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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Feb 26, 1887

Page

5

Agents of Railroads Evaluate Tariff Bills in Boston Conference

A meeting in Boston brought New York trunk lines and New England railroads together to parse the interstate commerce bill and discuss revising passenger tariffs. Key issues centered on differential rates from Boston and potential arbitration, with no agreement reached. A second conference is planned in New York next week.

Pathfinder New York New England Boston F. E. Boothby Maine Central F. E. Brown Concord Railroad O. H. Briggs New York, Providence & Boston S. W. Cummings Central Vermont George L. Carter Old Colony W. M. Durfee Providence & Worcester William Edgar Grand Trunk Railroad J. Flanders Boston & Maine F. B. Furnell Boston, Hoosac Tunnel New York & New England N. P. Lovering, Jr Passumpsic Henry Mannett New York Central Hudson River C. E. Lambert West Shore Railroad C. A. Nimmo Troy George W. Storer Boston & Albany E. C. Watson Connecticut River Railroad J. R. Watson Fitchburg Railroad J. R. Wood Pierson Central Vermont Erie Railroad Erie Fitchburg

Library committee approves courses in theology and science

At a committee meeting held at 23 Mt. Vernon Street the purchase list was approved. Works include Harris on The Self Revelation of God Curtis Creation and Evolution Kalisch Genesis Exodus Leviticus Edersheim Hamiltons Metaphysics Rule The Inquisition Briggs Prophecy Apocrypha Daw son Nature and the Bible Problems of Philosophy Bampton Lectures History of the Baptists translations from Cicero and other titles.

General Theological Library Mt. Vernon Street Alvah Hovey Professor Harris God Curtis Kalisch Edersheim Bissell Stierlers Atlas Dawson Alexander Bampton Fortnightly Review History of the Baptists Armitate Peabody Cicero

Bernhardt troupe heads to Washington after El Paso stop

Sarah Bernhardt and company traveled from Mexico to El Paso and depart for Washington to begin an engagement Tuesday. Manager Maurice Grau complains of heavy baggage delays at the U S customs, while a horse named Turco wanders away from Bernhardt and is lost after a train stop in Mexico.

el Paso Ter Sarah Bernhardt Mexico New Orleans Washington Bernhardt South America Central America Cuba United States Maurice Grau Grau Bond New York Htavana Custom House Turco

Bostonians Reported in Europe Earthquake Area

Friends in Boston say Mr and Mrs Francis B Hayes of Hotel Vendome were in Nice when the great earthquake struck Their health improved and an early return to America was hoped but no word has come since The Hayes family links trace to Nina Katherine Hunt and Col Leagitt Hunt of Vermont Also Mr and Mrs William F Weld were traveling in northern Italy when Rome earthquake news circulated with no later word received

Francis B. Hayes Hotel Vendome Nice Mr. Hayes Nina Katherine Hunt Leagitt Hunt Weathersfield William F. Weld Rome Italy

Boston Business Group Opposes Free East Boston Ferries

The Boston Executive Business Association on January 21 unanimously protested any bill granting the city council authority to provide free ferries for East Boston. A committee including Jerome Jones and William Claflin was formed to block such a measure. The list of member organizations spans the Boston Chamber of Commerce to the New England Shoe and Leather Association, representing thousands of firms and major tax contributors. President William B. Rice and Secretary Charles Theodore Carruth signed the submission.

Alvah A. Burrage Boston Executive Business Association Boston East Boston Fac Jerome Jones William Claflin Joseph Burnett Boston Chamber of Commerce William C. Blaney Hersey B. Goodwin Greenleaf W Adams K. Tolman Boston Paper Trade Association Charles A. Dean Charles Pfaff Alexander H. Rice Boston Tariff Association George O. Carpenter J. Edward Hollis Crysalters’ Club of New England F. E. Atteaux Charles Theodore Carruth Charles I. Thayer Earthenware and Glassware Association of Boston Paint and Oil Club of New England John P. May John D. Morton Daniel G. Tyler Willliam B. Rice Cras Theo. Carruth

