Supreme Court Rescripts Include Hooper Trust Question
The Supreme Judicial Court affirms the probate decree on the Hooper trust dispute noting it is immaterial whether Dwight B. Hooper's sum was income or principal as trustees cannot charge it against Hooper children. The court also upholds dismissal in the Cook vs Young case and addresses the Walker v Welch matter regarding delivery of savings book funds. Maloney v Middlesex sees mandamus petition denied. Paige recognizance deemed binding.
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Supreme Judicial Court
James E. Dodd
J. P
Hooper
James F. Cook
William H. H. Young
Ella F. Cook
Mra. Young
Nora Walker
Francis ©. Welch
Wilson Walker
Boston
Plaintiff
Walker
J. A. Maxwell
F. Lincoln
William H. Maloney
Middlesex County Commissioners
Charles F. Paige
Paige
F. Donelly
S. C. Darling
Victory onces again as Bostons outslug Quaker club
Boston team overwhelms Philadelphia quakers in a long exhibition game with a flurry of hits and errors. Batter Morris Morrill, Kelly, Nash and Hornung spark scoring while Mulvey exits ill and is replaced by Ferguson. Attendance about 6000 at South End grounds.
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South End
Quakerville
Kelly
McCarthy
Mike
McGuire
Buff
Fogarty
Chicago
Morrill
Irwin
John
Mulvey
Johnson
Tate
Hornung
Nash
Phillies
Wood
Bostons
Quakers
Casey
Burdoch
Ferguson
Philadelphias
R. Bh.po
DHL
Bunine'n
Wise
Fere
O Irwin
Jrdock
Johaston
Farrar
Mehire
Maden
Casy
Ieee
Loftons
Burdock
Pogarty
Gerhardt
Blues Rally Beats Manchester in Eight Inning Flurry
Manchester fell into a costly eighth inning miscue spree as the Boston Blues surged for six runs. Ferson pitched well for Manchester until the eighth. Meara led Manchester with three hits while Doyle added several singles. Nearly 2000 spectators watched a tense, error prone finish in a beautifully contested game.
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Manchester
N. H
Ferson
Blues
Carney
T. McDermott
Dunnone
Meara
Doyle
Gas Rumors Shadow East Boston Land Company Stock
Street chatter swirls around an alleged natural gas vein on East Boston Land Company property. Investors note shares slid from 12 to 10% amid whispers of a discovery while professors deny involvement and insiders hint at broader land-banking schemes along the Winthrop and north shore areas. Committees from East Boston Maverick and Boston land firms plan consolidation as bore plans move forward this week.
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East Boston Land Company
East Boston Land
Shaler
Harvard College
East Boston
Irving Evans
Post
Ocean Spray
Winthrop
Evans
Mr. Evans
Boston
Rare prints donated to Bostonian Society by Samuel H. Russell
The Bostonian Society received four mezzotint portraits from Samuel H. Russell. The engravings depict colonial governors Belcher Shirley and Pownall, plus portraits of other notable figures, and were acquired from London with plans to display them in the society’s rooms.
Estes Wins Injunction Over Chatterbox Publication
In New York on May 10 Dana Estes of Boston sued Richard Worthington to restrain publishing the juvenile book titled the Chatterbox. Judge Shipman granted Estes an injunction in the United States Circuit Court as requested. G W Simmons & Co advertises steamer chains and hammocks lap robes and imported English serge suits for 887 dollars today.
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New York
Dana Estes
Boston
Richard Worthington
G. W. Simmons & Co
Portraits by Cotes engraver Earlom shown at auction
The show featured mezzotints including a portrait of Rev. Dr. Samuel Cooper and Rev. Dr. William Walter. Richard Earlom, born 1748 and died 1822, was the engraver for the Cotes portrait. The event highlighted fine and rare pieces in a sedate, scholarly display.
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Richard Earlom
Cotes
Samuel Cooper
William Walter
New Land Company Forms for Newport Properties
Samuel W. Rodman and Benjamin Crowninshield, trustees, conveyed 200 plus acres in Newport and Middletown Rhode Island to Boston investors John C. Bancroft, Benjamin Kimball and Charles D. Wainwright for a syndicate named Newport Land Trust. The trust plans listing on the Boston Stock Exchange with $80,000 in shares at 10 each and substantial funds reserved for development. Land valued at 12 to 50 cents per foot with stock at par value reflecting treasury purchases.
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Samuel W. Rodman
Benjamin Crowninshield
John C. Bancroft
Benjamin Kimball
Charles D. Wainwright
Boston
Newport
Middletown
R. I
Easton Point
Newport Land Trust
Boston Stock Exchange
Treasury
Notes on City Affairs Highlight Court Bail and Local Industry
Judge Dewey refused to reduce ex-Councilman Francis L. White’s bail below 25 000, or he stays jailed until the case ends. Roxbury Carpet workers strike for 15 cents daily, begun Saturday. Last Boston Land Co. appoints B F Palmer superintendent to lead Jeffries Point improvements. Nantasket steamers run daily from Rowe's Wharf to harbor and beach. Massachusetts Institute of Technology Society of Arts annual meeting set for Thursday in room 14 new building. Martin and Wilson displays planned. Samuel Hatch & Co. sell Russell Sturgis Brookline estate to James Stevenson for 82 000. 1887 taxes noted. Boston Life Underwriters meet at Young’s Hotel. no business of note. Ladies Charitable Aid Society thanks press. local officials and firms donate for debt relief at House of the Good Shepherd sale by Miss Lyman. Rebecca R Nickerson captain ordered to pay 919 20. steward pays 47 85 for cigar seizures. Boston Scientific Society meets at 419 Washington. papers on horns, a great southern comet, and ophiophagous snakes. Printers Athletic Club holds entertainment at Wells Memorial Hall with Herald Quartet and local entertainers. 16-year-old W W Gray arrested for breaking and entering and stealing 100 from Thomas J. Barry’s office. Washington favors Hutchins Kitching & Co in wool seizure dispute. duty debated, amount 840 000. A decomposed unknown man’s body found near Long Wharf. no foul play evident. West Newton Street high school girls showcase chemistry. tests include dyeing, poison detection, bread making for City Missionary Wilkins.
