Harvard Professor Joseph Lovering Dies at Cambridge
Obituary notes for Hollis professor emeritus at Harvard College Prof Joseph Lovering who died Monday in Cambridge. Born in Charlestown on December 25 1813 he joined Harvard at 17 and served 62 years. He held posts from instructor to Hollis professor and directed the Jefferson Physical Laboratory. Also aged deaths include John L Hadley Albert G Strong Stephen Davis Leo Boland and others across New England with memorial events and civic notices.
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Joseph Lovering
Hollis
Harvard College
Cambridge
Lovering
Charlestown
Harvard
Jefferson Physical Laboratory
Buffalo Historical Society
United States Coast Survey
Emerson
Prof. Lovering
Charles Bell
Davy
Playfair
W.d. Youmans
Leverine
John L. Hadley
Weare
N. H
House of Representatives
Executive Council
Albert G. Strong
Burlington
Mase
Holy Cross College
Worcester
St. Mary's Seminary
Baltimore
Aix
France
St. Mary’s
Cambridgeport
George Henry Snelling
Newport
R. 1
All
A. Aldrich
Aldrich
Killingly
Venn
Dorr
Rhode
Hannah Eustis
Barr
North St
Salem
Eustis
Daiwnes Eustis
Asa H. Herring
Haverhill
Mass
Gilford
Hinverhill
Amos A. Breed
Lynn
Reed
Elisha P. Mallett
Maine
Bath
Head
Sewall
Tristram R. Dennison
Dennison
New Bedford
William Carruthers
Annisquam Parish
Gloucester
Tew
Essex Street
Boston
William Smith dies at 67 after 40 years with Boston and Maine
Lawrence mass Jan 19 William Smith superintendent of locomotive power for the Boston and Maine railroad died this morning of kidney trouble at 67. He served 40 years with the road including years as engineer between Exeter and Boston and master mechanic for 12 years. For the last six to eight years he directed locomotives on all divisions. He was a 32d degree Mason and member of several other organizations. His family have all died.
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Lawrence
Mass
William Smith
Boston & Maine Railroad
Exeter
Boston
Boston & Maine
Boston & Maine Company
Woman's Bank Leader Sarah Howe Dies at 66
Sarah E. Howe, who rose to prominence through the Woman's Bank, died of paralysis at 733 Tremont Street. A former president, she faced multiple arrests for swindling deposits from 1886 onward, including a pattern of high interest deposits and repeated relocations across cities before her final death.
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Sarah E. Howe
Woman's Bank
Tremont St
Boston Blackout Fires at City Power Plant in 1891
At 3:30 a.m. a district wide power loss struck Boston as the city’s Columbus Avenue plant on Ferdinand Street burned, gutted in half an hour with $200,000 loss. The blaze began from an overcharged wire. the plant supplied Back Bay, South End, Highlands, and Dorchester.
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Boston
Back Bay
South End
Highlands
Dorchester
Boston Electric Light Company
Columbus Sv
Ferdinand St
The Busy Gladstone and His Time Management
A portrait of William Gladstone and his relative discipline in time use. The text notes his constant activity and belief in never doing nothing, citing his life at home, a habit formed after a 1839 double marriage, and anecdotes of brothers-in-law Lord Lyttleton and their wives, plus scenes of reading Homer during travel and at Eton fields while watching his sons play.
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Webb Mountain
Mr. Gladstone
Lord Lyttleton
Catherine
Mary Glynne
Eton
Racial Controversy at Baby Show Sparks Tense Exchange
An Indianapolis Journal snippet captures a backstage moment where a black child named Rastus faces racist remarks from a white mother during a baby show. Von Smashkeys jokes about performing next while audience members threaten to leave as Pounderowski suggests a match to fill time.
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Indianapolis Journal
England Seeks Isolation of France as Famine Spreads
Abroad report covers influenza death surge in London led by Florence Nightingale risk, Irish party strife, royal circles including the Duke of Kent rumor, Jesuit leadership changes, and unrest from Morocco to Paris. It notes the Great Britain tariff stance, Madrid and Moscow wheat moves, and disasters from river crosses in Tiflis to palace fires at Arenberg.
Pope LEO XIII's health cited as gravely troubling
Reports from Rome state Pope Leo XIII is gravely ill with influenza given his age. The Vatican quietly informs embassies of serious turns, while officials deny alarm as the pope receives noon audiences and the minister of interior urges press censorship to halt alarming telegrams.
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Pants
Rome
Ceccarelli
Vatican
Chamber of Deputies
Famine Relief Efforts Shift to Co operative Farming
The government plans experiments in cooperative farming in Saratoff and Samara to replenish communal stocks and repay local debts. Distress spreads as harvests lag and many beg for aid. relief by Ertel feeds Makari residents amid deaths from starvation. Village Orlova and Ramon sugar factory areas suffer severe hunger with meager rations.
