Will They Be United The Boston Executive Business Assoc
President Choate speaks on the proposed consolidation of the Old Colony and Boston and Providence railroads at a Boston Executive Business Association meeting. The discussion covers the lease terms, century-long guaranteed dividends, a $1.8 million bonus, public impact, and potential legislative action with multiple speakers weighing benefits and risks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Choate
Boston Executive Business Association
Old Colony
Boston & Providence
Revere House
Shoe and Leather Association
Rice
New England Snom and Learner Association
Bedford Street
Boston
Chas. Theo. Carruth
Milk Street
Boston & Providence Railroad Company
Old Colony Railroad Company
Massachusetts
Charles 3. Ingalls
Boston Business Executive Association
Carruth
Sir
Transportation Committee
Boston & Providence Railroad
Roslindale
Old Colony Railroad
Toster
Providence
Poor
Huston & Providence Railroad
Salt Road
Providence Road
Massachuetts
Boston & Albany Railroad
Wmit
Chas. S. Ingalls
Mr. Choate
Plymouth
Fall River
New England
Dedham
Stonington
Shore Line
Shoe Aut Leather Association
Old Colony Road
Thomas EK. Proctor
Eastern
Boston & Maine
Boston & Albany
Proctor
Alden Speare
Chamber of Commerce
Lie
Albany
Phoophilus King
Stonington Line
Joseph Burnett
Jerome Jones
Fitchburg
Long Island Sound
New York
Henry M. Whitney
Whitney
Funeral services for John K Rogers held on Kent Street Longwood
The Rev Howard Brown officiated at the burial yesterday afternoon with many employees present. Interment was in Gloucester. Also noted were the Gaskill high service engine pumping from Chestnut Hill to Fisher Hill reservoir, and Boston area civic notices including Bowdoin alumni event dates, a sleigh accident on State street, a valise theft arrest in East Boston, and a union meeting at Young Men’s Christian Union.
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Howard Brown
John K. Rogers
Kent Street
Longwood
David Watson
Thomas Talbot
Moses Kimball
M. P. Kennard
F. Candage
Richard Briggs
J. J. Henry
F. A. Searle
William Hazelton
Clarence Hovey
Colonel Rockwell
Professor Rungle
Gloucester
Chestnut Hill Reservoir
Fisher Hill Reservoir
Death of Alderman Carroll Prompts City Council Tribute
A special session of the Boston Common Council met to honor Alderman William P. Carroll of the sixth district who died January 28, 1888. Resolutions praised his intellect, public service, and advocacy for workers, with a request to send condolences to his family and a committee to attend his funeral with a floral tribute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William P. Carroll
Boston
Common Council
Mahoney
Ward 13
Carroll
Board of Aldermen
Shekspere
Teevens
Powers
Shaw
Morris
Hayes
Norris
Messrs
Nunan
Andover Case Record Dispute Before Supreme Judicial Court
The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts orders a justice in Boston to determine the proper record of proceedings before the Board of Visitors at Phillips Academy Andover. Dr. Smyth seeks certiorari and inclusion of omitted materials, while the Visitors contest the completeness of the record. The matter centers on what exact proceedings should be filed with the court for the appeal.
