Exciting Fall Races at Mystic Park Close Season
Mystic Park drew the largest crowd of the meeting on the last regular day. Races began promptly at noon with a postponed 2:40 class event won by Roscoe C after strong late effort from F. H. Horton and Fred S. A 2:23 pacing class produced tight finishes with Joe Howe and Illusion contending, Brightwood surging late to win, while T. L. D. upset near the wire. The 2:34 trotting class saw R. R. H. prevail amid smashed records, and a dramatic running race produced a dead heat between Madame Marantette and Hale’s wagon team, postponed to morning. Judges named, time records noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mystic Park
Fred 8
F. H
Roscoe C
George Haner
G.s. Roscoe C
F. H. Horton
Digi F. H
Charles Yapp
B.g. Fred S
H. W. Smith
B. m. Mischief
N. T. Dore
Bik. S. Phil Sheri- AG
Illusion
Allen Maid
Frederick
Brightwood
Joe Howe
IT. L. D
Jock
A. Woodward
B. G. Brightwood
F. M. Dodge
Columbus
John Trout
H. E. Rankin
Wm. Streridan
M. Allen
G. Hastings
Geiss Wes Ers
Pe Eaimer
J.J. Bowen
Blk. S. Norway Knox
Ste A
E. Wallingford
Ors
J. A. Snow
G. Little Jim
J. C. Williams
G. Overlake
Jock Bowen
Mme. Marantette
Hale
Madame
A. Wale
Skylark
J. J
Country Club Autumn Meeting Features Pink Coat Hunters Race
Last day of the autumn meeting at the Country Club highlights the Pink Coat Hunters handicap steeplechase. Entries listed include Mollie Darling, Mermaid, General, Winona, and Prospect as contenders across flat and hurdle events with weights, purses, and entry fees detailed for pony, steeple, and sweepstakes races.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Country Club
Pink Coat
J. H. Wright
Mollie Darling
Peter Clinch
Harry Prescott
R. B. Forbes, Jr
F. Seabury
M. G
H. B
Ralph Slack
Ch. G
Voyager
Wanderer
Stone- Hence
Invermore
A. Hi. Barney
B. G
Dick Doughan
Reebel
Aurelia West
Myopia Hunt Club
A. J. Gardner
John
Nellie
Ashton Lawrence
Prophet
H.b
R. Ashton Lawrence
Br. Gy
Redwood
James Parker
Falconer
Imp
Matador
Feu Twollett
Hopeless
Stonehenge
Head Severed by Elevator At No 4 Peak Street
At about 4 30 yesterday afternoon James Pool a 15 year old colored boy of 15 Middlesex street was operating the elevator at No 4 Peak Street when his head was caught between the elevator and the wall of the well it runs in, severing head from the body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Pool
Middlesex Street
No. 4
Peaki Street
Time is Money Watch Ad for United States Watch Co.
