Perquisites at State House Restaurant and Barber Shop
Longstanding criticism surrounds Captain J. G. B. Adams for free rent, coal, gas, ice, and dining in the State House restaurant. Former keeper G. F. Lowell alleges Adams ate gratis and the barber Sawyer claims $250 in unpaid services. Officials debate the propriety of such favors and the cost to the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. G. B. Adams
State House
Adams
Commonwealth
Adamis
G. F. Lowell
Captain Adams
Mr. Lowell
Diana
Sawyer
Barder
Lowell
State Rouge
Olin
Marden
Colonel Olin
Mr. Marden
His Ninth Wife and World’s Fair Plan Shocking Uproar
The Rev William Hammond a New England clergyman known as a confidence man swindler and bigamist has moved to Auckland New Zealand after marrying a wealthy widow and taking her 8000. He has nine marriages and has changed faiths as often as he has wives. Now he plans to visit the World's Fair where many state officers will greet him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Hammond
New England
Auckland
New Zealand
Japan
Detective Byrnes Reclaims Suspect in Boston Check Fraud
Detective Cary of New York arrived in Boston forenoon and later returned to New York with Mallory W. Gridley, the young man arrested December 12 for passing worthless checks in Boston. He was wanted for similar crimes in New York, and the Boston police handed him to Superintendent Byrnes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cary
New York
Boston
Mallory W. Gridley
Byrnes
Oleo and such in Municipal Court cases on oleomargarine
Inspector Harrington led a Municipal Court session charging restaurant keepers and others with selling oleomargarine and skimmed milk. Notable arraignments included Charles H. Russell with two stores, held on four counts, and several others charged with selling oleo or skimmed milk. Fines ranged from 10 to 25 dollars. some cases continued to January with bail set. In Superior Court a verdict of guilty was returned for Sidney S. Kelly on selling oleomargarine as imitation butter, with the case to go to the Supreme Court on questions of law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrington
Charles H. Russell
Washington Street
Tretont Street
Charles 8
Stuart
Henry M. Temple
Three Street
Samuel H. Storer
Rolline
Eliot Streets
William H. Ward
Bartlett Street
Charlestown
John P. Dailey
Middlesex Street
East Lexington
Jacob H. Pickard
West Cedar Street
Arthur E. Root
Tremont Street
Thomas A. Randall
Michael T Donohoe
George Gray
Columbus Avenue
Warren G. Foley
Eliot Street
Herbert C. Kattan
Broadway Extension
John Kerr
Dover Street
J. Frank Wiley
James Lannehan
Friend Street
George M. Morse
John N. Landers
Jesse Wadsworth
Marshall Street
Supreme Court
Beauty specialist promises wrinkle free skin for all women
Mme M Yale, a 20 year complexion expert at Tremont House, advertises a system to erase wrinkles and freckles for women under 75. She claims unique credentials as a chemist and offers an illustrated book from her Temple of Beauty in Chicago or New York addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Yale
Tremont House
Temple of Beauty
Chicago
Mme. M. Yale & Company
West Fourteenth Street
New York City
State Street
Insurance Company Seeks Receiver to Wind Up Affairs
Stockholders of the Economic Accident Insurance Company vote to dissolve and ask Suffolk Superior Court to appoint a receiver. A bill in equity by B B Johnson seeks court action. The firm, formed under state law, operated on an assessment plan with about $1000 in assets and roughly $3500 in liabilities. Former office was 36 Bromfield Street. treasurer was Benjamin R. Jewell and secretary H I Roberts of Lynn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suffolk Superior Court
Justice Hammond
B. B. Johnson
Bromfield Street
Benjamin R. Jewell
