Hotel Fire Escapes Survey Uncovers Varied Installations
Inspectors reviewed multiple Boston hotels noting iron balconies rope and bridge escapes in some properties while others like the Boston Tavern and Quincy House lack complete systems. Several buildings report plans to add escapes though some managers dispute necessity citing fireproof construction and surrounding architecture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reynolds
Boston
Clark
Damrell
Tremont House
Parker
Young’s
Rogers
Sherman
Crawford House
Lee
Hanover Street
Sudbury
Pees Department
Revere House
Thorndike
Camrell
Michigan Supreme Court voids cumulative voting law for reps
The Michigan Legislature had enacted cumulative voting for multi member districts. County boards refused certificates, sending the case to the Supreme Court, which ruled the law unconstitutional. The court’s decision leaves the House at sixty eight Democrats to thirty four Republicans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
Mich
Supreme Court
Michigan Chap man graded fare bill upheld by court
The Michigan Supreme Court ruled the Chapman graded fare bill constitutional after Chicago and Grand Trunk challenged its railroad fare provisions. Railroads had refused to comply pending the ruling, and the decision came unanimously.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
Mich
Michigan
Chapman
Chicago & Grand Trunk
Supreme Court
Buying Abandoned Farms Near Haverhill N H
A good authority report states French Canadians near the state line are forming orgs to buy many abandoned farms in New Hampshire and Vermont. Emigration from lower Canada is expected next spring as committees proceed to purchase idle properties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Hampshire
Vermont
Haverhill, N. H
State Line
Canada
Weather Forecast for New England and Eastern New York
The weather indications forecast colder fair conditions with northwesterly winds through Thursday evening. Storm signals are displayed at Eastport indicating potential unsettled coastal conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New England
New York
Eastport
POSI S FORECAST FAIR WEATHER FOR NEW ENGLAND
The forecast calls for fair weather across New England with west or northwest winds and cooler temperatures than yesterday. Clouds may form tomorrow with little chance of rain, as a new storm area to the southwest moves in but likely not bring precipitation. The synopsis notes a cloud belt from Texas to the southern Lake regions, widespread rainfall in Arkansas and nearby areas, and varied readings across major cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
POSI
New England
Texas
Arkansas
Fort Smith
Ark
Memphis
Tenn
Fort Sill
Shreveport
Kansas City
Montana
Green Bay
Wis
St. Lawrence
Nova Scatia
Wisconsin
Nova Scotia
Halifax
St. Vincent
St. Paul
Chicago
Cincinnati
Eastport
Northfield
Nantucket
Block Island
Washington
West climate normal highs and lows records note
The record notes a normal maximum temperature of 66.9 degrees and a normal minimum of 20 degrees for West, reflecting standard climate statistics from historical years.
Sawtell Murder Trial Reciter: Defense Witnesses Fight Looms
Dover New Hampshire December 24 The Sawtell trial resumes with defense cross examination led by Attorney General Barnard. Witnesses recount domestic tensions between Hiram Sawtell and Jeannette, Isaac's suspected involvement, and Isaac's movements. Medical and ballistic experts debate wounds, timing, and decapitation, while jurors view maps and prison records. Final arguments set for tomorrow after a day of lengthy testimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dover
N. H
Sawtell
Barnard
Ida Kennedy
Boston
Miram Sawtell
Elizabeth Andrews
Ida
Hiram
Jeannette
Isaac
New Hampshire
Charles Tufts
John F. Springfield
Rochester
East Rochester
Wallace
Varney’s Mill
Frank E. Richardson
Hiiram
Ebenezer E. Grant
Great Falls
Levi G. Hill
Frank H. Draper
Harvard University
Suffolk County
Ham
Willeys
Hiram Falker
Heb
Boston Slums Debate and Street Nomenclature Oddities
A reader challenges Taverner’s remark about Boston’s slums versus London, citing Robert Treat Paine’s claim of worse Boston slums. The letter also notes absurd street naming near Avon Place and Temple Place, where intersections split into paired street names causing daily annoyances.
