Bright College Days at Longfellow House Honors Harvard Annex Graduates
The Longfellow House opened to welcome Harvard Annex students and guests as certificates for bachelor of arts and master of arts were presented. Camille Benson and others from Cambridge and nearby towns earned degrees, with Mary Buckingham receiving final classical honors. Mrs. Agassiz presided, notes on Annex membership and expansion were made, and the gathering shifted to a social reception with notable attendees including Arthur Gilman, Miss Horsford, Mrs. Cook, and Smith College President Seelve.
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Longfellow House
Harvard Annex
America
Agassiz
Camille Benson
Concord
Mass
Mary Hi. Buckingham
Cambridge
Mabel 1
Boston
Grace L. Wing
Xington
Fannie Holman
Mary H. Buckingham
Annex
Jellyby
Longfellow
Neorer
Tor
Arthur Gilman
Horsford
Cook
Society For the Collegiate Instruction of Omen
Seelve
Smith College
William Claflin
Harvard
Harvard College scholarships announced for seniors and LLDs
Harvard College announces senior scholarship awards with the Palfrey Exhibition won by Charles Burton Gulick of Brooklyn for highest rank among neady seniors. The list includes named scholars across departments and law degree recommendations, with admission examinations starting this morning and a summer German school set to begin.
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Palfrey
Charles Burton Gulick
Brooklyn
Matthews
James Brown
Scott
Raymond Tessie Weeks
Benjamin Edward Carter, Jr. Bowditch
Charles Louis Mix
John Joseph Tobin
Harry Edwin Burton
Maurice Whittemore Mather
Nathan Richard George, Jr
Henry Newell Herman
Merrick
Charles Lathrop Bean
Thomas—Dan Burton Holt
Shattuck
Curtis
Martin Edward Gill
Pennoyer
Josiah Thomas Crowey, Jr
William Nickerson Bates
Ireland
Harry Fletcher Brown
William Curtis Downs
H. B. Rogers
Samuel Carne Lawrence
Harry Fox
Pinkham
P.S. Rust
Smith
W. G. A. Strong
L. Swarts
W. G. Willan
R. de W. Sammpson
Southard
T. F. Sublett
Tooker
W. Alexander
G. R. Furber
C. Hudson
F. TR. Jones
H. Schofield
KE. M. Stevens
J. Walker
H. W. Bean
C. L. Giddings
L . Hyde
A.C. Hounds
Portrait of Mrs. Alice Freeman Palmer Unveiled at Wellesley Class Gift
The class of 86 at Wellesley College unveiled a three quarter length portrait of former president Mrs. Alice Freeman Palmer. Painted by Abbott Thayer, it was presented by Professor E. Horsford of Harvard and accepted by college president Miss Helen Shaffer amid an audience of alumni and Boston and Cambridge guests.
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Wellesley
Farnsworth Art
Wellesley College
Boston
Cambridge
Alice Freeman Palmer
Abbott Thayer
E. §. Horsford
Harvard College
Horsford
Helen Shaffer
Hardford
Clara Ames
College Glee Club
Palmer
Lucy Friday
Shaffer
Avery
Notable Chauncy Hall Affiliation Names Listed
Miss Mary Ladd of Chauncy Hall School along with Mrs H Goodwin the Hon Rufus Frost Mrs C W Talmage Mrs George W Hammond and other local figures appear in a listing of notable affiliations and patrons from the era.
Yale Class Day honors read in Battell Chapel
Yale University held Class Day with poems and oration by Colton and de Camp, and a valedictory ode by the class. President Dwight announced numerous fellowships and prizes across the colleges, as 2000 attendees watched the ivy planting and subsequent histories.
