Eight Hour Bill Rejected and Brockton Sewer Debate
Adjournment paused decisive actions in Massachusetts legislature yesterday. The House advanced a savings bank depositor disclosure bill while the Senate rejected the eight hour work bill 11 to 22. Brockton sewage project drew fierce debate with proposed surface drainage and state health safeguards.
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Brockton
Boston
Union Station
Charles River
Causeway Shrest
Senate
House
Massachusetts Horticultural Society
Judiciary Committee Reports On Advertising Prize Fights Restriction
The committee on the judiciary reports on the order relative to legislation to prohibit the advertising of prize fights and sparring exhibitions and the publication of accounts of such affairs. Mr Dresser of Medford was not present to advocate his motion to reconsider the engrossed measure.
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Committee On the Judiciary
Dresser
Medford
City Elevated Railway Company Incorporation Considered
The street railways committee reviewed Edward C. Sherburne and associates petition for Boston and Suburban Elevated Railway Company. Engineer Thomas W. Doane outlined system structure and costs, with debate over Meigs system safety and traction options including steam electric or cable.
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Doane
Meigs
Moulton
General Butler
Bell Telephone
Welch
E. C. Sherburne
Mr. Welch
Clarke
Pillsbury
Meigs Elevated Railway Company
Bowdoin Square
Boston
Mr. Parkman
R. T. White
White
Edward C. Sherburne
City Elevated Railroad Company
A.E. Pillsbury
Thomas W. Doane
Thomas W. Clarke
C. A. Welch
Joe V. Meigs
Railroads Hear Proposal on Bridge Safety Following Bussey Disaster
The hearing on the Bussey bridge disaster recommendations favors annual to biennial bridge inspections. Chairman Crocker leads, with support from President Rice and engineers Chaplin, Manley, Philbrick, and Choate. new bill requires each railroad to inspect all bridges at least every two years and report findings to the railroad commissioners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Committee On Railroads
Bussey
Crocker
Railroad Commissioners
Rice
Messrs
Chaplin
Henry Manley
E. S. Philbrick
Boston Society of Civil Engineers
Choate
Old Colony Road
Board of Railroad Commissioners
Public Health Bill and Harbor Hearing Highlight 1890s Sessions
Representative Garfield introduces a bill to let a city board of health abate pollution after ten citizens complain. J L Sargent objects, warning it could empower arbitrary parties against manufacturers. Harbor officials discuss solid filling in East Boston with a rip rap wall. The State Board of Health endorses limited water use from Boston plants and 66 gallons per inhabitant, projecting 843,800 people by 1938 and no need to draw from the Shawsheen River.
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Jeffs
Phillips
Boston & Albany Railroad
Natick
Gleason
Worcester
Senate
Shea
Committee On Election Laws
Howard
Commonwealth
Committee On Labor
Dunlea
Willis
Sally
Brimie
Glines Hartwell
Wilbur
Yeas
Clark
Cook
Currier
Fletcher
Forbes
Plymouth
Giines
Gould
Hartwell
Keith
Cape
Kimball
Marble
Milliken
Ae Newhall
Read
Sleeper
Towne
Wilnr
Aleer
Dwyer
Fernald
Jenkins
O’sullivan
Perkins
Roads
Sayles
Slattery
Messrs
Post and Scully
City of
Brockton
Reed
Muster Field
Easton
Europe
South Easton
North Easton
Taunton
North Bridgewa
State Board of Health
Glines
Boston
Cambridge
Charles River
Boston & Lowell Railroad Corporation
Mystic River
Sandwich
Mashpee
Peyton
Joint Committee On the Judiciary
New England Travellers’ Association
Nies
Lynn
Committee On the Judiciary
Witc
Parker
Savings Bank
Savings Banks Commissioners
Colby
Harlow
Middleboro
Kent
Hervey
New Bedford
Fisk
Walker
Worchester
Weave
Massachusetts Horticultural Society
Boston Public Garden
Gile
House
Tait
Palmer
Parkman
Wharton
Causeway Street
Meeces Pittsfield
Pleasant Valle Water Company
Boston, Winthrop & Shore Railroad Company
Faith Chapel Society
Tisbury
Joint Committee
District Court of
Franklin
Judiciary
Treasuries
Committee On Manufactures
Spear, Gregory & Co
Committee On Mercantile Affairs
Committee On Public Health
Garfield
Board of Health
J. L. Sargent
Harbor and Land Commissioners
Boston Land Company
John Whitman
The
Land Company
Shawsheen
Chelsea
Somerville
Everett
Boston Water Board
Mystic
Shawshee
Plan for Boston street railways consolidation approved
Henry M. Whitney proposes to consolidate the West End, Metropolitan, Cambridge and South Boston horse railways. Exchange terms: 2.5 shares of West End 5 percent preferred stock or 126 cash per share, with common stock issued to be dividendless until accumulated dividends paid. Additional plans for the consolidated directory are not yet made.
