Saltonstall Named Trustee in State School for Feeble minded
A Boston item notes Leverett Saltonstall's appointment as a trustee of the Massachusetts school for idiotic and feeble minded youth. Other briefs include church debt progress at East Boston, a cigar makers strike averted by manufacturers, and no foundation for a masons wage demand post May 1. Clara Barton qualified as superintendent at Sherborn reformatory, while railroad hearings in Quincy and Braintree proceed. Smallpox patient discharged. Dorman Eaton to head civil service exams. New England Society reports progress and seeks 2500 from public. Austrian steamship arrives from Glasgow with 74 passengers. Tremont Temple all day prayer convention draws large crowds with several pastors leading sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hion
Leverett Saltonstall
Massachusetts School
Presbyterian Church
East Boston
Boston
Hall
Canterbury Street
Dorman B. Eaton, Esq
Civil Service Reform Commission
Post and Customs Service
New England Society For the Suppression of Vice
Hoosac Tunnel
Glasgow
Sweden
British Isles
West
Tremont Temple
Young Men’s Christian Association
F. M. Ellis
D.D
E. N. Packard
H. W. Bolton
J. M. Sutherland
L. B. Bates
A. J. Gordion
D. D
E. W. Bliss
E. B. Webb
Antics and Peculiar Death of a Bridegroom in Maine
George Parkman of Corinna died after a bizarre episode in Bangor Maine following his marriage to Mrs Myra Mills He fled to a neighbor s house broke a kitchen window and chewed Footman s thumb before being tied and dying officials suspect liquor played a role in the death This report notes Parkman s intemperate habits and odd circumstances surrounding the wedding night incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Bangor
George Parkman
Corinna
Myra Mills
Palmyra
Parkman
Footman
New Croton Aqueduct Bill Advances in Senate
Specied Despatch reports from Albany on May 1 that a $20,000,000 Croton aqueduct bill faced strong debate. A citizens meeting at Cooper Union was held to discuss it, but the senate passed the bill by 19 to 10. The measure, as approved, aligns with the meeting’s wishes except for Mayor Edson's commission appointment idea. it now moves to the assembly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Croton
Citizens
Cooper Union
Senate
New York
Edson
Assembly
Marshfield
Mass
Marshfield Plains
Nancy Waterman
A.T. Sprague
Stephen Gardner
J. H. Bourne
S. B. Chandler
J. E. Ford
Hiram Randall
Frank Ford
Sidney Sampson
Edward Sprague
Samuel Stetson
Harkinson
Thomas McGowan
Baxter Street
Scheerer & Cress
A. P. Birmingham
J. H. Bedder & Sons
Montpelier
Samuel Smith
Maine Bishop Healy Heads Home From Cuba
A long string of local items notes Bishop Healy returning from Cuba and other regionwide movements. Bowdoin baseball and Dartmouth faculty shifts are listed alongside church calls in Boston, Maine officials appointing a state attorney and social notices about marriages and celebrations across towns. The column weaves personal travels, appointments, and social milestones with brief biographical blurbs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bishop Healy
Maine
Cuba
Bowdoin College
Quincy House
H. M. Wright
Dr. Price
Adams
Mass
E Street Congregational Church
South Boston
Geo. C. Kimball
West Michigan Railroad
Portland
W. A. Blenkinsop
SS. Peter and Paul’s Church
Civil Service Reform Annual Meeting Honors Reform Leaders
The Civil Service Reform association of Massachusetts fifth district held its annual meeting at Young's hotel with speeches by Charles Theodore Russell Hawley James Freeman Clarke and others. Officers for 1883 4 were elected including President Henry Lee and a large executive committee. A dinner followed as deliberations and lists of attendees were read and noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Theodore Russell
Senator Hawley
James Freeman Clarke
Civil Service Reform Association For
Fifth Congressional District
Massachusetts
Young’s Hotel
Henry Lee
Boston
Charles W. Eliot
Cambridge
William Endicott, Jr
John C. Dodge
Edward D. Hayden
Woburn
Charles 8. Lincoln
Somerville
Wiliam J. Underwood
Belmont
Robert D. Smith
R. L. Hodgdon
Lexington
David Randall
Waltham
George G. Wright
George H. Ryther
Henry Whitman
A. J
London
Charles Wheeler
John F. Andrew
James R. Carret
F. Lyman Winship
Henry W. Swift
Louis D. Brandeis
Jabez Fox
