Mass hearing on dog muzzling bill draws 300 at State House
A Massachusetts legislative committee hearing on a year round dog muzzle bill drew more than three hundred people, mainly women, at the State House Green Room. Remonstrants led by George S. Angell argued the dangers of hydrophobia and sheep predation, while supporters urged strict controls and bonds. Senator Robbins spoke in favor of the petitioners as testimonies concluded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Robbins
Legislative Committee On Agriculture
State House
Angell
Gun Club
State Board of Health
Abbott
Massachusetts
Great West
Mr. Angell
Selecten
Noyes
City Hospital
Corea
Thomas
Allston
Elbridge Torrey
Paul
Dillaway
FE. B. Sears
Melrose Kennels
Knright
John
Heferen
William Kasett
Moley
Platt
Brown
John M. Forbes
W. E. L. Dillaway
New Bedford
Arthur Ricketson
Dr. Holmes
Lexington
Ricketson
Holmes
Oliver W. Robbins
Berkshire
Biting Dogs and Muzzle Legislation
A dog owner urges stricter laws to muzzle dogs that bite, arguing repeat bites risk neighbors and children. The letter cites six bites in three years from five local dogs, noting only the two most dangerous were killed after repeated incidents. The author calls for legal rights to force muzzles to protect the community and children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State House
Encampment Hearings Outline G A R Arrangements
A Boston city council hearing on National Encampment preparations drew many interested figures. Massachusetts department commander George Hinnis reported on plans while ex-commander George Merrill projected sixty thousand marchers and a 112000 budget. State and city pledges were discussed with 50000 from the Commonwealth and 25000 from Boston under consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commmon
Grand Army of the Republic
George. Hinnis
Massachusetts
George S. Merrill
Commonwealth
City of
Boston
Charles C. Collin
Wilson
Board of Aldermen
Allen
Common Council
Grand Army
The Practical Politician and Mr Saltonstall
A letter war over public service and political labels unfolds as readers debate the role of a dedicated public figure. One writer defends Saltonstall against Mugwump and practical politician attacks, urging proper honor for principled governance.
Park's Hotel Bosworth Street Coffee Delights
GI CH COFFEE AS THEY GIVE YOU AT Park's Hotel Bosworth Street offers breakfast or after dinner service, a draw for visitors and locals alike seeking a quality caffeine stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park’s
Bosworth Street
The Citizens Association of Boston Year In Review
The second annual executive committee report outlines 1889 actions in Boston. It details efforts to curb overhead wire dangers with a proposed electrical control board, publishing nightly voter lists, returning deceased voters to city registrars, and transferring public institution oversight to a paid three member commission. It notes favorable Supreme Court rulings, battles with Simmons and Wilson, and the Tremont Meter Co. It also cites debates on street and public works policy and taxation, with numerous other civic considerations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citizens’ Association of Boston
Commonwealth
Association
Chicago
Philadelphia
Berlin
Boston
Simmons and Wilson
Fisher Hill
Tremont Meter Company
Supreme Court
J. Putnam Bradlee
Board of Public Works
Common Council
London
Orchard Park
Roxbury
Constitutional Law Talk At Boston Church Meeting
The Boston Political Class met at the Church of the Disciples with Mrs. H R Shattuck presiding. G H Fall of Boston University gave an address on The Constitutional Law of the United States The Latest Phase in the Record of Legal Evidence, tracing law from patriarchal rites to Roman civil law and feudal influences, then comparing English and European governance to the U S constitutional framework.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Church of the Disciples
