American Girls Abroad Warn of Careless Chaperoning Dangers
The piece warns parents about American daughters living alone in Dresden and Berlin, detailing risks from pensions, language gaps, and lax chaperoning. It describes how easy it is to enter, difficult to exit, and how German cities tempt indiscretion, with cases of unwanted attention and social exposure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dasrepen
Mr. James
Dresden
Berlin
New England
London
Paris
And
Theady
Ameri
Oime
German-American Married Life in Europe Sets Guard
A physician student describes German social customs and the dangers of cross cultural marriages. German officers seek wives with money while maintaining strict social codes and debt restrictions. The piece analyzes how American women adapt to German society and the realities of marriage to a officer abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parquette
Germany
America
Reformer warns on travel risks for daughters abroad
The speaker urges cautious foreign travel for women, arguing better to keep daughters at home or properly guarded than risk exposure to dangers and sharp criticism in foreign lands, while recognizing a conservative temper in reform efforts.
Parish Choirs Festival In Grace Church Newton
Thirteenth annual parish choir festival featuring Church of the Advent Church of Our Saviour St Pauls Newton Highlands Grace Medford St Annes Nashua NH. Conducted by S B Whitney with Frank Young on organ. Morning and evening services praised the large, skilled choir and cohesive performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of the Advent
Church of Our Saviour of
Longwood
St. Paul’s
Newton Highlands
Grace Church of
Medford
St. Anne’s
Lowell
Church of the Good Shepherd
Nashua
N.H
Grace Church
Newton
S. B. Whitney
Frank Young
J.C. Knox
A. R. Aul
R. Redhead
Christ
J. F. Bridge
J. Stainer
H. H. Woodward
Mr. Whitney
Mr. Young
Pianoforte Recital At Chickering Hall Tonight
Crowded Chickering Hall last night hosted a pianoforte recital by Miss Una May Wardwell assisted by Miss Katherine Martina with a sweet strong soprano. Miss Wardwell’s encore was Margaruite. Ada P. Emery and F N. Foster joined for skilled performances including a two piano impromptu on Schumann Manfred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chickering Hall
Una May Wardwell
Katherine Martina
Marguerite
Ada P. Emery
F. N. Foster
Wardwell
Schumann
Manfred
Ill tempered British critics attack American music scene
Arthur Weld critiques The Musical Times of London for envy and malice in its May issue. He cites examples of ambiguous and demeaning commentary on Handel and American figures, praising direct American voices like John Boyle O'Reilly while condemning perceived bilious editing and backstabbing rhetoric.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Musical Times of London
Saturday Review
America
Handel
Joseph Bennett
Hearne
Arne
Scotland
Mozart
Herr Joachim
Mme
Valeria
Lloyd
Herr Stavenhagen
Macintyre
Jelle
Trebelli
Ral
John Boyle O'Reilly
Boston
Uvon
O’reilly
Thomas Moore
Ireland
England
Paddy
Cork
Easpereen
Tom_Moore
O'Reilly
Steamship Escalona Ashore in Dense St Lawrence Fog
The Thompson line steamship Escalona ran aground in the St Lawrence at Platon head of St Croix Bay while en route from the Mediterranean to Montreal. She left Quebec at six last evening and went ashore shortly after midnight in fog. The vessel is seriously damaged and may be a total loss. A wrecking steamer and fleet of lighters were sent to assist.