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Taverner
Boston
London
Robert
Paine
Buston
Avon Place
Temple Place
Washington Street
Bedford
West
Kneeland
Khot
Court
Hand Painted Shirts and the Artist’s Hand
A letter discusses the term hand painted in respect to shirt front decoration. It contrasts quick, hand drawn designs by a Tremont street shop with broader claims about painting by hand versus machinery. The author argues the phrase fits works showing direct hand effort and excludes artistic sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mia
Mr. Taverner
Tremont Street
Inquirer
A Disgruntled Tramp Describes New England Walks
A Boston observer praises New England scenery and easy access to country walks from Boston by rail and streetcar. He contrasts England’s open estates with local fences and “No trespassing” signs, urging Americans to share in generous, democratic access to nature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
New England
Europe
Providence
Columbus Avenue
Albany
Park Square
Rome
England
Eingland
Newport
Bar Harbor
Ireland
Earl of Kenmare
Lam
Auction Notice of Pewabic Mining Company Lands in Section 25
A detailed public sale notice outlines the auction of the northwest and northeast quarters of section 25 in township 55 north, range 34 west, with numerous reservations. It lists multiple leases and parcels held by Pewabic Mining Company and related conveyances to Detroit & Lake Superior Copper Company and others, describing exact boundaries and exceptions and detailing mineral rights retained and sale conditions. The document includes years of prior leases from 1864 to 1879 and references to specific deeds and record volumes in Shoughton County Michigan.
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Circuit Court OF the United States
Western District of Michigan
Northern Division
Thomas J. Mason
William Hart Smith
Sullivan Fallon
Pewabic Mining Company
Johnson Vivian
Henry Billings
Thomas H. Perkins
Alden
Buttrick
Daniel L. Demmon
Pewabic Copper Company
Thomas N. Mason
William Hartsmith
Sullivan Ballou
Alden B. Kuttrick
Daniel J. Deramon
Court House
Houghton
Michigan
Portage Lake
Pewabie Mining Company
Forthwest
Ulty-five
Fifty
August Coburn
William Tewk
Office of the Register of Deeds
Shoughton County
Franklin Mining Company
Register
Said
Detroit & Lake Superior Copper Company
Sammel F. Hodge
John Senter
Sai
Pnublic
Joseph Hamel
William Hosking
Liver I
Pewabie
Thomas Odgers
John Philips
Quincy & Torch Lake Railroad
the Register of Deeds
Lot
Thirty-Six
Fifty-Five
Thomas W. Edwards
Liber
Reeister
Marquette, Mich
Peter White
Dickinson, Thurber & Stevenson
Thomas
Dunstan
Alfred Russell
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Michigan Legislature
House
Henry I. French
Concord
N. J
Daniels
Hiram Sawtell
Grace Hewitt
Horatio Harris & Co., Auctioneers and Commission Merchants
State Street
Pawnee
Messina
Messina Lemona
Palermo
Fiske’s Wharf
Valencia Oranges
Catalonia
Valencia
Florida
Gate City
Lewis Wharf
R. L. Day & CO
The
Boston Stock Exchange
Old Boston Nat. Bank
Market Nat. Bank
Nat
Webster Bank
Central Nat
Bank of Worcester
Citizens’ Nat
Putnam Nail Co
Nat. Bank
McKay Metallic Fast
North Nat Bank
Suffolk Nat. Bank
Bank of Republic
Market Bank of Brighton
Merrimack Mtg. Co
Boston Selting Co
Middlesex Mills
Wakefield Rattan Co
Boston & Albany RR
Boston Cab Co
Ft. Payne Coal & Iron Co
Do Winner Investment Co
St. Johnsbury & Lake Champlain RR
St. Sate Oe
Lake Champlain RR
Serip
National Payee & Deb.Co. of
