Unitarianism Address Opens Channing Club Series
The Channing Club of Boston began a fourpart public religious series at the Globe Theatre with Curtis Guild Jr presiding. Dr William Everett delivered a sermon on Our Father His Son and His Children, stressing unity with Christ and the enduring nature of God.
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I Am a Unitarian and Believer in God the Father
The speaker declares Unitarian faith affirming God as the Father, with every person as a child of God. He values father child bonds as the model of divine knowledge, rejects atheistic independence, and places himself as servant of Jesus Christ, sharing humanity as brothers and sisters in a universal divine love.
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Jesus Christ
Obituary for MIT Professor Charles P. Otis
Charles Pomeroy Otis, MIT professor of modern languages, died at his Chestnut Street home. Born 1840 in Lebanon Connecticut, he graduated Yale 1861, studied philology in Europe, earned a Yale PhD, and taught at MIT from 1873. He edited German texts and translated Champlain voyages. Survived by wife Margaret Noyes and two children. Funeral at Trinity Church today at 1, burial in Exeter, New Hampshire.
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Boston
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Rear Admiral Baldwin dies after long naval career
Rear Admiral Charles H. Baldwin United States Navy died Saturday at his New York home from Bright's disease. Born in New York September 3 1822 he graduated Annapolis in 1839 and served from Brandywine to the Mediterranean squadron. He fought at Forts Jackson and St Philip New Orleans and Vicksburg in 1862. He commanded the Colorado in the Asiatic squadron and rose to commodore and rear admiral before retirement two years ago. He leaves a widow and two children.
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Death of Henry L. Parsons Providence high sheriff
Henry L. Parsons, high sheriff of Providence county, died suddenly in Providence yesterday morning. Heart disease listed as the cause. Born in Sutton, Massachusetts in 1833, he was son of Lyman Parsons, once East Douglass postmaster, and formerly ran a wholesale grocery and commission business. He served several terms on the common council and was elected high sheriff by the Republican Legislature last spring.
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Boston urged to buy Lepage Jeanne d Arc painting
Denman W. Loss of Cambridge urges Boston citizens to purchase Bastien Lepage's Jeanne d Arc now in the Museum of Fine Arts. He argues the work ranks among great modern masterpieces and should remain in America, ideally in Boston, rather than return to France. He contrasts with classic English literature and notes the painting's unique color composition.
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Republicans Will Act On Tariff and Statehood
Danville Illinois November 18 A Congressional Cannon interview says a Republican House will cut tariffs while preserving protection. Money will be raised to pay the public debt fund improvements and provide pensions to veterans. Dakota Montana Washington Idaho to be admitted as states. No comment on speakership bid.
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Harvard Defeated by Princeton in Rugged New Haven Game
Harvard football suffered a 18 to 6 defeat at Princeton as hard nosed play and strong line dominance gave the Tigers the upper hand. Princeton’s sustained drives, standout backs Ames and Janeway, and a hard tackling defense overwhelmed Harvard, who struggled to score despite late protests and a solitary Harvard touchdown by Davis.
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Women at Columbia Plan Separate College for 1889
Since 1876 efforts to admit women to Columbia College have grown. Trustees grant a petition to establish a separate women’s college with identical courses and exams, using Columbia instructors, no dorms near the main campus, and independent funding, to begin fall 1889.
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Punishment and conscience at the Christian Union
The Christian Union service featured a Central Church chorus and soloists. Baldwin recalled a Boston lecture from 1868 on Punishment Its Object and Duration, arguing that God’s laws, not punishment, shape moral life and that conscience and reason guide humanity toward a hopeful future.
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Clara ‘Tourjée Nelson
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Jess
Harper and Shepard Books Announce Holiday Publications
Literary notices outline upcoming holiday volumes from Harper & Bros including illustrated editions by Abbey and Lew Wallace, with The Boyhood of Christ. Lee & Shepard preview works by Lydia Gordon, J. T. Trowbridge, and others, plus Washingtoniana additions and women writers featured in Universal Review. Vizetelly fined £100 in Britain for La Terre translations. U S Treasury studies lead to burning the French edition.
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Nonantum Worsted Company Promotes Protection Rally
The circular from the Nonantum Worsted Company urges wire transfers of a year’s subscription to a protection advocacy paper for all 700 employees. It praises speeches at Mechanics' Hall by the Home Market Club and recalls a Dickens tale about discipline for dissent. The note warns of possible penalties for ungrateful workers. Boston, Nov. 17. M. Ete.
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New Books Review of Black Novel In Far Lochaber
A period review praises William Black’s In Far Lochaber for its intimate Highlands portrayal and harmonious storytelling. It contrasts with English trends and highlights Ludovic Macdonel and Alison Blair as central figures amid North versus South Scotland imagery. The column also notes Mason’s British Letters illustrative of character and social life with brisk, witty epistles in three volumes.
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Macdonel
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New York
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The Peckster Professorship An Episode in Psychical Research
A Boston based critique of J. P. Quincys The Peckster Professorship examining themes from Spiritualism hypnotism and Planchette. The review notes the author sustains a supernatural thrill while questioning belief and emphasizes the work as a local satire on Boston university life and its figures.
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British Letters and Young People Books Reviewed
A review critiques Mason’s British Letters for disjointed order and omissions while praising some selections. It surveys Captain Farrar’s Lake and Forest Club adventures, Susan Coolidge’s Katy Carr continuations, Miss Toosey’s Mission author’s Pen, and Pythia's Pupils translated from German, noting uneven quality and moral tone across titles.
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Kennebec
Maine
New Brunswick
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Jerusalem
Florida
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North Branch
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Boston
Lee & Shepard
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Roberts Bros. Price
Translation of Grimm's Life of Raphael Gains English Reader Access
Herman Grimm's Life of Raphael translated with Adams as translator. The work, not a conventional biography, analyzes Raphael's art and major works while noting sparse life events. The translation updates the Camera della Segnatura chapter and presents widely accepted views on the Disputa and the School of Athens.
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Sarah Holland Adams
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Cupples & Hurd
Oatmeal Trust Drives Surge in Prices in 1880s
The Chicago Herald reports that a nationwide oatmeal pool formed about three years earlier, leading to price jumps from 3.10 to 5.60 per barrel while production stayed around 1.5 million barrels annually. Estimated profits from the trust exceed 3.7 million dollars last year, with total gains near 4.26 million after legitimate profits.
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America
One More Victim and the Duffy’s Remedy Claim
A Brooklyn colonel returns from vacation healthy, then cold and pneumonia lead to death. The piece warns colds trigger deeper illness and endorses Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey as the sole sure remedy. It cites Rev E Mills as endorsing the product and warns against counterfeit claims.
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Duffy
Mills
Meade Centre
Kansas
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