Elevated railroads urged as sole cure for horse car chaos
A Boston Post interview with a leading expert argues elevated railways, powered by steam, as the only lasting solution to crowded streets and horse car blockages. He cites speed, reduced surface traffic, and longer trains as key benefits, while noting electric motors lag current practicality. He favors state oversight via a governor‑appointed commission or the railroad commission for surface and elevated schemes, with provisional charters likely for practical suburban lines.
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Soley Reviews Civil War Naval Campaigns and Future Navy Needs
Professor Soley’s last Lowell Institute lecture surveys Civil War naval campaigns from Fort Henry Donelson to Vicksburg and Mobile. He details gunboats, river obstructions, and key actions, praising Commodore Porter and Farragut before urging a robust future navy to deter global threats.
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Wet Mames for Special Delivery Letters at the Post Office
Two dozen boys in costumes acted as messengers delivering special delivery letters in a Boston post office. They lounged between duties, waited for more letters, and joked about the cold, with eight cents per delivery and a rotating system from the elevator to the balcony. The scene illustrated the labor and humor of daily postal work amid winter conditions.
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le Banda
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Devonshire Street
Hotels Undergo Extensive Renovations In Boston
Four leading Boston hotels the Revere Tremont Parker House and the Quincy reveal major renovations reflecting a pickup in travel. The Revere adds a marble cafe hairdresser and rebuilt kitchen with fresh furnishings and a 100 guest capacity. Tremont adapts a new ground floor entrance rotunda marble stairs and expanded dining rooms. Parker House advances a rotunda and ornate public spaces while Quincy enhances rooms and overall comfort to stay in the city’s front rank of hotels.
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Parker House
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Current and Coming Attractions An nounced for Local Theatres
Local playhouses announce a busy slate for January and February. Misa Clars Morris comes to Globe Theatre on Feb 1, while Comedy of Errors enters its second Boston Theatre week. Upcoming acts include W A Mestayer, Ka Mulle, Sol Smith Russell, and Mme Nilsson forecast for spring tours. Christmas matinees at Boston venues and cyclorama updates at Gettysburg are noted among many listings.
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Globe Theatre
Boston Theatre
W. A. Mestayer
We, Us & Co
Ka Mulle
Bijou
Dimples
Louise Pomeroy
Charles H. Hoyt
Sol Smith Russell
Park Theatre
Felix McKustick
Mierzwincki
Boston ‘Theatre
Kelly and
Maron
The
Tigers
Frank Mayo
Norceck
Manseer Harris
Howard
Mme. Nilsson
Ety
Hollis Street
Victories Loftus British Blondes
Windsor Theatre
Two Johns
Gilmora
Mme
Acelina Latti
Mapleso
Charles Barron
Rover
Hugh de Brasin
Boston Museum
Hugh Conway
der. Comyns Carr
Gus Williams
Howard Tonight
Lawrence Barrett
Lanciette
Yorick
Cassius
Bernedick
David Garrick
Gringoire
Victor Hugo
Hernani
Charlotte Walter
New York
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A. S. Phillips
U and I
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E. Humphrey Allen
Saran C. Fisher
Hattie J. Clapper
Messrs. Whitney Mockridge
Myron W. Whitney
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Erwin Booth
Brutus
Variety
World’s Museum
Windsor
Winnett
Tot
Annie Jones
Captain Decourcey
Colonel Goshen
Gaunt
Arem
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New York Financial Market Snapshot December 19
The day shows money on call at 2 3 percent with firm Sterling and strong government bonds. Rail bonds steady, markets dull with a cautious wait until January. exports and imports large, West Shore bonds chosen, and notable activity in railroad shares and various central securities.
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Sterling Exchange
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Ohio
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Kansas Pacific
Missouri Pacific
Southern Pacific
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Vandalla
Terre Haute
Lawson & Co
Drexel, Morgan & Co
New York Central
Chicago
Market report notes visible supply rise and weak wheat pressure
A late update from Chicago brokers reports a further rise in visible wheat supply with holders selling freely and foreign markets weak. Delineated prices show declines across cash and near term contracts while corn remains weak and weekly export volumes from Atlantic ports stay near 1,000 600 bushels.
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George E. Eldridge & Co
Chicago
Emery & Hodges
No. 28
State Street
Foreign markets report from London and Havana trade round up
London reports mixed cargoes and steady to dull movements in wheat corn and provisions with U S prices noted. Liverpool quotes quiet wheat and steady corn while cotton in Havana shows active but restrained trade with rain hampering sugar production and freight shifts rising. Bond quotes and exchange rates indicate firm markets and holiday closings in London.
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Beerbohm
Chamber of Commerce
Liverpool
Turk Deerer
California
Uplands
Orleans
United States
Atlantic
Great Western
Erie
Ilinois Central
St. Paul Common
Havana
New York
Matanzas
Ravina
Porta
Foreign Import Goods Reported On Steamers From London To Halifax
The list records cargoes aboard the Steamer Catedosia from London cleared December 16, with items including canned goods, lumber, dairy products, and machinery. the Steamer York City cleared December 17 carrying oil, books, apples, sewing machines, musk, and meats. Halifax bound ships Fearnot Linn O DES and Yar moutm carry cotton, wax, canned goods, toys, and dry foods. detailed tonnages and quantities accompany each vessel's manifest.
