Massachusetts Legislature Debates Proxy Vote Law and City Street Authority
A Boston session discusses a proposed constitutional amendment on notes due April 22 and a proxy vote bill amid a Senate and House clash over pending Phillips case. Debates cover city charter changes to place streets bridges lamps and ferries under a mayoral street commission with cost savings and unified administration. The hearing on the street commission bill continues as the water supply committee reports a general bill defining city water powers.
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Phillips
Fitchburg
Supreme Court
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Blume
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Cambridge
Asif Layes
Messrs. Dewey
Boston
Pinkerton
Worcester
McNary
Dubuque
Fall River
Wyman
Hyde Park
McCall
Winchester
Morison
Mr. Church
Committee On Cities
Bailey
Beiley
Board of Public Works
Board of Aldermen
Fire Department
Leary
Hart
Chicago
Wilson
Settling a Cambridge Quarrel Over Charles River Draws
The House accepted the adverse report on extending time to widen the Charles River bridges after debate among Cambridge and Boston representatives. Perkins sought recommittal then a one week postponement, opposed by Sanger and Coveney. The final vote was 98 to 32 against postponement.
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Cambridge
Charles River
Boston
Perkins
Messrs. Dallinger
Church of Cambridge
Lovell
Sanger
Constitutional amendment to prevent voter disfranchisement
The House committee on constitutional amendments reports a unanimous resolve to amend the constitution. The proposed article would allow a voter who moves within the state to still vote for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and legislators in their new city or town for six months after moving.
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Committee On Constitutional Amendments
House
Massachusetts House Move on State Historian Appointmen
In the Massachusetts House, Mr Carpenter of Brookline moves to place the adverse report on the State historian appointment on today's orders with a substitute bill to be offered. A bill to strike the 1 percent debt limit from the Quincy charter is reported and laid over. bills due on April 22 may be protested on the preceding business day without prior notice.
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Carpenter
Brookline
Massachusetts
Quincy
Qua
Lowell
McDonough
Boston
No Relief For Mr Sanborn In The Senate
The Senate cleared a six page calendar in about an hour with no new matters of note. It declined to suspend rules to discharge adverse reports on Frank J Sanborn and Alice Cook petitions and subsequently accepted all reports.
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MR. Sanborn
Senate
Hosmer
Frank J. Sanborn
Commonwealth
State Board of Lunacy and Charity
Clark
Symonds
Howard
Fisk
Alice Cook
James Donovan
Salem
Frounty
Greenfield town meeting water bill and related acts
House passes engrossed bills confirming annual town meeting actions and amending an 1888 act to supply Leicester center village with water. Senate passes engrossed bills authorizing savings banks to invest in railroad bonds and relates to military aid, water supply for Hinsdale fire district, deaf instruction funding, and Boston Municipal Court staffing.
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Greenfield
Leicester
Hinsdale
Charlestown
Boston
Committee Matters The Private School Hearing Continues
The private school hearing proceeds on Wednesday with officials weighing testimony and documents. Lawyers for both sides present arguments as the hearing extends into the day.
Town Meeting Actions and Fares Across Dedham Wakefield Stoneham
Town meetings in Dedham Wakefield and Stoneham report actions on appropriations for soldiers graves cemeteries public library school funding road and utility projects. Officials named include town clerks treasurers selectmen assessors boards of health auditors and school committees with terms and voting results noted for Holbrook and other sessions.
