Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Boston Post in Boston, Massachusetts

We have 4,454,244 pages in Massachusetts

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 31 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Mar 02, 1889

Page

8

Gould & Co. Fail Voluntary Assignment to Cobb

H A Gould & Co a Cambridge based dyestuffs dealer assigned to Charles K Cobb. Liabilities near 1 million dollars. Unsecured creditors few led by Ezra Farnsworth Israel Whitney Merchants National Bank Kidder Peabody Blake Bros Moors Massachusetts Loan and Trust. Causes include Brazil office losses unauthorized drafts in China and rubber trade failures. Gould confident assets cover all claims.

Israel G. Whitney The Merchandise National Bank Kidder, Peabody & Co Blake Bros. & Co J. B. Moors & Co Massachusetts Loan and Trust Company Gould Boston New York City Philadelphia London Para Brazil China National Rubber Company National Mr. Gould Brook Haven Rubber Shoe Company Rumney N. H Stamford Conn Eza Farnsworth Gould & Co Ezra Farnsworth Farnsworth Ould Harding Cobb

Insolvencies Reported Including Bay State Felt Boot

J F Ferland Montreal contractor assigned liabilities 25000. Bay State Felt Boot and Shoe Co Haverhill files voluntary insolvency about 30000 assets include land building machinery stock. Len Carroll St Catherines Ont contractor failed liabilities 55000 assets unknown. L E Lindsay Co grocers Laconia NH attacked by Boston parties liabilities about 10000. Dun Co and E Russell Co report seven day US 188 Canada 44 failures.

J. F. Ferland Montreal R. G. Dun & Co E. Russell & Co United States Canada Bay State Felt Boot and Shoe Company Haverhill Len Carroll St. Catherine’s Ont L. E. Lindsay &Co Grocers Laconia N. H Boston

Resignation from Boston customs board by M P Curran

M P Curran after eight weeks of reassignments at Boston Customs transfers to New York duties resigns from the Boston board of examiners and as its secretary. He offers to assist in selecting a successor and thanks the Civil Service Commission for its courtesy. The commission replies with regret and thanks for his faithful service.

Stearns Boston Custom House New York M.P. Curran United States Civil Service Commission P. Curran Curran U. S. Civil Service ComMission Wasuinoroy D. C Boston Ereby Board of Examiners Charles Lyman M P. Curran Customs Board

Was Mrs Coburn murdered Autopsy reveals possible double shooting

Medical Examiner Draper reports Mrs Coburn was shot twice with the first bullet entering under the chin and the second on the opposite side. Coburn’s mother and witnesses recall two roof shots around seven. The case hinges on whether the death was murder or self harm with conflicting accounts. Both bodies lie at City Hospital morgue with funerals planned for Mrs Coburn and Coburn.

Coburn Draper Frank Huntington Watts Mahony New York Boston City Hospital

Delta Detained Berth to Hayti Cargo Sparks Suspicion

The British steamer Delta, cleared for Hayti with suspected rebel supplies, was detained briefly in Boston Harbor. Col lector Saltonstall ruled to release after a hearing due to lack of contraband evidence. Hayden consul B C Clark warned of possible intrigue and planned to inform the Haytien government.

Boston Harbor Haytiens Delta Saltonstall B. C. Clark Hayden Post Hayti Inagua Port-du-Paix Haytien

Councilman Meyer Seeks Cost of Widening Van Rensselaer Place

At a recent meeting Councilman Meyer of Ward 9 urged reporting the expense to widen Van Rensselaer Place to forty feet and extend to Park Square from Tremont Street. The move, referred to the streets committee, aims for a new thoroughfare to relieve Tremont Street. Estimates ranged from 200000 to 500000, with 25 percent for city betterments possible.

Common Council Meyer Ward 9 City Council van Rensselaer Place Park Square Tremont Street Committee On Fraser Post Boylston Street Smith Parksquare

Harvard University Calendar March 3 9 9 4 events

Harvard University calendar items list lectures seminars and services from March 3 to March 9. Notable events include Phillips Brooks lecture at Appleton Chapel, an illustrated talk on the Parthenon marbles, seminars at Jefferson Physical Laboratory and Divinity School, and Vesper services weekly at Ippieton Chapel. Orchestral concert by Boston Symphony at Sanders Theatre is noted.

