Resolution backs Blair Bill at National Educational Meet
At Chiaco July 18 the National Educational Association adopts a resolution urging Congress to enact the Blair educational bill to aid literacy in the Southern states. The convention debates modern methods and Socratic teaching with speeches by Stearns Dickinson Soldan and others and runs into detailed discussions on examinations, pedagogy, and school supervision.
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Chiaco
National Educational Association
William E. Sheldon
Richard Edwards
Mr. Mayo
Boston
United States
Congress
Union
Senate
J. W. Stearns
University of Wisconsin
Stearns
Thomas Davidson
New Jersey
John W. Dickinson
Massachusetts
F. Louis Soldan
Missouri
W. N. Hailmann
Indiana
W.T. Harris
Ll.d
George P. Brown
Illinois
J. H. House
New York
Aaron Gove
Denver
Col
University
J. J. Tigert
Vanderbilt University
Tenn. C. C
Israel W. Andrews
Ohio
J. L. Pickard
Iowa
B. A. Hinsdale
Cleveland
Department of Secondary Instructions
A. F. Nightingale
Lake View
Ill
Minnie ©. Clark
Cambridge
Mass
Department of Higher Instructions
Homer B. Sprague
San Francisco
Cal
Colleges For Women
Alice E. Freeman
Wellesley College
Department of
W. H. Todksiunow
N.S. Williams
Cattlettsburg
J.M. Greenwood
Kansas City
Nathan C. Schaeffer
Kutztown
Penn
Francis W. Parker
Normal Park
George E. Little
Wesklewton
D. CC
John Hancock
A H O’connor
John L. Buchanan
Virginia
John W. Acker
Iown
Department of Nnormal Schools
The
T. J. Gray
St. Cloud
Minn
E. E. Sheib
Nachi
Minnesota
Department of Musical Education
Thomas J. Morgan
Providence, R
Frederick W. Root
Chicago
Reading habits and the value of newspapers in society
The piece argues that newspapers, as records of daily facts, serve practical readers and widen the world of print for those who would not read otherwise. It counters the claim that only great writers are worthwhile, noting gossip can entertain and educate, reducing ennui among many readers.
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Hazlett
Magistrate Sentences Defendant Over Heat Question
A magistrate sentences a man to six months after a policeman tests the charge by asking if it was hot enough for the officer. The shorthand dialogue frames the case and punishment succinctly.
Digestytin Promoted For Severe Dyspepsia
Dr. E Wurman reports Digestytin beneficial in severe dyspepsia. Available at all druggists for $1.00 per bottle or from W F P Kidder & Co 88 John Street New York.
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8. E. Wurman
W. FP. Kidder & Co
John Street
New York
Ten Hour Workday Law Passes Without Opposition
The House passed a ten hour bill prohibiting minors under eighteen and women from working more than ten hours daily in manufacturing or mechanical establishments, with a sixty hour weekly limit. It requires posted notices of daily hours and imposes fines for violations, plus provisions on age verification and penalties for falsified certificates. A separate measure would place express companies under railroad commissioner supervision.
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Coxcorp
N. H
Sprcrat
Critics Question Mrs Potter in New Faustine Role
The Atheneum criticizes Mrs Brown Potter for overtraining and inexperience in the heroine Faustine de Bressier, noting vigor in a love scene but overall weak method. The Saturday Review condemns her guttural vowel sounds and feeble emotion, calling her performance inadequate and unconvincing except for one speech that hints at potential.
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London Athenæum
The
Saturday Review
Brown- Potter
Austine
Henri de Grossaint
Jacques
Jéenri
Justine
Jenni
Second Day of National Division Sons of Temperance Meeting
Tremont Temple hosted the second day with Most Worthy Patriarch Eugene H. Clapp presiding. Delegates from Maryland to Rhode Island attended as the committee on constitutions sparked discussions. The forty-fourth annual session is planned for July 1888 in Toronto with souvenir gifts and Finch’s speech. Sessions resume today.
