Supreme Court Opinions on Tort Cases from 1887 Trials
The court reviews three tort actions including a boy of sixteen who lost his arm after oiling wool near a dangerous machine, a will appeal involving Elizabeth W. Gay, and a Milford branch railroad collision. Judges find no liability for defendants in the arm case, uphold decisions in the will matter, and dismiss the railroad claim with judgment for the defendant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Judicial Court
Commonwealth
Arthur R. Tinckham
Henry Sawyer
John D. Long
George O. Shattuck
W. A. Monroe
George McConnel
E. W. Gay
Mary A. Wilder
Aftiant
Elizabeth W. Gay
Carohne M. Wilder
Joan T. Wilson
George O.shattuck
George F. Westcott
New York & New England Railroad Company
Milford
Jenks
H. E. Fales
R. D. Weston-Smith
Arsenic Legislation Sparks Denunciation by Ex Govern Long
Ex governor Long denounces the proposed arsenic legislation in vehement terms, charging political bias and hazard to public health while urging careful consideration and sharper safeguards. He asserts the bill overlooks key scientific findings and fails to address regional disparities.
Halh Pledges for People in Arsenic Fight at State House
The Public Health Committee wrapped a hearing on proposed arsenic regulation in wallpaper and fabrics. Governor Long for wallpaper makers argued the bill burdens merchants, relies on weak evidence, and would kill business while Hale for petitioners pressed for state chemist oversight and clear testing to protect consumers. The debate touched on doctors, lawyers, and press support, with assertions of bias and fear in the public, before the hearing closed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Committee On the Public Health
Green Room
State House
Gilman
George S. Hale
John D. Long
Long
Commonwealth
Elijah Morse
Professor Chandler
Wall Paper
Mr. Hale
Mr. Long
Post
Durkee
Hale
Boston
Boards of Health
Governor Long
Mammon
Aad
England
Penthorseses
J. Hale
Massachusetts
New York
Memorial Tablet For Rev Chandler Robbins Unveiled At Second Church
A memory tablet honoring Rev. Chandler Robbins D D and his wife Mary Eliza Frothingham will be shown to the public next Sunday in its place at the Second Church. The design is by Lamb Of New York and the gift of Mrs Edward L Davis, a Robbins descendant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chandler Robbins
D.D
Mary Eliza Frothingham
Lamb
New York
Edward L. Davis
Robbins
Weymouth Century Club Discusses Town Division
North Weymouth on April 3 reports a Century Club meeting this evening examining Weymouth town division. The discussion focused on potential boundaries and local governance changes affecting residents and local services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Weymouth
Century Club
Weymouth
Morse collection appeal to complete museum purchase
The Morse collection of Japanese pottery for the Museum of Fine Arts needs 46,000 more to reach 80,000 by July first. Trustees and subscribers, including Mrs Hemenway and F L Ames, urge gifts to secure the purchase, with expert jurists praising its size, provenance, and artistic value for study and industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Art Museum
Boston
Morse
Museum of Fine Arts
Munich
Leipzig
Paris
Leyden
Hamburg
Berlin
London
British Museum
South Kensington Museum
Japan
Henry L. Pierce
State Street
Frederick L. Ames
Dartmouth Street
James R. Chadwick
Arlo Bates
William Rotch Ware
Edwin F. Waters
Clement Waters
April sermons and talks at Roxbury churches and halls
The New Jerusalem Church led by Rev. Julian K. Smyth announces a April Sunday sermon series on The First Three States After Death. Other events include Rev. J. H. Crocker speaking on Congregational Polity, Henry Curtis Spaulding addressing the Boston Chamber of Commerce on tunnel railroad franchise, a Farmers meeting at Ploughman Hall on farming success, and Rev. George A. Gordon addressing young men on Leadership. Funeral for F. H. Higginsoon noted as private. Sidney Smith named honorary member of the French Scientific Parisian Inventors Academy for bi sulphite pulp digesters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jerusalem
Roxbury
Julian K. Smyth
New Church
Channing Hall
J. H. Crocker
Madison
Wis
Henry Curtis Spaulding
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Boston
Farmers
Ploughman Hall
Milk Street
Edmund Hersey
Massachusetts Board of Agriculture
George A. Gordon
Old South Church
F. H. Higginsoon
Hotel Hamilton
Inventors’ Academy
