Educators Open 61st American Institute of Instruction Meeting
The 61st annual meeting of the American Institute of Instruction began in Saratoga with addresses of welcome from E N Jones and Andrew S Draper, music by temple and Schubert quartettes, and a lecture by Mrs. Mary A. Livermore in Boston on the evolving educational outlook. She urged broad reform, compulsory schooling, better teacher training, and moral instruction as the basis of citizenship amid rapid social and educational change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saratoga
N. Y
American Institute of Instruction
M. E. Church
George A. Littlefield
Providence
R. L
Joseph Cary
D.D
Temple Quartette
Schubert Quartette
Boston
E. N. Jones
Andrew S. Draper
Albany
Walter B. Gunnison
Brooklyn
New York State ‘Teachers’ Association
Littlefield
Temple
Schubert
Leland T. Powers
Mary A. Livermore
United States
Wellesley
Harvard
Yale
Stanford College
Pacific
Chicago
Smith
Bryn Mawr
Vassar
Pundita Ramabai
India
Livermore
Powers
Windstorm Rips Fargo Illinois? Wide Damage and Tragedy
A northwest wind at 2:30 a.m. damages Fargo with unroofed blocks and stations, killing seven McCarthy children and two tramps. Train wrecks injure passengers while shops and depots suffer, totaling about 75000 dollars in losses across Fargo Moorhead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Minn
Wahpeton
N. D
Pioneer Press
Northwest
Fargo
Yerxa
Mewill & Co
Opera House
Republican
Keeny
Battlement
Bank of North Dakota
Chapin
Exchange Hotel
Continental Block
Manitoba
Milwaukee
Front Street
Broadway
Jay Coke Hotel
Grand Pacific
Moorhead
Captain McCarthy
Fifth and
Ninth
McCarthy
Northern Pacific
Milwaukee Crossing
Chicago & Northwestern
McCabe
J. J. Jordan
N. DD
James McCarthy
Great Northern
Milwaukee Roads
Lottery Bill Vetoed by Governor Nichols in Baton Rouge
Governor Nichols returned the lottery bill and amendments to the House with a veto. He cited the state and parish finances as strong and warned of serious results if the corrupt offer from lottery managers is accepted. The House set a special order for 2 PM to decide the veto question.
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Baton Rovner
Nichols
House
The Blind Musician by Vladimir Korolenko reviewed
Mrs Delano translates The Blind Musician a compact two hundred twenty page psychological study of a blind mans birth education friendship love and debut as a musician. The review notes lyrical yet transcendental style praised for readability with some translator slips and odd word choices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bjérnsen
Korolenko
Edmund
Garrett
George Kennan
Valdimir Korolenko
Aline Delano
Boston
Little, Brown & Co
Senate Debates Tariff and Shipping Bills in 1890 Session
The Senate discussed Morrill’s tariff bill after two shipping measures, voting short of a quorum and then again on whether to take up the tariff. Reagan and Morgan challenged subsidies, stressing free commerce and American shipbuilding, with Sherman’s silver bill conference report due tomorrow. The session adjourned at 6:40.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Bolt
Edmunds
Gorman
Morrill
Maine
Senate
Mr. Morrill
Yeas
Aldrich
Allison
Davis
Dixon
Dolph
Famunds
Farwell
Faulkner
Frye
Hale
Hawley
Hiscock
Manderson
Platt
Pugh
Quay
Sawyer
Sherman
Stockbridge
Allen
Hate
Jerry
Carlisle
Cockrell
Gibson
Hampton
Harris
Jones
Arkansas
Mitchell
Pasco
Payne
Plumb
Ranson
Reagan
Squire
United States
House
Washington
Committee On Privileges and Elections
Hoar
Morgan
Morgan Ceeeeee
Aeey Nee
New York
Liverpool
San Francisco
Schillers Ballads and New Reading Books Review
A literary notice discusses Schellers Ballads and several school books including Lippincotts Second and Third Readers and The New Arithmetic. It praises Schiller for popular appeal and contrasts with Goethe, noting introductions, notes, and quality illustrations across the listed works from Heath, Lippincott, Harper, and Appleton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N Schiiler
Longfellow
America
Goethe
Schiller
Browning
Lippincott
George Macdonald
Olive Thorne Miller
Jean Ingelow
Lily Wessthoeft
Ewing
Miss Alcott
D. Appleton & Co
Boston
John D. Quackenbos
A.M
New York
Harper & Bros
Luther
F. W. N. Painter
Philadelphia
Lutheran Publication Society
G. M. Steele
Ll.d
Leach, Shewell & Sanborn
Alcée Fortier
D. C. Heath & Co
Schilier
Henry Johnson
Ph.d
Eben H. Davis
A.M. Philadelph
J. B. Lippincott Company
F. M. Ambrose
Even H. Davis
A.M. Philadelpha
J. B. Lippincot Company
F. M. Amtose
Seymour Eaton
Truman Henry Safford
D.C. Heath & Co
Obituary for Alfred Wood Cambridge Grocer at 12 Chauncy Street
