Crushing Defeat of Boston Street Commissioners Bill in General Court
Republican sponsors faced a stunned House as their measure to create a Boston board of street commissioners collapsed 66 to 47 after amendments. Opposition warned of centralized power, risking governance and accountability, with leaders noting fears of a Democratic machine takeover and removal of elected offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican Party
Board of Commissioners of
Boston
Lowell
Duggan
Morison
House
McNary
Philadelphia
Means
Hayes
Lynn
Brooklyn
Seth Low
New York
City Hall
Brewer
Sohier
Beverly
McDonough
Cunniff
Jesse Gove
Elevated Railway Bill Adds Boston Connections and Extensions
The Street Railways Committee reports a bill naming the Boston Elevated Railway Company with Charles H. Nichols and others as incorporators. It would connect to all Boston steam stations and extend lines through Charlestown Somerville Ward 1 Cambridge East Cambridge Cambridgeport Everett and Dorchester areas, near Marine Park South Boston Franklin Park Jamaica Plain. Capital remains 750000, and changes are minor from the previous defeated bill.
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Committee On
Howe
Tucker
Shaw Greensing
Charles H. Nichols
Frank Ames
Enjamin Currier
John Shepard
Nathaniel J. Rust
Albert C. Titecomb
Jacob H. Hecht
James F. Almy
Boston Elevated Railway Company
Boston
Charlestown
Somerville
Ward 1
Cambridge
East Cambridge
Cambridgeport
Everett
Marine Park
Dorchester
West Roxbury
Franklin Park
Jamaica Plain
Senate
Amendment to gas board name bill debated in House
Mr Perkins of Cambridge proposed an amendment striking out phrases about opinions and licensing in chapter 428 of 1888. Mr Mellen of Worcester challenged the amendment as irregular. The ruling postponed further consideration of the bill until Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board OF Gas Commissioners
Perkins
Cambridge
Mellen
Worcester
Ooe
Counsel At Committee Hearings Debate Turns On Amendment
The bill authorizing towns to employ counsel at legislative committee hearings sparked lively debate in the House. Worcester's Mr Pinkerton proposed an exception for division proceedings, drawing support from Wardwell Haverhill Sanger Cambridge Sohier Beverly Dubuque Fall River and opposition from Qua Lowell Pinkerton and others. The amendment was rejected and the bill ordered to a third reading.
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House
Pinkerton
Worcester
Messrs. Wardwell
Haverhill
Sanger
Cambridge
Sohier
Beverly
Dubuque
Fall River
Messrs
Qua
Lowell
House actions on election funds and public works measures
The House revisited actions on a South Framingham water supply plan and conferred approval. A money in elections bill was referred to a five member special committee after debate. The streetcar wires bill was recommitted. A civil service preference bill advanced to third reading. Bills on settlement of executors accounts and insolvency deposits were reported. An order was deemed inexpedient.
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House
Senate
South Framingham
McCall
Winchester
Salem and Peabody Elevated Railroad Incorporation Report
Petition by A. L. Huntington and others for an act of incorporation as the Salem and Peabody elevated railroad is reported to the next General Court. The document references amendments to public statutes on debts of heirs and insolvency definitions for corporations as well as probate account settlements and estate releases for minors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Huntington
Salem & Peabody Elevated Railroad
Fairbury Street
Blue Hill Avenue
Rand Street
Boston Highlands
Ward 21
Boston
Elizabeth T. Bean
Hiram P. Bean
Dog Damage Bill Amended For Public Statutes Change
The bill to amend statutes governing dog damage to livestock was amended by Senator Baker and sent to a third reading. It adds a clause requiring the treasurer to pay orders from dog license funds on the first Wednesday of January or pro rata if funds are insufficient, and sets pay rates for appraisers and town officials for examinations and travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baker
Shelburne
Suffolk
Senate bill on Sunday liquor sale ordered to third reading
The Senate voted 8 to 4 to move a bill prohibiting sale of intoxicating liquors by lawholders on the Lord's day and election days to a third reading. The initial vote was declared lost but a rising vote earned passage with most senators present.
