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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

May 20, 1890

Page

5

Revision Committee Enlarged and Pending Amendments Debate

In Saratoga on May 19 the General Assembly discussed enlarging the Revision Committee by seven members and submitting all amendments to a new panel. Rev Robert s led a sharp defense of the report amid charges it favored revision. The Board of Missions for Freedmen reported progress with 246 churches and 133 colored teachers, and a meeting on freedmen work followed led by Dr Crosby and several colored ministers.

Saratoga General Assembly William H. Roberts Lane Theological Seminary Second Presbyterian Church of Cincinnati Hay Roberts J. T. Leftwich Baltimore Everard Kempshall Elizabeth William H. Strong Washington Willson Philadelphia Assembly Friends of Revision Moore Patten Thompson Johnson Board of Missions For Freedmen E. D. Morris D.D Cincinnati Booth New York Nichols Howard Crosby R. H. Allen W. A. Allen F.C. Potter York Jones J. H. Bergen W. H. Franklin

Cornell Loses Its Case in Fiske Will Contention

The U S Supreme Court affirms a Circuit Court ruling in Cornell University v Fiske. It determines in 1881 Cornell held $3 000 000 in property only to the extent permitted by state obligations. Profits from land scrip and lands were a personal gift from Mr Cornell, not state or federal funds.

Washington United States Supreme Court Circuit Court Cornell University Fiske University University of Cornell State of New York Cornell New York Supreme Court State Supreme Court Court of Appeals United States

Isles of Shoals Opener Promises Healthful Summer

The Appledore on Isles of Shoals opens its season June 18 under Laighton Bros management. A Lasell Seminary benefit concert was held at Auburndale with piano and hall donated, while seaside summers offer cool decks, ocean voyage charms, and healthy, invigorating leisure.

Lasell Seminary Auburndale Jebe F Morison Perkins Instit Lind South Boston Nike Anand Cote Ehoals Appledore Laighton Bros

Putnam Day At Danvers Honors Revolutionary General

Danvers observes the 100th anniversary of General Israel Putnam’s death with a meeting at Town Hall led by Rev. Dr. A. P. Putnam and scholar Samuel A. Drake. Speakers discuss Putnam’s fame, his self-made career, and his leading role at Bunker Hill while the Danvers Historical Society showcases artifacts and manuscripts donated by Putnam relatives and others from Boston to Marietta Ohio.

Danvers Bunker Hill A. P. Putnam Concord Israel Putnam Samuel A. Drake Mr. Drake Putnam Paul Revere Hancock Sheridan Granville B. Putnam Boston Wallace A. Putnam David Putnam Douglass Putnam Marietta Ohio David General Putnam J. F. Gleason Needham Mellen Chamberlain Boston Public Library Henry A. Hazen Auburndale A. H. Quint Allston A Putnam W. W. Wheildon George W. Porter Lenox Society National Bank Alden P. White D. A. Massey Sarah E. Hunt George Tapler Bessie Putnam Ezra D. Hines

Westport Harbor Land Dispute Ends in Sale to Cottagers

Edward Howland, owner of four sevenths of the Carter estate at Westport Harbor, loses control as the three sevenths heirs sell their share to cottagers who now hold deeds and plan to use and locate bath houses on the property. The cottagers may roam the Carter land as tenants in common and will confront Howland at each point.

Edward Howland Little Compton Westport Harbor Howland Carter Carter Place Bath

Harvard Happenings And Society Events At Cambridge

The Institute of 1770 hosts its annual dinner at Parker House on May 22. Officers include President R Saltonstall and toastmaster N Rantoul. The Pierian Sodality hosted a reception for about forty Zeta Alpha Society members from Wellesley. The Conference Francaise staged Le Voyage Dieppe with A Sweeney and a large supporting cast. English Club additions include A C Garrett and W Willard. The annual college tennis tournament is scheduled and Harvard Yale game tickets go on sale at Leavitt Peirce on Thursday.

Institute of 1770 Parker House R. Saltonstall N. Rantoul W. C. Forbes Pierian Sodality Zeta Alpha Society Wellesley Matthews College Yard Memorial Hall Conference Francaise Wafflard Fulgence A. Sweeney A. de V. ‘Yassin D’ Herbelin C.J. Rolfe Mme d’Herbelin G. Howard L’herigny J. 4 Ames Mowbray H. McCulloch, Jr Mme. Lambert F. Patterson, Jr Isaure A. RK. Tisdale Felicité RE. St. Jones Lambert R. H. Davis Dupre O. K H. G. Cushig M. A. Davis C. W. Willard A. C. Garrett Co. W. Willard KR. M. Lovett A. de V. Tassin J. R. Corbin Leavitt & Peirce’s Cambridge

Barricading Boston Avenues Sparks Civic Debate

Letter to the Post laments city actions blocking routes out of Boston before finishing road work. It cites steam rollers on Beacon Street, West End railroad blockades, a sewer digger across Parker Street, and unfinished paths toward Brookline Avenue.

State House Beacon Street Park West End Company West End Railroad Huntington Avenue Parker Street Shawmut Avenue Electric Boston Brookline Avenue

Boat Ahoy and the Warned Suffering of Consumption

An impassioned plea compares a pleasure party on a rapid river to those at risk of consumption. It extols Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a guaranteed cure, claims benefits for lung scrofula, and cites Worps Dispensary Medical Association at 668 Main Street Buffalo New York as the source.

Dr. Pierce Golden Medical Discovery Worp’s Dispensary Medical Association Main Street Buffalo N. Y

Market Summary Shows Mixed New York Trading Activity

Boston and New York market desk notes mixed results with Vanderbilts strength and Atlantic & Pacific activity near close. Reports discuss Atchison links, Pennsylvanian ties, bond issues, and broker rates as investors weigh railroad and utility stocks amid looming events and regional exhibits.

New York

Harvard Board of Overseers to Meet in Boston May 21

A special meeting of the Board of Overseers of Harvard College will be held at No 50 State Street Boston on Wednesday May 21 at 11 o clock a m to act on communications from the President and Fellows and reports from committees and to transact any other business which may be brought before them. Alexander McKenzie Secretary Cambridge May 14 1890.

Harvard College

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