Ex-Congressman Fitzgerald face voting residence challenge
A complaint was filed with the Boston Election Board seeking the removal of former Congressman John F. Fitzgerald from the Ward 6 voting list on grounds he was not a legal resident at the last municipal election. The hearing was postponed to 11 oclock today amid lawful questions and board deliberations.
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Conry
Democratic Party
Board of Election Commissioners
John F. Fitzgerald
Hts
Fitzgerald
Unity Street
North End
Concord
Statesman
Concord Junction
Boston
Dorchester
Denmark
John A. Kelcher
Lee
Hblection Board
Ritzgerald
Kelcher
Ward 9
Election Board
Messrs
Minton
Shaw
Burlen
Saunders
Deadlock in Chelsea Board Over Five Assistant Assessors
Chelsea Board of Aldermen failed to elect five assistant assessors in a special session. Opposed aldermen argued the present three could handle polls and real estate work, while the cost of enacting the ordinance was cited. The vote to pass was engrossed, but a reconsideration was moved, delaying action until the next meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chelsea
Driscoll
James
Royal Arcanum Holds Convention Opens In Berkeley Hall
The 26th annual session of the Grand Council of the Royal Arcanum opened yesterday at 2 p m in Berkeley Hall and will continue today. Grand J B Robson called the session to order as delegates filled the hall, with treasurer William L Kelt presenting his year end financials showing cash on hand of 132 33 at Jan 1 1902, receipts to Dec 31 1902 of 14 959 21, total 15 091 54, expenditures to Dec 31 1902 of 13 723 34 leaving a balance of 1368 20 on hand.
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Grand Council of the Royal Arcanum
Berkeley Hall
J. B. Robson
William L. Kelt
Judge Stevens Imposes Many Sentences At Late Session
Judge Stevens sentenced multiple defendants to prison or correctional custody to clear jail of convicts. John P. Taylor, charged with forging book orders, received two years in the House of Correction. John White, 19, with prior good character, was sent to the Massachusetts Reformatory. Several others, including Arthur E. Fultz, Timothy Hodges, William O Malley, Philip Connors, and Charles Michaelson, received jail terms ranging from three months to seven years. Ellen Glynn and Mary Carlyle faced fines and terms in the House of Correction for selling liquor without license.
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Stevens
John P. Taylor
New York Tribune
Keefe
Taylor
House of Correction
John White
Massachusetts Reformatory
Arthur E. Fultz
North Company
Timothy Hodges
William O'Malley
Philip Connors
Charles Michaelson
Ratky
Max Fishachner
Ellen Glynn
Mary Carlyle
Countess Liljens Aims to Jump From Brooklyn Bridge
Chicago April 23 Countess Marion Liljens a Rush Medical College student and swimming instructor at the Woman's Athletic Club seeks to dive from the Brooklyn Bridge with police interference guaranteed against. She claims readiness to jump from a height ten feet higher than the current world record set by Arthur Holden and states she will proceed if allowed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Oscar
Sweden
Marian Liljens
Rush
Medical College
Brooklyn Bridge
Liljens
Chinese minister Chen Tung Liang Cheng guests of honor at Delmonico dinner
The Chinese minister Sir Chen Tung Liang Cheng K. C. M. G. attended the fifth annual American Asiatic Association dinner at Delmonico's in New York. He spoke in excellent English and was greeted with frequent applause as many notable figures were present.
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New York
Chen Tung ‘Liang Cheng
American Asiatic Association
Delmonico’s
Prize guesses for gold pieces announced this Sunday
Last Sunday's prize winners will be announced Sunday, April 26. The closest estimate earns a ten dollar gold piece, the next best gets a five dollar piece, and the largest number of estimates from one person in one pack also secures a five dollar gold piece.
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Sunday Post
Boston
Mrs Burdick Wins A Point In Pennell Policy Case
Buffalo April 2 The insurer seeking interpleader in the Pennell life policy suit withdrew claim to pay the estate. Attorney Thayer and administrator Sears withdrew motions. Sealed instructions naming Mrs Burdick as beneficiary were not produced and are believed to let her obtain the $25,000.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Arthur R. Pennell
J. Frederick Pennell
Wallace Thayer
Insurance
Supreme Court
Charles B. Sears
A. R. Pennell
Thayer
Burdick
Trade Unionism and Export Trade Topics Considered by Cotton Manufacturers
The New England Cotton Manufacturers Association met in Chipman Hall with Thomas H. Smith of Jamestown noting unions sow discord between employers and workers. Papers on textile education, technical education, engine stop motion, steam traps, and export markets for American cottons were discussed, with Howard N. Vose urging study of foreign markets and potential export gains. Officers named: President Herbert E Walmsley, vice presidents James R MacColl and William D Hartshorne, directors George P Grant Jr and Philip A Mathewson.
