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Best general reference: Speech of Hon. Wm. McKinley, jr., in the House of Representatives...
...tale of the settlers in that part of old Texas which was called "Little Germany." The story gives us a good idea of the immense number of Germans who made their homes in Texas in the middle of this century. It will be continued in the next number. The Hon. George B. Loring contributes an interesting paper entitled "A Vindication of General Samuel Holden Parsons." General Parsons graduated from Harvard in 1756, and was after wards accused of holding treasonable correspondence with Sir Henry Clinton commander of the British forces in New York. This charge Mr. Loring seeks to refute...
...bronze statue of Longfellow, made by Mr. Simmons in Rome, was brought to Portland Tuesday. The ceremony of unveiling will take place today in State Street Square. An oration is to be delivered by the Hon. E. B. Jackson and an address made by the Hon. C. F. Libbey, the response to which will be made by Mayor Chap man. A poem by Mrs. Carazza and singing of the "Psalm of Life" by school-children will complete the ceremony...
...board of overseers of the university held its annual meeting on Wednesday of this week in Boston. The president of the board, Hon. C. R. Codman, was absent, and Mr. Linccln presided in his place. The committee on elections reported that the following gentlemen had been chosen members of the board: For six years, William G. Russell, Samnel H. Green, Charles Francis Adams, Charles C. Beaman and Augustus Hemenway; for five years, Robert T. Peadbody; for four years, Stephen M. Weld; for two years, Henry W. Torrey. These names were approved by the board, and Hon. Charles R. Codman...
...Board of Overseers have adopted resolutions of respect on the death of Rev. James Freeman Clarke and Hon. Robert D. Smith...