New Judiciary System Abolishes Supreme Court and Creates Two Courts
New Hampshire lawmakers propose a sweeping reform abolishing the current judiciary and creating a Supreme Judicial Court with one chief justice and two associates and a Superior Court with one chief justice and four associates, each at 8000 dollars per year. The bill outlines jurisdiction, term structure, clerks, writs, and transition provisions effective after August.
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N. H
Srrdav
Branch of
Weare
Supreme Court
Supreme Judicial Court
Éreby
Nords Court
Rcceue Court
Superior Court
Vacaon
Ca Athood Court
Almost a disaster on the Boston and Lowell line
A Lowell train at high speed on the Boston and Lowell line between Lexington and Bedford derailed after the tender dropped from an embankment near the Shawsheen River. The crash broke rails for 300 yards yet the engine brakes held, preventing a plunge into the river and saving many lives.
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Boston & Lowell
Lexington
Bedford
Shawsheen River
Lowell
Boston in Summer A Plea for the City as a Summer Resort
A lengthy essay extols Boston as a summer retreat, arguing the city offers superior gardens, parks, and seascapes, with fewer health risks than other locales. It condemns seasonal migration for restlessness, notes fashion and health motives, and highlights the Common, Public Garden, and western and southern plots as urban gems.
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India
Europe
Boston
Newport
Lenox
New York
Washington
Executive Mansion
Lakewood
Tuxedo Park
Florida
Arlington Street
Smoker and train derailment injures none seriously
Fifty yards above the bridge, the E trains derailed the rail for twenty feet, tossing the smoker down the embankment at a 45 degree angle. One end buried in sand, passenger coach stayed on track with one end atop the smoker. The engine and tender continued fifty yards. No serious injuries reported.
Simmons & Co Remnant Trade Boosts July Trousers Sale
The custom department keeps steady all year with July boosts from summer remnants cut to order, trousers priced at 4.36. Customers frequently order three or four pairs at a time, reflecting strong demand and ongoing liberal offerings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Simmons & Co
Beverly Yacht Club 119th Regatta Set for July 16 at Monument Beach
The Beverly Yacht Club announces its 119th regatta to be sailed off Monument Beach on Saturday July 16 at 1 p.m. Open sweepstakes with a $5 entrance per yacht and four gun starts. Entrants must fit class measurements, sail mainsail only, and protests due within half an hour after racing. Regatta committee includes Goddard Hardy Crowninshield Paine and Jeffries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly Yacht Club
Monument Beach
Tobey
W. Lloyd Jeffries
Tobey Club
Jeffries
George A. Goddard
A. H. Hardy
B. B. Crowninshield
John 8. Paine
Corinthian Club Regatta Sets Sail at Marblehead Harbor
The eleventh Corinthian Yacht Club regatta and first championship race are planned for Marblehead Harbor on Saturday July 16 at 8 p m. Two cash prizes per class plus pennants, with class splits by sailing length and boat type. Courses outlined with start gun sequence and rules for spectators, penalties, and crew limits. Regatta committee listed including E H Tarbell and F M Wood.
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Corinthian Yacht Club
Marblehead Harbor
Secon
Tom Moore
Pig Rocks
Marblehead Rock
Gooseberry Ledge
Chappel’s Ledge
E. H. Tarbell
F. M. Wood
Dennison
A.S. Browne
J. J. Randall
Volunteer Under Rapid Construction for Speed Trials
Captain Haff oversees ongoing work in Boston as the Volunteer nears launch. Masts, rigging, and iron bowsprit are nearing completion while sails arrive and will be bent once rigging finishes. Haff expects the vessel to show speed at the start and lead in upcoming races as Agassiz’s cutter sinks at Lawley’s yard, awaiting fitout.
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Captain Haff
Boston
New York
Haff
Volunteer
Yacht capsizes in Hull harbor with unknown occupants
A Hull Yacht Club witness reports an unknown yacht capsized Sunday afternoon near Deer Islands, about three o clock, with four or five people seen in the water before the boat and occupants disappeared beneath the harbor waves, drowning reportedly suspected.
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Hunn
Hull Yacht Club
Deer Islands
1879 Act Lets Middlesex Central Cross Concord Land
Legislature authorized the Middlesex Central Railroad to cross Commonwealth land in Concord under terms set by county commissioners. No compensation for damages was ever paid. The road became part of the Boston and Lowell line. Governor Ames prompted an attorney general petition to Middlesex county for damage assessment. County commissioners never ruled, yet the railroad advanced the location. The case was filed but not called up.