H. I. Roberts
Lynn
Suffolk County Bar Exam Sees 67 Applicants
The Suffolk county bar examiners will test sixty seven applicants for admission in the Supreme Judicial Court room at the old court house. This is the largest group ever examined at one time. Examiners demand thorough knowledge of common law as the standard has risen. Passes in Suffolk carry a perceived superiority over other counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Coke
Blackstone
Suffolk County
Suffolk County Bar
Supreme Judicial Court
Old Court House
Suffolk
Funeral of S N Dyer at West Roxbury Home
Samuel N. Dyer's funeral was held at noon at his Park Street residence West Roxbury with simple rites led by Rev. Alonzo H. Quint a life long friend. No flowers or mourning trappings as requested. Delegations from United Twelve ex officers of the Custom House and Health Board attended. Remains taken to Whit Map for burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel N. Dyer
Park Street
West Roxbury
Alonzo H. Quint
Boston
Dyer
Potter Case Set as First Trial for Checks Fraud
The government will try Asa P. Potter first on charges of falsely certifying checks for Irving A. Evans & Co. knowing the drawers had insufficient funds. Governor Rob inson is in town consulting with District Attorney Allen as the trial opens January 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asa P. Potter
Irving A. Evans & Co
Robinson
Allen
Counterfeit money arrest in North End yields two Italians
Police arrested Antonio Roman of 486 Main Street Charlestown and Catello Roman of Fitchburg after they tried to pass a $10 note at 138 Hanover Street in the North End yesterday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North End
Antonio Roman
Main Street
Charlestown
Catello Roman
Fitchburg
Hanover Street
Gain for license in city recount by Board of Aldermen
The complete recount for license shows a city wide plurality of 1225, reflecting a gain of 193 for license across the whole city. The Board of Aldermen notes the updated totals and confirms the license measure carries broader support than in the initial tally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Aldermen
Man Dies After Weeks Sans Food Water
Wrummacron Del Dec 29 William Peters aged 47 died of locomotor atagia after forty nine days with no food aside from two raw oysters and four weeks without water. Personnel at Peters residence report he had been refusing sustenance prior to his death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wrummacron, del
William Peters
Watchmaking Firm Services and Parts Offer
A local watchmaker advertises 14 skilled workers ready to clean, repair, or replace components in watches. The note mentions service options, contact details, and a price or model reference 2960.4.
A Wicked Scheme of Death Threats and Siberia Plot
A Russian corre spondent recounts Hendigery a 25 year old intriguer who traveled to Lemberg and St Petersburg forging a bloody tale of a Polish led plot against the czar. He used forged names to win trust, sought dynamite smuggling ventures, and entangled Austrian and Russian police with sensational accusations while a vast sweep of Poles faced punishment or exile to Siberia. The narrative details his manipulation of officials and the perilous pursuit of a vast conspiracy that never truly existed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hendigery
Lemberg
London Telegraph
Szumsky
St. Petersburg
Schebek
Schebeke
Galicia
Russia
Siberia
Abeles
Markgraffsky
Hendigerg
Ottivial
Lippl
Cracow
Warsaw
Russian
Poland
Nantes
Savage Monstrosity Sparks Outcry Over Corrupt System
A scathing denunciation targets a rufian who for a trivial £1 risked lives of his countrymen and mocked the system that births such human fields, hinting at broader culpability and public outrage.