George Sheffield
Archibald M. Howe
George W
Theodore Lyman
Leopold Moise
J. L. Pierce
Darwin E. Ware
Bayard and Pendleton
Long
Robinson and
Ranney
Lowef
Brooklyn
N. Y
F. A. Walker
George William Curtis
Dorman B. Eaton
Carl Schurz
J. L. Montague
W. H. Byerley
James Reed
Mr. Russell
J. R. Hawley
Connecticut
Hawley
Leopold Morse
Congressman Lyman
Thomas Curley, Esq
Incendiary Fires at the Hotel Glendon Boston
Incendiary attempts to burn Hotel Glendon at Columbus avenue and Cazenove street damaged little. A 12 to 15 year old girl, Hattie Thornton, confessed to setting fires in basement and ground floor rooms. police sought companion relatives as she disappeared. Separate fires in East Boston Jamaica Plain Cambridge and other towns caused minor losses. Fire reports from Marshfield and Montpelier describe major blazes with varied damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glendon
Hotel Glendon
Columbus Avenue
Cazenove Street
Thornton
Michael ©. Shields
Fifth Division
Hattie Thornton
Upton Street
Boston
Glendon Company
Eagle Street
Jamaica Plain
Walden Street
Cambridge
Jackson
Eighth Division
Fox
Greenough Lane
France to stay in accord with foreign powers
In the French senate on Tuesday Lacour stated that France would remain in accord with foreign countries as long as it did not compromise its dignity. The topic was then dropped. In Dublin a cab driver named Fitzharris was tried on charges related to the Phoenix Park murders and was acquitted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lacour
Duc de Broglie
France
Fitzharris
Dublin
Phoenix Park
Portland trader Pattee held on smuggling charges
Walter R. Pattee, a country trader and Singer Sewing Machine agent at Houston, was arrested in Portland for smuggling. He sold sewing machines across the border for goods and produce, and authorities say he defrauded the government of thousands. He is held on smuggling charges in $5000 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Walter R. Pattee
Singer Sewing Machine Company
Houston
Pennsylvania Railroad Board Acts on Directive
The board of directors of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company acted on a directive issued in Philadelphia on May 1. Further details were not provided in the brief item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
The
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Actea
New England News Chronicle of incidents and legal notes
Charles Randall of Berwick accidentally shot himself in the left chest while handling a revolver Tuesday morning. In Calais the Merseys libel case reached a jury, while Bangor Commercial’s libel suit went to the jury with a verdict for the defendant. Rev LeLacheur, leaving the Methodist conference, plans to preach to an independent church in Portland. the new society starts with 150 members. The Calais grand jury filed 12 indictments including manslaughter against Herbert W Eaton, who remains at Truro with a self-inflicted head wound lacking recall of the incident. Wealthy Eaton family influence could limit a conviction to manslaughter. The Kelley murder estate will support the family. Maine’s Grand Lodge of Masons opened in Portland with 805 initiates, 10,469 membership. officers elected include Grand Master Estes, Deputy Day, Wardens Smith and Wiley, Treasurer Fox, Secretary Berry, and trustees King, Wetherbee. Rabboni lodge of Lewiston set to exemplify the third degree after 4:45 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Randall
Berwick
Supreme Court
Calais
Merseys
Bangor
LeLacheur
Portland
Herbert W. Eaton
Gilbert Stanhope
Pembroke
Eaton
Truro
Washington County
Kelley
Grand Lodge of Masons of Maine
Margins F
King of
Grand Lodge
William R. G. Estes
Skowhegan
Fessenden I. Day
Lewiston
William H. Smith
Goodwin RK. Wiley
Bethel
Frederic Fox
Ira Berry
Oliver Gerrish
Albro Chase
S. Clifford Belcher
Farmington
Charity Fund
M. F. King
A. M. Wetherbee
Warren
Rabboni Lodge
Amherst Tax Rate and Local Tidbits
