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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Feb 20, 1891

Page

8

Investigation of Mr Osborne’s Ballot Controversy Continues

The executive council’s hearing into Mayor Matthews charges against Commissioner Osborne resumes with testimony from Chief Clerk Ryan about stock investments, police officers recounting stubbed coupons, stamps, and Globe votes, and officers describing how ballots were cast, collected, and distributed amid a broad network of liquor dealers and station procedures.

Executive Council Matthews Osborne Dabney Ryan Marine Bank of Duluth Savings Bank Marine Bank of Duluth John M. Curtin Mr. Osborne Fldridge Beacon Horatio J. Homer Globe Police Commissionere George E. Savory Cain Hoey Barrett Street Ilmess Witness Allen & Co Cornhill William M. Osborne Globe Office Saxton Witnness Osne Fire Department North End Huguer Robinson Charlies W. H. Sanborn North Market Street Saxton of Station 1 Cruft Theighlands Hemenway Station 2 Kimball Lambert East Boston Patrick O'Brien Gaskins Station 15 Kinsley Post George A. Walker Roxbury Hamlin Daniel Shea Blackstone Street James Hoey Central Street Edward Shiney Cambridge Street William Howard Green &Stree O'Brien Charlestown O’brien Main Street Dawson Irish Station 4 New England Printing Telegraph Company William Grainger M. H. Curley Cashin General Osborne Richard 7 Police Station 4 David O. Felt W. J. Sheehan Mr. Felt Trish Mr. Tobin Mr. Young New Marlboro Globe Cannons Captain White Captain Topin William M. Howard Hotel Windsor Bowdoin Street Green Street Station 3 Tobin Allen Street Curley Shiney

Captain Gaskins Aims For Possible Evening Correction

In the evening session Captain Gaskins suggested he might issue a correction to earlier statements or actions. The remarks hint at revisiting details or clarifying positions expressed during proceedings.

Gaskins

Sons of Brown University Eighteenth Reunion at Young's Hotel

The Sons of Brown University residing in Boston and vicinity held their eighteenth annual reunion and dinner at Young's Hotel. Alumni gathered in the parlors for greetings, then elected officers for the year. Remarks honored Professor John Larkin Lincoln and noted Professor Bancroft’s disappearance and Professor Lincoln’s health. Auld Lang Syne closed the program with tributes and greetings from Brown University affiliates.

Sons OF Brown University Young Boston Young’s Hotel Brown University Hamilton B. Staples John Jetlow Edgar O. Silver Edward W. Tucker William V. Keller Ray Greer Hauling Municipal Court A. A. Gordon D.D E. L. Pierce W. A. Mowry John Tetlow G. F. Jelly A. H. Plumb C. A. Spaulding G. W. Gild Fall River J. A. DeWolf Staples Newton Andrews T. Whiting Bancroft Lincoln Sons Vicinity John Larkin Lincoln Carpenter Eustis C. Fitz Gordon Bailey

Free lecture by W F Ganong at Horticultural Hall

The seventh free lecture in the Massachusetts Horticultural Society course will be delivered Saturday at 11 o clock at Horticultural Hall Cambridge by Mr W F Ganong of the Botanic Garden of Harvard University. The lecture will use large charts on global plant distribution and is expected to interest natural science students. The public is cordially invited. The spring exhibition timetable was postponed to the first week in April. Try Hood s Sarsaparilla for claimed health benefits including improved nerve strength appetite and digestion.

Massachusetts Horticultural Society Horticultural Hall W. F. Ganong Botanic Garden Harvard University Cambridge

Street Franchises Hearings At The State House

A continued hearing before the Committee on Cities discussed street use by private firms. Newton asks rights to lay tracks and levy license fees, while other bills cover terms for granting tracks, poles, and conduits. Experts testify on compensation and the need for a public commission to regulate franchises. The session adjourned to Feb 26.

Committee On Cities Slocum Newton City of Wilson George Fred Williams Boston Bailey Holmes New Bedford Carruth Farmer Newbedford Herbert L. Harding Boston Citizens’ Association

Canine protection bill sparks adjourned hearing debate

The Massachusetts Agriculture Committee resumed a hearing at the State House on a proposed dog protection bill. Petitions urged protection, while speakers argued the measure would exterminate dogs and invite crime. Various residents from Medford and surrounding towns defended dogs as life and property protectors as the committee closed the hearing sine die.

Committee On Agriculture State House W. Fifield Medford Fifield E. W. Thomas Alliston Commonwealth Mr. Thomas Messrs Charles Tnness E. L. Lord William Johnson Fr. J. M. Burgess Middleborough Parks J. ©. Waters M. Kehoe Alexander Campbell Henry B. Hill Henry F. Moore Palmer

Mack Elevated Railway Charter Hearing in Boston

The Committee on Street Railways of the Great and General Court held a hearing on the Mack Elevated Railway Company petition for a Boston elevated line. Counsel Woodward Emery outlined merits of the Mack system while asserting demand is self evident, then William B. Mack described his invention.

