Social calendar notices list upcoming Boston area events
Readers are invited to submit brief notices of social events. The schedule includes a Wednesday luncheon and several weddings and receptions in Harvard Annex, Arlington Heights, Eliot Square, Dorchester Avenue, and Boston areas with dates and participant names.
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Marion McBride
Arlington Heights
Agnes Padelford
Natan Stone Robinson
First Church
Eliot Square
Harvard Annex
Va May Fletcher
Arthur Warren Kilburn
Dorchester Avenue
Mary Louise Allen
William Henry Potter
Boston
Newbern
N. C
Notable women and curiosities headline European society
The article catalogs diverse women from royalty to commoners including Princess Clementina of Belgium praised as Europa’s most beautiful, a Turkish pension program for mothers and triplets, suffrage gains, Miss Emmeline Prescott a Maine peddler poetess in bloomers, Kaffir girls forming a character based union, Mrs. Grover Cleveland mail savings, Joan Gadboy a 26 year old Connecticut woman who traps and hunts, Agnes Balfour as a political advisor and host to Arthur Balfour.
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Clementina
Belgium
Europe
Maine
Emmeline Prescott
Grover Cleveland
Morning Mail
Connecticut
Diana
Joan Gadboy
Arthur Balfour
Agnes
Just a Woman in Love Marries In Joyful Union
A comical verse recounts a bride who excels at cooking and homemaking yet knows little of languages or culture. The speaker praises her warmth and charm, acknowledges her faults, and says they married and are glad to be together.
Oscar Wilde's Early Meeting With the Woman He Married
The account recalls Oscar Wilde meeting Miss Lloyd, whom he later wed. A chance remark to his mother sparked his marriage plan as he gained fame in America and England. The piece notes Wilde's shift from aesthetic movement leader to settled husband.
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Oscar Wilde
Miss Lloyd
Lady Wilde
America
United States
England
Mr. Wilde
Wife Adopts Husband’s Aesthetic Gowns and Colors
A wife willingly follows her husband’s design vision wearing gowns and artistic colors approved and designed by him, reflecting a shared aesthetic.
Young Woman’s Eight Month European Sojourn on Small Income
A dependent young woman with $600 yearly income travels abroad for eight months. She buys a $35 second class steamer ticket plus $5 steward fee, finds Torquay board for $x weekly, visits London and a fort night to Paris costing $23, returning in May with no debt and plans to repeat the journey.
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Torquay
London
Paris
Europe
Queen of the year Mary McLeod
A poetic description greets a Woodland Queen figure, praising springtime radiance. The speaker Mary McLeod evokes sunlight gold and green garments lilies and flowers, dew on mornings and blossoms as snowflakes, birdsong, and a blissful world.
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Mary McLeod
Hats and Bonnets Speak Simpler Style This Season
The round hat dominates with varied shapes and a Mercury wing feature. Wings form of gauze ribbon loops wired lace or silk stand forward. Large ostrich tips and upright flower clusters appear while ribbon is scarce this season.
Chicago extends coeducation with broader access to women
For six months at the University of Chicago coeducation has expanded opportunities for study honors and degrees with financial value. College women prove themselves in some fields superior to men and professors acknowledge that women deserve to remain in the new university.
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University of Chicago
Commencement girl in verse from Washington Star
A nostalgic verse admires a young graduate standing proud at commencement. It contrasts scoffing critics with the college woman now possessing fresh knowledge and a promising future.
Proctor Family Seeks Funds for Burial Lot in Brooklyn
The body of astronomer Professor Richard A. Proctor lies in an neglected grave at Greenwood Cemetery Brooklyn. His daughter Miss Mary Proctor of St. Joseph Missouri plans to raise funds to buy a proper lot and monument for him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard A. Proctor
Greenwood Cemetery
Brooklyn
Mary Proctor
Professor Proctor
St. Joseph, Mo
Ouida Suffers Severe Financial Loss Leaves Villa for City
The writer notes Ouida recently endured a major financial loss. Corroborating evidence is her departure from the Villa Ouida on Florence's outskirts and relocation to a city suite.
