National Academy of Sciences Session Opens in Boston
The National Academy of Sciences began sessions in Boston with a large attendance of prominent scientists. Papers covered gelatin digestion, stellar spectra, electrical discharges, and binaural sound. Meetings featured talks by Marsh Newton Langley Bowditch Walker and social events with Harvard staff and local clubs.
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National Academy of Sciences
Congress
National Academy
O. C. Marsh
5. P. Langley
Asaph Hall
Washington
D. C
Boston
Institute of Technology
Natural History
Boyston
Berkeley Streets
Academy
H. A. Newton
New Haven
A. Hail
United States Naval Observatory
J. W. Powell
United States Geological Survey
S. P. Langley
Smithsonian Institution
H. L. Abbott
Engineering Department
Thomas S. Casey
Walcott Gibbs
Newport
Lewis Ross
Dudley Observatory
Albany
Joseph Lovering
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
I. A. Walker
R. H. Chittenden
Edward ©. Pickering
Harvard College Observatory
Observatory Annals
Henry Draper
Milky Way
Herschel
Bache
Bruce
Pickering
Major Powell
Langley
John Trowbridge
Cambridge
Joseph Henry
Charles K. Cross
Helmholtz
Cross
Hyatt
EL. P. Bowditch
Fagan Opens Lowell Institute On Treasures Of The British Museum
Louis Fagan of the British Museum lectured at the Lowell Institute on The Treasures of the British Museum detailing Egyptian Assyrian and Babylonian collections. He used stereopticon views to illustrate chronology religion and art from 4000 years of Egyptian history to Assyrian lion hunting scenes.
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Louis Fagan
British Museum
Lowell Institute
Fagan
Alexandria
Montague House
Duke of Montague
London
Cleopatra
New York
Thomas Young
Bostonian Society hears Andros uprising tale with fan gift
The Bostonian Society met at the Ola State House with Curtis Guild presiding. A library report noted valuable additions including a Lady Franklin fan once given to Mrs. Gay and later to Miss Lodge, presented by Miss Abbie Alger. New members and life members were named, and Mr. Hurd of the Evening Transcript spoke on Boston’s uprising against Andros in 1689, tracing causes from Massachusetts governance to the charter’s nullification and the 1689 revolution.
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Bostonian Society
Ola State House
Curtis Guild
Lady Franklin
Mrs. Gay
Miss Lodge
Abbie Alger
Charles F. W. Didaway
John C. van Voorhis
C. A. Stearns
Thomas W. Kicknell
Henry 5
Colony of
Massachusetts
Richard Saltonstall
John Winthrop
Edward Randolph
James II of
England
Andros
Hurd
Church of England
James II
John Winslow
Prince of Orange
Winslow
Bancroft
Wilbur
Bristol
KK. E
Taunton
Tippecanoe Club Banquet Highlights Republican Call for Legislature Control
The Tippecanoe Club of Manchester New Hampshire held its third annual banquet at Hotel Windsor with President VD Upton presiding. Notables including Senator Blair Congressman Moore Gallinger and Hiram A Tuttle spoke urging Republicans to maintain control of the State Legislature. Other speakers were D A Jaggart J O Lyford ex Governor Fred Smyth and Hiram A Tuttle of Pittsfield.
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Manchester
N. H
Tipvecanoe Club
Hotel Windsor
VD. Upton
H. W. Blair
Hiram A. ‘Tuttle
Pittsfield
Moore
Nashua
J. H. Gallinger
Concord
Dad Taegart
Blair
Gallinger
D. A. Jaggart
J. O. Lyford
Fred Smyth
Hiram A. Tuttle
Pittsvield
Hart Conference Sparks City Election Rumors Ward 24
A notice from Thomas N. Hart calls twenty Republican leaders to an adjourned meeting at the Hotel Vendome to discuss the pending city election. The session, held in Back Bay, explored Hart’s strength, possible opponents, and fire service concerns affecting insurance costs, with no formal action taken and Hart remaining in the race.
