Memorial Day close to centennial in Philadelphia parade
A vast Philadelphia crowd witnessed Memorial Day ceremonies closing the centennial celebration. President Cleveland led a reception at City Hall, then spoke on the Constitution's meaning, praising Washington Madison and Hamilton. Justice Miller delivered the memorial oration, and a Marine Band concert followed.
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Philadelphia
Independence Square
Centennial Commission
Army
Walnut Street
Marine Band
Cleveland
Bayard
Fairchild
Comighene City Hall
L. K. Jamieson
Thomas M.thompson
Charles H. Banes
Lincoln L. Eyre
Henry M. Dechert
William H. Clapp
Percy Keating
Talcott Williams
State House
Chestnut Street
Aple
Seiptings
Kasson
Thomas H. Thompson
Potter
Phil Sheridan
Cardinal Gibbons
Ryan
United States
Congress
Washington
Hamilton
Madison
Jay
Franklin
Adamses
Schiller-Mendelssohn
Fathers of the Republic
Samuel I*. Miller
United States Supreme Court
George Washington
Ife
James Madison
James Wilson
Pennsylvania
John Blair
Virginia
John Rutledge
South Carolina
Alexander Hamilton
New York
Benjamin Franklin
Robert Morris
Gouverneur Morris
Justice Miller
Rhode Island
Atlantic
Congress of
Supreme Court
Edmund de Schweinitz
United States Marine Band
Souisa
Blaine Declines Invitation to Constitution Centennial
James G. Blaine writes from Homburg Germany dated Sept 2 1887 to John A Kasson Amos R Little and Hampton L Carson declining attendance at the constitution centennial celebration. He praises the Constitution noting its enduring genius and the foundational role of the framers while urging a national observance for future generations.
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J. G. Blaine
Centennial Banquet Noted by Hibernian Society in Philadelphia
Three hundred people attended the Hibernian Society centennial banquet in St George's Hall Philadelphia. President addressed the gathering praising the society and Washingtons Friendly Sons of St Patrick linking patriotism to charity for emigrants from Ireland.
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Philadelphia
Hibernian Society
St. George’s Hall
Green
New Jersey
United States
Cleveland
Washington
Friendly Sons of St. Patrick
Ireland
Sons of
Centennial Banquet in Philadelphia Honors President Cleveland
The closing banquet marking the Constitution centennial in Philadelphia gathered President Cleveland and prominent guests from the University of Pennsylvania, American Philosophical Society and other institutions. Speakers urged loyalty to the law and Maintaining reverence for the Constitution amid the nation's birthplaces. Other speakers included Justice Matthews, Senator Ingalls, Adams, Lee, Sheridan, Luce, Kasson and Playfair.
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Philadelphia
United States
University of Pennsylvania
American Philosophical Society
College of Physicians
Law Academy, Historical Society
Franklin Institute
Academy of Fine Arts
Academy of Natural Sciences
Cleveland
Academy of Music
Provost Pepper
George W. Childs
Bayard and Fairchild
Frederick Frales
John A. Kasson
Hugh Gordon
Hannibal Hamlin
Mayor Fitler
John Jay
Isaac Elwell
Carl Schurz
Charles Francis Adams
Joseph M. Wilmer
Continental Congress
Carpenters’ Hall
Independence Hall
Franklin
Justice Matthews
Senator Ingalls
Fitz Hugh Lee
General Sheridan
Admiral Luce
Lyon Playfair
Mrs Cleveland Honored With Social Event at Bryn Mawr
Mrs Cleveland arrived at Bryn Mawr on a special Pennsylvania RR train for a social celebration hosted by Mr and Mrs George W Childs at their country seat. The party included General and Mrs Sheridan Secretary Bayard and other prominent guests amid cheers from a large crowd.
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Cleveland
George W. Childs
Wootton
Bryn Mawr
President Roberts
Pennsylvania Railroad
Sheridan
State Bayard
R. B. Hayes
Macalister Laughton
Washington
J. Dundas Lippincott
White House
Childs
William Struthers
Mrs. Cleveland
Mr. Struthers
Mrs Cleveland Hosts Loyal Legion Guests at Mr Childs Estate
Mrs Cleveland joined Mrs Lamont Secretary Bayard and other guests at Mr Childs’s grounds. The party inspected Jerseys, including a heifer chosen by Mrs Cleveland, then planted an oak tree before returning by tally ho to the city.
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Cleveland
Struthers
Lamont
Bayard
Fairchild
Bishop Potter
Mr. Childs
Hester
Grace
Manning Sues Judges of Alabama Claims Court for 100000
Jerome F. Manning of Cambridge sues in Dedham for 100000 against Judge Asa French and others of the Court of Commissioners of Alabama Claims. Manning, once a lawyer, was debarred from practicing before them and seeks redress claiming the debarment was illegal. An attachment was filed in Norfolk county registry of deeds against Judge Frenchs estate, not yet against other commissioners.
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Jerome F. Manning
Cambridge
Dedham
Asa French
Court of Commissioners of Alabama Claims
Manning
Norfolk
Suffolk Superior Court Notice to Lincoln Pulp and Paper
In the Massachusetts Suffolk Superior Court a contract suit seeks three thousand dollars from Lincoln Pulp and Paper Company of Lincol, Maine, with insurance defendants. the court orders publication in the Boston Post and continuance to the next sitting, giving the defendant due notice and appearance on the first Monday of November.
