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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

May 14, 1886

Page

3

Arbitration Bill Divides House Over Labor Clause

In the Massachusetts House, an arbitration bill as amended by the Senate sparked a fight over a provision requiring one arbitrator to be from a labor organization. The House rejected that Senate amendment by 85 to 97, maintaining labor representation in the bill.

House Senate Samuel Reads, Jr Marblehead Rice Winchendon Massachusetts Doherty Federben Quincy Cleveland Powderly Knights of Labor Creed Boston

License For Engine Durs Passes In Marblehead Session

Representative Samuel Roads Jr of Marblehead pushed a substitute bill after the committee report on licensing engineers in factories. The measure would require steam engine operators to be licensed, making unlicensed operation a $160 misdemeanor, with exemptions for licensed US treaty vessels and certain boiler uses. The House unanimously adopted the substitute after Roads’s brief speech.

Samuel Roads, Jr Marblehead Committee On Manufactures Senate United States Roads Arthur Lord Doherty Messrs. Tobin Flynn Boston Lord Judiciary Committee Lowell Road Railroad Committee Boston and Lowell Railroad Salem

Judiciary Committee Reviews Liquor Bill Substitute

Lawmakers consider a substitute liquor bill praised by Rep. Doherty and supporters from Boston Milford and others. The measure would allow license transfer if the board does not object, avoiding a loss on death after issuance. Opposition from Ayer and Brookline persists as debate moves to the judiciary committee.

Judiciary Committee Donovan Philip J. Doherty Boston Board of Police Fales Milford Dick Tobin Julius Chappelle O’connor Moseley Burns Ayer Hersey Bingham Fay Brookline Liquor Committee Tobin

Savings Bank Commissioners Salary Vote Divides Legislature

The drive to raise savings bank commissioners salaries from 2300 to 3000 faced opposition led by General Hazard Stevens. An amendment to set 3300 for the senior and 2800 for the other was rejected, a 56 56 tie was broken by Speaker Brackett in favor of the larger pay, and final yeas and nays stood 81 to 73.

General Hazard Stevens Cowdrey Stoneham Banking Committee Harlow Middleboro Bird Framingham Fletcher Belmont Rice Winchendon Oxley Ashland Speaker Brackett Yeus Neys

Stevens Fights to Lower Lowell Judge Salaries Amid Senate Action

General Hazard Stevens renewed his bid to reduce the Lowell Police Court judge salary to 2200 and clerk to 1400 after the Senate set 2500 and 1800 respectively. The House had followed the Senate but Stevens pressed for the lower figures, with a 70 to 66 vote to set 2200 for the judge and 66 to 67 tie broken by Mr Flynn leaving clerks at 1800.

Hazard Stevens Senate Lowell House Public Service Committee Stevens Hogan General Stevens Flynn Boston

Mike Donaghue's Victory at Parker House Parade

Immense porter Mike Donaghue, a former British soldier of Irish birth, recalls carrying Prince Napoleon in a 650 yard race at Aldershot. He served 13 years in India and England, including the Abyssinian war era, and later moved to the United States seeking a pension from the British treasury.

Parker House Mike Donaghue Mike India Mansfield Hugh Raase Lord Strathnairn Robert Napier Bengal Royal Artillery England Aldershot Hampshire Duke of Cambridge Dashwood Prince Meseif Bedad Lam France Steele Ward

Hearing on disinfection of rags at City Hall amid health board debate

The joint health committee held a continued hearing on rag disinfection with witness S R Jernagen noting two-fifths of observed rags are filthy and most bales are old. Dr R G Griffin and Dr C H Cogswell backed the current system, while letters from officials were rejected. Testimony concludes with remonstrating physicians awaiting next hearing.

Joint Committee On Health City Hall S. R. Jernagen Warren R. G. Griffin Charles H. Cogswell Babbitt John B. Hamilton Marine Hospital Service Washington H. P. Walcott Cambridge Board of Health Messrs Benjamin Merriam Whiliam L. Hicks Silas G. Gage Storey Warren and Branders

Insolvencies Hit Firms Across Cities in Early Year

Schumacher and Sehult of Lon BOR fail with liabilities of 183000 pounds and no assets due to market decline. Bennington Woolf Co. settles in insolvency with Boston dealer Guinan owing 459234 dollars, 50 tied to stock. Autotheoes of 1713 Washington St face about 4000 dollars in liabilities. McKenzie and Wise Newark boot dealers attach, A and J McLaren East Boston joiners assign to N M Jewett with 15000 liabilities. Fitzgerald of Middletown Conn rubber goods assigns to W H Piewe. Tyson Bros of Baltimore fail today as merchant shippers with 125000 capital.

