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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jun 26, 1894

Page

5

Meigs elevated railway bill leads to Boston conference

State House talks between Senators Atwood Berry Cropan Fitzgerald Kittredge Lawrence Merrill Milton Neil and Sanger with Governor opponents over Meigs bill revisions. Debate centered on stock capitalization plant locations and the damage clause as City Solicitor Bailey and Captain Meigs counsel Towle and Howland attended. Conference adjourned after four hours with plans to reconvene at ten.

Atwood Berry Cropan Fitzgerald Kittredge Lawrence Merrill Milton Neil Sanger State House Meigs Boston Bailey George H. Towle Willard Howland Towle Howland Friends of the Bill Senate O.ner Washington Tremont Streets Copley Square Supreme Court

Debated Meigs bill stalls in Senate clash over referendum

Yesterday’s Senate session featured a heated Meigs bill debate with strong lobby activity. Senator Fitzgerald challenged Kittredge repeatedly, accusing coordinated presses and the Boston mayoralty camp of distorting facts to defeat transit goals. At 4 p.m. debate paused. other measures moved forward.

Meigs Senate Fitzgerald Senator Kittredge Boston Kittredge Back Bay Matthews

Ingelheim Nantucket Summer Home of Cowens

One of the island’s finest summer homes on Brant Point belongs to Mr and Mrs John K Cowen of Baltimore. The residence named Ingelheim honors Charlemagne and serves as a social and charitable hub, with the Cowens hosting family and guests and supporting various causes through hospitality and generosity.

Nantucket Ingelheim Brant Point John K. Cowen Baltimore Ingleheim Charlemagne Cowen Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Maryland Halle

Wheelwright resigns from Massachusetts Gas and Electric Board

Chairman John T. Wheelwright of the Massachusetts Board of Gas and Electric Light Commissioners resigns after a law forbidding board members to conduct other business. In a letter to Governor Frederic T. Greenhalge, Wheelwright explains he learned the act approved June 21 and chose to resign rather than abandon his law practice during his tenure.

John T. Wheelwright Board of Gas and Electric Light Commissioners Greenhalge Frederic T. Greenhalge Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth Boston Wheelwright

Boston College Prizes Honor Commencement Participants

Commencement week activities at Boston College featured a well attended program in the college hall. Prizes awarded by the faculty recognized scholarship across grammar and rudiments algebra and French divisions with medals and gold premiums. Special prizes included a 3% gold purse for the best thesis and $25 gold for the best essay on Good Reading. Nicholas S Lawless and Eugene J Feeley were among those receiving top honors.

Boston College Charles E. McLaughlin Charles T. Duffy Francis A. Byrne Charles A. O’brien Nicholas S. Lawless Thomas F. Sullivan Robert Sicily St. John Chrysostom Francis J. Carney Cicero Edwin P. Does Frederic Ozaram George A. McLaughlin Pope Hush V. Markey David J. Flynn Hugh V. Mackey Franklin P. Doland Dickens Nicholas Nickleby Yorkshire School Edward J. Devitt S. J John J. Hayes Charles S. O’connor John A. Dolan Thomas H. Miley John W. Sweeney Jones J. Corrigan Eugene J. Feeley Francis J. Conlin Daniel C. Desmond John H. Graham Francis J. Doyle James F. Leary Thomas D. Lavelle Timothy J. Stranahan Joseph McFadden Lewis F. Fanuff Benjamin F. Feeley John T. McEleney Dennis W. Brown Henry N. Brock John F. Madden John J. McAllister Charles T. O’brien Sylvester B. Sullivan

Along the Water Front at Constitution Wharf

All material saved from the Custom House sire was sold yesterday at 10 o clock on Constitution wharf by appraisers sale Fred Barlow was the principal buyer. The bark Samoa finished repairs at Simpsons dry dock being caniked coppered and had a new shoe. The three masted schooner James D Dowell of New Haven is in Simpsons dry dock receiving a new shoe and will be painted. The harbor steamboat Twilight has been placed on Burnhams railway for overhaul. The barge Moonbeam went aground near Rockport Mass and is being repaired on Burnhams railway. The tug N P Doane has been cleaned and painted in McKies dry dock.