H. R. Shattuck
G. H. Fall
Boston University
United States
Supreme Court of the
Fall
England
Europe
Merchants Association Reaches Washington for Tariff and Legislation
Boston Merchants' Association held its monthly meeting at Young's Hotel with President Lane presiding. Chairman Leeson reported progress from delegates in Washington securing a 10 percent tariff reduction on telescope glass discs for Alvan Clark & Sons and an appropriation item for transporting small bills to the Boston sub treasurer. The group pressed the Messinley and Home Market Club bills, and hearings on railroad stock sales were noted. Eminent counsel to appear in the final Torrey bankruptcy bill argument. about $3000 subscribed for the fund. Names Reteteg for membership: N. W. Rice & Co. and E. L. Sprague & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Merchants’ Association
Young’s Hotel
Lane
Leeson
Washington
Treasury Department
Alvan Clark & Sons
Cambridge
Boston
New York Sub-Treasury
Ways and Means Comittee
Messinley
Home Market Club
Jones
Trasportation Committee
State House
Railroad Committee
Moore
St. Louis
Merchants’ Association
N. W. Rice & Co
E. L. Sprague & Co
Electricity Failure Halts City Trolleys For An Hour
The electric fluid vanished across Grove Hall Cambridge West Boston Bridge Allston Chestnut Hill and nearby lines last night plunging trolleys into darkness for about sixty minutes. Platforms and horse cars aided by Tremont Street locations attempted to ease the blockade until power returned. Officials offered no definitive cause though belts at the Harrison Avenue powerhouse are suspected to have slipped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grove Hall
Cambridge
West Boston Bridge
Aulston
Chestnut Hill
Park Square
Tremont Street
Tremont House
Shawmut Avenue
Dorchester
Herotic
Charles and
Cambridge Streets
Allston
Post
Harrison Avenue
Cadet theatricals draw Boston’s fashionable crowd
Among after-master festivities none are awaited with greater anticipation than the Cadet theatricals at the Boston Theatre on April 11 and 12. The entertainments always attract a fashionable audience, and this year’s promises a brighter gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Theatre
Excursion to Washington by Hartshorn and Cheney
Hartshorn and Cheney offer an Easter excursion to Washington for eight days at 45 dollars. The trip departs Boston via Fall River line on April 3, with Friday dinner in Philadelphia at Wanamaker's. Registered stay at Ebbitt House includes five and a half days in Washington and tours to Arlington Heights and Mt Vernon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hartshorn & Cheney
Boston
Fall River
New York
City Notes Highlight Lincoln Era Lectures and Meetings
Tonight the last Star Course lecture presenting Ireland Under Coercion and a Celtic peasantry view by Robarts Harper. Ward 14 Republican Club held a 100-couple social at Gray's Hall with Edmonds's Orchestra. Barrows spoke on Prison Reform at Mt Bowdoin reading room. Rev Collyer to lecture next Saturday on Friend Jacob Bright and His Son John at 18 Boylston. Rubber boot and shoe makers met at Argonaut Club for discussion. no vote. Woman's Free Hospital receives a $10,000 donation from Miss Bradlee. Rev L J Lansing spoke on Grant at People's Church with uniform G A R present. Casino Club beats Boston Athletic Assoc in bowling at Norfolk House. No Merchants' Week this year. September meeting omitted due to G A R encampment. Kate Gannett Wells to speak on Practical Ethics at Y M C U. Ramabai Association to meet at Trinity Chapel with Ramabai letters and other addresses. Kajanka ends its Boston Theatre run. Brass Monkey opens Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland
Robarts Harper
Ward 14
Republican Club
Gray’s Hall
I Street
O. W. Chenery
Edmonds
J. Barrows
Mt. Bowdoin
Robert Collyer
New York
Young Men’s Christian Union
Boylston Street
