Cambridge and South Boston Cars Run On Schedule
The Cambridge Railroad line operated all cars on time yesterday as Superintendent Bancroft reemerged after nearly three weeks away on Fifth Regiment business. Instances of violence and delays occurred but no major disruption. a conductor Emerson Woods was arrested after assaulting former employee John Manning. Ed Barker allegedly delayed cars with a barge, prompting a complaint. West End Land Company officials bought $400 of road shares, tying to rumors about Cambridge railroad control. ex-employees gathered at head quarters with subscriptions and a driver named White said he would not rejoin but later worked on a snow plough.
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Cambridge Railroad Company
Bancroft
Emerson Woods
Broadway
Brattle Street
John Manning
Boston
West Boston Bridge
Putnam Avenue
Ed Barker
West End Land Company
Metropolitan Steamship Company
Henry M. Whitney
Maverick National Bank
State Street
Cambridge Railroad
John C. Short
White
South Boston Knights of Labor Demonstration Ends Quietly
A two hundred strong procession led by Knights of Labor marked the end of a nearly three week strike in South Boston. Police escorted marchers to strike HQs as crowds cheered and speeches urged solidarity. Cars ran on schedule, though windows were broken on several lines. Authorities report the strike may soon be formally declared off.
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Boston
Knights of Labor
Wait’s Hall
Ward 13
Coolidge
Bay View
Dover
Broadway
Prison chaplain recalls causes and cures of crime
Rev. Mr. Barnes, chaplain of the Massachusetts State prison, spoke at Clarendon Street Church on prison life. He cited that eighty per cent of inmates commit crimes under intoxication and noted educated men can be among the most guilty. He warned of relapse after release and urged renewal of life through religion.
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Mr. Barnes
Clarendon Street
Barnes
Massachusetts State Prison
Prison Chaplain Describes Reform Efforts and Missionary Work
The chaplain warns that losing self-respect makes reform hard and recalls weekly prison religious exercises. He notes two former inmates now doing grand missionary work in New York City after discovering redemption inside the walls.
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New York City
Miss Mather as Rosalind At Boston Theatre
Miss Mather's Rosalind shows cautious improvement over past Boston performances. Her best moments come in the forest scenes with Orlando, though self consciousness often disrupts the flow. Supporting cast includes Levick, Jepson, and Harold, with uneven line readings and limited standout performances.
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Miss Mather
Shakspere
Rosalind
Boston Theatre
Gan
Miss Mathers
Boston
Mr. Milnes Levick
Jacques
Eugene Jepson
Réle
Tovchstone
Jean Harold
Celia
London
Faust and
Marguerite
Partridge Reads Keats with Mixed Success
Mr. Partridge offered readings from Keats at the Vencome highlighting Eve of St Agnes and several sonnets. While he captured beauty and grace with Ode to a Nightingale, pronunciation flaws threatened the perfect elegance of method for which his gifts suit him. The audience remained large, cultivated, and entertained throughout.
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Mr. Partridge
Vencome
Keats
Shelley
Partridge
Chapman
Homer
Andrea del Sarto
Mrs Langtry at Boston in Lady Clancarty and Pygmalion
Mrs Langtry arrives in Boston next week to star in Tom Taylors Lady Clancarty with all performances except Wednesday matinee and Saturday evening when Pygmalion and Galatea will be shown. Seat sales are under way. Miss Rosina Vokes and The Schoolmistress return to Park for two weeks and Kerry will join Fin Mac Cool at Hollis Street matinees until further notice. Boucicault plays a role favored by ladies and children.
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Fin Mac Cool
Hollis Street
Quincy Market Occupants Mourn Whitman B. Smith
At a special meeting the occupants adopted resolutions expressing sorrow at the death of Whitman B. Smith and respect for his character. The note mentions local civic and fraternal events and a Supreme Court ruling in a test case about selling short lobsters.
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Quincy
Whitman B. Smith
Suffolk Lodge
Suffolk Associates
Parker House
John F. Perry
P. J. Batis
James C. Bates
Supreme Court
Commonwealth
William A. Barker
Massachusetts Fish and Game Association
Lecture on Chivalry by Mrs Kate Gannett Wells
The fifth Practical Sthies lecture was at Norcross Hall titled Chivalry. Mrs. Wells spoke on manly chivalry friendship honor and married life, saying true companionship in the family surpasses wealth. Young men engaged actively throughout the discussion. Next Tuesday evening Richard H Dana will discuss The Corrupt Use of Money in Elections.