Amherst imposes a tax rate of 117 dollars per hundred, down from 151 in 182. Hopkinton reports an inventory of 1 047 840 dollars, slightly lower than last year. Capt Samuel Morrill of Andover dies at 78. A son of Oliver H. Cook of Portsmouth dies after a blow to the head. A water spout 15 feet high forms on the Piscataqua river near Portsmouth bridge after a recent whirlwind. Ann M. Wiggin of Elm house South Newmarket robbed of 1 150 dollars Monday night. The state board of equalization met in Concord and adjourned to May 22. Petitions urge a constitutional amendment prohibiting liquor by a referendum at the next election. The Nashua May term opens with Judge Stanley. docket light, case of Winn linked to wife’s death drawing attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amherst
Hopkinton
Samuel Morrill
Andover
Oliver H. Cook
Portsmouth
Piscataqua River
Portsmouth Bridge
Ann M. Wiggin
Elm House
Newmarket
State Board of Equalization
Concord
Jewett Courier
Exeter
William Butterfield
Nashua
Stanley
Winn
Lowell Courier Moves Into New Quarters and Local Notices
The Lowell Courier moved into new and commodious quarters Monday. Quotations note bequeathals from Capt. Amasa Howe to the Congregational church and the Shrewsbury high school. Various local and state notices follow including an inquest probable in Fall River and a Mansfield town hall dedication with Ex-Gov Long present, plus historic remarks and gifts for civic buildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell Courier
New
Amasa Howe
Shrewsbury
Congregational Church
Patrick Costello
South Framingham
A. T. Stewart
New York
Springfield
Holyoke Water Power Company
Mr. Beal
Bristol
Messrs. Beal
Fickett
Beal
Mansfield
Long
William Richardson
Jacob Ide
Joe
E. M. Reed
Gav
New England
Thomas E. Grover
Canton
W. A. Copeland
W. O. Grover
Boston
Cambridge man surrenders to constable over made up Masons plot
Frederick James Cluff of Cambridgeport Massachusetts, long employed in New York, turned himself in to a Westerly constable after claiming a Stonington Boat party of twenty Freemasons from Hopoken New Jersey pursued him to wed him for posing as their member. He is deemed insane and will be delivered to his relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick James Cluff
Cambridgeport
Mass
New York
Westerley
Stonington
Hopoken
N. J
Missing Hartford driver Fred Hough found in river
The body of Fred Hough, a Hartford car driver missing for two months, was recovered from the river. It remains unclear whether he committed suicide or fell in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Hough
Hartford
Webster Park
Norwich
Maine's oldest lawyer Richard Belcher dies at 92
Richard Belcher, aged 92, died at Freeport on the 23d of this month. He was Maine's oldest practicing lawyer at the time of his death and a veteran pensioner of the War of 1812.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Belcher
Freeport
Maine
Montreal vote blocks female taxpayers from voting
News in brief reports the Montreal corporation voting 2 to 0 against granting women the right to vote. Other items note the Jamestown arriving in Havana from St. Thomas, Haïtien rebellion ending with government troops in Miragoane, New York senate refusal to advance a free passes bill, and varied reports from across North America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal Corporation
Jamestown
Havana
St. Thomas
Miragoane
New York Senate
Northwest
J.D. Watson
Ohio
New York
Providence
Robert Eustace
Canso
N. S
New York State
Senate
New Jersey
Tewksbury
East Brunswick
New Orleans
Port Hudson
Clinton
Cincinnati
Petersburg
Norfolk
Woith
New England
Henry Meyer
Chicago
Lake, Il
John Kelis
Rodney
Canningham
Appleton
Post Office Department
C. Lester
J. Lester
New Church Street
Wheeling
W. Va
Steubenville
Columbus
Urbana
Louisville
Milwaukee
Wis
Wilkesparre
Detroit
Freeman Freed by Court: Pocasset Murderer Declared Sane
In Barnstable Mass May 1 the supreme judicial court ruled Charles F Freeman sane after hearing. He faces arraignment for murder of his child and was remanded to jail. Experts testified Freeman is sane now though previously insane, with doctors noting religious delusions and recovery since last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barnstable
Mass
Supreme Judicial Court
Colburn
Charles F. Freeman
Danvers
Charles F. Tabor
Lynn
Freeman
Charles Folsom
Boston
Pocasset
Jonah
Daniel
Abraham
Howard
Pocausset
Sherman
Commonwealth
Taber
Morton
Handel and Haydn Triennial Opens With Mixed Review
