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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Mar 04, 1890

Page

2

Town Meetings Across Commonwealth Vote No License Widely

A large majority of seventy five to one hundred towns held town meetings on a March Monday and voted down liquor licenses in most cases. Athol and Orange granted a street railway franchise, Marlboro seeks sewer funding, and Acton accepts a Memorial Library gift. Several towns elected women to school boards and boosted appropriations for schools, libraries, charities, and public works.

Commonwealth Easton Dracut Winthrop Marlboro Athol Orange Milton Edward Cunningham Acton Acton Centre W. A. Wilde Anpnovern Peter D. Smith S. H. Boutweil J. S. Stark G. A. Putnam G. A. Parker Ashland J. H. Ballcome Ef.t. Billings Adrian Foote J. A. Balcom C. E. Loring George W. White Elias Grout P. Manning Franklin Enslin H. Greenwood G. E. Whittemore D. Witt Ashburnham Arlington Winfield Durgin George D. Tufts George D. Moore B. D. Locke W. N. Winn G. W. Austin W. W Rawson Timothy O'Leary J.C. Holmes Edmund W. Noyes George W. Lane W. G. Peck Pratt Fund George Hill, Jr Public Richard L Howard RB. White W. TF. Stevens G. RR. Keyes P. Wetherbee C. B. Robbins John White A. GC. Handley F. F. Noyes M. H. Cutler L. C. Taylor A.C. Handley William D. Tuttle J. K. W. Wetherbee H. J. Hapgood Wetherbee C. E. Williams D. C. Harris Amesbury A. M. Huntington D. J. Marston W. E. Carr J. H. Blackstock Frank Tuxbury Hiram Walker Samuel Eaton Board of Health J. A Varnum Fletcher Benjamin 5 Holt Edward Haskins Mrs. Jonche Underwood Barre Braintrek Samuel Bates Andrew J. Bates Ansell O. Clark Nathaniel F. Hunt Danvers A. P. White J. Peale Daniel P. Pope Otis F. Putnam Chaunceys Ricards Addison P. Learoyd Newton L. Turner A. Frank Welch Woodbury G. Frost Francis H Gayton M. Hall Jo G. Hubbard Michael Whelton Charles Stickney Rep Charles E. McCarthy Dem Roswell S$. Fox John Ames Michael Collins George E. Conway George M. Clarke Dracut “Navy Yard Collinsville Dracut Navy Yard Lowell Dedham Thomas F. Murray George A. Southgate Francis L. Labcock Alonzo W. Cheever Don Gleason Hill Lewis H. Kingsbury Trustees Public Library James M. Ellis Henry P. Quincy Robert J. Johnson Frederick DP. Ely Charles LE Shriver George G. Withington Hiram Williams George Copeland Henry W. Heath Lincoln Drake Kranklin George Wiggin J. J. McCarthy Charles Stewart Henry Ruggles Henry R. Jenks A. A. Fletcher William E. Nason Eugene N. Shain George KE. Emerson Warren A. Bright C. Milton Allen Nelson EK. Newell William Rockwood George King Mary A. Wiggin William FE. Nason Walter M. Wisher Georgetown H. M. Harriman Sherman Nelson James Donovan Brotherton Martin O. Noyes Charles W. Hoyt Samuel K. Herrick H. Howard Noyes E. Tyler Sherman Nelson Walter M. Brewster How Samuel T. Poor Henry P. Poor A. J. Hoskins Greenfield B. Noyes Osgood David Simons Greene G. H. Kaulback the Key A. A. Brooks William Fearing Starks Whiton Edward T. Hoave H. Robbins Frederick M. Percy Charles A. Dorr Andrew J. Gardner James H. Robbins W. W. Percy J. Winthrop Spooner H. E. Spaulding C. A. Corr Robert Bleakie Amos H. Brainard Stephen D. Balkam Frederick