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Eng
Sue & Thou
Ondon
Yora City
Halifax
Fearnot
Steamer Linn O
Yarmoush
Litania
Imports at Bovion Grand River Pei Potatoes and logwood
A fragmented shipping list records schooners and cargoes at Grand River and Minnagoane. Items include Morash and Corcica boats carrying potatoes in bushels, logwood in pounds and bales, coffee and oranges, with firms Phipps & Russell and Sanborn & Co named among consignors and buyers.
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Grand River
Pei
George CU Rockwell
Hayil
Dreamer Haytian Kepwbi
Phipps & Ruseli
Lewi
Minnagoane
Sarah Godfrey
Fragments of 19th Century Freight Totals Across Rail Lines
A long OCR list records diverse freight items across multiple railroads including Boston and Albany, Grand Junction, Providence, New York Central, Fitchburg, and Boston and Maine divisions. Entries show cotton bales, wool bales, corn, oats, barley, beef and pork, butter, cheese, eggs, potatoes, hay, lumber, hides, leather, and various crates with varying quantities. Distinct entities include railroad names, commodity types, and numeric counts, illustrating intricate midwestern and eastern trade in a single dispatch.
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Boston and Albany Railroad
Tgrand Junction
Provdecce Reilroad
Tbs
Boston and Ware Saukced
Boston
Maine
Total Receipts of Staple Products Dec 19 at This Port
Totals of staple receipts from all shipment points, including commodities in transit, are compared with last year on Dec 19. Items listed include wool, flour, cornmeal, oats, beans, wheat, barley, leather, tallow, hides, skins, grease, peels, tea, and coterminous goods with year totals for 1886 1885 and 1884.
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Sutter
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Baltimore and Ohio Rail Plan Linked to Harrisburg Route
Rail developments revive Baltimore and Ohio efforts to connect with Reading at Harrisburg. A Martinsburg branch would link with Western Maryland at Hagerstown, then with Harrisburg and Potomac at Shippensburg. Progress on a Harrisburg bridge halted by a South Pennsylvania contract dispute. New line aims to cut Philadelphia distance by about fifty miles and may realign routes via Hanover Junction. Garrett signals B&O as an independent New York trunk line amid general rail changes. The New Haven Railroad loses freight depot access at Ventre and Frankun streets.
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Consolidation Rumor Around Major Railroads. Early 1880s Outlook
Rumors circulate that Missouri Pacific may merge with Missouri, Kansas and Pacific on a one share to three basis. December week rail earnings show mixed results with Chicago and Alton down and Canadian Pacific and Oregon Railway up. New track built totals 60 miles, raising 1885 year to date to 268 miles. 1872–1885 comparisons listed. Charles St. Adair named agent for Blue Line and Canada Southern at Portland with duties from Portland to Maine Central and Ogdensburg networks. Kansas City Fort Scott and Golf earnings for December show gains. Chicago and West Michigan and Kansas City Springfield and Memphis lines report mixed totals since Jan 1.
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Multiple Insolvencies and Attachments Across Firms
The report lists several bankruptcies and arrangements including Vittum boot and shoe, Lynn. Hathaway nurgeryman Oxford. Leavitt Old town carpenter. Solomons & Co. Boston. Shattuck & Son Neshus. Spooner Easton assignment. Mowry & Co. Spragfield compromise. Lee & Co. Shirtings. Walker New Bedford grocer. a disputed mortgage against Kiregie Kiley. Cook Haverhill. Huyett & Co. Detroit. Hargreaves Liverpool New York Chicago. and Suffolk County real estate attachments detailing cases against Wakefield, Newall, Milmore, Wetmore, O Douvel, Kaulbath.
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Oldtown
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Atlantic Avenue
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Liverpool
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Rockwell and Churchill Issue Giary Leader for Notes and Memoranda
Rockwell and Churchill, the well known printers, publish the Giary Leader. It is a fine specimen of the art preservative and arranged for notes of the past and memoranda of the future. It is neat and likely to be very useful.
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Milling stock closes in San Francisco on December 19
The official closing prices list milling stocks. Lest and Belcher Eds quote at 144, Hale and Norcross at 4, Bodie Con at 0, Eureza Con at 1 1/2, and Caia & Va and Savaz Con show minor values amid a fluctuating market.
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Doyleh Blaker at Boston Deco 15
Rev D Brad Lee reports on a ceremony in Boston Deco 15 where John T Doyle transfers to Amanda Blake. The event features attendees and a formal name change or bequeathal noted by the clergy.
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Rev. D Bradlee
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Death notices from Boston area locals December deaths
Susan L Smith of East Lexington dies at 63 widow of Wiliam H Smith services at residence with brother R W Holbrook on December 22 burial private. Anna Fugler daughter of J C Converse of Boston to be married at Mt Auburn chapel December 24. Calvin W Angier dies suddenly in South Boston at 77. Dexter of Dorchester Parkman Dexter aged 62. Elizabeth Joe Mackenzie of South Boston aged 52. Eleanor Clarke of Sherborn aged 68. Samuel Marden of Newton aged 77 years 10 months 16 days.
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