Mutiny Convictions In Civil Court Martial Of Ellen A Swift Crew
In the criminal session at the United States Circuit Court on November 18, J Eben Larkin Stephen Larkin Jason Blades David Tipbetts Gilbert Amade Thomas Smith and Thomas Haben were found guilty of mutiny on the high seas aboard the Gloucester fishing schooner Ellen A Swift.
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United States Circuit Court
Alprica
J. Eben Larkin
Stephen Larkin
Jason Blades
David Tipbetts
Gilbert Amade
Thomas Smith
Thomas Haben
Ellen A. Swift
Gloucester
Court Allows Sale Of Bank Receiver Assets At Auction
United States District Court on Nov. 18 granted Receiver Butler of Pacific National Bank permission to sell all remaining assets. Auctions will be public. Signatures of President Benyon total 36000 in face value. Debts include Atlantic Cotton Factory 27570.01 and Auburndale Watch 17321.11. Bald Mountain Mining Company obligations 36000 to be sold along with Bay of Fundy Quarry notes 81273.
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United States District Court
Nelson
Butler
The
Pacific National Bank
Benyon
Atlantic Cotton Factory Company
Auburndale Watch Company
Bald Mountain Mining Company
Bay of Fundy Quarry Company
Supreme Judicial Court Docket Nov 18 Lists Multiple Cases
The Supreme Judicial Court for the Commonwealth schedules cases and counsel for the Nov 18 session. Entries include Morris vs. McCarthy unfinished. Thompson petition to prove exceptions. Liddle vs. Old Lowell National Bank. Broult vs. Hanson. Hawkes vs. Spraker. Riley vs. Hale with listed attorneys for both sides.
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Supreme Judicial Court For the Commonwealth
C. J
Allen, Houmges
Supreme Judicial Court in Equity In Whipple vs McGeough
Suffolk Suffolk November 18. In equity Laturop J S L Whipple receiver sues J A Mc Geough to compel turnover of a twenty share Boston Albany Railroad Company stock certificate. The certificate allegedly transferred by McKinnon treasurer after the order was enjoined and inactive. McGeough claims the certificate was payment for claims and is in rightful possession. Evidence completed. arguments to be heard later.
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Supreme Judicial Court
Suffolk, Is
In Equity
Laturop
J. S. L. Whipple
J. A. McGeough
Bill In Equity
Boston & Albany Railroad
Comany
McKinnon
L. Whipple
Boston Probate Court Citations for Estates of Scol ll an Woods and Ransom
Notices from the Massachusetts Probate Court summon heirs, creditors, and next of kin. John Scollan of Boston and Leonard Woods of Boston face December 1 1892 hearings. Adelaide Howard seeks administration for Austin Ransom of Somerville. Public citations require weekly publication in the Boston Post for three weeks.
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Leonard Woods
Boston
William B. Hayden
Portland
Maine
Suffolk
Boston Post
Sid Court
Joan W. McKim
Esquire
Elijah George
Register
Massachusetts
Middlesex
Austin Ransom
Somerville
Adelaide Howard
Cambridge
George M. Brooks
S. H. Folsom
Hannah Mahoney
Brookline
John J. Mahoney
Norfolk
Deaham
George White
Jonathan Cobb
Supreme Court Dockets Include Contracts and Damages
Suffolk Superior Court sessions list several cases. Carrie A Holmes battles H W Smith for 20000 plus interest from 1889. A. J. Crowther sues Joseph Walsh over 19, alleges short change on May 9 1891 at a Tremont Street Boston saloon. W Horne seeks 25000 against Old Colony RR for injuries at Roxbury yard. John Gerrity sues City of Boston over 2000 alleged park-related land dispute on Downer Street Roxbury. Miranda J Brown sues George H Putney for 1500 damages from a rock blast at 69 Bainbridge Roxbury. Joseph Breck et al sue S P Buxton et al for 1262 for seeds sold in 1889-90. Equity case Joseph Ferdinand seeks dissolution of mantel beds partnership. court dismisses with costs.
