Victory for Hosmer in Lake Quinsigamond regatta
Three days of professional racing at Lake Quinsigamond concluded with Teemer Hamm and Lee winning the single sculls final and prizes. Hosmer and Ten Eyck captured consolation race honors as the wind and rough water shaped a tense finish. Hosmer later challenged Lee to a three mile race for $300 or $500 set for September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worcester
Lake Quinsigamond
Teemer
Hamm
Lee
Hosmer
Ten Eyck
Ross
McKay
Conley
Oss
Shrewsbury
John McKay
En Eyck
Rosas
Bubear
Portland
Newport
F. H. Downing
Boston
Chautauqua Programs Highlight July Events and Speakers
Ex Governor Long spoke on tariff matters before the New England Chautauquan Assembly in South Framingham. Dr Henson of Chicago addressed on The Book and the Building with emphasis on revealed truth as the basis of character. Choirs, orchestras, and Woolson lectures drew large crowds as Framingham gears up for Emanuel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Normal Hall
Miss Kimball
Chicago
Sherwin
Boston
Rogers
Professor Pike
Framingham
Trowbridge
Emanuel
Iss Woolson
Hall of Philosophy
F. R. U. Society
Nao
Long
Miss Finkelstein
Peabody Man Rescued After Jumping Into Pond
Lynn July 14 Sprcrav Nelson Simonds of Peabody jumped into Floating Bridge pond this afternoon with apparent intent to die. He was rescued by Frank Norris and taken to the hospital where doctors say he will recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn
Nelson Simonds
Peabody
Floating Bridge Pond
Frank Norris
Dividend Declared by American Electric Manufacturing Co
Directors announce a regular quarterly dividend of 14 percent payable Aug 15 to stockholders of record. Transfer books close Aug 6 to Aug 15, 1887. Treasurer reports earnings near 10 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
American Electric Manufacturing Company
Francis J. McCarthy Guilty in Cambridge Missile Case
In the Superior Criminal Court at East Cambridge yesterday a jury found Francis J. McCarthy guilty of throwing a missile at a Cambridge Railroad Co. car on Pearl Street during the strike. Sentence was deferred as the case proceeds to the full bench on exceptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior Criminal Court
East Cambridge
Francis J. McCarthy
Cambridge
Cambridge Railroad Company
Pearl Street
Veterans at Nantasket mark 17th annual Company C reunion
At Nantasket Beach the seven teenth annual reunion of Company C, Fourth Massachusetts Heavy Artillery, was held with about thirty veterans and families attending. Officers elected included President James A. Metcalf, Secretary Charles P. Seaverns, and executive committee George W. Whitcomb, George Merritt, and Seaverns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nantasket Bracu
Fourth
Massachusetts Heavy Artillery
Renee
James H. Wade
Galloupe’s Island
Boston Harbor
W. 8. King
Fort Meigs
Fort Tilling
Fort Richardson
Scituate
Marlboro
Lawrence
Lowell
James A. Metcalf
Salem
Charles P. Seaverns
North Scituate
George W. Whitcomb
George Merritt
Public Safety Board Reviews Boston Health and Sanitation
The Boston Public Safety Board met at the Mayor's office and reviewed health and sanitation work. Dr Durgin cited satisfactory overall health, a slightly high mortality due to heat, and ongoing inspections by 15 inspectors across 14 districts. Plans discussed include sewer improvements and a hospital for diphtheria and scarlet fever. Fire Chief Tobin praised the department after several Fourth of July alarms with no major fires. Provisions inspector Mackin noted increased condemnation of provisions and trouble with removal at depots and wharves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Public Safety
Durgin
Board of Health
O’brien
Boston
Taylor
America
Forristall
Washington
Tremont
Tobin
Mackin
Railway Telegraphers Meet In Tremont House On Second Day
President Smith led the second day of the railway telegraph superintendents meeting at Tremont House. Twenty two new names brought total members to eighty two from twenty three states. Officers were elected with George te Lang as president and other rail executives taking key posts. The group debated a symbol substitute for the cipher and planned next sessions in New York in July 1888.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
