Boston Stone Cutters Hearing on City Hack Bill
City Solicitor Bailey appeals Judge Knowlton over ruling in Osborn et al. vs Boston seeking injunction restraining payment of back hire for common council carriages. Proceedings include Chestnut Hill pumping station dispute with Freestone Cutters Association and City Architect Vinal. Hearing adjourned after objections and testimony on material quality and bids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freestone Cutters
City Hall
Chestnut Hill Reservoir
Journeymen Freestone Cutters’ Association
A. 9. Adams
Gargan
Vinal
Gar
Sam Kelley
Nat Smith
Alderman McLaughlin
Frank R. Morrison
J. P. Kelley
Kelcher
Nunan
Adams
Jeremiah Carew
Carew
Arthur Ti. Vinal
Joseph W. Swan
The
Water Board
Chestnut Hill
Jeremiah
James H. Dodge
Maverick National Bank
William F. Smith
Glasgow
Scot
Eaton
Boston
Journeyman Freestone Cutters’ Association
Scotland
America
Garean
Freestone Cutters’ Association
All for Prohibition Stirring Speeches at Prohibition Club
Temperance leaders from Boston and Cambridge address a Central Prohibition Club meeting at Arlington Hall urging national prohibition and a Prohibitory party ticket. Speakers denounce both major parties for liquor influence, praise Fisk and Roberts, and urge voters to back the third party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican
Democratic
Thomas Dixon, Jr
Dudley Street Baptist Church
Central Prohibition Club
Washington Street
R. K. Simonds
Messrs. Simonds
Dixon
Eugene HH. Clapp
Boston
James H. Roberts
Cambridge
Clapro
Heston Journal
Arlington Hall
Reublican
Fisk and Brooks
R. B. Simonds
B. Murray
Simonds
Congress
South
Webb
Boston Journal
Prohibitor
Republican Party
North Carolina
Tennesee
Hell
Heaven
Tweedledee
Fisk
Roo
D. B. Murray
W. H. Pike
E. Hallee
Ike
Eugene H. Clapp
Boston Press
Dr. Miner
Loud Ap
Choice Spirits Travel to Meet Blaine at New York
Republicans dominate the Blaine reception as they depart Boston by 4 p.m. train for New York, with notable absentees Breed Campbell and Walker. The party sets up at Fifth Avenue Hotel and plans a Friday return to Boston. New clubs form in Everett and Ward 15 South Boston, with officers named and meetings set. Virginia-like committee hints at political maneuvering, while a new Lockland Republican Club names officers and the state party reorganizes vice-presidents selections for September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blaine
Boston & Albany
New York
Republican State Committee
Messrs
Breed
Campbell
Walker
Joseph H. Manley
Augusta
Walker Blaine
Jesse Gove
General
Wilmot R. Evans
Charles B. Ladd
Arthur W. Hatch
George W. Davies
Charles F. Cook
George H. Burr
South Boston
Samuel Kelley
George &. Hamar
John F. Gustin
D. F E. Taft
J. E. Hasley
Fred L. Stickney
Daniel Russell
George W Bail
E. L. McLaren
State League
William G. Bail
Seventh
Dorchester Streets
George J. Campbell
State Treasury
North Easton
State League of Republican Clubs
Lockland Republican Club
J. C. Gleason
G. Ti. Hunt
E. CG. Poole
A. Culver
OU. W. Howland
Amos A. Phelps
J. 3B. Martin
W. G. E. Freeman
C. L. Rice
George H. Harrington
EF. B. Lowell
H. O. Arnold
J. Smith
J. Henry Gould
Foster
Milford
General Citizens
Cumberland county Democrats nominating slate announced at convention
Maine Democrats at Portla nd Aug 7 placed a strong county slate led by Edward B Winslow and Daniel R Stover with H H Cole Alpheus Boothby and others as Senators and county officers. Delegates chose a county committee and endorsed Cleveland Thurman reform tariff policy and mourned Sheridan's death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PortuAno
Spxciay
Cumberland County
Democrats
Charles A.tilton
Cape Elizabeth
E. 5. Osgood
Portland
F. H. Witham
Raymond
Edward B. Winslow
Daniel R. Stover
Hapswell
H. H. Cole
Harrison
Alpheus Boothby
Gorham
Philip J. Larridse
George W. Newcomb
Bridgeton
Augustus F. Moulton
Scarboro
Silas 8. Killin
Falmouth
Francis H. Witham
Cleveland
Putnam
Emery
Sheridan
Maine Democrats Hear Reciproc ity Speech and Name Nominations
