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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Mar 03, 1887

Page

8

Senate Advances Navy Plan With Six Cruisers And Armament

The Senate pushed the naval appropriation bill, replacing two swift cruisers with six protected steel cruisers not under 20 knots, costing up to 9 million, plus 2.88 million for their armament and 6 million for coast defense vessels. Amendments authorize related engines, torpedo boats, armor, and concrete coast defenses, with bids to be near Pacific Gulf or Atlantic coasts as feasible. The measure also authorizes purchase of Ericsson’s Destroyer and approves a national memorial bridge plan.

Senate Committee On the Texas House Hartford Conn Middletown Committee On Appropriations Coasters Harbor Island Newport Gray Pacific Ocean Gulf of Mexico Hale Pacific Coast Atlantic Morgan Gulf Coast Alabama River Mississippi Pensacola John Roach Chester Beck Whitthorne Pacific Oasis Congress Plumb Army Navy Secretary of War Secretary of the Navy Ile House of Representatives Dawes New York Ambrose Snow Chamber of Commerce Board of Piumb United States Navy Department Atlantic Ocean Treasury Interior Waterways and Canal Service John Ericsson Aldrich Yeas Ericsson Conference Committee District of Columbia Hoar Potomac Washington Arlington Lincoln Grant Mahone

Annual Fair at Boffin's Bower Opens With Entertainment

The annual fair at Boffin's Bower on 1031 Washington Street opened last evening with a program by Readers Miss Mark McIlwain and Ella Archer Haddy, pianists Charlotte M. Carter and Master Charles Ames, vocalist Georgia E. Newall, and violinist Mary E. Brookling. The hall was prettily decorated and booths held many fancy articles. large attendance and strong prospects for success noted. Further contributions may be sent to Lower or Macullar Parker & Co.

Boffin Macullar, Parker & Co

District Attorney Proctor Leads Insurance Conspiracy Case

Mrs. Leonard Frost and Bray showed fatigue but listened closely to the district attorney and Judge Mason as the trial adjourned with the jury still undecided.

Proctor Leonard Frost Bray Mason

Digestylin Promises Quick Relief for Dyspepsia

Dr W A Cochranes testimonial claims Digestylin treats acute dyspepsia effectively. Sold by druggists at 1 per bottle or 3 by Kidder & Co manufacturing chemists of John Street New York.

W. A. Cochrane Kidder & Co John Street N.Y

Phillips School Boys Reunion at the Vendome in Boston

President John B Andrew addresses about seventy Phillips School Association members, praising public schools and recalling past masters. The event features remarks by James Hovey, Governor candidates missing, poets, songs, and a debate on crime and citizenship led by Gargan and Galvin, with other speakers concluding the program.

Boston Jake Kentucky John &. Andrew Phillips School Association Vendome Andrew Commonwealth Chicago The Phillips School Ames Senate Halsey J. Boardman Association Boardman New England J. J. Carew Agassiz James Hovey Harlow Perkins Mr. Perkins George Perkins O’brien Thomas J.gargan Mr. Gargan Bartol Andover Princeton Massachusetts

Wedding of I. D. Spitz and Bertha M. Cohen at Warrenton Street Synagogue

The Warrenton Street Synagogue hosted the marriage of I. D. Spitz and Bertha M. Cohen with a large crowd in the body and galleries. Cantor Cholloff led the service, followed by a three quarter hour ceremony under an ornate canopy. The reception at Horticultural Hall drew over six hundred guests and a banquet capped the day.

Warrenton Street I. D. Spitz Bertha M. Cohen West Springfield Street Emrthstone Franco Nash Cholloff Raphael Lasker Centre Isle J. M. Spitz G. W. Spitz James Cohen Leo Cohen Ruth Mark Ernestine Spitz Zip Spitz Edna Spitz Josie Cohen Josie Rosenthal Rabbi Lasker Engish Jennie Patrick Walker Mary How J.C. Barnett Kronberg Mesars H. B. Spitz J. Simons B. M. Wolf B. Strecker A. Bennett al Simons J. Harris Sydney S. Cohen George Cohen Jacob Cohen Horticultural Hall

Intoxicated Conductor Falls From Bay View Car

Richard Bird a new Bay View line conductor became intoxicated and fell from his car in Kneeland street around 11 pm. He was helped to Station 5, searched, and found to carry a punch a billy and 144 dollars. Officials deny any timetable change or ten hour shifts.

