Old Colony stock battle and farms bill debate in the state House
The Massachusetts House rejected a push to sell the Old Colony Railroad’s new $8,000,000 stock at public auction while confirming support for continued capital growth. Debate covered extending the Beverly Farms bill and timing for the Winthrop Shore railroad project, with Senate action on oleomargarine coloring and liquor reports postponed or extended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oleo
Senate
Old Colony Road
Albany
Old Colony
Wyman
Hyde Park
Hayes
Lynn
Messrs
Mellen
Wardwell
Commonwealth
Harris
East Bridgewater
Morison
Boston
Messrs. Coveney
Cambridge
Taft
Gloucester
Haverhill
Pratt
Abington
McDonough
Ailen
Woburn
Cook
Weymouth
Brown
Dubuque of
Falliver
Quarterly Returns by Railroads Define Earnings Reporting
The House adopted a bill to require railroad corporations to file quarterly gross and net earnings with the railroad commissioners. Reports due after each quarter ending March June September and December must follow board rules and be accessible for public inspection. The adverse report on Ayers petition was tabled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCall
Winchester
House
Board of Railroad Commissioners
Plymouth and Westfield School Building and Monuments Bills
Bills authorize refunds to James Donoghue from Plymouth County treasury for endsman duties and for purchasing or enlarging a school site, plus erection of a new building for the State normal school at Westfield. Also authorizes Plymouth to raise funds for completing the Pilgrim monument. Includes references to divorces and intoxication in related acts and a list of further reported measures and petitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Donoghue
Thomas F. Donoghue
Treasury
County of
Plymouth
State Normal School
Westfield
Pilgrims of
Frank
Sanborn
Commonwealth
State Board of Lunacy and Charity
Gustavus Andrews
Fronellam
Kidredge
Boston & Providence
Clarendon Hills
C. H. Shepard
Danvers
Eunice M. Woods
Annie W. Woods
Cornelius Wellington
Arlington
Alice Cook
Massachusetts
Senate debate over oleo bill draws quiet audience
Senators debated the oleo bill while a silent majority listened. The session was dry with statistics and figures cited, yet no decisive vote emerged.
Matter of minor bills and truants on table moved
Senator Symonds moved to send habitual truants bill to third reading. Senator Stevens moved to table and extend time for New York and Boston Inland Railroad to April 11 1892. Reports were taken from table and accepted. Reenactment of state aid laws including veteran widows eligibility and military aid, both expiring December 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Symonds
Charles FE. Stevens
New York & Boston Inland Railroad Company
Senate
Legislature menu and committee session summaries
House and Senate calendars show bills to adjust estates, fund court needs, and modernize tax and water projects. A committee hearing covers Province Laws with cross-examinations on misconduct allegations, and talks on electrical undergrounding boards in cities with key company representatives present.
Boston Hearing On Conduit Bill For Utilities
Boston committee debated a bill by Mr. Harding creating a commission of an electrician civil engineer and a lawyer to manage conduits for electric wires. The bill allows cities to use or acquire conduits with payments or bids, with commissions paid by wire owners. hearing adjourned to 10 a m and private school hearing postponed to April 2 due to illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harding
Board of Public Works
Boston
Mr. Harding
Bruce
Russell
Tony
Donnelly
Boston School Board Adopts Expenditure Report and Reforms
The Boston School Board approved the statements of expenditures for 1888-89 and 1887-88, noting a total rise of 60 316 11 and predicting about 2000 more pupils this year. It also authorized ventilation improvements, yard changes, and a $50 000 special appropriation for sanitary upgrades, with three additional alarm bells sought. The board suspended rules to adopt tenure of office legislation and approved kindergarten space at Walpole Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chapin
Department of Public Buildings
North End
Boston Transcript
Edward F. Holden
Charlestown High
Elizabeth K. Norton
Bunker Hill
Kate L. Niland
