Democrats renominate Burrell for street commissioner at Bath convention
The Bath city Democratic convention completed the municipal ticket naming General Burrell for street commissioner and choosing school committee and alderman candidates. John A. McLaughlin defeated John W. Fraser in District 3 for alderman. Tom Barry denounced Republican labor tactics as Democrats prepared caucuses and adjourned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Burrell
John A. McLaughlin
John W. Fraser
John H. Lee
Doin D. Driscoll
Driscoll
Timothy Toomey
John D. Driscoll
Lane
Ward 1
James S. Murphy
Nahum Chapin
John C. Crowley
Charles T. Gallagher
William H. Grainger
James A. McDonald
Gerald Griffin
Richard J. Walsh
George R. Swasey
Mr. Carroll
Ward
Save S. Burrell
Messrs. Sullivan
Galvin
Cunniff
John H. Sullivan
Patrick d. Donovan
Daniel S. Burnham
Harold Wiliams
William J. P. Carroll
Francis X. McDonald
P. dJames Maguire
Nathan G. Smith
Samuel J. Cooper
John A. McLauchlin
Daley
Fraser
Carroll
Spain
Wi. Praser
Isles
MefLanehlin
Thomas J. Barry
Labor Party
McNeill
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Third Labor Party
Framingham
Barry
State House
O’brien
Board of Aldermen
George E. McNeill
Cherrington
Boston
Jules Verne
Washington Street
Mr. McNeill
Sidelinger
Ames
Foster
Faneuil Hall
Henry George
New York
Ce Hbaan
George
Blaine
McHart
Worthington
Beacon Street debate on Mayor O'Brien leadership
The article notes comparisons of Mayor O'Brien to an administrative officer, cites Alderman Nathan G. Smith praising the board of aldermen, and predicts O'Brien's triumphant reflection on his leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beacon Street
O’brien
Nathan G. Smith
Board of Aldermen
Hart Supporters Rally In East Boston Meeting
Speakers urged votes for Hart in city council race, highlighting Hart’s long service and urging friends to back him. Henry D Hyde praised renewed civic involvement, while Jesse Gove reported strong East Boston support and argued Bocobi ward turnout could decide the election. A luncheon followed at 9 10 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hart
Allen
Hay
Henry D. Hyde
Jesse Gove
Boston
Island
Parkman
Republicans Nominate Aldermen in Two Districts
In the tenth district delegates from Wards 20 and 21 met at the Republican city headquarters and unanimously nominated Alderman Nathan G. Smith. In the fourth district Ward 9 backed Joseph W. Lobdell while Ward 10 backed Tilley Haynes, Lobdell winning by one vote. Lobdell is a provision dealer at 102 Blackstone Street and has no prior city government service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Aldermen
Nathan G. Smith
Freeman
Joseph W. Lobdell
Tilley Haynes
Lobdell
Blackstone Street
Prohibitory amendment rally at Tremont Temple
A Tremont Temple gathering in support of a constitutional prohibition amendment featured Miss E B Tobey and Rev A J Gordon urging legislative action and public votes. Speakers cited bondsmen for saloons, argued for wholesale prohibition, and praised women-led efforts with updates from Pennsylvania and Rhode Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tremont Temple
Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
E. 8. Tobey
A. J. Gordon
Boston
Elijah A. Morse
Narcissa White
Pennsylvania
House of Representatives
Washington Territory
House
A. H. Plumb
D.D
Union
Blaine
Miss Tobey
Plumb
Mary A. Livermore
Republican Party
Ellen J. Foster
Iowa
P. A. McKenna
Hudson
Narcissia White
Multiple Businesses Facing Insolvency in Wide Wave of Filings