Nationwide Asphalt Road Plan From New York To Chicago
A group of leading American cycling manufacturers advocates building a 30 to 35 foot wide asphalt road from New York to Chicago. They argue the route would support government and military use, expedite troop movement, aid telegraph service, and connect major cities with potential for later shorter branch lines. A governing board and commissions are proposed to oversee construction and future expansions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
New York
Chicago
Counbe
Death Notice of David W Tucker On Tremont
Friends publish Tucker death notice to confirm he took his own life by jumping from the Tremont. Earlier Post report linked the act to financial embarrassment, now supported by an investigation of his papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David W. Tucker
Tremont
Boston spring shank and heel promises concussion relief for walkers
A Boston inventor has developed a combined shank and spring to insert in the heel of a shoe. The semi elliptic steel spring, riveted to the insole, absorbs impact and lightens the shoe. Marketed by a Boston corporation, with Whitcomb as president, White & Co. as secretary and treasurer, and Worcester as superintendent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Boston Corporation
Spring
William W. Whitcomb
Henry M. White
Thoms White & Co
Joseph E. Worcester
Newsmen Turn Advertisers Hebrew Paper Venture
Two prominent Hebrew journalists William Abramson and A. Alpert will launch a new business at year’s start. They will act as agents for Hebrew papers, theatre programmes, and bill posters, translating all advertisements into Hebrew and managing composition at no extra charge to merchants. Both are noted hustlers with strong networks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dlright
William Abramson
A. Alpert
Boston
Severa Hebrew Papers
New York
Ish-Kovno
Steamer Lancastrian Reports Officer Injured in Heavy Seas
The Lancastrian, arriving in Boston from Liverpool, states Mr Nutter, the second officer, was knocked down by a heavy sea on the bridge during violent weather and severely injured, with treatment to be given at a hospital. The Norseman, also from Liverpool, faced fierce westerly gales and heavy seas causing damage to bulwarks amid snow squalls and extreme cold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancastrian
Boston
Liverpool
Nutter
Norseman
Brimmer Boys to Meet at Sixteenth Annual Reunion
On January 12 the Brimmer School Association plans its sixteenth annual reunion at the Copley Square Hotel. The Brimmer boys anticipate a fine time with extensive preparations under way. The Boston Ideal Banjo Mandolin and Guitar Club will perform to aid the banquet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brimmer School Association
Copley Square Hotel
Boston Ideal Banjo, Mandolin and Guitar Club
Train yard death of Boston & Albany worker John Gallagher
John Gallagher 44 of 92 Castle Street, a train shifter for the Boston and Albany Railroad, was found yesterday forenoon dead in the South Cove yard. Officials say he was run over by a train and killed instantly. Undertaker Jones took charge of the body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Gallagher
Castle Street
Boston & Albany Railroad Company
South Cove
Undertaker Jones
Paine's Offers Revolving Bookcase At $650 This Week
A Paine's holiday sale promotes a revolving bookcase priced at $650. The ad invites shoppers to consider it as a distinctive gift option, highlighting its value for the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paine’s
Insurance firm gifts pencil box instead of calendar
Messrs. George O. Carpenter & Son, prominent insurance agents, send out a neat box of lead pencils with their compliments this year in place of a calendar. The gesture offers a practical token while promoting their agency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs
George O. Carpenter & Son
Continuance of Pilgrim and Plymouth steamers aids Fall River line travel
The continued service of the steamers Pilgrim and Plymouth has significantly improved winter travel on the Fall River line, easing passenger movement during the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pilgrim
Pymouth
Fall River
How 1 Is Done Green Goods Men Explain Tactics