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New Haven
Conn
Yale University
Battell Chapel
Arthur Willis Colton
Wayne, Mich
Walter Alden de Camp
Cincinnati
Bert Francis Case
Dwight
John Sloane
John Whitmore
Cass
Soldiers’ Memorial
C. L. Bronson
Douglas
Irving Fisher
Silliman
Frederic W. Mar
Frederic Bedell
Charles Bliss
Scott
Roger 8. Baldwin
Arthur W. Colton
Lucius F. Robinson
William {. Bartlett
James P. Richardson
Charles F. Lester
James W. D. Ingersoll
Bernard M. Allen
Shannock
Penn
William H. Smith
Chester H. Keogh
Chicago
Colton
Solomon C. Mead
Miss Ross
William ©. Marshall
Cromwell
Henry L. Wheeler
Theodore W. Blake
Whitneyville
Harvey M. Lawson
Union
A. W. Evins
Frank H. Rich
Everett G. Griggs
Tacoma
Wash
Ralph R. Clap
Claude G. Monroe
New York City
George E. Nettleton
Paul Sterling
Bridgeport
Francis M. Adams
Samuel A. Harsh
Bartram B. Boltswood
Castleton
N. Y
Charles 5. Chandler
Hartford
Sherman Rea
Theophilus Nelson
Waldo C. Briggs
William A. Baldwin
Lahaina
Maui
Samuel Fray
Josiah Harmar
Philadelphia
Chittenden
Wesleyan Class Day Exercises Reported For 1890
The 1890 Wesleyan University Class Day events were held on campus with W. W. Alexander delivering the class president’s address. Dr. F. P. Raymond responded, R. E. Bell gave the campus oration, J. A. Hulse read the class history, J. J. Tinker wrote the poem, and F. W. Hannan presented the prophecy to loud applause. Ivy ceremonies and evening commencement concert followed with W. S. Goss as orator.
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College Chapel
W. S. Goss
F. C G. Bray
Odist
State College prizes awarded in essays and herbarium
Prizes for essays, herbarium, and chemistry were awarded at State College with several amounts listed. Recipients include E. P. Stone, J. F. Preston, F. D. Fuller, C. E. Hewitt, J. Y. Jewett, and others. An audience at Bissell Hall heard remarks from notable judges and attendees.
Closing of the Schools and Graduation at Dorchester High
Boston public schools end the year with graduation exercises across several campuses. Girls' High School on West Newton Street featured senior and advanced class programs with diplomas awarded by Mr. Emery and remarks from Dr. Shoot. Dorchester High marked its class of 1890 with diplomas, drill awards, and a flag presentation. Roxbury Dearborn School hosted graduation with a Boston Fire story recitation by a colored student, while Adams Belmont Square and Martin School showcased diplomas and Shakspearean theater. Other grammar schools completed ceremonies in Cambridge and surrounding districts.
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Dorchester
Dearborn
Adams, Martin
West Newton Street
Bismarck
Blanche J. Drew
Edna L. Bourne
Grace R. Sherman
May O. Sampson
Inez Haynes
Annie M. Witherell
R. Elizabeth Browne
Sarah E. Connelly
Grace E. Carter
Susan J. MacConnell
Mattie H. F. Dailey
Helen M. Atwood
Samuel Sliot
Mozart Henay
E. M. Fallon
M. Weymouth
Misa C. M. Fallon
S. Barnby
Miss Hill
Spee
R. Storer
Weymouth
Fiast
George Foster
Susan E. Day
Adies
Dearborn School
Roxbury
Boston
Amy King
Metcalf
C. F. Dorr
Perranes
Katie M. Norton
Veronica Joyce
Richardd C. Humphreys
A. P. Martin
Brown
Francis School
J. M. Rodocanachi
Senate debate on gas light company consolidation bill
In the General Court the Senate opposed the consolidation bill for gas and electric light firms in Boston as dangerous and monopoly creating while supporters defended it. The measure passed 12 to 9. The House discussed exterminating the English sparrow, a salary grant for legislators, gambling evidence rules, and adjournment timing. Reports indicate debate and procedural votes with adjournment considerations for Friday or Monday.
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Senate
Dwinell
Middlesex
Boston
Creed
Suffolk
Metcalf
Hampden
Yeas
Kosmer
Howard
Oakman
Parker
Ropbins
Emery
Taunton
Durant
Cambridge
Moriarty
Worcester
Allen
Oakham
Wardwell
Haverhill
House Investigating Committee
House
Tne
Minerva Wins Seawanhaka Yacht Race and Carroll Cup
The Minerva won the Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club sweepstakes race and the Carroll cup for 40-footers. On the 25 mile course to Scotland Lightship and back her time was 4 hours 29 minutes 10 seconds, beating Choctaw by 16 minutes 7 seconds and Liris by 18 minutes 24 seconds. Choctaw and Liris finished with Choctaw 2 minutes 17 seconds ahead of Liris.
