A Talk With Miss Edwards on Women Egypt Arts and Politics
Miss Amelia Edwards discusses her Egypt exploration campaign with Miss Bradbury at Chickering Hall. She recalls early ruins, preservation efforts, and funding from Sir Erasmus Wilson, Maspero, and American supporters. Edwards cites her views on English politics, suffrage, and the similar opportunities for women in England and America while praising Boston and New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amelia Edwards
Chickering Hall
Miss Edwards
Miss Bradbury
Egypt
London
England
Erasmus Wilson
General Gordon
Marielle Pasha
Khedive
Boston Museum of Fine Arts
Farley Goddard
Women Offrage Society
America
Edwards
Queen Victoria
Prince of Wales
Prince Albert Victor
Prince of Wales Lregard
Labouchere
Liberal Party
Gladstone
Boston
New York
Paris
Rome
Pittsburg Bank Fails Lawrence Bank Closes Doors
The Lawrence Bank of Pittsburg, organized in 1866 with an $80 000 capital, closed its doors amid rumors of shakiness three weeks earlier. Carnegie & Co. were its largest depositors, while many small depositors faced losses. Officials and directors were described as wealthy. The failure is viewed as temporary by financial circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittseure
Penn
Lawrence Bank
Carnegie & Co
Plymouth Church to convene liberal council on Beecher legacy
A Brooklyn Congregational council to ordain Assistant Pastor Bliss will be merged into a wider liberal meeting. Plymouth Church plans to invite leaders aligned with Beecher’s advanced theology and open doctrinal contrast with stricter factions. Prominent liberal figures from Boston Andover Yale and other groups will attend. The council aims to launch a strong liberal movement shaping future church history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
N. Y
Bliss
Plymouth Church
Beecher
New York
Bedher
Mr. Beecher
Plymouth
Mr. Tilton
Lyman Abbott
Dr. Griffis
Boston
Andover
Norumbega Tower Celebration Draws National Figures
Five years after Professor Horsford identified Fort Norumbega at the Charles River junction near Waltham Weston and Newton, a tower dedication drew hundreds in Watertown. Notables from Princeton, Boston, Cambridge, and Wellesley watched Horsford outline Vinland and Norse sites, with musical tributes from Zela, Hodgkins, and a Scandinavian choir.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. N. Horsford
Cambridge
Norumbega
Charles River
Stony Brook
Waltham, Weston
Newton
Horsford
Watertown
Kexsford
American Geographical Society
Libby
Princeton College
Brooke Herford
Boston
Frank B. Sanborn
A. P. Peabody
H. D. Houghton
Charles H. Saunders
Edward Abbott
Samuel Longfellow
Morrill Wyman
John Wilson
Ole Bull
KE. J. Young
Luce
Andrew Fiske
Charlies HH. Fiske
Miss Johnston
Public Library
Waltham
Wellesley College
Worcester
R. J. Herrick
Clarence Hight
J. C. Tryon
Harvard
E. A. Rand
Fort Norumbega
Vinland
Leif Erikson
Judge Daly
Society
Professor Horsford
America
David Ingram
Ingram
Couiiry
Charles
the Charles
Europe
Thorfinn
Upsi
Mme. Zéla
Ole Buil
E. H. Clement
Discovery
Leif
Eric
Karisefue
Canute
Britain
Louise Manning Hodgkins
Norumbega Hall
Fierce Fire Destroys Nader & Bond Candy Store
