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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Apr 20, 1887

Page

8

Value of arbitration and paternal legislation dominate Worcester Holyoke session

The Worcester and Holyoke debate centers on arbitration powers and paternal bills as the House schedules Tuesday orders of the day. The Suffolk truancy bill is killed, gas commission oversight on electric firms advances to a third reading, Worcester tax assesses are reviewed, Holyoke ward division faces a failed attempt, and a Sunday restrictions bill for under fifteens is reported. Senate delays core business to consider the Lord's Day bill next Tuesday while a Beverly case probe opens at 7 p.m.

Mercantile Agency Regulation Sparks Testimony Hearing

The committee on mercantile affairs continued hearings on proposed regulation of commercial agencies. E C Lawrence of the American Boot and Shoe Company argued the bill would cripple agencies, citing their information practices and liability limits. Other witnesses noted agencies’ value to manufacturers and business and described current pay, operations, and the need for openness to protect sources. The session also reviewed riverine and municipal measures and adjourned with further testimonies set for Friday at 10 15 a m.

Committee On Mercantile Affairs E. C. Lawrence American Boot and Shoe Company Boot and Shoe Trade Lawrence Sagents Boston Robinson Morse Gates United States Mercantile Agency Shuman Whitten Burdett & Whitten Brown Brown, Durrell & Co New England

Boston considers oil storage law change and harbor bridge plan

The committee on manufactures heard W J Goulding in favor of relaxing oil storage rules so licenses are unnecessary and cities cannot restrict storage for oils not covered by the law. Public service endorsed James Donovan’s civil service amendment for city laborers. Harbors and public lands resumed hearings on a Charles River bridge Boston to Cambridge with officials from both cities. Boston officials support, some aldermen push permissive wording. Petitions show broad local backing, citing retail and tax interests. hearings adjourned to address a South River bridge and a separate claims petition.

Committee On Manufactures W. J. Goulding Grocers and Oil Trade Association James Donovan Boston Civil Service Committee On Harbors and Public Lands Charles River Cambridge General Hazard Stevens Russell Judge Wells N. G. Smith Garden of Boston Smith Stillman B. Allen Suffolk Middlesex South River Wavern

Labor Legislation Sparks Debate in Massachusetts House

Lawmakers clashed over a substitute bill amid warnings about burdens on manufacturers and workers. Supporters pressed for careful consideration and possible amendments, while opponents urged halting further labor regulation. Adjournment left several bills pending on taxes, real estate, court jurisdiction, and public works.

House Acts On Legal Reforms And Holyoke Ward Division Debate

The House adopted the order to place all matters on the table at close of next Monday's session on Tuesday's calendar. Judiciary reported a trustee appointment bill for partition cases with varied land interests. A child protection bill imposes fines for public show access by under fifteens without guardian. A jail or prison term or fines are set for lending to minors to commit sexual acts, with no description required. A sheriff prohibition report was rejected. Military affairs reported inexpedient on hospital records indexing. The House rejected a Senate bill to amend a truancy school act in Suffolk. A measure to appoint public show restrictions for under fifteens passed. The gas board bill moved to third reading. Worcester tax assessors bill debated. critics fear politicization and incompetence. Holyoke ward division bill sparked fierce debate over fairness and local self government, with opponents citing imbalances and corrupt control. Judd’s plan failed on a vote. Consideration of limited partnerships postponed. state board of arbiters bill referred.

House of Representatives Suffolk County Worcester Holyoka Judd Board of Arbitration Committee On the Judiciary Senate House Beverly Dresser Medford Taft Palmer Walker Boston Collison Middlesex Real Estate Association of Cambridge Superior Court Commonwealth Buchanan Burr Pocasset River Bourne William Stollery House of Correction E. J. Donovan Suffolk Board of Gas Commissioners Committee On Cities City of Holyoke Hathorne McDonough Ramsellers Lincoln Jockton Keane Juda Delaney Spellman Springfield

Methodists Name New England Conference Appointments

Leominster April 19 The New England Conference issues district by district postings of appointments. Boston District lists presiding elder and numerous ministers and supplies at churches from Ashland to Wollaston with specialists at Swed ish Mission and Navy chaplains. North Boston Lynn and Springfield Districts follow with extensive ministry assignments and supplies across many cities. Amaryllis matting at Pray's.

