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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Mar 30, 1886

Page

3

Colonel Wrights Annual Report Summary and Details

Colonel Carroll D. Wright, chief of the bureau of statistics of labor, sent the seventeenth annual report to the Senate. The document spans nearly 400 pages and includes a biographical sketch of General Henry K. Oliver, the bureau’s first chief, prepared by Rev. Jesse H. Jones.

Carroll D. Wright Bureau of Statistics of Labor Senate Bureau Henry K. Oliver Jesse H. Jones

Profit Sharing and Worker Ownership in 19th Century Firms

The report outlines four systems of profit sharing including wage-linked bonuses, worker ownership of stock, cooperative associations in Massachusetts and Britain, and three main categories of profit sharing without wages, with immediate or deferred participation. It notes success depends on earned bonuses, management control over hiring and firing, and the need for workers to have capital and business aptitude.

Wright Europe Colonel Wright Massachusetts America Britain Great Britain Bis

Money Wasted on Nutritious Food Across Diets

A report analyzes how working class budgets are spent on food lacking nutrition. It compares Canadian and Massachusetts diets among French Canadians and other workers, showing daily per person costs, protein and fat intake, and the share of animal versus plant foods.

Massachusetts Canada Masachusetts Connecticut Uns Wright

Hope dale Incorporation Debate and Senate Water Clash

Lawmakers debated allotting time for the Hope dale incorporation bill amid absence of Taft, with Oxley pushing immediate action to curb Draper lobbyists. The Senate refused to admit a joint rule order on convict made goods and weighs wages in the trustee process for sailors. The day also covered opening polls on election days, women as overseers of the poor, a state arbitration board, and county commissioner salaries.

Hopedale House Allen Oakham Taft Palmer Fales Milford Oxley Ashland Draper Tie House Tie Senate Douglas Howland Jefferson and Tappan Boynton Cogswell Lilley Atbira A. m Joyner State Board of Arbitration Committee On Public Service Worcester County Bristol County Plymouth County Walker Malden Town of Chatham City of Lawrence Canton Sharon Water Supply Company Holyoke Suffolk Rockland Abington South Abington Third Congregational Society Cambridge Protestant Episcopal Church Massachusetts Agricultural College Cottage City Gas Company State House Railroad Committee Worcester Foster Street

Exhibition of Engravings Photographs and Pottery at Bromfield Street

Messrs. Lewis J. Bird & Co announce a gallery exhibition at 32 Bromfield Street featuring 170 pictures including high merit engravings such as Monarch of the Glen and Faust and Marguerite, Berlin photographs by David Neal, and Joseph Wilson colored prints. The sale runs Thursday and Friday at 1 o'clock from a collection of late James W Lonergan.

Messrs Lewis J. Bird & Co Bromfield Street Faust Marguerite Mfie Dean Her- Ying Alderney Jersey Family Sistine Macdonna Marie Antoinette Tuany Berlin Photograph Company David Neal Joseph Wilson London James W Lonergan

Funeral for East Boston wharfinger Captain Linnell

The funeral for Captain Henry S. Linnell, longtime wharfinger at Commercial wharf, will be held today at 4 from his East Boston home 179 Princeton street. Born in Centreville Massachusetts in 1817, he sailed from age 14 and was master at 19. He later served 23 years as wharfinger before intending retirement to Osterville. Remains travel to Osterville for 8:39 service Wednesday and burial. He leaves a widow two sons and a daughter.

Henry S. Linnell Princeton Street Boston Captain Linnell Centreville Mass Osterville Linnell

Money market firmer as New York exchange premiums rise

Boston daily summary reports a 1.14 percent gain in clearing house rates to banks, higher New York exchange premiums, and varied loan terms from 4 to 5 percent for long and short term. It notes strong stock activity, coal price moves, and a cautious outlook amid ongoing labor and transportation tensions.

Boston New York Exchange New York Sterling Frances London Lackawanna Sghin Stock Exchange Shorts Gould Powderly Hoxie Knights Wall Street Missouri Pacific Missouri Kansas Texas Texas and Pacific Southern Pacific Chicago Burlington and Quincy Delaware and Hudson Grangers Vanderbilts Lake Shore Atlantic and Pacific Western Division Canada Southern Chesapeake and Ohio Southwestern Morris and Essex Firsts Erie Pensacola Atlantic New York Central

Dividend Declarations From Multiple Banks Announced

The Boston Cyclorama Company will pay its fifteenth regular dividend of 2 percent on April 1. Oxford National Bank declares 3 percent. Asiatic National Bank of Salem 8 percent. Charlies River National Bank 4 percent. National Grand Bank of Marblehead 8 percent. Plymouth National Bank 3 percent. Mechanics' National Bank of New Bedford 4 percent. Central National Bank of Lynn to pay 34 percent on April 1.

Boston Cyclorama Company Battle of Gettysburg Oxford National Bank Asiatic National Bank of Salem Charlies River National Bank National Grand Bank of New Ledford Central National Bank of Lynn

Unclear OCR fragment on coastal hiring and numbers

Fragmentary text references Saint Petersburg or St Pe oceans and several numeric codes. The readable items include percent figures and references to Bien and Omana with scattered names. No clear event, date, or outcome emerges.

Market Watch Quiet Yet Shows Signs of Uptick in Ore Trade

The Iron Trade Review notes a quiet week in the ore market but sees encouraging signs of rising activity. Buyers in furnaces delay purchases amid uncertainty, yet some mills will need ore soon. Bessemer ores are selling more, with over 2,000,000 tons slated for delivery after navigation opens, mostly for Bessemer purposes. Prices remain firm with limited spot scope and varying vessel quotes from Escanaba and Marquette.