Tremont House
G. L. Lang
Lang
Swift
Old Colony
Boston & Maine
New York & New England
Governor Ames Camp Drill At Hingham In Governor’s Day
At Hingham camp Governor Ames and staff arrive for Governor’s day events. Cadets perform rifle drills with new whistle signals and sliding targets while crowds gather for dress parades and evening concerts. The day includes inspections, geophysical displays, and planned return to Boston by boat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hingham
R. C. Heaton
Edmands
Fortress Monroe
Hayes
Fort Warren
D. D. Barrell
H. 5. Dewey
W. M. Churchill
W. Bb. Clarke
Ames
Alfred F. Holt
Horace T. Rockwell
Fred W. Wellington
Dalton
Sampson
Ames Namaste
J. Brooks Parker
Dale
Independent Cadets
Brooks
Nat Wales
Sanger
Hinman
Lathrop
Reynolds
Bouvé
Chase
J. M. Corse
W. H. Alline
Company B
T. B. Ticknor
Boston
State Street
Armory
Liszt selections headline music hall promenade program
Liszt’s works curated by Director Nuendorff anchor this evening’s promenade program with pieces including Von Fels tunit Meer Galop Chromatique Polonaise in E flat and Les Preludes. Additional items include King Lear and Marco Spada overtures Wine Woman and Song waltz and Tannhauser act III intro. The Taking of New Orleans pyrorama draws nightly crowds at the Point of Pines. Trains run via Revere Beach Lynn or Boston Maine railroads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liszt
Nuendorff
Mateh “von Felstunt Meer
Marco Spada
New Orleans
Point of Pines
Thayer
Revere Beach & Lynn
Boston & Maine Railroad
Forbes Yachts New Steam Yacht Sheerwater Sets Sail
J M Forbes launched the steel steam yacht Sheerwater from Atlantic Works East Boston at 2 pm for a brief trial. A small crew tested the machinery and the vessel sailed down the harbor then to Nahant. Officials say further work remains before completion and a second trial is planned in about a week. Commission readiness expected in ten days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Forbes
Sheerwater
Atlantic Works
Boston
Codman Will Appealed Over Sound Mind and Influence
Martha P. R. Codman and Martha C. Codman appeal Judge McKim’s Suffolk Probate Court ruling on John Amory Codman’s 1880 will. They contest execution, mental capacity, undue influence by Eliza Ann Hales Kimball, fraud, and separate codicils dated 1880 and 1886. The case returns to the Supreme Judicial Court rule day on August 1, 1887.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha P. R. Codman
Martha C. Codman
John Amory Codman
W. 8
Dexter
Eliza Ann Hales Kimball
William 8
William
John Armory Codman
William 8. Dexter
John Amory Codnan
Sylvester P. Hodgdon
Supreme Judicial Court
Plans for the New Charles River Bridge Approved
Harbor and land commissioners held a hearing on preliminary plans for a Charles River bridge. The proposed 70 foot wide structure with a 50 foot draw and alternately spaced spans would sit on West Chester park lines, with a decked draw and iron railings. The group agreed to cap costs at 8500,000 and likely approve the plans under 1887 legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harbor and Land Commissioners
Charles River
O’brien
Boston
Russell
Cambridge
Leander Greeley
Jackson
West Chester Park
Boston City
Harbor Commissioners
Sanford
National Division of Sons of Temperance closes annual meeting
The National Division held final sessions at Tremont Temple. A regalia badge substitution was rejected, terms of officers kept at three months, and a prohibition amendment support was endorsed. Dorchester division charter revoked. sixteen deaths noted. officers praised. A shipwreck hero telegram was sent. pages funded a Texas prohibition drive. picnic to Lake Walden planned with special trains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sons of Temperance
Tremont Temple
United States
Grand Division
Massachusetts
Eugene H. Clapp
Boston
Dorchester
A. B. Parsons
H. A
Nova Scotia
Texas
Lake Walden
Court records show Crosby pleads and is jailed two months