Appleton Chapel Phillips Brooks D.D Wheeler Jefferson Physical Laboratory G. R. Freeman Lowell Street M. Deutscher Verein Goethe A. A. Ripley Sound Whiting Jefferson Physical Laboratory Ippieton Chapel The Parthenon Divinity School M. Resnaden Richardson Scott Henry Fielding Sever

Beta Theta Pi hosts eighth annual meeting at Parker House

Fraternity delegates from Harvard to California gather for toasts led by John S. Covington. Bridgewater Club, Symonds Alumni Association, and Zeta Psi group hold reunions at Parker’s and Thorndike with officers elected. Notables and attendees include C. W. Penrose, H. A. Metz, P. Royce, J. Powers, J. Rog ro, and many from New York, Boston, and Philadelphia.

Beta Theta Pi College Parker House Harvard Boston University Amherst Yale Wesleyan Williams Miami Knox Maine State Brown Ohio State Beloit Stevens St. Lawrence Columbia California Northwestern Iowa Wesleyan Denver Kansas State John S. Covington C. G. Cushman C. N. Zeublin Charles Steeré F. B C. S. Fisher G. F. Guild Symonds Alumni Association Thorndike L. W. Collings Emily Fifield E. P. Seaver Hopkins Garland Weston Pingree New England Association of the Zeta Psi Parker Henry Walker Hasty

Boston Fruit Exchange to Debate New Collection Department

The Boston Fruit and Produce Exchange will hold its regular meeting today at 2 p.m. to consider a proposed bylaw addition establishing a collection department. An inquest on Nicholas Furlong’s murder at Maverick wharf is set for today, with Borman under arrest. The liquor license applications for 790 sellers begin next week, to be reviewed after April 1.

Boston Fruit and Produce Exchange Hardy Municipal Court Nicholas Furlong Maverick Wharf Boston Borman the Board of Police Hart Quincy Market Harris 8. Bean Melvin C. McCrillis Somerville New York Washington Park Commissioners Parkway Back Bay Franklin Park Tos R. J. Lombard Bayard J. J. Arakelyan Sublime Porte Turkey Mr. Arakelyan Arakelyan Armenia Robarts Harper London Tremont Temple

Authors Reading at Boston Museum Draws Noted Figures

Colonel Richard Malcolm Johnston of Baltimore known for readings with Mark Twain will participate for the International Copyright Association at the Boston Museum on Thursday next. Edmund Clarence Stedman also invited to read. Advance ticket orders are excellent, suggesting a larger opening sale than expected.

Richard Malcolm Johnston Baltimore Mark Twain International Copyright Association Boston Museum Edmund Clarence Stedman

YWCA Announces Annual Meeting With Reverends Gregg Smyth

Friends of the Young Women's Christian Association are reminded of the annual meeting next Monday evening at the Association building corner of Berkeley and Appleton streets. Speakers include Rev. Drs. Gregg and Smyth.

Young Women’s Christian Association Association Berkeley and Appleton Streets Drs. Gregg J. K. Smyth

Railway Mail Service History by Thomas L. James

Ex-Postmaster General Thomas L. James writes in Scribner's Magazine for March on the railway mail service. The piece urges business readers and students of government to read and ponder its history and implications.

Thomas L. James Scribner’s Magazine

Courts Rule On Adams Patent Infringement Case

United States Circuit Court March 1 denies contempt motion in Hood v Boston Car Spring Co. The opinion rejects the claim that Adams process for rubber coating copper alloys is required, finding defendants use a copper zinc alloy via standard electro metallurgical plating. Others include verdicts in suits by D W Starratt and Delia McIntyre against William Lovering, and Noah Plympton against Dunn, with mixed rulings and notes on evidence and contract burden.