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Depuam
Sorcerau
Dale Street
Needham Line
Vine Rock
High Street
West Dedham
West Dedham Public Library
Upper Village
Thomas Welch
Wakefield
Charles F. Hartshorn
Thomas J. Skinner
George E. Ricker
Otis V. Waterman
Henry H. Savage
Charles F. Woodward
Edwin J.purrington
Silas W. Flint
Hiram Eaton
Thomas Keeman
Board of Health
John M. Cate
Joseph A. O’ Leary
J. Barnard Wiley
Waldo E. Cowdrey
Willis S. Mason
Everett W. Eaton
Ashton H. Thayer
William E. Rogers
Charles J. Ryder
W. &. Young
W. H. Paige
George F. Butterfield
Charles E. Horne
Amos Hill
Walter Paige
W. Ward Child
H. H. French
Silas Dean
A. S. Gillmore
Sarah A. Lynde
D. W. F. Stevans
Cora Dike
Nominations Rejected by Aldermen in East Boston Voting
Three of Mayor Hart's nominees including George W. Bail William F Clerke and Charles M Bromwich were rejected by the board in a series of 7 to 5 6 to 6 and 6 to 6 votes. Remonstrances against James M Babcock and other minor appointments were referred to committees as aldermen approved the rest of the nomination slate and the citys appropriations.
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George W. Bail
William &. Clerke
Charles M. Bromwich
Babcock
Hart
South Loston
Kelley
Board of Health
William F. Clerke
Registrar of Voters
East Boston Ferries
Wilson
Bail
Clerke
McLaughlin
James M. Babcock
Wilk and Vinegar
Gove
Committee On Markets
Alderman Smith
Arthur C. Howard
Messrs
Sullivan
Brintnall
Carl and
Thornton
Alderman Kelley
Alderman Murphy
Alfred C. Whitney
John E. Lynch
Edwin R. Webster
William McKie
Andrew P. Fisher
Solomon Friedman
Thomas P. Sproules
William P. Fowler
Michael C. Curry
Thomas G. Lane
West Boston
Craigie’s Bridges
Frederick W. Lincoln
Edwin €. Brown
Joseph F. Mills
William Lincoln
Charles F. Gaynor
Frank Folger
John Kenney
John J. Caddigan
Edward Hughes
James Collins
Charles F. Schwaar
Alderman McLaughlin
Committee On Appropriations
Shay’s Hill
East
Boston
Lyron Street
Cemetery
Said Street
Boston, Revere Beach & Lynn Railroad
Coleridge Street
Maverick Street
Prescott Street
Cottage Street
Newbury Street
Commonwealth Avenue
Ontario
Foundry
Colony Streets
First Street
Dorchester Street
Hampden Street
Albany
Ustis Streets
Homestead Street
Harold Street
Walnut Avenue
Williams Street
Charlestown
Fire Department
Fraser
Fanning
Mt. Howe Cemetery
House of Industry
Joint Standing Committee On Fire Department
City Hall
Rod and Gun Club elects officers at Tre Mont
The Rod and Gun Club Association held its annual meeting at the Tre Mont hotel. Officers chosen include President Charles F. Danforth Vice President John Geldowsky Secretary Charles S. Baxter Treasurer Eugene Babo and an eight member executive committee led by J. F. Geldowsky.
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Rod and Gun Club Association
Tremont
Charles F. Danforth
John ¥. Geldowsky
Charles S. Baxter
Eugene Babo
J. F. Geldowsky
F. W. Clark
E. Babo
R. O. Harding
Henry B. Blue
Richard O. Harding
N. Cohen
Samuel N. Cohen
Massachusetts
Travellers’ Protective Association
Young’s
C. A. Chick
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Mahlon Jr. Pickering
Philadelphia
Count Jossier
Paris
M. L.T. Dedener
Brunswick
Revere
A. Sullaway
Miss Sullaway
Franklin Falls
E. Garrison
New York
Charles Schultheis
Lima
O. Vendome
M. T. Davidson
Brooklyn
N. Y
Horace Slingoff
Baltimore
Mad
B. Herman
Nashville
Tenn
Stephen M. White
Los Angeles
Cal
Richard N. Dyer
L. E. Curtis
William_ D
Providence
Peabody
Des Troop
St. John
J.ad Lawless
G. N. Whitney
Royalston
Parker
City Notes and Appointments In Boston Area
W H Bigelow resumes head of the first division of the railway mail service in Boston after reappointment by Postmaster General Wanamaker. George E Dame leaves the post to start an insurance career in Newport New Hampshire. A new rule requires lamped hackney carriages to display license numbers, in force across the city. The stream yacht Jathniel launched at Atlantic Works East Boston will be towed to Comeys wharf for outfitting. Attorney General Miller reports no funds for deputy U S marshals payments for the 1888 election due to Congress failure to appropriate, delaying until December. Charles A Kidder retires from Kidder Peabody & Co for health reasons, planning years abroad supported by his inheritance.
