Electric Light Plans Lay In Boston Streets
The Massachusetts Legislature held a joint hearing on municipal control of gas and electric light plants and on a Boston streets planning bill. Testimony favored local light plants, cheaper city electricity, and a comprehensive street layout approved by the mayor, with questions about eminent domain and constitutional authority to plot streets. The hearing continued Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Committee On Manufactures
Great and General Court of
Massachusetts
Russell
McDonald
Pittsfield
P. A. Collins
Boston Gas Comy
J. R. Bronson
Attle
Attleboro
Arc
Electric Light Company
Seace
Supreme Court
Bronson
Edwin C. Miller
Wakefield
Miller
Wakeeli
William 8. Greenough
Solon Bancroft
Reading
Electrc
Gad Ut
Jonathan Stone
Revere
North Shore Electric Light Company
Stone
Commonwealth
Priaay
Boston
Committee On Cities
Board of Street Commissioners of
Rone
William Power Wilson
Matthews
Bailey
Ohn Gonness
Osborne Case Signals Senate Investigation Into Police Commissioner
The Massachusetts Senate considers a Champlin resolution to investigate Police Commissioner Osborne. The body also adopts orders on caucus reforms, city borrowing, liquor license objections, dog license fees, grade-crossing abolition, and civil-service exemptions, with a pension report and house business updates including various public notices and proposed bills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Boston
Champlin
Towle
City of
Civil Service
Board of Aldermen
J. F. Foster
Common Council of
Boston Common Council
C. F E. Watkins
State Board of Agriculture
J. M. Olmstead
Matthew Keany
Chelsea
Frederick W. Dickinson
Osterville
Barnstable
Fitchburg Railroad Company
Monadnock Railroad Company
Deposit &Trust Company of
Gloucest
Real Estate Expansion by Jordan Marsh on Summer Street
Real estate news reports Jordan Marsh & Co expanding on Summer Street by leasing the Robert C Winthrop estate at No 16 to gain about 24 feet of frontage and 9000 extra square feet of sales space. The remodel will cover the entire building at an estimated cost near 100000 with electric lighting and modern features. work starts immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Summer Street
Washington Street
Messrs
Jordan, Marsh &Co
Robert C. Winthrop
Moore, Spaulding & Co
Jordan, Marsh & Co
Mary E. Duggan
The
West End Railroad Company
E. L. Barney
E. J. Hadley
M. F. Dickinson, Jr
G. Braman
Daniel O'Driscoll
Job F. Faxon
Faxon
Edinboro Street
Axon
Smith
J. Eider
W. GC
R. Lund
W. E. Jewell
O'Driscoll
Same
Holland
West
Collamore
Colla- Rmore
Mney Carshae End
Rennison
Morrison
Lufkin
Zane
Decker
Ehrlein
May
Fitzpatrick
Saxon
Clifford
Bakeer
Notman Miniatures Exhibition Showcases Delicate Portraits
Mr G Sloane Notman's exhibition at Williams and Everett's displays two small cases of portraits in miniature. The works cover childhood to middle age with careful study and exquisite finish. Notman, recently back from New York, balances softening outlines with preserving individual character across his subjects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Notman
New York
Free Wool Now Endorsed by Wool Manufacturers Group
The Wool Consumers' Association executive committee releases a bulletin criticizing the McKinley tariff as harming the public and urging a shift to free wool. It argues the 1891 political climate favors free wool to benefit the 60,000,000 people over monopolies, urging the Democratic party to place wool on the free list while preserving some duties on goods.
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Wool Consumers’ Association
National Association of Wool Manufacturers
United States
Association
Congress
Ohio
Aldrich
J. Wiley Edmands
Bigelow
National Association
Great
Pacific Mills
The
Bigelow Carpet Company
Lowell Carpet Company
Assabet Manufacturing Company
Wanskuck
Warumbo
Broad Brook
North
Hamilton
Clay
Kamandi
Bigeon
Manufacturers’ Club of
Philadelphia
Treasury Department
Germany
France
Democratic Party
Edmunds
New England League Talks Open At Tremont House
Representatives from Lawrence Haverhill Brockton Lynn Salem Lowell and Dover met at the Tremont House to discuss forming a New England baseball league. A five person committee was appointed to visit potential clubs and gauge interest with salary limits debated from 1000 to 1500 per month and a $300 cash deposit requirement to join.
