Union Pacific Review of 1888 Finances and Oregon Short Line Lease
The Union Pacific directors report 1888 results show a net surplus of 2.61 percent on capital stock, with government debt nearing 50 million and a plan to fund sinking bonds. Details cover Oregon Short Line lease revisions, Oregon Railway and Navigation relations, and Denver South ParkPacific reorganization. coal production rose to 1,134,882 tons amid expansion plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Pacific Railway Company
Congress
Senate
House of Representatives
Kansas
Nebraska
Union Pacific
American Loan and Trust Company
Central Branch
Treasury of
United States
Treasury
Oregon
Portland
Railway and Navigation Company
Oregon Railway and Navigation Company
Northern Pacific
Oregon Short Line Company
Snake River
Hiparia
Denver, South Park & Pacific
Denver, Leadville & Gunnison Railway Company
Denver, South Park & Pacific First
Oregon Short Line Railway Company
Von Bolow's Farewell Concert in Boston May First
Dr. von Bulow postpones Europe departure to grant an additional Boston farewell at Music Hall. A miscellaneous programme includes piano works by various composers. Tickets go on sale this morning for the May 1 concert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
von Bulow
Europe
Boston
Music Hall
Late Ship News Details Arrivals and Sails Across Atlantic
The New York bulletin lists multiple arrivals and departures including Furnessia Adorna and several other steamers and barks bound for Glasgow, Liverpool, Portland, and Yokohama. It notes foggy conditions at Chatham with vessels sighted later and tug operations nearshore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Furnessia
Glasgow
Winthrop
Portland
Adorna
Hanburg
Mann
Port Elizabeth
Siddarsha
Demerara
Corsican
Manzanilla
Alice Bradshaw
Nuevita
Martha N. Haul
Cyrus Hall
Port Spain
Louise A. Grout
Mayaguez
P. R
Amanda
Arroyo
Bangor
Sarah Hunter
St. John
Mary Langdon
Rockland
Grace Webster
R. GL. Fay
Henry May
Hyena
Calais
Oakwoods
Narragansett River
Sylvester Hale
Taunton
Argo
Wareham
Denmark
London
Biela
Laplace
Liverpool
Santiago
Hull
Andes
Victoria
Baracoa
Imps_ St. Nicholas
Yokohama
Forest
Eleanora
Bortland
Herman Winter
H. F. Dimock
Jucy Miller
Alleghany
Orion
Boston
Joshua Lovett
Confidence
Dunraven Challenge Details Set for America Cup Match
New York Yacht Club committee outlines race count dates courses and timing for the Valkyrie challenge. They propose three to five races with outside courses from Scotland or Sandy Hook Lightship and set windward tests and seven hour time limit, awaiting Dunraven’s arrival for final settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York Yacht Club
Valkyrie
Royal Yacht Squadron
Scotland
Sandy Hook
Leeward
Windward
New York Club
Regatta Committee
Thistle
James D. Smitrh
the Earl of Dunraven
K.P
St. James Square
London
Barnard Memorial Observes Founder’s Eighty-First Birthday
The Barnard Memorial Association marked Rev. Charles Francis Barnard’s eighty first birthday at Warren Street Chapel. The group plans to rename the chapel Barnard Memorial and honor his work with a statue idea. About $200 was raised for chapel expenses with officers elected: Rev W W Locke president, Judge Howard vice president, Edward A Talbot treasurer, Horace Kelley secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Francis Barnard
Warren Street
Warrenton Street
Barnard Memorial Association
Samuel Weltch
Edward A. Talbot
Thomas Hills
Board of Assessors
Miss Barnicoat
Lemuel Merrill
Judge Howard
Edward A.talbot
Horace Kelley
Merlin Launch and New Yachting Paper Hit City
The schooner Merlin, owned by Colonel Forbes, was launched from Lawley’s yard with about two thousand spectators. Notables including General Paine and ex Commodore Forbes attended. the craft will be rigged out at the wharf. A new sailing periodical, the Yachtsman, debuted with George G. Saville as editor and Louis M. Clark as associate editor, aiming to serve the yachting community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merlin
Colonel Forbes
Lawley
City Point
Burgess
J. Malcolm Forbes
Russell
J. W. Ladd
General Paine
Cochrane
Qoinone
Harry Burnham
Mohegan
P. D. Wheatland
Harvey Haff
Yachtsman
George G. Saville
Lous M. Clark
Dorchester Yacht Club
Notes on Taverners and Streetcar Manners in Cambridge
A pair of letters discuss politeness on Boston Cambridge streetcars. One author defends giving up seats to women and criticizes the male tendency to claim seats, while another chastises the critic “Carolus” for unjust remarks about Harvard men and notes women often prefer standing due to crowded cars.
Anthenxis: New Air Power for Navigation Proposed
Charles G. Loewer of Boston claims a new atmospheric property named Anthexis and Anthenxis that purportedly gives air a static and dynamic resistance capable of 14.75 pounds per square inch. He argues flight relies on this force, not buoyancy, and compares air to water for navigation.