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W. H. Bigelow
Boston
Wanamaker
George E. Dame
Newport
N. H
Board of Police
Jathniel
Atlantic Works
Congress
Charles A. Kidder
Kidder, Peabody & Co
Kidder
Obituary: Hon. John Henry Pope Dies
Ottawa reports the death of Hon. John Henry Pope minister of railways and canals aged about 60. Born 1820 in Quebec near the Vermont line he joined Parliament 32 years ago and rose as a Conservative force. He served as minister of railways for four years and helped with the Canadian Pacific railway negotiations in 1880. Parliament adjourned in his memory. tributes came from Sir John A. Macdonald Sir John Abbott and Sir Wilfrid Laurier. Pope valued at about $1,000,000.
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J. H. Pope
Ottawa
John Henry Pope
Mr. Pope
Quebec
Vermont Boundary Line
New Hampshire
Dominion
Pope
England
Charles Tupper
Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian House
John Macdonald
Ever Mitchell
Laurier
Balch Announces $10,000 Trotting Purse in Boston
W P Balch of Boston offers a $10,000 purse for 2 19 class trotting stallions. Entries close June 1 at 11 pm with race set for Sept 18, 1889 on a first class mile track in the New England states under National Association rules. Nomination address given as 82 Devonshire Street Boston.
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New England
National Association
Balch
Beacon Park
SOGAC
Santa Claus
Doughty
Piedmont
Wedgewood
Praeneeky
W. P. Balch
Devonshire Street
Boston
Mass
Bequests of Samuel G Simpkins Probate Becomes Public
The will of the late Samuel G Simpkins admitted to probate lists gifts to multiple charities and institutions. Bequests include the American Unitarian Association $2000 the Hampton Institute funds for scholarships $1500 the Children’s Mission to the Children of the Destitute $1000 First Unitarian Society in Brewster Massachusetts perpetual trust income for minister salary $1000 the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children $500 the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals $500 and North Bennett Street Industrial School $500.
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Samuel G. Simpkins
Simpkins
State Street
Trm
Doane & Greenough
Francis Doane & Co
American Unitarian Association
Hampton Institute Cieners
Armstrong’s
First Unitarian Society
Brewster
Mass
Society For the Prevention of
The
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
North Bennett Street
Important Administrator Sale of Decorative Art and Furnishings
An administrator's sale by Leonard & Co. on April 2 3 5 6 at Bromfield street Boston offers a notable collection of decorative art in furniture porcelain and bronze. Highlights include a royal Dresden dinner set priced at 5000 Tiffany tall clock 1000 Ross English microscope 1200 and royal Sevres vases 1800.
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Leonard & Co
Bromfield Street
Boston
Royal Dresden
Tiffany
Ross English
Royal Sevres
Dog Show Opens at Mechanics Building by New England Kennel Club
The New England Kennel Club hosts a beach dog show at the Mechanics Building starting at 10 this morning. Early workmen set up kennels while dogs arrive by wagon load, with attendants tagging breeds and placing canines in stalls. About five hundred dogs are housed.
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New England Kennel Club
Mechanics
Mi Lt
Scanlan Stars In The Irish Minstrel At Globe Theatre
Mr. W J Scanlan opened the season at the Globe in The Irish Minstrel by the late Frederick Marsden. He plays Larry O Lynn a virtuous clever rustic singer who wins love and aids another against a scheming attorney. The piece pleases with natural dialogue and a strong cast though not exceptional.