Mageeites Triumph in Pittsburg County Committee Race
In Pittsburg Pennsylvania the Magee-Finn faction wins control of the Republican county committee. Magee supporters secure fifty eight seats while the Quay faction takes twenty two seats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican County Committee
Magee-Finn
Quay
Pittsburg
Penn
Mageeites
Magee
Fine Arts and Exhibitions Highlight New England and Paris Works
The Cowles Art School shows its year’s work at Boston Art Club with strong figure studies and lively still life pieces reflecting disciplined teaching and individuality. The New York Society of American Artists hosts an eleventh annual show at Fifth Avenue Gallery open until June 15. A salon favorite Henri Martin’s Festival of the Federation draws attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cowles Art School
Boston Art Club
New York Society of American Artists
Fifth Avenue
J. Shaughnessy
West Twenty-Third Street
Henri Martin
Champ de Mars
Talleyrand
Autun
Paris
Obituary: Israel P. Lord Dies after Long Illness
Israel P. Lord died at his Columbus avenue residence Somerville after a long illness of consumption. He headed I. P. Lord & Co. furniture dealers in Boston. Born in Canada about 44 years ago he lived in Somerville. He leaves a widow and five children. Funeral will be held Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Israel P. Lord
Columbus Avenue
Somerville
Rodney Hunt Dies at 78 in Orange
Rodney Hunt, 78, president of the Rodney Hunt Machine Co, died suddenly in Orange. Born in Ashburnham, he built a business from one man to 150 employees and held local and state offices. He was a bank director and Athol Savings trustee, backed the militia company, and is survived by a widow, a son and a daughter. Estate valued at 75 000 to 100 000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodney Hunt
Orange
Mr. Hunt
Ashburnham
Miller’s River National Bank
Athol Savings Bank
Death of Commander Hoskin of Swiftsure at 37
A private despatch from Esquimalt B C reports Commander Hoskin of the British flagship Swiftsure died yesterday after a two week illness. The Devonshire born officer aged 37 saw notable service including fitting out a coastal Africa expedition and rescuing a shipmate’s pony from Arab slaves. He fought in the Ferotian war and attended the Tel el Kebir battle. Interment with naval honors will be at the Esquimalt naval cemetery on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esquimalt
B. C
Hoskin
Swiftsure
Devonshire
England
Africa
Tel-el-Keber
Literary Notes on Novels and New Editions
The piece reports Fanny Kemble’s forthcoming Berkshire hills set novel from Henry Holt & Co. Also notes Harper’s Bazar Decoration Day issue May 24 with poems by Spofford and Sherman and stories by northern and southern ladies. Worthington Company launches new editions from Knox sale including Mayne Reid stories and Browning works. It also previews Longmans Green life of C B Vignoles and a comparison of Lord Randolph Churchill with Lord Beaconsfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fanny Kemble
Berkshire Hills
Henry Holt & Co
Harper’s Bazar
Harriet Prescott Spofford
Frank Dempster Sherman
Rose Terry Cooke
Grace King
Worthington Company
Thomas R. Knox & Co
Mayne Reid
Strickland
Fouqué
Florida
Vignoles
Ericson
Stephenson
England
Chambers's Encyclopedia Volume II review and contents
The third volume of Chambers's Encyclopedia is reviewed highlighting key entries by Mrs. Oliphant on Cowper and John Ormsby on Don Quixote. It praises editors and contributors including Bullen Besant and Lane-Poole, notes mixed critical opinions, and calls the work overall excellent with a Philadelphia and Boston release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chambers’s Encyclopaedia
Chambers
Mrs. Oliphant
Cowper
John Ormsby
Bullen
Eliabethan Dramatists
Chapman and Dekkey
Thisleton Dyer
Stanley Lane-Poole
Constantinople
Walter Besant
Dickens
Eodore Watts
Congress
Chatterton
Hindes Groome
R. B. Haldane
Lord Chatham
Mr. Saintsbury
Alphonse Daudet
Encylopedia
Cato
Dion
Philadelphia
J. B. Lippincott Company
Boston
W. B. Clarke & Co
Price
Australian Ballot System as Embodied in Legislation
A review of Wigmore’s Australian Ballot System book praises its thorough comparison of Massachusetts statutes and overseas measures. It notes the Australian model as the most effective preventive reform, while stressing public opinion as the ultimate cure for election bribery and related evils. The volume is already a standard reference for scholars and reformers and may gain further value in a new edition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wigmore
