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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Dec 27, 1894

Page

5

Market Slump Persists Amid Holiday Trading

The Dec 26 market report shows a holiday mood with many stocks slipping. Distillers strong on west buying. Bache controls over 5000 Distillers shares. New York Philadelphia Boston interest disbursements near 75 million, 10 million, 9 million respectively. St. Paul weak on poor traffic. Merchants Bank stock small sale. Vermont & Massachusetts railroad slips. News notes include New York & New England rail reorganization talks and James R. Watson named as potential president. Fairbank & Co. wins Cottolene trademark case. Oregon Short Line receiver hearings set for Jan 15 in Portland.

Chicago St. Paul London Bache New York Philadelphia Boston Pacific Railroad Vermont & Massachusetts Railroad National Tube Works Illinois Steel Pacific Mills New England Street Railroad Company New Haven Plymouth New York & New England Railroad New England James R. Watson Fitchburg United States Circuit Court of the Southern District of American Cotton Oil Organization Oregon Barekrap Blue Island American Federation of Labor Denver Bay State Gas Bears Hornblower and Guild United States Rubber Company Atchison Joint Executive Reorganization Committee The Europe Lee, Higginson & Co Boston, Hoosac Tunnel Continent of Trieste St. Mary’s Canal Pinkham

Car yard accident injures Somerville man in East Boston

John Hodson aged 38 of Somerville suffered a severe crushing injury to his right hand while coupling cars yesterday in the Albany freight yard East Boston. He was taken to City Hospital for treatment.

John Hodson Somerville Albany Boston City Hospital

Eminent Physician Dr Parker Promotes Self Preservation

An advertisement touts W H Parker MD as a leading social reform physician and Peabody Medical Institute consultant. It claims a prize essay on exhausted vitality and related afflictions, offers a 370 page book The Science of Free Life, 125 prescriptions, and a discounted price of one dollar.

W.H. Parker Toston AMEF Peabody Medical Institute National Medical Association

New England Society Pioneers Meet at United States Hotel

Nearly three dozen members and directors of the New England Society of California Pioneers gathered for the monthly meeting and dinner. John Conness chaired in the president’s absence and urged defense of pioneers against West vices charges. A pamphlet print of Farwell’s speech was approved. The group noted pioneers’ honesty and preserved gold earnings, with the average age 69 and a full attendee list.

New England Society of California Pioneers United States John Conness Conness Farwell San Francisco Lick California Messrs Harrington Fifield Browne Prescott Boston Chipman Scott Stearns Sibley Weston Thompson Mitchell Breed McAvoy Hayward Mower Tolman Sherman Houghton Samuel F Ballou Stumeke Richardson Gleason Boynton Pierce W A. Pierce Jordan Wadsworth John Weserell Robinson McLellan Williams R. F. Haker

January disbursements for interest and dividends in major cities

New York estimates January disbursements near 75 million dollars. Philadelphia about 10 million and Boston around 9 million. The government will pay quarterly interest on the four per cent bonds and semiannual interest on currency fixes or Pacific railroad bonds totaling about 5.6 million dollars.

New York Philadelphia Boston

Along the Water Front Report on Harbor Vessels and Trade

Captain Moody of the tug Harry Roussel reports the two masted schooner Eggs Rock lost its bowsprit off Boon Island while bound from Boston to Eastport Maine and heading to Gloucester for repairs. Crew member Carl Nelson fell between a vessel and a wharf but was rescued. Cargo and shipping notes include the Amy Turner on its transit from Hong Kong to Baltimore, Independence loading nitrate at Callao, Ar cot at Navassa, Lapland at Cienfuegos, Phineas W. Sprague to Havana, Olive Pecker to Port Tampa, Mt. Desert arriving at Foster's wharf joining City of Bangor for winter quarters, and the new four masted C. S. Glidden maiden voyage from Thomaston to Norfolk to load coal for St Lucia. The Record of American and Foreign Shipping volume 189 is now being delivered. The Dorchester brought 5400 boxes of Florida oranges and Herman Winter 390 boxes.

Moody Harry Roussel Lewis Wharf Cape Ann Eggs Rock Boston Eastport Boon Island Gloucester Carl Nelson John M. Keen Messrs Charles Brewer & Co Kilby Street Amy Turner Warland Hong Kong Baltimore Anjer Independence Barstow Callao United States Arcot Cates Navassa Carteret Lapland Cienfuegos Philadelphia Phineas W. Sprague Strong Havana New York Olive Pecker Hall Port Tampa Fla Matanzas Foster's Wharf Rockland Otis Ingraham City of Bangor East Boston Mt. Desert City of Bangor Boston & Bangor Steamboat Company Dorchester Herman Winter

West End to add more white markers for East Boston cars

City plans almost double the stopping posts along East Boston electric car lines in the West End. Tremont House cars will retain their name though the building disappears. Union station sees about 135000 daily passengers in the week before Christmas, with higher overall traffic and receipts than last year. Brookline and Mt Bowdoin Dorchester riders petition for all-night service, led by Frederick Brown, needing five hundred signatures to gain promised extension.

