A Tribute of Affection at Williams College Alumni
In Williams Town on July 4 the alumni meeting elected J M Barker of Pittsfield to Garfield’s board seat and added about $3000 to the Garfield memorial fund. Cyrus W Field’s memorial windows were presented as part of the day’s observances, and President Hopkins’s address reflected on President Garfield’s life, the nation’s mourning, and lessons for scholars and citizens alike. The Garfield memorial fund later endowed Williams College’s chair of ancient languages with Hewitt of Chicago as the holder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamstown
A. V. W. van Vechten
Albany
Williams
J. M. Barker
Pittsfield
Garfield
Cyrus W. Field
Hopkins
Canterbury
France
Hyacinthe
Maine
Florida
Atlantic
Pacific
England
Garteld
Elberon
Union
Cleveland
Ana
Franklin
Henry
Morse
Luther
Washington
Gartiela
Lincoln
John Quincy Adams
Supreme Court
United States
Ilis
Goodrich Hall
Wiliams College
Hewitt
Chicago
Greatest American orator of our time named and praised
A New York Sun column reviews leading U S speechmakers, praising Wendell Phillips for their enduring eloquence while cautioning about overblown rhetoric. It highlights Bob Ingersoll, Blaine, Conkling, Frye, Ochiltree, Hoar and Beecher, and lauds O Gorman, Evarts, Swinton, and Black, ending that a blend of these traits could yield the era’s finest American orator.
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Brooks
Richard O'Gorman
Wendell Phillips
Colonel Ingersell
Beecher
O'Gorman
John Swinton
Jeremiah
Black
Chicago plans a million dollar music and art hall
A Chicago movement led by N. E. Fairbank seeks to build a grand music and art hall costing upwards of a million dollars. The proposed site on Michigan Avenue between Monroe Street and Pullman building is under negotiation, with landowners asking high prices. If talks fail, a nearby site will be chosen. Completion expected within two years.
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Chicago
Erecta
N. E. Fairbank
Michigan Avenue
Monroe Street
Pullman Company
Putnam
Thomas & Putnam
Fairbank
United States Mortgage Company
One Chance for a Woman in Islamic Tale
A moral tale recounts an old woman forcing alms on Joseph in Egypt. He prays for her beauty, she becomes young and his wife, then ages and dies. In heaven, she remains the sole old woman as all good women are made young again.
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Joseph
Egypt
Nine Wives and Fifty-Three Children in Simmons Gap Family Patriarch
A Charlotteville correspondent reports a Simmons Gap patriarch living with his ninth wife. Three hundred descendants attended a recent reunion. He has fifty-three children and cannot name all his offspring as they refuse to be branded. Grandchildren are scarcely recognized by most, and the aged man is slightly over eighty.
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Blaine
Mr. Conkling
Senator Frye
Maine
Stentor
Tom Ochbiltree
Congress
Zeb Vance
North Carolina
George Frisbie Hoar
Frisbie Hoar
Senate
Pickwick
Henry Ward Beecher
America
Joseph Jefferson
Beecher
Phillips Brooks
Boston
Baird
Charlotteville
Simmons Gap
Harper’s Bazar
Geome
Lyons
The Ladies Bazaar and the Demands on Women
A discussion on how modern women balance home life with careers and public roles. It argues for division of labor at home and higher education for women to reduce strain, while noting fashion trends and practical guidance for wardrobes, fabrics, and hairstyles of the era.
Buried Limbs Prompt Undertaker’s Unsettling Tales
A Manchester Mirror report recounts an undertaker who claims severed limbs cause pain when stored awkwardly. He cites cases of a man in Lawrence who felt arm pain after burial and another who reported finger cramps before his limb was reinterred in a proper position. He says several patients confirm sensory memory and urges careful positioning for burial.
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Mirror
Josiah West
Fremont
Undertaker’s
Lawrence
Manchester
Burlesque Burial Ground Shocks Hornellsville Park
In Hornellsville New York a Sunday hoax turned a village park into a sham cemetery. Epitaph slabs on gravel piles mocked the village trustees and president of the corporation. The prank drew crowds as work on improving the public park stalled for months and officials did not act.
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Hornellsville
N. Y
New York Sun
Board of Trustees
R. K. Faulkner
P. Cass Richardson
Ward Ll
J. W. Burns
George Terry
Burditt
Half His Life in Prison")
W W Gilman a noted horse thief died of pneumonia in prison on the third. Buried in the prison cemetery, he was first convicted at Rutland on October 8 1861 for five years. Discharged October 8 1866, reelected for ten years at Woodstock, discharged September 15 1875. A third conviction on July 11 1876 at Rutland brought another ten year term. Born in Shrewsbury Vermont in 1828 his life spanned prior to death about 19 years and 7 months inside prison walls.