Schumacher & Sehult Lon- Bor Bennington Woolf Vt Bennington W. H. Guinan West Dedham Street Boston Washington Street McKenzie & Wise Newark A. & J. McLaren Border Street N. M. Jewett Francis Fitzgerald Middictos Conn W.H Piewe Tyson Bros Baltimore

Wall Street Markets End Heavy After Mixed Session

May 13 New York reports money on call at 2% with last loan at 2%. Prime mercantile paper 4 5 and bar silver 99 14. Exchange on London firm. government and railroad bonds dull. Stock list closed heavy with most prices down. bear leader removal cited as a price buoy. Coal stocks briefly rallied on rumors, but drifted. Consolidated Gas rose early then fell to 90 14, closing down 14 percent. Milwaukee Lake Shore and Western preferred up 1 percent on light volume. Totley's transactions totaled 218 817 shares amid widespread declines and scattered gains across issues.

C. H. Venner & Co Tremont Bank Boston William B. Strong Edward Wilder George L. Goodwin Alfred A. Glasser John P. Whitebeld Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Company National Bank of Commerce New York City Merchants’ Loan and Trust Company of Chicago Farmers’ Loan and Trust Company New York Circuit Court of the United States District of Kansas Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway Company Atchison Company Clarence H. Venner Chicago Burlington and Quincy Union Pacific Calloway Union Pacific Road Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Northwestern Atlantic and Pacific California Southern Mexican Central Chicago, Burlington and Northern Little Rock Fort Smith Marquette, Houghton Ontonagon Wisconsin Central Kansas City Springfield Memphis New England Maine Central Old Colony Albany Lowell Atchison Rutland Vermont W.S. Lawson & Co Western Union St. Paul Minnesota Omaha Out West Northwest Sykes London sWoerishoffer Milwaukee Lake Shore Western Chesapeake and Ohio Rock Island Lake Shore and Pacific Frailroad Missouri St. Louis San Francisco Northern Denver and Rio Grande Western Houston Texas General Nashville Decatur Lake Erie Kansas Pacific Atchison, Colorado and Pacific Iron Mountain Wabasa Mobile Ohio Rome Watertown Ogdensburg Totley

Preferred mining stocks report fragment

Fragmented OCR shows fluctuating quotes with entries for Quicksilver and Savage. The legible parts indicate share figures such as 2000 and prices around 3.00 while other tokens are unreadable.

Quicksilver Huareka Oom Savage

Wheat Market News From Minneapolis and London

Report from Minneapolis shows 2 006 000 bushels of wheat missing from visible supply amid steady opening. Prices on curb and open board at 76 76 34 and 76 34, with strong selling pressure by Hamill Byrne and Lester’s parties, while exports remain around 1 500 000 bushels weekly. Norton Worthington Chicago notes heavy open and subsequent firm closes with export sales of twelve loads, plus varied beef and produce price movements across multiple commodities.

Lee Co. S. Lee Brewer & Wilkins Congress Street Minneapolis Hutchinson Hamill Byrne Lester McDonald Brega Seaboard Emery & Hodges Norton & Worthington Chicago Tison & Co Baltimore Cudahy Clore Warar— Oungccs Ossee

Flour and grain markets show rising mill output and hidden stocks

Northwestern Miller reports seventeen mills produced 116000 barrels of flour last week, with the eighteenth starting tomorrow and adding 5600 barrels daily. Navigation lowers flour stocks in Minneapolis and hides large unseen grain totals, suggesting official reports understate actual wheat in store by up to 2,000,000 bushels.

Northwestern Duluth Minneapolis Chicago New York St. Paul

Cotton and commodity prices across U S markets May 13

New York reports steady cotton and firm grains with mixed dull to steady notes across Chicago St Louis and Detroit. Wheat corn and flour absorb shifts while pork lard and beef show firming tendencies amid receipts and exports data.

