Art and Artists Echo in American and French Taste
The piece recalls A. O. Collins, an American artist praised by Bonnat after his California trip and Paris studies. It also recounts a Vermont drive linking Daniel Webster to a mountain amphitheater, a painter’s critique at a gallery, and a quip about French masters that reveals mid 19th century art opinion.
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A. O. Collins
California
Paris
Bonnat
Death of Walter Smith Revisits Art Education Tales
The passing of Walter Smith revives anecdotes about his arrival in the state, including a dinner with prominent artists and Hunt’s remark that it is not necessary to be an artist to teach art. The piece also highlights Lenox’s charms and old roads with ruins, wildlife, and a noted anecdote about Hunt’s son’s painting and Doll’s gallery decision on nudity.
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Voltaire
Fierney
Arlington
Green Mountains
Wordsboro
Daniel Webster
Webster
Walter Smith
Hunt
Smith
Tts
Lenox
Greenough
Doll's
Boston
Doll
Devonshire Street
Freestone
Federal Street
George QO. Shattuck
Moses W. Richardson
George Kk. Guild
George F. Cochnower
Mary E. Cochnower
Albert J. Elwell
County of Suffolk
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Suffolk
Mortage
Dix Street
Dorchester
T. B. Moses
Enos Howe
Mary Cutler
Mary EB
Broadway Savings Bank of
Lawrence
Vourdine
Platt
Norwich & Worcester RE
Auburn
Whitie
Hill
Petree
Sharps & Roberts
Ware River
R.B
Coldbrook Station
Shirley Village
Mass
Newburg
Sharp
Hoosac
Statlion
Fredonia
Phoenix
Lt Putnam
J. Edwin Smith
Josephine C. Smith
Charles W. Smith
Worcester
Bust of Thomas Moore in Prospect Park Sparks Critique
A New York paper praises its own discovery that a bust of Thomas Moore in Prospect Park bears a misspelled inscription Draddy fecet instead of Draddy fecit. The piece notes the inscription is not visible from the main walk and can only be read from the grass, praising the paper's art sensitivity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Thomas Moore
Prospect Park
Draddy Fecet
Draddy
Greece
Tom Robinsons Stand For Fair Treatment Among 1876 Art Committee
Tom Robinson defends Boston artists against New York prejudice during Philadelphia 1876 art show selections. He insists paintings be judged on merit, not origin, and rejects artist favoritism by bringing Bierstadt works to Philadelphia for examination under committee rules. The Philadelphia gathering ends with dinner hosted by connoisseur Claughorn, featuring Georges and Gerome masterworks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Robinson
Philadelphia
Boston
New York
Frank Millett
Tom
Albert Bierstadt
Robinson
Mr. B
Gaston
Claughorn
Mr. C
Debate on Monuments Promises Art Led Solutions
The piece argues for expert guidance from artists on monument decisions and criticizes public apathy. It recounts the Wells statue in Hartford where the sculptor funded a pedestal, raised no funds, and faced a decaying wood base after eleven years, highlighting neglect of artistic responsibility and public support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wells
Hartford
TH. Barrrerr
New Pictures at the Art Museum Hung for Exhibition
The Art Museum gallery displays new loans from F L Ames E W Rolls Henry Sayles and A F Size including Millet works The Churner and The Wood Chopper Browning Solitude Corot Diaz and Rosa Bonheur pieces are shown alongside familiar masters Lerolle Bastien Lepage Courbet and Michiels The Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association pieces from its last exhibition are also on view and offered for sale.
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ART Museem
The
Art Museum
F. L. Ames
E. W. Rollins
Henry Sayles
A. F. Size
Mr. Ames
Millet
Robert Browning
Corot
Diaz
Rosa Bonheur
Troyon
Dupre
Knaus
Lerolle
Bastien-Lepage
Cour
Informal Art Club Exhibition Draws Sharp Criticism
A Boston Art Club season opening exhibition is panned as crude and unworthy, with little thought or technical skill on display. The reviewer singles out two Gaugengigl canvases and a few other works as genuinely strong, while lamenting the overall quality and questioning its reflection on Boston art.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ART Club
J. M. Gaugengigl
Scott Leighton
W. F. Halsall
Priscilla
Edgar Parker
W. L. Taylor
Jacob Wagner
Boston
Ask Dees Cough Balsam for Croup and Throat Troubles
An old advertisement touts Ask Dees Cough Balsam as a remedy for croup whooping cough and throat troubles. The copy urges readers to try the product, highlighting its effectiveness as a household remedy.