A blaze at 2 pm in the Nader & Bond candy establishment on Market Street caused extensive damage. The fire, started by fat in a rear wooden structure, left Louis K Johnson and Mrs Shaw’s family ruined by $500 uninsured loss, Nader Bond $800 uninsured, building $800 damaged insured for $1000, cook Joseph Preston $300 in books lost. An adjoining bakery on Union Street, Alexander Black’s Excelsior Bakery, suffered $850 damage from an overheated oven, insured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn
Nader & Bond
Market Street
Louis K. Johnson
Thomas N. Batcheller
Connecticut Mutual
Joseph Preston
Alexander Black
Excelsior
Union Street
Ten year anniversary meeting of Associated Charities held at Tremont Temple
The Boston gathering, led by Robert Treat Paine and Mayor Hart, celebrated a decade of the Associated Charities. Speakers urged personal service over alms, cited municipal cooperation, and noted four causes of poverty while stressing systemic, humane reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Charities
Tremont Temple
Society
Robert ‘Treat Paine
Poe
Association
Paine
Hart
Pew
Robert C. Winthrop
Thomas F. Temple
Commissioners of Public Institutions
Charles G. Ames
Pennsylvania
Germantown
Associated Charity
Philip S. Moxom
Society of Associated Charities
Christendom
Christ
Phillips Brooks
Boston
New Jerusalem
Brooks
Resolutions on George P. May at Walworth Manufacturing
At a special meeting on Nov 18 1889 Walworth Manufacturing directors resolved that they recognize the irreparable loss from the death of fellow director George Putnam May. They praise his industry integrity and devotion to the company and employees and extend sympathy to his family and friends, with a copy sent and records updated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George P. May
Walworth Manufacturing Company
George Putnam May
Jommon Whralt
Suffolk
Superior Court
Theodore A. Dodge
Brookline
Norfolk
Boston
Lemuel
Dodge
New Rochelle
George P. Dodge
Great Neck
Long Island
New York
Commonwealth
Middlesex
Lemuel P. Dodge
Boston Post
Jos. A. Willard
Messrs
Russell & Putnam
Edwin A. Wadleigh
Officers recover lens and watch from two thefts
Officers Cowboy and Whitman of Station 4 recovered a lens valued at 75 dollars stolen from J B Brown 223 Tremont Street and a gold watch valued at 45 dollars stolen from William Francis at Nantasket Beach in August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cowboy and Whitman
Station 4
J. B. Brown
Tremont Street
William Francis
Nantasket Beach
Maritime Exhibition Opens with Naval Day Plans
A crowded Maritime Exhibition last night featured Admiral Walker’s flag amid a display of naval exhibits. An electric search light failed to reveal the naval squadron. Washington guests including General Schofield and Admiral Jouett arrive for Naval Day in Boston tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Admiral Walker
Mechanics’ Building
Naval Squadron
Charlestown Navy Yard
Washington
New York
Boston
Charles 8. Hill
United States Shipping League
Schofield
Army
Kelton
Jouett
Melville
Navy
Mendenhall
Coast Survey
Treasury Department
Major Powell
Geological Survey
Interior Department
Goode
Smithsonian Institute
McDonald
Fisheries Department
Hayden
Hydrographic Bureau
New York & New England Railroad
Reunions and arrivals fill Boston hotels after annual dinners
A Boston hotel scene lists gatherings of journalists alumni clubs and society folk. Notable attendees include F R Batch elder G E B Putnam D A Sullivan W L Terhune and C H Fowle. The Wolfeboro Pilgrims held a reunion at United States Hotel with officers named J J Howe E P Noon and others.
