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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Oct 02, 1888

Page

8

One Vote Needed as Mayor Veto Stands Against Board

The Boston aldermen debated a mandamus order to override Mayor O Briens veto failing by one vote. Alderman Wilson led a reconsideration and argued the board seeks outside counsel to pursue a writ, criticizing the Mayors stance as overbearing on appointments and the city charter. Doherty condemned the veto as insulting while McLaughlin and Murphy defended the Mayor before the final vote.

Board of Aldermen Wilson Veras Allen Doherty Eddy Gove Kelley Rogers C. W. Smith S. Nays McLaughlin, Murphy and Short Prince Phineas Pierce Otis K. Newhall Robert H. Grant George B. Nichols Mr. Davis Davis Follansbee Maine Sias Electric Light Company Murphy Bar of Justice McLaughlin Alderman Murphy Alderman McLaughlin Alderman Doherty Tie Short Yras Ames Committee On Common Alderman Wilson Boston Common Public Library Committee On Pierce Court Tremont Boston Heating Company Lowell Boston Board of Street Commissioners City of West End

Street Railway Tracks Relocation and Sewer Funding

The Street Railway Company sought track placements on Harvard bridge and at specified street corners. They were referred to the committee on rail roads. The superintendent of sewers asked for a $600,000 city appropriation for the Stony Brook sewer, a commission had estimated $598,000, but $500,000 was voted. The superintendent now asks for the difference of $25,000, referred to the committee on Stony Brook.

Harvard Bridge Haverhill Causeway Merrimac Sudbury Committee On Railroads Stony Brook Committee On

Court actions seek injunction against Union Savings Bank

The attorney general, at the request of bank commissioners, filed for an injunction to restrain Union Savings Bank of Fall River from doing business until a receiver is appointed. The injunction was granted and set for Wednesday. Towne vs Charles Scribner's Sons is a jury trial contract suit for 10,000 dollars over an encyclopedia index plan. I M Child represents the plaintiff, Brandeis and Stimson defend.

Union Savings Bank of Fall River Edward Towne Charles Scribner’s Sons Deendants I. M. Child Jaintiff L. D. Brandeis F. J. Stimson

Superior Court October sitting with multiple judges and dockets

The Essex County Superior Court opens on October with Sessions led by Judge Mason Hammond Dunbar and Barker. Trials begin in four sessions with a third pending. Divorces slated, tort and contract cases set, juries to be dismissed Friday. next week includes uncontested then contested divorce cases and nuisance abatement proceedings under 1887 acts.

Mason Hammond Dunbar Barker C. Sewall H. P. Moulton Gilbert Anthony Crowell Wallace George H. Carleton Haverhill

Essex Probate Court Proves Wills and Grants Admin Letters

In a session of the Essex county Probate Court today wills were proved for Frederic H. Bradley Nahant John C Brown Saugus Abial G Burnham Lynn Emma A Kelch Angers Agnes G Higginson Manchester Lydia A Lee Lynn Belle Littlefield Danvers Andrew Ober Salem Caroline P Russell Lynn Moribah F Shepherd Gloucester Betsey Snow Henry Stone Salem Catherine Sullivan Peabody George D Tufts Wenham Catherine Wihry Haverhill Letters of administration granted on estates Otis R Hamilton Lynn George A Newton Ipswich Charles Roberts Ipswich Hannah Coughlin Manchester Elizabeth A Dyer Lynn George Elwell Rockport Thomas R Fallon Salem Ann E Higgins Lawrence George McKena Tous Me Grace E Paul Lynn Richard Rossiter Lynn Jacob Welch Lynn Inventories filed estate of Foster T Hobbs Gloucester 377280 dollars.