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Middlesex Central Railroad Company
Commonwealth
Concord
Boston & Lowell Railroad
Ames
Middlesex County
Arrest of Charles H Churchill in Boston for aiding escapes
High Sheriff Melick of Lincoln arrives in Boston with papers to arrest Charles H Churchill, a former Lincoln prison officer who aided inmates to escape. Churchill, 35, resided in Malden and has been in business at the Mercantile Market. He will be examined in Municipal Court today.
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S. M. Melick
Lincoln
Neb
Boston
Charles H. Churchill
Churchill
Houghton
Melick
Charles J. Brooks
Innes and Rhodes
Mercantile Market
Wade
Commonwealth of Churchill
Malden
State Board of Health annual report released
The first report after board reorganization covers three to four hundred pages with general and special health topics. It includes investigations on infectious disease transmission via rags, milk and milk products inspection, weekly mortality data, and a manual for boards of health. The document notes uniform inspection, vigilance against adulteration, and prosecutions of out-of-state suppliers. It highlights misleading labeling of compounds and suggests ingredient disclosures as relief.
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State Board of Health
Boards of Health
Berkshire County
Cape Cod
Massachusetts
Illegal Insurance War Sparks License Probe in Pittsfield
The arrest of two New York Life agents triggers a broader crackdown on insurance law violators by Commissioner Merrill, who charges a third man before the Pittsfield grand jury. NY Life claims licenses were lapsed or not secured, while Merrill says Webber acted without a license since April, prompting a note from the attorney general.
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New York Life Insurance Company
Merrill
Pittsfield
Webber
New Plan to Distribute Treasury Surplus Among States
A proposal discussed between the Secretary of the Treasury and Edward L. Andrews of the New York bar suggests depositing the Treasury surplus in national banks proportionate to Congressional representation. Solvent states would receive about 80 million dollars, with the remaining 20 million held in trust. The plan aims to aid bondholders, restore constitutional harmony, and avoid state liability by using surplus to secure government bonds. The Treasury chief said he would consider the plan when actions proceed.
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N.Y
United States
Secretary of the Treasury
Andrews
Arrest on Board Bohemia Sees Man Flee From Odessa Fraud
On the steamer Bohemia from Hamburg to New York a United States deputy marshal arrested Israel Goldman alias Jaedel Chemicker. He is alleged to have fled Odessa with 20,000 roubles belonging to his employer N Zepakes.
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Bohemia
Hamburg
New York
United States
Israel Goldman
Jaedel Chemicker
Odessa
Russia
N. Zepakes
Large Gathering Opens Forty Third Annual Sons of Temperance Session
Tremont Temple hosts the National Division Sons of Temperance as North America begins its forty third annual session. Most Worthy Patriarch Eugene H. Clapp presides with officers from Baltimore Halifax Philadelphia New York New Brunswick and Providence in attendance. Membership rises to 84 379 as reports highlight constitutional prohibition progress.
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Sons of Temperance of North America
Tremont Temple
Eugene H. Clapp
J. S. Rawlings
Baltimore
R. Alder Temple
Halifax
N.S
William A. Duff
Philadelphia
Penn
Ontario
Rhode Island
Nova Scotia
Sir Leonard Tilley
New Brunswick
John N. Stearns
New York
J. W. Cummings
George H. Hick
National Temperance Society
Louis Wagner
Department of Works
Philadelhia
A. Everett
Edward Caswell
the Gough
Canada
Joshua Aye
L. Carleton
Maine
Marion Bradley
Washington, D. C
S. C. Keeler
New Hampshire
P. B. Steness
Providence
Boston
General Fund
R. Alden Temple
Propagation Committee
Prince Edward Island
Newfoundland
Quebec
Manitoba
Northwest Territory
Vermont
Massachusetts
Connecticut
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Maryland
District of Columbia
National Division
Grand Division
James Lt. Roberts
Messrs
B. R. Jewell
E. H. Clapp
Leonard Tilley
Park
Alice J. Osborne
Frank L. Pratt
Clothing Makers on Strike at M Tignor & Co
Fifteen women and girls at M Tignor & Co clothing makers on 5 Merrimac Street went on strike yesterday over higher pay. Tignor says finances prevent raises and many workers may return as others remain idle. about fifty workers are employed in the shop. One girl notes the usual July and August $1 weekly raise was not given this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Tignor & Co
Merrimac Street
Tignor
Convention of Shoe Dealers Meet in Chicago Next Week
The third annual convention of the National Retail Shoe Dealers Association of the United States will be held in Chicago on July 19 and 20. Delegates from across the country are expected. the association aims to promote live issues and better business practices in retail footwear. A special $2967 round trip excursion from Boston via Fall River line, Bound Brook, Philadelphia, and Washington is offered with optional Washington to Chicago stopover. Reservations via the Boot and Shoe Recorder, 82 and 84 Lincoln Street.