Alfred Wood, a respected Cambridge resident, died suddenly while tending a grapevine at his estate. Aged 76, born in Rindge New Hampshire, he settled in Cambridge in 1836 and ran a Harvard Square grocery with Orrin Fall until 1871, then operated at Boylston and Harvard. Survived by widow and two sons, including Prof Edward S. Wood of Harvard Medical School. Charles Moring, 28, also died in Cambridge, a consumptive invalid. he was a grandson of Charles Beck, linked to Beck Hall and G A R Post 66. Noted German Count Nikolaus Pejacsevitch von Verocze, commander at Budapest, is dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Alfred Wood
Chauncy Street
Rindge
N. H
Orrin Fall
Harvard Square
Hall
Mr. Wood
Boylston Street
George A. Wood
Edward 8. Wood
Harvard Medical School
Charles Moring
Anna L. Moring
Harvard and
Quincy Streets
Charles Beck
Beck Hall
Harvard
Count Nikolaus Pejacsevitch von Verocze
Buda-Pesth
Ead
Views and Reviews by W. E. Henley reviewed
A literary critique of Henleys Views and Reviews Essays in Appreciation notes its patchwork origin, sharp but uneven judgments, and bright moments such as the Meredith essay. The review mocks Thackeray and George Eliot dismissals while praising its readable style and fine binding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henley
George Meredith
Thackeray
George Eliot
W. E. Henley
New York
Charles Scribner’s Sons
Boston
de Wolfe, Fiske & Co
Price
President urges Congress on Mexican land claims
The President transmitted to Congress State Department and Mexican government correspondence with a Interior Secretary letter regarding rights of Mexican citizens to land grants ceded under the treaty. He notes the duty to confirm valid grants saved by the treaty and calls for early settlement to end unsettled titles hindering national development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Department of State
Secretary of the Interior
United States
Mexico
President Harrison Enjoys Cape May Yacht Sail and Fishing
President Harrison and party, including Mrs. Harrison and Cape May officials, cruised the sound and inlet on the yachts Clover and Bessie. They caught a few sea trout, sighted a school of mackerel, and returned with pleasant sailing under full canvas. The President plans to depart Cape May Point by private car next morning at nine.
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Carr
Harrison
McKee
Dimmick
Baby McKee
Sewell
Halford
Edmunds
Cape May
Clover
Bessie
Cape May Point
Troop Ship Tyne Arrives at Halifax with Torpedo Boats
Her Majesty's troop ship Tyne from Queenstown via St John s N F arrived at Halifax this morning with drafts for warships and two torpedo boats in tow. Fog hung until the 18th when a western breeze made seas heavy for the small boats. Oil spread on the water reduced roughness and allowed the boats to ride. The wind and sea later worsened. the hawser parted and one boat freed, only to be caught again the following day.
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Halifax
Bairax
N.S
Her Majesty’s
Tyne
Queenstown
St. John’s
N. F
Jersey City Officials Sentenced for Election Frauds
Four Jersey City election officers charged with fraud in last fall's election were sentenced to eighteen months in State Prison and ordered to pay costs. They appealed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jersey City
Santa Fe Wage Dispute With Conductors Brakemen
Santa Fe railway conductors and brake men grievance committee met General Superintendent Sands in Santa Fe Kansas to demand a wage schedule revision. The conference lasted all afternoon with Sands to consider the demand and respond later. He noted current Santa Fe wages are on par with other roads and among the highest paid by the company.
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Tora
Kan
Santa Fe
Sands
Fire and arson alarms hit multiple towns July 7
Fire damaged or destroyed several buildings across states, with losses totaling around 16 000 in Lowett and varying insured amounts. In Stoneham and Norwalk fires followed kerosene odors or incendiary reports, while a West Rindge oil stove incident caused fatal burns to a child and later deaths of a caregiver. Evansville and Chesterville chalked up large and modest losses respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William
Lathrop
Central Street
Strike of Shoemakers in Lynn Halts Work at Factory
Lynn July 7. Knights of Labor workers at C. W. Vamp ey s shoe factory strike to resist wage cuts. Factory prices are below state board rates, and the union men refuse to work for less. The men remain out until the case is settled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn
Knights of Labor
C. W. Vampey
State Board
Knights
Coast Harbor Improvements In New England Detailed
Major Livermore reports on river and harbor work for Massachusetts Rhode Island and Connecticut. Estimates include Hyannis Vineyard Haven Wareham New Bedford Taunton Providence Narragansett Bay and regional projects with totals around several hundred thousand dollars and plans for breakwaters and dredging at Nantucket Martha's Vineyard Newport and Point Judith. The plan outlines funding needs for next year and completion costs for remaining jetties channels and anchorage enhancements.