Theta Delta Chi Holds Dual Sessions at Young's Hotel
Theta Delta Chi held two sessions at Young's Hotel with seventy five members and fifty delegates present. Epsilon Charge of Yale announced a $1000 gift from Frederick Carter and reported multiple thousand dollar fund subscriptions for a new temple. Amherst College Charge bought a new charge house. other charges reported improvements. Afternoon addresses were given by Speaker Miller Rhode Island House of Representatives F L Brooks Cambridge and H Tower formerly of Dartmouth. Evening banquet planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theta Delta Chi
Young’s Hotel
Epsilon Charge
Yale
Frederick Carter
Grand Lodge
Amherst College
Miller
Rhode Island House , Representatives
F. L. Brooks
Cambridge
H. §. Tower
Dartmouth
Cambridge School Board Nominates Teachers for Several Schools
The Cambridge School Board met with Mayor Gilmore presiding. Gertrude Sackrider confirmed as Agassiz teacher. Ella Avery moved Lasell to Putnam. Lincoln nominated sub master Harvard. Resignations accepted for Emerton Harvard and Hezlett Tarbell. Houghton Baldwin named Agassiz teachers. Nellie McCarthy moved Lowell to Tarbell. Rydingsward nominated for evening drawing school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge School Board
Gilmore
Gertrude A. Sackrider
Agassiz
Ella R. Avery
Lasell
Putnam
Arthur A. Lincoln
Harvard
Clara A. Emerton
Charlotte E. Hezlett
Tarbell
Augusta M. Houghton
Maria L. Baldwin
Nellie F. McCarthy
Lowell
Annie M. Rydingsward
Funeral for C H Montague at Unity Church
The Rev Minot J Savage will conduct the funeral for Charles Howard Montague at the Church of the Unity on West Newton Street near Tremont Street starting at 2 PM. The Temple Quartet will sing and friends are invited. Burial will be private.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Montague
Minot J. Savage
Charles Howard Montague
Church of the Unity
West Newton Street
Tremont Street
Temple Quartet
Review of Maupassant Odd Number and Hawthorne’s Marble Faun
The piece praises Guy de Maupassant's The Odd Number as compact powerful stories with stark realism and bleak outlooks centered on peasants and outcasts. It notes the volume's strength in atmosphere and precise detail, and it mentions The Marble Faun as well written with Rome imagery, illustrated and well produced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. James
Guy de Maupassant
Flaubert
Corsica
Jonathan Sturgis
Henry James
New York
Harper Bros
Rome
Hawthorne
Monte Beni
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Boston
Houghton, Miffin & Co
Venice book critique on color plates and engravings
A long review of Venice with eight colored photographs and many engravings. The critique praises the text by Charles Vriarte but finds the color plates and overall presentation unsatisfactory for art lovers, while noting the book serves students and travelers with readable prose and valuable illustrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venice
Frank M. Gregory
Charles Vriarte
St. Mark’s Cathedral
Doge’s Palace
Piazza
Campanile
Arsenal
Grand Canal
Bridge of Sighs
St. Mark’s
South Kensington Museum
Sansovino
St. Mark
Riva Dei Schiavoni
Rialto Bridge
New York
F. A. Stokes & Bro
Gems from Walt Whitman and Hawthorne Holiday Edition
Review notes Walt Whitman selections praised as boulders rather than gems and Hawthorne’s Rome scenes highlighted in a scarlet vellum edition. The Whitman volume ends with a war experiences account, deemed valuable, while Hawthorne’s edition features photogravures and Italian city scenes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walt Whitman
Elizabeth Porter Gould
Philadelphia
David McKay
Hawthorne
Rome
Wanamaker Souvenirs Highlight Pan American Congress Visit
Delegates to the Pan American Congress received handsome Wanamaker souvenirs from John Wanamaker of Philadelphia. Each gift box, dated November 11, 1889, includes two books with an illuminated address praising Wanamaker’s store and a general catalogue for delegates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T Washington
Wanamaker
John Wanamaker
Philadelphia
Mr. Wanamaker
U.S.A
Pan-American Congress
International American Congress
Wanamaker’s
Wallach Mansion
Sale for Free Hospital for Women at the Vendome Parlor
