Sunday Law votes shape bars and papers and boats
The House passed a Sunday Law with amendments allowing barbers to close shops at 10 PM and legalizing newspaper sales, yacht and boat sales, and horse or carriage trades, while failing to secure exemptions for Jews or Seventh Day Adventists. The Senate faces a constitutional revision bill and a revised factory ventilation measure. the town guide-post bill splits the chamber with President Boardman casting the decisive vote against it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Representatives
House
Wharton
Boston
Senate
Boardman
Senate acts on rail roads tax and cemetery transfers
The Senate reported leave to withdraw Hull petition for rail line compliance. fixed District Court salary at 1600. incorporated Boston Bond and Investment Co with 500000 capital. admitted Draper Hall claim for lost horse. Bills on Cedar Grove cemetery transfer to owners and Mt Hope to owners moved forward. Constitutional tenure debate and votes followed with split opinions and a decisive tie by President Boardman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glines
Committee On Railroads
Hull
Nantasket Beach Railroad Company
Clark
Committee On Public Service
District Court of Central Berkshire
Alger
Committee On
Mercantile Affairs
Boston Bond and Investment Company
Senate
Draper & Hall
Wilson
Committee On Cities
Cedar Grove Cemetery
Boston
Thomas F. ‘Temple
Mt. Hope Cemetery
Reed
Hartwell
Forbes and Clark
Committee On the Judiciary
Hacewell
Forbes
Special Investigation
Milliken
Yeas
Currier
Dwyer
Fernald
Phillips
Sayles
Shea
Welch
Boardman
Cool
Fletcher
Gleason
Worcester
Plymouth
Jefts
Howard
Wilbur
Revere Water Company
Saugus Water Company
George L. Ford
Frank H. Skinner
Ford & Skinner
Stowe
Common Council
City of
Brigham Factory Company
Clarke Institution
J Nee Mates
Law actions on labor building association and police tenure
The bill to incorporate the Knights of Labor Cooperative Building Association of Cambridge was recommitted. A suspension order requested by Mr. Quincey was adopted to study amending section 23 of chapter 104 on state inspectors. Taft moved to table a minority petition from Tewksbury voters. Hathorne proposed police tenure reform except in Boston. Railroads reported extending the New York and Massachusetts line completion deadline to Chicopee to 1891, deemed inexpedient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights of Labor Cooperative Building Association of
Cambridge
Joint Committee On the Judiciary
Quincey
Quincy
Committee On Labor
Taft
Palmer
Tewksbury
Hathorne
Boston
Committee On Railroads
New York & Massachusetts Railroad Company
State of
New York
Chicopee
Messrs
Parker
Worcester
Bailey
Everett
Smith
Athol
Walker
Fales
Milford
Committee On the Judiciary
Palmer and Wharton
May
Dresser
Medford
Milliken
Malden
McEttrick
Dover
Larrabee
Melrose
Wharton
City of
Lynn
Greylock Institute Water Company
Committee On Education
New England Public School Music Teachers’ Association
State Normal School
Committee On Mercantile Affairs
William E. Baker
Krine Park Development Company
Massachusetts Health Association
Edicts on Sunday laws and barber shops in the state bill debate
Lawmakers debated amendments to a liquor law bill and wider Sunday observance rules. The House voted 96 to 77 to keep barber shops open, and passed the measure with extensive revisions affecting licenses, rail bonds, and public statutes.
