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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Apr 21, 1886

Page

3

Arbitration Debated in House as Labor Recognition Grows

The Massachusetts House debated an arbitration bill with sixteen amendments. Proponents argued for recognizing organized labor, while opponents favored a minority bill. The Clark of Lynn amendment restoring labor recognition passed 109 to 75, but Lord’s substitute failed 123 to 73.

Mellen Worcester Fay Arthur Lord Dunbar Board of Arbitration Wilkinson Cambridge Bottom North Adams Taft Lord House Oxley Ashland Roberts Lynn Mr. Lord Mr. Roberts Walker Malden Crane Woburn Doherty Boston Clark Stratton

Senators Narrow Time for Streetcar Check Redemption

Senators Murphy Dunbar and Milliken clashed over a bill to redeem unused streetcar checks. Dunbar's amendment to limit redemption to 30 days was adopted, and the bill was rejected on a rising vote of 6 to 17. Milliken warned of revenue losses for Boston’s Metropolitan, potential counterfeiting, and wider passenger harm.

Senator Murphy Murphy Dunbar Hampden Milliken Bristol Boston

Boston Ward Boundaries Fixed by Provisional City Bill

The Committee on Cities reported a provisional bill due to a snarl over Boston ward matters. It establishes for the May 1 tax assessment the wards and precincts existing Jan 1 1885 and declares their boundaries and numbering, overriding contrary acts of the city council for the year.

Committee On Cities Boston City of Loston

Companies Must Consolidate Within Two Years Under Cable Bill

The Senate amended and engrossed the cable road bill with a provision that underground and surface alterations of streets require aldermen approval. It also voids the bill unless one or more named street railway companies act within two years. The session included a related Boston court house site vote to abandon Pem berton square lot No 7 and save $90,000.

Lilley Senate Board of Aldermen Reed Bristol Boston Court House Wilbur Suffolk Boston Suffolk County Court House Commission Pemberton Square Court House

Deacon buys gilt edged cards and is left short on stock

In New York Wall Street tale Deacon S V Y White buys two packs of gilt edge playing cards from a street huckster for a quarter. He later discovers the deck has only fifty cards instead of fifty two, gets furious, and, aided by a police officer, chases the swindler but ends up ousted and left short on his gilt edged stock.

New York Wallstreet Charles

Horace Crowell Auction Notice at Plymouth Mass Estate

Announcement of Horace Crowell offering for sale or exchange a fine 175 acre estate at Plymouth Massachusetts. The notice describes a large landholding and invites interested buyers or exchanges to inquire about terms and details.

Horace 5. Crowell Plymouth Mass

Receipts of Stapie Productts April 20 rail totals

A long list of railroad receipts across multiple lines including Boston and Albany Providence Fitchburg Boston and Maine Western Lowell and others. Entries show cotton bales wool bales flour oats meal beef grease bacon butter eggs beans apples lumber leather hides tea coffee sugar molasses and more by railroad department and quantity. The record reads like a freight ledger with numerous itemized counts and unit measures.

Boston and Albany Grand Junction Railroad Providence Railroad Old Colony Railroad New York and New England Railroad Fitchburg H Railroad Boston and Maine Railroad Boston and Maine Railroad—Western Division Lowell Railroad Express Esreess Svante Wagmaahs

Staple Port Receipts Report for April 20

The table shows total receipts of principal staples at the port today from all sources, including in transit, compared with the same day last year. It lists increases or decreases by commodity and notes overall movement for the period.

Wall Street Slumps Then Recovers Amid Dull Trade

New York April 20 money on call easy at 2 to 4 percent with last loan at 2. Prime mercantile paper all stamps. Postal rates and exchange steady. Government and railroad bonds dull. After 2:15 p m stocks stayed extremely dull but recovered most losses, closing near best figures of the day. Notable activity centered on Lackawanna Erie St Paul Western Union and Lake Shore with mixed gains in Erie second consols and other issues.

