Sustaining the Tax as Moody Merrill Testifies Before Committee
Merrill urges cautious taxation while supporting current city administration. He argues no tax limit increase this year, favors debt limit raise to 2 percent, and notes funds from tax valuation may cover needs including $500,000 for schools and emergency tires. He discusses parks, costs of land, and presents a comparative city table.
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Tire Department
Merrill
Charlestown
Boston
New York
Baltimore
Chicago
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Providence
Pittsboro
Albany
St. Louis
Pittsburg
Bos
Boston Tax Debate on City Finances and Public Works
In Boston the argument centers on whether to raise the tax rate to fund parks sewers and new public buildings. Speaker Merrill advocates economical city management, criticizes work contracts and street paving costs, and urges a Board of Public Works with competent leaders to curb waste and avoid burdening manufacturers and residents.
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Baltimore
Brooklyn
Chicago
Cincinnati
Cleveland
New York
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Providence
Pittsburg
Albany
Boston
Alvany
Court House
Hart
Franklin Park
Mr. Merrill
Stony Brook
Wilson
City of
Martin
Mayer Hart
City Hall
Board of Public Works
Bailey
Merrill
Hotels Echo Anniversary Feasts At Parker House
The Parker House hosted the forty eighth Suffolk Associates anniversary with twenty five members in attendance. J Henry Taylor presided as officers were elected for the year and several dinner speakers covered Odd Fellowship topics. Also noted were Harvard seniors dining at Parker House and a large U S Signal Corps veterans gathering at Thorndike with plans for the G A R encampment next August. A busy hotel scene continued with numerous arrivals and a lively party of W H Jones & Co employees enjoying Private Club champagne.
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Suffolk Associates
Parker House
J. Henry Taylor
Horace Dodd
Calvin W. Sawyer
T. H. Mayo
Odd Fellowship
George T. Bosson
C. C. Adams
James M
Tracy
Frank E. Winslow
George IT. Bosson
Harvard
Samuel Dexter
Eugene Darling
John Dennison
K. Fairbanks
R. Faulkner
New England
United States Signal Corps
Thorndike Iast
A. B. Capron
Providence
E. J. Haskell
J. W. Brown
A. F. Bunter
Natick
J. H. Abbott
Fall River
W. H. Jones & Co
Rollins Jones
Parker’s
M. I. Davis
Edward M. Davis
J. C. Stoll
New York
H. M. Howe
Philadelphia
Penn
Land B. Schwartz
Texas
Sylvester Lamb
Toledo
Cedric Leighton
Isles of Shoals
J. P. Walker
Bangor
RK. G. Clark
Rome
Brunswick
Joseph P. Thompson
Portland
Thomas Heenan
Toronto
Ont
United States
L. H. Elder
New Bedford
C. Harmon
A.W. Kelsey
Newmarket
N. H
George E. Tinker
Concord
N.H
E. C. Rogers
Springfield
Dwight A. Goodwin
Newburyport
J. B. Knox
Worcester
A. B. Catwan
Saltwater
R. L
G. W. McLaughlin
McLaughlin
Adams
George H. Falls
Hartford
Frank Russell
Washington
Ind
J. R. Houghton
Balls
W. A. Griffin
Bridgeport
Conn
Rb. Janke
Cleveland
George W. Cady
O. ©. Smith
Loledo
J. K. Crandall
D. C
H. W. Greene
John
Kimball
Hopkinton
W.d. Sanborn
South Dakota
Peter Gray
Frank L. Wovil
D. M. Owen
Mark Hopkins
J. A. Warwick
Norman F. Greely
Exeter
N. K
Russell Hoadley
Mate
Anthony
New
Trenton
N. J
F. A. Hart
Crawvorp
B. Staith
Waterbury
Thomas Hill
Quincy
P. Lynch
E. W. Scribner
Berlin Falls
N. EL
W. T. Carter
Lebanon
W. Chapin
New London
Conny B.C
Tyler
Athol
W. F. Daniel
Franklin
N. Hi
William H. Davidson
Chester
Kellogg
Granby
Charles Hutchins
J. R. Andrews
W. H. Weymouth
Lewiston
Tremont
William Werner
E. J. Goldsmith
J. W. Duryea
W. J. Ludwig
George W. Smith
White River
Junection
W._T. Davis
Plymouth
W. H. Tarlton
J. O. Geer
L. M. Levy
L. D. Terrill
Attorney General v Clinton Town water pollution case set for April hearing
Supreme Judicial Court case against the town of Clinton to restrain sewage discharges into the river. Evidence closed and arguments slated for the first Tuesday of April unless parties submit written arguments beforehand.
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Supreme Judicial Cours
Field
Clinton
Superior Court Docket Recap in Boston Trials
Proceedings from the Superior Court first and fourth sessions list numerous tort and contract cases. Notable entries include Edward Casey versus City of Boston for icy sidewalk injuries and Hugh Lane versus Armstrong Transfer Company for on the street accident. The docket names many plaintiffs, defendants, lawyers, and case numbers with verdicts and defenses noted.
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Superior Court
Pitman
Edward Casey
City of
Boston
H Street
S.A. Fuller
N. M. Babson
Awtlualil No
Hugh Lane
Armstrong Transfer Company
Washington Street
J. J. Gargan
P. M. Keating
William A. Morse
Martin
Forbes
Zeigler
Downs
Hamilia
Reed
Ayer
Same
City of Boston Y
Hill
Simmons
Fremont Meta Co
Fisher Mfg. Co
Philips
Swi
Trundy
Child
Teardon
Lathrop
Isaac _Wyzanski
Charles Miller
J. H. Blanchard
J. E. Butler
J. E. Bates
Elmer L. Hall
Henry P. Hood
Friend Street
Boardman Hall
William H. Preble
Superstitions Die Hard Reach of Lunatic Asylums
A report recalls how families commit relatives to asylums amid belief in witchcraft. The piece notes fear and stigma shaping care, with enduring superstition driving determinations and social exclusion.
