Elevated railways push forward with electric power progress
The article surveys the push for elevated railways as a remedy for urban transit, noting electric drive ends steam objections. It details David Moulton’s plan to build a central street line with elevated stations accessed from building gaps, plus public objections, stock concerns, and looming litigation risks.
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David Moulton
Moulton
Exach
Winthrop
New York
L Roads
Tysteans
Rail strikes and Santa Fe management in court clash
The Kansas City Times reports shareholders accuse Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe directors of illegal, self serving acquisitions funded by Santa Fe bonds. They seek court actions to void stock and sell illegitimate roads while preserving the railroad's value for rightful bondholders.
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Kansas City Times
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
Kansas
Fletcher
W. A. Underwood
Detroit
Kansas City
Santa Fe
Santa Fe Company
Atchison
Gulf of Mexico
Topeka
Pueblo and
Arkansas Valley
New Mexico
Southern Pacific
San Matschial
Deming
Npa
Sonora
Perkins Sues Kendryx Firm in Patent Case Dismissal
Court before Judge Colt records a patent suit by John McC. Perkins against Andrew B. Kendryx and Co. The case is dismissed with Plaintix appearing pro se and J. L. S. Roberts representing the defendants.
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Colt
John McC. Perkins
Andrew B. Kendryx & Co
Kill
Plaintix Pro Se
J. L.S. Roberts
United States District Court Proceedings on Bridgham Case
Testimony in United States v Bridgham concluded before Judge Nelson partial afternoon devoted to legal questions arising on the call. Arguments to the jury scheduled for Thursday morning.
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United States Vs. Bridgham
Supreme Court Docket Jan 13 Arguments Across Eight Cases
The Supreme Judicial Court for the Commonwealth hears eight cases on January 13 with Justices Morton Field Allen Allen and Holmes presiding. Plaintiffs and defendants include Albert W Nickerson Joseph M English John J Kelley Eliza Parker Margaret Foster Charles Clement and the British American Association Company among others. Attorneys listed encompass R D Smith C A Prince Nathan Morse W Hutchinson S Nickerson and others.
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Supreme Judicial Court
Commonwealth
MorTon
Field
Allen C
Allen
Hotmus
J. J
Albert W. Nickerson
Joseph M. English
R. D. Smith
C. A. Prince
Aintiff
Nathan Morse
W. Hutchinson
John J. Kelley
Charles C. Beedle
E.R. & Samuel Hour
N. Morse
J. D. Bryant
Legal shorthand of several civil cases before judges
The document lists multiple case numbers and brief verdict notes. Verdicts include Merrill against Watson for 200 dollars and MecNelly against Hathorne for 80 dollars. Damages sought include 5000 dollars in a liquor-sold case. Other entries cover attachments, trials, and settlements across sessions before Judges Blodgett, Thompson, and Mason.
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James H. Merrill
Andrew Watson Evel
Cunniff
T. J. Gargan
J. A. Maxwell
J. M. Olmstead
Louis Berensen
Thomas Fees, Jr
Salem Street
Ontial
F. J. Hesseltine
Aug. Russ
Ravel R. MecNelly
Jacob H. Hathorne
Loring & Loring
George Z. Adams
Amy J. Pinkham
Isaiah Pendall
Baker & Curry
N. B. Bryant
Lincolin
Replevin Case Over Knuckle-Jointed Press Declared
No 8 George A Bushnell sues Wilbur E Cummings and others to recover one knuckle joined press. Trial featured G U Travis for the plaintiff and Darling for the defendant. Orders 309 435 501 512 636 592 noted in filing.
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George A. Bushnell
Wilbur E. Cummings
G. U. Travis
Plaintif i
Ands, LLC
Darling
Financial market steady amid mixed bonds lower prices
Boston financial page shows quiet money market with banks accepting 4 percent to 5 percent for paper and 4 percent for clearing house loans. New York bonds bid 1013 to 123 percent, currency quotes steady. Stocks tilt weak with Northern Pacific, Atchison, and Eastern movements noted alongside rail and mining shares.
Complex Commodity Prices Drift Across Varied Goods
Market notes show firmer sugar and chemicals with firm tea oils and oils, while hides and naval stores trade steady. Wool and cotton markets firm in demand, with lumber, flour, corn, and beef prices mixed as freight rates edge higher on transatlantic routes.
Tropical Telphone and Mexican Telephone Listings
1000 100 Tropical Telphone, 50 Mexican Telephone, 25 People's Telephone. Eureka Cons. 1000 100 Standard Water Meter. Burton Stock Car. Bruns Ships Berth.
