House Debates Abolishing Unnecessary Fences In State
The House discussed a bill to abolish unnecessary fences sparked by a Springfield chapel case where a high fence restricted air and sun. Opposition argued it would create more annoyance, but the bill moved to engrossment amid other routine motions and reports on topographical survey, liquor law, and telephone company capital.
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House of Representatives
Springfield Chapel
Spellman
Springfield
Senate
Fitchburg
American Bell Telephone Company
Lawmakers Revise Liquor Trial Procedures and Ballot Boxes
Senator Reed reports expediting liquor case trials as inexpedient to legislate while Senator Jeffs backs a bill to supply towns with patent ballot boxes bought by the secretary of state for five dollars each. Remonstrances resisted a Bell Telephone capital increase. A mass of committee actions and amendments follow on disease control, poultry sales, railroad consolidation, and public notices.
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Reed
Committee On the Judiciary
Jeffs
Secretary of State
Treasury
Commonwealth
H. W. Putnam
American Bell Telephone Company
Senator Hartwell
Hartwell
Bristol
Gleason
Worcester
Fletcher
Committee On Agriculture
Pilsbury
Troy & Greenfield Railroad
Hoosac
Fitchburg Railroad
Secretary of the Commonwealth
General Court
Parmenter Crayon Company
Samuel Tilden
Marcellus Coggan
Malden
City of
Lynn
Junction Water Company
Pittsfield
Court House
Salem
Nantucket
Dukes
Soldiers’ Home
Massachusetts
Perkins Institution
Massachusetts School For the Blind
Springfield measures seek licensing, liquor control and city sanitation
A batch of proposed acts aims to protect fisheries, register plumbers, license stores, regulate liquor forfeitures, authorize Milford Water Company capital increases, permit Provident Cooperative Bank expansion, improve factory sanitation, allow New England Hospital for Women and Children to acquire more property, amend Springfield Street Railway charter, and mandate accounting in state institutions.
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Springfield
Commonwealth
Milford Water Company
Provident Cooperative Bank
New England Hospital For Women
Springfield Street Railway Company
Legislature Passage and Debates on Public Measures
Governor transmits topographical survey report. Debates over probate, nuisances, and voter qualification. substitute resolves adopted. Bills advancing include clergy and church name changes, bank incorporations, and custody of prisoners. Several measures left for engrossment or withdrawal.
Committee Hearings on Injury Notice and Digest Access
Senate judiciary panel heard Colonel Benton push a bill requiring notice within thirty days of personal injuries and a two year filing window. Forbes bill seeks town access to Supreme Judicial Court digests funded by the Commonwealth. Salem Mayor Raymond supports territorial liquor license limits, aiding police surveillance. Water town seeks annexation by Newton with opposing remonstrants.
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J. H. Benton, Jr
Senate Committee On the Judiciary
Wilbur
Benton
Forbes
Supreme Judicial Court
Commonwealth
W. W. Keller
Raymond
Salem
Upham
Committee On Towns
John W. Tuttle
Charles River
Watertown
Newton
S. L. Powers
John B. Goodrich
Kimball
Slocum
City of
Spring transcontinental excursions by Raymond & Whitcomb
Raymond and Whitcomb announce seven annual spring excursions with sight seeing along the Pacific coast. Three trips depart from Boston on April 21, 28, and May 5, totaling 58 or 72 days. Routes cover Colorado to California, with Yosemite, Yellowstone, and a northern Pacific return. Descriptive circulars available from W. Raymond in Boston.
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Messrs
Raymond & Whitcomb
Pacific
Boston
Colorado
New Mexico
Arizona
California
Nevada
Utah
Yosemite Valley
San Francisco
Monterey
Oregon
Washington Territory
Paget Sound Country
Northern Pacific Railroad
Yellowstone National Park
W. Raymond
Washington Street
School Street
Northern Pacific and Atlantic Railway Company Formed
Articles of incorporation will be filed in Albany to form a line from Brockville Ontario to Sault Ste. Marie with extension into New York State to connect with the Boston Hoosac Tunnel and Western Railroad. Prominent incorporators include Samuel Thomas Colvis J Bryce Austin Corbin and George F Baker. Operations are said to begin immediately.
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Albany
Brockville
Ont
Sault Ste. Marie
St. Lawrence River
New York State
Boston
Northern Pacific & Atlantic Railway Company
Samuel Thomas
Colvis J. Bryce
Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic Road
RK. G. Hervey
Alpha Parrish
George Warren Smith
Austin Corbin
Reading & Philadelhia Railroad
Thomas 8. Fowler
New York, Ontario & Western Railroad
Frank K. Pendleton
George F. Baker
H._E. Tahnestock
First National Bank of New York
Atchison confirms LA & San Gabriel Valley Rail line purchase
Vice-President Smith states the Atchison has bought the Los Angeles and San Gabriel Valley Railway and will connect with a new San Bernardino to Los Angeles line. He predicts 800 miles of new Southern California track before 1888, says railroad competition spurs growth, and criticizes the Southern Pacific policy as short-sighted.
