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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

May 12, 1887

Page

8

Phillies Bostons clash at South End grounds in scientific display

Rarely has national league balling been so dominated by headwork as Ferguson’s pitching and Kelly Nash and Burdock’s fielding silenced a hard hitting Phillies lineup. The Boston nine completed nine innings without a fielding error while Tug O Rourke’s timely plays sparked a dramatic eighth inning showdown.

South End Ferguson Inield Phillies Kelly Nash Wise Burdock Stemmyer Mike Bostons O'Rourke Hornune Pena Irwin McCarthy Chicago Philadelphias J. GH. PO. A. BE Bullinton Morrill Bardock Jj Johnston Lil Farrar Rourke Clements Philadelpias Wood Hornung Fogarty Farrar Lostons Ly Philadelphias Baila—O'rourke Hostons Spalding Indianapolis Baldwin Hoosier

Interstate Law Debate at New Hampshire Club Dinner

The New Hampshire Club held its monthly dinner at the Vendome with a large turnout led by President John Moore. Senator Cheney spoke on the interstate commerce law, criticizing railroad practices and arguing against discriminatory rates and allure of short haul routes affecting New England and other regions.

New Hampshire Club the Vendome John ©. Moore Senator Cheney New Hampshire McKinley J. B. Smith Hillsboro O. C. Moore Nashua A. A. Perkins Great Falls E. C. Holmes Malden George B. Chandler Manchester Charles E. Bacon Dover Steb Dumar Exeter J. N. Lander Boston Waldo Adams Hiram M. George Warren Brown Hampton Holden B. Frank Nealley Horace Kent Wiliam R. Burleigh Dwight American Express Company S. L. Bowers Newport J. Albert Walker Portsmouth Cheney Seaboard New England Pacific States

Railroad Debate Touches Canadian Pacific and Rates

Speakers including Bainbridge Wadleigh and McKinley argue over federal rail regulations. Critics urge slower action to study the law and oppose harming established businesses. The discussion notes foreign route competition through Boston and Montreal, with calls to adjust long and short hauls and curb railroad power.

Canada Boston Lower California San Francisco Portland Lake Superior Montreal Bainbridge Wadleigh Congress McKinley O. C. Moore Nashua George 8B. Chandler Manchester Daniel Lovering

Harvard Defeats Penn in First Intercollegiate Shooting Match

Harvard Shooting Club defeated the University of Pennsylvania 87 to 62 at Watertown range. Five Harvard shooters faced twenty-five birds per man at eighteen yards with five angles. Harvard led from the first round and had five-round totals led by Clyde with fourteen straight birds. This marked Harvard’s first intercollegiate match and its overall success.

Harvard University of Pennsylvania Harvard Shooting Club Watertown Clyde Sivas Oeen

City notes mix hearings and street actions

The Boston board of health held a hearing on James A. Kemp's petition about stagnant water and a dumping ground between Dorchester avenue and Hyde and Locust streets. Reports from residents highlighted health concerns while other notices covered street acceptances, public works, and a run of civic events including a Nantasket excursion by female conservatory students and club meetings.

Board of Health James A. Kemp Dorchester Avenue Old Colony Hyde and Locust Streets Kemp Charles Burleigh New England Conservatory Rowe’s Wharf Nantasket Albert F. Whittemore Oak Yarrington Streets Clement Avenue West Roxbury Washington Street Dorchester District New York & New England Railroad Moulton Street Charlestown Vine Street Brighton Roxbury Avenue Isleworth Street Atlantic Avenue Massachusetts General Hospital Wiliam H. McKenna Boston Willie Welsh Bremen Street McKenna Emily Jones Wood Coat Charles A. Ford James Coffee Dorchester Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals W. J. Partridge C. H. Brigham Clarence A. Carter Joseph M. Gibbons May Messrs Quincy House Appalachian Mountain Club Institute of Technology E. F. Merriam Raymond Weare N. H J. D. Whitney

Church Temperance Society Seeks National Study on Intemperance Costs

In Lowell last night the Rev A S Chambre moved a resolution urging Congress to authorize the national bureau of statistics to investigate intemperance costs and its link to crime. Speakers included Spalding Donald Reynolds Bodley and Bishop Paddock presiding. Rye whiskey praise appears in an adjacent ad for a Boston firm promoting Pare Rye.

