Whipple loses as liquor bill and rail petitions fail
The Senate defeats Whipple's hotel exemption bill by 27 to 2. A Boston school committee reorganization bill is rejected 126 to 21. A stabilization measure for city stables is amended and advanced. Franchising control for Boston highways is sent to the General Court. A sectarian funds issue is tabled as the liquor bill is killed. Railroad petitions withdrawn after Estey claims forgeries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
J. Reed Whipple
Joshua B. Holden
John Quinn, Jr
Hayes
Charlestown
Holden
Whipple
la Touraine
Quirk
Boston
School Committee of
Lawrence
General Court
House
Hanson
Brockton
Liquor Law Committee
Estey
Boston Elevated Railway
Boston Elevated
Railroads timetable for Boston to New York and coastal points
Old Colony system timetable details from Boston to New York New Haven Providence and coastal towns with departures from Park Square and Kneeland Street station. Notes list through cars parlor seating sleeping car berths and special tickets. Station agents H Palmer J G Allen GPO L Connor A Kendall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New Haven
New London
Shore Line
Middletown
Willimantic
Air Line Limited
Stonington
Norwich
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Washington
Stemmer
Maryland
Providence
Ball River
Newport
Fall River
New Bedford
Cottage City
Kneeland Street
Plymouth
Whitman
Cohasset
Provincetown
Chatham
Myannis
Wooms Hole
AGE City
Antucket
Heave Buston & Albany
Maelbory
Buchburg
Leominster
Clinton
Old State House
Park Square Station
Ally
H. Palmer
Boston
J. G. Allen
L. Connor
Kendall Pass
Bonifaces Set June 8 Boston Hotel Men Convention
The Boston branch of the Hotel Men's Mutual Benefit Association plans a major gathering on June 8. An executive committee was named at Crawford House with members from Holyoke to North Adams, led by chairman George H. Bowker and treasurer Herbert H. Barnes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Hotel Men's Mutual Benefit Association
Crawford House
George H. Bowker
Hamilton
Holyoke
George H. Rimbach
Albert Geiger
F. §. Risteen
Copley Square
Albion T. Brownell
Parker House
New Bedford
William H. LaPoint
Young's Hotel
John L. Damon
Thorndike
George A. Keeler
Savoy
Charles W. Parker
New England House
Foster BE. Swift
Wilson House
North Adams
Herbert H. Barnes
Hotel Brunswick
William W. Davis
Norfolk House
Gilroy Sues Badger Over Indorsed Note in Society Scandal
Thomas F. Gilroy Jr. sues Walter S. Badger to recover 200 dollars on a note indorsed by Badger for Gilroy’s mother-in-law Harriet N. Hale. The trial reveals Miss Gussie Smith lent the money and Gilroy bought the claim to protect Hale. Gilroy testifies he aims to spare Hale’s feelings and fix Badger’s liability. Hale and her son attend. The case, before Chief Justice Van Wyck, is postponed to the calendar’s foot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Thomas F. Gilroy, Jr
Nathaline Hale
Boston
Walter S. Badger
No. 105
Worth Street
Fifth Avenue Hotel
Harriet N. Hale
Gilroy
Miss Smith
Mr. Gilroy
Beresford
Mr. Badger
Badger
Bodies Confusion After Undertaker Mix Up In Boston
Miss Gorman died of consumption at Carney Hospital and was buried in Miss Gorman’s grave by mistake. A hospital error and mistaken name tags led to the Boston woman’s coffin being interred in the wrong grave. disinterment followed after the mix up was discovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mary Gorman
Carney Hospital
Miss Gorman
Clinton
Martin Murphy
Boston Common Council Probes Municipal Printing Plant
The Council passed orders demanding a two week inventory of the municipal printing plant and a report on how many non residents work there with names and addresses. Foremen reportedly live in Cambridge and Arlington. The body also seeks details on advisory committee compensation and a press by press value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Council
Millar
Caddigan
Boston
Ward 15
Cambridge
Arlington
Boston City Hospital
Massachusetts Avenue
Farrington
Ann White Vose
Mary Chapman
William H. Chapman
McCarthy
Suit Over Monkeys in New Haven Court
In Superior Court Judge Thayer ruled the plaintiff Henry Richards of Boston demurrer to defendants Samuel J. Carpenter and William P. Shattuck of Minneapolis. Richards seeks an accounting on royalties for the climbing monkey toy and the return of $500 plus damages after learning Waterbury Button Co. was making them on a royalty and exclusive right.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven, Conn
