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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Oct 12, 1896

Page

8

Boston Ladies Find Week's Cotillon Hall Program Packed

Referencing yesterday’s Post, Boston and New England ladies can attend a 10 30 start program on mental development in Cotillon Hall. Esteemed speakers include Mrs Suzanna Phelps Gage Ph D Cornell University Professor Claypole Wellesley College and Mr Duren J H Ward Ph D B D A M Dover NH with discussions and music.

Boston Dover N. H Sarah Tyson Rover Philadelphia Cooking School

Lecture on Diet Therapeutics by Mrs. Rorer at Home Congress

Harvard and Leipsic lecturer MR. DURPN J. H. WARD to open the program Monday October 12. Mrs. Rorer, a pioneer woman in dietetics and chemistry, will lead sessions for mothers and housekeepers. She urges practical cooking training for women and promotes a central state club house with rooms, libraries, and banquets for club women. MARION HOWARD reports.

MR. Durpn J. H. Ward D. D Harvard Leipsic Congress Rover College of Pharmacy Sam Micah Dyer, Jr Woman's Club Representative Club E. Florence Barker Marion Howard Edith I. Claypole Wellesley College Reeves Mendelssohn Club T. B. Tallaway Fadettes Mary Dana Hicks Wintergreen Club Julia Ward Howe Mary A. Livermore J. Sewall Reed Kate Tannatt Woods Sarah Bad

Poor Goods Dear At Any Price And The Case For Quality

A critique of buying inferior fabrics sold cheaply, arguing such garments wear out quickly. It praises Messrs. A Shuman & Co for tested cloth and high wages to workers, claiming long term value from high quality materials and strict manufacture standards. It urges prudent buyers to consider daily wear as a guide to value.

Messrs. A. Shuman & Co Washington and Summer Streets

Miners’ Strike Deepens as Unions Call for Aid

Miners' Union in Leadville calls engineers and pump men unions to support the strike. Two pump unions exist, one independent and the other tied to the Federation of Labor. Non-union miners’ work continues while others stay on duty. Aggressive policy signals no compromise and more trouble ahead.

Leadvillee Col Miners’ Union Federation of Labor

Chavannes New Panels On Philosophy Chemistry Physics

The Boston Public Library order by Puvis de Chavannes is shown in Paris to critics who hail the three allegorical canvases. Philosophy depicts Plato in a Greek landscape while Physics and Chemistry show electric and alchemical imagery with a fairy figure and retort. The artist, once rejected by the Salon, is praised as a leading French master of his era.

Puvis de Chavannes Boston Paris Plato Heaven Earth America Chavannes Meissonier

Heart Disease and Gas Fatality in West End

George P. Hunt, 74, was found unconscious in his West End room by his brother-in-law Horace Emery yesterday at 8 30. Dr. Green arrived too late. A gas stove was on full blast, but officials say death resulted from heart trouble aggravated by gas exposure.

George P. Hunt Myrtle Street West End Horace Emery Green Hancock Street Mr. Hunt

Beauclark Charged With Forging Check in Newtonville

Aubrey D. Beauclark 24 a commission merchant of Cabot street Newtonville was arrested yesterday by Patrolman Soule on a warrant from Boston officers for forging a $75 check using a former employer’s name He was taken to police headquarters and later escorted to Boston by Inspector Cogan

William P. Soule Division 2 Aubrey D. Beauclark Cabot Street Newtonville Boston Cogan Beauclark

Man Struck by Coal Wagon on West Boston Bridge

James Norton of 113 Columbia Street Cambridge was knocked down on the West Boston bridge late Saturday when a coal wagon rode over his prone body. He was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital with a fractured hip.

James Norton Columbia Street Cambridge West Boston Bridge Massachusetts General Hospital

Reverence in Youth Cited by Elderly Reader

An elderly woman laments modern youths lack reverence while a younger woman defends them and jokes about making one talk about himself. The brief exchange appears in the Indianapolis Journal.

Indienspolis Jounmea

Red Virgin Louise Michel to Lecture in New York

Louise Michel the renowned French anarchist known as the Red Virgin will come to the United States to lecture and spread anarchist ideas. Her tumultuous life includes the 1871 Paris Commune, wounds, imprisonments, exile to New Caledonia, and numerous bold acts of revolt.

New York Louise Michel France Red Virgin Paris W. T. Stead Pall Mall Gazette London Vice Joan of Arc Charlotte Corday Joan Charlotte Louise Napoleon Versailles M. Thiers New Republic Commune New Caledonia

Winter of Discontent Sermon Advocates Evolution Over Revolution

The Rev A A Berle of Brighton Congregational Church preached on The Winter of Our Discontent. He warned against expecting church government or others to supply all needs and urged constructive effort to change injustices. He cited Paul the Apostle and said evolution is the normal method of growth, with revolution as a last resort.

