Darwin Letters Reviewed in Life and Letters of Charles Darwin
The Nation presents a detailed review of the American edition of Life and Letters of Charles Darwin. It notes the three English volumes, translations, and the editor’s biographical footnotes. The review highlights the charm of Darwin’s letters, his candid wit, and the broad range of topics from barnacles to Fuegians to wartime letters, with praise for Huxley’s essay and the volumes’ energetic portrayal of Darwin’s life and work.
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Prom the Nation
Charies Darwin
Darwin
Huxley
Paley
Parwin
Sir Joseph Hooker
Lyell
Admiral Sulivan
Tierra del Fuego
Japan
Bridges
North America
England
North
Massachusetts
Mason Slidell Imbroglio
United States
Wilkes
Boston
Scotland
Cairnes
Captain Howgate's Movements and A Missing Officer
A New York court ordered a $12,000 bond judgment against a missing disbursing officer of the signal service, Captain Howgate's bondsman. Reportedly, parties in the city know his location and could aid capture if government funds were used. Rumor says Howgate owns concealed property and once bought coastal Florida land. he formerly edited a Michigan paper under a false name before vanishing. No searches have been funded or pursued.
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North
South
Mississippi
Cobbett
Darwin
H. C. Watson
Join Bull
Huxley
Owen
Lyell
Falconer
Prestwich
Gray
Agassiz
North America
Brown
Sprengel
Robert Brown
Charles Darwin
Francis Darwin
London
John Murray
New York
D. Appleton & Co
Washington
N. Y. Evening Post
Signal Service
Howgate
Florida
Michigan
Ile
Rae Lrcuern
Real estate transfers in Suffolk County listed by parcels
A string of conveyances across Newbury Washington West Roxbury Dorchester Charlestown Chelsea and Chelsea. Transfers include parcels on Newbury Street Mt. Vernon Street Hyde Park Avenue and more with prices from 1 to 1600 and mortgages recorded. Notable names include Caleb H Warner Alden Avery John Coolidge George Johnston James Glavey and Harvey Buxton. Numerous November closing dates cited.
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Suffolk County
Newbury Street
Caleb H. Warner
Alden Avery
Washington Street
John T. Coolidge
William B. Swett
West Chester Park
William Bassett
William H. Adams
Falmouth Street
St. Paul's Street
Roxbury
Peter Barr
James Glavey
Cornwall Street
George F. Johnston
A. Spaulding Weld
Charles H. Williams
Dorchester
George Babcock
Thomas H. Brackett
Bushnell and
Fuller Streets
Laura Boston
Charles H. Titcombe
Susana C. White
Mercer Street
William H. Keal
Harvey E. Buxton
Boston Place
Charlestown
Boston Consolidated Street Railroad Company
Catherine F. McCarty
Dorrancee Street
John Fitzgerald
James Carroll
Chapman Street
Chelsea
Lucinda J. Jones Et Ax
Halden H. Foxwell
Carroll Street
Provident Cooperative Bank
Join Low
Jennie W. Knowlton
Willard Street
Patrick Carroll
Elizabeth Denning
Middlesex Street
Obenezer Ames
Cornelia Godbold
Eden Street
Henry H. Letteney
City of
Park Street
Frederick PF. Marshall
Millie A. McCallum
George Street
TrUNTLEMEN'S café at the Revere House
TrUNTLEMEN'S café at the Revere House is praised for its surpassing quality and ambiance, drawing patrons with its refined menu and gracious service in a historic hotel setting.
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Truntlemen
the Revere House
Marine bicycle voyage draws crowds in North End harbor
Alphonse King piloted a catamaran hull marine bicycle along the upper harbor from Charlestown bridge to East Boston. The six foot craft, weighing 110 pounds, used a paddle wheel and rudder for steering. A crowd cheered as King completed the one eighth mile trip in nineteen minutes amid police and reporters aboard the Protector.
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Alphonse King
Professor
Upper Harbor
North End
Charlestown
Boston
Fred Gould
King
Charlestown Bridge
Kin
Potter & Wrightington’s
East
Protector
Frank Stone
Austin & Stone
George Millbank
Rogers
Aeronaut
East Boston
Artists and poets in revival and a Burns statue in Albany
Edward Glover Niles resumes studio work after his wedding trip with several commissions ahead for winter. A Providence artists club plans a volume illustrated by Bannister, Breal, Burleigh, Davis, Hamilton, Swyth, Stetson, Whitaker, and Woodward in a hundred numbered copies. Albany prepares a heroic Burns statue by Calverly, eight foot base with bas reliefs of Tam o' Shanter and The Cotter's Saturday Night. Reports say Meissonier's paralysis rumors are overblown and his thumb issue is curable.