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Cache
Cebk
Ccsis
Sii
Cns
Cvespe OO
ICO
Eureka
SEO Aisa Shavaceush
Burton
Bruns
New York financials show easy money and bearish stock tone
In New York Jan 13 money on call remains easy at 1 to 2 percent with demand for bills easing. Government bonds steady while coal stocks lead a midday decline. broad market ends with prices firm on late trading but overall sentiment bearish amid short interest and heavy selling by timid operators.
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Clark, Ward & Co
Northern Pacific Preferred
Willard
Harris
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Northern Pacific Company
Atchison
Atlantic and Pacific
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Houghton
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United States Circuit Court
Franklin Gregory
New Weyland
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Lowell
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Lita. Me
Mercantile
Sterling Exchange
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Delaware and Hudson
Baltimore and Ohio
Lackawana
Delaware
Asssey
New Orleans
Texas General
Texas
Sabia
Ivide
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Isso
The Wheat Market Struggles in Chicago Trading
Emery and Sledges report a weak wheat market with May and near options opening below yesterday's close. Prices slid through the day with May touching 845 and 13 cents cheaper than November levels, while export news prompted only a brief rally. UK imports rose last week but US exports remained light, and May prices stayed around 851 and 385'40 with calls and puts trading.
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Emery & Sledges
Seabord
United Kingdom
Market Report of Commodities and Goods for Week Ending Jan 13
The report lists ash and candle sells with modest demand and firm prices. Coffee Rio grades rise then ease, Mocha Java Mara Jamaica and Lima prices noted, copper ingot firmer with other copper products steady, cordage Manila Sisal and American/Russian fibers priced, cotton market steady with firm prices, and dyes steady with modest demand. Dry goods section notes good cotton trade and firm prices.
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Luguira
Jamaica
Rio
Lake
Ile Ib
Manila
American
Russia
Uplands
Gulf
Cotton and flour markets show steady demand in New York
On January 13 New York reports cotton steady with upland prices around 6 13-16 to 9 11-16 cents and Orleans around 7 to 10 cents. Flour receipts total 6,733 barrels with notable Minnesota and city mill extra sales, while wheat futures push lower despite heavier exports and 195,099 bushels traded No 2 spring at 88 1/2 cents and No 1 hard around 101 cents.
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Petroleum
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Steandy
London and Liverpool Market Report Shows Wheat Quiet and Prices Steady
Cargoes off the coast and in passage show wheat quiet but steady with corn firm. At Mark Lane prices hold with Red winter wheat quoted around 4 480 lbs and 825 Gd for prompt shipment. English imports to the kingdom for the past week total about 210k to 215k quarters of wheat and 145k to 150k of corn. Paris and Liverpool markets display mixed movement while British weather eases. London bullion balance small, Havana reports steady sugar and quiet exchange.
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Watertown and Brighton Yards Livestock Prices 1886
Report from Boston Post by Geo. J. Fox for week ending Jan 13 1886. Market notes include cattle sheep and hog prices at Watertown and Brighton yards with counts by state Maine New Hampshire Vermont New York and Western states. Also arrivals of horses and car counts on various rail roads and prices of beef hides and tallow. Local commentary on weather and cattle trade.
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Sige
Kidred & Co
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R. E. French
Freeman & Wood
D. E. Gay
Maine
Glines & Weston
Watertown
Dleck
J . Libby
Weiler & Libby
J T Lawrey
George Sears
F Charlton
Enzreim
Sargent
Engrem
C. Lw
Slaughter House
Our City Pork Packers
P Libby
J. F. Lawvey
W R Brown
Libby and Merrill
H Coolidge & Son
New Hampshire
Aldrich & Johnson
Breck & Wood
Dow & Moulton
J B Sargent
Vermont
A Farnham
A Williamson
Chariton
L Engrem
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W G Townsend
L Lovell
F3 Kimball
BS Hastings
R & French
A Worthein
Hall & Seaver
MG Flanders
N K Campbell
W Ricker
Masachusetts
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Catttle
Loey
B Uurlberi
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Stewart & Co
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Brighton
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Monroe
F&o Coughlin
Hollis & Co
Farrell
Libby & Son
H M Taft
J D Hower
G B Gilbert
J 5
Henry
A N Monroe
Libby
Brighton Yards
Boston
Geo. J. Fox
N.heampshire
Otis
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Fuerburg
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G. Gilbert
J. F. Lowrey
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W. R. Brown
Libby & Merrill
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J. B. Sargent
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A Worthen
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W Means
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Scattering
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Robinson & Bro
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Illinois
Liverwool
Kansas
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F Jewett & Co
Cathagenian
Glasgow
J A Hathaway
N Monroe
London
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Hathaway
Shipping cargo list from Liverpool to St John and Cardenas
The record lists cargoes aboard vessels Pavonia Sabrina and Bark Rachel Emery. Items include wax, oils, leather, textiles, cheese, butter, grain, beef, bogheads, sugar, iron, pig iron, ram, carboys acid, agar hides, hooks, heads, and second hand goods across Liverpool St John NB and Cardenas Cuba routes.
