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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

May 23, 1887

Page

8

Governor Ames to veto Beverly Farms bill today in five day window

A veto message prepared on Saturday will be sent to the House this afternoon to withhold signature on the Beverly Farms bill. Observers expect a heavy turnout at the State House as Governor Ames outlines political reasons behind the veto while denying improper influences. The move follows pressure from Republican leaders fearing the bill could swing the state to the Democrats and cost votes in Essex County.

Beverly Farms Ames House of Representatives Sherman General Court State House Young’s Jordin Thayer Worcester Upham Salem Republican State Committee House Cugony Fred H. Williams Commonwealth Avenue Essex County Odell Beverly Boston Massachusetts Essex Commonwealth Marblehead Old Beverly Senator Roads Cople Cabot Street Saat Post John I. Baker Slattery D. Frank Kimball Chelsea Committee On Towns Mr. Beard Senate

Marblehead Celebrates Veto as Roads Faces Bever ly Backlash

Senator Samuel Roads returns to Marblehead to a hero’s welcome after Beverly Farms veto, triggering bells, cannons, and cheers. Beverly and Marblehead residents praise the governor while anti divisionists warn of political fallout, and colleagues from Lynn to Chelsea condemn lobbyists and defend the veto as a victory for Essex County voters.

Historians and Economists Unite for Annual Jubilee

Historians and economists meet at Huntington Hall and the Institute of Technology for the annual jubilee. General Francis A Walker of the Economic Association delivers a paper on labor and capital relations while Justin Winsor discusses American manuscript sources. A reception at Justin Winsor's home precedes a church address by Dr. Phillips Brooks and a full day of papers at Brunswick and Huntington Hall.

American Historical Association American Economic Association Huntington Hall Institute of Technology The Economic Association Francis A. Walker Sam Walker Historical Association Harvard Justin Winsor Winsor Sparks Force Bancroft National Historical Manuscript Commission Royal Historical Manuscript Commission of Great Britain Winger Museum of Fine Arts Cambridge University Grounds Brattle Street Longfellow Mansion Sparks Street University Cullum Andrew D. White Cornell University Stillé University of Pennsylvania John Jay New York Phillips Brooks Wellesley Stuntington

Young Men Urged to Lead In Reform At Boston Meeting

The Boston Post from May 23 1887 reports Rev P S Moxom addressing a large audience of young men. He warned that Back Bay churches and Christian Association will shape crowds while the devil claims others. He praised youth as history’s force, urging upright sober citizenship and moral reform through thought and chivalry.

Phrates de Boston Post Back Bay Christian Association P. S. Moxom Bunyan

Drowning in Assonet River and Other Tragedies Reported

News in brief notes three fatalities and attempts at self harm. William Palestine, 30, of Somerset employed by Mt. Hope Iron Works, found drowned in the Assonet river on his way home from Saturday night. Frederick Turner, 30, of Portsmouth NH, attempted suicide by strychnine. prognosis doubtful due to domestic troubles. Samuel Perry, 35, of Milford CT, struck by a train while crossing the Naugatuck and Derby rail trestle at Derby, fell twelve feet to the ground and died.

William Palestine Somerset Mt. Hope Frederick Turner Portsmouth N. H Samuel Perry Milford Conn Naugatuck New Haven & Derby Derby

Boston Y M C A marks thirty ninth anniversary at Tremont Temple

The Boston Young Men's Christian Association held its thirty ninth anniversary at Tremont Temple with a packed hall. Treasurer's report listed 4320 members in the last year and a 5000 capacity, noting major bequests and a needed annual income of 5000 to sustain work, plus retirement of Secretary Deming and emphasis on mental cultivation and youth education.

Boston Young Men’s Christian Association Tremont Temple Deming Ilo Tremont Row W. N. Brodbeck Back Bay Boston Free Religious Association Meionnon Thomas Wentworth Higginson William F. Potter William Lloyd Garrison, Jr R. C. Adams A. A. Putnam E. D. Cheney Lumber Dealers’ Association Board of Health United States New England Public School Music Teachers’ Association Wesleyan Bromfield Street W. 8. Tilden Framingham Normal School Beverly C. R. Bill Peabody Young’s Hotel D. B. Hagar F. B. Hayes Horticultural Hall P. D. Richards E. H. Hitchings J. W. Clark Robert Manning J. H. Woodford C. H. Hovey B. G. Smith W. C. Strong Massachusetts Samuel Appleton Exchange Place Durgin

The Indian Question lecture by Dr Bland in Roxbury

Dr T A Bland of the National Indian Defence Association spoke at the First Universalist Church on The Indian What Shall We Do With Him He urged keeping faith with tribes delegating control, educating them, and supporting Dawes policy as a path to civilizing Indians while warning of paupers and forced extinction notions.

T. A. Bland National Indian Defence Association First Universalist Roxbury United States Dolph Oregon Senate James W. Denver Indian Affairs Atkins

Contested divorces resume hearings in Supreme Judicial Court

The Supreme Judicial Court begins hearings in contested divorce cases today with the printed case list running through 3714 Pease vs Pease. Superior Court first session and third session entries cover numerous civil actions, motions to be heard Monday, and no cases to be tried.

Supreme Judicial Court Pease McKeown Gurney Jones Scott Crowley Hennessey Hugueley Alexander Goode Murray Capen George J. Raymond Co Wright Hobbs Rice Abbott Deshon Page Hill Davis Adams Fonseca Cunard Steamship Company Cotter Corcoran Brown Atood Ensign Hop Tonic Co Clark Judkins Sands Reardon Chapin Wyman Boston & Maine R. R Chipman Mitchell Dickerman

Barrett on Irvings Romeo in a deckside anecdote

In a Chicago News piece, Vanden hoff recalls crossing the Atlantic when he spotted Lawrence Barrett on a steamer with a large Life of Christ volume. Barrett challenged his critic about Irving's Romeo and Juliet, claiming the play and Irving’s performance were supreme and dramatic, even joking about paying for Romeo.

Chicago News Lyceum Vandenhoff America Canon Farrar Christ Lawrence Barrett eWell Romeo Irving Sir-R-R Alma Tadema

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