Far East Cherry Symbolism and Homage to Holmes
A reflective piece tracing Far Eastern cherry symbolism as a metaphor for feminine beauty and spiritual communion. It weaves poetry with cultural observation, then shifts to a university theater close and dinner at Lower Massachusetts Hall with speakers like Phelps Hale Everett Conway Lowell, and letters from Holmes Pauncefote.
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Peirce
Oliver
Massachusetts Hall
Colonel Higginson
Edward J. Phelps
E. E. Hale
A.S. Hardy
C. C. Everett
Moncure D. Conway
William Everett
Percival Lowell
C. Armstrong
A. Bb. Muzzey
Eliot
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Julian Pauncefote
International relations and the term used for law
Mr Phelps introduces a morning address on international relations. He criticizes the phrase international law as inexact and prefers international usage as a more accurate descriptor. He argues authority stems from the general assent of civilized mankind.
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Phelps
Principles and rules shaping American foreign policy
In urging a distinctive American international policy, the speaker argues for enduring national principles over shifting political expediency. He warns party quarrels undermine foreign relations, calls for a robust navy, and favors diplomatic modernization while stressing the role of educated, principled citizens in guiding the nation.
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Phelps
Lord Lytton
United States Senate
Great Britain
New York
Boston
Pretty Wedding Unites Kneeland and Jones in South Braintree
In South Braintree Congregational Church the wedding of Herbert F. Kneeland of Boston and Minnie F. Jones of South Braintree was solemnized by Rev. E O Dyer. The couple will honeymoon at the White Mountains and reside in South Braintree.
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South Braintree
Congregational Church
E. O. Dyer
Herbert F. Kneeland
Boston
Minnie F. Jones
Kneeland
Williams, Kneeland & Co
John Kneeland
Board of Supervisors of
Boston Schools
George L. Hunter
E. Irving Locke
E. M. Bixby
Maurice W. Whiting
New York
E. R. Tilton
Horace A. Jones
Holbrook Avenue
White Mountains
New England Colleges Honorary Degrees at Boston College
Boston College hosted Commencement with ornate decor and a God or No God debate. Governor Ames attended briefly before leaving ill. Degrees granted include B A to D J McSweeney and others. B S to Francis M Brogan. Valedictory by George W Leahy honored late classmate John A Lyons. Prizes distributed and a reception followed at Bissell Hall.
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Boston College
D. J. McSweeney
Dennis P. Crimmins
Edw
P. O'Hara
Francis W. Maley
Francis J
Kulley
George V. Leahy
H. J. Cleary
J. H. Leary
J.j.mccarty
J. J. Murphy
J. H. Harrigan
J. J. Driscoll
L.J. Glynn
John A. Lyons
Wedding for Sculptor Samuel Adams in Auburndale
In Newton on June 27 a large gathering attended the marriage of Samuel Adams a Fitchburg sculptor with Adeline V Pond former Newton drawing teacher The ceremony by Rev W E Knox followed by a reception at G F Ponds Lexington street The couple will soon reside in Paris with numerous gifts received
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H. B. Jones
Newtonville
B. Ashington
Auburndale
Albert H. Munsell
Boston
Annie Pond
Dora Adams
G. F. Pond
Lexington Street
Paris
Wedding at Congregational Church Auburndale
One thousand invitations went out for a wedding held at 4 p.m. today in the Congregational Church Auburndale. Bride Elsie Kingman, father a Boston merchant, and groom W A Douglass of Chicago. Reception at bride’s mother’s home. Floral decorations praised. gifts numerous and beautiful.
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Newton
Congregational Church
Auburndale
Elsie Kingman
Boston
W. A. Douglass
Chicago
Miss May Ford Weds Charles Edwin Watts in Somerville
Miss May Frances Ford daughter of William A. Ford of the Transcript and Charles Edwin Watts of Foxboro were privately married last evening at the bride's Prescott Street home Somerville The Rev C M Smith officiated with the bride's sister and brother as bridesmaid and best man A four generation representation marked the event The couple will reside in Foxboro.
