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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Apr 28, 1886

Page

3

Gifford Revered as Senate Clerk in Massachusetts Funeral Honors

Eulogies for Stephen N. Gifford, longtime Senate clerk, were delivered in both chambers. The Senate praised his 29 years of service and integrity as colleagues recalled his public life from the Revolutionary era to the anti slavery movement. House resolutions expressed sympathy to his family and lauded his character and work. The sessions adjourned after tributes and the bills and notices discussed.

Stephen N. Gifford Senate Gifford E. Herbert Clapp Commonwealth Lilley United States General Court The Howland Nourse Cogswell Salem Massachusetts Senate Dunbar Walker Murphy Morse Joyner Coward Pillsbury Arthur Lord Plymouth Stepher N. Gifford Senate of Massachusetts House of Representatives Percaven Lord Plymouth County Massachusetts Mr. Smith Worcester Mr. Gifford Nestor Mr. Cowdrey State House Mills Williamstown Dresser Boston

Boston Ward Lines Debated as City Dividing Bill Advances

The House debated Gienerai Stevens's bill to divide Boston into forty eight wards. A near party line vote rejected a recommitment while leaders argued over aldermanic structure. The bill, praised as fair, faced opposition from some Republicans who sought to alter its form.

Gienerai Stevens Boston Parkman General Stevens Hathorne Committee On House Fitzgerald Doherty Stevens Dwyer Dolan

Rum Republicans in Manchester faces temperance revolt

Special correspondence from Manchester New Hampshire notes long standing prohibitory liquor laws ignored by officials across the state. The piece claims widespread saloon activity 1500 plus sites and links to Republican control. It cites growing temperance sentiment and upcoming political shifts led by the temperance party and labor groups.

Manchester N. H New Hampshire St. John Kansas George W. Bain Kentucky Temperance Party Donahoe Temperance Knights of Labor

Real Estate Transfers in Suffolk County Highlights

Suffolk County real estate transfers list numerous title deeds and mortgages. Names include City of Boston, Michael Donahoe, Nelson Tibbetts, Lemuel Cooledge, Albert Sise, James Maguire, Dorcullster Stonk, George Welles, Harold Weston, Beulah Verge, William H. Miller, Michael Clancy, Ellen Murphy, Joseph Benson, John Doherty, Martha Fanning, Samuel Irwin, George Powroy, Oliver Wentworth, John Stockman, Hugh Ringer, Ada Vinal, Ada Hammond, Joseph Hammerie, Horace O Donovan, Albert Plummer. Properties span Middlesex Street, Cottage Street, Broadway, Third Street, Spencer Avenue, Auburn Street, Rockwell Street, Maulson Avenue, Westland Avenue, Hichborn Street, Reedsdale Street, Jamaica Street, and Forest Hill Avenue. Mortgage amounts and trustees vary across listings.

City of Boston Michael Donahoe Middlesex Street Union Institution For Savings Nelson Tibbetts Mechanics’ Savings Bank of Lowell Dartmouth Street Lemuel A. Cooledge Albert F. Sise Carver Street James Maguire Boston Five Den's Savings Bank Crescent Place Dorcuuster Catherine E. S5onk Sul Weiscopf Cameron Street George D. Welles Harold Weston Rockwell Street Beulah Broadway Ellen M. Murphy Mary E. Scannell Third Street Joseph Benson Stephen Bowen George E. Aiden Chelsea John Doherty George L. Butters Spencer Avenue Martha C. Fanning Cottage Street Wintaror Samuel G. Irwin Charles H. Small Winthrop Street George K. Powroy Charles A. Aldrich Maulson Avenue toxnrcRry Oliver M. Wentworth Moritgage Tod H. Moulton Westland Avenue Reevvere John M. Stockman Hanopah &, Stearns George W. Hobbs Tryson Hichborn Street Allston Hugh Ringer Cohasset Savings Bank Reedsdale Street Ada A. Vinal Ada Hammond Gardiner Street West Roxspury Joseph Hammerie Dedham Institution For Savings Helena Street

Notable Washington Visitors and Notable Deaths

Bryant Water seeks a pension increase amid Washington visits. Theodore Ritter, famed pianist, dies at 45 after public performances. Sherman and Whitman clash in Philadelphia as Liszt’s finances reveal Duke of Baden annuity.

