Year’s Work Done in Boston Prisons Committee Report
The 1887 last session of Boston's board of aldermen heard the Prison Inspection Committee report all institutions visited were in good condition. It notes the piece-price plan is a contract under current law, urging either idle prisoners or a public account system. It calls for legal changes to prevent youths from being committed with hardened offenders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Aldermen
Suffolk County
House of Correction
House of Industry
Civil Service
Department of the City of
Boston
Department of the Board of Health and City Registrar’s Department
City Engineer’s Department
Sewer Department
Allen
Patrick J. Donovan
Donovan
Lee
Hanes
Bromwich
McLaughlin
N. G. Smith
Explosion at Equitable Gas Engine House May Be Bomb
New York on Forty first street an engine house of the Equitable Gas Works was blown apart overnight by two gas exhausting machines. Engineer Frank Plaisted was buried in the ruins and a fireman is missing. Officials doubt natural gas caused the blast and suspect a dynamite or nitro gas bomb. Company losses run to about 5000 dollars with adjacent property damage around 25000 dollars. 1500 window panes shattered. wounded are improving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Equitable Gas Works
Forty-first Street
Frank Plaisted
Cuuvtiver
First Avenue
Adoe
Gloucester
Albert
Andrews
Western Avenue
A. H. Jones
Lynn
Mass
George Armstrong
Philadelphia
Browning Bros.’ Chemical Works
Cooper's Ceek
Camden
N. J
Pirrseura
Penn
Hicksville
Prorta
Woolner Bros
A. Weigman
Minwacker
Wis
Immanuel Presbyterian Church
Memiuis
Tenn
Porter & Macrea
Front Street
Main Street
Ottenheimer & Schwartz
Quipee
Prrrsheip
Gimlick & White
John H
Frank E. Hooper
John H. Hooper
Mexross
Jan
Ingalls Eins
Horace
Ingalls
Oxford Street
KE. D. Walden & Co
Henry ©. Mears
W. C. Wheeler
Kansas City
Stevens & Brace Iron Company
Thirteenth
Measterry Streets
Charles Francis Adams
Boston
Puerta
Grove
Woolners
Trust
Eaa Harvor City
Pigeon Arrested After Break In At Greylock Home
North Adams officials arrested Joseph Pigeon in Greylock after he broke doors and windows at the home of his wife and children. Police said he had previously attempted to kill his wife and fled, later reappearing drunk seeking to see his children. The wife, recovering from earlier injuries, had not lived with him since.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Adams
Greylock
O'brien
Costello and
Dilworth
Joseph Pigeon
Pigeon
Boston Bicycle Club Hosts First Birthday Party for 1888
The Boston Bicycle Club held a solemn New Year’s Eve gathering with committee members P. Donahoe, W. G. Kendall and William F. Ford guiding arrangements. Music featured Tom Henry on cornet and T. J. Harriott on violin as members prepared to greet the new year with benedictions and wellness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Bicycle Club
P. Donahoe
W. G. Kendall
William F. Ford
Tom Henry
T. J. Harriott
No Challenge Received for America's Cup in 1888
New York January 1 Speculation on whether international racing for the America's Cup can happen in 1888 grows as no challenge has arrived by the deadline. Schuyler deed of gift requires ten months after challenge reception and excludes races between November 1 and May 1. Some NYYC members still hope a waiver may permit a race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Yor
Speciar
Thistle
George S. Schuyler
Mr. Schuyler
New York Club
New York Yacht Club
Record of Fires and Alarms in Local Districts
Multiple Sunday morning fires and alarms across city districts. Genesee street bed fire caused by overturned lamp. Washington street building fire with $100 damage insured. Autumn street two story wooden block fire with $500 damage. South street Jamaica Plain greenhouse furnace fire. Box 527 alarm with $500 damage. needless alarm from Box 86. Columbus Avenue cellar sheet fire at 866 with no damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Genesee Street
Washington Street
C. C. Cleaveland
Somerville
Autumn Street
John Gormley
South Street
Jamaica Plain
Columbus Avenue
H. F. Noyes
Multiple fires sweep small towns and cities across states
Fires destroy homes factories and storefronts from Gloucester to Harvor City and beyond. Major losses include Andrews home in Gloucester, Cambill farm in New Hampshire, a Lynn shoe factory collapse killing a worker, Browning Bros chemical works in Camden, and other mills and churches with aggregate damages running into the thousands to hundreds of thousands.
