Mayors and Indebtedness Debate at New England Club
The New England Club gathering at Young's featured Boston Mayor O'Brien and John Winslow of Brooklyn discussing municipal government. O'Brien praised Boston’s new charter and warned against overreliance on debt, citing reductions in indebtedness limits and the impact on city services and growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England Club
Young's
Commonwealth
John Winslow
Brooklyn
N. Y
New England Society
New England
O’brien
Boston
Brien
New _rowns
New York
E Or
Democratic Party
Republic
Winslow
Seth Low
Agston
Caucus Call Sent to Republicans for U S Senator Nominee
Boston December 30 1886 Republican members elect of the Legislature urge signers to join a call for a caucus to nominate a candidate for United States Senator They request prompt reply to J K C Sleeper 12 Summer Street Boston to authorize signing the call The list of signers includes Henry Parkman Warren T Copeland Roland Turner and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Boston
Senate
House Representatives
J. K. C. Sleeper
Summer Street
Death of Mrs Paterson linked to early women’s movement
The London Times reports the death of Mrs Paterson at 39, a key figure in 19th century women’s reform. As Emma Smith she led unions, helped found the Women’s Protective and Provident League, and influenced many craft-specific women’s unions. Her husband Thomas Paterson supported social reform. she edited journals and promoted trade-union principles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
London Times
Paterson
Emma Smith
Women’s Suffrage Society
Workmen’s Club
Unio
Thomas Paterson
Women’s Protective and Provident League
London Bookbinders’ Union
London
League
Women’s Union Journal
The Barons of England and Their Armorial Lineage
A review of James E. Doyle’s Official Baronage of England 1866 to 1885 detailing how Anglo American marriages expanded nobility, with examples on Marlborough and Churchill lines. It highlights 1600 illustrations, the descent of titles, offices held, and portraits, plus contemporaries praising Marlborough’s grace and statecraft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
England
France
James E. Doyle
Longmans
Doyle
Salisbury
Marlborough
Baron Ley
Earl of Marlborough
Henry
Earl
James Ley
T. Payne
John Churchill
William Churchill
Mr. Doyle
Duke of York
Baron Churchill of
Eymouth
Scotland
Paris
James I
St. Albans
Sandridge
William III
H. R. William
Duke of Gloucester
K.G
the Hague
Marquis of
Blandford
Duke of Marlborough
Oxford
Woodstock
Godfrey Kneller
Burnet
Chelyse
John Mackay
Addison
Lord Chesterfield
George Sackville
Henrietta Churchill
Earl of Godolphin
Duchess of Marlborough
Congreve
Johnson
Charles Spencer
George Spencer Churchill
James J
Miss Jerome
Train Service to Improve Mail Delivery in Boston
A plan to run a train to accelerate mail to Boston and increase carrier deliveries is proposed. The proposal urges more frequent mail and package routes to hasten distribution and reduce delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Club Elections Highlight New Officers Across Boston Societies
The Beacon Society at the Vendome, Cereal Club at Parker House, Papyrus Club at Revere House, and Boston Art Club elected their annual officers. Notable names include President Josiah Benton Jr, vice presidents Charles A. Gookin and Josiah W. Hayden, secretary John J. Henry, and executives Edward Taft and J. M. Graham among others. The Boston Fruit and Produce Exchange also announced its new leadership led by President Edwin Robinson and Vice President Cyrus Thatcher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Beacon Society
Vendome
Messrs
D. W. Ranlet
Jerid. E. Whitaker
J. H. Wakefield, Jr
Ione H. Utley
G. E. Noyes
Horace Paxter
Horace 8. Wade
Papyrus Club
Revere House
Justin McCarthy
Theodore P. Dodge
Alexander P. Browne
J. Jeffrey Roche
Arthur Aey
Boston Art Club
Charles E. Wood
Ezra H. Baker
Henry Hitchings
Stephen M. Crosby
Charles Wheeler
Charles W. Scudder
John A. Lowell
Oscar H. Sampson
Frank G. Webster
Robert W. Vounoh
Boston Fruit and Produce Exchange
Edwin Robinson
Cyrus ‘Thatcher
Barrows
Southwick
Cyrus Ricker
Gardner Chapin
Arthur P. Currier
QO. P. Ford
Frank Moseley
George F. Mead
C. A. Keyes
William Butler
H. H. Kendall
Radical wing wins semiannual Chicago Trades Assembly officers
