Jenkins Farewell Address Highlights City Council Reform
The final Boston common council session adjourned after approving late Colonel Wright's widow pension, approving leases for police use at Pemberton Square, and a $2,500,000 park loan. Jenkins thanked colleagues, urged streamlined government, ballot reform, ward representation, and a two-thirds vote for appropriations, ending with an adjournment sine die.
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Common Council
Tiaae Lull Wright
Sackville Street
Charlestown
Yeas
Mays
Cherrington
Committee On
John Lowell
Augustus Lowell
Police Department
Pemberton Square
Hickey
Board of Aldermen
Cedar’Grove Cemetery
Edward J. Jenkins
Jenkins
Magers
Blume
Lauren
Quigley
Wilson
Whitmore
Whall
Frost
Leary
Foss
Mr. Jenkins
Custon
Cour City
Aleem
Comimoen Council
Senate
House of Representatives
Board of
Sidermen
City Council
Ehamber
Hhariy
Board of Public Works
Nie
Menbers
Pesaoe
Eee
Snme
Boston Board of Trade
Boston Clearing House Association
Lawyers file suit over discharge from American Opera Company
M. Suny William Parry former stage manager sues the American Opera Company directors for 150 as two weeks wages claiming illegal dismissal in Chicago. Col William W. Badger represents Parry and others including Alfred W. Young and Henry Bates who allege unjust termination and seek back wages for 25 weeks. Carlotta Pinner sues for 7500 for salary and damages, with arbitration offered but refused.
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William Parry
American Opera Company
William W. Badger
Chicago
Badger
Mr. Eaton
Charles E. Locke
American Operang Company
Alfred W. Young
Henry Bates
Ruth Torbett
Jessie Watson
Emily Stanley
Jennie Woods
Georgie Girard
Alice Richards
Ballet
Colonel Badger
Nhe
Parry
Young and Bates
Mr. Locke
National Opera Company
National Company
New Jersey
American Company
Frank R. Lawrence
New York
Philadelphia
Boston
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Chica¢ro
Eaton
Lmne
Weind
Carlotta Pinner
Fire at Horace Partridge's store on Hanover street
A fire was discovered in the second story of Horace Partridge's store at 55 Hanover street. It started in a box of straw from an unknown cause and was extinguished by Engine 4. Damage was five dollars.
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Horace Partridge
Hanover Street
Engine 4
Fires Hit Multiple Homes and Businesses Across Cities
Brockton reports two morning fires. One at East Elm Street home used as a harness shop with 9500 loss insured 8500. Court Street dwelling of George H Stevens damaged 1500 plus 200 furniture, insured 3500. Albert Curtis from upper story loses 300 insured 1000. Other cities note a barn and leather stock fire on North Woburn with 2000 loss, an Allen Carter place near Wilmington, and seed mill and opera house blazes in St Louis and Galesburg with varying insured totals.
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Brockton
East Elm Street
William Oakley
Court Street
George H.stevens
North Woburn
Wilmington
Ira Hill
Boston
Carr Bros
Galesburg (II
Beechward & Co
Liqnors
Marporn
Dee
Thomas and Watson Vhdito
Emerald Street
Edgeworth
Assault on Thomas McLaughlin on Brighton Street
Thomas McLaughlin of 62 Brighton street was assaulted last evening near his home around 10 pm. He suffered a disfigured face with a broken nose jaw and three ribs. Police from Station 3, Officers Burke and Powers, are pursuing the suspect who is a well known man and expected to be arrested this morning.
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Thomas McLaughlin
Brighton Street
Parker
Burke
Powers
Station 3
South Boston
Merchants’ Club
American Watch Company
Waltham
Boston Light Infantry Veteran Corps
Essex Street
Presbyterian Sunday School
Dorchester Street
Boston
Samuel W. Spofford
Tremont Street
George Starkey
Starkey
Spofford
Burns
Cunningham
Bijou
Michael Angelo
Tero
William Parsons
Young Men’s Christian Union
Commonwealth
New England Club
Young’s
John Winslow
New England Society of Brooklyn
Gas Company charters move to electric light use
Public officials discuss how Charlestown Marblehead and Dedham Hyde Park gas firms push amendments to offer electric lighting while awaiting results from new systems. Investors predict gas demand rises as electric light plans expand, with Charlestown already supplying electric light from a joint gas plant.
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Charlestown Gas Company
Marblehead Gas Company
Dedham & Hyde Park Gas Company
Charlestown Company
Boston Gaslight Company
South Boston Gaslight Company
Paris
French Institute
Parisian
R. J. Monks
Monks
South Boston
Iia
Frederick Pease
East Loses Gas Company
Pease
I Aaps
West
Neal
Christmas Packages at Boston Post Office Reach Record Volume
Boston post office Christmas week handled 10 216 sacks plus 941 daily pouches, with railway service boosting efficiency. Totals show increases in letters and parcels registered, money orders, and foreign orders, while the special delivery system shipped 419 items on December eve and a total of 4359 to 4374 packages in October and November 1886.