A fundraising sale for the Free Hospital for Women at 60 East Springfield Street was held in the Vendome parlors yesterday. Tea was served at 5 o’clock and guests could buy a cor and saucer along with refreshments. The hospital was founded in 1876 and incorporated in 1878, with a board including Rev. Phillips Brooks and several prominent ladies and gentlemen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Free Hospital For Women
East
Springfield Street
The
Vendome
Alfred Woodworth
Fannie French
Alexander Porter
William Power Wilson
Moseley
Learned
E. G.tucker
Margaret Washburn
Woodworth
Whitney
Atherton
Holder
Pratt
Wheelock
Gay
Phillips Brooks
Stopford W. Brooke
Philip S. Moxom
Leighton Parks
D. C. Holder
E. G. Tucker
E. H. Sampson
William B. Rogers
Alfred Rodman
Alex. S. Porter
Eben Dale
T. F. Edmunds
Henry Endicott
Fanny French
Unknown man found hanging near Newton line
An unidentified man about thirty five hanged himself to a tree limb in Weston near the Newton line early today. Medical Examiner Meade inspected the scene while the body remains at Undertaker Cates in West Newton. he was well dressed and had no identifying items in his pockets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton
Weston
Meade
Spaulding and Hall Marriage in Spaulding Home
Charles R. Spaulding a Chicago merchant married Miss Hattie Hall daughter of W O Hall Linden. Ceremony by Rev E S Potter at Beach Street home in Spaulding Hall Nov 21. Couple leave for extensive tour and will reside in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maupen
Charles R. Spaulding
Chicago
Hattie Hall
W.O. Hall
Linden
E. 5. Potter
Ride
Beach Street
Ayer s Sarsaparilla Proclaimed Life Elixir By User Letter
Mrs. Jos. Lake of Brockway Centre Michigan details severe liver complaint and long illness. Four years of agony with indigestion left her near skeletal weakness. After starting Ayer s Sarsaparilla she notes rapid improvement in digestion and strength with lasting relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ayer
Jos. Lake
Brockway Centre
Mich
Testimony Praises Ayer’s Sarsaparilla Health Cure
Citizens of Brockway Centre Michigan certify the statement of Mrs Lake as true and commend Ayer’s Sarsaparilla for restoring health and appetite. A brother in England and a Sharbot Lake resident share similar success stories of improved strength and recovery from sores and illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brockway Centre
Mich
Brisbane
Queensland
Australia
A. Attewell
Sharbot Lake
Ontario
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pittsburg Bank
Norumbega Tower
Dudley
Quincy
F. R. Batchelder
Worcester Telegram
G. E. B. Putnam
D. A. Sullivan
Lowell News
W. L. Terhune
Boot and Shoe Recorder
C. H. Fowle
Wolfeboro
Massachusetts
Young’s
Brookline Cycle Club
United States Hotel
F. D. Young
Thayer Association of Chauncy Hall School
Parker
Boston University
School of Medicine
Young
William W. Dudle
Brunswick
S. L. Cromwell
T. Russell
C. H. Fish
Manchester
N. H
N.C. Horton
D. A. Morton
W._S. Bradley
Dover
W. W. Mawby
Thorndike
R. Beach
New Haven
Conn
F. M. Wood and Family
U.S.N
Texarkana
Texas
A. A. Putnam
William W. Dudley
Mrs
Frederck Smyth
N.H
H.B. Dunbar
Gibson House
Cincinnati
E. A. Coffin
H. B. Franklin
Providence
R. I. Tavern
William Blaikie
A. W. Bates
Theodore Reynold Monson
B. Cushing
Montreal
C. W. Pickering
Greenland
N. £ .Fremont
J. Russell Marble
E. DeVries
C. W. Miller
Melbourne
James Stokeley
Charles Bb. Hamlin
RK. IL
G. H. Peck
C. H. Nelson
Waterville
Frank Cofron
Florida
G. F. Swift
C. A. Leighton
Thomaston
G. J. Johnson
Washington Tufts
Brookfield
Revere
Joseph W. Coe
Miss Coe
Durham
George HL. Pierce
Fitchburg Lemuel
Maton
Mainfield
G. Walker
J. D. Riddell
Minneapolis
Minn
George E. Whitney
Royalston
C. H. Cunningham
Lunen
NEW Books
Woman's Hospital
Spaulding—Hall
Fatarra
OLE Proprietors and Manufacturer
ST Have
New York, U.S.A
Clifton House
Ware & Rose
Clifton, Mass
Bussey Farm
Harvard University
Winter Board
L. E. Northway
Supt
Roslindale, Mass
Medical
Iil
Dr. J. G. Ayer & Co
Mass
Humphreys
St. Vian
Jmphreys
Humphreys’ Medicine Co
Fulton St
Dr. Hum
Humparete Wepicine Co
Fulton &T
N.Y
George PF. Dodge
Detty
Bosson
A. Wadleigh
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