Science versus Superstition and Paine's Celery Compound
A 19th century notice argues superstition persists in lunatic asylums and society, cites doctors and professors on witch depictions, then promotes Paine's Celery Compound as a universal cure for nervous disorders and a restorative for social fatigue. It claims the medicine is physician prescribed and widely used by professionals.
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Geo. M. Baird
The
Philosophical Society of Chicago
America
University of Glasgow
Highlands
Paine
Superior Criminal Court February 24 DUNBAR J
James H. Hayes pleaded to larceny from the person John Manning pleaded guilty to idle and disorderly George Colby to assault and battery Fanny Higgins held on $1000 bail for adultery list of cases and defendants with various Commonwealth v cases listed in order.
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James H. Hayes
John Manning
George Colby
Fanny Higgins
Commonwealth
Same
Hughes
Hamill
Rich
Kitching
Noble
Martin
Saime
Colloton
Quong
Simpson
Mebatcher
Sweeney
Hoi Yo
Janu
Hal
Forbes
Miss Alice Parker Admitted to Practice in All Courts
In Middlesex Superior Court on Feb 24 Judge Thompson notes Miss Alice Parker of Lowell, formerly San Francisco and a California bar member, admitted to practice in all Commonwealth courts. Case numbers include 2992 Inhabitants of Woburn v Trustees of Tufts College and 2657 Pfeiffer et al v Globe Newspaper Co among others listed for ongoing or special hearings this week.
Appointment of Administrators for Several Estates
Administrators were appointed for the estates of Priny P. Small, George E. Harvey, Fanny B. Brigham, Ellen M. Kingsbury, William Maguire, William Crooks, and Julia A. G. Ambrose. The wills of the listed deceased are referenced for further probate actions.
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Priny
Small
George E. Harvey
Fanny B. Brigham
Ellen _M. Kingsbury
William Maguire
William Crooks
Julia A. G. Ambrose
Probate Court Admits Several Administrators and Wills
Probate Court Plymouth County on Feb 24 appoints administrators Hattie Thomas Louise Packard Peter Brewer Ellis Brett etc and recognizes wills for James West Whitman William Ferguson Scituate Polly Packard Brockton. Commissioners Arthur Lincoln C W Seymour appointed for Lewis Anderson estate. Several filings include final accounts and widow’s allowances.
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Plymouth County
Harris
Hattie G. Thomas
Louise M. Packard
Peter Brewer
Ellis Brett
Brockton
Mary F. M. Fearing
Mary A. Coggeshall
Wareham
W. Keith
East Bridgewater
Thomas F. Murphy
Abington
Susan A. Sampson
Emerton Sampson
Marshfield
Chamberlain
Frank W. Sears
Hannah Soule
Harriet R. Porter
Julia A
Henry L. Studley
Norwell
Mary O. Hewitt
Herman F Hewitt
Antonette T. Betridge
Ylenry M. Holmes
William B. Nelson
Mattapoisett
Joseph Hudson
Municipal Court Docket Second Session List of Civil Suits
First Session judges Parmenter and Karpy list in order numerous civil actions. Cases include Brown v Harmon 874 Brion v Kosten Brass Tile Co 4200 and others against various defendants with pairs such as Fleming v Nagie Gerstel v Stern Holt v Haines and Lovejoy v Oppenheimer. The record names many parties and docket numbers across numerous firms and individuals.
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Brown
Harmon
Kosten Brass ¢ Tile Co
Brion
Banding
Stevenson
Same
Sprague
Newsome
McCloskey
O'Connell
Hale
Deering
Kamhall
Pollin
Fleming
Nagie
Gerstel
Stern
Holt
Haines
Haker
Brebeuf Lecture at Y M C A on Quebec Bust Story
Rev Burnet Wright speaks this evening at the Y M C A Union on Brebeuf and the silver bust of Quebec in 164 percent. Conly the photographer presented the Boston Press Club a 22 by 28 portrait of the club's thirteen officers for 1888 and 1889, now displayed in the clubroom.
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Brebeuf
Quebec
Canada
Burnet Wright
Y. M. C. Union
Conly
Boston Press Club
Trinity Club Hears President Sprague In 1889 90 Session
The Trinity Club met in Trinity Church chapel with President Quincy in the chair. Hon Henry H Sprague of the Massachusetts Senate spoke on parliamentary procedure and current Congress rules. Ladies' night was postponed to April 28 to accommodate Rev Phillips Brooks.
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Trinity Club
Sprague
Trinity Church
Quincy
Henry H. Sprague
Massachusetts Senate
Congress
Phillips Brooks
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Soston
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American Tool & Machine Company
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Humboldt Avenue
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Clifford
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Cooke
Buckley
Mason
Julia A. Appleton
Henry A. Wood
D. Frank Kimball
B.E. Perry
Reginald E. Daniels
New York& New England Railroad Company
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C. A
C. A. Prince
Louisa Spokesfield
Patrick Shea
Fayette Street
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I. R. Clark
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Thayer
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Brookline Club
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Odd Fellows’ Hall Asso
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N. EL RR Co
James
Haga
West End Mt. Ry
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Trenholm
Dinsmore v
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Dunbar, J
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Hannah Wilson
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