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Suffolk
Bisner
Carrie A. Holmes
H. W. Smith
H. E. Fales
C. C. Mellen
S. H. Tyne
R. M. Morse
J. W. Rollins
Sherman
A. J. Crowther
Joseph Walsh
Tremont Street
Boston
G. Bement
C. Q. Tirrell
G. W. Horne
Old Colony Railroad Company
Roxbury
G. R
A. F. Worthen
A. H. Latham
T. W. Proctor
DunBake
Miranda J. Brown
George H. Putney
Bainbridge Street
W. A. Gaston
A. F. Hayden
J. M. B. Churchill
Europe
Joseph Breck
S. P. Buxton
E. M. Johnson
J. C. Tvy
E. R. Champlin
Probate Court Admits Wills In Suffolk Nov 17
Suffolk probate listings announce the admission of wills for Michael Cook Bessie A Aldrich William D Smith Lydia R Shreve Mary Quinlan Lorenzo S Kimball Margaret Loughlin John E Hoyt Margaret Lilly and John E Durgin. Administrations granted on estates including Albert Johnson Ellen Scanlon Frederick J Tutein Mary C Wells Richard J Lombard George W Boynton Harriett Bruce Elizabeth W Hayden James H Bell Ralph P Ahl Patrick Crowley John Ford James C Bertie Mary Fitzgerald Mane Louise Farrington Anton Tenford Elizabeth Fitzgerald Elizabeth Johnson Thomas Cotton Hiram B Haskell and Andrew Johnson.
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Suffolk
Harriman
Michael Cook
Bessie A. Aldrich
William D. Smith
Lydia R. Shreve
Mary Quinlan
Lorenzo S. Kimball
Margaret Loughlin
John E. Hoyt
Margaret Lilly
John E. Durgin
Albert Johnson
Ellen Scanlon
Frederick J. Tutein
Mary C. Wells
Richard J. Lombard
Insolvency Court Discharges and Dates Set in Suffolk
In Suffolk insolvency proceedings judge discharges Henry K Stone James Hanning George H Clark Francis W Gubbons George J Hoitt Alfred T Banry Charles H Kittredge and Arthur H Vinal. Discharges refused Henry C Knapp and Joseph W Brown. Adjourned meetings set for Potter Lovell Co Order of the Rising Sun George J Raymond Co William Swan Adolph Arnstein William P Hunt Thrasvoulas N Catreras George W Dowley John McDowell Baker Lee Co and other cases with dates through Jan 1893. First meetings held. assignees chosen. many second meetings scheduled in 1893. Superior Court Middlesex Lowell to hear divorce lists and motions. Cambridge session set for Nov 28.
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Suffolk
Harriman
Henry K. Stone
James Hanning
George H. Clark
Francis W. Gubbons
George J. Hoitt
Alfred T. Banry
Charles H. Kittredge
Arthur H. Vinal
Henry C. Knapp
Joseph W. Brown
Potter, Lovell Company
Order of the Rising Sun
George J. Raymond & Co
William,.a. Swan
Adolph Arnstein
William P. Hunt
Thrasvoulas N. Catreras
George W. Dowley
John McDowell
Baker, Lee & Co
William R. Critcherson
George L. Lewis
Charlies S. Knowles
Sawyer & Co
James P. Prince
Joseph N. Wheeler
James W. Fen
Sunday Notices and Religious Events at Local Halls
Thanksgiving services and lectures announced across Tieton Hall and First and Central churches. Notable speakers include William H. Baldwin and Dr. Louis Albert Banks, with musical performances led by George Mendall Taylor and others. Gambling addressed by John Phili Quinn at First M. E. Church. Doors open times and free seats noted.
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B. Y. M. Christian Unnion
Tieton Hall
Boylston Street
William H. Baldwin
Gage
F. P. Whitney
A. J. Harris
G. M. Sturtevant
Flora E. Barry
Anna G. Sawyer
A. A. Lincoln
D. Marks Babcock
N. F. Lincoln
Dora P. Damon
A. B. Stockbridge
George Mendall Taylor
Fuuton
Music Hall
Justin D. Fulton
D.D
Rome
Grover Cleveland
Fulton
M. E. Church
Temple Street
State House
Louis Albert Banks
W. V. Baker
Philadelphia
Christian Workers’ Convention
John Phili Quinn
M. E
Banks
Sulphur Bitters Presidential Competition Declared
Announcement of the competition results will rely on official figures, likely unavailable for two months or 80 days, delaying final outcome.
Cambridge News Briefs: Hooker Vacation Ends and Local Plans
Cambridge reports driver Charles R. Hooker of Engine 5 will end his vacation this month as agitation grows for a fire apparatus on Catholic Hill. The Social Union shorthand class starts last Wednesday this month, gym classes face low enthusiasm and reduced terms, and James H. Hill, a Harvard Law School member, is a rising young candidate for Common Council. Aylward wedding linked to Miss Annie Neligan occurred at St Peter’s Church Tuesday night. John Curling, 77, died at 26 North Avenue. funeral today at 3 pm. A Thanksgiving Day wedding is planned for Miss Florence Hastings and Frank Stewart Hotaling at Captain Fiske’s residence with a yard celebration and entertainment by local performers and prisoners. North Avenue Congregational Church women plan a Goose fair November 30 and December 1, with 3 pm openings and 6 pm suppers. Harvard Bridge continues noted.
