Testimony in Boston public institutions investigation continues
The council chamber heard cross examination of John W. Chatman of Jackson Mandell & Daniell as the inquiry into management of public institutions proceeds. Witnesses described middleman practices, sales to Walsh and Lynch, and related bills to the city, with officers and directors debating testimony and procedure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council
City Hall
Gargan
John W. Chatman
Jackson, Mandell & Daniell
Walsh
P. van Valkenburg & Co
New York
Boston
George J. Wilkinson
Henry 8
Wells
Thut
van Valkenburg & Co
George J. Wilkinson & Co
Mr.ells
Wilkinson
Charles C. Floyd
Floyd Bros. & Co
Richard J. Walsh
Kingston Street
Mr. Walsh
Pillsbury
Henry B. Wells
Dodge
Howard T. Dickson
Lewis Bros
Lewis Bros. & Co
Newport
N. H
Mr. Wilkinson
Volkenbure & Co
Lynch
Dickson
City
John F. Mongovan
Mongovan
Turner
Thomas H. Lynch
John B. Martin
Board of Directors of Public Institutions
Mr. Gargan
Mr. Pillsbury
Mr. Martin
R. Pillsbury
Martin
Captain Berry
House of Correction
Donahue
Brother Pillsbury
Mr. Cushing
Roper
Marta
Cushing
Deer Island
Star Chamber
Board of Directors
Board of Directors of
Public
Ney
Edward P. Wilbur
Dry Goods Commission
Mongoran
Whitten, Burdett & Young
Real Estate Outlook For Investors In Cambridge Areas
The Cambridge market shows limited impact from the new Pemberton square court house, with some rent increases and conservative selling. Recent sales include Ashburton place properties and a Union Park house, while Cambridgeport to Back Bay bridge plans push Cambridge land values higher. Desirable Harvard square building lots remain in strong demand, and Cambridge street land gifts boost city values as an elevated road may attract riders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Pemberton Square
Ashburton Place
Bowdoin Street
Union Park
Shawmut Avenue
Charles River
Cambridgeport
Back Bay
Cambridge
Brookline Street
Old Cambridge
Harvard Square
Cambridge Street
Military officers granted leaves in Washington briefing
Washington May 23 Major George H Weeks quartermaster awarded one month leave on surgeon certificate. First Lieutenant William B Banister assistant surgeon granted two months leave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
George H. Weeks
William B. Banister
Interest in Water Meter Scandal Details Stock and Officers
A city water committee session produced a brief record on Star Water Meter Company stock holdings totaling 10 000 shares with par value two dollars, listing William W. Kellett Samuel Sias James B. Leach and others as holders and officers. The hearing noted related holdings in Tremont and Brush Electric Light interests and the ongoing brush with Crown Water Meter Company, with Mayor O'Brien declining comment to avoid political implications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Water Committee
Smith
Star Meter Company
William W. Kellett
Boston
Samuel & Sins
Cambridge
James B. Leach
S. Sias
Alfred W. Worthby
Sias
Samuel
Star Water Meter Company
Portland
Tremont Meter Company
Simmons
Water Board
O’brien
Samuel S. Sias
Morris B. Flynn
New York
Squire Case
Brush Electric Light Consens
Boston Electric Lght Company
Maine
Committee On Corporations
Goutre Morse
Hugh O’brien
Boston Electric Light Company of
Morse
Sins
O’ Brien
Post
Pillsbury
Crown Water Meter Company
Brush Electric Light Company
Lberty
Universalists Hold Annual Cambridgeport Meeting In Church Hall
The Universalist/Sabbath School Union met in Cambridgeport at the First Universalist Church. Secretary Lothrop reported receipts of 163090 with expenses of 160866 leaving a 2224 balance. Officers were elected including North, Hawes, Lothrop, Barnes, and Wise. A debate over bylaws and a trust fund followed, with supper taken in the vestry before the annual address by Rev A L S Smith on Christian life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Universalist/Sabbath School Union
Cambridgeport
First Universalist Church
Wesleyan Hall
Lothrop
John H. North
Frank M. Hawes
Cummings L. Lothrop
Arthur Barnes
George W. Wise
Norwood
Board of Trustees
al 8. Smith
Woman's Charity Club forms Dorchester chapter for temperance work
