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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Nov 16, 1896

Page

6

Morality of Ancient Rome and Modern America

Lynn Nov 15 Herbert N Casson spoke at Labor Church on Stoicism praising its virtues. He traced Stoic beliefs from Zeno to Roman emperors and contrasted them with modern trends, urging self mastery and public spirited virtue for America.

Judea Zeno B. C Europe Grover Cleveland Rome Marcus Aurelius Hadrian Peter the Hermit John Wesley America John Brown Stote William J. Bryan

A Pattern for a Dime Pearl-gray Silk Grenadine Dress

A guide for a two-piece dress and skirt with sabots style neckline and lace trimming. It details fabric requirements for medium size, pattern numbers for waist and skirt, and notes on ordering from New York with a short delay for processing.

Knights of Columbus Guests Parade Through Lawrence

Lawrence Council 68 Knights of Columbus welcomed delegations from New England. About 1400 in line marched to City Hall on Essex Street for a business meeting. Dist Deputy James F. Cavanaugh and John H. Watson spoke as awards were given. a banquet followed with many Grand Knights in attendance.

Lawrence Mass Lawrence Council Knights of Columbus New England Essex Street City Hall Boston Providence Portland New Bedford Fall River Taunton Hyde Park Salem Manchester Lowell Lynn Bedford Chelsea Revere Winthrop Marlboro Hudson Brockton James F. Cavanaugh Everett Cavanaugh John H. Watson Beverly Farms William F. Cashman Andrew F. Kenney John B. Fitzgerald Robert Fulton William J. O’brien Francis J. Horgan James H. Connelly Frank Dooling John E. Lapen J. D. Derwin Richard Barry Neil MecColgan Woburn Timothy F. Sullivan Natick James P. Collins Edward N. Manning Cambridge John L. Clain Frank Bent John H. Mealy Melrose J. E. McGrath William P. Cashman Brighton William J. Hennessy Dorchester H. McLaughlin Brookline James J. Robinson Arlington William E. O’brien T. F. Harrigan East Boston Charles F. Morison Charles W. Harrigan Lexington James F. Garr James E. McConnell Fitchburg Council

Practice at Fort Warren by Batteries A B and C

Major Lawrence N. Duchesney orders Batteries A Boston B Worcester and C Lawrence to report on Henry Morrison at 7 55 a m for a two day tour of duty at Fort Warren. They will sleep and eat on board and conduct two days of cannon practice under Captain Schenck U S A.

Lawrence N. Duchesney Light Artillery Boston Worcester Lawrence Henry Morrison Fort Warren Schenck Second Artillery

Taylor Shelby Feud Ends in Double Killings

In Ballard county Kentucky yesterday the Taylor and Shelby families clashed. John Taylor and his son Henry were killed while Mort Shelby was mortally wounded. Several others participated but were unhurt. The feud traces to Evan Shelby’s lynching for murder years earlier.

Louisville John Taylor Mort Shelby Ballard County Taylor Henry Shelby Evan Shelby Shelbys Taylors

Collision in Mersey Injures Coaster at Anchor

Details of the collision between Cunard steamer Carinthia and the small coasting vessel Lady Alice Kenlis near Liverpool are recounted after Carinthia, delayed by fog, fouled the anchored coaster. The Lady Alice Kenlis suffered minor damage. Carinthia remained unscathed and reached Boston.

Mersey Cunard Carinthia East Boston Inman Lady Alice Kenlis Liverpool Preston Eng Boston Light Boston Hull Ludwig H. Jagemann Hamburg Sunderland Carl Hirschberg Philadelphia Jagemann Puritana Outing Club Atlantic Avenue North End Lyceum Hall Nick Leahy Marshall Protector J. Putnam Bradlee Gloucester Fish John Pew & Sons Essex McKinley

Salvation Oil Advertises Pain Relief

An old advertisement proclaims Salvation Oil as the greatest pain annihilator of the age and claims it always cures.

