Police Statistics Show Decline in Crime and Expanded Force Needs
The second annual report to Governor Robinson details the Boston Police Department for the year ending Nov. 30. It notes 28,510 total arrests, a drop from the prior year, and a rise in liquor law violations though overall crime declines. The force numbers 759 active officers, with calls for a paid reserve to cover absences, and a budget showing substantial license revenue alongside continued gaps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Police
Robinson
SGOS
Boston
Supreme Judicial Court
Commonwealth
Detra
Board of Health
Perkins Institution Report shows growth and debt for blind school
The fifty fifth annual report for the Perkins Institution and Massachusetts School for the Blind covers a year of rapid pupil growth and good health. It notes one death from malarial fever in Rhode Island and the death of Miss Caroline A. Sawyer, a longtime janitress, at 66. Total connected to the institution reaches 580 with 146 pupils and 34 staff, while admissions demand increases. The report details staff retention, resignations, a new kindergarten building in Roxbury with about 12 to 15 infants, and a debt of roughly 12,000 to complete and furnish the house. Treasurer’s figures show receipts of 136,176.56 and a year-end balance of 36,327.45. The loss of several trustees, especially Mrs. Anagnos, is noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perkins Institution
Massachusetts School For the Blind
Rhode Island
Howe
Caroline A. Sawyer
TSO
Tremont Temple
Anna Ss. Low
Mary C. Moore
Roxbury
Anagnos
Christmas concert at Second Church and Unity with multiple anthems
The program lists Christmas preludes and hymns at Second Church and Church of the Unity including Buck and Handel pieces, Magnificat style chants, orchestral solos, and organ postludes. Performers include Mrs Emma Weller French, Miss Vauline Hammond, L H Chubbuck, A F Harlow, Jeannette W Crawford, and Howard M Dow with Arnold Moldauer and Heinrich Sehhnecker assisting. A children's festival and evening services feature Mendelssohn, Bach Gounod, and Handel works with choirs and soloists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buck
Farmer
Tours
Bristow
Salutaris
van la Hache
Gloria
von la Hache
Emma Weller
Vauline Hammond
L. H. Chubbuck
A. F. Harlow
Jeannette W. Crawford
Church of the Unity
Dudley Buck
Handel
Minot J. Savage
Howard M. Dow
Messiah
Novello
Adolphe Adam
Bach—Gounod
Avian
Lord
Gilchrist
Richardson
Annie H. Lord
Charles R. Adams
Jacob Benzing
Chappell
Ward
Rossini
Batiste
Cornet
Adam
Christ
Howe
Meyerbeer
Tragic Malden Rails Incident And Elderly Woman Dies
An unknown man stepped onto the tracks at Malden station and was struck by a Boston and Maine locomotive, identified as Thomas Wrynn of Edgeworth. Wrynn, said to be insane, appeared to have jumped before the engine. Earlier, Mary Powers, 70, fell on Malden street stairs in Edgeworth and died instantly after striking her head while living with her daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston & Maine Railroad
Malden
Thomas Wrynn
Edgeworth
Danvers
Mary Powers
Malden Street
Edgeworth District
Masconn
Winifred Loobey
City of
Boston
Elmwood Street
Roxbury
Stony Brook
John W. Keith
T. M. Babson
George Moffette, Jr
Thomas C. Brown
Englewood Avenue
Horace Ware
A. Blume
L. J. Elder
Night raid on Avery street gambling house arrests five
Lieutenant Irish with Sergeant Rich Special Officer Franks and patrolmen Brazer and Berry raided a gambling house at 10 Avery Street arresting David Lanahan Howard F Doyle and George H Bradley for gambling and Joseph Loftus and Edward Flanagan for being present. Officers seized a large quantity of gambling implements valued at 500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irish
Rich
Mansman’s Peptonized Beef Tonic claims full beef nutrition
Men?mans Peptonized Beef Tonic marketed as the sole preparation containing all nutritious properties of beef. It purports blood making and life sustaining benefits for indigestion nervous debility and enfeebled conditions including exhaustion overwork and pulmonary illness. Caswell Vazard & Co New York sell through druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mensman
Caswell, Vazard & Co
New York
Grady Welcomed Home After New England Speech
Henry W. Grady arrived in Atlanta to a huge crowd at the depot on December 24. The band played Yankee Doodle as he was escorted to the Kimball House for a victory speech praising sectional harmony and nationwide reconciliations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Henry W. Grady
