Politician Letters and Local Civic Debates
A collection of snippets from 19th century newspapers discusses local political figures in Newton and Watertown, praise for candidates with modesty, and calls for party unity. It references Grocer Anion of this town, plus opinions from Worcester Spy, Worcester Times, and Watertown Enterprise. Debates also touch on anti-saloon views and Thanksgiving timing for October observances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waltham
Newton
Thomas Weston, Jr
Watertown
William HH. Ragrahant
Dems Eye Possible Candidate Shakeup for District Attorney
The Boston Post notes Assistant District Attorney P. H. Cooney of Natick backs a challenge to his chief, William B. Stevens, for district attorney this fall. Possible entrants include Samuel K. Hamilton or several other Democratic lawyers as a party fight looms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Boston Post
P. H. Cooney
Natick
William B. Stevens
Samuel K. Hamilton
Obituary Highlights Native Scots Abolitionist and Public Official
Obituary notices recount John C Clare born in Scotland eighty six years ago who fought temperance and abolition battles, was a Tombs officer and later a probation officer. James Trowbridge of Newton, 43, longtime bank official. John Carr of Newburyport, 76, a comb manufacturer head. Nathaniel Howard of Springfield, early industrial figure and legislator. Colonel Lewis Cass Hunt, U S Army, West Point graduate, Mexican and Civil War veteran.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Clare
Scotland
Burns
John Kurtz
George S. Trowbridge
Newton
Otis Trowbridge
Boston
J. R. Nichols
Congress Street
Gilma Bros
Oo. Na
Natick National Bank
John Carr
Newburyport
West Newbury
Carr, Brown & Co
Samuel C. Carr
Shoe and Leather National Bank of Boston
Nathaniel Howard
Springfield
Windsor
Conn
Te Board of Aldermen
Massachusetts House of Representatives
Lewis Cass Hunt
West Point
Fair Oaks
Revival of Old Claim Against President Welch
An attachment issued by Judge Andrews targets President Welch of the First National Bank of New Haven. Chapman Bros. sue Arthur Robinson, Isaac Ogden, and Hermanna Welch for 8783 with interest, alleging false capital representations by Robinson & Ogden in 1857 and noting Welch as a former mayor and alleged general partner in the defunct firm. The case hinges on a long‑standing debt from credit extended in 1857 and only recently pursued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrews
Supreme Court
President Welch
First National Bank of New Haven
William P. Chapman
Penny Chapman
Chapman Bros
Arthur Robinson
Isaac G. Ogden
Hermanna N. Welch
Robinson & Ogden
Welch
New Haven
Stock Exchange, Chapman & Co
Chapman & Co
Phineas C Lounsbury Nominated for Governor in Connecticut
At Hartrorp Sept 9 the Republican State convention nominated Phineas C Lounsbury for governor after an informal ballot with 488 votes. Morgan G Bulkley led several strong bids for lieutenant governor and Thomas Clark was chosen for comptroller, while Orville Platt chaired and Hawley offered contrast to the Democrats. The platform praised protection, labor rights, local option temperance, pensions for veterans, and national unity, opposing Democratic tariff changes and civil service abuse.
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Hartrorp
United States
O. H. Platt
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Democratic Congress
Connecticut
William H. Barnum
Joseph R. Hawley
Platt
Committee On Permanent Organization
Orville H. Platt
Samuel Fessenden
Stamford
Fairfield County
Phineas C. Lounsbury
Samuel Park
New London
John A. Tibbitts
W. E. Simonds
Canton
Morgan G. Bulkley
Hartford
George P. Bissell
Bulkley
Henry B. Harrison
Cooley
Mr. Lounsbury
James L. Howard
L. M. Hubbard
Wallingford
Alexander Warner
Pomfret
Thomas Clark
North Stonington
Samuel Frisbie
Farmington
John M. Douglas
Middletown
Clark
Hawley
Committee On Resolutions
Department of Industries and Labor
Congress
Senate
House of Representatives
Great Britain
Dakota
Union
Court actions in United States Circuit Court hearing notices
Sept 8 session includes two cases: Eastern Paper Bag Co v Standard Paper Bag Co over patent infringement of paper bag machines with defence denial. Herendeen et al v Morgan over harrow improvements, motion for injunction denied as no substantial difference found between patents, counsel listed for both sides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CoLt. J. Eastern Paper Bag Company
Standard Paper Bag Company
B.F. Thurston
F.B. Fish
Chauncy Smith
Edward W. Herendeen
Joseph Morgan
FE. W. Herendeen
J. J. Thomas
W. H. B. Dowse
BH. C. Bliss
Dispute Over Pine Ridge Agency Clerk Choice in 1886
Captain Bell fights to retain clerk Brown at Pine Ridge Agency against orders from Washington. Despatches from June 8 to June 23, 1886 show Secretary Lamar and interim Commissioner Urshaw opposing Bell and mandating Clerk Clark, with Bell seeking relief and favorable reconsideration before continuing duties.