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Charles R. Hooker
Engine 5
Catholic Hill
Social Union
James H. Hill
Alger
Harvard Law School
John J. Aylward
Alderman Aylward
Annie Neligan
Peter Neligan
St. Peter’s Catholic Church
John Curling
Ramsgate
Eng
Alden T. Keene
North Avenue
John M. Fiske
House of Correction
Florence A. Hastings
Framingham
Fiske
Frank Stewart Hotaling
Framingham High School
New York City
Harvard Bridge
West Somerville streetcars defy schedule sparking complaints
In Somerville, conductors on West Somerville horse cars are seen leaving Clarendon Hill minutes early, prompting two women to miss the start. The issue faces management action. Tomorrow churches mark Y M C A observances with a men’s meeting at Society Hall. Mt Benedict’s hill is nearly leveled, becoming legend. Bow Street Hall hosts a mayoral and aldermanic convention with ward delegates instructed to oppose any Alderman who backed the slaughterhouse.
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West Somerville
Clarendon Hill
Boston
Y.M.C. A
Society Hall
Davis Square
Mt. Benedict
Bow Street Hall
Ward 4
Ward 1
Slaughter House
Powder House
The Man Who Knows It All, A Boston Rhyme of 1892
In Boston of 1892 a playful verse lampoons a self described omniscient man. The poem depicts his talkative, gossipy chatter about politics, sports, and society as travelers and hosts react with amused resignation. A period voice anchors the piece in late 19th century urban life.
Osborne Urged to Quit Before Expulsion
Some of Osborne's real friends advise him to leave before he is kicked out, reflecting mounting pressure and concern over his position.
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Fall River Globe
Osborne
East Boston Fair and Launch At Maverick Church
A Columbian fair at Maverick Church in East Boston is planned for the month's end, promising the largest event the church has staged. Captain Knight of the new bark in Brooks yard aims to launch Dec 5, the sixth vessel for Knight. The Bay of Hope Lodge fair has been a success with prize cake won by James B. Marsh and shooting gallery prize by O W Carney, while St John’s Episcopal choir concert at Masonic Temple pleased attendees.
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Captain Knight
Brooks
Long Island
James B.arsh
O. W. Carney
S. A. Battison
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Masonic Temple
Battison
Charlestown Cadet series events and society notes
The Charlestown armory hosted the second Cadet season event with Holbrook’s Orchestra and a well attended dance. A whist party at Mrs J A Gookin’s Dorchester home awarded a booby prize to Mr Hugh J Morrison. A Sunday canvassing plan for Councilman John M O’Hara was announced. A rifle match at Post 11 G A R drew scores from prominent locals. Bunker Hill Lodge held its annual ball at Monument Hall with about four hundred couples. A January bazaar is planned by St Francis de Sales Y M C T A and L Society as its lease at Bunker Hill and Edgeworth expires. Miss Gertie Maloney, daughter of Mrs Annie Crowley, to wed a prominent East Boston physician, with wedding likely on Thanksgiving Eve.
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Charlestown
Crack Infantry
Holbrook
J. A. Gookin
Dorset Street
Dorchester
Hugh J. Morrison
John F. McCabe
Thomas McNellis, Jr
John M. O’hara
O’hara
St. Francis de Sales Y. M. C. T. A
L. Society
St. Francis de Sales Parochial School
Charlestown Artillery
Bunker Il
Edgeworth Streets
Monument Square
Gertie Maloney
Annie Crowley
Local races and caucus notes in Chelsea ward races
Aldermen Bassett and Willard plan to run again while Mayor Converse may face multiple rivals. Nomination papers due before 9 o clock tomorrow night. Dorr will not seek re election. Dr William R Chipman to take his seat. Police Court clerk Curley away on vacation. Next Tuesday Winnisimmet Lodge to rehearse second degree. No license meetings set for Sunday at Walnut Street Church and First Congregational Church with lectures by Rev John H Hector and ex mayor B B Johnson. shorthand class at the Y M C A to follow. Tur FERRYMAN.
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Charles E. Bassett
Willard
Converse
John W. Dorr
William R. Chipman
Mr. Dorr
Joseph M. Curley
Winnisimmet Lodge
Walnut Street
First Congregational Church
John H. Hector
B. B. Johnson
Waltham
Penniman
Tur Ferryman
Voters Skip Minor Massachusetts Races in Mass Returns
Detailed returns show a strong trend of blank ballots for minor offices in Massachusetts. In Falmouth about 325 Republicans and 145 Democrats voted but few candidates received full party support, with 119 blanks for Secretary of State and similar totals for Auditor and Attorney General. voters favored the presidential and gubernatorial races, while many abstained on constitutional amendments and lower offices.
