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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Oct 07, 1885

Page

3

Revolutionary Era Love and War Novel At Greenwich

Boston Post reviews a new historical romance by E. J. Edwards set in Revolutionary Connecticut. A patriot and a Tory rival vie for the same maiden as The Juniper Boys wage secret war. the hero survives a powder magazine blast and a witch’s aid, then wins love and land.

Nora Perry Philip Osborn E. J. Edwards Edwards Brothers Greenwich Robert Keeler Continental Rangers Juniper Boys Osborn Patriot Rangers Simon Newcomb Prof. Newcomb Maine Italy

Alderman Whitten Leads Special Meeting Actions

Alderman Whitten presided at a special meeting of the board of aldermen. Six traverse jurors were drawn. Alderman Smith moved to amend the Sept 28 order on East Boston ferry tolls, setting 10 or more tickets at 1 cent each. Henry S. Dewey elected to succeed William M. Osborne. certificate of election recommended. Alderman Donovan moved to authorize $1000 for division of wards clerical work and printing charged to incidental expenses.

Whitten Board of Aldermen Traverse Alderman Smith Boston Committee On Elections Henry S. Dewey William M. Osborne Dewey Donovan

Stock and currency volatility headline a frantic market update

Foreign exchange falls as cotton bills flood the market while stocks surge on bullish commentary. Union Pacific New York and New England bonds lead active dealings as Atchison declares a 14 percent quarterly dividend and major rail and bank earnings show a strong year.

Union Pacific New York New England Mexican Central Nat Jones Chicago Phelps Phelps, Dodge & Palmer Marshall Field McFarland M. D. Wells & Co Xeep Northwest St. Paul Northwestern Bulington Rock Island Old Colony Lawson, Douglas & Co Boston Philadelphia Lawson Atchison Burlington and Quincy

Priced Prices and Rates Across Lines In Historic Listings

A fragmented OCR page shows various figures and vendor names like Beles, Santa Fe, Bell Telephone, Boston Water Power, Union Pacific and Chicago Bur. The legible items include numbers, percentages, and coded entries suggesting price lists, service rates, and stock-like quotations common to a business section. The readable names indicate multiple firms and utilities across regions, with unclear context or dates.

Beles Bizkest Anoucz Atcn Top Santa Fe Bell Bostoc Lsdg Boston Water Power Chicago Bur

Market Summary from New York Stocks and Commodities

New York reports an easier money market with call rates at 1 2 percent and mixed stock activity. Lackawanna strong intraday but closed lower. Union Pacific active. railroad bonds steady. Grain markets show steady flour prices with Chicago and Milwaukee trades. wheat and corn firm to higher in New York, with oats and rye mixed. Butter cheese and eggs steady to firm. provisions and malts steady with modest demand.

Boston Corporation Prime Mercantile New York Union Pacific Calloway Chicago Mexican Central Marquette Houghton Ontonagon Atlantic and Pacific Wisconsin Central Kansas City Springfield Memphis Little Rock Ft. Smith New England Federal Street Higginson Car Trust Prime Mercantile Paper Barsilver Vanderbilts Sophie Union Pacity Lackawanna St. Paul Reading Jersey Central Lawson, Douglas & Co Oregon Northern Pacific Company Belmont Western Union Manhattan St Louis Milwaukee Ohio Minnesota Detroit Toledo Liverpool State Island Nova Scotia New Brunswick Cincinnati Hind Vermont

Trade and Its Outlook Chicago Wheat Market Strong

A late Chicago report notes wheat markets firm despite a near million-bushel rise in visible supply and larger NW deliveries. Prices opened near previous close, closed about 7 1/2 cents higher, with buyers ready on declines. Corn rose on light supplies. November led gains on short-covering. Provisions stayed dull. Strong bulls faced fears of further movement and stock buildup.

Chicago Messrs George C . Eldredge & Co Emery & Hodges No. 28 State Street Northwest

London and Havana financial and market notices summary

London stock prices show mixed results with many consol and railroad shares quoted, while Havana reports Spanish gold at 23.64 and weak sugar. Cross articles note cargoes off the coast and firm wheat and corn prices in Liverpool with weather unsettled and various grain receipts weekly.

London Canadian Pacific Erie Illinois Central St Paul New York Central Reading Havana Beerbohm Chamber of Commerce Liverpool

Ocean freight list reports cargoes from Britain to Africa and Cape Coast

Detailed shipping ledger lists cargoes aboard Steamer Samaria and Bark Dida E Clark including bacon butter beef bobbins pork oats oil meat and other provisions, plus barrels kerosene flour tobacco and lumber. Documents origin at BEAR RIVER Nova Scotia and CAPE COAST Africa with quantities in cases bbls bags and feet.