Sidney Smith
Sioux City Growth Shaped by Boston Investors
Sioux City Ia rises as a major commercial hub with 42 000 residents, rapid housing expansion, elevated and electric transit growth, beef and pork packing revenues near 30 million annually, and large Boston backed real estate investments led by the Northern Investment Company. George Leonard of that firm notes booming occupancy and intends a 750 000 building for five corporate tenants paying 8 percent net.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Boston
Vicinity
Northern Investment Company
Advertiser
Washington Street
Minneapolis
George Leonard
Harvard Athletes Practice Through Vacation Week in Cambridge
Harvard teams continue workouts at Jarvis Field and Holmes Field during vacation. Trailing players Trafford and Dean are set for first and second base, with Hovey at short. Outfield candidates include Frothingham, Corbett, Mason, and Hall, while third base may see Cook or Soule. Pitchers Bates and Howe lead a promising battery with Upton and Cobb backing them. Rowing crews show steady progress as varsity and freshman teams train daily, while seniors and sophomores brace for class races amid some illness and disorganization. Bowling results from Newtonville note team 3 beating team 8 by sixty pins, led by Dole and Payne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard
Cambridge
Mott Haven
Holmes Field
Jarvis
Trafford
Dean
Hovey
Brown
Dickenson
Frothingham
Short
Howland
Corvetts
Mason
Rage
Brothingham
Hallowell
Corbett
Cook
Soule
Alward
Bates
Howe
Upton
Cobb
Divinity School
Wesleyan
Manchester
Perkins
Helton
Vail
Rantoul
Powers
Shaw
Newell
Lynam
Cummings
Jones
Watres
Imaade
Parker
Burgess
Boston Harvards clash today at South End Grounds
The Boston nine meets the Harvards this afternoon at 2 45 at the South End grounds with John Morrill umpiring. Promises of a lively matchup follow a strong Harvards showing against the Manchesters, as Selee's men seek early season success and a busy schedule runs through April with games in Cambridge Fitchburg New Haven Lynn and Worcester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston League
Harvards
South End
Manchesters
Selee
John Morrill
Bostons
Cambridge
Fitchburg
Portland
Mendens
Menden
Genn
New Havens
New Haven
Lynns
Lynn
Worcesters
Worcester
Royal Baking Powder Seen Superior In Leavening And Healthfulness
The Health Department chemist in Brooklyn reports Royal Baking Powder costs more to produce due to refined ingredients but offers purer quality and stronger leavening. He warns grocers may substitute cheaper powders for higher profit and urges consumers to return such products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Health of
Brooklyn
Ladies News Column Styles In Children's Clothes
A 1900 era style column notes modest fashion shifts in children's wear with American designs outpacing London, detailing calf shoe care, heirloom Christening robes, lace trims, and new baby hampers. It highlights simple, costly elegance, French influences, and rising coat styles from Chandler & Co and Philadephia makers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valenciennes
Philadelphia
London
Messrs
Jordan, Marsh & Co
New Spring Decor Trends In Home Comfort and Style
Early spring ushers in changes in taste as sensitive people seek fresher surroundings. Fresh curtains and sofa cushions transform rooms, with Swiss muslin window draperies from R H Stearns & Co and old fashioned chintzes becoming modern and stylish for bedroom upholstery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs
R. H. Stearns & Co
Manchester
Spring equestrians bloom on Beacon street and Brookline roads
An April surge of horsewomen emerges as riders canter along Beacon street and Brookline lanes. They wear English Melton riding habits in green, blue, and black, with plain waisted jackets, rolling collars, and short skirts. Fine broadcloth and Venetian cloth outfits appear, while summer resorts may bring lighter English serge habits in gray and brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
April
Medicis
Chandler & Co
Beacon Street
Brookline
English Melton
Messrs. L. P. Hollander & Co
Fashions in children's clothes shift like adult styles
Fashions in children's wear mirror adult trends with constant change. Babies spurn old stiff caps and embroidered robes once worn at christenings, now preferring lighter fabrics and simpler trims as they grow. The piece notes the restless taste of young wearers and the fashion cycle within households.
