Wellesley College Graduation Day Echoes with Orator Breckinridge
Wellesley College held its graduation week with the Hon. W C P Breckinridge delivering the oration. Miss Shafer presented diplomas to 2 MA, 8 BA five year, 32 BA four year, 2 BSc, 18 BA four year science, 6 music grads, 7 of class 88 with music or art. Alumni and guests gathered for dining hall collation, after-dinner speeches, and an evening reception as lanterns lit the grounds and boats glided on the lake.
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Freeman
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Beethoven Society
Helen Kafer
Palmer
Alice Freeman
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Breckinridge
Warren
Boston University
Clark
God
Abe
Helen Barrett Montgomery
School of Music
Prohibitionist Convention Names New Hampshire Gubernatorial Candidate
The New Hampshire Prohibition convention with about 200 delegates, led by President Rev. Babcock, nominated Dr. Edgar L. Carr of Pittsfield for Governor. Candidates for presidential electors included Larkin D. Mason, Joseph Wentworth, John H. Goodale, and George D. Dodge. The platform endorsed the national ticket, pressed liquor suppression, opposed the national revenue system, backed the nuisance law, and urged perpetual disfranchisement for vote buying.
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Babcock
Edgar L. Carr
Pittsfield
Wen
Larkin D. Mason
South Tamworth
Joseph Wentworth
Concord
John H. Goodale
Nashua
George D. D. Dodge
Hampton Falls
W. E. Stiles
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
G. H. Penniman
Vermont
Lace Leather Prices Set by American Manufacturers
Providence June 19 The Lace Leather Manufacturers Association of America met in caucuses with President Lewis Fairrother presiding. They discussed business and entered into an agreement fixing the price of ace leather. The move signals a likely price increase.
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Providencr
Lace Leather Manufacturers’ Association of America
Carsacks
Lewis Fairrother
Class Day at Exeter Holds Largest Graduating Class
Phillips Exeter Academy held its annual class day in Academy Chapel with sixty graduates the largest in years. President Manuel Francis Brooks delivered remarks, followed by class history by Thomas William Lamont, class prophecy by Charles Howard Dow, class poem by Samuel Pitts Duffield, and the class ode "Stability in Progress" by Wilson Riley Baxter. The class donated a large trophy cabinet for the gymnasium. A reception and ball in the gymnasium drew many attendees from Harvard and other schools.
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Phillips Exeter Academy
Academy Chapel
Manuel Francis Brooks
Thomas William Lamont
Goshen
N. Y
Charles Howard Dow
Samuel Pitts Duffield
Detroit
Mich
Wilson Riley Baxter
Elkinsville
Penn
Gymmnasium
Harvard
Webb Daniels Wedding In Brookline Church Ceremony
Webb and Miss Grace Daniels were married at the Brookline Baptist Church in a ceremony attended by friends from the city and South. Archibald Nickerson led as head usher, with a procession including John Ehud, B A Hawley, and J E Porter. The bride wore a white satin gown with lilies of the valley, Niphetos roses, and diamond earrings. The Rev L I Storrs officiated beneath ferns and tropical backdrop. a reception followed at Webster Place before the couple’s extended tour and residence plans.
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Brookline Society
Walter G. Webb
Grace Daniels
Henry R. Daniels
Brookline
Baptist Church
Archibald Stuart Nickerson
John Ehud
Swampscot
B. A. Hawley
Brooklyn
N. Y
J. E. Porter
Norfolk
Arthur Cushing
Marion Doane
L. IX. Storrs
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Grou
Glidden W. Joy
Newton
Webster Place
State establishes rotating free scholarships for MIT students
Massachusetts announces ten free scholarships for 1888 89 1889 90 1890 91 1891 92 and ten more for 1889 90 1890 91 1897 94 to be allotted by senatorial district by lot with four year terms. Preference to students unable to afford tuition and to Institute attendees from the same districts. Vacancies filled from applicant list. reappointment required yearly.
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State Board of Education
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Board of Education
Middlesex
Bristol
Norfolk
Worcester
Essex
Suffolk
Plymouth
Berkshire
Friarpshire
I Essex
Cape
Hampden
Franklin
Pucheses
Harmonllss
Mr Maguires Impatient Leadership at Democratic Meet
At Tremont Temple the Democratic city committee opened late as Patrick Maguire, acting president, wrestled with a quorum before running the meeting. New officers were elected, harmony urged, and a committee formed to coordinate with the State committee for a Cleveland Thurman nomination rally. The session closed in under thirty minutes amid praise for Maguire’s improving leadership.
