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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Mar 23, 1886

Page

3

New Appointments Made and Former Ones Confirmed

At a city board of aldermen meeting, numerous appointments were listed including harbor masters and weighers. The session covered loan approvals, confirmations of cemetery trustees, drainage study commissioners, and proposals on armory sites and street sewers.

Board of Aldermen Meyer George F. Goold Louis W. Swan John T. O’lalor Ithamer A. Mercer John W. Jackson Byron F. Bragdon George H. Adams John J. Middleton Nicholas C. Yailon Winchester Roxbury Canal Alexander Douglass Michael Finn Alfred J. Sidwell Newjamis F. Paine West Roxbury George A. Newhall George James Levi P. Dadiey Edward A. Thurston Israel M. Barnes Isward KF. Kearnes Alexander A. McGahey, Jr Chirlee H. Shepley J. Tillaon Morrill William Bayley William H. Cary W. Chenery Henry A. Frost J. Clarence Whiting James T. Pond Michael J. Murray Erving Winslow Washington Street Boylston Court Streets Tremont Street Boylston Street Scolley Square Bartlett Beacon Street Park Arington Streets Bromwich Common Council Committee On Appropriations Alderman Smith Committee On Finance Honovvaaan Alderman Coe Donovan Smith Hadeen Coe Freeman Smoath Pierce Cobb Donoovan Huntly Yeas—Allen Barr Capen Carroll Flatt Maguire Sullivan Nays-Coe

Protest Against City Loan for Public Expenditures

Citizens at a public meeting urge the Boston Aldermen to reject the proposed loan arguing funds should be raised from annual taxes. They contend the loan would exceed borrowing capacity and bypass lawful taxation limits, urging economy and normal annual appropriations instead.

Henry W. Putnam Board of Aldermen City of Boston

The Poll Tax Resolve Moves Toward Third Reading

The neighbor branch of the Legislature transacted only routine business yesterday and debates begin today. The poll tax resolve, once tabled in the Senate by Senator Norris, passed the House by a large majority and now awaits a third reading to reveal the outcome of the delay in the nerve of the measure.

Boston Supuros Cogswell Salem State House Senate Murphy Pillsbury Senator Joyner New York and New New York and Boston Westboro Lyman School Second District Court Western Middlesex Dorchester City of Mary McGrath Samuel Hillman Neighber Branch House Norris

Hudson River bridge plan links cotton regions to New England mills

A proposed spring project aims to span the Hudson at Newburg to create a direct air line from the Southwest cotton belt to New England mills. The $6,000,000 scheme includes twenty miles of connecting railroad and would allow unobstructed river navigation, drastically cutting coal costs and travel distances.

Hudson River New England Newburg Hudson Commonwealth Boston

Chicago Wheat Break Sparks Plunge in 1900s Market

Chicago Exchange sees intense activity as wheat drops from s2c to 80% within half an hour. Massive selling of country wheat on stop orders follows, with rumors of large long positions by Northwestern interests. New York dealers brace for further declines as Woerishoffer signals potential countermeasures, while McCann & Herrick are cited among major sellers. Flour and other grains reflect broad market weakness and shifting prices across staples and dairy.

Boston A‘chison Atlantic and Pacific Chicago Burlington and Quincy New York New Zngland Union Pacific Rutland Wisconsin Central Lockwood & Crosman Irving A. Evans & Co Lake Shore Atchison Burlington Washington Pacific Flint Pere Marquette Marquette Houghton Ontonagon Ehp Mexico United States Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe California Chicago Exchange Northwestern Reem, Jones, McCormick Produce Exchange Woerishoffer McCann & Herrick Minnesota Michigan Ohio Indiana Southern Illinois St Louis Wisconsin Canada Kranklin County Mass Western Creamery State Western St Liverpool Ile Vermont Cape Tirsta Aroostook County Nova Scotia New Brunswick Massachusetts York State New Hampshire Msine Central Grand Trunk Beauty Hebron Burbank Do Northern Prolific Eascern Peerless Rensselaer Washington County N. Y Bae Nova Peisco Tierces Norfolk Hubbard St. Andrews Jersey Millett Pipelin Isles Kansas City St. Lous Shorts Bears

Market Report Passes Through Grain and Metals Roundup

A dense dispatch lists prices and receipts across wheat, oats, corn, pork, lard, beef, and bar-products in U S markets including Detroit Chicago Toledo Minneapolis Milwaukee Cincinnati St Louis and New York. It notes steady to firm tones in pork lard and butter with varied coffee, copper, lead, tin, and cotton market data and consolidation totals across ports.