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Ouida
Villa
Florence
Condition of Judge Blatchford Updates From Newport
Dr Rankin reports Associate Justice Blatchford has endured two slight shocks but is now weak yet improving with no current dangerous signs. Mental faculties remain, though he cannot sign his name. his son and doctors assist in urgent business.
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Newport
R. I
Rankin
Blatchford
Smith College Alumnae Pay Gym Debt and Plan Library
The Smith College alumnae at their annual meeting announced the gym debt was paid and approved starting fundraising for a college library. The report notes the Globe's lack of coverage on the Borden verdict.
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Northampton
Smith College
Symnasium
Help the Babies Summer Crusade Against Infant Mortality
The Boston Post reports a summer drive to fund a free doctor's service for Boston's sick babies in hot tenements. Donations from readers and groups like the Willing Workers' Circle of King's Daughters support infant mortality relief. notes from contributors total $312.46. The piece urges dimes or dollars from readers to fund the Post's pediatric aid.
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Boston Post
Albert A. Pope
A. Shuman
Mina Williams
Bernice Bullard
Annie Bullard
Margery Pierce
A. H
Ccc
Francis
M.A.S
Charlestown
Esseeews
Utes
Cserctosces
Frank B. Stevens
J. Elmer Paine
L. D
Gladys Crosskill
New York
Ehat Pumong
Collins Graham
A. M
Myrtie Field and Friends
King
Martin
Mooar
Charles Wagner -Sphingns
Leer OE
Et Esturibing S
Casa Broveivesis Magee
Delsiere
Beleie Press
Bos
Burea
Rhomas
Florence Todd
Rus
Papal
Post
Roslindale
Sir
King’s Daughters
Tremont Temple
M. Sutherland
Boston
Waiting to Get Well
A 6 year old boy, pale and weak, lies in a reclining chair at home on Henchman street waiting to get well. He has a painful side, quick breaths, and no doctor since leaving the Children's Hospital. His mother, in poverty, tells neighbors the boy is not better as she awaits another visit from the doctor who prescribed relief.
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the Post
Henchman Street
Children’s Hospital
Washington Star
Wibble
Indianapolis Journal
Inter Ocean
Chicago
Kansas City
Humphat
Philadelphia
Georgia
Atlanta Constitution
Detroit Free Press
Somerville Journal
Chester News
No Money for Medicine in Cushman Tenement
A Cushman avenue tenement mother explains to The Post doctor her child’s skin disorder and urgent need for medicine. The husband is ill and profits, with four children to feed, so she sews trousers at 10 cents a pair to survive and must work quickly.
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the Post
Cushman Avenue
Post
Newspaper Stand Reports Borden Verdict Notes
Yesterday afternoon and evening the Post and the Herald carried brief notices from Young's Hotel news stand about the Borden verdict. The items summarize the verdict outcome and public reaction in a concise newspaper brief.
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The
Globe
Young's
the Post
the Herald
World’s Fair Tickets Through Boston & Albany
Do not purchase your World's Fair ticket until you confer with the Boston and Albany. Reduced rates offer finest service. Call any ticket agent or write A. S. Hanson general passenger agent Boston.
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Boston & Albany
A. S. Hanson
Boston
Witty Quotations Debate Taste and Tone Across Papers
A collage of humorous lines from various papers lampoons figures and topics from nepotism and stuttering to World’s Fairs and family quizzes. It strings quick jests from different publications, highlighting local voice and period humor.
Officials in Puget Sound face smuggling charges
Washington June 20 The heads of Patrick H. Winston United States attorney Thomas R Brown United States marshal Andrew Wasson United States collector at Port Town send C J Mulkey United States special agent and six special inspectors of customs in the Puget Sound district have reportedly fallen under scrutiny. Reports to Secretary Carlisle allege they conducted a wholesale secretive business for years with private parties in Victoria British Columbia smuggling Chinese using fraudulent certificates and allowing opium smuggling by connivance or otherwise.