Delegates at a Maine Democratic convention discuss reciprocity with Canada and tariff policy as they nominate candidates for state and county offices. Warren H. Vinton criticizes the Republican party and urges revenue tariffs while the meeting remains harmonious and energized for campaigns in Cumberland and York counties. In Exisworth and Macutas, conventions nominate a slate including senators, a sheriff, clerks of courts, and county attorneys with speakers addressing the sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gray
Republican Party
Blaine
Boutelle
Wakefield
George Walker
Cumberland
York
Exisworth
Alonzo Higgins
W. J. Cramer
Barney C. Hovey
C. H
E. K. Smart
Richard Allen
Columbia Falls
Caleb W. Hersey
Pembroke
Henry P. Gillise
Lubec
Edgar Whidden
Calais
Henry JH. Gray
Millbridge
Irving G. MecLarren
Hartford
George L. Warren
Machiasport
Charles A. Wilson
Stephen H. Foster
Danforth
Ffon
T. J. Stewart
Congress
Hotels Hosts Usual Roster of Notables
Yesterday the article lists numerous guests at hotels including Brunswick H E Clark and wife from Toronto Mrs W H Burnet and Miss Burnet from Chicago Mrs T E Stilhanan and the Stilhanan daughters from Brooklyn E H Pendleton and wife and the Pendleton sisters from Cincinnati and many others: consuls merchants doctors and social figures visiting New York city hotels Vendome and American Parker’s and Revere among others. The long roster names Christean Bois Marshall Field J T Cook H Fuguet J G Betryhill and several dignitaries and travelers from cities such as Philadelphia Montreal Providence and Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunswick
H. E. Clark
Toronto
W. H. Burnet
J. Merrin
Merrin
Ilinois
V. Jiss
H. Fuguet
Philadelphia
J. M. Barnes
New Jersey
W. H. Kennard
George R. Meneely
Young’s
Charles W. Sanders
Grace
Sanders
New York
Robert Downe
B. H. van Auken, Jr
Hr. Reyburn
Mobile
B. G. Finkbine
J. G. Betryhill
Des Moines
Frederick Parker
Daniel D. Bowne
Freehold
N. J
Adam
John M. Newbold
Newport
Del
Chandler
Washington
D. C
Quincy
A. R. P. Lord
West Buxton
William D. Napheys
G. W. Tillane
Chicago
C. H. Savidge
de Tremont
Thomas IF. Wilson
Pompeii Pageant Draws Large Crowds This Week
The Pompeii pyrotechnic show Pain presents a brilliant entertainment with clear skies and large audiences. It will be offered every evening with new features in each performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pain
Supposed to Be a Murderer Arrested in Ayer Case
State Officer Whitney brought W. H. Nutting to Station 1 from Springfield after arrest on strong suspicion of being the man who murdered Michael Meehan at Ayer Junction several months ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitney
Station 1
Springfield
W. H. Nutting
Michael Meehan
Ayer Junction
Sale of the Herald Building on Washington Street
The Boston Herald building on Washington street was disposed of by Royal M Pulsifer in a major season real estate deal. The assessors value the 495 square foot property at 870000 dollars. Freeman J Doe denied buying the Herald building and instead said he purchased a different estate from Pulsifer and partners at the corner of Richmond and Fulton streets, two store buildings on 4300 square feet, transfer dated August 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Herald
Washington Street
Royal M. Pulsifer
Freeman J. Doe
Royeston
Herald
E. B. Haskell
Richmond and
Fulton Streets
Defalcation at Harvard by Bursar Olmstead
Arthur H. Olmstead a Harvard bursar of six years aged 27 fled after tampering with accounts from South Lawson where his wife and child live. He earned about 1000 dollars and planned to take more but daily cash deposits kept losses small according to bursar Mason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard
Arthur H. Olmstead
Harvard University
South Lawson
Mason
Olmstead
Muldoon's Picnic staged at Oakland Garden week start
Barry and Fay presented Muldoon's Picnic to a fair crowd last night. Performers Long Williams and Jerry McAuliffe as Muldoon and Mulcahy drew repeated hearty laughter, with other roles filled satisfactorily. The same cast and show repeat Wednesday and Saturday afternoons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland Garden
