Court weighs insolvency composition in Norfolk case
Supreme Judicial Court equity April 24 heard Thompson versus Shepard challenging the insolvency composition offer of 15 cents on the dollar. Petition argues improvident confirmation due to unfinished examinations, funds for only accepting creditors, and irregularities in suing decrees out of county. Edward Avery represents petitioner with Gaston and Cotter for the defendant.
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Supreme Judicial Court
Equity
Knowlton
William A. Thompson
Horace
Shepard
Norfolk County
Edward Avery
Eee
William Gaston
J. E. Cotter
Murray versus Gloucester Mutual Insurance case on schooner loss
Michael B. Murray sues Gloucester Mutual Fishing Insurance for 6000 over the schooner Matthew M. Murray lost off Louisburg October 6 1888. Jury finds total loss for vessel and outfits. questions asked: total loss of vessel and outfits. Verdict for plaintiff. Attorneys listed for both sides.
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Michael B. Murray
Gloucester Mutual Fishing Insurance Company
Matthew M. Murray
Louisburg
Arthur H
Charles Heo. Russell, Jr
Frederic Odge
Solomon Lincoln
Edward A. D.chasen
Mary
A. Dickasen
John Dickasen
Mary A. Dickasen
Lynn
H. P. Moulton
E. F. P.mitch
M. F. Farrell
B. Nohnson
Legal docket overview of torts and contracts in April session
A dense docket from the Superior Court lists numerous tort actions and contract suits. Cases include Mary O'Brien vs Cunard Steamship Co and Joseph Carbury vs J.B. Downing. Multiple interrelated actions involve damages for personal injuries and property, with trials and verdicts noted for several entries. The record details trial statuses, attorneys, and courtroom references across sessions.
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L. M. Child
J. Lowell
Mary O'Brien
Cunard Steamship Company
Joseph Carbury
J.B. Downing
Jaintiff
Catalonia
F. Cunningham
E. N. Hill
George Putnam
Theodore Russell
Shea
Lilienthal
Soff
Conley
Horan
Bressington
Baker
Copeland
Finnegan
Suit
Wilkins
Walker
Ifg
Coatello
North
Bornstein
N. Ys N. E
RR. Mfg. Co
Farrington
O’connor
Cluff
Chase
Same
Wall of High Tariff Stirs Chilean Critique in U S
Anselmo Morago of Chile, returning from the Pan American Congress, condemns U S tariff policies. He says the conference wasted funds, criticizes U S trade barriers, and warns that Chile may seek markets elsewhere. Morago argues free trade would harm the United States and laments planned South visits as futile.
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New York
Chicago
The
Herald
Anselmo Morago
Chili
Pan-American Congress
America
Uncle Sam
South
United States
Superior Court Delivers Five-Year Manslaughter Sentence
On April 24 Judge Lambert of the Superior Criminal Court sentenced J. Charles Lambert to five years in the State Prison for manslaughter. The docket lists numerous cases including Commonwealth v. 709, v. Wild Hurst, v. Burns, v. Lydon, v. Downey, v. Sullivan, and others, with various defendants named in the same term.
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Pitman
J. Charles Lambert
Commonwealth
Same
Wild. Hurst
Burns
Lydon
Moore
Sane
Hoach
Moors
Rowe
Noble
Smith
Sullivan
Gerry
Stewart
Hood's Seameneni Eye Tonic Promises Strength
An old advertisement extols Hood's Semaneni eye tonic claiming to restore vigor and appetite. The muddled copy suggests multiple health benefits and notes a 100 dose bottle, with garbled trademarks and branding typical of late 19th or early 20th century patent medicines.
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Hood
Pioneer club dinner at Revere House hosts new members
The Associated California Pioneers of '49 held their monthly dinner at the Revere House with President Samuel Snow presiding. Two new members were elected Noah P. Burgess of Portland Maine and Dennis Sage of East Milton. A fall celebration of California’s fortieth anniversary and a $100 grant to Sut ter's Fort restoration were discussed.
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Associated California Pioneers of '49
Revere House
Samuel Snow
Noah P. Burgess
Portland
Dennis Sage
East Milton
Society of California Pioneers of
San Francisco
California
Society of Native Sons and Native Daughters of California
Brookyhue
Young
William Aspinwall
Thorndike
Joshua ‘I. Willson
Baltimore
New York
George Rice
Pittsburg
Frederick Perrydwile
John Turner
Rothwell
Eng
R. M. Smith
V. Erleacher
Brooklyn
Brunswick
Thomas Baring
Walter Hidden
Providence
R. 1
Charles K. Weld
W. E. Harat
A. W. Staines
Leicester
Younes
H. H. Wood
A. Gates
Massillon
Harry Hamlin
Buffalo
August Joussix
Louis
William Lew
Yarmouth
Joan A. Lorimer
Philadelphia
W. B. Millard
Omaha
Neb
J. B. Green
Louisville
Thornrier
Panes Vt
L. W. Fairbanks
Westor
Endowment Society Bankruptcy Shocks Brockton Assembly
Foreign financial reports from London show varied prices while in Brockton a Sunbeam Assembly of the Independent Order of Fraternal Alliance faces bankruptcy. The seven year endowment society has only paid one claim of 749, with funds reportedly borrowed for expenses and grand officers unable to quell member unrest.
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Brockton
Sunbeam Assembly
Independent Order of Fraternal Alliance
Kent
Salem board preps for Boston & Maine station near Ocean avenue
Minor matters in Salem report the Board of Trade exploring a Boston and Maine station at Ocean avenue to serve South Salem residents. A committee will visit general manager Mr. Furber to discuss possibilities. Y M C A directors elect B L Philbrick president and Professor D B ar vice president.
