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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jan 12, 1887

Page

8

Superior Court First Session Dated Notes of Dyer v Kimball

The report lists cases from the first to the fourth session of the Superior Court with names such as Solomon H. Dyer, John N. Kimball, and various docket numbers. It notes an action of tort to recover 12000 for seduction of the plaintiff's wife, with teams of lawyers named for the plaintiff and defendant, and entries for multiple cases across sessions including Fitzgerald v Williams and others, with orders and proceedings as shown.

Superior Court Brighamm C. J Solomon H. Dyer John N. Kimball M. Coggan W. Schofield J. W. Pettingill A. V. Lynde Dyer W. F. Co Packard Carey Moore Drennan McLean Chamberlin Va Trundy Todd Rogers Boardman Boston Marine Ins. Co Aldrich Fitchburg R. R Money Boston Regan Goodnow Walpole Emery Mills Bryson Boston & Albany Davis Osgood Hannan Same Holmes Perham Sennott Greeley Kelleher Lowell Jacobs Dennison Hammond Essex County Bacon Mudee Welch Hurlburt & Lucie Niles & Carr Howe Caldwell Lockhart Tinson Bird Stevens

Street Railway Talk Reflects End of Strike and Board Changes

The Consolidated road ran normally yesterday. riders cheered as markets used the cars. President Powers announces Hitchcock’s transfer rather than dismissal and outlines crews and hours. Metropolitan officials report no major grievances amid board changes and a strike settlement as unions prepare for annual meetings.

South Boston Road Directors Reject Consolidation Offers

The South Boston road directors met at the company office and rejected both consolidation proposals from Metropolitan and Consolidated roads by a 4 to 3 vote. They cited better local car accommodations and residents’ interests as reasons, preferring current management to the consolidation. The remaining grievance concerns the City Point to Scollay Square route, where scheduled travel time is one hour eight minutes, but actual time averages longer due to stops and blockages.

Cit Dover Street Par Square Scollay Square Park Square Post Hersey South Boston Road South Boston Metropolitan Road Consolidated Road Peninsula City Point

Horseshoers Reach Amicable Contract Settlement

The joint executive board of the horseshoers and Mr. John E. Russell's shops agreed on weekly wages of 14 for floormen and 15 for firemen for a six month term based on six ten hour days. Superintendent Rugg also arranged a similar deal for Roxbury. Members spoke at a Pythian Hall meeting congratulating the outcome.

Jackson Pillows John E. Russell Consolidated Lines Horseshoers Harrington Edward 5. Briggs Patrick Murphy Daniel Drohan Rugg Roxbury Pythian Hall Tremont Street

Firemen's Societies hold annual Boston meeting in Old State House

The Boston Firemen's Mutual Relief Association convened in the Old State House basement with over sixty members. Officers were elected for 1887, including President John S. Camrell and Secretary A C Scott, as the group reports 745 members and a $916.14 balance, amid bylaw remodelling discussions.

Boston Firemen’s Mutual Relief Association Boston Fire Department Old State House John 8. Gamal Green A. C. Scott Abbott Johns. Camrell John E. Fitzgerald D T. Martin J. F. Hewins J. W. Jodbold J. A. Mullen B. McCarthy J. W. Regan Samuel Abbott, Jr Mutual Relief Association Charitable Association of the Darrell John S. Darrell William T. Cheswell William A. Green Henry 8. Worrall J. 5. Damrell W. T. Cheswell W. A. Green HS. Worrall G. W. Downs

Mind Reading At Boston Society Shows Tricks And Fraud

The Boston Society of Natural History hosts a skeptical evening with Dr. Charles S. Minot and Mr. George H. Clements demonstrating apparent thought transference and muscle reading amid a mixed audience of ladies and gentlemen. Professor Royce outlines a plan for verifying Phantasms of the Living, urging a census of hallucinations and presentiments, while Minot defends his acts as controlled demonstrations and later admits collusion to show caution in mind reading. The program also includes Mr. Montague and Mr. Howard performing muscle reading, and Prof. William James presents on amputated sensations before the Supreme Judicial Court reports follow.

Boston Society of Natural History American Society For Psychical Research Henry Pickering Bowditch Harvard William Watson Henry P. Bowditch Charles C. Jackson Edward G. Gardiner Charles 8. Minot Simon Newcomb W. H. Pickering Morton Prince John C. Ropes Charles S. Minot Harvard Medical School George H. Clements Mr. Clements Institute of Technology Dr. Minot Mr. Pickering George H. Hale Sybil Minot Josiah Royce Harvard Faculty of Philosophy Royce Messrs. Myers and Gurney British Society For Psychical Research Charles K. Cary Mr. Cary Charles Howard Onere Bishop William James Montague Richard Hodgson London Mme. Blavatsky

Berkeley Hall Cotillon Party Delights Guests

About 300 guests enjoyed the cotillon at Berkeley Hall last evening. Chaperoned by Mrs. Higginson, Mrs. Hunnewell, Mrs. Boit and Mrs. Morse, the event featured California needle pines and blue canton flannel decor. During the german at 10 30, satin whips and bells were given, with satin-striped clown caps for the ladies at the close. Supper followed before 1 a.m.