United Kingdom Liverpool California Uplands Orleans New York St. Louis Minnesota Bard Cf Petroleum United Western Steam S.A State Western Elgin Creamery Chicago Lara Milwaukee Cincinnati Toledo Detroit Augusta Galveston C. Temphis Savannah Charleston Norfolk Wilmington Philadelphia Great Britain Baltimore France Louisville

Wheat and Corn Trade Steady in London Markets

Foreign markets report cargoes off the coast as wheat and corn hold firm. Wheat and corn on passage and for shipment remain steady. Liverpool spot wheat remains firm with quiet core as English weather turns wet.

Commercial London Beerbohm Chamber of Commerce Liverpool England

California Mining Stocks Close Prices Report

San Francisco records official closing prices for mining stocks on May 13 led by Bodie Com at 4.5 cents and Mount Diablo at 3.5 percent. The Peerless Mining Company assesses 50 cents per share.

San Francisco Cal Epek Best & Belcher Baleares Lleccat Apoale Novotel Cala Wirane Wirane Ae Seeeseee Mount Diablo Peerless Mining Company

Imports at Boston and Atlantic Ports Document Noted Exports

A ledger of items imported and listed by port shows shipments at Boston and Annapolis Nova Scotia including feathers moise steel rum hemp tow and leather. at Barbadoes lobsters and sugar. at Rosario wool. at Barrington Newfoundland a sloop with live lobsters.

Ene Otranto Costello Sarrows Steel Nayior & Co Preston Bolls Jackson Jones Moor & Co Fiske & Coleman Horace Parridge & Co L Wolfe & Co Wojte & Co Horace Partridge & Co Annapolis New Brunswick Hammad Chapin Bros L Clements & Co Ferguson Fales & Leahy Hammond Garland & Co Griffin & Co Hilton Bros Clements Simpson, Murray & Co Delong & Seaman Marston Reed Careton Barrington Sloop Electric Light Sanborn

Total Receipts of Staple Products May at the Port

The table lists today’s total receipts of principal staples from all shipment points, including in transit, versus the same day last year. Items include molasses, sugar, cheese, oats, eggs, cornmeal, wheat, beans, potatoes, lumber, leather, beef, pork, lard, tea, coffee, sugar, hides, molasses, and more with varied quantities.

Sutter OGESE Sipe

Court Recur Supreme Judicial Court May Day Proceedings

May 1 session before Judge Gardner and Judge Allen addressed uncontested divorces and a series of rescripts. The Attorney General vs Troy and Greenfield railroad vs Fitchburg railroad involved a chapter 250 action to enforce a station switching order. dismissal followed. In Noah Chessman executor vs John Cummings, decree for plaintiffs on land purchase contract. defense claims no title. Attorneys Hutchins Wheeler and Wade appeared for respective sides.

Supreme Judicial Court Gardner Simmons Vs. Beals W. Allen Chambers Troy and Greenfield Railroad Fitchburg Railroad East Deerfield North Adams George E. Torrey Noah Chessman

Malicious arrest case closes in Supersign Court session

First Session before Chief Justice Brigham includes Arthur P. Dodge vs Franklin P. Beker. Closing arguments heard. List of in order and other docket items across multiple cases, with verdicts and trial notes from Second and Fourth Sessions.

Brigham Arthur P. Dodge Franklin P. Beker S. K. Hamilton W. H. Powers J. Lb. Richardson

Dickey v Rawley jury awards damages of 13477

In the case Dickey v Rawley the jury ruled for the plaintiff for 13477 dollars with A H Wellman and M Coggan representing the parties. In Nollis-Philip Berlyn v Charles River Street Railway Company the action concerns damages for personal injury while travelling on a car. Defense was a general denial with W H Martin for plaintiff and E B Hale for defendants. Order Nos 1116 429 456 996 1159 995 1014 1620 1021 1022.

Dickey Va. Rawley A. H. Wellman M Coggan Nollis Philip Berlyn Charles River Street Railway Company W.H. Martin E. B. Hale

Real Estate Mortgages and Transfers Noted in Richfield and South Boston

Reynolds mortgage on land and buildings at Richfield street totaling 4100 with Horace bk Ware et al. Receives 2890 for Thomas Hurd mortgage to John Canavan on Dehon street. Henry B Stratton of South Boston to William P Scott on N street for 120. Scott to H B Stratton on N street with 213180 and mortgage back.

