Boston Common Council 1898 closes with Barry farewell
The 1898 Boston Common Council session ends with the retirement of President David F. Barry after fourteen years. Resolutions praise his leadership, and the body adjourns to allow him to join the Board of Aldermen as part of a broader year end set of measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David F. Barry
Council
Board of Aldermen
Commonwealth Avenue
Committee On Finance
Boston Fire Department
Everett
Committee On Fire Department
Allandale
Centre Streets
Jamaica Plain
Berry
O'Rourke
Barry
Spring
Ward 10
Min
Messrs
O’brien
Parker
Co. F. O’brien
Lyons
Kelly
Callahan
James W. O’brien
Ward
Boston
Npeet
Cousfort
Parliament Proceedings Mock Session Closed Address
The excerpt records remarks on parliamentary fairness and impartiality by a presiding officer. It notes discomfort on the floor and cites a mock session led by Councilman Sullivan as chairman and Mr. Robinson as clerk, indicating procedural tensions during a city council meeting.
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Sullivan
Ward 18
Mr. Robinson
Ward 8
Dinner Honoring President Barry Breaks City Practice
Common Council adjourned to the Quincy House for a testimonial dinner to President Barry. Guests included City Messenger Peters Clerk O Kane Assistant Clerk Brawley and Councilmen O'Brien Hunt and Briggs. Barry received tributes and a bound volume of signatures as the event ended near midnight.
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Quincy House
Barry
Alvah Peters
Joseph O’kane
John P. Brawley
Fred Richmond
Thomas Francis Hunt
James W O'Brien
Francis H. Briggs
Ward 11
Common Council
Michael T. Callahan
Hall
Peters
O'Kane and
Brawley
C. F. O'Brien, Jr
Manuel
Jones
Keenan
Holden
Robinson
O’brien
Light of the World tableaux praised at Music Hall
A three act set of thirteen biblical tableaux titled The Light of the World ran at Music Hall yesterday. The event showcased a large cast including Nellie McCarron Miss Kingsna Mr John Fletcher and Victor Durand with Miss Pickering and Miss Bresnan in key roles to benefit the Massachusetts Woman's Temperance Union.
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Music Hall
Massachusetts Woman's Temperance Union
Hagar
Sarah
Abraham
Ishmael
Nellie McCarron
Kingsn
John Fletcher
Isaac
Rank Nichols
Gordon Gannett
Joseph
J. Herbert Loud
Brethren
Messrs
Fay
Hollington
Erickson
Buck
Reeder
Evans
Fate
Wychoff
Jacob
Kenneston
Hill
Joslin
Benjamin
A. Gannett
Pharaoh
G. P. Furneaux
Jephthah
Belle Goss
Florence Nelson
C. Newell
Nellie Norling
Sturtevant
Cora Amback
Susie Hamilton
Lizzie Hibbard
Odie
Kate Bresnan
Annie Middleton
Solomon
Mr. Atkinson
Kate Wood
Duffy
Bernard
Karaseck
White
W. G. Caskey
Edwards
Brown
Hooper
Douglass
Blakeley Hall
Wagstaff
Cox
Keene
May C. Horton
A.L. Jockers
Dimock
McElroy
Barker
Bethlehem
Christ Child
Victor Durand
Virgin Mary
Pickering
Caskey
Louis Bresu
C. H. Allen
Arlington
Emma Huntley
Outrage Against American Sailors Sparks International Tension
The Clyde line steamer George W. Clyde brings word of two American sailors shot by Dominican soldiers while off Azua. The Henry Crosby crewman feared fatally wounded and another officer injured as a boat approached shore. The incident, reported to Washington, hints at U S Dominican government strains.
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New York
Clyde Line
George W. Clyde
San Domingo
Henry Crosby
Azua
Crosby
United States
Washington
Heureaux
Old-Timer John Mullett of Charlestown Dies
John Mullett, long time Charlestown grocer and likely Boston’s oldest retailer, died at his Charlestown home. Born in 1817, he founded a Chelsea and Henley streets grocery in 1842 and built a large navy yard trade, amassing a sizable fortune. Funeral plans to be announced.
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John Mullett
Charlestown
Boston
Mr. Mullett
Chelsea
Henley Streets
Navy Yard
Governor Russell Recommends Appointments to Massachusetts College Trusts
The Executive Council met with Governor Russell presiding. He recommends Francis H. Appleton and William Wheeler as trustees of the Massachusetts Agricultural College and reappoints Henry J. Bardwell to the district police inspection department. Terms for Bardwell Appleton Wheeler expire Jan 1 1894. Tilly Haynes of the Metropolitan Sewage Commission also expires that date, with successor decisions left to the next governor.
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Russell
Francis H.appleton
Peabody
William Wheeler
Concord
Massachusetts Agricultural College
Henry J. Bardwell
Boston
Messrs
Bardwell
Appleton
Wheeler
Tilly Haynes
Metropolitan Sewage Commission
Russel
Executive Council
New American Whist Club Formed At Young's Hotel
The American Whist Club was formed at a meeting at Young's Hotel last night and will welcome a notable addition to the American Whist League membership in the coming weeks. Elected officers include President Wisher Ames and Vice President Charles M. Clay with E Cl Howell as secretary and George Edward Smith as treasurer.
