Repeal of the Bar Clause and Liquor Law Debates in Senate
The Massachusetts Senate debated Donovan’s motion to amend the liquor bill seeking repeal of the bar clause. The substitute passed 238 to 14 amid speeches by Thayer Champlin and others about temperance and open bars. Also reported were liquor inspection measures, registration of physicians, public health bills, and various Senate and House actions on public buildings, railroads, and licenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts Senate
Donovan
Messrs. Thayer
Champlin
Evens
Coveney
Natter
Smith
Thayer
Democratic Party
Rum Party
Yeas and Pays
Yeas
Kennett
Bradley
Brickett
Cady
Carpenter
Cooke
Drury
Eaton
Haggerty
Howard
Kemp
Kimball McDonald
McNary
Provin
Reade
Risteen
Rotch
Savage
Sloplod
Timon Cra
Aseria
Wyer
Aiden
Yea
Gilman
Liquor Law Committee
Senate
McEttrick
House
Quincy
State Board of Health
United Sates Army
Davy OY Marine Service
Stevens
Boston
Hous
Pension bill sparks clash in Boston Fire Department hearing
Fire Commissioner Fitch opposes a pension bill arguing it would be extravagant and reduce efficiency by raising annual costs to 725000 to 1000000. Representative McEttrie says most citizens want the change to allow twelve hour shifts. Commissioner Murphy supports the current stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fitch
L A. Williams
Boston Fire Department
McEttrie
Boston
Murphy
Prominent Arrivals and Society Gatherings at The Thorndike
The Browning Society met at the Brunswick with resolutions on Judge Pitman’s death. The Crow Club dined at the American House. The Meganic Fish & Game Club held a special meeting at Young’s as new members were admitted. Hotel arrivals list numerous names and locations from around the region and country, including executives, editors, and travelers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thorndike
Luft’s College
A. G. Randall
M. M. Johnson
Brooks
L. M. Wilson
H. L. Edson
L. G. Williams
E. Connor
G. A. Arnold
J. A. Sayles
W.%. Gray
E. E. Marggraf
Meganic Fish & Game Club
Young’s
Foster
A. A, Pope
W. E. Harmon Piet Ae Korndike
W. C. "Prescott
Kidder, Peay & Go
Wrap
Olone
Kittredge
Parkour
H. L. Fairbanks
St. Johnsbury
H. M. Cable
Chicago
W. Brown
Washington
D. A. Proctor
Ew York
W. E. Blunt
Haverhill
A. Habcock
Bangor
Revere
J. Lowenthal
Dallas
Tex
H. Houghton
New York
N. E. Barker
Chattanooga
D. B. Holbrook
Sing Sing
N._Y
B. H. Porter
Aeford
Conn
H. Docman
G. G. Legon
E. H. Jackson
Brooklyn
N. Y
Brunswick
A. L. Young
Baltimore
G. A. Tolman
Carne Milley
Plymouth
G. L. Johnson
New Haven
F. Albany
Lawrence
A. Burke
Dover
N. H
H.C. Kimball
B. C. Hill
Providence
Watson
J. W. Gannett
Miss
G. W. Williams
Roselle
N. J
Unitep Starks
J. F. Halsteel
W. R. Roberts
Philadelphia
Alex, Hendry
Detroit
W.L. Albee
P. A. Home
Albany
F. Bawley
Bridgeport
G. N. Smalley
B. J. Fine
J. Y. Wiggin
Butte
Mont
Allen
Spencer
Mass
L. Smith
Worcester
A. McQuallan
Skowhegan
J. ©. Mans
Kokomo
Ind
A. L. Conger
Akron
Ohio
Tavern
K. Middleton
H. BR. Curtis
North Attleboro
Frank Waon
Troy
N.Y
A. A. Turbdell
Newton
Gardiner
Town items report sales and upcoming public hearings
Samuel Hatch and Co sold brick house No 6 Hudson Street for 9050 dollars to John Martin. Arsenic legislation hearing set for tomorrow at 11 am before the Public Health Committee at the State House. Major McKinley visits Boston then Providence and Washington. A Washington Street building collapse injures two workers during demolition for John H Pray and Sons. A choral society meeting planned for March 31 at Pilgrim Hall South Boston with readings from Bljah and solo numbers. signers include Mrs M A H Curtis Miss Martha C Hill and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Hatch & Co
