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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Apr 21, 1887

Page

5

Boston business men press rail and steam lines for relief

Representatives from Boston railroad and steamship interests testified at the Interstate Commerce Commission hearing, detailing higher local export rates, rebates, and freight routing disparities. They urged relief to preserve Boston’s export trade, noting impacts on through bills of lading, refinery shipments, and the balance with New York rates.

Washington Boston Interstate Commerce Commission Messrs William H. Lincoln C. H. Allen Charles D. Berry W. O. Blaney United Transportation Company Alden Speare Boston Executive Association Merchants’ Club Edmund Reardon C. H. North Judge Soule Arthur Wells Boston & Albany Railroad George A. Torrey John Whitmore Fitchburg John Porteus Grand Trnk Central Vermont Lowell Edward Kemble Kemble & Hastings New York England Arthur Mills Boston & Albany Road Soule Schoonmaker Bragg Mills Pennsylvania Standard Oil Company New York Central Commission Fitchburg Road Fitchburg Company Grand Trunk Boston & Towell Roads Canada Liverpool Chicago Allan Line Pavonia W. ©. Blaney Torrey

Government Rail Commission Hears Arguments On Law Power

The committee heard Altogether the chairman and several speakers debate whether rebates violate law and if relief can be granted. Alden Speare and others warned of New England factory needs, while Boston exporters urged equal treatment for all classes and avoidance of harming local carriers. The commission indicated it would rely on railroads to interpret the law and focus on complaints rather than broad rulings.

Liverpool Fitchburg Boston Alden Speare Commission New England David A. Wells New York Charles D. Berry Charles H. North Edward Kemble Chicago Oston Newa England Massachusetts Torrey Kemble

Obituary of Frederick L. Church of Andover

Frederick L. Church, cashier of the Old Boston National Bank, died in Saratoga Springs New York on Tuesday after six months there with his wife seeking health relief. Born in Fairhaven Massachusetts about sixty two years ago, he had a banking career spanning nearly fifty years. A deacon at the Seminary Chapel Andover he rose from discount clerk to paying teller and then cashier serving eighteen years. His funeral will be Friday and he will be buried in Fairhaven.

Frederick L. Church Andover Old Boston National Bank Saratoga Springs N. Y Mr. Church Saratoga Fairhaven Mass Boylston City Old Boston Church Seminary Chapel

Dr Hosea Ballou Eaton Dies in Rockport Maine at 65

Dr Hosea Ballou Eaton, 65, longtime Maine homeopathic leader, died Tuesday night in Rockport. He headed the Maine Homeopathic Society and served as vice president of the American Institute of Homeopathy and as a volunteer army surgeon. A Greenback legislator in 1881 to 1884, he was endorsed by Democrats for two years and ran as a Republican Greenback Labor candidate for governor in 1884. In 1883 he championed the prohibition constitutional amendment that passed the House and Senate.

Hosea Ballou Eaton Rockport Hoe Maine Homeopathic Society American Institute of Homeopathy House Senate

Death of Earl of Longford Remains Noted Soldier

The Earl of Longford who died Tuesday served with distinction in the Crimean War. Born 1819 he joined as an ensign at eighteen, rose to lieutenant-general by 1877, and full general by 1879. He fought at Alma Balaklava and Inkerman and earned French Turkish and Sardinian honors. The title passes to his son Lord Pakenham, aged twenty three.

Earl of Longford Eer Fusiliers Crimea Alma Balaklava Inkerman Lord Pakenham

Caleb Gannett Bascom Passes After Long Boston Career

Captain Caleb Gannett Bascom died suddenly at his Cambridge home at age 80. A longtime banker, he worked with John E Thayer and later Kidder Peabody & Co since 1865. He married a Kidder sister and is survived by two married daughters.

Caleb Gannett Bascom Boston Cambridge Bascom John E. Thayer & Bros Kidder, Peabody & Co Henry P. Kidder

Abram H. Howland Jr Former New Bedford Mayor Dies

Abram H Howland Jr ex mayor of New Bedford died in the city around midnight Tuesday night from cerebro spinal meningitis at about 47. He served as mayor in 1875 and 1876 and was chief engineer of the fire department in 1871 1872 and 1873 and grand master of Masons of Massachusetts in 1884 1885 and 1886.

Abram H. Howland, JR New Bedford Masons of Massachusetts

Amusements and Theatre Listings in Boston Area

The Boston theatre guide lists The Octoroon at the Boston Theatre with a 7:45 start. Clarke performs London Assurance at Boston Museum. Rose Coghlan appears in Peg Waftington at Hollis Street Theatre, plus Fedora with Anny Davenport. Rag Rug drama Raddigore shows at Globe Theatre at 9:45. Howard Athenaeum offers Variety program at 8. Her Atonement runs daily at 2 and 8 at the Opera House.

Boston the Octoroon Boston Museu Men Clarke London Assurance Hollis Street Heatre Rose Coghlan Peg Waftington Yhaki Anny Davenport

Auction Sales Listing for Friday

Sales by auction today includes lace curtains and more from Leonard & Co at 10 a m and 3 p m. Sullivan Bros offer stable property at 3 p m. S R Knights & Co list real estate at 4 p m. Albert Howe & Co at Brighton auction 11 a m cover horses carriages real estate. Friday sale fragment notes Frust Horatio Harris 12 m.

Leonard & Co Sullivan Bros S. R. Knights & Co Albert Howe & Co Brighton

MARriages in the city with multiple unions

Ballard wed Frazer on April 16 by Rev R Kidner with Charles Ballard and Annie Frazer. Curtis wed Barrows on April 10 in Quincey, Rev H Evan Cotton officiating, Emmeline Spear to Edward Ashley Barrows of New York. Kimball wed French on April 15 in Salem, Rev Charles A Towne uniting Francis N Kimball and Flora A French of Boston.

Ballard Frazer This City R. Kidner Charles Ballard Annie Frazer Curtis—Barrows Quincey H. Evan Cotton Emmeline Spear Benjamin Fr. Curtis Edward Ashley Barrows New York City Kimball—French Salem Charles A. Towne Francis N. Kimball Flora A. French Boston

Obituary notices from New England deaths listed by city

New Bedford to New York list of deaths with names ages and dates in April. Entries include Robert F. Allen 59 New Bedford and Lucy A. Chenery 82 Dorchester among many others, with locations spanning Cambridge Boston Brookline and Brooklyn.

Allen New Bedford Robert F. Allen Bailey Saratoga N. Y M. L. Bailey Balch Cambridgeport Adela Oe Moses P. Balch Krascom Cambridge Caleb Gannett Bascom Bateman Charlestown Elizabeth Joseph Bateman Chenery Lucy A. Chenery Clarke Bristol R. 1 Samuel Greeley Clarke H. A Mt. Auburn Chapel Cunningham Dorchester Mary Cunningham Eastham Brooklyn Caroline B William W. Eastham Minot Tirrell Gardner Washington, D. C Charlotte Samuel J. Gardner Roxbury Mass Lewis Simpson H. Lewis Lucas Mary C. D Vinton New York City Edward Vinton Wales Mary H. Wales

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