New England Society
New York
Grady
Kimball House
Funeral for Colonel Isaac Hull Wright at Universalist Church
The body of Colonel Isaac Hull Wright was buried yesterday after funeral services in the Universalist Church on Columbus Avenue. Attendees included military and civil figures, Mexican veterans, Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company, city officials, Masons, and clergy. The Weber quartet performed, services led by Rev. A. A. Miner, and burial followed at Mt. Auburn in the presence of immediate relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac Hull Wright
Universalist
Columbus Avenue
Colonel Wright
Henry W. Chester
William Hurd
David Ward
H. A. M’glenen
John H. Keyes
Nelson Vialle
Providence
The
Ancient and Honorable
Brien
Burrell
John P. Dorr
Davis
Jenkins
Common Council
Ross
Osborn
Cross
Talbot
General Banks
Colonel Stevenson
Hiram Lodge
Free and Accepted Masons of
Arlington
W. B. George T. Tufts
W.B. C. H. Prentiss
W. B. Edward Stover
W. B. W. EH. Pool
W. B. Charles B. Fessenden
Grand Masonic Lodge of
Massachusetts
Ephraim H. Howland, Jr
Henry G. Fay
Weber Quartet
A. A. Miner
Mt. Auburn
East Weynmouth Shoe Makers Adopt Union Price List
M C Dizer and Company of East Weynmouth adopt a price list from the Lasters Protective Union executive committee. The list sets per case and per pair prices for various toe designs and boot types with limited workloads and machine lasting. The firm reports minor moderations accepted and says all parties are satisfied with the new terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Weynmouth
M. C. Dizer & Co
The
Lasters’ Protective Union
London
Aldermen to Hold Joint Convention for School Board Vacancies
The Lowell aldermen vote to hold a joint convention with the school committee to elect successors to Walter H. Leighton and Walter N. Lancaster, whose seats were declared vacant Thursday. The convention is set for January 1, 1887, with a lively session anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell
Walter H. Leighton
Walter N. Lancaster
Weather Outlook for New England and New York Seaboard
For twenty four hours from 7 a.m. Saturday December 25 the forecast calls for rain or snow in New England with southerly winds turning colder from the west. Eastern New York may see rain followed by fair, colder weather with northwesterly winds. Cautionary northwest signals remain at Atlantic coast stations from Eastport to Norfolk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New England
New York
Atlantic
Eastport
Norfolk
Meteorological Record Across Stations Observations
Yesterday's weather record compiles observations up to 10 p m from all stations at the same moment. It notes temperatures, wind directions, and humidity to compare regional atmospheric conditions.
Arrival Notices From London Harbor and New York
Steamers Suevia from New York and Borderer from Boston arrived off the Lizard and in London today. The Magdalene from Mamburae also reached New York harbor today, marking multiple vessel arrivals across transatlantic routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
New York
Lizard
Borderer
Boston
Magdalene
Mamburae
Reform of Article Eight in Mexican Central Railroad Contract
A Mexican article details the reform of Article 8 of the 1880 concession law, authorizing the Mexican Central Railroad Company to form or contract with new companies for Pacific lines from Aguascalientes to San Luis Potosi and Tampico, with rights to lease or transfer operations and to issue shares or bonds. The measure outlines payment, transfer, and liability terms, with government approval and timelines, dated November 30 1886 and December 11 1886, and notes related corporate notices and broader U S railway developments news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Mexican Central Railroad Company
Aguascalientes
San Luis
Potosi
Tampico
Mexican Central Railroad Company (Limited
Department of Public Works
San Luis Potosi
Central Railway Company
Mexican Central Railway Company
Mexican Central Railway Company (Limited
A Ee
Fec
Lmited
Central Railroad Company (Limited
Michigan Central Instates Mileage Basis Rates January 1 1887
Chicago dispatch reports the Michigan Central Railroad will implement mileage based minimum through rates starting January 1 1887. The move replaces regular tariffs and sets arbitrary minimum proportions for connections with other lines. It claims interior roads ship grain from Ohio to New England at 20 cents per 160 pounds, 10 cents below current tariffs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan Central