Taxation of Patented Properties Debated in Senate
The Senate clashed over a bill for taxing patented properties in use in the Commonwealth. Senator Campbell called the measure ridiculous, provoking a lengthy defense by Senator Symonds. The bill was ordered to its third reading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Commonwealth
Campbell
Symonds
House amends statute on proof of records for Commonwealth
The bill amends proofs of statutes by adding Section 70. Duly authenticated copies of books papers documents and records in the Commonwealth and local governments become competent evidence if the signature is attested under seal by the secretary of the Commonwealth or the local city or town clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Commonwealth
the Commonwealth
Massachusetts Senate Debates and Transfers on Public Works
The committee on mercantile affairs reported as inexpedient to legislate on electric wires and telephone interference. Various bills were laid over or assigned for today or Thursday, including the Essex county truant school measure and a constitutional amendment on voter qualifications. The Senate also passed to a third reading the resolve in favor of William J. Savage by 18 to 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Committee On Mercantile Affairs
Massachusetts Hospital
Sprague
Kingsley
Senate
Committee On Taxation
Hartwell
Essex County
Gloucester
Committee On Railroads
New York & Boston Inland Railroad Company
Symonds
William J. Savage
Bill to append Cary library trustees in Lexington
House calendar notes the bill to incorporate Pittsfield was engrossed. Report accepted Leave to withdraw granted on petitions by Hammond Reed and others amending chapter 342 of the Acts of 1888 to allow Lexington citizens to choose a number of Cary library trustees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Pittsfield
Hammond Reed
Cary
Lexington
Senator Quay for Governor 1890 rumour in Pittsburg
A Pittsburg rumor claims Senator Quay will run for governor in 1890 to position himself for the 1892 presidential nomination. The tale suggests his doctrine would contrast with Mugwumpism of the Harrison administration and make him the party idol, a point the writer finds ironic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Penn
Quay
Harrison
Tariff Debate on Raw Material and Twine Industry
The article discusses Senator Allison advocating free import of sisal raw material to cut manufacturer costs by 15 per ton and a 1 percent per pound duty on manufactured twine. It notes protection rhetoric vs price impact and mentions Representative Owen securing Republican replacements for Democrats in a Washington trip.
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Allison
Owen
Indiana
Washington
Apparent Appointment Questioned Over Rail Mail Chief Clerk Record
The Indianapolis Civil Service Chronicle asserts Paul Vandervoort was discharged in 1883 for repeated absences and contempt, yet he is named superintendent of mails at Omaha and allegedly approved by President Harrison. The piece cites warnings and a claimed pull to protect him.
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Paul Vandervoort
Omaha
Indianapolis Civil Service Chronicle
Harrison
Two Storms Compete for Rain Over New England
A Boston report describes two storms from the lakes and Carolina coast uniting over New England and raining heavily through the day. Rainfall reached about one and a half inches by midnight with more expected, reviving plants and vegetables while residents faced late checks for outdoor activities.
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Boston
Post
Lakes
Carolina
New England
Bill to let towns hire counsel advances in House
A bill to let towns employ counsel for petition hearings drew attention outside the State House. A lawyer cautioned it will swell the lobby and drain town funds, with taxpayers footing most costs. Critics say it harms opponents and accountability may not curb expense.
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Senate
State House
Post
Johns Hopkins steamer burned at Locust Point in Baltimore
The passenger steamer Johns Hopkins of the Merchants and Miners' Transportation Co caught fire at 11 30 pm while at Locust Point. It burned to the water's edge and the wreck was towed to Columbian Iron Works. Built in 1873 Wilmington Del 1470 tons 243 feet. Valued at 250000 insured by own company. Cargo loss over 30000. Fire started by a turpentine barrel explosion. Several sailors and the stewardess narrowly escaped.
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Baltimore
Johns Hopkins
Merchants and Miners’ Transportation Company
Locust Point
Columbian Iron Works
Boston
Wilmington
Del
Red Beach
James Stickney
George Tucker
George Brown
Charles Gardner
J. Henry Cook
Thomas Calder
Stickney
Des Moinks
Lutheran Norwegian College
Decorah
Norwegian Lutheran Churches of America
Jordan’s Pond
Mt. Desert
Pemetic Mountain
Howard City
Mich
Opera House
Mather’s Bank
Baptist Church
Fireusura
Crocker, Burbank & Co
West
Fitchley
George E. Waite
Wilbur Powers
William Hamilton
Tecumseh
Essex Institute Annual Meeting Reports Yearly Totals
At the Essex Institute annual meeting, fourteen sessions were held, 369 donations from 102 donors, 65960 visitors to the old First Church and 1000 to the institute. The current membership stands at 364 with 11 deaths. The old board was reelected and 14,799 additions to the rear were reported. Officers directors and librarians were elected including President Henry Kendall, Vice President Abner Goodell Jr, Secretary Henry M. Brooks, Librarian paras Osgood, and a slate of other trustees and officers.
