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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

May 11, 1887

Page

2

Trustees Hear Mt Bowdoin Reading Room Proposal

Boston Public Library trustees held a public hearing on Dorchester Mt Bowdoin reading room. Several officials and citizens spoke supporting the project noting 800 capacity within a mile radius and annual costs of 700 to 800 dollars. The delivery station could serve nearly 100 daily visitors and expand library access. President Greenough and Professor Haynes attended, with a report due at the next meeting.

Boston Public Library Mt. Bowdoin Dorchester General Hazard Levens M. T. Donohoe T. W. Bicknell Whitcomb General Stevens Senator Donohoe C. E. Ridler F. H. Viaux C. G

Beverly Farms Contempt Debate Sparks House Vote Split

The Beverly Farms bill prompts a heated Senate reconsideration vote 12 to 17 and a close House order to arrest counsel F H Williams fails 104 to 111 with five pairs. Senators Hartwell Sleeper Gleason Morse Slattery defend vs bribery claims amid contentious methods cited in investigation.

Beverly Farms Senate Beverly ‘Farms Hartwell House Dodge Beverly F. H. Williams Kimball Williams Mississippi Sleeper Worcester Gleason Plymouth Morse United States Hoar Maher Jesse Pierce Pierce Forbes Senator Roads Boston Slattery H.ch O'Sullivan Jones Lynn Reece Yeas Cook Currier Glines Essex Newhall Roads Welch Clark Fernald Gould Jeffs Jenkins Berkshire Jordan Keith Cape Marble Perkins Phillips Pilsbury Read Towne Wilbur Dwyer Howard Yea Alger Milliken Sayles Kingston Committee On Claims Owen McAuliffe Hingham First Corps of Cadets

Massachusetts Legislature Debates Beverly Farms Inquiry

The House and Senate clash over reports on annexation, park lands loan, and corruption probes. Key figures include Messrs Kimball Jones Rowell Davlin Goodell Wilbur Walker Savage and Williams. resolutions seek production of contested checkbooks and a contempt action amid Beverly Farms allegations.

Committee On Towns Amesbury Salisbury Messrs. Kimball Suffolk Jones Berkshire Senate Rowell Boston Davlin Somerville Goodell Brookfield House Committee On Cities Wilbur New Bedford Walker Worcester Savage Taunton Beverly Farms Augustus P. Loring Symonds Salem Kent Taft Palmer Foote Westfield Dresser Dodge Beverly Fred H. Williams Williams Tc Tevenn Friends of the Old Town Mr. Post of Lenox Investigating Committee Quincy Gile Mr. Symonds

Contested Books and Williams Case Clashes in House Debate

In a heated session, lawmakers challenged the duty to compel Mr Williams to reveal his books amid accusations of bias and doubts over the evidence. Arguments cited a lack of conclusive proof, with calls to balance client privacy and public obligation, ending as the motion to force production failed 111 to 104.

Sandwich Opposes Bass River Charter Hearing Next Tuesday

The harbors and public lands committee heard E C Carrigan representing Sandwich oppose the Bass River canal, noting engineers rejected the charter and surveys were not approved. The panel voted to hear Carrigan again Tuesday and also opened hearings on Attleboro division petitions with Fred H Williams for petitioners and Moorfield Storey for remonstrants. A bargain list from R J Gilchrist promises reliable glove and hosiery values.

Committee On E. C. Carrigan Sandwich Bass River Bass River Canal Carrigan Attleboro Fred H. Williams Moorfield Storey Williams

Andover and the Press Critique of Secular Coverage

A letter to the editor argues that the secular press disproportionately defends Andover professors against religious editors. It contends editors are shielded by ecclesiastical protection, while secular voices expose perceived doctrinal zeal and bias, urging fair, nonpartisan treatment of the controversy.

Andover Children of Perdition Moody Andover Hill Universalists Unitarian Review Joseph Cook Dr. Withrow God Abraham Mary Curricus

General Sherman Portrait by J. H. Beard Unveiled

A life size oil of General William Tecumseh Sherman by J. H. Beard is completed. Sherman sits in a chair beside a table with two volumes one titled Georgia Maps and Charts the other planned Napoleon and His Wars but renamed Jomini Art de Guerre by Sherman. The general prized punctuality and sat nine or ten times though restless, the artist notes.

N. S. Tribune W. T. Sherman J. H. Beard Tecumseh Georgia Napoleon Jomini General Sherman Napoleon the Great

Pacific Railroads Key Witness Describes 1870s Reorganizations

William Bond testified about his 1873 presidency of St. Joseph & Denver and 1874 receivership, the 1877 division consolidation into St. Joseph & Pacific and Kansas Nebraska, and later mergers with Union Pacific. He discussed bond values, tariff guarantees, Gould’s holdings, and bond markets in 1878 79.

New York Pacific Railway William Bond St. Joseph & Denver Railroad Road St. Joseph & Pacific Kansas Nebraska St. Joseph & Western Union Pacific Road James H. Benedict St. Joseph & Grand Island Hastings & Grand Island Company St. Joseph Bridge Company St. Pr & Denver Union Pacific Kansas Pacific Jay Gould Gould Hastings & Grand Island St. Joseph Bridge George A. Rentes Wall Street Kansas & Nebraska

University honors Naville and Murray with degrees

The University of Geneva awarded an honorary Doctor of Letters to M. Edoard Naville, explorer of the Egypt Exploration Fund, currently in Egypt. The University of Glasgow voted to confer an LL.D. on Mr. A. S. Murray of the British Museum, active in the fund committee.

University of Geneva M. Edoard Naville Egypt Exploration Fund Egypt University of Glasgow A. S. Murray British Museum

Atlantic Cotton Mills and Everett Mills in Washington County

Two textile firms, Atlantic Cotton Mills and Everett Mills, based in Great Falls and nearby, continue operations amid regional manufacturing activity. Officials report steady output and local employment levels at both plants.

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A. B. Nowell Boston & Lowell Railroad Corporation Mystic River Corporation Ocean Terminal Railroad Company Ocean Terminal Railroad Dock and Elevator Company R. & J. Gilchrist Andover and the Press Special Investigating Committee Zao Rey Ane Rorar Aking Powder Co Wall St N. Y S. R. Knights & CO Main Street Cambridgeport Washington Street Arnold Street Dorchester Avenue First Street West Newton Street Carlton 5. R. Knights & Co Heard Street Arlington Street Union Park R. Knights & Co Albert Howe & Co Market Street Brighton Warren Avenue Massachusetts Title Insurance Co Mile ST Nathaniel J. Bradlee Arnold A. Band Leonard & CO Bromeld Street MR. Fanning Rome Simons Duncan Campbell Edwin Landseer Mary Stuart David Wilkie Alina Tadema Fred Walker Sybil Dante Gabriel Rossetti Decamps Wainawright Anton Mauve Edward VII Cattermole Coleman Adriatic Guinea DePenne Brissot Wissenbroch J. A. Mole Tenkate Penley David Cox Stanfield Pyne Delacroix Hughe Bonnington C. F. 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