The Permanent Assessors and Council Actions
The ordinance to amend the assessment of taxes to elect permanent assessors for a term of years was referred to the Ordinances Committee but lost. It was ordered to a second reading and laid over. The Council fixed remaining meetings for Friday December 26 and Wednesday December 31. The Burrill claim arbitration was reassigned to the next meeting upon motion.
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Whitmore
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Barry
Committee On
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Shepard
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Rosnosky
McGaregle
Mirabeau and the French Revolution Lecture
Dr Lord lectured on Mirabeau and the French Revolution in the Union Call. He argued two great causes for upheaval, noted Mirabeau’s constitutional aims yet destructive influence, and described the ensuing regency and terror that followed. He blamed atheistic theorists and warned how abuse of power toppled church and crown.
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Dr. Lorda
Dr. Lord
Union
Mirabeau
Rosseau
Versailles
Lews
Ima Torego
France
Political Ethics of the Labor Question Lecture
Hon Carroll Wright in Huntington Hall gave his last lecture on the labor question. He argued politics should honor divine law, promote public virtue, and ensure prosperity and moral order for workers. He warned against self serving pretenders and urged citizens and officials to uphold duty, while praising a nameless third party as balance against corruption.
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Carroll P. Wright
Huntington Hall
Boston Theatres Offer Diverse Selections This Week
Boston audiences enjoy Byron comedy Our Girls at the Museum with Barron and Warren in strong roles. Grifty Theatre features Tourists in 4 Pullman Palace Car packed daily. Globe Theatre touts Evangeline runner with Pinafore. last Saturday show before Enchantment next week. Park Theatre praises Fairfax by Bartley Campbell. ends week. Boston Theatre highlights Drink stage set and Keene’s acting. Novelty Theatre showcases Home by Robertson with Lonergan Roberts. Howard Athenaeum presents the Japanese Jugglers ladder act, a standout of the season.
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Pullman Palace
Globe Theatre
Evangeline
Boston
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The
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Fairfax
Paris
Keene
Novelty Theatre
Robertson
J. W. Lonergan
Lee Roberts
Amy Ames
Boston Creditors Hear Thompson Assignment and Debtor Talks
Insolvency Court in Suffolk county held first creditor meetings and appointed assignees for James Webster Eben Baker Lucien Adams David Percival Julia Root and William Bicknell. Judge McKim denied a bankruptcy warrant on Horatio Locke’s petition against Hiram Tripp.
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Mansfield
Thompson
Sutolk County
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James Webster
Chauncy Street
Eben Baker
Lucien Adams
Court Street
David C. Percival
Julia A. Root
Columbus Avenue
William E. Bicknell
Horatio Locke
Cambridge
Hiram B Tripp
Willams Market
North End Mission Fair Extends At Music Hall
The North End Mission Fair at Music Hall will run two more days, closing Saturday night. Organizers say funds on hand cover expenses and remaining receipts will be clear gain for the mission. Attendance and sales remain strong with extra musical acts planned and Walter Emerson to perform on Saturday. Admission to the restaurant is free in the afternoon, and lunch or dinner is served. Thursday receipts neared $700. Separately, Fisk University Jubilee Singers will give a noon concert at Hawthorne Hall on Park Street to aid the Old South Fair, with tickets at $1 from Doll Richards. Longfellow Whittier and Holmes are expected, with readings by Prof. R. R. Raymond before the concert.
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Whittier
Holmes
R. R. Raymond
Commonwealth avenue extension hearing draws large remonstrance
The Streets Committee held a Thursday hearing on extending Commonwealth Avenue in a direct line to Brookline. Remonstrants led by C A Welch opposed the deflection arguing for a straight park entrance. supporters cited improved grades and park access. Many speakers warned a tilt would damage surrounding properties and require costly bridges while others argued the current plan preserves beauty and public use.
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Brookline
C. A. Welch
Welch
Otis Norcross
Ernest Bowditch
John T. Morse, Jr
George P. Chase
Francis Jaques
Dalton
Henry D Vde
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Iton Water Power Company
Nathan Ome Esq
Tme
Albany
Back Bay
Morse
Beacon Street
City government reports show fire force and finances
The Board of Aldermen received departmental reports including Fire Department data with 96 employed and $335565.25 apparatus value. Alarming losses totaled 70419.24 with 4105.61 uninsured. Auditor Chandler reported yearend figures, and Common Council debated ordinances. Dedication of Wilder Memorial Hall described with architectural details and donors. Probate Court actions listed wills, executors, and guardians.
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5. E. Chandler
Common Council
Death notices and obituaries tally December losses
CAPT. JOHN GODFREY died December 18 at his Melrose home aged 61 leaving a wife and daughter. Other deaths include Samuel S. Ward of Hartford Gaslight Company aged 75. Capt. Martin Adams of East Boston aged 76. Milo R. Nevie in Martapan aged 28. 8. 8. Ward of Hartford dead December 18. Col. L. Cornell Strong died December 17 in Tarrytown. Samuel P. Perkins, Chief Justice of Indiana, died December 17 in Indianapolis.
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Boston
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New Jersey
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Deaf and Dumb Asylum
Retreat For the Insane
Connecticut Theological Institute
American Pract Society
Hartford Hospital
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East Boston
Denmark
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Martapan
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Hartford Gas Company
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Troy Whig
Tarrytown
Samuel P. Perkins
Supreme Court of Indiana
Indianapolis
Hayden Case: Testimony Details Blood Stain and Alibi
Corroborating testimony describes the blood stain where the body was found and Hayden’s wood lot size. Hayden, 29, testifies he knew nothing of Mary Stannard’s death. he was a preacher and carpenter, with multiple moves and a 1869 marriage, and details his movements the day of the homicide.
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Fires Destroys several city stores and farms across multiple towns
Fire outbreaks hit New York Broadway at the New York Hotel area causing panic before quick control. Gloucester bank building losses reported with owner Loveland injured saving children. Browning farm near Haddonfield destroyed with 23 cows and a mule killed. Lowell, St Paul, Omaha fires cause substantial damage and job losses with insured and un insured parts.
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Broadway
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East Gloucester
Charles Loveland
C. E. Shorey & Co
Paul
Minn
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Dakota
Sheridan House
Insurance Small
Omaha
Fishing Arrivals Light as Gloucester Market Steady Prices Noted
Nine fishing arrivals reported at Gloucester in the past week including Grand Manan herring and Banks cod, halibut, and Georges cod. Prices quoted: steak and market cod $350 and $250 per ewt, haddock $325, steak pollock $125, cash hake $100. Georges cotl fish not sold above $575 per quintal. bank cod expected around $5 per quintal with a spring market outlook.
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Dee
Grand Manan
Boston
Georges
Georges Cuttish
Grant denies accepting Nicaragua Canal presidency
In Philadelphia on December 18 General Grant declined to accept the presidency of the Nicaragua Canal company as tendered by Admiral Ammen. He stated he did not know enough about the scheme to comment and confirmed he had not accepted the post.
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Nicaragua Canal
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George P. Maynard
Boston
F. S. Fiske
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