Berkeley Hall Higginson Hunnewell Boit Morse Doyle California

Wages of Women by General Walker Discusses Work and Wages

General Francis A. Walker addressed the Woman's Educational Union on Woman's Work and Wages. He noted women seek equal standing with men, seek to escape home life, and that supply exceeds demand, leaving women underpaid. He urged teaching girls science and tool use to prepare for male roles and fill positions.

Francis A. Walker Woman’s Educational Union

The Raid of the Puzzlers

A London Saturday Review piece laments lucrative puzzle culture and the rise of Sphinx type games. It critiques entrance fees, prizes, and mass participation with frustrated humor about puzzle editors and postals, calling modern Sphinxes excessive and disruptive to leisure.

London Saturday Review England

Phila delphia North American on belief and unity

The piece asserts that belief phases vary with human notions of the highest good and argues modern societies no longer burn or torture dissenters. It asks whether humanity has progressed toward unity for the truth as respect for differing beliefs grows.

Philadelphia North American

Doherty v McBeth jury awards plaintiff $1

In Middlesex County Superior Court on January 11 Judge Thompson presided. The jury found for the plaintiff in the case of Doherty vs McBeth. Wakefield for plaintiff and Meserve for defendant.

J. A. Pence T. J. Ga Holt Brown Church and Trustees Higgins Shepard Whitney Watertown Water Supply Company

Shameful abuse by a royal navy doctor over kidney cure letter

William Ed Robson, an English Royal Navy surgeon, faced professional sanction after publishing a letter to the editor praising Warner's Safe Cure for kidney disease. He defended his trial use after failures of standard methods, noting cures and urging physicians to consider the remedy. The College of Surgeons and Queen's College demanded a retraction or risked revocation of his license and Navy post. The piece argues the doctor acted from honesty and condemns medical prejudice while noting public use of the remedy.

William Ed Robson L.R.C.S.1 M.E.Q.O.P Royal Navy of England London Iask England India South America Royal Navy Great Britain Bright Warner Tam College of Surgeons and Queen’s College

Massachusetts Society fails to complete board election

The Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children held its annual meeting yesterday but did not finish electing its board of directors. A Boston Scientific Society gathering last evening saw several scientific papers read. East Boston letter carrier Arthur Dodge found a purse lost by Miss Bertha Pearson. after a long search the owner recovered her property. The Boston Merchants Association plans its annual officers election at 11 a.m. today at 40 Bedford Street. Four strikers who caused a disturbance Monday were fined by the Municipal Court: $5, $5, $10 and $15. Eldridge C. Donnell, 43, of 16 William Street Chelsea, died by suicide at 29714 Commercial Street after being despondent over the death of a fiancée.

Consolidated Road Shawmut Avenue Small Powers Hitchcock Charlestown Neck Cambridge Lynn Boston South Boston Richards New York Metropolitan Corporation Isaac Fenno Liberty Bigelow Fenno Roxbury Metropolitan Company Randall Supreme Judicial Court Commonwealth Morrow, C. J Field, Devens, W Allen J. J Maximilian Kaiser S. A. B. Abbott Samuel Hoar Elijah C. Lawrence Pullman Palace Car Company L. B. Allen T. B. King B. N. Johnson Marcello Bonino Gervadio Caledonia C. H. Hudson P. J. Casey E. B. Goodsell Daniel H. Gleason City of Jabez Fox A. J. Bailey Theodore H. Wood William W. Bailey A. W. Boardman B. Wadleigh P. E. Tucker Central Shade Roller Company Charles H. Cushman Connecticut Bussell Meriden Curtain Fixture Company Cushman J.B. Warner M. Story Michael Clark Clark Concord Reformatory Reformatory Charlestown Union C. F. Cronin H. N. Shepard William J. Mann Frank H. Williams Milton Mining and Milling Company William 8 French George L. Wentworth Alexander Morley, Jr Benjamin F. Chase P. B. Kiernan W. A. Stearns James R. Osgood J. Thomas Stevenson Memorial History J. E. Butler Jesse Gore Robert Moore Morris Spiegel E. J. Thomas George A. Torrey James D. Fowler Findley Parsons Fr. Hayes C. F. Russell John W. Laveny John J. Eran Ann Laveny Ann Egan Massachusetts Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Children Boston Scientific Society Arthur Dodge Bertha Pearson Boston Merchants’ Association Bedford Street Eldridge C. Donnell William Street Chelsea Commercial Street

Boston Post retools as eight page quarto daily

The Boston Post under new ownership becomes an eight page quarto with modern presses and full equipment. An experienced editor leads a strengthened staff to deliver prompt fearless political literary and financial news. Semi weekly vessel list and expanded departments mark a push for rapid circulation growth in 1887.

Boston Post New England Cable and Telegraph Boston POST Citizen

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