Builder's Testimony at Bussey Bridge Inquiry
The Bussey bridge disaster inquiry resumes with testimony from George F. Folsom and Edward Lang on bridge inspection practices, cast iron corner blocks, and the 1876 west truss built by Edmund H. Hewins. Hewins describes the skewed design, tests with two locomotives, and the bridge’s capacity to bear 3000 pounds per foot.
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Bussey
George F. Folsom
Edward Lang
Edmund H. Hewins
Harlan W. Brock
Lang
Providence Railroad
Twoen
Dedham
National Bridge Company
Hewins
Metropolitan Bridge Company
Mr. Crock
B. L. Davis
Crocker
Peonkas
Mr. Crocker
Hyde Park
Boston
Kinsley
Ws. Williams
A. A. Folsom
West Roxbury
Brock
Putnam
Lawrence Scientific School
Cambridge
Detroit Bridge and Iron Works
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Mississippi River
Bussey Bridge
Phenix
Penn.) Iron Works
Trenton
N. J
Phenix Company
George Folsom
Temporary bridge under construction at South Street crossing
Work on a temporary bridge at the South Street crossing began yesterday with about thirty laborers operating day and night under calcium lamps. City officials plan a conference with the Boston and Providence railroad to discuss routing and a square bridge location. Wounded residents in Roslindale show signs of improvement, with Mrs Metcalf and several others recovering after a period of bad news and recent funerals.
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South Street
West Roxbury
Stebbins
Boston & Providence
Boston & Providence Railroad
Roslindale
Metcalf
Roundy
Tabraham
Cardinal
Nellie Tabraham
Use of Labor Unions Speakers at Tech Institute Meeting
A public meeting at the Institute of Technology under Associated Charities discussed union value for workers. Rev. John G. Brooks criticized some union faults, praised temperance work, arbors of arbitration, and education in democracy, with remarks from Carroll D. Wright and Knights of Labor members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Charities
Institute of Technology
Boston
Carroll D. Wright
John G. Brooks
Brockton
Brooks
Knights of Labor
Mr. Brooks
Chicago
United States
England
Foxwell
London
George J. Hale
Hall
Cummings
Cambridge
Dewey
Gamaliel Bradford
Robert Treat Paine
Salome Merritt
Pavonia Sails from East Boston for Queenstown and Liverpool
The Cunard steamship Pavonia left East Boston at 3 30 yesterday afternoon bound for Queenstown and Liverpool carrying seventeen cabin eight intermediate and forty six steerage passengers. Friends of the travelers gathered on the wharf to bid them farewell on Saint Patrick's day.
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Cunard
Pavonia
East Boston
Queenstown
Liverpool
St. Patrick’s
Supreme Judicial Court Faces Several Appeals in March Session
The March 17 session heard cases including Commercial Wharf Company vs Augustus Winsor et al and Boston vs City of Boston. Petitions from Samuel E. Sawyer and John Ellenwood were noted, with other matters pending and criminal list to be taken up later.
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Supreme Judicial Court
Commonwealth
Mortox
Devens
W. Allen
HoumeEs, Jr
equity—Commercial Wharf Company
Augustus Winsor
G. O. Shattuck
John ©. Gray
E. R. Hoar
J. O. Teele
J. D. Bryant
Samuel E. Sawyer
City of
Boston
K. M. Morse, Jr
M. Storey
A.J. Bailey
R. W. Nason
Boston Manufacturing Company
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Livermore
H. N. Shépard
John
Ellenwood
George W. Burgess
M. Coggan
W. Schofield
George W. Estabrook
Court records reveal multiple cases in first sessions
March 17 court lists numerous civil actions including Trobridge vs Morrison for 96 dollars rent, Wentworth vs Hathorne for personal injuries, and a large docket of later cases with damages, defaults, and various trials in Boston Superior Court sessions.
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Superior Court
Brigham
C. J
Stephen W. Trobridge
William H. Morrison
Baker Street
Belmont
S. H. Tyng
O. B. Mowry
Suffolk Brewing Co
Boston
Smith
Moseley
Glynn
Little
Rowe Vas
Chadbourne
Whitney
Pike
Farley
Martin
Mason
Henry J. Holland
City of
Way Street
B. Allen
A. D. Bosson
T. M. Babson
Patrick O’brien
C. C. Paul
J. F. Kelton
Thomas J. Gargan
Bernard Curtis
Fred A. Seaverns
Cook County
Ilinois
J. E. Buller
George E. Smith
W. W. Preble
Rowe
Canney
Lemb
Whittier
Mignett
Same
Henderson
Quirk
Rbornstein
Harris
Curtis
Seaverns
Murphy
Chelsea
Thompson
White
McLaren
Clark
Carter
Mingst
Warner
Welchman
Johnson
Hall
May
Wrigley
Fay
Bryant
Wheeler
Sprowles
Cross Streets
C. P. Greenough
J. P. Carpenter
W. B. French
Isaac Boehm
Edward L. Nichols
J. B. Warner
E. A. Whitman
L. L. Stimpson
Wentworth
Winslow
Richards
Newiman
Soule
Inverneas Oil and GL. Co
Sanborn
Munson
Perkins
Houghton
Pinkham
Pindell
Driscoll Va
Butcher
Knowlton Case Seeks Land Value After City Widening
d. No. 451 Mary MelIntire sues the City of Lowell over West Pine street land taken to widen the road. The city awarded abutting owners 1 cent per square foot for about 2000 square feet, assuming all abuttors would sign. Mrs MeIntire claims no knowledge of the agreement and seeks compensation for the land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knowlton
D. No
Mary MelIntire
City of
Lowell
West Pine Street
MeIntire
Edson v Joyce heating system contract dispute verdict
Edson and others of the Bay State Heating Company sue James W Joyce over a $183 heating system install claiming proper operation. Joyce contends improper installation and defects. Jury verdict returned for the defendant in order.