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City Post Office
Boston
TRE
Ee We
Ais
Station A
Roxbury
Cambridge
Somerville
Cambridgeport
Dorchester
South Boston
Charlestown
East Boston
Brookline
Jamaica Plain
East Cambridge
Brighton
North Cambridge
Mattapan
West Roxbury
Roslindale
Winthrop
Revere
Chelsea
Great Britain
Italy
Blume Named Candidate for City Council President
At a Republican caucus of common council members elect Albert F. Lauten presided with William R. Richards as secretary. Twenty seven attendees voted unanimously to present Andreas Blume as president of the common council for 1887.
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Common Council
Albert F. Lauten
William R. Richards
Andreas Blume
Wage Cut Planned At Lowell Bleachery In New Year
Reports say male operatives at Lowell Bleachery will face a 5 to 10 cent daily wage reduction starting in January. Westboro resident William R. Long, 75, collapsed and died while shoveling snow yesterday. Hartford police captured Otto Jegselon in connection with a large forgery case against Singer Manufacturing in Lynchburg, Virginia. A petition against trap and seine fishing in Buzzards Bay was organized at New Bedford with George H. Palmer named president. Manchester dealer Barton & Co. junior embezzlement case placed Joseph A. Lapalm alias G A Lapame under arrest in Woonsocket, R I.
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Lowell
William R. Long
Westboro
Otto Jegselon
Lynchourg
Singer Manufacturing Company
Hartford
Changes in Boston business firms show confidence for year
A Boston article notes January 1 changes in firms across shoes, furniture, and wholesale trades. Dyer, Taylor & Co. dissolves as three Taylors join Taylor Bros and Dyer Rice & Co forms. Various firms restructure, relocate, or dissolve, including Brown & Co, Spaulding & Taylor, and others, signaling steady economic outlook.
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Dyer, Taylor & Co
Benjamin F. Dyer
Washington I
John H
George W. Taylor
James B. Rice, Jr
Taylor Brothers
Messrs
F. FE. Dyer
Nathan G. Nickerson
Dyer, Rice & Co
Henry M. Taylor
Spaulding & Taylor
Taylor Bros
Bradford
Kingston Streets
George W Spaulding
Devonshire Street
Lewis Brown & Co
Bedford Street
James W. Brown
F. L. Walker
James H. Stetson
R. L H. Sawyer
C.V. Martin
A. H. Jones
Walker, Stetson
J. F. Brown
Dry
Federal
Brown & Co
T. F. Eex Brown
T. F. Brown & Co
E. J. Perry
Russell, Sheen & Co
Otis
East Cambridge
J. & J. Boyd
SY North Street
North Street
W. Scott
Washington Street
Tremont Street
Hirshberg & Co
Pearl Street
Thomas JL. Obrion
Central Street
James & Abbott
State Street
Clark, Ward & Co
Man Throws Self Before Train Near Prentiss Street Crossing
James Collins a 30 year old resident of 77 Longwood Avenue was struck by a 3 16 outward bound passenger train at 3 20 yesterday afternoon near Prentiss Street crossing. He was severely injured with multiple fractures and a broken skull and was taken to City Hospital in critical condition. He told doctors he intended suicide but gave no reasons.
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James Collins
Longwood Avenue
Boston & Providence
Prentiss Street Crossing
New England Agency Opens for Manhattan Life Insurance
The Manhattan Life Insurance Company of New York establishes a New England agency in spacious Milk Street offices with Nathan Crowell and Frank H. Howes as managers. The article notes life insurance’s shift from distrust to mainstream duty and highlights the firm’s strong financial standing and policy options including a low cost endowment plan with fixed premium and potential paid up life policy.
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New England
Milk and
Devonshire Streets
Manhattan Life Insurance Company of
New York
Milk Street
Nathan Crowell
Frank H. Howes Ranagers
Insurant
Manhattan
Death of Charles Greely prompts police inquiry at Chapman Street
Charles Greely died at City Hospital after a bullet wound to the ear. An autopsy is planned as investigators probe the mysterious shooting amid his drinking and a recent affair with May Henry. The pistol’s movements and missing details prompt a formal inquiry to determine what happened.
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Chapman Street
Charles Greely
City Hospital
May Henry
Old Colony
Miss Henry
Greely
Henry
Lowell court rejects mandamus in ward 6 council race
Judge Gardner refuses to intervene in Lowell ward 6 dispute. The case concerns whether a ballot slip beneath a school committee ballot should count for councilman, affecting a Gallagher tie. Court declines to report, noting council authority over elections.
