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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

May 11, 1887

Page

5

Queen Visits Boston Fire, Navy and Cultural Sites

The Queen of the Sandwich Islands tours Boston with stops at City Hall Fort Hill Park Street Church and the State House. She tours the fire department exhibits at Park Street Church visits R H White Hollander Co and attends theatre and a reception at Colonel Hunnewell's before leaving for Wellesley Newton and back to Boston for a Governor's reception.

City Hall Colonel Boyd Berkley Fort Hill Square Fitch Murphy Tobin Alderman Donovan W. H. Murphy John H. Dever Webber Protective Department Bunker Hill Monument State Prison Russell Fire Department Park Street Be Ing Boston Park Street Church R. H. White & Co Hollander & Co Parker House State House Morse Senate Adams Whall Boardman Senate of Massachusetts Sandwich Islands Boyd Noyes Charlestown Hunnewell Hawaiian Society Royal Princess Bond Rio Grande Hollis Street Company 26 Mason Street Boston & Albany Wellesley College Newton G. D. Gilman Waltham Back Bay

Salaries Debate Marks School Board Session

The board debated ending precedents and raising teachers' salaries by merit. The committee opposed boosting Miss Josephine Garland to the highest rank after 1.5 years. The board adopted the committee’s report and confirmed several nominations. A later report showed past year expenditures totaling 124820.21 with various costs and a planned extra arithmetic address by Ellis Peterson.

Josephine Garland Hyde Julia E. Collins Hancock School Bertha F. Cudworth Comins Lena A. Rechtler Martin Edith A. Parkhurst Roxbury High Eyta Jordan Lena E. Signette Lyman Elizabeth C. Bredeen Prescott Rose E. Conaty Sherwin School Crowley Ellis Peterson Peterson

West Virginia Senate Controversy Over Governor Appointing Senator

The West Virginia Legislature elected a U S Senator in a special session for a different purpose, prompting a pending contest by Governor Wilson appointee D B Lucas against Charles James Faulkner Jr. The outcome could reshape party balance and affect the 1889 legislative term.

Washington West Virginia United States Senate D. B. Lucas Charles James Faulkner, Jr Lucas Wilson Faulkner Camden Sherman

General Aaron F. Stevens Dies at Nashua Age 67

Peterboro New Hampshire born lawyer and Civil War general Aaron F Stevens died in Nashua yesterday in his sixty eighth year. He served as county and city solicitor, commanded a brigade at Fredericksburg Suffolk and Coal Harbor, was brevetted brigadier general, served in Congress and nearly pursued a U S Senate seat.

Aaron F. Stevens Peterboro N. H Nashua Londonderry Derry George W. Sawyer Sawyer Aaron W. Sawyer E. E. Parker New Hampshire Suffolk Walthall Road Swift Creek Kingsland Creek Drury Bluff Gaines Farm Coal Harbor Fort Harrison Stevens Congress United States

Destructive Lebanon Fire Destroys Factory District

A morning blaze in Lebanon New Hampshire began at Mead Mason & Co furniture plant on Mascoma Street at 1 am. The fire swept across ten acres damaging eighty buildings including mills and blocks. total loss estimated at 800000 with 110000 insurance. Fire crews from Enfield Hanover and Concord aided. Six hundred workers unemployed sixty families homeless.

Hanover N. H Lebanon Mead & Mason Mascoma Street Enfield Concord Kendrick & Davis C. M. Baxter Seale & Son Rogers Spon B. T. Tilden Muchmore Mechanic, Mascoma, High, Mill Hanover Streets Kendrick Whipple Hanover Street Mead, Mason & Co New Hampshire People’s Granite State Guaranty Capitol Capitol Association Amoskeag Mascoma Sullivan Dover Indian Head Phenix Cheshire Mt. Holly Armers Worcester Fitchburg New England Rutland Springfield Phoenix Hartford

Henry Whitcomb Stone Dies in New York at 42

Henry Whitcomb Stone of Hingham died in New York on Monday aged 42. He was son of Ebenezer W. Stone, adjutant-general of Massachusetts. He lived at the Cushing House in Hingham, married there last October, and worked in wool in Beaton before joining Warren Soap and later the American Marble Company of Georgia. Brevet Major-General Henry F. Clarke, US Army retired, died in Washington aged about 67.

