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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Mar 01, 1888

Page

5

Norton Lectures On Thought In America At Chickering Hall

Professor Charles Eliot Norton delivered an address contrasting Boston's 19th century past with the present, arguing wealth and material success press down intellectual life. He praised Emerson, warned against materialism, and urged university education as the chief defense of democracy while calling for broader access to learning and healthier public culture.

Charles Eliot Norton America Chickering Hall Cambridge Norton Mr. Norton Emerson Boston Thirteen Colonies New England Nortoh University Schools of Technology Lincoln

Union Pacific Debt Plan Favored by Senate Committee

Washington reports the Senate committee on Pacific railroads will likely accept Charles Francis Adams’s plan to settle Union Pacific indebtedness to the government. The House may amend the Outhwaite bill and report it soon. a bankruptcy bill’s passage this session seems unlikely amid hostile sentiment in the South and West.

Washington Sprcrar Senate Committee On Pacific Railroads Charles Francis Adams Union Pacific Adams Senate House Collins Hoar House Judiciary Committee Massachusetts New York Illinois

General Cogswell Open to Delegation at Chicago Convention

General Cogswell says he will accept election as delegate to the Chicago convention if tendered and would consider it an honor to be chosen. He has no definite choice for President since Blaine's withdrawal.

Cogswell Chicago Blaine

Faxon in town may push prohibition before Senate panel

Henry H. Faxon of Quincey passed through town on his way home from the South and may linger to press a prohibition argument before the Senate committee. General Cogswell introduced a House bill to authorize the War Secretary to provide two cannons for a soldiers monument at Boxford.

H. A. Willis Fitchburg Adams Boston Louisiana Congressman Stephenson Wisconsin Henry H. Faxon Quincey Senate Cogswell Secretary of War Boxford

Goodale Explores Forest Propagation and Graft Hybridization

At the Lowell Institute Professor George Lincoln Goodale of Harvard spoke on forests and forest products. He described plant reproduction by buds seeds and cuttings and explained grafting budding and fertilization. He predicted vast opportunities from graft hybridization and the future variety of trees shrubs and plants. The lecture drew a large attentive audience.

Lowell Institute George Lincoln Goodale Harvard University

STRAWS FROM STATE STREET MARKET REPORTS

Market notes from Washington to New York and Boston show mixed signals as insiders adjust positions. Bell Telephone rises while Reading declines. bondholders bid on Cusi Mining. Dunkin Mine iron sales boost outlook. Western farm mortgages total 8.42 billion with 7 to 9 percent yields. Erie orders new locomotives and cars. Sutro Tunnel foreclosures hinge on stockholder response with December January royalties at about 62000 dollars.

Washington Congress New York St. Paul Boston Bell Telephone

Amusements Listings for Boston Theatres and Museums

The page lists nightly programs at multiple venues. Boccaccio at Park Theatre with 7 45 showtime. The Marquis at Globe Theatre with 4 PM and later. Boston Ideal Opera Company at Boston Theatre. Howard Atheneum Variety at 8 PM. Boston Museum showing The Bells of Haslemere at 5 PM. Cyclorama Tremont Street displays Battle of Bold and Life of General Grant with Philippoteaux paintings. Cyclorama Tremont 541 features Battle of Gettysburg. Grand Opera House presents Alvin Joslin with matinee at 2 and evening at 7 45.

Dius Park Theatre Boccaccio Globe Theatre the Marquis Boston Theatre Boston Ideal Opera Company Howard Athenaum Variety Boston Museum Haslemere Cyclorama Tremont Street South Church Hurch Philippoteaux Grant Gettysburg Grand Opera House Alvin Joslin McCaull Opera CO Suppe EL Ilae John Stetson Rudolph Aronson New York Lacome Paris London Marquis

Notable Novel of Madrid Civil Life and Revolution Fever

Vivid portrait of Madrid during revolutionary times shows a provincial beauty married to a liberal editor. Journalism and society scenes mix with witty episodes and grave drama, presenting a brilliant contrast in this highly regarded novel of the day.

Madrid

Anna Shipton's Niche Sermons Reflect Varied Gems

A critic hails Anna Shipton as occupying a unique niche with chapters that read as sermons. The pieces are described as gems showcasing varied excellences, akin to Havergal, inviting multiple readings for full appreciation.

Anna Shipton Frances Ridley Havergal

Auctions Today by Leonard and Co at 3 P.M.