Superior Court
Thayer
Henry Richards
Boston
Samuel J. Carpenter
William P. Shattuck
Minneapolis
Waterbury Button Company
Waterbury, Conn
Sherman
Thomas Burke
New York, New Haven &Hartford Railroad Company
William Collins
Dorchester Avenue
P. M. Keating
F. Choate, Jr
Joseph M. Lobdell
West End Street Railway Company
Charles Street
M. T. Allen
L. G. Blair
A. L. Spring
Susan E. Baxter
Elizabeth Johnson
Alice E. Marden
G. M. Hobbs
W. Bolster
Mary T. Keefe
Counse
Laintiff
Counseel
P. M. Keatin
M. F. Dickinson, Jr
Cocke
Macfarland
Boston & Me
R. R
Shields
New Eng. RR
Dunn
Bigelow-Dowse Co
O’riorden
Lynn & Boston R. R
Taylor
Halligan
Morris
West End R. R
Shine
Cocheco Mfg. Co
McClintock
Griffin
Camb. E. L. Co
Connors
Same
Ferrin
Consul Lee Faced With Ruiz Case And Cuban Tensions
Reports from Havana dated March 11 detail Consul Lee weighing Spain’s new probe into Ruiz’s death and potential impartial trial concerns. Other items note American citizens detained or released, fish market cargo movements, a dangerous Chelsea Creek buoy, and delays to European liner schedules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Key West
Fla
Ruiz
Lee
Spain
Ince
Fondoreila
Dail
United States
Guanabacoa
Charles Scott
Matanzas
Francisco Larrieu
Cardenas
Sheehan and Smith
T Wharf
Chelsea Creek
Meridian Street Bridge
Boston
Yarmouth
N. S
William Johnson
A. M. Burnham
James E. Feener
Talisman
Shelburne
E. H. Harvender
P. H. Prior & Co
Michigan
Congo
London
Philadelphia
Liverpool
Hamburg
Landsman
Bishop Williams Celebrates 31st Consecration Anniversary
The Most Rev. John J. Williams, archbishop of Boston, marked 31 years since his consecration with a solemn high mass at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross. The service featured a Gregorian mass led by Alfred de Seve and three simple motets by the vested choir. Rev. M J Doody served as throne assistant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Williams
Archdiocese of
Boston
Cathedral of the Holy Cross
Alfred de Seve
Archdiocese
M. J. Doody
Beauty claims and electrical cures advertised in Boston
An ad promotes Dr. Woodbury of 11 Winter Street Boston offering static electricity treatments and home battery devices. It claims all skin diseases are cured and invites readers to send 10 cents for a Beauty Book and a free sample of Facial Soap or Facial Cream.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodbury
Winter St
Boston
Arbitration rally at Cooper Union topples into uproar
A March 11 Cooper Union arbitration treaty meeting led by Mayor Strong ended in fierce opposition. Seth Low and Charles S. Fairchild supported ratification amid cheers, but Wanhope Linn and allies attacked England’s good faith. The crowd shouted down the amendment, the band drowned out, and the meeting adjourned with lights out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Cooper Union
Mayor Strong
Seth Low
Low
England
Charles S. Fairchild
Fairchild
Bishop Potter
Samuel Gompers
Wanhope Linn
United States
Crete
South Africa
Mr. Low
Mr. Linn
Campbell's Arena Stock Case Heard in Municipal Court
Campbell charges Benjamin O Flower and C Seldon Smart with obtaining money by false pretences in a three count case. He testified he paid 500 down and the rest by checks for Arena stock, with assurances the company paid notes at maturity and no paper trouble. He says plans envisaged soliciting a firm to take 10000 each, with Campbell's firm needing 5000 and only 2000 immediate, while Arena kept 10000 in reserve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin O. Flower
Arena Magazine
CC. Seldon Smart
Dewey
H. D. Campbell
Lynn
Campbell
Arena
Smart
Fire Destroys Dracut House. Elderly Woman Dead
In Parker avenue Dracut a dwelling burned tonight killing an elderly woman. James Critchett A R veteran owned the home with daughters and a housekeeper. Miss Critchett saved her father before the fire consumed the building. loss about 2000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell
Parker Avenue
Dracut
James Critchett
A. R
Critchett
Hannah Cook
Stuart
Miss Critchett
Queen Victoria Welcomes President Faure at Noi sy le Sec
On the Paris to the southbound train, Queen Victoria stopped at Noi sy le Sec to receive President Faure. Faure and his suite, with British ambassador Sir Edmund Mondon, waited in the salon car. They spoke cordially for twelve minutes as Faure was introduced to Princess Henry of Battenberg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Noiisy-le- Sec