Tra
Chapman
Agnes ©. Moore
Eliot
Florence E. Phillips
Hancock
Fanny A. Foster
Harvard
Walpole Street
Massachusetts Emergency and Hygiene Association
Francis Minot
M.D
Robert Treat Paine
Charles F. Skinner
John Boyle O'Reilly
Peremptory Silk Sale Realizes $100,000 in New York
In New York on March 26 a special peremptory sale of colored and black silks occurred at Field Chapman Fenner. About 3000 pieces sold, bringing $100,000 as brisk bidding emptied duplicates. Local retailers dominated purchases, with the Adelaide brand colored gros grain leading at 61.73 cents per piece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Af Field
Chapman & Fenner
Multiple Footwear Jobbers Across the Nation Listed in Directory
The OCR text shows a long list of shoe company agents and partners across U S cities including Atlanta Baltimore Birmingham Cleveland Chicago Detroit Dallas Nashville Knoxville Louisville Memphis Omaha Portland Richmond St Louis Sedalia Terre Haute Toledo and more with firms such as Moore Marsh & Co Carroll Adams & Co Bangs Bard & Co Cohen Rlder Co Vandergrift Francis Vandergrift Shoe Co Lester Co Mets Co Meyer Co Snedicor Hatha way H 8 Robinson Bur tenshaw Guthman Carpenter Telling N O Stone W E Schmertz Cassell Tracy Co Wilkains Van Aernam Harte Dages Andrews Co McKee Weaver Jones Knoxville Meinhard Weil Rosenheim Schafer Swarts Kelley Goodfellow Lindsley Orr Lindsley and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
J A Smith
Moore, Marsh & Co
W . Carroll
Carroll, Adams & O
Tre
Baltimore
C Bangs
Bangs
Bard & Co
H Alder
Cohen, Rlder & Co
Birmingham
Ala
Francis Ana A
Vandergrift
Francis Vandergrift Shoe Co
Binghamton
UW Lester
Lester & Co
Cincinnati
Mets
Mets & Co
A Meyer
Meyer & Co
Cleveland
B Childs
Childs, Groff & Co
J J Fontine
Stone
Chicago
Richmond
Putney
S Putney & Co
Ki & Roberts
RR Roberts & Co
Einstein
A Einstein’s Sons
Savannah
Il Meinhard
Weil
Meinhard Ros & Co
Lre
J Rosenheim
J Rosenheim & Co
St Louis
J TH Schafer
Schafer, Swarts & Co
Kelley
Kelley, Goodfellow & Co
Stree
Lindsley
Orr & Lindsley Shoe
Opel
Dittman
Sedalia
Mackey
Sprinugfeld
Reisch
Supreme Judicial Court Session Files On March 26
The Supreme Judicial Court met on March 26 with justices Morvon Fraup Devens W Allen and Houmas Jr presiding. Cases argued included Converse v Hood and Converse v Boston Rubber Co. others listed as unfinished or in order as Nos. 591 through 598. Attorneys A A Ranney W S Rogers represented plaintiffs. George and W L Putman represented defendants. others cited for respective parties.
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Supreme Judicial Court
Commonwealth
Morvon
Fraup, Devens
W. Allen
Houmas, Jr
Elisha
Converse
George H. Hood
Boston Rubber Company
A. A. Ranney
W. S. Rogers
George
W. L. Putman
William G Cody vs New York and New England Railroad
Fourth Session March 26 in Lathrop state Cody sues for 15000 damages from a Dec 14 1887 collision on a Milford to Franklin train. Plaintiff jumped to avoid impact, injuring ankle leg and hip. Jury awarded 4000. Attorneys listed. Fifth Session docket includes Moore versus Washburn Nashua Lock Krauss versus Leach Divorce cases April 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lathrop
William G. Cody
New York & New England Railroad Company
Milford
Franklin
S. B. Allen
J. J. Wheeler
Eugene Bolles
St. M. Saltonstall
PriMan
Equity
Ve Moore
Washburn
Stone
Nashua Lock Company
Krauss
Leach
Superior Court Disposes Cases March 26 Staples
The March 26 session of the Superior Court disposed several cases. Defendants include George Edwards for burglary sentenced to State prison for three years and Charles Martin for larceny. John Kane and James Kane faced pool selling charges with fines of 100 and 50 dollars respectively plus costs. Also listed are Commonwealth vs Hale mill law, Same vs King breaking and entering, Same vs Sheen cheating, and Same vs Tinn assault and butlers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior Criminal Court
Staples. J
George Edwards
Three Ears
Charles Martin
Iaikon
John Kane
James Kane
Commonwealth
Hale
Same
King
Sheen
Tinn
Superior Court Docket From Essex County March 26 1889
Damages sought in tort actions against Edison Electric Aluminating Company and Lawrence Duck Company for property and personal injuries. Bolduc claims nuisance from dynamo operations endangering a nearby house. Tutlow alleges permanent injury tending machinery. Dockets list multiple related cases and defendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Essex County