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Windsor
W. W. Gilman
Gilman
Rutland
Woodstock
Meam
Tuum
Shrewsbury
Wisconsin
Proceedings of a Colored Jury in Virginia Tabor Case
A Dublin juror recounts the proceedings of a colored jury from Newburn and Dublin. He describes the election of chairman secretary and recorder, a solemn prayer for generals and the president, and then the jury begins business and reaches a rapid decision in racier form.
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Virginia
Dublin
Tabor
Newburn
Areco'der
Grant
Mahone
Household Art and Sepia on Terra-Cotta Decor
A detailed guide to home art, covering Sepia on terra-cotta, etching on stone and glass, and painting on wood. Includes methods for black and white marbles, lithographic stones, and Japanese inspired screens. Also covers lam brequins and curtains, and the revival of Potpourri Aromatique jars with step by step scenting guidance.
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Oxall
Fujigawa Joouiluy
Oscar Pletsch
Rieter
Cnamel
Old-Time Smugglers of Addison County Vermont
A Vermont Journal account recalls War of 1512 era smuggling from Canada, coastal profits, and clashes with customs. It details smugglers taverns, secret vaults, and a Cornwall escape plan thwarted by Mrs Markham’s ruse, with a paralytic captain, armed plan, and improvised weapons from Chipman’s Hill.
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Addison County
Vermont
Canada
Luce
Hubbardton
A.J. Tupper
Cornwall
Congregational Church
Slade
Thomas H. McLeod
Royal Tavern
Ebenezer Markham
Custom House
Markham
Mia
Garfield Expenses Debate Ends With Cut to Doctors
In a Senate fray over Garfield illness expenses a $120,000 bill faced a heated clash. The final move trimmed doctors’ pay to $35,000 while authorizing $57,000 for all expenses, and the measure passed amid sharp partisan exchanges and warnings of malpractice controversy.
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Washington
Garfield
Senate
Taylor
Joe Blackburn
Kentucky
Cleveland
Blackburn
House
Senate Committee On Appropriations
United States
Secretary of the Treasury
Congress
Elberon
West
Missouri
Bliss
Boynton
Dr. Hisa
Biss
Wall Street
Mr. Hale
Mr. Garland
Board of Audit
Hawley
Iliss
Hoar
Sherman
Ohio
Stiml
Allison
Y Pembieton
Haegglive
Garland
Cockerell
Four Births At One Duxbury Family In Vermont
A Worcester businessman visiting Bellows Falls learned of quadruplets born in Duxbury Vermont. He found the family headed by James Harriman, a poor laborer. The four babies, three boys and a girl, were all born on the seventh of the month and still live. The children include a 10 year old boy born May 2, a girl born September 27, a 3 year old boy born June 9, and twin boys born August 7, 1881, with all four siblings reportedly alive and cared for by the mother who nurses them part of the day and bottles feeds the rest.
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Worcester
Merrick Street
Bellows Falls
Duxbury
James Harriman
Wickedest Woman in England Becomes Preacher at 84
Jane Johnson of Leeds, long known for a sinful life and 240 imprisonments, declares conversion and plans to devote her remaining days to preaching. She speaks with a serene, shrill voice and notable oratorical magnetism, claiming Christian aims despite limited theology.
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Jane Johnson
England
Leeds
Johnson
Humorous Barber Incident From Graveyard Scene
A Hartford barber, shaving a dead man, applied lather and razor to the corpse, then, recalling shop habits, bowed and asked in jokey tones if the razor hurt him. Laughter from attendants interrupted the grim moment, illustrating how grave subjects can still provoke mirth despite the setting.
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Hartford Times
Hartford
Knights of the Strap
Solitary Confinement Sentence Reduced in Austin Case
An Austin judge imposed thirty days in solitary on Jin Webster but, after a humorous exchange about changing time, reduced the term to twenty days. The back and forth referenced changing day lengths and a prior winter sentence.
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Crea Cees
Jin Webster
Austin
Lady seeks skin cure to end blemishes in society
A society note urges women to try Dr Benson's Skin Cure to remove freckles and blemishes. The ad claims the remedy whitens and smooths skin, relieves eczema and other ailments, and warns against inferior preparations. One package costs 1 per package and features the doctor's picture.
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Dre. W. Benson
Dr. Benson
Dr Benson Celery and Chamomile Pills Advertised Cure
An advertisement claims Dr Benson's Celery and Chamomile Pills cure headaches neuralgia nervousness sleeplessness indigestion paralysis and melancholy. Priced 50 cents per box two for 1 dollar six for 32.50 with postage free, sold by druggists. Wholesale agent N Crittenton New York for Dr C W Benson's Remedies.
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Dr. Benson
Dr. C. W. Benson
Baltimore
Ma. Sold By All Druggists. ©. N. Crittenton
New York
C. W. Benson
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