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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Nov 18, 1886

Page

8

Judgment for Moen Ends Lengthy Blackmail Trial

The jury found for Moen in the United States Circuit Court before Judge Carpenter with a verdict of 896 5226 for the defendant. The case centered on alleged blackmail involving Wilson and Moen, with closing arguments questioning the integrity of testimony and documents.

Pittsburg Admitted Into the National League Debates and Rumors

The National League held its annual meeting in Carriaco on November 17. Pittsburg was admitted as a new member with Nimick and Scaudretta as representatives. Chicago earned the 1886 championship. Rumors swirled about St Louis resigning and Kansas City admission, with officials denying but not fully, clearly. The meeting also reinstated Herman Doscher and resolved rules to prevent future trouble. In a separate note, the Episcopal Woman's Auxiliary held its ninth anniversary at St Pauls Church with Bishop Paddock presiding and several ministers addressing missionary work in the South and abroad.

Carriaco National League W.R. Nimick A. K.scaudretta Jeague St. Louis Spalding Soden and Stearns Kansas Citys Washingtons Kansas City Woman's Auxiliary Episcopal Board of Missions St. Paul’s Church Paddock Frederick Courtney S.F.D J. &. Weeks J. A. Paddock Washington Territory PS. Tyng Osaka Japan Sins AE Ddoe Barnhham Aliss Jamily Paddock Lucy R. Woods Domestic Missions A. RR. Loring BR. Kidner Mary A. Greene Joseph Woods Dakota Leagrne H. Bb. Mcintosh James Hubbard Mcintosh H. FE. Caryl Foreign Missions 8. C. Bond EE. W. Wilson Sarah Bradford Mexico Hawti Bishop Paddock Gray D.D Episcopal Theological School Cambridge Phillips Brooks Brooks Syria India Home Board of Missions Garrett Texas Southwest

Train collision at Dedham junction injures none

A Dedham branch inbound train and a Providence freight collided at the junction when an air brake failed. Both engines were damaged and one detached. Traffic delayed two or three hours. No injuries reported.

Brapville Dedham Providence Trafic

Movement to Divide Town Over Dyke Dispute Gains Attention

For years residents discuss dividing the town due to dyke issues. Supporters argue it would ease travel to meetings from Cut River and Union Bridge and address unequal road repairs. Opponents say the division is a scheme for extra funds and deny it will occur in court.

Marsunis Cut River Union Bridge South Marshfield

No license committee pushes anti license ballots in Boston

The no license committee led by Rufus Frost opens headquarters at 36 Bromfield Street and prints no ballots for distribution. They plan to expand to more cities and seek voter support against licenses and stricter enforcement. The group invites citizens to visit for information and literature. Meanwhile editor Montton criticizes Clerk of the House Edward A. McLaughlin as the capable choice.

Rufus Frost L. Edwin Dudley Benjamin R. Jewell Bromfield Street Friends of No Léneth Heeme Boston Police Board Montton Lowell Elause of Representatives Edward A. McLaughlin McLaughlin James Kelley Michael Cahill Colin McGee Hanes Court House Sionday Thomas O'Grady West Roxbury

Fires Reported Across City From Brattle Street to Roxbury

Alarm log shows multiple fires in Boston area: a major closet blaze at the Crawford House on Brattle Street damage around 3000 dollars insured. a kerosene lamp fire at 95 Street causing minor damage to Joshua Knight & Co.. attic fire at Lincoln Street with minimal loss. a 500 dollar blaze at Terrace Place in Boston Highlands. stove overheating at Tremont Street address. and a paint shop fire at Warren Street Roxbury with slight damage.

Cawford House Brattle Street Stumcke & Goodwin Walt Joshua Knight & Co No. Ter Fincoln Street Jamer Stevens Legine Neo Terrace Place Boston Highlands Tremont Street Flagier Commeter Auley Warrenh Street Roxbury

Fire damages multiple buildings across several cities

Fire reported in Falmouth Maine burned the parlor, pie very and poultry house of John M. Brown, loss around 10000 with insurance. In Hartford Connecticut a Parkville ice house and barn belonging to Unghe Herbison burned, loss 2600 with unknown insurance. In New York City factories at 20 and 22 Pell street suffered extensive damage totaling 850000 to four firms. rest, Fewner, Smith and others listed large losses. In Beverly Massachusetts John Brown barn and livestock were destroyed, stock insured 1400 and building 509 with incendiary suspicion.

PLAC Portland Inow Ld John M. Brown Falmouth Hartrorp Conn Parkville Unghe Herbison New York Pell Street Fewner, Smith Paparostra Packing Company Ferguson Bros Roberts Manufacturing Company Beverly John Brown North Beverly

Zunis Leave Manchester by the Sea Visit End

Mr. Frank H. Cushing and three Zuni Indians ended their stay at Manchester-by-the-Sea and traveled west. They toured the Quincy House and Harvard museums, were hosted by Professor Horsford, and shared Zuni fairy tales with local children. Governor Palowatiwa accompanied the party as they planned an Arbor Lights event at the Boston Museum.

