Notable Women Profiled In A Diverse Array Of Roles
Miss Pauline Johnston, Mohawk chief’s daughter, famed canoeist, writer, and poet, is highlighted alongside Miss Annie Moores of Mt. Pleasant Texas, a bank president admired for her domestic devotion. Miss Fair of Newport resides in Bancroft’s former cottage, while Mrs. S Van Rensselaer Cruger survives a yacht accident near Oyster Bay. Esther Pomeroy’s will reveals detailed bequests and a bed quilt instruction. Rose Hardwick Thorpe now lives in California, author of Curfew Must Not Ring Tonight. Annie Moore presides over a national bank, the sole woman to hold such a post in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pauline Johnston
Annie Moores
Mt. Pleasant
Tex
Miss Fair
Newport
George Bancroft
English. Mrs. S. van Rensselaer Cruger
Colonel Cruger
Colonel
Rose Hardwick Thorpe
California
Litchfield
Mich
Annie Moore
United States
A Century of Girlish Dialect and Pronunciation Shifts
A Harper's Bazaar note recalls Helena Wells in 1794 urging young ladies to avoid common speech faults. It traces shifts from Victorian era mispronunciations to later changes, noting words like weal vinegar ill convened and obleege giving way to oblige and other etymology driven pronunciations fading or surviving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena Wells
Harper's Bazar
Samuel Weller
London
Hisself
Handkercher
Lannon
England
America
Goldsmith
Webster
Choate
Again The Girl Question By Columbian Housekeepers
The Columbian Housekeepers Association promotes a national bureau of information to tackle the domestic service problem. It notes a shortage of skilled labor and argues that educated employers bear responsibility for training untaught girls, who lack avenues to learn housework methods without employer expense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbian Housekeepers’ Association
Bureau of Information
National
Association
Chicago
One sort of a heroine on Broadway
A young woman loses a red silk petticoat on Broadway then picks it up with dignity. She remains composed as spectators watch, rolls the item into a compact bundle, and continues to Daniell's nearby, earning praise for her calm handling of the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broadway
Polly Pry
New York Recorder
Waverley Place
Daniell’s
Newark authoress Amanda Douglas a prize winner and author of many tales
Miss Amanda M. Douglas, a Newark New Jersey authoress, has written about twenty seven or twenty eight years and many books. She lives with her sister on Sumner Avenue and aims to craft good short stories though they often grow longer than intended. She recalls winning a two thousand dollar prize for Larry in six short chapters, learned in August the secret in October, and reviews compare her tale favorably to Little Lord Fauntleroy. The piece also includes colorful asides about servants, politics, and a humorous sales exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amanda M. Douglas
Sumner Avenue
Newark
N. J
Larry
The
New York Herald
Lord Fauntleroy
Morning dress described in pongee fabric details
The morning home dress features lustreless pongee with a black crepe three inch ruffle on the skirt. The corsage and sleeves use crepe and pongee with gathered belt, finished by a gauffering band. A youthful, very suited outfit described.