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Washington
W. R. Livermore
Corps of Engineers
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
War Department
Harbor of Hyannis
Mass
Vine ‘Yard Haven Harbor
Wareham Harbor
New Bedford Harbor
Taunton River
Providence River
Narragansett Bay
Harbor of Refuge
Block Island
R. L
Pawcatuck River
Stonington
Conn
Nantucket
Pawtucket River
KK. L
Bass Rock
Grant & Co
Pawtucket Bridge
Newport Harbor
R. I
Goat Island
Major Livermore
Martha’s Vineyard
Edgartown
Cottage City
Point Judith
Narrow River
State Treasurer Archer Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement
Baltimore July 7 State Treasurer Archer pleaded guilty to embezzling 132000 of the states funds and was sentenced to five years in the penitentiary.
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Baltimore
x-State
Archer
Review of Educational Texts and Biographical Sketches
A survey praises Howland’s Practical Hints for Teachers as practical and free of cant, highlighting memory methods and core points. It notes Harris, Quackenbos, Luther, Painter, Steele, and several French writers as well drafted biographies with clear introductions and concise, accessible language.
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Howland
England
Illinois
Harris
Quackenbos
Luther
Painter
Steele
Wilbraham Academy
Lamartine
Victor Hugo
Alfred de Vigny
Alfred de Musset
Gautier
Mérimée
Coppée
Dandet
Silver in Europe review by Dana Horton analyzed
A fragmentary critique of the pamphlet Silver in Europe by S Dana Horton examines its aims toward international monetary cooperation from silver to gold. The piece notes Horton's status as a leading American silver advocate and discusses the feasibility of fixed metal parities and government influence on value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dana Horton
Europe
International Monetary Union
Horton
United States
Adam Smith
John Stuart Mill
Ricardo
S. Dana Horton
New York
Macmillan & Co
Boston
Camrell & Upham
Recent Books Received List Includes Classics and Translations
A curent catalog notes multiple new titles across themes and periods. Included are The Five Redeemers by M J Barnett from H H Carter Co Boston and Marie Antoinette and the End of the Old Regime translated by Thomas Sergeant Perry for Scribner’s Sons New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. J. Barnett
Boston
H. H. Carter & Co
Marie Antoinette
Imbert de Saint Amand
Thomas Sergeant Perry
New York
Charles Scribner’s Sons
The
N. H. Chamberlayne
de Wolfe, Fiske & Co
John Andrews Harris
Philadelphia
Porter & Coates
Parsifal
Christ
Richard Wagner
Albert Ross Parsons
G. P. Putnam’s Sons
J.J. Jusserand
Elizabeth Lee
Edmund Gosse
A. Lovell & Co
Nathaniel Langdon Frothingham
Octavius Brooks Frothingham
Charles S. Mack
M.D
Chicago
Gross & Deibudge
Hermit Island
Katharine Lee Bates
D. Lothrop Company
Lucie’s
W. Heimburg
J. W. Davis
Worthington Company
Lyonesse
Walter Besant
Harper & Bros
Princeton chooses new head of library at Princeton University
Princeton New Jersey July 7 The Rev Ernest C Richardson librarian of Hartford Theological Seminary has been chosen to succeed the late Dr Frederic Vinton as head of Princeton University library He is Amherst College and Hartford Seminary graduate and will start duties at the opening of the college year this fall.
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Princeton
N. J
Ernest C. Richardson
Hartford Theological Seminary
Frederic Vinton
Princeton University
Richardson
Amherst College
Hartford Seminary
Auction sale notice from Francis Henshaw Co
Auction at Boston Storage Warehouse lists stocks and bonds from railroads banks and companies including City of Toledo and Oregon Short Line with date July 9 1890 and various securities to be sold by executor order and brokers at 12 noon. Includes numerous listed trusts and railroad issue notes and shares from entities across New England and midwest regions.