A flood of insolvency actions and assignments spans cities including Boston Winchendon Pittsfield Pittsfield Batavia N Y Milton Lawrence Rutland Detroit Ann Arbor Harrisburg Kansas City Miss and Wilmington N C. Names include Marks Rubinovz A NR Brewster Cc B Platts Son Gallagher Bros and many others with liabilities ranging from thousands to hundreds of thousands of dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marks Rubinovz
Boston
Morse, Wilson & Co
Weil Dreyfus & Co
Charles H. Adams
Winchendon
George M. Whitney
A. H. Tafts
Taftston
N. C
Cc. B. Platts
Pittsfield
Albee
J. B. Carmody
Rutland
P. Gray
San Francisco
John Keck & Co
Detroit
Ann Arbor
Mich
F Red D. Franks
E. Anderson
Duncan Holmes
Rutherland River
N. S
H. C. Keith
Boots and Shoes
Lion
N. Y
E. C. Bowers
Westport
N.S
E. W. Nettleton
Grocer
Kansas City
Charles C. Tibbetts
Harrisburg
Penn
Mrs. O. Brody
Chicago
W. H. Gardner
Forrest, Miss
George M. Crapon
Wilmington
Boy Life in a Western Log Cabin by W. D. Howells
Mk W D Howells writes for The Youths Companion about his Ohio boyhood. The essay reflects actual experience rather than fiction and vividly portrays life in a Western log cabin with many delicate touches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mk. W. D. Howells
Ohio
Width of Beacon Street Public Hearing in Brookline
Brookline selectmen held a public hearing on widening Beacon Street petitioned by Henry M Whitney and others. About 100 attendees heard engineers and counsel debate public necessity, cost estimated at 226636 plus macadamizing and tree planting, with supporters and opponents presenting varied views.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookline
Henry M. Whitney
Beacon Street
Francis W. Lawrence
Thomas Aspinwall
Whitney
Edward Atkinson
Andreas Blume
Boston
Charles W. Stearns
Blume
John ’Anter
Dr McCosh Urges Reform For Eastern Colleges
A December card from James McCoin, Princeton, urges 1886 to 1887 reform in eastern colleges. He calls for intercollegiate agreement to curb public holiday excesses at games, betting, and drinking, proposing Harvard lead a meeting to set simple restrictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
McCosh
Seaboard
Harvard
James McCoin
Princeton
N. J
Strike at Biddeford Quarries Sees Mixed Return
The James Andrews and Son granite quarry shows two thirds of workers back, while stone cutters and five blacksmiths stay away. About one hundred strikers, mainly from Massachusetts and eastern Maine, met at Knights of Labor Hall to plan action and seek aid. They voted to hold out until pay demands are met.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bipperorp
James Andrews & Son
Massachusetts
Maine
Knights of Labor Hall
Knights of Labor
New England Railway Conductors Elect Officers
The New England Division 157 Order of Railway Conductors held a Knights of Honor Hall meeting to elect officers for the coming year. Names include J H Macdonald Boston and Maine as Chief, A O Brown Old Colony as Assistant Chief, C F Hammond Old Colony as Secretary and Treasurer, G F Towne Fairfield as Senior Conductor, J W Tower Old Colony as Junior Conductor, L S W Hogue Boston and Maine, C H Ingalls New York and New England, with F Hammond as Grand Division Delegate. Grand Chief C S Wheaton paid an official visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW England Railway
Knights of Honor Hall
New England
Order of Railway
J. H. Macdonald
Boston & Maine Railroad
A. O. Brown
Old Colony Railroad
C. F. Hammond
G. F. Towne
Fitbhurg Railroad
J. W. Tower
L. S
W. H. Hogue
C. H. Ingalls
New York & New England Railroad
Grand Division
F. Hammond
Wheaton
Caswell Hazard Cod Liver Oil Ad In New York
