Rivers and Harbors Improvements in Massachusetts
Secretary Fairchild pushes civil service reform and new promotion examination rules. Massachusetts river and harbor plans call for multi county dredging and wall extensions with specific yearly funding. Officials note Boston and Gloucester work, plus Ipswich and Lynn Harbor projects, while minor posts seek free delivery. Diplomatic retirements in Russia and Belgium interest officials.
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Massachusetts
Fairchild
George L. Gillespie
Corps of Enhas
Ipswich
Sandy Bay
Cave Ann
Abner
George’s Island
Gallop’s Island
Long Island
Governor’s Island
Fort Point
Mate Channel
Long Island Head
Hingham Harbor
Scituate Harbor
Comlete
Lymouth
Provincetown Harbor
Newport Institute of Instruction session resolves school town system
The American Institute of Instruction approved adopting a town system for school administration and urged teacher cooperation nationwide to form village improvement groups. Officers were elected led by President George A. Littlefield and secretary Ray Greene Huling.
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Newport
R. I
American Institute of Instruction
Teachers of America
George A. Littlefield
R.I
Ray Greene Huling
New Bedford
Augustus D. Small
Boston
James W. Webster
Malden
Nicholas Murray Butler
New York Teachers’ College
Mr. Butler
C. E. Meleney
Somerville
S. T. Dutton
New Haven
Dutton
C. F. Goodrich
Channing Memorial Church
Alfred G. Longley
Institute
Mullaly
Newport Casino
Temple Quartet
Edward S. Morse
Salem
Mass
Japan
American Scholar in Egypt Receives Donations for Fund
The announcement acknowledges subscriptions from several donors including George Warren Hammond, David P. Kimball, Samuel D. Warren, John W. Field, S. Fiske, Williams, G. Davisson, Alexander Maitland, Liam Endicott Jr, and others totaling about 700 for a project aiding American scholarship in Egypt. Harvard graduate Goddard will join the Egypt Exploration Fund staff. subscriptions of five dollars and up should be sent to Dr. William C. Winslow in Boston to receive the society’s illustrated annual report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egypt
Archeological Institute of America
Charles Eliot Norton
George Warren Hammond
David P. Kimball
Samuel D. Warren
John W. Field
S. Fiske
America
Harvard
Goddard
Egypt Exploration Fund
William C. Winslow
Beacon Street
Boston
School Street Widening Plan Approved by Trustees
George E. Niles the trustee of the Niles estate asked street commissioners for no objections to city land taking in front of the estate to widen the sidewalk. The new building planned on the estate will have a sidewalk as wide as the one from the estate to Washington street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George E. Niles
Niles
School Street
Washington Street
Bancroft & Dyer offer 50 years in Boston furniture trade
Bancroft and Dyer of 180 Tremont street announce the sale of their store lease and the entire stock over the next thirty days. The firm highlights its long standing history and promises a rare chance to buy furniture at buyer friendly prices with a wide, up to date stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Bancroft & Dyer
Tremont Street
Fourth Day of the Dentists at Institute of Technology
Dentists from Connecticut Valley and Massachusetts societies plus Canadian attendees held clinics and lectures on dentition, fillings, and aluminum cast dentures. Speakers included Dr. D D Peabody, Dr. J Waitt, Dr. E S Gaylord, Dr. George C Ainsworth, Dr. J Bond Sittig, and Dr. C C Carroll. Evening germ theory lecture by Prof. W H Atkinson. A harbor excursion ended with a clambake at Downer's Landing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dentistical Congress
Connecticut Valley Dental Society
Massachusetts Dental Society
Canada
Institute of Technology
D. D. W Peabody
Salem
J. ). Waitt
Boston
E. 8
Gaylord
New Haven
George C. Ainsworth
J. Bond Sittig
New York
C. C. Carroll
Meadville
Penn
Huntington Hall
W. H. Atkinson
Stamford
Deer Island
Fort Warren
Downer’s Landing
Regular Shaking Up The Back Bay Police Division Created
The Boston police board issued three general orders reorganizing the department. A new Division 16 for the Back Bay is created with a new station on Boylston near Hereford, including officers from several divisions. Captain Richard Irish will command, with George A. Walker as captain of Station 9, and Lieutenant Richard F. Irish promoted to captain. Promotions include Benjamin Eldridge as chief inspector, several lieutenants and sergeants elevated, and numerous patrolmen reassigned to Division 16.