A Boston news analysis details green goods scams, noting how convicted rascals like Oliver Goyett still circulate Circulars to gullible locals. It describes a deceptive package with a fake banker letter and genuine dollar sample, aimed to lure victims into false transactions across cities from Hoboken to Berlin and London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoboken
Berlin
Hamburg
Belfast
Ire
London
Paris
Rome
Charles Wilson
Watson Bros. & Co
New York
Old Timer Caught In Sneak Thievery Case In Lynnfield
William H. Conley, 28, was nabbed at police HQ after allegedly stealing a suit of clothes worth 45 dollars from Teague's Peabody and Boston express wagon bound for George H. Skinner of the Lynnfield Hotel. His mug was found in gallery, 2904. Arrest followed while pawning. Once linked to a four year old murder charge, he fled after attempting a flour heist at Hanover and Charter streets a year ago. Police have pursued him since.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Conley
Conley
Teague
Peabody and
Boston Express
George H. Skinner
Lynnfield
Mass
John Judge
Boylston
North End
Hanover and
Charter Streets
Three Immigrant Inspectors at Port to Face Cuts
Three discharged immigration inspectors at the port are Charles H. Litchman of Marblehead Henry T. Bingham of Manchester and Samuel D Edwards of Brookline. Litchman earns six dollars daily Edwards four dollars while Bingham is paid twelve hundred dollars a year. The force was reduced by forty five from about two hundred inspectors across sea ports due to insufficient appropriation and a drop in immigration tied to steamship restrictions from the President's September proclamation. Revenue from migrants remains fifty cents per head and the Boston inspectors finish service January 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. Litchman
Marblehead
Henry T. Bingham
Manchester
Samuel D. Edwards
Brookline
Litchman
Edwards
Bingham
Boston
From his hut to an asylum
Eugene Nye, living in a hut at Norfolk Downs on company land for ten years, was sent to Taunton Insane Asylum after becoming dangerous. He fired at workers near his hut but caused no damage, irritated by nearby house construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy
Eugene Nye
Taunton Insane Asylum
Norfolk Downs
In Civil Courts Two Patent Infringement Suits Heard
United States Circuit Court heard two equity suits alleging Robey and others infringe two patents on plate holders for photographic cameras. Carpenter Blair Camera Co claims ownership of patents granted in 1875 and 1888 to S L Bergstresser and Thomas Blair respectively. Respondents deny infringement and allege lack of novelty. Decision reserved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Circuit Court
Carpenter
J. Blair Camera Company
W. H. Robey
Same
Frank R. Barker
S. L. Bergstresser
Robey Et al
Thomas Blair
Not Guilty in Counterfeit Bill Case. Moulds Trial Ongoing
United States District Court reports Neilson not guilty of passing a counterfeit five dollar bill to James Callan at a Boston store on November 16. Cambridge resident Gouldon G Hamilton faced trial for possession of coin moulds to make coins similar to official issues. jury deliberations continue. Also on trial are Daniel G Nichols, Robert Crosby, and Daniel McCaskell of the Wandering Jew for alleged cruel and unusual punishment of seven crew members. proceedings remain unfinished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States District Court
Neilson
Ernest Gillis
James Calnan
Boston
Gouldon G. Hamilton
Cambridge
United States
Daniel G. Nichols
Robert Crosby
Daniel McCaskell
Nichols
Crosby
McCaskell
Supreme Judicial Court Decrees Title Settlement in Penniman Case
Suffolk mass court grants petitioners decree to settle Brain tree parcel held with no mortgage claim, tracing ownership from Ancil Penniman. In separate equity action L. S Dabney represents complainants against F. S. Pitcher et al over partnership funds and insolvency law questions tied to stock advances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Judicial Court
Suffolk
Lathrop
Sarah A. Penniman
Braintree
Ancil Penniman
William Hubbard
Australia
Fales & Mellen
A. H. Farnum
Trial calendar and clerk notes from Massachusetts court
District of Massachusetts Boston December 29 1892 Notice that Carleton Hunneman of Boston in jail district has applied for admission as attorney and counsellor of the United States Circuit Court John G Stetson Commissioner lists cases 513 Kelley v Whalen 516 Keene v Old Colony R R 1287 Dowd v City of Boston 1289 Gendon Iron Wheel Co v Biggs 1297 Duriss v Doherty 815 White v OBrien 1312 Stinson v Bartlett 1882 Leland v Walker highest number 1845 trial calendar Second Session Hammonp court with juries next Monday morning and notice of appearance for plaintiff for 1550 T1 C Mulligan for plaintiff B F Hayes for defendant