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Mr. Scanlan
Larry O’lynn
Larry
Scanlan
Miss Karsner
Nellie Cregan
Thaddeus Shine
Matt Dougan
Entertainment lineup fills Hollis Street Theatre week
M Herrmann and Mme Herrmann headline the Hollis Street Theatre with Cremation and other feats thrilling audiences. Meanwhile Joseph's Sweetheart at the Museum and A Brass Monkey at the Park enter a second week, plus the Big Four and Frank McNish at the Howard draw crowded houses. Margaret Mather and her company perform Leah and Romeo and Juliet at the Boston Theatre, and William Gillette's Held by the Enemy plays Grand Opera House with Minnie Dupree praised for Susan.
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Hollis Street Theatre
M. Herrmann
Mme. Herrmann
M. d’Alvini
Joseph
Big Four
Frank McNish
the Howard
Conroy and
Dempsey
Weston Brothers
Jeromes
Coulson Sisters
Frank E. McNish
Harry la Rose
Vanda
Kalkasa
Margaret Mather
Boston Theatre
Leah
Changes at City Hall as new department heads take control
Yesterday marked a major reshuffle at City Hall with new department heads installed. John A. McDonald handed street duties to J. E. Jones while Hugh J. Toland stepped down in lamps with George H. Allen.
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City Hall
John A. McDonald
J. E. Jones
Hugh J. Toland
George H. Allen
Jones
Michael Meehan
Thomas J. McLaughlin
Sewer Department
Thomas L. Flood
B. B. Tremere, Jr
Charles Morton
H. A. Carter
Ralph A. Quimby
Perkins
H. H. Carter
J. W. McMahon
Timothy J. Crowley
City Hospital
A. B. Franklin
A. A. Sanborn
Ingals & Kendricken
W. E. Bartlett
Cronin
Henry Hussey & Co
Gift to Harvard Dental School Endowment Receives $5000
Harvard University’s dental school announces a $5000 gift to its endowment, boosting the funds available for scholarships and research. The donation supports ongoing programs at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine.
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Harvard Dental School
Dental School
Harvard University
Dr Astin Flint on Brights Disease and Warner’s Cure
Dr Astin Flint notes fatal terminations of kidney diseases include pericarditis apoplexy and dropsy and argues Warner’s Safe Cure cures by removing the disease’s cause. The Cincinnati Book Bear is praised and genuine articles sold wholesale and retail by William Housman, agent, 167 Devonshire and 28 Arch streets.
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Bellevue Hospital Medical College
New York Academy of Medicine
State Medical Societies
New York
Virginia
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
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Warner
Moervern
Cincinnati
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Devonshire
Arch Streets
Supreme Judicial Court Proceedings April Session in Commonwealth
The April sitting of the Supreme Court for this county resumed equity arguments after disposing the criminal docket. Cases listed include Bullard et al. versus Chandler et al.. Parkman administrator versus McCarty. Parkman versus Marcus McCarty. Coe versus The Washington Mall. Unfinished noting and next sitting set for April 9.
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Supreme Judicial Court
Commonwealth
Morvon
H. C. Bliss
Henry Parkman
Charles J. McCarty
Same
Marcus B. McCarty
J. A. Maxwell
Joseph Bennett
J. F. Cronan
Henry F. Coe
the Washington Mall
Superior Court Opens April Term in Suffolk County
April term of the Superior Court in Suffolk County opens at 10 am with Judges Staples Thompson Pitman Bishop and Aldrich presiding across five sessions. First session lists numerous cases including Belt v Chelsea Farnum v Pitcher and Cohen v Ferdinand. Second Third Fourth sessions continue with varied civil matters and uncontested divorce noted for the fifth session.
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Suffolk County
Staples
Thompson
Pitman
Bishop
Aldrich
Probate Court in Suffolk Admits Wills and Grants Admin
April 1 probate session lists wills admitted for Otis Gay Mary E Perry Nicholas Cannata Dennis Griffin Martha H Skilton John Kehew Ellen M Hennessy Maria Noonan disallowed. Administrations granted for George Williams Louis Buettner Daniel Delano Albert Thomp son Honora Wilson Patrick Gainard Eugene Sullivan Honora Carroll Anna Lanahan Benjamin Baker Mary Sewall Anna Ritzmeyer John Blunt Charles O Connor Jeremiah McCarthy William Mooney.