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Dee
Ulster's Baby and Nine at Bat Dominate The Show
About 4500 fans attended a chaotic nine on nine baseball showcase featuring Kelly and the baby, with the home team Chicago Cubs noted for strong fielding and Radbourn’s pitching. Boston capitalized on timely hits as Morrill, Nash, and Daily produced key runs while Powers struggled at the plate. The game highlighted Chicago’s batting depth and Boston’s timely hitting amid chilly conditions and a crowd enjoying the spectacle.
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Kelly
Lee
Chicago
Chicagos
Powers
Radbourn
White Stockings
Bostons
Morvill
Johnston
Daily
Sutton
Nash
Buffinton
Buff
Hornung
Wise
Bufinton
Merrill
Gore
Flint
McCormick
Anson
Williamson
Burns
Ryan
Ith
Ok Mey Cr
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Poston Os Ei
Warnung
Morrill
Mick
Washineton
Kansas City
MIT Class of 87 Dinner Dine and Elect Officers
Massachusetts Institute of Technology alumni gathered at Parker's for the season’s first meeting. About thirty attended and elected H. D. Sears as president, Fred Thompson as vice president, George Patterson as secretary, W. L. Harris as treasurer, with a six member executive committee. The District’s Boston and other clubs planned dining events at Parker House and Young's with various class celebrations noted for Harvard and other classes, along with a note debunking a widely reported missing person claim about B. Frank Coles.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Parker’s
H. D. Sears
Fred Thompson
George Patterson
W. L. Harris
George F. Curtis
J. A. Cammeron
Quintard Peters
Society of “S8
Clover Club
Boston Club
Agricultural Club
Young’s
Massachusetts Club
New Pngland Club
Norfolk Club
Middlesex Club
Paint and Oil Club
Young
Harvard College
Youne’s
Northern Railroad
T. E. Roussie
Arlington House
Washington, D.C
Lake George
Tremont House
Financial Ledger Fragments Show Old Colony Firms and Bonds
A mangled OCR list shows entries for Old Colony Tram Co and American Screw Co with banks and rail lines, including Tremont National Bank. It references securities such as Cedar Rapids & Missouri 7s 1894 and Boston ss 1804, with various duties and incomes data amid unreadable fragments.
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Washington Natl. Bank
Cedar Rapids & Missouri
Eastern
Bath
Boston
Rutland
Oedensburg & Lake Champlain RR
Central National Bank
Chemeéal Electric Light and Power Co
BV & J. Fairbanks Co
Freeman’s National Bank
National Union Bank
Market National Bank
Dao National Bank of Republic
Mechanics’ National Bank
National Revere Bank
Boston & Lowell RR
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Dixon, Peoria & Hannibal
Union Pacific Central Branch
Saginaw Vatley & St. Louis Jmn
Chicago & West Michigans
American Rapid Telegraph
Massachusetts National Bank
Great Falls Manufacturing Co
Continental Mills
National Bank of Commerce
Manchester & Lawrence RR. Co
Lowell Machine Shop
Brookline
Kansas City & Southwestern RR
Saginaw Valley & St. Louis
Cincinnati, Sand. & Cleveland RR
Malden & Melrose Gas Lt. Co
Do Appleton Co
Atlantic Nati BR
Union Bk
Do Gt. Falls Mtg. Co
Boston & Maine RR
Rich Hill RR
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy RR
Conn
River RR. Co
Chicago, Kansas & Western RE
Boston Con. Street Ry. Co
Charles River Ry.Co
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Brush
Courbet
Daubigny
Gerome
Mr. Claghorn
France
Claghorn
AR Sor Robinson
Detroit
Kansas Citys
Washingtons