Custom House Constitution Wharf Fred Barlow Samoa Simpson’s James D. Dowell New Haven Simpson's Burnham Burnham's Moonbeam Rockport Mass Burnham’s N. P. Doane McKie

Ingenious low cost sideboard design from Paine’s Furniture

The article notes a clever sideboard combination advertised by Paine’s Furniture Company. It contrasts old style convivial dining room furnishings with modern women seeking affordable beauty, highlighting the design as striking and not custom-built cabinet work.

Paine

Market Bulletin Notes On Tariff Hopes And Stocks

Monday evening June 25 reports show a mixed market with weakness turning to strength followed by a dull period. Optimism grows that tariff legislation will pass soon easing uncertainty, while Atchison and Pullman movements reflect shifting fortunes in rail and labor stocks. Sugar and General Electric edge higher then retreat. investors await congressional outcomes and July payments abroad.

Atchison London Pullman Boston Burlington Rock Island St. Paul General Hiedric New York Treasury Chicago Sterling Exchange Drawers of Exchange Europe

Funeral of Officer Harris in Fitchburg

The funeral for Patrolman Samuel L. Harris will be held tomorrow at 8 o clock. The Rev Dr Rexford will give prayer at his home 15 Wakullah street before the body is sent to Fitchburg for burial, his birthplace. Harris died of morphine poisoning after taking an overdose to sleep on Saturday hot weather. Dr Edson and Medical Examiner Draper certified death from poison. the certificate is conditional. Harris was well regarded and his domestic life described as pleasant.

Samuel L. Harris Rexford Wakullah Street Fitchburg Harris Edson Draper

Canadian Pacific Railway Open For Travel

Official notice states the Canadian Pacific Railway is back to regular service to the Pacific coast after floods in British Columbia. It notes the line’s prompt reopening and ongoing leadership in travel innovations to move patrons on schedule.

British Columbia Pacific Coast Canadian Pacific Railway

Death in Heat Over Alcohol Causes City Fatality

Medical Examiner Draper signs Cornelius Bowen death certificate listing death from congestion of the brain caused by exposure to heat and alcohol. Bowen was found in his 7 Parnell Street room by landlady Mrs Lockey after heavy drinking. no known relatives in the city.

Draper Cornelius Bowen Bowen Parnell Street Lockey

Complete Manhood promises vigor through medical guide

An advertisement touts a medical booklet titled Complete Manhood from ERIS Medical Company of Buffalo New York. It claims a method to end drains on the body cure nervousness despair and overwork and restore full strength with age no barrier and no failure.

Eris Medical Company Buffalo, N. Y

New York & New England Reorganization Notice

Depositors under the plan of reorganiz ation of the New York and New England Railroad Company are asked to pay the second installment. Preferred stock 6.25 per share and Common stock 5.00 per share due by July 16, 1804 at Manhattan Trust Company New York or Old Colony Trust Company Boston. Committee signatures JOAN II WATERBURY HENRY W. CANNON T. JEFFERSON COOLIDGE Jr.

NEW York & New England Railroad Company Manhattan Trust Company Nansau Street New York City OLD Colony Trust Company Ames Boston Mass Joan II Waterbury Henry W. Cannon T. Jefferson Coolidge, Jr

Assessors Urge Early Tax Returns in Boston

Notice to taxpayers from the Assessors Office at City Hall Boston dated May 1 1804 urges property returns for taxation be completed by 2 p m Friday June 1. The circular will be distributed citywide and orders are signed by Frank A Drew Secretary.

City Hall Boston Board of Assessors Frank A. Drew

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