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Essex Institute
Sautern
The
Old First Church
Henry Neatiana i
Presigenta
Abner
David Little
Edmund B. Willson
William Mack
George M. Whipple
Edward 3. Morse
Alden P. White
Two Daring Burglars Caught in Philadelphia
Philadelphia detectives arrested two men, Isaac Moffatt McKay and James Crofton, famed criminals with aliases, who have stolen about 10 000 dollars in plunder in Philadelphia and other cities. Both were released from Maryland state prison about a year ago after prior sentences.
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Philadelphia
Penn
Isaac Moffatt McKay
William Moffitt
Hart
James Crofton
Baltimore
Maryland State Penitentiary
Mob Hangs Prisoner After Jail Takeover in Wickliffe
About 100 masked men seized the jail in Wickliffe Kentucky at 2 a m and demanded the keys to Joe Thornton the accused in the Minnie Brown case. When the sheriff yielded the keys they hanged Thornton from a tree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Wickliffe
Joe Thornton
Little Minnie Brown
Thornton
French Canadian Convention Call For Massachusetts Rhode Island
A call announces a convention of French Canadians from Massachusetts and Rhode Island in Spencer on August 13 and 14. The gathering aims to guard against assimilation, promote French Canadian and Catholic schools, and discuss naturalization and the ballot as key issues.
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Fart River
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Spencer
Iceberg sighted by steamship Ems near Antarctic lat 46 54
The steamship Ems reporting from Bremen reports May 17 passing an iceberg about forty feet high and 160 feet long at latitude 46 54 and longitude 42 while sailing in traffic.
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New York
Ems
Bremen
Baptist Publication Society holds annual meeting at Tremont Temple
The American Baptist Publication Society opened its annual session at Tremont Temple with John P. Croyer in chair. The year’s receipts totaled 626360 and assets rose by 79886. Delegates from London and Manchester spoke as Rev Parker and William Shaw visited. Elections followed with Samuel A. Crozer as president and Charles H. Banes as treasurer among others. A minority report on Bible revision sparked debate, ending in a unified directive to pursue translation work within donor constraints.
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American Baptist Publication Society
Tremont Temple
John P. Croyer
Upland
Penn
Boston W. Smith
Minneapolis
The
Baptist Aad Society of London
Eng
Edward Parker
Manchester College
William Dale Shaw
United States
Hanson
Chicago
Samuel A. Crozer
Thomas Armitage
D.D
New York
H. H.tucker
Ll.d
Georgia
Edward Goodman
Ilinois
Joshua Levering
Maryland
Benjamin Griffith
Adoniram J. Rowland
Charles H. Bane
Frederick Evans
Charles L. Williams
William Bucknell
W. Frederick Snyder
Charles F. Abbot
Horatio Gates Jones
D.C.L
Saratoga
Drs. S. L. Caldwell
W. H. Parmly
Wayland Hoyt
James L. Howard
Bible Union
J. R
Board of Managers
A. C. Dickinson
Baltimore
Strong
Weston
Newton
Philadelphia
George W. Armitage
American Bible Union
Armitage
Harvey Johnson
Society For the Freedmen
E. T. Tomlinson
Elizabeth
N. J
W. W. Boyd
Newark
Ruggles Street
Parker
Abduction of Thorndike Rice Sparks Public Reply
George Ticknor Curtis writes to the New York Sun correcting sensational reports on Allen Thorndike Rice's boyhood and his divorce from Miss Thorndike. He defends Henry Rice as blameless, notes Mrs. Rice's later remarriage in Germany, and dismisses Times allegations of detectives and poison as bosh.
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Thorndike Rice
George Ticknor Curtis
New York Sun
Allen Thorndike Rice
The
Post
Mr. Rice
Miss Thorndike
Massachusetts
Rice
Times
Henry Rice
Kelley
Doctor Dio Lewis Endorses Warner's Safe Cure
The late Dr. Dio Lewis endorsed Warner's Safe Cure for kidney disorders. He stated in his own handwriting that if he faced serious kidney trouble he would use Warner's Safe Cure.
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Dio Lewis
Warner
Social happenings at Boston hotels and society meetings
A busy social roundup notes a British Charitable Society meeting at Young's for the festival and a Charitable Irish Society gathering at Parker House. Carpenters from Roxbury dined at Parker House. many dignitaries and visitors stay at American, Parker House, Young's, and Tremont hotels.
