Fredonia Defeats Hesper in Fast Yacht Race at Sea
The Fredonia sailed ahead of the Hesper in a mark to mark contest off Boston, with fog and heavy seas adding difficulty for landlubbers. Fredonia led from the start, finished roughly four minutes ahead after three legs, and topped Hesper amid shifting winds and shoal water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hesper
Burgess
Fredonia
Rowe’s Wharf
Boston
Davis
Minot
Eastern Point
Yacht Alert
Henry Bryant
Alert
H. M.S. HM
Stradonias
Hesper Ceveree
State Rifle Match in Framingham Sees Rain Damp Scores
The Massachusetts militia state shoot faced rain and clouds in Framingham as Company A Sixth Regiment won first prize with 201 of 245. Scores across units were generally higher than last year, spurring interest after the Massachusetts rifle team's England trip. Many results unfinished due to weather, with detailed tallies listing numerous companies and infantry units, plus officer and enlisted prizes and a Marlboro team improvement gain of 37 points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Framingham
Massachusetts Militia
Massachusetts
England
FE. J. la Ferre
G. W. Olmstead
R. B. Edes
C. B. Erickson
W. P. Dickson
F. W. Scott
A. H. Whitttekind
G. R. Cushman
KE. O. Osgood
H. A. Howe
Marlboro
Boston Judges Say No Law Needed to Protect Them
Prominent Boston judges express skepticism about enacting a new statute to shield judges after Justice Field predicts broader protections. They cite strong common law safeguards and oppose additional legislation, arguing it could erode public respect and overstep existing rights.
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Boston
Terry
California
Marshal Nagle
Stephen J. Field
United States Supreme Court
Field
Supreme Bench
Hamilton B. Staples
Superior Courts
Staples
Forsaith
Benjamin Ek. Curtis
Curtis
Justice Field
Newton Society and Politics in Newton September News
In July Mr and Mrs Whittlesey wed in Providence R I and a reception for friends from Boston Newton and beyond followed. Rev P Hunter parishioners held a farewell sermon as he leaves Newtonville for Newark N J. A reception was hosted by his parishioners. Republicans nominated W W C Bates for councilman to fill a vacancy, Democrats not expected to nominate. Election set for Sept 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton
Srecrau
Newark
N. J
Www. C. Bates
Train and His Cat In Charles Street Jail News Item
In Charles Street Jail prisoner George Francis Train receives a cat through a food slot and chats with a reporter about meals. He reads a letter from J A Lunt, editor, noting a settled debt and mentioning supporters including Dr Lothrop offering bail and aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Francis Train
Charles Street
Train
Mr. Train
Chef
Justice White
R. and
C. T. White
Toledo
Daling
Dr. Spiller
City Council approves 500000 loan amid debate
The Common Council narrowly passes a 500000 loan for current year expenses after a split vote. Several amendments shift sewer and paving funds, with Desmond’s plan for Hudson street sewer adopted and other reallocation rejected. The meeting also addresses park, school, and alley improvements and adjourns to Thursday.
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Common Council
Lowell
Keenan
Stevens
Desmond
South Cove
Hudson Street
Hayes
India Street
Winter Street
Dorchester Avenue
Mt. Vernon Street
Field’s Corner
Park Square
West Street
West Street Gate
Park Street
Belmont Square
Eas Oere
Boston
Franklin
Blackstone
East Boston
Mt. Hope Cemetery
W C T U Convention Held In West Roxbury Church
The Suffolk County Yeoman's Christian Temperance Union held its quarterly convention at the Congregational Church in West Roxbury with Mrs. A J Gordon presiding. Delegates numbered 100. reports covered literature, juvenile distribution, and new appointments. forthcoming state and national conventions were noted along with resolutions and charitable activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suffolk County Yeoman’s Christian Temperace Union
Congregational Church
West Roxbury
A.J. Gordon
Helen G. Rice
C. E. Daniels
Charlestown
Cone
M. S. Howes
Loomis
Union Park
Fellows
Somerville
Emma Howes
Jennie Newcombe
E. W W. Baimstead
M. E. Cheney
Alfred A. Wright
Boston Correspondence School
Jesus
M. E. A. Gleason
D. W. Beckwith
Marion C. White
Chelsea
Celia H. Burre
Roslindale
Maria Upham Drake
America
Frances Willard
Children of the Loyal Legion
D. P. Foltz
East Boston
Charpiot
Shattuck
Department of Social Purity
Boston
Boston Business Leaders Plan Sioux City Pullman Excursion
A select party of Boston business people will tour Sioux City Iowa next week invited by the Board of Trade. Raymond and Whitcomb will manage the trip providing a vestibuled Pullman train including sleeping cars dining car the Alhambra and a composite car with bathroom and barber shop. The train leaves Fitchburg station at 12 30 Monday and returns to Boston Tuesday October 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Sioux City