Washington Bryant Water North Carolina Theodore Ritter Ritter United States General Sherman Walt Whitman Lincoln Philadelphia Milton Franz Liszt Grand Duke of Baden Liszt

Old Colony Railroad Pushes Toward Nantasket Beach Line

The Ola Colony railroad began Monday with stone work along the Nan tasket Beach line between Nantasket station and the Ocean House after winter tides washed the route. Train service resumed yesterday and authorities expect trains to run by Thursday from Old Colony House to Pemberton, the first since Thanksgiving when Point Allerton tide ruined the roadbed. Rumors say Old Colony may take over Nantasket Beach railroad.

Ola Colony Nantasket Beach Nantasket Station Ocean House Old Colony House Pemberton Point Allerton Old Colony

Massachusetts Senate Race Cites Crapp as Top Republican

The contest among Dawes supporters and ex Senator Long in Massachusetts grows heated with prospects of a third party candidate acceptable to all. The state has ample material for senators, and among the names mentioned Hon W W Crapp stands out as a fit and honorable Republican choice.

Dawes Long Massachusetts Old Bay Commonwealth W. W. Crapp Providence Journal

Caswell Hazard Cod Liver Oil Promoted by New York Firm

The advertisement touts Caswell Hazard cod liver oil as the purest and sweetest made from fresh livers on the seashore. It claims acceptance by patients and physicians as superior to competing oils and notes the maker Caswell Hazard Co of New York. It also mentions Juniper Tar Soap by the same company claimed to cure skin issues.

Caswell, Hazard &Co New York Casswell, Hazard & CO Way

Boston Stocks and Markets Roller Coaster Outlook

Boston money market remains quiet and easy with clearing house rate easing. Reports show steady stock tones, a brewing boom in iron and steel from railroad growth, and consolidation moves like the Consolidated stock, Grain and Petroleum Exchange of Boston.

Boston Clearing House New York Regiova Sterling Frances Plock & Co Lazard Freres Boston Land Water Power Atchison Atlantic and Pacific Springfield Memphis Flint Pere Marquette New England Union Pacific Wisconsin Central Messrs Blake Bros. & Co State Street City of Portsmouth Ohio Consolidated Stock, Grain and Petroleum Exchange of Congress Street Chicago Gulf Strong Burlington and Quincy Adams St. Joseph and Grand Island Railroad

Bank Deal Details Prompt Partial Summary

A cryptic OCR fragment lists numbers 2000 and 1000 with percentages 99 and 100, followed by repeated terms LUD and atalea. The readable content hints at financial figures but lacks clear context or entities to identify a story, person, or place.

New York Stocks End Mixed After Dull Trading Day

The market was extremely dull with readings showing small losses across most stocks. Reading slipped to 201 over the day but rebounded to 207 closing down 1 percent. several rails and bonds posted modest gains or losses amid muted activity and hints of potential government action on obligations.

New York Reading London Lake Shore Pacific Mail Western Union Union Pacific Washington Consolidated Gas Lackawanna Louisville Nashville New England Canadian Pacific St. Paul East Tennessee Elizabeth Lexington Big Sandy Illinois Central Springfield Cedar Falls Ohio Mississippi Iron Mountain Cairo, Arkansas Texas Fort Worth Denver Denver, South Park and Pacific South Carolina Railway Virginia Midland

Trade and Outlook for Flour and Grain Markets

Trade in flour and grains remains quiet with very little business done. Prices for various flour grades and corn and oats futures are listed with multiple regional and grade distinctions, while butter cheese eggs and meats show general price trends and current market tones.