United States Circuit Court Coxrt George H. Hood Boston Car Spring Company Justice Gray Colt Thomas W. Clarke John L. S. Roberts Ork Philippine Islands J. M. Browne F. Cunningham D. W. Starratt Et al James F. Mullen J. M. Way T. J. Gargan Delia McIntyre William Lovering F. Naphen T. J. Morrison Noah A. Plympton Et al William F. Dunn Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company J. G. Holt I. J. Gargan

Morse Transportation Company v Schooner Governor Ames Salvage Case

United States District Court entry dated March 1 lists Morse Transportation Company as libellant in a salvage dispute over services to the schooner Governor Ames from Georges Banks to this port. Attorneys L. Dabney F. Cunningham for libellant KK. P. Carver for claimants appear in the record of a resumed and unfinished matter.

United States District Court Nelson J. Morse Transportation Company Governor Ames Duineine

Court rules porch does not breach deed restriction

Commonwealth's Court dismisses a petition by the attorney-general against the Spiritual Temple trustees over a Newbury street porch. The decision holds the porch projection does not violate the deed’s front-wall setback and allows the structure to stand. The case cites the deed language on porticoes and reserved space.

Commonwealth’s Court Marcellus S. Ayer Spiritual Temple Newbury and Exeter Streets Metweeing Newbury Street Commonwealth H.C. Bliss William G. Russell George Putnam Caius McKinnon James A. Norcross Alston Station Boston & Albany James A. McGeough B. Hopkins Henry B. Ward Elizabeth Cobb Cambridge F. L. Brown Brown Main Street Henry . Ward J. Thomas Augustus Russ George H. Poor Goodyear Dental Vulcanite Company Thomas H. Bacon Ernest Caduc Ernest Cadue Sarah T. Bacon Holden Cadue H. N. Sheldon J. R. Bullard H. Emery Fred H. Seavey Boston Cohen Emery Nonsuit B. C. Moulton and A. Loring H. J. Edwards Manufacturers’ National Bank of Boston Continental Bank J. G. Brandt Bank of J. Louis Hathaway, Soule & Harrington Fidelity National Bank of Cincinnati Bank of St F H New York

Superior Court Docket Briefs and Trial Schedule

No case ready for trial yesterday. The first session lists cases for Monday, second session entries include Spence v Paul for $1500 salary balance, with a large docket of civil actions, and fourth session notes resumed trials and motions with entries like Miller v Boston & Maine RR and Cleary v Carroll, among others.

Superior Court Blopgett Sherman Benjamin W. Spence Amos Paul W. A. Gaston A. Hemenway Lathrop Margaret Sullivan Robinson Fairbanks Cambridge Street Stamford Street Driscoll M.O. Adams Thomas J. Gargan B. C. Moulton A. Loring Eliza Sawyer Horace L. Grant Lydia Gale Amesbury Gale M. P. White W. C. Cogswell McLeod

Superior Court Convictions Include Fines and Prison Terms

March Hammann and J Edward Kerr presided as Superior Court notes several convictions. John Murray received six months at the house of correction for larceny. Edward Kelly faces one month in county jail for assault and battery. Michael Domby earns six months at the house of correction. others tied to liquor law face fines of 1560 and 100 respectively.

Superior Criminal Court March Hammann J. Edward Kerr John Murray House of Correction Edward Kelly Michael Domby Margaret » pGaity Gan Eat M.D. Larke

Forger of checks bound over in 2000 after court waiver

In municipal court on March 1 criminal session Exy Harpy and AdAms Jr Charles Crosby alias Howard allegedly forged checks and waived examination binding him over for $2000 to appear in the Superior Court Wary Zahn charged with perjury for swearing she was the wife of a brake man killed on a local road waived examination and held in $2500 for the grand jury

Exy Harpy and AdAms Charles Crosby Howard Suerior Wary Zahn

Insolvency Court March Meetings Listed by Case Numbers

Second meetings and first meetings were held in multiple insolvency cases noted by year and participants. The records list assignees, signees, and guarantors with dates ranging from 1626 to 1683 and include firms such as Tyng & Stockbridge and individuals like Morris J. Rothenberg and Charles L. Tuttle.