President Faure
Edmund Mondon
France
M. Faure
Henry of Battenberg
Silver Cup Presented to Maine by Maine Natives in New Orleans
After a two week stay the warships ee and Maine set sail this morning. The Maine was honored with a silver loving cup presented by natives of Maine living in New Orleans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Maine
Boxing pioneer runs New England School on Tremont Street
Professor W S Gordon, manager of the New England School of Boxing, offers a modern teaching system that emphasizes skill and avoids rough techniques. The rooms at 127 Tremont street are neatly fitted up. He invites prospective pupils to visit for lessons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.S. Gordon
New England School of Boxing
Tremont Street
Berthold Tours Dies in London at Age Composer
London reports the death of Berthold Tours a noted composer in the city today. The obituary notes his contributions to contemporary music and his influence in European concert circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Old Dominion stock slides as mine is questioned
A quiet market sees Old Dominion decline from 1614 to 1134 with sellers dominant amid doubts the mine is profitable and no railroad. Osceola yields optimism on Calumet conglomerate cross cutting and copper prospects. Osceola 1896 results show improved totals. Tam arack mill to boost copper when commissioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Dominion
Butte & Boston
Kearsarge
Calumet
Osceola
Bigelow
Kearsarge Lode
Tamarack
New York
House Committee
Washington Connection
Senate
Old Dominion Copper Mining Company
St. Paul
Pinkham
New England Telephone Bond Tender Notice
The New England Telephone and Telegraph Company invites holders of its First Series bonds 1 to 500 and Second Series bonds 501 to 1000 to tender for sale and surrender by March 20, 1897. Fifty bonds per series will be chosen at the lowest price with redemption on April 1, 1897, or full tender accepted if fewer than fifty. Tender envelopes marked Tenders of Bonds to the Treasurer, 125 Milk Street, Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England Telephone & Telegraph Company
American Loan & Trust Company
Boston
Milk Street
Mass
William St. Diriver
Suffolk Superior Court Dockets in March Sessions
Suffolk Superior Court lists numerous civil actions across five sessions with multiple parties named. Trials feature personal injury, contract, and railroad company disputes. some verdicts recorded as for the defendant or plaintiff with damages noted.
Battle With Bulldogs
Chelsea resident Martin Ford was bitten by neighbor John Foley’s bulldogs at 180 Ash Street after stepping into the wrong hallway at 178. He sustained eight wounds to the leg and a right arm bite while protecting his throat. Foley family helped separate the dogs. Ford, not bitten by a mad animal, reported no serious consequences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Ford
Chelsea
Mr. Ford
Ash Street
John Foley
Ford
Foley
Seventh Regiment to attend Shaw statue unveiling in Boston
The Seventh Regiment officers met at the armory and voted to travel to Boston for Memorial Day ceremony. The event marks the unveiling of the Robert Gould Shaw statue. Colonel Appleton leads a committee to arrange the trip. Shaw commanded the Fifty-fourth Massachusetts colored regiment and served in Company F of the Seventh Regiment in 1881.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Seventh Regiment
Boston
Robert Gould Shaw
Shaw
Fifty-fourth
Massachusetts Colored Regiment
Appleton
Shipping news highlights arrivals and clearances in port
Arrived steamers include Moonstone, Bonavista, Essex, Halifax and others with towings to Salem and Portsmouth. schooners and barges listed. Cleared Moonstone for Philadelphia. Sailed vessels include Chattahoochee for Savannah and other cargo ships from President Roads and various ports.
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Moonstone
Johnson
Progreso
Bonavista
Fraser
Halifax
N. S
Boston
Stanwood
Yarmouth
Essex
Baltimore
Herman Winter
Nickerson
New York
Catawissa
Taylor
Philadelphia
Ellangowan
Glendower
Plymouth
Kendrick
Port Johnson
Salem
Portsmouth
Co. W
Morse
Blizzard
Enos Soule
Baker
Norfolk
Storm King
Howes
Liberty
Mary Whitney
Escort
H. W. Hills, Fuller
Lynn
Clotilde
Bowden
Turks Island
Clara E. MecGilvery