Henry Whitcomb Stone Hingham New York Ebenezer W. Stone Massachusetts Cushing American Marble Company of Georgia Henry F. Clarke United States Army Washington

Old South War Lecture in Chicago Delves into Gettysburg

Colonel H W Jackson, veteran of General Newtons staff, spoke at Chicago Manual Training School on Gettysburg and key questions about General Meade and Sickles. The talk is part of a seven lecture Civil War series for Chicago youths, led by H H Betield, aiming to broaden citizenship through history.

Chicago Gettysburg Chicago Manual Training School H. W. Jackson Newton Muade Sickles Boston Semenway H. H. Betield Manual Training School Fort Sumter Great Central Music Hall Indianapolis

Massachusetts Representatives Hold 1876 Reunion at Revere House

Seventy members of the Massachusetts House gathered for an annual reunion and dinner at the Revere House. Ex-Governor Long presided as Elijah A. Morse of Canton Stillman B. Allen Reuben Noble of Westfield and Frederick M. Stone of Waltham spoke about the year’s legislative experiences. A three member committee was appointed to plan future reunions to occur at least once every three years.

Massachusetts House of Representatives Revere House Long Elijah A. Morse Canton Stillman B. Allen Reuben Noble Westfield Frederick M. Stone Waltham Previe Tor East

Fires Destroy One-Third Of Minot Town In May Blaze

Thirty buildings in Minot Oak burned yesterday causing an estimated loss of 50000 dollars with no insurance. Rodman icehouses in Burlington suffered a likely 2000 dollar loss from a fire traced to woodland sparks. In Woopsville New Hampshire a lumber mill Bethlehem Junction burned along with several depots and boarding houses threatening railroad facilities. a steamer helped bring the blaze under control. A refrigerator advertisement touts D Eddy & Son units with double ice covers and slate shelves as Curry Ellison offers stock at 6 Canal Street with cash discounts.

Suncook N. H Concorp Concord Railroad William Hi. Whrazeltine Timothy Lynch Sarah Appleton Grace Potter Cliffton B. Hildreth Pembroke Allenstown Clifton Kearsarge Concord Fire Department New Hampshire Clifton B. Hildreth Thomas Otterson William H. Hazeltine Peter Michaud Minot Oak Wonurn Wareham Street Woopsville Bethlehem Junction Boston & Lowell and Profile & Franconia Notch Jefferson W. G. R. Mowrey Providence R. I D. Eddy & Son Messrs. Curry & Ellison Canal Street Willsend Is & Ellison

Brave housekeeper captures burglar at Boston residence

Lizzie Brady, a housekeeper for E. D. Barbour of Boston, confronted a burglar at the Barbour home in Sharon last night after hearing a window unfastened. She held the intruder, William Olson, until help arrived. Olson pled guilty to breaking and entering and assault, was held for the grand jury, fined, and jailed.

Sharon Lizzie Brady E. D. Barbour’s William Olson E. D. Barbour Boston

Newspaper Men at Dinner Honors Colonel Taylor in Boston

A banquet at the Hotel Vendome honored Colonel Charles H. Taylor of the Boston Daily Globe with a guest list of prominent editors and journalists from New York Philadelphia and beyond. Speakers included Charles A. Dana George W. Childs and Governor Ames praising Taylor and Boston journalism amid political balance among attendees.