Francis B. Hayes Ellen O’suallivan Warwick Street Mary Hayes Catherine Kenney Ira L. Moore David W. Thomas Batavia Street James C. White John H. Reed Park Square William S. Appleton Arthur T. Lyman Appleton Beacon Street Boxbury Charles E. Sawyer Dennison Manufacturing Company Vale Whornton James W. Newell William C. Bush Walnut Avenue London Street Evere Daniel R. Porter George H. Reed Prospect Avenue Oeear N. Kenerson James B. Richardson Beachmont John A. Whipple Augustus Manning Bay View Street John M. Stockman I Winthrop Augusta P. Ingalls AO. H. Wetmore Boston County of Suffolk Commonwealth of Massachusetts John M. Way Lana Hartopp Street Reed's Court H. H. Moses Hartopp Martin Lennon Wetmore Washington Street

Newton Circuit Railroad Time Table and Service Changes

The Newton Circuit Time Table is corrected and approved. Twenty three miles round trip trains increase service with fifteen circuits daily from Brookline and fourteen the other way plus branches to Newton Highlands and Riverside. New stops Hillside Woodland Eliot Waban flag stations. Fare by mileage and about 50 cent circuit tickets. Wisconsin Central chief Colby reports improving business amid labor debates and depot arrangements in Milwaukee. Other rail news notes Oregon Navigation, Wabash gains, and Boston & Maine fishing map publication.

Newton Brookline Newton Highlands Riverside Boston Lexerville Worcester Springfield South Framlingham South Framingham South Pampingham Highlands Lower Falls Resent Riversige Hillside Woodland Eliot Waban Wisconsin Central Matters C. L. Colby Wisconsin Central Railway Company Milwaukee Wisconsin Central Road Central Colby St. Paul Wisconsin Central St. Paul Road Gogebic Panokee

Business Men and Firms Across Cities Named in List

The record lists numerous individuals and firms across Atlanta, Augusta, Bloomington, Chicago and Craw to be associated with various companies including Gramling Spalding Co Bates Co Mulherin Co Smith Ads Challis Grofoot Dovenmueble Dodge Gore P Farnum MacLauchlan and others in 1913 style notes. The entries include names and company affiliations without detailed actions.

Atlanta W Severett JF Kiser &Co John K Gramlirg Gramling, Spalding & Co E Kingsbury E Bates & Co Augusta P H Rice Mulherin & Co Bloomington I D Smith I D Smith & Co Ads James T Challis Chicago A B Crofoot Grofoot, Stelle & Lilver C Dovenmueble Dovenmueble Son George E P Dodge Phelps, Dodge & Palmer F Prouty George P Gore & Co I P Farnum P Farnum & Co GC MacLauchlan Lely, Schwab & Co

