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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Apr 17, 1888

Page

5

Mills on deck as Mills bill faces long tariff debate

Washington April 16 Chairman Mills of the Ways and Means returns from Fortress Monroe weakened but improved. Judge Kelley to open opposition to the Mills tariff bill. Expect lengthy debate with many members to speak. Whiting of Massachusetts offers amendments to the paper schedule and aims to broaden writing paper coverage. Senate discusses Farwell’s investment ideas and Spooner Hoar exchange over Dakota and Texas division. Aldrich outlines a postal note plan to replace fractional currency. treasury opposes fractional silver certificates. Castle Island park bill advances in Senate committee. President signs pension acts for Langdon Mansfield and Langdon.

Washington Ways and Means Committee Buncomb House Whiting Massachusetts Senate Farwell Sherman Treasury Treasury Department Spooner Wisconsin Ingalls Senator Hoar Hoar Marietta Texas Senate Finance Committee Aldrich Rhode Island Tomorro Fairchild

Vetoes and court actions in the week’s political case load

Acts vetoed over war related deaths and pension policy. election reform bill restricts campaign contributions with fines and jail terms. Supreme Court declines to advance Pacific Bank cases delaying recovery and keeping funds tied for years. Fundraising for Chief Justice Waite’s widow passes $10,000 with notable donors. Rhode Island’s Charles H. Page gains only prorated pay. Miss Cleveland and Miss Alexander to visit the White House soon.

Charles H. Page Rhode Island Mr. Pierce Supreme Court Today

The Chief Justiceship Rumors in Washington

Washington April 16 rumors center on Senator Gray of Delaware as a possible chief justice. Gray denies any tender or plans to leave the Senate stating he visited home weekly for law work and saw his mother ill. Reports linking Bayard to a Senate return and Governor Biggs intervention are unfounded with no legislative session.

Washington Sprcvar Senator Gray Delaware Senate Gray Wilmington Bayard Biggs Saulsbury Mr. Bayard Massachucy Middlesex Charlotte C. Sargent Cambridge Howard Sargent Newapery Boston Post Boston George M. Brooks Esquire J. H. Tyler Register War Department Congress C. H. Hoy Third District Tompkinsville N. Y Castle Hill Narragansett Bay Rhoda Island P. Heap U.S. A

Old South lectures come to Chicago on history of the Constitution

The Chicago course continues the Old South tradition with eight lectures starting next Saturday. Edwin D. Mead opens with The English Commonwealth, followed by Rev. F. W. Gunsaulus and other noted Chicago speakers. Organizer H. H. Belfield aims to build a permanent program funded by local citizens. Other Western cities begin similar programs and Northwest interest grows.

Chicaco Chicago Boston Edwin D. Mead F. W. Gunsaulus Plymouth Church H. H. Belfield Belfield West Nothwest Madison University Wisconsin Historical Society Milwaukee Northwest

Reform Resolution Aims at Interstate Commerce Law

The Boston Executive Business Association debated amending the interstate commerce law to curb discrimination by railways and shippers. A letter from Postmaster Pearson of New York urged faster Boston New York mail service and cooperation with post office officials.

Pearson Boston Executive Business Association Young’s Hotel William B. Rice George L. Gould Paint and Clay Club P. Murphy Lawrence A. A. Haggett Lowell E. §. Nutter Concord New Hampshire Press Company Horatio Wellington United States Senate Massachusetts Washington Congress Post Office John D. Morton New York Postoffice N. Y Boston Postoffice Department H. G. Pearson T. W. B. Rice Charles H. Dean Don M. Dickinson A. Leo Knott T. E. Nash Railway Mail Service New England Merchant ‘Tailors’ Association Paint and Oil Club of Corse W. H. Sayward L. P. Soule Master Builders’ Association G. 8. Gould The Paint and Oil Club J. A. Lane Postal Department Executive Committee

A Boston Man's Death Reported in Philadelphia

Charles Porter of Boston, 36, died at Jefferson Hospital from a dose of laudanum taken at a lodging house on Morgan Street last night during a personal crisis. A farewell letter and a bank book with a large Boston balance were found on the room table.

