Five Appeals on Bell Patent Validity Heard in One Case
A briefing outlines five pending appeals challenging Bell Telephone patent validity from 1876 and 1877. Cases Dolbear Molecular Clay Drawbang Overland address claims of perfect operating telephone, prior art, fraud, and patentability. The five appeals are to be argued together in January with Dolbear as lead case and government Pan Electric suit looming.
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Washington
Massachusetts
Molecular
Bell Company
Clay
People’s
Overland
New York
Southen
New Jesey
Pennsylvani
Bell Patents
Bell
Frand
Crawbaugh
Dolbear
Supreme Court
Dolbe
Tribunal of Last Resort
Causten Browne
J. E. Maynadier
Boston
Dolbear Company
Wheeler H. Peckham
Grosvenor Powery
Furman Shepard
Philadelphia
The
George F. Edmaunds
Vermont
Lysander Hill
Chicago
Don M. Dickinson
Detroit
Quverland and Crawbaugh
E. N. Dickinson
J. J. Storrow
Chauncey Smith
Beil Company
Drawbaugh
Pan-Electric
Favorable Wheat Prospects Amid Snow Shortage
The Farmers' Review notes heavy rains since January 21 leaving winter wheat belt exposed without a second snow cover. Ohio Indiana and Michigan crops appear favorable with protection up to midwinter rains and good grain. some southern Illinois and western Missouri areas show poor outlook. Iowa counties Clark Clay Dillis Delevan Harrison Jones Muscatine and Warren import corn at 33 to 40 cents per bushel.
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ChicaGco
Farmers’ Review
Ohio
Indiana
Michigan
Illinois
Missouri
Clark, Clay
Dillis
Delevan
Harrison
Jones
Muscatine
Warren
Iowa
Carlisle Answers Thebe Contest Challenge
Cincinnati court news reports Speaker Carlisle filed an answer to Thebe's amended notice of contest denying all allegations. Carlisle claims improper law compliance in appointing election officers. If upheld these charges could invalidate Thebe’s Kenton and Campbell county votes, the district’s only counties carrying a Thebe majority.
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Cincinnati
Carlisle
Thebe
Kenton
Campbell
Cab Company Purchases Back Bay Coupé Stands
The Boston Cab Company, via president Edward A Taft, purchases twelve Back Bay coupé stands formerly controlled by Bernard Harvey. The sites include Beacon Street Clarendon Marlboro Dartmouth Algonquin Club Art Club Newbury Gloucester Commonwealth avenues. The move gives the cab company full carriage business control in Back Bay.
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CAB Company
Boston Cab Company
Edward A. Taft
Bernard Harvey
Beacon Street
Clarendon
Clarendon Street
Marlboro
Dartmouth
Algonquin Club
Art Club
Newbery and
Dartmouth Streets
Gloucester
Newbury Streets
Commonwealth Avenue
Back Bay
Scribner's February Magazine Highlights Caesar Likenesses
A Columbus-era review praises Scribner's February issue. It foregrounds John C. Ropes's study The Likenesses of Julius Caesar with the Berlin toga statue and Vatican bust, notes on a distinctive scar, and essays on Coquelin and Tolstoy. It surveys Stimson J. S. Dale's tale The Residuary Legatee, Gouverneur Morris diaries, Burroughs Mere Egotism, and pieces by James, Curtis, and Heyse, plus actor letters and portraits.
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Cesar
Berlin
Museo Chiaramonti
Vatican Museum
Rome
Caesar
Julius Cesar
John C. Ropes
New Scribner’s Magazine
W. B. Closson
Casar
Ropes
Napoleon
Stimson J .S
Dale
John Austin
John Austin.”? Mr. Stimson
Burton
Scribner’s
E. B. Washburne
Paris
Gouverneur Morris
Brander Matthews
M. Coquelin
L’art
Comédien
Miss Alger
Diderot
Edwin Booth
Bertuccio
Lippincott's February issue features a new short novel
Lippincott's Magazine for February offers a varied entertainment with a lively mix and includes a short novel. The current piece is a vigorous emotional fiction titled A Self-made Man.