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B. F. Palmer
Jeffries Point
Palmer
Boston
Rowe's Wharf
The
Society of Arts
Masachusetts Institute of
Brookline
James Stevenson
Boston Life Underwriters’ Association
Young's Hotel
James T. Phelps
Ladies’ Charitable Aid Society
Hayes, Evans and Welch
Station 4
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Steinert & Son
House of the Good Shepard
Arthur W. Tanner
Rebecca R. Nickerson
Saltonstall
Colonel Coveney
Boston Scientific Society
Washington Street
8. M. Norton
8. C. Chandler, Jr
S Garman
Batouni
Russia
Marseilles
Long Wharf
London Weeklies Drift Back to Gladstone Fold
Correspondents note how several London weekly papers shifted from opposition to Gladstone to backing his policy. The Weekly Dispatch, once Dilke’s, saw a surge in support after Henry Fielding Dickens led a rebuild of its traditions. Circulation losses reversed as Munter influence steadied the paper. The Weekly Times also returned to Radical support, signaling strong working-class leanings toward Gladstone.
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Liverpool Post
London
Dispatch
Ashton Dilke
Henry Fielding Dickens
Gladstone
Munter
Aberdeenshire
Boston Court Docket List Reveals Tort Claims And Property Disputes
A Boston court docket lists multiple tort actions including slander claims by Hannah Sullivan against Cornelius O Leary with damages and defense counsel, plus Andrew Maher against Albert Eaton over a warranty breach. The document covers numerous cases across sessions with pollution and property disputes near Dorchester streams and various railroad company cases.
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Cornelius O'Leary
T. J. Gargan
Patrick M. Keating
A. A. Ranney
J. R. Clark
Andrew J. Maher
Albert F. Eaton
E. B. Callender
P. S. Maher
Lund
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Boston
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Quinn
Zane
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Neilson
Aldrich
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Smith
Allerton
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Blodgett
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Boston Comperative Building Company
Joseph P. B. Carleton
Dorchester
New York & New England
Harvard Street
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J. F. Wheeler
Russell Gray
H. W. Swift
Meehan
Reber
Lutton
Allen
Newcomb
Boston Protective Dept
Hay
McConnell
Murray
Fitzpatrick
Harley
O'Leary
Dosherty
Kinsman
Kinsman. 3031—Hiatchcock
Webb
Sharp
Whitney
Earl
Mead
Boylston
PrrMan, J
Boston Superior Court Terms Hearcases on Church Split and Damages
May 28 actions affect trials after June 1 with cases continued to October. Linus M Child vs Christian SocietyBoston concerns sale of worship house and voting irregularities. Harriet Delong vs Patrick Canney involves a coal hole injury on Hanover Street. Megan cases include Lynn Boston railroad death and Mechanical Refrigerating Company apple storage dispute. Bank vs Fayette Shaw on promissory notes and Boston Police Relief case proceed with verdicts and exceptions. Superior Court Norfolk May 10 lists multiple civil actions and verdicts against defendants.
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Linus M. Child
The
Christian Society
Boston
D. B. Gove
H. E. Bolles
Harriet Delong
Patrick Canney
No. 461
Hanover Street
Frank Paul
C.F .Donelly
Daniel Holland
Lynn Boston Railroad
Julia Holland
Charles Jf Gallagher
I. P. Proctor
Joseph T. Hyde
C. R. Elder
W. B. Durant
National Bank
Fayette Shaw
Plaintiff Bank
New York Bank
F. Shaw & Bros
SES
Hutchins & Wheeler
George W. Morse
Carrie W. Burbank
Boston Police Relief Association
John W. Morey
Morey
Charles T. Gallagher
J. F. Cronan
Paris mission home project hearing by Miss Ada Leigh
About 100 ladies at Trinity Church heard Ada Leigh of Paris speak via Rev. Phillips Brooks. Leigh works for the American and British Mission Homes and Christian Association of Paris to raise $60,000 for land to build a home for American and English visitors, with $21,000 already subscribed. The home will be linked to existing asylums and orphanages.
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Ada M. Leigh
Paris
Phillips Brooks
Leigh
Mission Homes
Christian Association of
Glove Sale Advertises Kid Gloves in Various Styles
R. and J. Gilchrist offer gloves at 35 cents a pair for 5 button embroidered kid gloves and 75 cents for 7 button undressed styles. Additional undressed gloves in tan and shades show slight imperfections priced 37 and 7 cents per pair. Finest Grace and suede kid gloves in many colors, plain or embroidered, for discerning buyers.
Massachusetts Medical Society elects officers in Barnstable County
The Massachusetts Medical Society of Barnstable County elected officers yesterday with Dr Clement of Centreville as president, Samuel Pitcher of Hyannis as vice president, F A Rogers of Brewster as secretary, M L Halbert of South Dennis as treasurer, and councillors Drs Dogne Mansell and Pitcher. The body of Warren Billings of Dover New Hampshire, missing from his home, was found floating in the river at Portsmouth yesterday.
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Massachusetts Medical Society
Barnstable County
Clement
Centreville
Samuel Pitcher
Hyannis
F. A. Rogers
Brewster
M. Halbert
South Dennis
Dogne
Mansell
Pitcher
Warren Billings
Dover
N. H
Portsmouth
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