Maritime provinces shipping totals drop in year
Hauifax Nova Scotia reports a decline in year shipping tonnage by 45 000 tons to 787 723 total. Nova Scotia fell 26 316 tons, New Brunswick 15 908 tons, and Prince Edward Island 3 056 tons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hauifax
N.S
Maritime Provinces
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Prince Edward Island
Hartford fire insurers to publish 1871 style loss year notes
Four of Hartford's six fire insurance companies will publish condition statements tomorrow. The past year saw a high fire toll since 1871 and 1872, but reports show about $50,000 more surplus and a $300 increase in assets. Capitals total $8,250,000 with gross losses to policies noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartrord
Conn
Hartford
Missing Marcus Rasbach in Herkimer Bank Scandal
Reports from Herkimer say Marcus W. Rasbach who vanished after losing about 20 000 from the old Herkimer Bank speculations faces limited bank concern. The Earl & Co defunct bank left Rasbach around 30 000 to cover margins at Vermilye's New York. About 15 000 to be recovered by attachment. Rasbach’s large Herkimer property and unpaid debts may limit losses, with 65 000 attached. Residence valued at 75 000 deeded to brother in law C W Palmer in 1884 but not recorded until yesterday. Rasbach’s whereabouts remain unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herkimer
Sheriff Cook
C. W. Palmer
Rasbach
Gambler James Donohoe resurfaces in Chicago with Boston murder plot tale
James Donohoe, once reported dead in Winnipeg, claims to face a Boston bigamy charge he says was engineered by Mellen of Baltimore. He says he acted as a detective with approval of Boston and Baltimore police in a conspiracy to murder Mrs. Mellen, detailing police and gambling fights shaping the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicaco
James Donohoe
Boston
Mellen
Baltimore
Winnipeg
Donohoe
Hanscom
Everraughty
Houghton
Coolidge
Talking Anti Poverty Address at Horticultural Hall
The Rev. O. P. Gifford of Warren Avenue Baptist Church spoke to the Anti Poverty Society in Horticultural Hall last evening. He argued clergy ignorance blocks anti poverty work and endorsed Henry George ideas while critiquing single land tax as the sole remedy. He warned poverty stems from improvidence and intemperance and that shifting tax burden to land fails to solve the problem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. P. Gifford
Warren Avenue Baptist Church
Anti-Poverty Society
Horticultural Hall
God
Brotherhood of Man
Africa
Indies
America
Henry George
Ireland
England
Arkansas
Boston
London
Obituary of Rev Henry B M Hughes O S D
The Portuguese consul in Boston informs of the death in Wales of Rev Henry B M Hughes O S D aged about 50. He served eight years as pastor of the Church of St John the Baptist in North Bennet Street and led a Portuguese mission. He came to Boston in 1878 and later founded a Welsh mission monastery before returning to Europe. A requiem will be sung at the Church of St John the Baptist on Sunday January 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry B. M. Hughes
Almeida
Wales
Missionary Apostolic
Church of St. John the Baptist
North Bennet Street
Father Hughes
Boston
Archbishop Williams
North End
Rome
Order of St. Dominic
Knight
Bish
Shrewsbury
Eng
Father Hugle
North
Bennet Street
Church of St. the Baptist
J. T. Serpa
George O Wallace N W Ayer advertising head dies at 36
George O Wallace of the N W Ayer & Son advertising firm died in Philadelphia on December 25 after a brief illness in his thirty seventh year. Born in Chester Pennsylvania he moved to Philadelphia about eighteen years ago and joined N W Ayer & Bon. After Mr Ayer’s death Wallace was admitted to partnership on January 1 1874 and became a leading figure in the advertising business. His wife Alfred resides in Malden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George O. Wallace
N. W. Ayer & Son
Philadelphia
Mr. Wallace
Chester
Penn
N. W. Ayer &Bon
Ayer
Sy Sr. Wallace
Alfred
Malden
Man Found After Hanging Incident In Local Cell
