The Special Committee Report on Reservoir Lot and City Finance
The Common Council accepted and amended the joint special committee report on the sale of the reservoir lot amid debate over timing and state ownership. The council also passed orders transferring 100000 dollars from library funds to sewer work and allocating 25000 dollars to house of paupers from the house of industry, with further street and public works actions and many peti tions referred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Council
W. Smith
Allen
Carroll
N. G. Smith
Lee
Sewer Department
Capen
Donovan
Maguire
McLaughlin
Sullivan
Bromwich
Haynes
C. W. Smith
House of Industry
House of Paupers
Long Island
Beacon Street
Board of Street Commissioners
City Council
East Second
East Third Streets
South
Boston
Superior Criminal Court
Board of Health
Washington Street
Willows
Brattle Square
New England Telephone and Telegraph Company
Northampton Street
Tremont
Harrison Avenue
Ninth Regiment
Faneuil Hall
C. J. Paine
Edward Burgess
South Boston Railway Company
Sixth
First Streets
Arcadia Street
Ellwood Street
Charlestown
Grant Street
Crescent Avenue
Harborview Street
Bowdoin Street
Geneva Avenue
Industrial Conference of Boston
Thomas J. Barry
West Street
Brent Street
Carlisle
Washington Streets
Eliot
Barton Street
Leverett
Lowell Streets
George Dodge
James Ek, Gilman
Frederick N. Cheney
Congregational Clergy Debate American Board Meeting
A large group of Congregational clergymen attended a weekly meeting to hear reports from the American Board. Speakers urged frank discussion and criticized majority actions while defending ongoing process and accountability, with calls for broader platform and policy focus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Board
Judson Smith
D.D
Congregational Church
Des Moines
Springfield
A. H. Quint
Lane
Monument to Father Mathew Dedicated in Salem on Anniversary
A marble statue copy of Cork’s Father Mathew monument was unveiled in Salem’s Central square facing Essex street. The die bears inscriptions, a bronze fountain flows, and a 3000-strong procession with 26 bands marked the event. The mayor accepted the deeds and lauded the temperance legacy as saloons closed and orderly crowds watched.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
SreciAu
Ireland
Temperance
Father Mathew
Cork
Central Square
Essex Street
Theobald Mathew
Soros
Paranien
New England Furniture Exchange Meets on Hanover Street
The New England Furniture Exchange held its regular monthly meeting at its Hanover street headquarters with about thirty members present. A Grand Rapids letter criticizing New England freight charges sparked debate, noting Boston to New England rates are higher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England Furniture Exchange
Hanover Street
Grand Rapids
New England
Boston
Bardwell
Exchange
Counting Piles of Gold at London Teller
The London teller, famed for rapid coin handling, uses quick counts with piano action scoops and scales to verify weight and value. He notes telltale signs like frayed harp strings for underweight coins and a bank lip on counters to prevent rolling, counting up to 450 sovereigns per minute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. S. Tribune
London
Bank of England
Parker's Allegory Draws Science Against Job's Comforters
Dr Parker at Tremont Temple presents a modernized Job allegory using Lyell style science figures to test whether science can comfort the bereaved. The lecture contrasts Sluxley and Tyndall with Mill and Huxley, praising science yet affirming Christianity's necessity, while urging creed revision and moral greatness in theologians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Parker
Tremont Temple
Boston
Parker
Thomas Sluxley
John Tyndall
John Stuart Mill
Mill
Huxley
Dr. Huxley
Professor Tyndall
Professor Huxley
Job
Patience
Lyndall
John Stuart
Tyndall
Stuart
Millite
Moleculite
Fichte
Plato
Emerson
Charles River