Boston New York Sterling T. Plock & Co A. Belmont & Co Johnes, Monroe & Co Layard Freres & Co New York Dispatch France New England Atchison Bell Telephone Boston Land Water Power Atlantic and Pacific Sealy Gulf Road Shattuck and Cheney Gulf, Colorado Santa Fe Gulf Gulf, Colorado and Atchison, Chicago Burlington Quincey Union Pacific Standard Oil Pool Wall Street Marquette Houghton Ontonagon Transcript Goodwin Atchison, Topeka and Chicago, Burlington and Northern Mexican Central Serip Oregon Short Line Sonora Oregon Railway and Navigation Wisconsin Central California Southern Serip Chicago Northern Kansas City Fort Scott Fremont Elkhorn Missouri Valley Consolidated Vermont Russell Sage Albany Lowell Worcester Nashua Rochester Maine Old Colony Maine Central Nathan Matthews Boston Water Power Company Water Power Company Dana Mining Company Messrs J.C. Watson C. O. Burbank I. A. Evans A. B. Tobey J. H. Chandler Michigan Star Copper Company American Bell Erie Brunswick Ship’s Berth Company Sterling Exchange Stock Exchange Lackawanna St. Paul Western Union Lake Shore Chesapeake and Ohio Houston Texas New Orleans Mobile New York City Northern Trust Virginia Midland Great Western Peoria Decatur Evansville Winona St. Peters Green Bay Lake Erie Western New Orleans Pacific Wabash Trust Fort Worth Denver LeGay Dors Wckercess Emery & Hodges State Street Longs Lester Wrarat— Bay Lee Brewer & Wilkins Congress Street England Bears Baxter Woodberry Tuttle Hancock Shorts Trego & Co

Grain and feed prices steady as markets run quiet

The market shows slow activity across flour corn oats and feeds with prices held steady or firm. Wheat and corn notes include various grades and regional mixes, oats under firm tone with on call demand strong for choice cats, and butter receipts rising with unsettled price levels.

Minnesota Michigan New York Ohio Indiana Southern Illinois St. Louis Wisconsin Ile Canada

Market notes and prices for dairy produce and staples

Dairy and New York Vermont milk markets show extra firsts and seconds across butter cheese and eggs with varied regional quotes. Wholesale fruit and vegetable prices move for apples potatoes hay beans and greens while beef pork lard and poultry markets reflect steady to firmer demand and mixed regional receipts.

New York Vermont Franklin County Mass Liverpool Western C. Sage State Western Dairy Elgin Cape Aroostook County Michigan Nova Scotia New Brunswick Baldwin Nel Maine Massachusetts Roxbury Aroostook Co New Hampshire Maisne de Central Grand Trunk Hebrons Eastern Boarbanks Do Northern Rens and Wash Co Peerless Rose York State North Carolina Norfolk Florida Bermuda Messina Palermo Valencita Porto Rico Timothy Northern Rea Top Jersey Worcester County Centennial Beacon Light Head Imperial Union Stock Sparket Peoria St. Louis Kansas City AL i Aptit Lwighust

Cotton and grain markets steady in New York and Chicago reports

New York reports cotton quiet and steady with various fiber grades listed, flour and wheat prices, and mixed commodity figures. Chicago notes flour quiet, wheat up, corn down, oats and rye steady, pork and lard weaker, with slab prices and exports mentioned.

Railroads extend south and west to form transcontinental link

The Pennsylvania Railroad expands its southern network by gaining control of several short lines to Wilmington and near Atlanta, linking with the Cape Charles route and Norfolk by steamer. The St. Louis and San Francisco extends toward Albuquerque, with a new 100 mile segment toward Springer as work advances, aiming to connect with the Atlantic and Pacific to create the shortest transcontinental route. Also noted are Watertown Union Live Stock Market results and various railroad earnings and market prices for cattle, hogs, and hides from multiple states.

Pennsylvania Railroad Company Carolina Central Wilmington N. Y Atlanta Pennsylvania New York, Philadelphia & Norfolk Railroad Delmar Cape Charles Norfolk St. Louis San Francisco Red Fork Albuquerque Sepulpa Springer New Mexico Atlantic and Pacific

Market Receipts and Prices Across States and Cities

Steady cattle and hog quotations prevail alongside mixed grain futures. Flour and wheat show varied movement with No 2 red at 89 cents and rye barley neglected. Whiskey firm at 1.10, pork around 9.60, lard 5.80, boxed meats steady. textile-market notes and cotton prices cited for Augusta through New York regions. Consolidated four day receipts total 25,761 with exports to Britain 23,960 and to France 3,527.