Lawrence
A. ©. Stone
John P. Sweeney
William Tutlow
Lawrence Duck Company
Pedrick
Dart
Boston
Packer Vy. Edison
Providce RR. Co. Electric Co
Lawrence Lumber Co
V. Babcock
Libel verdict in Potter trade case at Middlesex County court
In Lowell on March 26 the Superior Court returned a verdict for James D. Brown against George Libby for 418 dollars in a libel action over a potato theft accusation. Separate case John Haskell sues D L Bryant over a misrepresented East Farm sale seeking repayment for inflated payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pratt & Quinn
Marshall& Hamblet
John Haskell
D. L. Bryant
Same
Not Guilty Verdicts in Middlesex Criminal Court
In Cambridge on March 26 Judge J. Fred Thompson presiding Perrault of Malden found not guilty on embezzlement charges Frank Smith of Watertown convicted for assault and battery with $5 fine and costs Gaet and Malfitano of Somerville convicted for assault and battery with $30 fines total in the Middlesex County court proceedings
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior Court
Middlesex County
Cambridge
Thompson
Fred TJ. Perrault
Malden
Frank Smith
Atertown
Gaet and Malfitano
Somerville
Municipal Court Adjourns Criminal Docket and Civil Listings
March 26 session of the municipal court included criminal bonds for Harpy and Harris. Adams charged with larceny of a pocketbook valued near sixty cents and a fur robe theft case against Harris. Civil docket lists numerous cases from Sterns v Steinberg to Newman v Wyman with various filings and names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harpy
John H. Adams
Thomas J. Murray
Charles Harris
West End Street Railway
Whipple Applies for Admission as Attorney in District Court
Sherman L. Whipple of Boston has applied for admission as an attorney and counsellor of the Circuit Court in Massachusetts. Commissioner Joan G. Statson notes the application process under the court rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District of Massachusetts
Boston
Circuit Court of the United States
Sherman L. Whipple
Joan G. Statson
U. S. Circuit Court
Value of a Choice at Paine's Furniture
The Paine's Furniture Company warerooms at 48 Canal Street span nearly six acres and house contents from about six stores. Shoppers save time and secure low prices by buying here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paine’s Furniture Company
Canal Street
Doctor endorses Warner’s Safe Cure as helpful
Dr. R. A. Gunn M D dean and professor of surgery at United States Medical College and editor of Medical Tribune commends Warner’s Safe Cure. He says no medical school knows all truth about disease and he will use any remedy that helps patients regardless of source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A. Gunn
United States Medical College
Medical Tribune
Gunn
Warner
Chilblains Cured by Salvation Oil Sold Cheap
Chilblains readily cured by Salvation Oil. Druggists sell it for twenty five cents a bottle. Worth the Parisian man milliner uses Dr Bull's Cough Syrup. 265 cts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Oil
Worth
Dr. Bull
Keeler camphor chests offer moth proof storage
No family can afford to do without one of those camphor chests just placed on the market by Keeler and Co. The chest is advertised as absolutely moth proof and available for one dollar and nine shillings at 9L Washington Street in Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keeler & Co
Washington Street
Boston
Burke's Duelin Storm Seeks Order In Old West Duel
A fragmentary note records Burke challenging a duel era scene. Authorities and locals debate permissible conduct as tensions rise around a staged confrontation. The item hints at a legal or social clash over the right to duel in the town.
Notable Local Notices and Obituaries
Fred Ronas dies of injuries from the Waitt's Mount standpipe accident in Malden. Miss Lelia J. Robinson to speak on Woman and the Law at Liberal Union Club. Helen Munck, missing since March 18, last seen at 92 Everett Street, Hast Boston. Funeral and bequest items from Bellows Richardson Tarbell noted. Dedham Home boys to visit Soldiers' Home in Chelsea with lunch at Oak Grove Farm.