Classified ad promotes a United States Watch Co. Waltham make timepiece. Emphasizes punctuality and value, urging buyers to obtain a reliable watch to stay on schedule. Includes branding and a brief appeal to practicality without extra details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Watch Co
Waltham Make
Annual Meeting of New England Colleges and Preparatory Schools
The second annual meeting at Boston University featured leaders from Harvard Tufts Wesleyan and Yale with Professors Ladd and Bowne debating the fit of preparatory schools to higher education. Ladd urged closer college and school alliance and a reorganized system with a strong basic curriculum. Officers will be elected and new members announced with a long list of appointees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England Association of Colleges and Preparatory Schools
College of Liberal Arts
Boston University
Eliot
Harvard
Capen
Tufts
van Vleck
Wesleyan
Dickinson
State Board of Education
Lindsay and Bowne
Ladd
Yale
Dean Huntington
Prentiss
Cohen
Alice Freeman
Wellesley
G. T. Ladd
Athens
Walter Q. Scott
Phillips Exeter Academy
The
Exeter Academy
Tetlow
Warren
Ilea
Buck
Collar
Roxbury High School
Pepper
Colby Uniersity
Association
Ellen M. Barr
Private
School For Girls
Boston
Henry A. Coit
St. Paul’s School
Concord
N. H
Edward G. Coy
Phillips Academy
Andover
Timothy Dwight
Yale University
New Haven
Conn
Frederick T. Farnsworth
Bristol Academy
Taunton
Joshua Kendall
School For Boys
Cambridge
George T. Ladd
George H. Palmer
Harvard University
Charles W. Parmenter
Ingh School
Waltham
Tracy Peck
William C. Poland
Brown University
Providence
R.I
Thomas D. Seymour
William R. Shipman
Tufts College
College Hill
Clement L. Smith
Samuel Thurber
Girls’ High School
Roxbury
John M. van Vieck
Wesleyan University
Middletown
Carla Wenckebach
Wellesley College
Caleb T. Winchester
New Boston Newsboys Serve Daily Papers by Streetcar
The Hotel and Railroad News Company forms a joint stock system to deliver morning and evening papers on Boston horse cars. Uniformed newsboys with badges and numbers call only for morning or evening papers, distributing local papers across districts from South Boston to Chelsea. Boys receive salaries, are chosen for fitness, and must be alert and courteous to maintain their civil service role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hotel and Railroad News Company
South Boston
Dorchester
Roxbury
Cambridge
Somerville
Charlestown
Chelsea
Fast
Campbell's Creditors Accept 25 Cents on the Dollar
New York creditors of Bartley Campbell met, with Ex-Judge Dittenhoffer stating no assets. Claims total about $30,000 for general creditors and $15,000 for judgment creditors. Harry Pitt offered to present his claim. A unanimous vote accepted 25 cents on the dollar for general creditors, with likely the same for judgment creditors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Sorrerau
Bartley
Harry Pitt
The Scottish Pulpit by William M. Taylor review
A summary of William M. Taylor’s The Scottish Pulpit, tracing Scottish church history from Knox to Chalmers with notes on Dissenters and Guthrie. Taylor, a Scot, extols Scottish character, cites Melville on Knox and likens it to Patrick Henry, while noting Guthrie’s limited Christian impact despite philanthropic work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyman Beecher
Yale Theological School
William M. Taylor
Knox
Chalmers
Symington
Macleod
Guthrie
Hugh Miller
James G. Simpson
Blackie
Sir William Hamilton
Lord Cockburn
Dr. Taylor
James Melville
John Knox
Patrick Henry
Melville
New York
Starper & Bros
Five Last Things by J. A. Spencer
The excerpt reviews Dr. Spencer's Five Last Things, detailing death, the soul's waiting, resurrection, judgment, and eternity. It notes belief in a future personal return of Christ, bodily or semblant resurrection, and universal judgment, with discussions on heaven, hell, and eternal punishment balanced against divine love.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Spencer