The Handel and Haydn society opened its sixth triennial festival at Music hall to a large audience. Emma C Thursby and W J Winch sang Ode on St Cecilia's Day with mixed praise. Rubinstein's Tower of Babel impressed for its drama and chromatic richness. The chorus and boy’s choir from the Advent church drew high credit, while Adams struggled. The festival promises further heavy repertoire with Paine and Cherubini on tap tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handel and Haydn Society
Music Hall
Handel
St. Cecilia’s
Emma C. Thursby
W. J. Winch
Boston
Miss Thursby
Winch
Anton Rubinstein
Tower of Babel
John F. Winch
M. W. Whitney
C. R. Adams
Church of the Advent
Whitney
Adams
Paine
Cherubini
Parish Meeting Names Newton Officials and Assesses
The annual parish meeting of the First Church Newton elected Horace Causens and John Ward as assessors and prudential committee, W T Wardwell as treasurer, C F Kingsbury as clerk, and A C Walworth as auditor. Appropriations totaled 4000 dollars. In Salem the Augustinian society of Lawrence insolvency case was reviewed before Judge Cheate with Father McAvoy and Father Reagan examined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Church
Newton
Horace Causens
John Ward
Prudential Committee
W. T. Wardwell
C. F. Kingsbury
A. C. Walworth
Salem
Augustinian Society of
Lawrence
Cheate
Father McAvoy
Father Reagan
Opening Game of Championship Season New Yorks Defeat the Bostons
New York defeats Boston 7 to 5 at Polo Grounds in front of over 15 000 as opening game of the baseball championship season. Umpire decisions drew hisses yet New Yorks batting and fielding shown superiority with key hits by Connor Hankinson and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Yorks
Bostons
New York
Polo Grounds
Boston
Seventh Regiment
Troy
Ward
Connor
Gillespie
Dorgan F
Welch
Caskins
Tyoy
Ceees Hankinson
OIA Sissons Hares
P.O. A. E. Morna N
Cnc
Bhs
Cnn
Asc
Burdock
Caasen Bisdseseeeerrace
Sean Ea
Peesescecs
Whitney
Hankinson
Totel
Bottons
S. M. Decker
Sweeping Democratic Victories in Indiana Cities
Municipal elections across Indiana produced mixed results with Democrats winning entire tickets in Vincennes Delphia Terre Haute Greencastle Columbus and Logansport while Greenfield and Richmond favored Republicans. Muncie Kokomo and New Albany saw independents or split outcomes and party control varied by city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Vincennes
Delphia
Terre Haute
Eee
Greencastle
Greenfield
Logansport
Muncie
Kokomo
Thieves loot tailor shop and city hall thefts unfold
Two men entered Francis G. Sager’s tailoring shop at 24 Main street and stole cloth valued at four dollars while a second thief disappeared after a distraction. William Bowers, 25, was captured and identified himself. his partner fled. Charles Bowers and John Sheehan, two youths about 17, were nabbed trying to loot J Q A Brackett’s safe at 48 Congress street, with office boy Flaherty later arrested for aiding. Rhoderiec McDonald died after injuries from a plank in Quincy. Mabel Blanchard, 23, was jailed for stealing a hundred dollar bill from Arthur Stearns at 18 Chapman street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis G. Sager
Main Street
William Bowers
Leverett Street
William B.jones
Hingham
Macomber, Bigelow & Powse
Franklin Street
Charlies P. Rohan
John J. Sheehan
J. Q. A. Brackett
Congress Street
William F. Flaherty
Brackett
Flaherty
City Hall
Europe
Rhoderiec McDonald
Parker Street
Quincey
Massachusetts General Hospital
Mabel Blanchard
Equitable Life Agency Changes In Boston Management
The Equitable Life Assurance society announces a Boston agency management change with Mr. Mc Cleary, W D Thayer, and James B Niver taking key roles. The firm cites unprecedented last year business, strong assets above 48 million, and a near 8 million Massachusetts surplus. Policies become incontestable after three years, enabling prompt death claim settlements and reduced litigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Equitable Life Assurance Society of
United States
Boston
McCleary
Messrs. W. D. Thayer
James B. Niver
Massachusetts Standard
Messrs. Thayer and Niver
Beacon Park Opens With Strong Attendance At First Races
Beacon Park drew about 200 spectators on Tuesday afternoon for the opening trotting meet. Two events were run, track conditions praised, with Frank B. winning the road wagons race and Honest Ruben prevailing in the saddle race over four entrants. Time figures listed as 2:38, 2:37, 2:38 for the wagons and 2:42, 2:46, 2:49 for the saddles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beacon Park