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New York
Minerva
Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club
Scotland
Choctaw
Liris
New Rochelle Yacht Club
Long Island Sound
American
Atlantic
Corinthian
Marblehead
Eastern
Jersey City
Knickerbocker
Larchmont
Massachusetts
New Haven
New Jersey
FP. O. Box
New Rochelle
Boston Defeats Cincinnati in Slugfest at Grove Street
In a lively July 23 game the Boston NL team beat Cincinnati 12 to 4. Viau started for Cincinnati and was hit hard in the second inning as Boston bats produced three singles a double and two homers. McPhee Reilly Marr and Long sparked the offense while Hines Sullivan and Knight homered for Boston. Cincinnati mishandled plays and could not rally, though McGarr Sullivan Marr and Reilly stole bases. Clarkson and Duryea also contributed for the mound work with two and three runs allowed respectively. Attendance was 2014 at the park known as Grove Street.
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Bostons
N.L
Cincinnatis
Cincinnati
Viau
Duryea
R. BH
A.T. R. Bile PO
Ale Long
McPhee
O O
Beard
Sullivan
O O Holliday
Brodie
Eaeys
Hines
Marr
McGarr
Nicol
Bennett
Knight
Smith
O'Keenan
Clarkson
Reilly
Holliday
Long
Heard
Keenan
Uight
McQuade
Clevelands
N. L
Brooklyns
Wadsworth
Brooklyn
Rooklyns
Zimmer
Caruthers
Daly
Araner
O'Brien
Burns
O@ Wadsworth
Foutz
McKean
Veach
Lynch
Chicago
Curiaco
New York
Burkett
Boe Hutchinson
Chicagos
New Yorks
Yatteries
Nagle
Buckley
Carroll
Denny
Tiernan
Hornung
Wilmot
Zacharias
Philadelphias
P. L
Pittsburgs
Pittspure
Eee
Odo
Tsatteries
Sanders
Croas
Galvin
Pittsburgh
Wisner
Wood
Wild Piten
Olbert
Ferguson
Philadelphia
Proiapeirut
Pittsburg
Gleason
Gray
Baker
Coleman
Bristol
Quakers
Bowman
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphiaa
Yatterlea—Gray
Decker
Clements
Hamilton
Mayer
Kelty
Burke
Thompson
D. Gilbert
H. Gilbert
Cleveland Defeats Boston on Weak Boston Play
Cleveland beat Boston 7 to 3 as Madden struggled on the mound and Boston hitters failed to back him with support. Key moments include Delehanty’s two-base hit, Stovey stealing twice, and Gruber pitching for Cleveland. Attendance around 500.
Buffalos Rally In Eleven Innings For Win Over New Yorks
In a tense eleven inning game the Buffalos beat the New Yorks 9 to 7 after late scoring. Keefe held tough until support faltered while Baldwin pitched well. Rowe and Deacon White produced key hits in the eleventh. Attendance 1543. Batteries Baldwin and Mack for Buffalos, Keefe and Brown for New Yorks.
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Buf
Bisons
Keefe
Baldwin
Rowe
Whitney
Richardson
Deacon White
Deacon
Buffalos
New Yorks
Uffalos
Mack
Brown
Lufflfalos
Wise
White
Hoy
Gore
Rainey
Ty Keefe
Jaya—Irwin
Wize
Connor
Iit
Knight
Jones
Banquet Honors Hon. John E. Fitzgerald Before Europe Trip
At Thorndike last night about one hundred friends toasted John E. Fitzgerald who departs for a two month Europe trip. The event honored his public service including revenue collecting under Cleveland, with messages from Grover Cleveland and others. Ex-Mayor O'Brien spoke on Fitzgerald's steadfast duty as speakers praised his career and wishes for success were offered by numerous local officials.
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Thorndike
John E. Fitzgerald
Europe
Fitzgerald
Portland Harbor
Cleveland
O’brien
Thomas J. Egan
Boston
Grover Cleveland
Internal Revenue
Frank E. Orcutt
P. A. Collins
A. W. Beard
A. Shuman
Hugh J.roland
John B. Martin
John S. Damreil
M. M. Cunnis
P. J.klatley
Thomas Moriarty
Abbott
McNamara
R. F. Scannell
New Members Elected at Young Men's Democratic Club
At a special meeting presided by Harvey N. Collison and with W E Adams as secretary, new members were elected. Names include Thomas J. Barrett Worcester George W. Bates Athol Charles E. Carey Lenox Richard A. Carter Lawrence P. H. Connor Amesbury Joseph A. Conry East Boston J W Cropper Ashley Falls George H. Curtis Dorchester Charles K. Cutler Charlestown George F. Daggett Boston Matthew Dolan Boston H Filoon Brockton Charles B Fessenden Arlington DF Bart Boston & Maine Railroad John G Hathaway Boston Rufus W Holbrook East Lexington Richard F Keough East Boston Timothy Leary Waltham.
