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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Apr 25, 1884

Page

3

Flour Market Steady as Prices Hold on Light Demand

Quiet market keeps flour prices steady with choice brands steady. Western superfine at 2 75 per barrel, Michigan roller 5 25 to 5 45, Minnesota bakers 4 75 to 5 25, New York roller 5 50 to 5 75, and winter wheat patent 6 20 to 6 50. Receipts and exports fluctuate. corn meal and oats hold steady, while butter and cheese markets remain tight with steady to firm prices.

Michigan Michigan Roller Indiana Ohio Minnesota New York Roller St. Louis Wisconsin Sr. Louis City Mills New York Chicago Hograde Gorn Lo Toledo Dull Vermont Western Southern Nova Scotia New Brunswick Houston Iepson Hebron John J. Moore Burbank Preriess Danver Canana Cape Cod Hubbard Norfoix Norfolk Florida Charleston King and Spy New England Choice Timothy Witte Tavey Boston Tierces Western Steam Vos City Steam Cincinnati—Park New York Senate Committee On Public Health Senate Assembly Cleveland Boston Commercial Exchange Lear. Gali Board Liverpool Gacsgr Canada Corr Maylard Union Stock Yards Norfok Coe Taco Sne Commercial London Beerbohm Merchants’ Exchange United Kingdom Cal

Foreign Exports. Liverpool and other ports list cargoes

Export notes from multiple vessels show Kansas cleared April 23 with leather products, bacon, beef, wheat, cattle, cheese, timber, and machinery, among numerous consignments. Paysandu Rose carries lumber and oyster goods, Neptune and Elizabeth Jane report oil and bbls, while Annapolis records oats and flour.

Liverpool Eng Kansas Paysander Uruguay Cienfuegos Cuba Neptune Harbor Grace Vis Bridgewater Elizabeth Jane Annapolis Levose

Receipts of Staple Goods Across Railroads and Sea

A detailed ledger list records April receipts by multiple lines including Boston and Albany, Providence, New York and New England, Old Colony, Fitchburg, Eastern, Lowell, Maine, and Peabody expresses. Cotton bales, wool, flour, corn, oats, barley, malt, rye, tallow, pork, butter, oleomargarine, eggs, beans, potatoes, leather, hides, skins, timber, and various crates appear with specific quantities. Streams of freight flow through rand Junction and coastal shipments, reflecting broad commerce activity for the period.

Boston and Albany Rand Junction Railroad Providence Railroad New York and New England Railroad Old Colony Railroad Fitchburg Railroad Eastern Railroad Lowell Railroad Maine Railroad Peabody and Salem

Discrimination Bill and Rail Route Proposals in Senate

The senate debates water bills for Cambridge and Waltham, with actions on race protection in life insurance. Committees report on railroad charters, districting Franklin County, and branch lines in Cambridge, while bills on prison spend, tax for schools, and liquor laws advance or are referred.

Cambridge Waltham Water

Court Record: Receiver vs National Security Bank

In U S District Court on April 2 Judge Nelson presided over Linus M Price receiver against National Security Bank over transfers valued at 11008 20 from Pacific National Bank before its May 20 insolvency. Plaintiff seeks reversal as a preferred fraudulent transfer. Defense denies and seeks set off of a 10000 certificate. Verdict for plaintiff 12252. Attorneys Clark Coombs Gray.

Linus. M. Price National Security Bank Pacific National Bank Pacific Bank A. A. Ranney I. Ek. Clark J.C. Coombs R. Gray Laferriere Paris

Supreme Judicial Court probate appeals from Boston will

Supreme Judicial Court session April 24 before Judge Feld, Cronan executor versus James Fitzgerald. Same versus William Nagie. Appeals from probate of Thomas Fitzgerald’s will, Boston. Resumed and unfinished. A Russ for executor, W Gaston and C F Donnelly for appellants.

Supreme Judicial Court Csuffolk Ss Fleld John F. Cronan James Fitzgerald Same Wm. Nagie Thomas Fitzgerald Boston A. Russ W. Gaston C. F. Donnelly

Lawmakers Refer Weavers’ Petition and Debate Public Lands

The house met at 11 with Speaker Mar den presiding. The Weavers’ association of Fall River petition for incorporation was taken up and referred to the next general court. Committees reported on mercantile matters pilotage in Boston harbor and liquor license rules for voters in cities. Election law changes for election officers and a Worcester parks bill were debated, including striking a land takings provision near Lake Quinsigamond.