Salvation Oil

Supreme Judicial Court Civil Docket Listings

The Commonwealth Supreme Judicial Court lists civil cases including Austin v Kimball Wilcox v Zane Wall v Platt McPhail Piano Co v Meservey Reagan v Boston Clec Co Pettengill v Abbott Fowler v Thomas Pike v McIntosh Towne v Newton Cook v Coleman Ganley v Hall Kolleck v Deering Scituate Water Co v Simmons Ellis v Simonds Canning v Austin Cotton Woollen Mfg Co v Fall yer.

Supreme Judicial Court For the Commonwealth——Field C. J Allen, Knowlton, Morton and Lathrop, Jr Austin Kimball Wilcox Zane Wall Platt Towne, Petr Newton Cook Coleman Ganley Hall Kolleck Deering Scituate Water Co Simmons Ellis Simonds Canning Coa, Cotton & Woollen Mfg. Co Fall Yer

Suffolk County Supreme Court List of Cases for Tomorrow

In Equity docket before Holmes J the following matters are scheduled for tomorrow in Suffolk County Supreme Judicial Court. Flagg versus Kneil Old Colony R R Co petitioner Merrill versus Bay State Mutual Fire Ins Co Same versus Commonwealth Mutual Fire Ins Co Kimball versus Buttrick Boston Albany R R Co versus Warren Spencer Brookfield R R Co Cong Chel Jacob versus Bratkovsky Gay versus Gay Garey versus Garey Frank versus Drysdale Jones versus Brown Hodgkins versus Gay Ryan versus McCarthy Attorney General versus Chelsea Wire Fab Co Same versus The Engraver Printer Same versus H A Davis Co Same versus J H Whitney Co Same versus Liberty Masonic Association Same versus Massasoit Clothing Co Same versus N W Turner Co Same versus Rutland Co operative Creamery Co Same versus Tremont Pub Co Same versus Union Marine Railway Same versus United Manufacturing Co Same versus Walkerwood Chem Co Cole versus Stoddard

Suffolk County Supreme Judicial Court Equity Holmes Flagg Kneil Old Colony R. R. Co Merrill Bay State Mutual Fire Ins Same Commonwealth Mutual Fire Ins Kimball Buttrick Boston & Albany R. R. Co Warren, Spencer & Brookfield R. R. Co Chel Jacob Bratkovsky Gay Garey Frank Drysdale Jones Brown Hodgkins Ryan McCarthy Attorney-General Chelsea Wire Rub the Engraver & Printer H. A. Davis Co J. H. Whitney Co Liberty Masonic Association The Massasoit Clothing Co N. W. Turner Co Rutland Co-operative Creamery Co Tremont Pub. Co Union Marine Railway United Manufacturing Co Walkerwood Chem. Co Cole Stoddard

Wilkins v Boston and many others case list

A long docket of civil actions across multiple sessions listing numerous plaintiffs against various defendants including railroads Boston and Maine R R Boston Waverly etc. and firms such as Converse N Y N H & H RB with numerous case numbers and participant names. The list spans defendants plaintiffs and related parties across sessions with Dewey J presiding in second jury and other judges in later sessions.

Old Mrs Thompson’s Clinic Offers Women’s Health Care

An ad for Mrs Thompson at 256 Columbus Avenue claims to treat all diseases of women with guaranteed positive results.

DR. Bell Columbus Avenue Cazenove St Columbus Ave

Shipping News Log Lists Multiple Schooners and Towing Details

Highland Light reports at 7 a.m. tug Carbonero tows barges Suffolk Girard Lorberry from Boston to Philadelphia arriving 10 a.m. while schooners Three Marys Baltimore to Salem Mary Manning to Portsmouth Georgietta Carteret N J to Bangor and Annie Gus proceed, listing vessels including Thomas W Holder William Jones Kalevala Carrie Easter Stephen Morgan Edward W Young Nelson E Newbury Mary Standish Estella Wilson Willard and others bound along the eastern coast.

