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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

May 13, 1891

Page

5

The New Bureau A Little Closer Watch on Immigration

Attorneys General Miller state the new bureau will tighten oversight and say contracts with state boards must end. Citizens seeking bounties are warned the notion is misguided and spreading in some circles.

Plans for Lowell's Building Watch Immigration Office

The Treasury Department plans to tighten immigration oversight after the President appoints the Superintendent of Immigration as mandated by the latest act. The 1882 and 1891 statutes frame the fund and authority, moving supervision from state boards to federal inspectors, with contracts in Boston, Philadelphia, and Baltimore ending as new federal control begins.

Wasuincrox Sprcran Treasury Department Miller Congress Treasury West Owen Indiana Therr Secretary of the Treasury Boston Philadelphia Baltimore United States Massachusetts Board of Charities Nettleton Massachusetts Board

Applying for Bounties and Tax Refunds Described

The Treasury has received letters seeking bounties and refunds of war taxes. Citizens request silver exchanges and tax refunds, arguing for broader refunds. The department clarifies that Congress only authorized the refund of the direct tax levied on States in 1861, not other wartime taxes.

Treasury Department Department

Lowell post office to rise as 126 foot granite tower

Secretary Foster approves the site for a new Lowell post office with bids invited for the basement. The two story granite Romanesque building on Appleton and Gorham streets will measure 114 by 76 feet with a 126 foot tower. The working room spans the full length, 45 feet wide, and the Appleton lobby is 12 feet wide plus recess space. The postmaster’s room on Appleton Street will be 14 by 27 feet.

Lowell Foster Appleton Street Gorham Street

Lowell Post Office Building Plans With Lighted Second Floor

A Lowell project details a 14 by 16 feet passage from the assistant postmaster room into the money order division with a second floor containing eight offices around the street sides. A glass roof over much of the space provides daylight. basement holds heating and fuel with a large area for post office supplies. The mailing platform will face Gorham street. an Appleton street entrance can be closed off for stairway access. The $200,000 appropriation funds construction with granite as the preferred material but other satisfactory bids may be accepted.

Pos Appleton Street Lowell Internal Revenue Department Gorham Street

Hotels Hosts Social Feasts Across Boston Venues

The Hyland Club held a supper for about seventy five at the Thorndike. The Electric Medical Society of Boston also dined at the Thorndike. The Master Teamsters Association feasted at the United States. Numerous guests arrived from New York Philadelphia and beyond, listing many named individuals and cities.

Hyland Club Thorndike Electric Medical Society of Boston Master Teamsters’ Association United States Vencome David Close Frank Work Schuyler Crosby New York Floyd H White Philadelphia Brunswick Sargent Mas Prescott Porter Rochester N. Y H. L. Townsend Charles L. Westfall Fall River F. A. Waters R. P. Vancus O. P. Daxter William S. Jordland Charles Taylor R. D. Reed Westfield William Cook C. C. Reed New Bedford L. A. Morse Providence P. W. Lawson Wakesha Wis F. E. Lucy George H. Doyle C. H. Brown New London Arthur Perry Westerly R. L W. E. Chaffin West_ Dennis F. F. Curtis Long Meadow H. M. Brewster Springfield Harry S. Ormand James B. Childs J. W. Morrow W. B. Hendrys Wichita A. ©. Smith Hartford A. D. Perry New Haven A. L. Challon Dover George P. Burns Newburyport J. F. McDonald Adams J. H. French and Wife M. Hoyt James A. Howkins Laird John J. Rich Ellie Miss Henry Kohn A. T. Berry Chicago Dr. Benand Keene N. H F. B. Smith Tavern A. W. Potter Lisbon F. H. Fay Athol W. Helburn IL. M. Chace G C. Gennett Abbott Thurlow W. A. Duncan Crawford J. H. Cornwell B.moral F. P. Orcutt Norwich D. W. Harrison Los Angeles Cal A. Granger Winstead R. B. Stover Bucksport J. H. Wentworth H. E. Hendryx Charles Green Tilton N. de George T. Smith Charles F. Folger Nantucket A. H. Cox H. M. Lyon Brooklyn W. B. Abraham E. A. Reed E. A. Laffery Worcester F. P. Smith Ware G. M. Leavitt Pittsfield A. D. Nure Auburn A. F. Halcomb A. Sullivan Quincy H. A. Collins Swanton M.M. Fitzgerald Franklin Falls G. W. Grant Horace Cooney Augusta F. A. Logan Gloucester W. W. Whitten Neil ©. Malcom Frank J. Hassan J. H. Green A. Barker L. T. Hasen Young’s—Henry Sulton

MR Winthrop Birthday Observed By Friends And Kin

Robert C. Winthrop marked 82 with family and friends visiting despite illness. He recalled a long career as statesman and historian while remaining cheerful and grateful for telegrams from Asheville University Peabody Normal College and other correspondents.

