Boston House of Detention for Women Proposed
The Massachusetts legislature on a quiet day discussed a bill to appoint police matrons in cities over 30,000 and to establish a central women’s detention house in Boston. Debates on factory meal hours for women and children advanced to third reading, while the tax assessor appeal bill and the labor holiday measure were rejected before a morning-session order after April 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Aid Society
West End
Boston
Massachusetts House Debates on Sessions and Public Welfare
The committee on expediting business reported an order for morning sessions beginning April 19 and plans for a visit by legislators to the Boston main drainage works. The public health committee advised penalties for adulterating maple sugar syrup and bees honey, with fines from 20 to 50 dollars. The labor committee found it inexpedient to require double pay for Sundays or holidays and recommended stronger building inspectors. A bill to raise inspector powers, a “Uniform meal hours” amendment for factories, and a shift toward a larger scope of revisions across public statutes were discussed, including police matrons for cities and a Boston detention house for women under arrest. Multiple calendar actions, appeals, and committee reports followed, with votes on labor and taxation measures and orders related to debt arrest and peremptory juror challenges.
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House
Fisk
Boston
Public Health
Labor Committee
Quincy
Brigham
Westboro
Post
Lenox
Fitzgerald
Board of Police
Boston & Albany Railroad Company
Palmer
Milford Electric Light and Power Company
Committee On the Judiciary
Ings
Committee On Labor
Thomas McCooy
Blackstone
Committee On
New Bedford
Holland bulb prizes revived by Worcester society
The General Union of Holland for the Cultivation of Flower Roots renews its bulb exhibits contest with Worcester set for April 14. Prizes include three medals for hyacinths, twelve pots of early tulips, and ten pots polyanthus narcissus, with medals silver gilt silver and bronze. Medals arrive from Holland in olive wood cases featuring a shield crown tree and tulips.
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General Union of
Holland
Worcester
Worcester Society
Worcester Gazette
Algemeene Vereenging Voor Bloembollen Cultuur
Haarlem
Showy Blossoms Among Native Trees Lecture Report
Dr. Goodale delivered the sixth Our Native Trees course lecture at the Natural History building. He described how conspicuous flowers attract insects, aiding pollination, and noted rhododendron varieties, hybridization effects, and distribution from Sebago Lake to the Alleghanies. He discussed shadbush varieties, thorn trees, magnolia glauca mysteries, and showed large color diagrams and over thirty spring plant specimens from Cambridge Botanic Garden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sebago Lake
Massachusetts
Connecticut
North Carolina
Tennessee
Himalayas
Goodale
Botanic Garden
Cambridge
Pleuro Pneumonia Quarantine Issued by Massachusetts Authorities
Massachusetts cattle commissioners warn of contagious pleuro pneumonia in New York and along the New York Vermont boundary. They order seizure and quarantine of working oxen milch cows and store cattle entering the state after this date. All movement permits are cancelled. beef cattle for immediate slaughter may pass to abattoir via Watertown, others must go by railroad to designated slaughter points.