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Edward Glover Niles
Boylston Street
Providence
Messrs. Bannister
Breal
Burleigh
Davis
Hamilton
Swyth
Burns
Tam O’ Santer
the Cotter
Local Mortgage Transfers Across Boston Area
A string of November mortgage filings shows Mary E. Burnett to William Craig on Maverick Street Chelsea for 376 dollars. Ellen McCarthy to South Boston Savings Bank on Highth Street for 150 dollars. Uriah Collin to William Derant for 8000 on Rockview Street. Samuel Appleton to Augustus Scott for 509 on Reedsdale Street Allston. Barthold Schlesinger to Provident Institution for Savings for 15000 on Westchester Park. Susan Demrell to Sarah Delano for 4300 at Blossom Street. Savings Institution on Huntington Avenue for 15600. William Miller to West Roxbury Cooperative Bank for 1000 on John A. Andrew Street. Fanny White to South Boston Savings for 2000 on East Broadway. Richard B. Cochrane to Jacob W. Seaver for 3000 on Hyde Park Avenue Roxbury. Owen Kelley to L Peter Morse for 44 on Heath Place.
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Mary E. Burnett
William ©. Craig
Maverick Street
Chelsea
Ellen McCarthy
South Boston
Samuel Appleton
Augustus E. Scott
Reedsdale Street
Allston
Barthold Schlesinger
Provident Institution For Savings
Westchester Park
Susan £. Demrell
Sarah Delano
Blossom Street
Provident Institution of Savings
Huntington Avenue
William J. Miller
West Roxbury
East Broadway
Richard B. Cochrane
Jacob W. Seaver
Hyde Park Avenue
Roxbury
Owen Kelley
L. Peter Morse
Heath Place
New York Financial Stock Sales Report November 28
New York financial brief reports that today 311,017 shares changed hands. The tally lists shares sold and tracks opening, high, low, and closing prices for the day alongside yesterday’s close.
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New York
Baring Brothers & Co. London Trading Foret Exchanges
Baring Brothers and Co advertise services to buy and sell foreign exchanges and telegraphic transfers across Europe California and British provinces with stock and bond orders executed in Boston New York and Philadelphia.
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Europe
California
British Provinces
Boston
New York
Philadelpia
Thanksgiving week brings light trade and factory closures
Commercial news notes a dull week through Wednesday as many factories close for Thanksgiving. orders remain strong for immediate shipments and stocks run low. Lynn and Haverhill report numerous contracts with rubber goods moving rapidly and factories confident into January. boot and shoe shipments are detailed.
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Lynn
Haverhill
Imports and Exports. Imports Nov 24 1887 Liverpool
Shipping list from Liverpool reporting Kansas cargo, hides, coal, cases, bales, and MDSE from numerous firms. extensive entries include cannel coal, steel, whiskey, wool, lace goods, books, machinery, and chemicals. port order notes large consignments to various partners. PORT ROYAL SC schooner Fannie 746,000 feet hard pine.
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Liverpool
Eng
Kansas
Baring Bros & Co
Burnham & Co
Jere Abbott & Co
Steel Stone & Downer
Gozales, Egea & Co
Hollings & Co
Jones
Despatch Transportation Co
Norcross, Mellen & Co
McDufffee & Stratton
Abram French & Co
Bates Moise
Moors & Co
Wetherell Bros
Congdon & Wilbur
Barlow
Bergamot West & Jenny
RM Diaz & Co
Dame, Stoddard & Kendall
Pray, Sons & Co
Chessman & Co
Harding
Wilder
Sumac
Furness
Port Royal
Fannie FE Woolston
George McQuesten & Co
Mrs Hunted Paintings Depict Drunkard's Doom at Baptist Tabernacle
Mrs. Hunt presented panoramic paintings showing the descent from wealth to ruin through delirium tremens at the Baptist Tabernacle. The audience followed the pitiful tale of the drunkard's fate with interest as a lecturer described each scene and applauded when she supported women's suffrage.
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Shekels
Last Races of the Season at Beacon Park
The damp chilly afternoon saw close races in straight heats at Beacon Park. Events included a $100 best 2 in 3 sweepstake with Harry to harness and Dan Maguire to wagon, plus a $75 purse 3 minute class. several horses and riders are named among the entrants.