Essex County Frederic H. Bradley Nahant John C. Brown Saugus Abiail GO. Burnham Lynn Emma A. Kelch Angers Agnes G. Higginson Manchester Lydia A. Lee Belle Littlefield Danvers Andrew Ober Salem Caroline P. Russell Moribah F. Shepherd Gloucester Betsey Snow Henry ©. Stone Catherine Sullivan Peabody George D. Tufts Wenham Catherine Wihry Haverhill Otis R. Hamilton George A. Newton Ipswich Charles, Roberts Hannah Coughlin Elizabeth A. Dyer George Elwell Rockport Thomas R. Fallon Ann E. Higgins Lawrence George McKena Tous, Me Grace E. Paul Richard Rossiter Jacob Welch Foster T. Hobbs

Wills admitted to probate and administrations granted

The wills of Olivia Dabney William T Gallagher Elijah Harris Peter Walter Lavina R Page Julia A Farnham Abbie M Foster Jacob Tett Eliza Beard and Mary D Crafts were admitted to probate. Administrations were granted on the estates of Hannah Kendall Daniel Enwright Jane E Middleton Ann Martin John Flanagan George Strickland Susan Hadden Daniel J Shea John H Gardner Patrick H Kelley Charles K Jones George H Gustin Hannah Jerrier John Kelley and Mary A Gookin.

Olivia Dabney William Tf. Gallagher Elijah Harris Peter Walter Lavina R. Page Julia A. Farnham Abbie M. Foster Jacob Tett Eliza Beard Mary D. Crafts Hannah Kendall Daniel Enwright Jane E. Middleton Ann Martin John Flanagan George Strickland Susan Hadden Daniel J. Shea John H. Gardner Patrick H. Kelley Charles K. Jones George H. Gustin Hannah Jerrier John Kelley Mary A. Gookin

Benton v Brookline Land Damages Beacon Street Case

Superior Court Norfolk County October 1 case Austin Benton sues Inhabitants of Brookline for damages from land taken to widen Beacon Street. Two houses and a stable removed. town previously awarded 26000 dollars. Lawyers listed for plaintiff and respondent along with several docket references.

Alley Bent Freidmuth Kingston Shaw Haymoni Mbrook Conway Russell Ettine Henton Same Kelley Sume Leeton Lower Co Scott and Trustees

Pretty wedding in Norwood celebrates W W Davis and Lilla Rowley

In Norwood on October 1 the Baptist Church witnessed the marriage of Professor W. W. Davis of Brooklyn and Miss Lilla F. Rowley daughter of Captain L. Rowley of Dedham. Rev B W Barrows performed the ceremony with ushers Fred Harriot George Dexter Clarence W Rowley and H M Baker and Grace L Rowley as maid of honor. The couple will reside in Brooklyn after a wedding tour. A new drinking fountain was placed in Custom House Square by the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals funded by the Dorothea L Dix bequest. Franconia Iron Company announced its 6 percent preferred stock in a local notice.

Norwood Brooklyn N. Y Custom House Square Massachusetts Society For the Prevention of Cruelty Dorothea L. Dix

Public School Controversy and Catholic Citizenship Debate

Boston meeting of the Woman Suffrage League features Edward D Mead criticizing parochial schools while praising Protestant and Catholic citizens. He urges justice and restraint amid heated, at times hostile, public school argument and defends Catholic loyalty and patriotism.

Parker Memorial Hall Boston Woman Suffrage League Edward D. Mead Dr. Merritt H. B. Blackwell Boston Williams Music Hall Ireland America American Republic Europe Swinton Galileo Protestant Theological Seminary Pope Urban Inquisition Sunday Herald

Bigot ry and school clash in Boston debate

In a heated Boston discussion on school policy and religious influence, speakers defend public schools against Catholic parochial encroachment and warn against bigotry from either side. They defend historical views on indulgences and argue for faithful public schooling and proper textbook use.

Canadian and Western Horses Auction Tomorrow

Sixty Canadian and Western horses will be sold at auction tomorrow by Henry 8. Harris & Co. at the International Exchange, 191 Friend and $2 Travers streets. These are the horses that did not arrive in time for last Saturday's sale. Campaign clubs, bands and similar groups needing dress coats should call on A. D. Nichols, 77 South Street.