William Butler Hornblower Named Supreme Court Justice
William Butler Hornblower, recently appointed to the U S Supreme Court to replace the late Samuel Blatchford, is a prominent New York lawyer from an old New Jersey family. Born at Paterson on May 13 1851, he studied at Princeton and Columbia Law School, began practice in 1874, and co founded Hornblower Byrne in 1888. He has been counsel for New York Life and a receiver’s attorney in the Grant Ward case, earning about 40000 dollars yearly. He held one public post on a judiciary commission in 1890 and is active in multiple bar and alumni associations. He is married to a deceased wife with two sons and a daughter. he is said to be among the youngest judges aside from Judge Story.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Butler Hornblower
Supreme Court of the United States
Samuel Blatchford
New York
New Jersey
Joseph C. Hornblower
Supreme Court of
Bradley
United States Supreme Court
Woodruff
United States Circuit Court
Carter & Eaton
New York Life Insurance Company
Interstate Casualty Company
Davis
Grant & Ward
Rome, Watertown & Ogdensburg Railroad
Court of Appeals
Hornblower
James Byrne
Hornblower & Byrne
Howard A. Taylor
Cleveland
William Street
Hill
Bar Association
Princeton
Manhattan
University
City
Democratic
Reform
Metropolitan
Century and Lawyers’ Clubs
Society of Medical Jurisprudence
Judge Story
Potter Case Clarified Indictment Authored by Prosecutor
report discusses who drew the indictments in the Potter case and contrasts direct and circumstantial evidence. It notes Assistant District Attorney Frank Hurd of Suffolk county authored the indictments and explains why Work's testimony could not convict Potter if tried separately. The ruling turned on legal interpretation of bank terms and Potter’s knowledge of fraud.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Frank Hurd
Suffolk County
Potter
Work
Mr. Work
Mr. Potter
Delirium Death After Fall At Adams House
Newburyport Sept 22 David Reed a native of this city and war veteran fell from the third story of Adams House this morning after drinking. He landed on the curb striking his head and died instantly. He had been brought to a room at 7 o clock and later attempted to descend a rope fire escape his feet hit a window sill and he somersaulted to the street. It is believed delirium tremens caused the fatal accident. Reed had been an inmate of Togus Soldiers Home Me.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newburyport
David Reed
Adams
Reed
Togus
Thrifty Beyond His Years
Thomas Kelly of 128 Cypress street Brookline is under arrest on forgery charges. A 21 year old clerk for the Pierce estate since early in the year, he allegedly forged several firm names on checks presented to him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Kelly
Cypress Street
Brookline
Kelly
Pierce
Rev Donnocker Held on Felonious Assault Charge
The Rev Delbert G Donnocker of Brockton appeared in Portland Superior Court charged with felonious assault on Miss Ella Gilman of Scarboro Me The district attorney sought 6000 bail but was opposed by defense The court set bail at 4000 which was posted making him a free man The Brockton Enterprise notes the charge may be more serious than earlier reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Delbert G. Donnocker
Brockton
Ella Gilman
Scarboro
True
Hiram Knowlee
Donnocker
Suits Against Railroad Over Fatal Crossing Crash
New Haven legal action seeks 15000 for Rose Bailey and 5000 for heirs of James G Bailey after his death crossing the Consolidated track at East Wallingford on March 6. Attorney H G Newton files two damages suits totaling 20000 plus a separate 10000 claim by L Candee Co. as goods lost in a warehouse fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Today
H. G. Newton
Rose E. Bailey
James G Bailey
James G. Bailey
East Wallingford
Pastor's Fall Shocks Brockton Church in 1893
The Rev Donneocker who led Free Will Baptist Church from Aug 1892 to Aug 1893 faced resignation amid rumors from Lewiston and Scarboro. He claimed innocence as deacons doubted the evidence. His wife, prostrated by the scandal, recently bore a child and the family on Ash street seeks friends. Church members largely withhold sympathy from the ex pastor while supporting the wife and children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brockton
Donnecker
Free Will Baptist Church
Lewiston
Scarboro
Donnocker
Bates College
Youthful Headgear Lifter Probated in Court