A. St. John Chambre Lowell Massachusetts Church Temperance Society Trinity Chapel Senate House of Representatives United States Congress National Bureau of Statistics of Union States W. F. Spalding L. W. Donald New York Dr. Reynolds H. J. Bodley North Adams Bishop Paddock

Courts and sessions of the supreme and superior courts

The May 11 docket lists uncontested matters and multiple trials across the Supreme Judicial Court and the Superior Court. It names plaintiffs, defendants, and counsel in numerous cases including Maher vs Eaton for breach of warranty and Hoar vs Dinin on a fraud issue, with juries out or trial ongoing.

Supreme Judicial Court Devens Andrew J. Maher Albert F. Eaton E. B. Callender Maher R. Lund Charles H. Welch Benjamin B. Hoar Richard A. Dinin J. E. Butler C. G. Keyes Morris Boston Peterson Smith Allerton Boston & Maine RR. Co Pray Bird Stone Morton Cook Doherty Wilkins Sullivan Adams Hayford Rothenberg Ve. Connelly Blodgett Charles H. Greenwood Boston Cooperative Building Company S. B. Allen J. F. Wheeler Russell Gray H. W. Swift John Meehan John M. Reber Spring Lane I. Clark F. Ranney T. J. Gargan W. E. Boynton Meehan Reber Linton Allen Newcomb Boston Protective Dept Hay McConnell W.H. Orcutt J. E. Cotter Vs Andans

Writs of entry contest title to property in Boston cases

A sequence of cases from Norfolk and Middlesex superior courts revolves around writs of entry challenging property title bought at execution. The record notes testimony admissibility rulings, damages and stock conversion actions, and a complex loan and fraud dispute over Napoli dental product representations. The Boston news also covers an upcoming divorce docket and a New England Railroad Club discussion on axle bearings and lubrication.

Same Bernard Daniel McKinney Bernard McKinney Snow Charles H. Snow William Gaston Charles Robinson Julia B. Metcalf William ©. Williams New York & New England Railroad Defendant Boston Charles H. Heath Exchange Place Bec Julian B. Metcalf Dennett Dental Napoli Company W. H. Towne D. E. Ware New England Railroad Club Boston & Albany Lander Corey Briges

Cambridge Aldermen Hear Suit Against City and Street Plans

A regular Cambridge board of aldermen meeting addressed a $15,000 damages suit against the city by William Clark and referred it to the city solicitor. John F. Brassil was confirmed to Engine 3. The Mayor's petition to the Legislature for an ordinance change on the asses sors' department was postponed. Sewer work was ordered for a private way from Brewster Place to Appleton Street and for Winthrop Street, and a sidewalk on Brattle Street will use bricks or flagging chosen by abutters.

Whitney Cunard S Howell Wetherbee Page Whipple Fletcher Clogston Jordan Va Harden KeKeown Gurney O'Connell Kidd Richardson French Jones Scott Dolliver Conkey Miller Fleming Barnard Va Thayer Chipman Angle P. B. Kiernan D. O. Allen Charles P. Barnard Charles Hi. Moore Maverick House J. W. Pickering George E. Abbott Frank Paul Bigelow Boston Lockard Kern Drew Roberts Austin Kenney N. Y N. E. RR Perkins & Lyman W. Burdett Samuel E. Sawyer City of Park Commissioners West Roxbury Park R. M. Morse, Jr A. J. Bailey Milton A. Kent William N. Todd Arch Street William Gaston C. L. B. Whitney Samuel Hoar Horace W. Jordan Alice McKinney Cambridge Board of Aldermen William Clark John F. Brassil Engine 3 Brewster Place Appleton Street Winthrop Street Brattle Street

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