Interstate Commerce Bill Advances Amid Mass Debate
Massachusetts members split on the measure as friends of the President urge a veto. The conference report is approved, signaling the bill becomes law once signed by the President who is expected to approve despite misgivings. Names for the proposed five member commission emerge, including William R. Morrison of Illinois, with selections anticipated from New York New England the Northwest and the South.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasumetos
Sreerau
Buffalo
House
Congress
White House
William R. Morrison
Illinois
New York
New England
Northwest
South
Tucker
Virginia
Messrs
Ely
Hayden
Long
Ranney
Rice
Massachusetts
Boutelle
Reed
Maine
Yeas
Adams
Allen
Mississippi
Anderson
Kansas
Baker
Ballentyne
Barbour
Barksdale
Barnes
Harry
Bayne
Belmont
Bennett
Blanchard
Blount
Bound
Brady
Breckenridge
Arkansas
Kentucky
Brown
Ohio
Peninsylvania
Buck
Bunnell
Burpeers
Butterworth
Bynum
Cabell
Caldwell
Felix Campbell
Campbell
Pennsylvania
Cannon
Carleton
Catchings
Clements
Collins
Compton
Comstock
Conger
Cooper
Hale
Hall
Halsell
Hammond
Harmer
Harris
Hatch
Haynes
Hoard
Hemphill
Henderson
Iowa
Ilinois
North Carolina
Henley
Hepburn
Herbert
Herman
Hiesland
Hires
Hitt
Holman
Holmes
Hopkins
Howard
Hudd
Irion
Johnston
Indiana
Jones
Alabama
Texas
Laffoon
la Follette
Landes
Lanham
Lawler
le Fevre
Lehrbach
Lindsley
Little
Love
Loutitt
Lovering
Lowry
Lyman
Mahoney
Matson
McAdoo
McComas
McCreary
McKinley
McMillin
McRae
Millard
Milliken
Mills
Moffatt
Morrill
Morrison
Muller
Murphy
Neal
Neece
Nelson
Norwood
O'Donnell
O’ferrall
Osborne
Outhwaite
Owen
Parker
Payson
Peel
Perkins
Perry
Peters
Pettibone
Phelps
Pierce
Plumb
Randall
Richardson
Rigel
Robertson
Rockwell
Romers
Rogers
Rowell
Rusk
Ryan
Sadler
Sawyer
Sayers
Scott
Scranton
Sessions
Shaw
Singleton
Skinner
Sowden
Spooner
Springer
Steele
Stephenson
Stewart
Ward
Warmer
Warner
Missouri
Weber
Wellborn
Wheeler
White
Minnesota
Wilkins
Willis
Wilson
Winans
Wolford
Woodburn
Worthington
Nays
Messrs. Alien
Bliss
Boyle
Bragg
Brumm
Caswell
Dibble
Evans
Felton
Findlay
Frederick
Gay
Gilfillan
Grosvenor
Hill
Johnson
Kelley
Ketcham
Libbey
Markham
Martin
McKenna
Miller
Morrow
Oates
O'Neill
Seymour
Wadsworth
Wait
Weaver
Merriman
Glass
Snyder
Clary
Wise
Stone
Bacon
O’hare
Hanbach
Bingham
Negley
Davis
Provisions Of The Interstate Commerce Bill
The interstate commerce bill sets rules for carriers handling passenger and property transport across state lines or to adjacent countries. It defines railroad coverage, prohibits unjust charges, and requires equal treatment and facilities among carriers. It bans undue preference and mandates fair interchange and non discrimination in rates.
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Congress
United States
Resolution seeks public release of US British port rights correspondence
In Washington on January 21, the House referred Belmonts resolution demanding public release of correspondence with Britain about Canadian port restrictions on American fishing vessels. Skinner reported the Indian lands allotment conference, and two Senate private bills were discussed without final action as the day ended with a pension-focused evening session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washineron
House
Belmont
Committee On Foreign Affairs
Skinner
North Carolina
Senate
Sewell Coulson
Porter Harrison Fishback
Albert H. Emery
Critique of Editorial on Dr McGlynn Case in Boston 1887
A letter to the editor argues the editorial misreads the McGlynn case by separating church discipline from political issues. It contends parishioners and public see church political influence, noting the preacher’s socialistic views and pro public schools as factors in the dispute. Boston January 21, 1887.