William R Campbell Seeks Divorce and Custody in Suffolk
The case states that William R Campbell of Boston seeks a divorce from Minnie Scott Campbell born Minnie Creighton Scott, now believed in Russia or Europe, insolently deserting on March 2 1884. It requests custody of their daughter born February 6 1883.
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Suffolk
William R. Campbell
Boston
Minnie Scott Campbell
Minnie Creighton Scott
Russia
Europe
Saint Louis
Missouri
Notice to appear in libel case in Boston court
Commonwealth of Massachusetts directs the libellee to appear in Boston on the first Monday of January next. A copy of the libel and order must be published in the Boston Post weekly for three weeks, with the final publication at least sixty days before the appearance. The clerk is Jos. A. Willard and Edwin A. Wadleigh attests the record.
Boston Superior Court Notice in Mannfacturers Bank Suit
The Mannfacturers' National Bank of Boston sues Continental Bank of Missouri and Maveric National Bank of Boston for three thousand dollars. The court orders the defendant to appear at Boston in Suffolk County on the first Monday of November and to publish this order in the Boston Post weekly for three weeks.
Deserts and Custody Plea in Kelley Divorce Case
Emma J Kelley of Wakefield files a divorce libel against David S Kelley of unknown address Stoneham. She alleges lawful marriage December 20 1870 and desertion October 29 1877 lasting over three years, seeks custody of Abbie L Kelley George A Kelley and Hope S Kelley. Case dated August 13 1887 in Middlesex County.
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Middlesex
Emma J. Kelley
Wakefield
David
David S. Kelley
Notice to appear in Cambridge court by libellant
Middlesex county Massachusetts September 9 1800 law notice to libellee to appear before the justices at Cambridge on the first of December next Attested copy of the libel and order to be published in Boston Post once a week for three weeks the last publication at least sixty days before the last mentioned day Theophilus C Hurd Clerk provides true copy of libel and order.
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Congress
Times
League of Independent States
Senate
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
United States
House of Representatives
New York
Party of State Rights
Miller
Switzerland
Republican Federation of States
Justice Miller
Lappiaie
California
Supreme Court of the United States
Unite States
Kent
America
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Columbia
Marion Crawford
Murdoch
Commonwealth OF Massachusetts
Suffolk
CotuRk
Boston
Boston Post
Jos. A. Willard
Edwin A. Wadleigh
Middlesex
Cambridge
Theo. C. Hurd
A.D
Jos
A. Willard
Edwid
Notice to Defendant in Suffolk Contract Action 1887
The Suffolk Superior Court orders the New York and Boston India Rubber Company and trustees George Dunbar and Frank E. Fitts to appear in Boston on the first Monday of October to answer a $5000 contract suit filed by Eleazer Boynton Abraham Hervey Theodore Bennett William H. Wellington and Edward P. Boynton. Attested copy of the order published weekly in the Boston Post for three weeks.
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Suffolk
Superior Court
Boston
Eleazer Boynton
Abraham F. Hervey
Theodore W. Bennett
WILLIAM H. WEI+LINGTON
Edward P. Boynton
Copartners
Laintiffs
New York
Boston India Robber Company
Eorge Dunbar
Frank E. Fitts
Commonwealth
Boston Post
Jos. A. Willard
Edwin A. Wadleigh
Suburban Street Railway seeks capital increase approval
The directors of the Suburban Street Railway Company petition the Railroad Commissioners to raise authorized capital from 60 000 to 150 000 for five miles of track in Boston and Brookline including needed curves turnouts and switches. They claim 150 000 is necessary and that shareholders approved the increase on September 14 1877.
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Honorable Board OF Railroad Commissioners
Suburban Street Railway Company
Lo Gally
Ift
Boston
Brookline
Jienry MW. Whitney
Jonas H. French
G. T. W. Braman
Asa P. Potter
Henry D. Hyde
Jarvis D. Braman
Mary Gordon Seeks Custody in Deserts Suit in Suffolk
Mary Gordon of Chelsea petitions the Suffolk Superior Court to decree custody of her child Gillian Gordon born June 1 1877 to Mary Gordon and Samuel P Gordon who deserted her at Swampscott on April 30 1875. The case requests appropriate decrees and relief.
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Commonwealth OF Massauchta
Superior Court
Suffolk
Boston
Mary E. Gordon
Chelsea
Samuel P.gordon
Rockport
Massachusetts
Samuel St. Gordon
Swampscott
Mass
Samuel
Gillian Gordon
A.D
Mass Court Seeks Publication Of Libel In Boston
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Suffolk County Superior Court orders service by publication. Attested copy of libel and order to be published in a Boston newspaper. Last publication at least sixty days before December, to show cause why petition should not be granted. Clerks Jos. A. Willard and Edwd. D. Willard certify.
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MR. Blaine
Constitutional Centennial Commission
James G. Blaine
Historical and Scientific Societies
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Earl P. Mason
William P. Chapin
Edward E. Arnold
Providence
Samuel L. Peck
Warren
Lincoln Pulp and Paper Company
Lincol
Maine
Mutual Insurance Company
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Tt Spreenig
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