Harvard Alumni Day Recalls Emanuel College Ties
The fifteenth Harvard Alumni Day on page five features speeches by Hugh Lagreve and Rev Mandell Creighton of Emmanuel College Cambridge. Lagreve recalls his age and health as he honors his Alma Mater, while Creighton praises Emmanuel College and explains its bond to Harvard through Puritan roots and shared history.
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South Carolina
Hugh
Lagreve
George Ickner
Boston
United States
Mandell Creighton
Emmanuel College
University of Cambridge
England
Emmanel College
Harvard College
James Russell Lowell
Charles Eliot Norton
Emmanuel
John Harvard
Vollome
Binmantel College
Harvard
Tam
Wieré
Cambridge delegates praise European universities at historic gathering
Judea Devens introduces Dr. Taylor of St. John's College England who lauds Cambridge and Oxford and European universities as twin sisters of learning. Dr. Taylor speaks for Cambridge, celebrating the 260th anniversary and the global reach of the university with praise for notable alumni and the shared mission of truth and knowledge.
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Judea Devens
Dr. Taylor
St. John’s College
England
Sisters of Learning
Cambridge
Oxford
Europe
University of Cambridge
Jocaninus
Gie Wester
Fourdrst
Torenost University
Ajiplausze
Neworld
Lowell
Cook
Goo
Orton
Holmes
Wight
Cambridge OF
Harvard Honorary Degree Toast at Lyon Playfair Event
Sir Lyon Playfair voices Edinburgh Harvard ties noting Franklin’s praise in 1771. He contrasts Scottish and English university aims, lauds Harvard's blend of teaching and research, and praises its laboratories museums and observatories shaping practical knowledge for industry and professions. President Angell and Judge Devens praise Harvard's influence and public service.
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Slit
University of Edinburgh
Cooper
Winthrop
Harvard
Stiles
Yale
Edinburgh
America
Scotland
Scottland
Tims
Sugland
Oxford
Cambridge
Harvard University
Techological College of Boston
United States
Beacon
Paares
Angell
Devens
Brethren
Fragmented Prose Fragment Indicating Expansion of Knowledge
Fragmentary lines praise growth and prosperity through public intellect and knowledge, framing expansion of learning as a duty and boast of civilization. The text is incomplete and reads like a torn excerpt discussing democracy and progress.
Yale and Harvard Unite in Farewell to Generations of Alumni
The speech by Dr. Dwight at Yale echoes Yale and Harvard ties as Harvard's leaders are invoked. Senator Hoar responds with praise of Harvard’s public service and its historical impact on Massachusetts and the nation. The address honors Harvard’s enduring influence and the duty of graduates to advance learning and liberty.
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Dwight
YALE
Lyon Playfair
Devens
San Francisco
Yale University
Universi
Lou
Sam
America
Dauchter
Thiat Starvard College
Harvard College
Tom
Thomas Tracker
Harvard
George Downing
John Winthrow
Emmannuel Downie
Joey Winthrop
Chaim
Governor Winthrop
Winthrop
Harvard Coliege
Yale College
Tata
Edwards
Princeton
Hoar
Hear
National Public Service
Senate of the United States
Everett
College
Whitle
Massachusetts
Church
General Court
John Hencock
Sam Adams
Aid
James Otis
Joseph Warren
John Adams
Josiah Guiney
Virginia
Dr. Channing
John Quincy Ackoos
Josiah Quincy
Charles Sumner
Hosea Hicelow
Italy
Auriuré
Simu
Wwe
Diaeman
Mirys
Arpinwse
Las
Lowell Reflects on Fifty Years Since Speech at Harvard
James Russell Lowell delivers a nostalgic address recalling his 50 year milestone at Harvard College. He jokes about revenge for past parries with Homer and Virgil, praises Dr. Holmes, and hopes Harvard will celebrate a future jubilee with Holmes present. The audience responds with laughter and applause.
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Angell
University of
Jachican
Dwight
Peesieni
Weert
Xen
West
Duluth
Harvard
George Tichnor
Pewapapers
American University
James Russell Lowell
Ahourni
Hour
Dfarvari College of First
Europe
Dr. Hohnes
Tiarvard Colee
Dr.Holmes
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Holmes
Holmes Recites Verses Amid Cheers In Formal Event
Oliver Wendell Holmes is applauded as he recites an old poem in a ceremonial setting. The audience includes a newly residing sailor and other distinguished guests while verses lament Puritan history and early colonial life.