Frank B
E.H. Trout
Br. G. Frank
Pepe Gaabect
Henry Richardson
G. Morris
Cetgets
D. Bigley
B. G. Dick Dampc
Honest Ruben
Heirs Race for huge English estate of 290 million
Claimants to a 290 million pound English estate push ahead with zeal. About 12 of the 165 heirs have travelled to England to secure their shares. If the estate is won, a Fall River woman stands to receive 1,500,600.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Carpenter
Fall River
Ice Bridge at Cape Rouge Holds Navigation Closed
Quebec authorities report the ice bridge at Cape Rouge has not moved yet keeping navigation to Montreal closed. An attempt to blow up the ice bridge by military authorities is expected tomorrow to reopen the passage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quebec
Cape Rouge
Montreal
Boucicault Divorce Suit Discontinued By Consent
New York May 1 The suit for absolute divorce brought by Agnes Robertson Boucicault against actor Dion Boucicault was today discontinued by consent. The basis of settlement was not made known.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Dion Boucicault
Agnes Robertson Boucicault
Corner-stone laid for new public library building
The corner-stone of the new public library was laid at 4 P.M. Tuesday in a large town gathering. Mr. A. N. Richards presided and led the ceremony with civic officials and citizens present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. N. Richards
Pittsfield Man Encounters Slave Brand on Bag in Boston
A Pittsfield gentleman reports buying a bag in Boston that he discovers is made from tanned negro skin, bearing a slave brand and stripes. The shocking find highlights antebellum brutality and the lingering reach of slave labor in commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsfield
Boston
Tewksbury almshouse probe reaches beyond committee room
In Massachusetts 1883 coverage, Governor Butler faces political punishment as Republican allies desert Senator Loring over the Fitchburg registry bill. Almsouse hearings reveal alleged abuse at Tewksbury with witnesses recounting harsh treatment and mismanagement. The board of health appeals for attorney general opinions to define new powers, stressing government of laws over men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tewksbury Almshouse
Senate
Loring
Worcester County
Fitchburg
House
TRO Democrats
Earl of
State Almshouse Tewkkspuryy
F. Butler
Massachusetts
Board of Health, Lunacy and Charity
Attorne
Commonwealth
Widow built will dispute over 64 000 estate in 19th century case
Supreme Judicial Court on May 1 heard Sarah R Mann widow of Alexander Mann challenge will wording. She seeks to exclude children by a former wife claiming undue influence and unsound mind. Will dated Aug 7 1872 and about 64 000 devised to plaintiff. Case paused for counsel change and probate formalities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah R. Mann
Enoch W. Mann
Alexander Mann
Charlestown
Franklin D. Reed
A. A. Ranney
Chas. Robinson, Jr
Taintiff
George A. Bruce
G. W. McLellan
Holmes
Legal Actions Across Dockets Include Printing Suit and Tort Claims
Court resumes in Aldrich district with a $11,364 verdict for libretto printing disputes between Lorin P. Deland et al and John A. Stevens. Other cases involve a horse sale dispute, damages for a faulty door injury, and a cigars conversion suit with $40.60 awarded to Cyrus H. McCormick et al. against John Eliot et al.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lrefore
Aldrich
Lorin P. Deland Et al
John A. Stevens
S. L. Powers
Tyler B. King
John Spear
Edward Goggin
F. A. Perry
Levi Wallace
G. G. Pratt
W. H. Gertz
Fitchburg Railroad Company
Greenville
N. H
Peterboro
Shirley
J.B. Warner
J. J. Meyers
C. A. Welcn
Knowlton
Franklin Fuller
Boston and Albany Ignrond Company
Kneeland Street
R. M. Morse, Jr
W. H. Towne
A. L. Soule
Joseph Roffe
Siegfried Wolffsohn
B. Goodsell
Max Fishacker
Cyrus H. McCormick
John Eliot
Eliot
Superior Court Damages Award For Carriage Damage On Lord's Day
