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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Sep 23, 1887

Page

5

Return of Eliot at Harvard Sees Enrollment Rise and Reforms

Harvard plans a larger undergrad body with about 1200 students and possibly 1900 total. The faculty discuss shortening the college course and lowering the Harvard standard to align with New England peers, while new instructors join and the Price-Greenleaf bequest funds aid for 10 to 15 thousand dollars for needy students.

Eliot Cambridge Spain Africa Levant Italy Europe America New England Harvard Medical School Law School Medical and Surgical Journal C. J. White Smith Germany Toy John H. Wright Johns Hopkins University J. R. Jewett Syria Morris H. Morgan Richardson E. L. Conant Thaxter Harris Francke Preble Lane Price-Greenleaf Harvard Union College of Bingham Duluth Sanders Theatre Ags Memorial College House

Yale welcomes record freshman class. Treadwell arrested

New Haven reports Yale University welcomes the largest freshman class on record with 205 in the academic department and 106 in the scientific department. Richard H. Treadwell, sought in Boston on grand larceny, has been arrested.

New Haven Conn Yale University Richard H. Treadwell Boston

Calumet & Hecla divisional outlook and market mood

The article notes Calumet & Hecla may pay only the $10 per share dividend this year as price levels for copper wobble. It discusses stock-market expectations, bond purchases by the Treasury, bank and telephony output trends, and Atchison and Baltimore & Ohio telegraph moves shaping liquidity and market sentiment.

Calumet & Hecla Connecticut Calumet Chicago Atchison Gould Baltimore & Ohio Telegraph Mr. Gould Bismarck Mr. Sage E&oe

Chairman Jones outlines Republican planning and Blaine prospects

New York report quotes B F Jones stating the Republican national committee will likely meet in January in Washington after state elections. He mentions potential convention sites, notes no presidential candidate discussion, and suggests Blaine could be a nominee if willing. He cites temperance and labor votes as pivotal beyond state results.

New York B. F. Jones National Republican Committee Republican National Committee Washington Estene Das Blaine Europe Cleveland

Progressive Labor sought injunction to appoint election inspectors

Judge Van Brunt in Supreme Court chambers granted the Pro gressive Labor party’s request to show cause on Monday why a mandamus should not compel the board of police commissioners to appoint the election inspectors named by the party instead of those selected by the United Labor.

New York van Brunt Supreme Court Chambers Progressive Labor Party Board of Police Commissioners United Labor Massachussetts Suffolk Genevieve Nagle Boston Gustave Magnitzky Boston Post Joan W. McKim Esquire Elijah George Register

Treasury Actions Prompt Market Relief and Investigations

Reports from Topeka detail a Treasury move to ease money market strain, while a special Justice Department examiner is tasked with auditing United States Marshal Banks in Boston for late reports and potential irregularities. The piece also notes political chatter about Governor Foraker, bank conditions in Washington, and prepayment requests on registered bonds totaling $95.6 million.

Treasury Department Treasury Provident Institution For Savings New England Trust Company Bank of North America Atchison Wasarmeron Department of Justice United States Boston Department General Banks Comptroller of the Treasury Marshal’s Office Massachusetts Washington New York

Read predicts high anthracite coal price by snow

Colonel W. P. Read, a major coal operator, says anthracite will cost nine to ten dollars per ton before snow falls. He cites miner wage increases, overall scarcity, and the interstate commerce act as causes. Across the West and Northwest a severe scarcity is described as nearly famine conditions.

Curiaco W. P. Read

Theatres and Performances Schedule Tonight

Park Theatre presents Jim the Penman at 7 45. Boston Theatre shows A Run of Luck at 7 46. Globe Theatre offers Erminie at 7 45. Boston Museum features The Red Lamp at 7 45. Hollis Street Theatre presents The Corsair at 7 46. Howard Atheneum hosts Variety at 8.

Hollis Street the Corsair Howard Athenalum Variety

Marriages Roundup From South Dartmouth to Hyde Park

Notices list several weddings across New England. George A. Jenks of Dartmouth marries Emma E. Clark of New Bedford in South Dartmouth. Patrick O’Hara wed Hannah M. Havey in Boston. Albertson Rogers ties with Lilie T. Sanford of Hyde Park. John Tubman wed Lydia Haynes of Boston, and Moraes G. Wellington weds Mary K. Hewitt of Boston Highlands.

William Hewitt J. Wellington B. F. Hamilton D.D Moraes G. Wellington Mary K. Hewitt Boston Highlands

Obituary notices from East Hampton and nearby towns

A sequence of death notices across Connecticut and nearby areas lists Elizabeth Carter aged 71, Caroline Dickinson aged 78, Elizabeth Baker aged 48, Nathan Robbins Earle aged 22, O Hallet Holmes aged 67, Ann Eliza Hunting aged 65, James L B Leeds aged 68, Elizabeth Putnam aged 102, and Elizabeth Frances Webber aged 52. Burial plans and service details are noted.

Carter East Hampton Conn Elizabeth Carter Dorchester Dickinson Waverley Caroline Dickinson Prescott Dickinson Belmont Street Duryea Elizabeth Baker Joseph T. Duryea Earle Bridgeport Nathan Robbins Earle Holmes Weymouth O. Hallet Holmes Hunting Cambridge Ann Eliza Charles K. Hunting Leeds James LB Putnam Elizabeth Putnam Danvers Jesse Putnam Webber Bedford Elizabeth Frances Marcus B. Webber

Chauncy Hall Opens for Prospective Parents Visit

Parents undecided on schooling invited to Chauncy Hall to observe pupil health care and individualized fees. Hours 9 to 2. house open daily 3 to 4. 259 Boylston Street, Boston.

Chauncy Hall Boylstrow Sr Boston

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