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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Oct 27, 1885

Page

3

Taber Divorce Trial Attracts Crowd And Revelations

Boston's supreme judicial court room overflowed as Mrs. Taber and Mr. Downs faced cross accusations in a tumultuous divorce case. Mr. Taber testified detailing alleged improper conduct, including encounters with Mrs. Taber and Mr. Downs, while witnesses such as Miss Davidson and Mrs. Lincoln emerged with conflicting claims. The crowd, notable attendees, and courtroom scenes underscored a highly charged trial that adjourned with further testimony anticipated.

Supreme Judicial Court Room Taber Deacon Davis Mr. Taber Miss Davidson Mr.Taber Charles Street Dr. Blodgett Shawmut Avenue Mr. Dickinson Providence Depot Mr. Downs Boston Downs Mr. Butterworth Dickinson Lincoln

Will of Thomas W Peirce Leaves Large Texas and Massachusetts Trusts

Abstract of the will of the late Thomas W Peirce details debts and funeral expenses, then devises Topsfield holdings Crowningshield Ray and Putnam farms to his son Thomas Wentworth Peirce with contingent succession to Marion Wentworth Peirce and later to nephew Thomas Wentworth Peirce. It sets trusts of 150000 and 100000 for two children, extensive pecuniary legacies to relatives and friends, a charitable hospital in Texas, a Dover church, education funds along Sunset Route towns, and ends with trustees and executor provisions for five named individuals.

Thomas W. Peirce Topsfield Crowningshield Ray Putnan Thomas Wentworth Peirce Marion Wentworth Peirce Dover N. H Marion W. Peirce Andrew Peirce Andrew Charles H. Peirce Luella Inness Clara Elizabeth Peirce Elizabeth J. Vittum Frank Nellie George Vittum Mra Ida F. Whitehouse A.L. Peirce Fanny Peirce Thomas Wentworth M. E. Glidden Richard 8. Spofford Harriet Prescott Spofford Richard Spofford Charles Babbidge Butbidge Failes Babbidge Eliza B. Poole E G Mary Annie Seir B Eliza Poole Joseph H. Smith M.D Lowell Jamous Converse Houston Tex C. A. Gibbs Converse Peronsa Biaex Abbot John H. George Charlies Levi Woostbury Thomas Whipple Laconia BF. Butler Collis P. Huntington E Q. Arlicielf Sun of Mercy Texas Schulenberg Marion Flatonia Luling Weimar Waelder Columbus Harwood Eilinger Massachusetts Marion W Andrew Peires Richard S. Spofford James Converse Chas, Babbidge

Money Market Reports And Boston Bank Statement

Money markets hold steady with conservative lending and stable rates. Boston banks show a slight surplus gain, lower loans, and higher deposits on the weekly statement, amid mixed stock activity and headlines on railroads and finance.

Boston

RowRs frices and clipped figures in scanned text

Fragmented OCR shows scattered numbers and symbols with references to prices and items. The readable content mentions $1,000 amounts, percentages, and repeated numeric strings, but lacks coherent nouns or events to establish a clear news item. The fragment hints at coded financial or pricing data rather than a complete report.

Market Digest Flour and Grain Regional Prices

Digest of flour and grain markets with prices for flour types from Minnesota to Louisiana including New York and Chicago receipts and shipments. Wheat and corn values across Toledo Detroit Milwaukee St Louis and New York, with butter cheese eggs and provisions like pork lard and beef in varied regional quotes.

Milwaukee Cincinnati St Louis New York South America Chicago Seoul Great Britain France Continent Baltimore New Orleans Charleston Savannah Galveston Norfolk Augusta Philadelphia St. Louis Wilmington Boston and Albany Grand Janction Railroad Providence Railroad Old Colony Railroad New York and New Mariand Itchpung Railroad Maine Railroad Maine Harlford

Chicago Grain Irregular and Unsettled

A late Chicago market report from Eldredge & Co notes unsettled values with an overall upward tendency. Wheat opened strong, slipped to discount the expected rise in visible supply, then rose again as New York and Duluth stocks proved smaller than expected. Buyers covered shorts and long purchases supported prices to close at day’s best. Corn and provisions saw little activity as shipping demand kept corn firm.