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National Retail Shoe Dealers’ Association of the
United States
Chicago
Boston
Cep Ey i Anne
New England
Fall River
New York
Bound Brook
Philadelphia
Washington
Boot and Shoe Recorder
Lincoln Street
Case of Mrs Robinson Case Moves Toward Trial
Dr George F Jelly visited Mrs Sarah J Robinson at East Cambridge jail where she awaits trial on six indictments for murder by poison. The interview lasted over two hours with Mrs Robinson dominating conversation. Her counsel D F Crane attended. She insisted she is sane and innocent, claimed she will tell her story, and demanded the $3000 life insurance due from the United Order of Pilgrim Fathers. The government denies postponement, trial set by December, and insurance actions proceed.
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George F. Jelly
Sarah J. Robinson
East Cambridge
D. F. Crane
United Order of Pilgrim Fathers
Willie
Crane
Insurance Association
Jelly
Robinson
Sherman
Orangemen Celebrate Battle of Boyne Anniversary Parade
The Orangemen of the city and vicinity marked the Boyne anniversary with a morning street parade from Tremont Street to the Providence depot. A 75 member Pawtucket Lodge No. 93 delegation joined, followed by police, a brass band, and multiple lodge delegates. They traveled to Nantasket by boat for exercises and addresses from several clergymen and leaders.
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Orangemen
James Love
James Foster
Washington Lodge No
Cambridge Lodge
Woburn
National Band of Providence
R. I
Pawtucket
Y W. Miller
Robert J. Hall
Alexander Harkin
Sam Harkin
Charles
Beacon
Washington
State
Broad Streets
Tobey Fine For Retail Malt Tax Evasion
Joseph H. Tobey was sentenced to pay a $25 fine plus costs for operating as a retail malt dealer without paying the required special tax.
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Joseph H. Tobey
Justice Court Updates on Jury Case and Fines
United States District Court reports on a single jury trial scheduled for Wednesday. Judge Nelson and Attorney Jason L. Chamberlin are noted in relation to a like offence and corresponding fines and costs. The narrative outlines the court’s timetable and decision to proceed with one case today.
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Jason L. Chamberlin
Brooks v Brooks divorce case Legacy of trial in Dedham
Supreme Judicial Court on July 12 considered exceptions in the Brooks versus Brooks divorce matter. Motion granted for payment of attendance costs witness summons and counsel fees for libellee. Partial alimony hearing adjourned to Tuesday next.
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Brooks
Dedham
Libellee
New Pauper Home for Females at Long Island
The new brick three story female pauper home at Long Island is nearly finished and ready to house 700 inmates. It will replace the Austin farm almshouse, with 220 inmates moved there first, and a dining room and hospital among the facilities. Superintendent Galvin will oversee the transfer and operation.
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Long Iland
Austin Farm
Long Island
Vinal
Puppobe
Galvin
City Lunatic Hospital
Determined to Die: Cambridgeport Foreman Injures Self
George W. Smith of 96 Henry Street Cambridgeport attempted suicide by rat poison and pistol. The 45 year old, who lost his wife about a year ago, died a few hours after medical aid arrived. A sober, industrious foreman at a Brighton Avenue wirework factory, he is described as insane.
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George W. Smith
Henry Street
Cambridgeport
Smith
Holt
Brighton Avenue
Boston
Will of Sarah Moffatt Distributes Church Charities
The will entrusts $300 gifts to Saratoga Street Methodist Episcopal Church and related church bodies, $8000 to the Methodist extension board for church-building gifts, $2000 to Freedman's Aid Society, $2000 to Bishop William Taylor's Transit and Building Fund, and $1000 to Dr. Cullis's Faith Care and Consumptives' Home.