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Charles G. Loeber
Dudley Street
Boston
Mass
Suffolk Superior Court First Session Docket List
Suffolk Superior Court April sessions list及 orders. Notable cases include Staples J presiding. Dockets show numerous v. and Co. matters with transfers to fourth session at 22 School Street. Fifth Session under Aldrich with motions. divorce hearings rescheduled. clerk announces attorney admissions Walter L Church and Joseph Sharkey on April 23 1889.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grow Vy
Denver
Noticr
School Street
Aldrich. J
Commonwealth OF Massachusetts
Suffolk
Supreme Judicial Court
Walter L. Church
Joseph ©. Sharkey
John Noble
Loeber forecasts airship with Anthexis navigation and 300 mph potential
Tea Post reports Loeber outlines a steel airship with solid wing compartments housing propulsion and sustentation. He claims automatic sustentation prevents wind impact, enabling speeds up to 300 miles per hour and altitude of 1600 to 2600 feet, with safety akin to rail travel and revolutionized warfare and commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tea Post
Loeber
Mr. Loeber
Locher
F J. Loeber
Courts Hear Patent Infringement Case Over Grave Fasteners
United States Circuit Court on April 20 heard a bill in equity by Edward J. Kraetzerone patent owner against Ball and Socket Fastening Co. over grave fasteners licensed to the defendant. Meantime the Mead patent question remains. Attorneys for both sides appeared. United States District Court judge Nelson presided on separate case. Dolan found guilty of counterfeiting nickels with a $100 fine and three months imprisonment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Circuit Court
J. Ball Glove Fastening Company
Ball and Socket Fastening Company
Edward J. Kraetzer
W. H. B. Dowse
John R Bennet
Thomas W. Clarke
Fred P. Fish
United States District Court
Nelson
J. Thomas Dolan
Supreme Judicial Court Equity Docket Tuesday March 23
W Allen J lists equity cases to be heard including Old Colony RR Co v McKinna v Devlin Framingham Water v Massachusetts Standard Brew Whitney v Reeding Co Erland v Manning Weilfleet Boot and Shoe Dana v Furber petitioners for dissolution French v Phillips Brookhouse v Frost Richardson v Ballard in excess of a dozen matters for the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Judicial Court
W. Allen
Equity
Old Colony RR. Co
McKinna
Devlin
Framingham Water
Attorney-general
Massa- Works
Achusetts Standard Brew- Whitney
Reeding Co
Erland
Manning
Weilfleet Boot and Shoe
Dana
Furber
Disso- French
Phillips
Lution
Brookhouse
Frost
Civil case index listing multiple v. parties in AL Court
A ledger style list of civil cases with docket numbers and party surnames from the Alabama court system. The entries include Smith v Gibbs, Gibbs v Smith, Walsh v O Leary, Voster v Post, Loomis v Wilbur, McCormick v Mu phy, Chase v Fortescue, Huguley v Howell, Isburgh v Smith, Sampson v Acred y, Moss Engraving C v McCready, Young v Walker, Young v McLeod, Engley v Eaton, Levy v Eaton, Guyp til v Plummer, Brigham v Robinson, Jacobs v Caledonia, Maney v Gately, Daiber v Garritt, Brown v Holdeman, Wilmarth v Bird, Miller v Higgins, Kenning v Hayes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
Gibbs
Walsh
O'Leary
AL Court
C.J
Young
McLeod
Ibolzt
Engley
Eaton
Levy
Guyptill
Plummer
Brigham
Robinson
Jacobs
Caledonia
Notable Arrivals at Boston Hotels Provide Wide Cross-Section
A parade of guests check into Adams House Vendome Brunswick and others. Charles F. Coghlan, J. L. Damon, Stuart Robson, Mrs. Langtry, Mrs. S. V. Harkness, and lecturer Kate Field are listed among patrons at major hotels with numerous names from New York London and Boston. The long roster reads like a snapshot of society travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles F. Coghlan
New York
Harkness
Standard Oil Fame
Vendome
Brunswick
William C._ Kipling
London
W. Corder
Birmingham
Eng
DeWolf
de Wolf
Liverpool
G. Ward, Jr
John Berryman
St. John
N. B
J. E. Searles, Jr
Brooklyn
N. Y
Franklin Murphy
Newark
N.J
C. P. France
KK. Skinner
F. D. Hussey
Hingham
Kate McShane
J. E. McShane
R. H. McShane
Baltimore
Crawford
J. Stroup
Oswego
H. H. Stevens
Lewiston
A. M. Hubbard
North Adams
Arthur W. _ Freeman
W. I. Bennett
Halifax
N. S. Revere
A. L. Parker
Providence
R. I
John J. Pike
Eastport
IF. H. Dodge
SW Barker