John Thompson L. M. Butler Orlando Stewart J. K. Taylor Henry L. Leach George Richards D. H. Andrews Joseph A. Shin Angus Sinclair Mack Clarke West End Mr. Mack Emery Boston Ublic West End Company Mack Company Committee On the Great and General Court Mack Elevated Railway Company Woodward Emery William B. Mack

Electric wires and poles regulation debate proceeds

The Committee on Mercantile Affairs continued a hearing on granting aldermen and selectmen more power to regulate electric wires and poles, including relocation and shared pole use. City Electrician Morse of Cambridge described potential efficiency gains and underground trends in major cities. Mayor Rantoul of Salem supported city control over streets, while allowing appeal on pole and wire decisions. The panel postponed further action as related matters proceed.

Salem Morse Cambridge Philadelphia New York Boston Rantoul

Publication of Election Expenses and Holidays Proposed

The Committee on Election Laws heard proposals to publish election expenditures and make election days legal holidays. Senators and representatives discussed treasurer reporting duties, expenditure thresholds, and penalties for noncompliance. A plan for precinct division and a uniform vote counting system was also presented to improve accuracy.

Committee On Messrs R. H. Dana Josiah Quincy George Fred Williams Secretary of State Supreme Rosnosky G. J. Moulton E. M. Chamberlin R. L. Gay Lane Gloucester Ira Copeland Brockton

Peabody's Lecture on Ideals and Social Duty

Professor Francis G. Peabody spoke at the Lowell Institute on ethical theories and the social questions. He framed ethics as the science of conduct linking individual life to the common good and described four paths from defiance to service, concluding that true idealism comes from selfless service to others.

Francis G. Peabody Lowell Institute Peabody Professor Peabody

Sunday sale of tobacco debated by House Judiciary

The House Judiciary Committee weighed a petition by H. M. Hyams and others to legalize Sunday tobacco and cigar sales by all vendors. Drugstore advocates argued uneven enforcement and calls for equal treatment, while opponents warned of more drug stores and rural disruption. Witnesses pressed for either universal legalization or uniform enforcement. The Railroads Committee then heard Boston and Maine Railroad petition details to purchase lines it operates, with counsel Richard Olney and trustees pressing minor bill changes for system efficiency.

House Judiciary Committee H. M. Hyams E. B. Goodsell H. Joski S. Benatail W. H. Whitman Frederic Willcomb Ipswich Henry H. Faxon Quincy Boston & Maine Committee On Railroads Boston & Maine Railroad Richard Olney William G. Russell Eastern Railroad Frederick Bancroft Nashua & Rochester

Taxation hearing on mortgaged property liens and barber Sunday business

The Committee on Taxation heard support to amend Chapter 11 Section 23 Public Statutes to make taxes on mortgaged personal property a lien and hold mortgagees liable on possession. The hearing closed with arguments about protecting tax collectors. The House Judiciary Committee also heard a petition to allow Sunday barber shop business, with supporters citing losses and opponents citing existing law.

Committee On Taxation

Next Week's Bazaar Aids Surgical Hospital for Women

Preparations for the Woman's Charity Club bazaar at Music Hall opened next Monday at 8 PM. The event supports the Surgical Hospital for Women at Chester Park and runs through the week with a reception, minuet by Barnard Memorial School children, recitations, grand march led by Martha Washington, and a Beacon Orchestral Club dance set. The executive committee includes Mrs. Micah Dyer and others. membership now 350.

Music Hall Surgical Hospital For Chester Park Bromfield Street Micah Dyer, Jr Barnard Memorial School Martha Washington

Treatment of inebriety lecture urges medical restraint

Dr. Lucius M. Baker of Baldwinsville argued drunkenness is a disease at a Ladies Physiological Institute talk. He urged not confinement as a class but one year of medical restraint then parole, with indefinite restraint for repeat offenses to erase hereditary roots.

Lucius M. Baker Baldwinsville Ladies’ Physiological Institute

Courts roundup shows injunction denied in patent dispute

United States Court grants preliminary injunction motion on a Pratt patent for car door hangers, reversed on appeal. In the Supreme Judicial Court Knowlton case, the court favored the complainant in a mortgage notes dispute involving Mrs Mary J. Horton, with further reports to the full bench and no injunction issued. Attorneys from Syracuse and Rhode Island represented the respective parties.