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Lippincott’s. Lippincott’s
Franklin School Association Holds Second Annual Berkeley Hall Reunion
The Franklin School Association held its second annual reunion in Berkeley Hall on a Saturday evening. President Rufus B. Frost was absent due to illness, and John M. Clark could not attend, so Granville B. Putnam presided under unwritten presidential succession. Several officers were elected after dinner, and speeches followed from multiple association leaders.
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Franklin School Association
Berkeley Hall
Rufus 8. Frost
John M. Clark
Granville B. Putnam
L. T. Wolcott
George B. Ayer
Miss Evesson Denies Leaving Boston Museum
Miss Isabelle Evesson says a Sunday report of her possible departure from the Boston Museum is premature. She plans only a Europe trip with her mother and sister next summer and has no future plans.
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Isabelle Evesson
Boston Museum
Europe
New York
England
Elixir of Calisaya Promoted as General Tonic
Caswell Hazard Co of New York markets Elixir of Calisaya as a broad tonic for dyspepsia indigestion low mood and debility. It is advertised as preventive against fever and ague and intermittent fevers with strong claims for aiding recovery from fever or sickness. Sold by all druggists.
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Calisaya
Caswell, Hazard & Co
New York
Tragic Double Runner Crash Ends in Death in Somerville
On Saturday on School Street Somerville four boys William Dwire Dennis Coffey Patrick Barry and Thomas Bennett used a large double runner slide down a steep hill. Dwire steered and the collision with a Foster School sleigh carriage injured all four. Dwire later died at Massachusetts General Hospital. Coffey suffered a skull fracture while the others were unconscious but survived.
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School Street
Somerville
William Dwire
Dennis Coffey
Patrick Barry
Thomas Bennett
Dwire
Boston & Lowell
Foster School
Sycamore Street
Coffey
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston and city theatres feature classic plays and tours
Amusements listings show the Boston Museum presenting Held by the Enemy at 7:45, Louis James in Virginius at the Lobe Theatre, Salsbury's Troubadours in The Humming Bird at Park Theatre, Lawrence Barrett in Rienzi at Tre Lawren ce, Contuaton matinee at 2 and evening shows, Street Power presenting The Jilt at 7:4, and Never Say Die at the ENAUM theater.
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Boston
Lobe Theatre
Louis James
Virginius
Park Theatre
Salsbury
Troubadours
Beate _ eure
Lawrence Barrett
Venin
Auctions Tuesday Sale by Fruit Horatio Harris
A Tuesday sale by Fruit Horatio Harris is listed with items available at auction and 12 m. time indicated.
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Horatio Harris
Barus Howes Wedding At Trinity Church
Notices list marriages in the area including Carl Barus PhD of Washington DC to Annie G Howes at Trinity Church on January 20 with Rev Phillips Brooks officiating. Also Wade Hodgdon to Maraquita Hodgdon, Bailey Loud to Jennie N Loud, Thorne Turner to Anabel Turner, and O Toole Moynihan in city with Rev Danahy officiating.
