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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Apr 13, 1886

Page

3

Worcester Representative Seizes Speaker’s Mallet Amid Dinner Debrief

In a tense House moment, Rep Smith of Worcester grabbed the speaker’s mallet after adjournment while members filed toward the coat room. Rep Bent of Cambridge announced dinner tickets for the Legislative dinner at 5 PM at the Revere House, with both branches adjourning at 4. Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and state house reporters invited.

Smith Bent Mr. Bent Senate Mr. Smith

Adverse Telephone Reports Ready for Senate Fight

The House discussed six adverse reports from the mercantile affairs committee on telephone charges and Pell company holdings. All reports were leave to withdraw and the Senate is expected to face a different tale with a likely bill passage.

Mercantile Affairs Committee Pell Company Senate

Senators Move Through Calendar Then Quietly Withdraw

Senators completed routine business including a Pittsfield city incorporation petition withdrawal and a ward division report deadline to Boston council, while Howland amended bluefish sealing to cover waters within three miles of Barnstable and Mashpee. Phillips reported Leyden land annexation to Bernardston.

Lilley Committee On Cities Pittsfield Boston Howland Barnstable Mashpee

Bill Rejected as Inexpedient in Street Railway Reform

In the House Mr. Delan of Boston defended a substitute on redeeming unused street railway transfer checks, but the bill was rejected 62 to 81. Debates followed on Jamaica Pond Aqueduct Company purchase with various amendments discussed and postponed. Engrossed bills include police court salaries and factory accident reporting, with several Senate and House measures advanced to engrossment. State House notes mention apples, precinct voting bills, and Fitchburg Street Railway Association incorporation.

Delan Oxley Ashland Doherty Boston Upham Salem Burns Ayer Rust Yeas and Dolan Jemeica Pond Aqueduct Company Jamaica Curtin Teete Flynn Curtis Committee On Public Service Gloucester Cincinnati House Senate Lynn Springfield First District Court Southern Middlesex Soldiers’ Messenger Corps Episcopal Clerical Fund Anne Deighen Dunbar Boston Sewage Works Oldora Point Moonsland Fitchburg Street Railway Association Charles A. Rogers 8. D. Loring Newton Eliab Parker Harris C. Hartwell George H. Spencer H.S. Wallace Henry A. Goodrich Fitchburg

Court Docket Listings for Civil Cases Before Judge Knowlton

Judge Knowlton presides a series of civil actions including oe against George Wood 4469 Pelousky against Franken good Vitrified Wheel Co against Gardner 2726 Yarrington against Harrison 2760 Carver against Canney vs Abbott 883 Dow against Duggan 2837 and others Motley entries list various plaintiffs and defendants with docket numbers like 3316 3287 8792 1886 1388 2717 2887.

Nos George Wood Pelousky Frankengood Gardner Yarrington Harrison Carver Canney So Abbott Dow Duggan Same Way Cooke White Houghton Lynch Maverick Nat Bank Kendall Kidder Steele Coodwin Saunders Chamberlain

Roberts v2 Read ing case jury finds for defendant

In the case of Roberts v2 Inhabitants of Reading the jury found for the defendant. J W J F Pickering represented the plaintiff and 5 Bancroft appeared for the town. In order Nas 632 644 838 472 579 858 393 296 826 827 923 887 509.

Roberts Reading J. W J .F. Pickering Bancroft

Earnings Of The Big Four Railroads February 1886 Reported

The Cincinnati Indianapolis St Louis and Chicago lines release February 1886 results and January year totals showing revenue figures, fixed charges, expenditures, and surpluses across segments. Notable notes include a proposed grant of 1 million in provincial bonds to Hudsons Bay Railway and eastbound shipment shares by road with percentage changes.

Cincinnati Indianapolis St. Louis Chcago Road GIOCR Hudson’s Bay R Railway Winnipeg Man Chicago Norquay Hudson’s Bay Railway Company Canadian Pacific Hudson’s Bay

Unitarian Club April Meeting Prominent Speakers

The April meeting at Hotel Vendome tomorrow at 5 pm will feature Rev. George L. Chaney of Atlanta speaking on The Harmony of Races in America How Can We Promote It. Senator Dawes Mr Booker T Washington and other notable figures are expected to attend and speak.

Unitarian Club Hotel Vendome George L. Chaney Atlanta America Senator Dawes Booker T. Washington Tuskegee Normal and Industrial School Alabama

Taiaroa Wreck Claims Twenty Nine Drowned

Wellington reports the coasting steamer Taiaroa wrecked in a heavy gale between Wellington and Christchurch. Three lifeboats capsized. only two passengers saved. Local sea conditions described as very rough with high winds.

