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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1890
Page
8
The grand jury will report today as criminal cases are to be taken up. Superior and Norfolk county courts list numerous tort, contract and divorce actions with trials resumed or completed. notable cases include Bennett v Doherty and Randolph v Riorden among many, with trials in October through December and notices for jury trials and adjournments.
The Hon. John E. Russell spoke at the Academy of Music in Haverhill, arguing against the McKinley tariff and its impact on consumers. He urged abolition of poll taxes, denounced burdens on laboring families, and warned that tariff costs flow to the general public, not property owners.
George M. Baker died Sunday afternoon at his Barnstable home after a long illness of pernicious anemia. Born July 2 1832 in Portland Missouri, he rose from clerk to head of the Lee and Shepard publishing department, supervised manuscripts, and oversaw book production. A writer of amateur stage plays and two novels, he helped launch many actors, including Julia Gaylord and Fanny Davenport, and led the Mercantile Library Association. He leaves a widow Emily Bowles and two daughters and a son. Funeral is at Dr Horton's church tomorrow at 11:80.
The Republican rally featured Hon. Henry Cabot Lodge in Wakefield addressing majority rule tariff and the federal elections bill. He defended Republican measures, cited district projects for Lynn Winthrop Malden and Charlestown, and urged allegiance to a countrywide protection program with honest elections and a free ballot.
The Kneisel Quartet opened the season at Union Hall with Svendsen and Schumann quartets Op. 1 in A minor and Op. 41 No. 1, plus three Schumann songs by Baritone Reichmann. The review praises the quartet’s technical mastery and musical intelligence, notes Brechtian quirks in Reichmann’s vocal delivery, and predicts the next concert on Nov. 24.
The Boston Architectural Club opens yesterday at 6 Hamilton Place with Er. Kidon Deane’s water color sketches, many tied to his pen and ink fame. Works display delicate brushwork, refined color value, and architectural accuracy, with notable pieces from Digby and West Medford, plus prints of New York Life Insurance buildings. Several pieces are for sale, and the exhibition runs through the week.
Boston music fans will hear Carl Baermann lead six winter chamber concerts at Union Hall starting November 8. The programs feature works by Beethoven, Mozart, Schumann, Spohr, Thuille, Brahms, Von Sahr, and Beethoven besides a Thurday solo by Miss Gertrude Franklin. Additional pieces include Paine, Chadwick, and Franchetti as announced.
The Children's Mission to the Children of the Destitute completes remodelling at 277 Tremont Street with an annex reaching Warrenton Street. The addition doubles capacity for ages two to five, while five to fifteen stay in the main building. Open to friends and the public Wednesday afternoon 22 inst from 2 to 6. Hood's Sarsaparilla ad promotes cure for scrofula and impure blood with 100 doses for one dollar.
The Boston Board of Aldermen approved by amendment until December 31, 1890, underground conduit rights for Edison Electric Light Co and Western Union Telegraph Co across specified streets. A three-member committee was tasked to examine building height regulations. Funds were shifted for asphalt paving on Lenox Street and West Ford Street. Library book delivery near Dorchester Station was authorized. Park Theatre license renewed to August 1891. Cost estimates for Cail Street extension and various meter purchases were reported by the Water Board. Damages awarded for Dunreath Street grade and bids opened for a women’s lavatory at Charlesbank and for grading parkway Section 6.
A reader asks why a high tariff in the United States would harm Europe, noting the Omaha Bee’s claim that restricting American goods abroad risks aggravating distress there. The reader cites a Boston Advertiser remark from October 11.
Superior Court in Essex heard multiple criminal cases on October 20. John McHale of Salem faced robbery charges with an eighteen month term at the House of Correction. John Olson received six months for larceny. Luther A Prentise was sentenced to one year for larceny of a team. Frank t Redell was jailed fifteen months for larceny and embezzlement. George McCannon of Peabody got two years and six months for larceny. William Hately of Lawrence stood trial for causing Mrs Kate Dorsey’s death.
Middlesex Superior Court action against West End Street Railway seeks 1000 dollars for injuries to a horse wagon and harness after an electric car struck them. A second case seeks 30000 dollars for personal injuries to a milk wagon driver on Arlington Avenue when the wagon was struck and overturned by an electric car.
Essex County Probate Court in Salem found several wills proved for deceased residents including John Blackburn, Mary Bonner, Charles Chaplin, John Crowningshield, Thomas Murphy, Benjamin Pitman, Daniel Potter, Margaret Russell, Eliza Winchester, Johanna DeWolf, and Hannah Curtis. Administrations granted for Eliza Breed, Sarah Lewis, Patrick McMahon, Mary Collins, John Heath, Lois Peake, Caroline Pease, James Peaslee, John Rover, Fannie Young, William Sawyer, Eliza Cummings. Inventories filed show values for James Mills, Stephen Sands, and others.
A list of case names with docket numbers covering disputes between Currier and Redway Redway and Currier King and Gen Martin and Carter Tremont Foundry Machine Co v Fales Vlast ey v Flening Bowden v Morse Ekross v Nate McLeod v Winchester Lambert v Karl steen Peabony v Chron quast Huntress v McCrea Vish v smith Kimba v Thacher Stevens v W E L Staiway Co Hicoardman v Flanagan Blaccer v Smith Sivz Crawford v But Eldredge v Armstrong Robertson v O Donnell Allen v Chisholm Pagle v Hopkins Crofoot v Lipston Joan Co Kelly v Binney Irris v Williams Crocker v Darke Collins v Graham Why v Hoy Fullam v Flanelly Thayer v Young Genlin v Coleman Crowley v New York and New England Railroad Co
John D. Ryan, stroke oar of the Bradford Boat Club, was sentenced to six months in the House of Correction by Judge Sanger for throwing or pushing a newspaper man from the boat club float into the Charles River. He appealed and was held in $800 for the Superior Court. The report also notes library society appointments, church matters, and a lecture by John D. Long on Abraham Lincoln.
The Post notes a rising number of elevator accidents in recent days. It cites cases at an asphalt job and Littie Maxwell Co where riders and workers were injured by lift misfunctions and rope misadjustments. It argues employers bear liability while urging safer practices and vigilance by both sides.
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