Barry and Fay
Long Williams
Jerry McAulifie
Muldoon
Mulcahy
Skely
Jim
John L. Clark
James M. Caldwell
Jerry McAuliffe
Germania Band Concert At Winthrop Square Charlestown
Wilhelm Rietzel conducts the Germania Band in an afternoon program at Winthrop Square Charlestown featuring works by Roxbury Chib ess ees, Pique Dame Overture, La Gitana, Faust selections, Air Varie Piccolo solo, Night in New York, Riverside, Rosalie, Boulanger, Bombardon Polka and official salutes by Mr. Paul Fox and Mr. Wadsworth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germania
Roxbury
Paul Fox
New York
Brooks Galop
Riverside
Wadsworth
Winthrop Square
Charlestown
Evenapa Suppé Cornet
Rosalie
Kuenstler
Boulanger
Descemes Polka
Bombardon
Wilhelm Rietzel
Examiners Begin Postal Carrier Tests as Applicant List Tops 1000
The local postal examining board led by Clark and Whalen with Secretary Safford and aides from Washington began evaluating over 1000 applicants for letter carriers. Only fifty to sixty are examined daily, extending the process nearly two weeks. Morville suffers four knife wounds after a Charlestown dispute with Taylor, who is missing. West Point cadet examinations start at City Hall. Nina Moore of Newton lectures on Richard the Lion Hearted and the Crusades for the Old South course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs
Clark
Whalen
Safford
M. Cumming
E. N. Niver
Washington
Ephraim F. Taylor
Edward M. Morville
Cambridge Street
Charlestown
Morville
Taylor
Brighton Street
West Point
Common Council
City Hall
Nina Moore
Newton
Richard the Lion-Hearted
Westinghouse Electric v Sun Electric patent dispute ruling
United States Circuit Court August 7 denies infringement by defendants on Westinghouse patent 851,589 for incandescent energy distribution. Garland and Gibbs protected for their series system. defendants using a multiple arc system not infringing. Dismissal with default for Lederer. separate embezzlement charge in South Boston involving John Hallet with $500 bond for September term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Circuit Court
J. Westinghouse Electric Company
Sun Electric Company
George Westinghouse, Jr
Lucien Garland
John D. Gibbs
Garland
Gibbs
Chauncy Smith
Fred P. Fish
Thomas B.iserr
James E. Magnadier
Robert S. Taylor
William A. McLeod
Lederer
Boston
John H. Hallet
Ght & Hovey
India
Customs House
Two Letters on Art and a Matchmaking Musing
In Boston dated August 5 1888 a correspondent writes to Taverner about a Charlestown artist son painting harbor scenes including Sunrise over Copp's Hill viewed from Warren Bridge with St Marys Church towers. The second note proposes a humorous matchmaking tale guessing the author intends to pair a lady with a dog in exchange for a fee, comparing a setter to a mastiff and mentioning prices like 26 or 230 dollars. Both pieces reflect social wit and local character.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taverner
Charlestown
Charles
Mystic Rivers
Copp’s Hill
Warren Bridge
St. Mary's Church
Merrimack
Boston
Bird sighting notice from Dorchester District Boston Highlands
Miss N Concord Massachusetts seeks information about a tame bird seen around July 7 in a garden on Bellevue Street near Bird Street station. Please respond via the Boston Post office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taverner
N. Concord
Mass
Bellevue Street
Bird Street Station
Dorchester District
Boston Highlands
Boston Post
Hood’s Political Points brief book for voters
A compact volume from C I Hood & Co of Lowell offers portraits and sketches of presidential and vice presidential candidates from three parties, plus electoral votes for 1880 and 1884 and the 1844 popular vote. It adds conventions notes and a forecast table for November’s election outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
C.I. Hood & Co
Lowell
Death of Somerville Printer Robert M. Clerk