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Suffolk County
McKim
Otis Gay
Mary E. Perry
Nicholas Cannata
Dennis_ Griffin
Martha
H. Skilton
John Kehew
Ellen M. Hennessy
Maria Noonan
George Williams
Louis C. Buettner
Daniel Delano
Albert H. Thompson
Honora
Superior Court tort actions in Essex County Methuen and Haverhill
Summary of April 1 1888 Essex County sessions listing two tort cases Thomas Lynskey versus Inhabitants of Methuen for $2000 injuries from a defective sidewalk in May 1887 and Daniel Cooney of West Newbury versus David B Chace et al of Haverhill for injuries to himself and his horse from a collision on Bridge Street Haverhill on May 17 1887 with a general denial from defendants. Early docket items include Kimball v Chapman Cronin v City of Haverhill Whitcomb v Boston and Maine RR Littie v Lake Mitchell v Farnsworth Connellard v L Union St Joseph Hartley admr v Smith Woodhead v Goss and Allen v City of Haverhill.
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Essex County
Lawrence
A. C. Stone
Daniel Cooney
West Newbury
David B. Chace
Haverhill
Bridge Street
Sec
Moody & Bartlett
J. P
B. B. Jones
Kimball
Chapman
Cronin
City of Haverhill
Whitcomb
Boston & Maine RR
Littie
Lake
Mitchell
Farnsworth
Admi
Probate Court grants wills and administers estates in Essex County
In Salem on April 1 probate actions include wills for Henry A. Brown Mary A. Evans John G Gilbert Leonard B Harrington Dennis Nolan Joanna O Sullivan Harriet H Peabody Ann Quested Levi S Richardson Lucinda Stone Mercy L Webb Abigail Wormstead and John Sauvan Letters of administration awarded for George A. Curtis Barbara Reed Lucy B Sanborn Susan Thompson John H Lucker Angelia Clark Edwin F Curtis Mary J Rix Charles H Coffin Sarah A Gardner Charles W Lord James M Wood Jacob P Towne Inventories show Miles S Andrews 12895 58 Rebecca P Breed 11389 08 Joseph A Frothingham 3345 Phineas B How 42829 66 Noah Kimball 3900 Isabella T Marston 60003 27.
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Essex County
Salem
Harmey
J. Wills
Henry A. Brown
Mary A. Evans
John G. Gilbert
Haverhill
Leonard B. Harrington
Dennis Nolan
Joanna O’sullivan
Lawrence
Harriet H. Peabody
Lynn
Ann Quested
West Newbury
Levi S. Richardson
Lucinda Stone
Mercy L. Webb
Abigail Wormstead
Marblehead
John Sauvan
Amesbury
George A. Curtis
Barbara Reed
Lucy
Sanborn
Rockport
Susan Thompson
John, H.lucker
Angelia Clark
Edwin F. Curtis
Groveland
Mary J. Rix
Charles H. Coffin
Newburyport
Sarah A. Gardner
Charles W. Lord
Ipswich
James M. Wood
Merrimac
Inquest Findings From Municipal Court April First
Judge Hardy reports John White died from a fall at No 27 Dover Street while staying the night not from another acts. Michael Welch died Feb 22 while uncoupling Boston & Maine cars. death attributed to improper guard rail blocks by the railroad. Civil cases listed include Doherty v Deferrari and others with various defendants and docket numbers.
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John White
Dover Street
Court postpones Middlesex jury trials to April 11
In Lowell on April 1 Judge Mason excused both juries as no case was ready for trial. Jurors are rescheduled to report Thursday morning April 11 in Cambridge to resume jury trials. The court will reconvene in Lowell tomorrow.
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Middlesex County
Lowell
Mason
Cambridge
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