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Henry M. Whitney
West End Railroad Company
Boston
Metropolitan
Cambridge
South Boston
Exchange of Securities
West End Street Railway
West End Railway Company
West End
Consolidated Company
Horsford's Acid Phosphate in Gastritis and Nervousness
Dr W J Harris resident physician at Good Samaritan Hospital St Louis says Horsford's Acid Phosphate has achieved great results in chronic gastritis and provided relief to many cases of extreme nervousness linked to digestive debility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Harris
Good Samaritan Hospital
St. Louis
Fire Rips Gaston School at City Point South Boston
A major blaze at the Gaston schoolhouse in City Point South Boston caused heavy damage to seven or eight rooms with smoke and water. The fire began in a dressing room near room one and spread to the roof and clock tower, burning for about two hours. Loss estimated between 15000 and 20000 with no insurance. Several injuries among firefighters. most students and staff evacuated. The building will require extensive interior repairs likely delaying use until September.
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City Point
Boston
Liman School
Rice School
C. Goodwin Clark
O Street
Webber and
Mullen
John Chapman
Engine No. 1
Thomas H. Evans
Edward Lathe
Ladder No. 5
Fifth Street
John H. Brown
William Gaston
Fire alarms report multiple city blazes and losses
A slight blaze in wooden building No 43 Germont street from a defective flue triggered Box 431. damage about 25 dollars. The South street manufactory of fireworks owned by Masten & Wells burned yesterday afternoon, loss about 100 dollars from Set 238. A 75 dollar fire in the alee house at 229 Friend street occupied by Thomas McDonald caused alarm from Box 4 at 10 18 yesterday morning.
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Germont Street
South Street
Messrs
Masten & Wells
Alee
Friend Street
Thomas McDonald
Obituary for Deacon John Q A Litchfield in Boston
Deacon John Q A Litchfield a 70 year old Boston merchant born in Scituate Oct 11 1816 died yesterday morning He lived in Boston from age 8 and held many business posts before turning to bookkeeping He served 45 years in the First Baptist Church including 30 years as deacon and treasurer He leaves a widow four brothers and two sisters Funeral is set for Saturday April 30 at 2 30 pm at the First Baptist Church corner of Commonwealth avenue and Clarendon street
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John Q. A. Litchfield
Boston
Mr. Litchfield
Scituate
Derne Street
Dexter & Almy
Almy, Patterson & Co
Amos A. Lawrence
Frederick D. Allen
House of Carpenter, Fairbanks & Co
Stewart & Co
New York
Sargent Bros
Hart, Taylor & Co
Gould & Spaulding
Deacon Litchfield
First Baptist Church
Commonwealth Avenue
Clarendon Street
Irish National Land League
Pythian Hall
Dominick L. Toy
Fannie Parnell
Agnes McCarthy Moore
Thomas Green
Chelsea
Mt. Auburn
Messrs
Raymond and
Whitcomb
Larnie Gorme
Boylston and
Tremont Streets
C. W. Sawyer
Arlington
Caldwell
Soldiers’ Monument
George Moore
National Lancers
Faneuil Hall
Levi W. Burr
T Wharf Fish Company
Abbie G. Sullivan
North End
St. Stephen’s Church
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Washington
Crescent Beach
Rowe's Wharf
Pemberton
Tyler
New England
Mellen Chamberlain
Boston Public Library
Third Congregational
Prattville
Danvers
Beacon Street
Torrey
Bowker, Torrey & Co
Victoria
George G. Hall
Adams House
Spruce Street
Patrick Denvir Dies in Charlestown at 86
Patrick Denvir died yesterday afternoon at his Washington Street home in Charlestown at age eighty seven. He came to Boston in 1828 from Ireland and resided in Charlestown since. He was the oldest member of the Charitable Irish Society, joining March 17 1826 under President Andrew Dunlap.
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Patrick Denvir
Washington Street
Charlestown
Boston
Ireland
Charitable
Irish Society
Andrew Dunlap
Death of Boston inventor Joseph T. Ryan in Highlands
Joseph T. Ryan, a Roxbury native born in 1888, died at his Highlands residence. A longtime fire apparatus manufacturer and inventor, his machines sold across the United States and Canada. He served in Roxbury politics and militia groups, founding the Sheridan Guards before retiring after prolonged illness.
