New Englanders Pour Into Chicago Fair as States Highlight
At the Chicago World’s Fair Massachusetts fans praise their state building finished on time and a large Massachusetts delegation arrives including Governor Fuller and over a hundred press members. Foreign jurors delay sparks discord as Davis urged to announce awards. City Council backs an open Sunday at the fair amid stock criticism of management.
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Chicago
New
Dillingham
Farnham
Pingree
Massachusetts
Boston
Henry Lenson
Lilla 5. Smith
Susan F. Smith
Emma L. Hall
A. K. Freitag
Co. L. Tarbell
Charlotte KE. Kimball
Thomas M. Lohn
M. R. Gary
J. B. Fisk
A. C. Fisk
A. W. Louison
E. A. Wales
John G.hosmer
Rufus Greely
Miss Greely
Jesse Cudworth
Malden
Eda J. Haron
Overett
Ww. A. Waterhouse
Melrose
Charles F. David
Plymouth
Eliza Fd Clark
C. G. Bolster
South Hadley
Mary A. Mann
F. Smith
D.D
Newton
Netta M. Peirce
South Natick
Joseph W. Easterbrook
Charles Farnsworth
W. R. Easterbrook
Cambridge
A. H. Tucker
Worcester
Benjamin B. Shedd
Hingham
George W. Towle
Fyge Walpole
Mary Worden
Pittsfield
Ols Co. Hall
Springfield
George T. Cutler
Northampton
William Beattie
William H. Beattie
W. Skinner
Henry M. Loring
Taunton
Albert Rowe
Carl F. Stebbins
Henry Goodenough
H. W. Stedman
Erving Kushman
Davis
John Boyd Thatcher
National Commission
Congress of Representative Women Opens Next Week in Chicago
The world's congress auxiliary of the Columbian exposition will host the first series event in Memorial Art Palace from May 15. Prominent speakers include Elizabeth Cady Stanton Frances Willard Susan B Anthony Julia Ward Howe and many others from Denmark France Italy Scotland Norway Spain and England. Topics cover education industry art philanthropy reform religion law and government.
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Chicago
May
Congress of Representative Women
Lake Front
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Frances Ks. Willard
Mary. A. Safford
Ida C. Hustin
Susan B. Anthony
Julia Ward Howe
Janauschek
Mme
Modjeska
Clara Morris
Georgia Cayvan
Julia Marlowe
Mile. Rhea
J. Ellen Foster
Mary Putnam Jacobi
Helen’ H. Rardener
Ellen M. Hayes
Nico Beek Meyer
Denmark
Isabelle Bogelot
France
Marie Popelin
Belgium
Puck Quip: Man Seeks One More Spot on a Card
A whimsical line from Puck notes a man desires much yet needs only one more spot on a card. The playful remark hints at luck, chance, and the limits of fortune in games.
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Puck
Bishop Elect Lawrence Spurns Interview Requests
Reporter observes Cambridge home of Dean William Lawrence, the bishop-elect of Massachusetts. The 40s era clergyman, described as tall and dressed in a black cutaway, declines interviews while awaiting church confirmation. Lawrence notes he learned much about his life from press coverage. Amy Robsart.
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Lawrence
Phillips Brooks
Massachusetts
Brattle Street
Cambridge
Dean Lawrence
Divinity School
Episcopal Seminary
House of Bishops
Episcopal Theological School
Mass
Diocese of
William Lawrence
W. H. Brooks
Amy Robsart
Annual Festival of Woman Suffragists in Boston
The Boston suffragists held their annual festival at Music Hall with an audience of 500 or more. Speeches by Mrs. Laura Ormiston Chant of London Miss Kirstine Frederiksen of Denmark Lucy Stone Julia Ward Howe and others praised woman suffrage while noting growing global support and legislative progress. Senator George F Hoar presided and spoke warmly of the movement.
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Boston
Music Hall
Livermore
George F. Hoar
Laura Ormiston Chant
London
Kirstine Frederiksen
Denmark
Chicago
Lucy Stone
Julia Ward Howe
Mary A. Livermore
George A. Gordon
W. Higginson
Mahlon R. Leonard
Waltham
Alfred S. Rae
Worcester
Charles G. Ames
Mme. Marshall
Paris
Nowell
Winchester
Mary G. Ames
William Lloyd Garrison
Alice Brown
Sawyer
West Newton
Bertha Shafter
California
Ellen M. Bolles
Rhode Island
Mary Chase
Lynn
Zalpha Smith
Associated Charities
William Lord
H. W. Chapin
Wellington
Shannon
Jane G. Austin
Adeline Howland
Melora F. Pratt
Sarah Henshaw
Samuel May
Leicester
Massachusetts
Gordon
Old South Church
Beecher
Higginson
England
A.S. Roe
M. R. Leonard
The Grip and Hood’s Sarsaparilla Recovery Tale
A Christmas Eve severe grip left a 48 year old man bedridden with exhaustion and little appetite. After taking Hood’s Sarsaparilla as advised by a druggist, he reports early signs of improvement and renewed strength and plans to credit the remedy.