Christ
Spencer
God
Dr. Spenccer
J. A. Spencer
New York
Thomas Whittaker
Boston
Clarke & Carruth
Price
Obituary: Rear Admiral Nicholson Dies in New York
Rear Admiral J. W. A. Nicholson U.S.N. died yesterday in New York. Born in Massachusetts he entered service in 1838 from New York. He served in the West Indies and Mediterranean squadrons, joined Perry’s Japanese expedition, helped at Fort Sumter, and held commands including commandant of the New York Navy Yard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicholson
J. W. A. Nicholson
U.S.N
New York
Massachusetts
West Indies
Mediterranean
Commodore Perry
Pocahontas
Fort Sumter
Board of Examiners
New York Navy Yard
Notable Early Cape Cod Pioneer Captain Stanton Fisher Dies
Captain Stanton Fisher age 98, pioneer of Cape Cod whaling, formerly Cedarville, moved to Bournedale after Cape Cod Folks exposure. Born in Sandwich, he commanded several ships, amassed then lost property, and faced notoriety with quiet integrity. Also noted: Charles P. Preston of Danvers, longtime Essex Agricultural Society secretary, died aged? In addition, Luke Baldwin of Boston, once a noted trader, passed away in Marengo. Weekly Trade Review reports US failures at 193, Canada 28, with mixed signs of recovery and detailed commodity movements and gold imports for September and nine months of 1887.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanton Fisher
Grandpa Fisher
Cape Cod
Bournedale
Captain Fisher
Sandwich
Cedarville
Charles P. Preston
Essex County
Danvers
Preston
John Preston
Clarissa P. Preston
Essex Agricultural Society
State Asylum For the Insane
Peabody Institute
Luke Baldwin
Boston
Marengo
New York
R.G. Dun & Co
E. Russell & Co
Mercantile Agency
Telegraph
United States
Canada
Weekly Trade Review
R. G. Dun & Co
Gogebic Range
Bradstreet
Philadelphia
Grangers
United Kingdom
St. Louis
Ohio River Valley
London
Bradstreet’s
France
Berlin
Odessa
Rocky Mountains
Mississippi
Middle States
New England
Southern
Western
Pacific and Territories
Notable deaths and obituaries from Brookfield to Providence
The list records several deaths including a Brookfield born man who moved West in 1858 and his family, Mme Modjeska’s mother’s influence on her talent, the Polish-based death of Mme Modjeska’s relative Michael Opido, Richard Critchett the oldest resident of Arrington New Hampshire, C F Swift a Sanborn Ham & Co traveler who died in Ware, and Judge James W Blackwood of Providence who died of Bright’s disease at 43 after serving as trial justice and later district judge. details cover marriages, ages, and surviving relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookfield
Mass
Boston
Mme
Benda-Opi
Modjeska
Tte Aaa
Poland
Mme. Modjeska
Michael Opido
Arrington
N. H
Richard Critchett
C.F. Swift
Sanborn, Ham & Co
Chauncy Street
Hampshire
Ware
Fred
James W. Blackwood
Sixth District
Providence
R. I
Bright
Record mortgage for 15 million on Western New York road
A mortgage for 15,000,000 was filed in Burratto New York today. The mortgagor is the Western New York and Pennsylvania railroad. Mortgagees are Carl Schurz and J N Seligman of New York. The mortgage covers all property of the road in New York and Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burratto
N. Y
Western New York & Pennsylvania Railroad
Carl Schurz
J. N. Seligman
New York
Pennsylvania
It's Laughable This Slinging of mud at Pearline
A sharp jab about Pearline amid a broader debate draws attention to a controversial topic. The remark reflects partisan language and public interest in an ongoing dispute regarding Pearline's role and responses. The incident underscores talk on social media and local commentary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany Street
