Two Light Sessions End as Tax Plan Moves Ahead
Lawmakers split on a tax assessment bill and a weekly payment law, with the House defeating a personal property tax measure and the Senate passing a park loan bill to engrossment. Quorum appeared in both chambers but sessions were brief as members prepared to depart for the game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Boston Park
House
Walker
Worcester
Senate actions and bills in the Massachusetts legislature
The Senate debated and acted on a wide range of measures including prison reform, tax rules for personal property, and district court establishment for Essex. They suspended rules to consider lard adulteration, reaffirmed votes on parks land loans, and passed several bills to be engrossed while laying others on the table.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones
Essex
Committee On Prisons
Senate Committee On Judiciary
Commissioners of Prisons
Currier
New Bedford
Senate
Cook
Second District Court of
Shea
Boston
Wilbur
Tirenday
Jones River
Kingston
House
Carney Hospital
To Smyrna and Back Hartley Diary of Orient Journey
Boston carpet man Henry A. Hartley details a remarkable diary journey from April 2 to May 14 outlining his travel by steamer Etruria to Liverpool and on to London Paris and onward to Constantinople Smyrna and Smyrna Bay. He recounts customs, hotels, encounters with Greeks Turks Jews and Europeans, a ciphered telegram mix up, and impressions of bazaars ports and notable locals including the De Andria family and Timayenis. He notes harbors, rail lines, the Bosphorus views Roberts College and the Sultan's palaces, with vivid snapshots of street life and an abducted brigand incident in Smyrna April 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry A. Hartley
Boston
City
Canada
New York
Etruria
Liverpool
Hartley
Smyrna
Mr. Hartley
Sandy Hook
London
Alexandria Dock
Paris
Oriental Express
Nancy
Metz
Strasburg
Vienna
Buda Pesth
Roumania
Charles
Bulgaria
Varna
Black Sea
Constantinople
Byzance
Roberts College
Moses
America
Dardanelles
Bay of
Basiky
D. T. Timagenis
Oriental Department
C. Hamdy Bey
Directeur du Musée Impérial
Smyrna Gulf
de Andrias
H. de Andria
P. de Andria
Bay Shore
France
Italy
Alcide
Alcide de Andria
Oxford
Smyrna Bay
Timayenis
Thomas Timayenis
Rodocanachi
Gulf of Smyrna
Casino Européen de Swyrne
Reading room and passport notes from Smyrna voyage
The writer describes a fine building with a multilingual reading room and amenities, limited to 500 European merchants or clerks residing in Smyrna. He notes obtaining a Turkish passport for five shillings, mentions Bos ton readers, visits Paris, London, and finally Boston, enjoying tenderloin meals and favoring Boston steamers thereafter. The journal records travel dates from April to May, including encounters with Cook’s party and Rev. Dr. J. H. Vincent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smyrna
Aleady
Boston
Timagenis
Constantinople
Lloyd
Cook
England
J. H. Vincent
Chautauqua
Paris
London
Catalonia
Liverpool
New York
Anniversary meetings outline Universalist Union events
Next week features the Universalist Sunday School Union annual gathering Monday at 8 pm in Roxbury Universalist Church to discuss bylaw amendments admitting officers teachers and local Sabbath schools as members. Also scheduled are a ladies night at Berkeley Hall and multiple meetings at Shawmut Church through Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Universalist Sunday School Union
Roxbury
Boston
Board of Government
Massachusetts Universalist Convention
Universalist Club
Berkeley Hall
Ames
Bodwell
Maine
Boston Association
Shawmut Church
Woman's Missionary Society
Universalist Social Union
Parker House
Annual prize reading at Latin school on Warren avenue
Dr Moses Merrill principal oversaw the event with twenty competitors from six classes. Selections included Abdication of Queen Mary from Scott and Longfellow short poems. Five cash prizes funded books. Judges were Dr John G Blake Robert Grant Henry Jenks and Hamilton Hill. Results to be announced at June examination. Readings were exceptionally good.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Latin School
Moses Merrill
Warren Avenue