Stuart the Millite
James Mill
Royal Society
School of Mines
Chris
Tariff Reform Praise From Tribune and Pioneer Press
Two leading Republican papers, the Chicago Tribune and the St. Paul Pioneer Press, are highlighted as influential advocates of tariff reform. The Philadelphia Record notes the stance as a positive sign of the times and a fact seldom discussed in protectionist journals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Chicago Tribune
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Times
Philadelphia Record
Ind
Harrman House Seeks Tenants Under New Management
The Harrman House at 212 Columbus Avenue operates under new management, offering only a few desirable suites for rent. Prospective lodgers are urged to call Sparrow, manager, immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrman
Columbus Avenue
Sparrow
Loring Nominated for Senate in Eighth Suffolk District
Victor J. Loring of Brighton wins the Republican nomination for Senator in the eighth Suf folk district which includes Wards 19 22 and 25. He is a firsttime candidate and a lawyer with the firm Moulton Loring and Loring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suffolk
Victor J. Loring
Brighton
Shea
I. F. Spach
Republican City Committee
Spach
Lookout Mountain
Loring
Moulton, Loring & Loring
Worcester
Joseph A. Eaton
Auburn
State Central Committee
E. A. Stoddard
East Brookfield
Prohibition Party
John 8. Finch
National Prohibitory Committee
Democratic State Committee
Boston City Committee
Faneuil Hall
Charles Levi Woodbury
Lovering
French
Abbott
John E. Russell
Edward Avery
Russell
Cambridge
George M. Stearns
Barnstable
Buzzard’s Bay
Joshua Crowell
Dennis
Albert R. Eldridge
Bourne
Cape District
Captain Hallett
Nantucket
Keith
Moseley
Hyde Park
Federden
Elijah A. Morse
Newton
A. A. Walworth
A. C. Powers
Man Dies After Back Break in East Cambridge Incident
Patrick Corbett died at Massachusetts General Hospital after his back was broken while fooling with friend Dennis J. Lorden in East Cambridge. Lorden, arrested for assault, posted bail of 3000 dollars as his case was continued to Friday for arraignment on manslaughter. The United States Watch Co. of Waltham Mass. makes stemwind and stem-set watches in all grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick Corbett
Dennis J. Lorden
East Cambridge
Massachusetts General Hospital
Lorden
Corbett
United States Watch Co
Waltham Mass
Boston News Briefs and City Events Snapshot
Notable items from Boston era newspapers include the Lincoln ferry sold at auction for 1560 dollars, gifts from John A. Andrew Post 15 to Confederate Veterans, and plans for commemorations. Also reported are a widow Thomas Wales funeral, a Bostonian Society meeting, a child struck on Tremont street, a found body near Lewis Wharf, Universalist officers elected, a Fourth annual ball, and charity rides for invalids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Hallett & Co
Lincoln
William B. Daly
John A. Andrew
G. A.R
Dow
Ellis
Chandler
Grant
Martin L. White
D. Sawyer
Boston
Richmond
Robert E. Lee
Phil Kearney
Daly
South
Thomas B. Wales
Brimmer Street
Stopford Brooke
Mt. Auburn
Bostonian Society
Council Chamber
Old State House
Horace N. Fisher
U. S
Battle of
Bunker Hill
Percy Cassely
Hotel and Railway News Company
Tremont Street
Lewis Wharf
Universalist
Bromfield Street
Dr. Capen
F. A. Grey
A. G. Patterson
George Hill
W. W. Heywood
Turn Hall
Aid Fund
Smiling dogs and fatigued generals in a Auburndale note
A letter from Auburndale recounts General Laine and Mr. Burgess declining a New York Yacht Club banquet due to fatigue after recent contests. It compares a witty mountain tale about Payn and Calverly with a dog in a Book Club proving that a brute can smile, ending with the Auburndale signature on October 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taverner
General Laine
Burgess
New York Yacht Club
Calverly
James Payn
Payn
General Paine
Holmes
