Faneuil Hall Sermon Overpowers with Moral Crusade
The Rev. Phillips Brooks preached at Faneuil Hall under Trinity Club auspices on a first in a series of services. He urged God’s fatherly pity, the spread of Christ’s religion, and personal duty, contrasting heroism with hypocrisy and calling for inward repentance and trust in Jesus Christ.
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Faneuil Hall
Phillips Brooks
Trinity Club
Brooks
Sumner Coolidge
Carter
Julia Ward Howe
B. Allen
Professor Toy
Harvard Divinity School
Russia
Christ
God
Tropics
North Pole
David
Forgery Suspect Fergus Held in Boston Extradition Case
George M. Fergus a 19 year old from Greenock Scotland is held in Boston awaiting extradition on a forgery charge. He took a 748 dollar check from Quinton Bone’s safe in Greenock May 22 1886 and forged the indorsement to steal the money. He fled with an acquaintance to London then the United States and San Francisco before returning to New York and Clinton Massachusetts where an uncle inquiry tipped off authorities. He was arrested at Port Eddy New York by U S Marshal Galoupe and brought to Boston with a hearing postponed at the request of Assistant District Attorney Galvin.
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George M. Fergus
Greenock
Scotland
Quinton Bone
Fergus
London
United States
San Francisco
New York
Clinton
Mass
Port Eddy
Marshal Galoupe
Boston
Galvin
Two Sam Pulpit Talks on Slavery and Sin in Boston
Sam Jones and Sam Small spoke at the People's Church in Boston where the revival drew 2500. Small contrasted antebellum slavery with the slavery of sin, urging sinners to seek liberty in Christ while Jones joked about reform and local hypocrisy.
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Sam Small
People’s Church
Small
Sam Jones
Sams
Georgia
Mr. Excell
Boston
St. Paul
Tell
Kossuth
Patrick Henry
Thomas Jefferson
South
Ireland
Hell
New England
Resolute Base Ball Club Joins National Colored League
The Resolute Base Ball Club of this city joins the National Colored League with Marshall Thompson as manager J W Noon as assistant manager and Henry C Taylor as secretary. Players engaged include Charles Williams William Selden R A Walker Benjamin Cross Windsor Therill Edward Smith R Davis Joseph Harris Robert Brown H C Taylor. Subscription tickets cost 1 dollar for five admissions and Union grounds will be used for home games.
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National Colored League
Marshall Thompson
J. W. Noon
Ienry C. Taylor
Charles Williams
William Selden
R. A. Walker
Benjamin Cross
Windsor Therill
Edward Smith
R. Davis
Jose H Harris
Robert Brown
H. C. Taylor
Horsford's Acid Phosphate as a Tonic Endorsed
Dr. Joan Gerorne of Athens Georgia endorses Horsford's Acid Phosphate as a tonic for dyspepsia with prostration from mental overwork noting it is a fine tonic. Her remark emphasizes its use as a restorative during fatigue and digestive distress.
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Joan Gerorne
Athens, Ga
Sam Jones and Sam Small Attendances Highlight Boston Sermons
Last night crowds filled the People’s Church to hear Sam Jones, while many women proceeded to Bromfield Street Church for Sam Small. Jones criticized moral decay in Boston citing poverty houses and prisons as evidence.
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Sam Jones
Bromfield Street
Sam Small
Boston
Train Crash at Prison Point Blocks Line
A passenger car derailed after an engine backed from Prison Point round house and struck the outward 5:20 train on the Eastern Railroad. No serious injuries though several passengers were scratched or bruised. Jacob B Sinnott suffered the worst damage from the collision. The throttle likely slipped open while engineers were away, and the accident caused a several hour blockade.
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Eastern
Round House
Prison Point
Jacob
Sinnott
Maplewood
Nathan Newell
George M. Woodbury
Malden
Manhattan Life Insurance Company Annual Statement Headlines Growth
The annual Manhattan Life Insurance Company statement shows higher net assets, increased insurance written, stronger income, and solid growth across lines. Under president James M. McLean, the firm maintains conservative policy and steady performance praised by longtime patrons.
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Manhattan
The
Manhattan Life Insurance Company
James M. McLean
Ellus Nairene
G. A. R. encampment and local civic notices in Boston
The G. A. R. Massachusetts department will open in the Merona on Thursday with 565 delegates. Debates include the eight dollar service pension bill and soldiers exemption bill. Also listed are Young Men's Christian Union lectures, Irish parade preparations, alumni reunion events, a sleigh accident, hospital fund reports, and charity volunteer appeals.
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Department of Massachusetts
Merona
Department
St. Louis
Boston Young Men’s Christian Union
Boylston Street
E. C. Bolies
Salem
Boston
Tremont Street
John Reade
Association of
Dartmouth
Revere House
Thomas Mulholland
Allard & Edgeworth
Hancock Street
Clarence O. Willams
Glendale Street
Trull Street
Phillip
Moxom
D.D
Young Men’s Christian Association
Hilary Bygrave
Belmont
English High School Association
Montgomery Street
Assembly Hall
John J. May
Francis A. Waterhouse
William H. Moriarty
William H. Partridge
Charles H. Brigham
Clarence H. Carter
Joseph M. Gibbons
Tavern Club
Charles Dudley Warner
W. D. Howells
J. 8. McDonald
Carney Hospital
W. H. Davis
R. H. White & Co
Peoria
Massachusetts Woman Suffrage Association
Meionaon
William S. Bowditch
Mary F. Eastman
William Lloyd Garrison, Jr
Lucy Stone
Clarion
Boston School Regiment
Odd Fellows’ Mall
Baby Pathfinder
William S. Rosenfeld
B. I. Ellis
John D. Blinn
Tremont House
Silas Gurney
Democratic State Committee
Washington Street
M. M. Cunniff
Associated Charities
Z. D. Smith
Charity Building
Boston Young Men’s Christian Association
J. A. Francis
C. A. Ufford
Charles Hosmer
W. A. Campbell
M. R. Deming
Tremont Row
O. N. Chase
George B. Neal
H. P. Morrison
W. T. Greet
W. R. Lockwood
Alpine McLean
Paine's Furniture launches new office line in Boston
Paine's Furniture Company at 48 Canal Street Boston announces new office furniture in convenient styles with a full line of samples ready for delivery. An illustrated price list is available upon request.