South Boston Richard Bird Bay View Kneeland Street Station 5 Coolidge

Cambridge Aldermen Elect Health Official and Sealers

Cambridge board of aldermen elected William J. Marvin health commissioner and B Otis Danforth sealer of weights and measures. A hearing on the Meigs elevated railway location on Broadway drew objections from landowners and a school on Charles Street. The petition was referred to the roads and bridges committee and public officials were appointed before adjournment.

Cambridge Board of Aldermen William J. Marvin B. Otis Danforth Weights and Measures John W. Haines Meigs Elevated Broadway Meigs Elevated Railway Cambridge Samuel Hoar Boston & Albany Railroad Company Binney Street E. B. Hale Charles Street Meigs Road D. A. Buckley Main Street Munroe Charles ' Street Hoar Dudley Cummings John Scully Ward 8 Cambridge Railroad Albany Boston Committee On Peter Shea B. O. Danforth

Pike resigns as Cambridge strike meeting ends with division

At St Paul's Lyceum Hall the Cambridge strike meeting saw Master Workman Pike resign as chairman of the executive committee after a split vote. Some members urged ending the strike as a victory in cost to the road, while the majority refused. C E McGuire was elected to replace him amid talk of a possible torchlight procession.

Cambridge St. Paul's Lyceum Hall Pike 2 . Ag C. E. McGuire

City Notes From Boston Chronicle

Judge Gardner of the Supreme Court retires temporarily for medical reasons and will sail for Europe for several months. A five story factory for Everett Piano Company rises at Wareham and Albany streets in South End. Rev. Julian K. Smythe to lecture five Sundays at the Church of the New Jerusalem Roxbury. Bowker and Torrey marble workers strike for higher pay. Papyrus Club to meet at Revere House with business agenda. Maine farmers’ meeting in the city expected to draw Bodwell Reed Boutelle Milliken Hale and Frye. Loyal Legion dinner at Parker House with 300 members. Homeopathic Medical Society dined at Parker House. Old Hawes Schoolboys Association meal at Young’s. Boston Young Men’s Christian Association to host Stanley’s Africa lectures and a sociable. Rev. James Freeman Clarke reported more comfortable.

Julian K. Smythe Church of the New Jerusalem Roxbury Bowker & Torrey Bowker Street Papyrus Club Revere House Maine Aroostook County Bodwell Reed Boutelle Milliken Hale Frye The Loyal Legion Parker House A. A. Rand Homeopathic Medical Society Old Hawes Schoolboys’ Association Young Africa James Freeman Clarke

Union Chorus Delights Union Hall Audience

A sixty voice concert at Union Hall last evening by The Union Chorus directed by Byron A. Robinson with W Y T Sargent accompanist and Sallie E. Bingham Alta Pease and A H Manning as soloists. They performed O my loves like a red red rose and Bridal Chorus from Rose Maiden with notable taste and expression.

Union Hall Union Chorus Byron A. Robinson W. YT. Sargent Sallie E. Bingham Alta Pease A. H. Manning Robinson Garrett Cowan

Court copyrights Ebers Gallery suit in New York suit

Judge Colt grants a preliminary injunction in the copyright case brought by J. William S. Gottsberger against Dana Estes et al alleging infringement of a book titled Ebers Gallery. Defendants claim the photographs and Ebers works have long been publicly sold in Germany. Attorneys T. L. Livermore and F. P. Fish for complainant and S. J. Elder for defendants.

Germany Colt T. L. Livermore F. P. Fish J. Elder

Supreme Judicial Court Daily Docket March Case List

The Supreme Judicial Court presented several argued cases on March 2 with Justices present including C J Present-iortson and Devens Holmes Gardner. Cases include Gunn vs Cambridge Railroad. Brohn vs Brock. Crocker vs Atwood. Brown vs Ladd. Emery vs Seavey with respective counsel listed.

Supreme Judicial Court Commonwealth Calvin S. Crocker Benjamin S. Atwood P. H. Cooney C. H. Drew John M. Brown George O. Ladd Joseph F. Wiggin I. A. Perry Albert H. Emery Fred H. Seavey RK. C. Moulton H. J. Edwards

Hyde Park building dispute leads to multiple court actions

In No. 1678 and 1680 actions, Locke and Porter sue for $486 for labor and materials on a Hyde Park starch factory building. both sides claim breach of contract and defective work. Testimony concludes with lawyers named. numerous cases listed for later sessions. other dockets include rent suits and personal injuries.

