Commissioners Named for Pacific Railways Inquiry Rumor
A Washington rumor says the President will appoint ex-Congressman Bragg of Wisconsin David Littler of Illinois and Governor Abbott of New Jersey as a bias-free inquiry commission on Pacific railways. Officials neither confirm nor deny, noting Cabinet discussions and possible allotment disputes in Indian lands laws.
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Wasmnctox
Spectra
Bragg
Wisconsin
David Littler
Ilinois
Abbott
New Jersey
Pacific Railways
Congress
Illinois
White House
Cleveland
New England Lighthouses Favored in Treasury Plans
The Lighthouse Board asks Congress for funds to build stations at Great Duck Island Maine Green Island Maine and Gould Island Rhode Island while the secretary trims requests leaving only Gould Island funded. Budget already includes Lubee Narrows Moose Peak Deer Island and Gull Rocks projects with plans for Deer Island Boston Harbor and a new caisson-style foundation. The Deer Island site aims for a 57 foot focal plane with a 33 foot diameter caisson and 80 foot deep shaft for the structure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Washington
Sprcrac
Congress
Secretary of the Treasury
Lighthouse Board
Great Duck Island
Green Island
Gould Island
R. I
Randall
Lubee Narrows
Moose Peak
Deer Island
Boston Harbor
Gull Rocks
Boston
Major Stanton
Fourteen Foot Bank
Delaware Bay
Weser
Germany
McDonough patent heirs win rehearing motion in interference case
Commissioner Montgomery grants a rehearing on the priority of invention in the McDonough Beil telephone patent interference. The April 19 hearing aims to challenge Bell’s March 1885 priority victory. McDonough interests are led by H. H. Eldred of Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasuixeton
Sprdau
Montgomery
McDonough
Beil Company
Butterworth
Bell
Beil
H. H. Eldred
Boston
Secretary Whitney Approves Washington Yard Plant Plans
Secretary Whitney has approved additions to the Washington yard mechanical plant with plans for unusual machinery designs not used in U.S. shops. Most equipment will be built at the yard by government workers, possibly taking two years, while some items can be purchased and installed immediately to handle steel deliveries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitney
Washingtton
Washington Yard
Buzzard’s Bay
Elizabeth Islands
New Bedford
Mass
New England
Robert Barker
Interstate Commerce Board Opens with Absent Alabama Member
Washington March 30 The board of interstate commerce commissioners convenes with all members present except Mr Bragg of Alabama who arrives tomorrow They will organize immediately but delay active business until next week They plan to meet at Geodetic Survey quarters and will address questions raised by long and short haul clauses of the act
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Washington
SpectAu
Board of Interstate Commmerce Commissioners
Bragg
Alabama
Geodetic Survey
Reverend seeks permission to import arsenal for Alaska mission
Washington reports Reverend John W. Chapman of New York has been appointed missionary to Alaska and asks the Treasury to allow importing firearms for his personal service. The department notes no law restricting this and warns against aiding natives, though he could import an entire arsenal if he wished.
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Washington
John W. Chapman
New York
Treasury Department
Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society
The
Protestant Episcopal Church
Alaska
Indian Lands Severyty Act Opinion Issued by Atty General
Assistant Attorney General Montgomery issued an opinion on March 30 in response to a request from the commissioner of Indian affairs regarding the Indian Lands Severyty Act construction. The opinion reviews constitutional and statutory questions and outlines potential implications for enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washineton
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Montgomery
Coustriet
New England Pensioners Pensions Details by State
March 30 Washington lists pension actions for New Englanders including increases, reissues, and restorations. Names span Maine New Hampshire Vermont and Massachusetts with recipients and locations such as Lewiston North Castine East Rindge Stowe Danville Barre Quincy Boston Provincetown Lowell Haverhill and Hanover. The items include widows mothers and minors among others.