In a summary process in United States District Court on July 14 Judge Nelson sentences Lewis B. Crosby second mate of the bark Henry Norwell to two months in East Cambridge jail after he pleads nolo contendere to assaulting crew member Frederick Long.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States District Court
Nelson, J
Lewis B. Crosby
Henry Norwell
Frederick Long
East Cambridge
James R Dunbar Seeks Admission as Attorney in Circuit Court
Notice from Boston July 13 1887 states James R Dunbar of Westfield Massachusetts has applied for admission as an attorney and counsellor of the U S Circuit Court of the District of Massachusetts under the rules of the court. Commissioner John G Syetson signs the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District
Massachusetts
Boston
Circuit Court of the United States
District of Massachusetts
James R. Dunbar
Westfield
John G. Syetson
U. S. Circuit Court
Massachusetts Auxiliary Fire Alarm Company system proposed
The Massachusetts Auxiliary Fire Alarm Company promotes a Rogers system that links street boxes to building buttons for instant alarms. It claims faster response, potential insurance savings, and approval by Boston fire officials and underwriters. Demonstrations are at 67 Mason Building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rogers
City of
Boston
Board of Underwriters
Mason Building
Gentleman in the Cut Ad Promotes Cloth Remnants Sale
An advertisement for G. W. Simmons & Co. touts a handsome well dressed man in a style of clothing and invites readers to visit 44 North Street this week to see remnants of cloth in custom and agents' departments offered at budget prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Simmons & Co
North Street
Boston Tow Boat Company Salvage Award At Martha's Vineyard
The Boston Tow Boat Company earned 16700 in salvage for aiding the British steamer Miranda off the rocks at Cedar Tree Neck Martha's Vineyard around May 6. Also reports resignations at the Boston Custom House Henry S Briggs and clerk Lemuel K Dorrance with Kitfield and Curran named for succession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Tow Boat Company
Miranda
Cedar Tree Neck
Martha’s Vineyard
Henry S. Briggs
Boston Custom House
Lemuel K. Dorrance
M. P. Curran
Leyden Street
Orient Heights
Eastern Railroad
Henry L. Higginson
Warrenton Street
Boylston Place
Boylston Street
Ames
Nebraska
Charles H. Churchill
William Gaston
Horace G. Allen
Boston & Hingham Steamboat Company
Nantasket
Rowe’s Wharf
Pietro Castancozza
New Court House
Antonio Gardello
Costancozza
South Street
Gardello
Bertha Kinnelback
Deer Island
Lewis J. Bird & Co
Huntington Avenue
Lucy Green
Tremont Street
West Newton
Tremont Streets
Thomas Holmes
R. L. Tufts
Tufts
Alexander Forb
Boston & Lowell Railroad
Winslow Avenue
Grove Street
West Somerville
Federal Street
Massachusetts General Hospital
Evening Record
Water Board Hearing on Grush Refusal of Peabody Water
A hearing on a two year old charge alleges Superintendent Grush refused Peabody water after a main burst. Peabody official D B Lord says he sought help and was told Grush objected to opening gates. Grush denies being asked or refusing water. no decision was reached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Water Board
Grush
Peabody Water
Smith
The
Water Board
Lord
Blaney
Salem
Auction sale of orchids in Horticultural Hall
The auction of orchids by Samuel Hatch & Co. at Horticultural Hall yielded fair prices for imports from Mexico. J. H. Woodford, chairman of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society flower committee, organized the sale and plans another in about two months. Purchasers included Daniel Allen, F. L. Harris, Norton Bros., C. W. Atkinson, and Benjamin Gray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs
Samuel Hatch & Co
Horticultural Hall
Mexico
J. H. Woodford
Massachusetts Horticultural Society
Daniel Allen
Watertown
F. L. Harris
Wellesley
Norton Bros
Dorchester
C. W. Atkinson
Brookline
Benjamin Gray
Malden
Insurance Commission Receives Attorney General Opinion