Lyman Locke Et al John M. Porter John M._ Porter Lyman Locke Hyde Park William Gaston UH. W. Naphen Locke L. B. Allen John W. McAvoy Porter Carr Boston Maine R. R. Co Guernsey Sibley Fenno Gay McCaffrey Jennings Pray Bird Mattison Doe Hanson Same Hay Metropolitan Railroad Company Lease Gaylord Digney Hall Daley Trowbridge Morrison Buttrick Hate Nims I. R. Clark H. G. Parker George Tidgerwell Harriet A. Munson Purchase Street L. J. Drake P. B. Kiernan Mumford Boston Ice Company Rowe Canning Holland Va Barton Ellis Croston Wright Artecum Miller’s River P. Company Haynes McKeen Jones Pratt Ganners Corning Page Griffiths Emery Mitchell Stanley Drain McLeen Perkins Hendrey Allen Hunt Mahoner Boston & Lowell Brown Gonners Dowry

Court schedules jury waived cases and new parsonage plan

The court will reconvene tomorrow for jury waived matters listing cases including 1704 Connors v McCormick and others with numerous parties. Judge Dexter Richards has purchased the Methodist Episcopal parsonage on Main Street Newport NH and plans a new pavilion library building on the site at an estimated cost between 10 000 and 12 000 dollars.

Connors McCormick Same Naylor Nash Dexter Richards Methodist Episcopal Parsonage Main Street Newport N. H Pudio

Lost Public Men Warn of Kidney Disease Cure via Hunt's Remedy

An English visitor notes the deaths of Sumner Wilson Phillips and Logan among many public figures and warns kidney disease is widespread. The piece urges early treatment with Hunt's Remedy, citing several anecdotal successes and stressing kidneys as the first stage of Bright's disease.

America Sumner Wilson Phillips Washburn Carpenter John A. Logan Manning Butler Blaine Bright Greenwood Kanawha Hunt Charles Pike Waterbury Conn

Railroad bonds sold by Missouri Trust Company firms

Several issues of first mortgage thirty year railroad gold bonds and real estate debenture bonds are sued by the Missouri Trust Company and other well known corporations. The bonds are described as safe and popular investments with principal and interest guaranteed.

Missouri Trust Company

Murderer Wanted Alert From Bridgeport Police

Cleveland firm advertises a murder warrant for Jacob Brown of Bridgeport. Police report Brown, 30, 5 ft 6 in, 150 pounds, dark brown skin, blue sack coat and dark pants, sought for killing his wife.

Jacob Brown Bridgeport Small W. E. Marsh Conn Brown

Mortgage foreclosures and insolvencies in Boston and beyond

Thomas and Nichols of Boston report foreclosure on a $200 stock mortgage. Standard Lining Company creditors meet as Henry T. Hall reports unsecured liabilities of $14,853 with $9,700 secured. available unsecured assets total $3,829. Several assignments and offers on the dollar are listed including Milton Bonney & Co and others.

Thomas & Nichols Elliot Street Boston P. Walsh & Son New York Herman Rosenbaum Leaf Tobacco Emil Polivka & Co Montreal Ormsby & Sweeney West Broadway Standard Lining Company Henry T. Hall J. K. Stewart Columbus Milton, Bonney & Co Lawrence Grain and Produce George H. Carter Tullahana Tenn Jeweler J. S. Crocker Whalesale Fish L. H. Nowell Williamston N. C Wolcott & Moore Rochester N. Y Data and Furs H. H. Ailey Nations Moravia

Dr Munhall Evangelistic Meetings At Clarendon Street Church

Large crowds attended yesterday at the Clarendon Street Baptist Church for Dr Munhall's evangelistic sessions. Afternoon work focused on Christian Unity and Love with a call for Christian women to volunteer for church outreach. over one hundred ladies organized for visitation of non-church members. Evening services featured a 7:30 praise meeting led by Professor Towner and a sermon on How shall we escape if we neglect so great salvation from Hebrews iii 2.

Clarendon Street Baptist Church Munhall Professor Towner Munhail

Salem Club Signs New Players and Court Adjourns

Manager Fessenden of the Salem Base Ball Club signs P. H. Murphy of Fall River as out fielder Michael Coughin and Jerry Sweeney of last year’s Salems at short and first base The Superior Criminal Court for Essex county has been in session here and adjourned yesterday.

Fessenden Salem P. H. Murphy Fall River Michael Coughin Salems Jerry Sweeney Superior Criminal Court Essex County

Local Patent Medicines Advertised in 19th Century Page

Hale's Honey praised as best cough cure while Glenn's Sulphur Soap promises beautifying effects. German Corn Remover targets corns and bunions, Hill's Hair and Whisker Dye offered in black or brown. Pike's Toothache Drops claim relief in one minute, Beaw's Rheumatic Pills marketed as a sure cure. Og

Hale Glenn Hill Pike

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