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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Oct 18, 1887

Page

8

Prohibition rally honors Finch and Willard at Music Hall

The gathering led by Judge Pitman and Frances Willard featured William H. Earle and Clinton Fisk as Prohibition speakers. They criticized the Republicans for protracted backing of liquor interests and urged nationwide third-party action to drive the saloon from politics. The crowd, centered by women, sang Hold the Fort for Prohibition and pledged continued activism toward a national Prohibition victory.

Music Hall Robert ©. Pitman Republican Party Commonwealth Blaine Pitman Boston Board of Police Prohibition William H. Earle Worcester Earle John B. Finch Frances E. Willard Miss Willard America Finch Charles Stewart Parnell Proibition Charles Sumner Mason’s Dixon New South Prohibition Party Washington Women’s Christian ‘Temperance Union Academy of Music Massachusetts Adams Otis Warren Republican Ee New Jersey Personal Liberty League United States

Bates on Thayer

Interview quotes T C Bates blasting Senator Hoar and Judge Adin Thayer for political manipulation. Bates accuses Thayer of steering Hoar and cites Worcester politics and temperance era concerns. He says Hoar unfairly targets him and warns against Thayer’s influence in state and national affairs.

T. C. Bates the Herald Hoar Adin Thayer Thayer Messrs. Hoar Rice Republican Party Massachusetts Senator Hoar Continental Hall Adin 'Thayer Chicago National Republican Committee United States Senate Congress Frank Bird Walpole Worcester Colonel Stoddard Judge Thayer Judge Adin

Investigation Urged on Overtaxation of Business Property

Boston Aldermen receive Mayor Hue O Briens call for inquiry into alleged 50 percent rise in business property valuations. He urges audit of the assessors and public hearings, warning for reorganization if proven. He also proposes examining armory needs and state-city action to build regimental facilities.

Board of Aldermen Hues O'Brien Boyiston Market Winslow Skating Rink Committee On HuaGu O'Brien N. G. Smith Cambridge Smith Boston Yeas Patrick Maguire John M Corse John M. Corse New York Herald Chamberlain W. Shaw Bowen Maguire Bowen Beacon Street Dartmouth Street Gamewell Fire Alarm and Telegraph Company Washington Street Summer Washington Streets West Tremont Streets Bennet Eliot Commonwealth Avenue Arlington Street Chester Park Albany Street Monument Avenue Charlestown Brighton Shawmut Avenue Bradford Waltham Streets Porter Bedford Streets City Emerson Square Benedict Street Haviland Street Parker Street Beale, Fuller Bushnell Streets Fuller Street Dorchester Avenue Fuller van Winkle

Transposed paragraphs muddle opera season views in Boston

The article on prominent musicians debating a German opera season for Boston contains two misplacements. The lines starting with to 100,000 ending cities in Germany belong in the first column as Eichberg’s conclusion, while the lines opera with the best belong in the third column after Osgood’s remarks.

Boston Julius Hichberg George L. Osgood Germany Eichberg

Theft at Ponkapog summer house of Hon. Henry L. Pierce

The summer house at Ponkapog of the Hon. Henry L. Pierce was broken into on Sunday night and robbed of bric a brac and yarn valued for its intrinsic worth and travel memories in Europe. Other property valued at $500 was taken.

Henry L. Pierce Ponkapog

Dr Jelly Finds No Insanity in Nowlin Case

Examinations conducted at East Cambridge jail show no signs of insanity for the convicted murderer Nowlin. The panel will forward the findings to Governor Ames, urging clemency with life imprisonment as the justice outcome.

Jelly Nowlin East Cambridge Ames

East Boston teacher charged after beating pupil at Webb School

Miss Jennie Soutter of Webb primary on Porter street East Boston faces charges for violently pulling eight year old Leo Welch from his seat and whipping him with a rattan causing injuries needing City Hospital care. She admits punishing the boy but denies undue violence. School committee to investigate. first complaint against Soutter.

Jennie Soutter Webb Porter Street Boston Leo Welch Miss Soutter

Boston Storage Warehouse Company Plans Major Capital Increase

At a meeting held at 87 Milk Street the Boston Storage Warehouse Company reported strong prosperity. The vote approved raising capital from 360,000 to 400,000 to finish construction as originally planned.

Boston Storage Warehouse Company Milk Street

Court docket and verdicts from the First Session October cases

The Superior Court first session lists verdicts and ongoing trials. Edward Cook against George Doherty for $4187 in professional services. Guston admr. v Allen for $2680. Dimock v Kimball unresolved. Towers v Ginn for $8448 plus groceries. Chapman v Globe. multiple other cases and docket entries. Second session features Conway v South Boston Horse Railroad verdict for $8500 and Russell v Eames rent dispute. Wood v Bailey tort suit details.

Superior Court Bloogert Edward Cook George Doherty W. F. Kimball J. L. Eldridge D. F. Fitts William A. Guston Admr Stephen M. Allen Henry W. Fuller Fuller C. L. B. Whitney D. C. Allen Hadley A.J. McLeod Thomas Curley Margaret Towers James F. Ginn J. H. Cotton John F. Dove Chapman Globe Newspaper Co Hill Newell Wheeler Lechmere R. Co McKay Cooper Blackmer Menchman Troeder Hayes Stogdale Baker Alden Reber Maloy Meader Hammann John Conway South Boston Horse Railroad Company S. B. Allen J. F. Naphen L.S. Dabney Joseph G. Russell James Eames W. H. Bailey Peterboro New Hampshire Bailey Josiah G. Graves Graves Sean Nashua & Lowell Road Charles H. Burns Burns New Texas Supreme Court A. W. Boardman B. Ward Leigh Tucker Wood Brown Murdock Atwood Bridgwarm Barber Coburn Sanche Simonds Bartlett Dooley Folsom Waldock Wright Boston Lockewood Twitchell Ross Bingham Farrell Hovey Hodgdon Stearns Antcllffe White Plympton Dunn Dunn. 2155—Kirkpatrick Vs. B. & L. RR O' Toole Witte Campbell Tyner Thompson Hall Guerey Purdy Mitchell Graham Brunt Jordan Va. Wilson Tarbell Linehan Same Murray Va. White Conntor Cornell Thomas Forbes Woollen Mill Loomis Wilbur Sanford Quinn Cohen Aaronson Blackstone National Bank Shirley Drew Gowen Thorndike Goodrich Angevine Mullen Cottie Robinson