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May Frances Ford
William A. Ford
The
Transcript
Charles Edwin Watts
Foxboro
Prescott Street
Somerville
C. M. Smith
Watts
Buxton and MacIntosh Wed at Emmanuel Church Somerville
The wedding of C. H. Buxton of Cambridge and Lizzie MacIntosh of Somerville occurred last evening at Emmanuel Episcopal Church Somerville. The ceremony was conducted before a large audience by Rev. N. K. Bishop rector of the church.
Cuthbertson-Stone Couple Wed in Revere Home
James Edwin Cuthbertson and Carrie Stone were married at the bride's High street home in Revere with Rev. J. W. Wineckley officiating. The bride wore white satin and duchesse lace with a veil, carrying bridal roses. Usheres Wallace N. Proctor and G. R. Totman. A reception for about 500 guests followed amid Japanese lanterns and lawn music. The couple will reside in Revere.
Funeral arrangements for Mrs Hayes announced in Fremont
The June 28 funeral will be brief and simple with Dr. L D McCabe of Delaware University in charge. Assisting will be Dr. Merrick and city ministers. Family friends arrive on trains, floral designs arrive at the Hayes home, and a large attendance is expected.
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Fremont
Ottawa orders Alaska crew slip for home voyage
Hallifax N S June 27 Collector Harrington received Ottawa orders to permit the American schooner Alaska to slip a crew to enable her to get home. It is understood the case is not to be a precedent.
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Hallifax
N. S
Harrington
Ottawa
Alaska
Frenchman Fatally Injured When Wall Falls in Dover
An aged French resident of Dover, Maine, named Bush, was trapped under a collapsing wall today. He died within a few hours from injuries suffered in the incident.
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Dover
Bush
Elastic Starch Trial Promises New Fabric Finish
Scientific team announces Elastic Starch, a novel textile finish. Researchers describe it as improving crease resistance and wash durability while preserving softness. Field tests underway with manufacturers and fashion houses exploring broader adoption.
Dartmouth Commencement Day Opens With Prayer and Procession
Dartmouth's 120th Commencement begins with a Rollins Chapel prayer meeting followed by an Alumni Association session. A procession to the church leads to exercises featuring orations, poems, debates, and valedictory, with degrees conferred on fifty academical and ten Chandler School graduates. Special honors acknowledge top students in Greek, English, mathematics, physics, chemistry and more.
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A. C. Perkins
Brooklyn
N. H
Edwin B. Davis
Manchester
Jonathan I. Buck
Harwich
Mass
Rome
Jonathan C. Ross
St. Johnsbury
David N. Blakely
Marboro
William P. Hale
Concord
France
Oliver 8. Warden
Monroe
Alfred A. Wheat
Nashua
Ozora S. Davis
White River Junction
Charles D. Hazen
Frederick J. Allen
Limerick
Irving E. Sanborn
Edwar L. Williamson
Albany
N. Y
Chandler School of Science and the Arts
Bowdoin Grants Degrees to Thirty-Nine Graduates at Commencement
Bowdoin College held commencement in Brunswick with 39 graduates receiving degrees including honorary LL.D. and D.D. honors. Alumni elected to the board of overseers and new faculty appointments announced. A new recitation room will be built in Maine Hall and a house for the president discussed. The procession from King Chapel led to the hill church for exercises, followed by dinner and addresses from President Clyde, Senator Frye, and others.