Minnesota Michigan New York Ohio Indiana Wisconsin Iime Canada Vermont Franklin County Mass Liverpool Chicago Elgin Cape Doz Aroostook County Cnadian Nova Scotia New Brunswick Baldwin Maine Roxbury New Hampshire Maine Central Grand Trunk Beauty Hebron Burbank Peerless Rens and Washie Hebrons Prolifics Bearbanks Early Rose York State Timothy Northern Jersey Worcester County Norfolk Florida Bermuda Savannah St Andrews Jamaica Messina Palermo Valencia Porto Rico Malaga

Market swings in grain and futures swap bulls for bears

Bulls and bears battled through a volatile trading day. June wheat edged to 80 cents while May at 78 3/4 cents. New York advices bearish. curb prices ease to around 80 cents. Several brokers built positions, then a rally followed by a sharp late-day decline. Wheat stocks and receipts shown across Chicago New York and other markets with visible supplies down.

Bliss Bloom Matthews Bryant Schwartz Hammill Brine Wadham Baxter Tuttle Woodbery Hancock Houghton New York Norton & Worthington Chicago Messrs Emery Seaboard Lake Michigan Buffalo

Market Receipts and Stocks Across Cities Update

Net receipts and gross figures listed for 87, 97, Baltimore, New York, Cincinnati, St. Louis and Louisville. Exports to Britain and the continent shown with sales and stock levels. overall four day consolidated data notes national port stock totaling 726,455.

Augusta Memphis Vannah Charleston Wilmington Norfolk Philadelphia Baltimore New York Great Britain Continent Cincinnati C. St. Louis Onisville C. Consolidated France United States

Foreign Markets Report From London and Liverpool Trade

London and Liverpool report mixed commodity movement with wheat and corn firm and held, arrivals and deliveries varying. Prices show modest gains for wheat, steady pork and bacon, cotton steady, and financials listing various bonds and stocks. Havana notes quiet exchange and firm sugar with cane grinding retarded at Sagua.

London Beerbohm Chamber of Commerce Liverpool England United States Canadian Pacific Erie Illinois Central St Paul Central Pennsylvania Read& As Havana Sagua

Cattle Market at Watertown Union Live Stock Market Report

The Boston Post summary by Geo. J. Fox for the week ending April 27, 1886 shows live stock totals by category, cattle 1 123, sheep and lambs 1 867, swine 12 698, with last week and year figures. Prices listed cover market beef, store cattle, sheep and lambs, hides and pelts, and by-road car movements. regional notes mention Boston and Maine lines and other roads.

Boston Post Geo. J. Fox N.hampshire Wscs New Boston Lowell Albany Brighton N.B Boston and Albany Brignton

Trade cargoes at Boston and Messina ports listed

The log records multiple shipments including Brig Harry Smith with 1011 boxes of olives and 623 half boxes of oranges to ARROYO and CARDENAS, Steamer Bratsberg with 11210 bags of sugar to ARACOA, and Schooner A H Waite carrying 376 hhds sugar to Nash Spaulding & co, highlighting consignors and receivers in ports of Boston Messina ARROYO CARDENAS and related firms like Sugar Refinery Seaverns Nash Spaulding.

Cardenas Craigendoran Standard Sugar Arroyo A H Waite Nash, Spaulding & Co

Boston Water Power Company Annual Meeting and Treasurer Report

Stockholders met to elect directors including Henry W. Whitney and John Brown. Treasurer notesBack Bay land values rising with sales at 128 per foot and 225 per square foot. bonded debt reduced by 315,000 with 140,000 coupons cancelled. Remaining land totals over 2.3 million feet. park delays cited. financials show liabilities of 1.858 million and assets of 3.012 million, with a 1.153 million excess of assets over liabilities.