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Board of Police
Back Bay
Boylston Street
Hereford
Back Street
Otter Street
Charles River Channel
Boston
Cambridge
Brookline Bridge
Essex Street
Brookline
Muddy River
St. Mary's Street
Back Bay Park
Brookline Avenue
Huntington Avenue
Boston & Providence Railway
Berkeley and
Providence Streets
Park Square
Charles, Beacon, Brimmer
Back Streets
Richard ¥. Irish
Lagrange Street
Joseph B. Blanchard
Dedham Street
Francis H. Briggs
Mt. Pleasant
Patrick Houghton, Jr
James M. Ellis
Jamaica Plain
Forest F. Hall
Brighton
Trish
Irish
Benjamin Eldridge
South Boston
Hanscom
Eldridge
Truro
George A. Walker
Richard F. Irish
Ira C. Foster
Hiram H. Rich
Fred J. Dinsmore
Charles M Hunt
Daniel F. Egan
Oscar H. Peare
Oscar E. Boynton
George H. Adams
Timothy J. Murphy
North End
Dawson
Cain
Whiting
West End
Coulier
South Lofton
London Wool Sales Show Firm Demand and High Prices
London wool buyers stayed active with firm demand and 14 000 bales withdrawn. Sales totaled 13 635 bales including Cape wool at full prices. Victorian and New South Wales lots ranged from scoured to greasy grades with prices noted in shillings and pence.
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London
Victoria
New South Wales
Queensland
South Australia
Swan River
Cape of Good Hope
Natal
Political debate and tariff talk across papers
A collage of editorials and excerpts reviews Republican stance and tariff policy across multiple papers. It cites Dr Burden praising careful campaign work, notes on labor views, social dinners with politicians, and commentary on sugar, Mills bill, and post office policy. The piece reflects partisan tensions and predictions of Democratic gains in Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield Republican
Lnd
Burden
Republican State Committee
Sherman
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Deim
New Jersey
Levi P. Morton
Thomas C. Platt
Warner Miller
Senator Hiscock
John C. New
Media
Del
Benjamin C. Potts
Philadelphia Times
Congressman White
Indiana
Indianapolis Sentinel
Dem
White
Cain
New York Commercial Advertiser
Ind
Edison
Chicago News
Seth Low
Prohibition
Boston Journal
Journal
James
Iowa
Chicago Globe
Chicago
Garfield
Lsson
Blaine
Names of travelers and associates listed across multiple cities
A long roster of individuals and families linked to various hotels and postings appears, listing Parker's Jumeau and Mrs, Maynard, Mores, Moore, Davis, Weil, Huck ness, Griffin, Heazle, Slaughter, Black, Woodward, Stewart, DeWitt, Chase, Southard, Parsons, Wainwright, Hart, Lewis, Stephenson, Tremont, Dawson, Milligan, Oblinger, Reed, Herotz de Acosta, Burke, Harris, Day, Shepard, Atkinson, Drake, Beacock, Spencer, Newbury, and others associated with places such as Baltimore, Philadelphia, Cincinnati, Detroit, Washington, Denver, New York, Boston, Havana, Fargo, and Brockville.
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Neb
William J. Stephenson
Washington
Captain McGeorghegan
Baltimore
J. E. W. Palmer
Atlanta
Gra. Tremont
R. H. Dawson
Alabama
J. L. Milligan
Allegheny
Penn
B. F. Oblinger
Philadelphia
Myron W. Reed
Denver
Brunswick
Charles
Herotz de Acosta
Havana
The
Ilon
Oak
Robert Harris
New York
Northern Pacific
Victoria
William P. Day
Boston
Vendome
A. D. Shepard
New Jersey
Republican Clubs Convene at Saratoga N Y July 12
The State Republican clubs met at Saratoga to name executive committee members by county representatives. Mr Schwartz of New York spoke on Hungarian rules in NYC and offered resolutions extending sympathy to General Phil Sheridan. Williams elected chairman and Phelps secretary. next meeting at Utica.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saratoga
N. Y
Schwartz
New York
New York City
Phil Sheridan
Harrison
Morton
Congress Hall
William H. Williams
Dudley Phelps
Utica
Boston Streets Under Scrutiny At City Hall Conference
A Boston city hall meeting chaired by Mayor O'Brien examined street cleanliness amid claims of deteriorating conditions. Dr. Durgin and health officials argued about dirt, digging, and uneven pavements caused by private corporation work, while health and street heads defended current efforts and noted they are not to blame for mortality rates.