Byron J Hunt and Keen Agustin of Stat ing were involved in a hanging incident. Hunt was found two hours after by officers and cut down to save his life. He was arrested yesterday morning on charges related to the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byron J. Hunt
W& Keen
Agustin
Stating
Christmas Pageant at Old Christ Church Delights Audience
Children in the Christ Church Sunday school presented a nativity themed program led by Mr. F. R. LeCount with the Rev. W. H. Munroe. They sang recited and answered questions, showcasing memory of the salvation story and devotion to the mission of the Sunday school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. R. LeCount
Christ Church
Old Christ
W. H. Munroe
LeCount
Phillips Brooks
Town of
Bethlehem
Munroe
United States
New Year’s Eve Services Across City Churches
Night services drew large crowds at Trinity with Dr. Brooks leading a union gathering assisted by Dr. Baker, Frederick Courtney, and Percy Brownh. Midnight clock chimes and a solemn prayer opened 188 year with best wishes, as other churches held prayers, music and addresses. Elks held a social on Hayward Place with many professionals attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity
Brooks
Baker
New York
Frederick Courtney
St. Paul's
Percy Brownh
St. Andrew's Church
Twelfth Baptist Church
Phillips Street
Zion Church
North Russel Street
St. Paul's Baptist Church
Joy Street
Bromfield Street
Christ Church
South
The
Elks
Hayward Place
Three Great Operas Open National Opera Season in Boston
The National Opera season opens at the Boston Theatre with Nero by Anton Atufinstein and The Queen of Sheba by Karl Goldmark. Performances feature Sylva, Emma Juch, Clara Poole, Bertha Pierson, Amanda Fabris, Barton McGuckin, and others in elaborate productions with grand ballets and spectacular settings. Faust will follow replacing The Flying Dutchman in the week ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Opera
Boston Theatre
Anton Atufinstein
Karl Goldmark
Metropolitan Opera House
New York
National Opera Company
Nero
Rome
Boston
Sylva
M. Sylva
Ap Nero
Emma Juch
Chrysa
William Edwig
Bertha Pierson
Clara Poole
Lepidharis
Amanda Fabris
Helen Smdington
Charles Bassett
Queen of Sheba
Barton McGuckin
Assad
Queen of
Sheba
Salamith
Astaroth
Alonzo Stoddard
King Solomon
Frank Velta
Lyin Dutchman
Faust
Marguerite
William Peewose Mephisto
Alonzo Stoddard Valentine
Rie Groebl
Conralto
Siebel
Comny
City notes and society items from Boston era
A roundup of local happenings includes school recess end and reopen dates, a street accident at Devonshire street injuring Lewis Lohmayer, factory shutdowns at New England Glass Works, Dorchester’s Ashmont Hall cost, Loyal Legion meeting changes due to Sheridan, and Prohibition Central Committee events. Also reports on fire, police, court cases, shipyard freezes, club events, and society meetings with various city officials and notable figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Lohmayer
Devonshire Street
City Hospital
New England Glass Works
East Cambridge
Ashmont Hall
Ashmont Improvement Club
Dorchester
Massachusetts
Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States
Hotel Vendome
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Philip Henry Sheridan
U.S.A
Order
Prohibition State Central Committee
Bromfield Street
Samuel Dickie
National Committee
Institute of Technology
Winslow
Savage Club
Bosworth Street
Denman Thompson
C. D. Hess
Frank Daniels
B. J. Lang
King’s Chapel
Wade
Charles River
Charlestown
B. V. Dennis
J. J. McCarthy
Henry W. Woodbury
J. F. King
William BP. Delano
Frank Rand
William Fernald
C.H. W. Pope
A. J. McDonough
John Griffin
J. H. Nichols
Charles H. Dennett
P. J. Donovan
New England Woman’ Press Association
Woman’s Journal
Park Street
Boston
Worcester Street
Samuel K. Evans
Isaac C. Evans
Falmouth House
Gladstone
Reuen Thomas
Young Men’s Christian Union
Massachusetts Horticultural Society
George M. Whitaker
New England Farmer
J. H. Hale
W. O. Atwater
Robert Farquhar
Fernald
Fanny A. Dean
Robert T. Jackson
F. N. Knapp
January term opens with three Suffolk Superior Court sessions