Battery A Drill Marks Annual Field Day on the Common
Battery A First Battalion under Captain Dexter H. Follett held its yearly drill from sunrise to dusk. 107 of 112 men reported as Napoleons and Gatling guns were displayed on the Common then dinner at Hotel Horndike followed by afternoon field-gun practice and a theatre outing at Hollis Street Theatre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. D. Smith
New England Insurance Exchange
Boston Young Men’s Christian Union
Dexter H. Follett
Horndike
Rich
Hollis Street
Follett
Notable guests at leading hotels and merchant tailors meet
At United States Hotel J Gatchell Blackstone Hon E K Gillett and wife Westfield W T Eustis Springfield F F Merriam Waterbury Conn George Maxwell of the Hockanum Woollen Mills Rockville Conn J A Rumrill VP Boston Albany R R Springfield Cyrus Bentley Jr of Chicago at Parker House Dr J Merrill USN and Gen C C Dodge at Youngs About twenty Merchants Tailors Exchange members attended their dinner at Youngs Bank Presidents Association comprising thirty dined also at Youngs Hotel last evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Hotel
J. Gatchell
Blackstone
E. K. Gillett
Westfield
W. T. Eustis
Springfield
Ff. B. Merriam
Waterbury
U.S.N
General C. C. Dodge
Dodge, Phelps & Co
New York
Young’s
Merchant Tailors’ Exchange
Young's
Bank Presidents’ Association
Young’s Hotel
Paul Revere statue committee meets at mayor's office today
A meeting of the committee on the Paul Revere statue is set for noon in the mayor's office. Alderman N G Smith announces he will not seek reelection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Revere
N. G. Smith
A Good Investment in Richmond Coal Mining Co
A promoter urges investing in the Richmond Coal Mining and Manufacturing Company. He notes strong location and peoners worth more than five times the end issue, about twice its bond and stock issue, claiming the enterprise is sound and safe. Send for information to Ware B. Gay, 30 Kilby Street, Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ware B. Gay
Kilby Street
Boston
Richmond Coal Mining and Manufacturing Company
DoorMATTs Introduced in Boston by Tobey Company
Steel wire DoorMATTs gain popularity in Boston as Tobey & Co. of 140 Congress Street introduces them for widespread use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
B. Tobey & Co
Congress Street
Contested and Uncontested Divorce Dates Set by Court
The Supreme Judicial Court session notes that uncontested divorce cases were completed today. Equity matters are scheduled for tomorrow with divorce hearings resuming Wednesday. contested cases resume in order, covering standards up to case 3668.
Superior Court First Session Oct 10 Dawon et al cases
First session lists multiple civil and bastardy matters. Cases include Dawson vs Quinby for 100 commission. verdict for plaintiff 109.50. Keith vs MecCaffry bastardy verdict guilty. Numerous dockets and names follow with past and future sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blodgett
Charles E. Dawson
Susan C. Quinby
Malden
W. A. Stearns
Z. Bowman
Helen L. Keith
Charles H. MecCaffry
T. E. Barry
Upham & Proctor
O’connor
Osgood
Pierce
Rice
Gardner
Cronan
Fisher
Whitney
Clifford
Kelley
Barlow
Smith
Hoeffner
Hendric
Fawcett
Hill
Copeland
HH. N. Sheldon
Gardner, Jr
Epaminondas Wilson
Mary A. Dixie
Ira D. van Dnzee
Charles W. Bartlett
Cook v City of Gloucester tort land damages
List of civil docket cases includes No 3808 Cook versus City of Gloucester for land damages from street cutting. jury out. Other cases: 8676 Golthwaite administrator versus Pierce et al executor. 4405 Durkee versus Lamson. 31542 Brady versus Empire State Steamship Co. 3188 O Reagan versus same. 4168 Mayor versus City of Gloucester. 4175 Newhall versus Cowdrey. 4178 Kearns versus Kearns. 4179 Marshall versus Damon. 4185 Very versus Putnam administrator. 4189 Donovan versus Favor. 4219 Stevens versus Pingree. 632 Viner versus Symonds et al.