Philadelphia Charles Porter Boston Jefferson Hospital Morgan Street

Aiding Old Classmates Girls High School Register

The Girls High School Register enters its fourth year to assist former students and employers seeking skilled or unskilled labor by women. Applicants state fit and training. records kept. no fees for employers or workers. address: Girls High School Register Boston Mass.

Girls’ High School Girls’ High’ School Register Boston Mass

Commissioner Rockwell Resigns from Water Board

Colonel Horace T. Rockwell, long time chair of the water commissioners, resigns citing rising private business demands. Mayor O Brien names Robert Grant, a lawyer and fiction writer, to fill the vacancy on the board.

Rockwell Horace T. Rockwell Board of Water Commissioners O’brien O'Brien Simmons Board of Aldermen Robert Grant

Exhibition of Paintings at Selingers Studio

Mr and Mrs John Paul Selinger hosted an afternoon studio showing in the Philipps building from 2 to 6. Guests viewed peach still lifes and a Jacane rose, with a portrait of the hostess by Mr Selinger. The studio will close soon as the couple spends the summer in Europe and roses were given to each lady attendee.

Philipps John Paul Selinger

Straw from Stath Street and Bay State Gas rumors

The piece notes aging board members led by James P. Brewer from 1863 and mentions several long-serving names such as Gilbert Lane 1834 and Charles H. Heath 1863. It reports Bay State Gas Syndicate tensions, stock moves in Richmond Terminal and New York & New England, and market commentary including wheat, corn, and cattle outlooks with various executives and firms named.

James P. Brewer Gilbert Lane Matthew Bolles Joseph W. Clarke Charles D. Head Charles L. Hayward James B. Cutter George D. Doane Arthur W. Bigke Charles A. Putnam B. FB. Tenney Charles H. Heath S. Morse, Jr New York Richmond Terminal New York & New England John H. Inman Richmond & Danville Emanuel Lehman New England Boston

Lawyer Crane Disbarment Sparks Reinstatement Efforts

D F Crane an attorney at 61 School Street was disbarred from Massachusetts courts last Thursday and is already taking steps to regain his license. He contends the Bar Association acted from personal outside feelings.

D. F. Crane No. 61 School Street Massachusetts Bar Association

Marriages Record of George Tuttle Blagden and Wymers Rice

In this city on April 12 J George wed Anna D Wuttle of Haverhill by Rev E A Horton. In Chelsea on April 15 William E K Parker M D wed Alice F Blagden of Chelsea by Rev F W Bakeman. In Hyde Park on April 14 William Wymers wed Nellie Rice of Marlboro by Rev H W Tilden.

George—Tuttle E. A. Horton J. George Anna D. Wuttle Haverhill Parker—Blagden Chelsea F. W. Bakeman D.J William EK. Parker M.D Alice F. Blagden Wymers Rice Hyde Park H. W. Til

Deaths in New England area many aged individuals listed

Death notices from Boston and surrounding towns dated April 13 to 18 list numerous individuals by surname with ages ranging from 26 to 76 years. Notables include Artemas Brooks and James Hanson, plus college-affiliated Warren Childs and Mary Ann Flynn. Funeral details given for several at various local churches and streets.

Brookline Joseph Alfred Alfred A Hattie A. Cheney Childs Henniker N. H Warren Clark Malden Henry H. Clark Cook Boston Highlands William D. Cook Cooke George E. Cooke Coolidge Watertown John Gooidge Darling West Newton Henry M. Darling Flynn Mary Ann Flynn Hanson Woburn James I. Hanson Woburn High School Jones Benjamin __ Rutherford Smith East Somerville Sabin Mann Smith Speark Quincy Seth Spear

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