Immigrant Inquiry Probes Boston Trades at Parker House
Commissioned by Secretary Carlisle and Judge Stump, Edward McSweeney and Dr. Joseph Senner study immigrant impact on Boston trades from their Parker House base. Dolan of the Building Trades Council cites Nova Scotia migration and cheap labor as hurting local workers. questions focus on laws, wage effects, distribution, and the padrone system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward F. McSweeney
Joseph H. Senner
New York
Parker House
John G. Carlisle
Herman Stump
Washington
Stump
Europe
Boston
James P. Dolan
Building Trades Council
Nova Scotia
Abrahams
Edward L. Daly
Lasters’ Union
J. J. McCarthy
Childs
Central Labor Union
McSweeney
Carlisle
United States
Fronts of the harbor and a carrier pigeon aboard
The fishing schooner Freedom from Lynn brought a carrier pigeon with a silver leg band marked 1815 and a yellow wing spot, now in the custody of W. J. Emerson. The J. K. Manning, sold in a marshal's sale over a collision claim, is being repaired in East Boston and may cost $600 to seaworthy.
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Freedom
Lynn
Thatcher’s Island
W. J. Emerson
No. 12
T Wharf
J. K
Post
Lighthouse Board
John Kearns
Battleman
Boston
Europe
George W. Swift
Chicago
Warren Line
Aldermen Overrule Mayor Veto on Brookline Gas Streets
In a special session the Board of Aldermen voted 8 to 4 to override the Mayor Matthews veto on an order barring the Brookline Gas Company from opening streets without Alderman approval. Mayors veto accepted by some, while others urged the board to assert its rights and require the company to seek consent before digging up streets. The debate highlighted tensions between executive and legislative powers and alleged political motives behind the veto.
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Board of Aldermen
Brookline Gas Company
Lomasney
Bryant
Barry
Dever
Folsom
Hall
Lee
Sanford
Witt
Yeas
Hallstrom
Matthews
Alderman Tee
Elief
William E. Russell
Wallstram
Alderman Lee
Alderman Hall
Board of
Aldermen
Alderman Dever
Will Command the Paris Steamer Paris Officers
Captain Frederick Watkins named to command the steamer Paris of the American line for the next voyage to Europe. The Paris will sail from New York on September 5. Watkins, now an American citizen, has prior voyage experience with the line and on both sides of the Atlantic. Captain Randle will oversee the St Louis and St Paul at Cramps yard in Philadelphia and command the St Louis when it joins the line in January 1895.
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Frederick Watkins
Paris
Europe
New York
Watkins
Atlantic
Randle
Cramps’ Yard
Philadelphia
St. Louis
St. Paul
Boston Morning Paper Wants Ads Message
Has the largest circulation of any morning paper printed in Boston. Send in your want ads. Situations wanted, 1-2 cent a word, other wants, 1 cent a word.
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Boston
Governor Waite Acquitted In Colorado Conspiracy Case
Denver Aug 31 Commissioner Hinsdale discharged Governor Waite and held Dwyer Mullins and Armstrong to the grand jury in 50 bail on a conspiracy charge. Waite denied any link to the plot and said he would accept the commissioner’s decision. Mrs Love testified Waite admitted removal of Mrs Likens tied to the Parr letter.
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Denver
Col
Hinsdale
Waite
Dwyer
Mullins
Armstrong
Dr. Love
Likens
Parr
Paine's Warerooms Offer Wide Wool Mantel Selection
A warning feature highlights Paine's Warerooms at 48 Canal Street with a threefold larger wool mantel assortment than rival New England shops. It notes lower costs for regular mantels versus custom orders and claims buyers find exact needs met from Paine Company's extensive display.
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Paine
Canal Street
New England
Paine Company
Residents Seek 5 Cent Fare Extension in East Watertown
East Watertown residents near the Cambridge line protest 10 cent rides to Boston while Mt. Auburn bridge riders pay only 5 cents. They circulated a petition urging the 5 cent fare limit be extended from Mt. Auburn bridge to School street.
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East Watertown
Cambridge Line
West End Electrics
Boston
Mt. Auburn Bridge
School Street
Classified Wants in the Post Advertiser
The Post newspaper runs classified want ads offering situations wanted at 1 to 2 cents per word and other wants at 1 cent per word, inviting readers to place short notices in the morning edition.