Henry 8. Harris & Co International Exchange Friend Travers Streets A. D. Nichols South Street Boston Boston Theatre Hutchinson Federal Street Flanders South Market Street Trutchinson Post Revere House J. D. Eddy Portland W. Jackson Barre G. C. Stetson Daniel J. Day Lewiston A. G. Snow Brewer Henry ‘Merrill Littleton N. H BE. F. Kimball Edgartown William P. _ Fisher Brunswick Jonathan Miller Warren

Harvard Freshmen Clash With Sophomores in Bloody Monday Night

Harvard College reports a campus melee as freshman and sophomore classes collide in a rain drenched rush. The event centers on 92 freshmen with clashes near Holyoke, Brattle, and Boylston streets, yielding a haphazard, hatless crowd. Also noted are Merchants Weeks activities, theatre plans, and merchant attendance for Boston events.

Harvard Holyoke Street Brattle Street Boyston Street Bow Street Mt.Auburn Street Boylston Street College Yard Institute Bangs Bishop Longstreth Nichols Parker Post Richardson Shaw Williams Winthrop Jarvis Field Sears Harding

Trade Directory Extract Lists Numerous Firm Partners

A long OCR styled registry shows names and firms across cities including Atlanta Baltimore Cincinnati Chicago Cleveland Chicago Davenport Fort Wayne Indianapolis Macon Memphis Mt Pleasant Philadelphia Richmond St Louis St Joseph St Paul Savannah Toledo with partners and associate firms such as Bates & Co Moore Marsh Co Stevenson Cator Bangs Disney Slinglatf Disney Carroll Adams O Ramsdell Sweet Co Meis Thorne W F Thorne Guthwann Carpenter Hatch Emery Phelps Dodge Palmer McKee Coleman Burden Goodbar Shumway Curtis Jones Schafer Clark Shoe Co Dittman Dittman B&S Allen Noyes Foot Schulze Rosenheim Childs Dunlap etc listing diverse trade houses and offices.

Atlanta, Ga E Kingsbery E Bates & Co Atlanta J A Smith Moore, Marsh & Co Baltiore D H Stevenson Stevenson, Alexander & Cator Baltimore C Bangs Bangs Bard & Co Tre H Stinglall Slinglatf Disney & Co Carroll Carroll, Adams & O Suffato T Ramsdell Sweet Ramsdell Sweet & Co Brun Cincinnati Meis Meis & Co Thorne Thorne & Co Cleveland W Cady W Cady & Co Chicago A C MacLauchlan Selz EP Dodge Phelps, Dodge, & Palmer Ill D H Hills Dogzett Bassett & Hills J Emery Hatch & Emery E F Carpenter Guthwann, Carpenter &Telling Davenport A P Doe P Doe & Co Fort Wayne Ind W L Carnahan Carnahan & Co Indianapolis J R McKee McKee & Co Macon S T Coleman E B&b Harris ST Coleman, Burden & Co Memphis Penn J M Goodbar Goodbar & Co Mt Pleasant H Strickler Omaha Nev A K Moone W V Morse & Co Portsmouth H & Tracy C P Tracy & Co Philadelphia A M Belknap A Shumway St Louis A T Kelley Kelley, Goodfellow & Co A W Allen Claflin-Allen Shoe Co W H Dittman G F Dittman B &S Co A H Clark J M Vimont Clark Shoe Co St Joseph W Noyes Noyes, Norman & Co U. St Paul, Minn C Henry Foot, Schulze

Miltonic Language Critique Letter from Boston Editor

In a Boston letter dated October 1 1888 PRANK Maxison thanks the Post for recognizing his quotation from Paradise Lost amid a mutilated report. He notes he used the word depths instead of deep and says the president pro tem ruled the Miltonic language unparliamentary on a dark evening Boston paper.