Robert C. Winthrop Mr. Winthrop The Post Winthrop Asheville N. C Peabody Normal College Winthrop Normal School of Columbia

Homeopathic Fair Draws Crowds At Horticultural Hall

Visitors flocked through Horticultural Hall as dainty kickshaws and fancies were snapped up from the booths. A generous manufacturer donated three Elgin watches for the art table while raffling was not permitted. A charming restaurant and balcony with tea, lemonade, and pretty Japanese servers added to the festive atmosphere.

Horticultural Hall

Legislative District Reapportionment Report Expected Today

The Legislative Committee will report on re dividing the State into congressional districts forenoon. The fail committee meets to review proposed plans and choose one. The sub committee met yesterday but adjourned. report to Legislature delayed to tomorrow due to disagreements.

Old Laws and New The Small Boy Happy With Fireworks

Massachusetts House debates amendments to the Boston Cape Cod and New York Canal Company charter and the distribution of forfeit funds. Reinsurer filings, fireworks restrictions, mayoral appointment powers, compulsory schooling and tax on street railway properties are discussed, with votes and adjournment pending.

Ments Boston Cape Cod New York Board of Commissioners Commonwealth Kittredge Mayoral Board of Aldermen Buckley Holyoke Hutchinson Carter Wakefield Egypt Chelsea Samuel Adams George Washington Charles Tucker New Bedford City of Board of Aldermen Bullock Fall River Ane Cannon Lawrence Johnson Haverhill McEttrick Wilson Chance House Insurance Committee Butler Lomasney Dairy Bureau Dairy Commission Senate Coveney Swoffolk State Board of Agriculture Board of Agriculture Bureau Cape Cod Canal Smith Worcester Savage Bristol

Unusually Interesting Meeting of the Bostonian Society

The Bostonian Society held a meeting with Mr Curtis Guild Jr presiding. New members George H Morse and Joseph B Moore were welcomed. Relics discussed included a vellum roll from London’s Honorable Artillery Company and an old city gavel in a glass case. Photographs and notes on old Boston items were presented, with talks on buildings, portraits, and the town’s ties to the prototype of American Boston.

Bostonian Society Curtis Guild, Jr George H. Morse Burlington, Vt Joseph B. Moore Honorable Artillery Company of London Artillery Company Board of Aldermen of Boston Josiah Quincy Governor Strong John Bromfield, Jr New England James 3. Amory Gardiner Greene Pemberton Square United States Bank State Bank of Massachusetts Merchants’ Exchange Prince Edward E. Hale James II Charles IL Old State House General Howe Halifax Witham St. Botolph’s Hill John Cotton America

Maynard Water Works Fight Reaches Court Over Superintendent

The Maynard water works dispute moves to the courts as Judge Morton grants an order of notice returnable May 19 for a writ of mandamus. Petitioners seek to oust current superintendent Thomas Naylor, amid town charges of prior mismanagement and unmet votes to hire a non-board superintendent at a $100 monthly cap. Special counsel O A Galvin and J T Sweeney represent the petitioners.

Maynard Morton Thomas Naylor Thomas Tylor Thomas Hillis Hillis Naylor Orrin Fowler Board of Commissioners David Henderson Board of Selectmen Mandamus O. A. Galvin J. T. Sweeney

Hanged Prisoner at Charles Street Jail

A prisoner at the Charles street jail hanged himself last Friday. Held on $5000 bail under the name Peter O Mullen, real name Pierce Morraine, 64, a foreigner born in Belgium. Found at 6 30 pm hanging from the cell door wearing a skull cap with a red bandana and handkerchief used as a noose.

Charles Street Peter O. Mullen Pierce Morraine Begium

Funeral of Alfred A Cheney in Brookline

Funeral services for Alfred A Cheney, longtime Brookline resident, were held yesterday afternoon at his home in Harvard Square. The Rev O P Gifford officiated. burial followed privately at Walnut Hill cemetery.

Alfred A. Cheney Brookline Harvard Square O. P. Gifford Walnut Hill Cemetery

Obituaries from New England notices and deaths in Roxbury area

Death notices from several towns list Mary E Blanchard of Roxbury in her 66th year and Charlotte A Graves of Newton aged 72. Other obituaries include Arthur W Kimball aged 34 in Charlestown Emily A Milton widow aged 70 in Jamaica Plain Jane Williams aged 89 in Dorchester Thorndike C Jameson a Pembroke pastor A Fanny Learved Johnson of Manchester by the Sea Mary A Perry widow aged unknown in Cambridge and Dr George Williams formerly of Roxbury England last seen in Long Stratton. Burial plans noted for some entries.

Blanchard Roxbury Mary E William Blanchard Graves Newton Charlotte A Chester H. Graves Hovey Street Massachusetts Kimball Charlestown Arthur W. Kimball Milton Jamaica Plain Emily A. Milton Thomas Milton Williams Dorchester Jane Williams Jameson Pembroke Mass Thorndike C. Jameson Providence Johnson Manchester-by-the-Sea Fanny Learved William Johnson Perry Cambridge Mary A. Perry O. H. Perry Andover Long Stratton Eng George Williams Warren Street

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