New York Orleans Ohio St. Louis Minnesota Eratta City Lara Western Steam Spot State Western Elgin Creamery Liverpool Chicago Milwaukee Cincinnati Toledo Detroit Michigan Bush Minneapolis Augusta Galveston New Orleans Mobile Memphis Savannah Charleston Continent Wilmington Norfolk Philadelphia Baltimore C. St. Louis Louisville C. Consolidated Great Britain France United States

Local provisions demand steady as prices ease on most meats

On Wednesday April 21 the city reports good demand for provisions and generally lower prices except for meats and pork. Fresh meats show higher beef cuts with veal likely to fall later. lamb and mutton steady. Poultry and game mixed with turkeys and chickens steady, wild game up in places. Dairy, fruits, vegetables, and fish markets display varied but active trading with several items above and below prior levels.

Malaga Penob Sal

Court actions in pension law and liquor case

John F. Wilson stood trial for overpayment in procuring a pension claiming services as attorney though not. Edward Avery and J L Reed represented totals. James Darnally pleaded guilty to retail liquor without special tax and was fined $25 plus costs. Dennis O'Brien convicted similarly and fined $25 with $142.25 costs.

John Ft. Wilson Edward Avery J. L. Reed United States James Darnally Dennis O’brien

Woodbury sue Marblehead Waiter in equity over pipes at Long Beach

In chambers before Judge W ALLEN the case John P Woodbury versus Marblehead Waiter Company seeks removal of pipes laid in Long Beach Lyon. Plaintiff represented by George O Shattuck and John Woodbury. defendants by H E Swasey and J P Farley.

W. Allen Chambers John P. Woodbury Marblehead Waiter Company Bill Equity Long Beach Lyon George O. Shattuck John Woodbury H. E. Swasey J. P. Farley

Superior Court docket reads like an archive of injuries and disputes

April sessions list multiple cases in Boston Chelsea and surrounding lines. Cases include Owen Murray administrator v Roberts over a fatal elevator fall, Annie Stropney v city of Boston for snow and ice injuries, and numerous in order matters involving mechanic liens torts and property disputes with varying attorneys, juries, and outcomes noted.

Owen Murray Percy Roberts John Murray T. J. Gargan George F. Williams Annie Stropney City of Boston J. H. Burke R. W. Nason

Business Failures Shake Leather District Firms

Leather district businessmen report the failure of Safford and Sargent hides and leather dealers at 200 Congress and 112 High streets. The firm assigned to Coburn and Johnson with assets likely covering liabilities, while creditors meet Saturday to review statements. Other notices list widespread insolvencies and assignments across Boston and nearby cities, with offers of 25 cents on the dollar in several cases and multiple small firms seeking protection or liquidation.

Safford & Sargent Congress High Streets Charles F. Coburn Benjamin N. Johnson Sargent Aaron Raphael Gealer Ha‘t Caps Washington Street Hanover Street Tremont Street Beker & Curry Equitable Philip Raphael Spaulding & Taylor Denzer, Stirn & Co New York Ken Smith Lincoln Street Boston Hodge & Dickerman East Templeton T. B. Dunn Gardner John McMahon West Troy N. Y Sampson H. Harriman Lovell Crescent Card and Glazed Paper Company Central Falls Thomas P. Barnefield J.J. Fones Pawtucket R. I C. A. Warland Douglass A. Brooks Braintree John M. Fleming Lawrence H. L. Green Palatka Fla James A. Kent Hyde Park

London and Liverpool Wheat and Cotton Market Update

Commercial dispatch notes mixed cargo activity off the coast. Wheat steady in London and Liverpool with firm corn, and cotton in London markets showing steady demand. futures dull and exchange firm with Spanish gold at 238 233 in Havana.

Campobello Island Emerges as Popular Eastern Summer Resort

Campobello in Passamaquoddy Bay, seventy miles northeast of At Desert, has emerged in recent years as a favored summer retreat. Its natural beauty and inviting hotels draw those seeking a summer home in the Eastern wilds to investigate the locality’s attractions.

Campobello Passamaquoddy Bay Desert

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