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Democratic City Committee
Melonnon
Tremont Temple
Maguire
Ed Reilly
James Donovan
Mr. Maguire
Donovan
Mewtire
Yle
Tad Dewan
Flo
Marnire
St. Louis
Charles. A. Belford
Ass. Belford
Thomas A. Garry
Barry
M.A. Cunnin
Democraticity Committee
Ife
Patrick D. Dwyer
P.j. Kennedy
Charlestown
James Donoven
Beacon Hill
L. J. Logan
James W.calnan
Mo McUnniff
Coonel Logan
Canian
Reilly
M. J. Norton
Citizens ii
Agaist
P. James Macaire
P. T. Hantey
Patchelk Maguire
Bae Te Wit
Democratic State Committee
Cleveland
Thurman
Meguire
Speec
Notorious Boston Shoplifter Nellie Byron Arrested
Inspector Hanscom tracked Nellie Byron alias Nellie Scott, a famed thief recently released from Sherburne and then the House of Correction, to Dover Street. A search yielded over $1000 in jewelry including Palmer Batchelder pieces, multiple diamond and turquoise earrings, gold chains, pins, and other valuables. Her rogues gallery photo is #1774.
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Batchelder & Co
Tremont Street
Hanscom
Nellie Byron
Nellie Scott
House of Correction
Shreve
Crump & Low
Scott
Dover Street
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Rogues’ Gallery
Sherburne
Elocution Seniors Stage at New England Conservatory
Last night in Sleeper Hall the senior class in elocution at the New England Conservatory of Music staged a graduation program. Miss Ida Bel Cey offered a satirical recitation on General Grant's English, while Miss Esther Virginia Cobb performed My Husband's Love Letter. Elizabeth Flower Willis and Mary Elizabeth Rayner delivered dramatic and humorous pieces, with Vernon Wesley Rennsdell the sole male graduate presenting Enoch Arden. The highlight was the plastique study by Pesce elle Graves and Lydia Mabel Best, ending with Rafies and the Assassination. A post performance banquet followed.
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Sleeper Hall
Samuel B. Kelly
Lincoln
Houghton
Ida Bel Cey
Grant
Creneral Grant
Appomattox
Esther Virginia Cobb
Cora Abigail Baines
Enoch Arden
Pesce Elle Graves
Lydia Mabel Best
Rafies
Maplewood Cottage opens in Maplewood New Hampshire
The beautifully situated Maplewood Cottage at Maplewood New Hampshire is now open. It features attractive grounds with a lawn display and wide verandas offering mountain views. Inside the house offers steam heat and open fireplaces for guest comfort. The cottage can accommodate 100 guests.
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Harvard Crew Heads to New London with Coach and Members
The Harvard University rowing team including coxswain, two substitutes, coach Mr. R. O. Watson and manager Mr. George T. Keyes departed for New London yesterday via the Providence division of the Old Colony railroad. F. E. Bosworth sold his stake in Building News and joined the Boston Herald day desk.
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Charles Street
Boston Common
New Repeater of Sound Demonstrated to Boston Papers
Representatives of Boston newspapers gathered at 208 State Street to view the American Graphophone Company's new device. The description covers wax-based recording on six inch cylinders, two diaphragms, a regulator, and a two-branch sound delivery system, enabling easy dictation, copying, and private correspondence with minimal loss of voice and emphasis.
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No. 208
State Street
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American Graphophone Company
Edison
Alexander Graham Bell
Chichester
A. Bell
Charles Sunner Tainter
Volta Laboratory Association
Washington
Lainter
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Oimaha
Hale bids farewell after seven years at Harvard chapel
The Rev Dr Edward Everett Hale conducted prayers at Appleton Chapel Harvard College for the last time yesterday morning. A large student body heard his farewell, as he reflected on seven years in the most distinguished daily preaching post. He spoke of future success for the voluntary prayer system and the services closed with Scripture reading and prayer. Hale was highly popular among students and his loss will be deeply felt.
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Appleton Chapel
Harvard College
Tufts College
College Mill
L. L. Bennington
W. A. Starr
F. W. Hamilton
G. Knight
H. Capen
William Fuller
H. GC. Meserve
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H. ‘Armstrong
A. H. Peirce
Wot. Marvin
Goddard Chapel
Glee Club
John Coleman Adams
Chicago
Matthew Arnold
America
Abrahiam Lincoln
Ralph Waldo Emerson
David Leo Maukby
Leo R. Lewis
Tufts College Club
Boston
Harvard Glee Club to Perform at Music Hall Tonight
Fair Harvard and friends rally this evening for the Harvard Glee Club’s annual visit, invited by Manager Ellis. The program features a half dozen popular selections including Dearest Awake and Blue Danube waltzes, Johnny Harvard, Schneider's Band, and other pieces. Orchestra numbers include Handel Largo and Tannhauser overture along with selections from Hr MINIE.
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Music Hall
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Ellis
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Schneider
Strawberry Night at Hasty Pudding Club Tonight
The Hasty Pudding Club hosts a strawberry night in its new club house on Holyoke Street Cambridge tonight at eight o clock. Graduates are invited to attend.