Leominster New England Conference Boston D. W. Lindsay Ashland J.C. Smith Allston W. Fall Appleton Church E. Higgins Bromfield Street D. H. Ela City Point J. Candler Dorchester Church R. F. Holway Egleston Square Highland Church Thorndike Howard Avenue Howard Avenue, »X Steele; Jamaica Plan T. H. Knight Mariners Bethel J. Buen Mattapan J. P. Kennedy Morgan Clapel Mission B.J. Johnston Parkman Street People’s Church CG. E. Davis Revere Street Roslindale GG. Beekman Swedish Mission Sorlin W. N. Brodbeck Washington Village Winthrow Street J.T. Clymer Brookline J. J. Twombly Charlton City O. W. Adams Cherry Valley Leicester I. A. Mester Cochitmate C. H. Walters Dedham E. A. Howard East Douglas J. Capen Franklin Highlandville Holliston J. Neal Hopkinton L. J. Hall Hyde Park F. Woods Milford C. Tilton Millbury W. C. Townsend Natick W. B. Towlman Newton F. Nichols Auburndale W. N. Newhall Newton Centre W. R. Clark Newton Lower Falls J. B. Gould Newton Upper Falls J. Peterson Newtonville Butters Norwood J. Gill North Grafton Oxford P. R. Stratton Saxonville E. W. Virgin Sorewsbury F. B. Graves Southbridge W. J. Ponitret South Framingham G. E. Sanderson South Walpole Spencer A. W. Mills Upton W. S. Jugger Uxordge E. G. Carrick Walpole Webster E. Knox Westboro A. W. Tirrell West Medway West Quincy H. Dorr Whitinsville W.T. Perrin Webster Square L. W. Staples G.A. Crawford United States Navy I. G. Ross South America Warren Townsend Prentice Upham Pierce Huntinton Dorchester, Jr Dadman Montgomery North Boston Chadbourne Ashburnham R. H. Herrick Athol W.N. Richardson Ayer West Groton Barre Hardwick J. A. Day Berlin Monument Square A. McKeown Trinity F. MH. Packard Cambridge Grace Church N. B. Fish Harvard Street N. H. Thomas North Avenue W. H. Marble A. Gould Clinton J. N. Short East Pepperell J. Mudge East Templeton D. Atkins Fitchburg C. B. Smith Gardner E. P. King Graniteville S. H. Tompson Hubbardston Hudson K. A. Smith Leominater C. W. Wilder Lowell Central B. Sweetser Highland W. W. Colburn St. Paul’s F. Rice Worthen Street W.T. Worth Lunenburg F. A. Everett Marlboro P. C. Sipper Maynard W. Wignall Oakdale W.J. Hambleon Phillipston South Royalston Princeton W. Silverthorn Rockbottom Winchendon RE. P. Herrick Winchester G. H. Perkins Woburn M. E. Wright H. Lummis Lawrence University Appleton Wis D. Richardson American Peace Society Lynn Joseph H. Mansfield Ballardvale N. H. Martin Beverly J. W. Barber Meridian Street L. B. Bates Saratoga Street J & Martin Groveland Ipswich J. Galbraith Lawrece Parker Street L. P. Cashman Boston Street N. Fellows Common Street J.D. Pickies Maple Street J. O. Knowles St. Paul's W. H. Meredith South Street C. Young A. Dwight Wyoming Malden W.W. P. Odell Maplewood C. Carri Marblehead C. ‘T. Johnson Medford L. D. Bragg Melrose Jackson Middleton Newburyport Fk. K. Stratton Washington Street R. K. Marston North Andover E. Hodge North Reading Peabody G. A. Pummey Reading D. H. Humphrey Wilmington L. W. Adams Wellington Springfield G. F. Eaton Presiding Elder Amherst North Amherst C. R. Sherman Belchertown W. F. Lawford Bernardston and Gill A. W. Baird Bradford and Russell Bondsville Chicopee H. Hanaford Chicopee Falls G . Cheney Coleraine G. O. Crosby Conway G. H. Clarke Hampton D. Sherman East Longmeadow W. M. Hubbard Feeding Hills A. C. Godfrey Florence J. Fallon Greenfield G. M. Smiley Hampden Lyden East Coleraine E. H. Tuncliffe Locks Village Ludlow Centre W. Ferguson Monson J. HL Emerson North Blandford Northampton and Hadley M. Melden North Prescott North Dana Orange South Allol North Brookfield W. P. Blackmere Pelham K. M. Miller Savory Shelburne Falls Buckland G. Skene Wales W. Gordon Ware E. Hitchcock J. F. Mears West Brookfield Supplied Westfield J. M. Leonard West Parish Granville J. Wood West Springfield G. A. Wiels West Warren B. F. Ringeley Wilbraham J. R. Cushing Williamsburg H. A. Jones