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Joseph T. Ryan
Highlands
Boston
Roxbury
Ryan
United States
Canada
Old Roxbury
Old Ward 13
Roxbury Horse Guards
Ancient and Honorable Artillery
Sheridan Guards
Pantiers
Knights of Pythias elect officers and city notes
The First Regiment Knights of Pythias elected a colonel, lieutenant colonel, and major at John A. Andrew Hall. Boston reports 835 deaths in March. Police arrested William Shaw, alias Boston Charlie, for theft in his South End room. A number of local notices follow, including events, sales, reunions, and a serious Beacon Street carriage accident with losses around $1000.
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Knights of Pythias
John A. Andrew Hall
A. W. Cunnigham
Bay State
Worcester
Paul M. Foss
Hub Division
Boston
William B. Topham
Carson
New Bedford
Howard
Robinson
William Shaw
Charlie
South End
Court sessions list cases and damages from the Boston Superior Court
The first session lists replevin actions including John P. Constantinedes vs Louis De Pas and Margaret Welch for a ship model valued at 25 dollars. Charles H. Heinlin sues Boston & Providence Railroad for 20000 dollars over injuries at Roxbury station with light outage and a high doorstep, resulting in leg amputation. Multiple docket items follow for various plaintiffs and defendants across sessions with damages, rulings, and counsel names.
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Superior Court
Bacon
J. John P. Constantinedes
Louis de Pas
Margaret Welch
J. A. Maxwell
George W. McConnell
Charles H. Heinlin
Boston & Providence Railroad Company
Roxbury
Boston
J.C. Coombs
N. A. Walker
George Putnam
Thomas Russell
Constantinedes
Des Pas
Corey
McGaughey
Richardson
Dean
Merkel
Rothenberg
Connelly
Souther
Harrington
Same
Timony
Farrington
Marston
Vogel
Badger
MacMahon
Schell
Bingham
Farrell
Gwynne
Radin
O' Dowd
O'Dowd
Rowe
Chadbourne
Blodgett
S. Otto Schraman
M. Storey
D. E. Ware
Sheehan
Patch
Prescott
Haskell
South Boston
Willis
Roberts
Collins
O'Hara
Skillings
Hitchcock
Webb
Doherty
Kinsman
Reardon
Carson
Stearns
Quinn
McGuckian
Fay
Barrett
Billings
Linton
Allen
Bernstein
Locke
Sharp
Mason, J
Lombard trustee case and Morse verdict in Middlesex court
April 28 Superior Court session reports jury verdicts and ongoing actions. Lombard trustee v Morse ends with defendant winning. Ellen M. Daniels v Childs executor seeks $85.50 for services to testatrix Ede G. Childs. Attorneys Sleeper for plaintiff and Wakefield for executor. Additional docket items list numerous case numbers and parties including Cobine v Blanchard Deignan v Berger Dodge v B and A RR Donahue v City Cambridge Hayes v Bullard McCormick guardian v Cox Walker v Brigham Janeway v Holmes Perkins v Stillman Barry v Flynn.
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H. G. Sleeper
L. H. Wakefield
Cobine
Blanchard
Deignan
Berger
Dodge
Donahue
City
Cambridge
Hayes
Bullard
McCormick
Guardian
Cox
Walker
Brigham
Janeway
Holmes
Perkins
Stillman
Barry
Flynn
Essex Court Grants Divorce to Hall in Alcohol Case
In Essex County Supreme Court on April 28 Decree lis pendens granted Sarah E Hall wife of George A Hall of Andover for drunkenness completing the divorce list A rehearing and reassessment motion in Hodgkins vs Price et al ejectment was dismissed Equity list opened No 615 John J Flaherty assignee vs William C Wonsen stems from Charles H Wonsen of Gloucester with W A Pew for plaintiff and H P Moulton for defendant.
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Supreme Judicial Court
Essex County
Morron
C. J
Supreme Court
Lisi
Sarah E. Hall
George A. Hall
Andover
Charles H. Wonsen
Gloucester
W. A. Pew
H. P. Moulton
Salem Democrats Elect City Committee Members
The Democrats of Salem elected a new city committee listing ward by ward members for Wards 1 2 3 and 6. Names include Dr H R Moree D J O'Brien William A Shallow James Coffee James Durgnan John Roche William Peterson D B Lord John Kenneally Thomas Norton James F Dean H W Putnam Frank J Hanson James H Riley John OShea Henry Allen John Culleton John OReagan Thomas J Donovan Benjamin Mansfield Charles H Baker Lawrence Doherty John McMerrill James Daily Michael Truell William McDonald John H Batchelder P H Sheridan KE F Carleton Jeremiah Daily James Brennan E H Knight Jeremiah Day.
