Veto Sustained on Beverly Farms Prohibition Bill
The Boston House failed to override the veto on the Beverly Farms prohibition amendment as the vote stood 118 to 99 with five pairs, short of the needed two thirds. Senators debated stock watering, labor rules for children, and various railroad and tax matters while advancing several reforms and appropriations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly Farms
House
Walker
Worcester
Senate
West End
Eame
Union Station Bill Aims At Abolishing Boston Grade Crossings
The railroads Fitchburg Boston and Maine and Eastern seek a law to remove grade crossings on the northerly side of Boston and to build a union passenger station between Charles River and Causeway Street. The plan requires Boston & Maine to lease Boston & Lowell, draft station plans, obtain approval, and complete construction within five years from July 1 1887. Fitchburg may construct on its own location. costs allocated among lines. station to be operated by Boston & Maine with Fitchburg tracks reserved. Public hearings featured Olney and Torrey urging passage. Nash Spalding & Co. opposed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Committee On Railroads
Fitchburg, Boston & Maine and Eastern Railroad
Boston
Charles River
Causeway Street
Richard Olney
Boston & Maine and Eastern
Boston & Maine
Boston & Lowell
Maine
Lowell
Eastern
Fitchburg
Mystic River
Fitchburg Wailroad Company
Union Station
Boston & Maine Terminal
Water supply bill to authorize Boston to take Shawsheen water
A committee report proposes authorizing Boston to take all waters of the Shawsheen River and its tributaries south and west of the Ballardvale Mills dam for pure water supply. The bill requires minimum 5,000,000 gallons daily over the Ballardvale dam and allows residents of Billerica Wilmington Stirlington Bedford and Lexington access for domestic, fire fighting and steam needs. Boston may issue up to 4 million dollars in water scrip with up to fifty year bonds. If diversion occurs into Vine or Mill Brook Arlington, health board approval is required. Act takes effect on passage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Committee On Water Supply
Boston
Mystic Pond
Boston Water Board
Shawsheen River
Ballardvale Mills
Andover
Billerica
Wilmington
Stirlington
Bedford
Lexington
Vine
Mill Brook
Arlington
State Board of Health
Legislature Reports and Bills Encountered in Harbor and Rail Committees
The finance and labor committees reported opposition and support on key resolves, with several bills advanced or rejected. Harbor committee plans a public highway bridge across Chelsea Creek and a Cape Cod ship canal petition. street railways and insurance law actions progress. education and liquor measures move, while a militia salary amendment and gas commission ordinance pass toward engrossment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finance Committee
Walter Stanley
Messrs. McEttrick
Boston
Walker
Worcester
Labor Committee
Insurance Committee
Harbors Committee
Chelsea Creek
Chelsea
Harbors
Thomas H. Bacon
Cape Cod
Street Railways
Upham
Salem
Education
Wellesley
H. Hollis Hunnewell
Committee On Public Service
Larrabee
Melrose
House
Senate
Board of Gas Commissioners
Board of Gas and Electric Light Commissioners
Fales
Milford
Messrs. Ware
Dodge
Yerry and Hathorne
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Boston House debates veto power and Beverley Farms bill
In a heated session the Massachusetts House debated the governors veto of a Beverly Farms bill with speakers accusing overreach and constitutional oversteps. The veto was defeated 99 to 113 as members argued executive usurpation, political pressure, and the need to consider committee reports before action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Senate
Walker
Worcester
House
Fales
Milford
Beverly Farms
Bigelow
Watertown
Milliken
Malden
Executive
Legislative Department
Commonwealth
Massachusetts
Cottage City
Brockton
Yeas
Allen
West