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New England
Washington
New
Samuel Whitten
Bonar Alfred
Langdon Guppy
Egus
New Hampshire
Laura A. M
Henry M. Banister
East Rindge
Frank Hall
Franklin Falls
Vermont
Dennis Greaney
Bennington
George W. Batchelder
Stowe
Levi Frank Badger
Danville
James Rogers
Barre
Charles A. Story
Increase
Victoria
John Kelly
North Troy
Massachusetts
Josephine E
John M. Kelley
Westfield
Leonard W. Peebles
Shelburne
Eliza D
Loring Bigelow
Quincy
Thomas A. Cosgriff
Boston
Nathan 8. Hudson
Provincetown
James C. Taysey
Lowell
George F. Larabee
Williamstown
Patrick Donnelley
Haverhill
George H. Moulton
Woodbridge R. Howes
Hanover
Postmaster Appoints Sophia Sayward Postmistress at Limestone
Sophia Sayward is appointed postmistress at Limestone Missouri. New stamp designs in embossing planned for one two four and five cent denominations feature heads of Franklin Washington Jackson and Grant with a uniform outer legend and May first readiness. Public debt decline noted with receipts and expenses for the month and coast survey parties slated to begin field work May first along the Maine coast and near Long Island Sound to address mapping gaps.
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Current
Capital News
Wasn HincTon
Sophia Sayward
Limestone
Postoffice Department
Franklin
Washington
Jackson
Grant
United States
U.S
United States Coast Survey
Maine
Long Island Sound
Shore Line
Del
McLean Pays Record at Stewart Collection Sale
John R. McLean of the Cincinnati Enquirer paid $1380 for a Baccarat cut glass table service designed for Mrs. Stewart, the highest price of the sale. The event drew large crowds with over 200 lots sold for more than $10,000 as English and French ceramics and silverware fetched strong prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John R. McLean
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
Stewart
Baccarat
Paris
Armolu
McLean
Elliott F. Shepherd
Mr. Alliene
Napoleon IL
Tiffany’s
Tiffany & Co
Memorial to a Poet Longfellow in Cambridge Advances
A Cambridge Longfellow Memorial Association advances a plan to erect a statue of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow on a Brattle Street site facing the Charles River. Funds raised to date total about 14 000 with today’s event expected to boost the drive toward a 25 000 goal for statue, pedestal, grounds, and care.
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Longfellow
Charles River
Longfellow Memorial Association
Boston
Henry W. Longfellow
James Russell Lowell
Charles W. Eliot
William D. Howells
Charles E. Norton
Charles Deane
John C. Dodge
Charles F
Roger Wolcott
Arthur Gilman
Benjamin Vaughan
James R. Lowell
Asa Gray
Charles Eliot Norton
Henry van Brunt
John Trowbridge
W. P. P. Longfellows Board of Directors
William Eustis Russell
Francis C. Foster
James B. Ames
H. P. Walcott
William Lawrence
Samuel
England
Westminster Abbey
Cambridge
Portland
Cambridge Corporation
Association
Washington
Wilmington
Del
Baltimore
San Francisco
New Orleans
Chicago
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Fitchburg
Harvard
Wellesley
Yale
Williams
Cornell
Ecards
MK. N. Horsford
Stanton Blake
George D. Crocker
Henry P. Kidder
Brattle
Mt. Auburn
Brattle Street
Mt. Auburn Street
Memorial Association
Charles Fairchild
Henry Whitman
Louis Agassiz
T. B. Aldrich
Joseph M. Bell
Martin Brimmer
James T. Fields
John L. Gardner
W. D
Farrell & Co. Remain in Danvers Amid Price Deals
It is stated today that C. Farrell & Co. will not move their business to Methuen. The firm has arranged a satisfactory price schedule with the Knights of Labor, keeping operations in Danvers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danvers
Sprecrau
C. Farrell & Co
Methuen
Knights of Labor
Becken successor poll shows Beck leads with eastern central strength
The Kentucky legislature poll drew 57 responses. Beck leads with 28 votes, Standiford 13, Carlisle 10, McCreary 4, others scattered. Standiford gains two counties outside Louisville, Carlisle strong in central areas, western contender likely to defeat Beck per insiders. Blaine called Beck the hardest hitter on the Democratic side.
