Aldermen Vote to Increase Boston Salaries and City Plans
Boston Aldermen approved a salary increase for board members to at least 3000 annually amid debate led by Alderman Lewis who urged fair compensation. The session also touched on street widening between Beacon Bowdoin and Somerset, and Ashburton place, and rejected a public library examining committee. Memorial Day funding issues and policing inspector numbers were also discussed.
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Sullivan
Board of Aldermen of
Boston
Alderman Lewis
Aldermman Lewis
Aldermeir
Lee
Fottler
Beacon
Bowdoin
Somerset Streets
Ashburton Place
Copley Square
Lewis
Grant
Sherman and
Serral
Te Square
Lie Wiple
Huntington Avenue
Jolu Boyle O' Reilly
Blue Store Roxbury Boston Offers Cheap, Wide Goods
In Roxbury Boston the Blue Store of Frank Ferdinand at 2260 to 2304 Washington Street draws shoppers with low prices and a large, varied stock. The store emphasizes its own furniture manufacturing, large departments for crockery, lamps, carpets, draperies, stoves, and clothing, attracting people from across Boston seeking value.
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Boston
Roxbury
Frank Ferdinand
Washington Street
Ferdinand
Blue
A Great Printing Plant and Its Busy Youths Companion
The Youths Companion on Columbus avenue boasts a Pantheon like arch and a vast, active printing plant with sixteen pressing rooms. About 16600 people work there, and year end subscriptions flood in while five years of manuscripts lie ready. The paper cites rising standards, machinery upgrades, and the contribution of renowned authors to its success.
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Columbus Avenue
Pantheon
Rome
After Their Wedding Tour Reception at Archer Residence
A pleasant reception was held at Mr. and Mrs. Archer’s Columbus avenue home last evening to mark their return from a wedding tour. The couple, both prominent, received best wishes from many friends. Mr Archer is head bartender at 5 Broad street and Mrs Archer was formerly Gertrude L Carner of the South.
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Mrs. Archer
Columbus Avenue
Archer
Broad Street
Gertrude L. Carner
Sulphur Bitters Presidential Competition Update
Three of four Sulphur Bitters contests can now be decided though national popular vote results remain unsettled. The large mass of coupons requires one final examination to determine all results, which will be conducted at the area workers' dais.
Interstate Commerce Commission Sixth Annual Report Overview
The sixth annual Interstate Commerce Commission report defends federal regulation of railroads, notes limited court changes, and urges continued reforms. It recounts aims to correct abuses, promote fair charges, and preserve public service while citing railroad rate cases and nationwide impact on commerce. It highlights English precedent and the need for further enactments.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Congress
England
Boston
New York
Shuman’s Corner Lights Up With Holiday Display
In Boston the Shuman store at Shuman’s Corner showcases its Sunday best for the holidays. A large window features a portrait of the Common Council by G Waldron Smith and likenesses of city leaders, while the corner window displays suits, shoes, umbrellas, and other men’s attire as crowds admire the festive scene.
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Boston
A. Shuman
Shuman
Common Council
G. Waldron Smith
Alderman Lee
Peters
Lord Eer
Woodward Drug Store Shows Modern Boston Expansion
A Boston feature highlights Woodward in the Horticultural Hall building as a leading modern drug store with vast holiday specialties. It praises expansive perfumery, cigars, toilet articles, solid silver, real ivory, and a notable candy counter, claiming the store is the largest in the city.
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Boston
Woodward
Horticultural Hall
Woouwar
Iere
Credit at cash prices by Boyle Bros offer broad New England credit
Boyle Bros at 851 Washington street advertise credit on almost every article of wearing apparel and household utensils. They operate as the original credit house with branches across New England, selling on credit or cash with no interest and a money back guarantee if goods are misrepresented. They claim more customers than other credit houses and promise identical cash prices.
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Boyle Bros
Washington Street
New England
Maverick Securities Auctioned Off by Bank
Maverick National Bank sold the collaterals backing the indebtedness of Irving A. Evans & Co. in an auction. First bid was $25,000 by F S Mead & Co, then Receiver T P Beal bid $70,719.34, securing the sale. Judge Brooks ruled the bank may prove a $644,000 claim against Evans & Co. estate, netting about $574,000 after sale proceeds.