George William Curtis Praises Harvard Mother on Her 250th Birthday
George William Curtis speaks to Harvard reunion celebrating the university and its mother churchlike strength. He notes the alumni’s bond, Harvard’s enduring spirit, and the nation’s English heritage from Plymouth Rock to Lexington Green. The address ends amid applause and cheers for Harvard’s legacy.
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George William Curtis
Harvard
Zion
Cambridge
Annex
King
Plymouth Rock
Lexington Green
Bargain Priced Winter Fabrics At Dresson Exxcon Sale
Wholesale prices weaken amid warm weather and rain leading to bargains in winter fabrics. Offers include all wool French Cords 42 inches wide in 12 shades for 50c and camel hair homespun 54 inches wide at 50c, previously 1.00. Also all wool French Twills and Boucle Stripes offered as the season’s best value.
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Dreston
Bexcon
Satin and Silk Trimming Fabrics at Deep Discounts
J Gilchrist offers Black Satin Rhadames 21 inches wide at 4.00 and 4.50, Qui Lyons Black Gros-Grain Silks from 1.00 to 1.50, Colored Silk Velvet 19 inches from 1.900 to 6.00, Velvet nets and bronzes to 3.00, Black Silk Velvets 26 inches 2.00 to 3.00, Frisse Velvets in dots and stripes 1.75, with a range of prices across fancy velvets and plushes for millinery and dress trimming.
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R. & J. Gilchrist
R. & d. Gilchrist
Winter Street
Irregular Voice Notes Commemorate Higher Education Day
Fragmentary lines praise education as the crown of civilization. A chorus applauds alumni from Yale Princeton Michigan Pennsylvania and Cornell. The passage links national pride to universities and family lineage in a ceremonial, celebratory mood.
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Patrick Honey
Ban Nota Virginien
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Massie Lausetis
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Yale
Princeton
Michigan
Pees
Pennsylvania
Corneil
Aye -Grandaon
Darvard
Harvard's 250th anniversary reflects rise of science
Professor Alexander Agassiz notes Harvard's scientific growth over fifty years from early botanic and observatory roots to the Lawrence Scientific School and modern laboratories. He argues American universities owe their expansion to decentralization, community support, and national conditions, inviting a transatlantic dialogue in science education.
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Alexander Agassiz
Harvard
Botanic Garden
Observatory
Lawrence Scientific School
Sty
Museums of Natural History
Hiarvare
Guglaind
Europe
Land
Breeding of lawyers at Harvard College in 1636
The passage reflects on Harvard College’s early foray into legal study amid Puritan aims to reform law. It notes John Cotton’s 1636 proposals, Nathaniel Ward’s code, and a legal culture seen as arcane and heavy with Middle Ages formality, shaping early colonial governance.
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Harvard College
Governor Winthrop
Nathaniel Ward
Ipswich
John Cotton
Creighton
Cotton
Emanuel College
General Court
Winthrop
Moses
Jehovah
Seehford
Milton
Coke
Inns of Court
Henry Spelman
Dress Trimmings and Beadwork Prices
Colored bead trimming 25c. Jet bead trimming 12 1 2c and 1c. Jet drop trimming double row of beads 28c. Jet ornament gimps 2 2.00 to 18.00. Colored bead gimps 1.60 410 12.00. Feather trimmings 25c. and 37c. worth double the money.
Law in English History and Harvard’s Royall Professorship
The speaker traces English law from its foreign roots to its study in universities. It highlights Blackstone’s influence at Oxford and Cambridge, the Royall Professorship at Harvard funded by Isaac Royall, and the growth of law education in America. The address emphasizes unified aims, historical method, and the impact on future generations.
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London
James
Knetish
England
Blackstone
Oxford
Cambridge
Powning College
Christian
Massachusetts
Tinman
Isaac Royall
Medford
Harvard College
Royall
Litchfield
Mrs Cleveland Wows Cambridge with Elegant Reception
The first lady and party, arriving around 8:50 p.m., attended by an array of distinguished guests in formal attire. Mrs Eliot Receveon hosted a private 5 to 6 p.m. reception at President Eliot’s Cambridge residence, drawing about 800 attendees, with 3 p.m. Memorial Hall visit and a surprise crowd outside.
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Cleveland
Eliot
Governor Robinson
Powell Mason
Secretary Endicott
President Eliot
Quincey Street
Cambridge
Boston
Robinson
Endicott
Mason
Land
Memorial Hall
Address on literature gains voiced by leading professors
Professor Basil Lanneau Gildersleeve of Johns Hopkins delivered an appreciative address on literature’s progress over the last fifty years. Francis R. Rivers conveyed UVA’s congratulations and best wishes, while Dr Weir Mitchell of Pennsylvania offered a warm medical profession response. cheers closed for Colonel Henry Lee, chief marshal.