Lynn & Boston Horse RR
Boston & Lowell RR
Oregon Short Line
Utah No. RR. Co
Consol Tm
Cedar Rapids & Mo. River RR
Lombard Investment Co
National Mtge. & Deb. Co
Austin City KR. Co
Gainesville St. Ry. Co
Gainesville Town & Improvement Co
Austin City RR. Co
Francis Henshaw & Coo
Congress Street
Corner Exchange Place
Lombard Invest. Co
O. A
Dakota Loan & Trust Co
Yale & Laconia Lock Co
Boston Belting Co
City of Minneapolis
Park Loan
Kansas & Mo. Rivers RR
Currant River RR
Kansas City, Clinton & Springfield
Sumawinunul Ae Dali
Metropolitan N. Bank
Columbian N. Bank
Faneuil Hall Nat. Bank
Shawmut N. Bank
Naumkeag Steam Cotton Co
Cabot Mfg. Co. Appleton Co
Merrimack Man. Co
Gt. Fails Man. Co
Cocheco Mfg
Everett Mills
Pacific Mille
Union Pacific, Omaha & Bridge RR
Portsmouth
Falls & Conway RR. Co
American Waltham Watch Co
Old Colony RR
American Bell Telephone Co
Oregon RR. & Navigation
Marquette & Ontonagon RR
Boston & Maine RR. Co
Astern RR
N. HH
Pueblo Smelting & Refining Co
EL. & T. Fairbanks Co
Biookline Gas Light Co
Malden & Melrose Gas Light Co
McKay & Bigelow Heeling Machine Asso
Broaton Athensanm
Steinway
Pease
M. Steinert & Sons
Tremont & Boylston Sts
Brailroads
Fitchburg Railroad
Hoosac Tunnel
Causeway Street
Por
Troy
Dette Albany
Bellows Falls
Burling- Oreton
St. Albans
Montreal
Niagara Falls
Erie
St. Louis
Michigan Central
Wabash
Ain
Bellows Malls
Belmont
Waverley
Brattleboro
Miller’s
Cambridge
Dan Qin
Tuffalo
One
Ee Concord
Vitehburg
Gardner and Miller’s Falls
Streenfield
Mloosick Falls
Johnstonville
N. Y
Lincoln
Marlboro
Hudson and Maynard
Nashan
NS. EE
Ayer Junction
North Adams
Williamstown
North Leominater
Saratoga
Union Square
Somerville
Sunoday
Waltham
Watertown
Union Market
Mt. Auburn
Worcester
John Adams
J. Whitmore
J.R. Watson
L Pass
Boston & Albany
R. R
Efrfect
Cleveland
Indianapolis
Southwestern Limited
Wagner
Detroit
Buffalo
New York Limited
Springfield
Washington St
Kneeland St
Hanson
Gen
Philadelphia
Baltimore
VIA
Central Railroad OF
New Jersey
Philadelphia & Reading R. R
Baltimore & Ohio RR
Liberty St
North River
Loston
Fall River
Plymouth
Fprovidence
Brooklyn
Jersey City
Annex Boat
Hkaggage
Old State House
Park Square Station
Old Colony Railroad
J. R. Kendricl
Gev. L. Connor
L. L. Palmer
Newburgh
Railroads
Onice
Mepot
Koston Depot
Summer Street
Hartford
Norwich
Chicazgeo
Kk. K
Foruyde Park
Beadville
Walvole
Milford
Ihr
Franklin
Blackstone
Easter
South Bridge
Putnam
New London
Willimantic
Harteford
Waterbury
Dan Gurry
Fishkill-On-Hudson
Points West
Erie Railroad
Norwood Central
Fivde Park
Woonsocket Division
Boston & Albany Railroad
Needham
Highlandville
Upper Falls
Medfield
WestMedway
Woonsocket
D. H. Nicnolls
Cnns
Howard
A. C. Kendall
Agi
Maine
City Ticket Office
Corner State Street
NEW Southern Train Service
Weston
Southern Diy
Cansewiy Street
Poughkeepsie Bridge
Poughkeepsie
Vullman
Augusta
Haymarket Sq
Causeway St
Bangor
Upper Conds
Haymarket St
Lewiston
Blanchester
N. 15
St. John
North Conway
Maine Central
Grand Trunk BR. Ee
Calais
N. BB
Portland
Portland Street
Manchester
N. Hi
Lebanon
White River
Bristol
Claremont
St. Bernsbury
Sherbrooke
Quebec
Kanover
Phetford
Bradford
Newbury
Montpelier
Essex
Funet
Burlington
Boston Air Line
Jas. T. Furber
Gen’l
D. J. Flanders
Stonington Line
Stonington
Washinton Street
J. W. Miller
J. W. Richardson
Agant
C. H. Briggs
Bosto
N. E
N.E
Tralin. Co. T. Hempstead
Gen‘ Pass
E. van Noorden & CO
Oss Harrison Ave
Goston
Snow & CO
Fulton St
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