Fires Record At Jones Awning And Tileston Street Blaze
At 2 PM yesterday the awning at W. E. Jones 153 Blackstone Street caught fire from a spark causing $25 damage. An alarm from Box 9 last evening reported a fire in a three story brick building 27 Tileston Street occupied by M S McCormick and owned by M D Little. Cause unknown and damage is listed as slight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Jones
Blackstone Street
Tileston Street
M.S. McCormick
M. D. Little
Detrecit Shoe Plant Fire Causes Major Loss and Idle Workers
Detrecit March 50 reports Pingree and Smith shoe factory fire with an estimated 325000 loss. Insurance totals 255000 on stock machinery and building. The blaze idled 725 workers and buried three firemen, two seriously but not fatally hurt. New York fire on Broome Mulberry corners adds 50000 loss with New York Carriage Company 30000 and Skelly Fogarty building owners ten thousand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pingree & Smith
New York
Broome and
Mulberry Streets
New York Carriage Company
Skelly & Fogarty
Poison plot targets actress in New York theater
A basket of fruit sent to Agnes Herndon at Union Square Theatre caused both her and manager Jessel to fall ill from a suspected poison. A whitish powder was found in the fruit and authorities suspect an unknown admirer who has pursued Herndon with love letters and threats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Agnes Herndon
Union Square Theatre
Jessel
Fair Norfolk Ladies Night at Young's Hotel Features Governors and Speeches
A Norfolk Club ladies event at Young's Hotel honored Governor Ames Lieutenant Governor Brackett and John D Long with a dinner for about 200 guests. Speakers praised suffrage proposals while critiquing pension bills and recalling Civil War veterans.
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Ames
Brackett
John D. Long
Norfolk Club
Young’s Hotel
Long
Charles H. Allen
Allen
Philip S. Moxom
Asa French
Ares
French
Prince
Denmark
Hewlet
H. A. Thomas
O'Shea
Withal
Cleveland
John Quincy Adams
Adams
Andrew
Pocadant Cleveland
Congress
Grand Army
Committee On
Commissioner of Pensions
Watchman and switchman in clash over perjury charge
Special Police Officer William B. Green of Fitchburg Railroad entered Roberts's crossing roundhouse and accused Dave Kingsley of perjury in a death inquiry. Kingsley grappled Green, then Green returned with a pistol and fired twice, missing both shots. No arrests. Green described as hasty but a good officer. Kingsley well-liked among railroad workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waxroom
William B. Green
Fitchburg Railroad Company
Roberts’s Crossing
Dave
Kingsley
Patrick Carson
Green
Weathercock and Whiskey Notice
Weather vane advice plus a testimonial urging Pi whiskey from Chester H. Graves & Sons. Unbranded cases shipped when desired and the ad stresses Old Bourbon and Pure Rye as safe choices for stimulants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noah Webster
G. O. Taylor
Chester H. Graves & Sons
York
Pension bill estimate sparks figures for CoramisHonet pensions
A pension committee triple counted an estimate to 27 000 as a large total under the bill. At 12 dollars a month this would approach four million dollars annually. Officials insist the law will be interpreted strictly, leaving pension concerns to the proper authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pension Committee
Obituary of Henry Bromfield Rogers of Boston
The Hon. Henry Bromfield Rogers, a long prominent Boston citizen, died at his daughter’s Joy street home. Born April 4 1802, he studied at Boston Latin School and Harvard, served on the board of aldermen, sat in the Massachusetts Senate in 1857, and supported Harvard with the first gymnasium money later turned into a scholarship for needy undergraduates. He was uncle to sculptor John Rogers and remained widely respected for public service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Bromfield Rogers
Boston
Joy Street
Mr. Rogers
Boston Latin School
Harvard College
T. G. Bradford
Massachusetts Senate
Messrs
Samuel W. Chandler
William P. Endicott
Ebenezer Torrey
John Rogers
Thomas J. Denny Dies in City After Long Public Service
Thomas J. Denny died at his home in the city aged about 43. Born in Boston and educated at the Quincy school, he gained fame as a sparring teacher and was active in politics in the twelfth ward, serving on the common council for eight years and on the city central committee. A widow and several children survive. funeral from 31 Kneeland Street on Sunday.