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Hotel Vendome
O'Vlces
Thomas N. Hart
Back Bay
Hart
Colonel Clapa
The
Journal
Alanson W. Beard
Boston
Henry D. H
Moody Merrill
Nathan Matthews, Jr
Mr. Hart
Councilman Von L Meyer Nominated Alderman at GOP Convention
The fourth district Republican aldermanic convention at the city committee rooms nominated Councilman George Von L Meyer of Ward 9 by acclamation. Fifteen delegates attended. Campaign committees for Meyer's candidacy were formed by ward chairmen and delegates from Wards 9 and 10. An endorsement based on his council record will be printed and distributed.
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von TL. Meyer
Republican City Committee
Hichard L. Gay
Charles F. Sprague
H. A. Sprague
Curtis Guild, Jr
George von L. Meyer
Guild
Meyer
Recounts Move Votes in Ward Races and Districts
The Board of Aldermen began recounting last election ballots with minor changes. Ward 7 produced a tied race for Representative after adjustments. senatorial districts showed small shifts, notably 6 votes down for Gammon and 48 for Reade in the second district, and Coveney down 19 with McLaughlin up 29 in the third. Other wards reported small gains and losses for various candidates. Brookline and Westboro recounts adjusted margins, while Lawrence and Hype Park recounted congressional totals with modest net shifts.
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Board of Aldermen
Gammons
Reade
Coveney
McLaughlin
Dr. Everett
Mr. Lodge
Representative
Frazier
Prince
Doherty
Haggerty
Crowley
Falcon
Kenefeck
Breen
Duffee
Lomasney
Phillips
Starvey
Warren
Brookline
Williams
Mr. Candler
Westporo
Westboro
Candler
Newton
Sprcral
Howara
Saltonstali
Chester
Lawrence
Greenhalge
Hen
Hype Park
Catechism in Ward 24 Public Meeting in Dorchester Hall
Citizens of Ward 24 gathered at Dorchester Music Hall to question their recent municipal representatives. Alderman Carruth faced scrutiny over labor bills and fire department policy while praise was given for fire apparatus upgrades and council member Hayes explained opposition to relocating the Franklin School property as a fire HQ.
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Light
Page
Franklin
Alderman Carruth
Hayes
Citizens’ Committee
Dorchester Music Hall
Field’s Corner
W. B. Bird
Savin Hill
G.G. Bradford
Association
Carruth
Dorchester
Aldermman Eddy
Carruth Beng
Manie Tly
Common Council
Carruthheim
J. Lewis, Jr
Committee On Common Council
Political Notes Highlight Nat Robinson Busy in Boston
Councilman Nat Robinson balances civic duties with Washington street party work in Boston. Democratic circles anticipate his continued service in the party. Somerville Republicans fixed Nov 18 for Citizens caucuses to nominate mayoralty delegates and Nov 19 for the convention.
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Nat Robinson
Boston
Washington Street
Somerville
Republican Ward
Citizens’ Caucuses
Vue Executive Meeting Sets ACA Officers for 1891
The American Canoe Association executive committee meets at the Thorndike on Nov 15 1890 to appoint officers for the coming year. The dinner to officers follows at 7 39 pm by the Eastern division. The Puritan Canoe Club hosts an at home the next day.
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American Canoe Association
Thorndike
Walter \. Lawson
Ralph F . Brazer
James W. Cart Wriszht Jr
Charles V. Winne
Richard Hobart
Atlantic
Paul Butler
Edward 35. Fowne
Sydney Bishop
P. Ft. Lisborne
Colin Frazer
Hi. M. Stewart
J, WK. Bakewell
LH. L. Quick
Canon Ignatius Defends Mission After Bishop Paddock Row
In a Meionaon lecture yesterday Father Ignatius defended his mission to reopen church doors closed by Bishop Paddock of Massachusetts. He argued bishops are not infallible, cited sympathy from English clergy, and read a letter to the bishop. A petition to reconsider the decision closed the audience as people spoke of reconciliation.
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Father Ignatius
Church of England
Ignatius
Paddock
Diocese of
Massachusetts
England
Ignatus
Sam Small
America
Forbes
Tate
United States
New York
Falmouth
Llapthony
Wales
Hue
Sisters of Mercy
Minnesota
Christ
School Board Votes and Name Changes Amid Meeting Actions
The School Committee rejected a $1400 payment to the superintendent of buildings as it violated ordinance rules. The special committee on historical instruction postponed its report. A leave of absence proposal for teachers after nine years was approved with half pay, and substitutes’ salaries set at half. A West Roxbury petition sought naming the Hill Side grammar school the Samuel B Capen School. The Pierce School was renamed Henry L Pierce School.