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Supreme Judicial Court For the Common Wealth
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Essex
Supreme Judicial Court
Egbert Co. Smyth
Board of Visitors
Theooxical Institution
Phillips Academy
Andover
Equity
Boston
Smyth
Board of Visitor
Seelye
Europe
J. M. W. Verrinton
French
Supreme Court
Salem
Gaston
Russell
Special Meeting of Common Council in memory of Alderman Carroll
The Board adjourned for a week in honor of the late Alderman William P. Carroll. Mayor named Edward P. Nettleton as corporation counsel and Andrew J. Bailey as city solicitor. Other nominees included Alfred C. Whitney Richard F. Keough John Y H Lynch John Curtis and Edward J Flynn as East Boston ferries directors. John H Duane named tax assessor to fill Cushing term and for three years from April 1888. Bartholomew Sullivan and William P McCobb named neighbors of coal. The city surveyor reported year expenditures of 30979 51 with 9118 10 unexpended and 29 employees average. salary total 30979 51. Executors of John Richardson bequeathed 75 982 square feet land between Pond and Cottage streets for park or other use. Referred to commons and squares. An order provided 1000 to keep Boston harbor ice free. Faneuil Hall granted to the Loyal Legion on Feb 2 for a reception in honor of General Philip H. Sheridan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiliam P. Carroll
Edward P. Nettleton
Andrew J. Bailey
Alfred C. Whitney
Richard F. Keough
John Y H. Lynch
John Curtis
Edward J. Flynn
East Boston Ferries
John H. Duane
Benjamin Cushing
Bartholomew Sullivan
William P. McCobb
John Richardson
Richardson
Committee On Commons
Boston Harbor
Faneuil Hall
Loyal Legion
Philip H. Sheridan
Grant Diorama at Old South House Captivates Boston
An illustrated diorama of General Grant's life unfolds at the Old South Meeting House in Boston. M Paul Phillipoteaux paintings, shown in a rotating sequence with veils between scenes, depict Grant's birth, boyhood, West Point, Mexican War, Bemont escape, Fort Donelson, Shiloh, Vicksburg, Appomattox, and retirement. Colonel Burr adds commentary. The exhibit blends dramatic light and color with idealized battle scenes and aims for a long run with patronage. Civil court notices postdate the entertainment section, listing damages and various cases in Suffolk Superior Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old South Meeting House
American Diorama Company
M. Paul Phillipoteaux
General Grant
Frank A. Burr
Grant
Bemont
Mississippi River
Fort Donelson
Shiloh
Corinth
Vicksburg
Appomattox
Gettysburg
M. Phillipoteaux
Colonel Burr
Mortgage dispute over implied promise to pay debt
United States Circuit Court on January 30 heard Meddaugh v Batchelder et al without a jury. Dorchester had a $200 note secured by Chicago land deed of trust, later sold. court found no implied agreement that the mortgage was part of the purchase price, so judgment for defendants. Attorneys: Nichols Cobb for plaintiff Marshall for defendant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batchelder
H. G. Nichols
C. K. Cobb
J. N. Marshall
Supreme Judicial Court equity dockets in Boston January session
The Supreme Judicial Court for the Commonwealth convened January 30 with Justices Morton, Devens, Allen, Holmes and Knowlton Jr. Hearing Nos. 491 to 499 and 503 plus others, attorneys listed for each case, unfinished matters noted, and an order issued for Gilbert Smyth v Board of Visitors Theological Institution Phillips Academy Andover designating a Boston equity justice to review records and hear related questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Judicial Court For the Commonwealth
Morton, C. J., Devens, C. Allen
HoLmes and Knowlton, Jr
Old Colony Railroad