Reunion of the Old Sixth Regiment in Baltimore

About 200 members of the Old Sixth Massachusetts Regiment Association gathered yesterday at the United States Hotel for their annual reunion and dinner. A morning business meeting elected officers led by President Major George A. G. Colgan. Letters from state and civic leaders were read, and a wreath from Miss Mary B. Sheldon was presented with thanks. The afternoon featured speeches by General B Butler Mayor O'Brien and other notable attendees.

Old Sixth Regiment Baltimore Old Sixth Massachusetts Regiment Association United States Hotel E. F. Jones New York State Ames Dalton Long Saltonstall Corse Brackett Pillsbury John L. Stevenson Lion Patrick A. Collins A. 5. Follansbee Mary B. Sheldon Maryland Massachusetts George A. G. Colgan 0. M. Marshall G. W. Prouty D. C. Sisson H. M. Woodward J. W. Hadley G.A. Finney B. F. Chapman B Butler O'Brien George H. Patch The Boston Globe George S. Merrill Lawrence B. F. Watson Jones

Grand Army Entertainment in Boston Music Hall

The Grand Army of the Republic posts in Boston and vicinity and the Ladies Relief Corps held an evening of programs in Music Hall. Comrade Henry F. Spach presided as the réveillé began with Post 2 Fife Drum and Bugle Corps. Hugh O’Brien and Charles Nash spoke. readings, recitations and music followed by Carter's Military Band and other groups.

Grand Union Grand Army of the Republic of Boston and Vicinity Ladies’ Relief Corps Music Hall Friends of Henry F. Spach Hugh O'brien Charles D. Nash S. Agnes Parker Woman’s Relief Corps EF. A. Horton ER. F. Tobin James Burrows, Jr

Alexander Mitchell obituary in Milwaukee railroad leader dies in New York

Alexander Mitchell of Milwaukee, president of the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad, dies of pneumonia at the Hoffman House in New York. Born in Scotland, he came to the United States in 1839, supported Samuel J. Tilden in 1876, served in Congress in 1870 and 1872, and leaves an estate valued at 15 to 20 million dollars.

Alexander Mitchell Milwaukee Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad Hoffman House New York Mr. Mitchell Scotland Samuel J. Tilden Mr. Tilden Treasury Congress

Notable deaths across states and nations prompt somber reflections

Obituaries report the deaths of Robert Hunt at 67 in Charles Town after a 40 year service including Mexican and Civil wars, Captain Franklin Mayo at 74 in Chelsea after a long seafaring career, Dr J Vincent Smith at Melrose after a long medical career and military service, Archibald J Weaver at 43 in Falls City, William C Dole at 65, Rear Admiral Bouet of France at 84, and John T Hallahan of Reading at about 50, highlighting varied public service, military careers, and local prominence.