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Brunswick
Bowdoin Alumni Association
Charles F. Libby
James G. McKeen
Arthur Parker
Llewellyn Dean
Harvard
Amherst
Samuel Clifford Belcher
Enoch Foster
Enoch Foster, ° 64, Were Elected For Candidacy To the Board of Overseers
William Peirce Frye
William W. Virgin
Hugh McCulloch
Americus Fuller
William Scott Southgate
A.M
Henry J. Furber
Israel ‘J. Dana
Israel ‘J. Dana, M.D
Stephen R. Weeks
M.D
Henry L. Nichols
A.B
W. H. H. Andrews
Alexander W. Longfellow
Franklin P. Knight
Marshall H. Parrington
John C. Hall
William C. Kendall
George 5. Berry
Irving A. Horne
George M. Norris
George S. Berry
Bowdoin College
Charles F. Allen
Kent’s Hall
Jonathan E. Adams
Bangor
Samuel ©. Belcher
Lee
John C
Frank L. Staples
Lower Memorial Hall
Clyde
Frye
Mt Holyoke marks first college year and grows into woman’s century
Mt Holyoke Seminary and College graduation day features 49 graduates with address by L T Townsend of Boston University on Transcendentalism in Everyday Life. Address lauds women’s rise in education, noting gains from Mary Somerville to Rutgers to Vassar and Smith. Clara L Brown and Mary P Dole first to receive bachelor of science degrees. Final remarks highlight trustees, new president Brigham, and campus growth including Williston Hall expansion and future chemistry building.
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Springfield
Mt. Holyoke Seminary
South Hadley
L. T. Townsend
Boston University
Mary Somerville
England
Fanny Mendelssohn
Dr. West
Rutgers Institute
New York
Holyoke Seminary
Vassar
Smith
Abbott
Andover
Wellesley
America
Tribunal of Commerce
Clara L. Brown
Raymond
N. H
Mary P. Dole
Ashfield
Williston Scientific Hall
Blanchard
Brigham
W. S. Tyler
Amherst College
Norwich Commencement Held at Norwich University VT
Norwich University graduation exercises took place in the Methodist Church at 10 o'clock with Rev D C Roberts of Concord delivering the oration. Col George W Hooker of Brattleboro presided. President Lewis was absent. Degrees granted include B L Lieutenants Shaw Terrill Irish, ER W Gilman Lamb Clark, Capt W S Prior, B L Lieutenants Cobleigh Cross. Honorary degrees awarded to G L Hatheway Samuel Cross and the Rev D C Roberts. Alumni dinner followed at 1 p m and military exercises on the parade ground.
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Northfield
Norwich University
Methodist Church
D. C. Roberts
Concord
George W. Hooker
Brattleboro
Lewis
B.L
A. R. Shaw
W. E. Terrill
KR. L
ER. W. Gilman
Lamb
F. H. Clark
Prior
G. H. Cobleigh
H. N. Cross
A.M
G. L. Hatheway
Freetown
Mass
Samuel Cross
D. H. Kelton
D.D
Concert and Ball Before Governor Dillingham
This evening a concert and ball were given with music by Edmands's orchestra of Boston before Governor Dillingham and staff.
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Dillingham
Edmands
Orchestra of
Boston
Honorary Degrees Conferred at Trinity College Commencement
At the sixty third Trinity College Commencement in Hartford June 27 at the Opera House honorary degrees were awarded to William W. Bellinger of Wethersfield LL.D. Charles J. Hoadley librarian of Connecticut DD Boyd Vincent assistant bishop of Southern Ohio and Hall Harrison of Ellistott City MD and Alexander Mackay Smith archdeacon of New York. Salutatory by Joseph W. Fell and valedictory by Willard Sendder who also spoke on The Constitution and the American People. Other speakers included C H Remington on The Relation of the Individual to Forms R C Tuttle on Michael Angelo and the Heroic in Art and F G Williams on The Faith and the Zeitgeist.