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National Division
Sons of Temperance
Tremont Temple
Eugene H. Clapp
Maryland, Jr
Massachusetts
Nova Scotia
Connecticut
Illinois
Rhode Island
Committee On Constitutions
Toronto
Ont
Grand Division of
John B. Finch
E. H. Clapp
Rockland Street
Boston
Directors Postpone Consolidated Street Railway Meeting
A directors meeting of the Consolidated Street Railway Company was postponed for a week due to lack of a quorum as several directors were out of town. President Powers denied any merger with the West End, stating no consolidation had occurred and offering no opinion on future plans. He noted electric motors may be profitable only on elevated lines and cited street conditions in winter affecting both electric and cable systems.
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Consolidated Street Railway Company
Powers
West End
Excursion Boats Carry Thousands in Boston Harbor Week
Captain Joseph W. Thayer reports to Surveyor Colonel Coveney the week ending July 10 saw total passenger counts for Boston Harbor steamers with Boston & Hingham at 51 669 Hull & Downer Landing 12 455 Plymouth Rock 8 8 000 De Bary Nahant line counts noted. On the Fourth most boats shut gates to crowding on multiple trips.
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Joseph W. Thayer
Customs Department
Suveyor
J. W. Coveney
Boston Harbor
Willian
Plymouth Rock
Cee Cseeveeeee
de Bary Line
Nahant
Ces
Eee Ak Vet Gees
Boston Socialists hold open air lecture clash over labor and wealth
About 250 people gathered at the Common band stand for a Boston Socialistic Labor party mass meeting on the question Why are the Toilers Poor and the Idlers Rich. Walter Vrooman of Kansas City spoke on ownership of capital and labor, criticizing property rights based on theft and urging worker control of railroads.
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Boston
Socialistic Labor Party of Boston
F. Mathis
Albert Guwang
H. van Hall
Andrew Blake
Walter Vrooman
Kansas City
Plains
Buffalo Bill
Buck Taylor
Socialistic Labor Party of America
New York
George J. Moulton
Charles 8S. Griffin
Socialistic
Labor Party
Bill’ Cherrington
South Boston
William the Conqueror
England
Ireland
Faneuil Hall
Bismarck
Italy
Free America
Dr. McGlynn
E. M. Chamberlin
H. J. Rowley
Trials Over False Affidavit and Still Making Case
The court tried Sophia C. Thompson alias Studley for filing a false affidavit claiming widow status to defraud the government. The judge ruled the charge insufficient and the jury acquitted her. Joseph C. Lafreniere faced trial for manufacturing stills and vessels for distilling but was acquitted. juries were excused for the term.
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Nelson
Sophia C. Thompson
Studley
Jeremiah Thompson
John Studley
Joseph C. Lafreniere
Internal Revenue
Notice of Attorney Admission in District of Massachusetts
Notice is given that James R. Dunbar of Westfield has applied for admission as an attorney and counsellor of the United States Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts. John G. Stetson, Commissioner, U S Circuit Court, Boston, July 18, 1887.
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District of Massachusetts
Boston
Circuit Court of the United States
James R. Dunbar
Westfield
John G. Stetson
U. S. Circuit Court
Mother of James Nowlin Visits Death Row In Cambridge
Mrs Nowlin, mother of James E Nowlin sentenced to death, visited him at the county jail in East Cambridge yesterday morning. She appeared deeply distressed and uncertain if the prisoner was her son as she spoke to a reporter. James E Nowlin shows anxiety and moodiness after his sentencing.
City Notes Highlight Dorchester arrests and transit talks
Dorchester police arraigned three men on burglary charges with bonds set at 600 dollars each. A Traders' Tea Company manager was arrested on a gift enterprise charge. Also reported are a religious mass for local choir members, steamer passengers to Liverpool, and a lengthy public letter from Calvin A. Richards urging West End Company stock exchange to unite regional rail lines under Boston control.