Boston July 13 1887 letter from Harvey N Shepard Assistant Attorney General to Insurance Commissioner Merrill concludes London Assurance Corpora tion may add marine insurance beyond office insurance. Section 80 restricts foreign insurers to one class of insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merrill
Attorney General’s Office
Boston
George S. Merrill
London Assurance Corporation
Harvey N. Shepard
Commonwealth
The Late William Perkins
Tremont National Bank directors mourn the death of their president and associate William Perkins after forty four years of service. The board lauds his clear judgment integrity and fidelity to bank interests and notes that his courteous conduct and public spirit will be fondly remembered. A copy of the votes will be sent to his family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tremont National Bank
William Perkins
Horseshoers' Strike Continues With Limited Progress
The horseshoers' strike at 176 Tremont Street shows little change. Workers say horses suffer from lack of services and many cannot work, yet streetcars run and companies cope. Strikers remain confident of eventual success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horseshoers
Tremont Street
German Busch Drollery Rendered in Japanese Verse
A new specimen of Roman Japanese appears as a German drollery of Wilhelm Busch translated into Japanese verse. The colored illustrations echo dreary German art and may threaten native styles. An explanatory note on Roman letters in Japanese follows the title page, deemed helpful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilhelm Busch
London
Atheneum
Rumors of South Pennsylvania Railroad Completion
Reports claim the South Pennsylvania syndicate may finish the line but New York Tribune cautions this is unlikely. A reorganization shifts funds paid into stock under a new company holding rights and property, while Vanderbilt interests are viewed as hesitant to provide new capital and outside support is doubtful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Pennsylvania
Vanderbilt
New York Tribune
Pennsylvania Railroad
West Shore
Gowen
Dr. Hostetter
Decree Confirms Sale of Pennsylvania Slatington Line
The U S Circuit Court in New Jersey confirms the sale of the unfinished Pennsylvania Slatington and New England Railroad to William W Gibbs of Philadelphia and associates. The property sold for 50000, subject to liens near 200000, foreclosure by Metropolitan Trust Company. Gibbs, president of United Gas Co, fronts a syndicate tied to Pennsylvania Lehigh Valley railroads and the Poughkeepsie Bridge Co. The new management plans rapid completion to reach the Hudson River bridge when traffic opens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Circuit Court
New Jersey
Pennsylvania, Slatington & New England Railroad Company
William W. Gibbs
Philadelphia
Metroolitan Trust Company
WW. Gibbs
Bict
United Gas Company of
Pennsylvania and
Lehigh Valley
Poughkeepsie
Hudson River Bridge
Consolidated Road Leases Ratified by Stockholders
In New Haven on July 14, stockholders of the Consolidated road unanimously ratified recently issued leases giving it 99 years of control over the New Haven & Northampton, Naugatuck, Connecticut Valley, and Stamford & New Canaan roads. Ex-President Bishop warned rivals may come but cannot rival its capital and debt, and urged confidence in the company’s management for public benefit and revenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Consolidated Road
New Haven
Conn
New Haven & Northampton
Naugatuck
Connecticut Valley
Stamford & New Canaan
Bishop
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Consolidated
Chateaugay Railway Company Formed for Adirondack Route
A new railway company was incorporated to build forty miles from Lyons Mountain area through Clinton and Franklin counties to Saranac Lake Village. Capitalization stands at 168000 dollars with 100 dollar shares. Managers include Smith M Weed Andrew Williams Alvin Inman Willard F Parkhurst Milton L French and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iron Horse
Adirondack
Saranac Lake
Chateaugay Railway Company
Lyon Mountain
Dannemora
Clinton County
Franklin County