Jacob Bright
John
Rubber Boot and
Argonautn Club
Woman’s Free Hospital
Springfield Street
Miss Bradlee
L J. Lansing
Worcester
People’s Church
General Grant
Norfolk House
Casino Club
Boston Athletic Association
Merchants
Boston Merchants’ Week Association
Friends
Kate Gannett Wells
Boston
Phillips Brooks
Ramabai Association
Trinity Chapel
Ramabai
Parker Dies by Self-inflicted Shot in Beacon Street Flats
John Brooks Parker, prominent Massachusetts militia figure and social club member, died at about 5 AM in his No 6 Beacon Street apartments from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. Despondency and illness were given as causes. He left a brother Charles in Ashburton Place and a cancer-stricken sister at St Margarets Hospital. Parker had long service in the Cadets and Second Brigade staff, was a crack shot with numerous medals, and was active with Puritan, Eastern Yacht, and Boston Athletic clubs. He resigned last year due to illness and spent time abroad before returning as a private in the First Corps of Cadets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Brooks Parker
Massachusetts
Beacon Street
England
Parker
Second Brigade
Europe
First Corps of Cadets
Puritan
Eastern Yacht
Boston Athletic Clubs
Massachusetts Rite Association
Supreme Court Docket Summary March 5
The Supreme Judicial Court list for March 5 shows cases including Anak R. P. Smith v Henry Brown et al and Oscar L. Stillings v Arthur Timmins with assigned counsel. Other filings include Dover Stamping Co v B B Noyes and Frank A. Ashcroft v Simon Simmons, with numerous order numbers noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Judicial Court
Commonwealth
Finup, Devens
W. Allen
Holmes and Knowron, Jr
Anak R. P. Smith
Henry Brown
L. D. Brandirs
W. H. Dunbar
J. G. Robinson
Oscar L. Stillings
Arthur Timmins
Same
H.G. Nichols
C. K. Cobb
J. M. Hall
Frank A. Ashcroft
Simon
Superior Court Listings and Case Verdicts
March 1889 session reports verdict for Llewellyn Howe against Boston Ice Co for 2500 damages after an August 6 incident at 177 Shawmut Ave. Other entries include Blackstone National Bank suit over promissory notes, and multiple docketed civil actions with brief notes on defenses and attorneys. Notices cover court schedule and session division with cases numbered 4288 through 4712 under various judges and dockets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Llewellyn Howe
Boston Ice Company
Shawmut Avenue
T. Riley
W. H. Baker
Jd. Lowell, Jr
Blackstone National Bank
Alice H. Davis
W. L. Davis
F. J. Fitz
E.R. Anderson
Boynton
Waterhouse
Dane Royal Arcannat
Morrissey
Hosmer
Bownon
Claflin
Keenan
Helm
MecLiughlie
Ringboldt
O'Neil
BR. B
Dinna
Collins
Almy
Ulmer
Connelly
Curran
Thomas
West End RR
Brockton Superior Court Docket and Verdicts
March 5 Plymouth county docket lists Mulley Estes vs City of Brockton for personal injuries from an highway obstruction with verdict for plaintiff at 8100 dollars. Ada A. Barrows represents plaintiff. H Wingman for defendant. Also Ada A. Barrows vs Town of Middleboro in progress for damages to horse and carriage from a defective highway. Various case listings follow including Hathway v Perkins and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior Civil Court
Plymouth County
Brockton
Insolvency Court Actions Near Norfolk adjourns and appointments
In Norfolk insolvency court Brown, Steese & Clarke adjourned third meeting to first Wednesday in April. Charles M. Adams of Medway received an adjourned third meeting and discharge with no dividend. Joseph J. Sipping of Quincy had a first meeting continued two weeks. Eben Baker of Walpole had a first meeting. Frank G. Holcomber of Boston named as assignee. Sanford Woollen Company of Medway had first meeting. J. S. Wright of Boston appointed assignee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk Ss
Dedham
White, J
Brown, Steese & Clarke
Charles M. Adams
Medway
Joseph J. Sipping
Quincy
Eben Baker