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Mulligan
B. F. Hayes
Kelley
Whalen
Keene
Old Colony R.R
Dowd
City of
Boston
Gendon Iron Wheel Co
Biggs
Duriss
Doherty
White
O’brien
Stinson
Bartlett
Leland
Walker
District OF Massachusetts
Circuit Court
United States District of Massachusetts
Carleton Hunneman
John G. Stetson
United States Circuit Court
Folk lore papers at Harvard open annual meeting session
The second session of the fourth annual American Folk lore Society met at the Peabody Museum, Harvard. Morning talks covered American Indian folklore with papers by Tisdale, Kidder, Grinnell, Hamileton, Boas, McLean, Moore, and Bergen. The afternoon featured miscellaneous talks and a slate of elected officers and councillors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Folk-lore Society
Peabody Museum of American Archeology and Ethnology
Harvard University
Archibald R. Tisdale
Cambridge
H.H. Kidder
George Bird Grinnell
New York
J. C. Hamileton
Toronto
Henry Mott
Montreal
Franz Boas
Chicago
John McLean
Port Arthur
R. A. Moore
Juno
Fla
George Kunz
Fanny D. Bergen
Horatio Hale
Clinton
Ontario
Alcee Forevter
Tulare University
New Orleans
P. Penshallow
McGill University
Canada
J. Walter Fewkes
Boston
W. W. Newell
J. H. Hinton
Stuart Culin
University of Pennsylvania
F. Boas
Lil
H. Carrington Boleton
D. G. Brinton
A. F. Chamberlain
Clark University
J. Owen Dorsey
Washington
Alice S. Fletcher
Peabedy Museum
George B. Grinnell
Otis T. Mason
Smithsonian Institute
F. W. Putnam
Equity actions heard in Suffolk Superior Court session
Suffolk Superior Court equity docket includes Hammond vs Provident Savings on a contested deposit book assignment and Barron payment. Worthington vs Johnson on a laundry sale title dispute. Mehhan vs Mehhan seeking to set aside a deed amid alleged mistake. Duval vs Abercam for an accounting in stock sale trusteeship. Debates cover contract discharge by bank by laws, title defenses, and dissolution of estates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donovan
Barron
J. A. Maxwell
B.C. Welch
H. Tyler
Respondent Bank
W.W. R. Worthington
Frank Johnson
Nashua
N. H
T. Davis
CG. P. Weston
Patrick Mehhan
Bridget Mehhan
Joyce
Cabot Street
Roxbury
T.S. Pearse
S. A. Bolster
J.N. Duval
B. L. Abercam
Duval Automatic Switch Company
Williams Anderson
M. O. Adams
H. V. Cunningham
Zeta Psi Banquet Ends Three Day Boston Convention
The Zeta Psi gathering in Boston closed with a banquet at Young's after a Parker House session electing officers for the coming year. About one hundred sat to a bountiful repast as more than twenty chapters were represented and a complimentary vote thanked the New England chapter for its hospitality. The next convention will meet in Ithaca, with numerous dignitaries attending the event and a series of toasts marking the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zeta Psi
Boston
Young’s
Parker House
Phi Alpha
Henry Walker
Alpha Phi Alpha
R. T. W. Duke, Jr
Charlotteville
Sigma Alpha
Ithaca
N. Y
Seth L. Larabee
Philadelphia
T. R. Drake
Easton
Penn
Irisa
Lowell
Mass
H. J. Smith
Mr. Duntty
Waterville
William Platt
Pepper
Tie Bench
H. Ww
Booxstone
D. L. Mausiby
J. C. Edgerly
Zetes
R. T. W. Duke, Jr. Zewes
Seth L. Larrabee
Vive le Roi
Henry Waliser
Pickwick Associates Formed in Dorchester
The Pickwick Associates, a new social and dramatical club, organized in Dorchester, met last evening and elected officers including President M. Toohey, Vice President J. O Connell, Treasurer J. J. Donohue, and Secretary E. Chapman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pickwick Associates
Dorchester
M. Toohey
J. O'Connell
J. J. Donohue
E. Chapman
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Erally
Oliver Goyett
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Eeeevenateses
Good Ward’s Pond
Putterham Meadow
Country Clu
Spy Pond
Arington
Wedge Pond
Winchester
Neponset
Readville Meadows
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Concord
Hora
Riverside
Waltham
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Chestnut Hill
Middlesex
Bono
Kate Connors
Frank Hervey
Medford
Blanchard & Farrar
Fancull Hall
Zeta Psi Banquet
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Chester H. Graves & Sons
National Drug
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