Godfrey
Goodell
Greenwood
Gurney
Hagerty
Haggerty
Southbridge
Hall
Handy
Harlow
Hayes
Hensley
Henderson
Henry
Hersey
Hervey Hitchings
Hosmer
Howe
Shrewsbury
Jaques
Jennings
Judd
Springfield
Kearn
Soeraps Knight
Ladd
Lang
Leach
Lincoln
Linton
Loring
Lynch
Miller
Chelsea
Taft
Palmer
Harrington
Harris
Haskell
Hastings
Hathorne
Hill
Clinton
Hunt
Keane
Kennedy
Kent
Lally
Larrabee
Lovell
Morin
McCarthy
McCue
McDonough
McKttrick
Mclntosh
Nies
Noyes
Gardiner
O'Brien
O’ Hearn
Perkins
Perry
Quinn
Fall River
Reardon
Roberts
Rowell
Sandland
Smith
Andover
Dover
Athol
Stanly
Stevenson
Stacy
Sullivan
Symonds
Teele
Turner
Wadlin
Lynn
Walworth
Warden
Wardwell
Whitcey
Wilkins
Wood
Newton
Woodward
Wakefled
Parrs
Messrs
Conant
Thoompson
Monk
Holyoke
Downes
Quincy
Unitarian Meeting Marks 62nd Assn Anniversary
Tremont Temple hosts three sessions to celebrate the sixty second anniversary of the American Unitarian Association. Rev James De Normandie presided with reports from Burrage Hale and Reynolds while new officers and directors were elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Unitarian Association
Tremont Temple
James de Normandie
George S. Hale
Boston
Mass
George William Curtis
Ll.d
Staten Island
4. C
George O. Shattuck
Grindall Reynolds
Concord
George W. Fox
Charles H. Burrage
Howard N. Brown
Brookline
Dorman B. Eaton
New York
N. Y
William BE. James
Kate Gannett Wells
Joseph H. Allen
Cambridge
George Batchelor
Wellesley Hills
Charleston
South
General Fund
Hazeltine Fund
Hayward
New England
Middle States
Pacific Coast
India
Liberal Holland
Unitarian
America
H. Wood Perris
Mr. Brown
Clarks
George D. Robinson
Eliot
Montana
Henry F. Bond
Joseph May
Philadelphia
Wilberforce
R. A. Griffin
Marlboro
God
W. Brooke
Fielder Israel
England
Spurgeon
Association
Victoria
James Martineau
Ross Case Set for Trial in Superior Court
Judge Dewey overruled the motion to quash in the Ross case charging Charles R. Ross and his wife Hannah V. Ross with obtaining money under false pretences from Clara Crombie. The district contends the indictment is valid and the trial is expected today. Also listed is a Boston retail pitch for a Tea Company selling treasure-filled cans at 1 dollar, with diamonds and watches as prizes, publicizing addresses and sample purchasers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey
Superior Criminal Court
Charles R. Ross
Hannah V. Ross
Clara
Crombie
South End
Ross
A Comrade's Call to Warn of Kidney Disease Dangers
An ex soldier recounts decades of suffering from nerve, back and bladder problems linked to kidney disease. He credits Hunt's Remedy for his recovery after countless doctors failed. He urges readers, veterans and civilians alike, to seek early treatment to avoid catastrophic health decline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W.forbush
Thomaston
Rose
Baker
North Berwick
Staples
Gerrish
Great Falls
N. H
Peavey
Hunt
America
Bright
Fragmented list of 19th century bonds and shares
Readable fragments show a catalog of stock and bond entries with varied quantities and dates. Items include Boston Tow Boat Co shares, Arlington Gas Light Co, Freeman's National Bank, Pueblo Smelting and Refining Co, New York & New England Co pid, Tremont National Bank, Boston & Colorado Smelting Co, New York & New England Road, Fitchburg Road, Chicago Burl. & Quincy Road, Boston & Lowell, Eastern Road bonds and scrip, New England Mortgage Security, Cambridge Road Co, Conn. & Fass Rivers 7s. Dates range from 1890s to 1906.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Tow Boat Co
Arlington Gas Light Co
Freeman’s Natl. Bank
Pueblo Smelting and Refining Co
New York & New England . Co
North Chicago Rolling Mills
Boston & Colorado Smelting Co
de Tremont Natl. Bank
New York
New England
Fitchburg
Chicago
Burl. & Quincy
Boston & Lowell
Eastern Rd
Bond Scrip
New England Mort. Security
Cambridge Rd. Co
Eastern
Conn. & Fass. Rivers
Sale of Lovell's Grove at North Weymouth Auctioned May 26