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Thomas J. Denny
Boston
Quincy
Denny
Twelfth Ward
Kneeland Street
Edwin W. Ladd Dies Former Springfield Mayor At Home
Edwin W. Ladd longtime Springfield figure and former mayor died at his home Tuesday night. Born February 18 1829 in Ellington Connecticut he lived as a Democrat on the city council from 1887 and again the next year. He served on the upper board after 1879 and was elected mayor in 1881 with a large majority guiding a conservative administration. He was an Odd Fellow Mason and Knight Templar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin W. Ladd
Springfield
Ellington
Conn
Deaths: Barney Corey Cox and others
Mr. Barney Corey Cox of Watertown died Tuesday afternoon at about 48. He left a widow, son and daughter, born in New Bedford but longtime Watertown resident. He built a career at J. D. M. Williams in Boston and rose to a high responsibility before illness. Also noted: John F. Thissell of Lowell died at 66, former Lowell council member. The Hon. William Smithe premier of British Columbia is dead. Sam Turner, hotelman and part owner of Grand Pacific Motel in Chicago, died yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barney Corey Cox
Watertown
Jeaves
Iis
New Bedford
Mass
Boston
J. D. & M. Williams
State Street
Barney Corey
John F. Thissell
Lowell
Dracut
Lowell Common Council
William Smithe
British Columbia
Sam
Boston Firms Expand Capital and New Directors Elected
Boston Cab Company votes to raise capital from 100000 to 250000 and adds Henry D. Hyde and Granville T. W. Braman to its board. Boston Sandwich Glass Company elects directors including F. W. G. May Arthur Pickering and John D. Parker. Gorham Rogers becomes treasurer and David H. Coolidge clerk. The Mignon Quartet and others perform at the Boston Y M C A hall. Charles Wallace, 30, of Sorah Street, dies after ingesting rough on rats amid unemployment distress. Actor Wilson Barrett likely to draw crowds at Globe Theatre with Claude Melnotte. Crow Club dines at the Quincy. Governor Ames pardons George R. Waterman after nine years’ embezzlement sentence. C W Ernst to speak on Good Language at Y M C A. Cambridge Museum of Comparative Zoolology closed for repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Cab Company
Messrs
Henry D. Hyde
Granville T. W. Braman
Boston Sandwich Glass Company
F. W. G. May
Arthur Pickering
J. E. Dodd
N. J. Bradlee
John D. Parker
David H. Coolidge
Augustus Flagg
Gorham Rogers
Mignon
Hattie W. Clarke
Cora Clark
Neltie L. Woodbury
Minnie A. Crossette
Mme
Dietrich Strong
Minnie Bergmann Page
Boston
City Hospital
Wilson Barrett
Globe ‘Theatre
Claude Melnotte
Crow Club
Quincy
Ames
George R. Waterman
Pacific Mills
C. W. Ernst
Boston Young Men’s Christian Union
Museum of Comparative Zoollogy
Cambridge
Ready made and first class spring goods in Boston warehouse
A Boston warehouse exhibits extensive ready made woollen overcoats and spring garments by Macailar Parker Company. The display showcases fine woollens, design, trimming, and workmanship. Office and store wear suits, dress and hairdress suits, and youth fashions are offered as economical, custom free options with broad stock for April and May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Messrs. Macailar, Parker & Company
Macailar
Parker & Company
Inquirer
Last Day for Marking Actions for Trial at April Term
Thursday is the final day to mark actions for the April term of the court. Libels for divorce to be heard in May may be marked for hearing up to and including April 20.
