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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1900
Page
7
Rail officials report a rise in single track mileage the greatest since 1893 signaling intensified rail traffic concerns. Economic planners monitor potential bottlenecks as congestion pressures mount on main lines and regional routes.
Interstate Commerce Commission report ends June 30 1899 notes 623 176 008 passengers carried up 22 109 827 and 99 763 563 tons of freight up 90 757 276. Locomotives 36 703 in service. cars total 137 916. Gross earnings 1 313 310 618. dividends 111 089 986. Casualties include 7123 killed and 440 injured on railways.
The Helen W Martin Captain Alexander Ross lay in the stream with flags flying after arriving on her maiden trip to this port built at Bath Maine by Percy Small. She carries 2020 tons net register and 290 feet overall, to unload 27 tons of soft coal at Mystic wharf.
Shipping notices list arrivals and cargoes across numerous steamers and schooners. Vessels include Georgian Parker Liver pool and City of Gloucester among many, with merchandise and passengers bound for St Croix Yarmouth Norfolk New York and Philadelphia. The roster mentions Luckenbach fleet ships plus tugs and barges with details of ports and goods.
The Gaelic School session on Washington Street featured supervision by P. J. O Daly and William King. After class, the meeting heard an address on using Irish as a medium of conversation and an upcoming discussion on Liosachans of Ireland Their Builders and Occupants Ever Since at banter enenen celeb o'clock p.m.
A fragmented OCR timetable lists numerous towns and schedules. It references station names such as LEWISTON, ANDREWS, GLEN, CRAWFORDS, FORD ISLE, and BRIDGE with varied times like 8:80, 12:30, and 7 p m. The text mentions Sundays and weekdays, multiple routes, and scattered halts, but many details are garbled.
A dense transit and legal notices page lists train and boat schedules for New England and Montreal routes with stations from Concord to Plymouth and Whitefield to Bethlehem Junction. It opens with a timetable including Boston to Portsmouth schedules, Sun and weekday departures, and local branch stops, followed by a probate notice from the Suffolk Probate Court regarding the estate of George G of Maine with a July 12 1906 hearing and publication requirements.
Train schedule excerpt shows routes from New York to New Haven New London and Hartford via Shore Line and Air Line with morning and afternoon departures. Mentions connections to Philadelphia Washington Baltimore Providence and Plymouth with varying transfer points and station references. Includes references to intermediate stops along the coast and terminations in New York.
Notice announces the appointment of an administrator for the estate of Wiene of Boston, requests all heirs and creditors to present claims, and fixes a claim date of June 14th in the year 100. The text instructs probate actions per law and calls for formal petitioning and exhibits.
The text references a probate court procedure with notices issued at fixed intervals. It notes the court and judge John W. McK DM, and mentions fees, public interest, and repeated notices to inform interested parties. The fragment mentions Pine, district locations, and standard notice requirements.
Suffolk Probate Court to heirs creditors and others interested in Catherine Mer late of Boston. Petition to grant administration to H A Mee without bond. appearance required July 12 at 10 am in Boston to show cause. Public notice to be printed weekly for three weeks in the Boston Post. Judge John W. McKim seals the citation.
Suffolk probate court cites heirs and creditors of MATTH FLAHERTY late of Boston for appointment of JOSEPH L. MULDOON as administrator. Hearing set for July 12, 1900 at 10 AM in Boston. Public notice to be run weekly for three weeks in the Boston Post. Witness John W. Mo.
In Suffolk County Probate Court a petitioner known as JAM HOWLIRAN requests a name change to HOLLAND. The court orders publication of this notice weekly for three weeks in Boston Fest and directs a return to court.
Probate Court of Suffolk County issues notice for the estate of CABE died in Boston intestate. No known widow or heirs. creditors and interested parties must file claims and publish notice in the Boston Post. Witnessed by John W. McKim and Eugene Tappan on the twenty ninth day of December.
In the estate of Mary deceased late of Boston Suffolk County a petition has been filed for appointment of a guardian to manage the estate. Interested parties are cited to appear at the Probate Court in Boston on the nineteenth day of July AD 1900 at ten o'clock to show cause why the petition should not be granted.
Notice of intestate estate of JA deceased in Suffolk County Massachusetts. The petitioner requests that the administrator be granted authority to administer the estate. Court to verify claims and settle debts at 85 Lexington Street in Boston on June 7.
Notice to heirs and creditors of Mila late of Hos in the county, deceased, named executors and trustees call for payment to the estate. Creditors must appear to present claims and provide proof of debt or be barred by law.
Fragmentary text mentions debtors indebted to be paid by a cutrix in Maas. It hints at bond redemption or collection obligations but lacks clear names, dates, or actions beyond a subscription context. Further context needed for full summary.
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