City of
Fall River
J. H. Benton, Jr
J. M. Morton
J.T. Jackson
Flax Pond Water Company
Samuel A. B. Abbott
Henry W. Foote
J.G. Abbott
M. Williams
John Dorr
Nathaniel P. Lovering
F.C. Gray
George White
Rosalba L. Stanfield
Gilbert C. Smyth
Board of Visitors
Iheological Institution
Phillips Academy
Andover
Equity
Boston
Superior Court Divorces Card Granted for Desertion
In Middlesex Superior Court Judge Thompson grants a divorce to Suran M Card from rank W Card of Lynn for desertion. Custody of the children awarded. Jury waived trials to resume Wednesday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior Court
Essex County
Stopgage of secretions and urinary organs feared disease source
The fragment notes that stoppage of secretions and urinary organs is considered a frightening source of illness, reflecting health fears of the period. It emphasizes the medical concern over bodily bodily waste flow and potential disease causation.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Osborne Howes, Jr
Burnett
Committee On Transportation
Hersey B. Goodwin
Association
Boston and Roxbury Mill Corporation
Charles Henry Parker
William S. Whitwell
William JI. Matchett
Walter C. Cabot
S. Lothrop Thorndike
Henry Austin Whitey
Morris Gray Clerk
John A. Bennett
Massachusetts Club
Young’s Hotel
Abraham Lincoln
Francis P. Bemis
Suffolk County
Bowdoin
Boston and Vicinity
Parker House
John Scott
William S. Loring
State Street
Scott
Court
Sudbury
Cogan and Johnson
Division 1
James Lennon
Cornelius Cronin
McNear
Decatur Street
Boston Firemen’s Mutual Association
Cigar Manufacturers’ Association
Michael Kelly
Sururia
Charles Theodore Russell
Young Men's Christian Union
National Bank
Youn Men's Christian Union
Kellen ‘Thomas, DD
the Common Council
Alderman Carroll
Vicinity
Mason
Andreas Blume
Humbolt Avenue
LT. Weston
G. A. King
R. W. Nason
Charles Alexander
Maximilian Kaiser
Edward Avery
George W. Hobbs
B. Abboty
Tillinghast Co
Old_ South Soc
Chadbourne
Wainwright
Mearn Vy
Hurley
Farrar
Heard
Barker
Regina Flour Mills
Boston & Lowell Railroad Company
Metropolitn National Bank
Francis Tolmes
F. W. Kittredge
J. F. Dillon
G. A. A. Pevey & Lilly
Reg. Flour M. Co
L. RR
Downing
Hartin
Hetler
Cressy
Setion
Same
McQuade
Quade
RR. Co
Haime
Grady
Dayton & Irenton Railroad Company
Evans & Co
Prank Paul
S. Everett Hyde
Jerasha King
Pilaiutiti
W. J. King
R. Lider
A. BE. Wilson
Phillip Harris
Metropolitan Railroad
Vernon and
Washington Streets
F. D. Alien
M. &. Dickinson
Davis
Mumiler
Welch
Haley
Glenn
Boston G. L. Co
Sheehan
Grace
Hobbs
English
Loring
Amory
Ames
Whorf
Fardy
Clarke
Boone
Devereux
Adams
Parents
Dean
Sale
Goldberg
Pinaski
Moore
Raymond
Curry
Mills
Donovan
Lambert
Hateh
Sherman
Thomp
Brown
Straine, Son
Gilder
Keleher
Miller
Matthews
Tompson
Jenkins
Lqu—Lovesey
Taylor
Quester HW
Graves & Sons
United States Circuit Court
Middlesex County
Krigham
Perkins
City of Cambridge
McKonnell
Cam
Brady
Dexter
Japecone
Campis
Kilburn
Nehrreider - Nehreider
Rich
HH Ry
Anchor
Bry
John D. & M. Williams
Loring & CO
Winter Street
Washington St
E. J. Brown
Paris
Baker’s
W. Baker & CO
Dorchester
Mass
Hlement Association
Vanornum & Southwick
Kremont Street
Room Li
Riliuss
John P. Leary
Main Street
Worcester
Masses
Norman McDonald & CO
Bratt Cambridge
Imasse
James Russell Fowell
Mt. Auburn
Newton
Watertown
Auburn
LE Street
Harriet A. Loring
Yremont Street
Tilton
Sanford
Slocum
Pfeiffer
Cupsin Bishop
Boot and Shoe Buyers
Aberdeen
A Stern
Stern Bros
HI Lobe
Grattan, Mitchell & Co
A. Barare
R George
George & Co
Arn
Cincinnati
L Virden
Mabley & Carew
Agiienants
W Laws
H Laws & Co
D. Columbus
Efiriich
M Ehriteh & Sons
An. Evansville
Ind
P Marker
G Miller
Churchill
Tremont Temple
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