Oregon Iron Mountain North Missouri Indiana Bloomington Western Indianapolis Decatur Springfie Fort Worth Lawson & Co Gould London St. Paul The Iron Trade Review Lake Streights Escanaba Marquette Minnesota Michigan Michigan Roller New York Roller Ohioc Southern Illinois St. Louis Jane Canada Crearoery New York Vermont Franklin County Mass Liverpool Sage Western Creamery State Western Dairy Chicago Cape Aroostook County Nova Scotia New Brunswick Baldwin Maine York State New Hampshire de Maine Central Grand Trunk Beauty of Hebron Burbank Do Northern Prolific Peerless Rensselaer Washington County Rose Hebrons Do Prolific Burbanks Garry Rose Jean Palermo Messina Valencia Porto Rico Havana St. Andrews

Grain and meat prices steady in Boston market summary

Fresh meats rise and fall with beef higher and lapsed ranges. Grass seed and hay prices show modest moves while molasses and sugar markets hold firm amid light demand and steady wholesale quotations. The report also covers hog, cattle receipts and frontier shipping lines.

Cape Cod Apitach Norfolk Kale Jersey Worcester County Manila Holesale Molassie S Porto Rico Kansas City Peoria St Louis

Cotton and grain markets provide mixed results across cities

New York reports weak cotton with prices mostly unchanged and heavy offerings of flour and grain. Wheat, corn, and oats show falls in some hubs while others reflect export demand. livestock markets in St. Louis and Chicago show varied movement with hogs and beef steady to lower.

Wheat and corn markets steady as cargoes shift at Liverpool

London reports cargoes off the coast and on passage with wheat and corn quiet but steady. Liverpool spot wheat quiet, corn firmer, Mark Lane wheat easier and corn steady. Paris wheat and flour firm. Farmers deliver 75 000 to 80 000 quarters weekly. Liverpool prices show winter and spring wheat steady with mixed Western corn firmer. pork and bacon prices largely unchanged. Cotton trading at Liverpool remains moderate with 83,000 bales.

London Beerbohm Chamber of Commerce Liverpool Mark Lane Paris California Uplands Orleans

Freight Listings of Cotton and Provisions by Railroads

A dense OCR of freight tallies shows multiple railroad lines including Grand Junction, Providence, Old Colony, Boston and Maine, Boston and Albany, Fitchburg, and Lowell reporting cargoes of cotton wool flour meal beef butter eggs potatoes and more. Entries note bales sacks boxes cases and cars with varying quantities and destinations across New York New England and coastal routes.

Boston Grand Junction Railroad SCO Providence Raliroai Old Colony New York New England Fitchburg Railroad Boston and Maine Railroad Eastern Division Boston and Maine Railroad—Western Division Lowell Railroad Express Bates Hara Coe Kares Nous Axilla

Trade totals by country and commodity in a historical ledger

The document lists varied goods and values by country and region, including England Scotland Cuba Belgium Demerara Jamaica and Porto Rico. Items span materials such as rubber glassware and tobacco with monetary totals and quantities for each region.

England Harthenware Veewk Gees TROY Csvnesnekeeee Covery Wercueaess Kamery Scotland Cseewscar Neice Cuba Belgium Eipay Ose Ee Chemicals

World Trade Values and Commodities Report

A dense ledger style summary lists agricultural goods, machinery, and commodities with country connections. It enumerates items such as breadstuffs, provisions, cotton products, machinery, drugs, metals, and organized goods across regions and colonial domains.

Collision cases of Ibis and Warner resumed

Before Judge Nelson the collision cases of the Ibis and Warner were resumed and the testimony closed. Arguments will be made at a later day.

Nelson Ibis Warner

Supreme Judicial Court rulings in multiple cases

Commonwealth Supreme Judicial Court documents list March 29 sessions with judges Morton Field Devens C Allen Gardner. Cases include Chelsea Iron Foundry vs William L Davis. Mary E Kennedy vs William Saunders. James A Churchin vs Joseph Fowle. Shattuck vs Dill. John A Andrews et al vs William E Cassidy et al. Attorneys L M Child C W Barnett E Greenhood J Cotter F Fay G W McClellan Sr. ft Harris.

Supreme Judicial Court For Commonwealth Morton, Field, Devens C. Allen and Gardner Chelsea Iron Foundry William L. Davis L. M. Child C. W. Barnett Mary E. Kennedy William Saunders E. Greenhood J. 1 Cotter James A. Churchin Joseph Fowle F. F. Fay G. W. McClellan Shattuck Dill P. W. Cooney E. M. Bigelow John A. Andrews William EK. Cassidy H.J. Edwards Ft. Harris

Mor gan estate verdict for plaintiff in $3131 case

No 2499 Rebecca Ernstus William Claflin et al executors of the estate of Rev Henry Morgan verdict for plaintiff $3131 C L B Whitney for plaintiff Lyman Mason for defendant The jury was excused for the term.

Rebecca Ernstus William Claflin Henry Morgan C. L. B. Whitney Lyman Mason

Judge Mason hears Ayer vs Naylor civil suit outcome

In the case Ayer versus Naylor the jury ruled for the defendant G D Ayers for the plaintiff and P J McGuire for the defendant. The docket No 445 Lucinda HB Hollis versus City of Cambridge concerns a tort suit for personal injuries on Magazine Street with defense general denial. On trial are Richardson Hall for the plaintiff and Co J McIntire for the defendant.

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