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Norcross Hall
Kate Gannett Wells
Richard H. Dana
Aristocracy in Crime and Prison Life Sketch
Michael Davitt presents a humorous prison life study titled Aristocracy in Crime focusing on Old Peter a Yorkshire thief who worked at Dartmoor and clashed with London pickpockets. The tale recounts Peter’s ostracism, the division within the convict crew and his lament about origins in an Irish perspective.
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Michael Davitt
Davitt
Dickens
Peter
Petition Hearing Over Petitions for South Boston Rail Line
A special committee of the Boston aldermen examined a Metropolitan Railroad petition to locate in South Boston. Witnesses disputed petition validity, with Alderman Carroll questioned counts and signatures while Gargan alleged forgery and metropolitan influence in the campaign. President Hersey testified about strikes, protests, and alleged coordination between metropolitan and South Boston lines, noting changes in operations and disputes over territory.
Arbitration Interview Leaves Richards in Trap Suspicion
A dispute recounted where Sage warned employees that Mr Richards faced a trap in an interview meant to force him into a false position. Mr Carroll was told by Mr Hersey that he did not know facts about petition circulation. An adjournment set for 10 a.m. Saturday.
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Sage
Richards
Hersey
Carroll
Saltonstall Defends Boston Custom House Actions
Senator Hoar may push a Senate inquiry into Boston Customs alterations at Cunard entry dates. Saltonstall defends corrections as clerical error, cites officer removals, and asserts no law violation, pledging fairness to all importers and civil service compliance.
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Journal
Washington
Hoar
Senate
Boston Custom House
Cunard Company
Cunard
Mark Harden
The
Treasury
Boston
Harden
Treasury Department
Custom House
Saltonstall
Naval
Department
Mtr. Harden
Tam
Board of Examiners
Massachusetts
Dinner in Honor of Southworth Sparks Party Unity
About one hundred Charlestown Republicans hosted Secretary Robert A. Southworth at the Tremont House. Governor Ames and other leaders attended or sent regrets while calls for party harmony, amnesty for critics, and unified support dominated remarks.
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Charlestown
Robert A. Southworth
Republican State Committee
Tremont House
Ames
Noyes
Burden
State Committee
Lodge
McPherson
Brackett
Senate Boardman
General
Southworth
J. Southworth
Republican Party
Henry Cabot Lodge
Representative Field
First Winter Reunion of Forty second Regiment Association
The Forty second Regiment Association held its first winter reunion and dinner at Youngs last evening. General Isaac S. Burrill presided with Colonel A. E. Proctor Lieutenant-Colonel Stedman and several captains and lieutenants in attendance. The meeting was informal with brief remarks from the chairman and several members.
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Fortysecond Regiment Association
Young's
Isaac S. Burrill
A. E. Proctor
Stedman
Wales
Stevens
Waterman
Eddy
Diamond
Hewins
Ford
White
Tinkham
Blossom
Burrill
Cowdram
Vialle
Savaral Mambhers
Supreme Court dismisses certiorari on Northampton police merger
The Supreme Court full bench dismisses the civil service petition seeking certiorari over Northampton police appointment. It holds police officer hiring is administrative not judicial, thus certiorari is improper and mandamus would be proper remedy. It involved George D. Briscoll and Luther A. Clark with military preference rules debated.
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Supreme Court
Civil Service Commissioners
Northampton
George D. Briscoll
Luther A. Clark
Clark
Bristoll
Briscoll
Fur
Colby Alumni Mark Sixth Anniversary Meeting
The Boston Association of Colby Alumni held its sixth anniversary at the Revere House with about seventy five attendees. President Rev Dr George W Bosworth presided as after dinner remarks were given and funds for the college were reported to have grown from 200000 to 550000 due to Coburn and Colby legacies. The income will rise by 6000 yearly and be directed toward science instruction. Officers elected for the ensuing year include Colonel Z A Smith as president and Rev Dr F W Bakeman as vice president with Robinson of Cambridge as secretary.