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Democrats
Salem
H.R. Moree
D. J. O’brien
William A. Shallow
James Coffee
James Durgnan
John Roche
William Peterson
D. B. Lord
John Kenneally
Thomas Norton
James F. Dean
H. W. Putnam
Frank J. Hanson
James H. Riley
W. D Northend
Michael Kelly
John O'Shea
Henry Allen
John Culleton
John O’reagan
Thomas J. Donovan
Benjamin Mansfield
Charles H. Baker
Lawrence Doherty
John McMerrill
James Daily
Michael Truell
William McDonald
John H. Batchelder
P. H. Sheridan
KE. F. Carleton
Jeremiah Daily
James Brennan
E. H. Knight
Jeremiah Day
Canon Wilberforce Lectures for Church Restoration Tour
Canon Wilberforce son of the famed preacher and rector of St Mary’s Southampton arrives for a six week stay. He will tour the principalities giving about twenty lectures the proceeds to aid the venerable church he serves. The Harvard junior class held its annual dinner at Parker House with C F Adams Jr presiding and W H Rand Jr guiding toasts. J H Sedgwick gave the oration and L Nick Garrison the poet.
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Canon Wilberforce
Wilberforce
Newcastle
St. Mary's Church
Southampton
Eng
Harvard
Parker House
C. F. Adams, Jr
W. H. Rand, Jr
J. H. Sedgwick
L. Nick Garrison
Cheap Amusement at North Margin Street Concert
A 5 cent admission buys tea or milk at 64 North Margin Street where a Thursday charity event by the People's Entertainment Society drew a mixed crowd from babies to elders. The room offered a sleight of hand act followed by affordable refreshments behind a serving counter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Margin Street
No. 64
People’s Entertainment Society
Tragedy Strikes Boy Killed by Train at Norfolk Bridge
William Joyce aged 10 of 9 Franklin Street was struck by the outward bound New York and New England train at 6 45 last evening near Norfolk Avenue bridge and killed instantly. Medical Examiner Drapes was notified.
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William Joyce
Franklin Street
New York & New England Railroad
Norfolk Avenue Bridge
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Consolidated Street Railroads
Horsford’s
Gaston
Andrew Jackson
Bunker Hill Monument
Catholic Union of Boston
St. Mary’s Mutual Relief Association
Old Montgomery Guards
St. Mary's Parish
Ile
St. Mary’s Church
Rutherford Avenue
Elisha Allen
Commercial Wharf
Charles W. Ames
Girard C. Tobey
United States District Court
Montgomery Street
Railroad Committee
City Hall
Richards
Hersey
Metropolitan Road
Samuel P. Fowler
Charles F. Libbie & Co
Avery Plumer
Chamber of Commerce
National Bank of the Republic
Plumer
William Duncan
Metla-Kathla
British Columbia
Trinity Church
Samuel Hatch & Co
South
Russell Street
Charles J. Litchfield
Kimball Union
Post
Winthrop
Noble
Duffy
Crowley
Hennessey
Elder
Marsh
Miller
Chadwick
Hurd
Williams
N. Y
Tremont Street
St. Paul’s Church
SA. B. Abbott
T. M. Babson
F Patrick Kelley
Sullivan Niles
Niles Bros
Concord Avenue
T. J. Gargan
S. C. Darling
Kelley
Niles
Daley
Boston & Albany
R. R
Mills
Sullivan
Donahoe
Nicholson
Foxwell
Wright
Greaves
Doyle
Davis
Brown
Chapin
Wood
Nantasket Beach
Stetson
Churchill
Walsh
Minturn
Blunt
Dow
Fisher
Bassett
Mapleson
Raymond
Grossman
Hunt
Fish
Wall
Henderson
McGuire
Safford
Price
Pollard
Stowell
Bay State Chem. Co
Ranney
Middlesex County
Democratic Committee
Ford. F
Ferd. FR. French & CO
Tremont St
Sudbury St
Merriman of
First Congregational Church of
East Somerville
W. E. Merriman
D.D
E. L. Baldwin
G. A. Southworth
Pickthall
Henry M. Moore
G. O. Taylor
Chester H. Graves & Sons
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