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New England Baseball League
Boston
Tremont House
Lawrence
D. E. Halley
Jere T. O'Sullivan
Haverhill
E. B. Fuller
William E. How
Brockton
W. H. McGonigle
Lynn
H. W. Putnam
F. J. Leonard
Salem
John Hopkins
Frank Leonard
F. P. Lowell
Fuller
Courtney
Lowell
Putnam
McGonigle
Fall River
Providence
Hopkins
Halley
Portland
J. P. Quigley
Dover
Howe
Brockon
Worcester
Manchester
Cambridge
Merchants oppose free coinage of silver in St Louis letter
A St Louis protest signed by 100 to 200 leading merchants and manufacturers urges Washington to block Senate bill on free silver coinage. It warns of destabilizing effects on values and trade, resisting legislation seen as harming agriculture, commerce, and industry while favoring a gold standard alignment with world markets. A concluding note mentions V A Horsas’s Cocoa as the largest sale in the world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Washington
Mississippi River
Senate
House
Congress
Louis, Mo
Two New Judges named for Superior and Municipal benches
Governor Russell appointed Henry King Braley of Fall River to the Superior Court bench succeeding Justice Lathrop and John H. Burke of Boston to the municipal bench succeeding the late Justice Curtis. Braley, born 1860 in Rochester, built a large Fall River practice and held local offices. Burke, born 1856 in Chelsea, studied in Boston and practiced with General Collins, notable for civic work and limited partisan ties.
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Russell
Executive Council
Henry King Braley
Fall River
Lathrop
John H. Burke
Boston
Benjamin R. Curtis
Mr. Braley
Rochester
Plymouth County
Place
Rochester Academy
Pierce Academy
Middleboro
Hosea Kingman
Bridgewater
Plymouth
Nicholas Hatheway
G. B. Swift
Braley & Swift
Braley
Supreme
Superior Court
Roalle Thyng
Fall River Iron Works
Mechanics’ Mills
Flynn
Caroline W
Philander
Sarah Leach
Children’s Home
Globe Yarn Mills
Border City Manufacturing Company
Fall River Savings Bank
Independent Order of Odd Fellows of Massachusetts
Mr. Burke
Chelsea
Boston Public Schools
Boston University
Collins
Burke
Irish Society
Michigan Avenue
Dorchester
Investigation Demanded in Boston Police Board Case
Mayor N Matt Turns Jr asking Governor and Council to investigate William M Osborne, Boston Police Board member, over ties to New England Printing Telegraph Co and other matters. Osborne asks for official act review of his conduct and right to counsel, while Armory Commission pay and appointments noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osborne
State Senate
Massachusetts
Senate
Champlin
Suffolk
New England Printing Telegraph Company
Board of Police Commissioners
City of
Boston
Commonwealth
Matthews
Crry
William M. Osborne
Bard of Police
N. Matt Turns, Jr
Board of Poitier
Pemberton Square
William E. Russell
Board of Police
W. M. Osborne
Armory Commission
Armory
Susan E. Learoyd Ofaunton
Taunton Lunatic Hospital
Grace
Bartlett
Archibald H. Grimke
Hyde Park
Westboro Insane Asylum
Emily Talbot
Westboro Insane Hospital
Sarah M. Butler
Northampton
Northampton Lunatic Hospital
Frances M. Lincoln
Worcester
Worcester Lunatic Hospital
Florence Lyman
Danvers Lunatic Hospital
Edwin G. Brown
Drew Found Guilty on Seven Counts in Jury Verdict
The jury in the Silas S. Drew case found the defendant guilty on seven of thirteen counts after an all night deliberation. Guilty counts include goods from Crocker & Co valued at 1128, Stern & Co of New York valued at 1054, Fisher Bros valued at 800, Callaghan & Co valued at 1872, Teffeller & Co of New York valued at 597, and C N Carter valued at 750. Continued for exceptions, with a motion for a new trial to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silas S. Drew
A. B. Crocker & Co
M. Stern & Co
New York
Fisher Bros
J. Callaghan & Co
Teffeller & Co
C. N. Carter
R. M. Mone
Drew
Court Denies Preliminary Injunction In Hair Chipes Patent Suit
United States Circuit Court on February 4 denied the motion for a preliminary injunction in the case of Clara Beaudette versus George Coates over Letter Patent No. 334733 issued January 26, 1886 for improvements in hair chpients. The judge noted doubt on patent validity and infringement and stated the motion should be denied, with final findings reserved for trial. Attorneys Seuss lik, CG. Moulton, and Lor ing appeared for the parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Circuit Court
Cott
Otion
W. E. Spear
E. P. Payson
Seuss
Lik
CG. Moulton
A. Loring
Parthian and Florence collision cases resume in court
United States District Court proceedings on February 4 resume the collision cases between the steamer Parthian and the schooner Florence. The report covers multiple superior court sessions, listing numerous civil actions for personal injuries, torts, and probate matters, with case numbers, parties, and attorneys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States District Court
Nelson
Parthian
Florence
Contested Divorce Orders and Local Notices in Cambridge
Middlesex Superior Court lists, headed by orders for hearing uncontested divorces and a sequence of contested libels and divorces. Local items note a Feb 3 auction at 10 Fabian street, press club souvenirs for Feb 26, and club meetings plus city council gravel contract discussions.
