Boston Protest Alleges Unjust Freight Rates Favor New York
Boston Chamber of Commerce petitions Interstate Commerce Commission alleging railroad rates from Buffalo to Albany and beyond discriminate against Boston shippers. They claim five to ten cent per hundred pound excess over New York rates, with rebates for Boston export trade, and demand investigation and equal pricing on Chicago to Boston routes and related through services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Boston
New York
West
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Boston & Albany
Fitchburg
National Lines
Lake Shore
New York Central
Buffalo
Boston Chamber of Commerce Petition vs Railways Overcharges
The Boston Chamber of Commerce petitions the Interstate Commerce Commission claiming Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway and two other lines charged higher rates for shipping flour grain and provisions from Chicago to Buffalo and on to New York, by more than three to six cents per hundred pounds or $18 per car since April 5 1887. The suit cites Boston owners and consignees as disadvantaged while New York beneficiaries gain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Company
Honorable
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Boston
State
New York
Buffalo
Albany
Hudson River
New York City
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway
Chicago
Ilinois
Indiana
Ohio
Pennsylvania
New York Central & Hudson River Railroad
Boston & Albany
Respondent Railroad Company
City of
Interstate Commerce Act
Boston & Albany Railroad
Respondent
Respondent Railroad
Liverpool
Maine
Portland
Salem
Lynn
United States
Bufffalo
Elkhart
Toledo
Cleveland
Painesville
Ashtabula
Girard and
Erie
Dunkirk
Justice and Equity
Edward Kemble
P. Hibbard
Belu
E. R. McPherson
D. W. Ranlet
F.C. Williams
Illinois
New York Central & Hudson River Railroad Company
State of
Boston & Albany Railroad Company
State of New York
City
New York Central
Lake Shore Railway
New York Central Railroad
Lake Shore
Elkort
Painsville
Poos
A.D. S. Beml
D. W. Ranleyve
The
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad Company
New steel sloop Volunteer docks at Lockwood’s amid crowds
The new white flyer Volunteer from Lawley’s yard in South Boston arrived yesterday morning and berthed at Lockwood’s dock on Border Street. By 10 a.m crowds gathered to inspect her, and between 6 and 8 p.m an estimated five thousand people viewed the vessel as she rested on the dock mud and underwent bottom scrubbing after being hauled on the ways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Volunteer
Lawley
South
Boston
Lockwood
Border Street
Long
White Flyer
City water funding clash ends with mayoral veto
Somerville Mystic water board sought a 5000 transfer to keep water works alive after a five week delay. President North ordered a meeting the mayor skipped. The common council sustained the veto amid sharp exchanges and resolutions praising the president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerville
Finance Committee
Common Council
North
Boarh
Deady
Farewell to Father Boursand Ends Boston College Era
The Rev. E. V. Boursand, president of Boston College for three years, will sail for Italy on Aug 6 to join the Jesuit general staff. The college Y M C A hosted a farewell reception on Wednesday evening and Vice-President Dutty presented a silver watch with a solid silver cross, honoring his service while noting the order's ban on gold gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. V. Boursand
Boston College
Italy
Dutty
Four Children Drowned at East Billerica Ford
An afternoon drowning in the Concord River at a former ford in East Billerica claimed four girls aged 10 to 14. Lucy Callahan survived by clinging to bushes as neighbors arrived too late to help the others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Billerica
Concord
Katie Callahan
Delia Welch
Mattie Keating
Maggie Toomey
Lucy Callahan
Great Chiefs In Council of Massachusetts Red Men
The Great Sun council fire of the Improved Order of Red Men met at Shawmut Tribe in Boston with William J. Dinsmore as great sachem. Sixty two of ninety five past sachems eligible joined. reports on law and finances were approved and progress noted. Membership now about 7800 with 61 tribes and 484 Pocahontas councils. Financial balance at 638 fathoms 31 inches. The council adjourned at 6 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Sun Council
Great Council of
Massachusetts
Knights of Honor Hall
Washington Street
William J. Dinsmore
J. Peter Gardner
Danvers
Sagamore
Charles A. Peabody
Worcester
John L. M. Davenport
Andrew M. Paton
Tapseyville
William T. Litehman
Marblehead
Wampum
E. M. Crawford
Boston
Sannap