Saranac Lake Village
Smith M. Weed
Andrew Williams
Alvin Inman
Willard F. Parkhurst
Milton L. French
William E. Smith
Peter 8. Palmer
Roswell A. Weed
Henry Paris
Plattsburg
Robert M. Olyphant
le Grand B. Cannon
New York
James A. Burden
Troy
Edward Hall
Excursion from Ware to Boston booked for early date
A Ware to Boston excursion on the Central Massachusetts road is planned for an early date. A 9 o’clock East train carried 12 carloads from Boston and delivered 382 to the Maine Central at Portland. Bangor stockholders ratified a 999 year lease indenture between Bangor & Piscataquis and Katahdin Iron Works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ware
Boston
Massachusetts Road
Maine Central
Portland
Bancor
Bangor & Piscataquis Railroad Company
Bangor & Piscataquis
Katahdin Tron Works
Pennsylvania
Pan Handle
Fort Wayne
Lake Shore
Portland & Ogdensburg Railroad Company
Western Points
Judge Orcutt III Ill at Home in Cambridge
Judge William H. Orcutt of Cambridge Police Court is critically ill at his Cambridge home with inflammation of the bowels. He has served on the bench since 1905 and his condition is reported as serious but stable by physicians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Orcutt
Cambridge
Crispus Attacks Memorial Design Sent to State Secretary
Robert Kraus of this city has submitted a design for the Crispus Attucks memorial. The plan features a conical granite shaft with a spiraled cap on a base, bearing Attucks and Gray’s names, a bronze bas-relief of the massacre, Liberty with a broken chain, a war eagle, and a star band encircling the top. The monument will include quotations from Webster and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Kraus
Theodore Parker
Secretary of State
Attucks
Gray
Statue of Liberty
Liberty
Webster
Summer news sales reach New England resorts
The Post explains it is available at major summer resorts during the season. A long list names prominent sale points across New Hampshire Maine Massachusetts and Vermont including White Mountains Bethlehem Franconia Notch Plymouth Weirs Ashland Jefferson Lancaster Laconia Lake Village Lisbon Meredith Newport Wolfeboro Manchester by the Sea Swampscott Beverly Farms Beach Bluff Newcastle Isles of Shoals Rye Beach Hampton Beach Portland Bangor Kennebunk Old Orchard Mt. Desert Nantasket Cohasset Scituate Duxbury Plymouth Falmouth Sandwich Hyannis Dennis Harwichport Brewster Provincetown Cottage City Vineyard Haven Nantucket Newport RK 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
White Mountains
Fabyans
Crawford
Twin Mountain
Mt. Pleasant
Bethlehem
N. H
Meplewood
N. Jones
Gorham
Glen House
Franconia Notch
Profile
Plymouth
Pennigewasset
Weirs
Story
S. Ashland
D. C. Merrill
Jefferson
R. B. Eastman
Lancaster
Linscott
Laconia
J. F. Harriman
Lake Village
J. M. Mubbara
Lisbon
George F. Stanley
Meredith
George H. Sanborm
Newport
H. B. Green
Wolfeboro
J. B. Manning
Woodstock
W. E. J. White
Manchester-By-The-Sea
Masconomo
J. F. Ravardy
Swampscott
Mass
Ocean House
W. E. Boynton
Beverly Farms
H. O. Marshall
Beach Bluff
Nantasket
Brown
Cohasset
Bates
Scituate
Brown's
Duxbury
Peterson
S. Plymouth
C. A. Smith
Falmouth
E. E. C. Swift
Sandwich
Shevlin
S. Hyannis
William Fowler
South Dennis
Underwood's
Harwichport
Burgess
Brewster
J. F. Murphy
Vineyard Haven
G. W. Eldridge
Nantucket
O. E. Hussey
W. P. Clarke
Also Mentioned on This Page
Boston Oarsman
Dr. Henson
Miss Woolson
Fourth Heavy Artillery
the Public Safety
McKim
Camrell
Massachusetts Auxiliary Fire Alarm Company
Peter J. Hughes
Boston Post Office
Parker House
Owen A. Galvin
John B. Fitzpatrick
John B. McKenna
J. A. Murray
Thomas F. Galvin
Ed Sliney
J. J. Sullivan
John T. Fynes
John F. Long
Salem and Peabody
Railroad Matters
Slatington
Chateaugay
Lake Erie & Western
ST. Paul & Duluth
East Tennessee
Virginia
Georgia
1. I. Essee
Acae
Louisville
Evansville
ST. Louis
Indiana, Bloomington & Western
Memphis & Charleston
New York Central
Hudson River
Judge Orcutt III
Crispus
Kacits
G.od.taylor
Co. H. Craves & Sons
Harley & CO
HAL Hartley & Co
Washington Street
Brattle Square
the Post
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