Walpole
Frank G. Holcomber
Boston
Sanford Woollen Company
J. S. Wright
Probate Court Grants Multiple Wills and Admin Appointments
In Norfolk the probate court on March 5 allowed many wills and appointed executors or administrators. Bonds ranged from 50 000 to 75 000 with names including Laura A Ellis Willard P Clark David McKew Samuel Allen Sarah A Bailey Jesse H Freeman Mary Sullivan Samuel and Amory Eliot Wales B Thayer and others. Several estates received letters of administration and accounts were approved, detailing fiduciary bonds and designated heirs or beneficiaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Dedham
Waite
J. Wills
Laura A. Ellis
Millis
Willard P. Clark
Bond
David McKew
Walpole
Samuel Allen
Sarah A. Bailey
Jesse H. Freeman
Weiltleet
Louisiana K. Freeman
Daniel Vaughan
Canton
Bridget Kelliher
Simeon Edel
Norwood
Sarah A. Oldham
Frank J. Rogers
Nellie MM. McNamee
James Kearney
Thomas P. Murray
Christina M. Robinson
Macfield
George A. Blake
Wellesley
Estate accounts and appraisals in area probate matters
Probate notices report first and final accounts for guardians and executors across multiple towns. Appraisals list real and personal estate values for John Lynch Hyde Park Thomas Amory Roxbury and others. Several administrators, guardians and adopters are named with roles in Medway Canton Norwood Weymouth and surrounding communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Lynch
Hyde Park
Henry D. Potter
Julia
Alice M
Emma J. Gardner
George Herbert Potter
Foxboro
Benjamin W. Harris
Albert K. Teele
Walter Baker
Dorchester
Ellen F. Clark
Louisa M. Gardner
Medfield
Erastus Worthington
John ‘I. Gorton
Henry D. Pettee
David Pettee
Charles V. Clay
Charity A. Clay
Canton
Catherine P. Twichell
Ginery Twichell
Brookline
Robert Codman
C. H. Parker
F.C. Welch
Jamess. Warren
E.T. L. Warren
Thomas Amory
Roxbury
Samuel FE. Pond
Lois Plympton
Medway
George R. Drake
David Hunt
Asa Hunt
Weymouth
Lucius C. Mann
Joseph Mann
Randolph
William
Nellie M McNamee
Norwood
Lena
Annie Rogers
Bond v Shephard slander damages in Essex court
In Superior Civil Court Essex with March 5 session Thompson J notes action for damages to personal character at 2000 with slanderous utterances. Plaintiff seeks 800 damages. Brickett for plaintiff Sanborn for defendant. Also listing administratrix Mary Ryan v Naumkeag Street Railway Co for death of Michael Ryan from a Salem car incident December 21 1888 with general denial defense. Attorneys Hurlburt Fuller for plaintiff Moulton for defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Essex Ss
Lawrence
Thompson
Mary B. Bond
Lorenzo H. D. Shepherd
B. Il
Brickett
J. C. Sanborn
Mary Ryan
Naumkeag Street Railway Company
Michael Ryan
Salem
H. F. Hurlburt
A. Fuller
H. P. Moulton
Foreign Mortgage Loans Report Shows Feeding of Capital Abroad
The commissioner of foreign mortgage corporations released his first annual report. Seventy five companies filed sworn returns showing capital of 22.8 million dollars with 3.8 million in surplus and guaranty funds. First mortgages total 54.98 million while second mortgages amount to 4.85 million. Defaulted interest over sixty days stands at 1.14 million. The report notes bulk of capital tied in non-interest bearing second mortgages and describes practices to inflate first mortgage sizes to cover interest and commissions. It calls for prohibition or strict supervision of foreign lenders operating in the state to curb higher returns abroad and lower costs for local borrowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foreign Mortgage Corporations
Commonwealth
Massachusetts
Independent Women Voters Fair Promises Grand Success
The Independent Women Voters fair opens Tuesday March 11 at 5 pm with an antiquarian supper and historic costumes. Notables from the public school movement will attend, and street groups will host tables across the city. A children’s entertainment is slated for Saturday afternoon as funds aid the 1890 campaign. Tickets are sold at Tremont Temple Room 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Revere Street