Chicago
Michigan Central Railroad Company
Ohio
New England
Toledo
Detroit
Cleveland
Central Vermont Announces New Return and Mileage Ticket Prices
The Central Vermont railroad will post a notice starting Jan 1 offering return tickets between all stations on its line for ten days at about three cents per mile each way, a 15 to 20 percent cut. One thousand mile tickets will be $20 for a year, two thousand mile tickets will be discontinued, and five hundred mile tickets at $12.50 will continue to be sold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Vermont
Central Vermont Railroad
Alonzo Josselyn
Jamaica Plain
County of Norfolk
Massachusetts
Suffolk Savings Bank
Suffolk
Ruyzles Street
Horace H. Moses
Norfolk
Josselyn
Campbell, Whittier & Co
Hampshire Street
Orange Street
Ruggles
Henry Parker
Railway stockholders hear gains on passenger and freight traffic
The directors report New Haven and Northampton lines show expenses 550 201 dollars and earnings 838 069 dollars with an increase of 38 584. Insurance of 700 000 in 5 percent bonds reduced floating debt leaving 75 000 and saving 7000 in interest. Passengers 538 084 up 47 631 and freight 508 016 tons up 54 302. Memphis Charleston reports December weekly gains totaling 83 566 since January 1. St Paul shows December weekly loss 26 308 but annual gain 299 037. New York Central steel car stockholders meet to discuss results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven & Northampton Road
Memphis & Charleston
St. Paul
New York Central Sleenine Car Company
Courts Rule Infringement Case On Electric Gas Lighting Patents
United States Circuit Court decisions find Boston Electric Company infringed patent 280590 on electric gas lighting apparatus. Decree for complainant against the defendant. similar Tirrell reissue patent claims deemed void. no infringement found for the second device. bill dismissed with costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Electric Company
Charles E. Fuller
George F. Pinkham
Jacob P. ‘Tirrell
J.E. Abbott
FE. P. Payson
Electric Gas Lighting Company
Tirrell
Wheeler
Fed
Divorce libel heard with no full marriage claim in Norcross case
The libel for divorce Norcross vs Norcross was argued by Nathan Morse for the respondent and General Butler for the libellant. It is claimed there was never any marriage before any magistrate or authorized minister. Decision reserved. In a malpractice case Annie B. Stagdale v Baker, jury not agreed at adjournment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norcross
Nathan Morse
General Butler
Superior Court
DEWEX
Annie B. Stagdale
William H. Baker
Mrs Wood's Will Validated Large Cambridge Charity Bequests Named
Mrs Caroline A Wood who died in Cambridge on December 6 left property to charity. The will gives full disposal power with intestate fallback to heirs. Planned distributions include 50000 to Wellesley College 35000 to Bates College 2500 Avon Place Home Cambridge 5000 American Board of Foreign Missions 25000 Cambridge home for aged women, remainder for poor women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline A. Wood
Cambridge
Caleb Wood
Wood Memorial Church
Wood
Wellesley College
Bates College
Avon Place
American Board of Foreign Missions
Ex Alderman Charlie B Waite Released From Detention
Ex Alderman Charlie B. Waite left the House of Detention this afternoon and met with Inspector Byrnes at police headquarters. He plans to go into the country for a time and may stay until the next trial of a bribery case. He refused to discuss the bribery matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Charlie’ B. Waite
Byrnes
Newell vs City of Newton jury awards eight thousand dollars
In Middlesex Superior Court on December 24 Judge Thompson presiding the jury ruled for the plaintiff Newell against the City of Newton with a damages award of $8000. Counsel included Charles Robinson and William B. Gale for the plaintiff and W. 8. Slocum for the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson Et al
McDonald
Turner
Abbott
Hurley
Pet's
Sullivan
Tyler
Brigham
Morse
Curtis
Libby
American Rapid Telegraph Co
Judd
Leland
Hassan
Fairbanks
Namythe
Postanka
Gale
Moors
Willis
Dean
Eager
Journal Newspaper
Chase
Sherman
Mullen
Pro Ami
Hodgson
Cullen
Billingsly
Brogan
City of
Cambridge
Prangs Fine Christmas Cards by Leading Artists