Cheviot Dress Goods Trend and Fabrics Displayed
It notes Cheviot as a favored season material ideal for sheath dresses with simple bodices and fresh looks for spring. R Gilchrist showcases attractive Cheviot pieces while Woollen corduroy gains favor abroad and venetian stripes appear in market fabrics along with silk brocaded floral jacquard. Orduroy crape debuts with brocaded designs echoing crape shawl embroidery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs
R. & J. Gilchrist
Londo Haberdashers
Orduroy
Paine Furniture Company Opens With Holiday Display
Palms frame the warerooms as Paine Furniture Company launches its new opening. The headroom room shines with soft lights and a display of chairs divans and sofas in Louis Seize style. The event draws many shoppers with the promise of a treasure-house of domestic furnishings for women to enjoy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paine Furniture Company
Tete
Louis
Perfection in a Derby Hat Promises Prime Materials
The piece extols Hatch's Perfected Derby as the ideal hat, a fusion of perfect materials crafted for excellence. It argues perfection comes from many precise details and presents the $3 hat as the best possible combination of these elements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hatch
Sunday Notices of Roxbury Churches and Services
A catalog of morning and afternoon worship times across Roxbury and Boston churches. Rev. James De Normandie and Rev. Leighton Parks lead several congregations with sermons, Sunday schools, and evening meetings. services at Emmanuel, First Church, Second Church, Columbus Avenue Universalist, and more. Congregations invite all to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eliot Square
Roxbury
James de Normandie
American Unitarian Association
Bowdoin Square Tabernacle
M. R. Deming
Bailey
Chuach
Elot Square
B. Y. M. Christian Union
Union Hall
Boylston Street
H. Capen
D.D
Yatts College
George Lawrence
FulTon
Justin D. Fulton
Archbishop Williams
Rome
T. C. Evans
Newbury
Exeter Streets
C. M. Nickeson
Arlington Street
Newbury Street
Exeter Street
Francis G. Peabody
Kina’s Chapel
Merle St Croix Wright
Insolvency Court April Sitting and Third Meetings Set
Superior Court April sitting resumes trials from prior points. Insolvency Court notices third meetings for Henry J Hobbs on Sept 11 and Meyer & Co. petition adjourned to April 10. Composition hearings for Dennon and Goddard continued to April 10. First meetings listed for Brown Barry Sheik Patterson Tewksbury Tyndale Ford and Hyde adjourned to April 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gosekss
McOiklim
Potter Lovell Company
W. E. Davidson
Gottfried H. Merkel
Moses Reardon
J. F. Harris
Asa P. Doane
Francis A. Foster
Harry J. Lynn
Robert E. Boyd
Nathaniel Fuller
Alonzo Spear
David W. Thomas
Henry J. Hobbs
Charlies Meyer & Co
Patrick M. Dennon
Oscar Bulz & Co
Mary J. Goddard
Ferdinand Spencer
Jacob Brown
Thomas J. Barry
Ed F. Sheik
B. D. Patterson
Herbert W. Tewksbury
I. H. Tyndale
Ira W. Ford
Kk. Hyde
George W. Currie
Supreme Judicial Court Receipts in Harris Case Reserved
The Supreme Judicial Court in Essex on April 3 reports receipts in George 5 Harris et al. versus John F Harris, from Probate Court, with decree reserved and remittance for further probate proceedings. An opinion notes testator’s interest in factory property treated as real estate. Also notes an entry writ case where tenant win. defendant’s exceptions overruled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Judicial Court
Essex
Salem
Clerk of Courts
George
Harris
John F. Harris
Provate
Francis J. Goodwin
Catherine McDonald
Lowell Superior Court Waived Cases and Trials Schedule
The Middlesex Superior Court in Lowell reports hearings on waived cases and motions for new trials. Jury trials resume Monday, April 6, with entries including Clarke v. Chamber, McManus v. old lain, Colony R., Same v. same, and Randall v. City of Lowell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior Court
Middlesex
Lowell
Clarke
Chamber
McManus
Old Lain
Colony R
Same
Randall
City of
Choicest Novelties and All Standard Varieties of Fruits
A local nursery advertises choicest novelties and standard varieties of fruits and ornamental plants. The display highlights a wide range of fruit types and decorative plants available for gardening and landscaping.
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Arsenig
MR. Halh
Advan
Jarvis Field
Newtonville
Newton
Sorecrat
Sapam
Aeeer Anes
Deardorn
Seeeees
Bulgon
Haskon
Eves Ool
Ccseeseceeere
Cunningham
Ce Nee Ceeees
Dennison
Ladies
Brattle Street
Jenning & Sons
G. O. Taylor
Chester H. Graves
Ston
Mass
Equitable Building
Edward R. Andrews
F. G Storey
Allmude
Change Avenue
Dosk Square
WM. C. Strong
Waban, Mfass
Washington St
the Post Publishing Co
Hooston
Monroe Eraser Mfg, CO
la Crosse
Henderson
A. P. Henderson
W. Scituate
Maas
Vermont
New Hampshire
Bolles & Wilde
Pearl St
Lridge
Ashburton Place
C. A. Adams
Howe Manufacturing Co
Parsons St
Business Opportuniv Veties
P.O. Box
Reed’s Block
Harrison Avenue
Eliot B. Mayo
Albany Street
Larker
Test Street
Roxbury Crossing
Jeannard
Ohio Beneficial Society
Supreme Lodge
Euclid Avenue
Cleveland
Ichardson
Pemberton
J. M. Berry & CO
Atlantic Avenue
State of
Washington
N. H. McLean
Frye Stock
Seattle
Wash
New Ipswich
N. H
Benjamin Peirce
Weston
Gilson
Rtis & Pope
Orta Albany Street
R.A. Evans & Son
Haverhill Street
Sale
Long Wharf
Stuation
Old Colony
Opeshead
Alice M
Summer St
Quincy, Ass
Buckingham Street
North Buckasport
Maine
Penobscot River
Place
K. W. Berry
Main St
Erkshire Hills
Farns
M. 8
Bidwell
Monterey
Bershire County
Remington Standard L
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