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American National Bank OF Denver
Colo
Colorado
Address Guarantee Loan and Trust Co
Kansas City
Denver Loan and Improvement Co
Bank
Denver, Colo
Brighton
Boston
William Scollans
Winey Keenan
Daniel Keenan
Middlesex South
Market Street
J. W. Hyde
Suffolk
Sail Market Street
J. F. Sullivan
Sullivan
S. N. Davenport
J. H. Learnard
Saint Davenport
Learnard
Said Davenport
Michael O’keefe
O’keefe
Brightonistrict
Maine
Cent Ry. Co
Nat
Hank
Salem
Middlesex
Wilton
Jackson Co
Bates Man
Full Man
York Man
Great Falls
Passumoosie River RR
Pfa
California Southern RR
Davidson Inv
McKay
N. McKay
Edison Phon
Boston Stock Exchange Members and Asset Listings
Listings show appraisals free of charge and numerous securities by various companies and railroads. Items include shares in Boston Marine Insurance Co Edwards Manufacturing Co Commonwealth Consolidated Mining Co Toledo Cian St Louis RR Union Pacific Guaranty and more with executor orders and trustee actions noted.
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Coane Rapids
Missouri River RR
Concord & Claremont RR
St. Louis
San Francisco
Erie Jeevan Telegraph Co
Shoe In Leather N . Bank
Union N. Bank
Ieevmouth
Mass
B. & Maine RR
Scrip
Payne Iny. Co
Fenn. Land Co
Concorn & Montreal RR
City of
Boston Marine Ins. Co
Edwards Mfg. Co
Fitchburg RR
Nat. Eagle BR
Metropolitan Nat. BR
Commonwealth Consol. Mining Co
Toledo, Cian
St. Louis RR
Toledo
Kan
City BR. Com
Palmer Wire Co
Black Horse Mining Co
Cian
St. Louis BR. Inc
Cinn
Leavenworth
Topeka & So
Western RR
Union Pac
Oregon S. L
Utah Northern RR
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Life IN
NEW Books
the Eastern Banking
Milk Street
WM. F. Lammett
Prime Bank
Francis A. Osborn
Horatio Harris & Co., Quctioneers and Commission Merchants
State Street
Imbros
Sorrento Oranges
QOS
Palermo Oranges
Palermo
Fiske’s Wharf
Joan Jeffries & Sons
Devonshire Street
All Rail
California
Lowell
New England
Steam Storage Power CO
Denver Consolidated Electric Company
Whitcomb, Wead & CO
Equitabluilding
Gideon Beck & Son
Eliot St
Francis Henshaw & CO
Congress Street
Corner Exchange Place
Boston Stock Exchange
Do Tremont Nat. Ik
Do Hamilton
M. RR
Globe N. Bank
Quincy RE. Bridges
First N. Bank of Portland
Newmarket Man. Co
Jery
Boston Towboat Co
R. L. Day & CO
Florida Midland RR. Co
Kkx
St. Louis & San Francisco RR
Wheeling & Lake Erie RR
Missouri Pacific RR
Asso
Chelsea
Rutland RR
N.Y
N. E. RR
Desha Lumber & Planting Co
Naumkeag St. Ry. Co
U. P. RR
Kansas Invest. Co
Topeka
Toston Marine Insurance Co
Daviaren Investment Co
Bur. & Northern RR
Lshare Nat. City Bank
Union Pacific RR
American Insurance Co
Davidson Investment Co
Ft, Payne Coal & Iron Co
Do Con. & Montreal RR
Portland, Saco & Portsmouth
Atch
Top
Wiuteen Tanita DD
Slliuointu
Connecticut River
American Waltham Watch Co
Tremont & Suffolk Mills
T. & M. Ins. Co. Phila
Wilmington & Alt
American Loan & Trust Co
Old Boston
Freeman’s Nat
Columbian
First Nat
Bank of
Mechanics
Bank of Worcester
Hontacitic
F. Y of
MPAA
Gualau Adan Mhashien
Hiungarian Copper Company
Hungarian Copper Company
Brown, C
Blanchard
Bigelow
Horatio
Chandler
A. F. Canglers
Gurtis
Arthur Bioss Downer & Co
Tae Dupee
Beck & Sales
Doane
Geo. A
Ellis, Russell Dd
Eastman
N. Pepe Nath Gardner
W.G
Gardner
Stee
A. T
Jeffery
Charles L. Kinball
Henry T
Keith
J. H
Kimpton
Kendall
William H. Long
Harry W Leach
Lodge
Joseph
Long
Agent McNamara
Owen Mieusset
Merrill
Thomas Osborn
Francis Oliver
JH. J. Pitman
W.M Miatt
Rls. Reynolds
F. Jenney
Whittemore
A. D
Williams
H. R
Walker
A. L
Fred’k Bickk
Insolvenc
Commonwealth OF Massachusetts
William Reardon
Court Square
John K. Fitzpatrick
Riassaciues Setts
Court OF Lnsoly- Fe Ve
Chester Williams
A. E. Denison
Equitable Building
Ufpfolk
Willlard H. Gilman
Willard H
Uman
George M. Stearns
Fred L. Whitcomb
County of
Geo. W. French
Washington Street
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