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Atchison
California
Los Angeles
Smith
The
Los
Southern California
San Gabriel Valley
Southern Pacific
Derby Railroad sale hearing highlights New Haven bids
At a Feb 28 hearing on selling Derby railroad control to a syndicate planning to extend to Hawleyville, New England road representatives argued the deal would open competitive freight rates for New Haven by linking with Housatonic Valley and other lines. Offers of 175000 and 200000 circulated. syndicate ready to outbid rivals.
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Derby Railroad
New Haven
Conn
Hawleyville
New England Road
Stevenson
Housatonic Valley
Derby Road
Tidewater
Pennsylvania
Great West
New England
New York
Rail interests shift in Michigan upper peninsula monopoly
Hancock & Calumet railroad changes hands with new owners who also control Mineral Range. New directors include Henry S. Ives and N. C. Ives, with N. C. Ives named president. Acquisition gives Mineral Range a regional monopoly over upper Michigan traffic.
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Pennsylvania
Hancock & Calumet Railroad
Mineral Range Railroad
Henry S. Ives
Christopher Meyer
George C. Stayner
W. C. Boone
N. C. Ives
Ir S. Ogden
Mineral Range Road
Upper Peninsula
Michigan
ABC Pathfinder
Daniel M. Kendrick
New York Central
Hudson River Road
Omaha
Norfolk & Western
East Tennesse
Virginia & Georgia Road
St. Louis, Alton & Terre Haute
New York & Southern Telephone Company
New York
Jersey City
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Washington
New Orleans
John G. Moore
James B
Mrs Osgood Suicide in Stoneham Home
Mrs George A Osgood wife of a machinist living in Stoneham shot herself through the heart with a revolver about 9 o clock yesterday morning. She had been slightly insane for months but was not regarded as dangerous. The weapon came from a room used by a young man boarding with the family.
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George A. Osgood
Osgood
Stoneham
Removal of Signals Sparks City Dispute in South Boston
A city debate centers on removing Wilson signal wires from fire alarm poles in South Boston. Fire Commissioner statements confirm unauthorized wiring, with Superintendent Flanders denying orders and the Martin-Wilson Company implicated.
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District 12
Flanders
Boston
Board of Aldermen
Fire Department
Wilson
Board of Fire Commissioners
Fitch
East Bidith Street
South Boston
East Eighth Street
Mr. O'Neil
Mr. Flanders
O'Neil
City Hall
L Asso
Whiting
Eli
Martin-Wilson Company
Police Commissioners
Fitch and Murphy
Abandoned off the Banks Phil Sheridan Crew Rescued
Captain John Marr and the Gloucester schooner Phil Sheridan were towed to port by the British steamer Peconic after firing and abandoning the vessel off Thatcher's Island. Five heavy seas wrecked dories and injured the crew. James McDougal was saved after being swept overboard. The crew received transport to Gloucester with aid from local fishermen.
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John Marr
Gloucester
Phil Sheridan
Sheridan
Captain Marr
George’s Banks
Thatcher's Island
James McDougal
Peconic
Watts
Gloucester Fish Company
Marr
Essex
Mutual Insurance Company
Pay Increase for Boston Policemen Ordered by Superintendent
The Boston police payroll rises under new rates approved by the Mayor and Board of Police. The superintendent directs captains to adjust time rolls starting Friday the 25th, setting per day and per week rates for captains patrolmen by years of service.
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Boston
Board of Police
Pgulbna Rh
Aise Wiee Etee
Molobring Spc A Scan Ae Ees A
LDA
Woman Fatally Burned in Market Street Store Incident
Mrs Ellen Kerins aged about 50 was fatally burned at her brother James F Kelley 151 Market Street store when her garments caught fire. She ran about in flames until her brother extinguished the blaze, suffering burns to hands arms and face. She was taken to St Johns Hospital where survival was unlikely.
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Ellen Kerins
James F. Kelley
Market Street
Hard Pine Planks and Flooring for Sale at Kilbyoston Wharf
Hard pine boards flooring and step boards offered by Stetsen Moseley & Co. Sale location at Wharf ogg otok First corner of E street Office No 44 Kilby oston.
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Wharfogg
Otok First
E Street
Kilby Oston
Huckins & CO
Bill
Border Street
Boston
State St
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