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Holyoke Street
Cambridge
Canadian bucket shops reopen in Montreal market shock
June 19 Montreal crowds watched as bucket shops reopened their doors despite closures. Crown prosecutor called it bluff, vowing prosecutions if gambling schemes resurface, with government detectives monitoring and proprietors facing imprisonment if found guilty.
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Montreeal
Tur Intervale House Opens in Intervale New Hampshire
Intervale House at Intervale New Hampshire welcomes about thirty guests already this season. The resort maintains its popular status with prime mountain views and an enhanced drainage system praised for perfection.
Beacham's Rockingham Stable at Ports mouth NH
Beacham's Rockingham Stable at Portsmouth New Hampshire is described as one of the most replete stables outside of Boston A gentleman is always sure of getting a fine animal and a nice modern carriage which is not usually the case in small towns and cities
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Murder trial begins for Marcus L. Howes aboard bark Freeman
The United States Circuit Court opens the murder trial of Marcus L. Howes master of the bark Freeman charged with killing four Japanese seamen, Kakamatsu, during a voyage from Japan to Batavia. Full particulars appear in another column. admiralty appeals after the trial will be heard, with no hearings until fall.
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United States Circuit Court
Gray and Cort, Jr
Marcus L. Howes
Freeman
Kakamatsu
Japan
Batavia
Libel in Sal vage Over Fanny A Graham Vessel
United States District Court hearing on June 19 involves Alonzo P Veeder and others libelling schooner Fanny A Graham. They allege rescue of vessel and cargo off Nashawena Island on May 10 1887 in danger, cargo of yellow pine valued at 10000 dollars. Libellants seek 20 percent salvage. defense contends bargain under duress and services not worth that amount. On trial Bonney represents libellants and Fred Dodge for claimants.
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Neson
Alonzo P. Veeder
Fanny A.graham
Nashawena Island
Libellants
T. Bonney
Fred Dodge
Superior Court First Session June 19 1887 Trials
Summary of the Superior Court session listing two main cases Joshua B Whitney vs Lyman Locke a replevin trial about horse title with a verdict for defendant and John Collins vs Albert Lockhart a tort suit for $10000 with verdict for plaintiff $500. Multiple docket entries and numerous case numbers follow. Second session notes include further tort actions and unfinished business with Judge Thompson.
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Joshua B. Whitney
Lyman Locke
Repleyin
F. G. Holcombe
H. F. Naphen
John Collins
Albert Lockhart
Leonard Street
H. L. Barker
C.J. McIntire
Superior Court Calendar and Liquor Offense List
Middlesex Superior Court sittings in June 1888 show juries to be discharged Wednesday with trial calendar pages 22 to 24 for Thursday June 21. The divorce list is set for Wednesday June 27 or after the court list. Aldrich J reports Patrick H Mahoney Newton liquor nuisance 50 plus costs Francis H Buckle Lowell liquor selling 50 plus costs Arthur Forsyth Ayer liquor keeping 60 Nellie Lyons Malden liquor keeping 50 costs.
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Middlesex
HamMonp
Middlesex County
Aldrich
J. Patrick H. Mahoney
Newton
Francis H. Buckle
Lowell
Arthur Forsyth
Ayer
Nellie Lyons
Malden
Supreme Judicial Court cases in Essex County actions
June 19 rescripts include William H. Martin vs Hanna W. Gage about Essex Probate Court appointment, sale of a yacht at Salem, and whether a Maine administrator’s sale was lawful. Also Russia Cement Co. vs W N LePage—defendant’s use of his name for glue trademark ruled as misappropriation. decree for plaintiff with costs.
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Supreme Judicial Court
Essex County
William H. Martin
Hanna W. Gage
Probate Court of Essex
W. H. Martin
Isabella H. Martin
Portland
Gage
Maine
Salem
Commonwealth
Russia Cement Co
W. N. LePage
Defective work suit in Essex Superior Court June term
Superior Court Essex County June 19 Bi sner judge. Cox vs Symonds action to recover damages for defective work on plaintiff’s rebuilt house. Defence general denial. On trial for plaintiff. C H Symonds for defence. District of Massachusetts notice of admission for attorney candidate in U S Circuit Court, Boston.
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District OF Massachusetts
Boston
Circuit Court of the United States
William Henr Brown
John G. Stetson
U. S. Circuit Court
Louisburg Hotel at Ocean Spray Winthrop Delights Guests
A charming summer hotel in Massachusetts with ocean view verandas and a first class table. Large airy rooms and a delightful location describe the Louisburg at Ocean Spray Winthrop. For details contact manager J E Roberts Trident Avenue.
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Louisburg
Ocean Spray
Winthrop
J.E. Roberts
Trident Avenue
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