Board of Trade
Messrs
Raymond & Whitcomb
Alhambra
Fitchburg
Executive Council Nominates Trustees and Reappoints Officials
Governor Ames presided over a council meeting naming John J. Russell of Plymouth as trustee of the Taunton Lunatic Hospital to replace the late Dr Le Baron Russell. Frederick M. Bixby of Brockton was named special agent of the Brockton Police Court. Henry M. Whitney of Lawrence was reappointed to the Board of Registration in Pharmacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Governor Ames
Executive Council
John J. Russell
Plymouth
Taunton Lunatic Hospital
le Baron Russell
Frederick M. Bixby
Brockton
Henry M. Whitney
Lawrence
Board of Registration In Pharmacy
Postponement at New England Breeders Association meet
Rainy weather at Mystic Park yesterday halted all sports at the New England Breeders Association meeting. The program was postponed and moved to this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England Breeders’ Association
Mystic Park
Sneak Thief Strikes Winthrop Homes
A sneak thief entered the houses of Sylvanus Paine and M A Belcher at Winthrop on Wednesday evening. A silver table pitcher valued at 30 dollars was taken from Belcher’s residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winthrop
Sylvanus Paine
M. A. Belcher
Suit of the late Judge Terry dismissal causes funeral date
San Francisco September 26. The suit of David Terry against Marshal Franks for $10,000 for three days false imprisonment after the Justice Field scene was dismissed due to the plaintiff's death.
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San Francisco
Cal
David
Terry
Marshal Franks
Justice Field
Digging for the Beacon Hill reservoir foundation
Work to prepare the old reservoir lot on Beacon Hill for the State House annex is advancing with over thirty men and a dozen teams raising granite blocks. Two derricks power the operation. inverted granite arches on Derne street are deeply buried, and 30 to 40 cartloads of rubbish are sent daily to the Back Bay dump. Foundation laying may begin November 1.
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Beacon Hill
State House
Derne Street
Back Bay
Tontine Investment Union opens Boston office
The American Tontine Investment Union of New York secures a central Boston office at No 17 Milk Street Room 1 Post Building with William Montgomery as manager for Eastern Massachusetts. It sells 6 percent guaranteed bonds under a tontine plan offering double profits at maturity and no life insurance or medical exams, inviting all ages to invest with flexible instalment terms.
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American ‘Tontine Investment Union of
New York
Milk Street
Post Building
Boston
William Montgomery
Eastern Masssachusetts
Montgomery
Massachusetts
City Notes From Local Officials And Events
Five commissioners change rules on political involvement for police and fire personnel. Labor groups use $600 from Lowell Institute for lectures on chemistry engineering electricity and tool use. Myopia Hunt polo schedule changes followed by drag and fox hounds meet times. City population estimates updated to 415,304 in November 1889. Ivan Panin to lecture on The Religion of the Bible at Parker Memorial Hall. Young Men's Democratic Club to vote on memberships. Exiles at Boston Theatre draws large crowd despite storm. W H H Murray to speak Sept 30 Oct 14 and Oct 28 at Music Hall on American life topics. City departments press Mayor Hart to grant Saturday half holiday for laborers. Roxbury High School rises three stories with girders pending. Turnover date to superintendent uncertain.
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Eail
Department
Lowell Institute
Myopia Hunt
Somerset Club
Hart
Ivan Panin
Parker Memorial Hall
Young Men’s Democratic Club
Boston Theatre
W. H. H. Murray
Music Hall
Common Council
Roxbury High School
Montrose and
Warren Streets
Superintendent of Public Buildings
Notes to Tavener’s Seaside Conversation on Youth
A reader critiques seaside chatter among educated young women at Maine watering places. The piece sketches a chaperoned scene with a lover, a hammock, and a library excursion from Fiske’s history to Rider Haggard, ending with a call to abandon lightweight talk and folly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taverner
Maine
Charlie
Fiske
Lily Lamson
George Eliot
Woopstocks Now Sold By John H Pray Sons Co Sole US Agents
Genuine English Woopstocks may be purchased only from John H Pray, Sons & Co. as the sole agents in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Pray, Sons & Co
United States
At the Hotels Social row of arrivals in Boston
Notables and families checked into Adams House Vendome Parker House and various hotels. Andrew Carnegie stayed at Adams House while Rev J L Egbert came from Bar Harbor to the Vendome. Executives met at Parker House with George H Johnson presiding.