Bear River Muriel Liverpool Eng Samaria Cape Coast Africa Dida E Clark

Receipts of Staple Products Oct 6 Boston and Albany Rail

A detailed list of commodity receipts from multiple railways including Boston and Albany, Grand Junction, Providence, Old Colony, New York and New Haven, Fitchburg, and Maine divisions. Items cover cotton, wool, cornmeal, oats, wheat, barley, malt, flour, bacon, butter, cheese, leather, hides, pork, eggs, potatoes, hay, lumber, and more with quantities ranging from bales and barrels to bushels and cars. Names of railroads and numerous bulk goods appear throughout the record.

Boston and Albany Railroad Grand Junction Railroad Providence Railroad Old Colony New York New Hesbona Fitchburg Maine Railroad Eastern Division Owell Railroad Peabody, Salem Sea Bexes KOS Cess Doslee

Foetal Receipts of Staples at Port October 6 1824

Principal staples receipts at the port listed from all points show quantities for items such as eggs flour cornmeal beans oats potatoes hay wheat lumber leather and various meats and fats. The table records measurements in barrels sacks bushels casks boxes and other units with figures varying by commodity and source.

Court Record: Butter association vs North National Bank

In U S district court on Oct 6 Judge Nelson presided over the case where Alford Butter association, assignee in bankruptcy of R W Dresser & Co, sues North National Bank for amounts allegedly collected on collateral held by the bank after settling with Dresser & Co The auditor had awarded $1200 The verdict was set at $1 and to be increased to the full amount if the court directs on questions of law Edward Avery represented the plaintiff Sol Lincoln and A E Jones represented the defendants

Percy Moran Louis Leloir F. Childe Hassam G. R. Holm East Seventeenth Street New York Simon N. Patten Ricardo Messrs. J. B. Lippincott & Co Armory Decorator and Furnisher M. F. Bridgman Messrs. Cupples, Uphams& Co G P. Putnam’s Sons G. P. Putnam’s Sons Wm. H. Beard Arthur T.hadley Labor Statistics Connecticut Yale College H. W. Conn Wesleyan University Middletown Conn Walter Bugehot Prof Marshall Cambridge England John Bascom University of Wisconsin Alford Butter Association North National Bank R. W. Dresser & Co Dresser & Co Plaintiff Court Edward Avery Sol. Lincoln A. E. Jones Defendents Charles B. Wilson Charles Amory Robert Codman William Dexter Suffolk Sarah D. Wilson Horace S. Crowell Amory School) Street Boston Roxbury Amory Street Charles McBurney Stony Brook Stonybrook Rupert Codman William S. Dexter Gordon H. Nott Norfolk Stephen M. Allen Jula Oscar Kent Suffolk Iron Works A. D Kent John Amory Codman Wilson, Wallis and Crosby Ion Suffolk Ironworks Land of Wilson Massachusetts Hospital Life Insurance Company Garbett and Wood J. A. Codman Boston and Providence Railroad Whittier and Anderson Horagoe Crowell State Street

Court session opens with cases on auctioneers and railroad injury

October term opens with Judge Aldrich Mason and Pitman presiding. Case No 114 concerns Leonard & Co. auctioneers accused of misvaluing a library of 3600 books, leading to a wrongful loan of 3900 and a loss on sale. Other matters include Anthony Bonner vs Middlesex Railroad for 15000 in damages. Various briefs, gains, and railroad notes follow.

Sylvester F. Jones Aldrich Mason Pitman Charles Larnedon John Leonard Leonard & Co Joseph Leonard John Henry B Joachim Guarrini A. A. Ranney I. R. Clark C. S. Mansfield Anthony Bonner Middlesex Railroad Beverly Street Co. F. Donelly J. H. Taft L. M. Child

Insolvencies and assignments hit several firms nationwide

Comfort Shoe of Salem owes about $5000 with light assets. B W Morrill of Haverhill offers creditors 25 cents on the dollar. P Shattuck of Pepperell insolvent. J G Wagner of Manchester NH attached. L Shackford of West Concord VT failed. W F Brown of Providence attached for $500. W H Robertson of New Haven assigned. In September 1884 Rindskopf Bros. & Co. of New York failed and made a general assignment with over $300,000 preference to creditors. liabilities exceeded $1,800,000. Suit to set aside the assignment for fraud dismissed. Thomas Stapleton of Brooklyn assigned with $1750 in preferences. A & Jones of Humboldt attached.

Comfort Shoe Company Salem B. W. Morrill Haverhill P. Shattuck Pepperell J. G. Wagner Manchester N. H L. Shackford West Concord W. 4. Brown Providence R.I W.H. Robertson New Haven Thomas Stapleton Hats Brooklyn N. Y A. &. Jones Humboldt Tenn

Mandamus Case Over Police Chief Ham Before Court

William A Ham former Boston police chief seeks a writ of mandamus to force reinstatement by the police commissioners. The respondents contend removal authority was transferred by the 1885 act and argue mandamus cannot lie. The ruling will be reserved for the full bench with November session.

William A. Ham Alien Supreme Court Board of Police Commissioners Police Commissioners of Boston Allen

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