Ward line redrawing shifts Beacon Hill into Ward 8
The proposal moves Back Bay areas from Cambridge Street to Joy Street into Ward 8, affecting Beacon Hill residents. Ward 11 remains unchanged on the river side of Charles Street, but Beacon Hill voters would join Ward 8. Lomasney advocates extend his influence into Ward 11 as lines shift.
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Ward 8
Martin Lomasney
Daniel Whelton
Board of Aldermen
Back Bay
Cambridge Street
Joy Street
Beacon Street
Charles
Cambridge
Charles Street
Beacon Hill
Kenny Square
Leverett
Green and Lynde Streets
Beacon Will
Senator Lodge
Lomasney
Boston police commissioner selection remains undisclosed
Governor Douglas has not revealed the chosen candidate for Boston police commissioner amid objections to several names. Influential figures including Moran Donovan and James Donovan discussed the matter in a brief conference, with reports stating a Decisive pick is ready but not announced to avoid factional shock.
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Boston
Douglas
John B. Moran
Moran
Curtis
Democratic Party
James Donovan
Donovan
John B. Martin
Martin
Penal Department
Broad Street
Charles Slattery
McCall Backers Plot Ahead of Eighth District Race
Supporters of Congressman Samuel W. McCall prepare for the upcoming campaign in the eighth district forming an organizational effort to counter a Somerville meeting. Multiple Cambridge figures and others are named as potential challengers, while McCall remains confident amid shifting opposition as state campaigns loom.
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Samuel W. McCall
Eighth
Somerville
James J. Myers
Edgar R. Champlin
Albert S. Apsey
David T. Dickinson
Cambridge
James A. Bailey
Arlington
E. C. Benton
Belmont
Edward Glines
Robert Luce
McCall
Senator Hoar
Philadelphia
Winchester
Hurtubis Named as Saunders Election Commissioner Prospect
Francis Hurtubis Jr listed among those said to seek the job of Election Commissioner. Saunders has written Mayor Collings he will not run again. Hurtubis, ex private secretary to Governor Bates, is a lawyer from Back Bay and former secretary to the Home for Feeble Minded board.
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Francis Hurtubis, Jr
Charles R. Saunders
Collings
Hurtubis
Bates
Back Bay
Board of Trustees
Home For Feeble Minded
Asheville Vote Rejects Municipal Dispensary Plan
In Asheville North Carolina on April 6 a large anti dispensary landslide emerged with about three quarters voting against replacing open saloons with a municipal liquor dispensary. The final margin was 529 and the Prohibition faction suffered a fatal setback.
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Asheville
N. C
Castoria For Latents and Children The Kind You Have Always Bought
An archival ad promotes Castoria as a trusted remedy for infants and children. The copy emphasizes consistent quality and the product’s long standing presence in the market. It reinforces parental confidence with familiar branding and claim of safety.
Illusion in Tremont Street Window Attracts Crowd
A large lumber piece wedged in a plate glass window at Houghton and Dutton on Tremont Street amuses crowds as an apparent balloon throw. Observers note clever window dressing creating cracks and note silk fabric displays priced to attract customers amid spring and summer sale promos.
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Houghton & Dutton's
Tremont Street
Solomon
Contest over will of Mrs Eliza A Hoffman in Salem
In Salem on April 6 a probate contest is filed over the 1905 will of Mrs Eliza A Hoffman who died Feb 7. The estate valued around 65 000 dollars includes property on Federal Street given to North Church and a Chestnut Street house with furniture valued at about 50 000 dollars. The appellants claim the testatrix lacked understanding of the will and was induced by undue influence by Rev George D Lattimer the church pastor.
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Hoffman
Salem
Eliza A. Hoffman
Chestnut Street
Testatrix
George D. Lattimer
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Tonasney
Pnee Elecee
New England
Mrs. Herrick
Josiah Allen
Samantha
Mrs. Symes
Ida
New York
We Women
Louis Tracy
Arnold White
Bertha D. Knobe
U. S
New Hampshire
Suffolk County
Hanscom
Lee
Police Department
Orrin Hanscom
Salem D. Charles
Jane
Saunders
The
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