East Boston Bridge Project and Underground Transit Debate
Boston's social dinner discussed rapid transit with Louis Sterne of London presenting the underground system. Speakers, including Charles Jacobs and Henry Whitney, weighed tunneling costs, electric propulsion benefits, and a proposed East Boston bridge to replace ferries and ease tolls for a growing urban district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Boot and Shoe Club
Young’s Hotel
Boston
Louis Sterne
London
Eny
Mador Matthews
Charles M. Jacobs
Metropolitan
New York
Henry M. Whitney
West End Railway
Henry Curtis Spaulding
Thomas F. Doherty
Geo. G. Crocker
The
Railroad Commission
Edward Atkinson
J. W. Clarke
W. D. Sobier
O. H. Sampson
W. H. Symonds
Executive Business Association
A. L. Coolidge
W. H. Weimen
Philadelphia
F. E. Galloups
B. N. Johnson
Lynn
T. J. Doherty
Emery
America
Mr. Greathead
Sterne
Greathead
Thomson
Houston
Edison
Siemens
Europe
Brighton
East Boston
Doherty
Henry CG. Spalding
Suburbs
West End
Matthews
Greathead Tunnel
Whitney
Mayor Matthews Sustained and Pole Order Revoked in Boston
The Boston Aldermen met after midday in a crowded City Hall to decide the revocation of an order dated January 3, 1891, granting the New England Printing Telegraph Company rights to erect poles. The 8 to 3 vote sustained the Mayor and canceled the pole locations amid parliamentary clashes and sworn statements from Corporation Counsel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Hall
Osborne
Board of Aldermen
New England Printing Telegraph Company
Boston
Richardson
Babson
Law Department
Matthews
Carruth
John &. Fitzpatrick
New Hyland Printing Telegraph Company
Commonwealth OF Massachusetts
Suffolk
S. 8
John H. Sullivan
Thomas F. Keenan
Nahaniel J. Rust
Lewis G. Arris Georgeon L. Meyer
Weston Lewis
Edward J. Eary
Thomas W. Flood
John H. Lee
Herert S. Carrush
Benjamin £. Stacey
Martin Regan
Supreme Judicial Court
New England Printing Telegraph Company of
Massachusetts
Walbridge A. Field
Alderman Farmer
Alderman Lee
Avderman Lee
Siyday Fast
Armer
Corporation Counsel
Orry
N. Matthews, Jr
Thicity
Warrat
J. B. Richardson
Lee
Sullivan
Nation of
Keenan
Ew England Printing Telegraph Company
Orman Carruth
Meyer
Office OF Commissioner OF Corporations
Frank B. Dole
New England
Cons. Enphorr
Printing Telegraph Company Seeks Injunction Over Houston Wires
A petition filed with the Supreme Judicial Court asks for a writ to restrain Houston’s Board of Aldermen from voting to cancel or modify a 1890 order granting the New England Printing Telegraph Company the right to maintain poles and wires in city streets. The filing details prior approvals, incurred costs, and alleged threats of revocation with potential substantial damages if the order is undone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alderman Flood
Board of Aldermen
Leary
Stacey
Regan
Rust
Lee
Keenan
Western Union
Bell Telephone Companies
Matthews
Nathan Matthews
Osborne
Mr. Osborne
Sty
Carruth
Dorchester
New England Printing Telegraph Company
Yeas
Farmer
Flood
Lea
Stacy
Bullivannb
Nays
Meyer
Lewis
Newngland Frinding
Leliograph Company
Orther
Reed
Ranney & Clark
Supreme Judicial Court
City of
Houston
Peritionar
Dole
New England Printing i Viexrapi Company
Commonwealth
Nareh
Freup
C. Alley
Holmes
Nowlton
Morton
Henry B. Stratton
We F
Sewerage Commissioners
Hood's Sarsaparilla Claims Best Result From Pure Ingredients
Hood's Sarsaparilla asserts all ingredients are strictly pure and the best of their kind. It claims careful selection and personal examination of roots and herbs, with every step from purchase to preparation aimed at attaining the best result, inviting readers to try it.
Illness of Elias Merwin Update Confirms Critical State
The morning report of Elias Merwin esq death is incorrect. Mr Merwin remains severely ill with a critical condition, though Dr Beach reported no sudden change at an early hour today.