In Middlesex County before Judge Barker the case William M Cate versus James McHugh ended with a verdict for the plaintiff for 3342 as to damages from a carriage and harness broken during a trip from Waltham to Watertown and Charlestown. The defendant contended proper driving and that any injury resulted from bail conditions of the bauss. J D Loring for plaintiff and T B Rat on for defendant. Also Herman P Harrington versus Bernard Harris in a contract action seeking 277 and 1 for goods and note. The defense questioned the signature and noted possible abandonment for improper liquor transactions. Trial proceedings ongoing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William M. Cate
James Mce Hugh
Waltham
Watertown
Charlestown
J. D. Loring
T. B. Raton
Herman P. Harrington
Bernard Harris
John Stevens
Stevens
E. A. Harrington
T. 2
Eaton
Real estate transfers in Suffolk County Boston area
A lengthy list of property transactions in Boston and Roxbury with buyers lenders and prices dated mostly April 1883. Records show multiple parcels buildings land and quitclaims across streets like Madison, Tremont and Washington with various trustees and executors involved and notes of mortgage backs and sales at values from 1 to 35 000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Place
James M. Cutler
Emmas. Randlett
Mortgn
South Street
Henry
Robbins Et
Bridget Roth
Morton Street
Nathan Finkelstein
Rachel Eee
Dartmouth Street
Lawrence Street
John Viall
Charles A. Jones
Beverly Street
Dexter W. Wiswell
Everett Torrey J
West Chester Park
Columbus Avenue
Jacob P. Bates
Nathaniel Hamman
Washington Street
William H. Keal
Hiram Maton
Howland Street
Sarah E. Ward
David H. McKay
Tremont Street
Sewell Place
Henry M. Palmer
Jane BE. Sennott
Mary Hyams
Jane E. Sennett
Regent Street
Emma C. Dean
Fannie Hulbert
East Eagle
Pulman
Isaac Pratt, Jr
Albert G. Rice
Brighton
Weston Avenue
Henry Baldwin Et al
James A. H. Hathaway
Samuel Bb. Shapleigh
Division Street
Rebecca Oliver
Edward A. Gallison
Front Street
Freeman Emmons
Abbott R. Davis
Thomas W. Holder
Walnut Street
Hermann Lebenohl
Marion H. Belden
Revere
Crest Avenue
Lucy M.F. Thayer
Emma C. Glawson
Crescent Avenue
Winthrop Avenue
Roxbury
George Street
W. Elliott Woodward
Lemuel C. Waterman
Frank J. Tuttle
Insolvency and attachments reach multiple firms
Creditors attach Sturm and Hein in Madison and Quinton Cook in St Johnsbury while F Howard Newman in Portsmouth fails. J E Hazzard & Co. of Kynapp’s Creek collapse. Camden grocer F H Calderwood accepts 351 cents on the dollar. Kiles & Knauss owes about 65000 with 40000 secured. Daniel Shales to settle insolvency with 3160 owed. Mitchell & Parlin face 2800 liabilities. Elbridge Morse compromised at 30 cents. William Murphy owes 78000 with real estate 25000 mortgaged and 9000 in merchandise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sturm & Hein
Madison
Wis
F. Howard Newman
Portsmouth
N. H
Quinton Cook
St. Johnsbury
J.E. Hazzard & Co
Kvnapp
Kiles & Knauss
Millers
Evarsville
Ind
Daniel Shales
South Boston
Mitchell & Parlin
Skowhegan
Elbridge G. Morse
Cambridge Street
Boston
Railroads Expand Tracks and Lease Rival Lines
Memphis and Charleston earned 95035 in the first three weeks of April versus 54351. General Manager Ledyard of the Michigan Central said doubling the Canada Southern line at St Thomas will extend to both ends once a 10 mile stretch is finished. Reading leases the Schuylkill and Lehigh railroad starting May 1, blocking another entry into Reading. Pennsylvania railroad eyed a Perkiomen valley route to Allentown and Lehigh valley. Lehigh Valley focused on the Lehigh and Schuylkill at Stat ington as Reading moves in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Charleston
Buffalo
Ledyard
Michigan Central
St. Thomas
Canada Southern
Reading Railroad Company
Schuylkill and Lehigh Railroad
Reading
Pennsylvania Railroad
Perkiomen Valley
Allentown
Lehigh Valley
Lehigh Valley Railroad Company
Lehigh and Schuylkill Railroad
Statington
Reading Company
Suit and Supreme Court Appeal Over Wisconsin Tax Wins
Wis casset Maine holders of bans sue the town. cases reach the US supreme court via town attorney Henry Ingalls. The Rockland Free Press notes reliance on taxation legality, claims property losses and resident migrations threaten funds. if decided against the town, creditors may fare worse than compromise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiscasset
United States Supreme Court
Henry Ingalls
Rockland Free Press
Amendments Proposed to the Aldermanic District Bill