Proposals for Lighthouse Establishment supplies invited
Sealed proposals are sought by the Lighthouse Inspector Third District Tompkinsville New York for furnishing eighteen lots of supplies including blocks brushes chimneys dry goods engineers stores flags hardware lamps lumber paints oils ship chandler y soap tinware glass and more. Bids due November 17 1887 at 1 pm with rights to reject or modify items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tompkinsville
N. Y
New York City
A. E. K. Enuam
Commodore
USN
Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey as a Medical Tonic
An article cites medical authorities endorsing alcoholic stimulants and specifically Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey as a superior tonic and stimulant for nervous debility wasting diseases and invalids. It warns against other bottled whiskeys and touts Duffy's Formula as a cure for coughs colds and pulmonary troubles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin Flint
Bellevue
New York) College
Joseph Parish
J. M. Cornwall
Duffty’s
Divorce Petition in Bristol County 1887
Margaret E Reynolds of Easton sues Patrick Reynolds for divorce after desertion in January 1875, asking the Bristol Superior Court to grant a decree. Clerk’s notice orders publication in the Boston Post and service by mail or attested copy before the January date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
Superior Court
Bristol
Margaret E. Reynolds
Easton
Patrick Reynolds
North Bridgwater
Margaret E. X Reynolds
L. C. Southard
Mark
N. C. Southard
Taunton
A. D
Simeon Borden
Commonwealth OF Massachusetts
Boston Post
Boston
Suffolk
Sid Libel
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHTA_ SEPTS
Middlesex
Megargee Bros
Philadelphia
Commonwealth
Theo
C. Hurd
Omron Wealth OF
Massaceia
Setis
Ss.—Superior Court
Allen P. Aldrich
Alvin E. Aldrich
Louis A. Aldrich
Lynn
Essex
Copartners
A. P. Aldrich
Chicago
Illinois
B. Carruthers
T. W. Moorehead
New York City
Copartneri
Carruthers & Company
Kenneth R. Smoot
I. B. Carruthers
Theo. C. Hurd
Fractional and large block holdings in banks and mills
A mixed list of securities and bonds including Continental and Blackstone National Banks, Merrimack and Amoskeag Mills, Hamilton and Middlesex mills, various railroads like Atchison Topeka Santa Fe and Boston and Maine, with quantities and issue dates from 1890s to 1900s. The entry records holdings by administrators with notes on preferred and common stock, bonds, and redeemable shares across multiple financial institutions and manufacturing firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Natl
Bank
Woburn
Old Boston Natl. Bank
West End
Ry. Co
Harmilton Mfg. Co
Cheshire RR
Middlesex Mills
Blackstone Natl
Merchants
Boston Mfg. Co
Boylston Mutual Ins. Co
Merrimack Mfg. Co
Do Lyman Mills
Do Nath & Xchange Bank
China Mfg. Co
Pembroke Mills
Atchison, Topeka & Sante Fe RR
Chaotic 1887 Investment Notation on Rail and Hotels
A fragmented ledger style entry lists Eshares Lawrence Mfg Co and U S Hotel Co with a 10,000 stake, Cedar Rapids and River RR items, and numbers including 1909 82000 1891 200 1894. The legibility is limited but signals holdings and dates connected to several companies and bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids & Ee River RR
Legal Advertisers Noted by the Boston Post
The Boston Post stresses careful legal advertising with the paper serving as a reading Boston paper for court reports. Advertisers are reminded the Post presents original documents and returns to attorneys the day after appearance, with meticulous proofreading for accuracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Post
Post
Boston
Fragmented 1893 stock and bond listings tale