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Philadelphia Times
Kentucky
Beck
Dr. Standiford
Carlisle
McCreary
Mr. Beck
Louisville
Blaine
Bernhardt Season Tickets On Sale At Hollis Street
Single seats for Mme Sarah Bernhardt performances next week go on sale this morning at Hollis Street Theatre. Repertoire includes Fédora Adrienne Lecouvreur Frou Frou La Dame Aux Camélias Théodora and The Gypsy Baron appears every night and Saturday afternoon with one last title to be announced for Saturday night.
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Mme. Sarah Bernhardt
Hollis Street
Adrienne Lecouvreur
Théodora
Strauss
Brookline Town Meeting Elects Officers at Town Hall
At Brookline annual meeting last evening the town elected officers for the coming year. Key votes include Town Clerk Benjamin F. Baker 782, Selectmen Lawrence 758 Hand 763 James 569 Lincoln 779 Bowker 493. Majority outcomes shown for health board, treasurer Worthley 783, auditors Lincoln 788, Spencer 588, Brooks 781, and other posts with numerous 700s and 780s. Notably no license carried, total votes 783.
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Brookline
Benjamin F. Baker
Francis W. Lawrence
James B. Hand
Horace James
Albert L. Lincoln, Jr
W. H. Bowker
Board of Health and Overseers of the Poor
Francis B. Hand
Henrietta G. Codman
Elizabeth G. Cabot
George H. Worthley
William Lincoln
J. Anson Guild
R. G. F Candage
William E. Lincoln
C. A. W. Spencer
Gardner C. Brooks
Albert Mason
John B. Brackett
Frank Wells
Augustine Shurtleff
Charles H. Drew
Howard N. Brown
William Aspinwall
Desmond Fitzgerald
Water Board
George H. Johnson
W. Reed
W. Y. Gross
George F. Johnson
D. J. Murray
A.S. Paige
Hacullar Parker Company Offers Quality Men’s Clothing
The firm promotes garments made from carefully tested materials and skilled labor, prioritizing value over lowest price. Season stock includes Venetians, Covert Cloths, Worsted Diagonals, Silk Mixtures, Cheviots, and Wool mixtures from Austrian, American, English, French, and German sources, with prompt availability for immediate use.
Evening Theatre Listings and Operatic Shows
The programs include THE THEATRE Wilson Barrett Evening at Terra STREET THEATRE Conried opera company in The Gypsy Baron Evening at 7 45 Boston Theatre Variety Evening at 8 Boston Museum The Magistrate Evening at pe Park Theatre Richard Mansfield in Prince Karl Evening at 8 Howard Athenium Taken From Life Evening at 8 Bijou Theatre Bertha the Sewing Machine Girl Daily shows at 2 and 8.
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Pe Theatre
Wilson Barrett
Terra Street
Conried Opera Company
Boston Theatre- Variety
Boston Museum
the Magistrate
Pe Park
Richard Mansfield
Prince Karl
Howard Athenium
Auction Schedule Highlights Local Sales
Today features paintings by Noyes and Cobb and Co at 3 p.m. Real estate from S. R. Knights at 3 p.m. Fruit by Horatio Harris at 12 p.m. Art collection from Leonard & Co. at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noyes, Cobb & Co
S. R. Knights
Horatio Harris
Leonard & Co
Watson Brooks Rites at Hyde Park March 24
The notice records a marriage by Rev. A Judson Rich of Fall River between George Waston and Jennie M Brooks, both of Hyde Park, in Hyde Park on March 24.
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Watson—Brooks
Hyde Park
A. Judson Rich
Fall River
George 5. Watson
Jennie M. Brooks
Obituaries list of multiple Boston area deaths dated March
A compiled death notice list from East Boston to Denver noting names ages and locations. Margaret L Antcliffe Mary Bradford Alden D Brown Barney Corey Cox John Crane Elizabeth Crocker Julia A Day David Huntington Frances G Newing Laura P Pratt Alice Rives Charles C Robinson Henry Bromfield Rogers Maude P Stinson Lesley Munroe Pris cilla C Wood aged from 4 to 133 years with dates in late March.