The Famous Summer Resort Lovell's Grove in North Weymouth will be sold by public auction on Wednesday May 26 at 3 30 p m on the premises. The 12 acre site with shade trees a sandy beach for bathing and boating includes clam hall bowling alleys swing and dance halls shooting gallery billiard room two cottages and other outbuildings. A fifty minute boat or rail ride from Boston. Prospective buyers may come by train to 2 36 p m from Boston to Quincy where transport will be provided to sale. Five hundred dollars cash required at sale. Further details from S R Knights & Co Auctioneers 226 Washington Street Boston Telephone 791.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lovell’s Grove
North Weymouth
Boston
Old Colony
Quincy
8. R. Knights & CO
Washington Street
Sale of 31-2 Story Octagon Front Brick Dwelling House
Public auction set for Thursday May 26 at 8 pm on the premises at No 76 Chapman corner of Village Street. The 10 room brick house has a bath furnace range gas hot and cold water fixtures in good repair with a lot around 813 square feet. Liberal terms include 800 cash due at sale. telephone 791.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chapman
Village Street
Sale of Three Estates on Old Heath Street
Public auction scheduled for Friday May 27 at 5 o clock p m on the premises. Three brick houses each with 10 rooms and baths, gas and water fixtures, and about 1200 square feet lot. Liberal terms require $100 cast on each property. For details contact auctioneers at 226 Washington Street by telephone 791.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Heath Street
Washington Street
Ton
Trustees Sale of Pembroke Street Lot Near Girls High
A valuable lot on Pembroke street near Tre mont opposite the Girls High and Normal School will be offered at a trustees sale on Wednesday May 25 at 3 30 p m on the premises. The 70 foot frontage yields about 5343 square feet in a central, desirable location for business or dwelling use. $200 is required at sale. Further details from Auctioneer Joseph W Homer No 40 Waterstreet trustee of the Francis Willard estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pembroke Street
Tremont
Girls’ High and Normal School
Joseph W. Homer
Waterstreet
Francis Willard
Trustees orders and executor actions in late 19th century stocks
By order of Trustees shares in Mass Nat Bank and multiple firms including Gogebic Tron, Nashua & Co, and Merrimac Mfg. Co are listed for auction or executor sale. Names include Taunton Cop Ra ex div and Stark Mills with bids on various mill and bank holdings. Auctioneers are K L Day & Company, stock brokers at No 51 State St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mass. Nat. Bank
Taunton
Connecticut & Ae
Gogebic Tron 1
Do Nimikow M Co
Bourne Mining Co
Renourspers S
Stark Mills
Great Falls Falls Co
Nashua & Lo Rad
Langdon Mfg
Merrimac Mfg. Co
Mass. Natl. Bank
Chicago, Burl. & Quincy Rd. Co
Thorndike Mills
Natl
City Bank
Chicago
Burl. & Quincy
K.L. Day & Company
State St
Merchants’ Exchange
Keom
Appraisals Free Of Charge On Stocks Sold In Boston
List of stocks and shares handled by the executor including Boston Wharf, Blue Hill Nail, Concord & Mont Rd pfd, E. & T. Fairbanks, Oakland Garden, Cottage City Gas Light, Natl. Revere Bank, Lombard Investment, Old Boston Natl. Bank, Merchants' Natl. Bank, Columbian Natl. Bank, Natl. Webster Bank, Natl. Eagle Bank, Natl. Bank of Commerce, Atlantic Natl. Bank, Freeman's Natl. Bank, First Natl. Bank Yarmouth, Newmarket Mfg. Co, Lawrence Duck Co, Boston & Chelsea Horse Rd, Maine Central, Boston Cyclorama, Boston & Colorado Theatres Co, Freeman's Natl. Bank, No. Chicago Rolling Mills, Plymouth Cordage Co, Lake Champlain Rd, Kansas City Clinton & Springfield Rd, City of Sandusky, St. John & Lake Eustis Rd, Florida So. Ry. Co, Detroit, Lansing & No. Rd, Boston Gaslight Co, European & North American Rd, First Natl. Bank Woburn, Boston Towboat Co, New England Natl. Bank, Boston & Chelsea Horse Rd, Cleveland & Canton Rd pfd, Atlantic Mutual Ins. Co scrip, Pullman Palace Car Co, Ports. Gt. Falls & Conway Rd, Boston & Providence Rd, Nail Exchange Bank, Washington Mills Co, Howar Natl. Bank, North Chicago Rolling Mills, Central Iowa Ry. Co, City Emporia & So. Rd, Rutland Rd, sale of real and personal property attended, horse and carriage sales Wednesdays, saleroom Brighton, private sale stock of farm and road carts and wagons, residence 169 Warren Ave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Wharf