The Woman's Charity Club met at Mrs. Micah Dyer Jr's Dorchester home with About fifty members enrolled. They support the Home for Intemperate Women and raised 18 200 in the recent fair for the building fund. The group proposed naming the home The Charpiot Home for Intemperate Women. Plans include a two story facility with dining, kitchen, laundry, reception rooms on the first floor and a chapel for 200 on the second. A grand concert appraised by Miss Phelps was discussed for the opening. Next meeting is June 20 at Miss Holbrook's Cambridge residence, with several new members elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Charity Club
Micah Dyer, Jr
Hancock Street
Dorchester
Charpiot
Two Icemen Die and One Injured in Train Collision
Early yesterday two Winkley and Maddox Charlestown ice workers were ordered to pull two new country horses worth 800 dollars. At the Austin street crossing the horses bolted across a passing freight and were struck by the train. The horses died, the wagon smashed, and both men were thrown clear. David L. Marks of Winthrop street Charlestown died at Massachusetts General Hospital at 9:45 p.m. Brank Duncan of Middlesex street Charlestown survived with nonfatal injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winkley & Maddox
Charlestown
Austin Street
Fitchberg Road
David L. Marks
Winthrop Street
Massachusetts General Hospital
Brank Duncan
Middlesex Street
Horford's Acid Phosphate A Nerve Food and Tonic
Horford's Acid Phosphate billed as a nerve food and tonic, the most effective preparation yet discovered, promoted as a general health product. The ad emphasizes vitality, stamina, and relief from fatigue, urging readers to try the medicine for improved well being.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horford
Three Tremont Street Firms Petition to Halt Artillery Salute
Three Tremont street firms led by George B. Irms Crawley and F B Toppan petition aldermen to stop the Artillery Company salute on the Common citing shattered wares and china, potential window damage, and vibrations from suspected underground strata. They warn the city could be held liable for damages and seek relocation of the firing area amid community agitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tremont Street
George BE
Charles P. Cam- Crawley
F. B. Toppan
Able Artillery Company
Cummings
Occas
City Exhibitions and Local Notices Augment Evening Learning
Exhibitions of pupil drawings will be held at Warren avenue Latin school on May 28, Tennyson street on May 29, Charles Town City Hall on May 30, East Boston Stevenson's block on May 31, Roxbury Municipal Court building on June 1. Also updates on a postponed trial for Luther W. Holman and local incidents include a fatal Parker Street bucket incident, a Roxbury property seizure, an arrest for concealing leased property, a Memorial Day church program, and a clock and jewelry industry summer hours plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Avenue Latin School
Tennyson Street School
Charlestown
City Hall
East Boston
Stevenson
Sawyer
Auburn Street
Gustus Petterson
John McFadden
Clifton Place
Parker Street
City Hospital
Bert Thayer
G. A. Mead
Washington Street
Actors’ Fund
Boston Theatre
Booth
Barrett
Salvini
Roxbury High School
Massachusetts Shoe Fraternity
Young’s
Carlos Russell Lowell Post
People’s Church
R. L Greene
Dahlgren Post No. 2
Boston
Greene
Grand Army Republic
Democratic City Committee
Quinn
Association of the Home For Aged Couples
Park Street Church Vestry
Travel tale links two Tampico traders by chance
A Boston letter writer recounts a Mediterranean voyage to Brindisi where a diverse group of gentlemen shared a breakfast. A mail-reading game matched S D Warren to a Tampico mercantile firm, revealing two men had done business for years but never met.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taverner
Warren
London
Tampico
W. B.A
Boston
Notes Along the Shore Nantasket Hotels Open Schedule
Yesterday's Nantasket weather was pleasant as hundreds visited beaches for cottages or repairs. Hotels set opening dates in June and Decoration Day, with several properties already open and others planned to open by June 1 or mid June. Many houses and inns across Cohasset Hingham Falmouth Hull and surrounding areas report repainting repairs and seasonal readiness.