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Edson Et al
Joyce
Bay State Heating Company
James W. Joyce
John C. Sanborn
Charles F. Sargent
John P. Sweeney
Voyer
Davis
Hale
Spaulding
Herring
Downing
Leslie
City of Lynn
McCarthy
Pord Et al
Cassidy
Mulligan
Wiggin
Charitable Irishmen mark 150th anniversary in Tremont Temple
Boston event commemorates the Charitable Irish Society founded by Irish natives in 1737. Key figures include Governor Ames and Mayor John W. Cummings. The gathering featured an oration by Cummings, a poem by Joan Boyle O’Reilly, and a Mary E Blake ode, celebrating Irish emigration, resilience, and public service.
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Tremont Temple
Cummings
Fall River
Ireland
Boston
Emerald Isle
New World
Charitable
Irish Society
Parker House
Rankin
Jeremiah W. Fogarty
Ezra J. Trall
Joseph G. Lennon
Eugene D. Sullivan
John F. Callanan
John B. Morgan
John A. Daly
Patrick F. Sullivan
Robert J. O’brien
William B. Daly
Michael T. Donohoe
John_. Scully
Dennis J. Gorman
James E. Cotter
Mr. Daly
Ames
Brackett
F. O. Prince
Sadeele Morse
P. A. Collins
E. W. McPherson
Warren E. Locke
Beard
E. P. Seaver
Raphael Lasker
Michael Moran
A. A. Miner
W. W. Doherty
George D. Hyde
James J. Roche
George B. Brine
Captain Hurley
Thomas J. Barry
Harry A. M’glenen
P. J. Flatley
John F. Dever
E. A. Moseley
Judge Parmenter
Thomas F. Doherty
Ellen A. McLaughlin
Thomas J. Hurley
John W. Cummings
Edward
England
Republic
Westminster
Mary E. Blake
Anniversary Dinner Honors Irish Charitable Society Guests
The Parker House hosted the Irish Charitable Society anniversary dinner with speeches by Collector Saltonstall Governor Ames and others. The room featured flags emblems of Ireland and the United States and music by Baldwin's Cadet Orchestra.
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Parker House
Irish Charitable Society
United States
Robert Emmet
Ireland
Governor Ames
O’brien
Bartel
W. W. Dougherty
John W. Cummings
J. D. Fallon
J. W. McDonald
Saltonstall
Father Barry
John Boyle O'Reilly
P. A. Collins
J. E. Fitzgerald
Leopold Morse
E. D. Jordan
Asa P. Potter
T. J. Gargan
Beard
Patrick Maguire
M. M. Cunniff
M. J. Kiley
John Conlon
P. D. Dwyer
Henry M. Phillips
Springfield
E. A. Moseley
D. Cashman
Baldwin
Dr. Morgan
E. A. McLaughlin
Charitable
Irish Society
Irish Americans Toast at Boston Society Ceremony
A Boston festival featured a speaker praising President Cleveland, Andrew Jackson, and Irish Americans. The address urged unity among diverse origins, urged democracy and reform, and reflected on immigration, religion, and national identity amid toasts and musical interludes by city officials and guests.
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Andrew Jackson
Cleveland
Republic
Ireland
Vara
Thomas Flatley
Massachusetts
Ames
America
John_Boyla O'Reilly
P. A. Collins
Boston
Home
O’brien
Dances and Lectures at Intemperate Women's Home on St Patrick
An evening program at the Intemperate Women's Home featured Irish dances and songs performed by inmates children and guests. One inmate gave a bold lecture defending women's rights by disputing biblical blame while another speaker warned about temperance and the pitfalls of excess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Patrick
Erin
Adam
Lot
Noah
Shaun Rhue at the Globe Theatre
Mr Joseph Murphy presented the Irish drama Shaun Rhue at the Globe Theatre yesterday afternoon in a dual role as Larry Donovan and Shaun Shir. He was well supported by Belle Melville Ella Backer Alfa Perry and others. The engagement continues with Murphy’s run and next Monday brings Wilson Barrett in Hamlet.
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Shaun Rhue
THE
GLOBE
Joseph Murphy
Globe Theatre
Larry Donovan
Shaun Shir
Murphy
City notes reveal rail tracks allowed in city streets
The mayor signed the aldermen’s order granting the Suburban Railway Company right to lay tracks on city streets. Boston Theatre features Downing in Gladiator tonight with strong audience support. Kiralfy troupe to revive The Ratcatcher on Monday. Tremont Temple concert aids Father Roche's Working Boys' Home with a 150-voice chorus led by Dolan and Henry.
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Board of Aldermen
Suburban Railway Company
West End Railway Company
Downing
Boston Theatre
Hubert Wilke
Kiralfy Company
Hamelin
Tremont Temple
Father Roche
Charles T. Dolan
Thomas W. Henry
Marguerite Ryan
I. P. Ryder
Joseph A. Fennelly
Joseph A. E. Stewart
Minna Charland
George W. Galvin
Gerard Russo
John A. O'Shea
John J. McCluskey
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