Charles H.taylor Boston Daily Globe Hotel Vendome New York Philadelphia Jonas H. French Taylor Charles A. Dana New York Sun George W. Childs Philadelphia Ledger John A Chicago Herald Chicago Press Club W. S. Bowen New York Herald E. R. Smith St. John N.B New England Ames O’brien Colonel Taylor Charles Levi Woodbury Peter Butler Patrick A. Collins Leopold Morse Henry B. Lovering J. W. Coveney John M. Corse S N. Aldrich John K. Fitzgerald Alpheus B. Alger Patrick Maguire Arty Brackett Preciseus Halsey J. Boardman William A. Russell A. E. Pilsbury George A. Bruce Eustace ©. Fitz Edward Glines Henry N. Sawyer Eben D. Jordan R. H. White Asa P. Potter George W. Simmons A. Shuman Thomas Dana William H. Zinn Colonel French Boston Fountain Head Harvar College Joel Cook The Ledger George W. Elliot Rochester Childs Joe Howard George Alfred Townsend John Boyle O'Reilly Charles Emory Smith J. Amory Knox W. J. Arkell E. W. Smith

Harvard Union debate on Ireland Coercion Bill at Lever Hall

Harvard College notes a Negative decision on the Ireland Coercion Bill after a debate at Lever Hall with主 disputants Warren Green Butterworth Coulson. The Harvard Shooting Club plans a match with the University of Pennsylvania this afternoon.

Harvard Union Lever Hall Ireland Charles Warren W. C. Green A. P. Butterworth Walter Coulson Gladstone Harvard Shooting Club Watertown University of Pennsylvania Young's Thayer Law Clubs F. H. Huntington C. J. Giddings F. Michael FE. Shattuck Boylston Prize W. L. Currier Osgood B. Stedman W- T. Talbot J. H. Woods J.D. Barry R. B. Mahony H. Page N. Oppenheim F. W. Knowles Boston Latin School

Providence Governor-elect Davis names staff officers

May 10 Providence announces the personal staff for Governor-elect Davis. Darius B. Davis, William von Gottschalk, Howard Smith, Patrick E. Hayes, Thomas J. Peirce, and John McManus named. Claude J. Farnsworth named private secretary. Over thirty applicants for staff. commissions issued with announcement.

Providence R.I Davis Darius B. Davis Pawtucket William von Gottschalk Lincoln Howard Smith Newport Patrick E. Hayes Thomas J. Peirce North Kingstown John McManus Claude J. Farnsworth Lec von Gottschalk 1Rst Light Infantry Isaac Bell, Jr United States Holland Union Wadding Company South County Senate Rhode Island Hilaine

Barnum Eyes French Crown Jewels For Show

Brim Barnum of Brim Gerort Conn reports plans to buy the French crown jewels after returning from New York. He sent an agent to Paris to hire a jeweler to determine weight and value and to offer 15 percent above appraised value for the entire lot. If successful, the jewels would join his great show as a major attraction.

Amusements at City Theatres Daily Showtimes

Hollis Street Theatre presents Evangeline with matinee at 2 and night performance at 7 45. Boston Musum features Richard Mansfield in Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde with 2 pm and 8 pm shows. Chowk Theatre offers Buddygore with 2 pm and 7 45 pm. Rio Grande continues after 2 pm and 7 45 pm. Howard Atheneum hosts Pat Rooney's Comedy Company with 2 pm and 8 pm shows. Theatre Catnip Tex operates daily at 2 pm.

Hollis Street C ‘Atnip Tex Richard Mansfield DR. Jekyll and MR. Hyde T. R. Sullivan Ue Mansfield Boston Museum Augustin Daly Boston Eugene Tompkin Daniel Hublamb-Jordan-Price Mark Price Rio Grande Herrmann Park Theatre Abbey & Schoeffed A. M. Palmer Madison Square Theatre Co Jim Penman Hollis Street Theatre

Auctions and Sales Schedule for Today and Thursday

Sales by auction this day include Stocks at 11 30 by R L Day and Co and by Francis Henshaw and Co at noon. Horses and carriages at Brighton by Albert Howe and Co in the morning. Plants at 10 4 by Samuel Hatch and Co. Thursday features paintings by Leonard and Co at 3 pm and real estate by 8 R Knights at 5 pm and Holbrook and Fox at 5 pm. Books and engravings by C I Libbie and Co at 10 am and 2 pm.

R. L. Day & Co Francis Henshaw & Co Albert Howe & Co Brighton A.m Samuel Hatch & Co Leonard & Co

Marriages In Fall River And City Notices

Marriages announced include Samuel J. Davis to Lizzie Dawson in Fall River on May 5. Frank Goodhue to Mials Jennie Ryder in this city on May 7. Harvey W. Mills to Ellen Enos in this city on May 6. Walter M. Skillings of Boston to Margarette Flynn of Portland, Me, on May 8.