Hudson Street
John Martin
State House
Major McKinley
Osborne
Home Market Club
Young's
Providence
Washington
Washington Street
John H. Pray & Sons
Pilgrim Hall
Broadway
Boston
Peninsular
Bljah
M. A. H. Curtis
Martha C. Hill
Henry Peabody
Elmer
Hosmer
Thomas Reeves
J. L. Ecker
J. A. Howard
Fred ©. Floyd
Charles J. Gallagher
Samuel M. Bedlington
Charles C. Chapman
Louis G. Hale
Armand Gumprient, Jr
Belated Passengers Arrive On Cunard Cephalonia
The Cunard steamer Cephalonia from Liverpool docked at 9 40 yesterday after a two day delay caused by heavy sea and fog. It carried 494 passengers with 11 in saloon 86 in second cabin and 447 in steerage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cunard
Cephalonia
Liverpool
Enry B
W Wheelwright
F. W. B. Sellars
Edward
C, McNay
M May
Gannett
Agnes Clark
Equal Representation Bill Proposed for Town and City Officer Elections
A new system named equal representation is proposed to apply to electing town selectmen and city councilors. The bill, drafted by William H. Gove of Salem, outlines nomination procedures, caucus and district options, filing rules, and a transfer voting method to determine winners, with detailed provisions for ballots, protests, and vacancies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Gove
Salem
Inobene
Infringement Decree in Paddle Lock Patents Case
United States Circuit Court on March 24 ruled in Michael F. Davis v Henry Parkun that the respondent infringed claim 2 of patent 231017 for a row-lock swinging inward convex upright pin in sill. The court dismissed the bill in the other patent claims with costs reserved until the second case final hearing. J H Millett appeared for the plaintiff and George W Estabrook for the defendant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Circuit Court
Carpenter
Michael F. Davis
Henry Parkun
Same
Union Boat Club
J. H. Millett
George W. Estabrook
Supreme Judicial Court probate and tort actions in Newton file
The record lists multiple cases before the Supreme Judicial Court and Superior Court sessions, including John Barnard vs City of Newton and Moore executors, with affidavits for probate. Other items describe damages awards, unfinished cases, and a list of order numbers for proceedings across sessions, noting a July 7 1890 injury and various contract and tort suits with outcomes and counsel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Judicial Court
Allen
Morton
Dia
John Barnard
City of
Newton
Daley
Blocum
McConne
Mary A. Ilnes
Georg Shattuck
W. A. Monroe
John T
Hompson
John Murphy
Frank Robinson
Milton
EF. B. Hale
J. Lowell, Jr
L. H. Smith
James W. Minchin
John Minchin
Canada
J. Elder
W. Barnet
George H. Swasey
Minchin
Slatken
Nawn
Whitn
Sibley
Cutter
Duneklee
Web Lee
Barnst
Edmands
County M. F
Lyndale
Metrop. Co. Const. Co
Cheney
Mid’x Co
MecGilvray Vo
Murphy
Fitehl
Davis
Gill
Cook
Boston
Fowle
Maynald Company
Hammon
Paul Spillane
John J. Goon
Plaintuff
Same
Frost
Slayton
Black
Listm orawr commonwealth cases and misc entries
A garbled OCR list of case headings and docket numbers is presented, naming multiple defendants and case arcs such as Commonwealth v Cappucto and Same v Roberta, with stray fragments like Lodge v Hergert and Smith v Heath, plus broken text and unclear entries. The readable items suggest a legal catalog or index page rather than a narrative.