Massachusetts
Oe H. Wigmore
Boston
Charles ©Oule
History of New Hampshire and Stray Leaves of Literature
McClintock’s History of New Hampshire offers a meritorious but flawed single‑volume survey from 1623 to 1888 with heavy reliance on Belknap and Barstow. Saunders’ Stray Leaves of Literature is dull and overquoting, while Aldrich’s poems, though occasionally smooth, dwell on erotic sentiment in a few pieces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John N. McClintock
New Hampshire
McClintock
Jeremy Belknap
D.D
George Barstow
John M. Whiton
E. D. Sanborn
Frederick Saunders
Saunders
Mr. Saunders
Anne Reeve Aldrich
History of
Boston
B. B. Russell
New York
Thomas Whittaker
W. B. Clarke & Co
Price
Putnam’s Sons
Camrell & Upham
City approves $450000 loan for hall and memorial building
The Lowell board of aldermen last night passed the resolution for a loan of $450,000 for City Hall and memorial building and moved it to a second reading. The steamer Johns Hopkins carried $145,500 in insurance with firms including American of Boston Merchants' of Providence Equitable of Providence New Hampshire Connecticut of Hartford Washingtoe of Rhode Island People's Fire of Middletown Conn Springfield Fire and Marine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johns Hopkins
American
Boston
Merchants’ of
Providence
Equitable
New Hampshire
Connecticut
Hartford
Washingtoe
Stode Island
People’s Fire
Middletown
Conn
Springfield
Mass
Lowell
City, Hall and Memorial Building
Prohibition Debate Highlights Rhode Island Viewpoints
At the Massachusetts Church Temperance Society meeting in Trinity Chapel, Bishop T. M. Clarke of Rhode Island argues prohibition as part of the state constitution and urges coffee houses to lift men from saloons. The event covers society activity, finances, and remarks by church leaders and officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
Church Temperance Society
Trinity Chapel
T. M. Clarke
Rhode Island
Providence
Bishop Clarke
H. Hilliard
Woman's Aid
V. . Edward Osborn
Fred B. Allen
Episcopal City Mission
Philo W. Sprague
St. John's Church
Charlestown
Robert Graham
New York
Bishop Paddock
Diocese of
F. B. Allen
Boston Probate Court Hears Will Case In 1889
William A. Macleod of Boston presents a last will for probate. The Probate Court in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, orders the citation to appear on June 3, 1889, at ten in the forenoon to show cause. Public notice must run weekly for three weeks in the Boston Post before court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Macleod
Boston
Oston
Suffolk
Boston Post
John W. McKim
Washburn
Wellesley
of Norfolk
Keston
Isoston Post
Joan W. McKim
Esquire
Elijah George
Register
Mary Ann Boardman
Edwin A. Boardman
Massachusetts
Thomas K. Mavch
Revere
Julia J. Mavok
Commonwealth OF Massachu
Ann Bent Gibson
Sarah Ann Snow
John W. McKim, Esquire
Commonwealth OF Massachussetts
Timothy Driscoll
Thomas Dean
Jons W. McKim
Massachd
Middlesex
John Corey
Newton
Mary C. Perry
William Minot
Cambridge
Boston Fest
George M. Brooks
J.H. Tyler
Commonwealth OF
Houston Post
Massachussetts
William H. Mumler
William H. H. Tuttle
Andre C. Mumler
Jonn W. McKim
Goston
Elway George
Commonwealth OF Massachousetts
Eunice Perkins
John D. Bates
Catherine Augusta Wardwell
Fequiew
George Higginson
Lenox
Berkshire
William Minot, JR
Jonn W. McKim, Esquire
Administration Sought in Edward Glennon Estate
Massachusetts Suffolk Probate Court issues citation to next of kin and creditors regarding grant of administration to Margaret J. Dorsey for Edward Glennon of Chelsea. Hearing set in Boston with notices to run weekly for three weeks in the Boston Post. Witness Joan W. McKro, Judge, dated May 13, 1800s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coon Isle
Massachus
Suffolk
John Logan
Boston
Massachussetts
Edward Glennon
Chelsea
Margaret J. Dorsey
Boston Post
Sai Con Witness
Joan W. MoKro
Elijah George
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the Fine Arts
New York City
Stanton White
Charles Sumner
Boylston Street
Miss Whitney
Samuel Adams
Sumner
Fremier
Joan of Arc
Tuileries Garden
Rue Pyramides
NEW Books
Commonwealth OF Massachus
Jane H. Taylor
Caro
Frances Hayward
Levi Abbot
Hollis
N. H
Mary Bh. Burley
Eugemnne F. Butler
Adinx
Lydia A. Russell
William Lk. Morse
Admr
Ommon
Mary A. Tolman
Milton D. Kingman
N Otlce
Hansa l, Fuller
Solomon Fuller
Adminston
Elmira W. Fuller
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