Hyde Park Democrats Launch Campaign Rally in Everett Hall
Hyde Park Democrats opened their campaign with a rousing rally at Everett Hall. Alderman Doherty and Josiah Quincy spoke as a large, workingmen audience cheered the Cleveland and Thurman ticket. The crowd heard defense of tariff reform and critiques of Republican policy, with bands, fireworks, and a call for mass support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyde Park
Everett Hall
River Street
J. K. Cotter
Josiah Quincy
Quincy
Alderman P. J. Doherty
Boston
Robert Bleakie
John 5. Bleakie
Edmund Davis
C. G. Chick
J. D. McAvoy
A. Tuttle
Emerson W
Massachusetts
Democratic Party
America
Reublicans
Cleveland
St. Louis
Europe
Pennsylvania
Pittsburg
Tomport
Coperne
Omerket Club
Workingen
Publican Party
Cleveland and Thurman Club
Quncy
Congress
Piter
Urope
New York
England
Milford Delegates Chosen for State Convention Caucus
Milford Republicans select delegates for the State convention and pledge support for General Draper for Governor while backing John W. Candler for the congressional nomination. The article also notes party activity across Canton, Beverly, Malden, and Charlestown with meetings, headquarters, and committee appointments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milford
J. H. Wood
J. C. Field
E. McKay
C. W. Shipper
G. M. Greene
N. H. Cook
N. S. V. Cooke
J. A. Taft
C. W. Wilcox
P. P. Field
General Draper
John W. Candler
Brookline
Young Men's Democratic Club
Atlantic Block
Canton
Plummer
Repeal of Taxes on Tobacco and Spirits Reform Flier
The Massachusetts Tariff Reform League issues a flyer showing the impact of repealing tobacco and spirits taxes. It lists per dollar tax amounts on sugar, salt, fish, potatoes, clothing, carpets, glass, books, and other goods, and notes sentiments on taxing luxuries versus necessities, referencing campaign rhetoric and party platforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts Tariff Reform League
Dr Dean and the Harrison Vote in Brockton
Brockton Aug 15 Special. George A Bryant recalls a New York vote for Blaine while Dr E E Dean of Brockton quips his support for Harrison and Morton. The piece debunks claims of a strong Democrat label on Dean and notes local sentiment favors Cleveland and tariff reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brockton
New York
Blaine
George A. Bryant
Empire State
E. E. Dean
Dean
Harrison
Morton
Butler
General Butler
Cleveland
Bryant
Douglas
Leicester
Eng
Butcher
City inspection grills freestone work at Chestnut Hill station
The committee on inspection of buildings with Gargan Adams and 150 onlookers examined charges by the Journeymen Free stone Cutters Union about the Chestnut Hill pumping station. Witness Eaton denounced work as inferior not meeting contract, noting many defects and poor quality stone. The hearing adjourned after disputes over immigration and the city architect’s role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gargan and Adams
Freestone Cutters’ Union
Chestnut Hill
Eaton
Ags
Stone Cutters’ Association
Gargan
Carey
Adams
Alderman Kelley
Stone Cutters
Carewad
Carew
Vinal
Guch
Kelley
Aimping
Mr. Carew
Love
Ancenee
Chestnut
J. Carew
Ponemah Tribe No. 9 Redmen Meet in Cambridge
At a regular meeting in Cambridge Past Sachem Alpheus B. Alger received a past sachem jewel and regalia Three palefaces were adopted and Hunters and Warriors degrees were worked on two candidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Alpheus B. Alger
The World Which Dante Knew lecture by Hartwell
Mr Hartwell delivered an 1883 prize essayist lecture on The World Which Dante Knew focusing on Dante's Divine Comedy and the thirteenth century. He traced Dante's Florence, political shifts, exile, and De Monarchia as a political treatise, ending with Dante's Divine Comedy as a reflection of his era and its link to modern concerns. The talk led to anticipation for next week's lecture by Rev Philip S Moxom on The Morning Star of the Reformation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry L. Southwick
Patrick Henry