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Young Men’s Democratic Club
Harvey N. Collison
W. FE. Adams
Thomas J. Barrett
Worcester
George W. Bates
Athol
Charles E. Carey
Carpenter
Lenox
Richard A. Carter
Lawrence
P. H. Connor
Amesbury
Joseph A. Conry
East
Boston
J. W. Cropper
Ashley Falls
Sheffield
George H. Curtis
Dorchester
Charles K. Cutler
Charlestown
George F. Daggett
Matthew Dolan
H. Filoon
Brockton
Gharles B. Fessenden
Arlington
DF. Bart
Boston & Maine Railroad Company
John G
City Lands Sale and Labor Day Appropriations Report
City affairs note proposed sale of lands and labor day appropriations alongside grade crossing abolition and the new court house. It details sinking fund status with payments during the year, cash at April 30 1890 totaling 3 632 008 72, investments April 30 1889 at 1 321 000 00, investments purchased during the year 4 029 000 00 and investments matured and cancelled 22850 000 00.
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New Court House
Board of Aldermen
Cambridge Street
Brighton
McLaughlin
Carruth
Cushing
Smith and Stacey
Folsom, Woolley
Providence
Old Colony Railroad
Chickering Station
Mt. Hope
Committee On Public Buildings
Folsom
Smith
Back Bay
South End
Beacon Street
Arlington Street
West Chester Park
Leary
Woolley
Alderman Smith
Hilliard
Boston & Albany
Allston
City Hospital
Dorchester
Committee On City Hosital
Ubed
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Yale
Yale College
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New Hampshire State College
Groton Episcopal School
Hanover
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Frederick Smyth
Manchester
E. P. Stone
Canaan
J. F. Preston
Jesaup
F. D. Fuller
C. E. Hewitt
J. H. Bailey
Gardner
E. A. Bailey
B. Be
Winchendon
J. Y. Jewett
Gilard
Bisse] Hall
Rollins
Nettleton
Lockwood
Edward F. Slatter
C. Holmes
Newtonville
R. H. Parkinson
C. E. Quimby
H. O. Aiken
Princeton
N. J
Kh. Tyler
Washington, D. C
E. T
Lord
Limington
W. Meredith
E. Sedgewick
M. Hare
H. P. Whitney
Phillips Brooks
Augustus Amory
J. W. Atwood
W. Lawrence
Colonel Cutting
James Lawrence
C. H. Doy
Francis Rawle
R. C. Winthrop
Alexander Cochrane
BurRvington
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College
Case
Flanders
Adams School
Belmont Square
Hlalayette
Joseph M. Brown
Hessie M. W. Peters
Vera Crud
Css
George B. Adams
Columbia's Daughters
Pocahontas
Mabel G. Warnock
Martin School
Huntington Avenue
Lowell
Dudley
Prince
Tileston
Shepard
Peabody and
Webster
Gas and
Bullock
Fall River
Milton
Waltham
Soluer
Beverly
Frederick Grinnel
Warwick
R.I
Lydia
Ogden D. Wilkinson
Choce’s
Fairhaven
Royal
Edward G. Love
U. S
New York State Board of Health
G. Love
Love
Chemical Division
Agricultural Department
United States
Craig Medicine Co
Passaic, N. J
Boston Players
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Kelly
Gruber
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Ibl
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Radford
Oj Irwin
Brennan
Quinn
Zbo
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Stricker
Bro
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Leach
Root
McCauley
Powers
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Hutchinson
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Murphy
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Eereeeeel
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Farrell
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Seery
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Roat
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Lowman
Bayer
Ataloove
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Washington” ST Common St Bosto
B. A.atkinson
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Leiter
MR. Cleveland
Maarion
Young Men's Democratic Club
H. Graves & Sons
Revere House
Bowdoin Square
the Board OF Aldermen
James H. Dodge
James W. Kicker
Alfred Il
Tarrer
James 2
Andrew J. Bailey
Alderman Woodley
Washington Village
Eaton
Boston Street
Finance Committee
Savin Hill
Tom Denver Consolidated, Electric Company
Whitcomb, Wead & Co
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