Atlantic Halibut Pool and Small Dealers Clash Over Rebates
The article details how a halibut dealers pool forces rebates on wholesale buyers, boosting profits at the expense of consumers and competing firms. Dennet & Wonson pay more per pound yet undercut rivals, while an Independent Halibut Company in Gloucester challenged the pool, briefly improving prices but later collapsing. Local dealers express dissatisfaction and rumors of rival coalitions forming to counter the pool, with fears of complete monopoly if Dennet & Wonson fail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennet & Wonson
New York
Atlantic Halibut Company
Atlantic Company
Dennet & Won- Son
Gloucester
Independent Halibut Company
Brockton Council Adopts Bond for Water Collector and Sherman Tribute
The Brockton common council accepted F B Gardner’s bond as water rates collector and ordered treasurer and auditor reports filed. Petitions for damages on Franklin Street and Field Street were referred. A $20 000 loan for the water department was approved. A resolution invited General William Tecumseh Sherman to attend a planned August reunion of the Second and Thirty third Massachusetts regiments in Brockton, with Sherman expressing interest in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brockton
Common Council
F. B. Gardner
Nora Rice
Franklin Street
G. H. Gould
Field Street
Water Department
Sherman
Massachusetts
W. T. Sherman
Reception to the Cardinal in Providence
Cardinal Gibbons of Baltimore visited Providence with Father Whalen and Boston priests. He attended a reception at St Francis Xavier convent with English and French addresses, visited La Salle Academy, dined at Bishop Harkins residence, toured the new cathedral, and departed by Stonington boat to Baltimore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
Cardinal Gibbons of
Haltimore
Father Whalen
Boston
St. Francis Xavier
Sisters of Mercy
la Salle Academy
Bishop Harkins
Fenner Street
Baltimore
Stonington
McAll Auxiliary meeting reports funds and Paris mission
The Boston Auxiliary of the American McAll Association met at the YMCA Hall with Rev. Brodbeck presiding. Officers were elected and reports showed expenditures of 1670.50, with subscriptions totaling 1719.67 and a treasury balance of 8953. The mission in Paris has grown to 114 stations, and Rev. Alexander Twombly spoke on Paris work amid social unrest in London. The Senate discussed expenditures on state secretary salaries and liquor definitions, with debates over orders and committee referrals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
American McAll Association
Young Men’s Christian Association
Brodbeck
Salle Boston
Paris
Abby Johnson
A. J. Gordon
H. B. Goodwin
C. W. Perkins
E. B. Webb
A. van Wagenen
E. 8. Davis
Bb. D. Gay
George W. Hammond
Hamilton A. Hill
Charles’ Blake
Joshua Merrill
H. L. Leucher
Fanny Heard
Sarah W. Bird
Union Church
Albert Gay
Shawmut
E. L. Frost
Old South Church
Mary K. Stevens
Josephine Lothrop
Central Church
Houghton
Mt. Vernon
Helen M. Woods
Park Street
Daniel Chamberlin
Winthrop
EK. W. Adams
Harvard
Edward Dana
Dorchester
J. W. Field
Walnut Avenue
A. Aldrich
Cambridge
E.S. Osgood
Eliot
Newton
E. W. Converse, Jr
Newton Centre
Nellie James
Emmanuel
LE. B. Waters
Bromfield Street
M. E
Clara Nichols
Tremont Street
Wilbur Claflin
Grace Milk. Church
Everett O. Fiske
Winthrop M. E. Church
C. KE. Miles
First Baptist Church
A. E. Woodworth
Clarendon Street
Warren Avenue
H. E. Hayward
Dudley Street
E. R. Kimball
Newton Baptist
A. D. Sheppard
Alexander Twombley
London
McAll
Sisters of Charity
Christ
McCail
Snow Shoes in Spring Aid Telegraph Operators
G. W. Simmons & Co. supplied snow shoes to telegraph operators to reach scenes of destruction yesterday and will be called on again today for snow bound areas in New England. Men women and children have taken up this delightful sport this year to an extent hardly appreciated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Simmons & Co
New England
Beverly Farm Bill Delayed Amid Points of Order
Lawmakers postponed a Beverly Farms bill vote as heavy storm absences delayed proceedings. The Senate also postponed action on points of order against the 1 per cent liquor bill. An adverse report was issued on MIT's petition for state aid and on changing Superior Court session times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Beverly Farms