In Creao on January 2 the radical or socialistic inclined group won the semi annual election. William Kliver was elected to the presidency and Fred Long to the vice presidency, the only offices available. Withdrawals and delegate changes since the Columbus labor congress aided the victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Creao
Chicago Trades Assembly
William Kliver
Fred Long
Assembly
Columbus
Osgood Injured In Ice Fall In Maplewood
Mr E P Osgood of Maplewood fell on the ice last evening and was injured. He struck his head and was rendered unconscious before being removed to his home. He remains in a critical condition with uncertain recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maupes
E. P. Osgood
Maplewood
Lowis Fous Ho
Nis
Aigwa New Engg
Edinburgh volume highlights Stevenson as noted truancy
A newly sold Edinburgh MS volume contains biographical notes on Robert Louis Stevenson. He is described as an undergraduate who rarely attended class, joking that he was a constant truant who valued lectures from Professor Kel land and Professor Blackie more in memory than in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Louis Stevenson
Edinburgh
University Students’ Union
Stevenson
Mr. Stevenson
Sleigh accident injures Brookhouse in Somerville
Mr John H Brookhouse of Willow Avenue West Somerville was thrown from a sleigh on Central Street when the horse bolted. The 77 year old suffered serious head injuries and was taken home after treatment by Drs Durell and Stevens. The young lady escaped with bruises. The horse was recaptured and the sleigh was wedged between a tree and fence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Brookhouse
Willow Avenue
Somerville
Central Street
Brookhouse
Thorn dyke Rice and an heiress mother in historic escape
The Saturday Evening Gazette recounts Allen Thorn dyke Rice's past and his mother's imperious actions. His father Henry Rice held custody amid a custody dispute as the family fled to Nahant and Germany. The mother later remarried a German tutor, and Rice inherited his fortune through his maternal grandfather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen Thorndyke Rice
Merle
Saturday Evening Gazette
Thorndike
Henry Rice
Harrison Gray Otis
Kim
Nahant
The
North American Review
Lynn Road
Erl
Germany
Rice
Locksley Hall in Punchs Mock Ode to the Laureate
A satirical verse from London Punch skewers the pessimistic Poet Laureate and the hunger amid distress, featuring a faster with Elixir Vite and a witty exchange about art, poverty, and resilience in a mock Locksley Hall setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Punch
London Punch
Locksley Hall
Foster Granted Divorce as Goodell Case Denied
Provence January 2 Chief Justice Durfee filed findings in Foster Goodell divorce actions. Foster wins a divorce citing petitioner misconduct absence and respondent confession corroborated by others. Goodell petition denied due to conduct deeming she is not entitled to a divorce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Provence
Durfee
Foster- Goodell
Mr. Foster
Mrs. Goodell
Foster
Canfield
Goodell
Poison liquor death shocks New York family
In New York on January 2 Wendell Jung a seven year old boy died at his home 401 East Fifty fourth street after swallowing two teaspoons of liquor bought at a nearby saloon and grocery counter The liquor is believed poisonous A daughter who tasted the substance spat it out but fell into convulsions and was saved with difficulty
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wendell Jung
East Fiftyfourth Street
Proposals Sought for 5000 Knit Undershirts by Quartermaster
The Depot Quartermaster in Philadelphia invites sealed proposals in triplicate for 5000 knit undershirts size 1. Bids due January 31, 1887 at noon. Early delivery required, with start and completion dates to be stated. Preference to domestic and American production, especially Pacific coast supply if prices and quality are equal. Proposals to be indorsed Proposals for Undershirts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grnarpd Street
Phildelphia
United States Quartermaster’s Department
Pacific Coast
Proposals for 4000 Yards Dark Blue Wool Flannel
The Depot Quartermaster's Office Philadelphia invites sealed proposals by January 5 1887 for furnishing 4000 yards of ounce dark blue blouse flannel. Early delivery required. American production preferred if price and quality equal. Bids to be endorsed Proposals for Flannel and sent to M I Ludington Deputy Quartermaster General U S A.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aster’s