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BosToy
Commonwealth
Massachusetts
New York
Vermont
Watertown
Levi Stockbridge
A. W. Cheever
J. F. Winchester
Cattle Commissioners of
City Notes and Society Items from Boston Area
Builders Morton and Chesley notify employees that from April 1 a nine hour day becomes standard, hours 7 to 5. Elbridge Torrey sails on the Etruria from New York. Probate Officer Savage reports dis posing of 193 probate cases in the quarter with seven surrendered for sentence. The seventieth anniversary of the church covenant and ordination of Rev Thomas Prentis to be celebrated at Howard Church Charlestown. Rev Andrew P Peabody to preach a commemorative discourse. Funeral of Henry Bromfield Rogers held at 5 Joy Street attended by philanthropists and merchants. services by Rev Brooke Hertford and Rev A P Peabody. interment at Mt Auburn. Boston kindness celebration to open April 14 with Governor Ames and Mayor O Brien as guests. Henry A Hartley sails for Liverpool to buy Oriental rugs, accompanied by Timagenis. Second hygiene course lecture by Dr Francis Minot on Fatal Diseases at the Christian Union. Probate petition filed alleging a concealed will of Sarah J Livermore who died Feb 21 1887. respondents named include Albert J Livermore Boston John W Shaw and James M Shaw Wellesley Hills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elbridge Torrey
Torrey, Bright & Capen
Etruria
New York
Edward H. Savage
Thomas Prentis
Howard Church
Charlestown
Andrew P. Peabody
Henry Bromfield Rogers
Joy Street
Brooke Hertford
A. P. Peabody
D.D
Harvard
Mt. Auburn
Sarah J. Livermore
Albert J. Livermore
Boston
John W. Shaw
James M. Shaw
Wellesley Hills
Dorchester Yacht Club Elects Officers At Annual Meeting
The Dorchester Yacht Club held its annual meeting with Commodore H W Savage presiding. Officers elected include Henry W Savage as commodore Woodbury D Hodgkins as vice commodore W B McClellan secretary Samuel G King treasurer Hartford Davenport treasurer and other directors. A bylaw change moves election power to a membership committee and new members were added.
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Dorchester Yacht
Samuel G. King
Hartford Davenport
W. L. Dearborn
W. H. L. Smith
C. H. Nate
C. Barnard
L. M. Clark
Carruth
Frank Gray
H. P B. Callender
Er. H. Tarbell
Frank W. Weston
Club
Messia
G. Allen
Albert G. Glover
Arthur V. Hunt
George E. Jordan
W. D. Hodgkins
F. B. Verris
Charles Platt
B. Perrin
A. L. Jacobs
John R. Chadwick
G. King
University of Michigan to celebrate semi centennial anniversary
The university plans a June 25 to 30 commemoration inviting ten to eleven thousand alumni nationwide. Former students who want centennial circulars should mail their addresses to J. H. Wade, Ann Arbor. Also note the Fall River line resumes Sunday trips starting the 3rd, with a 6:45 train from Boston and a 7:10 boat train, each hour later than weekdays.
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University of Michigan
J. H. Wade
Ann Arbor
Mich
Fall River
Boston
Sports at Harvard Last winter athletic meeting notes
The Harvard winter athletic meet concludes at Hemenway Gymnasium with entries across events such as horizontal bar flying rings running high jump and pole vault. The Harvard nine candidates line up for outdoor practice on Holmes Field as weather cooperates with several returning players and many hopeful freshmen vying for spots.
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Hemenway
Swain
A. T. Dudley
Barney
Meyers
R. T. Osgood
H. L. Clarke
Rogers
A.T. Dudley
A. T. Perkins
Brooks
Hull
Pillsbury
A. Jy Dudley
Swartz
Rublee
Buckingham
R.L. Osgood
Frothingham
V.S
Stevenson
A. ‘Lt. Dudley
Leavitt
Wheelwright
Holmes
Yale
Princeton
Harvard
Willard
Wrestling
Henshaw
Foster
Nichols
Smith
Allen
Phillips
Campbell
Mumford
Tung
Holden
Austin
Bingham
Boyden
Morgan
S.s
Choate
Boston Orchestra Club concert closes fourth season
The Boston Orchestra Club ended its fourth season with a varied program at Horticultural Hall. The concert showcased Hoffmann, Gounod, Rakoczy, Saint-Saens, Delibes, and Rossini pieces, plus Miss Alta Pease songs and Queen of Sheba selections. Miss G Pray violin solos impressed with smooth tone and accurate intonation. Rudolf King accompanied Miss Pease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Orchestral Club
Horticultural Hall
Listewann
Hoffmann
Gounod
Faust
Saint-Saens
Delibes
Mousic
Alta Pease
Queen of Sheba
Rudolf King
Miss Pease
Local Union Forms Hours Settlement Plan
Local Union No. 33 meeting in Wells Memorial Hall with about 5600 members presided by N. M. Morrison. Members instructed on work hours pending settlement of how many hours constitute a day. Current terms 10 hours five days and 8 on Saturday. masters offer nine hours six days. union seeks nine hours five days and eight on Saturday. A conference set for the 11th to settle. Union to accept nine hours per day under protest until resolved. walking delegate to be appointed next Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiner
North America
Wells Memorial Hall
N. M. Morrison
Tte
Longfellow Memorial Fund Seeks Public Support
The Longfellow Memorial Association appeals for contributions to raise 60000 dollars for a memorial on three acres offered by the poet's children. Funds cover the monument and costs for grounds, roadway, walls, grading, shrubbery, curbing, and upkeep, with Massachusetts tax exemption. Arthur Gilman, secretary, Cambridge, Mass.