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W.E Westell
City of
Lowell
Westall
Edward Gallagher
Gallagher
F. W. Qua
B. F. Butler
Albert M. Palmer
Frank Keith & Batehelder
M. Doyle
Doyle & Martyr
Equity
London
KE. M. Johnson
C. H. Bartlett
End of Iy Plan Claimed in Nation Endowment
An unclear OCR fragment discusses a proposed endowment plan tied to the nation. It mentions end of iy and a future issuance upon verification, with references to a session and combined se se terms unclear. The readable text lacks concrete entities or dates.
Moore vs Tresilian libel suit settled with damages
No. 2919 Moore vs. Tresilian et al. a malicious libel suit against Cape Ann Breeze publishers ended after noon with a settlement. Defendants paid about 900 dollars. Attorneys for both sides listed. Monday filing noted.
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Moore
Tresilian
Cape Ann Breeze
Gloucester
Joseph A. Moore
H. EF. Hurlbert
Henri Woods
C. Q. Tirrell
M. J. McNierney
Swift
Carr
Warren v Carey tort action over obstructed ancient stream
Superior Court Middlesex County case Dec 30 before Justice Thompson No 887 Samuel W Warren sues Daniel Carey and others for damages alleging obstruction of an ancient stream on defendant land caused water to back up and flood adjacent property and premises.
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Superior Court
Middlesex County
Thompson
Samuel W. Warren
Daniel Carey
Old Trick Snare Nets Men In Cambridge Counterfeit Scheme
George Coffin of Somerville and James T. Hunt of Cambridge were arrested on charges of swindling George Cunningham of New Hampshire out of 500 dollars. The ruse advertised a good job, required a deposit, and caused a quick disappearance after the money was paid. Cunningham, who had saved 500 from factory work, deposited the funds and took a timber land mortgage in New Hampshire. He was told Wales had fled with the money, leaving no recovery.
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George Coffin
Somerville
James T. Hunt
Cambridge
Watts
Mountain
George L. Cunningham
New Hmpshire
Cunningham
New Hampshire
Wales & Allen
Washington Street
Wales
Hanscom
Coffin
South Boston Court Seeks Assistant Clerk Office
Lawyers and others in South Boston Municipal Court discuss petitioning the Legislature to create an assistant clerk position to handle court work.
Soft glove contest ends in false police alarm in South Boston
Two young men Donahoe and Sullivan staged a soft glove contest in Broadway Hall South Boston. A crowd gathered and two rounds were completed before a cry of Police! caused a rush to exit. The alarm proved false as officers did not appear.
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Donahoe
Sullivan
Broadway Hall
Boston
Cambridgeport wedding unites Vidal Benzaquin and Emma Uhrig
At the residence of Rev. A E White on Prospect street Cambridgeport last evening Vidal Benzaquin wed Emma Uhrig daughter of Joseph Uhrig proprietor of the Prospect House. Ralph Kleuckin served as best man and Clara Benzaguin as bridesmaid. A wedding banquet followed at the Prospect House and the couple will begin housekeeping at 0 Green street.
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A. E. White
Prospect Street
Cambridgeport
Vidal Benzaquin
Emma Uhrig
Joseph Uhrig
Prospect House
Ralph Kleuckin
Misa Clara Benzaguin
Green Street
Deaths of Benjamin F. Nourse and others in 1887 Boston Po
Benjamin F. Nourse of Cambridge dies at 75 after sciatica at his home 45 Williams Street He was a bookbinder and later a retiree active as a Mason master of Amic Lodge Cambridge He leaves a widow a son and three daughters Also noted are the deaths of General W W Loring and Captain Thomas Robinson of Maine from pneumonia and sudden illness respectively with families listed in brief notices.
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Benjamin F. Nourse
Cambridge
Williams Street
Yesteray
Frasciatica
Nourse
Riversi Press
Performanc
Ryler
Amie Lodge
A. F
A. M
Friendship Lo I. C. O. F
Universalist Church
W. W. Loring Pacha
United States Army
Theeander
Loring
New York
Thomas Robinson
Moosehead Lake
Ex Mayor Cumming in Somerville Case Charm and Doubt
A fragmented report from Somerville references former mayor Cumming and a later proven condition. The text shows guarded language and unclear details about identity and outcome, with several garbled phrases.
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Somerville
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McDonald
Ulman
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Work
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Mahoney
O'Connor
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IN Life Insurance
Supreme Judicial Court
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Bacon, J
Boston Bost
Boston Post
Cable and Telegraph
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Rr of Shipping
POST
Post Publishing
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City Notes
UHRIG
Benzaquin
5 &Sons
Otailor
G.o Boung
United States
Odd Fellows
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G. O. Taylor
C.H. Graves & Sons
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