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Sr. Peterssong
Saratoff
Samara
Baltic
Ertel
Makari
Veronesch
Orlova
Eugenie of
Oldenburg
Vilage
Ramon
British Diplomats Shifting Roles in Europe Rapprochement
Friday’s notice places Lord Vivian in Rome as ambassador after being recalled from Brussels with Sir Robert Morier remaining at St Petersburg as ambassador. The move follows Russian actions in Poland and eastward troop shifts, prompting fears of unstable alliances. Britain, with Germany and Italy, seeks to persuade the Czar to sever the French tie while Sir R D Morier works to reestablish harmony between Russia and Germany, possibly via a new envoy to St Petersburg and a Russia Germany summit.
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St. Petersburg
Brussels
Rome
Robert Morer
Foreign Office
Russia
Poland
Lord Salisbury
Robert Morier
Red
France
R. D. Jorier
Germany
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Death of John Couch Adams English Astronomer
English astronomer John Couch Adams born 1818 died recently. He studied at St John’s College Cambridge, was senior wrangler in 1843, and tutored mathematics before pursuing Uranus perturbations, leading to speculation about an unseen planet. The narrative notes his 1847 private paper and 1855 Cambridge professorship. Also mentions a palace fire at Broussets, Arenberg.
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John Couch Adams
St. John's College, Cambridge
Uranus
J. Aranus
Dean Peacocke
Lowndean
Cambridge
Late Night Encounter in a Double Flat Hallway
A New York Herald vignette places two young lovers in a dark vestibule of a up town double flat. Amid whispered slang and a clashing speaking tube gag, the scene shifts to comic misadventure as a passenger disputes carriage class and fare with a ticket inspector, revealing humor in social class mix ups.
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New York Herald
Johnny
Over 5000 Democratic Clubs Listed Shakeup in 1890s politics
New York Jan 23 The World correspondent in Washington reports that two weeks ago Mr Cleveland decided to announce his withdrawal from the presidential contest after private pleas from friends. He traveled to Louisiana where a major political note emerged. He felt slighted by party leaders who ignored him, faced a strong push from Gov Hill in Albany, and saw New York’s delegation shift to Hill. He postponed his plan under pressure, but anxiety remains about his eventual declaration and the risk to Cleveland allies in key states. In Washington discussions followed on consolidating factional support, with potential resignations and realignment among Pattison Carlisle Palmer Boies and Gray. At a separate event, Jerry Simpson challenged reform rhetoric, provoking protests and signaling a possible realignment of the alliance. In Wasntvotox, Holman stated that refuting printing reform preserves not party traditions but opposition to bureaus and document control.
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Brockton
Whitman
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Augustus Miller
George Jones
Fred Currier
Lowell Trebut
Grand
Currier
Nashua
Lebanon
Springfield Boat Club
Christian Training School
George Otto
Henry D. Cone
Stockbridge
State Trust Comany of
New York
New York & Massachusetts Railroad
Cone
Rhodesland Department
G. A.R
David 8
Bay of Fast Providence
George T. Cranston
Wickford
Charles H. Baker
Pawtucket
St. Thomas
Fairfield
John Flood
Eastport
Annie Surles
Samuel Stanley
Boston
Louis Heckman
North Attieboro
Heckman
Providence
Cheshire County
Vernald
Maine State College
Manchester
N. H
Herbert Brainerd
St. Albans
Secretary of the Treasury
Wells Goodwin
Newbury Centre
Liberty
A. D. Matthews
Canal St
Ira W. Moore
Neumonia
Goff's Falls
Stanford
Milton
Willie Stuart
Robert Stuart
Machiasport
Supreme Court
Saco
Department of Maine
Auburn
Auburn Hall
John Palmer
E. H. Cheney
United States
Matanzag
Jacob Greeley
Springfield
Fall River
Andrew S. Taylor
Little Compton
R. L
J. B. Barnaby
Swan Point
Littleton
Connecticut Dairymen's Association
City Mission Hall
Hartford
Rov
B.C
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Eliv
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Teller
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Hawley
Vest
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Lode
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Harter
Ohio
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Missouri
Yeas
O’neill
Springer
Committee On Rules
Platt
New Mexico
Long Island Sound
Pune
Dover
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Secretary of the Interior
R. Frye
Cary
Saei
Cox
Snodgrass
Stone
Kentucky
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Porto Rico
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McPherson
Gallinger
Portsmouth
Marine Board
Tweill
Peffer
Stead
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Stephenson
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Bland
Outhwaite
Hatch
Society of American Florists
Smith
Ilinois
Catchings
Eee
Randall
Pennsylvania
OC. W. Stone
Messrs. Wright, McAleer and Brosius
Holman
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Grow
McMillin
Tangier
Morocco
Wazan