Tremont Temple
Fatal Fall Ends Life Of Charlestown Laborer At Winslow's Wharf
James McGrady a laborer residing at 14 Charles River avenue Charlestown fell from a coal run at Winslow's wharf yesterday afternoon fracturing his skull He was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital where he died at 730 last evening The incident occurred in Charlestown and authorities reported the death as a result of the fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James McGrady
Charles River Avenue
Charlestown
Winslow’s Wharf
Massachusetts General Hospital
No Lady Should Be Without The Celebrated Remedies
Dr. Charles Craig offers cures for flatulent dyspepsia bloating urinary ailments Bright's disease and liver complaints. The remedies are especially advised for women prone to bloating to restore a natural form and return to their girlhood shape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Craig
Bright
Weekly Post Promotes Abroad Subscriptions
The paper urges readers to mail weekly Post copies to friends abroad or in the country for 1.00 a year, describing a Friday ready issue with weekly news, editorials, varied articles, a literary page, and a story titled Nino Diablo, including an interview with William E. Russell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William E. Russell
Prices Realized At Auction Of John A. Lewis Library
Auction room activity drew a large crowd as C F Libbie & Co. sold parts of the late John A Lewis library. Top prices included a 1483 Obruger Bible with gold finish at 78 dollars, a 1676 sermon by William Hubbard at 26, and a 18 by 19 inch choral mass book at 62 dollars. Cotton Mather works and a Massachusetts Bay colony papers collection also sold well, with one item bringing 1960 dollars and another 45.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Lewis
C. F. Libbie & Co
Nurnberg
William Hubbard
Ipswich
Boston
Massachusetts Bay
Cotton Mather
New England
Boston Symphonic Club reorganizes as New York Harmonic Club
Alfred de Seve writes from Boston on March 6 1890 about disorganization rumors surrounding the Boston Symphonic Orchestral Club. He says the ensemble split from manager Bachert and will perform as the New York Harmonic Club with Miss Augusta Ohrstrom staying, while Bachert’s artists are free to join the New York Philharmonic or New York Harmonic Club next season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Symphony Orchestral Club
Bachert
de Seve
New York Harmonic Club
Augusta Ohrstrom
Also Mentioned on This Page
Committee ON Agriculture
MR. Saltonstall
Saltonstall
THE
Citizens’ Association
George H. Fall
Young
Cadet Theatricals
J. Brooks Parker
Sason
Edward Lynch
J. W. Moore
Hanover Street
S. J. Thomas
J. A. McGeough
Maria Garofolo
Joseph Catalda
P. E. Mulvey
James H. Wolff
Bridget Bradford
Edgewood Street
J. G. Holt
J.J. Corbett
Robert M. Nason
Bradford
Rice
Bartlett
Dobbins
Old Col
Thayer
Church
Austin
Dunbar
Crocker
Wood
Barrett
Tee Oe M
Phenix Brewing Co
Lyons
Thomdlike Ve Hink
Moors
Lager
Arton
Jewell
Supple
Ayer
North
Norris
Bereshein
Lathrop, J
George W. Adams
Henry C. Bellows
Beachmont
J. J. Feeley
I. E. Barry
Adams
Bellows
Mosby
Foy
Iowers
Cohen
Ryder
Barker
Lord
Proctor
Cofran
Shepard
Sprague
Berhen
Weld
Perkins
Harris
All
O' Neil
Feeley
McGilvray
Denton
SOO
Pratt F. Co
Loring
Carter
Cotting
Fietcher
Fitch
Crowe
Grimmons
Crawford
Judd
Morse
Morrill
Urns
Lowe
Fraser
Murphy
Livz—Egan
Hathaway v. Perkins
Conboye
Holbrook
American Box Machine Co
V. G. Inman
G. I. Inman
H. Inman
American Jsex Machine Co
Edson
Eve
Gardner
Eer
Merrillt
Kelsey
Curis
Kiley
G. O. Taylor
G. QO. Taylor
Chester H. Graves & Sons
Oak Grove Farm
Ruggles Street
Main St
Cambridgeport
ENO Deablo
the Post
Weekly Post
Post Publishing CO
van Houien
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