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Longfellow
Walla
Massachusetts
Arthur Gilman
Longfellow Memorial Association
Cambridge
Mass
Joint Gettysburg memorial proposal called Mizpah symbol
The Springfield Republican notes Captain EB P Reeve of the First Virginia Infantry urging a joint memorial monument at Gettysburg for dead soldiers of both sides. He envisions a grand, balanced tribute with Northern and Southern inscriptions and a pledge of future amity, to be named Mizpah. Also mentions Digestylin for indigestion and a druggist price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gettysburg
Springfield Republican
EB. P. Reeve
First Virginia Infantry
Pickett
Gettyeburg
Tattooed Brow and Boston Society Gossip
The piece surveys fashionable trends from artistic facial tattoos to the behavior of audiences at Mme Bernhardt and Japanese performers. It notes a Maltese cat, social clubs for women and men, and a mix of anecdotes about Boston's society, charity work, and Elihu Vedder's mystical paintings as seen by readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elihu Vedder
Poe
Gleanel
Counterfeit coin case dominates Essex Superior Court session
In Lawrence a trial spanned the day for Giogvecchini Spone and Armolfo Remilin charged with passing counterfeit silver dollars. U S Attorney O A Galvin and defense counsel J F Cronan led the proceedings as HamMonD J presided. The docket includes Peaslee vs Peaslee with a verdict for demandant on a dower writ, and McGovern vs Wood where a jury verdict was set aside and sent to an auditor.
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Knox
Fennessey
Benjamin Ames
A. R. Sanborn
Abbott
North Andover
Andrew C. Smith
John
Sanborn
KE. T. Burley
Newton P. Frye
Edgar J. Sherman
Heffernan
McGlue
Notable 1887 business failures across several states
A roundup notes failures or attachments involving A. L. Blood in Massachusetts, David F. Watson in Maine, Charles W. Austin in Webster, and others including The Oriental Tea Company in Holyoke. It details assigned liabilities around 6000 dollars, assets of about 4500, and mentions numerous related firms. Nationally, first quarter 1887 failures were fewer than 1886 but with higher total liabilities, 196 U.S. and 27 Canada, total 223, vs 259 last week.
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A. L. Blood
East Pepperell
David F. Watson
Gorham
Charles W. Austin
Webster
Oriental Tea Company
Holyoke
W.S. Flanders
Barton Landing
Gallivan & Halloran
Stafford Springs
Conn
William C.thompson
Lynn
Mass
Daniel Dowling
Franklin
Alexander Sears
Boston
Joseph C. Clark
Fall River
William E. Potter
Providence
R. L
E. B. Fox
Panama
N. Y
A. J. Barnes
Troy
H. A. Dean
Georgetown
R. G. Dun & Co
E. Russell & Co
Mercantile Agency
Telegraph
United States
Canada
Trade listings of executives and firms across the United States
A fragmented compiled list shows names and firms from Albany to St Louis and Savannah. It names representatives and treasurers at various companies, with scattered city and state identifiers, then ends with a brief dialogue about propriety of speech and a local whiskey advertising claim.