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Elias Merwin
Merwin
Beach
Royal Baking Powder Declared Pure and Superior
None but Royal Baking Powder is described as absolutely pure with unmatched leavening strength and wholesome quality. The text cites endorsements from official chemists of the United States and Canada, state analysts, municipal health boards, and physicians, asserting its purity, flavor, and economical use.
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U. S
United States
Canada
Naval militia banquet celebrants toast leaders and state
The Naval Battalion held its first annual banquet at Parker's with 150 reserves amid tulips and music. Lieutenant Commander J. C. Soley chaired. James Russell Soley, and Colonel J. A. Keeler attended. Toasts praised the U S Navy and Massachusetts defense, with remarks from Secretary James Russell Soley and others, ending with songs.
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Parker's
J. C. Soley
James Russell Soley
J. A. Keeler
Norris
J. T. Wheelright
A. L. Perrin
J. A. de Blois
Mansfield
W.T. Lambert
W. B. McClellan
Soley
United States
Navy Battalion
State House
Massachusetts
Navy of the
Navy
Tracy
Keeler
Naval Brigade
Chase
Merry
Wabash
Resign
Massachusetts Yacht Club
Wheelwright
DeBlois
Publicans Hold a Convention and Form a State League
The republican gathering in the Meionnon elected E. A. Morse as president of the Massachusetts Republican State League. Over 1000 delegates attended as the party revived the league to support the 1888 campaign, with Major J. Henry Gould named temporary chairman and Morse later named permanent chair.
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E. A. Morse
Elijah A. Morse
Meionnon
Massachusetts
National League
Messrs
C. F. Rice
Somerville
E. H. Shattuck
Lowell
Major Gould
Hoar
Dawes
Robinson
Lodge
Cogswell
Randall
Brackett
Walker
Morse
Temparatia
Republican Party
Russell
Commonwealth
New York
Europe
Boston
Democratic Party
Conness
Israel
Henry B. Blackwell
Beaton
Wyoming
Major McKinley
Ohio
J. Howes Norris
Republican State League
League
The
Canon
Even W. Milliken
New Beaford
J. Jd. Whipple
Brockton
Frank Hobart
Braintree
Qdomes M. Olmstead
Wesley A. Gove
Edward Glines
Willard Howland
Chelsea
George W. Fiske
Danvers
Frank Kimball
Lawrence
Joseph H. Wood
Milford
M. J. Murray
Fitchburg
Wiliam H. Brooks
Holyoke
J. D. Gil
Springfield
Gordon Street
David Hall Rice
J. Gordon Street
Cincinnati
To Live or Die The New England Yacht Racing Assn
A special meeting at Parkers discussed whether to hold an open regatta next season. Commodore Arthur Fuller presided in Louis M. Clark’s absence. Clubs present included American Hull Jeffries Lynn Salem Bay South Boston Cape Ann Savin Hill West Lynn. The issue was sent to the annual meeting next month where the fate of the association will be decided amid calls for reform or dissolution.
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New England Yacht Racing Association
Parker
Arthur Fuller
South Boston
Harvard Overseers Hold Special Meeting at 50 State Street
A special meeting of the Board of Overseers of Harvard College convened at 11 yesterday morning. Solomon Lincoln presided and the board voted to appoint Frederic Huntington to instruct cattle practice for 1891-92, with William Orison Underwood as lecturer on Warranty and Evidence at the School of Veterinary Medicine for 1891-92, and naming Jonathan Bruce Chittenden and Charles Kester Eastman as professors for 1890-91.
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Harvard Overseers
Harvard College
State Street
Soloman Lincoln, Esq
Ang Ellows
Frederic Huntington ‘Gagood
Nee
M.R.C.V
William Orison “Underwood A.B
Sunday boat trips resume on Fail River Line
Travellers to New York and beyond will be pleased that Sunday boat trips on the Fail River Line will resume for the year starting next Sunday March 29. The connecting boat train from Ark Bouare Station Boston will leave at 7 p.m., an hour later than on week days, with a corresponding shift in departures from other points.
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New York
Ark Bouare Station
Boston
Court records and sentences from Boston area courts
United States District Court reports warn of two seamen, J. William Walmers and Frederic Hanson, being jailed for assaults aboard the schooner Ke'scca J. Moulton and on Edward Miller. The Supreme Judicial Court discusses cases, sewerage petition hearings, and civil actions. Superior Court handles matters including Minchin v. Minchin, Spillane v. Coon, and Holbrook v. McDonald, with juries out on several disputes and a list of cases set for later sessions.