N. Tirrell George L. Eldridge George Sanford Henry C. Stark David Perkins Charles G. Chick Andrew Washburn Edward Hatheway Henry HB. Miner Hayward Charles 5 Norris John James P. Bills Damiel F. Wood Charles C. Hayes Henry K.yerry Henry 5. Bunton Wallace K. Lovell Charles F. Morrison Arthur Bass Hu Yu Z. P. Harrrington Frederick W. Burr Z. T. Harrington F. W. Burr William H. Litchfield David O. Wade Francis McKann W. H. Litchfield D. O. Wade W. F.taylor Eugene Mitchell John H. Smith Francis H. Cleverly Charles H. Quinn H. Cleverly Edward O’connor W. Cooper Curtis Ralph E. Joslyn Savillian Arnold W. H. Small Benjamin Dearborn George B. Cochran Abram Tyler William H.trow Henry P. Andrews Frank H. Chamberlain Susan Cox Huppampston Ipswich Curtis Damon Aaron Lord W. &. Lord T. F. Waters J. H. Cogswell William Lord E. Goodhue Kingston John F. Holmes William H. Burgess John EF. Helmes F. Elbridge Atwood David Delano Benjamin P. Barstow Henry B. Maglaughlin John N. Drew Lewis D. Bryant Nahum Bailey Azel H. Sampson Leander Cole Lunenburg Lricksterr Mr.Rose Levi Ss. Gould John P. Deering Charlies W. Higgins John Larrabee George Newhall Addison Lane John R. Norton Henry A. Leonard Dexter Pratt William H. Miller Henry J. Fields John Singer, Jr Martha Ddale John O. Norris Sarah W. Bradbury Marlaboro George A. Howe Peter B. Murphy A. C. Weeks HH. Howe J. W. McDonald D. W. Costrove W. O'Connor Napoleon Richards Loren Arnold W. D. Doyle W. S. Richardson Camille Cote J.J. Shaughnessy B&k. F J. J. O'Brien W. L. Laughlin George Mariel Francis C. Curtis William H. Colby George W. Sargent M. G. Clement Bailey Sargent O. E. Little W. ©. Russell I. D. Ashley Ellen Guinnison Felix Rackemann Henry &. Martin John H. Emerson John P. 8 Churchill J. Frank Pope H. P. Jaques M.D M. V. Pierce Nathan Godfrey Public Library A. K. Teele A. L. Hollingsworth F. Fr Charles J. Flint Boston Committee On Library NorthuBoro Nokwoop Poor and Board of Health George H. Morse Frank A. Thales Tyler ‘Uhayer Francis Tinker Charles Ek. Pond Edgar EF Robie Eugene E. Winslow Walter S. Hull James IT. Manning W. Morse Lyman F. Bigelow Petersham Princeton Plymptron John Sherman William Perkins Frank P. Wilbur George V. Randall Florence Baker H. FE. Sherman Paxton Revere Burnham A. B. Curtis Young A. H. Kimball Lown G. Arthur Lapley Frank H. Dow C.F. Penno J. Y. Morrison Thomas P. Somes Charles Young J.C. Walbourns Warren Fenno H. T. Reed John C. Barrett O. N. .Enerson N. F. Mayo E. G. Paine, Jr Patrick Mitchell C. F. Fenno L. L. Bullard S. A. Hall W. H. Marson J. P. Lewis IT. Murphy I. G. Hill Rutland Sharon Sanford Waters Billings Joel P. Hewins Silas A. Stone George H. Bixon Benjamin Gannett Calvin F. Allen Silas Poole James W. Hemenway E. E. Marshall KE. E. Naramore B. I. Rhoades Efrom Morse Shrewsbury Tewksbury J. L. Burtt Albert J. Trail J. H W. Farmer John H. Chandier FE. W. Clark E. S. Averill J. H. Towne J. D. Hood J.B. Poor J. H. Gould Whrymouth Henry A. Nash Jacob F. Dizer George A. Cushing Leonard V. Thrill, Jr Clarence Howe Wilmot Cleverly John P. Burrell Gilman B. Loud J. Clarence Howe Joseph A. Cushing County of Suffolk John Kelly Dorchester Avenue Markham Ashael Glover Thram Glover Kelly