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Hartworp
Conn
Trinity College
Opera House
M.A
William W. Bellinger
Wethersfield
Windsor, Conn
F. G. Williams
Norwalk
Bates College Commencement Grants A M Degrees and Adds Professorships
Bates College Lewiston June 27 The commencement exercises awarded A M degrees to several class 86 members and honorary A M to Lucretius P Metcalf of New York The corporation approved six new professorships including chemistry to be filled next year Twenty five graduates received A B degrees led by Charles D Blaisdell Joseph H Blanchard Frederick M Baker Aubrey B Call Ethel L Chipman Isaac N Cox Frederic J Daggett Charles J Emerson Herbert E Fernald Henrietta A Given Arthur E Hatch John L Hutchinson William E Kinney Herbert L Knox George H Libby Maria Little Frederick W Newell Susan A Norton Lelia E Plumstead Adelbert I Safford Everett J Small Herbert W Small Eugene L Stevens Idelia M Wood Blanche A Wright
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Lewiston
Bates College
A.M
Lucretius P. Metcalf
New York
Cheney
Charles D. Blaisdell
Joseph H. Blanchard
Frederick M. Baker
Aubrey B. Call
Ethel L Chipman
Isaac N. Cox
Frederic J. Daggett
Charles J. Emerson
Herbert E. Fernald
Henrietta A. Given
Arthur E. Hatch
John L Hutchinson
William E. Kinney
Herbert L. Knox
George H. Libby
Maria Little
Frederic W. Newell
Susan A. Norton
Lelia E. Plumstead
Adelbert I. Safford
Everett J. Small
Herbert W. Small
Eugene L. Stevens
Idelia M. Wood
Blanche A. Wright
Holy Cross College Commencement Prizes Awarded
The forty sixth annual Holy Cross College commencement was held in Worcester on June 27. Governor Ames sent regrets due to illness. President Cahill awarded prizes and diplomas. Degrees conferred include Master of Arts to Rev Richard J McHugh and dozens of Bachelor of Arts recipients such as John T Bottomley William E Synan Edward J McDonough James Ward Owen McGee George Belisle Edward Sheehan Robert Fitzgerald John H McKenna and others from Worcester Providence Brockton Halifax and Charlestown among them.
Yale Freshmen Class Examinations Attract Large Applicant Pool
Yale officials report 1350 young men sought entry for the freshmen class of 93 with 87 science school final exams and 41 preliminary exams. Faculty members conducted tests across multiple cities including Exeter Concord Andover Easthampton Norwich New York Albany Pittsburgh Cincinnati Chicago San Francisco and Portland. The class of 793 will be larger than any previous at Yale.
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New Haven
Conn
Yale
Exeter
Concord
N. H
Andover
Easthampton
Mass
Norwich
Alumni Reunion and Banquet at New England Conservatory
Alumni of the New England Conservatory gathered for a reception and banquet on East Newton Street. Dr. A. H. Plumb spoke, Hon. Liverus Hull replied on the trustees, and Dr. Tourjee noted 2261 registered pupils, the largest in the school's history.
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New England Conservatory
East Newton Street
Association
H. M. Dunham
Tourjee
Conservatory
Charles Morse
Kimball
School of General Literature
Charles F. Capen
Wilhelmina Heegaard
Dakota
Perin
Board of Visitors
A. H. Pope
Wiggin
Auction Sales by Howe and Co Brighton Real Estate
Auctioneers Howe and Co offer real and personal property sales in Brighton with private sales and weekly horse and carriage auctions. Private sale items include farm and road carts hay wagons grocers wagons carriages harness and related gear. Readence Boston address also listed for private sale inquiries.
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Brighton
Readence
Warren Avenue
Boston
Suffolk County sale of hat shop stock and fixtures
On mesne process the Boston store at 411 Washington St will sell by public auction on Friday June 28 1889 at 10 a m the entire stock and fixtures of a ladies and children s hat cap and fur shop including fur skins boas muffs and trimmings with mirrors counters desks chairs safes radiators chandeliers steam boiler machinery and related fittings catalogues available for inspection after June 26 1889 John Fitzpatrick Deputy Sheriff suffolk ss
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Suffolk
Boston
Washington St
John &. Fitzpatrick
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Cleveland
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Hardy
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Riley
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James A. Wellman
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Holy Cross College
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School Street
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Halsey J
Boardman
South Boston
County of Suffolk
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Silver Street
South Boston Association
Halsey J. Boardman
Richards
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