Robert M. Clerk of 27 Prescott Street Somerville was found dead by his wife yesterday morning. He died by hanging himself with a towel from a bed post at his home. He was about 40 years old and employed as a printer for the Dennison Manufacturing Company of Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerville
Robert M. Clerk
Prescott Street
Dennison Manufacturing Company
Boston
Children’s Festival Draws Crowds With Music And Fireworks
With fair weather the sixth annual children's festival opens this week at Point of Pines. Magic shows entertain hourly in the open air. Baldwin's famous band plays day and night. Each evening if weather allows the fireworks drama The Fall of Tunis will be staged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baldwin
Tunis
Steamer Gate City Cleared After Shoreline Inspection
The steamer Gate City, ashore Sunday night, was divers examined by George W. Townsend’s crew. No damage found and no water entered. Longshoremen work continuously and the ship will resume her regular trip Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gate City
George W. Townsend
Peach Deliveries Set At 4 30 A M At Boston Exchange
At a peach receivers meeting yesterday morning the group voted to set the delivery hour at 4 30 a m. Peaches shall be sold for cash on sale day, and wooden covered paying baskets shall be free. A 3 cent charge will be made for cloth covers and these covers will not be redeemable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Fruit and Produce Exchange
Registry addition contract awarded to R. Myers & Co
The Middlesex Registry of Deeds in East Cambridge awarded the construction contract for the addition to R. Myers & Co of Boston for 80000 dollars. The total project expenditure to remove the old structure and construct the addition will reach 160009 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middlesex Registry OF Deeds
Registry of Deeds
East Cambridge
R. Myers & Co
Boston
Van Buren Held for Murder in North End Shooting
In Municipal Court Judge Adams ordered Henry Van Buren held to await grand jury action in September on a murder charge for fatally shooting William Grady in the North End Monday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Buren
Adams
Henry van Buren
William Grady
North End
Janitors' Association meets in Blatchford Hall
The Janitors' Mutual Benefit Association reported 141 members in good standing at last night’s meeting in Blatchford Hall 951 Washington street. They paid out 330 in sick benefits this year and hold over 300 in the treasury. A collations is planned for the next meeting in two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janitors’ Mutual Benefit Association
Blatchford Hall
Washington Street
Boston Probate and injunction notes in Worcester court
Alfred Joseph de Brosse petitions the Worcester probate court to redirect funds from EK B Stoddard as administrator de bonis non to his French estate, with the court noting payment upon French succession tax. The case references are summarized in the paper. John Gray vs Gogin involves contempt discharge after restitution. Quincy board seeks injunction over a large piggery. defendants challenge the board’s license power. Revere Street Electric Railway cases discuss crossing Ocean avenue with the Revere Beach line and possible public way status. Francis Osborne et al. vs City of Boston covers a demurrer over back bills paid by council members and the city treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Joseph de Brosse
Worcester
B. Stoddard
de Bonis
Mansfield
Charles A. Merrill
John Gray
Thomas Gogin
Lucius W. Cram
Cram
F. Brewster
W. ©. Cogswell
Quincy
Frank BE. Kennard
Board of Health of
Quincey
Board of Health
Superior Court
J. L. Eldridge
W. G. A. Pattee
Revere Street Electric Railway Company
Boston, Winthrope& Shore Railroad Company
Same
Boston, Revere Beach & Lynn Railroad Company
Ocean Avenue
Revere
Olney
Revere Beach & Lynn Road
WNO
Justice Knowlton
Oney
A. Hemenway
R. Olney
Francis A. Osborne
Boston
Bailey
Common Council
Beacon Park Races Postponed Due to Weather