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Sarah S. Moffatt
Saratoga Street Methodist Episcopal Church
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
Board of Church Extension
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Freedman’s Aid Society
William Taylor
Transit and Building Fund
Board of Extension
Methodist Measure Church
Boston and Maine Shops at Salem? Not so
Boston and Maine denies rumors that its repair shops will move to Salem. The railroad bought a large Salem tract to settle land damage claims from a track extension to the tanneries, hoping to avoid three or four grade crossings by the purchase.
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Boston & Maine Railroad
Salem
Notable City Notes Show Directors and Public Projects
The International Trust Company stockholders elected directors including William Claflin and Patrick A. Collins. Court house bids were won by Sampson Clark & Co. for $135,270 and Whidden Hill & Co. for $111,748. Excursion crowds swell Nantasket trips from Rowe's Wharf. Car oiler Patrick Houlihan died after a switching engine accident. Twentieth Massachusetts Regiment to reunite July 16 at Nahant Relay House. A burglar arrested at Cedar Grove, Dorchester, after breaking in and consuming wine. jewelry found. Coal bids varied by district. contract not awarded. Public safety department to hold a noon conference. Roxbury Irish League elected two new members and approved one dollar yearly certificates. Leather firm Lemuel Higbee & Sons owner to retire after 52 years.
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International Trust Company
William Claflin
Robert M. Morse, Jr
Thomas Mack
William A. Haske
John C. Paige
William T. Parker
William W. Crapo
John Goldthwait
Patrick A. Collins
John M. Graham
Thomas F. Temple
Warren B. Potter
Court House
Sampson, Clark & Co
Whidden, Hill & Co
Nantasket
New England
Boston & Albany Railroad
Springfield
Rowe's Wharf
Patrick Houlihan
Boston & Maine Railroad Company
Eastern Division
Massachusetts
Robert Herst
City Hall
South Boston
East Boston
Roxbury
Charlestown
Brighton
Department of Public Safety
Irish National League
Thomas O'Flynn
Lemuel Higbee
Lemuel Higbee & Sons
South Street
Higbee
Frost
Peabody
Salem
Business Troubles Shake Firms Across Several States
Financial distress hits multiple firms: L S Van Amber in Naumburg New York, Mrs Isaac Cook in Cleveland, and W R Wallace in St Johns Newfoundland have assignments. Winthrop Cunningham's Sons filed a general assignment in New York with secured liabilities estimated at 80 to 90 thousand dollars and unsecured at about 100 thousand dollars. Cate & Dwinnells of Wadney Falls Newmarket New Hampshire fail for 16000 dollars, halting work and leaving about 100 workers idle.
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L. S. van Amber
Naumberg
N. Y
Isaac Cook
Cleveland
W. & R. Wallace
St. John’s
N. F
New York
Winthrop Cunningham’s Sons
Cate & Dwinnells
Wadne Falls
Newmarket
Dividing Town Property Hearing in Milford Hopedale
A court hearing by Superior Court commissioners decided the method of dividing Milford and Hopedale corporate property valued around 160000. Milford representatives were William Gaston and H E Fales while Hopedale was represented by Colonel T G Kent of Worcester. The division also involves Milford’s public debt partly to be assumed by Hopedale. Commissioners hearing the case are Simeon Borden Endicott and W H Clark.
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Court House
Superior Court
Milford
Hopedale
Messrs
William Gaston
H. E. Fales
T. G. Kent
Worcester
Simeon Borden
Bristol County Court
Endicott
Norfolk County
W. H. Clark
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Hampshire
Supreme Judicial and Superior Courts
Lowell Road
Beverly Club
Corinthian Club
Geveral Paine
Corinthian Club Regatta
Hull
Nebraska
Food and Drug Inspection
Harvey N. Shepard
Sons OF Temperance
M. Vignor & Co
Convention OF Shoe Dealers
United States Circuit Court
Nelson
United States District Court
Nelson, J
Field, J
Sarah
Moffatt
Boston & Maine
G.o.taylor
C.H. Graves & Sons
Sole Proprietors
HA Hartley & Co
H. A. Hartley & Co
Washington Street
Brattle Square
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