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Maverick National Bank
Irving A. Evans & Co
F.S. Mead & Co
T. P. Beal
Brooks
Middlesex County Court of Insolvency
Evans & Co
Street Acquitted After Second Trial for Attempted Murder
J Gordon Street was acquitted by a Superior Criminal Court jury of attempting to kill Elijah Stewart in a retrial following a hung jury. The case marked his second proceedings on the same charge. Travellers aboard the Shoreline train overnight have time to reach Grand Central Station by around 7. Baxi moun.
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J. Gordon Street
Elijah Stewart
Superior Criminal Court
Bostov
Grand Central
Stedun Ab
Baxi Moun
Techie
Joe
Avrams
Flanagan
McGrath
Chelsea
Central Club
Blume
Hobbbs
Col. Falls B. Co
Grady
Burnham
Sherman
E. R. Laden
New York
J. C
Slawtut Avenue
Boston
Dill
J.D. Long
A. Reed
R. W. Proctor
Hladetsky
Linnehan
Richmond
f—Harris
Fitch
RR. Con
Dodge
Crowley
Boston & Me
R.R
Hunting
B. & Albany
McGivern
Thos. Wilson's Sons
Welch
Tully
Bickford
West End R.R
A. L. Tribble Co
Paige
DunBar
T. W. Townsend
City of
Peter Foley
Same
Norfolk Avenue
Roxbury
Shirley Street
M. P. White
D. Weston Smith
K. W. Nason
Sullivan
Prov
Aid Soc
Normann
Anderson
Burnside
Hankey Vy. Same
Brosnahan
Fitchburg R.R
Blodgett
Thomas Dean
Joseph H. Poor
American Legion of Honor
W. L. Putnam
J. A. Maxwell
G. R. Swasey
E. It. Champlin
Ryther
Mary Sheridan
G. C. Davis
Saratoga Street
Joseph Sheridan
L. M. Child
W. Clar
J. H. Appleton
Burke
Pratt
Bentham
Courtney
Ferris
Bailey
Lombard
Vernon
Hislop
Reynolds
Boston Rubber Co
Lynch
O'Connor
Dowd
Doland
Corbett
Marshall
Pike Mfg. Co
Frothingham
Dickson
Thayer
Bacon
Stillman
Kimball
Equity
Hammond
J. John
Littlefield Et al
North American Endowment Association
Bill Mes Gage
H. Poor
Andover
H. Tyng
Fales & Mellen
Worthington
Johnson
Berk. Freeman Mfg. Co
Grant Walker
Biyzgestoff
Marsten
Borufsky
Marden
Badaroena
Supreme Judicial Court and Early Boston Court Dockets
Historic docket summary from Suffolk courts listing cases across 1891 to 1892. Includes First Parish versus Pepperell. contracts and torts actions against Highland Foundry, City of Boston, and others. multiple sessions with judge designations and attorney names. Mentions verdicts, damages, and orders, plus equity actions and receivership. Continuous list of case numbers, parties, and involved firms and attorneys.
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Supreme Judicial Court
Suffolk
Houmes
First Parish
Unitarian
Town of Pepperell
J. Elder
G. A. Sanderson
G. E. Richardson
G. A. Blaney
Lathrop
Suffolk, Is
Bristor
J. P. Lennon
Highland Foundry Company
T. J. Gargan
P. M. Keating
H. J. Boardman
Damages Sought in Railway Passenger Injury Case in Cambridge
Superior Court calendar entries list two actions by Elizabeth Cummings administratrix against West End Street Railway for 10000 dollars in personal injury damages and 5000 dollars for alleged wrongful death. Proceedings note counsel for both sides, with trial before judge and dates in December. The record references additional cases and a page from the December trial calendar.
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Middlesex
Cambridge
BoNapb
Elizabeth Cummings
West End Street Railway Company
Same
John D. Long
J. Sullivan
M. F. Dickinson, Jr
William B. Sprout
Kelleher
Town of
Wakefield
Cass. Compt
McDonald
Lyunde
Gay
Kelley
Whalen
Nate’s Bank
Haverhill Iron Works
Lennon
Newton
Quillen
Cambridge's Handsome Men Promised Ten More Names
Tomorrow's Post will publish ten additional names of Cambridge's handsomest men. The paper invites readers to tell friends to watch for the lists and enjoy the forthcoming feature.
Somerville’s new stone pavements and Broadway Parkway
Somerville now owns solid stone pavements along Webster avenue from Union square to the Fitchburg railroad and Somerville avenue between Medford and Park streets plus Union square. A $100000 appropriation left a balance of $190.30. The Broadway Parkway adds a sandpaper road with a central park for electric cars. Also notes unpaid city bills, an engagement between Miss Carrie A Brainart and Mr John B Gilcrease, and a profile of Henry Pitman, a longtime Somerville Journal contributor and public figure.
