New Plays and Theodora Highlight Early New York Theatre
New York theatre notes review the September season opening with Sardou’s Theodora starring Bernhardt at Niblo’s Garden. The piece praises some managers and performers, critiques Miss Olcott’s Theodora production, and notes plans for upcoming shows and revivals at multiple houses.
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New York
Erminie
Francis Wilson
Jacques Strop
Richard Mansfield
Prince Karl
Madison Square Theatre
Gillette
Shiner
Edward Solomon
Charles E. Hoyt
Standard Theatre
Fourteenth Street Theatre
Lawrence Barrett
Star Theatre
Sardou
Theodora
Europe
Mme. Bernhardt
Bernhardt
Rachel
Ristori
Marie Seebach
Bernhardyt
Byzantium
Empire
Justinian
Andreas
Lillian Olcott
Miss Olcott
Otis Clapp Obituary a Boston Philanthropist and Publisher
Otis Clapp homeopathic pharmacist and Beacon Street landmark dies at 80 after brief illness. Born March 3 1806 in Westhampton he joined the Advertiser early then co published the New England Galaxy with Stimpson. He led in publishing Swedenborg works and church magazines and held multiple public offices including collector of internal revenue and president of the Washingtonian Home for Inebriates. He married Ann Withington Emery Porter and then Mary Hadiey Hadiey died in 1871.
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Otis Clapp
Beacon Street
Tremont
Westhampton
Nathan Hale
Daily Advertiser
Boston
Advertiser
Nathan
The
New England Galaxy
James T. Buckingham
Charles Stimpson
Stimpson & Clapp
Children’s New Church Magazine
Peleg W. Chandler
Martin Krimmer
Board of Assessors
Hoosac
Washingtonian Home
Waltham Street
Little Wanderers
Clapp
Ann Withington Emery Porter
Sylvanus Porter
Mary Hadiey
Moses Hadiey
Earthquakes and iniquity in a Boston Charleston sermon
The West Church pastor marks his fiftieth year head of the historic parish returning to the pulpit after summer to address earthquakes and public trust breaches in Boston. He denounces defalcation, calls justice charity, and warns that dishonesty lowers all, urging aid for suffering Charlestown.
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West Church
Boston
Bartel
North America
Lisbon
Charleston
Mount Calvary
Christ
New York
Bartal
Charlesten
Dr Withrow Declines Chicago Call at Park Street
The Rev. Dr. Withrow told his Park Street Church congregation he declined the Third Presbyterian Church in Chicago. He cited his decade of pastoral work, loyalty to evangelical Bible teaching, and obligations to the American Board, choosing to remain at Park Street despite strong appeals and a lucrative offer.
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Third Presbyterian Church of Chicago
Withrow
Park Street
Third Presbyterian Church
Chicago
Evangelical Church of Christendom
Christ
New England
Boston
Edward M. Teall
Brethren
Presbyterian
General Assembly of
The
Presbyterian Church
Marquis
Sam
Congregational Order
Friends of the Board
Lin
Des Moines
Old Missionary Church
Old
Brethers
Death of Joseph Fitz in Florida aged 60
News from Salem reports Joseph Fitz formerly of Salem died in Florida at age 60. He was a brother of the late Daniel P. Fitz of Salem who died about a year ago. He leaves a widow a son and a daughter.
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Salem
Florida
Joseph Fitz
Daniel P. Fitz
Wellesley College Opens Season With Freshmen and New Faculty
Wellesley College begins the season with 558 students including 160 freshwomen. The Eliot house is crowded and new faculty members include Miss Ellen L. Burrill, Maud Gilchrist, Kate Kelsey, and Miss Robert. They join mathematics, botany, chemistry, and history departments. Next Friday, wives of the Odd Fellows visiting Boston will tour the college at Mrs. Durant’s invitation.
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Wellesley College
Eliot
Wellesley
Ellen L. Burrill
Maud Gilchrist
Kate Kelsey
Robert
Cornell University
Odd Fellows
Boston
Durant
Railroad Commission Tour Ends With Collision Near Holden Junction
On a Saturday inspection run the Pawtucket locomotive jumped a switch at Holden Junction. While Haverhill aided, its train cars collided with the Haverhill, causing about $1000 damage to the locomotive tender and baggage car. The crash occurred on a steep grade at twenty mph after boys released the brakes. commissioners conducted an immediate inquiry and no one was injured.