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Boston Association of Colby
Revere House
George W. Bosworth
Z. A. Smith
Pepper
University
Bonney
Coburn
Colby
Warren
Rogers
Eustace C. Fitz
Howe
Cambridge
Bakeman
Boston
F W. Bakeman
Chelsea
Robinson
First creditors meeting held for Boston hardware firm
The first meeting of Benjamin Callender & Co creditors was held in Suffolk County Insolvency Court. Assignees named were John F. Rogers David A. Andrews and William Franklin Hall. A 50 percent composition offer from Arm is expected to be finalized before resuming business.
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Benjamin Callender & Co
Boston
John F. Rogers
David A. Andrews
William Franklin Hall
Alonzo Hobbs & Co
Haverill
Keeler Manufacturing Company
Federal Street
Hieclandville
Needham
Magss
George Follett & Co
New York City
Massachusetts
Edward H. Biggs
St. Pau
Minn
Biggs
St. Paul
St. Louis
Chicago
Willett Barlow
Mitchellville
Hart & Thayer
Greenfield
Ind
B. FP. Branch
Martinsville
Francis L. Burne
Milford
Louisville
Suffolk County
McKim
Howard Slade
Connecticut General Life Insurance Company
Devonshire Street
Edward K. George
Charles H. Bolles
George F. Wilde
John C. Atkinson
Washington Street
Hilton Bros. & Co
South Market Street
Excursion to California and Pacific Coast Travel Plans
The Boston travel firm announces a March 10 departure to California via Chicago and multiple rail routes with six return options. Additional trips include a New Orleans passage to California and to Mexico, plus spring coast excursions on April 21 28 and May 5. Washington trip set for February 25. Descriptive circulars available from W Raymond at 296 Washington Street Boston.
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California
Messrs. Raymond & Whitcomb
Boston
Chicago
Hoosee Tunnel
West Shore Lines
Rock Island
Santa Fe
Atlantic & Pacific
Pacific Coast
Utah
Colorado
New New Orleans
Mexico
New Orleans
Washington
W. Raymond
Washington Street
School Street
Peabody Town Finances Highlight Year End Debt Drop
The Peabody town treasurer reports year end Jan 31 1837 gross debt 475 308 88 resources 174 887 80 net debt 298 916 03 a decrease of 25 425 56 during the year. Treasury balance 19 914 42. Assessed polls 2719 a gain of
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Peabody
Collision Libels Between Schooners Heard in Court
United States District Court on February 24 considers cross libels for damages from a collision between the schooners Nellie Woodbury and Charles Hanley off Chatham Light on the night of March 9, 1885. Arguments presented by W. Dodge for Cobb et al and C. T. Russell Jr for Woodbury.
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United States District Court
Nelson
J. Francis Cobb
Nellie Woodbury
Woodbury
D. Hodges
Francis Cobb
Charles Hanley
Chatham Light
W. Dodge
Cobb
C. T. Russell, Jr
Superior Court First Session docket summary
In Boston, February sessions list cases against George F. Libby et al for 309 dollars in potatoes, Daniel S. Watson et al for 68430 dollars in cherry rail stairs, and multiple other actions. A second session features Patrick Donnelly v Boston Catholic Cemetery for trespass damages 1000, Charlotte Morgan v City of Boston for land damages, and John Finn v Neagle executors for furnace and services 87567. Verdicts and suspensions noted.
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George
Rockwell Et al
George F. Libby
B.C. Moulton
F. C. Lane
F. W. Qua
G. Bement
Daniel_S. Watson
Nathaniel Webster
J. Watson
Jacksonville
Fla
M. Holbrook
F. Hutchinson
Locke
Porter
Corrugated W. F. Co
Packard
Carr
Boston & Maine Railroad Co
Guernsey
Sebley
Fenno
Gay
MecCaffrey
Jennis
Pray
Bird
Ferris
Crane
Mattison
Doe
Hanson
Same
Hay
Metropolitan
Gallivan
Brothers
Lease
Gaylord
Dipney
Hall
Daley
Elf
John McDonald
McDonald
J. L. Eldredge
C. L. B. Whitney
Charlotte Morgan
City of
Boston
Remington Street
Dorchester
J. B. Richardson
T. M. Babson
John Finn
William Neagle
James Galvin
Joseph Bennett
J. W. Keith
Johnson
Hale
Hoft
Doherty
Cawley
Boston & Albany Railroad
Murphy
Lynch
Barker
Middlesex Superior Court Hears Jury Waived Cases
The Middlesex County Superior Court led by Judge Thompson on Feb 24 announced productive progress in hearing jury waived cases and will reconvene tomorrow for the same purpose with the same list to proceed.