Senate
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Superior Court
Massachusetts Legislature Deliberates on Banks, Railways and Education
The committee on street railways reports a bill allowing Framingham Union Street Railway to issue 20000 dollars in mortgage bonds. Other actions include a negative report on cooperative banks and on evening schools for illiterate minors, and a ban on early release of poll data before votes are formally declared. The judiciary proposes Bristol county court terms and railroads consider storm related safety postings. Debate continues on Beverly Farms incorporation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Kimball
Supreme Court
Gleason
Plymouth
Hartwell
Howland
Committee On
Liquor Committee
Crosby
Sprague
Committee On Public Health
Board of Health
Committee On Labor
Howard
Charles O. Witherell
City of
Boston
Committee On Railroads
Committee On Election Laws
Worcester
Causton Browne
Warepatar County
Fitenburg
Quincy
William and Mary Reardon
Massachusetts
Framingham Union Street Railway Company
Committee On Banks
Richards
Lynn
Committee On Education
Commonwealth
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Committee On Judiciary
Bristol
Taunton
New Bedford
Cronin
Beverly Farms
Debates Over Beverly Farms Tax Rights Split Essex County
The House debated tax and rights for Beverly Farms vs old Beverly with Essex County sentiment split along party lines. Speakers cited real estate figures, state alignment, and committee reports as three panels urged fair treatment. Adjourned 5 20 p m with multiple measures sent to engrossment or rejected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Qua
Lowell
Sohier
Beverly
Beverly Farms
Old Beverly
Essex County
Pinkerton
Worcester
Old Town
Symonds
Salem
Bottum
Northampton
Committee On the Judiciary
Committee On
Committee On Railroads
Committee On Public Health
State Board of Arbitration
East Middlesex Street Railway Company
Chelsea
Leicester
Proposals to reestablish solicitor general and aides heard
The joint committee on the judiciary held a hearing on petitions to appoint a solicitor-general and assistant solicitor-general to replace the attorney general and district attorneys. L Edwin Dudley argued the case, noting historical shifts and the need for uniform prosecutorial authority across Maine and Scatfolk County, with no opposition at the hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joint Committee On the Judiciary
L. Edwin Dudley
Law and Order League
Maine
Portland
Boston
Scatfolk
A. B. Ellis
Dudley
E. L. Capen
Edward L. Pierce
A. A. Rand
Insurance Commissioner's Fire Marine Report Highlights Losses and Growth
Insurance Commissioner Merrill presents the fire and marine insurance year in review noting a nationwide fire loss of about 120 million dollars with Massachusetts contributing 4.25 million. The year showed rising risk, heavy losses in a major city fire, and varied results across domestic and foreign companies alongside new admissions and withdrawals. Memorial services for Rev. Willian Hague D D are held at First Baptist Church with tributes from A J Gordon and others detailing Hague life from New York to Boston and Newark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merrill
Massachusetts
New York
New Jersey
Ohio
Michigan
Ilinois
Wisconsin
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts Mutual Tire
Massachusetts Mutual Marine
Massachusetts Joint Stock
United States
Massachusetts Mutual Companies
Our Two Mutuals
Willian Hague
D.D
First Baptist Church
Commonwealth Avenue
A. J. Gordon
Christopher Wren
Dr. Hague
Ralph P. Hunt
J. B. Thomas
S. ’. Smith
Baptist Church
Scarboro
Eng
Young Hague
Connecticut
Hamilton College
Clinton
N. Y
Utica
Georgetown
Boston
Emerson
Hague
Salem Street
Providence
R. I
Europe
Cderal Street
Clarendon Street
William Howe
Legislature Faces Silent Losses in Insurance Statistics
Fragmentary OCR text notes decades of waste and poor reporting in domestic insurance and fire loss data. It calls for careful legislative review of annual statistics and lingering deficiencies amid ongoing concerns over accountability and value erosion.