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Mr. Flynn National Board of Health Norris Cogswell Essex Street Railway Board of Aldermen Board of Railroad Commissioners Chelsea Gaslight Company Revere Norrés Railroad Commission Phillips Joyner Committee On Cities Greenfield N. J Hallett Nantucket Dwyer Committee On Finance Commonwealth Committee On Federal Relations New Hampshire General Court Savings Bank Polace Cable Honda Cable Street Railways State House Committee On Drainage Clinton Robinson Newburyport Essex-Merrimac Kassex Public Health Prince Nicpoleon The Committee On Health Street Financial Exchange Corporation Water Power Boston Land Central Massachusetts Flint and Vere Marquette Lockwood & Crossman Irving A. Evans & Co Jersey Central Gould Jackson Company Kansas Showalter Mortgage Co S. Campbell Menager Postoffice Square Foote Bank Bovernie Rorthern Pacific Northern Pacific Ban Brers Boston Stock Exchange WM. Blodget Walter B. Adams E. P. Merritt Grain and Provisions Congress St Buseon Saies Brokers’ Board Saicée T.&sf P SB Ai & Pos Bur & Mo K Neb Attoo&sf At & Petree Boston & Alb Bos & Me Bos & Lowell Ch B &Q Ou F L & Fts Mar Hon & O Goliony Pullman Pa Car Os Cie Preokline Torton Water San Diego Ld I Mining Cal & Hecla Lomo Wingon W. 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Snow A. Hemenway W.A. Brownow D. F. Fiz A. Andrews Florence Driscoll City of Meridian Street East P. B. Kiernan T. M. Babson Barker Haines Rolfe Dearse Sherman Driscoll Boton McGeffiran Pseul Pelkey Sherley Fennessey Spofford Willes Roberts McFarland Poston Myers Campbell Providence O'Donnell Hastern Colgan Moody Russell Kelley Kilduff Storer Spillane Lindeman Cellar Eee Tufts Thompson Jordan McKenney Osgood McGann Murray Knight Munroe Kenney Morse Kiernan Watworth Thorne Bair Halliday Wood Va Mees Mess Wood Nottes Kincaid Sheilmet Hodzes Va Sumpter Same Seme Brainard & H Uo Va Scoville Mig Co Woo Fame Williams Knowlton Meyert Provident Sullivan Same Institution For Ballou Scully Blake Howard Katen Lang Buron Tarbul Warner Newhall Page Churchill Winthrop Shore Prescott Wheeler Treat Wiggin Bill Va Fuchs Duncan Boylston Lucas Slater Mutual Insurance Co Powers Griggs Pray Hot Evans Gassite Publishing Co Nickerson Cougalan Parker Folsom Builard Richard Pitman John T. Sulllivan Middlesex County May Judge Mason C Middle Sex County Devens Suffolk County Railroad Matters Newton Circuit Road Oregon Worcester, Nashua and Portland Boston and West Rochester Denver Boston & Maine Railroad Compasany Provinces Mooseheed Rargeley Lake Bect Sudge Iga John B Green White, Green & Hafaker George A Owen J H Sutcliffe Sutcliffe & Owen Macon J R Fried M Nussbaum & Co Par H M Weaver H M Weaver & Co Tenn Miles Standish Hill, Standish & Co Minn B Heffelfinger North Star Boot and Shoe Company Ala J P Fairly D R Dunlap Montgomery I Pollak Pollak & Go T Gaus Gauss Boot and Shoe Company Jo Louis J H Murphy Hamilton-Brownshoe Co Salvation Oil Morse—Allen Samuel H Winkey Harry Morse Minnie E Allen Horn Blow Er—Wood Arington CH Watson Henry Hornblower Hattie F Wood Nourse—Beals Milton A K Ald Frederick F Nourse Cora M Beals Ilton Washburn—Fulsom HM Grant Martha T Wap Wahburn Charles F Fulsom Hansis East Cambridge John H Hansis Morrell Chelsea Olive C Morrell Seward Mra Mary Haten Ohn B Seward Henry Ag John F. Henry & CO M. EB. A. Con Broadway N. WY Jala-Wfm Jeand C. J. Mason Nassau St N.Y Erie Medical CO Buffalo L. Foster Morse Warren Street Felephie Lee Samuel Little Edward Sands Phineas B. Smith Aaron D. Williams B.S. Richards & GE Austien Teeviwserd & Mortant Leonard Street Piseal LE Sea Samuel Burtings Sonss Co Market Shedt Lippincott, Son & CO Ra Market Street Francis Henshaw CGI Merchants’ Exchange Firat Atis M Pacific Milla Do Amory Mig Co Market National Bank Iowa Falls Sioux City West Michigan Nashua Bulimeton Wisconsi Central Shoe and Leather Nati Bank de Ames Miz Co Spingfield Concord Claremont Vermout Hares Port Saco Ports R R Co Atchison, Topandanta Fe Hicagy, Burl and Quincy Bark Vo State National Bank Atlas Naubavk Hamilton Mfg Co Boott Votion Mills Lawrence Mfg Go Towell Miéoum Middlesex Mills KB. Ib. Day & CU Breck Auctioneers Mercheants’ Exchance Building State St Exchange Place Boston Stock Exchance Nares Palmer Nati Bank Palmer, Maes R Highlard Street Ry Co Do North Nati Bank Boston & Maine City of St Louis Lowe Ft Wayne Cheshire Claremont Rd Lawrence Republican Valley Pisceshares Union Metallic Do Third National Bank Do Blackstone Natl Bank Do Tremont Natl Bank Do Atlantic Natl Bank Do North Natl Bank Pleasant Hill de Soto Ad Imtes Atlantic Mutual Ins Co India Mutual Insurance Company Boratio Harris Austioneers and Commission Bisuret Oir Porca Palermo Oranges Fiske’s Wharf Norgeman Samuel E. Spring Matanzas Continental KR. Hnights & CO Sos Main St Cambridgeport Concord Square South End Laad Casin West Third Street South Boston Albert Howe & Co Market Street Pee Warren Warren Avenue
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