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Central Massachusetts Railroad
Holden Junction
Pawtucket
Extra
Jefferson
Haverhill
Boston
Salem Labor Troubles in Eleventh Week of Strike
Salem and Peabody tannery strike persists as most tanneries run with small crews. Daily entries of 12 to 20 workers, praised as honest and quick to learn. More hides arrive, orders filled. non union boarding houses expand on Hardy street and Tem perance Hall. Knights of Labor vow to press tannery visits to win quitters.
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Salem
Sprcran
Knights of Labor
Peabody
Hardy Street
Pemberton Bros
Temperance Hall
Advice to American Students on Paris Conservatoire
Lucy H. Hooper urges American girls studying singing to avoid the Conservatoire of Paris noting the high cost and risk to voice. She laments limited opportunities for embryo actors and actresses to train in Parisian dramatic classes taught by renowned French actors.
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Lucy H. Hooper
Philadelphia Telegraph
Europe
Conservatoire of
Paris
France
Henry George a Labor Candidate for New York Mayor
Henry George as a labor candidate for New York City mayor is described as a sturdy, tall man with a red beard and blue eyes born in Philadelphia on September 2 1839 to American parents. His career spans printer editor and proprietor in California and Ireland and Britain, author of Progress and Poverty, publisher at 76 Astor Place, and a planned nomination contingent on 30 000 signatures reflecting a pro working class platform and opposition to machine politics.
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Henry George
New York
Philadelphia
California
Assembly
Sacramento
Haight
Ireland
Irish World
England
English Land Restoration Society
Scotland
Scottish Land Restoration Society
Great Britain
North American Review
Astor Place
George
Convention of Trade and Labor Associations
Clarendon Hall
Otis Clapp Funeral Notice at Longwood
Otis Clapp aged 80 years six months fourteen days. Funeral held Tuesday September 21 at 10:45 a m corner St Paul and Francis streets Longwood.
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Clapp
Broonline
Otis Clapp
Boots and Shoes Sales at Major Cities on Wednesday
Boots and Shoes listings for Lippinecott Sun and Co in Philadelphia A S Richards Co in New York show stock offerings on Wednesday September 18 at 11 30 am F L Day & Co 12 in stocks and Francis Henshaw & Co sales in Philadelphia and New York markets with prices and quantities noted.
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Boots and Shoes
Lippinecott, Sun & Co
Philadelphia
Boots
A. S. Richards & Co
New York
F. L. Day & To
Francis Henshaw & Co
Boston Theatres and Halls Lineup for Evenings
The Boston stage listings show Around the World in Songs at the Boston Theatre and Harbor Lights at the Boston Museum each evening at 7 45. Tangled Lives at Globe Theatre Promenade Concert at Music Hall 8 to 11 nightly. The Deacon's Daughter at Park Theatre Clio at Hollis Street Theatre and The White Slave at Howard Auditorium are also on the schedule each evening.
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Boston Theatre
Boston Museum
Harbor Lights
Globe Theatre
Music Hall
Park Theatre
Hollis ST
Clio
Government ad seeks U S steel forgings for naval armor plates
The Navy Department invites bids from U S steel manufacturers to supply armor plates and heavy gun forgings for modern ordnance and armored ships. Firms must prove capability to produce within the United States and deliver roughly 1310 tons of forgings across 6 inch, 8 inch, and 10 to 12 inch calibers within two years, with detailed schedules and plant adequacy.
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United States of America
United States Navy Department
Washington, D. C
United States
Navy Department
Congress
Sids
Gineh
Lindley
Crick
Bureau of Ordnance
Washington, D.C
Secretary of the Navy
Ulark
William C. Whitney
A Thorough News Journal Containing The Latest Rows
A concise overview of a broad era offering financial, commercial, shipping, political, literary, dramatic, social, club, and general news. The journal sketches daily life and major events with a focus on evolving markets, public affairs, culture, and community affairs in a compact format.
Boston Post Adopts Eight Page Quarto Under New Management
Press comments praise the Boston Post for its eight page quarto edition, improved typography, and attractive layout. Multiple newspapers note its new dress, extended format, and enhanced business and editorial quality, calling it a dignified, readable, and modern daily.
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Traveller
The
Post
Springfield Republican
Boston Post
Times
Financial Daily Record
Providence Journal
New England
Albany Argus
Boston
New Bedford Standard
Worcester Spy
New York
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Taylor, Demeritte & Hagar
A. H. Rice
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A. P. Peabody
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Gannett Institute
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Institute of Technolology
Boylston Place
Albert Hale
Gorham, Rogers & CO
Dundee Seed
Federal Street
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Brookline Avenue
St. Mary’s Street
John N. McDonald
Supt. OF Public Buildings
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Huck O’brien
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Edmund Burke
Yours Truly, George Draper
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Boston & Albany Railroad Company
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