New York Orleans St. Louis Minnesota Llower Cuba Petroleum United Western Steam Western Liverpool New Orleans Mobile Savannah Memphis Detroit Michigan Chicago Toledo Minneapolis Milwaukee Cincinnati Hunt Goods Kunitgoods United States Augusta Galveston Great Britain Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Continent C. St. Louis

Receipts of Stapie Products and Railroads Freight List

A dense ledger style report lists goods and quantities shipped by multiple railroads including Boston and Albany, Providence, Old Colony, New York and New England, Fitchburg, Benton and Maine, Boston and Maine, Lowell, and others. Items cover bales cotton wool flour oats corn wheat pork beans butter cheese eggs lard tallow hides leather and more.

Boston and Albany Railroad Izrand Junction Railroad Providence Railroad New York New England Fitchburg Railroad Benton and Maine Railroad Eastern Division Boston and Maine Railroad Western Division Lowell Railroad Express Bo Col Liverpool California Mareh Uplands Orleans Ate

Total Receipts of Staple Products March 2

The table lists the port's total receipts of principal staples from all shipment points today, including goods in transit, compared to the same day last year.

Financial. Bond markets and exchange rates report

London trading shows United States bonds quoted at 45 127 percent and 419 percent, Atlantic and Great Western at 41 percent, Canadian Pacific 08 percent, Mexican ordinary 274, St Paul 94, New York Central 16614, Pennsylvania 51 percent. Havana reports Spanish gold at 239 and stable exchange with U S 60 days gold at 8 84 premium. Sugar market weak.

Boston New York United States Pacific District of Columbia Secretary of the Treasury W.sengman Europe London Canadian Pacific Ene Uvnots Central St. Paul

Bankers and Merchants Report for Week Ending March 19

The report lists commodities and values by country for the week ending March 19. It covers products such as cotton, preserved meats, coffee, tea, lumber, and leather with quantities and totals, including country breakdowns from the United States to Newfoundland, British possessions, and Argentina.

C. Ffee Hinds Insese Poxts Potat Aus Dales Alta Oan Badig Pau United States of Calmatia Beeiztum, c Csescceenternse Cevernetnens Uvueaes Sions Cameeensie Australia Lespatees Atotos, Madelso CLC Cceccedacneverees Quebec Ontario Escesccesnecssessene Argentine Republic Cesescescereuses

Legal docket items from Boston sessions summarize verdicts and cases

Judge Blodgett and Chief Justice Brigham preside as juries decide multiple Boston cases. Verdict for plaintiff 2575 in Wentworth v Eastern Railroad. numerous docket numbers list suits against Boston and Lowell Railroad, Boston Five Cent Savings, Providence railroad, and others with injuries and damages sought. Jury out in Ebbs v Boston Providence railroad. various attorneys listed for both sides.

Susan Wentworth Thomas Ebbs Boston and Providerce Railroad E. Graemhood George Putnam Henry Faten Boston and Lowell Ruailroad Company B. Alien T Savage A. A. Trout W. H. Cooledge

Martin v Cambridge personal injuries by street travel cited

Before Judge Mason No 5 0 Ann Martin sues city of Cambridge for damages in a tort action after injuries while traveling on Charles River street. Defend with general denial. Jury out. Croswell Curtis represent plaintiff C J McIntire for city. Case lists numerous order numbers.

Thompson Elizabeth J. Wheelock Wolldsohn F. Pitz I. J. Cutter Mary Fiyua Bridget Brothers Plaintif J. T. Wilson H. K. Swasey John McLean George Atwood AG. A. A. Pevyey E. J. Callender John Buffum Leander K. H., Jones Wernela H. B. Swasey S. K. Hamilton Ann Martin City of Cambridge Charles River Street Croswell & Curtis C. J. McIntire

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