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Andrew Carnegie
Adams House
J.L. Egbert
New York
Bar Harbor
Vendome
United Friends
Parker House
George H. Johnson
Boston
Lowell
Worcester
Malden
Harvard Odontological Club
Young's
H. C. Briggs
Young’s
J. M. Merrick
Halifax
Judge James
A. W. Jackson
San Francisco
Parker’s
Edward W. Perkins
H. Taquet
Paris
John E. Schillinger
Brooklyn
George B. Phillips
Philadelphia
Adams
J. B. Gorham
Amsterdam
F. W. Eddy
Springfield
John Smith
Baltimore
Tavern
C. D. Thompson
T. J. Pitner
Chicago
William B. Austin
Providence
L. P. Grant
Atlanta, Ga
G. W. Sanger
Augustus Newell
Rand Avery case tests property rights in live plates
Avery L Rand, formerly of Rand, Avery & Co., faced Judge Emmons in East Boston District Court on a charge of breaking and entering Edward L. Fitzgerald’s junk store on Mill Street and larceny of 600 printing plates valued at 500 dollars. The trial centers on whether live plates sold from Rand, Avery & Co. belong to Rand’s former partner and whether Jordan or Bird acted lawfully in auctioning them.
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Avery L. Rand
Rand, Avery & Co
Emmons
East Boston District Court
Edward L. Fitzgerald
Mill Street
Horatio G. Swazey
Louis D. Brandeis
Lewis J. Bird
Piteceraid
Jordan
Iman
Boston crockery stores praised by Jones McDuffee Stratton
The firm touts its fine crockery shop with imports from Britain France Germany Austria China Japan and the United States. Two foreign buyers have just returned from a buying tour. Their Sleeper street warehouse holds over five thousand original china and glass packages moved daily to Federal street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Jones, McDuffee & Stratton
Sleeper Street
Federal Street
Court indicts six in malt liquor case and sentences nine months
In United States District Court on Sept 26 Judge Carpenter Mary Murray John Donahoe and William Foley pleaded guilty to carrying on a retail malt liquor business and each received nine months in East Cambridge jail. Catherine Morgan was tried on a similar charge and was acquitted. Others were defaulted or pleaded. no other cases were ready for trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States District Court
Carpenter
J. Patrick J
Mary Murray
John Donahoe
William J. Foley
East Cambridge
Catherine Morgan
Superior Court Criminal Docket Sept 26
In Superior Criminal Court on September 26 Judge Staples presided. Defendants Finnegan and Aaron Tilter were fined $50 and $60 with costs for liquor law violations. The docket lists various cases including numerous liquor law, assault and battery, cheating, embezzlement, and milk and lobster law offenses against defendants Vianco Donovan Harriman Fearing McGovern Bannon Colgate Hayden Hopkins Haskard Finn Rogers Keenan Bennett Bonner Shen Cochnower and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior Criminal Court
Staples
Peer Evet Finnegan
Aaron Tilter
Same
Commonwealth
Vianco
Donovan
Harriman
Sane
Fearing
McGovern
Bannon
Colgate
Hayden
Hopkins
Haskard
Finn
Rogers
Keenan
Bennett
Bonner
Shen
Cochnower
Court in Middlesex case Cady v Davis on trial
Superior Court proceedings report Cady v. Davis administrator still on trial. In order listed: 8419 Haskell v Starbird, 4567 Ladd v Bowers, 86009 Foss v Howe et al, 4565 Laine v same, 4559 Draper et al v Waterhouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior Court
Middlesex County
Eric Ham
C.J
Cady
Davis
Haskell
Starbird
Ladd
Bowers
Foss
Howe
Laine
Same
Draper Et al
Waterhouse
Insolvency Court Adjourns and Schedules Meetings Suffolk
In Suffolk County insolvency court adjourned third meetings for Joseph M Prior Noah B Smith Bowker and Hall. William Hartshorne Co called meeting. John A Gill second meeting. First meetings set for Susan FE French William P Hunt and A P McDonald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suffolk County
Joseph M. Prior
Noah B. Smith
Bowker & Hall
William Hartshorne & Co
John A. Gill
Susan FE
French
William P. Hunt
A. P. McDonald
Divorce dispositions in Essex Superior Court list
In Lawrence on September 26 the Essex Superior Court disposed of cases. Sarah J. Reid of Merrimac vs Joseph A. Reid ended with desertion listed. decree suspended. Edward Brocha of Lowell vs May A. Brocha granted decree nisi for adultery and desertion. Maud J. Schlbury of Haverhill vs Carl E. Schlbury granted decree nisi for cruelty and permission to resume maiden name.