A. A. Berle Brighton Congregational Church Paul the Apostle

Populist Club meeting on common features speakers

A crowd of about two to three hundred gathered on the Common under Populist Club auspices to hear address es on current political questions. J P Campion chaired with Herbert N Casson of Lynn as principal speaker attacking clergy backing gold basis and targeting Lodge Reed and Hanna. Other speakers included Reuben Rush Edward Dougherty G F Allen and P F O Neill.

Hanna Ohio Reuben Rush South Boston Edward Dougherty Single Tax League G. F. Allen Salt Lake City P. F. O'Neill Social Economic Club

Noonday Evangelistic Talks Set at Bromfield Street Church

The Rev. Frank B. Cressey of Boston leads today’s noon meeting of the Evangelistic Association of New England at Bromfield Street Church. Tomorrow Rev. Walter Calley of Bowdoin Square Baptist Tabernacle is scheduled to speak.

Frank B. Cressey Boston Evangelistic Association of New England Bromfield Street Church Walter Calley Bowdoin Square

Patriarchs Militant Parade at Tremont Temple

In full regalia 10 Patriarchs Militant I O F headed by Grand Patriarch Lowe marched to Tremont Temple yesterday morning and attended divine services. The sermon was preached by Rev Dr George Do Lorimer on The Friend of God.

Lowe Tremont Temple George Do. Lorimer

Labor W ork Discusses Public School Safety and Building Standards

The Building Trades Council in session condemned unsafe school boiler installations and substandard construction. They urged use of safer boilers, better fire escapes enforcement, and end to non-union labor at the State House. Committees for credentials and organizing were announced, with talks by Central Labor Union speakers urging voters to focus on results in annual elections.

Building Trades Council Chicago Detroit Denver Woburn State House Gray & Son Philadelphia South Boston James O’neil J. F. Lawton B. F. Monaghan A. F. Hill Frank Conry M. M. Myers E. J. Ryan G. M. Gunther William Mcintosh William Jellison F. J. McCraith C. H. White E. A. McDonald A. J. Cudlip John Reardon Michael Baker J. J. Hurley Messrs A. A. Carlton P. Mahoney Central Labor Union St. Stephen’s Hall Cotillon Hall Geoffrey Powers Maurice O'Connor

Belmonts Campaign in Newport Ends in Social Collapse

Newport gossip says Mrs. Oliver H. P. Belmont and husband depart abroad after a failed effort to maintain status against a Vanderbilt led bloc including the Astors Mills Fish and others. Ostracism by major families and exclusion from key events mark the collapse, with Belmont properties up for sale.

Newport R. I Oliver H. P. Belmont America Vanderbilt Duke of Marlborough Marble House Oliver Belmont Strong New York Episcopal Church William K. Vanderbilt Belmont Mrs. Belmont Harry Payne Whitney Gertrude Vanderbilt Ogden Mills Stuyvesant Fish Mills Fish Henry D. White Lord Russell Tig England Marble Palace

Composer Dreams Versus Authorship Reflected in Puck

In a dialogue, a man wishes to be a composer rather than an author and explains that composers can create original themes without knowing foreign languages, sparking his wife’s curious question.

Puck

Parnell Memory Honored in Dublin on Fifth Anniversary

Dublin marked the fifth anniversary of Charles Stewart Parnell's funeral observed by a procession through the city to Glasnevin Cemetery. Wreaths were laid on his grave as the Lord Mayor, the sheriff, and Parnellite MPs joined the event.

Dublin Charles Stewart Parnell Brighton Eng Glasnevin House of Commons

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Home Congress Brillant Coulon Hall Miss Claypole Daren J. H. Ward NEW Wintergreen Club Storer’s Central Bleachery Washington St Temple Pi Finance Lewenberg & CO Summer Street New England Chauncy St D. C. Wheeler’s Main Street Mansfield Estabrook Holyoke Street Herbert M. Gasson ART For Library Labor Church Lynn Jesus Samuel Dunlop Herbert N. Casson Republican Party Cochran Whitney Republican Committee Lincoln McKinley Mark Hanna the Treasury J. Pierpont Morgan Andrew Carnegie Judge Shiras Interior John D. Rockefeller William Waldort Astor Prince of Wales Statesman Amerigo Errmann Lord Salisbury Henry Cabot Lodge Hawaii Cuba Venezuela Nicaragua Alaska Thomas B. Reed Lodge Salvacea Tua Baaupaats Co Cava St Mr. Berle ODD Fellows AT Church John Duckson Arlington Street Young Men’s Christian Union Handley Christopher W. Ball Caleb P. Fox Middlesboro James Walker Virginia Iushi Lee County Bosting Trades Council The Vanderbilts Parnell M’kinley Supreme Court United States Amesbury Merrimac Webbe
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