Preaching on the Common Protest Grows at City Hearing
A large crowd at City Hall heard petitioners urge repeal of the common law restricting preaching. Speakers attacked the permit system, with clergy, a manufacturer, and citizens from Boston and Cambridge criticizing the law as unjust and dangerous to free speech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. L. Babcock
Babcock
Davis
M. E. Tucker
Whitmore
Phillips Brooks
Ellis Brewer
Boston
Brewer
W. S. Briggs
Cambridge
Aldrich
Downs
George A. Beaman
Scotland
Newton
Will C. Wood
Jefferson
Perkins
Arlington
Pickering
Pri
Wendell Phillips Club Holds Twelfth Annual Dinner
The Wendell Phillips Club held its twelfth annual dinner at the Quincy House. Recorder James M. Trotter could not attend, but a long letter from him was read. William O. Armstrong presided as James B. Wolff led speakers including J J Smith and J C Chappelle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wendell Phillips Club
Quincy House
James M. Trotter
J. Gordon Street
Trotter
William O. Armstrong
James 8. Wolff
Armstrong
Republican Party
Order of the Iron Hall
Turkish Rug Sale Postponed to March 20
The Great Storm causes adjournment of the Turkish rug and carpet sale to Tuesday March 20. Rugs and carpets said to be of superior quality will be sold privately at auction prices for the rest of the week. N M Fateh 288 Tremont Street leads the sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. M. Fateh
Tremont Street
Saloonkeepers Summoned Under Nuisance Act in Concord
In Concord New Hampshire deputies summoned about forty saloon proprietors and bartenders to testify at the April term of the Supreme Court. Twenty one cases filed against saloon owners allege illegal liquor sales, signaling rapid enforcement of liquor laws and possible constitutional challenges to the nuisance act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
N. H
Martin
Tucker
Supreme Court
Democrats Hold Caucuses to Pick Lowed Lowell Delegates
Lawrence delegates to the Democratic convention were chosen in disorderly caucuses amid short notice. Delegates favor ex Mayor John Breen, an anti Cleveland figure seeking a national convention berth, while opposition was poorly organized. Ward 1 Conroy Carney Ragan Hickey. Ward 2 Hanrahan Clark Murphy Sullivan Barry. Ward 8 Cahill McConsville Ryan Ahearn Merrill Hogan. Ward 4 O'Sullivan O Connor Bernard Magee McQuade. Ward 5 Joyce Gallagher Freeman Taylor. Ward 6 McCarthy Cooney Keefe McDonald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Sprcrar
Lowell
John Breen
Cleveland
Breen
Edward C. Conroy
John Carney
Charles H. Ragan
Patrick Hickey
William J. Hanrahan
M. J. Clark
H. Murphy
F. ©. Sullivan
William J. Barry
David Cahill
James McConsville
John P. Ryan
Timothy F. Ahearn
Charles G. Merrill
George E Hogan
James T. O'Sullivan
Edw. O'Connor
Joseph Bernard
John A
Nasal Voices in English Women and Remedies Cited
A prominent English woman laments American women’s nasal voices and false teeth while linking catarrh and consumption to stomach action. She promotes Warner’s Log Cabin Cough and Consumption Remedy and Log Cabin Sarsaparilla as universal cures with testimonials from Comrade Eli Fisher of Salem Iowa and his wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warner
Eli Fisher
Salem
Henry Co
Iowa
United Labor Ticket Prevails in RocuEstTER Town Election
RocuEstTER N H March 14 After the most exciting town meeting ever held here a United Labor ticket was successful electing Charles W Evans and George W Yayes selectmen with no choice for first B Frank Grover town clerk Simon Wolf treasurer F J Decatur tax collector
Fall at Perry House Yields $10,000 Verdict
In Newport on March 14 Mme Janauschek won $10,000 against Henry Bull Jr proprietor of the Perry House for injuries from a fall in a dimly lit hotel hall. The court denied a new trial and Bull made an assignment of all his property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport, R. L
Mme. Janauschek
Henry Bull, Jr
Perry House
Dartmouth Sophomores Elect Editors for Next Year’s Egis
The Dartmouth sophomores chose editors for the next year’s Egis annual from the junior class list. Selected are F. C. Hoyt of Portsmouth, R. K. Tyler of Washington DC, F. O. Grover of St. Johnsbury VT, W. Abbott of Wells River, W. E. Reed of Weeping Water NEB, J. H. Kassett of Nashua NH, Feyens atlerantld of Hollis, W. McDuttee of Rochester, and M. Pringle of Thetford.
Bank attachment case delayed to April term in Bangor
In Bangor court a motion in the National Bank of Portland v Shaw estate attachment case was argued by W L Putnam and Henry L Mitchell for the bank and Charles P Stetson and A W Paine for C W Clement trustee. Chief Justice Peters ordered continuation until April term 18389 for final judgment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bangor
National Bank of Portland
F. Shaw & Bros
Peters
W. L. Putnam
Portland
Henry L. Mitchell
Charles P. Stetson
A. W. Paine
C. W. Clement
Train kills George Van Dyke at Munsonville station
North Troy Vermont March 14 George Van dyke 28 unmarried was killed when struck by a train while walking on the track at Munsonville station. His body was cut in two. He was the third family member to die in similar fashion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Troy
George Vandyke
Munsonville Station
Republican caucus in Woburn appoints nomination committee
At a Woburn caucus on March 14 a five member committee was appointed to work with the town committee to nominate a list of town officers and report to an adjourned caucus scheduled for Friday evening March 23.