Boston Margarette

Obituary notices list multiple deaths across towns in May

Death notices report numerous individuals passing in early to mid May in Massachusetts and New York. Entries include Europa F Bickford age 35, Ann Bradley 70, A Dwight Field 37, Edith Naomi Pligg 16, Emma Caroline Hazleton, Edward Kendal 80, Joshua A Little 63, Edmund J MacDonald, Emily Moulton, Jane Cald Poore 80, Henry White Stone youngest son of General Stone, and Thomas West among others.

Bickford Europa F Jason H Eunice Bickford Bradley Charlestown Ann Bradley Field West Newton A. Dwight Flagg Wellesley Edith Naomi Pligg W. H. Flagg Hazleton Wellesley Hills Emma Caroline Susan P Isaac Hills Reo Ue Secr Ion Cendal Newton Edward Kendal S W Jane E. Kendal Little Brookline Joshua A. Littl MacDonald Cambridge Edmund J. Moulton Emily Moulton Bteep Falls Newtonville Jane Cald Poore Timothy Poore New York City Henry White Stone Wea Catherine L. W. Stone Wakefield Thomas West

New Edition On Electro Type Plates Six Volumes Crown Octavo

An entirely new edition issued after the revised English edition. Six volumes, crown octavo, gilt top. Volumes I and II priced at $1.75 per volume or $3.00 for half calf. Volume III includes The River and The Book. Volume IV contains Christmas Eve and Easter Day along with Men and Women. Also listed are In a Balcony Dramatis Personae Kalmanstion’s Adventure Prince Iohenstiel-Sechwangan and Fifine at the Fair.

Kalanstion Iohenstiel-Sechwangan Fifine

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Kapiolani Beacon Hill Big Blaze Woodville Hineman & Nachersey Fessenden Tryder Division 1 Box 23 Chardon Street Somerville William Stearns Avon Street East Somerville Harvard College NEW Publications Houghton, Mifflin & 60,’S New Books Connecticut Alexander Johnston College of New Jersey Johnston Robert Browning Riverside Press Christian Union Houghton, Mifflin & CO Macdonald & Co Bookksellers Tremont Street Boston, Mass Suffolk Savings Bank Probate Court Registry of Deeds Charles Henry Parker Codman & J. G. Freeman Kilby Street Chas. E. Cram Pemberton Square John Jeffries& Sons Vicinity Devonshire St Coffin & Henry OWA Iowa State St Des Mo Oines State Street Washington Street W. B Congress Street Western Farms Eastern Banking CO Artiestant Street Hardwick Mass Lucian D. Trow FrTeasure International Trust Co James Phillips, Jr John Jeffries Devonshire Street Deddy & Coe U.S.A. Siu Pope EDDY Prp W. Curry C. W. Ellison Medical Boston & Maine Railroad A. Blanchard City Notices City OF Boston Water Boak Service Boston Water Board Mason’s and Carpenter Fisher Hill Gate House Water Board H. T. Rockwell City Nathan G. Smith Haven's Colleges N.Y Phils Cincinneti, C San Francisco Cab Edison Buddy Gorse R. R. M. Field Isaac B. Rich Royal Rice Howard Athenaium Pat Rooney Comedy Co Bijou Theatre Boston and Hingham Steamboat Co Nantasket Rowe's Wharf Pemberton Nantsket E. G. Peirce W. B. Dustan G.T. A Corporation Notices Custhuiriachic Mining Company Broadway Sch C. T. Barney Atlantic & Pacific Railroad Company Milk Street I. C. Nutt Arkwright Mutual Fire Insurance Company Senne Joshua Kendall Day and Family School Sutton’s Island Northeast Harbor Inman Street Cambridge Port Salem Lead Company F. A. Brown, Treas Salem Maas Baeder Adamson & CO Marblehead Carringe Builders J. KR. Robertson Auburndale the Brookline News. Illustrated
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