McKim William Read, Jr W. H. H. Emmons Guaranty Austin Bros Loughlin & Baker Louis J. Wyman Edward H. Saxton Nouth & Curtis Ward & Johnson John Hoch Charles ¥. Light John Robert F. Viper Charles R. Elder Charles N. Wellington Edward Baker Peter F. Costello Joseph J. Corbett John H. Sweetser Charles F. Ht George W. Thayer W. H. Prebel J. L. B. Pratt Edward J. Jones Thomas B. Bishop Tyng & Stockbridge J. Cohen Victor J. Loring Oo E. Belien Samuel P. Abbott Asnee J. J. McCarthy Albert C. Mentzer Emery & Hughes George Pearce C. F. Ht. Nees W. P. Engel E. J. F . Asaignes James J. Howard Wb. Orcut

Debtors and creditors petitions listed in court docket

A fragmented docket lists assignees and creditors petitions including M Gould C W Perkins Howe Talia Armstrong and Putnam Davis with cases Fogg v Hedge Gerry v Stevens Kenny v Young Emerson v Ruggles and Drake v Sears among others awaiting first hearing and action.

M. Gould C. W. Perkins Arminda MekKeen John E Howe Clinton Gage Talia Eare Fr. Hall Aesignees T. H. Armstrong Isio Putnam & Davis Same Vonn Folsom Mores Meyers

Probate Court Suffolk County March 4 Trusts and Wills List

Probate court in Suffolk County schedules numerous accounts and petitions for March 4. Items include James Amory Appleton and Elizabeth Ballister estates, various trustees accounts, administrations and probate of wills for numerous individuals, with multiple real estate sales and appointment of trustees. Names appearing include Mary Ellen Arnold, Abby Baker, Catharine Baxter, John Bayley, Eben Bowen, Benjami n Bangs, John Champney, Cardwright, Bradiev Clark, John Theodore Clark, Aaron Cleveland, Amory Codman, Thomas Coffin, Joseph Coolidge, Mary Dillon, Andrew Emerson, Thomas Farmer, Michael Flaherty, John Gardner, Leavitt Gardner, Ann Harlow, John Hennessey, Zenas Howland, Lizzie Keefe, William Kent, M. J. Leary, Thomas Liversidge, Mary Walley Lodge, Darius Martin, James McKay, Abby Morton, Julia Murray, Bridget O Rourke, Samuel Pearce, Micaiah Pope, Asa Robinson, William Sargent, Charles Schultz, Richard Sears, Thomas Sewall, Eliza Shimmin, Lydia Sleeper, Gamaliel Smith, Caleb Stowell, Sarah Sullivan, Orray Taft Jr, Eli Waterhouse, Samuel Tileston, William Titcom, Edward Tuckerman, Lydia Tyler, Alonzo Wetherell, Sarah Wood, Fred Woodbury, Mary Woodbury, Elbridge Briggs, Sumner Mead. The docket lists numerous probate, administration, and trustee accounts and court actions.

Suffolk County James Amory Appleton Mary Ellen Arnold Abby W. Baker Elizabeth Fr. Ballister Benjamin Bangs Catharine A. Baxter John P. Bayley Sarah Bowdain Eben KE. Bowen Philander Briggs Peter C. Brooks John Champney Bee E Pua W. Cartwright Bradiev M. Clark John Theodore Clark Aaron P. Cleveland Amory Codman Thomas M. Coffin Joseph Coolidge Mary Dillon Andrew Emerson Thomas Farmer Michael Flaherty Foster John Gardner Leavitt Gardner Benjamin Lowell Ann M. Harlow John Hennessey Zenas C. Howland Lizzie Keefe John J. Keefe William H. Kent M. J. Leary Thomas Liversidge Mary Walley Lodge Darius A. Martin James McKay Asa Robinson William Sargent Charles 8. Schultz Richard W. Sears Thomas Sewall Eliza Shimmin Lydia A. Sleeper Jason S. Bailey Gamaliel B. Smith Caleb Stowell Sarah W. Sullivan Orray A. Taft, Jr Aeeee Suse B. ‘Thayer Eli L. Waterhouse Samuel Whittemore Tileston William H. Titcom Edward Tuckerman Lydia A. Tyler Alonzo B. Wetherell Sarah A. Wood Fred C. Woodbury Mary G. Woodbury Lewis Bb. Bailey Elbridge G. Briggs Sumner R. Mead

Lowell men convicted in assault cases at Superior Court

Middlesex Superior Court on March 1 sentenced J William Thompson, J Cassidy, and Fred W Leach of Lowell for assault and battery. Thompson received five years, Cassidy ten years, and Leach fifteen months in the house of correction.