Sylvester B. Breed
Lynn
John Sharrocks
Springfield
George W. Battye
Tapleyville
Forest
Great Council
Buck Moon
Mr Lewis Returns Shares View On Daughter's Florida Death
Edward H. Lewis father of Hattie Lewis, missing in Jacksonville Florida, returns to Malden after visiting Dallas and Florida. He denies published theories, says daughter fell ill while he was away, two physicians treated her, remains were brought home for a public funeral, and he perioded with shoe trade acquaintances before staying at Young's Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward H. Lewis
Hattie Lewis
Jacksonville
Fla
Malden
Lewis
H.S. Turner
Summer Street
Boston
Dallas
Tex
Florida
Mr. Lewis
Young’s Hotel
Fires Damages Two Buildings in Charlestown and Parkman Place
A fire at No 1 Parkman place owned by Eben Jordan and occupied by Lewis Livingston caused slight damage yesterday. Earlier a wooden one story building at 109 Cambridge street Charlestown sustained $25 damage at 1 AM after an alarm from Box 465.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parkman Place
Eben Jordan
Lewis Livingston
Cambridge Street
Charlestown
Booth addresses rescue of fallen women at Argyle rink
Mrs Ballington Booth spoke on The Rescue of the Fallen at Argyle Skating Rink. She described work among both sexes, stressing the arduous task of saving women from vice and the power of women teachers and Bible teaching to reform them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Argyle Skating Rink
Ballington Booth
Salvation Army
Cripps Attucks Memorial Site Dispute Delays Monument
Mr Lewis Hayden urged the Mayor over the proposed Crispus Attucks memorial. The city council did not act on Mayor O'Brien's June communication, so the cornerstone laying by colored veterans is postponed. Hayden favors City Square Charlestown over State Street Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Hayden
Crispus Attucks
Boston
O’brien
Hayden
City Square
Charlestown
State Street
Closing Corinne Performances In Boston Museum Tonight
Amusement notes announce the final showings of Corinne at the Boston Museum for today and tomorrow with a benefit performance tonight featuring Cora Bell a Boston young lady who has found success abroad in the Angelo Italian Opera Company A new presentation of Atkinsons Aphrodite will open Monday at the Boston Museum described as a mythological musical novelty with libretto by Thomas Addison and music by Charles D Blake and noted for amusing situations and novel mechanical effects by a capable company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corinne
Boston Museum
Little Star
Cora Bell
Boston
Angelo Italian Opera Company
Atkinson
Aphrodite
Thomas Addison
Charles D. Blake
Reading Man Killed in Texas
William H. Nicol of Reading was killed in Texas while driving cattle to his ranch. He died from two gunshot wounds to the forehead after a confrontation with armed riders described as guerrillas or cowboys. His brother J C Nicol left for Texas to bring the body home for burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reading
William H. Nicol
Texas
Nicol
Adam Nicol
J.C. Nicol
Biddeford Man Charged with Murder Appears in Court
N. E. G. Stevens of Biddeford Maine was arraigned on murder charges. The hearing was continued until Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. E. G. Stevens
Biddeford
Patchen Wins 2 35 Race Greylight Triumphs in 2 20 Heat
Beacon Park crowd enjoys fast pacing as Frank Patchen wins the 2:35 class in a neck finish after Greylight dominates the first heat. Lyttleton takes the 2:20 class with Joe Howe pressed to the wire in each heat. Time results: 2:30 4, 2:31 4, 2:32 4, 2:28, 2:21, 2:23 4, 2:25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Patchen
Greylight
Lyttleton
Beacon Park
Ridgeway
White Horse Band
Eddie Thayer
Jator
Patchen
Inlaid
R. BK. Bi
Lime
Jock Bowen
Greyight
Joe Howe
Jack
T. D. Marsh
B. G. Frank Patchen
KE. F. Carpenter
G. G. Greylight
P. B. Norton
A. W. Moulton
Ch. G
William Coville
Ch.m
J. H. Rowley
G. Donald
RE. D. Wiggin
Kate Claxton
A. Johnson
B. E. Lyttleton
Cececve
John Trout
BH. Whitney
J.J. Bowen
Bik
G. Jack
Funeral arrangements for Comrade Patch announced
South Framingham July 28. Funeral plans for Post Commander George H. Patch include pallbearers from Natick and Boston groups, chief marshal Captain Lukerlandy, bells tolled, flag at half mast, and a Mendelssohn quartet. G A R posts from Boston and Massachusetts will attend. Public exercises at the church after arrival of a special train from Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Flamine HaAm
George H. Patch
E. P. Simpson
General
Wadsworth Post
Natick
Charles O. Fellows
Chelsea
Nineteenth Massachusetts Regiment
Bosiey Globe