William Gast, a ten year old boy, faced a court appearance for stealing millinery. He was placed on probation after the court corrected the theft value to about seventy dollars, and his sister, initially suspected, proved innocent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Gast
Willie O'Donnell Injured After Moon Street Fall
A 14 year old, Willie O'Donnell, fell twenty feet yesterday while playing on the roof of an old building on Moon Street. He sprained both feet and was taken to the hospital for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie O’donnell
Moon
City theatres feature broad coming attractions in Boston
The City Theatres announce a slate of encore runs and new acts including Venus The Black Crook Prince Pro Tem and the Land of the Midnight Sun at the Park. Camille D Arville tops a strong cast as The Fencing Master closes at Hollis. Audiences pack houses across the city as Russell brothers, Peter Dailey, and Mansfield headline daily bills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Crook
Mr. Rice
Camille D’arville
Robbed His Benefactor in Salmon Falls Case
Charles A. Parker of Boston arrived in Salmon Falls seeking Charles Smith a Canadian who he says stole $65 from him after a night of drinks. Parker gave Smith lodging, woke to find him gone and the money missing, and traced Smith to the town though an officer could not locate him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salmon Falls
N. H
Charles A. Parker
Boston
Charles Smith
Smith
Hanover Street
Parker
Shakspere and the Scriptures at Cambridge lecture
The Rev. F. Hyatt Smith of North Avenue Congregational Church Cambridge will speak in his pulpit tomorrow evening on Shakspere and the Redemption of Christ. This is the third lecture in the series Shakspere and the Bible showing the King James version indebtedness to the dramatists and the bard’s views on Bible doctrines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Hyatt Smith
North Avenue Congregational Church
Cambridge
Dorchester family condemned by editor amid distress claims
A reader questions a Post statement about Michael and his family being destitute after a drowning incident in Dorchester. The writer urges courtesy and clarity in the newspaper’s portrayal and seeks verification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir
the Post
Michael
Dorchester
Recommendations on bridge safety and inspections after disaster
The report assigns original responsibility to the railroad company and outlines two precautions for bridges undergoing work: a competent inspector dedicated to monitoring safety or a temporary trestle to carry trains during construction. Either option aims to prevent weakening and ensure train passage, with train slowdown deemed unnecessary when these safeguards are used.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Douglas
McNab
O'Flaherty
MR. Donnocker
Sues Consolidated
City Theatres
Hollis
Russell Brothers
Myceum
Bingham
Peter F. Dailey
Columbia
Mr. Mansfield
Globe Theatre
Beau Brummell
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Hoyt
Chinatown
Tremont Theatre
Monte Cristo
James O'Neill
Bowdoin Square Theatre
Atkinson
Edwin Barbour
Hall Caine
Iceland
Austin & Stone’s
Mitchell
Corbett
Berlin
Allener
Monkey Theatre
Grand Opera House
Florence Bindley
Paquerette
Heras and Fielding
BE. L. Williams
Jack
William Muldoon
Palace Theatre
Ernest Roeber
Lothrop Stock Company
Howard Atheneum
Grand Museum
Mme. Percival
Consolidated Lady Orchestra
Edwin Hanford
Shakspere
Old Colony
Wilson Bros
Tremont Row
Marry ME
Lizzie
Rodney G. Fuller
Brooks
Concord
George Merrick Brooks
Turnpepr
Adeline A. Turner
Azro Turner
Eng. Horse Breeders
Mr. Ek
Willard
Holl
Isaac B. Rich
Laura Mapleson
Norry
Bowdgoin SQ
CHAS
F. Atkinson
Theatre
Chauncey Olcott
Augustus Pitou
Mavourneen
WM. Austin
F. J. Pilling
Rose Hill Folly Co
Amuder Deiooes
Boston Museum
R. M. Field
Inet & Thompson
Columb Rich & Harris
Charles Frohman
Aer
W. H. Powers
Mir
Richard Mansfield
DR. Jekyll
MR. Hyde
J. A. Crabtrer
E. Piper
Talk of
Rice’s
Fantastic Comic Opera
VENUS
Edward E. Rice
Music Hall
Emil Paur
MRE
Aimong
Saudia
FACUS
MAID
BECCA
Damrosch
GRAND ORCMSI+RA
fAs Blauveerts
Efollyan
George A. Foxcroft
Lyceum
New Washington
Boylston Street
James W. Bingham
Braatz Broth
ACME
John E. Drew
Bessie Gilber
Sam Bernard
Fremonts
Albertus & Bartram
Austin & Stone’s' Reomont Manes
Scollay Square
ALWAY
AIL Stone & Sataw
OS Fair
Johnson
Fusileer Veterans and Baker Extract Company
Boston Evry
Benj. Johnson
Washington St
Old South Church
Howard
Crand Museum Cor
Dover & Washington
Florence Hamilton
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