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Casa India
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Sabrina
Cardenas
Cuba
Rachel Emery
Total Receipts of Staple Products at Port Today
The table lists today’s receipts of principal staples from all shipments compared with last year. Items include Wool, Flour, Germandmeal, Wheat, Malt, Millfeed, Butter, Cheese, Eggs, Potatoes, Hay, Lumber, Leather, Hides, Skins, and Oils with unit counts and year-over-year totals.
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Jean
Boston and Albany
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Providence
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Fitenpury Saurosa
Reiroac
Holstein
Boston and Meine Railroad
Western Division
Owell Railroad
Express
Creditors Meet Over Bigelow Firm Failure Impacts Several Estates
Creditors of A. M. Bigelow & Co. met at the firm’s Lincoln Street store after suspension. The meeting found the Roberts firm in disarray due to deaths, with accountants still at work and no action taken. Liabilities listed for Philomene Juliet Cole total about 365,500 with secured and contested claims, plus various attachments and insolvency actions across multiple firms and individuals in Boston, Ansonia, Elsworth, Worcester, New York, and Chelsea, including receiverships and lawsuits over estates and contracts.
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Bigelow & Co
Lincoln Street
J. A. & G. F. Roberts
Guipe
Vbhe
Philomne Juliet Cole
Milford J. Cole
Unicon Pik
Boston
J. A. Drake
Boston Penny Savings
Milford N. Cottie
Thomas H. Fuller
Joseph Sawyer
Samuel E Sewall
Pacific Bank
Cole
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Ansonia
Conn
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Elsworth
Charles H. Sprague
Walter L. Bouve
Eugene F. Willis
Monson
Haynes & Fuller
Worcester
Weeks & Melville
New York City
Charles P. Craig
John R. Stilwell
Broadway
Chelsea
Scannell & Lafaye
New Orleans
Swan & Hopes
Waterville
Suffolk County Heal
Commonwealth
James W. Harris
William B. Harris
Adelaide Sumner
Eliza A. Baxter
Isabella J. Baxter
Jacob Wirth
Josiah B. Kendall
James Edwards
W. Bixby & Co
Frederick
Herrick
Joseph N. Tay
Boston Boot and Shoe Trade Maps Bright Spring Outlook
The Boston boot and shoe trade shows rising demand with manufacturers flooded by orders and rising shipments. Leather prices stay firm and New England firms expand capacity. Rubber goods gain from heavy snow and warm goods demand, with weekly outside shipments up from last year by about 14,291 cases since January.
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New England
Bowen-Wilson and Colson Marital Notices in Somerville
In Somerville, notices dated December 31 and January 4 list marriages by Rev RL Green and Rev IS Thoupson. Names include Lorenzo W Bowen, Alice Z Wi eon Curtis-Colson, and Mary A Colson, daughter of the late Gilman Colson.
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RL Green Lorenzo W Bowen
Alice Z Wi Eon Curtis—Colson
Somerville
IS Thoupson
Eaward B Curtisot Machias
Meari
Mary A Colson
Gilman
Obituaries and Notices from City Page
In this city on January 7 Mrs Nettie N Higgins age 32 seats 11 months. Roxbury January 11 Daniel N Pickering aged 73 years 1 month 22 days. At 23 Pinckney street Mrs Harmon Potter of Brunswick Maine aged 69 years 11 months. January 12 Mrs T L Summers aged 61 years.
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Roxbury
Daniel N Pickering
Pinckney Street
Harmon Potter
Brunswick
Summers
T L Summers
Hale's Honey the great cough cure and others
An old advertisement lists Hale's Honey cough remedy at 25c and 1 dollar, alenn's Sulphur Soap at 25c, a corn remover for bunions, Hill's Hair and Whisker product, and Pike's Toothache Props cure in 1 minute at 50c. Dean's Rheumatic Pills promoted as a sure cure.
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Alenn
Tcermar
Hill
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