Thomas W. Holder Halfax N. S William Jones Hillsboro N. B Kalevala Sydney C. B Carrie Easter Liverpool Stephen Morgan Enant’s Harbor New York Edward W. Young Philadelphia Maine Norfolk Young Brothers Kennebec Washington, D. C Albert T. Stearns Nelson E. Newbury Portsmouth N. H Georgietta, Carteret N. J Bangor Annie Gus

Oregon Improvement Company Seeks Deposits Before Penalty Date

The reorganization committee of the Oregon Improvement Company fixes December 18 as the deadline to deposit securities with Manhattan Trust Company in New York or Old Colony Trust Company in Boston without penalty. After that date, securities will incur a penalty of 1 percent of their value.

Oregon Improvement Company Manhattan Trust Company New York Old Colony Trust Company Boston

Sales Reported by Wilson Fay & Co and Partners

A fragmented ledger lists various companies and amounts, including 60 Champion Nailing, 46 Am Elec Heating, 100 Mollie Gibson, 50 Gold Coin Mines, 9.00 100 Arnold Mining, and 37.00 40 Inter Button Hole, with totals and references to Boston based firms and street address at No. 7 State street.

Wilson W. Fay & Co State Street Boston Bea Swift & CO Mollie Gibson Ua Wisk Revere Beach & Lynn

Oregon Improvement Plan of Reorganization Notice

Holders of First Mortgage Bonds Consolidated Mortgage Bonds and preferred and common stock must deposit holdings with Manhattan Trust Company New York or Old Colony Trust Company Boston by December 15 1896 to participate in the plan. Deposits after date incur 1 percent penalty. Counsel: Simpson Thacher & Barnum 10 Wall Street.

Manhattan Trust Company Wall Street New York OLD Colony Trust Company Ames Building Boston

Divorce Libel in Massachusetts for Irma G. Cummings

Irma G. Cummings of Boston libels in Suffolk Superior Court for a divorce from Fred A. Cummings now in Portland Maine. She asserts desertion and failure to provide maintenance since February 1895, requesting a decree of divorce. Dated October 30, 1896.

Commonwealth OF Massachusetts Superior Court Suffolk Boston Irma G. Cummings Fred A. Cummings Portland Maine Dover New Hampshire A. D

Libel Notice In Suffolk Superior Court In 1896

The Suffolk County Superior Court Clerk in Boston orders libellee Fred A. Cummings to be notified of a libel filed, to appear on the first Monday of December, and to publish and mail the libel and order for three weeks in the Boston Post, with service fourteen days before the date, to show cause why the libel should not be granted.

Suffolk Boston Fred A. Cummings Boston Post Jos A. Willard Wellington Wells

Petition to revise alimony in divorce case Southworth v Southworth

Horatio W. Southworth petitions the Suffolk Superior Court to revoke or reduce the alimony of 150 dollars per month awarded to Florence E. Southworth after her remarriage to Samuel Treadwell. He asserts financial burden and seeks relief or nominal support. The filing notes prior divorce nisi decree and subsequent absolute divorce, with attorneys Nelson G. Green and Samuel J. Elder involved.

Superior Court Suffolk Horatio W. Southworth New York Florence E. Southworth Brooklyn Springfield West Springfield Massachusetts Boston Samuel 5 Treadwell Bedford Avenue Nelson G. Green New York City Samuel J. Elder

Notice of Petition to Florence C. Southworth in Suffolk Court

Commonwealth of Massachusetts orders petitioner to publish weekly notices in the Boston Post for three weeks and mail copies to the respondent at her last known address and to Nelson G. Green Tsq in New York, with service fourteen days before the first Monday of December to show cause why the petition should not be granted.