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Thomas H. Smith
Jamestown
N. Y
New England Cotton Manufacturers’ Association
Chipman Hall
Woodbury
Association
Walter M. Hastings
Lawrence
T. M. Young
Manchester
Eng
George H. Barros
Boston
Albert Cary
New York
Thomas Smith
Howard N. Vose
Dan's Review
China
Arthur N. Gulliver
Waltham
John H. McGibbons
North America
H. Newell Wardle
Philadelphia
Wardle
Herbert E. Walmsley
New Bedford
Mass
James R. MacColl
Pawtucket
R. I
William D. Hartshorne
George P. Grant, Jr
Fitchburg
Philip A. Mathewson
Fall River
Food So Good It Restored Health for Woman and Child
A MadisonWisconsin woman recounts a severe illness eased by a diet of Grape Nuts with cream and graham crackers. After dramatic weight loss and years of sickness, the child also recovered after being fed the same. She credits Postum Co. Battle CreekMichigan and the food's makers for saving both lives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Chicago
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Brave Little Woman Foils Burglary at Cobb Street Flat
Mrs. Kate Goldberg, resident of 15 Cobb Street, alerted by an ajar door, confronted a burly burglar as he packed valuables into a suitcase. She and a pursuing party chased him from Cobb Street to Washington near Dover, leading to the arrest and detention of John J. Cassidy, Brookline resident, on a burglary charge.
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South End
Kate Goldberg
Cobb Street
Mrs. Goldberg
Post
Washington
Dover
Latin School Candidates Celebrate 27th Founding Anniversary
Boston Latin School marked its 27th founding anniversary with a class day in the exhibition hall. The graduating class was led by orator John F Fitzgerald's keynote urging New England commercial and educational primacy through hard work and leveraging local advantages. The event featured songs by T. J. Hamilton and A. R. McIntyre, glee club numbers, a violin solo by Maurice Grunberg, and a class poem by C. S. Downes. Military drill followed the literary exercises, with Lt Col W J Shanahan taking part in the salute to the colors.
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Boston Latin School
Exhibition Hall
T. J. Hamion
Himelf
A. R. McIntyre
Glee Club
Picardie
Fahrbach-Tobain
Maurice Grunberg
John F. Fitzgerald
New England
Massachusetts
C. S. Downes
Captain F W Newcomb Leads Drill and Parade
Command notes Captain F W Newcomb acting as adjutant. Company drill and regimental parade then took place.
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F. W. Newcomb
Massachusetts women fear bill to ban bird bodies and feathers
Massachusetts legislators passed a measure aimed at restricting possession of native song and insectivorous birds and their feathers. The bill targets materials used on women's hats, seeking to curb feather adornments.
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Massachusetts
Boston Tea Party Descendant Dies in Vermont
N P Lovering, 71, longtime transit official for Passumpsic and Boston and Maine railroads, died tonight in Lyndonville Vermont after years of ill health. He was born in Boston and was the grandson of Joseph Lovering, a Boston Tea Party participant.
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Lyndonville, Vt
N. P. Lovering
Passumpsic Road
Boston & Maine Railroad
Boston
Joseph Lovering
Boston Tea Party
Remedy promising fast cold cure advertises laxative Brom Quinine
An advertisement touts a laxative bromquinine remedy claimed to cure a cold in one day. It urges readers to request the full name and to sign a book of KE. W. Grove on the box, implying a patented or endorsed product.
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KE. W
Grove
Zema-Cura Promises Quick Skin Cure and New Clear Skin
An advertisement promotes ZEMA-CURA liquid and ZEMA-CURA powder as fast, safe remedies for red pimples, blackheads, eruptions, irritated skin, and rashes. It warns untreated skin can worsen, cause scars, or serious illness, claiming thousands cured when others failed.