United States Circuit Corr Dunham Manufacturing Company Coburn ‘Jolly Track Manufacturing Company Elias E. Pratt Pratt George L. Huntress George W. Hey Syracuse John L.S. Roberts Decndant Supreme Judicial Court Knowlton J. Richard Bromley Y. William W. Mitchell Mary J. B. Horton Providence

Superior Court First Session Case List and Verdicts

The court records multiple dockets from February including Aldrich J No 4427 Daniel Bishop vs John Mannion injuring him on a Brighton worksite with verdict for defendant. No 4720 Terrence Sullivan vs Sun Fire Office Co seeks 300 for a yacht destroyed by fire. Second and third sessions list numerous civil, contract, and mixed actions with verdicts, defenses, and closing arguments. Criminal session under Sherman J lists James Scully and others with fines and orders.

Superior Court Aldrich Daniel Bishop John Mannion Pomeroy Street Brighton H. Smith Thomas Burke Terrence Sullivan Sun Fire Office Company J. A. McGeough F. W. Kittredger Q. Cooke Abbott Barker Davis Kerce Hana J. Line Litchfield J. Sheehan White Nason Sheafe Schlanger Welch J. J. Cutter M. Coggan Annie M. Freeman Mercantile Mutual Accident Association Knowles Freeman A. Hemenway F. Be, Fitz A. E. Avery Decker Ehriein. Co Hanmer Haines Boston Fitzgerald Vy. Butch. Me. R. R. Er O' Connor O'Cun Adams Old Connor Saxon Clifford Wentworth Kimp Freeman Merton Ace Asso’n Fitch Benton Cann Long Sal’d Potter Dewhall Insurance Co Walker Cope Lburke Elec Lt. Co Boston Furniture Bisxor Gray Glazier Ponti Rooke Matthews Pettitto Page Allgren Lutz Shaw Handy Desbvraux Loud J. D. Long Walter L. Bouve John Lowell, Jr William O. Williams Albion Knowlton Berkeley Street J.B. Warner J. G. Holt Dawson Russell West End Same Same. & Me Williams Knowl Hutchinson Sheehan Ham, Good Porter de Picot Mit Howard Harrington West Henry Jordan

William Smith V Foster and trustee suit for 10000

No 2678 William Smith sues Alexander Foster and trustee to recover 10000 alleged due on a verdict for plaintiff 3227 Proctor & Ta pan for plaintiff Coolidge and Sibley for defendant. Also listed are cases 5792 Richardson v Town of Hudson for jury damages land taken for a town way and other dockets with motions set for Friday Feb 20 at 2 o clock p.m.

William Smith Alexander Foster Proctor & Tapan W. H. Coolidge E. D. Sibley Oren A. Richardson Town of Hudson M. McDonald Rodney Lund J. T R. E. Joslin Covell Davia Gaffney Whit Marriman Barker Comb

Atlanta University seeks twenty thousand for black education

Rev Dr Horace Bumstead heads fundraising in Atlanta for the university’s work educating freedmen as teachers and leaders. A Trinity Church chapel turnout was small but speakers urged gifts, highlighting endowment needs, current debts, and annual expenses with emphasis on expanding higher education for the black community.

Horace Bumstead Atlanta University Atlanta Phillips Brooks Brooks L. B. Maxwell Savannah Maxwell Georgia South Bumstead General Armstrong General 5. C. Armstrong Bampton Institute Hampton Nashville Negro University of George A. Gordon New Old South Church Banstead Brooke Horford Arlington Street

Winthrop Town Caucus Nominates New Officers in Close Vote

The largest known caucus for Winthrop town officers was held in the Town Hall last evening crowding the hall with voters. Nearly all present officers were defeated by a new slate. Alfred Tewkesbury acted as moderator and Charles A. Grant as secretary. Nominations included Charles C. Hutchinson Henry F. Shaneck Horace Waite for selectmen Frank E. Cook for town treasurer E Everett Crosby for tax collector Joseph W. Stoner three year school committee Ernest Griffin Isaac C. Hale as auditors John B. Tewkesbury and John McNaught as constables.

Winthrop Alfred Tewkesbury Charles A. Grant Charles C. Hutchinson Henry F. Shaneck Horace Waite Frank E. Cook E. Everett Crosby Joseph W. Stoner Ernest Griffin Isaac C. Hale John B. Tewkesbury John McNaught

Genuine Imported Carlsbad Sprudel Salt Ad

An advertisement promotes the genuine imported Carlsbad Sprudel Salt as an alternative remedy that dissolves tenacious bile eases irritation and relieves obstruction by aiding nature rather than causing sudden irritation. It warns to obtain only the genuine imported article.

Carlsbad Sprudel

Post Announces New Special Advertising Column

The postal service announces the creation of a special advertising column to reach the public via mailed notices. The program aims to expand advertiser access and public reach through a dedicated space in the post.

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