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Salem
Boston & Maine Railroad
Ocean Avenue
South Salem
Furber
B. Philbrick
D. B. Ar
Money Market and Stock Movements Report
The Boston money market shows little change with ample funds and conservative bank lending. Call loans 4 to 6 percent. business paper above 4 percent. Clearing House balances and New York funds noted. Boston stock market strong amid broadening activity. Atchison, Mexican Central, and Wisconsin Central stocks move. News covers bonds, foreign exchange, Bay State Gas earnings, and potential railroad consolidations with details on trust proxies and regulatory outcomes.
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New York
Sub-Treasury
Chicago
St. Louis
San Francisco
New Orleans
Charleston
Savannah
Reichsmarks
Atchison
Atlantic & Pacific
Burlington & Quincy
Sandusky
Mexican Central
Flint
Oregon Short Line
Union Pacific
Wisconsin Central
Preferred
Eastern
Fitchburg
Chicago, Burlington & Northern
Kansas City
Clinton
Springfield
Wisconsin
New England Telephone
Boston & Montana New
Boston Gas
Boston & Montana
Butte & Boston
Centennial
Franklin
Kearsarse
Osceola
Santa Fe
Bell Telephone
Erie
New England
Lamson
Bay State Gas
Thomson-houston Electric
Fort Wayne
Columbus
Big Four
Peoria & Eastern
Indiana, Bloomington & Western
Ohio, Indiana & Western
Atchison Voting Trust
Messrs
Magoun
Baring
Levi ©. Wade
Bogue
Washinton
Portland
Columbia River
Vancouver
Seattle
Milford
Utah
Tod
Prime Mercantile
Bar Silver
Sterling Exchange
Lackawanna
Kansas & Texas General
Paul
Coking Alley
Mackinac
H B Claflin Company to issue stock and accept bonds for land
A meeting authorized trustees to accept bonds and coupons for land with $102 031 total, and directed directors to issue preferred stock for overdue bond interest. May 1889 actions allowed land purchases by bonds, limited further land sales. Subscription opens May at Blake Bros Co 28 State Street for 10 000 shares each of first and second preferred and 10 000 shares of common stock. Capital set at 9 000 000 with two thirds by former firm members. John Claflin to hold 30 000 shares for five years and serve as president if stockholders agree. Shares offered at par with staged payments through July 8.
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Louisville, New Albany
Chicago
Ohio Valley Improvement Company
Richmond, Nicolasville
Ivine & Beatyville
Judgeackson
Nashville
Bay State Gas Company
Bay State Company
New Philadelphia Gas Trust
Bay State
Fort Worth
Lex
Jay Goull
Yoakum
San Antonio & Aransas Fass Road
Texas Pacific
San Antonio
Houston
Waco
Corpus Christi
Wisconsin Central
United States
Europe
Marquette Mining Journal
Peninsula
Dunn
East
Towo
Boston Water’ Power Company
Gorams
Blake Bros. & Co
State Street
H. B. Claflin Company
H. B. Claflin & Co
New York
John Claflin
H. B. Claflin & Company
New York Financial reveals large stock subscription plan
The document outlines a cash fully paid stock issue by H. B. Claflin Company with 60,000 shares to be subscribed by H. B. Claflin & Co and John Claflin holding not less than 30,000 shares. It details preferred stock conversion, dividend terms, payments, and subscription timelines. Financial market notes follow, including money on call, mercantile paper, bar silver, and stock activity.
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Tody
Lube Ss Ag
Reete Clee
Closaa Ing
Ing
Pacific
Central Town
Central Pacific
Ches
Ohio
Eevee D
T. & Panes
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Cal
Quiensiiyér , Con
Buillon
el Cristo
Sutter Creek
Hocking Coal
Ontario
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Staples, J
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Ida M. Emerson
William F. Emerson
P. B. Runyan
A. D. Bosson
Patrick Dugie
West End Railway Company
William J. Doyle
William J
Northampton Street
C. E. Hellier
M. F. Dickson
Doyle
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Whipple
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Chadwick
W'ks
Dwyer
Laird
Strong
Rowayi
Brackett
Sise
Kirston
Farley
Gerould
Galvin
Foster
Cobb
Tobey
Tappan
Water P.co
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Meyer
Hitchcock
Jellison
Montague
Brig
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Day Bank
Charles_S. Thomas
Charles L. Barnes
Charles L. Thomas
Plaints
C. P. Weston
Thomas F. McIntire
Karnes and Others
Thomas A. Pratt
Columbia Rubber Company
A. M. Hoar
Sturgis
Fratt O. Columbia
Ub. Co
Oriental Coal Oil Co
Hano
Westcott
N. Y
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Shiek
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J. W. Mackintosh & CO
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Fiske Building
Andrew I. Fennessy, Pres
John E. Toulmin
Sioux City
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Kansas City Bridge and Terminal Railway
H. B. Claflin CO
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Rutlan
Summit Br
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Eastman
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Pullman Palace Car Co
Union Stock Yards
Cotton Oil Trust
M. Pneumatic Fool Co
Ay State Gas
Runswick Manganese
Burton
Boston & Liver
Ayne Klec
Elding
Vis Fort Illinois Steel
Mt. Desert
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de Malden Electric Co
York Desiatch Co
Ational Lead Trust
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Mfg. Co
Sugar Refineries Co
Thomson-Houston
Lee. Weldin
Westinghouse Etec. Co
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Met Conse Ae
Wilson W. Rye Co
BO Reece
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Electri W. Prescott G Stocks. & Co
Devonshire
Eastern Electric Cable Co
Gethine Electrical Mfg. Co
fInion Electric Car Co
United States Mail Box Co
Meson
Houston Co
Thomason European Electric Welding Co. Ee
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