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Zema-Cura
Sie
Aeree Sure CO
N. Y
Oughton Utton
T. Metcalf & Co
Court St
Hubbell & McGowan
Washington St
Huntinton
Massachusetts Aves
Ehasex Pharmacy
Washington, St
C. H. Hitchcock
Huntington Ave
J. W. Enright
Medford
Mass
Sracey Pharmacy
Charlestown
Charles A. Curtis
South Boston
Albuera Heads North for Timber as Grady Leads
The new steamer Albuera, after discharging foreign coal, will depart Hopewell Cape N B to load timber for Britain. Captain Thomas Grady, familiar to this port, previously sailed another ship here and is linked to ex Senator Mahoney. The report notes other vessel movements including the Sprigg Carroll’s twin Henry Wilson and various fish and cargo arrivals at T Wharf, with details on crew, tonnage, and recent berths.
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Albuera
Hopewell Cape
N. B
United Kingdom
Thomas Grady
Goady
Mahoney
North End
Sprigg Carroll
United States Quartermasters’ Department
New London
Henry Wilson
Lewis Wharf
Carroll
R. S. Lavender
Provincetown
Inman Line
City of
Boston
Halifax
N. S
John J. Halcrow
Warren Line
Liverpool
Europe
Copenhagen
H. G. Burgess
Ahgusburg
Riga
Sally
Kiel
Sam
T Wharf
Joseph H. Cromwell
Bertha M. Bailey
Thomas W. Knight
Caviare
Dixie
James Drinan
Manhassett
Gertrude
Angie V. Watson
Flavilla
Henrietta G. Martin
Carrie F. Roberts
Frank Foster
George H. Lubee
Mary J. Ward
Sadie M. Nunan
Mary Cabral
Lottie Hopkins
Robert
Cerr
Haddock
New York
Plymouth
Shelburne
Mystic Pier
South America
McPhee
Dominion
Vancouver
Azores
Mediterranean
Chicago
Mayors McNamee Predicts Democratic Victory
At a Cambridge Ward 6 Democratic Club banquet in the Citizens' Trade Association Hall, Mayor McNamee declared the Democrats will win in the fall. He said they would secure the mayoralty, aldermen, school board, and other boards, establishing democracy firmly in Cambridge. Also speaking were Rep Charles A. Dean and Rep James F. Aylward, along with Francis P. Curran, ex-Alderman Andrew J. Rady, and Charles H. Thurston.
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Citizens’ Trade Association
Ward 6
Democratic Club of
Cambridge
McNamee
Charles A. Dean
James F. Aylward
Francis P. Curran
Andrew J. Rady
Charles H. Thurston
Paine Funeral Arrives in Cambridge for Saturday Service
The remains of John S. Paine founder of Paine Furniture Company arrived yesterday from Jacksonville Florida. The funeral will be held Saturday at 2 PM at Mt Paine's home 8 Dana Street. Burial will follow at Mt. Auburn.
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John S. Paine
The
Paine Furniture Company
Cambridge
Jacksonville
Fla
Mt. Paine
Dana Street
Mt. Auburn
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Marion Liljens
Mayon Lil Jers
Liston & Cox
Tremont St
Cheng
the Post
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Pennell
Asia
Africa
Central
American
Cuba
Daniel Moore" Bates
Wilmingtonel
Irma Harles H. Fish Moorer
Vr Lawrence Mass
H. J Webber
Washington D,ca
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Charles J. McPherson
John J. Cassidy
Brookline
Green
Katie Goldberg
Latin School
M’namee
MR. Paine
Tord Coleriog
Eit Tah
Truss
H.b.m’connell
Chemic-Electro Institute
Boylston
Hotel Pelham
Dr. King
King Dental Parlors
Gov
Avon. Te
Hudson Street
New York City
A James CO
Roxbury
Sargent's
Boylston St
Colonial Building
Shipping News
Oakwood
Lloyd
Kingstonian
Antwerp
Daltonhall
Rotterdam
Columbian Bri
London
Valdare
Bear River
Lyra
St. John
S. E
Mayflower
Queenstown
Naples
Genoa
Louisiana
Auguste
Hugin
James S. Whitney
Parthian
Frostburg
Lynn
Baltimore
Levi S&s
Andrews
Apalachicola
Jennie R. Dubois
Mae Pickands
James Pierce
Brunswick
Georgietta
Hast Lamoine
Gracie J
Bluehill
Hokendauqua
Perth Amboy
Bee
Bath
Beverly
Edgar F. Luckenbach
Providence
Teaser
Bear Ridge
Shawmont
Thomaston
Cto
Gibson
Oxford
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