Frank H. Cushing Manchester-by-the- Sea West Quincy House Agassiz and Peabody Harvard Horsford Air Cushing Palowatiwa Zuni Boston Museum

The Three Mile List Angers Fishing Interests

A Nova Scotia coast overview notes the Three Mile List spanning about 1100 miles with 100000 square miles area. The text asserts strong production capacity for G. Taylor Pure Rye or Old Bourbon Whiskeys and mentions Chester Jl. Graves & Sons of Boston as sole proprietors with drag and grocery trade distributors. Unbranded cases are sought.

Nova Scotia New Brunswick Jtasc

Ninety Ninth Fusileer Veterans Hold Annual Meeting Dinner

The Fusileer Veteran Association held its ninety nineth annual dinner at the Quincy House with about sixty veterans and guests. Captain Henry A. Snow spoke of plans for the 100th anniversary next May and invited prominent figures while Mayor O'Brien was made an honorary member. Other members including Lucius B. Marsh and George Sears also spoke during the evening.

Fusileer Veteran Association Quincy House William Beals Henry A. Snow Association John D. Long Edward W. Hincks Cambridge N. P. Banks Henry W. Wilson Boston Honer O’brien

Brookline Voters Debate Library Death Resolutions

Town meeting in Brookline adopts resolutions from Public Library trustees on the death of Hon. Thomas H. Parsons. They praise his founder role and public spirit, while debate over sewer funds and schoolhouse costs continues. Public funds totaling 20 000 dollars are allocated for sewers drainage and Summer road repairs, with 15 000 requested for school houses and prior plans questioned.

Brookline William Aspinwall Public Library Thomas H. Parsons Thomas Parsons Wiiel Summer Road

Jewish Citizens Protest Sunday Law Meeting at Greystone Hall

Merchants of the Jewish community filled Greystone Hall to oppose the Supreme Court Sunday law decision. Led by L Gans, the group urged modifying or repealing the law at the upcoming Legislature session. Committees were formed on Legislature and signatures, with Whitmore pledging support. The meeting adjourned to Wednesday to hear committee reports and plan the campaign.

Greystone Hall Supreme Court L. Gans Daily Press Wah UN EH. Whitmore Common Council Schindler H. Joskie Peranent H. M. Joel Whitmore Joskie Sirman Farry Joel Isaac Hi. Goldsmith CG. Reinstein Henry Goldstein Soimuel Kediander I. M. Joel S. M. Caro Es Kesol Goldsmith Cem

Princeton Occasion Sparks Honor Dispute

James MoVosu criticizes Harvard College for withholding honors from Princeton during a university anniversary. He quotes lines misread as referring to Princeton and explains the author believed Princeton should have received a similar recognition for its contributions and research.

McCosh College OF New Jersey Prixnerton N. d Slimes Princeton Edwards Styx Andover Harvard College Harvard Sam James MoVosu

Courts Hear Various Federal Cases in November Session

United States Circuit Court proceedings list verdict for defendant in Levi Wilson vs Moen, a breach of promise case. Also noted are Hammerschlag Manufacturing Co. v Spaulding on preliminary injunction for patent infringement and several civil suits involving administrators, property disputes, and tort claims with ongoing trials and charges.

Hammersching Manufacturing Company H.C. Spaulding Et al Lowell Roscoe Conkling Thomas Weston, Jr Elias Block Rose A. Ryan William H. Ryan Cincinnati L. D. Brandeis J. R. Reed

Supreme Judicial Court Docket Highlights Nov 17

The Supreme Judicial Court convened with Chief Justice Morrion and justices Freip Devens and Allen. Dockets include Raymond v Russell, Hoxie v Cheney, Chaney v Hoxie, Doole vs Doole, and Pierce v Equitable Life, with listed counsel for each side.

Supreme Judicial Court Commonwealth Morrion C. J Freip, Devens C. Allen, Jr George J. Raymond Edward Russell W. C. Cogswell W. Hutchins Albert N. Hoxie Alden D. Chaney D.C. Linscott W. B. French

Attorney General and commercial cases hear progress noted

Attorney General by information against Housze Valley Horse Railroad Co. resumed and finished. Commercial Wharf Co. vs Augustus Winsor et al. resumed with evidence finished and arguments to come Friday. A bill in equity seeks an injunction to keep a passageway open per indenture. Names of counsel listed. Divorce cases slated for today.