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Massachusetts
Falmouth
Hosea M. Knowlton
South Boston residents protest rail line work on Dorchester street
In Dorchester street vicinity South Boston residents denounce West End Railroad Company for tearing up tracks to lay new rails. They echo frustration over obstructed travel and poor accommodations. The piece also notes local events: Joseph Callahan active with Beethoven Musical Club preparing a Bethesda Hall sacred concert on Sunday night December 11. Also reported are recent local club elections, a gift presentation to Clover Club by twelve young ladies, and Rev. F. H. Hinman’s Sunday prelude on No License at Fourth Presbyterian Church. Orry Port.
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Dorchester Street
West End
Joseph A. Callahan
South Boston
Beethoven Musical Club
Bethesda Hall
Callahan
Criterion Social and Dramatic Club
Frank I. Hall
George N. Klug
J. W. Lord
Walter H. Hatch
G. T. Manson
Maggie A. Quirk
Clover Club
Broadway
Griffin
Wais
Josephine G. Dacey
Margaret
Nellie Quirk
Louise Hassam
Julia Remmis
Celia A. Hemsworth
Kate A. Curran
Margaret A. Quirk
Kate O’brien
Annie Shea
Kate Harrigan
Mary Cummings
F. H. Hinman
Fourth Presbyterian Church
Orry Port
Dorchester Political Prospects and Local Events
In Dorchester the Democratic alderman race faces no clear challenger to Charlie Folsom as ex-Alderman H B Carruth is viewed as a possible but unlikely candidate. Mattapan Association elected F A Bush president and officers. Ariel M Cain's candidacy discussed in Odd Fellows Hall. A union Thanksgiving service in Lower Mills, a Waverley Male Quartet concert, and a Dorchester M E harvest festival at the church parlors concluded with plans for new carpet at Grove Hall.
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Charlie Folsom
H. 8. Carruth
Mattapan Association
Oakland Hall
F. A. Bush
F. G. Herman
W. A. Cross
Jared Parker
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Ariel M. Cain
Common Council
Lower Mills
River Street
F. B. Jett
Third
Waverley
Lower Mills Baptist Church
Young People’s Society
Dorchester M. E
Grove Hall
Steinhoft Quarantined After Hamburg Arrival
The steamer Steinhoft arrived from Hamburg with seventy nine steerage passengers. Inspectors found only three claiming citizenship. Vessel placed under quarantine in the stream pending department guidance. Disinfection and twenty day detention cited. city plant may be used if required. Ship carried toys and glassware, nearly all emigrants German, no rags aboard.
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Steinhoft
Hamburg
New York
New England
Colcord
Irwin
Boston
Beard
Elbe
Cuxhaven
Durgin
Board of Health
Haile Seen As 1893 Governor Nominee Candidate
Friends of Lieutenant Governor Haile announce his potential gubernatorial bid for 1893. He previously declined a nomination in an off year, fearing defeat by Governor Russell, believing a presidential year surge would help his race.
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Newburyport News
Haile
Russell
Alderman Lee Comments on Bridge Plans and Transit
Alderman John H. Lee indicates he may run for the Board of Aldermen next year He notes completion of the Cambridge street bridge will improve the city He suggests removing the Franklin street track bridge and building a tunnel for the Boston & Albany line If approved the railroad would cover a share of tunnel costs Bowdoin horse cars expect to run from Allston square within a week Brookline Gas Co tightens poles and wires with more lights planned A sewer petition is filed with the Board of Aldermen for Allston square BEACON PARK
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John H. Lee
Board of Aldermen
Lee
Cambridge Street
Franklin Street
Boston & Albany Railroad Company
Bowdoin Poe
Allston Square
Brookline Gas Company
Linus E. Canning
Beacon Park
A Post-Election Rooster Prank at the Governor’s Beloved Grounds
Cambridge reports a tale of Governor Russell and a prank involving a big rooster found by Dick Hittinger and James Sullivan near Belmont Hittinger greenhouses. A basket of pears leads to the bird bursting from a cover, crowing at the governor, then triggering a comical chase and a family reaction as the governor’s son restrains the bird. The group laughs, promising secrecy.
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Cambridge
Russell
Hittinger
Belmont
Dick Hittinger
James Sullivan
Dr. Swan
Eustis
Bird
Recount Fizzle Dampens Republican Hopes in Massachusetts
The Massachusetts governor recount drags through cities and towns and offers little comfort to the Republican State committee. Critics broadly question the effort, while rank and file Republicans lead calls against the recount in a tense political climate.
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Springfield
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