New York Boston Congress Street Bear” House Atchison Chicago Burlington and Quincy Chicago, Burlington and Northern Union Pacific St. Joseph and Grand Island St. Joseph and Western Road Friends of the Company The Stock Exchange Kansas City Springfield Memphis Ohio River Clinton Ft. Scott Gulf Ristine Atlantic Vacitic California Southern Oxton Pass Mojave River California Cincinnati Sandusky Cleveland Flint Pere Marquette Central Iowa Toledo St. Louis Little Rock Ft. Smith Prime Mercantile Foreign Exchange Erie New Jersey Reading Delaware and Hudson Buil Gould Woerishoffer Cammock D. O. Mills Wausausage Aggrexativeu Messrs George C. Eldredge & Co Emery & Hodges No. 28 State Street Duluth

Strength in Wheat and Market Calls on Corn and Grains

Export shipments of flour from Chicago and Milwaukee have run near 1,000,000 bushels weekly and are rising. Prices for this article appear bottomed and viewed as a purchase. Corn is also seen as a purchase, especially deferred options. Chamber of Commerce on call Monday noted little excitement but some business in January and February cars with specific car trades and stable settling prices. Oats bids and asks shown across multiple months with quoted bid and ask ranges and today’s settling price around 34 to 37 cents.

Corporation Prime Mercantile New York Minnesota St Louis Chicago Milwaukee de Louis City Mills Toledo Detroit St Louie Salea White State Chamber of Commerce

Open market for wheat and corn shows quiet steady starts

Market reports from Mark Lane and Liverpool indicate wheat and corn activity subdued with limited inquiries and steady prices. Wheat shows tentative demand abroad and in English markets while corn remains weak at times. London prices hold, with pork, bacon, lard, cheese and tallow varying modestly.

Mark Lane Paris England Liverpool California London

Boston and Liverpool ship arrivals list many cotton bales and goods

A long transfer list shows numerous firms in Boston and Liverpool with cargoes including cotton bales, hides, lumber, oranges, lemons, boots and shoes, and spirits. It records steamer arrivals and consignments from Adams & Bro, Barry Thayer & co, Continental Mills, Cocheco co, Nashua Mfg co, Vale Mills, Warren Cotton Mills, and others, with quantities such as 187 bales cotton and 401 pieces lumber.

Savannah Gate City Apleton Co Arnold & Letherbee Adams & Bro Boston Duck Co Barry, Thayer & Co Blake & Ripley As&j Brown & Co Se & E Eaton Continental James & Abbott Laconia Co Harvard Johnson & Co Leonard Litchfield Lancaster Mills Massachusetts Cotton Mills George McQuesten & Co Nashua Manuf Co Newmarket Manuf Co Newha!! & Co Newmarket Manuf Charles Albro Barker Mills Vale Mills Otis & Co Warren Cotton Mills Kensaw & Co Dodo Richardson & Dennie Rogers & Co Reynolds Sands, Furber & Co Sulivan H Simpson & Co Sherman Sands & Leckie Wadleigh Liverpool Eng Virginian Mdse Baring Bros & Co Hatheway &O Linder & Meyer Sherburne Lambert Bros Hills, Turner & Co Beach & Co Norris & Co Jere Abbott & Co Clark, Adams & Clart Nickerson & Miller Stoddard, Lovering & Co Dennison Mani Co Thayer & Lincoln Carter, Dinsmore & Co Morey & Co Converse, Wormwood & Co Orum William Burtaill & Co Nichols & Co Alex Bros & Co Moors & Co John Marshall, Son & Co Storer Geneva Stevenson & Co Apthorp & Co Frost & Adams Gormally & Jeffrey Wadsworth, Howland & Co Stone & Downer Pacific Mills Howard, Bullough & Riley Leigh & Co Atkinson Cutter Bros & Co Halifax Carroll Arthur & Co Bowles & Co Mackerel Beaman Bros Russell & Co Bing Oliver Smith Sanborn & Co Winser & Son Hinckley, Ayer & Co Read Jones & Co Winsor & Son Cutler Griffin & Co Baskins & Montague Johnson & Co Swan & Co George Upton Yarmouth Dominion Walter Hall Butler L Clements Hail S Morse & Co Randall Halifar Walbaum & Co Naylor & Co

Railroad Matters and Trade Totals Across Nations

A Cincinnati report details the Cincinnati Sandusky and Cleveland railroad year to June 30 1885. Bond debt falls to 591000 after $34000 in sinking fund payments and $10797 06 court judgment paid. Floating debt is zero. passenger and freight rates depress earnings. Asset balance rises 409207 50 due to stockAsset adjustments from Columbus Springfield and Cincinnati holdings and a 400270 dividend charged to profit and loss that is now moved to railway stock account.

Cincinnati, Sandusky and Cleveland Railroad Supreme Court of Ohio Western Railroads Great Trunk Sandusky Dayton Cincinnati Ees Bostgiih Sandusky City Ingigmne So Sonisinsint Cleveland Columbus, Springfield and Cincinnati Columbus Columbus, Springfield

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