Poaces
POLAS
Radford
Ines
Meyers
EL Careoll
Too Hrekett
Politigan
McGlone
Wiilie If
Ol Mouck
Carroll
Myers
Hackett
O'Day
King
Quest
Phapelpain
Philadelphias
Sry
Detroits
Pola. E. R
PO. A.E
White
Othastian
Shindle
O'Farrar
Hanlon
McGuire
Bennett
O'lrwinvss
Baldwins
Titcomb
Petrotie Neabees le
Richardson
Brouthers
Pearce
St. Louis
Polo Grounds
Maroons
Boyle
NEW Yorks
Po.a. E. R
Po.a
Dorgan
McGe’chy
Esterb’k
Welch
Earoers
Conner
Connor
Ward
Fulmer
Porriano
Portlands
Haverhills
A. EB
Galligan
O'Hawes
Kearns
Cowin
Wheelock
Oj Slattery
Hatfield
Cooney
Sheffer
Murphy
O'Rourke
Munce
O’connell
Carl
Schen
O O
McKeever
Madden
Si Mustal
Gok
Taverhilla
Iss
Shoeneck
Hawes
Wild
B. Frank Coles
G. H. Pratt
Newton Journal
Entertainments
Boston Museum
Prrs
Mir Field
Sims and Pettitt
Harbor Lagits
Hollis Sst
Theatre
Mane
Mppiisa Aac BB
RICH
Dixey
Beiee & Bpixney
Adonis
Globe the Hatre
John Stetson
London
Ermintie
Rudolph Aronson
New York Casino Opera Company
Helen Dauvray
Bronson Howard
Maggie Mitchell
Boston T
Eugene “Tompakins
L. R. Shewell
Austin McCarthy
Orrin Bros. & Nichols
Boston Music Hall
Stoddard Lectures
Napoleon III
Queen Elizabeth
Charles Dickens
Europe
America
Peter the Great
Egypt and
Nile
Burditt & North
Howard Atheneum
W. MC
Boylstone
Berkeley Streets
M.R. Deming
A. S Woodworth
G. Woodywine
Samuel Hatch & CO
Congress Street
Houston
Richardson's Building
Devonshire ST
R. L. Day & CO
Lachange Building
State Street
Exchange Place
Boston Stock Exchange
Franklin County Natl
Greenfield
Vernon Natl
Newton
Bank of Republic
Natl
Bank
Woburn
Mannt
Lockwood Co
Waterville
Oe Woolen Co
Cambridge Horse Railroad
Burlington & Quincey
Consol
We & So
Western Rd
New England Mort. Sec. Co
Massawippi Val. Ind
Summit
Naumkeag Stern Cotton Mills
Chica
Wilmington & Vermilion Coal Co
Tremont National Bank
National Bank
Do Wis
Do Seo Ue. Ins. Co
Do Boylston Ins. Co
Don’ Maine
North National Bank
Cinn
Sand
Cleveland
City of
M. L
Union Pac. RR
Tremont Nat. Bank
North Chi
Rolling Mills
Newton Nat
Taunton Copper Co
Bank of Redemption
Cambridge Thu
Cambridge
Quincy, Alton & St. Louis Rd
Mechanics Nat. Bank
Fremont Nat. Bank
Francis Henshaw & CO
Sisiete Street
Merchants’ Exchange
First Fleet Broom II
Beacon Street
Water Side
George C. Richardson
Charies River
George OO. Suattuck
George K. Guiud
Worcester Square
George C. Shattuck
George K. Guild
L. Foster Morse
Warren Street
City Land Sale
Boylston Street
Board of Street Commissioners
Boston & Albany Railroad
Westchester Pard
Back Bay
West Chester Park
City Hall
Preure Franklin
Lewiston
S. R. Knights & CO
Washington Street
Main St
Cambridgeport
Concord Street
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
Cincinnatis
Baltimores
PAL
Louisville—Athletics
Louisvilles
Kansas
Gorham, Rogers & CO
Dundee Seed
Aaron R. Gay & CO
Albert Howe & CO
Market Street
Brighton
Warren Avenue
Atc. Ooo
Florida Souther
Boston Wharf Coo
Asconan
Ames Manufacturing Co
Ames Sword
Eldredge Sewing Machine Co
Do Ames Sword Co
Ames Sword Co
Do. Eldredge Sewing Machine Co
Horatio Harris & Co., Auctioneers and Commission Merchants
J. M. Wade
Vremont Street
Custom
United States
C. Pt. Walker
Portland Street
Saltonstall
Samuel Bunting's
Lippincott, Son & CO
Credit
H. M. Clemence
Pearl St
Worcester, Mass
Stoneville Mill
Auburn, Mass
Smithville
Barre, Mass
Piganik Manufacturing, Company
Fredonia Mill
Richards & CO
John C. Wilmerding
Wilmerding, Hedguet & CO
Townsend & Montant Auctioneers
Leonard Street
Massachusetts Title Insurance Company
Milk Street
Athaniel J. Bradlee
Arnold Rand