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Post
Dr. McGlynn
McGlynn
Boston
Board of Directors
East Boston Ferries
North Ferry
East Boston
A. ©. Whitney
Arthur
Woodward
Charles A. Hall
Suffolk
Dorchester
New York & New England Railroad
Norfolk Street
Catholic Cemetery
Samuel B. Pierce
Suffolk County
Howard Coon
Sheriff’s Office
Court House Court Square
Annie Meneny
Kirkland Street
James Hendley
Said Hendley
Catherine F. Ayers
Janes W. Watson
Watson
Walter McNally
Annie McNally
E. M
Tolman
Fred H. Seavey
Harbor Search For Drowned Lad To Resume At Low Tide
Police dragged the harbor unsuccessfully for Leon Garneau, who drowned the day before yesterday. The search will resume at low water today. A fire alarm test is planned this morning. At the trial the pull-to-whistle times ranged from eighteen to twenty seconds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon Garneau
Be Sensible About Eating and Drinking Whiskey Advertisement
An old advertisement urges sensible drinking with a nod to whiskey. G. O. Taylor Old Bourbon and Pure Rye Whiskeys are promoted for purity and palatability, sold by grocers and druggists. The Chester H. Graves & Sons autograph label appears on genuine bottles, while unbranded cases are shipped on request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. O. Taylor
Chester H. Graves & Sons
The Coming Week In Boston Theatres
Boston theatres announce two first nights with Boucicault at Hollis Street presenting The Jill and a new American play Fin MacCool. Louis James and Marie Wainwright at Globe Theatre perform Virginius Romeo and Juliet Much Ado. Barrett at the Boston Theatre with Rienzi. Park Theatre hosts Salsbury Troubadours The Humming Bird. Modjeska company abroad. London notes on new Gilbert and Sullivan opera and theatrical trends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Hollis Street
Boucicault
Jill
Globe Theatre
Louis James
Marie Wainwright
Virginius
James
5. B. Studley
F. ‘Ley
F. C. Hueber
Kate Bt Meek
Park Theatre
London
Haymarket
Globe
Willie Edouin
Royalty
Messrs. Gilbert and Sullivan
Boston Ideal Opera Company
Boston Theatre
Mile. de Lussan
Martha
Victor
Adina
Injustice Corrected Readers Letter on Kidney Health
The Philadelphia Call prints a reader letter praising Warner's safe cure for kidney disease. It cites years of claimed medical warnings and asserts kidneys as health keys, urging belief in the remedy endorsed by European, Australasian, and American doctors and its widespread public acceptance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
THE
Philadelphia Call
Bright
United States
Logan
Warner
Europe
Australasia
America
Boston theatres brim with Modjeska farewell and varied fare
Dramatic gossipy page notes Mme Modjeska's farewell Boston engagement at Hollis Street with Twelfth Night and Camille. It lists Rienzi Held by the Enemy The Main Line Hazel Kirke and The Devil's Auction across venues, plus concerts by the American Watch Company's Band and forthcoming Cecilia and Boston Orchestral Club events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mme. Modjeska
Hollis Street
Camille
Lawrence Barrett
Boston
Museum
Globe
the Park
Hazel Kirke
Bijou
Howard
Patent medicine ads promising cures from Hale to Bean
An advertising block lists Hale's Honey cough cure 25 50c and $1 Glenn's Sulphur Soap for heals and beautifies 25c German Corn Remover 25c Hilu's Hair and Whisker Dye 50c Pike's Toothache Drops 25c Bean's Rheumatic Pills described as a sure cure all with site reference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hale
Glenn
Hilu
Pike
Bean
Fragmented 19th Century Railroad and Banking Securities List
A dense list of shares and bonds including Boston & Lowell RR Co Detroit Hillsdale & South Western RR Co Metropolitan RR Kingston Water Co Housatonic RR Concord N H Manchester Mills and several banks. Entries show issue numbers dates such as 1888 1891 1897 and values including 6s 7s and 5s with shares noted for many railroads and mills.