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Hart
Committee On
Blake
Air
Emery
Jhomas KK. Proctor
H. F. Coe
West Roxbury
Hillside
Samuel B. Capen
Capen
New England Survivors of Rebel Prisons Hold 12th Reunion
Worcester November 11 The twelfth annual reunion of the New England Survivors of the Rebel Prisons convened with officers reelected including President Charles M. Smith Worcester VP A S Atherton Wakefield and KH M Colby Worcester secretary treasurer William Judd of Fiedburg chaplain A B Siccarns Worcester and exec committee Albert Mason Gardner and L W Goddard Worcester A Republican critique cited stingy pensions for ex-prisoners Fifty comrades attended the banquet in the evening.
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Worcester
New England
Chas. M. Smith
Atherton
Wakefield
Kh. M. Colby
William Judd
Firedburg
A.B. Siccarns
Albert Mason
Gardner
L. W. Goddard
Republican Party
Horace Partridge introduces unique 1891 writing papers
Horace Partridge & Co releases a distinctive sample book and price list for fine high grade writing papers dated 1891. The catalog, offered from 69 Temple Place, is available on application at the store or can be mailed free to any address upon request.
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Horace Partridge & Co
Temple Place
Chrysanthemum Show Brightens Gloomy Day at Horticultural Hall
The Chrysanthemum Show opened at Horticultural Hall amid stormy weather and lower attendance. Walter Hunnewell and N T Kidder display striking plant forms while others like C G Weld and Mrs Francis B Hayes present varied collections. The lower hall features cut flowers competing for the Bradley trophy, with Galvin Bros and Coleman's Ada Spaulding varieties drawing praise. A. W. Davis’s Northampton Street stables have been expanded into one of the citys finest modern facilities.
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Horticultural Hall
Walter Hunnewell
Wellesley
N. T. Kidder
C. G. Weld
Francis B. Hayes
Dawson Bros
Wolcott
Joseph H. White
Brookline
William E. Doyie
Galvin Bros
J. Coleman
C. d. Power
South Framingham
Coleman
Ada Spaulding
G. Bergmann
Flatbush
N. Y
Norton Bros
E. M. Gill
William W. Edgar
Waverley
G. G. Weld
William C. Winter
Mansfield
John McGowan
Orange
N.J
United States Loan Syndicate touted as safe investment scheme
Special Correspondence from Cuscaco describes a Chicago based prospectus for the United States Loan Syndicate. Teller and Barnes promote guaranteed 12 percent dividends, monthly withdrawals, and mortgage secured notes with 60 percent collateral. The system combines building and loan features with direct loan oversight by directors, promising security for Eastern investors and non resident real estate dealings in Chicago.
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Cuscaco
Messrs. Teller
Barnes
Teller
Senator Teller
Colorado
United States Loan Syndicate
Chicago Opera House
Building and Loan Associations
Building and Loan Association
New England
Lam
Chicago
Linwoob
Cape Cod Association Elects New Officers at Meeting
The Cape Cod Association held its annual meeting at the China Insurance Company office to ratify the assisted list and allocations. Officers elected include President Joshua M. Sears. Vice Presidents Osborne Howes, Nathan Crowell, Pinny Nickerson, P. H. Sears. Treasurer Francis Bacon. Corresponding Secretary O U Howes Jr. Recording Secretary George Thacher. Executive Committee Sears, P Nickerson, Hallet, and William H. Chessman.
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Cape Cod Association
China Insurance Company
Amherst
Middlebury
Bates
Dartmouth Colleges
Boston University Law School
Joshua M. Sears
Osborne Howes
Nathan Crowell
Pinny Nickerson
P. H. Sears
George Thacker
George A
Nickerson
Eben Bacon
Paul Sears
Henry L. Hallet
F. D. Gove
Alpheus H. Hardy
John
O. Shaw, Jr
Charles M. Baker
Francis Bacon
OU. Howes, Jr
George Thacher
Messrs. Sears
P. Nickerson
Hallet
William H. Chessman
Private collection of modern paintings on sale at Bromfield street
A private collection of eighty two modern paintings is exhibited at Lewis J. Bird & Co. 32 Bromfield street. The sale will be held Thursday and Friday afternoons at the same place. The works include Daubigny Diaz Corot the Dupreés and diverse subjects from pastoral to marine and landscape.