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Beacon Park
Harry
Robert D
Dan Maguire
G. N. Harlow
B. G
J. B. McNutt
Br. G
E.R. Wilson
B. G. Harry
Seeeenes
Mr. Ogden
B. G- Frank
Raynor
Ch. m. Havel R
J.T. Crocker
Harry Jefferson
Boot and Shoe Buyers in Town
A crowded list shows multiple buyers and representatives from boot and shoe firms visiting or operating in Georgia, Maryland, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Denver, Davenport, Indianapolis, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Macon, New York, Norfolk, Philadelphia, Richmond, Rome, St Louis, and other cities. Names include Gramling Spanid & Co, Moore Marsh & Co, Mulherin Rice & Co, AFJ W Horner, Brooks Rogers & Co, Phelps Dodge & Palmer, Rosenthal Goldsmith & Co, W HH Laws & Co, Childs Groff & Co, Butler Bros, Large & Amsden, Sawyer Bros, S P Bryant & Co, Dixon Mackey, W F Breath, Weis Bros, Hendricks & Cooper, McKee & Braham, Jones McKee, Jacoby Bros, Sutcliffe & Owen, Beals Torrs & Co, Aaron Claflin & Co, Lowenberg & Hewhs, F L Koster & Sons, Southern Shoe Company, RG Clark & Co, J Baum & Co, Hamilton Brown Shoes, Rheinstein & Co, and several others. The item records a broad international trade reach in boot and shoe merchandising.
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Atlanta
John R Gramling
Gramling, Spanid& Co
Rent Ilante
J A Smith
Moore, Marsh & Co
Augusta
William Mulherin
Mulherin, Rice & Co
Baltimore
A F Horner
AF &J
S P Bryant & Co
Evansville
Ind
George L Dixon
Dixon, Mackey & Co
Galveston
Tex
F Breath
P J Willis & Bro
A Weis
Weis Bros
Indianapolis
W K Hendricks
Hendricks & Cooper
E Braham
McKee & Braham
Ind—A Jones, Jr
EK Singleton
E Singleton & Co
New York
B Weason
Aaron Claflin & Co
Norfolk
Vincua
Lowenberg & Hewhs
Tre
Philadelphia
Penn
E Foster
F L Koster & Sons
Richmond
P E Frank
Southern Shoe Company
Clark’s
Rome
A W Tedcastle
RG Clark & Co
Cal
J Cohn
Cohn
Nicholsburg
San Francisco
W Roginstock
S W Rossnstock & Co
One Francisco
J Kohn
Porter, Bleasinger & Co
St Joseph
A T Smith
Smith-Frazer Boot and Shoe Company
Qust Louis
Joseph Baum
J Baum & Co
Paan
D Brown
Hamilton Brown Shoes
Valisosta
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Boston Stock Exchange
Brokers’ Board
Lamson
Cal & Hee
Franklin
Tamarack
Quincy Sete
French Bay
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B&n
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Osceola
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Summit Branch
Pacific
T&s
At & Pac
Quincy
Pullman
Rutland
Eee Sia
Bonanza Development
Colwmet & Heela
Tincy
Seaae
Es Land Companies
Aspinwall
Brookine
Atchison
Atlantic & Pac
Atlantic & Pac. Inc
Southern Incomes
Chi
Kan. & West
Kan. & West. Inc
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Ft. Scott & Gulf
L. Rock & Ft. Smith
Central
Centraline
N.Y
N. E
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Santa Fe
Atlantic
Boston & Albany
Hoston & Lowell
Boston & Maine
Boston & Providence
Burl. & Northern
Burl
California Southern
Aoa
Hmastern
Coservoce
Fitchburg
Flint & Pere
K. City
Ft. Scott Gulf
City
Spring
Mexican Central
N.F
Old Colony
Union Pacific
Vg Wis
Am. Bell Tel
Erie Tel
Lamson Store
Pullman Palace Car
Lord Acoustic
Quean
Sar Diego Land
Mexican Central RR
Union Pacific RR
Bowman
Reece
Bruns
Burton
Catalpa
Eiter
Crescent
Vee
Punkin
Mass. B. Ac
Huront
Janpire
M.b. Water
Mesnard
Ocean
Wilson W. Bay & Co
State Street
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Wade
Busell
Renee
Duankin
Elec
Mfg
NEW York Financial
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Aves Beer
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L. Central
Kan, & Tex
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C Pacific
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Yellow Jack
Homestake
MINING AND STOCK@EXCHANGE
First Board
Dunkin Mining
Brunswick Gold Mining
Catalpa Mining
Rappahannock Mining
Vanklin Mining
Seeeeeesen
Adder, Phabuds & UO
Pevonshire St
Boston, Mass
Nassau St
Messrs
Baring Brothers & Co
L.isseesee
Williams & CO
Congress Street
Devonshire Street
Congress Square
Quincy House
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