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Basil Lanneau Gildersleeve
Johns Hopkins
Francis R. Rivers
University of Virginia
Reception by the Faculty at Hemenway Gymnasium
Graduates and invited guests attended a faculty hosted reception in Hemenway gymnasium last evening after the alumni dinner. The event ran smoothly with a large turnout and careful ushers ensuring orderly arrivals and departures.
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Hemenway Gymnasium
H. Preble
E. Emerton
Albert Thorndike
J.J. Greenough
C.W. Eliot
J. H. Thayer
H. W. Williams
W.S. Chaplin
John C. Gray
W. W. Goodwin
J. C. Warren
C. F. Dunbar
Charles Eliot Norton
C. W. Eliot
C. C. Langdell
Louis Agassiz
Asa Gray
H. P. Bowditch
N. S. Shaler
J. C. Gray
W. W. Goodin
J. F
Bargain Glove Sale Promises Great Value for Ladies
Our stock of Kid Gloves is the most attractive in years with S button Lambskin at 0.25 and 4 button styles from 1.00 to 1.50. Embroidered Dogskin 1.50, Undressed Kid 0.03 to 1.00, Josephine Semmiess reduced to 1.50, Gents Dogskin 1.00, Kid 1.25, and 1.50. Ladies Cashmere Gloves 0.25 and Wool Mitts 0.25.
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New Oneland
Court Verdicts Reported in Multiple Civil Actions
A column lists several court cases with verdicts for defendants in Fitzgerald v. ami versus Seavey et al and Ramsey, Jr. pro ami versus Soard tamen, followed by a sequence of case numbers and parties such as Meredith v Quigg, Brown v Chandler, Bresnahan v OBrien, OBrien v Bresnahan, Hogan v Sherman, Deignan v Berger, Cade v City of Cambridge, Hicks v City, Connor v City, and Casey v McManus, indicating case entries and outcomes in the period court docket.
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Seavey
Ramsey, Jr
Pro Ami
Soardman
Meredith
Quigg
Brown
Chandler
Bresnahan
O'brien
O’ Brien
Berger
Cade
City of Cambridge
Hicks
Same
Connor
Casey
Complainant
McManus
Lowell defendants face manslaughter and assault verdicts
Charles Weldy of Lowell jailed four years one day in state prison for manslaughter. William A H Chadwick of Lowell found not guilty of felonious assault. Walter A Marshall of Lowell fined 100 dollars and costs and sentenced to three months in the house of correction for nuisance. Matthew Harrington of Maynard assaulted and battered, fined 5 dollars and costs.
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Charles Weldy
Lowell
William AH. Chadwick
Walter A. Marshall
House of Correction
Matthew 44 Harrington
Maynard
Demerara Appointee Major David Bunker Named Consul
Major David T. Bunker of Auburndale appointed by President Cleveland consul at Demerara a first-class post. Former Newton alderman and veteran of the war he led in the Gulf Army of the Potomac and Sheridan's Cavalry Corps. He heads the Massachusetts Conservative Soldiers and Sailors Association and is endorsed by leading state Democrats. He has spent years in Demerara and Surinam and is well acquainted with the region.
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David T. Bunker
Auburndale
Cleveland
Demerara
Newton
Massachusetts Reform Club
Department of the Gulf
Army of the Potomac
Sheridan
Cavalry Corps
Massachusetts
Soldiers and Sailors’ Association
Tilden
Bancock
Surinam
TH Water Color Exhibition Opens at Leonard’s Fine Art
An eight hour exhibition today runs from 8 a.m. to p.m. at Leonard’s Fine Art Rooms on Bromfield Street in Assis. The show features water color works by local artists and opens to the public this morning.
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Leonard’s Fine Art Rooms
Bromfield Street
Wood bury Antidote Prompts Prohibition-Era Skepticism
A 19th century style notice reviews a so called wood bury antidote touted as a cure for distresses caused by Prohibition in Newport. It claims to mix flavors like lemon and bitters and to resemble a palatable cocktail. The piece mocks its medicinal pretensions and notes sellers advertise it in grocers and druggists.
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Woodbury
Newport
Rhode Island
Garments Sale Promises Value and Variety in Boston
aLGrast presents a sale of plush garments from S20 with a focus on value for critical purchasers. Highlights include Black Boucle Jackets at 5.50 and Astrachan options around 50 and 750, plus Thaporie jackets at 11 and 12.56 in black and colors. Also offered are fur trimmed wraps, circulars, and various trims and materials for ladies and children.
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