Commonwealth OF Massachusetts Suffolk Sarah J. Nicholson Boston Samuel Nicholson David T. Montague Boston Post John W. McKim Superior Court Florence _C. Southworth County of Nelson G. Green Tsq New York City Jos. A. Willard

Divorce Petition for Desertion in Boston 1896

Louise B Sundmacher of Boston files for divorce from Herman Sundmacher of New Jersey after desertion starting March 1 1898. The petition cites a June 28 1892 marriage in Millville and seeks a decree of divorce from the bonds of matrimony.

Superior Court Suffolk Louise B. Sundmacher Boston Herman Sundmacher Millville New Jersey

Court Adorns Publication Order for Libel Case in Boston

Clerk issues an order in Suffolk County to publish a libel notice in the Boston Post for three weeks starting in October 1896. The libellee Herman Sundmacher must appear by the first December Monday to show cause why the prayer of the libel should not be granted.

Commonwealth OF Massachusetts Suffolk Superior Court Boston Herman Sundmacher County of Boston Post Jos A. Willard Wellington Wells

Notice to Consolidated Telephone & Telegraph in Boston suit

Suffolk county court orders summons in a contract suit by Thomas H Winsor of Boston against Consolidated Telephone & Telegraph Company and Joseph D Lowe & Co. The defendant, not present in Massachusetts, must appear December at Boston to answer for $2000. Publication required in Boston Post for three weeks. True copy.

Commonwealth OF Massachusetts Suffolk Superior Court Thomas H. Winsor Boston Consolidated Telephone & Telegraph Company New Jersey Joseph D. Lowe Joseph D. Lowe & Co Commonwealth Boston Post Jos. A. Willard

Railroad Schedule Of New England And Nearby Lines

Public timetable listing departure times from Manchester and Concord and numerous local stations, with services to New Boston, North Weare, Henniker, Nashua, Concord, Belmont, Tilton, Meredith, Laconia, Plymouth, Whitefield, Hanover, St Johnsbury, Montpelier, Burlington, Montreal and Quebec. Includes seasonal adjustments for Oct 10 and notes on limited stops and branch connections.

Manchester Concord New Boston North Weare Henniker Suncook Plirsfield Suncooks Nashua Belmont Tilton Lakeport Meredith Ashland Laconia Weirs Plymouth Bear Island Long Island Centre Harbor Wolifeboro P. Warren Waverbill Campton North Woodstock Lisbon Littleton Whitefield Lancaster Jefferson N. H Fabyans Bethlehem Almout Franklin Lebanon White River Junction Bristol Branch Claremont Ayre Hanover ST. Johnsbury Sherbrooke QUB L. CG. RP. R Montpelier Burlington Montreal White River Pand Quebec Boston Air Line Quebec Chicago and the West Go Tex C. Pi Ry Osa eDoes Warren D. J. Flanders Gen

New York New Haven Hartford Rail Lines Timetable Details

Boston area train schedule from Park Square and Old State House lists departures to New York New Haven Middletown Willimantic via Shore Line and Air Line Limited plus connections to Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Providence Fall River Newport and coastal towns with various lines and steamship links. Through tickets and parlor car berths available at No 3 Old State House Park Square and Boston Albany stations.

Boston Lake Champlain Fitchburg Keene Bellows Falls White River Junction Rutland Whitehall Port Edwards Glens Falls Plattsburg Adirondacks Burlington St. Albans Malone Ogdensburg Ottawa Montreal Quebec Vermont New York Canada Essex Washington Street Union Station Cahnseway Street J. R. Watson New Haven Hartford OLD Colony Unness Park Square New London Shore Line Middletown Willimantic Air Line Limited Stonington Norwich Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Maryland Providence Fall River Newport New Bedford Cottage City Kneeland Street Plymouth Whitman Whitman), 6:45, 8:45 A. m Cohasset Provincetown Chatham Hyannis Leominster Clinton Old State House Park Square Station L. HW. Palmer Bh. G. Allen Geo Albany Wagner Chicago L. S Cincinnati Big Four Michigan Central R. BR St. Louis A. R Detroit Springfield NEW York Limited Waashington Kneeland Eq A. & Hanson Agen

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