Beacon Street Tracks Debate Signals City Transit Tangle

In a letter to the editor dated February 25 1887 M Boston argues against laying tracks for the Suburban Railroad Company on Beacon Street and Park Streets fearing disruption to traffic and commuter access. He notes most stock is held by nonresidents and predicts out of town taxpayers will demand rapid transit via alternatives such as an elevated route through the Common and Commonwealth Avenue.

the Post Beacon Street Suburban Railroad Company Boston Cohasset Newton Gloucester Standard Oil Company State House Arlington Street Rubiccan West End Marlboro Street Commonwealth Avenue Back Bay Longwood Chestnut Hill Boston & Albany Clarendon Marlboro Streets Park Street Church Beacon Hill Board of Aldermen Beacon Park Streets Park Street Brookline

No Building for Lynn Congressman Lovering Disappointed

Washington report notes Representative Lovering's disappointment as the President vetoes the Lynn post office building bill. He hoped for House override with Massachusetts Republicans' support, but the House action favors the President. The bill would have funded a $100,000 structure for the Lynn post office solely. The President cites lack of necessity and sufficient existing space despite expected ten year growth.

Washington Lovering Lynn Massachusetts House Senate

Lynn Veto Sparks Lynn Public Building Debate

The presidential veto of the $100000 public building appropriation in Lynn pleases conservatives like Quincy A. Towns who argue the government can rent space cheaper. Democrats urge waiting for Cleveland's stated reasons, while business leaders see benefits in halting location speculation. Also noted is a concert by the Boston Young Men's Christian Union’s Union Choral Society with tickets on sale Monday.

Lynn Speciau Quincy A. Towns Cleveland Boston Young Men’s Christian Union Union Choral Society Y. M. C. Union Sthee Union Hall Boylston Street Sallie E. Bingham Alta Pease A. H. Manning The Union and Lady Friends

Boston Theater Weekday Lineup Highlights

The Amusements section lists Margaret Mather in London Assurance at the Boston Theatre with two shows daily, Macbeth in the evening, Hollis Street Theatre features Boucicault in Fin Mac Cool and Kerry, plus Fin Mac Cool in the evening. Boston Museum presents Held by the Enemy, Globe Theatre showcases Lorraine, Park Theatre hosts Private Secretary, Howard Athenium features Marinelli's Specialty Company, Bijou Theatre presents Stranglers of Paris with two daily shows.

Boston Margaret Mather London Assurance Howard Athenium Marinelli Bijou Theatre Stranglers of Paris

Market Schedule Notes for Tonight and Tomorrow

R Lane and Co stocks at 11 30 p m Francis Henshaw and Co stocks at midnight Water color paintings by Leonard and Co at 3 p m listed for auction or display with times today and tomorrow.

Stocks—R. Lane & Co Francis Henshaw & Co Leonard & Co

Marriages In City and Across States Record Two Couples

Andrews wedding in city at bride father's house with Rev. Elijah Horr officiating unites James M. Andrews and Frances Lambirth of Boston. Hutchins and Pearson wed in Minneapolis with Charles Hutchins formerly of Arlington Heights pairing with Cora E Pearson. Rogers and Garland married at Longwood with Sarah M Rogers joining Dr J Everett Garland of Gloucester.

Howard N. Brown Sarah M John K. Rogers J. Everett Garland Gloucester

Deaths in Various Cities Reported in Brief Notice

Death notices from Ellsworth Kansas to St Louis list Henry C Adams Mary T Cutler George Wells Healey Anne Jones Mary J Keyes Sadie G Lapham David Parker Whitman B Smith Samuel Slocomb and Ann Arnold with ages and residence details and funeral timing where given. The listings name former and current residences and note Harvard graduate and U S consul for Healey.

Adams Ellsworth Kan Henry C. Adams Charlestown Mass Cutler South Sudbury Mary T. Cutler Healey London Eng George Wells Healey Boston Harvard College United States Bombay New York Jones Cambridge Anne Austin R. Jones Keyes Woburn Mary J. Keyes Franklin Keyes Lapham South Boston Sadie G. Lapham William Jt Sarah J. Lapham Parker Dorchester David Parker Dudley Magnolia Streets Smith Whitman B. Smith Slocomb East Cambridge Otis Street Samuel Slocomb Scammell St. Louis Ann Arnold L. L. Scammell Hopkinton

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