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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Nov 01, 1887

Page

2

Deputation for international arbitration tour announced

The deputation meets in Pittsburg invited by Mr. Carnegie and travels by special car to Philadelphia. An English American conference at Brompton discusses the arbitration scheme with resolutions in its favor and letters of approval from prominent figures.

America Friends of International Arbitration Carnegie Pittsburg Baltimore & Ohio Railroad

Progress of Indians Seen Amid Education and Land Reform

Washington reports from Commissioner Atkins that Indian progress continues in agriculture housing and dress while school attendance rises beyond prior years. Allotments in severalty are under way reducing tribal tension, with land cultivation up 25 000 acres and 1596 more farming families. English instruction is urged in schools. five civilized tribes align on language policy. Fiscal year totals fall slightly to 5 608 873 with rises for schools surveys allotments and transport due to the interstate commerce law.

Washington Atkins Congress

New Books and Notable Stories in The Century Volume

Review highlights Frank R. Stockton The Hundredth Man and Jeannette Walworth Southern Silhouettes. Also notes Sabine's Deception, Frau Wilhelmine, Rollo's Journey to Cambridge, and Meiklejohn on The English Language. Praises Stockton's humor and character realism. comments on German satire in Buchholz and the value of Rollo as nostalgic classic.

Stockton Rudder Grange Miss Armatt Stratford Thorne Mr. Stockton Vatoldi John People New York Evening Post Deaeiea Sabine Olga Cantacuzene- Altieri Messrs Harper M. Des Allais Jacques Ydoine Florimonde Flora Buchholz Wilhelmine Mme. de Stael Vulgaire Miss Austen Emma Highbury Mr. Wheelwright Frank R. Stockton New York The Century Company Boston Clarke & Carruth Jeannette HW Walworth Henry Holt & Co Price Olga Cantacuzene-Altieri Harper & Bros Frau Wilhelmine Julius Stinde Charles Scribner’s Sons Laughton, Macdonald & Co Rollo Cambridge Cupples & Hurd

Opening Fair for Working Girls' Home Held at Horticultural Hall

The bazaar in aid of the Working Girls' Home opened last evening in Horticultural Hall. The lower hall housed a cafe and various market tables led by local women from Dorchester, Roxbury, Charlestown, and Boston. Mayor O'Brien formally opened the event in Governor Ames's absence, with remarks by President Mrs. Richards and a closing cornet solo and musical selections.

Horticultural Hall Charlestown Jennie Collins A. M. Beecher Sybilla Bailey Moral Dorchester Branch Educational Association Kate Phelps Henrietta Head Roxbury the Highlands Draper Jamaica Plain E. L. Bachelder Boston Highlands A. B. Tappan Gleaner Darius Crosby Wellington Helen Despeaux E. Rumsey Towle Good Intention E. R. Horton E. R. Rice S. F. Carter Miss Carter I. S. Small Allston Union M. S. Philbrick Mary Burpee Chelsea Malden F. Talbot Casey Dora Bascom Smith L. A. Hatch Boston Variety Elizabeth Bang Leonora Hamilton Volunteer Harriet N. Webster Salem and Peabody

Professor Meiklejohn’s Grammar Aims at Language History

This work is an augmented English grammar suited for colleges rather than schools. It emphasizes rhetoric and the history of language, tracing words back to a time when English was inflected like German and Latin tongues, reflecting modern scholarly thought.

Meiklejohn

Advance of Science in the Last Half Century reviewed

A compact review of T Huxleys The Advance of Science in the Last Half Century lauded for its concise, clear survey of fifty years of science and its social and political impact. The book, reprinted from The Reign of Queen Victoria, is praised for its authority and vivid, accessible style.

Huxley Queen Victoria T. H. Huxley New York D. Appleton & Co

Puritan by St Gaudens to be unveiled in Stearns Park

The Puritan statue by Augustus St Gaudens, a bronze heroic figure memorializing Samuel Chapin, will stand on a low granite pedestal at Stearns Park facing Bridge Street. It features a heavy cloak, staff, Bible, and a stern Puritan gaze, and is praised as a masterful, unmatched example of American sculpture with ceremonies planned when the unveiling date is set.

Springfield Republican The Augustus St. Gaudens Stearns Park Springfield Chester W. Chapin Boston & Albany Railroad Samuel Chapin First Church of Christ Chapin Governor Winthrop Boston St. Gaudens Chapins Worthington Street Bridge Street

Voting by Mail Considered to Expand Massachusetts Ballots

A letter to the editor argues for voting by mail in Massachusetts detailing how ballots could be mailed to voters with signatures witnessed if needed. It claims strong secrecy, reduced forgery risk, and time savings while preserving the right to vote for those away on election day. The writer acknowledges objections but urges public consideration.