EK. P. Simpson
Post 63
F. C. Brownell
Boston Press Club
G. A. R. Post
Mendelssohn Quartet
Boston
Dahlgren
South Boston
James Tanner
New York
Charles D. Nash
Grand Army of Massachusetts
Patch
Second Regular Excursion to the Yellowstone Announced
The Raymond and Whitcomb company announces their second Yellowstone National Park excursion starting Monday August 22. The twenty seven day tour visits all points of interest with extended rest and sight seeing. Limited full complement of passengers expected to fill early, descriptive circulars available from W Raymond at 296 Washington Street Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs. Raymond & Whitcomb
Yellowstone National Park
W. Raymond
Washington Street
School Street
Boston
New Fall River Line Adds Puritan Steamer
A new 404 foot Puritan will join the Fall River line as a companion to the Pilgrim. It will feature 355 staterooms and modern improvements including feathering paddles. The vessel, costing 1 500 000 dollars, is slated for completion in May 1889.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fall River
Crowded Grounds Host The Taking of New Orleans Stage
The Point of Pines grounds host a pyrorama and the Tokio Fete illumination. Sunday features five concerts by ten soloists and forty musicians from 11 a.m. to 9 30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point of Pines
New Orleans
American Net and Twine Co v Worthington duty dispute
The United States Circuit Court heard Nelson J on July 28 in a case by American Net and Twine Company against collector Roland Worthington. The suit seeks 168.85 dollars in duties claimed to be illegally exacted on forty five importations of linemgilling twine from Liverpool between February 20 and June 2 1885. The collector charged 40 percent under tariff clause 336, while the plaintiff argues for 25 percent under clause 347 for seines and gilling thread. Attorneys were Edward Hartley and Charles F Searle for the plaintiff and George M Stearns and James R Read for the defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Circuit Court
Nelson
J. American Net and Twine Company
Roland Worthington
Liverpool
Edward Hartley
New York
Charles F Searle
George M. Stearns
James R. Read
Notable City notices and incidents from local records
Auctions report Hichborn & Co selling 16 Rochester street for 4670 to James M. O'Brien. Suffolk bar exams show 39 qualified, 11 unqualified. Mrs. Dorley dies from morphine overdose at 25 Lawrence street. Printing contract awarded to the Traveller after bid cuts. 36 sunstrokes noted. J O Ray funeral at Winthrop Street Church. interment Mt Hope. Fireboat William M Flanders overhauled at Lockwood's dockyard. Billings family meets Sept 24 at Meionaon. Major Hanham to begin chess match at Boston Chess Club. Francisco Dinusa arrested for 138 counterfeit dollars aboard Old Colony train. Nantasket excursion by steamer from Rowe's Wharf with Reeves's band. Fireworks planned this afternoon. Frank Felton arrested for larceny of 100 from Sebastian Gams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hichborn & Co
Rochester Street
James M. O’brien
Suffolk Bar
R. E. Dorley
Lawrence Street
City Committee
Traveller
Transcript
J. O. Ray
Winthrop Street Methodist Church
Billings
Meionaon
J. Moore Hanham
New York Chess Club
Cogan
Nantasket
Rowe’s Wharf
Boston & Albany
Boston & Maine
Reeves
Frank Felton
Alias Brown
Sebastian Gams
Bow Street
Charlestown
New Rails for Street Cars
The paving department plans a new street rail system with a concrete bed granite block paving and asphalt joints. A T shaped iron rail will be embedded, nine inch horizontal leg, three quarters of an inch width, and the top half round with a flat surface even with the paving blocks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Devonshire Street
Yachtside Treats Spark Joy For Quick Entertaining
A compact idea for coastal hosts blends practical yacht friendly snacks with simple gestures for guests. The note highlights how a few ready options become a polished welcome on short notice.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Interstate Commission
Ture
A. D. S. Bell
Ef, R. McPherson
F. C. Williams
Ranlet
Chamber
Wm. TL Pearson
Notary Public
Lockwood's Dock
Parewell
Father Boursand
Great Chiefs
Comrade Patch
Yellowstone
NEW Fall River Line
California
San Francisco
Cal
Ophir
Potosi
Con
Wiksca
Sierra Nevada
Crown Point
Union Con
Eeeew Gould & Curry
Utah
Eeeere Hiale & Norcross
Yellow Jacket
C.H. Craves & Sons
Seie Proprietors
Jackle
Stodard & Kendall Bradford
Bromfield Street
Adis Peany Royal Peilla
Cafchester
Chichester
Chichester Chemical CO
Philadelphia
Penn
Gre
C. Goopwin & Co
Mass
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