Roxbury Horse Guard Fourth Military Assembly in Bacon Hall
The Roxbury Horse Guard held its fourth assembly last evening in Bacon Hall at 2185 Washington street with about 2650 couples dancing from 9 PM to 1 AM. First Sergeant C O Newell directed the floor, aided by Sergeant John H Dillon and a full cadre of aides. Guests included Lieutenant Fred W Marshall, Representative Hayes, Colonel Charles H Porter, Captain A P Calder, and Sergeant W E Bird. Hayden's Orchestra provided the music and H J Seiler served the supper.
Lesson in Snobbery and Tenant Tone in Letters
A London Truth correspondent criticizes a tenant letter to Lady Shuckburgh and urges proper address as My Lady. The exchange notes tone, requests repair of a leaking pump, and cites orders about park visits and a dog incident. Police Court: Timothy S. Mackay fined for liquor keeping with appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Shuckburgh
George Shuckburgh
Major Shuckburgh
Daventry
Mrs. Jackson
Gloucester
Timothy
Mackay
Auction Sales At Francis Henshaw Co March 17 1888
Francis Henshaw and Co auctioneers list items for sale including stocks from Eldorado Salina County Illinois First National Bank Hyannis Dwight Manufacturing Everett Mills and several mills railroads and banks among others with lots of bonds and shares from Massachusetts and New England entities to be offered at 12 M on Saturday March 17 1888 through the Merchants Exchange Building Stoom L telephone 1665.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Henshaw & CO
No. Si State Street
Merchants’ Exchange
Stoom L
Eldorado
Salina Co
Ill
Unampton Tren Uy
Boston Gas Light Co
Stark Mills
Brookline
Cincinnati, Sand
Cleveland
New England Mortgage Security Co
Louisville, Evans
St. Louis
Massachusetts Natl. Bank
Boston Mig. Co
Boston Gas Co
Mass
First Natl. Bank
St. Johnsbury
Richard H. Hickey
Henry W. Mansur
County of
Suffolk
Mansur
Sai
Warren Place
Boston
Roxbury
William Garbett
Richard HH Slickey
Elisha M. Davis
Daniel A. Cook
Sedelia FF
Wetherbee
Institution For Savings
Mansar
Julius Adams
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Brockton Common Council
General Sherman
Faltimore
THE
McAll Association
Boston Auxiliary
Institute of Technology
Memorial Services
William Hague
Dr. & F. Smith
United Labor
College
Woburn Republicans
Boston Stock Exchange
First Natl, Bank
Modern Foreign
Gideon Beck & Son’s Galleries
Tremont ST
MR. Charles Rode
Brussels
Munich
Dusseldorf
Troyon, Rousseau
Jean Verhas
Prof
Baumgari
Corot
Otto Peltz
Carl Herpfer
WER
Francois Musin
Pio Rcs
R. &. Day & Company
State St
Roots
Athol. Mass
Greenfield Mass. Gas Light Co
Peabody Mills Pfd
Charlestown Gas Co
Boston & Bangor Steamboat Co
Boston & Maine Id
Merchants’ Natl. Bank
Kansas City
Old Colony Steamboat Co
Old Boston Natl. Bank
Mercsantile Natl. Bank
Middlesex Mills
Dounglas Axe Mfg. Co
New York & Boston Rapid Transit Co
Eastern
American Insurance Co
American Shoe Tip Co
New York & Mee Ak Ra
Sand
Houghton& Ont
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Egidius Kencker
Charles Street
West Roxbury
August
Augusta Weiss
Erdmann Hemmann
Adam G. Hedler
Spidius Bencker
Albert Howe & Co
Market Street
Brighton
Richards & CO
John C. Wilmerding
RY Wilmerling, Hoguet & CO
Townsend & Montarnt
Leonard Street
Gideon Beck & Son
Nale
N. M. Hatch
Jerome 8S
MacDonald
Washington St
Wariren Place
Horatio Harris & Coo
State Street
Connecticut River Railroad Company
C. Kk. Stevens
Boston & Albany Railroad Company
Seth Hunt
Springfield
Dighester
Chichester
Chichester Chemical CO
Madison Sq.phila
Chighesters
GEO. C. Goodwin & Co., Sel
Ianover S
le, Baostome
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