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Essex
Lawrence
Mason
Sarah J. Reid
Merrimac
Joseph A. Reid
Edward Brocha
Lowell
A. Brocha
Maud J. Schlbury
Haverhill
Carl E. Schlbury
Ellen Fleming Sentenced for Theft of Promissory Note
Ellen Fleming received a three month sentence in the House of Correction for stealing a promissory note worth $3 from Patrick Peterson. The article notes various continuances and recognizance orders in related cases including assaults and a breaking and entering charge at John A. Williams’ Franklin Street store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellen Fleming
House of Correction
Patrick Peterson
Samuel Lane
Henry Atchison
Charles E. Hunt
Dennis
Elizabeth Mahar
Margaret Bradis
William Ryan
James McMann
Henry Hunt
Mary &. Johnson
Francis Higgins
Jennie M. Crocker
Mary Walker
John A. Williams
Franklin Street
Gah
Cusick
Roxbury
Jassander
Knight
Boston
Kearsarge Naval Veteran Association Meets at Washington Street
The Kearsarge Naval Veteran Association held its regular semi monthly meeting on the first evening at 1151 Washington street with Commodore Paul Kendricken presiding. Seventy five members attended six applications for membership two new members elected Kendricken notified as 43 delegate for the maritime exhibition. The group plans involvement in Farragut statue design and placement. A steel artwork titled A Vite a very Port was presented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kearsarge Naval Veteran Association
Washington Street
Comodore
Paul Kendricken
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Feedi
Agee
Ee Esas
W. 8. Eaton, Jr
Eastern Yacht Club
Nath. P. Doane
General Paine
Groverster
J. W. Collins
Fish Commission
Grampus
Arate Retee
Weems Gens
Eighth Infantry
Parcele Saeco
Signal Corps
LEZ
Eol
First Cavalry
LGU
First Infantry
Second Infantry
Cesceesscossecidl
Wale Wihibika Ae
Fifth Infantry
Cess Eeee Lhs
Ninth Infantry
Esee
Eeees
Firat Artillery
LGS
Cessseeessee
Esceres Os Anes Retail
Oossiec Cvs
F. H. Briggs
EK. P. Clark
P. D. Bridges
C. A. Blair
F. Henderson
F. W. Dallinger
W. A. Bancroft
W. E. Lombard
John Kenney
T. F. Cordis
D. Kk. Emerson
L. H. Perry
A. D. Nichols
J. G. Harris
B. Fridges, Jr
J. C. Morgan
J. W. Pierce
C. H. Stearns
Sixth Infantry
C. F E. Shaw
Eae
A, D. Nichols
W. J. Howard
Newton Society and Politics
His
Brighton
Earerears
Magazine Street
Norfolk Avenue
Meridian Street
Ape South Cove
Prince
Glen Road
Jamaica Plain
South Boston
Quincy Street
Albany Street
Troy Street
Boston & Albany
Salem Street
Green Street
Bowdoin Square
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Ererssee
Dudley Street
Bunker Hill
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Tu Bi
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Feu
Phillins Street
Tremont Street
Conatt Street
Water Board
Hopkinton
Ashland
Sudbury River
Stoughton Street
Grant
Sheridan
Farragut
Boston Chamer of Commerce
W. C. T. U. Convention
the Executive Council
ReYal Base Iing Powder Cos
Wall Street
N. Ye
E. C. Thompson
Washington ST
Old South
Ane
Municipal Court
Harpy, J
Kearsarge Naval Veterans
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