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Boston Weekly Globe

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Feb 01, 1888

Page

5

On the Bench: Lamar Joins Supreme Court Court in Dignified Gown

Washington reports the 1890s style pageant as Justice Lamar takes a seat on the Supreme Court, unveiling gown details, precedents, and social rituals. The piece notes age, tenure, and past nominations, contrasting Lamar with veteran justices and highlighting ceremonial process, retirement rules, and court decorum. The article references figures like Blatchford Gray Matthews Field Bradley and Chase, and mentions Lamar’s social duties and travel obligations while serving on the bench.

Washington Supreme Court of the United Justice Lamar John Jay Lrst Hhe Justice Miller Paris Supreme Court Justice Field Lamar Justice Matthews Justice Harlan Justice Bradley Mar Justice Blatchford Justice Gray General Woods United States Court of Last Earthly Appeal Ach Supreme Court of the Honorable Court America New York Court of Appeals Supreme Aass Witich Arong Ashington Just United Sates Poveeneee Supreme Part Waite Miller Field Bradley Pacific Coast Georgia Florida Louisana Alabama Texas Mississippi Supreme Bench of Conkling Senate Arthur Cushing Massachusetts Illiam Smith Levi Lincoln John Quincy Adams Supreme Bench Adams Ghent Quincey Ebenezer Rockwood Grant Salmon P.chase Bushrod Washington Philip P. Barbour Strong Hunt Hant Blatchford Mr. Lamar Joseph Story Marblehead Marshall Taney Jackson Justicé Lamar Judicial Uade John Randolph Samuel Chase Maryland Nathan Clifford Maine Justice Weld Lincoln Ces Mornay

Grandmother at 26 in Ohio family amid early marriages

Frypray Ohio report notes Clarissa Jackson a colored woman in Delaware township becomes a grandmother at 26 after an 11 year marriage and early childbearing lines. Her daughter married at 12 and yesterday her granddaughter, 10, gave birth to a baby. All parties are described as respectable colored people.

Ohio Frypray Clarissa Jackson Delaware Township Jackson

Death of Happy Medium Stallion Shocks Lexington

Lexington Kentucky January 265 Happy Medium a famed trotting stallion valued at 40000 died this morning at Fair Lawn farm near Lexington of spinal meningitis He owned by General W T Withers He was a male by Rysdyk Hambletonian out of Princess Bay Andrews Hambletonian and sired 392 80 performers his son Marey Cabb holding the best stallion record 213844

Lexington Happy Medium Fair Lawn Farm W. T. Withers Rysdyk Andréw Marey Cabb

Women in Washington Territory vote. ballot girls emerge

In Texas Siftings style notes, women in Washington Territory gain voting rights. The piece calls those who exercise the privilege ballot girls, highlighting early female suffrage and the social label attached to voters.

Texas Washington Territory

News in Brief: waves of events across nations and states

The President approved a new postal treaty with Canada while labor unrest, fires, accidents, strikes, and political shifts ripple through North America and Britain. From Manitoba finances to Pittsburgh warehouses, Nova Scotia railways, and miners in Shenandoah, reports of deaths, indents, and damages span cities, canals, and seas with ongoing labor disputes and economic shifts.

Canada Knights of Labor Brazil New York Manitoba Dalzell & Co Pittsburg Penn Nova Scotia William Penn Collie Shenandoah Dalzell Pittsburgh Herbert Ross Beverly Wellington British Columbia New York Central Railroad Niagara Falls N. Y Jeffersonville Inn Grand Jury Sullivan County N. H Luke 8. Crowther Claremont Tariff Association Colonel Jones Indiana South America William Street Maiden Lane Allentown Barbour & Co Thoebe Congress Appines Carlisle Covington New York Bay Servia Oil Well Supply Company and Finishing Oil City Ohio Wool Growers’ Association Philadelpha Textile Association Washington Atlantic Putin Bay London New York Academy of Music Charles Maurittia Croma Leith Scotland Stain Cromwell Dexter Massachusetts Temperance Hall Sheffield Queens County N. B Ofter St. Paul Miaun Pennsylvania Providence Coal Company Columbia River Moody Merrill Amesbury Mass International Company San Quentin California Charles C. B. Walker Democratic State Committee Corning New Hampshire Janeway & Co New Brunswick N. J Masonic Grand Loane of Quebec Grand Lodge of England New York Board of Trade and Transportation Cameron Luke Fidler Shamokin Attorney General of Pennsylvania Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Company Stata Argumen Chihuahua Mapula Wells-Fargo John E. O'Shea Builders’ League John Scott John Flynn Brickmakers’ Assembly Wenzell Secretary of Treasury Congress Fox Island Otter Creek Champlain Statlinge R Island E Duming Rock i Island Reads St. Paul, Minn Edoeeiay Ternoon

Ancient Missouri law uses public sale of vagabonds

St Louis dispatch reports a forgotten Missouri statute allowing the sale of vagabonds at auction. Justice Cochran at Milan ordered a tramp named C C Bradley sold to the highest bidder, William McClanahan, for three cents, with six months’ service and 86 cents costs.

St. Louis Missouri Milan Jess Tramp Cochran Court House William McClanahan C.C. Bradley

CHECKERS NOTES AND SOLUTIONS FROM BOSTON STAGE

Communications from 1888 describe a Boston checker scene at 767 Washington St with rules and hours. Entries include solutions to Position No 1325 by L M Stearns of Derry Depot and Position No 1326 by G D Bugbee, noting Black to move and win in several lines.