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Lewis J. Bird & Co
Bromfield Street
Daubigny
Diaz
Corot
Dupreés
Pretty East Boston Wedding at 237 Lexington Street
Miss M Lillian Burse and Mr John Fowler wed at 237 Lexington Street East Boston in a charming ceremony conducted by Rev J W Hamilton of Saratoga Street Methodist Church. Bridesmaid Annie Fowler and best man George Watterson stood with ushers Chester Burse and Arthur C Fowler. They plan to reside at 112 White Street after a tour to New York and other places.
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Lexington Street
East Boston
M. Lillian Burse
John Fowler
J. W. Hamilton
Saratoga Street Methodist Church
Annie Fowler
George Watterson
Chester Burse
Arthur C. Fowler
New York
White Street
Amoskeag engines tested to replace nearby fire units
Two new Amoskeag engines intended to replace Engines 18 and 20 in Neponset and Dorchester underwent a yard test on Albany street. Test streams included two 1 inch jets, one 1 1/2 inch jet, and a Siamese 14 inch plus 1 1/2 inch. The pair is among four recently ordered, with two more arriving in about a month and of the third size.
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Amoskeag
Neponset
Dorchester
Albany Street
Boston Scientific Society Hosts Grier Talk and Dome Plans
Mr. W. D. Grier traced the microscope’s history and related appliances before the Boston Scientific Society on Washington Street. The second portion featured N. M. Low discussing the new Boston University dome design and his work on the project.
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Boston Scientific Society
W. D. Grier
The
Scientific Society
Washington Street
N. M. Low
Boston University
Rep Star Line Offers Three Month Low Fare Plan
The Rep Star Line introduces special reduced rates for the next three months. Regular weekly service to Antwerp continues aboard ships like Friesland and Westernland. Antwerp showcases grand cathedral architecture and notable European art treasures, located six hours from Paris and appealing to travelers to southern Europe for winter. The general office in Antwerp is 115 State street, EK. A. Adams & Co., agents.
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Rep Star Line
Friesland
Westernland
Antwerp
Europe
Paris
State Street
EK. A. Adams & Co
Christian Union Fencing Club Organizes at Boylston Street
The Christian Union Fencing Club formed at the gymnasium on Boylston street reports early success. President Frank Cilley, secretary WW Lyons, and treasurer G F Hoffman lead the group with fencing instruction under Professor Rondelle of the Boston Athletic Association.
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Christian Union
Boylston Street
Frank Cilley
WW. Lyons
G. F. H Ffman
Rondelle
Boston Athletic Association
Vicious convict lunges at officer during prison transfer
A robber named Joseph J. Powers, sentenced to the State Prison by Judge Barker, lunged at Officer Driscoll during removal to the rear of the courtroom. He was quickly overpowered and secured after the attack.
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Joseph J. Powers
Barker
Driscoll
Sub-Treasurer Aldrich Resigns in Boston
The Hon. Samuel N. Aldrich has resigned as sub-treasurer of the United States at Boston. His letter was sent to President Harrison, and Aldrich will leave the sub-treasury when the resignation is accepted. He takes office as president of the State National Bank on December 1. Appointed in 1887 by President Cleveland, he succeeds M. P. Kennard.
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Aldrich
Samuel N. Aldrich
United States
Boston
Harrison
Sub-Treasury
Alarich
State National Bank
Cleveland
M. P. Kennard
Five Hundred Volt Electric Shock At Factory
Paul Aborn inspector of motors for Thomson Houston received a fatal like electric current after grabbing motor brushes at Allen box factory. He was between terminals as current passed through his body. The shock blew fuses and he was paralyzed for about half an hour before recovering and returning home to Lynn.
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Beverly
Paul Aborn
Thomson-Houston Company
Allen’s
Hood's Sarsaparilla Advertises Blood Purifier
An old advertisement urges readers to treat catarrh by cleansing the blood not the nose. It claims Hood's Sarsaparilla is a great blood purifier and can permanently cure catarrh.
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Hood
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U. S. Gov't Report
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Yale
Christian Union Fencing Club
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