Theatre
Isaac B. Rich
Myles O'Hara
Mr. Boucicault
Fin Mac Cool
Skibbereen
Nate Salsbury
Nellie McHenry
Hoodman Blind
Boston Museum
BE. M
Montel William Gillette
Calti
Howard Athenaum
Dowling
Sadie Hassen
Bijou Theatre
Confpusion
Su Pictures
Max Lisourel
A. A. Childs & Co
New Gallery
Washington Street
Ehreal Estate
WM. C. Codman
J. G. Freeman
Kilby Street
Devonshire St
Coffin & Henry
OWA
Iowa
State St
Des Moines
Suffolk
Superior Court
Winslow D. Wiswell
Alonzo P. Clifford
Winslow LD. Wiswell
Everett F. Chapman
Carpente
Copartners
Howard Avenue
Said Avenue
Sargent Street
Hartford Street
William Gray
Said Basto
Katharine Gray
Edward Cunningham
Milton
Norfolk
Clifford
Alice C. Clark
James E. Blakeley
William Gray, Jr
J. D. Thompson
Ss. Superior Court
Boston Post
Jos
A. Willard
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