The Post Europe Massachusetts Boston San Francisco Bureau of Elections

Run Over by Caravan on Wall Street Near Causeway

An unknown man was run over at 6 20 PM on Wall Street near Causeway by a caravan owned by Tobias Libby of East Cambridge and driven by William B Richards. A wheel passed over the man’s chest causing serious internal injuries. The driver was taken to Station 3 for developments, and the injured man to Massachusetts General Hospital unable to name himself as of 10 PM.

Wall Street Causeway Tobias Libby East Cambridge William B. Richards Massachusetts General Hospital

Michael Mullen Prizes at Star Course Recitals

The Star course entertainment last evening featured Mr. Michael Mullen in character recitals and songs and the Temple maie quartet. Mullen delivered amusing impersonations including The Menagerie and Mme. Catasqualli. The Temple quartet was well received as usual.

Star Course Michael Mullen Temple Maie Mullen Mme. Catasqualli Temple Quartet

Harvard Notes Prayers Prayers and Lectures This Week

The Rev. Phillips Brooks will conduct prayers this week and meet students from 9 to 10 daily in the minister's room. Mr Richard Hochditter will give a German comedy reading in Sever 11 this evening. Professor Royce will deliver the third forensic lecture in Sever 11 this afternoon at 4 o'clock. All dissertations for the Bowdoin and Chauncy Wright prizes must be submitted by this evening.

Phillips Brooks Richard Hochditter Royce Sever Bowdoin and Chauncy Wright

Nelson Tibbetts Advertises Stock and Commodities Expertise

Mr. Nelson Tibbetts of 209 Washington street is an authority on stocks grain and oil in large or small lots. He is a member of the Consolidated Stock Exchange of New York and has top facilities for transactions. A free pamphlet with investor information is mailed on request.

Nelson Tibbetts No. 209 Washington Street Consolidated Stock Exchange of New York

Auction sale of fine horses by C T Walker at bazaar

A special sale features matched trotters family and saddle horses and high bred colts most recently with W P Balch. Catalog lists names such as Bob Nellie Llewellyn William H Billy queen Wilkes Lottie Ajax Quartermaster Ben Wilkes Arol Belle Boone Alfred Brownie and many more with ages heights weights and gait expectations. The horses are described as sound safe for ladies and suitable for driving riding and road use. The sale begins Thursday November 8 at 10 30 o clock at bazaar No 1 Black horse Bob is highlighted among a long lineup of thoroughbred and roadster horses from various breeders.

W. P. Balch Devonshire Street Hiram Woodruff Nellie Vermont Llewellyn Tom Patchen Boston William H Daniel Lambert Billy George Lynnfield Queen Wilkes George Wilkes New England New England States Wilkes Farm Lynnfield Centre Bazaar Lotyle Foxhunter Lottie Braintree Wilkes Red Wilkes Mollie Rachel F Williams Mambrino Santa Claus Ericsson Colonel Lewis Copperbotto Henry Wilkes Blanche Smuggler Col. Russell Menk C. M. Hall Fredonia N. Y Bazardo Stephanus Stephen A. Douglas Rysdick Hambletonian Beverly Shore State Street Gentienn Ajax Mystic Mazeppa Hugh Norton Alleghany City Penn Ben Wilkes Mambrino Wilkes Taggard Abdallah George W. Leavitt Arol Herold Maud Norman Lulu Imp. Sovereign A. Dye Spring Station Belle Boone Pantel Boone Rysdyk Kate Bruno Brunette Lelle Boone Gideon Cleveland Blood Bay Gee Alfred Maine Knox Kentucky Starvard Stummer Prosser John Black Baymore Montpelier Goodrich Springfield Mass Hattie E Charlie Goddard

Auction Sale Ledger Items Include Bonds and Mills

A dated sale list from Wednesday and Saturday auctions features numerous bonds and shares. It lists Lae Mfg Co, Hotel Co, Cedar Rapids & Missouri River RR, Boston Cyclorama Co, and many banks and mills, with dates and issue numbers. The document mentions railroad and mill stocks, with notes on specific par values and maturities, spanning 1887 to 1926.