The Caswell Hazard & Co. New York advertises cod liver oil as the purest sweetest and best made from fresh livers on the seashore. It claims physicians prefer it to other oils and notes its superior quality for patients. It also promotes Uniper Tar Soap for chapped hands face pimples and rough skin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caswell, Hazard & CO
New York
Auction Sells Webster Historical Society Property
The sheriff sold the Webster Historical Society property at auction, netting about $600. Stephen B. Allen bought many documents, while Peleg C. Chandler acquired a Webster painting and a rare engraving, each near $30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webster Historical Society
Stephen B. Allen
Peleg C. Chandler
Webster
Massachusetts Medical Society
Boylston Place
Morton Prince
M. J. Savage
Royce
T. W. Higginson
M. C. H. Minot
Gardner
Psychical Society
Associated Charities of
Boston
Theng
Mt. Vernon Street
Somerville Perjury Case Hearing in Cambridge
The Somerville perjury case against W. R. Chamberlin of Cambridge resumes in the Superior Criminal Court. Complainants are J. P. Squire & Co. assignees of Lincoln Chamberlin & Co. True bills were found earlier, bail set at 10 000. Evidence from the Oct 7 insolvency hearing is read.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Chamberlin
Cambridge
Lincoln, Chamberlin & Co
Superior Criminal Court
J. P. Squire & Co
Stevens
J. C. Alden
John P. Squire & Co
Morse
Commissioner
East Cambridge Court House
Judge Brooks
Thomas Curley
Chamberlin
Maverick National Bank
Murray to read How John Norton Spent His Christmas at Boston Theatre
W H H Murray will perform a reading of his popular story How John Norton Spent His Christmas at the Boston Theatre next Sunday evening. The piece is among his best efforts and previously drew large crowds at Tremont Temple, signaling a strong turnout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Ferry
Boston
Gibson’s
East Boston
Henry M. Stanley
Tremont Temple
Samuel L. Clemens
Mark Twain
Reuben Rice
Reuben K. Rice
Brookline
Hallett
Wallace Preble
Cambridge
James W. Sargent
Somerville
W. H. H. Murray
Boston Theatre
John Norton
Mr. Murray
Gardner J Sewall Day Cordage Company vs Day Cordage Co
A bill in equity seeks an injunction to bar the defendant from using its corporate name on goods to avoid deceiving the public into thinking they are the plaintiff's. Heard and decision reserved. Attorneys William Gaston Co. L B Whitney for complainant Sol Lincoln for defendant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sewall & Day Cordage Company
The
Day Cordage Company
Equity
S. Heard
William Gaston
Boston Court Session Logs Damages and Tort Actions
Superior Court first session records list petitions for land damage awards in West Roxbury Park and tort actions against the Boston Lowell Railroad, Boston and Maine Railroad, and other defendants. Names of judges, counsel, and numerous case numbers appear with trial status and resumed proceedings reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Brooks
City of
Boston
West Roxbury Park
R. M. Morse, Jr
O. T. Gray
A. J. Bailey
R. W. Nason
David S. Harvey
Boston & Lowell Railroad Company
A. Hemenway
Thomas Savage
A. A. Strout
W. H. Coolidge
Superior Court Session List with Jurors Named
Middlesex Superior Court will convene Tuesday at 10 a.m. Judge Thomson presiding. Docket includes Squire Assee vs Hewlett, Squire Assee vs Chamberlain, Pevey et al. vs Pettee et al, Pettee et al. vs Pevey et al, Joslin vs Cole, Kendall et al. vs Goss, Kendall et al. vs et al, Goss et al. vs Kendall, Badger vs McLaughlin et al, Littlefield vs Boston and Albany R R.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior Court