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O'Brien
City Hall
Boston
Durgin
Board of Health
Departments
Public Safety
O’brien
Forristall
Dr. Durgin
Health Board
McDonald
Public meeting backs American schools against Rome
A large crowd gathered at Warren Avenue Baptist Church for an American Reformation Society session. President Fosdick urged loyalty to public schools for Americans. Speakers, including two converted Catholics and figures from Boston and Dorchester, defended Protestant faith and opposed papal influence, claiming Rome incompatible with U S governance.
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American Reformation Society
Warren Avenue Baptist Church
O. P. Gifford
Philip
Moxom
Fosdick
America
James B. Dunn
Abraham Lincoln
Swinton
Travis
William J. Hurd
Boston
Gould
Dorchester
Stage News And Notes At Grand Opera House and City Theatres
Trained horses give final performances at the Grand Opera House before a fall closure. Corinne at the Museum and Aladdin at Oakland Garden attract audiences with outdoor entertainment. Brackett and others urge a matinee for the young by Ethel and Blanche Wakefield, who may perform in autumn. Reports note Wallack’s revival hopes, Chronegk’s Saxe Meiningen tour possible by Jan 1 or fall 1889, with Bronson Howard’s military comedy to Boston Museum in November. Abbey to Hamburg with Mrs. Abbey. Union Square Theatre delayed. Nadjy at Casino and Ettie Elisler at Madison Square theatres open. Vallack’s added next Monday with McCaull’s Prince Methusalem. season runs to Oct 8.
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Grand Opera House
Museum
Corinne
Monte Cristo, Dr
Oakland Garden
J.Q. A. Brackett
C. J. Blake
A. A. Rand
Thomas F. Temple
W. W. Dwyer
E. J. Jenkins
D. P. Kimball
A. J. Boardman
George C. Bent
Norton Folsom
C. C. Nichols
J. F. Wakefield
Ethel
Blanche
Wakefield
New York Times
Councillor Chronegk
Saxe-Meiningen
Bremen
Chronegk
Bronson Howard
Boston Museum
Broadway
Mr. Barnes
New York
Casino
Nadjy
Madison Square
Ettie Elisler
Vallack’s
McCaull Opera Company
McCaull
Let Alone Policy urged to free trade and honest money
To the editor the writer argues for a let alone policy to restore money to its normal value and remove tariffs excises and currency distortions. He contends honest money would double commerce in six to eight years, with taxes on wealth and income rather than commodities.
City Notes Report Virginian Stowaways Return to Liverpool
A notice outlines plans to repatriate stowaways aboard the steamer Virginian to Liverpool. A fraud case warns against collecting funds for the Police Relief Association. An exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts features heliogravure works and prints from multiple artists and societies. The Health Board orders 332 Fourth Street vacated for sanitary reasons. Pain’s Pompeii show canceled due to gale damage but expected to resume tonight. A train collision on Eastern avenue kills 8 year old James Norman. Ezra H. Baker’s probate reveals a wife inheritance and division among widow and children.
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Boston
Liverpool
C. Blake
Everton Street
Police Relief Association Fund
Gray
Museum
International Chaleographical Society
Schongauer
Mantegna
Potter
Ruysdael
Claude Lorrain
Museum of Fine Arts
Board of Health
Fourth Street
Pain
Pompeii
James Norman
North Street
Eastern Avenue
Union Freight Railroad
Ezra H. Baker
Court verdicts on counterfeit note case and island assault
The United States District Court trial found Andrew J. Nelson not guilty of attempting to pass a counterfeit $50 note raised from a $2 bill. Charles Thompson was found guilty of an assault at Lovell's Island with intent to kill. sentence deferred and jurors excused.
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United States District Court
Jwy
Nelson
Andrew J. Rice
Charles Thompson
Lovell’s Island
Superior Court
Middlesex County
Aldrich
Seth M. Clapp
Henry Shaughnessy
Stow
William F. Dunn
Framingham
James E. Cutter
Malden
Supreme Judicial Court hearing on McKay will appeal
In Worcester the Supreme Judicial Court resumed a case challenging the third account of executors from the will of William C. McKay. The widow objects to the firm inventory valuation and sale to a partner, arguing improper appraisal and conflict with self-sale. Arguments include legality of the sale with all parties in interest and potential profits to the appellant. attorneys named W. W. Rice & King for executors and Richard Stone for appellant.