Dedham Billerica Boston and Lowell Bedford Boston and Lowell Railroad Joint Committee On the Judiciary General Court Supreme Judicial Court Committee On Education Daniel Dorchester Senate Isaac G. Fisher Weaked Hill Bar Provincetown Berkshire Hampshire Hampden Pillsbury Executive Council Marden Weavers’ Association of Fall River Black Boston Boston Harbor Coffey Jones Lynn City Council Hartwell Fitchburg House Brackett Worcester Worcester Lunatic Hospital Lake Quinsigamond Hull Committee On Mercantile Affairs Clark Cambridge Police Mutual Aid Association Agricultural College Committee On Water Supply Sharon Water Company Commonwealth Boston and Roxbury Mill Corporation Otis

Damages Awarded in Multiple 1880s Boston Cases

In a Boston court before Judge Blodgett and Judge Pitman, multiple cases from 1883 to 1884 conclude with verdicts and awards. MecKkissick v McLaughlin ends in favor of the plaintiff for 8760 dollars. Travers v Boston Pier involves a broken leg from ice on a footpath. Blendell v Cole concerns wages and living arrangements. Pierson v Mitchell awards damages for an assault. Osgood v Ohabei Shalom yields 3323 dollars to the plaintiff. Murphy v City of Boston seeks 4060 dollars after a fall on ice on Harvard avenue Brighton.

Benjamin Meckkissick Edward McLaughlin J. A. Maxwell J. F. Kilton W.W. Dwyer Michael Travers Boston Pier Long Wharf Ss. A. B. Abbott G. A. Sawyer R. D. Smith J. O. Shoes Benj. E. Cole Milda Blendell M. F. Dickinson, Jr T. J. Barry Pitman Wesley L. Pierson William W. Mitchell Washington Street Mott Street C. Q. Tirreil T. M. Babson Josiah A. Osgood Ohabei Shalore Warrenton Street J. F. Wheeler J. W. Pickering John Murphy City of Boston Harvard Avenue Brighton Kelton F. M. Babson

Land dispute and contract suit before Judge Rockwell

The docket lists cases including John C. Stark versus Henry Jones on land title and possession on Brewery Street Cambridge with a plea and verdict on non dispossess, and Elen Mooney versus James King for $105 nurse and housekeeper services with verdict for plaintiff at $6137. Other entries include Donovan v City of Cambridge and related historic references.

John C. Stark Henry Jones Brewery Street Cambridge C. W. Cushing H. H Winslow Elen Mooney James King H. Cooney Asa Cottrell

Criminal Court Listed Plea Deals And Probations

On April 24 before Chief Justice Brigham George Smith pleaded guilty to escaping from Officer Fernald of Quincy sentence postponed Daniel Henry had liquor nuisance case placed on file on costs Timothy J Murphy pleaded guilty idle and disorderly placed on probation Kittie Sylvester common night walker placed on probation John Shields pleaded guilty drunkenness fined with costs

George Smith Fernald Quincy Daniel Henry Timothy J. Murphy Kittie Sylvester John Shields

Hoosac Tunnel tolls corrections by railroad commission

The article notes revised figures for the Hoosac Tunnel tolls of 1883 as published, listing corrected totals and state balances. It mentions payment by the Fitchburg railroad and a balance due to the state, with miscellaneous items and references to related accounts and notes.

Hoosae Tunnel Hoosac Tunnel Fitchburg Railroad

Insolvency Filings and Attachments Hit Multiple Firms

In Salem insolvency court a first meeting occurs for John F. Stinson of the Modjeska troupe with George A. O. Ernst named assignee. Numerous other failures and assignments are noted: Johan T. Greenwood of West Medway, Thomas Larnes of Fall River, C Tilton of Ashland, Owen P. Smith of Andover, Joseph D. Robinson of Bangor, A. A. Harrington & Co. of Providence, and John H. Deane of New York assigns to Ward B. Chamberlain. Large-scale fortunes and liabilities attributed to Deane are discussed, with hundreds of thousands in estimated assets and mortgages. Additional notes include Rufus M. Brundige, Marysville woollen mills, E. A. Shererd, J. W. March, Cashier Cotton thefts, and Newton Bank closure actions. Suffolk County real estate attachments list Sarah L. Ames et al and Mary A. Holmes, plus a contract action between John Griffith and Henry F. Kenny.

Wim Fletcher Boston Salem John F. Stinson Modjeska George A. O. Ernst Johan T. Greenwood West Medway Thomas Larnes Fall River C, MH Tilton Boots Ashland Owen P. Smith Lumber Andover Joseph D. Robinson Kay Bangor A. A. Harrington & Co Providence R. J John H. Deane New York Deane & Chamberlain Ward B. Chamberlain The Baptist Church Deane Fourth National Bank Hanover National Bank University of Rochester American Baptist Home Mission Society Baptist Union For Ministerial Education Rufus M. Brundige Marysville Woollen Mills Mellville N.Y E. A. Shererd Hardware St. Louis Mich J. W. March Springfield Bank of Newton Iowa Jasper County Bank Cole & Dow Little Rock Ark G. W. Budke Hats Suffolk County Sarah L. Ames Mary A. C. Holmes John Griffith Henry F. Kenny Superior Court

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