Supreme Judicial Court Reissues Jury Issues in Equity Suit
In Salem the Supreme Judicial Court orders issue framing in the Merchants National Bank of Newburyport versus Daniel Moulton et al equity case. The court grants the defendants’ motion for jury issues while Waldron versus Haverhill has exceptions sustained, finding city agents liable for city actions.
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Clerk of Courts
Salem
Merchants’ National Bank of Newburyport
Daniel EK
Moulton
Supreme Judicial Court
Waldron
Haverhill
Masonic Reception Held for Somerville Chapter in Union Square
The Somerville Chapter of Royal Arch Masons hosted a reception in Eberle Hall Union Square last evening. A large audience attended with Brigham's Orchestra and the Schubert concert company providing entertainment before and after supper dancing late into the night.
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Somerville Chapter
Royal Arch Masons
Eberle Hall
Union Square
Brigham
Schubert
Fish Convention Directors Meet in Gloucester
Gloucester February 24 The fish convention directors held a forenoon session to discuss plans for the next season. Many delegates unfamiliar with the town toured local fishing establishments, with the majority departing after noon.
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Gloucester
Weather Indications For New England And New York
For twenty four hours starting 7 am Friday February 25, New England will see colder fair weather with northerly winds. Eastern New York can expect fair weather, a drop in temperature followed by a rise, with northerly winds shifting to easterly.
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Washington, D. C
New England
New York
Meteorological Record of Yesterday Observations
Yesterday’s weather record compiles observations from all stations up to 10 p m. at synchronized times. The report notes temperature, humidity, wind, and sky conditions across locations, presenting a unified snapshot of regional weather for the prior day.
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Boston
Observer’s Office
Signal Service
U.S. A
al Stations
Late Ship News from Provincetown and New York
Gloucester fishing schooner Ellen R Low from Georges Banks with 6000 pounds cod arrived after losing a rudder on February 20 and steering by sails. Bucephalus from York reports a rough Cape passage. Additional vessels include H F Dimock, Z Ring, and several schooners and brigs arriving in New York and Providence.
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Provincetown
Mass
Gloucester
Ellen R. Low
Smith
Georges Banks
Duds P. Lord
Charles P. Boynton
Bucephalus
McIntosh
of York
Cape
New York
H. F. Dimock
Boston
Z. Ring
Amsterdam
Hbersagieler
Genoa
Liberia
Sierra Leone
J. Wy. Holes
Rotterdam
E. H. Williams
Cardenas
Cameo
Port Spain
Port
Woodruff
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City Notes
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South Boston Road
Gaston
Edward C. Shepard
A. P. Martin
Jesse M. Gove
Sullivan
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Alderman Carroll
Gargan
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South Boston Railroad Corporation
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Falstaff
Buckram
Priesy
Hillard
Jacob F. Holmes
James Gleason
John P. Davis
Short
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Mr.Richards
Blue Line
Metropolitan Railroad
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MR. Saltonstall
Civil Service Rules
Colby Alumni
Boston Association
Peabody Town Finances
Briaham
C. J
Ilroan Company
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Hronberg
Wysanski
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Piiman
Mary E. White
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E. B. Callender
Augustine H. Goelet
Anna Atherton
E. B. Caliender
Lewis Gerardin
T. J. Homer
William M. Dodge
John Greene
Cowan
P. B. Kiernan
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Lockhart
Kern
Dodge
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Toohey
Keeler
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Mason
Kansas Investment Company
Topeka
Kang
Kansas
Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Company
Kansas Investment CO
Messer, J. &. Amsden & Son
Bankers
Congress Street
Baeder, Adamson & CO
Muir
Rmuk Street
Boylston Market Association
Union Building
William P. Ki HN
Gorham Rogers & CO
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