Shattuck O. Hartwell
Hartwell
Amherst College
England
Italy
Venice
Florence
Dante
Camapaldino
Beatrice
Romousien
Europe
Philip S. Moxom
Dogs Swim Off at City Point Crowds Cheer Spectators
A Boston waterfront scene drew crowds as dogs and owners competed in a four mile series of water races off City Point near Grant House. Mastiffs Quimbo and Prince battled for top in heavy classes while Gyp the pointer used a steak-tethered boost to win the second heat. A later puppy race saw Major defeat Topsy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Point
Grant House
Deep Sea
Arand
Iron Pi -Head
South Boston Yacht Club
John L. Sullivan
Prince
Mr. W Stead
Pall Mall Gazette
Prince Karl
H. R. Specht
Daly Varden
W. Millner
Quimbo
George Grant
Bruno
J. Hyman
Dolly Varden
Rince
Newfoundland
Prince Straine
Henry Tagen
Fannie
J. DolankKover
Gordon Setter
W. Jones
Neptune
Kirk
Spot
John Welch
Gyp
N. Canata
Rover
Mr. Grant
Luther Frank
Topsy
The Ohio Centennial Delegation Plans Columbus Trip
Massachusetts officials prepare for the Ohio centennial in Columbus with a two day reception and a week of ceremonies. Governor Foraker heads the arrangements with Blaine Voorhees and McKinley among speakers, a 1000-voice chorus, and a grand Coliseum opening. The roster includes Lt Gov Brackett Adjutant General Dalton Holt and a bay state executive committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
Ohio
Northwest Territory
Columbus
General Assembly
Virginias
Connecticut
Indiana
Illinois
Michigan
Wisconsin
Governor Foraker
Bay State Party
Dalton
Executive Council
State House
Fitchburg
Neil House
Exposition
Foraker
James G. Blaine
Maine
Daniel W. Voorhees
Rutherford B. Hayes
William McKinley
Virginia
Frank Hurd
Boston
John Q. A. Brackett
Samuel Dalton
Alfred I F. Holt
Edward O. Shepard
Morgan Kotch
Albert L. Newman
Augustus . Sampson
Fred W. Wellington Charles Weir
John H. Abbott
Joan G. Macintosh
Richard F. Barrett
George R. Wallace
Halsey J. Boardman
Senate
Charles J. Noyes
House
Rank D. Allen
Ebenezer M. McPherson
George Johnson
Federal Relations
Edward Glines
Levi Perkins
William E. Barrett
Harry M.james
William Provin
Albert H. Temple
A. Cranston
Kompeon
Michael F. Sullivan
Frank D. Kimball
Patrick D. Dwyer
Edwar J. Hathorne
Isaac N. Keith
Samuel 0. Upham
Luther Hill
John H. McDonough
Frederick
Hall
James Donavan
Ohn F. Brown
Alfred
Pinkerton
Irving Russell
Horace H. Atherton
Payson W. Lyman
Clarence P. Lovell
John W. Coveney
Illiam H. Poore
Reuben Winchester
Robert H. McDonald
John G. Adams
Edwar A. McLaughlin
Luke R. Landy
Quartermaster’s Department
Body found on Milton riverbank identified as Daniel McDonald
The body recovered on the Milton banks of the Neponset River last Sunday morning is identified as Daniel McDonald a Stone polisher residing on Water street Quincy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton
Neponset River
Daniel McDonald
Water Street
Quincy
Treasures of Philatelists at Elks Hall Exhibition
The Philatelic Association displayed rare stamps in glass cases at the Elks Hall. Staten Island’s collection led by Robert C. H. Brock drew crowds, with August Dejouze and G Odenhall also showcased. Collectors from France, Germany, and Mexico were represented. value estimated between 60 000 and 100 000 dollars. The convention adjourned early, dampened by the display’s impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elks’ Hall
Philatelic Association
France
G. Odenhall
Germany
C. B. Corwin
Ceylon
H. &. Jeats
Flemington
N. J
George B. Woodward
W. H. Goodrich Ha
Guatemala
H. Mckell
America
Dresden
Vale Philatelists
City Hall notes and bridge inspection sub-committee formed
Councilmen Lomasney and McNamara named to inspect piling on city bridges following concerns after the itchburg railroad bridge accident. They will hire an expert diver and charter a tug or small steamer to aid investigations. The water board awarded a dirt removal contract for Pegan meadows Cochituate. Daily water use rose in Sudbury Cochituate and Mystic works while storage declined in Lake Cochituate and Mystic Lake.