Robert Hunt U.S. A Ludlow Street Charlestown Franklin Mayo Chelsea Eden Boston J. Vincent Smith Emerson Street Melrose Smith Bridgton Bowdoin College Second Maine Cavalry Angh de Payens Knights ‘Templars Waverley Royal Arch Chapter Melrose Council Wyoming Yale Adolphe Charles Emile Bouet Pacific Ocean John T. Hallahan Reading The Knights of Honor

General orders restrict G A R posts on opinions

General Lucius Fairchild by national headquarters issues order forbidding posts of the Grand Army of the Republic to express opinions on any subject without approval from national and department headquarters. Further orders to follow.

National Heapquarters Grand Army of the Republic National Department Lucius Fairchild

Canadian Pacific Plans Independent Steamboat Line

The Times says the Canadian Pacific will launch an independent Chicago to Port Arthur steamship service if the interstate commission refuses to suspend the long and short haul clause. The line would compete for Pacific coast freight with through freight tariffs 40 to 50 percent below American rail rates.

Cracaco the Times Interstate Commission Canadian Pacific Chicago Port Arthur

Captain Evans Abducts Crew Funds in Grandee Scandal

In New York on April 19 Captain H. T. Evans of the Grandee, owned largely by C. H. Meachum of Portsmouth, N H, absconded with $7000 advanced for the crew and other expenses. He sailed from Hong Kong with a woman he met there who also disappeared with him.

New York H. T. Evans C. H. Meachum Portsmouth N. H Hong Kong

Suffolk County Courts Report From April Sessions

Legal proceedings include a boarding house suit where plaintiff claims 266 for services and rooms at 18 and 14 per week, while the defendant disputes the agreement. jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff. Also listed are multiple tort actions against railroads for deaths at Readville and Chelsea, several trials, dismissals, and settlements across four court sessions in 1886 and 1887.

Suffolk County Bacon Kieran Glynnon Henry Little T. J. Gargan Willian Schofield John Donohue New York & New England Railroad Company Same John M Thomas P. Lonunne Milton Street Readville J. E. Cotter E. C. Bolles Richard M. Saltonstall Donahoe N. Y N. E. Railroad Pronte Brewer Charles E. Mead Joseph E. Sylvester John L. Brockway Warren Nickerson Cherry Street Chelsea Tage Kimball Milton George E. Smith Marie Rosseau Noah B. Smith Stanley House Bowdoin Square P. H. Hutchinson Junius W. Littlefield Joseph S. Hilliard J. B. Hale William Dickson N.C J. K. Berry

Juries Here Noted For Intelligence At Term Of Court

The two juries at this term are praised as intelligent fair minded and unbiased with verdicts deemed fair. The Middlesex Superior Court lists cases including James Coulter vs Warren A Haynes and multiple others. Supreme Judicial Court in Middlesex opens with probate guardian petition for Mrs Parker and her daughter awaiting two days of trial.

Supreme Judicial Court Opens April Sitting in Salem

Chief Justice Morton presides at the April sitting of the Supreme Judicial Court in Salem. Prayer was offered by Rev. E. B. Willson. Amos H. Geary of Sete is foreman of the first jury and John H. Watson of Beverly Farms is foreman of the second jury. Trials will begin tomorrow.

Supreme Judicial Court Salem Morton E. B. Willson Amos H. Geary Sete John H. Watson Beverly Farms

Classification of Winds Lecture at MIT

Professor W M Davis spoke to the New England Meteorological Society at MIT on wind classification. He split winds into endogenetic and exogenetic groups with solar, volcanic, lunar, planetary, continental, topographical, and accidental subcategories. A L Rotch and H Helen Clayton of the Blue Hill observatory followed, detailing wind velocity instruments and cloud height estimation methods.