Sunday Notices and Union Sermons Across Local Churches
Tremont Temple hosts Rev Emory J Haynes preaching at 10 30 am on The Religion of the Future and 7 30 pm on Christ Takes Our Troubles. Sabbath school at 12 pm and Communion at 2 pm. Y M C A hosts Rev George Batchelor at 7 50 pm on Little Things Which May Be Great with congregational singing. Public invited. Evangelistic temperance meetings led by C W Sawyer every Sunday 7 30 pm at Harrington Hall with weekday sessions at Presbyterian and Christian Churches and Davis Street Chapel. Men’s gathering at Association Hall 3 pm with Dr L W Munhall and Townes singing. all men invited.
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I. Y. M. Christian Union
Young Plu
Taton Hall
Boylston Street
George Batchelor
Wellesley Hills
Byron A. Robinson
Jabez L. Robinson
Publi
C. W. Sawyer
New York
Davis Street
Association Hall
Boylston
Berkeley Streets
L. W. Munhall
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House of Representatives
Beverly
Bass River
Sudbury
Medford
State House
Holland Bulb
Dr. Goodale
City Notes
Dorchester Yacht Club
Longfellow Memorial
Longfellow Association
J. B. Mays
W. F. Kidder & Co
John Street
N. X
Pandita
India
Richard
Mme. Bernhardt
Sarah
Maine
Teddy
Jack
Mary Ann
South End
Grimalkin
Back Bay
London
Paris
Newport
Mme. Adam
Nouvelle Revue
Trinity
United States District Court
Superior Civil Court
Essex County
Middlesex County
Knowlton
Patrick J. Hoar
John W. Abbott
Graniteville
N. D. Pratt
P. J. Hoar
Plaintif
Lapren
Patch
Lowell Electric Light Co
City of
Donovan
Blake
Went
City of Lowell
Lee
O'Neill
Maxwell
Plunkett
Albany
H Feary
J Feary & Son
Baltimore
Charles Bangs
Bangs, Bard & Co
Tre
Esas
W . Carroll
Carroll, Adams Co
Buffalo
T'T Ramsdell
Sweet
Ramsdell
Sweet & Co
Brun
Chicago
M Phelps
Phelps, Dodge & Palmer
Cincinnati
F Thorne
Thorne & Co
Cleveland
H Childs
Childs, Gr
Kalamazoo
Appledorn
Appledorn & Sons
Knoxville
Fenn
Roney
Briscoes
Swepson & Co
Macon
Witkowski
Witkowski & Dunmody
Bkerphis Tenn
J M Goodbar
Goodbar & Co
Wesson
Aaron, Claflin & Co
R&nc Fisher
Annie
Kate
G. C. Taylor
Dragae and Grocers
C. . Graves & Sons
Mill Grove
Ind
John Snider
Duffy
Caldwell
John D. Caldwell
M.D
N. Charles St
Rocky Mountains
Territories
Walt Whiskey Co
Roohostr
Mason
Fruitsox & Co
Czerny
Kohler
Cramer
Clementi
Heller
Emerson
Oliver Ditson & CO
Meier Man Ae Go
GEO, Steck & CO
Tremont St
Waltham St
Red St
Besses A Ofice
Haire, Paine's Manufactory
Canal Street
GEO. H. Morrill & CO
Hawley St
British Medical Association
Brighton
England
American Medical Association
Murdock Liquid Food Company
Peston
State Inspector of Food
Connecticut State Medical Society
Washington, D. C
Richmond, VA
Saratoga, N. C
Milwaukee
Wis
A. L. Murdock
Murdock’s Free Hospital For Women
Free Surgical Hospital For
Huntington Avenue
West Chester Park
Gainsborough Street
Causeway Street
Murdock’s Liquid Food Co
Aliso
John C. Chaffin & CO
Washington
the Brookline News. Illustrated
Philadelphia
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