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Lomasney
McNamara
Committee On
Itchburg
The
Water Board
Pegan Meadows
Cochituate
Augustus Lancier
Sudbury and Cochituate Works
Mystic Works
Lake Cochituate
Mystic Lake
Sullivan Pays $620 After Drunkenness Charge
John L. Sullivan ex-circus manager rode to Brighton yesterday morning, charged with drunkenness in this court on August 11. His eye was black from a Saturday spree after a collision with a rival team. He pleaded guilty and paid $5 plus costs totaling $620.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan
John L. Sullivan
Brighton
Kennedy
John Lawrence Sullivan
Fire Department Promotions of Permanent Substitutes
Fire commissioners appoint permanent substitutes Peter Callahan Engine 6 W D Eaton Engine 23 J N Le Engine 3 B F Hayes Engine 33 D B Barras Engine 26 G F Joyce Engine 10 Martin Mulligan Engine 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fire Department
Peter Callahan
W. D. Eaton
J. N. le
B. F. Hayes
D. B. Barras
G. F. Joyce
Martin Mulligan
Prescott Insurance ratifies reinsurance and winds up
At a special stockholders meeting the Prescott Insurance Company unanimously ratified the directors action to reinsure all risks with the North British and Mercantile and to wind up and close affairs of the company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prescott Insurance Company
North British and Mercantile Insurance Company
Viola M. Brewer
T Wharf
Newfoundland
John Hennessey
Patrick Cottey
Shawmut Avenue
Hennessey
Boston & Sandwich Glass Company
Bradlee
Maggie Peters
Boston
Boston & Maine Railroad
Western Division
Albert Peters
Chelsea
Chardon Street
John Donovan
Adams Express Company
Village Street
Eliot Street
Assembly Knights of Labor
Paving Department
City
Wells Memorial Hall
Joseph Daly
Thomas Daly
No. 97
Maverick Street
East
Desmond
Chamber of Commerce
Boston delegates plan transport route for Grand Army encampment
About twenty Massachusetts delegates to the national Grand Army encampment in Columbus, Ohio, met yesterday at the state department headquarters. A committee was appointed to secure transport and route details and will report next Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Army
Massachusetts
Columbus
South End Vacation School Exhibition Friday Evening
At the close of the South End Vacation School this week an exhibition of sewing printing cane seating and fancy work will be held in the Wait schoolhouse on Shawmut avenue Friday evening from nine until twelve oclock All interested in vacation schools and especially those who aided in the support of this school will be welcomed by the committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South End
Shawmut Avenue
Putnam Family Descendants Sought by Eben Putnam
Eben Putnam of Boston seeks information on all Putnam families in America tracing from John Putnam who came from Buckinghamshire England to Salem about 1640. He asks Putnams to write with facts on mental and physical traits to support heredity deductions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eben Putnam
Boston
America
John Putnam
Thomas
Nathaniel
John
Buckinghamshire
Eng
Salem
Statistics of Labor Convention Held in Indianapolis 1888
Proceedings of the sixth convention of chiefs and commissioners of labor statistics held in Indianapolis begin May 22 1888. A new Nebraska bureau is added this year bringing the total to twenty two including the United States. The full pamphlet prints these proceedings and papers read during the session as an interesting and valuable document.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Convention of Chiefs and Commissioners of Labor
Indianapolis
Ind
Nebraska
United States
Robberies Suspects Henry Emerson and Charles Osborne
Henry Emerson and Charles Osborne, fresh from a year in Albany jail for robberies, were arrested in Boston for additional robberies. They will face trial here. In July 1887 they stole clothing from 18 Bulfinch Street and later from John R. Marshall, 64 West Newton Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Henry Emerson
Charles Osborne
Albany
N. Y
Washington
Bulfinch Street
John RK
Marshall’s
West Newton Street
Woodstock rugs sold only by John H. Pray, Sons & Co.