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Bell
Mr. Brown
Pine Ridge Indian Agency
Washington
Lamar
Endicott
Mr. Upshaw
Atkins
Captain Bell
Pine Ridge Agency
Indian Affairs
Washington, D.C
Brown
Dak
Interior
Washington, D. C
Clark
D.C
James M. Bell
United States Indian
Dakota
Indian Bureau
R. C. Drum
Rushville
Neb
Beech
Pine Ridge
Adjutant-General
United States Army
Indian Department
McGillycuddy
G. C. Lamar
Secretary of the Interior
War Department
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
MecGillycuddy
Interior Department
Secretary of War
Adjutant General
Q. C. Samar
United States Indian Service
Cak
Commisssioner of Indian Affairs
Jamia M. Bell
Seventh Cavalry
J. D.C. Atkins
Pearson Mpeacen Frank Stewart
H. A. Dawson
Schedule snippets with scattered times in unclear list
A garbled OCR style schedule fragment lists numerous times and labels such as SUN AM and PM, with inconsistent abbreviations and stray numbers. The piece reads like fragmented timetable data lacking coherent events or entities. No clear headline or structured event is identified.
Auction List Of Stocks And Securities From Francis Henshaw Co
Francis Henshaw & Co auctioneers present a catalog of bonds shares and rights including Chicago and Milwaukee rail assets Pueblo Smelting Globe Buttonhole and Boston Gaslight among others with details on issues maturing dates and quantities. The list names numerous corporations and railroads with quantities and prices reflecting an open sale of investment instruments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Biddeford
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul RR
Wisconsin Valley
Central Division
Pueblo Smelting and Refining Co
Detroit, Hillsdale & Southwestern Rit
Taunton National Bank
Globe Buttonhole Machine Co
Boston Gaslight Co
Lowell Bleachery
Pacific Mills
Laconia Manufacturing Company
Lowell Machine Shop
Lowell
Wakefield Rattan Co
Lowell Etenengey
Cambridge RR Co
Do Charles River RR Co
Do Iron Railway Co
Natl Bank
Shoe and Leather
Roxbury Gas Light Co
Amoskeag Mfg Co
Burington
Time tables for local and through trains published
Time tables giving full information as to local and through trains are obtainable at stations. C.8 Mellens Lugius Tuttle, Gen. Supt. Gen. Passenger Agent.
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Bedford
Nashua Junction
Mellen
Lugius Tuttle
Financial and Shipping Sectors See Shifts in Markets
The report outlines changes across financial and shipping sectors as traders weigh policy signals and global demand. Investors eye currency moves while ports report steadier throughput amid cautious global trade sentiment and renewed energy market optimism.