Wisconsin Central Granger Chicago David A. Gage J. O. Weathersbee Franklin E. Gregory Boston Chicago and Great Western Railroad Riverside Maine Worcester Nashua Rochester Albany Vermont Massachusetts Eastern Boston and Lowell W. E. L. Dilloway Committee On Railroads Boston and Salem Lowell Dilloway Road Boston and Lowell Company Boston and Lowell Railroad Kansas City, Fort Scott and Gulf Road New York New England Clinton Springfield Oregon Short Line Ogdensburg Lake Champlain Bell Telephone Back Bay Boston Water Power Company Henry W. Whitney John Brown Jarvis D. Braman William B. Brown Peter Butler M. V. B. Edgerly James W. Johnson Boylston Street West Chester Park Nathan Matthews Thomas A. Johnston Mr. Matthews Suffolk County Messrs. Richardson and Foster Stonybrook Muddy River Brookline Avenue Huntington Avenue OCR Ae Ee Brake Treasury

Lynx-eyed Mr Biggar Presses Meat Price Probe in Parliament

The Irish parliament shows rare unity as Mr Biggar grills ministers over meat costs in the dining room. He notes the price drop to 1 shilling per pound while diners were charged 1 shilling 8 pence, and the government promises to inquire.

lIrih Mr. Biggar Spence Times Democrat

Receipts of Principal Staples at Port Today

Total receipts of staples from all points of shipment compared with last year show cotton, wool, cheese, cornmeal, eggs, wheat, apples, potatoes, tallow, leather, lard, bacon, hides, provisions, tea, coffee, sugar, molasses and pelts in varying quantities.

New York Uplands Orleans Ohio City Minnesota Petroleum United Western Steam Spot Western Liverpool ST. Louis Chicago Texas Milwaukee Apri Cincinnati Toledo Detroit Michigan Utter Reese CATE Cece Sauls Alleemer Dieleue Odla Bexes

Randall Faces Wool Duty Vote and the Consistency Dilemma

The Philadelphia Record argues Samuel J. Randall battles Emersons critique of mindless consistency as he weighs blocking free wool after previously supporting duties on wool. It notes lawmakers should focus on substantive issues rather than perpetual record defense and repeats that a past mistake should not lock future actions.

Samuel J. Randall Emerson Hobgoblin Converse Ohio Congress Philadelphia

Insolvency petitions and reports cited in state notices

Calvin H. Foster of Cambridge Massachusetts petitions into insolvency. Joseph A. Riedell of Mohawk New York assigns to M. H. Doolittle. Northwestern Manufacturing and Car Company assets listed at 395 948 96 liabilities 3 086 56n 66. Warner’s cafegure offered as cure for uric acid poisoning with kidney elimination.

Calvin H. Foster Cambridge Mass Jozeph A. Riedell Mohawk N. Y M. H. Doolittle E.S. Brown Northwestern Manufacturing and Car Company St. Paul Minn

State Nati Bank Listing Appears Incomplete

A fragmented OCR list shows multiple banks including State National Bank, Blackstone National Bank, Traders National Bank, Shoe and Leather National Bank, Everett National Bank, Third National Bank, Appleton National Bank, and Lowell ite Dallas Per. The text is partial and lacks full details or context.

State Nati Bank Blackstone Nati Bank Traders’ National Bank Shoe and Leather Nati Bank Everett Nati Bank Third National Bank Appleton Nati Fi Bank Lowellite Dalla i Per Weremam UY Atlantic Nati Bank Dorchester Gaslight Co Maia Mining and Investment Co Bay State Live Stock Co McKay Metallic Fastening Association Reece Buttonhole Machine Co Market Nail Bank Newton National Bank Newton Mass Dwight Mfg Co

Will Appeal Proceedings Near Close in Greenleaf Case

Court records show Judge Gardner presiding over the probate of Mrs Appleton's will. William M. Ogden petitions against E Price Greenleaf with closing arguments underway, as Linscott Southard represent the petitioner and Rug for the appeal.

William*m. Ogden E. Price Greenleaf Appelliant

Foster Hanna and Henry Charlton Nuptials in Somerville and Boston

Notices of marriages announced in Somerville and Boston. James Foster and Elizabeth Hanna wed April 22 by Rev George W Durell. Charles K Henry and Eilen Chariton wed April 22 in the city. Spencer Woodworth and Isavella Stevens wed April 24 in Boston, with officiant Rev O P Gifford.