Greakp Street
Philadelphia
United States Quartermaster’s Department
Pacific Coast
M. I. Ludington
City Hall
Boston
Massachusetts Avenue
Warren
Washington Streets
Brighton
Allston
Washington Street
John W. McDonald
Financial items and corporate securities listed in a historical document
A dense ledger of banks railroads manufacturing firms and municipal and corporate bonds with numbers and dates. The list includes Dedham National Bank Newburyport Pullman Palace Car Boston National Bank Lowell Mfg Co Middlesex Co and others plus bonds for Maine Central Road City of Cincinnati and City of Cleveland among many entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiso Dedham
Dedham
First Natl
Newburyport
Pullman Palace Car Co
Boston Natl Bank
Merchants’ Natl
Tate National Bank
Leominster Nail Bank
Leominster
Lowell Mfg Co
Boston N Bank
Dwight Mfg Co
Lowell Mac
Lowell M’fg Co
Falls M’fg
Middlesex Co
Boston & Sandwich Glass Co
Auctioneers Listing Stocks and Banks in Boston Market
Francis Henshaw & Co features listings from the Boston Stock Exchange including shares in Pacific Mills Continental Mills Lyman Mills Warren Natl Bank Peabody and Naumkeag Steam Cotton Co among others. The notice notes partial payments and securities such as Natl Exchange Bank Northern R R Freeman's Natl Bank Boston Gas Co and Boston & Providence RR BR Co with rates around 95 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Mills
Continental Mills
Lyman Mills
Warren Natl. Bank, Peabody
Marquette, Houghton & Ontonagon BR
Naumkeag Steam Cotton Co
Natl Exchange Bank
Northern R. R. Freeman’s
Natl. Bank, Shoe & Leather Ins. Co
Boston & Providence RR
BR. Co
Boston Gas Co
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Manning
Ith
Ball
Mayor O'Brien
Corse
Hains
Ytae
Djuponer
E. C. Milliken
Elijah A. Morse
J. &. C. Sleeper
Jubal C. Gleason
D. Frank Kimball
Ziba C. Keith
Edward Glines
Jediah P. Jordan
J. Otia Wardwell
Samuel R. Moseley
Abijah T. Wales
James H. Harlow
Edmund Hersey
George H. Hunt
Benjamin
Lovelay Fh. Lincoln
Ww. H. Jennings
Cyrus Story
Henry Parkman
Warren T. Copeland
Roland Turner
W.A. Wilde
George H. Freeman
E. Williams Hervey
Cyrus Savage Frederick S. Hall
William J. Briggs
Louis C. Southard
Arthur B. Champlin
Alden P. Jaques
Alexander Suart
Nathaniel E. Ladd
John S. Pousland
Thomas G. Lordland
William H. Gurney
Daniel Gunn
Quincy House
John M. Corse
Quincy
Henry H. Faxon
Charles W. Tucker
S. F. Willard
Frank A. Read
J. F. Pierce
A. G. Durgin
Mr. Durgin
Joseph S. Whall
John H. Veazie
Reed
Durgin
Pierce
Faxon
the Barons OF England
Horn
Ivory
Merlatti
Jaques
Lucci
Hombu Geaiius Punchius
Punch
Arcadia
Car- Mo
Samuel Hatch & CO
Congress Street
Carver, Bedford
Kingston
Milk Streets
Carver Street
Boylston Street
Kingston Street
Bedford Street
Milk St
W. W. Vaughan
Harriet Louisa Atkins
L. Foster Morse
Warren Street
Telept
Eens Foster
U.S. A
Beacon Street
Hugh O’brien
City of
James C. Tucker
United States Engineer Office
P.O
P. O
Mass
G. L. Gillespie
Richards & CO
John CG. Wilmerding
Wilmerding, Pogutet & Co
Townsend & Montant Auctioneers
Leonard Street
Samuel Bunting’s
BR. L. Day & Company
State St
Merchants’ Exchange
Boston Stock Exchange
Plymouth Cordage Co
Ianees National Exchange Bank
Provincetown National Bank of
Provincetown
Metronotten Railroad
Do Metropolitan Railroad
Essex Co
Hill Manuf. Co
Mechanics’ Natl Bk
Revere House Co
Washington Mills Co
New
Lake Champ. Rd
City of Cinn
Gilbert
Chi
West Michigan Rd
Maine Central
Market National Bank
Cambridge Horse
de Swamscot Machine Co
St. Louis Cable & Western By. Co
Second National Bank
Union Metallic Fast
B. & Maine
Third National Bank
Woburn Gas Light Co
Swamscot Machine Co
Francis Henshaw & CO
State Street
Merchants’ Ezchang
Boston Stock Exchang
Boston & Lowell EB. RE. Co
GO Dub Au
Metropolitan BR. Co
Camle RE. Co
Newton & Watertown Gas Light Co
Mercantile Fire and Marine Insurance Co
Rutland Rd
Central
Fort. Air Line
Fort St. So. East
Memphis Rd
Tremont Natl, Bank. An
Lowell
Horatio Harris & CO
Merchan No
Newcomen
Fiske’s
Florida
Tuersday
Gate City
Florida Oranges
Albert Howe & CO
Market Street
Warren Avenue
Equiy Department
Navy Yar
Manila
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