Lynch
Charleston
D. C
W. RK. Chester
Thompson
Wilmington
N. C
Cox & Green
Edward M. Reed
Wilson
Abby K. Betley
Price
William F. Collins
Fullerton
South River
N. J
Regina
Sanborn
Machias
Annie Giner
McKenzie
Cayenne
F. G
Thomas H. Lawrence
Kelley
Boothbay Harbor
Chattahoochee
Savannah
Robert H. Rathbun
Busite
Budget
Buffet
Perth Amboy
Chatham
Tee King
Bonanza
Water Cove
New
Communipaw
Seth H. Todd
Calais
L. T. Whitmore
St. John
N. B
Civil Court Docket Highlights from Commonwealth Session
Supreme Judicial Court list for March includes cases Wilson versus Massachusetts Cotton Mills Kelly versus New York, New Haven Hartford Railroad Dacey versus New York, New Haven Hartford Railroad Reynolds versus Merchants Woollen Co Brintnall versus Graves Ewing versus Composite Brake Shoe Co Washburn versus Bradleye with assigned counsel and party roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Judicial Court For
the Commonwealth
Field
C. J
Allen, Knowlton
Brintnall
Graves
Ewing
Composite Brake-Shoe Co
Washburn
Bradleye
Court Listings Include Sanborn Wakefield Royal Society and More
A sequence of cases lists parties such as Sanborn assignee against Massare and Mayo against Wakefield and Stoneham Street Railway. Others include Moreland versus Royal Society Good Fellows, Stowe versus West Frd Street Railway, Thomson versus city of Newton, Lawn versus town of Watertown, Hissix versus Smith, Foley versus Carney, McLean versus Bennett, Burke versus Fitchburg Railroad and Lynde versus Froland along with Whittemore versus Allin and Allin versus Whittemore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanborn
Assignee
Massare
Mayo
Wakefield & Stoneham St. Ry
Moreland
Royal Society Good Fellows
Stowe
West Frd St. Ry
R. B. Co
Lynde
Froland
Whittemore
Allin
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Union Station
Rowell
Police Board
Board of Aldermen
Portland
Friend
T. F. Keenan
Sanderson
Brown
Everett
Maxwell
Railroads
New York, New Haven & Hartford RR
OLD Colony System
Bonifaces
Undertaker
General Lee
Cuba
Beecham
Masa
Campell
Flower and Smart
Father
Victoria and Faure
Britain
Gordon’s
Berthold
Boston Stock Exchange
Atchison
CI R&s
F & Elk HM
KC M & B
Wy Ill Steel
West End
Albany
Bos & Me
Boston &Rov
Cc & Oeeree
Fitch
Etna
Pioneer
New England Telephone and Telegraph Company
G. Howard Jones
Harvard Medical College
Fifth Massachusetts Regiment
Peabody Medical Institute
Bulfinch St
National Medical Association
Boston Herald
Bulfinch Street
America
Quincy
Merced Ae Ee
Cumberland & Osceola
National Mining
Utah
Ener
Morley Button Manufacturing
United Telegram
Geyser Mining Settee
van Choate Electric
Teesbde
Altham International Motor
Eeereee
Crescent Mining
American Electric Heating
NEW York Stock Sales
Uhland Ae
Shupbach
Gilman
Dennett
Codman
Paine
Silva
Dobbin
West End St. Ry
Atkinson
Newton
Maynard, J
Messenger
N. Y
H.R
Donovan
Spaulding
Forbes Lith. Mfg. Co
Henderson
Berkman
Norton
St. RR. R
Walton
Wakefield & S. St. R
Kelly
Norfolk Sub
William J. Steele
McLaughliney
Rooney
N. BH
H. BR
Hession
Crocker
Harmon
Varry
Walsh
Best
Allen
E. R
Canney
Pearl
West
Hathaway
N. X
Larkin
Smith
Cullinane
Dixon
Wheeler
Cannon ‘Ag Same
Chase
Lynn & B
Anderson
Lothrop
Healy
Jenkins
Hooper
Fee
McKay
Sinsheimer
Rathowsky
Cazale
guso__ Whidden
Kenney
Whidden
Lefkovitch
Nathan
Weatherspoon
Day
Duiffy
Sondheim
Lowe
Merton
Blodgett
Norwood
Cobb
Parks
Cooke
Diper
Kennedy
Atlas Acc
Ins. Co
Foss
Met. Stuck
Alley
Bonnell
Carter
Bardwell
Breck
Keith
Hall
Carlson
Zavatori
Bowers
Wright
Sampson
Dudley
Muse
Richards
the McCammon
Scouller Milling Co
Truesdell
Swett
Rbourne
Nat. Life M. Ins
McMillen
Berle
Thacker
Snow
Lonergan
Cahoon
Bright
Crandall
Hopkins
Murray
Raymond Syndicate
Guttentag
Hughes
Gates
Ricker
Pierce
Stedman
Twomey
Sheldon
Cook
Starratt
Barney
Palfrey
Gerrish
Lefavour
James
John P. Lovell Arms Co
Yaoter
Fox
Rogers
Sefton
Cumner
Founer
Sawyer
Saggise
Helburn Leather Co
McBride
Riley
Kimball
Larrabee
Williams
Weiss
Brennan
Niles
Nash
Wyman
Eagle Mut
F. Ins. Co
Rittenberg
Orr
Piper
Gallivan
Saville
Warren
New Mt. Springer, Co
Stratton
Witham
Aldrich
Rege Archisor Reef
Canada
Southern Ee
Chesapeake & Ohio
C & St Louis
Delaware & Hudson
Illinois Central
Kansas & Texas
Lake Shore
Louisville & Nashville
Manhattan
Missouri Pacific
New Jersey Central
New York Central
Ont & West
North West Cabfree Evices
Northern Pacific
Eee
St Paual
Western Union
Wheeling & Lake Erie
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