Blue Hill Nail, Bank
Milton
Boston, Concord & Mont. Rd
E. & T. Fairbanks & Co
Oakland Garden Asso
Cottage City Gas Light Co
Revere Bank
Lombard Investment Co
Old Boston Natl. Bank
Merchants
Natl. Bank
Columbian Natl. Bank
Webster Bank
Eagle Bank
Bank of Commerce
Atlantic Natl. Bank
Freeman's Natl. Bank
First Natl. Bank
Yarmouth
Eee of Executor
Newmarket Mfg. Co
Lawrence Duck Co
Boston & Chelsea
Maine Central Ae
Detroit, Lansing & No
Boston Gaslight Co
Woburn
Boston Towboat Co
New England Natl. Bank
Cleveland & Canton
Atlantic Mutual Ins. Co. Scrip
Pullman Palace Car Co
Alao
Pfd
Gt. Falls & Conway Rd. S
Rolling Mills
Boston & Providence
Nail Exchange Bank
Washington Mills Co
Old Stock
Howar Natl. Bank
Bhat
Also Mentioned on This Page
Boston & Albany Railroad
General Court
Boston & Albany Railroad Corporation
Mystic River Corporation
Ocean Terminal Railroad
Keith
Plymouth
Great Barrington Water Company
Revere Water Company
Saugus Water Company
Senator Jeffs
Committee On Liquor Laws
Massachusetts Temperance Alliance
Senator Wilbur
Committee On Street Railways
John W. Candler
Boston Elevated Railroad Company
Reading
Old South Methodist Episcopal Church
First Congregational Church
Ayer
House of Correction
Ipswich
Jeffs
Alger
Jones
Essex
Reformatory Prison
Shea
Dorchester Bay
Reed
Wilbur
West End Street Railway Company
Howard
Glines
Committee On Labor
Forbes
Gleason
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Slattery
Kimball
Charites River
Alden Bradford
Committee On Cities
THE
UNION
Federal Relations
Messrs. Graves and Murphy
Commissioners of Prisons
Grand Jury
Norfolk County
Committee On
D. Warren
Beacon Hill
Boylston
Tremont Street
Boston Common
Unitarians
Canterbury
Hale
Hedge
James Freeman Clarke
Petence
H. Woods Perris
British and Foreign Unitarian Association
Queen Victoria
Jie
Trowbridge B. Forbush
Milwaukee
Wis
Michigan
Wisconsin
Mary A. Livermore
Methodist Missionary Society
Associated Charities
Women’s Hospital
Traders’ Tea Company
Okay Can
United States
P. B. Clark
C. D. Martin
Mary Chace
Thomas Barnes
Samuel Hatch & CO
Congress Street
Congress ST
Holbrook & Fox
Postonce Square
Ocean Street
Roslin Street
Ashmont
Dorchester
J. H. Burt & Co
Horatio Harris & CO
State Street
Valencia Oranges
Roman
Valencia
John W. Furbush
Wakefield
Atction Sales
Richards
Reade St
John C. Wilmerding
Wilmerding Hoguett& CO
White St
Townsend & Montant
St Leonard Street
Francis Henshaw & CO
Boston Stock Exchange
Claramou
Tnion Cotton Mfg. Co
National Bank of Redemption
Northern Pacific
R. R. Co
Carabasset Near Lumber Co
New Enland Nat'l Bank
Pepperell Mig Co
Lyman Mills
Lowell Machine Shop
Merrimack
Ae Newmarket Norwich &Worcester RR
Old Boston
Nat’l Bank
Appleton Co
Cheshire RR
St. Paul
Board of Educ
Michigan Central
Republican Valley
A Valley
Ihares Eliot Natl
Bank
Manchester Mills
du Mass. Cotton Mills
Washington Natl
Rutland RR. Co. Pia
Rutland RR
Lowell Ts
Connecticut & Passumpsic Rivers
Charles River Natl. Bank
E. Howard Watch and Clock Co
Dwelling House Insurance Co
Seaton & Maine RR
Franklin Co
Lewiston
Cincinnati
Sandusky & Cleveland RR
Vermont & Mass. RR
Old Colony RR
Kansas City, Springfield & Memphis RR
Fitchburg RR
Pueblo & Ark. Valley RR
Cowley, Swaner & Fort Smith RR
Kansas City, Clinton & Springfield RR
S. R. Knights & Co
Main Street
Cambridgeport
L. Foster Morse
Warren Street
Ito
Charles River Embankment Co
Champion Iron Co
Albert Howe & Co
Market Street
Brighton
Warren Avenue
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!