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American Whist League
Young’s Hotel
American Whist Club
Wisher Ames
Charles M. Clay
E. Cl. Howell
George Edward Smith
Francis V. B. Kern
Leander M. Bouve
Joseph H. Wellman
John H. Lee
Colonel Mitchell The Man Trustee Nominated
Colonel B V Mitchell was yesterday nominated and confirmed as trustee of the Medfield Insane Asylum.
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Mitchell
B.V. Mitchell
Medfield Insane Asylum
Fund Mounting to Eight Hundred Two After Contributions
Yesterday's contributions raise the Post fund to 802 with a high-water mark of 6802. Every donation will be accepted and directed to the areas of greatest need, replenishing empty closets and restoring heat in staves through Post orders. Readers are urged to contribute in proportion to means to ease burdens on many.
Subscriptions and Donations Totals for the Poor
A list of subscriptions and donations with numerous names and amounts including 8100.00 from the Boston Post, smaller gifts from individuals and firms such as Colonel Albert A. Pope 50.00 and D. Be C. 10.00, totaling 802.00. The items appear as charitable contributions supporting a community fund.
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Boston Post
John K. Alley & Sons
Albert A. Pope
Typhn F. Lowe
Ceestrene Gaverre
Friend
A. Shuman
W. BR. Molkey & Co
Gormally
G. C. Wendell
Bam
Fred R. PY
Sold Out Medium Price Suits and Coats Sale
Due to hard times the store has sold all medium price suits and overcoats and Ulsters. The fine goods remain and will be priced as marked but sold to the public at half the marked price. Prices range from $25 to $7.50.
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Ulster
Relief Fund Feeds Struggling East Boston Families
In Chelsea place and Union court East Boston families face hardship as a breadwinner’s unemployment stretches months. The Post Relief Fund provided $3 grocery orders stabilizing a widow and her son and another destitute family on North Russell street, highlighting ongoing poverty and rent arrears amid hard times.
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Union Court
East Boston
Charter Street
Post
North Russell Street
Right Woman Purchases at Paine's Furniture Year 1804
The text touts Paine's at 48 Canal Street as the place for smart buying during a furniture year in 1804. It promises greater bargains than ever seen in the city and links timely purchases to wise outcomes, framing shopping as a strategic act.
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Goethe
Faust
Paine's
Canal Street
Pope Manufacturing Company Dance a Notable Evening
The Pope Manufacturing Company hosted a successful dance last evening led by Col. A. A. Pope with son A. L. Pope as floor director and assistance from L. F. Beers A. D. Peck Frank Riddler and A. D. Flower. A cordial meal was served at 10 o'clock by Harvey Blunt.
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Pope Manufacturing Company
A. A. Pope
A. L. Pope
L. F. Beers
A. D. Peck
Frank Riddler
A. D. Flower
Harvey Blunt
Margaret R. Pope
E. W. Pope
George H. Day
Hartford
W.a.edding
New York
Charles W. Walker
W. K. Corey
Silas Dow
George Pope
Parker
Dave Post
Margaret Pope
Cutter
Mabel Byrne
Towne
Emma Dodge
Millett
Valentine
F. A. Hentz
Louise Hen
J. F E. Holt
BE. W. Rollins
H. L. Whipple
William Atwood
L. M. Allen
H. B. Allen
George White
George Kehew
J. E. Conlin
Equity suit to void railroad lease dismissed
The Thereon R. Glover suit to annul the Old Colony Railroad lease to the New York New Haven Hartford line was dismissed yesterday with no opposition. R M Moree and C K Hellter represented the plaintiff and J H Benton Jr for the defendants.
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R. Glover
Milton
Supreme Court
Old Colony Railroad Company
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company
Biere
R. M. Moree
C. K. Hellter
J. H. Benton, Jr
Stead Attacks Chicago Women at Club Meeting
London editor W. T. Bread at a Chicago Women's Club gathering criticized women's vanity and wealth as unhelpful to virtue. His remarks drew censure from some attendees and sparked a heated discussion at the Auditorium yesterday.
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Chicago
Keditor W. T
Plainly marked goods sold at half price at sale
The advertisement offers winter garments including overcoats ulsters reefers and suits marked in plain figures at half their price. Buyers may purchase at seven hundred thousand dollars for the collection described as the finest goods made for sale.
Boys' Suits and Overcoats Price List
A newspaper ad lists boys' suits and overcoats priced at ten and twelve dollars. It repeats the categories for emphasis and highlights affordable options for young customers.
Settlement Talks Continue In Foster Case In Ohio
J B Gormley of Bucyrus assignee for Charles Foster interests reports no final settlement with creditors. Initial plan offered 60 cents on the dollar, but an appraiser error changes the outlook requiring more funds. Gormley hopes for an agreement to protect all, fearing prolonged court action could yield less than 10 cents on the dollar.
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Foster
Gormley
Same Receivers Appointed for Atchison Railroad
Judge Nelson of the United States Circuit Court yesterday appointed the same receivers for the Atchison Railroad Company as previously named in Arkansas. The petition was filed by William F. Wharton with no opposition, and H. W. Swift represented the company.
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Atchison
Nelson
United States Circuit Court
Atchison Railroad Company
Arkansas
William F. Wharton
H. W. Swift
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Porbdoto
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Standard Clothing CO
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