Boston McClinch Tremont House Union Station Benning Dover Street City Water Department

Plaintiff Wins Damages In Old Colony Rail Civil Action

In Suffolk Superior Court Lydia W. Harmon recovered 2200 damages from Old Colony Railroad for personal injuries Feb 29 1302 at Kneeland Street station. Case listed multiple dockets and sessions with other tort actions and defenses noted.

Suffolk Hopkins Lydia W. Harmon Old Colony Railroa Company Kneeland Street Brockton A. A. Strout G. E. Smith J. H. Benton, Jr C. F. Choate, Jr Marle B. & M. Railroad Denny West End R. R Grover Boston Organ Barrel Webber Richardson S. Wilde Lyngt & Boston Railway Company S. J. Bider D. BE. Gould W. I. Badger Sheldon W. H. Carsons BE. W. Barry Commonwealth Avenue J. Frank Déems J. H. Blanchard Dunbar John Unger Charles A. Sinclair Viney House J. I. Bennett W. B. French Clark Lynn Tufts Est Same Beshgoturion Old Colony Lavery Judson A. Reynolds People’s National Bank of C. F. Eldridge J. Willard

Boston Coal Company Employees Receive Christmas Turkeys

The Boston Coal Company distributed turkeys to its employees for Christmas. Each worker reportedly received a holiday turkey as part of the company’s year end charity effort.

Boston Coal Com

Notice in rather obscure Boston court action against Indiana firm

Suffolk Superior Court orders publication in the Boston Post to notify FRANCKE & SCHINDLER and INDIANAPOLIS CABINET COMPANY of a contract suit for five hundred dollars. The corporation defendant has no known agent in Massachusetts and no service has been made. publication is required before the February term. Clerk Jos. A. Willard signs the order.

Commonwealth OF Massachusetts Suffolk Superior Court Samuel C. Tatum Company Ohio Indianapolis Cabinet Company Indiana Boston Thomas L. Pierce Francis A. Coffin Boston Post Fred Francke Indianapolis Marion State of Indiana Francke & Schindler Jos. A. Willard A. Willard Middlesex Honora McNamara Newton Jabez A. Sawyer Cambridge Witnews Charles J. McIntire Esquire S. H. Folsom Register Christopher Dolan Margaret Tileston John W. McKim Elijah George

Insolvency Notices From Boston Court

A series of notices from the Suffolk Court of Insolvency announces insolvency proceedings for James H. Norris William S. Downs Harold Carter and John Graham of Boston. Meetings of creditors are scheduled in January and May 1895 to prove claims and appoint or review assignees.

Commonwealth OF Massachusestts Suffolk Boston James H. Norris Carpenter Court House Pemberton Square Robert FE. Maguire Commonwealth OF Massachusetts William Hnjamin Fr. S. Bullard Harold É. Carter Franklin L. Codman John Graham Commonwealth Julian B. Hart

Boston Board to Lay Out Stockton Street Dorchester

Board of Street Commissioners of Boston announces a public hearing on January 4, 1895 at 11:00 A.M. at the board office to hear objections and comment on relocating Stockton street Dorchester near Washington street under highway laying laws. Attest J W Morrison Secretary.

Board of Street Commissioners City of Boston Stockton Street Dorchester Washington Street J. W. Morrison Bailey Street W. Morrison

Steamers Schedule From Boston To Yar Mouth Nova Scotia

Steamers of the above line will, until further notice, leave Pier 1 Lewis Wharf Boston, every Tuesday and Friday at 12 o'clock noon for Yar mouth N. S. making close connections there for all parts of Nova Scotia. For full information contact J. F. Spinney, Agent, 201 296 and 332 Washington Street, or 64 Chatham Street.

Lewis Wharf Boston Yarmouth Nova Scotia J. F. Spinney Wis Wharf Washington Tree Chatham Street

Public hearing set on Bailey Street highway laid out

The Board of Street Commissioners orders the laying out of Bailey Street under general highway laws and fixes a public hearing for 11 AM on January 4 1895 at the Board office. Attest Secretary W Morrison.

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