Foster—Hanna Somerville George W Durell James Foster Elizabeth Hanna Henry—Charlton Key M J Savave Charles K Henry Eilen Chariton Woodworth—Stevens O P Gifford Spencer Woodworth Isavella Stevens Boston

Superior Court Docket Highlights Multiple Public Cases

April sessions list numerous tort and contract actions before Chief Justice Brigham and Judge Knowlton, with cases against Boston firms, manufacturers, and service providers. Notable matters include Michael Ryan vs Gould for naphtha blast injuries and Henry B. Stillman vs Verde Antique Marble Co for promissory notes and services.

Michael Ryan John A. Gould Dabney E. N. Hill T. E. Barry Henry B. Stillman Verde Antique Marble Company Triel S. J. Elder and A G. G. Pritt

Obituary notices from Boston area deaths in April

Multiple deaths reported in Boston area cities with dates in April. Names include Ethel Frances Briggs aged 4 months 4 days at Boston Highlands and Samuel Campbell aged 47 in the city. Other notices include John H Collins eight years old in the city and Mary Greenough Chase eight years old at Fort Warren. Frank A Goss 81 in Harrison Square. Sarah A Nichols 4 years 7 months 26 days in the city. Minnie Cutter Sm u wife of George H Smith and daughter of Henry Cutter of East Somerville. Sallie Bailey 75 widow of Joshua Bailey in Somerville. Charlotte F Greenleaf 75 widow of F S Greenleaf in Medford. Elizabeth Woodman Norton wife of Joshua Norton in West Newton.

Nichols Sarah A Nichols Smith South Boston Minnie Cutter Sm F S Greenleaf Norton West Newton Elizabeth Woodman Joshua Norton

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Judiciary Committee Whipple Brockton M. Barney Nantucket County Manufacturers’ Committee Crane Boyden Desmond Wilbur Education Committee Law and Order League Albert A. Woodward Marblehead Joln Berry Labor Committee Committee On Water Supply Norwood Committee On Fisheries and Game Nantucket Boston Ward Lines RUM Republicans Rrhode Island Boston Water Company Street Financial Exchange National Banks Dedham National Bank Mechanics’ Mill Company Fall River Barnaby Mill Company Savings Bank Showalter Mortgage Co Postoffice Square Campbell OCO Blake Brothers & Co Adams, Blodget Bankers Investment Bonds & Specialty Boston Stock Exchange WM. Blodget Walter B P. Merritt Commission Foote & French Congress ST Wilf Brewer & Wilkins Grain and Provisions Brokers’ Board Sones Kss Ame Zan Atalea Ks C.s&m Mh&o Seston & Alb Bos & Lowell KC S&m Ver & Mass Winson W. Fay & Co Tol. 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L. Way & CO Bilding, Heams State St Boston Stock Exchanges Portmouth Great Falls Conway R R Co Boston Cyclorama Nat Bank Chicago, Burlington and Quincy & H Southwest Jindersea el Dorado Walnut Valley Shawmut Mining and Milling Co Willow Creek Gold Mining Co Washington Nati Bank Globe Nat Bank Do Nati Bank of North America GtFalla Mfg Co Wambridge Horse RR Central of Mass Roxbury Gas Light Co Dwelling House Ins Co de Vermont& Mass Rd Ogdensburg & Lake Champ RB R. Incomes Leavenworth, Topeka & So West RR Prin City of Chicago Court Record Supreme Judicial Court Gardner Superior Court Brigham Rolfe Haines McDonald Law Jenkins Dodge Baker Driscoll Pew M Mh Merrill Wentworth Duggan Proctor Hartigan Hennessey Marshall Clark Laken Judge Knowlton Frank Gagin Vapor Fuel Company C. T. Gallagher Arnold D. C. Robinson Theodore H. Wood William Bailey A. W. Boardman Bd. Wadleigh P. E. 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Bird & Co Washington Street Esas Horatio Harris & OG Sestienesre Amd Commission Berckhamt Flowergate Fiske’s Wharf Johnie Osgood Chamner Street Theodore Cohnfeld Albert Howe & CO Market Street Warren Avenue Whoely
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