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Charitable
Irish Society
Parker House
John H. Burke
Edward A. O’donald
Roxbury
J. M. Marston
Washington Ladies and the Washington Post Clash
A reader defends Washington society against Chicago style mockery in the Washington Post. The letter contrasts regional language, notes Washington’s refined, cosmopolitan society, and praises Washington standards of culture over Western sensationalism.
Conductor Charged With Embezzling 1024 Tickets
Inspectors Dugan and Collins yesterday arrested Edward C. Gill a conductor on the New York and New England railroad on the charge of embezzling 1024 tickets from the company valued at 10250.
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Dugan and Collins
Edward C. Gill
New York & New England Railroad
TAVERNER NOTES ON CITY ETIQUETTE AND LOCAL RECOGNITION
A reader recalls rustic courtesy versus Boston social reserve. The writer contrasts rural neighborly recognition with the stiff, eyeglass shaded manners of a Bostonian, recounting past incidents and distant socials to ponder true neighborly acknowledgment.
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Taverner
Rusticus
A Defence of the Dog Love of the Day
A letter to the editor argues that love of dogs stems from their humane companionship and moral influence. It contrasts dog affection with selfish humans and asserts dogs teach unselfishness, referencing religion and Shakespeare while dismissing dog-related Bible views.
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Shakspere
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Damon Bros
Est
Mayor Rotch
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Gibson
E. C. Sweet
Portland
Frank Mayo
Marie Burriss
Gilbert A. Davis
Windsor
Quincy House
J. H. Clark
Bethlehem
N. H
Frank S. Streeter
Concord
Young’s
H. H. Bruning
Cincinnati
Old Point Comfort
Bruning
Vendome
H. M. Sullivan
Child
C. Hunter
England
Brunswick
W. J
Aldrich
G. W. Dougherty
W. P. Femmins
W. R. Greene
É. * Auerbach
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C. Engig
Iome
John Collins
Edgar F. Price
San Ane
Frederick
Perry
Chie C. Boee
Ee Penn
J. H. Ene Vollete
Collins Arnold
Albany
S. Williams
A. W. Parker
Ign
Mason
Boone
E. N. Parkhurst
James A. Barnard
Savannah Curtis
Columbus
Thompson Ini W. R. Sturtevant
Rome
George W. Medley A. Houghton
William R. Nicalsee
Bd. Adams
Buffalo
Liam J. Boyd
I. N. Kelly
Lebanon
Robert A. McKenney
H. C. Cook
U.S.A
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Fe Keene
A. P. Tieveantan
Revere
Nichols
Liverpool
J. Crandell
G. Robertson
Halifax
L.J. Crane
Littleton
Adams
A. G. Morton
Pipany
C. Thurber
John D. Brandsgrave
Charles A. Hetzel
A. N. Fritchey
Lancaster
C. M. Stephens
Kalamazoo
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G. Russell
Lonon
H M. James
Neb
F. Curtis
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London
P. V. Ward
N. Y
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Ates
Clarence W. Spring
Birchbase
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E. D. Anthony
Seth Sevier Rutland
Vt. Miller
H. Humphrey Neill
Eer
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Washington Post
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Kankakee
Jerome Bonaparte
George Francis Train
Prince
Bonaparte
Alice Jones
A. L. Brown
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Dick Turpin
Alfred L. Brown
Paris
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Ayer
Jos. Lake
Brockway Centre
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Queensland
Australia
A. Attewell
Sharbot Lake
Ontario
Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co
Mass
L. Foster Morse
Warren Street
Columbia
Hamilton, Barry, Clark and Quincy
Ward 24
Bird Street
Atlantic Avenue
Isaac Fenno
Samuel K. Hamilton
Albert Howe & CO
Market Street
Brighton
Warren Avenue
Horatio Harris & Co., Auctioneers and Commission Merchants
State Street
BOO Boxes
Nyorunets Warner's
Abirn
Arsaparii
Francis Sprague & CO
Milk Street
Federal Street
Snow & CO
North Market St
Fulton St
Holbrook & Fox
No. 12
Post Office Sq
Dudley Street
Bira Street
Magnolia Street
Landon Magnolia
Quincy
Dweils
Humphreys Street
N. E. RR
Mt. Pleasant
Rashid Magnolia Street
Homestead
Everett Avenue
Postoffice Square
Aaron H. Latham
H. H. Sears
Paul Sears
Tremont Street
Samuel Hatch & CO
Onice
Congress St
Northampton ST
William C. Roberts
Mary F. Roberts
Otis Norcross
Northampton Street
Shawmut Avenue
City of
Sewall
W. Folsom
Benjamin L. Allen
Grenville H, Norcross
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