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Supreme Judicial Court
Knowlton
William C. McKay
Worcester
McKay
William A. Denholm
Mr. Denholm
W. W. Rice
Overissued Stock Dispute Before Superior Court
In a July session Judge Barker heard motion upon law and equity in Chancellor C Allen versus South Boston Railroad. Plaintiff claims Henshaw Ward brokered stock in 1882 and provided a blank power of attorney later filled by treasurer Reed who issued shares fraudulently. Company paid dividends until 1886 when treasurer’s fraud became public and refused transfer to buyer, seeking damages for the blocked sale. The case tests the railroad’s liability for overissued stock and transfer refusal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chancellor C. Allen
South Boston Railroad Company
Henshaw, Ward & Co
Reed
Plaintiff
Crosby
Alpena Fire Leaves 1300 Homeless In Budget City
A July 12 Alpena blaze burned over 200 buildings, leaving 1300 people homeless, with three million feet of lumber and other goods losses totaling over $275,000. Several residents were severely burned and a Buffalo woman died in the disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpena
Mich
F. W. Gilchrist
Folkins, McKee & Co
Burroughs & Burt
Saginaw
Watertown
Whittemore Rowell
Palfrey Street
Lewiston
Jordan, Frost & Co
Gibbs & Dain
Stock and Macery
Brockton
Jame Foley
Forest Avenue
Hemlock Street
Thomas F. Bowes
Wicuita
Kan
North Main Street
Wichita City Railway
Exeter
N. H
Harrison Sanborn
Epping
Farmington
Jacob Storer
New Sharon
Conten
Lawrence
Edison
Reverend Kimball Confesses to Serious Charges
The Rev. C. D. Kimball, late pastor of the West Newton Baptist Church and formerly with Leominster, has written letters confessing to serious charges. The church supported him earlier, and those making the charges were dismissed from the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. D. Kimball
The
Baptist Church
West Newton
Leominster
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Beverly
Hyde Park
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Woburn
George V. N. Lothrop
United States
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St. Petersburg
Lothrop
Michigan
Lambert Tree
Belgium
Institute OF Instruction
George A. Wyman
Irving A. H. Peabody
Daniel A. Ritter
Timothy Enwright
William O. Libby
Frederick D. Zahn
Lewis L. Allen
James J Bonna
Edmund T. Bowles
Thomas B. Clark
L. H. Clary
George B. Colby
James A. Doyle
Frank W. Estes
J. A. Field
H. W. Kendall
A. H. Kingsbury
M. H. Marston
J. L. Morill
J. F. Welch
L. W. Burr
D. H. Trider
L. W. Dinsmore
W. H. Spear
Charles A. Cutter
D. J. McCafferty
John Shea
E. H. Burrell
C. W. Gardner
D. J. Lynch
W. J. Dunn
F. M. Dix
M. F. Callahan
M. J. Casigan
W.".v. Russell
M. Spooner
Barry
T. Brown
F. P. Colby
Orlando _H. Curtis
J. Gilmore
J. Hengsey
O. B. Lailer
Pp. Lee
A. P.illiamson
James A. Cross
J. E. Atus
James F. Fuller
J. E. Hughes
F. W. Cunningham
T. E. Flaherty
D. W. Hart
W. J. ‘Hyland
Bye, Turvey
C. Claughlin
H. E. O'Donnell
J. P. Mulligan
C. A. Badger
Bullock
C. M. Dunbar
T. J. Hickey
J. W., Mitchell
L. Wilson
W. IF. Cowan
Ly. Copmety
A. F. Hildreth
Ik.p. Kirby
H. J. Nickerson
M. J. Sullivan
G. W. Twombly
J. P. Canney
E.R. Olds
W. E. Pettingill
J. F. Drage
S.F. Starbird
E. J. White
Coyle
Dinsmore
Division 12
Division 11
Division 5
Patrolman
Garland
Lawrence Barrett
Wallack
Henry E. Abbey
Union Square Theatre
Ehh
Wekiga
Paris
Norman, McDonald & Co
FURNS
Bratti
James Russell Lowell
Mt. Auburn
John E. Abbott
J. G. Abbott
Bany Street
Marston
Hanes Brattle Street
Taylor
Chester H. Graves & Sons
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