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Onimal
J. H. Ponce
Charles H. Rytner
Edwards
Wood- Ger1-Fieming
Adx
Vendal
Me Glory
Rich
suso—Nowker Re Y. Hoey
Jerome S. Macdonald
Fabin Street
P. Crowley
Press Club
Globe Theater
Beneficent Society
New England Conservatory of Music
Sleeper Hall
Allen Thomas
Brookline
Browning
Appalachian Mountain Club
F. Curtis
Young Men’s Christian Union
Richard C. Humphreys
Specil
Basin 5
Auguste Saucier
Boston Water Board
City Hall
Hawaiian Islands
G. H. Barton
Society of Natural History
Oahu
Society
J. H. Emerton
FIREMEN RELIEF FUND MEETING AT STATE HOUSE
The Firemen's Relief Fund of Massachusetts met at the State House with Chairman Dupree presiding. Treasurer Williams reported $212,475 paid in claims, leaving $787,525 of the appropriation. A commission was appointed to seek written opinion from the Attorney General on eligibility and discrimination rules for relief, including between city and town relief fund members and those not receiving city funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Firemen’s Relief Fund of
Massachusetts
State House
Dupree
Williams
State Association
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Ung
John ©. Cobb
South Bay
John E. Sanford
Board of Harbor and Land Commissioners
Charles River
the Wool Consumers’ Association
Arthur T. Lystan
T. Quincy Browyne
Henry C. Weston
Dksse Metcalf
Williiam B. Weeden
Galen C. Moszs
Chares M. Brace
V. A. Hovarsa
Braley and
G. VU. Taylor
G. O. Taylor
Chester H. Graves & Sons
Mass
Superior Courts
Ason
C.J
Yoseph W. Sweat
Boston & Albany
Framingham
A. Gaston
Samuel Hoar
W. Hardson
Ogers
McCarthy
Atkin
Connolly
Boston, Son
Murray
Tanbery
Vialle
Bishop
Crevetsky
K.ker
Wells
Fenton
Freeman
Saldwell
Slade
Chapman Vy. LB
Going
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Harris
McLand
Harkins
Wilson
Davis
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Cori
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Kimports
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Cahuo von
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Wakeliog
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Harrington
Pratt
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Andrews
Strout
Parlandine
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Dunbar
Henry J. Dee
Harrison Swan
T. Duncklee
C. N. Harris
Louis A. Holland
Maher
Dickinson, Jr
James Clary
James H. Hoag
Shawmut Avenue
George UC
Tn Avdar
Ass Vanewes
Cleverly
Weveneer
Kane
Old Col K
Marble
Ison
McCray
Peeron & Albany
Emery
Curry
O1is
Payne
Flesneltine
Flyn
Saic Easy
Cope
Dewing
Camer
Lightnil Ve West
Lutfum
Brown
Bernard
Katelle
Hall
Scanlan
Lachess
Jackson
Cowan
Cannavan
Shew
Boston & Maine KR
Loring
Conlan
Tay State Lasting Machine Co
Barrett
Boston & Albany R
Boston Vy. Co
Loug
McGovern
Welch
Boston & Maine
Middlesex Ss
Sarah Emily Albro
Waltham
Margaret J. O'Neill
Royal ‘T. Bryant
Lexinston
Sarah F. Wheeler
Watertown
Eliza Antu Osgood
Caroline
Pinkham
Newton
Julia W. Hall
Josiah P. Meachum
Melrose
Harriett. Howe
Marlboro
Nancy K. Handley
Acton
Samuel N. Dustin
Somerville
Margaret Emery
Campridge
Eli Cooper
Woburn
Lovilla E. Willett
Jesse L. Tratt
Tewksbury
Austin Livingston
Hopkinton
Emetine E. Seley
Holliston
William H. Seley
Elbridge Robbins
David Smart
Frederick C. Clark
Albert P. Houghton
Addison Dadman
John
Morn
Sarah A. Blodgett
Tyngsro
Gerald Shaw
Thomas Murphy
Nancy
J. Raymond
Archibald Gardner
Sarah Mithen
Joseph W. Foster
George F. Lawrence
Shirley
Daniel A. Leslie
Eliza C. Stiles
Norfolk
Dedham
Fel
Lee
Sisne
Margaret Murray
B. B. Knight
E. Greenwood
J. E. Cotter
Hodgkinson Ve al
Thomas
Tubts
Dea
West End Street Railway Co
Butler
Schulz
Essex_ ss
PitMan
Stanton
Thomas Stanton
Broad Street
H. P. Moulton
J. F. Quinn
F. L. Evans
Hill Et al
Johnson
Crapeanufacturing Company
I. C. Stempson
Charles Sewall
Ramsdell
E. P. Dodge Manufacturing Company
H. J. Bartoe
Jones & Bartlett
Torr
Merchant Et al
Uae
Saavas
Cahill
City of Gloucester
Firemen’s Relief Fund
Hood
E. A. Morris & Co
Chicago
Marblehead
Eastport
E. C. Morris & Co
Sudbury Street
Georgia- Alabama Investment & Development Company
Tallapoosa
South
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
POST
Post Publishing CQ
Milk Strest
Maes
Dpvertiser
D. E
Andreas
Rex
Foster Street
Legant
Steinway
C. D
EAL Estate
T Beautiful
Camden
Coast of Maine
Mountai Seaside
Highland Villa
C. G. Sherman
Camden Harbor
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