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Somerville
Webster Avenue
Union Square
Fitchburg
Somerville Avenue
Medford
Park Streets
Broadway Parkway
Brookline
Ie Hall
Carrie A. Brainart
Glen Street
John &. Gilcrease
Woourn
Henry Pitman
Somerville Journal
Old Powwder House
Somerville’s Handsomest Men Names List Mentioned
Percy L. Spicer and a roster of Somerville’s notable men include T. W. Whitcomb W. L. Snow A. T. Nash J. F. Sanborn W. T. Rogers Rev. A. C. Snell and others. Henry W. Pitman Charles and B. Osgood are among those named in a society note urging readers to tell your own picks.
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Percy L. Spicer
T. W. Whitcomb
W. L. Snow
A. T. Nash
J. F. Sanborn
W. T. Rogers
A.C. Snell
Ww. N. Barstow
Henry W. Pitman
Charles &B. Osgood
Somerville
Pool sellers fined after appeals in multiple courts
Frank Healey Matthew Green Patrick clan ce y James Caldwell Michael Mealey and John Shorey were arrested months ago for registering bets. After conviction in Municipal Court and appeals to Superior and Supreme Courts, the full bench overruled exceptions. Judge Fraley fined each defendant $200, Caldwell defaulted as he was absent.
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Frank Healey
Matthew Green
Patrick Clancey
James A. Caldwell
Michael Mealey
John Shorey
Supreme Court
Fraley
Caldwell
Beacon of Home Lighting at Hollings Co
There is no place like home and bright lamps from R Hollings & Co at 525 Washington Street promise a fairy scene for any room. A vast supply includes piano lamps, onyx tables, silver banquet lamps, silver bon air lamps, and elaborate candelabra for formal dinners. Prices are elastic to fit different budgets and make ideal holiday gifts.
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R. Hollings & Co
Washington Street
President Eliots Bright Son Joins Brooklyn Church
The New York Journal notes Rev Samuel A Eliot pastor elect of the Unitarian church in Brooklyn is a 30 year old athlete and former Harvard football captain and Hasty Pudding Club leader. He is expected to be settled before Easter and hails from a prosperous Denver church.
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Brooklyn
Samuel A. Eliot
Unitarian Church
New York Journal
Harvard Hasty Pudding Club
Eliot
Denver
A Christmas Blunder In Purchasing A Gift
A common Christmas blunder leads buyers to give a foolish present due to limited funds. The piece notes that adding a bit more could secure something valuable such as a solid oak full leather covered armchair on sale at Paine's, 43 Canal Street, for 15 dollars.
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Tere
Paine’s
Canal Street
Science of Life sales underscore medical literacy
The text praises Dr Parker's Science of Life as a premier medical work with over a million copies sold. It notes broad reader endorsement and directs attention to an advertisement in another column.
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Dr. Parker
Pure California Wines Offer At One Dollar Per Gallon
A short retail notice advertises Pure California Wines at one dollar per gallon with four assorted bottles. Blanchard and Farrar are listed with a location near Dock Street and Se Se at Faneuil Hall.
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Blanchard & Farrar
I& To
Faneuil Hall
East Boston's Handsomest Men Names Revealed
Edward Swan William Dayton Chief John F Egan Charles Drew Frank Cunningham ee J ea Jajor P J Grady Nesceseninvine Benjamin J Sullivan John C Sweeney Fred R sweener Tomorrow's Post will contain ten more names of East Boston's handsomest men To par frends to look out for these interesting ists
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Edward Dickerman
Thomas F. Dolan
George E. Close
Wilbur Rhodes
Frank Snow
Walter Vaughan
Walter B. Fox
A. K
P. Hayden
Eugene L. Perry
Roger Simmons
Cambridge
Edward Swan
Wiliam Dayton
John F. Egan
Charles Drew
Frank Cunningham
Ee J. Ea Jajor P. J. Grady
Bert L. Clifford
Thomas Courtieye Homer Smith
Thomas Tlaherty
David Cornell
Charles B. Belt
L.A. Dowd
Thomas W. Fioodt
S. Herbert Appleton
Ww.h. Meslorrow
South Boston
John M. Sheridan
Theodore Valisor
A. L. Gardner
James O'Connell
Jerry O' Neill
G. A. Nate
B. F. Sanborn
George B. Livermore
Huch Reedr
W. B. French
Brighten
Chelsea’s Handsomest Men Lists Circulate Among Readers
Charles FE Cook G KE Dunebar John Lathan Edward L Willard John Duncan Percy Boarse George M Blandford JM Curley E F Cook Thomas Kl Frost of Chelsea’s handsomest men Tell your friends to look out for these interesting lists.