Genuine English Woodstock rugs may be purchased exclusively through John H. Pray, Sons & Co., identified as the sole American agents for the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tur
John H. Pray, Sons & Co
Court decree in Mayer Goldsmith vs Steamship Caledonia
United States District Court Aug 15 enters decree for libellant Mayer Goldsmith in a cargo of 274 cattle aboard the British steamship Caledonia. Alleged defective machinery, refusal of tow, extended voyage to Deptford, deaths from distress, and disputed faute by master. Claimants deny knowledge of defect and liability, case to damages assessment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States District Court
Yose
Caledonia
Deptford
H. M. Rogers
W. K. Blodgett
W. G. Russell
George Putnam
Municipal Court Notes From August 15 Proceedings
David H. Samuels alias D B Barnard alias R D Carpenter bound over in 2000 for forging a Samuel Neal & Co order. Pizzo bound over in 1000 on knife assault against Charles Corbin and Charles H. Avery Cambridge. Cambridge charged in two counts in 2000 for the Superior Court. J Benjamin Palmer arraigned on embezzling 16500 in stocks from James J Costello. Walter Lewis arraigned in South Boston on breaking and entering a stable on Jenkins Street and larceny of 31 in goods. pled guilty and held in 600 for the Superior Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parmenter
Adams
David H. Samuels
D. B. Barnard
R. D. Carpenter
Samuel Neal & Co
Pizzo
Superior Court
Charles Corbin
Charles H. Avery Cambridge
J. Benjamin Palmer
James J. Costello
Boston
Walter Lewis
William T. Carl
Jenkins Street
Dr Turner Endorses Horsford Acid Phosphate For Depression
Colfax Iowa physician Dr L S Turner reports strong relief from mental depression caused by gastric troubles using Horsford's Acid Phosphate. He notes his satisfaction with the remedy and its impact on mood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horsford
L. ©. S. Turner
Colfax, Ia
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hyde Park Democrats
A'derman Doherty
Custom House
Jaine
Republican Party
Kurman
Draper
MT. Bowdoin’s
Committee of Citizens
O’brien
General Hazard Stevens
George D. Grant
Christopher Blake
Michael H. Curley
Peter M. Taft
Torrey E. Wardner
McDonald
Otis Eddy
General Stevens
Mt. Bowdoin
Eldon Street
Union Avenue
Dorchester
Bowdoin
Union
Geneva Avenues
Eldon
Rossiter
Olney
Washington Street
Meeting House
Stevens
Paul H. Kendricken
Pavin Committee
Streets Meehan
Bates
Amon
Samuel Atherton
Elbridge ‘Orner
Alonzo N. Burbank
James Tucker
Edwar Merrihew
Mary F. Mallow
N. T. Merritt
Orchester
E. Wardner
Eddy Saide
Harvard
Commercial
Patrick Norton
Blake
Eddy
Internal Revenue
DR. Dean
Harrison and
Protection
Mr. Shattuck
Osgood Hartwell
the Old South
Treasures OF Philatelists
City Hall Notes
Pyle
Boston Post
Columbia
Tricycles
Pope Mfg CO
Franklin ST
Revere
Bowdoin Square
Boston, Mass
Boston Weekly Post
W. P. Balch Live Stock Commission Agency
Devonshire Street
Health Food CO
New England
Tremont St
Pamphiets
New Mall
Wm. Read & Sons
Vier OR
OX Coles
Spieas Ae Qverman Wheel CO
Haverhill Street
Ijrures
EAM
Ruggles St
Coventry Machinist CO
Columbus Ave
Tuttle's Elixir CO
Horse Hospital
Merrimas Street
Chester H. Graves & Son
Old Medal
Paris
Baker’s
W. Baker & CO
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