Heavy weather forced postponement of all Beacon Park races yesterday. All classes planned for yesterday will be trotted today with the same entries and stakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beacon Park
Manslaughter arraignments and ward of suspects in city court
Patrick Darcy faced continued arraignment on manslaughter charges but was remanded to await the victim's injury outcome. Henry Van Buren, who shot William Grady on Commercial Street, was arraigned and held for grand jury action. Stephen Hall, a colored burglar who entered a Derne Street house, was returned to the Tombs for possible more serious charges. Another case involved Scherer with a continuing charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anug
Parmenter
C. J
Adams
Patrick Darcy
Henry van Buren
William Grady
Commercial Street
Stephen Hall
Derne Street
Scherer
A French Count in Our Courts
In Worcester Supreme Court Judge Knowlton heard Alfred Joseph de Brosse a French count appealing a Probate Court Worcester decree. The case centers on a French will naming the count as universal legatee and guardian of Blanche, a child of Florence Davis. Disputes over where the estate should be paid and taxed hinge on guardianship and jurisdiction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Knowlton
Alfred Joseph de Brosse
Worcester
France
Florence H. Davis
Isaac Davis
Miss Davis
Blanche
Stoddard
New York
Petisioner
Irish Athletic Picnic Sees Record Attendance at Oak Island
The fourth annual Irish National Athletic Association of Boston picnic drew over 7000 spectators. Highlights included a hurling match between the Shamrocks of Boston and Woburn with a 3100 purse, a football contest where Cambridge beat Starlistowns for 50, and an unusual beach jockey race won by Electrician.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Island
Boston
Shamrocks
Woburns
Woburn
Cambridge
Tarlestowns
Electrician
South Boston Yacht Club Ladies Day Review Schedule
The South Boston Yacht Club will hold its annual ladies day review and sail on Thursday August 9 1888. At 2 30 p m a gun will signal the start from the flagship Frolic as vessels prepare to begin. A second gun will mark the weigh anchor and the fleet will pass the flagship in review then continue in company along the agreed course with ships kept close. Captains and sailing masters must report aboard the flagship at 2 p m to decide the course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Boston Yacht Club
Music Hall Promenades With Fessenden at Concert
The popular tenor Mr. W H Fessenden is scheduled to sing at Music Hall tonight with arias from Mignon and Neuendorff’s My Wild Love among other numbers. Sir Sterndale Bennett’s overture The Wave Nymph will receive its first performance as part of a varied programme noted in full in the amusement column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Music Hall
W. H. Fessenden
Mignon
Neuendorff
Love
Truce in Revere Railroad War Ends In Bond Promise
In a Boston Supreme Court hearing Judge Knowlton overseen. The Boston Revere Beach Lynn company agrees to bonds totaling 50 000 not to interfere with the electric road until a full merits hearing is set. Officers expect electric cars running by Saturday this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Revere
Revere Street Metrna Railway Company
Boston, Revere Beach & Lyon Railroad Company
Supreme Court
Knowlton
Cunsel
Post
Boston, Revere Beach & Lynn Corporation
New Road
Also Mentioned on This Page
Francis A. Osborn
City of
Law Department
Defendents
City Council
Wsith
Prohibition
Maine
Journal
General Fisk
State Central Committee
Republican Party of
Massachusetts
Republican State Central Committee
Republican State Ecentral Committee of
Democratic Party
State Committee
New York Tribune
Pompeii
George Eliot
Morocco
Pape
Middlemarch
Adam Bede
Mill On
Mill On the Floss, Romola, Daniel Deronda, Felix Holt
Silas Marner
George Willis Cooke
Estes & Lauriat
the Janitors’ Association
Supreme Judicial Court
Knowlton, J
Cork
Chester
Graves & Sons
Paris
Baker’s Breakfast
Gocur
W. Baker & CO
Dorchester
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