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Nantasket
Pemberton
St. Cloud
Hull
Sagamore
Standish
Hampton
Pies
Montasco
Atlantic
Rockland
Waverley House
Prospectus
Pacific
Gun Rock
Black Rock
Rose Standish
Downer Landing
Jane
Cleveland
Clarendon
Rechero
Konolasset
Cohasset
Mass
Jerusalem Road
Cushing
Hingham
East Falmouth
Vineyard Sound
Blind List of Buyers and Agents Across U S Cities
A fragmented catalog lists buyers and agents with cities and firms including Burlington Chicago Cleveland Columbus Davenport Dubuque Gallipolis Galveston Indianapolis Louisville Leavenworth Mobile Meridian Pittsburgh Philadelphia St Joseph Toledo New York and more. Names include T W Barhyat M D Wells Hatch Emery Caye Knox Wollner Rothenberg Marks Monroe Smith Schulze Fields and McDonnell among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Barhyat
Barhyat & Co
Chicago
R Wells
D Wells & Co
UJ Emery
Hatch & Emery
Cleveland
J R Curtius
O Stone
Columbus
N Curtis
Wells & Curtis
Davenport
S P Bryant
P Bryant & Co
Dubouque
M K Amsden
Lange & Atsden
Tre
Gallipolis
I Andrews
J Cages & Co
Galveston
Tex
Aaron Blum
Blum
Iaianapolis
Ind
W K Hendricka
Hendricks & Cooper
Louisville
C Caye
W C Caye & Co
Leavenworth
Kan
Knox
Lather & Knox
Mobile
Ala
M Wollner
Wollner & Lowenstein
Meridian
Miss
Marks
Rothenberg
Marks, Rothenberg & Co
Vittsourg
Penn
J R Gregg
G & Elliott
Pittsburg
H Childs, Jr
H Childe & Go
Phinda
Monroe
Monroe Bros & O
Irc
Philadelphia
J A Fields
Austin Fields & 0
St Joseph
A T Smith
Smith-Frazer B& 8 Co
Fom Schulze & Co
Oledo
J M' McDonnell
Nelson A Hayford acquitted after crime against nature case
United States Circuit Court on May 23 acquitted Nelson A. Hayford following a nature crime indictment. Placebo DeSalvo stood trial on charges of passing a counterfeit silver dollar to Michael J. Donovan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Circuit Court
Nelson
Frank A. Hayford
Placebo DeSalvo
Michael J. Donovan
Mary A. Wilson v Knapp administrator court record
In Suffolk Superior Court on May 23 the case of Mary A. Wilson against Oren S. Knapp administrator of Martin Burkis sought $1196 for nursing services. Jury returned for plaintiff. damages awarded $1108.16. Other docket entries include tort actions and numerous case references from the first through fourth sessions, listing names and defendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior Court
Suffolk County
Pitman
Mary A. Wilson
Oren S. Knapp
Martin 8
Burkis
C. R. Robinson
G. A. Blaney
S. Z. Bowman
Uabella Young
City of
Boston
Righton
Carbridge
Eastburn Street
Brighton
BE. R. Champlin
J. M. Babson
Rosa McHale
George H. Wood
George H. Wood & Co
Albany Street
B. Wadleigh
J. B. Goodrich
Probate Court HybDE Park May 23 Wills Proved and Administrations Granted
Norfolk county probate court records list wills proved for Joseph Hewins Sharon Sanford Waters Billings executor William E Mann executor and William Mann. Administrations granted Otis Cary Foxboro Charles Cary Jerusha N Sanders Wren tham Ann J Phillips administratrix Marshall Burnett Hyde Park Maria L Burnett administratrix George L Kingsbury Needham Francis L Fuller administratrix Tyler Carpenter Fox corp John T Carpenter administrator Henry Stroker Wellesley Frank Kk Stroker administrator Guardians a potemu Mabel A Page Florence G Page Hyde Park minors John Stack Annie Margaret Kearney Hyde Park minors Margaret A Ware Lyman D Ware Walpole insane person included in record
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk County
Hybde Park
Joseph Hewins
Sharon
Sanford Waters Billings
William. E. Mann
Norfolk
Willian K. Mann
Otis Cary
Foxboro
Charles Cary
Jerusha N. Sanders
Wrentham
Ann J. Phillips
Marshall Burnett
Hyde Park
Maria L. Burnett
George L. Kingsbury
Need
Superior Court session notes Hyde Park cesspool injury case
In Nor BISSHo folk County on May 23 the Superior Court heard Margaret Cowen v Sunderland for injuries after falling into a Hyde Park cesspool. Evidence not finished. Counsel listed for both sides. Also entries include White v inhabitants of Foxboro and several civil actions such as Smith v Capen Thurber v inhabitants of Quincy Fogarty v Connell Crowley v Mullin McKinnon v McLean Stewart v Ros borough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Cowen
Sunderland
Hyde Park
J. E. Cotter
A. L. Bartlett
C. P. Gorely
White
Foxboro
Smith
Capen
Thurber
N Hbts
Quincy
Fogarty
Qonnell
Superior Court Middlesex May 23 Jury Waiver Session
The court has been hearing jury waived cases and will reconvene tomorrow for the same purpose. The calendar page fifty already rests at the foot of page forty-ninth.