Prolem Boston Maxison

Last Town Meeting Sets Land Damages and Fountain Plans

In Quincy on October 1 the town meeting at Town Hall, with 2 W. Marsh as moderator, approved land damages on Bates avenue totaling 1130 and on Copeland street 3350. Sixty hundred dollars is asked for a granite fountain if the Village Improvement Society raises 400 more and takes charge of construction. Other items referred to the incoming city government. An ad for GW Simmons Co. clothing in Boston appears.

Quincy Srecia AL W. Marsh Bates Avenue Copeland Street Village Improvement Society

Also Mentioned on This Page

O'Brien Indeel City Council of of Aldermen Common Council City Council Corporation Counsel Supreme Court John H. Duane John Maguire Edward B. Daily Charles B. Danting Edward Hamilton Edward Iley Edwin G. Walker Bartholomew M. Young Patrick Maguire A. N. Blo Supreme Judicial Court Holmes Superior Court Darby Mex Quinn Brennan Samuel Sage Sewall Devereaux Adams Frederick Blood Dull Leary Ward Hathaway Brooks Tuhind Session Aldrich, J Stillman Kimball Baker Sullivan Arnold White Perkins Shade Jackson Farwell Hatha J’arkinson Calefway Gibson Saime Cillespie Aldrich Huz—Allen Blatchford MecClynn William Cabot Apt Solvent Cour City National Bank J. Nat Ex. Bank DounBak Hopkins Connors Probate Cour TT Probate Course County Franconia Inon Company Land Department Edwin D. Mead Massachusetts Sam Tno South Boston Brookline Back Bay The Boston Post Leo X Tetzel Germany Luther Mainz Trafic Text Book Committee England Wells Huss Bohemia Mead Wyelit Ranke Dr. Hedge Christ Kingdom of Heaven Leo Dr. Duryea Massachusetts Humane Society Hodgen Timor William & Richard Frying Pan Shoals Nicholas Murphy John Templeman Coolidge Josiah P. Gilson Caleb F. Nickerson Stillman C. Hammond Daniel Hathaway Hyannis Henry Simpson Crescent Beach Frank A. Kilroy Mildred Camrell Charlestown Charles Maynes Frank J. Thrasher E. Upham Boothbay Harbor Alex Mckenzie G. W. Howland Paul Dodge W. C. Andrus Brant Rock John H. Morrow Robert E. Lindsley Sout Boston Edward B. Andrus Harvard College Abe Crawford H. P. Gerald Brookfield H. H. Curtis North Attleboro L. M. Perkins Athol T. Brown Raymond H J. L. Jaynes Spencer A. N. Shepard Nashua A. G. Smith H. Aikens Belmont M. H Fred A. White M. FE. Payne Gardiner W. G. Preble H. D. Stone Windsor W. J Srewallion Barnard C. W. French Belfast Quncy J. A. Ober Chandler N.J. Sleeper Laconia NM. H Frank W. Burr Keene J. W. Gavin Wolfeboro J. McLean Milford Longmeadow Janes &. Newton Holyoke W. J. Fraser Rye Beach E. P. Bebcock Parker’s—A Goss Moretown John E. Devlin Greentich R. W. Lord Onne C. M. Roberts North Bennington N. HL California Potosi Erreccee Best & Belcher Smvagg i. Cers Srcees Choliar Sierra Nevada Com Cal, & Vaw Union Con Crown Polit Utah Gould & Curry Yellow Jacket Oy Hale & Norcruss Commonwealth Moxican Nevada Navajo C.e North Be Isle Ophir Cease Cere F W Curtis Curtis, Jones & Co Richmond, Va Stern Stern & Co Louis, Mo J H Schafer Schafer, Swarts & Co Toledo R Lee Childs, Lee & Dunlap Rodgers Dewey, Rodgers & Co Quincy Town Meeting GW. Simmons & Co North Street Chester W. Graves & Sons Paris W. Baker & CC Dorchester Mass
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