Housze Valley Horse Railroad Co Commercial Wharf Company Augustus Winsor Equity George O. Shattuck John C. Ropes E. J. Eloar J.D. Beyant J. QO. Teele

Damages suit over icy Washington street sidewalk fall

A court resumed against Alice T Monahan v City of Boston for injuries from slipping on an icy Washington street sidewalk. Plaintiffs attorneys listed. defendant represented. Also Harriet Delong v Patrick Kenney, in which the plaintiff died and an administrator now prosecutes. hole cover defect caused a fall at 46 Harvard Street. Trials proceed with respective counsel.

Silver Street Boston W. F. Slocum J. A. McGeough John B. Holmes Peter Flood Everett B. Magoun Edmund Reardon Austin and Maine Streets Charlestown Austin Street N. Shepard Samuel Hoar Alice T. Monahan City of Washington Street George R. Wheelock T. Jemney T. M. Babson Harriet Delong Patrick Kenney Harvard Street F. Paul William Gaston C. F. Donelly Thorder Delaney Canney Jordan Messenney Saine Kneeland Reed Pacific Bank Sherman McGaffigan Weed S. M. Co Faulheter Harrington Standard VP Lb. Co McDavitt Hamilton Thompson Berlen Skillings Same Ames Rich Moulton Hunt Jaccobs Howard Otheman Brady Cosgrove Lowle Brooks Hawley Hildreth Dorey Johnson Seaver Sim Caswell veoo—Hart T. J. Gargan S. C. Dailey Reeve Dennett de Merritte Ladd Blanchard Boston Gaslight Co Armstrong Middlesex R.rk. Co Ford Jappan Bruce Bassett Edwards Kal Alden Reber Mulberna Byrne Whitcher Hill Smith Denning Alayn Wa Watloe

Rainy Night Keeps Attendance Low at City Caucuses

The Republican caucuses report thin turnout amid wet weather and general indifference. Delegates to mayoralty and aldermanic conventions are listed by ward, with factions backing various candidates. notably delegates favor renomination of certain aldermen and Ward 16 seeks sole nomination for George H. Prince.

McPherson Wesley A. Gove J. Henry Stevenson William Beeching Charles F. Walker Charles T. Witt Arthur McArthur Bestiell Erskine Coleman Cook Eben Hodes J. William Robbins John J. Bates Widermanic Peter Morrison John E. Lynch George W. Bond Francis Leeds Charles A Lattlefield J James A. Cochran Willis McMichael Edwin &. Webster John AD. Campbell William A. Maxwell George E. Young William BP. Webb Waakd Mayoratty D. H. Jones A. A. Proctor Samuel Peters Butler Warren Demond Aldermanic Marshall O. Warren J. EL. Pete Charles S. Copeland George EE. Carney Henry Bloomfelde Waki Liveras Hall Horace J. Boynton D. Homer Bagerly Daniel Wiliams Loverine Amos H. Brown Daniel Sweeney Robert K. Wiley Charles ‘'Y Ripley Dennis Downey George BH. Cornwall Daniel S. Barry Charles F. Johnson Henry A. Bolan Edward C. Sholes William H. Marky Aloses Hl. Gave Gufford S. Ladd Frank Dow Wanp G A. d. McIntyre Francis W. Ryder Erasmus P. Metcalf George HL. Store Lewis A. Drake George TL. Stone Ienary MM. Johnson W. TE. Watts William A. P. Williare Kenry C. Stettz Charles Turner Willam Gerhardt Toms Howard William J. Owens A Roca Eaton Luther M. Reeves J. &. Foster G. al’ Wheeler Bromwich J. B. Field H. W.W. Stickney J. E. Huntress R. Provan Go Wait W. G. Sampson S. A Hilliard L. Goodal Benjamin F. Deming Daniel W. Tyler James H. Campbell John 5. Righareson Wilbur G. Rockwell William Tuttle George H. Prince Francis F. Emery Jonathan A. Pane Albert HH Rhodes Oliver Busei William R. Hart William J. Baldwin Alpheus Sanford Robert H. Bowman Edward Shaw Edmund T. Eastman Sumner Appleton Arthur Hazard A. W. Hixon Wil A. Haskell A. F. Kinney John H. Russell Ass. Dinsmore A. A. Woodward WaAnp Benjamin E. Cole Thomas Talbot Samuel Hichvorn Stillman George F. Bauve Franklin Crosby Thomas J. Emery Nathan Sawyer Nathaniel Urimbecorn John Albree John S. Winn Joseph W. Chickey Henry Frost Franklin K. Danish Joshua Littlefield H. A. Hall W. E. O'Flaherty H. C. Pickering Pula Nugent C. J Yenseley Alderman Aldeomanic A. G. Bartlett J. D. Whitcom Jake Wade F. Means E. B. Adams Albert Howard D. Buttrick A. C. Caton J. F. Jordan J. P. Blake Warp Mayoralty E. Rogers J. I. Rousmaniere S. Bartlett C.J J. D. Morton G.T. Appleton James Goodman M. Hodges G. W. Jackson C. M. Seaver F. M. Futtredge G. F. Forbes A. Hooper R. D. Goodwin A. Cartes J. H. Griggs George &Tomlinson John C. Tobin Charles J. Biasser Frederick J. Herter, Jr Jacob L. Weinz John J. Capele Isaac P. Cragg Joseph C. Kiser Jaccob Schomer Charles H. Kider James P. Pax Republican Party James VP. Fox