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Cook
City of Gloucester
Golthwaite
Pierce
Water rights damages suit in Weymouth petitioners seek public supply
214 Reed executor et al vs Inhts of Weymouth 215 Loud et al v same 216 Sherman v same 217 Howe et al v same 218 Sanford et al v same petitions for assessment of damages to petitioners water rights by taking water from Great Pond Weymouth for a public water supply Evidence for petitioners finished W Gaston and KE C Bumpus for petitioners R M Morse Jr and H E Swasey for respondents No other cases in order Second jury dis missed until Thursday morning
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reed
H. E. Swasey
Boot and Shoh Buyers In Town
A list shows multiple shoe buyers and agents visiting various U S cities including Baltimore Chicago Detroit St Louis and Toledo with representatives from firms such as Frank & Adler Selz Schwat Greensfelder Florsheim W D Robinson Lederman Marks Goodbar Co and J Rosenheim among others. The brief notices identify names and companies associated with advertising and purchases in a regional commerce roundup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emeoeet
C Adler
Frank & Adler
Baltimore
C Bangs
Bangs
Bard & Co
Tre
Bloomington
J P Smith
R P Smith & Son
Chicago
A C McLaughlin
Selz, Schwat & Co
D Wells
Wells & Co
N Greensfelder
Greensfelder, Florsheim & Co
Charlotte
Wittkowsky
Breath
P J Willis & Co
Hornellsville
E M van Dazee
W Richardson & Co
Kansas City
L V Marks
Lederman & Marks
Macon
J M Dunwoody
Witkowski & Dunwoody
U S
Memphis
Tenn
J M Goodbar
E J Corrington
Goodbar & Co
Portsmouth
F Richardson
Russell
Dittman & O
Ques St Louis
L Schafer
Schafer, Swarts
St Joseph
Noyes
Norman
St Paul
Minn
W Treeman
Gotzeain & Co
Savannah
A Beinstein
Einstein’s Sons
Toledo
Pyle's Pearline Claims Unmatched Quality
An advertisement touts Pyle's Pearline as superior to all rivals, asserting unmatched cleaning prowess and reliability. The copy emphasizes brand strength and consumer trust in the pearline product.
Women Relief Society Forms Aid for Unemployed
Philanthropists gathered at Vendome to establish a temporary relief bureau aiding women facing reverses. The plan includes safe sleeping rooms, aiding artists and workers, and a simplified funding process to reduce red tape. Officers and directors were named and a meeting set for March 24 at 18 Newbury Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vendome
Putnam
Ivan Pannin
Harvard
Asai
Bates
Parkmar
Clarke
Jamaica Plain
F. Bush
A. W. Chamberlain
Charlotte Fiske Bates
M. F. Walling
Leopold Morse
Lansing Millis
Rufus 8. Frost
George Quincy
Abby H. Johnson
Amos Stetson
A. A. Mines
E. D. Haskell
B. M. Chadbourne
George Hall
Helen M. Clarke
Harvey Young
Dr. Swain
Crump
Burt
Lyman Brooks
Bernard Carpenter
Bernard Whitman
B. B. Bartlett
O. P. Gifford
Moses Day
Miss Johnson
Newbury Street
Valuable lease offered for premier furniture house sale
Charles H. Barnes of 512 Washington street offers a highly valuable business premises. The long established furniture warerooms have operated there for years as a pioneer instalment plan seller. Exceptional reputation and location make this lease a sought after opportunity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. Barnes
Washington Street
Barnes
Death of Forest Hills treasurer Hon. George Lewis
Trustees of Forest Hills cemetery mourn the loss of George Lewis who served as treasurer for thirty nine years and contributed to the cemetery’s government. The meeting adopted resolutions expressing the corporation’s sense of the great loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forest Hills Cemetery
George Lewis
Lewis
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Aldermanic
F. H. Kasson
A. H. Plumb
C. B. Mills
Mr. Hammond
Dr. Webb
William Elliot Griffis
Furniture
DR. Parker
Tianity
Hell
Evangelical Alliance
England
Republicans
Auburndale
Oct
City Hall Notes
Supreme Judicial Court
C. Allen
E. R.R. Joép. B. Assn. Ir. & G. Cowspaper Co
Wilson
Dixey
Tower
Woodward
Hart
Cowperthwaite
Keene Granite Co
Kiernan
Convey
South Boston R. R
Reade
Hathorne
Curtis
Robbins
Foster
Cleverly
Eames
Ayer
Fessenden
Zikendrath
Boste
Norton
Kendall
Mond, J
Darling
Lint
Andrews
Walco
Goulding
Stone
Hollings
van Hor
Erskine
Brown
O'Connell
Kidd
Butler
Nicoll
Regal
Page
Norice
Essex, County
Brigham
Norfolk County
Barker, J
Pyle
Noble Charity
Woodbury
Paris
AKER
W. Baker & GO
Dorchester
Mass
Carte Blanche Grand Vin See Nelreider
Nelreider
Ighn D. & M. Williams
L&t
Bromfield ST
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