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Hood
MAMAN
Rockford, Mich
Boston as a Horse Market at Center of New England Sale
Market talk in Boston centers on high demand for good horses across trotters coaches and drafts. Buyers favor well bred producing dams, with top prices for sound, proven performers like Alcantara and Allan dorf, while draft breeds Shire Clydesdale and Percheron attract solid value at regular weekly sales.
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New England
Kentucky
California
Massachusetts
Boston
Alcantara
Allandorf
Edgemark
Ralph Wilkes
Kremlin
Lancelot
Arion
Parker Gun
del Sur
Dan Wilkes
Autograph
C. T. Walker
Portland Street
Smoke and Water Sale of Gents and Ladies Wear
Underwriters sell Brown Durrell stock with minimal damage at prices below wholesale. Lot 1 offers 192 dozen tan Gents full regular hose at 25c or less. Lot 3 to Lot 11 list Gents shirts drawers and merino, Balbriggan, and ladies garments at deep discounts from regular prices.
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Brown, Durrell & Co
Millinery Department Sale Highlights Great Hat Values
The notice promotes a millinery sale with 2500 hats across Ladies Misses and Children groups at three regular prices. Fancy straw hats offered at 25 cents, fine straw at 50 to 75 cents, lace and Milan hats at 37 and 49 cents, plus flowers and sprays priced from 10 to 15 cents and a selection of velvets and silks at 49 cents.
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Milan
Nine Hour Day Wins for Pattern Makers in Local Labor Drive
Local pattern makers win a nine hour day after a meeting at 45 Eliot Street reporting seven large firms plus the West End street railway conceding. Some start June 1 with others July 1. Three new members were initiated and forty five joined the charter list.
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Eliot Street
West End Street Railway
Pressman Hall
Union of
Washington Street
Clinkard
Boston
New England Hall
Stationery Engineers’ Association
Blatchford Hall
Harvard Rowing Fears International Race Is Impossible
Harvard Rowing Association president Sam Davis and captains say they see no path to an Oxford-Harvard race. Oxford refuses to travel, citing discipline issues, and Harvard questions faculty approval while Boston offers funding if needed.
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Harvard
Pulitzer
Sam Davis
Harvard Rowing Association
Oxford
England
Perkins
Davis
Vail
Fletcher
Cambridge
Boston
Nine Cents conflict with Boston and Albany suit
A Boston newspaper reports a dispute over a Nine Cents bribe attempt tied to a reporter. The Boston & Albany Railroad sues for damages, seeking $100 in Municipal Court proceedings set for May 27, with posturing comments urging the battle to proceed and warning against forced receivership.
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Boston & Albany
Commonwealth OF Massachusetts
Quip on Dr Blinker Prayer Mocked by Puck Satire
The cartoon caption features Cooper questioning Hooper about Dr Blinker’s morning prayer. It suggests a joke aimed at public officials as the line about blessing those who “guyed” the people is raised in a veiled jab.
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Cooper
Hooper
Dr. Blinker
Puck
Boxing match plans and wagering in local club circles
Austin Gibbons informs Captain Cooke of a planned visit while the Jerseyman seeks bouts with Snee Falvey Tracey or Green. Griffin players miss payments. Ormond may return $5000 to O'Rourke. Green ready to meet Falvey at the Metropole for 800 dollars. if refused, Tracey may be option. Burns Havlin set for Lafayette arena next month. Dwyer praised as Sullivan sparring partner. Coney Island Club mulls kid glove exhibitions before real bouts.
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Austin Gibbons
Captain Cooke
Snee
Falvey
Tracey
Green
Griffin
Jimmy Ormond
Carroll
Tom O’rourke
James
Mr. Ormond
O’rourke
Jack Green
Metropole Club
Harry Tracey
Bobby Burns
Jack Havlin
Lafayette Social and Athletic Club
Alf Kennedy
Chicago
Billy Myers
Martin Denny
Stanton Abbott
John L. Sullivan
Dan Dwyer
Dwyer
Sullivan
Coney Island
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