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Grennell M’f’g. Co
New Bedford
Do Potomska Mills
Dedham Natl
Bank of
Dedham
Mass
Shoe and Leather
Everett
Kans. City
Ft. Scott & Gulf Rd
Atch
Jewellee & Western Rad
Pettee Machine Works
City of Chicago
W. L
Sen. Loan
Cleveland
M. L
Pass. R. RR
Eng. Mort. i Co
Wilmington & Baltimore RR
Lowella. Co
Boston Belting Co
Lancaster Mills
Washington Mills Co
New
Boston & Providence RR
Cambridge Horse RR
Firemen’s Fire Ins. Co
Boston, Concord & Montreal RR
Black Barnet Saving Co
Colo
City of
Indianapolis
Pueblo & Arkansas Valley RR
Michigan Central
Metropolitan RR
Kingston Water Co
Nyack Water Works
Mansfield & Framingham RR
Chicago, Kansas & Western RR
Everett Nat’l. Bank
Eastern RR. Co
N. H
Detroit
Hillsdale & So. Western RR
Consolidated RR. of
Arkansas Valley Elevator Co
de Housatonic RR
Concord
Essex RR
Manchester M Is. Tan
Merchants’ N. Bk
Salem
Boston
State N. Bank
Do North N. BK
Scott & Gulf R. R
Middlesex Mills
Hamilton Mfg. Co
City
Scott & Gulf R. R. Lmt
Norwich & Worcester R. R
First N. Bk
Pee Mass
National Exchange Bank
Tremont & Suffolk Mills
New England National Bank
Bowker Fertilizer Co
Do Hill Mfg. Co
Portland
Cambridge RR
Boston & Albany RR
Chi, Burl. & Quincy RR
Pacific Mills
Northern RR. Co
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Washington
Commission
Secretary of the Interior
DR. M'Glynn
Salem News
the Theatres
Rienzi
Barrett
Vanderfelt
Evesson
Dixey
John W. Jennings
Joseph Dowling
Sadie Hassan
Howard Atheneum
Johnston Forbes- Robertson
Miss Anderson
Ian Robertson
Maurice Barrymore
Mr. Barrymore
Cardinal Wolsey
Grace Henderson
E. Hamilton-Bell
Lynis Maas
Miller Hall
Beethoven
Schubert
Pergolese
Air
Rubinstein
Kneisel
Giese
Maas
Abraham Lincoln
Charlestown
Daly
Miss Rehan
Mr. Drew
Katherine
Petruchio
James Lewis
Gilbert
Shakspere
Prentice
Katherine and
Garrick
Mr. Booth
Miss Dauvray
Mr. Howard
Lyceum
M. Audran
Nat Goodwin
Lorenzo
Audran
Colonel MecCaull
Gustav Amberg
Fourteenth Street
Irving Hall
Henry Arthur Jones
Adelphi
London Daily News
Gatti
Pitties
Kate Vaughan
London Opéra Comique
School For Scandal
Daly Company
Strand
Opéra Comique
Fred Kaye
Justinian Babbit
Mr. Beveridge
Marcus Brutus
Snap
Mr. Leclercq
Philadelphia
American Watch Company
Cecilia
Boston Orchestral Club
Mendelssohn
Athalie
Boston Music Hall
Howard M. Ticknor
Racine
Brahms
Fuchs
Henselt
Adele Margulies
Mary Shaw
Vandenhoff
Mr. Owen
Toby Belch
Mr. Robertson
Andrew Aguecheck
Armand
Cirrcuit Court of the
Eastern District of
John H. Reed
Ezra H. Winchester
Little Rock
Misael
Charles P. Redmund
United States Court House and Post Office
Ark
Mississippi River & Texas Railway
Little Rock, Pine Bluff & New Orleans
Mississippi, Ouachita & Red
Texarkana
Lafayette
State
Little Rock, Mississippi River & Texas Railway
Arkansas City
Warren
Bradley County
Charles P. Redmond
Samuel Hatch & CO
Congress Street
Brookline
West Roxbury
Samuel A. Wheelock
Willard A. Humphrey
Norfolk
Norfolk County
Odiorne
Goldsmith
Land of Weld
Weld
Land of
Crafts
A. D. Weld
Grove Street
Wheelock
Humpater
Allandale Street
Grove
Grenville H. Norcross
John C. Wilmerding
Messrs. Harding
Colby & Co
Merchants’ Woollen CO
Norfolk Mills
Wilmerding, Hoguet & Co
White Street
N. Y
Messrs. Harding, Colby & Co
Leonard Street
Richards & CO
Reade St
Wilmerding, Hoguet &Co
White St
Townsend & Montant Auctioneers
Samuel Bunting’s
R.L.D Day& Company
State St
Merchants’ Exchange Building
Boston Stock Exchange
Saco Water Power and Machine Shop
Taunton Natl. Bk. of
Taunton
Francis Henshaw & CO
State Street
Merchants’ Exchange
Lowell Machine Shop
Metropolitan RR. Co
Alan S
Wvampiragenn
Boston Cooperative Building Co
Cusihuiachie Mining Co
Roxbury Gag Light Co
RR. Co
Vermont
Marquette
Houghton & Ontanogan
Wachusett Natl
Bank of Fitchburg
Tremont and Suffolk Mills
Old Colony R. R
Kansas City, Clinton & Springfield
National Bank of Commerce
Do Exchange Bank
Horatio Harkris & CO
Steamship “Picqua
Fiske’s Wharf
Sheriff’s Sale
Massachusetts ‘Title Insurance Co
Mile ST
Nathaniel J. Bradlee
Arnold A. Rand
Albert Howe & CO
Market Street
Brighton
Warren Avenue
Chichester
Chichester Chemical CQ
Penn
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