Mysterious Civil Service Probe Hearings Continue

Washington March 3 The House committee probing Civil Service Commission charges heard from Flynn principal of the Ivy Institute who reported three men visited him seeking a written denial of his prior testimony. One caller identified as W W Ashby threatened violence. Flynn posted warrants but could not locate Ashby. Dabney testimony and the Shidy case were discussed as Commissioners Lyman Roosevelt and Thompson testified and Paul of Milwaukee recounted post office civil service administration with no new information arising.

Washington Civil Service Commission House Committee Flynn Ivy Institute W. W. Ashby Ashby Dabney Lyman Roosevelt Thompson Shidy Paul Milwaukee

Suburban Company Loses Mandamus Case Over Poles in Boston

The Suburban Light & Power Company failed to compel the Boston Aldermen to grant rights for erecting poles and wiring. Judge Field sustained the demurrer, ruling the matter lies within Aldermen discretion not reviewable by the court. Petitioners may appeal within thirty days to the full Supreme Court bench.

Richardson Supreme Court Board of Aldermen Suburban Light & Power Company Boston Field

Boston Climate Shapes Brooks Remarks On Cities

Rev Phillips Brooks compares Philadelphia Boston and New York climates and social temperaments in a March report. He notes Philadelphia and Boston nurture warm affectionate yet reserved and rigid traits while New York’s cosmopolitanism fosters liberal outlooks through cross city contact.

Philadelphia Phillips Brooks Boston New York

Supreme Court affirms Mississippi segregation ruling in railroad case

The Supreme Court of the United States affirmed the Mississippi Supreme Court ruling against the Louisville New Orleans and Texas Railway Company in a case about a Mississippi law requiring separate cars for white and colored passengers. The Court found the Mississippi statute applied to intrastate commerce and did not involve interstate regulation, upholding the state ruling. Justice Brewer delivered the opinion with assent from Justices Harlan and Bradley.

Washington Supreme Court of the United States Louisville, New Orleans & Texas Railway Company Mississippi Supreme Court of Mississippi Brewer Astices Harlan and Bradley

A New Course of Lectures at Huntington Hall by Ware

William Rotch Ware opened his Huntington Hall course on Equestrian Monuments with a broad, engaging talk on art funding and public sculpture. He praised Washington’s statue in Boston Public Garden and noted three upcoming works by Shaw, Revere, and Sheridan, comparing US, French, British, and German approaches to civic sculpture.

Huntington Hall William Rotch Ware Ware Boston Washington Nee To Ball R. G. Shaw Paul Revere General Sheridan America France Est Fremier Mercier Dubois Jeanne d’Arc Cavour Victor Emmanuel Italy Garibaldi England Duke of Wellington George Washington United States Wyatt John Burnie Sir John Steele Germany William I Wellington

Obituary for James O. Curtis of Medford and other deaths

James O. Curtis, aged eighty six, longtime Medford citizen and shipbuilder, died suddenly. Born November 1, 1804 in Scituate, he helped launch Curtis & Co and built seventy eight vessels, serving in town offices and as Tufts trustee. He leaves a widow. Also reported are the deaths of Samuel K. Swan, Hiram Smith, and Nathaniel Hanscom, with brief notes on their careers and ages.

James O. Curtis Medford Mr. Curtis Scituate Curtis & Co Laconia Cincinnati Curtis Board of Selectmen Tufts College Medford Savings Bank Samuel K. Swan Providence R. L Bristol State Board of Public Works Hiram Smith Cross Street East Somerville Bright Boston Somerville Nathaniel Hanscom Portsmouth

Commercial Wharf Company Annual Meeting Officers Named

At the annual meeting held today the Commercial Wharf Company elected Eben Bacon as President and directors Charles F. Shimimin Francis H. Jenney H. H. Coolidge James Emery Jr. John H. Reed. Charles L. Hayward Jr. was chosen clerk and treasurer.

The Commercial Wharf Company Eben Bacon Charles F. Shimimin Francis H. Jenney H. H. Coolidge James Emery, Jr John H. Reed Charles L. Hayward, Jr

Kilrain Case Upheld by Supreme Court in Purvis Jail Sentence

Jackson Miss March 3 The Supreme Court affirmed the lower court sentence for Jake Kilrain two months in Purvis county jail and a $200 fine. A decision in the Sullivan case will be issued next Monday.

Jackson, Miss Supreme Court Jake Kilrain Purvis Sullivan

The Folly of Gerrymandering In Politics

A Philadelphia Ledger editorial argues that gerrymandering is a perpetual blunder, claiming politicians bias districts to gain votes and must answer to the people. It notes Ohio’s proposed gerrymander as a continuing retaliatory trend and condemns the tactic as short lived and self-defeating.

Ohio Philadelphia Ledger Ind

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