Lae Mfg. Co Do S. Hotel Co Cedar Rapids & Missouri River RR Boston Cyclorama Co Holyoke Mutual Fire Insurance Co

Also Mentioned on This Page

Progress OF Indians NEW Books Little Northern University of South Framlincham Bishop Woburn Centre Natick Boston & Albany the Puritan Harvard C.T. Walker Morse and Carriage Bazaar Portland Street Florence Frank P Bayard Knox Norton Joseph Parsons Red Path C&m.d ST. Croix Jamaica AVID NUM M. Doherty & CO Kneeland Street Endicott Street North Market Street Almeria Malaga Palermo California Florida Stamford Long Wharf R. Knights & CO Washington St Newton Street A. P. Pierce Steamship Scythia Loring Florida Oranges and Lemons City of Macon Florida Oranges Chas. W. Sawyer No. City Square County of Suffolk Catherine Doherty Charles W. Sawyer City Square Short St Cheever W. B. Hall Mary Upham Mary Doherty Chas. B. Goodrich Middlesex Sc. di Admx Francis Henshaw & CO Merchants’ Exchange Boston Stock Exchange G. Beck & Son Milk Street R.L. Pay & Cormyany State St First Moor Rooin Nsaieim Mercantile Bank of Salem Exchange Salem Gas Light Co Eastern RR. Co N. H. Hamilton Woollen Mills Continental Natl Wackstone Bank of Femourone Saitire Eastman Car Heater Co Algonquin Club Atchison, Top Santa Fe L. G Toledo Ann Arbor Grand Trunk Suffolk Cordage Co Vermonté& Mass. RR. Co Natl. Bank Boston Atheneum Chicago & West Michigan RR. Co Boston & Albany RR Old Colony RR Quincy, Alton & St. Louis RR Burlington & Mo. River RR Middlesex RR Boston & Maine RR Portland Water Co Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul RR Gates West End St. Ry. Co West End St. Ry. Co. Pfa NEN. Be Blue Hill N. Bk Jackson Co Nashua Mfg Middlesex Co Lowell Hil Mfg Cocheco Mfg Atchison, Topeka & Sante Fe Plain Quincy & Warsaw RR Marquette, Houghton & Ontonagon RR Dee Burl, & Quincy RR Brookline Gas Light Co Amoskeag Mfg. Co Saco & Ports Laws. & Northern Cheshire Blackstone Natl Howard Bank Michigan Cambridge Gaslight Co Lombard Investment Co Concord & Mont Elkhorn & Mo Val River Everett Freeman’s Natl Eliot Natl Blue Hil Milton Cabot Mfg. Co Neumkeag Steam Cotton Co Nashua & Lowell Hill E Co Dexter & Newport Rd Hillsdale & So West Weat and Street Ry Gt. Falls & Conway Afaina of Altuliaw Boston Gas Light Co Adm Naumkeag — Cotton Co Bates Mfg. Co Washington Natl. Bank Somerville Horse Malden & Melrose Gas Lt. Co Newton Natl. Bank Newton Boston & Maine Boston & Lowell Natl. Exchange Bank Pe China Mfg. Co Pembroke Mills City of Toledo W. L Chi. & No. Western New Eng. Mort. Sec. Co Boston & Alvany Rad Fitchburg Rd Samuel Hatch & CO Congress Street Moston Albany Street Wareham Street James Wwlliseams J. A. Churchill Andrew M. Davies Chas. A. Place Gossamer Manufacturers’ Association Field, Chapman & Fenner Broadway Richards & CO John C, Wilmerding Wilmeerding, Hoguet & CO White St Townsend & Montana Leonerd Street Albert Howe & CO Market Street Brighton Warren Avenue L. Saltonstall William C. Buri Gess Sarah W. Thorndike William Thorndike Suffolk Cambridge Street A. Wadsworth G. Howland Shaw Augustus L. Thorndike Sarah W. ‘Thorndike Albert D. Bosson Court St County of Commonwealth of Massachusetts Catherine Mannix Harvard Street Margaret Mannix Buffolk Daniel Sheehan Said County Mary Sheehan Boston Post Joan W. McKim Esquire Elijah George Commonwealth OF Massachtus J Henrietta Whorf Edwin Faxon Arthur Reed Edward H. Whor Joan W. McKin Register Nasan John F. Thoppson Elizabeth Durgin Commonwealth OF Massachus Nehemiah W. Colwell Carpenter Court Square Said John B. Fitzpatrick A. F. Locke & CO Orrin Ray Legal Kontos Post Publishing Company
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