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O’brien
Robert Herst
George Booth
Bates
Robert Moore
Henry Wilson
Dorchester
Roxbury
Roger T. Pickett
Traders’ Tea Company
Watts
Pickett
St. Peter’s Church
Meeting House Hill
Joseph G. Lennon
Peter Rowan
Florence J. Halloran
James J. Eric
Cephalonia
Liverpool
Arthur T. Lovell
The
New York
Springfield
Boston & Albany Railroad
Nantasket
Rowe's Wharf
Edward Skiff
James M. Nowlin
Joseph B. Lincoln
Commonwealth Avenue
Rogues’ Gallery
Adams
Gossamer Rubber Company
Parker House
Downer Landing
Melville Garden
Hingham, Hull
Point of Pines
Vermont Press Association Editors Visit Boston
A large Vermont Press Association gathering arrived in Boston as their headquarters. The party, including G G Benedict and C M Stone among others, toured the city and attended a Music Hall concert before heading to Nantasket for the association’s annual meeting. Distinguished guests accompanied the editors including Governor Ormsbee and Congressman Grout.
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Vermont Press Association
Boston
United States
Nantasket
Music Hall
G. G. Benedict
Burlington Free Press
C. M. Stone
St. Johnsbury
St. Albans
G. H. Blake
Barton Monitor
L. H. Lewis
Hyde Park Citizen
C. N. Adams
Windsor Journal
Albert Clarke
Rutland Herald
W. F. Scott
Barre Enterprise
J. K. Harris
Burlington Clipper
Charles St. Forbes
Ormsbee
L. K. Fuller
E. H. Powell
William H. Grout
Old Colony
Nantucket
Charlestown Class of 1868 Dines at Hotel Pines
Charlestown high school class of 1868 dined at the Hotel Pines while several societies held annual picnics at the Point of Pines. The Arlington Baptist Society Sunday School the Waverley Sunday School and the Emanuel Church of Wakefield participated.
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Charlestown
Hotel Pines
Point of Pines
Arlington Baptist Society
Waverley Sunday School
Emanuel Church of Wakefield
Auction of corner lot on Hunting-on Avenue at Park entrance
Auction sale today at 4 p m of a valuable corner lot on Hunting-on avenue at the Park entrance. The lot has over 800 feet frontage and a large prospective value. The sale is positive to settle an estate.
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Hunting-on Avenue
West End Street Railway Letter on Consolidating Horse Rails
A July 11 1887 letter from Calvin A Richards President of the Metropolitan Railroad discusses stock exchange under a new act and asks for guidance. The note, prepared as trustee, notes general interest in consolidating horse railroads in Boston and nearby areas.
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Sotl Vicinity
Oston
Metropolitan Railroad Directors Recommend Exchange with West End
In Boston on July 12 1887 Metropolitan Railroad directors propose exchanging their stock for West End Street Railway Company cumulative preferred eight percent stock at a rate of 1 6 for each Metropolitan share. The board notes minority protection while acknowledging control will pass, citing West End ownership of about half the shares and new legislative powers expanding franchise rights.
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West End
Ond
Metropolitan
Cambridge
Boston
Brookline
Consolidated
South Boston
Charlestown
Everett
Malden
Somerville
Brighton
Watertown
Newton
West Roxbury
Highlands
Dorchester
Chelsea
Water
Grand Circle
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Kansas City
American Loan and Trust Company For Exchange
West End Company
Calvin A. Richards
West End Railroad Company
West End Street Railway Company
Metropolitan Railroad Company
Sanford's Ginger Panacea Promises Quick Relief
An 19th century style ad touts Sanford's Ginger as a powerful domestic remedy mixing Imported Ginger Choice Aromatics and French Brandy. It claims to relieve cramps pains summer ills indigestion destroy disease germs in water restore circulation digestion stalled by chill and ward off fevers malaria and contagions.
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Sanford
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National Association
Temperance Convention
Consolidated Street Railway
Socialistic Labor Party
Kansas
United States Circuit Court
Young Nowlin
Vermont
Back Bay
West End Street Railway Co
President Richards
Metropolitan Railroad
Kilby Street
G.c.taylor
Cc.h.craves & Sons, Sole Proprietors
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