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Paine’s Furniture Company
Canal Street
South Side
Bostonee
Breaks at Waltham Torn from Main Street Home and Rumford Store
Police report two robberies in Waltham on Saturday afternoon. At 2 to 2:30 pm a break on Main Street home of K S Ellis yielded about $2500 in valuables tied to his first wife, with rings and a pin found later. A separate theft at Wooley's store in Rumford building net $12 cash and a few dollars in goods. Authorities suspect insiders knew the premises. no trace of the robbers remains.
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Waltham
K. Ellis
Main Street
Wooley’s
Rumford
Burleigh
Ellis
Mr. Ellis
Prospect
Sixtieth Anniversary Observed for Dr Wrights Sunday School
Berkeley Street Church marked the sixtieth anniversary of its Sunday school with a children's concert. Willis Boyd Allen read a story on a child during Ohio floods. Rev. William Burnet Wright and the superintendent spoke of twenty years on the platform. The organ displayed figures 27 and 87 in immortelles. The treasurer reported a year end balance and 420 pupils registered with 282 average attendance.
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Berkeley Street
Willis Boyd Allen
Ohio
William Burnet Wright
Immortelles
United States vs William Haynes case on arrest of judgment
The court reviews a consolidated indictment charging William Haynes with defrauding via post office ads. It discusses the Seventh Amendment issue over remitting the verdict, whether the Circuit Court erred, and the consequence for double jeopardy and intended punishment.
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United States
William Haynes
Haynes
Boston
Lyons Silk Company
Webb
Circuit Court
District Court
Judgment on Jurisdiction and Warrant to Issue
The court rules judgment in this court for want of jurisdiction and that it retains authority to issue a warrant for the defendant’s arrest. The decision, made ex parte, is subject to reconsideration after the defendant is heard.
Law case docket list for multiple parties across four sessions
A compiled roster of cases with numerous parties including Newton vs Newton and Edwards vs Hall, spanning Second through Fourth Sessions with various rail, insurance, banking, and manufacturing firms named alongside individuals, detailing the court’s sequence and involved entities.
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Tn Order
Stiles
Holt
Faunce
Same
O'Shaughnessy
Suff. B. Co
Dorey
Moore
Drennan
Todd
Rogers
Boardman
Boston Marine Ins
Shaw
Newsome
Newton
Edwards
Hall
Nashua Savings Bank
Quincy M.F.L Co
Fee
Carr
Hovey
Soston
Rosenburg
Doe
Hathaway
Boudrot
Titton
Linden Spring
Williams
Morton
Ennis
Crosby
Lane
Fitchburg
R. R
Money
Boston
Goodnow
Walpole
Emery Mills
Bryson
Boston & Albany R. BR
Darvis
Osgood
Holmes
Perham
Sennott
Greeley
Kelleher
Lowell
Jacobs
Dennison
Willis
Roberts
Brackett
Leavitt
Eaton
Littlefield
White
Wyman
Mead
Sylvester
Brockway
Nickerson
Hammond
Leberman
McDavitt
Stacy
Fox
Wheeler
Graves
Prince
Bradbury
Murray
Capen
Downer
Whittier
Appleton Nat'l Bank
Forbes Lith. M. Co
Kiralfy
Howell
Bunton
Worall
Hemmenway
Hussey
Goodwin
Pitman
Southard Applies for Admission as Attorney in U S Circuit Court
Louis C. Southard of Boston has applied for admission as an attorney and counsellor of the U S Circuit Court in the District of Massachusetts. Joan G. Stetson, Commissioner, issued the notice dated January 21, 1887.
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Diistrict
Massachusetts
Boston
Circuit Court of the United States
District of Massachusetts
Louis C. Southard
Joan G. Stetson
U. S. Circuit Court
Financial troubles sweep diverse trades in early 1900s
Creditors accept 55 cents on the dollar for Ira H. Ames furniture Boston while several firms face assigns and failed assets. George A. Bailey jeweller West Brookfield and Hixon Tappan Co provisions Boston settle for 30 to 50 cents on principal. John O Conner Salem offers 30 cents. John Wilhelm Portsmouth and George W Sanford Houston also face liabilities. A. H. Whitney Boston furniture may receive full value. Epidemic of whooping cough hits South Hooksett schools. two deaths recorded.
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Ira H. Ames
Furniture
Boston
Henry Beyer
Tanner
Lynn
George A. Bailey
West Brookfield
John O'Conner
Salem
Hixon, Tappan & Co
Provisions
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Union
Jesus Christ
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Peter
Jesus
Jerusalem
Flo
George Pergus
Horsford’s
Henselt
Adele Margulies
Beethoven
Gericke
Miss Margulies
Newseit
Robert Fuchs
Brahms
Bach
Esser
Tasso
Ene
City Notes
United States District Court
Nelson, J
Brigham
C. J
Welsh
Mid. R. R
Cutter
Hamlen
Parker
Murdock
Litchfield
Chelmsford
Batchelder
Bacon
Kelly
Leighton
Cobb
Barnard
Skinner
Boston Gaslight Co
Mason
Keller
Lincoln Mfg. Co
South Hooksett
N. H
G. C. Taylor
America
Chester H. Graves & Sons
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