L. M. Stearns Derry Depot N. H King Toheaker G. D. Bugbee Boston Mass

Barker Wins In Unrestricted Glasgow Draughts Match

In the thirty-first and forty-first games of the great international match at Glasgow between Robert Martins and Charles F. Barker, Barker defeated Martins after a long sequence of openings and endgame play. The report notes the match’s unpredictability and calls for restricted openings to ensure variety, predicting further exhibitions and potential matches with Smith and other top players.

Glasgow Robert Martins Charles F. Barker Martins Barker McCulloch Old Old Fourteenth Dan Laird Lady Old Fourteeth Fife Alma Will Ars R. M’call M'Laren London Street Moir Messrs Campbell M’laren Johnston Busby Wallace Robinson Devine America M'Cullach Anderson Musby London States Lryden West of Scotland Reid Mauchline M'Kelvie Smith Spennymoor England Glasgow Herald

International Match Barker and Martins Ends Drawn Outcome

The eleventh day of the international match in Webster's Hall featured Barker and Martins with a dramatic finish as Barker secured a decisive draw in a key game after Martins blundered late. Martins led early in several games but could not convert, while Barker pressed to clinch victory, with spectators applauding the draw and Barker's sportsmanship.

Erratum Fife Mr. Martins Dr. Yates Yates Martins Wyllie Glasgow Webster’s Hall Tur Globr Barker Martin E ’ Ee Aoe Will O Wisp Old Fourteenth Ife Old Four Tins Clasgow Whilter Bie Martin Nore Dohance Cre Fite

Barker Aims for Blindfold Championship Return

Charles F. Barker plans to try conclusions for the blindfold championship before returning home. Bailey remains New England Association champion, La Point succumbs. J. A. Maynard challenges the winner as reports from Toronto Draughts Club announce officers and Tuesday meetings. Duff's College students pursue the silent game with rival scores. News notes cite Barker leaving Glasgow Jan. 13 and arriving New York Jan. 28 aboard the State of Pennsylvania.

Charles F. Barker W. Bailey New England Association la Point Bailey J. A. Maynard Toronto Draughts Club James Rennie T. J. Craig Kk. Y. Grant Duff's College Penn Eaton Barker Glasgow Smith Scotland Wyllie Globe

Explosion toll at Dunsmuir mine tops seventy two deaths

Victoria B C January 26 details show 72 miners perished in the Dunsmuir colliery explosion. At 10:30 p m 22 whites and 22 Chinese bodies were recovered leaving 9 whites and 19 Chinese still inside. East slope wiped out. west slope damaged yet air restoration saved many lives.

Amer

Tariff Bill Advances and Paris Exposition Passage

The Ways and Means Committee nears completion of its tariff bill with general agreement and minor points to finalize. It will place wool on the free list, cut sugar, tobacco, and fruit brandies duties, and extend free status to salt and lumber, with a broad tariff revision to follow. The House foreign affairs panel favors Belmon t’s Paris exposition bill, and the President approves a Canada United States postal convention effective March 1 1888.

Ma Smith Mooney New York Plymouth N. C John Dawson New York Tariff Association Dr. McGlynn Henry George George Central Bank Toronto Ont United States Martha Flats Fifty-seventh Street Tenth Avenue Rome Baltimore Sun Williams Boston Bodfish Hoar Bay of Fundy Gulf of St. Lawrence George A. Heywood Seriancins Foster, Slack & Co Church Street Jacksonville Tommy Cunnitf New Bedford Edward F. Miles Memphis New York Herald Cleveland Great Lakes Principa Maine J. G. Pillsbury Fla Washington Canadian City of New York China Japan San Francisco Hong Kong St. Paul Minn St. Anthony Hill Selby Avenue Patrick Hues Mell University of Georgia Southern Baptist Association Athens Mell Louis Drucker New Canaan Conn Jacob Sheller Sellin Sheller King Drucker Maxwell St. Louis England Moorehouse Knights of Labor New Hampshire Dover Wednesay Charleston Navy Brainbridge Ross County Ohio Southern Railroad Peoenni Umatilla Henry Yost Fourteenth Street Onc Ways and Means Wasninctos Owtt House Committee On Foreign Affairs Belmont France Unite States Congress Canada

United States Bond Quotations From Saturday Prices

United States bonds quotation page shows bid and ask figures for various maturities including Jan and Dec issues. The data reflect market prices as of Saturday with regualr bid quotes and listed months.

United States Igest Breshe Ag

Commercial Matters Produce Kostox Market Prices

The market reports a mixed appeal with slight gains in cheese beans fruit and vegetables. Prices show firmer beans and apples while dairy and meat markets remain steady. supply tightness noted in cheese and eggs with demand moderate for imported coffees and tobaccos.

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Arrivals of Livestock at Brighton and Watertown Week Ending Jan 27

Arrivals show Western cattle 1395 Eastern 495 Northern 103 total 1893. Lambs and sheep total 7800 Western swine 584029. Prices list Western cattle per hundred weights from 4.00 to 37.02 with various grades. Hides tallow skins and lambskins priced per local rates with county and country classifications.

Brighton Watertown Teale Ae Powys Fandeney

Absence is the Best Policy. Detroit Free Press

A fragment from a Detroit Free Press clipping depicts a street scene by the post office corner. A man asks a boy about a missing quarter, the boy jokes about returning it, and the dialogue hints at cautious behavior and luck in a casual street exchange.

Detroit Free Press Bob

You Don't Mean Susan 8 Do You Congregationalist

The note references 1883 and asks who is alive who wrote 1777 or who will write Loot, signaling a literary or church context without clear event details.

Susan Thas

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