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Washington
Patrick H. Winston
United States
Thomas R. Brown
Andrew Wasson
Port Townsend
C. J. Mulkey
Puget Sound District
Carlisle
Treasury
Wood and Lewis
Victoria
B. C
Pope urges harmony as American bishops meet in audience
The Pope met the recently promoted American bishops and urged unity among the American clergy. He expressed hope they would accept his encyclical on the school question without discussion. A verdict in New Bedford was set for 4:30 p.m., with a Boston post extra on the street at 4:34 p.m.
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Rome
America
New Bedford
Boston
Marriages Listed in Pittsburg and Surrounding Areas
Multiple wedding notices from June across Pittsburg and nearby towns. Benjamin Bennett and Margaret Darlington wed at Trinity Church in Pittsburg. Currie and Heymann wed in Boston. Pratt and Heath wed in the city. Rounseville and Fredericks married in Milton. Stevens and Murray tied the knot in the city. Thomas and Harding wed in Chelsea. Truesdale and Casey married in Brookline.
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Bennett Darlington
Pittsburg
Trinity Church
Cortland Whitehead
Alfred Arundel
Marish
Stephen H. Bennett
Brookline
Lass
Margaret
Henry Darlington
Allegheny City
Currie—Heymann
C. BD. Bradlee
D. D
William IL. Currie
Josie A. Heymann
Boston
Pratt—Heath
Edward D. Mallory
Charles Edward Pratt
Dilla A. Heath
Rounseville—Fredericks
Milton
Roderick Stebbins
L. Herbert Rounesville
North Attleboro
Ida ™ M. Fredericks
Stevens—Murray
E. S. Wheeler
Herbert L. Stevens
Vlora SE. Murray
Thomas —Harding
Chelsea
Charles PB. Jefferson
Oscar ¥. Thomas
N. Gertrude Harding
Truesdale
Casey
John Hood
William Truesdale
Maria Casey
Obituary notices from Boston area on June 18 19 especially Brown Calnan Chapman Estes Flynn and others
Obituaries list causes and funeral details for Georgie Brown Timothy Calnan F L Chapman Charles Estes Timothy Flynn J Pred Hill Jr Howard Gill Rufus Holmes Chauncey Judd Catherine Linahan Edwin Paul Ann Maria Ranlett Philip Stevens Frances Kemp Harold Underwood Mary Ann Weston and other residents noted with ages dates and burial plans in Cambridgeport Charlestown Malden Dedham Duxbury Somerville West Roxbury Hudson Fla and West Newton.
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Cross Street
HILI
Malden
Mass
J. Pred Hill
J. Fred
Lillian B. Hill
Gill
Winter Hill
Dedham
Howard Gill
Holmes
Duxbury
Rufus Holmes
Judd
Reading
Chauncey Parkman Judd
Linahan
Charlestown
Catherine
Daniel Linahan
Paul
East Somerville
Edwin M. Paul
Ranlett
Auburndale
Ann Maria
Charles E. Ranlett
Stevens
Hudnot
Fla
Philip
Boston
Tripp
West Roxbury
Frances Kemp
Veratiah R
Sophia Kemp Tripp
Underwood
Harold Sherwood
Harry
Mabel Underwood
Weston
Somerville
Mary Ann
Henry C. Weston
A Munificent Gift to Boston Public Library
William C. Todd donors funds to establish a newspaper reading room in the new central library. The gift of 2000 dollars yearly supports daily newspapers from diverse regions, with eventual 50000 dollar endowment, naming trustees to ensure access for citizens and visitors alike.
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Boston Public Library
Boston
Cooper Institute of New York
Central Public Library
William C. Todd
Public Library of City of
Free Public Library
Bates
Ticknor
Everett
Bowditch
Seholfield
The
Public Library
Frederic O. Prince
Whalers Reach New Bedford With Oil and Bone Cargo
New Bedford reports Sunbeam and Kathleen arrived from South Atlantic whaling voyages with 3000 and 2000 barrels of oil plus 900 and 1100 pounds of bone. Spoke multiple vessels at Hatteras on May 25 and June dates with sperm oil tallies ranging from 25 to 1200 barrels for several schooners and brigs.