Queen Mary
Scott
Abbott
Longfellow
Masters F. W. Alexander
W.S. Bangs
A. E. Burr
I. M. Conners
J.T
Regular meeting of New England Public School Music Teachers’ Assn
The regular monthly meeting is at National Normal Music School room 34 Wesleyan Building Bromfield Street this afternoon at 2 30. Program includes business session, exhibit of primary and upper grade work by Mr GC R Bill of Beverly and Peabody with Beverly students, and a paper by Mr W S Tilden of Framingham Normal School on fallacies in school music. The annual dinner is at Young’s Hotel at 5. Also notes on the New Free Surgical Hospital for Women on Huntington Avenue and Gainsborough Street with details on free liquid food, bed availability, and past operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England Public School Music Teachers’ Association
National Normal Music School
Wesleyan
Bromfield Street
GC. R. Bill
Ee Esae
Beverly
Peabody
W. 8. Tilden
Aes
Framingham Normal School
Association
Young’s Hotel
Free Surgical Hospital For Women
Huntington Avenue
Gainsborough Street
Murdock Liquid Food Company
Boston
Proposals for Ordnance Supplies at Watervliet Arsenal
Sealed proposals in triplicate for dyed duck, leather, lumber, forage, fuel and related hardware supplies for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1888, are due by 1 p m on June 14, 1887. Specifications demand strict quality, domestic preference, and timely execution with bid forms and samples available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washisdon
Congress
Ennesses
Powhatan
Ticonderoga
Navy Ard
Brooklyn
New York
Shenandoah
Lackawanna
Wachusett
Secretary of the Navy
U. S
Internal Revenue
Washington
DC. C
Lot
Navy Yard
Celliam C. Whitney
Watervliet Arsenal
West Troy
N. Y
Ordnance Aepplice
J. M. Whittemore
Col. Ord. Dept
Crystom House
Boston
L. Saltonstall
Auction Notice for Brick Houses in Boston Sale Terms
The notice advertises brick houses two stories high with ten rooms each and equipped with bathroom, gas, and water fixtures. Each lot covers about 1200 square feet with liberal terms, including 100 cash due at sale. Further particulars at the auctioneers office 226 Washington Street Boston Telephone 791.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conway
Manchester-by-the-Sea
Cor
Beach and Tappan Streets
H. . Chase
Beach Street
Lovell’s Grove
North Weymouth
Boston
Old Colony
Quincy
R. Knights & CO
Washington Street
Chapman
Village Street
J. H. Burt & Co
Welles Estate
Blue Jills
West Roxbury Hills
Boston Bay
Harrison Avenue
Eustis Street
Railroad and City Bond Listings From Old Boston Bank Notes
Bond listings show multiple railroad and city securities with par values and issue years including City of Lowell 5 from 1890 Newport & Richford 5s 1911 Maine Central 5s 1900 Fitchburg 7s 1894 Cheshire 6s 1896 and Pueblo & Arkansas Valley 7s 1905. Also mention Albany and Chicago roads with 1000 to 5000 par denominations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Marine Insurance Vo
St. Paul
Board of Education
Kansas City
Clinton
Old Boston Natl. Bank
Chicago, Burlington & Northern RR. Co
Arkansas Valley Elevator Co
Concord RR. Co
Maine Central RR
City of
Globe National Bank
Northern RR. Co
McKay & Bigelow
Lawrence M
Lowell Mfg
de Union Cattle Co
Hampshire
St. Louis
Boston & Albany RR
Paparieee Valley
Hs City
St. Jos
Council Bluffs
Providence
W. L
Fitchburg RR
Cheshire RR
Pueblo & Arkansas
Vlad Lulung Dehlong Steamboat Co
John & Luke Eustis RR
Florida Southern RR
Ingman
Pratt & Western RR
Wichita & Western RR
Renee Ansing & Saginaw RR
Jreen
Michigan Central RR
1Mnion Air Line
Ansas City
Emporia & Southern RR
Mutual Ins. Co. Scrip
Yshares Freeman's Natl. Bank
Cheshire Railroad
City of Cambridge
District of Columbia
Boston & Albany
Kal
Allegan & Grand Rapids
Concord
Mass
Boston & Chelsea
Cambridge Railroad Co
Old Boston
Central Iowa
Sandusky
Auction of Stocks and Receipts by Day & Company
A list of stock interests and bonds offered by R.L. Day & Company at 51 State Street, Boston. Items include Union Cotton Mfg Co Fall River, National Bank of Redemption, and various railroad and industrial shares. The sale calendar notes May 21 and appraisals free of charge with Boston Stock Exchange affiliation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heath Street