Hazen vs Boston & Maine Railroad judgment recorded

In Middlesex Superior Court on October 17 Judge Pitman presided. The jury awarded the plaintiff 4500 dollars. Attorneys for the plaintiff were W H Atwood and F J Greenhalge. for the defendant D, S, and G F Richardson.

Superior Court Hearing On Jury Waived Actions

The Essex county court began jury waived cases with Bartlett v Bailey and Todd v Lunt heard. decision reserved. Notice: Robert E. Burke Jacob T Choate and Robert D Trask applied for admission as attorneys after examination. if no objection by Friday morning Oct 21 they will be admitted. By the court Gorae R Lorp Assistant Clerk.

Robert E. Burke Jacob T. Choate Robert D. Trask Grorae R. Lorp

Superior Court Damages Petitions Over Weymouth Water Rights

In Norfolk Oct 17 Judge Barker hears multiple petitions from Reed ex., and others against the Inhabitants of Weymouth over water rights taken from Great Pond. Testimony finished. trial set to begin Tuesday morning with W. Gaston and E. observed.

Norfolk, Ss Barker, J Reed Weymouth Loud Et al Same Sherman Howe Et al Sanford Et al Great Pond W. Gaston

City Notes on Arrests and Social Events

Salvation Army two violators fined ten dollars each for itinerant musicians. Massachusetts Woman Suffrage Association to host Miss Frances Willard at Hotel Brunswick with Pundita Ramabi expected. Citizens' crime updates include Peter Constanzo and Dominic Ozello arraignment after assault on Councilman Murphy. Ozello fined ten dollars and costs, Constanzo discharged. Stolen cigars and cash linked to George Wilson bound over for higher court amid suspected past burglaries. Unitarian Sunday School Union met at Second Church vestry. Kate L. Brown read on Religious Guilds. Juror Hugh McKenna charged with discussing a case with direction of Judge Bacon, allowed to resume duties.

Salvation Army Massachusetts Woman Suffrage Association Frances EB. Willard Brunswick Constanzo George Wilson Thomas Tobin Dorchester Wilson Unitarian Sunday School Union Second Church Kate L. Brown Hugh McKenna Samuel McSheehy Boston Bacon McKenna

Brockton Society Plans Revolution Lecture Series

A Brockton group formed to study history and politics plans a November lecture series on the American Revolution. Lectures echo Old South Institute programs and include topics by Edwin Dr. Mead, Edward Everett Hale, Mary A. Livermore, and others with leaflets proposed for publication.

Brockton Old South Samuel Adams Patrick Henry Edwin Dr. Mead Davis Rh. Dewer Institute of ‘Technology Times D. B. Hart Harvard College France Edward Everett Hale Mary A. Livermore Washington George M. Towle

1888 Team Opens Practice and Prizes Offered

The 88 football team met yesterday for a first practice game versus 91 players. Dudley Allen Sargent offers 1600 dollars in prizes for near perfect physical development with registration charts due by June 1, 1890. Dr Kuno Franche spoke on Ferdinand Frieigrath and his poetry. The football association elected J W Woods president and officers. The Boylston Chemical Club heard a paper by I W Richards.

Dudley Allen Sargent Hemenway Gymnasium Ofice Kuno Franche Perdinand Frieigrath The Football Association Holden Chapel J. W. Woods A. P. Butler Sears B. Cc. Weld Boylston Chemical Club W. Richards

Free Evening Schools Open For Mechanics Drawing

Free evening schools for mechanical and free hand drawing opened last night and run until Friday March 16. Classes meet Monday Wednesday and Friday 7 30 to 9 30 p m at multiple city sites including Latin schoolhouse Warren street and East Boston locations. Applicants must be 16 or older and admission continues throughout the week. The notice ends with a dealer promotion for United States Waltham watches.

Warren Street Rimary Tennyson Street Old City Hall Charlestown Municipal Court Building Roxbury Street Roxbury Stevenson’s Block Central Square East Boston

Somerville No License Meetings Convene Clergy in Cambridge

A Cambridge clergy meeting held in Austin Hall yesterday planned a no license campaign for the December city election. A five member committee will draft resolutions urging citizens to support no license, while other groups prepare public and church meetings across the city with several pastors named for organization duties.

Somerville Cambridge Austin Hall Peabody Father Scully D. N. Beach G. F. Tewksbury Briggs C. W. Biddle N. B. Fiske Thomas John A. BE. White Union Hall W. 5. Alexander James McWhinnie Albert Gould Alexander McKenzie G. I’. Lewisbury

Indolent House Robber Pleads Guilty in Four Months

Henry McGowan entered a South End residence and took a gold watch before resting. A servant girl intercepted the thief at a pawnbroker during the sale, delivering him to police. He pleaded guilty and will serve four months at the house of correction.

Henry McGowan House of Correction

Country Club Races Set for Clyde Park

The Country Club fall meet moves to Clyde Park Brookline with races next Saturday at 2 PM. Four events include a pony race a steeplechase and two fat races.

Country Club Clyde Park Brookline

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