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Barus—Howes
Trinity Church
Phillips Brooks
Carl Barus
Washeaton
D. C
Annie G
Osborn Howes
Wade
Hodgdon
George 8
Butters
Jetson Wade
Scituate
Maraquita Hodgdon
Boston
Bailey—Loud
Somerville
H. C. Hitchcock
J. Warren Bailey
Jennie N. Loud
Thorne—Turner
Malden
T. C. Pease
Frank William Thorne
Farmington
Minn
Anabel
Henry E. Turner, Jr
Death notices from Boston area list many local obituaries
A long list of deaths dated Jan 19 to Jan 22 from Boston and nearby areas. Includes Elizabeth Bambauer, Patrick Barry, Harriet Bullard, Addison Carter, John Corcoran, Patrick Delaney, Charles Dever, William Dewire, Mary Donovan, Ellen Eaton, Eleanor Fennell, Lewis Gabriel, Benjamin Gabriel, Michael Glynn, Olivia Heitz, Emma Heitz, Francis Houlehan, Jennie Lincoln, Charles Lynch, Sarah Nash, Thomas Pyburn, Anna Richardson, Rowena Simmons, James Steadman, Charles Vose, Helen Collamore, Adeline Smith, Dr William Curtis, George Elliot, Captain George Hanover, David Sanger, Herbert Stimpson, David Wasson and others.
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Delaney
Charlestown
Patrick
Michael
Mary Delaney
Dever
Charles Dever
Dewire
William F. Dewire
Donovan
Mary
Daniel
Hannah DoNovan
Eaton
South Boston
Ellen Eaton
Thomas Eaton
Yfennell
Eleanor
Thomas Fennell
Gabriel
Massachusetts General Hospital
Lewis E. Garbie
Antigua
West India Islands
Flushing
L. I
N. Y
Benjamin E. Gabriel
Charles
Margaret Gabriel
Glynn
Michael A. Glynn
Heuz
Olivia H. Heitz
Holyl
Emma E
George I. Heitz
Houlehan
Francis Houlehan
James H
Mary Houlehan
Lincoln
Chelsea
Jennie M
Catharine
Francis Lincoln
Lynch
Charles Lynch
Nash
Quincy
Sarah Elizabeth
John W
Martha P. Nash
Pyburn
Thomas Pyburn
Richardson
Anna B
W. Shepard Richardson
Simmons
Rowena
Edward W. Simmons
Steadman
James G. Steadman
Vose
Boston Highlands
Charles A. Vose
Collamore
Helen M
Charles E. Collamore
Smith
Adeline
B. Smith
John H. Roland
Curtis
Westboro
William Curtis
Elliot
North Billerica
George P. Elliot
Hanover
New York
George B. Hanover
Sanger
Readville
David C. Ar
Impson
South Lancaster
Herbert H. Stimpson
Boston
Wasson
West Medford
David A. Wasson
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Wilson Barrett
Henry Irore
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Mme. Modjeska
Miss Morris
Robert Grant
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H. B. Stokes
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W. H. Clark
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Isaac B. Rich
Boucicault
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San Francisco
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Savings Bank
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Devonshire Street
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Scibbereen
Globe Theatre
John Stetloy
Louis James and
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Sheridan Knowles
Virgineus
Mr. M. B. Curtis
Nate Salsbury
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Hoodman
R. M. Field
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J. J. Dowling
Sadie Hassen
Bijou Theatre
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Mason & Hamelin Organ and Piano CO
Tremont Street
East Fourteenth Street
Union Square
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Joint Committee of Congress
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Joint Committee of Congress On
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East Boston
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Oliver Street
Star Chemicals
George F. Wade
New England
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Pullman Palace Car Company
Fred. B. Abbot
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Devonshire St
Coffin & Henry
JFOWA
State St
Des Moines
Baeder, Adamson & CO
Corporation Notices
Eastern Erailroad Company
State Street
Boston and Roxbury Mill Corporation
Boston and Roxb Mill Corporation
John A. Bennett
Massachusetts Cotton Mills
George Atkinson
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Kilby
Great Britain
France
KK. H. Eddy
Eddy
Chas. Mason
Patent Office
Edmund Burke
R. H. Eddy
Yours Truly, George Draper
Business Directory
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Damon Safe and Iron Works Co
Sudbury St
Vurniture
Ofice
Paine’s Manufactory
Canal Street
Hoatent Solicitor
RE. H. Eddy
Tan St
United Es
Good Watch
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Yes Women’s Educational and Industrial Union
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