Moran Drive Shapes New Bedford Politics Amid Labor Woes
In New Bedford and surrounding cities the Democratic party shows weak local organization with few caucus voters while Moran momentum grows. Labor unrest, mill expansions, and wage concerns fuel interest as Moran draws support in Lynn Salem Worcester Lowell and Fall River, aided by unions and workers wary of tariffs and trusts.
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New Bedford
Democratic Party
Haverhill
Douglas
Mathew Hart
Moran
Taber
Page
Bristol
McKilbourne Mill
Senate
House of Representatives
Dana
Guild
Boston
Lynn
Salem
Worcester
Lowell
Lawrence
Fall River
O Connell Boom In Republic In 10th District Race
The Republic favors Joseph F. OConnell for Congress in the 10th district noting his early campaigning has given him a strong lead. The paper cites his 5000 pledges and support from Fitzgerald leaders as signs of a walkover, while McNary and Logan have not announced candidacies.
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Fitzgerald
The
Republic
Joseph F. O’connell
Congress
O’connell
McNary
Joseph F
Daniel T
O'Connell
Democrats Chagrined by Jones Connection to Standard Oil
Washington Democrats express consternation after ex-Senator James K. Jones, a leading Democrat and former national committee chairman, visited President as special attorney for the Standard Oil Co. The disclosure raises questions about party ethics and public ties to oil interests.
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Jones
Standard Oil
Washington, D. C
Democratic Congress Committee
Washington
Oyster Bay
James K. Jones
Standard Oil Company
Democratic National Committee
Bryan Democracy
Democratic
Bonds Set to Keep Peace After Threat to Alderman Enwright
Malden August 10 James F Dwyer a Medford contractor was found guilty by Judge Sweetser for threatening bodily harm to Alderman John W Enwright of Medford He was ordered to furnish 100 bonds to keep the peace for three months Dwyer furnished the surety The case stirred Medford where both men are well known Enwright testified the threats occurred at various times during the past months
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Malden
John W. Enwright
Medford
James F. Dwyer
Sweetser
Dwyer
Enwright
Martin preparing almshouse report in Boston
Penal Commissioner John B. Martin took charge of the Long Island Almshouse, conferring with Superintendent English and preparing a report for Mayor Fitzgerald upon his return from Old Orchard next week. The Mayor declined comment on politics, noting crowded offices as his focus.
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John B. Martin
Long Island
English
Fitzgerald
Boston
Old Orchard
Martin
Joseph J. Corbett
Charlestown
Republic
Board of Trustees
Collins
Moran and Wentworth clash over Home for Intemperate Women case
District Attorney Moran pushes to review recommitment of Susie Stapillo to the Massachusetts Home for Intemperate Women. He learns inmate Margaret Rutherford was omitted from lists but remains detained. A summons brings Rutherford to court while Stapillo is sent back to the home after Judge Wentworth orders it to avoid jail.
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Moran
Justice Wentworth
Susie Stapillo
Massachusetts
Mr. Moran
Margaret Rutherford
Miss Rutherford
George L. Wentworth
Susie
Boston Collector Frees Lipton Cup From Duty
George H. Lyman the Boston port collector admitted the Lipton cup duty free after consulting the naval office and the Treasury. The invoice was returned to Appraiser J Linzee Snelling who classified the trophy under Paragraph 613 exempting medals and related trophies from duty. The cup will be photographed and displayed at the Boston Yacht Club clubhouse.
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George H. Lyman
Boston
Naval Office
Secretary of the Treasury
Washington
J. Linzee Snelling
Boston Yacht Club
Great Sale at Wolf's My Clothier's in Boston
Wolf's buyers slash stocks before ventoring with orders from Mr. Wolf. Every department manager cuts prices to new lows, producing phenomenal bargains. No sale in Boston matches the scope at Wolf's on Hanover and Portland streets.
Ice wagon scales run light as Post finds
Reporters testing Boston Ice Co wagons found most deliverers had no scales and often short weighed customers. At Zeigler and Washington streets and other corners multiple teams provided uneven loads, with weights varying and no consistent measurement.
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Zeigler
Washington Streets
Boston Ice Company
Jamaica Plain
Wyman
Centre Streets
Team 746
Jacob Lorinsky
Post
South End
Alvin Hull Nantucket Town Crier Dies at Club
Nantucket mourns as Alvin Hull, longtime town crier and Pacific Club janitor, is found dead. He claimed to be the Civil War’s youngest enlistee and remained a familiar sight to summer visitors in the historic town.
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Nantucket
Alvin Hull
Pacific Club
Hull
Moran Elected to Bryan Committee in Massachusetts Delegation
District Attorney John B. Moran was unanimously elected a member of the Bryan reception committee. Colonel A C Drinkwater heads the Massachusetts group and seeks 200 tickets for the Madison Square Garden Aug 30 event, with Tammany Hall also seeking large allotments. Josiah Quincy, Democratic State chairman, says distribution will favor the state committee.
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Moran
Governor Guild
John E. O'Neil
Thomas J. Meany
Bryan
Wood
the Times
Joseph C. Desmond
Doran
Mr. Moran
Mathew Hart
The
Weavers
New Bedford
Douglas
Bates
John B. Moran
John P. Feeney
New York
A. C. Drinkwater
Josiah Quincy
Democratic State Committee
Massachusetts
Madison Square Garden
Bryan Executive
Drinkwater
Tammany Hall
Tammany
Josiah Quincey
Quincy
Colonel Drinkwater
Williams
George Freda Williams
William A. Gaston
William L. Douglas
Embargo On Speech by Boston Patrolman Ordered
Commissioner O'Meara issues a general order restricting police speech during duty after Patrolman Farrell's case. The ruling endorses the not guilty finding but labels the dispute petty and advises officers to avoid personal slang or abusive exchanges with citizens.
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O'Meara
Farrell
Division 12
South
Boston
David P. Hickey
Permanent Cure by Cuticura Remedies
Mrs. Young reports eczema on hands improving after using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent. She endured months of failed treatment, then healed in three months, stayed well for twenty years, and continues to keep the remedies on hand for winter use.
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Wm. A. Young
Russell St
Bedford
Mass
Cuticura Remedies Promoted For Kids Skin Cures
Advertises Cuticura products as a speedy cure for infant skin conditions. Claims warm baths with Cuticura Soap and gentle Cuticura Ointment, plus Resolvent Pills, relieve itching and burning. Presents prices and seller Potter Drug & Chem. for Boston, Mass with a free booklet on skin and scalp care.
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Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Sole Ops
Boston
Mass
Pulajanes Kill Five Americans in Leyte Fight
First Lieutenant John F. James and three others were killed in a hand to hand clash with Pulajanes at Julita Leyte. A ten man detachment, outnumbered, fought bravely with Contract Surgeon Calvin Snyder and Internal Revenue Col lector Williams among the dead and wounded.
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Manila
John F. James
Eighth Infantry
Calvin Snyder
Internal Revenue
Williams
Illinois
Julita
Leyte
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