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Charles FE. Cook
G. KE. Dunebar
John Lathan
Edward L. Willard
John Duncan
Percy Boarse
George M. Blandford
J.M. Curley
E. F. Cook
Thomas Kl. Frost
Chelsea
Dorchester Glee Club Opens Season in Dorchester
Dorchester Glee Club held its first concert of the season at Milton with conductor Arthur W. Thayer and accompanist Mrs. Martha Dana Shepard leading a program that included Loyal Song, Sweet and Low, Serenade and Hunter's Joy. The group will repeat the program at Upham's Corner, and additional notices mention local lodge elections and upcoming social events.
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Dorchester Glee Club
Milton
Arthur W. Thayer
Martha Dana Shepard
Kueken
J. Barnby
Jan Call
Dudley Buck
E. Kremser
Asth Lr
Department of Putnam Nail Works
Quincy Coliseum
Village Congregational Church
John Durrell
Fred Swan
W. G. Swan
Spencer Hutchinson
Atherton Tucker
Fred Baker
Riversie
Royal Society of Good Fellows
Legion of Honor
Mattapan
Erooligs
Grove Hall
Dorchester’s Handsomest Men Listed Names and Prompt
A Dorchester feature lists figures such as H. F. Dean Solomon Wolfson William Ryan Dr H V Reynolds W 8 Bird Alexander Pope Henry W Edwards Edward D D Ingraham and Dr J T Sheiman as Dorchester’s handsomest men. Tell your friends.
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H. F. Dean
Solomon Wolfson
William Ryan
H. V. Reynolds
W. 8
Bird
Alexander Pope
Kenry W. Edwards
Edward DD
Ingraham
J. T. Sheiiman
William D. Ivare
Dorchester
Miss Allen Denounces Deer Island Dismissal
Miss H N Allen kitchen matron at Deer Island accuses Superintendent Gerrish of unjust dismissal on December 15, asserting coercive pressure to resign. She cites alleged reasons tied to letters to ex priest Morrill and visits by ex-officials, while officials say no hearing was sought and claim valid cause. Dr. Jenks says the board knows only of the notification of dismissal and that prisoners were controlled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. N. Allen
Deer Island
Gerrish
Morrill
Matthews
House of Marshall
Bedlam
Miss Allen
Jenks
Charlestown Names List of Police and Officials
A list of Charlestown personnel includes Lieutenant Phil Warren, Patrolmen John J. Greene John J. Keefe and M Morrin, Captain Francis Meredith, and others such as A A Boardman, K iD Robbies, Frank D. Woodbury, E M Taylor, and John M Uart. Tomorrow's Post will publish ten more names of the town's handsomest men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phil Warren
A. A. Boardman
John J. Greene
M. A. Morrin
John J. Keefe
Bor K. Id. Robbies
Frank D. Woodbury
Charlestown rail fight over new B & M track
Charlestown Neck residents protest Boston and Maine plans to lay a new track across Rutherford avenue and Main street without formal Railroad Commission approval. The Charlestown Improvement Association asks the board to order removal, citing 1890 grade crossing law.
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Charlestown
Charlestown Neck
Boston & Maine
Rutherford Avenue
Main Street
Charlestown Improvement Association
Railroad Commission
Nahum Chapin
George H. Gammons
F. L. Brown
John Reade
W. Lincoln
Ariel Adams
George B. Neal
E. W. Presho
George R. Kelso
Middlesex County Commissioners
Railroal
Eare
Sanborn
West End
TASTY WINDOW DRESSING
Busy shoppers fret over Christmas gifts as stores compete with festive windows. C E Osgood & Co at 744 Washington Street leads with a towering bower of lace and flowers, followed by displays of luxurious furniture, banquets, onyx tables, and Japanese bric-a-brac.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Osgood & Co
Washington Street
Herout
Christmas Slippers For Christmas Presents Trade Boom
A lively trade in handmade slippers for Christmas gifts prompts buyers to seek variety and fit. Shoppers are directed to Gaero OF at Hathaway Southarrington's, 36 Boylston Street, offering direct from maker footwear in numerous shades and styles.
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Hathaway
Southarrington’s
Boylston Street
Maker
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the Tribune
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Star of the Sea
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Susie Young
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