Ward 22 Republicans vote to expel James Fox after withdrawal

The document records intra party conflict with Fox withdrawing from the Republican ticket on election day in favor of John Shea. It declares Fox a traitor to the Republican party and orders his name struck from Ward 22 rolls and bars him from future caucuses. It lists mayoral candidates across wards 23 to 25 and notes a motion to instruct delegates to back Joseph Bennett was defeated.

Fox John FF. Shea James VP. Fox Ward 22 Trom Ward Abraham C. Bigelow Matthew Bolles Albert Haberstroh John Pratt Jeury &. Coe Joseph H. Curtis Elames W. Kollink Willian H. Goodwin John E. Blakemore Daniel Gunn George R. Fowler Nelson Wakefield J. Frank Howland E. C. Whitney Henry N. Sawyer Cheever Newhall George L. Burt Wallace Kenney E- B. Callenager James FH. Skintyre Daniel Lovering, Jr Robert W. Light Charles F. Kittridge W. Hayden Edmund Ph. Snow William C. Pope Samuel Hane James Shapleigh John TL. Chamberlain S. H. Mitchell Swilliam EE. Hibbard F. G. Newhall Charles MeiKhenvie Aldermanic John L. B. Pratt Austin Bigelow Janes W. Harvey A. 5 Richardson James A. Hathaway Pierce O’connell James Madden Joseph Bennett

City and court notes and local incidents

The executive Council met yesterday and transacted routine business. A Lynn and Boston railroad workers ask for shorter hours. An impostor claiming Mr Thomas Gaffield recommended a bearer for aid, duped donors. Garfield denies acquaintance. In Municipal Court Jeremiah Madden is committed for murder. George Mullen injured in an electric post fall and hospitalized. The late Seth F E Pecker Jinx estate appraised at 82 056 75. Michael Morgan drops dead at 93 Charles street. cause heart disease. Mead lectures at Boston University on Jol Robinson. Baker murder case set for December 15 at Cambridge. Union Hall hosted the fifth entertainment of the season with several performers.

State House Lynn & Roston Horse Railroad Thomas Gaffield John J. Parker Garfield Jeremiah J. Madden Mary A. Madden George Mullen Gardner Street Tremont Court Streets Seth FE. Pecker Michael Morgan Charles Street Mead Terie Fathers Boston University Jol Robinson George Francis Baker Mary Ann June Baker Susannah Prescott Groton Cambridge Union Hall

Forty-Second Annual Theta Delta Chi Convention Opens

The fortieth annual session began at Youngs Hotel with Dr J M Curtis presiding. Delegates from Harvard Boston Amherst Tufts Kenyon Hobart Dickinson LaFayette Hamilton Lehigh Cornell NYU RPI attended as they ratify a new constitution and adopt reports for publication.

Theta Delta Chi Young’s Hotel J. M. Curtis Wilmington Del Union College New York Pr. Nott America Hlon. Seward A. Simmons Grand Lodge Bafile N. Y Ermd Lodge C. Albraith B. Perry Providence R. I Harvard University Boston University Amherst Tufts Kenyon Hobart Dickenson LaFayette Hamilton Lehigh

Ocean collision near upper middle harbor injures two ships

The schooner Hotheny Thorgston from New York to Perth Amboy was struck Monday night by the Virginia bound Henry Finch causing $500 damage. The Hotheny Thorgston returned to Newport for repairs while the Henry Finch lost jibboom and other head gear. Meanwhile steamers and various vessels arrived at port with cargoes from Port au Prince Genoa and the Caribbean.

New York Hotheny Thorgston Perth Amboy Upper Henry Bch Virginia Newport Henry Finch York Aunt Alpes Port Au Prince Parks Genitoire Genoa Una-Nima Luerick Henry

Wood bars antidote crafted to mimic gin flavor

A Saturday Evening Gazette item describes Wood bars antidote as a cure for distress from Prohibition in Newport. The concoction blends gin like flavors lemon juice bitters and sugar to pass as a palatable gin cocktail and is sold by druggists and grocers amid temperance tensions.

Jimas Newport Rhode Island Groce

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