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Fred Ronas
Massachusetts General Hospital
Waitt’s Mount
Malden
Cambridge
Joseph Bellows
American Missionary Society
Caroline M. Richardson
Boston Young Men’s Christian Union
Children’s Hospital
Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association
Delia Tarbell
Church of the Advent
Liberal Union Club
Young’s Hotel
Lelia J. Robinson
Helen Munck
William Munck
Everett Street
Roland D. Grant
Baptist Tabernacle
Fred Rolwes
New Standpipe
Augustus Lawson
David Lunstrom
Boston
Dedham
Soldiers
Chelsea
Oak Grove Farm
Henry Millis
Original Ladies' Aid entertainment May 2
The Ladies' Aid Association plans an afternoon and evening program with musical and literary items plus tableaux of states, followed by dancing. Proceeds go to the Soldiers' Home at Chelsea. A Battery A armory meeting appointed reception and refreshment committees with many members named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Aid Association
Battery A Armory
F. E. Beahn
Chelsea
Micah Dyer
Fuller
Dexter Follett
Matthews
Baker
Wellington
Beahn
Sprague
Dinsmore
Cartwright
Merrill
Capen
Tucker
J. G. B. Adams
George Creasey
Ellen Fernald
Henrietta Head
George 8. Bayrs
A. E. Lockhart
A. D. Robinson
J. Sullivan
W. E. Page
D. Osgood
Sam Thompson
O. P. Ford
Dr. Lighthill
A. J. Gifford
Cross
Joseph Dyer
Four Days Prayer Service Opens in Boston Church
The Union Holiness Convention began a four day prayer service at Bromfield Street Methodist Church with a large mostly female audience. Speakers included Rev C H Davis Lynn Rev F A Hillery Providence Mrs Brengle Salvation Army, Captain S L Brengle’s wife. Captain Biengle preached. altar service by Deacon George M Morse Putnam Conn and Rev Charles Munger Maine. Three sermons planned for today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Holiness Convention
Bromfield Street Methodist Church
C. H. Davis
Lynn
F. A. Hillery
Providence
Brengle
Salvation Army
S. L. Brengle
New York
Vassar College
Salvationists
Captain Biengle
George M. Morse
Putnam, Conn
Charles Munger
Maine
Dorchester School History and Boston Latin Vote Dates
A reader compares Dorchester May 20 1689 vote for the first school with Boston’s April 13 1635 bronze tablet record. The note cites the Dorchester town records and the city hall tablet as evidence of the origins of local Latin schooling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taverner
Mather
Dorchester
Boston Latin School
Record Commissioners of
Boston
City Hall
Accident and fire hazard warning sells lamps in Boston
All the old maids in New England will cry over the accident to the two cats and the destruction of the ten thousand dollar house. The notice claims such accidents could be avoided if people used Hollings's Patent Extension Lamps sold by R Hollings & Co at 547 Washington Street Boston. Readers are urged to read the rapid transit advertisement in another column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Hollings
R. Hollings & Co
Washington Street
Boston
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Shore Road
Mr. McDonough
Boston, Winthrop & Hore
Point Shirley
Meonough
Hathorne
Palmer
Kingsley
Committee
Yras
Collins
I. W. Cook
James Donovan
Swinell
Fassett
Evans
Fisk
Harlow
Hosmer
Howe
Messinger
O’sullivan
Parker
Pilsbury
Stevens
Campbell
Clark
B. F. Cook
Crosby
Davenport
J. Donovan
Gibson
Gleason
Howard
Hunt
Pike
J ’ Stevens
Walker
Whitney
Metcalf
E. J. Donovan
Bristol County
Court House
Fall River
Bristol
Taunton
Medford
George A. Shepard
Sandisfield
Franklin County
Caldendar
Leicester
John C. Crosby
Pyeee the
Bay State
Bay State Beneficiary Association
B. Hinckley
Chelsea Safe Deposit Trust Company
Mattapoisett
Miss Adams
Pillsbury
Goodell
Mr. Goodell
Joy Street
Miss Connolly
Joseph St. Brown
State House
H. L. Harding
Citizens’ Association of Boston
G. A. Bruce
P. A. Collins
New England Telephone Company
F. W. Jurdett
Boston Electric Light Company
Citizens’ Eleectric Light Cement
Harvey N. Shepard
Middlesex Electric Light Company
W. E. Russell
Cambridge Electric
Boston School Board
Committee On Accounts
Ofli- Oom Gassene
Middleby, Jr
McLaughlin
Waterman
Armstrong
Pinkham
Needham
Grant
Dow
Griffin
Tyner
Sume
Shea
Qgrimn
Flagg
Way
Silva
Mason
Blence
Barry
Burns
Shaw
Beckler
May
Nickerson
Lynch
Seguin
Moby
Newman
Englehardt
Swords
Marshall
Rogers
Gibbs
Smith
Meberty
Deterrari
Little
Burke
Rome
Hall
London
Sybarite
Berkeley
Marlboro Street
Francis G. Peabody
Skeetch
THE
Edmund W. Miller
Miller
United States
Theithmes IL
Egypt
Christ
Thebes
Hosselini
British Museum
Henry VIII
Edward VI
John Tayior
Bose
W. Miller
Hamilton Place
Park Street
Mass
Ae. Thompson
Ashington
Old South Church
ANO
Philadelphia
Powpes Co
Wall St
India
G W. Simmons & Co
North Street
AOL
Mark
ALL “Rocers
Quaker Mill Co
Ravenna
F. C. Sturtevant, Wmartford Conn
Norfolk Avenue
East Chester Park
Pemberton Square
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