Olney Support Controls State Delegation Despite Hearst Strength
Hearst supporters showed unexpected strength in several districts at yesterday's conventions but Olney allies hold an overwhelming majority of the State delegation. The unit rule will be endorsed at a delegates meeting, guiding all 32 delegates to vote as a unit for Olney for President.
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Hearst
Olney
Richard
St. Louis
Massachwatts
Collins
George Fred Williams
David W. Murray
Hyde Park
Williams
James O’halloran
Henry F. Lehan
John Buckley
Cambridge
Lehan
Fred E. Thyng
Thomas P. O’neill
Joseph O. Authier
Buckley
Briggs
William Moore
John T. Flood
Randolph
George P. Cooke
Milford
Dedham
Hopedale
Wrentham
Olney Secures 32 Votes Under Unit Rule in Convention
Massachusetts Democratic delegates backed Olney under the unit rule with 32 votes for St Louis. Williams challenged results in several districts, protested chair authority and alleged fraud, while Hearst supporters won in Gloucester Salem and limited seats in Somerville. Contests focused on Arlington Woburn Medford votes and party leadership at the national committee level.
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Mr. Olney
Somerville
Olney
Hearst
John P. Feeney
Woburn
Arlington
Medford
Committee On
Boston
Ninth
10Th
Lth
Democratic State Committee
Otney
Olney Wins Roughly in Eighth District Battle
Turbulent meeting at Union Hall Somerville ends with Olney victory 35 to 29 over Hearst delegates. The clash involved threats fists and barred access as Donlan and Daley fought over Ward 6 Medford seats. After three hours the credential row narrowed to Donlan’s defeat and vacancy of the Daley seat.
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Olney
Eighth
Union Hall
Somerville
Hearst
Edward F. Donlan
Medford
Charles F. Daley
James W. Kenney
T. F. Collins
Donlan
Daley
Henry Lehan
Cam
Arm severed as coal scoop bites at Boston wharf
The iron mouth of a coal scoop at the Boston Coal Company's wharf seized the arm of Charles Morton of 30 Arnold Street yesterday. Doctors at City Hospital found tendons flesh and nerves nearly all severed at the elbow. He was hospitalized for surgery.
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Boston Coal Company
Albany Street
Charles Morton
Arnold Street
City Hospital
Emmons Opts For Weeknight Evenings
Judge Emmons spoke to the Shaw Progressive Club at the North Bennet Street Industrial School last night. He said he no longer goes out on Saturday nights because people expect him then, so he now goes out during the week.
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Judge Emmons
Shaw Progressive Club
North Bennet Street
Jail and Fine for Selling Liquor Without License
Patrick Monahan was sentenced by Judge Stevens in Superior Criminal Court to six months in prison and a $100 fine for illegal liquor selling. A second count imposed a $50 fine with default to imprisonment after the first sentence.
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Patrick Monahan
Stevens
Superior Criminal Court
Roofers' Union Opposes Bertillon System Use
The Roofers' Protective Union met at its new headquarters 18 Kneeland Street and condemned the indiscriminate Bertillon system application by police on those arrested for vagrancy.
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Roofers’ Union
Roofers’ Protective Union
Kneeland Street
United Spanish War Veterans Formed in Indianapolis
A large alliance of Spanish-American war veterans was organized last Monday in Indianapolis. The United Spanish War Veterans will include groups from Chicago St Louis and Indianapolis and will command an estimated 200000 members under General Harold Megrew with Captain Michael Murphy of Boston on the administration council.
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Indianapolis
United Spanish War Veterans
Chicago
Minute Men
St. Louis
King and Queen Visit Ireland in Dublin
King Edward and Queen Alexandra arrived at Kingstown from the royal yacht Victoria and Albert and were greeted by large crowds in Dublin. The King praised Ireland’s spirit and expressed hope for the future, stressing education as the key to growth in agriculture and industry.
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Dublin
King Edward
Queen Alexandra
Kingstown
Victoria and Albert
Punchtown
Kingston
Ireland
Runaway Babe Found After Day's Absence
Richard Boyle of 42 Prentiss Street Roxbury says his family is large and hard to manage. His three year old son Hugh wandered away and was missing for nearly a day before being found. A Station 10 officer detained the boy and he was returned home after being claimed at the Chardon Street Home.
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Richard Boyle
Prentiss Street
Roxbury
Mr. Boyle
Hugh
Boyle
Mary
Station 10
Chardon Street
Coveney Seeks Removal of Cambridge Water Board
Cambridge official John W. Coveney urged the Mayor to consider removing the Water Board amid conflict over a Hobbs Brook to Fresh Pond pipeline. He drafted and tore up a resolution calling for board removal, while the Water Board sought a large appropriation. Mayors Daly appointments stirred debate as several city posts and ranks were confirmed or reallocated.
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Water Board
John W. Coveney
Cambridge Board of Aldermen
Hobbs Brook
Fresh Pond
Board of Aldermen
Coveney
Cambridge Water Board
Cambridge
Daly
George M. C. Lukas
Timothy O’hearn
Lewis M. Hastings
Frank T. Evans
John McDuffee
Stevens
Pike
Alexander
Callahan
Mulfett
Conroy
Deehan
Cox
Michael Neilon
James Keany
Murray
McNulty
Robinson
Gordon
Counihan
Hall
Violin? No. Child Run Over by Team Near Lincoln School
Five year old Viola Parks, daughter of James Parks, was killed when struck by a team driven by J W Fitzgerald while children played in the street near Lincoln School. Medical Examiner Jones exonerated Fitzgerald.