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New Bedford
Sunbeam
Kathleen
Hatteras
D. A. Small
William A. Grozier
Baltic
Carrie D. Sick Knowles
Gage H. Phillips
KE. B. Conwell
Golden City
Charles Hodgdon
Hattie SE. Smith
Alceone
Mary E. Simmons
Dean
Pedro Varela
Charles W. Morse
Cholera Prevention Talks With Shipowners in London
In London on June 20 American consul general Patrick Collins met with shipowners and tag importers to discuss measures to prevent cholera entry into the United States. The participants pledged to take all possible precautions to keep goods free of cholera germs.
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London
Patrick Collins
United States
The Beggar Student at Bowdoin Square Theatre
The Baker opera company repeated The Beggar Student at Bowdoin Square Theatre last evening with a cool atmosphere and strong ensemble. Tonight The Chimes of Normandy features Irene Murphy as Serpolette and William Wolff as Gaspard, with popular cast members.
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Baker Opera Company
Bowdoin Square Theatre
Bowdoin Square
Irene Murphy
Serpolette
William Wolff
Gaspard
Hte
Laura Mirick’s Lover
Reading, June 20. Dr. C. R. Henderson, 24, of Brookline, engaged to Laura Mirick, who killed herself yesterday in Everett. Henderson rose in society and built a large practice after moving here two years ago. Their engagement was announced during Miss Mirick’s visit. it was broken after two months over religious differences.
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Reading
C. R. Henderson
Laura Mirick
Everett
Brookline
Miss Mirick
Dr. Henderson
New Art Tints at Paine's Window Shades
A Boston newspaper notes headaches and eye strain from poor shades and promotes Paine's at 48 Canal Street selling new art tints alongside cheap colors. The item questions why a morning paper would issue an extra to report the Borden verdict in Boston.
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Paine’s
Canal Street
Boston
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Browning
Quida
Smith
Irt
Bretelles
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Chicago Inter Ocean
Ocean's Roar
Detroit Tribune
John
Philadelphia Times
Kate Field
Lushforth
Demorest
Johnny
Browning, King & Co
Pope
Chloris
Wilson Bros
Tremont Row
McCarry &Co
Estrement Street
Our Public Library
Todd
H. B. Hitchcock
Springfield
Powers Paper, Co
Water St
Dana
Dana Sarsaparilla Co
J. B. Hitchco
Dana Sarsaparila Co
Belfast
Square Theatre
Tremont
Park Theatre
Tremont Theatre
Pauline Hall Opera Company
Music
Adamowski
Gilbert
Princess Toto
Baker
Bartholomew
Charles A. Burke
Golden Wedding Company
Burke
Manhattan
Barney
Tremont House
Adams
Hattie Williams
Infanta
Rice
West End
Bostonian Dramatic Club
Rascal Pat
Union Hall
Boylston Street
T. J. Horgan
Jack’’ Dolan
Harvard
Oak Island Grove
Revere Beach
Finest Grove
New England
Shady Grove
J.J. Sweeny
Oak Island
Pemberton'sq
Trimouns Athletic Club
This Grove
Boston Caledonia Club
Boston Theatre
Eugene Tompkins
Fred Miller, JR
Austin’s Theatre
Jenny Lind
Provenade Concerts
Grind
Mr. T. Adamowski
Benj. Johnson
Washington St
Old South Church
Bowdoin SQ
Theatre
Nore
Chas. F
Athens
Said Pasha
Normandy
Comic Opera CO
Black Hussar
Austin&stone
S “Zor
Niagara
Goat Island
Washington &T
Olid South Church
Nantasket
Downer Landing
Rowe's Wharf
Hall
Pemberton Landing
Mull
Yy. C. Pier
Breturn
Browner Landing
Wingham
Pemberton
Melville Garden
Geo. P. Cushing
Gen’l
Provincetown
Londfellow
John Smith
Commercial Wharf
North Pier
Trias
Cape
Atwood & Rich
Acta
Bass Point
Lincoln Wharf
Boston North Ferry
Nahant
Wharf
J. A. Flanders
Sear Building
Washington Street
Isabella Express
New York & New England and Erie RR
L. H. Beaver
Peee
Boston Wharf
Atlantic Ave
Winthrop
Winthrop "Steamboat CO
Custom House
Post Extra
Borden
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