The Suffolk County Superior Court calendar lists three sessions starting Tuesday at 10 o'clock, with the third session delayed to the following Monday. The docket includes numerous cases such as Morris v Kelley, Downs v Campbell, Pierce v Lawrence, and many others across civil matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suffolk County
Morrisl
Kelley
Schwarz
Met
R. Kh. Co
Boehm
Ternan
Essex County Superior Court Docket Summary January 2
Court entries list multiple cases before Judge Thompson including Perkins vs Crouse Fletcher Bay labeled matter numbers 4534 37771 and 4297 Channahan v Meag Abbott v City of Lynn and Roach v same among others with references to City of Newburyport Maine Railroad Stevens Belanger Prescott Murphy and related parties in Essex County docket for today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perkins
Crouse
Fie
Fletcher
Channahan
Meag
Dais
City of Newburyport
Outhwick
Ware
Fargo
Ase Et al
Abbott
City of Lynn
Roach
Same
Tower
Lane
Lee Y.een & Maine R.R
Stevens
Belanger
Prescott Et al
Ase
Murphy
Fitapatrick
Burglary at Rogers Wood Loring Co Bank and Local Arrest
At 6 last evening two men entered the Rogers Wood Loring Co bank at 147 Federal street and triggered a burglar alarm. Officers pursued. one man escaped, the other merged into a Kingston street crowd. Joan O Doninell of 181 South street was arrested on suspicion. An attempted break-in was also reported at 12 Dover street. A separate notice touts unusual dress goods bargains from R H Stearns Co on Tremont Street and Temple Place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rogers, Wood, Loring & Co
Federal Street
Morrissey
Kingston
Curtin
Kingston Street
Joan O’doninell
Doni
South Street
Charles H. Walsh
Dover Street
Jimmy
Messrs
R. H. Stearns & Co
Tremont Street
Temple Place
Rodzimir
Also Mentioned on This Page
Committee On Inspection of Prisons
Equitable Gas Company
Marcus Rasbach
Herkimer, N. Y
James Ponohoe
Society In Horticultural Trail
Babes IN Old Christ Church
Institute of Technology Alumni Association
Young’s Hotel
Carson
Francis 4. Williams
D. A. Lyle
F. W. Clark
C. Frank Allen
John R. Freeman
Gafffney
Cashman
Denges
Ducey
Old South Society
Wainwright
McCormack
Silver Et al
Joston
Dowd
O'Dowd
Keleher
Barnard
Pitman
Bangher
Kernan
Shattuck v. Rand
Chandler
Osgood
Warren v. B.& L. ‘ RK. Co
Mooney
Chase
Snow
Leitas
Doe
Albright
Atherton
Driscoll
Chesley
McDonough
Gill
Herbert
Oe Vy. B.& M
DeQuaide
Menalde
McGailigan
Prisde
Game
Capello
Corinha
Sane
Graham
Dent
R. Co
Hall
Fisher
French
Boston & Hingham 5
Sheehan
Grace
Sanborns
Bian Neeen
Darling
Emery
South Boston RR
Paine
Howe
Mulligan
Mass. Benet Association
Tilden
Greenwood
Saime
Gugenheimer
Old Colony Railroad
Gilbert
Latham
Jellison
Wedford
Burnham
Roxbury Gas Lt. Co
Toe Eee
Cox v. B. & Me
Hermon
Martin
Cross
Boston Gas Light Co
Lewis
Ates Ross
Sexton
Og —Peck
Buchanan
Flint
Sanderson
Essex County
Thompson, J
Wk and
Crean
Oak Grove Farm
Stevenson
Yura CE
Button and
Congress
Faneuil Hall Square
Chas. L. Bly
Pearl ST
John F. Pray
Washington St
Oak Grove
S.B. Tobey & Co
Congress St
Woodward's Blue
Elainbow
Maromfield Street
W.P. Balch Live Stock Commission Agency
Calder
Tremont and Boylston Sts
Hotel Pelham
Very & CO
Pittsst
Very
Roxbury
William and Edwin Sheafe
JS. Cunningham
Spring Lane
ING Agency
Boston Linen
Boston Bond
Samuel Ward Co
Devonshire
Bel
Henry F. Miller
Miller Mall
Tremont St
Boston Association
Chestnut Street
Boston Post
Albert H. Horne
Hyde Park
Station 4
Eliot Street
Hansco
Gerraughy
Austin Stone
Beacon Street
Inspecto
Go, Taylor
Raves & Sons
Price
Gas Lighting Co
Arch St
Health Food CO
New England
Paris
Baker’s Breakfast
Austin's Dog Bread
Austin & Graves
Commercial Street
Tudor
Globe
Chadwick
Pemberton Square
Dudley Street
Langdon
Sisters of the Good Shepherd
Parker Hill Avenue
Mt. Pleasant Avenue
Forest Street
Chadwick Lea Works
High Street
Fort Hill Square
Oens
Alantic Avenue
F. 8. Sargent
Commonwealth Avenue
Hereford Street
Eliza B. Skinner
Metropolitan Car Shop
Kindergarten
National City Bank
Cambridgeport
Charles River Bank
F. L. Flin
Charles E. Smith
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