Sugar Market Slumps Then Closes Near Support
Sugar faced heavy selling on Friday evening August first as persistent raiders pushed prices down for a days’ decline of 13 4. By session close buying outpaced selling, suggesting the decline may be near its end, while predictions on future gains remain uncertain.
Market Letter From Aug 31 1894 Rallying Tendencies Noted
The market shows rallying tendency with a price drop to 106 on A and G stock amid efforts by bears to cover. Grangers recover and St Paul climbs from morning lows, while Rock Island remains weak. Southwide improved conditions lift LD N and southern properties, with Richmond Terminal and others expected to rise. Wheat and corn harden on foreign buying. Kennett Hopkins & Co reports large wheat buys. Brokerage firm Weinman Co. promotes daily market letters free to New England.
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Bears
B. Q
St. Paul
R. I
Western Railroad
Rock Island Road
LD. N
Richmond Terminal
T. C
Kansas
Texas
Atch
N. P
Telegraph
Kennett Hopkins & Co
Park
Lord
N. E. Weinman CO
State St
Boston
Stock Exchange Report From Wilson Fay Co
Mixed trading update filed by Wilson W. Fay & Co of No 7 State Street notes sales figures and market activity across sectors. The brief item highlights price movements and general turnover without citing specific stocks or totals.
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Miscellaneous Stock Exchange
Wilson W. Fay & Co
State Street
Transit changes and electric car expansion in Boston area
The New York New Haven Hartford discontinues the cottage city boat connection from New Bedford. A Providence Taunton Centre link will connect with the Cottage City boat at Woods Hall. John Henney Jr. gains control of motive power for Old Colony and NYNH&H systems. East Boston will switch to electric cars by December 1, with new lines to Chestnut Hill Reservoir. The Trackman notes schedule shifts including Jamaica Plain Dedham service and Walpole Wrentham timing changes.
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New York, New Haven & Hartford
Cottage City
New Bedford
Providence
Taunton Centre
Woods Hall
James N. Lauder
Old Colony
Park Square Station
John Henney, Jr
J. R. Kendrick
East Boston
West End Street Railway Company
St. Louis Gas Company
West End Company
Ingalls Street
Chelsea Creek
Chestnut Hill Reservoir
Huntington Avenue
Brookline Village
Beacon Street
Park = street
Brookline
Boylston Street
Newline
Reservoir Region
Jamaica Plain
Dedham
Plainville
Walpole
Wrentham
Yarmouth Steamship Co Sails From Boston Weekly
The Yarmouth Steamship Co boats depart Pier 1 Lewis Wharf Boston every Monday Tuesday Thursday and Friday at noon for Yarmouth Nova Scotia with connections across Nova Scotia. For details contact agent J F Spinney Lewis Wharf or offices at Washington Street and related firms Raymond Whitcomb Thomas Cook John G Hall & Co.
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Lewis Wharf
Boston
Proposals for Parlin Memorial Library at Everett Mass
Sealed proposals for the erection and completion of the Fred E. Parlin Memorial Library Everett Mass will be received at the Office of John C Spofford Architect 18 Exchange Street Boston until six oclock p m Saturday Sept Sth 1894 Plans and specifications may be seen at the Architect s office on and after Sept 4th 1894 Each bid must be accompanied by a certified check for 1000 The committee reserve the right to reject any and all bids Bids received after the time stated will not be considered Proposals must be enclosed in envelopes sealed and marked Proposals for Fred s E K Parlin Memorial Library and addressed to John C Spofford Architect 13 Exchange Street Boston Mass R M Barnard Chairman
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett Public Library
John C. Spofford
Exchange Street
Boston
Mass
Fred’k E. Parlin
Everett
Fred’s EK. Parlin
R. M. Barnard
Massachusetts Libel Notice in Suffolk Court 1894
The Superior Court Clerk in Boston orders libellant to publish the libel and order in the Boston Post for three weeks and mail or serve the libellee Edward Stokes fourteen days before the first Monday of October to show cause why the libel should not be granted.
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Suffolk
Boston
Sarah Stokes
Edward Spokes
Birmingham
Warwick
England
Edward Stokes
Maward Stokes
Commonwealth OF Massachusetts
Superior Court
County of
Boston Post
Jos
A. Willard
Henry E. Bellew
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Summer St
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F. J. Barnard & CO
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C. M. Flanders
Chelsea
Industrial Aid Society of Boston
Henry Peterson
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Katz
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India Sq
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Roxbuily Cycle CO
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