CIA
Congress Street
Vander Veur
Boston
Albert Howe & CO
Fieal Estate
Market Street
Brighton
Union Cotton Mfg. Co
Fall River
National Bank of Redemption
Northern Pacific R. R. Co
Carabasset Land and Lumber Co
R.L. Day & Company
State St
Merchants’ Exchange Building
Faneuil Hall Nail
Chicago
River Impt
Exchange Bank
Asiatic Natl. Bank
Salem
Portland Water Ie
Atlantic Cotton Mills
North Chicago Rolling Mills
Boston Tow Boat Co
Mckay and Bigelow Heeling Mach
Howard National Bank
Manuf. National Bank
Eliot National Bank
Columbian National Bank
Ae Bank of South Reading
Wake Eld
Chapman Valve Mfg. Co
Boston Cyclorama Co
Continental Mills
National Bank of Commerce
Pueblo Smelting and Refining Co
Newmarket Mfg. Co
Also Mentioned on This Page
THE
Spellman
Springfield
Judiciary Committee
Committee On Taxation
Henry
Messrs
Ray
Franklin
Post
Lenox
Taft
Uxbridge
Keane
Holyoke
Brandes
Webster
O'Connor
Conference Committee
Warden
Waltham
Wardwell
Haverhill
Lawrence
Whitcher
Stoneham
Messrs. Wharton
Dresser
Medford
Squiney
Waters of
Orange
Bailey
Everett
Committee On Fisheries and Game
Connecticut River
Committee On Labor
State Board of Arbitration and Conciliation
Levant
Murdock’s Free Hospital For Women
Causeway Street
Ay Speeer In
Daify
Henry A. Mort
F.C
Duffy
William T. Cutter
Connecticut
Orca
Duffy's
Duffy’s
Duffy Malt Whiskey CO
Rochester
N.Y
Board OF Police
Pemberton Square
Board of Porice
JAS. DE Mandeville
Eaat Sixth Street
Atlantic House
F. C. Irving
Boar
Ponce
East Sixth Street
Michael J. Collins
Gates Streets
F.C. Irving
Board OF Porter
Catherine Hargrove
Fr. C. Irving
Joseph T. Waterhouse
Broadway
Board Or Pearce
Thomas Mooney
Border Street
Board of Pollice
F. ©. Irving
Reland
Isabella Nixon
Haynes Street
Irving
Fred Farrand
Marginal Street
Board of Porick
Charles Witt
Cambridge Street
B.C
Riverside House
Board of Porsce
Charles Hess
German Street
W. R
Police
Ommonwealth OF
Massachusetts
Board OF Railroad Commisstan
RPS
Aay Sane
Board of Aldermen
Crry
Boano
Board of Railroad Commissioners
John T. Priest
Beacon Street
Boston & Albany Railroad Company
Boston Daily Advertiser
Boston Post
Allston
Boston & RY the
WM. A. Crafts
Tur National Home
D. V
Hantrorp
Conn
Canton
Central Branch
Montgomery County
Ohio
Northwestern Branch
Milwaukee County
Wisconsin
Zea Anklin
Board of Managers, N. H. D. V. 5S
Office OF Purchasing and Deport
High Street
Thomas C. Sullivan
C.S
U. S. Army
HL. B. Lowry
U. S. Marine Corps
Custom House
U.S
United States
Leverett Saltonstall
Leverett Saltonst
Price
Greenwich Park
S. B. Logan
State Street
Massachusetts Title Insurance Co
Milk ST
Nathaniel J. Bradlee
Arnold A. Rand
Horatio Harris & CO
Leonardo CO
S. R. Knights & Co
Main Street
Cambridgeport
Holbrook & Fox
Postoffice Square
Ocean Street
Roslin Street
Ashmont
Dorchester
L. Foster Morse
Warren Street
Charles W. Sawyer
New Globe Building
Charlestown
Union Street
Hancock Street
Linwood Place
Samuel Hatch & CO
Richards & CO
John C. Wilmerding
Wilmerding Hoguet & CO
White St
Townsend & Montant
Leonard Street
Francis Henshaw & CO
Merchants’ Exchange
Boston Stock Exchange
Somerville R. R. Co
R. R. Co
Merrimac Mtg. Co
Otic Hn
Lowell Machine Sey
Boston & Maine
Boston & Providence
Tland R. R
Ichigan Central
Afr
Aginaw Valley & St. Louis
Newmarket Mfg. Co. Merchants’ Natl. Bank
Norwich & Worcester RR
Chicago & West Michigan RR
Providence & Stonington Steamship Co
Old Colony Steamboat Co
Pager
Columbian
Rutland Railroad
Cincinnati, Sandusky & Cleveland
Boston & Maine RR
Portsmouth,Great Falls & Conway RR
McKay & Bigelow Heeling Md. Assn
Allo Bly Enseune Aye Sane de Concord RR
Manchester & Lawrence
Worcester, Nashua & Rochester RR
McKay
Lowell
E. Howard Watch and Clock Co
Portage
Wis
N. E. Mort
Alco
Portsmouth
Great Falls & Conway RR
Bates Mfg. Co
Washington Mills Co
New
St. Paul City Horse RR
Gonn
Pass. Rivers RR
Boston & Colorado Smelting Co
Plymouth Cordage Co
Charles River Embankment Co
Astern Ka.com
Yarmouth
Webster Bank
Eagle Bank
Shawmut
Bank of Commerce
R. R
Falls & Conway Rd
Atlantic
Kay Met
Fast
Asso
Kay & Bigelow Heeling Machine
Boston Wharf Co
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