George P. Woodward
R. T. Lowndes
Clarksburg
W. Va
E. H. Carter
Chicago
W. V. Morey
S. B. Barney
Carpenter
New London
Conn
J.C. Ledyard
Bath
Quincy
C. K. King
Calais
E. F. Goodwin
Skowhegan
H. J. Preble
Banor
J. J. Pratt
Yuba City
Col
Charles V. Pike
San Francisco
H. Weaver and Wife
N. Young
S—C. H. Williams
Portland
J. Crabtree
Manchester
Jane Rk. M. Sidney
R. J. Hidney
Los Angeles
Cal
E. C. Howland
Philadelphia
Thorndike
C. A. Brackett
Newport
Henry B. Metcalf
Pawtucket
Frank I. Cooper
Pittsburg
Penn
C. Don Williams
H. Kidder
Marquette
Mich
Tremont
James Kerma
N.S
N.S. W L. Pollock, Frank Rantintz
Howard Annie
William C. Hayledine
Albuquerque
New Mexico
E. A. Walden
Parker
Henry Steiner
Stevens
C. A. Johnson
Salem
Milton Clark
Rochester
William French
C. Scanlon
Buffalo
Joan Collins
Montreal
John A. Deady
Adams
P._ Lee
Washington
S. M. Fleet
Yarmouth
E._C. Lincoln
John Malone
Frank Palmer
William R. Fisher
Hoboken
E. VA. Townsend
Lecture on Our Common Schools at Tremont Temple
Dr Edward McGlynn will lecture tomorrow at Tremont Temple at 8 pm on Our Common Schools and Their Enemies tickets on sale at the box office. James Mahan of East Boston aged 23 died from skull fracture after a fall from his horse in Central square and transport to City Hospital. The April Channing Club meeting Ladies night at Vendome today 5 30 pm features Rev Grindall Reynolds Rev Brooke Herford and Rev Francis Tiffany. There were 231 Boston deaths last week including fourteen from diphtheria. Roxbury Veteran Firemen play on Longwood avenue this afternoon. A meeting tomorrow 7 30 pm at Old State House basement for veteran associations from Boston Charlestown Roxbury and Cambridge planning a New York centennial parade trip. A letter from the NY Volunteer Fireman’s Association will be presented. Chauncy Hall Bicycle Club ran to Lynn with lunch at Mr Ladd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward McGlynn
Tremont Temple
James Mahan
Bennington Street
Boston
Central Square
City Hospital
Channing Club
Ladies
Vendome
Grindall Reynolds
Brooke Herford
Francis Tiffany
Roxbury
Longwood Avenue
Vicinity
New York
Charlestown
Cambridge
Old State House
New York Volunteer Fireman’s Association
Chauncy Hall Bicyle Club
Lynn
Ladd
Suburban Press Association Holds Annual Meeting
The Suburban Press Association met at Crawford House with officers elected for the year including President Alexander Starbuck Waltham Recording Secretary G W Stetson Medford Corresponding Secretary H W Waterman Athol and Treasurer G Whittaker Boston H Davies of the Everett Herald spoke on The Use or Value of the Advertising Agent to the Weekly Newspaper A committee was appointed to arrange a visit to the American Watch Company's works in Waltham and an early summer excursion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suburban Press Association
Crawford House
Alexander Starbuck
Waltham
G. W. Stetson
Medford
H. W. Waterman
Athol
G. Whittaker
Boston
H. Davies
Everett Herald
American Watch Company
Also Mentioned on This Page
Union Pacific Road
Pacific Railroad Investigating Commission
K. P. Con
Utah & Nevada Railway Co
Ogden & Syracuse Railway Co
Pew Eee
U. D
St. Joseph & Grand Island Railroad Co
Oregon Railway and Navigation Co
Central Branch Union Facific Railroad Co
Montana Union Railway Co
Seer Eeee
Pegeus
Sagen Ks
Lili
Peisas
Eeee Ee
Dunraven Challenge
Lord Dunraven
Barnard Memorial
Taverner
Carolus
Harvard
West
Superior Court
Suffolks
Staples, J
Farmer
Clark
Woodbury
Flynn
Mass. Benft
Asso
Kiernan
Linnehan
Spillane
Minchin
Campbell
Downing
Allen
Lynch
Amazeen
Dizer
Rodman
Nawe
Same
Shes Nee
Bates
Mullen
Colbert
Gibson
Kimball
Cooper
Sheehan
Har “Ee
Atc Teee
Choate
Lewis
N.Y
NE. RR
Pyries
Lathrop, J
Wiswell
Bond
Williams
Bryden
Coover
Crowley
Madrigan
Hans. Com
Venaile
Woods
Beard
n—Bishop
Lineham
Rae iMain
Curtis Prrme
Ash
Oak Grove Farm
Ington
Ruccles Street
Frank Lb. Jones
Washington Street
Kingston, Essex and
Edinboro Streets
Kingston Street
A. B. Crocker
The
Boston Real Estate and Trust
New England Business Directory and Gazetteer
New England
Steek
Price
Sampson, Murdock & Co
Franklin Street
Deston
B. F. Howard
Tremont St
Heston, Mass
Boston Post
the Weekly Post
Kersey and Melton
E. C. Thompson
Washington ST
Old South
Kenmare
Father Bodfish
Columbus Avenue Universalist
State House
Miss Cusick
Donnelly
Ireland
Colocr
Pyle
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