The house of Prang & Co offers a premier collection of 1886 Christmas and holiday cards featuring work by noted designers Miss Humphreys Cousins Bridges Gibson Mrs. Whitney and others. Cards range from lavish satin finishes to simple prefaced designs with naturalistic decoration. Also highlighted is John Wanamaker’s Dickens calendar with color prints and daily Dickens quotations. A winter jottle of Coes Cough Balsam is advertised as a home remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Prang & Co
Prang
Miss Humphreys
Philadelphia
Tilly Slowboy
Rookery
Auction Sale At Kr L Day & Company Overview
Auction sale listing by Kr L Day & Company Stock Auctioneers at Merchants' Exchange Building includes 6 shares Mason and Hamlin Organ Co 70 shares Big Lode Mining Co and numerous bank and railroad securities offered as collateral or inventory. Items span Boston area firms including Merchants National Bank Lowell Manufacturing and Tremont and Suffolk Mills with varied maturities and conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KR. L. Day & Company
No. SE State St
Merchants’ Exchange Building
Mason and Hamlin Organ Co
Big Lode Mining Co
Do Eastern Milling Co
Winnisimmet Co
Boston
Stock Listings and Bond Notes from Salem and Nearby Rail Lines
Stocks and bonds dated Wednesday December 29 1886 list holdings in Nauimkeag National Bank Salem National Exchange Bank Addax Bastings Machine Co various railroad securities including Cincinnati Chicago St Louis and others along with mortgages and city bonds. Several entries note executor orders and financial concerns across banks railroads and manufacturing firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nauimkeag Nat'l Bank
Salem
National Exchange Bank
Addax Basting Machine Co
Cin. & St. L. RR. Co
Ctf
Old Colony RR. Co
Merchants’ National Bank
Metropolitan RR. Co
Portsmouth
Cleveland
Rutland RR
Central
Im. Air Line
Hamilton Mfg. Co
Pleasant Hill & de Soto
Boston & Albany RR
N. E
European & No. American RR. Co
Toledo, Cin
St. Louis
Concord
N. H
Burl. & Mo. River RR
Neb
Concord & Montreal RR
State National Bank
New York
New Haven & Hartford R. R. Co
Newton & Waltham Gas Lt. Co
Williams Market Asso
Grand Trunk
Ft. Scott
Eastern & Memphis R. Bk
LY Lo
Chicago, Wilmington & Vermilion Coal Co
Do. Nat. Exchange Bk
Second N. Bank
Old Boston N. Bank
Boston Gas Lt. Co
First Ward National Bank
Do Revere House Co
Do Warren National Bank
Peabody
T'G. Co
Also Mentioned on This Page
Commission
School For the Blind
Universalist Church
P.m. Tain
Boston Observer's Office
LA. A
A.M. Pou. P
Ateck
Portian
Mt Washington
Block Island
New London
Con
Albany
Sin Ie
Clear
Charleston
Savannah
Jacksonville
Clear Atlanta
Cri
Fair New Orleans
Memphis
Cloudy Cincinnati
Pittsburg
Cloudy
Buffalo
Cloudy Oswego
Ease
Marquette
OG S
Ogg
Milwaukee
SOAG
Duluth
Sjc
Minn
Seagoues
Sic Eater
Leavenworth
Kan
Bismarck Asters
Clear Cheyenne
Fair North Platte
el Paso
Santa Fe i
Pacific and
Ac Es . Fernandez
Congress
Republic
Wagner Palace Car Company
H.W. Webb
United States
Canada
Prescott & Arizona Central Railway
Phenix
Flagstaff
Glebe
Southern California
San Bernardino
California Southern
Southern Pacific
Riverside
Santa Anna
Los Angeles
Los Aneles
San Bernadino & Lugonia
San Beata & Crainville
San Jacinto
Anaheim & San Diego
Denver & Rio Grande Road
United States Circuit Court
Devens, J
Gibsonton, Monongahela River
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
Les
Richards & CO
Reade St
John C. Wilmerding
Wilmerding, Hogtet & CO
White St
Leonard Street
Samuel Bunting’s
Middlesex County
Coe’s
Samuel Hatch & CO
Congress Street
Boylston Street
Milk Street
Nathaniel J. Bradlee
Arnold A. Rand
Market Street
Brighton
Warren Avenue
Boston Stock Exchange
Shabu
Leominster Nat'l Bank
Waterloo
Iowa
Gaslight Co
Wilton Co
Concord Rd
Newton & Watertown Gaslight Co
Shoe and Leather National Bank
Blackstone National Bank
Natl
Bank
Bank of Commerce
Aia
Ers
Slate Natl. Bank
Merchants’ Natl
Natl Bank
Third Natl
Cheshire Rd
Pid. Vt. & Mass
Chicago Rolling Mills
Bpeecavta
Bay State Live Stock Co
Heshire Ra
Tater UY
Lake Her Free Rd
Burl. & Mo
Francis Henshaw & CO
State Street
Merchants’ Exchange
First Fieer Room
Boston & Lowell R. R. Co
Horatio Harris & CO
Auctioneers and Commission Merchants
Guich and Blood
Valencia Oranges
Pier 2
Steamship ‘‘Newcomer
Messina Oranges
Palermo
Fiske’s Wharf
State St
Florida
Macon
Almeria
Ex Steamers
Mitchell’s
Chichester
Chichester Chemical CO
Penn
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