Lateral support dispute over wall and excavation case
In a suit over an old Buffington House wall the plaintiff seeks to bar defendant’s excavation that could undermine lateral support for the plaintiff’s building. The case raises whether a prescriptive right to lateral support may exist with walls already rebuilt and rebuilt within twenty years. The matter sits with Superior Civil Court Essex County, with hearings and reserved decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. A. Brooks
Frank Ferdinand
Bill In Equity
Warren Street
Buffington House
A. S. Hell
N. A. Walker
E. P. Payson
Court verdicts in Middlesex County burn injury and dog bite cases
Superior Court Middlesex County reports verdicts for three firework explosion injuries from 1886 on the Common in Lowell with damages 50 25 and 100 to three plaintiffs plus a separate dog bite case in Townsend where the plaintiff required medical care. Defense arguments note the dog owner denial of fault. Also a list notes carpet patterns from John H Pray Sons Co offered at markdown prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior Court
Middlesex County
Knowlton
Lowell
Fred Landry
Chaney Jacobs
George P. Dow
Pro Ami
Same
George E. Perkins
C. Cowley
P. J. Hoar
M. F. Dickinson, Jr
H. R. Baily
William Doolan
Abbott Hodgman
Townsend
W. H. Atwood
L. Wallace
Patrick J. Hearns
John W. Abbott
Ward 1 Republicans Organize in East Boston
About twenty five Ward 1 Republicans met at Grand Army Hall East Boston to form a Republican club. E M McPherson presided with Henry H Sylvester as secretary. A nominating committee and a bylaws committee were appointed and speeches given including by Jesse M Gove. The annual assessment was set at 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward 1
Grand Army Hall
Boston
Bert C. Tilden
Gilbert M. Stalker
J. Henry Stevenson
A. H. Kelley
Hamilton J. Smith
John E. Emery
Joseph B. McCabe
Jesse M. Gove
Beers Manufacturing Co Sells Men’s Hose At Low Price
The Beer Manufacturing Co of Tremont Street advertises first class men’s English half hose at twenty five cents per pair. The note promotes reliability and honest representation of goods.
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the Beer Manufacturing Co
Tremont Street
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Barbers
THE
Norfolk
City Notes
Kea) Manufacturing
Compa Stree
United States District Court
Nelson, J
David A. Milbury
Chester
Holmes Hill
Supreme Judicial Court
Chambers
C. Allen, J
Jsuperior Civil Court
Essex County
Hammond, J
Collins
Boston & Maine Railroad
Peaslee
Abbie J. Peaslee
Hiram Peaslee
Haverhill
Abbie B. Peaslee
Nettie
Plaintiff
J. P
B. B. Jones
Carter
Moody & Bartlett and
Sherman & Bell
Fennessey
Hearne
Ashworth
McGovern
Wood
Abbott
North Andover
Brussels
John H. Pray, Sons & Co
Boston Post
Bicyclel
Tricycles
Pope M’f
Franklin ST
Calder
Tremont and Boylston Sts
Water St
Victor
Hotel Pelham
National Supply CO
Temple Place
Dyverman Wheel Co
Columbus Ave
Overman Wheel Co
Henry F. Miller Pianos
Miller Hall
Tremont Snt
Boston Association
Chestnut Street
Philadelphia
Gas Lighting Co
Arch St
Washington St
American Supply CO
WM. A. Smith
Franklin
Chas. DI Bly
Pearl ST
Wm. Head «& Sons
Washington Street
William E. Doyle
Hotel Vendome
Price
Nassau Street
Health Food CO
New England Agency
Tremont St
Roxbury
William and Edwin Sheafe
Levingston
Barnard & CO
T. F. Swan
Cornhill
Ak Grove Farm
Anc
Oak Grove
Charles E. Sellon
Charles E. Sellen
Advertiser
Dorchester
Daniel W. Waldron
Sellon
Advertiser and Record
Boston Press Club
F. C. Brownell
Herald
Walter G. Maker
Record
J. Carpenter
E. H. Talbot
W. H. Randall
C. E. Rich
B. F. Lord
Mt. Hope
Ward
A, Richards
Chandlery
State St
Atlantic Ave
Commerce St
Woodward's Bine
Rainbow Signa
Bromfield Street
Keystone
England
Ammerica
IF. Newman
Brattle St
Gettysburg
Woodbury & Foss
Thomas Flaherty & Co
Thomas Houston & Co
Toronto
Matheson, Harley & Co
Flairfax
N.S
W.A H.H. Davis
Bernard E. Bradley
South Boston
Frank E. Peck
Frederick N. Bastian
Cincinnati
John M. Holt
Moline
Charles H. Becksted
Hartford
Adam H. Murphy
Coffees
San Francisco
A. Delisle
Quebec
Bowsman & Smith
Morocco
J. A. Rolland & Co
Montreal
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