Wellington N. Z New Zealand Christ Church

Boston Money Market and Stock Market Report

Boston, April 12. Money market steady with New York funds easier. General and manufacturing paper quoted. call loans at 4 to 5 percent. Clearing house balances and premiums noted. Boston Clearing House annual meeting reports strong business, with total exchanges at $3,721,676,952 and balances $477,631,920. City stock market active with notable gains across multiple railroads and utilities.

Boston Clearing House New York Boston Clearing House Association N. G. Snelling James H. Beal John Cummings R. E. Demmon Charles OO. Billings George Ripley George S. Bellews Messrs. Ripley Revere Messrs Vialle Carleton Associated Banks Kansas City Springfield Memphis Fort Scott Gulf Clinton Marquette Houghton Ontonagon Flint Chicago West Michigan Wisconsin Central Cincinnati Sandusky Cleveland Old Colony Albany New England Eastern Maine Central California Southern Sonora Atchison and Nebraska Oregon Short Line Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Marquette, Houghton and New York Consolidated Vermont Osceola Tamarack American Bell Erie Tropical Kamsas Merchants’ National Bank Stock Yards

Wall Street Stock Activity Fulfills Positive Outlook Amid Gains

Money on call remained easy at 2 percent while prime mercantile paper held at 4 to 5 percent. The New York market closed active and strong with many issues posting notable gains and inside buying cited as a factor. Rail stocks led advances with notable moves in Chesapeake and Ohio and Union Pacific amid broad strength and volume totaling 373,141 shares.

New York New England Atchison Marquette, Houghton Ontonagon Union Pacific Flint Pere Marquette Water Power Wisconsin Central Santa Fe Indian Territory Gulf Road Strong Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Huntington Atlantic and Pacific Chicago Burlington and Quincy Pullman Prime Mercantile London Milwaukee Lake Shore Western Norfolk and Western Hocking Valley Minneapolis St. Louis Peoria Decatur Evansville Richmond West Point St. Paul Duluth New York Central Northwestern Central of New Jersey Lackawanna Delaware and Hudson Reading Pacific Mail Washington Aga Iron Mountain Wabash Detroit Chesapeake and Ohio Jersey Central International Great Northern Knoxvalle Ohio Missouri Kansas Texas Mobile New York City Northern San Francisco Texas and Pacific Rio Danville Texas Central Virginia Midland Ohio Southern

Flour prices hold steady amid dull market tone

Flour prices across grades show little change with fine at 2 60 to 2 85 and Michigan rollers reaching 4 60 4 85. Corn, oats, butter, cheese, and eggs follow steady to firm trends as receipts remain light and demand moderate across a broad range of farm commodities.

Minnesota Michigan New York Ohio Indiana Southern Illinois St Louis Wisconsin 4Ic Jane Canada Vermont Catry Franklin County Mass Liverpool Cape Yn Do Aroostook County Nova Scotia New Brunswick Baldwin Maine Massachusetts York State Taliman Sweet Aroostook Co New Hampshire Central Grand Trunk Hebrons Burbanks Do Northern Rens and Wash Co Peerless Rose and Hebrons Timothy St. Andrews Cape Cod Norfolk C. Matton C. Lamba Worcester County Jean Messina Palermo Valencia Porto Rico Centennial Beacon Light Head Light Imperial

Cotton and grain markets across the United States

Bulk textile and grain prices held steady amid a broad array of receipts and exports. Wheat and flour values moved on varying regional demand while cotton markets showed firm mid ranges at major ports nationwide.

Augusta Galveston New Orleans Mobile Memphis Middye Pavannah Charleston Wilmington Norfolk Philadelphia Baltimore Great Britain New York Cincinnati C. St. Louis Louisville Continent United States

Wheat and corn market roundups from London and Liverpool

Reports from Beerbohm to the Chamber of Commerce note cargoes off coast and in transit with wheat firm and corn steady while Liverpool and Mark Lane show firm wheat and moderate demand for corn. Paris markets quiet. weather in England cold. Prices for pork bacon cheese lard and tallow listed. cotton in Liverpool active with futures firm on several contracts.

London Beerbohm Chamber of Commerce Liverpool Mark Lane Paris England California Uplands Orleans

Classified listing of goods and manufactures included

A fragmented 19th century ledger style inventory lists numerous goods and industries such as wheat flour bread candles carriages clocks glassware hides leather rubber marble earthenware furniture and other articles. The text resembles a general shop or trade catalog entry with varied items and descriptors.

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