Algeria
M. Ribot
Great Britain
Spain
Austria
Belgium
Switzerland
Slobodskoi
Viatka
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Paris
Tiflis
Kura
Posen
Johann Bissen
Frankeki
Bissen
John Hay
Legislative Council of
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London
Socialist Federation
World's End
Chelsea
Corporation of Dublin
Duke of Clarence
Maximilian I
Germany
Caire
Czar Ag
Moscow
Samoa
Sydney
Malietoa
Mataafa
Satafa
Malaga
Rome
San Ferrand
Xeres
Lancet
Neuchatel
Geneva
Berne
Federal Council For
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Hhe
M. de Freycinet
Mendoza Senso
Ottawa
Pew
West Indies
Canada
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Washington
Cleveland
Louisiana
Hlaine
World
Lakewood
Gov. Hill
Albany
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Indiana
Maryland
Shee Salty
Hill
George William Curtis
Mr. Cleveland
Pattison
Carlisle
Palmer
Boies
Gray
Wasntvotox
D.C
Democratic Party
Over 5000 Democratic clubs on the roll
Washington January 20 The executive committee of the National Association of Democratic clubs met with chairman William L Wilson presiding. Harvary N Collison of Boston attended. They set the time and place for the national committee meeting to coincide with the Democratic national convention, to be decided by the national executive committee tomorrow. The secretary reports between 5000 and 6000 clubs on the roll, with representation from every state and territory.
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National Association of Democratic Clubs
William L. Wilson
West Virginia
Harvary N. Collison
Boston
Grover Cleveland Talks On His Path To Orange Island
Former President Cleveland, in New Orleans en route to Orange Island with Charles Jefferson, deflects questions on a bid and emphasizes private citizen status. He hints tariff as a national issue, supports McKinley wins in Ohio, and notes no local political plans. He avoids New York politics beyond noting general serenity.
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New Orleans
Cleveland
Charles Jefferson
Southern Pacific
Orange Island
Joe Jefferson
McKinley
Ohio
New York
Excent
Jackson Poll Reverses State Presidential Preference
In Jackson Mississippi January 22 report shows legislators split between Cleveland and Hill for presidential preference. Senate 17 17 Cleveland Hill House 38 32 with other names and absences noted. Possible shift influenced by Lamar supporters amid political maneuvering.
Alliance party reform efforts reach clash in capital meeting
Washington on January 22 reports mood among Alliance adherents sour after a series of futile conferences. A Wednesday night gathering intensified tensions as invitations went out to reform-minded allies within the existing financial circles.
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Washington, D. C
Alliance Party
Friends of Reform
Gorman Reelected U S Senator in Maryland Vote
Ann Arbour Md Jan 19 Hon Arthur P Gorman reelected United States senator to succeed himself with 20 of 23 votes in the Senate and 80 of 86 in the House. Result expected to be completed Thursday in Annapolis Maryland. Jan 21 Hon Charles H Gibson elected United States senator in joint convention of Maryland General Assembly to fill the unexpired five year term of the late E K Wilson.
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Ann Arouis
Arthur P. Gorman
United States
Gorman
House
Unitedtates
Carina Pote
Ana Scantuee
AyNaApolis
Charles H., Gibson
General Assembly of
Maryland
E. K. Wilson
Harrison Renominated at Third District GOP Convention
At the Republicans convention in Jefferson Ind. Harrison was enthusiastically endorsed for renomination. The third district Republican convention at Donaldsonville La selected parvotes delegates to the national convention. One line mentions the American Protective Tariff League in New York with Bliss Wakeman and Griswold in leadership roles.
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Third Congressional
Jefferson Ind
Harrison
American Sective Tariff League
New York
Cornelius N. Bliss
Wilbur F. Wakeman
Chester Griswold
Donaldsonville
Lincoln’s Curious Marriage Proposal Letter Revealed
A lengthy missive from Abraham Lincoln to Mary offers a cautious proposal, urging clear, mutual happiness and no pressure. The letter, described by the Young Ladies' Fashion Bazaar, portrays Lincoln’s cautious, understated approach to marriage and a possible early act before he wed.
Weighing an Elephant in Hindostan Tale of Shahjee
Harper's Young People recounts a 200 year old tale of Prince Shahjee of Mahrattas who aided the poor. An official vows to donate an elephant's silver weight, but no scales can weigh the beast until Shahjee orders a boat and stones to measure the elephant's true weight and the resulting silver distribution.
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Harper's Young People
Hindostan
Shahjee
India
Shahree
Fragmented dialogue hints at mistaken pronouns and sarcasm
A brief, fragmented exchange shows playful misstatements and gendered responses. Jayfully, aggressive interruptions, surprise reveals, and Sue’s dogmatic stance highlight a humorous or blurred conversation.
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