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Quincy
Viola Parks
James Parks
J. W. Fitzgerald
Lincoln School
Jones
Fitzgerald
Death of Civil War General Joseph Dickinson in Washington
Brigadier General Joseph Dickinson former adjutant general of the Army of the Potomac and chief of staff to Generals Hooker and Meade dies in Washington after a three month illness.
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Washington
Joseph Dickinson
Army of the Potomac
Hooker
Meade
Seaver Supports High School Athletics in Boston
Superintendent Seaver told the Boston school committee he will not oppose athletics and believes benefits are great. He urged accountability by coaches and masters for all athletic conduct and outlined recommendations to manage sports programs.
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Seaver
Boston Public Schools
Ferry America wreck after engineer dies on board
The ferry boat America carrying 6500 passengers leaves Grand Street, New York, and near Broadway Williamsburg the engineer Charles Kelly dies of apoplexy. The engine room lacks signal responders, the bulkhead is torn, rails and cabins on both sides are wrecked, several passengers injured, and the steam remains set until landing.
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New York
America
Grand Street
Manhattan
Broadway
Williamsburg
Charles Kelly
Kelly
Hiring Men for Shipyards in Quincy During Strike
At Fore River shipyards the strike persists with workers demanding a 54 hour scale. General Manager H G Smith travels to New York and Philadelphia to recruit experienced labor to resume work so the battleship Rhode Island might launch soon. Local union officers did not attend a planned meeting. A notice calls a special meeting of shipwrights caulkers and joiners for tomorrow morning at Carpenters Hall.
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Quincy
Fore River
H. G. Smith
New York
Philadelphia
Rhode Island
Carpenters’ Hall
New Yorker Planned Sale of Argentine Warships
Report from St Petersburg says a Paris committee will arrange sale of Genoa built cruisers to Russians via Charles R. Flint of New York due to payment delays.
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NEW Yorker
ST. Petersburg
Genoa
Paris
Charles R. Flint
New York
Williams Loses Bid as Delegates in 12th District Convention
In Wesleyan Hall the 12th district convention rejected George Fred Williams 36 to 27 for a delegate seat to the St Louis convention. James H. Cotter and James E. Folan emerged as Hearst supporters while Vahey and Mague aligned with Olney, amid a noisy, factional fight and seating disputes in Dedham and Wrentham.
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George Fred Williams
Dedham
James H. Vahey
Watertown
James E.,cotter
George
Hyde Park
Williams Gate
Briggs
Democracy
Williams
National Committee
Wesleyan Hall
St. Louis
Mague
Hearst
James E. Cotter
Newton
Norfolk
Westwood
Olney
James M. Folan
Norwood
Dedham Statesman
William H. Mague
Folan
Magne
Cotter
Vahey
Arthur Clark
John A. Meaney
Blackstone
James H. OE
James KF. Cotter
George ‘Fred Williams
William D. Leahy
Milford
Burke Elected School Supervisor by Boston Board
Jeremiah E Burke, superintendent of Lawrence schools, was confirmed by the Boston School Board as supervisor, replacing George H Martin. Salary set at 3700 dollars. Burke won 13 votes to 10 for Augustine L Rafter amid committee tensions over an educational centres appropriation.
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Jeremiah E. Burke
Lawrence
Boston School Board
George H. Martin
Boston City Democratic Organization
Augustine L. Rafter
Martin School
Burke
Rafter
Badaracco
Brock
Cushing
Davis
Dierkes
Duff
Ellis
Keenan
Kenny
Keough
Merritt
Sonnabend
Storrow
Brett
Casey
Clark
Crosby
Ernst
Harkins
Kennealy
McDonald
Mulvey
Pierce
Miss Dierkes
Suit Seeks 75000 From Dead Lover Estate
In Saco Maine on April 26 Miss Cora Emmons filed in the Supreme Court a suit for 75000 against the estate of the late Samuel Haines. The claim alleges an engagement to marry and a promise to set aside the amount for Emmons. The Haines estate is valued around 200000.
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Saco, Me
Supreme Court
Samuel Haines
Cora Emmons
Chelsea Opens Auto Season With Injury on Broadway
The first automobile accident of the season in Chelsea occurred yesterday afternoon on Broadway. Mrs. Margaret Hanran was knocked down and badly bruised by C. W. Ware of Salem. She was attended by Dr. McCarthy and taken to her home at 173 Winnisimmet Street.
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Chelsea
Broadway
Margaret Hanran
C. W. Ware
Salem
McCarthy
Winnisimmet Street
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Gloucester-Salem
Democratic Executive Committee
Sheedy
Hearst Democracy
Burnett
Democratic National Committee
William S. McNary
George Bred Williams
John A. Sullivan
Thyng
Kenney
Ernest B. Moore
Thomas Collins
Dennis Collins
A. J. Collins
John McCarthy
Emmons
Education Ireland
Hope
G. Loring Briggs
Brookline
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Mr. Vahey
J. E. Burke
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