Boston Post Debuts Eight-Page Quarto Under New Ownership
Herald notes the Boston Post has improved typographically and now appears as an attractive eight page paper. The Transcript, Springfield Republican, Financial Daily Record and others praise its dignified head, modern dress, and alignment with progressive movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Herald
Boston Post
Post
Springfield
Times
Fin&yial Daily Record
Providence Journal
New England
Worcester Spy
Boston
New York
Brookline Chronicle
Bacon
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Earth
Berg
Fere
Worcester
Worcester Times
Loth
New Bedford Standard
Gosford
Dre. O. C. S
Syracuse
N. Y
Hermann N. Welch
Nutmeg
Cchairman Pratt
United States Circuit Court
Carpenter, J
Boston Museum
R. M. Field
Sims and Pettitt
Harbor Lights
Adelphi Theatre
London
BOSTO
Eugene Tompakins
Henry Chanfrau
Kit
Verne’s
Minute Men
Geo
Bamght
James O'Neill
Monte Crsto
Little Tycoon
Temple Theatre
Philadelphia
Comic Opera Company
Annie Pixley
Hollis ST. Theatre
Isaac B. Rich
America
Robert Downing
Howard Athenaum
the Nelson Specialty Co
the Music Hall
John C.mullaly
Wells, Richardson & Co
Burlington, Vt
Paris
W. Baker & CO
Dorchester, Mass
Boston & Lowell Railroad
Causeway Street
Omee
Washington Street
Old State House
Far Tilton
Laconia
Lake Village
Weirs
Meredith
Ashland
Plymouth
Franklin
Lebanon
White River Junction
Montwelier
Essex Junction
Ee Creetits
St. A Tbans
Montreal
Way
Plymouth Warren
Haverhill
Woodsville
Newport
St. Johnsbury
Sherbrooke
Uebec
Elec
Parristol
Claremont
White Mountain
Pullman
Central Vermont R.R
Passumpah
Manchester
Concord
N. H
Sun
Keene
Peeerboro
Hsboro
Peterboro
Bret
Hillsboro
Fat EL
N. Sun
Richards & CO
John C. Wilmerding
Wilmerding, Hoguet & CO
White St
Townsend & Montant Auctioneers
Leonard Street
Samuel Bunting
Bons & CO
Ows Market Street
Lippincott, Son & CO
Market Street
R. L. Day & CO
Merchants’ Exchange
State Street
Lt Exchange Prince
Boston Stock Exchange
Third National Bank
Freeman's National Bank
New England National Bank
National Revere Bank
Pearson Manufacturing Co
Lyman Mills
Boston, Concord & Montreal
Middlesex Horse RR
Metropolitan Horse RR
Lamson Store Service Co
Bay State Gas Co
Frenchman's Bay
Mount Desert
GOO Do Chemical Electric Light and Power Co
City of
Alsohares Middlesex H RR
Boston & Maine RR
Tremont National Bank
Columbian National Bank
Mount Vernon National Bank
Washion
Liudieee
Toledo
Cincinnati
St Louis
National Tube Works
Lombard Investment Co
Aante Ia
BPWN
Boperarmbard Investment Co
Uclis
Lve
DO Atlantic & Pacific RR
City of Worcester
Snow Cattle Co of
Wyoming
Metropolitan RR
Francis Henshaw & CO
Late Street
Heomi
Horatio Harris & CO
Ss. BR. Knights & CO
Main St
Cambridgeport
Wall Street
Cotting Court
West End
Cotting Court 23
Telephone
Lawrence
Bet
Westminton
Het
Stoneham
Woburn
Her
Winchester
West Medford
College Hill
Winter Beim
Mass
Mhet
Ballerica
Lexington
Arlington
Met
Association Hall
Boylston and
Kernkeley Streets
Edward Judson
D.D
N.Y
Boston Y. M. C. A
Hingham, Hull and
Downer Landing
Gov. Andrew
General Lincoln
India Wharf
South View
HuLl
Hiingham
Hincuam
Hutt
Melville Garden
G. P. Cushing
Boston and Hingham Steamboat Co
Rowe’s
Nantasket
Pemberton
B. Dustan
T. A
G. Peirce
New Pacific Hotel
W. B. Hathaway
Prop
Central
Massachusetts
R. R
Heston
KR. BR
Cauway Street
Keston
Jefferson and Way
Jefferson
Oakdate
W. Boylston
Boylston
Express
Rockbottom
Sudbury
Wayland
Weston
Belmont
Waverly Waltham
Waverly
Lucius Tuttle
Ager
Baeder, Adamson & CO
Muir
Dore
Avery St
Hote
Henry Vieth
Somerville
Linden Street
Fitchburg
Blake Pump
Porkey
Charles O'Neill
Warren Avenue
Albert Howe & CO
Brighton
Transcript
the Traveller
N. Y. Mailand Express
Albany Argus
Portland Argus
the Republic
Uts
Wartford
Courant
Post Publimtemng CO
Milk Street