A ledger of shares and bonds with ex-dividend notes lists entries for Nashua Lowell Road Boston & Maine Road and various railroad and bank securities. The long enumerated items include names like Blackstone National Bank Howard Columbian Washington Atlas Blue Hill Cabot Mills Naumkeag Middlesex Mills Hill Manufacturing Company and several city and railroad issues with dates 1890 1893 1896 1902 among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Continental Nak
Naumkeagdigann ° Cotton Co
Somerville Horse RR
Hamilton Mfg
Exchange Natl
Blackstone Natl
Ware
Freeman’s Natl
Blackstone Natl Bank
Blue Hill
Amory Mfg
Continental Mills
Brookline Gas
Appleton Co
Hamilton Woollen Co
Lowell Gas Lt. Co
Lowell
Middlesex Co
York Mfg
Hill
Cocheco
Forsaithens Co
Man
Nashua & Lowell
Blackstone Nat’ Bank
Howard
Columbian
Washington
Atlas
Cabot Mfg. Co
Naumkeag Steam Cotton Co
Middlesex Mills
Do Hill Mfg. Co
Boston & Maine
Det
Hillsdale & So
Western
Dorchester Gas Light Co
Essex Co
Cambridge Gas Light Co
Winnisimmet Co
State Nat's Bank
Adm
American Insurance Co
Boston, Concord & Mont
City of Toledoes
W. L
Fremont, Elk & Mo
Val
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Mystic
Clyde Parks
Clyde Park
American Education
Association of College and Preparatory Schools
Campbell
NEW Books
Attest
William Keenan
South
Mary Jane Keenan
Charles W.sawyer
Washington Street
Globe Building
Morgan and Stanhope Streets
Columbus Avenue
Stanhope Street
Morgan Street
Boston & Albany Railroad
North Market Street
Almeria
California
Malaga
Florida Oranges
Jamaica
Francis Henshaw & Coo
State Street
Bierchants’ Exchange Building
Boston Stock Exchange
Suffolk Cordage Co
Arquette, Houghton & Ontonagon RR
Taor
Amoskeag Mts. Co
Lary
Amoskeag Mfg. Co
Dwight Mfg. Co
Mass. Cotton Mills
Atlantic Cotton Mills
Revere Bank
Natl. Bank
Aid
Eastman Car Heater Co
Boston Wharf Co
West End St. Ry. Co
Natl. City Bank
Burton Stock Car Co
West End St. Ry. Co. Pfa
Yueblo Smelting and Refining Co
New England Natl. Bank
Great Falls Mfg. Co
Ameskea Mig. Co
Old Colony RR. Co
Franklin D
Lewiston
Nashua Mfg. Co
Lancaster Mills
Blackstone Natl. Bank
Continental Natl. Bank
Ogdensburg & Lake Champlain RR
Boston & Albany
Old Colony
Quincy, Alton & St. Louis
Burlington & Missouri
L. G
Middlesex RR
Portland Water Co
Bath
Atchison, Top. & Santa Fe
Kingman, Pratt & Western RR
Quincy & Warsaw RR
Boston & Albany RR
Eshares Lawrence Mfg. Co
U.S
Albert Howe & Co
Market Street
Brighton
Warren Avenue
James Williams
J. A. Churchee
Andrew M. Davies
Chas. A. Place
Gossamer Manufacturers’ Association
Field, Chapman & Fenner
Broadway
Richards & CO
John C. Wilmerding
Wilmerding, Hoguet & CO
White St
Townsend & Montana
St Leonard Street
Legal Advertising
Musical Publications
Jensen
Bargiel
Rubenstein
Seiss
Hollaender
Godard
Liszt
Becht
Schumann
Bulak
Ditson & Co
Oliver Ditson & Co
S. R. Knights & CO
Washington St
Newton Street
A. P. Pierce
C. F. Libbie & CO
Hayward Place
Quetry Furniture
A. S. Hamburger
Amsterdam
Delft
Hayward Pisce
Samuel Hatch & CO
Congress Street
Wareham Street
Custom House
L. Saltonstall
Horatio Harris & Co., Auctioneers and Commission Merchants
R. L. Day & Company
State St
Merchants’ Exchange Building
Boston Stock Exchanze
Dexter & Newport Rd
de Mass
Nat’l Bank
Globe Nat’s Bank
Nat'l Bank of Commerce
Milton
Saco & Ports
Russell Mills
West End St. Ry
Wnath Rockland Bank
Do Columbian Natl
Do Eliot Natl
Ado
Zeverett Natl Bank
Chicago Rolling Mills
Oo - Conway
Cheshire
Orcs Rat Adm
Michigan Central Pic
State Natl
Bay State Live Stock Co
American Electric Mfg. Co
Rutland
Burl. & Q
Houghton & Ont
New Eng. Mort. Sec. Co
Old Colony Steamboat Co
Vtarin
West End Street Ry. Pftd
Revere Beach & Lynn
Newton Natl. Bank
Newton
Bates Mfg. Co
Bank of Commerce
Kay State Live Stock Co
Maine Central Rd
Stetson, Moseley & Co
E Street
Kilby St
Salem Lead Company
F. A. Brown, Treas
Salem
Masa
Huckins & CO
Border Street
East
Boston Omicse
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