Today Leonard and Co. conducts a sale by auction featuring bugs and related items. The event begins at 3 p.m. with specialty lots available for bidding.

Bugs Leonard & Co

First Number of Garden and Forest Journal

Just Published. THE FIRST NUMBER OF Garden and Forest an illustrated weekly journal of Horticulture Landscape Art and Forestry edited by Professor C Sargent of Harvard College. This number contains articles by Francis Parkman Professors C S Sargent A S Packard and others including W J Beal W Trelease H Mayr G L Goodale and many more.

C. 5. Sargent Harvard College Francis Parkman C. S. Sargent A. S. Packard W. J. Beal W. Trelease H. Mayr G. L. Goodale Schuyler van Rensselaer Serena Watson B. HK. Fernow Max Leichtlin Peter Henderson W. Goldring A. H

Funeral of William H. Hill Held in Brookline

The Rev. Mr. Storrs of St. Paul’s Brookline conducted the service at Corey Hill Brookline for William H. Hill. The Episcopal ritual was read and First National Bank, Manchester Mills, and Boston Marine Insurance Company directors sent flowers. Attending were F. W. Palfrey, C. H. Draper, John Carr, and many others. interment followed at Forest Mills.

W. Richardson H.W. Dodd C. A. Farlow William J. Cutler B. W. Taggard LE. C. Wilson T. S. Sawyer J. H. White R. Payson R. R. Fuller E. L. Tead Isaac Fenno William Atherton Jerome Jones G. F. Pabyan Thomas N. Hart L. B. Taylor Jacob Edwards O. Foster W. L. Candler Forest Mills

Helping Hand Society Hosts First Reunion at Horticultural Hall

The Helping Hand Society held its first reunion at Horticultural Hall with about 15 friends present led by Miss A. M. Beecher. Performances featured Miss Jessie Wormley and Miss Weller on violin, recital by Miss Miriam John, piano by Miss Carrie Northey, and Miss Turner. An auction of home items raised 1425 for a corset and 45 cents for a 26 cent piece, drawing laughter for an hour. Mrs. Fowle received twenty five silver dollars on the eve of her marriage anniversary. the couple’s wedding was performed in the Capitol before the Senate due to Mrs. Fowle’s hospital service in the Rebellion. Mrs. Fowle later sang the Star Spangled Banner wrapped in national colors. Mr. Fowle was private secretary to Commodore Foote, with Rev. Mr. Quint performing the ceremony. Egypt antiquities for the Museum of Fine Arts arrived aboard the Pavonia as gifts from the Egypt Exploration Fund.

Helping Hand Society Horticultural Hall A. M. Beecher New England Conservatory of Music Jessie Wormley Miss Weller Rappahannock A. A. Fowle

Boltz McMillan and Wilson Ravenly Marry in City Ceremonies

Two marriages recorded in this city as John Boltz wed Sarah McMillan on February 16 and Fred J Wilson married Colin Yol en—dates and names listed in the society notes.

Deaths in New England Area Highlight Several Regents

Obituary notices list Mary E. Dana Allen of Beverly widow of Capt. George W. Allen aged 65 22 Elvira K. Crocker of North Cambridge Lyman Eaton 59 Daniel Goodwin 76 Rev Samuel N Howell 70 3 26 Anna Carter Hunt of Brooklyn Samuel D Hy ree nee years Ellen R Packard Dorchester 28 Br idge Packard Newtonville Rev L R Thayer Roxbury E Willard McD widow of E 8 Willard noted in Boston area notices

Howell Watertown Mass Samuel N. Howell Hunt Brooklyn N. Y Anna Carter Janes Boston Anson Chicago Samuel D. Hy Packard Dorchester Ellen R. Packard O el. Bridge G. Packard ES Thayer Newtonville L. R. Thayer Willard Roxbury

Garden and Forest praised as a leading forestry journal

A weekly journal on forestry and horticulture receives high praise from multiple publications. Early notices describe Garden and Forest as a thorough, useful scientific periodical with strong editors and aims. A second issue will feature a photogravure of A. St Gaudens’s bronze medallion of the late Professor Asa Gray.

Garpen Forest Boston Journal New Journal Boston Transcript A. St. Gaudens Asa Gray

Garden and Forest Publishing Co. Subscription Price Note

Subscription price stated as four dollars per year in advance. Addressed to The Garden and Forest Publishing Co. Tribune Building New York. Attention to D D A Munro Manacar.

the Garden and Forest Publishing Co Tribune Building New York DD. A, Munro Manacar

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