In the senate yesterday the health bill was reconsidered and referred to the judiciary. Convict labor measures were postponed. A substitute limited prison inmate work by craft with caps for boots shoes hats brushes wood moldings and harness. The Home for Aged Females charter and assessors sewers bills were noted and amendments to extend the aldermanic city bill beyond Boston were printed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Worcester
Commonwealth
Phoenix Brewing Company
Baldwin
Boston
House Debates Tewksbury Almshouse Funding and Water Bills
The Massachusetts House debated the governor's appropriation for the Tewksbury state almshouse, rejected amendments, and adjourned without a vote. Earlier, the water supply bill for Boston Cambridge and Andover was accepted for reference and the equity jurisdiction bill for the superior court was engrossed after amendments were considered and rejected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior Court
Tewksbury Almshouse
Tewksbury
General Court
Boston
Cambridge
Andover
Shawsheen
Wheeler
Gove
Richardson
Salem
Howes
Potter
Worcester
Hartwell
Fitchburg
Weston
Newton
Lincoln
Somerville
Hopkins
Millbury
Washington Home corporation annual meeting report
At the annual meeting the treasurer reported a balance of 167,585 dollars, receipts of 1,372,474 dollars, and expenditures of 1,204,889 dollars. Elected officers included President Otis Clapp, vice presidents Joseph Story and others, treasurer T. J. Skinner, clerk Samuel W. Sargent, and an executive committee led by Otis Cepekam and W. Warren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Home Corporation
Otis Clapp
Joseph Story
Wm. W. Warren
Thos. Russell
Thomas Talbot
Charles K. Bryant
Asa P. Potter
W. P. Wentworth
Edwin Thompson
J. M. Read
Otis Cepekam
W. Warren
S. B. Stebbins
Henry Hart
I. J. Wetherbee
George H. Tinkham
City Hall Notes on Licenses and Fire Crews
City officials report about 2 600 liquor license applications. Five commissioners appoint probationary officers to fire companies and assign engine crews. Fire Commissioner Fitzgerald plans immediate return to Boston. Park commissioners acquire six acres uplands and 44 acres flats for Marine Park at South Boston with 1 500 feet street frontage and aim to clear buildings or open the park soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Boynton
Horace R. Crane
John G. Balaner
Boseman
Frank P. Stengel
Fitzgerald
Boston
Marine Park
South
Bargains At K. & J. Gilchrist Ladies Laces and Dress Goods
K. and J. Gilchrist of Winter Street advertise a very complete stock of laces hand kerchiefs and dress goods. Ladies can benefit from the offering with extremely low prices this week.
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K. & J. Gilchrist
Winter Street
Ice chests and refrigerators at Stevens store
At 125 and 127 Pearl Street N B Stevens offers the largest stock of ice chests and refrigerators in the city. All kinds and stores are represented at prices that will attract many customers.
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Messrs
John & James Dobson
Washington Street
N. B. Stevens
Pearl Street
Investment notice from C G Fox at Devonshire Street
An excellent opportunity for capitalists to place a small amount of money in a good investment can be found by reading the notice of C G Fox, No 82 Devonshire Street, room B, that appears in this paper.
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C. G. Fox
Devonshire Street
Ely s Cream Balm Advertisement Claim
A Red Bank New Jersey author named B F Leipsner, A M, reports relief from catarrh after using one bottle of Ely s Cream Balm priced at 50 cents. The ad also promotes Buchupaiba as a quick complete cure for kidney and urinary diseases at the price of 1 dollar.
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Ely
B. F. Leipsner
A. M
Red Bank
N. J
Lace sale at Gilchrist for Black Matelasse and Guipure
R and J Gilchrist advertise a large lace sale with Black Matelasse Spanish Lace in multiple widths at reduced prices. Items include pure silk lace 412 inch and 2 cents, Black Brussels Lace with chenille spots at 25 cents, Grenadine Veiling 27 inch at 0 cents, Cape collars and Guipure collars in new patterns at 25 to 65 cents, plus made up lace fichus.
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