Superior Criminal Court faces varied verdicts and sentences
In Hissex County on May 23 the Superior Criminal Court returned verdicts and sentences. Bernard Bernard of Methuen was guilty of assault with a dangerous weapon. George P. Crosby of Andover was found guilty of adultery and jailed eight months. Catherine OToole of Andover guilty of fornication with thirty days in jail. E P Howe of Haverhill acquitted on a nuisance charge. Other pleas included two counts of assault on Swett and Tutt, incest pleas involving Corning and daughter, and probation for youth. Multiple liquor charges resulted in fines and house of correction terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior Criminal Court
Hissex County
Aldrend
Bernard Bernard
Methuen
George P. Crosby
Andover
Toun Osy
House of Correction
Catherine O'Toole
E. P. Howe
Haverhill
H. H. Standley
Marblehead
Benjamin Swett
Lucy Tutt
Joseph Corning
Henrietta Corning
Michael Mulhearn
Catherine O'Connor
Lawrence
van Nese Worthen
William Ball
Baldwin
Charles M. Fellows
BE. W. Phelps
William Clohecy
Distinctive Suits Take Center Stage At Local Shop
Thousands of new spring suits and overcoats on display as well dressed gentlemen show off attire from a local establishment. Suits range from 20 to 25 dollars, made to order, proving quality need not come at high prices.
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ARMY
Evence
Universalists
Sabbath School Union
The
Irma
Boot and Shoe Buyers
McHale
Wood
Fitzgerald
Deck
Ring
Phoenix Ass
Thompson, J
Brenton
Patterson
Henry Smith
C. H. Falls
M. Coggan
Sarah E. LeClair
Mark A. Waterhouse
Testate
Mrs. Waterhouse
E. B. Goodsell
R. W. Light
Pelatiah Fietcher
Fitchburg Railroad
Ayer
Flanagan
Hesages
Thomas Curley
G. A. Torrey
Mans
Murphy
Boston & Prov
LeClair
Waterhouse
Hunting
Downer
Pepper
Kendall
Fagen
Gallagher
Fuller
Forbes
Liverpool Wh’s Co
Same
Chase
Harriman
McCormick
Fennell
Fong
Boston &Powell RR
Cavanagh
Messenger
Delong
Canney
Tuttle
Litchfield
Crane
Higgins
MacLaughlin
Hatch
Chapman
Morrill
Richard
Ralekeskey
Law
Hammond, J
Miller
Chadwick
Roeth
O'Keefe
Mullen
Gillis
Drew
Gowen
Shaine
Richards
Ham
Org. Co
Loris
Adams
Brigss
Reid
Becker
George W. Maynes
Sarah Rowlan
Chambers Street
J. F. Pickering
J. W. Pickering
John F. Dore
Hohnes
Chipman
Horton
McKenny
Wyman
Lacher
Schnitzer
Nep Itune Fire Ins. Co
McQuade
Menache
Coyle
Fitchburg
Favor
Cutter
Terhune
Hale
Giles
Kingsbury
Murey
Maverick
Oil Co
Doherty
Daley
Tivnin
Green
South Boston Iron
Works
McLeod
McPhail
Golden
Ravao Vy
Iolland
Biume
Nor Bissho
Folk County
Crowley
Mulern
McKinnon
McLean
Stewart
Rosborough
Middlesex County
Blodgetrt, J
Jos. W. Parker & Co
Geo. A. Castor & Co
Washington St
Paris
Baker’s
W. Baker & CO
Works Recorder Printing CO
Lincoln S
Boston Post
Columbia
Tricycles
Pope Mpg CO
Franklin ST
W.P. Balch Live Stock Commission Agency
Devonshire Street
James P. Stewart
Medford St
Charles
Nova Scotia
And
Cumberland
Kansas City Land
WM. H. Parmenter
State Street
NEW Mail
Win
Bead & Sons
EW. D
Dixon Bros
Commercial Wharf
Winner Investment Co
Paine’s Furniture Co
Canal St
South Side
B. M. Depot
Victor Cycles Cabioass
N. E
Murray’s
Columbus Avenue
Sudbury Street
EMOND
Quinsler
Goddard Buggies
Bowdoin Square
Boston, Mass
Crete
J. D. Packard & Sons
Chardon St
Health Food CO
New England
Tremont St
Coventry Machinist CO
Columbus Ave
Clarendon Hote
Tremont
Berkeley
Clarendontreets
KF. S. Risteen
Pittest
Dr. Very
Tuttles Elixir CO
Merrimac Street
James Kenney
Salem
James Barrett
John L
O.ear Bartlet
Webster House
Taylor
A. Graves & Sons Geka
Fischer, Chickering
Weber
Steinway
Riggs
Lyon and Healy
Oliver Dison & CO
Washingto
Overlook
Park Commissioners
Massachusetts
Loston
Benjamin Dean
Patrick Maguire
John F. Andrew
Board of Park Commissioners
City of Boston
Office of the Park Commissioners
Milk Street
Dolly
Beacon Park
William Edson
B. m
Hiram Woodruff
VE Ad. Coe Sas
James E. Bowe
Pacer
Bessie Knox
Sccees Casvers
John Riley
Hoosie
L. D. Harlow
B. G. Harry
John Cobb
B.g. Dick W
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