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Antcliffe
East Boston
Margaret L
John H. Antcliffe
Bradford
Mary
John Bradford
Brown
Chelsea
Alden D. Brown
Cox
Watertown
Barney Corey Cox
Crane
South Boston
John Crane
Crocker
Elizabeth
John Crocker
Day
Julia A
John F. Day
Huntington
Roxbury
David Huntington
Newing
Frances G. Newing
Medford
Laura P
James T. Stinson
Stowe
Cambridge
Lesley Munroe
Charles E
Susan M. Stowe
Hartford
Conn
Woood
Wakefield
Mass
Priscilla C. Wood
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Pacific Railroad
Commission
Commerce Commissioners
Longfellow Fund
Senator Beck
Mme. Bernhardt
Brookline Town Meeting
Hacullar, Parker & Company
Retail Clothing Department
Prince Albert
Eastman
Hamilton Place
Chase
Insurance
Fire Insurance
State St
E. E. Patridge
Kirby St
Albert Bowker
Spring Garden Ins. CO
Philadelphia
the Exchange Fire Ins. CO
AND
Traders’ Insurance CO. OF
Noyes, Cobb &0
Washington Street
Westminster St
Providence
NEW Publications
George Parsons Lathrop
Miss Burney
Evelina
Emily Bronte
Jane Austen
Mutual Life Ins. CO
Ben J. F. Stevens
JOS. M
Post Office Square
Hollis ST. Theatre
Isaac B. Rice
LA Conried
Conried & Hermann
GYPST
Feee
ST Week OF Opera CO
Sarah Bernhardt
Messrs
Henry E. Abbey
Maurice Gran
South America
Mexico
Havana
Fannie Davenport
Adrienne
Camichie
Theodora
Seale of Prices
Family Circle
Globe Theatre
Fifth Avenue Theatre
Savoy Theatre
London
John Stetson
R. D’oyly Carte
Gilbert & Sullivan
Ruddygore
John Braham
H. L. Reed
Fine Art Gallery
Mme. Endress
R. M. Field
Pinero
G. W. Wilson
Macaire
Boston Theatre
Eugene Tompkins
Margaret Mather
H. A. M’glenen
Mrs. W. J. Florence
Bijou Theatre
Bhater
Howard Athenaum
Colville
Doll & Richards
Williams & Everett's
Norcross Hall
Boylston Street
C. W. Ernst
WM. H. Baldwin
W. B. Clarke
A. C. A. Bag
Society of St. John the Evangelist
Mission House
Temple Street
Cupples & Upham
Freeman A. Smith
Tremont Temple
G “Ee Ocean Oe
Western Security Company
Eastern Banking CO
Milk Street
Francis A. Osborn
Edward T. Merrihew
Musical Publications
Mason
Ditson & Co
Czerny
Kohler
Cramer
Clementi
Heller
Emerson
Seiler
QML
IGAN
GEO. Steck & Go, Pianos
Tremont St
Waltham St
Oliver Ditson
Ensolvency Notices
Massachus
Suffolk
Ss.court OF Insol
Frederick D. Fuchs
Frank W. Herrick
Charles R. Z& Smith
Edwin Hatch
George QC
Murch
Henry Taylor & CO
William E. Litchfield
St. Joachim Bazaar
Alex. S. Porter
John Ue
Ee Ries & Sons
Devonshire Street
Phillips Point
Wm. R. Lawrence
Swampscott
John Jeffries & Sons
Devonshire St
Summer Street
Prescott Insurance Company
W. C. Harris
North American Insurance Company
Stockholden
E. Patridge
State Street
Roden
Third National Bank OF
Hoston
F. B. Sears
Cashter
Poteh
Rotch
Museum of Fine Arts
A. I
Edmund M. Wheelweight
Sec
Boston Society of Architects
Ween aeTeRer OK ST Pen CO
Orks, Carden, N. Goin Se
Conte
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