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States District Court
J. William Walmers
J. Moulton
Josiah W. Cook
East Cambridge
Frederic Hanson
Edward Miller
Superior Court
Hompson
James W. Minchin
John Minchin
Canada
J. Elder
C. WY. Barnet
George H. Swasey
McCue
Paul Spillane
John J. Coon
Cambridge Street
P. M. Peeding
L. G. Blair
Edward H. Holbrook
Thomas H. McDonald
Deendant
F. Corey
J. G. Holt
Sfor Plai
Pease
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
George D. Sawyer
Fendant
Gotaudant
Thomas Savage
John H. Pence
Henry F. Naphen
John Jynch
Edwin M. Lynch
K. Lund
Thomas F. Reddy
Fletcher Ranney
Fresco Painting in Italy History by Mrs Lockwood
Mrs J 5 Lockwood presented the latest in a series on the History of Painting in Italy in cheery rooms with friends. The talk defined fresco secco and tempera, outlined wall preparation and color processes, and traced masters like Giotto Michaelangelo Raphael through Tuscan frescoes at Campo Santo Pisa with photographs shared for comment.
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Lockwood
Italy
Giotto
Jano Todas Spineillo Obetino
Michael Angelo
Raphael
Obituary: Silas Potter of Roxbury and Boston Died
Silas Potter a longtime Boston merchant died at his residence 40 Pevine Street Roxbury yesterday at 71. He was born in North Brookfield Massachusetts in 1820 and spent most of his life in Roxbury and Boston. Funeral from his home Sunday at 2 o'clock. Levi U Wadleigh Jr aged 35 of L C Wadleigh Sons in Haverhill died suddenly at his Park Street residence yesterday. He was educated at Dean Academy Franklin resided in Boston six years but lived here ten years. He was prominent in business and held Knights Templar, Masons, Royal Arch Masons memberships and the Board of Trade. He leaves a wife and one child.
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Silas Potter
Boston
Pevine Street
Roxbury
Mr. Potter
North Brookfield
Mass
Levi U. Wadleigh, Jr
L.C. Wadleigh & Sons
Haverhill
Hig
Park Street
Haverhll
Dean Academy
Ranklin
Haverhill Commandery Knights Templar
Merrimac Lodge of Masons
Pawtucket
Royal Arch Masons
The
Board of Trade
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Boot and Shoe Club
Printing Telegraph Company
Eenan
Peavor
the Printing Telegraph Company
Naval Battalion
Parker House
BAY Stref
Publicans
United
Starnes
J. John Kennedy
Maurice Ahearn
House of Industry
Commonwealthy. Roberts
Same
Jaffores
Municipal Courtj
Emerson
Stuart
Kolden Et al
Hardy
Green Anal Ov
McCracken
Eemrey
Gomawine
Lon Hheo
Somers
Phipps
Drew
Baker
Chickering
Harpy
Parmenter
U. J
Thorpe
Martin
Stiles
Damon
Mitchell
Moor É Adams If Wo
Kal
Colony R. R.co
Winkiey
G. C. Taylor
Chester H. Graves & Sons
Frank L. Bapristt
Maine
Chester , Graves & Sons
E. C. Morris & CO
Sudbury St
Epps
Creil Service Gazette
James Eppl «& Co., Homeopathic Chemists
England
Northampton St
M. G. Stark Weather
the Post Publishing CO
Washington Street
Glenn Bros
Nursery Wen
Rochester
N. Y
Wilcox & Gibbs
Thornton
Federal &T
Portland
M. J. Monahan
Tromfield Street
Iaunton
Ades
O. Corriveau
Whittenton
Metropolitan Insurance
Congress Atreet
F. J. Wadson
Court Street
Subury
Malacy
Groerry
Bosan
Masa
Anteda
Shenandoah Valley
Boston Post
Will
W. T
James
Tremont Street
Famors Berkshire
Lenox
Stockbridge
Thomas Heaphy
Mase
Everett
REHM
New Exchange
Dover Street
Collins
Devonshire Street
A. Martin
Buyens
Beacon St
South End
Bradley & Storer
Heap
Oxford Stree
Imst Chubcs
Hakiey
Marlboro
Stopford Wentworthbrooke
Ee Ichabrdson
Poemberton
Newiell
Tremont Row
Arie
Aenia
KR. A. Evans & Son
Montgomery
Eee
Kilby St
Betwen
Remington Standard Treewriter CO
School Street
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