Supreme Court at Bristol hears damages in two mill cases
In March sessions Justice Sherman presides over Manual De Souza versus Safford Mills and Annie M. Stone against American Linen Company. Key issues include alleged employer negligence in a pulley accident and competing marriage proof from Isaac W. Stone’s widows. Trial continues with testimony on death causation and liability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Bristol Ss
Sherman
J. Manual de Souza
Safford Mills
Souza
Deant Corporation
Viaintri
Annie M. Stone
American Linen Company
Isaac Walter Stone
Stone
Isaac W. Stone
Pawtucket
R. L
Bee Street
Providence
Marrie Samuel W. Leonard
California
Leonard
George W. Mann
Rhode Island Supreme Court
Isanc Walter Stone
Harriet M. Leonard
Defendant Corporation
Probate Court March Wills and Administrations Listed
March probate records show a long list of wills presented for probate including Charles W. Blake of Concord New Hampshire and many others across Cambridge Lowell Woburn and surrounding towns. Administrations are led by Annie M. McAvoy Cambridge with numerous other executors and heirs named across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midalfest
Charles W. Blake
Concord
N. H
John F. Howard
New York
N. Y
Ella G. Richardson
Woburn
Francis H. Buckle
Lowell
Rancis Green
Julia A. Hubbard
Ewton
Ezra
Tarbell
Maynard
George L. Mitchell
Cambridge
Nathaniel G. Manson
Pavel Coolidge
W. Irving
Murdock McNevin
Leander Cutter
Herbert W. Whitney
Ayer
Mary A. Sherman
Ann Bethune
Dudley L. Wiggin
Edwin Richardson
William. Dudy
Harriett C. Hosmer
Marlborough
Patrick Dillon
Newton
Elizabeth Magoon
Wakefield
Ruth
Carruth
Framingham
John P. Snow
Bedford
Daniel T. Gage
Hudson
Rhoda Sampson
Chelmsford
Edward T. Keenan
Somerville
Mary A. Phillips
Ellen F. Floyd
Malden
George S. B. Sullivan
Josiah A. Backers
Phebe C. Bickford
John G. Roberts
Reading
Elizabeth W. Dowse
Sherborn
Ebenezer Blanchard
Medford
Daniel H. Coakley
Wayland
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mr. Donovan
Committee On the Judiciary
Boards of Health
Board of Health
Boston & Maine
Railroad Committee
Boston & Maine Railroad Company
Massachusetts
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Boston & Maine Railroad
Newton Street Railway Company
General Court
Kelliher
John M. Berry
Mellen
Worcester Gavenneins
Burleigh Tunnell Company
Colorado
Commonwealth
Security Live Stock Company
Board of Railroad Commissioners
Bennington
Battle Monument
State Board of Education
E. H. Clapp
Plymouth County Railroad
Fish Commissioners
Massachusetts Hospital
American Loan & Trust Company
Expenditures
Congress
Judiciary Committee
Kimball
Committee On Public Health
Boston Board of Health
Committee On
Committee On Cities
Labor Committee
Committee On Expenditures
R. F. Briggs
Amesbury
Boston & Lowell Railroad
Charles
Hood
Leavening
Powe Roya
Gov't Report
United States District Court
Nealson
David van Alern
Brothers
Jenkins
Richard
Kane
Alwooson
Solomon
Chip
Morrison
Hoytman
Ahearn
Wykot
Hough
Mason
Malone
Quinn
Proctor
Duypar
Sarah L. Moseley
Doh O’brien
Elm Avenue
Hammond Street
H. BE. Fales
E. Washburn
Herbert Moseley
John O’brien
Peat
H. E. Zsee
Deendant
Martin
B. Flanders
Edward J.dunhoe
Plainiff
G. O. Sazie
G. O. Taylor
Chester H. Graves & Bos
Soleoprietors
Bosten
Liam M. Noble
A. P. Wilton
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
George D. Sawyer
Thomas Savage
John H. Ponce
Lynch
West End
West Tah End
McKenzie
Bost
Barker
Boston & i Me
Crandall
Staples
J. Ae
Listm Orawr
Cappucto
Roberta
Ripley
Ferren
Brown
Saffores
Shelian
Cleary
la Fosse Et Sis
Hardy
Parmenter
Order
Lodge
Hergert
Tinausky
Thomp
Heath
Dalton
Sturter
Holung Et al
Holin
White
Dennon
Child
Mackie
Walker
Robinson
Lamp
Nolen
Spofford
Weedy
Marcus
Southard Et al
9Nian
Alvord
Emerson
Stuart
Littlefield
Equitable Building
Enerry
Edward R. Andrews
F. G. Storey
B. A. Atkinson & CO
Washington ST
Paine
D Wells, Richardson & CO
Burnin Vt
POST
the Post Publishing CO
X.Y.Z
Boston Post
D. Shah Tele
Station
Hoston
New England
Shenandoah Valley
Virginian
Ames
Tremont Street
ELP
Spontpeoet
Wilcox Gibbs
Poral U
Alovs Federal
Eliot Street
Mra
Miller
Bridget Dwane
Andover
Patrick Mask
Montreal
Canalport
Tremont St. Roxbury Crossing
Jo Ward
Sunny
Rene
Beacon St
South End
Laadle & Storer
Devonshire Street
Rutland St
Ichardson
Detective Agency
F Pemberton
Newill
Tremont Row
Saalee
BR. A. Evans & Son
Haverhill St
Montgomery
Boston & Albany
Berks Hills
Lenox
Stockbridge
Lee
Thomas Heaphy
Maad
A. Martin
Washington Strees
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