Superior Criminal Court Middlesex County Thompson J. William J. Cassidy Fred W. Leach Lowell House of Correcion

Superior Court Adjudicates Essex County Offenses

March proceedings list multiple convictions: Mason fined five dollars for assault plus eight dollars costs. Spinney fined one hundred dollars for liquor with fifteen dollars costs. Starling of Gloucester and Smith of Gloucester jailed for adultery. Murphy of Salem fined one hundred dollars for liquor with twenty five dollars costs and three months in jail. Driscoll of Salem fined one hundred fifty dollars for liquor with twenty five dollars costs.

Superior Criminal Court Essex County Mason Edward F. Devine Lynn Joseph F. Spinney Ipswich Lars Starling Gloucester House of Correction Mina Smith Woman’s Reformatory John Murphy Salem Patrick O. Driscoll

Auction sale of private library by Leonard and Co

Messrs Leonard and Co will auction a private library rich in illustrated bindings rare editions and art collections. Highlights include Audubon Birds of America Cruikshankiana Napoleon art sets Holbein reproductions L Art Japonaise and fine editions from Dickens Thackeray Scott Cooper and other historical works. Sales begin at 10 and 3 o'clock.

Messrs. Leonard & Co Audubon Cruikshankiana Musée Napoleon Gerome Goupil Holbein L’art Japonaise London Art Journal Apoleon Dickens Thackeray Scott Cooper

E. O Thompson Returns From London With New Spring Suits

Mr. E O Thompson sails home today on the steamer Lahn after supervising English clothing production for his customers in New York Philadelphia and the city. His shop at 344 Washington street now features elegant raced suits and overcoats in foreign styles and fabrics for spring.

E. O.thompson London New York Philadelphia Washington Street

Dining Cars on Boston to New Haven Run by Moseley Name

Dining cars run between Boston and New Haven both ways on trains leaving Boston at 11 am and 4 pm and from New York at the same hours offer first class hotel quality tables. Caterers S. H. Moseley & Son, known for Moseley's New Haven House in New Haven operate the service.

Boston New Haven Boston & Albany New York S. H. Moseley & Son Moseley New Haven House Newaven

Forty Years of Macallar Parker & Co Boston House

The Transcript salutes Macallar Parker & Company on its fortieth anniversary, tracing its Worcester beginnings, Boston growth via Ann Street and Milk Street, a Providence branch, and a massive two-street estate. It highlights large staff, division of labor, strict quality control, and a revered place in dress goods.

House of Macallar, Parker & Company California Worcester Boston Old Ann Street Milk Street Old Washington Coffee House Providence Boston House Waltham Corliss Transcript

Christian Association notes and conference schedule

The Rev Joseph Cook will address a mass meeting of young men at the Boston Young Men's Christian Association Sunday at 4 pm with a special musical programme by Joseph Stewart Percy J J Cooper and boy choristers. New England YMCAs secretaries and officials will hold a three day conference in Portland Maine starting March 7. Charlestown YMC A is being brought into better shape and about half the annual funding has been subscribed to cover debts and operations.