W. M. Davis New England Meteorological Society Massachusetts Institute of Technology A. Lawrence Rotch Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory H. Helen Clayton

City Notes Recap Of Local Deaths And Trials

Funeral of Simpson H Lewis held at St Paul Baptist Church Joy street with Rev Porter Smith officiating. Four women and five men arrested in raid on No 7 Asylum street by Division 5. First Church Unitarian annual meeting. George L Deblois elected clerk and treasurer. Babu Mohini Chatterji spoke at Boston University Hall on Christian and Buddhist relations urging study of differences. Dr Ayer denies involvement in seances for Mr Bridge after municipal court hearing notes. Vermont Temple event planned with Seth Low addressing temperance. Charles A Allen arrested for drunkenness and found dead in Station 4 cell hours later. Funeral of Dr John S Flint at First Unitarian Church Highlands, remains taken to Leicester.

Simpson H. Lewis St. Paul Baptist Church Joy Street Porter Smith Lewis Sergeant Sargent Division 5 No. 7 Asylum Street First Church Unitarian George L. Deblois Boston University Hall Babu Mohini Chatterji Seth Low Charles A. Allen John 8 Flint Roxbury First Unitarian Church the Highlands James de Normandie Leicester

Weather Indications for New England and Eastern New York

Washington reports for twenty four hours starting 7 a.m. Wednesday April 20. New England expected slightly warmer and fair weather with winds shifting to the west and south. Eastern New York also warmer with fair weather and winds from south to west. At 12 50 a m.

Washrngton New England New York

Late Ship News from Newport Harbor Apr 19

Jamestown of the training squadron arrived at 3 pm. Commander reports speaking on Apr 18 at latitude 3 24 north, longitude 7251 west. Brigantine Rocky Glen of Boston, 600 tons, from Puerto Rico to Boston sent distress signal. Surgeon dispatched. No international signal code. Also notes arrivals of the Spain from Liverpool and the Tower Hill near the Scilly Islands.

Newport R. I Jamestown Rocky Glen Boston Orto Rico Spain Liverpool Tower Hill New York Scilly Islands

Reception for New England Women's Press Association at Winthrop

Mrs Kate Tannatt Woods hosted a social gathering of the New England Women's Press Association at Hotel Winthrop. Mrs L Goodwin spoke on seeking employment, followed by discussion on women’s livelihood. Woods, a journalist of sixteen years, received guests with bouquets and inked cards. An original poem was read and a silver gavel presented to the association chairman. Letters of regret were read from Mrs Abba Gould Wilson and Mrs Hungerford.

New England Women’s Press Association Hotel Winthrop Kate Tannatt Woods L. Goodwin Woods R. A. Ripley Association Rs. Woods Sally Joy White The Herald Ationy Abba Gould Wilson Hungerford

Belyea Marries Grace Paine in Everett Street Wedding

Charles T. Belyea, a prominent local businessman, wed Grace D. Paine at the bride’s home on Everett street. Rev. W. P. Odell of the Methodist Church officiated the ceremony this evening.

Charles T. Belye Grace D. Paine Alfred W. Paine W. P. Odell Methodist Church Everett Street

Yachts, societies meet at Parker House in anniversary week

The Great Head Yacht Club held a meeting at the Parker House last evening with Commodore Tuvenner presiding and Lyman K. Billings named feet captain. Beverly Yacht Club and Universalist Social Union also met there. J. S. Horton chaired the Universalist gathering. The annual festival is set for Friday May 27 at the Parker House. Dr. David A. Collins, just back from Europe, was honored at a Revere House dinner. Ex Governor Willan Gaston received a complimentary dinner at Parker House with speeches by Roseych Abasvne’s group.

Hovels Great Head W. Biddle D.D North Campbridge Parker House Revere House David A. Collins Europe Rotunda Hospital St. Thomas Hospital London

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