Middlesex
Jurie
Thomson
Squire
Goss
Same
Kendall
Badger
McLaughlin
Littlefield
Boston & Albany
R. R
Funeral of William C. Pfaff Held at Rutland Square
The funeral from 77 Rutland square yesterday featured profuse floral tributes from groups including the Thirteenth Massachusetts Regiment Ancients and various Masonic bodies. Rev M J Savage officiated with Mendelssohn Quartet music as the storm raged, and pallbearers included W P Jones G E Hall J A Howe and W B Lucas. burial at Forest Hills cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William C. Pfaff
Rutland Square
Thirteenth Massachusetts Regiment
Mt. Olivet
Massachusetts Commandery
Lafayette Lodge
St. Paul’s Royal Arch
Thirteenth Regiment
Ancients
M. J. Savage
Mendelssohn
Forest Hills Cemetery
W. P. Jones
G. E. Hall
J. A. Howe
W. B. Lucas
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General Burrill
Bath City
Union Hall
Boylston Street
Republican City Committee
Crocker
Willard S. Allen
Emily A. Fifield
Homer Rogers
James C. Davis
Charles L
Ilegal
Jso
O'Brien
Executive Department
Legislative Department
Labor Department
Civil Service
Civil Service Commissioners
Common Council
Thomas N. Hart
William H. Baldwin
Mr. Hart
Ward 18
the Companion
Companion
Z. H. Huxley
Princess Louise and
Marquis of
Lorne
Archdeacon Farrar
Francis Parkman
Duke of Argyle
Louise Chandier Moulton
James Payn
C. A. Stephens
Perry Mason & Coq., Publishers
Temple Place
Nias
Selectmen of
DR. McCosh
Biddeford
City Notes
Bernard O' Regan
Charles Warren
State Prison
Worcester
Democratic Association of Ward 15
Charles E. Endicott
R. F. G. Candage
Pope Manufacturing Company
Nathaniel C. Fowler, Jr
Antonio Cogozzo
Danvers
North End
Palmer
George B. McClellan
McClean
Philadelphia
United States Circuit Court
Cout
Robert M. Cross
Union Metallic Fastening Co
James Nagle
Nagle
Bill
B. F. Butler
W. A. MacLeod
T. L. Livermore
F. P. Fish
Carpenter, J
United States District Court
Nelson, J
Joshua P. Bodfish
Alden Bessie
Ada A. Kennedy
Libellant
Jesse Murdock
Chatham
C. L. Russell
F. Dodge
Barker
Merpie
Burton
Slattery
Wetmore
Willimantic L. Co
Ryder
Thompson
Mexal
Downing
Mullen
Cambridge Gaslight Co
Brigham
Frye
Brookings
Lewis
Cooney
Crockett
Snell
Adams
Curtis Abbott
J. C. Ivy
Mary Barry
South Boston Railroad
West Eighth Street
J. P. Farley
L.s. Dabney
Milo McGuire
Pro Ams
John P. Clay
Charles McGuire
Milo
Dorchester
J. A. Maxwell
Asaph Churchill
McGuire
Clay
Fame
Daly
R. R. Co
de Lonza
Silva
Bigley
James
Doyle
Dinsmore
Cronin
Nat. Lite Ins
Horton
Boston & Maine
Highland F. Co
Murray
Supreme Judicial Court
Knowlton, J
Veasey
Dyer
Kimball
Bennet
Blodgett
Wood
Finn
Neagle
Smith
Clark
Juckins
Stearns Va
O’shaughnessy
Suffolk Brewing Co
Simpson
Briggs
Lerose Ve. Gaylord
Cook
Abbott
Brady
Cosgrove
Tutts
Eastern R. R
Boston Marine Insurance Co
Butler
Gale
Breck
Taylor
Stanton
Brooks
Cassidy
Farley
Campbell
Birmingham
Eastern Railroad
Hathaway
Bonnel
King
Phoenix Ins. Co
French
Parker
Johnson
Seaver
Faxon
Lawin
Dewey
J. No
Bridget Armstrong
Middlesex Railroad
J. E. Butler
L. M. Child
James Hewins
i—Stagdale
Baker
Money
Ford
Tappan
Denning
May
Wales
Goodnow
Walpole
Emery Mills
Pacific National Bank
Sherman
Truckwell
Ennis
Crosby
Upton
Stemkrauss
Cambridge R. R
Brackett
Robbins
Eaton
Littlefeld
Crane
Newton
Edwards
Hall
Mason
Robertson
Whit
Rowe Va. Canney
Nashua Savings Bay
McMahon
McKinney
Fee
Carr
Providence Rail
Bany Railroad
Quincy M. F. I
Cornves &Sons
BoSroy
Lor
Kertuck
Memnon
LB. C
G. O. Taylor
C. H. Graves & Sons
Columbia
Pope
Washington St
Poston
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