Christian Association Joseph Cook Boston Young Men’s Christian Association Joseph Stewart Percy J. J. Cooper Young Men’s Christian Associations of New England Portland Charlestown Young Men’s Christian Association Arlington Street Brooke Herford Saniece Heaven Hell B. Y. M. Christian Wxron Union Hall Boylston Street Stoyan K. Vatraisky Bigaria Europe Rab Bulgaria Vatraisky Byron A. Robinson George Fendall Taylor Boylston Berkeley Streets E. F. Randolph Arthur Burwell Charles Miller McDonald Brothers Pere J. J. Cooper J. Stuart Gerrish Thomas Spencer Mr. Cooper Barker Joseph Stuart Church OF the Brookline Street Warren Avenue Charles G. Ames Christadelphian Bible Chandler Hall Essex Street Christ Newbury Street Leighton Parks First Crayton Berkeley Marlboro Street Stopford Wentworth Brooke First Spiritual Temple Newbury and Exeter Streets Fred L. H. Wiis James H. Eager Rome Italy South Congregational Cuuncil Exeter Street Hale Boston Copley Square Edward A. Baron Pentor Wll Tremont Temple Emory J. Haynes D.D Wret Cuurch Cambridge and Lynde Streets Francis G. Peabody Allare

Boston Athletic Club Hires Panel for Governing Committee

A special meeting of the Boston Athletic Club appointed a five member committee to present five names for the governing committee. The names will be voted on at the April meeting.

Boston Athletic Club

Use Horsford's Acid Phosphate, Williams Endorses Nerve Tonic

Dr. S L Williams of Clarence Iowa reports success using Horsford's Acid Phosphate as a nerve tonic in neuragic fever uterine difficulties and general tonic applications. He says it is the best nerve tonic he has ever used and recommends it confidently.

Horsford S. L. Williams Clarence Iowa

Sunday Church Notices and Services Across Boston

A roundup of church services and events across Boston and environs. Listings include Rev Brooke Herford at Arlington Street Church, Union Hall lectures by Stoyan K Vatraisky, B Y M C A activities, and multiple congregations detailing sermon topics, communion times, and Sunday schools. Names of ministers, halls, and venues appear across numerous churches.

Also Mentioned on This Page

H. A. Gould & CO. Fail Charles K. Cobb MR. Curran Civil Service Examiners Harvard University Beta Theta Pi Bridgewater Club Keupion Young S—C. W. Penrose H. A. Metz E. L. Bates GC. F. Hannerford A. R. Wright W. W. Old Norfolk P. C. Royce Hartford Gardiner C. H. Osgood Leagiston Leonard A. Morrison Windham N. H. Quincy H. A. Marsh Chicopee John Rogro Kennebunkport F. 8. Ramsey Balmore J. G. Goodrich Port Richmond James A. Hall Columbus John J Powers Rochester N. Y C. A. Palmer St. John F. Bugley EK. Maud Clark Dr. Dench E. Peckham W. C. Merrill Peabody Adams John Shawnn Keane Bancroft End Concord N. H L. V. Poole Windsor C. Walter St. Johnsbury J. L. Ely B. Cross D. W. Gibbs Toledo Henry Demar Cincinnati Rankindee Picky Kan J. M. Hall Marshall Peoria Peoria, Jr; J Mmes Elmira, ; E. Chesrown Akron H. Caldwell Titusville Penn F. Clark Cohoes G. C. Rackett A.nnn Tompkins Rondout John Eitt George E. Dickinson Brunswick Charles N. Tainter W. H James FE Hellman W. L. Gazzam Seattle Wash John Shaw Kingsbury Spence Paul McKay Harker Horton Hake Boston Ce Co Tefton Mulvey Alley Free Clifford Boston Wall Paper Co Oberlander Carstairs Walker Spofford Higgins Ropes Fitchbu Tuttle Litchfield Hood Goldthwaite Edmands Nawn Keefe Boston & Maine RR Rowe Canney Hannah Matthews Clark Royal Arcanuima Greene Conant Kohler Sliss Eastman Gurney Sears Estey Ashley Jacobs Bates Ferrin Place Phenix Brew Campbell Capprell Brew Gallasher Despreaux Lond Mullen Miller Boston & Maine Cleary Carroll Hkridge Morrison Cox Boston & Me Shea Connelly Jones Grief Man Wade Shepard Byal Pati Sixie Hobs’ Co U. S Peilada
Search Courier

Search the Boston Post Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Boston Post?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication