Fight Over Rules Splits Democratic City Leaders
President James Donovan and a 25 member committee met to revise party rules aligning with the new caucus system. Senator Fitzgerald clashed with Patrick Maguire over ward chairman removal and recount procedures while outlining a hard fight against Con G ONeil for Congress. The panel referred unresolved questions to officers for recommendations ahead of next Friday’s full committee convention.
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James Donovan
Democratic City Committee
Democratic State Committee
Patrick Maguire
John F. Fitzgerald
Confroveriea O’neil
Contreressman O'Neil
Ain
Thay
Senator Fitzgerald
Maguire
Fitzgerald
Lomasney
Wells
Back Bay
State Committee
Question Who Will Lead State Democratic Committee
Open contest to succeed Hon Josiah M Quincy as chairman of the Democratic state committee with ex Judge John W Corcoran favored by some. Rumors name Colonel John T Wheelwright and others while ex Senator Henry Swift also draws support as potential successors.
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Josiah M Quincy
Democratic inHtate Committee
John W. Corcoran
Corcoran
Quincy
Sas
Sagain
John T Wheelwright
Harbor
Law
Swift
Henry
Sullivan
Hizhiyv
Diseases of the Brain and Nervous System Treatment Adverts
An advertisement for a medical treatment led by Dr Myron and Leclercque offering cure for diseases of the brain and nervous system including paralysis epilepsy and long standing functional difficulties. Office at 5278 Boylston St Boston Massachusetts.
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Myron & Leclerque
Ofice and Rapssones
Boylston St
Kile Berden
Boston
Mass
A Frightful Fall At Quincy Quarry
William Johnson a 36 year old quarryman for Craig Richards at Quincy fell thirty feet from the quarry top while moving a stone with a crow bar. He landed head first on rocks, was unconscious on removal, and remained so at hospital by evening. His condition feared for internal injuries. He lives on Kidder street and is married.
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Quincy
William Johnson
Craig & Richards
Quincy City Hospital
Kidder Street
Trial testimony on police officials and disorderly houses
Witnesses described disorderly houses in precincts led by Captains Devery and Cross and Officer Smith. A protest arose when a district attorney messenger allegedly offered $50 for truth. Defense for Cross and Smith began, with contradicting testimony and cross examination revealing damaging admissions.
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New York
Cross
Devery
Smith
Burns
Glennon
Romance scheme nets veteran $7 from fake preacher
Colored former soldier Moses P Mitchell was duped by Rev C P Johnson who claimed Hawaiian ties and promised to secure a $9,000 loan in return for Mitchell cash payments. Mitchell, who drew a $20 monthly pension, was swindled after Johnson posed as a divine agent and fled to Boston. Johnson faced prior Newton charges and was jailed again after release.
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Moses P. Mitchell
Co. P. Johnson
Johnson
Mitchell
Petersburg
Melrose
C. P. Johnson
Hawaiian
Sandwich Group
Hope
Egghay
Gratit von
M Mitchell
Mitchel Ber
Boston
Newton
House of Correction
Robinson
Police Headquarters
Raffael Ropi Arraigned in Manslaughter Case
Thirteen year old Raffael Ropi was arraigned in Somerville Police Court on a manslaughter charge in the drowning of playmate Gormoro Brogue. No one appeared for the accused, he offered no defense, and Judge Story held him in $2500 for the grand jury. He could not post bail and was jailed.
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Raffael Ropi
Gormoro Brogue
Somerville
Free Medical Examinations by Dr Dewey at Hotel Pelham
Until cured for all diseases, Dr Dewey the specialist offers examinations and medical attendance free to all during hard times. Offices at 7 and 8 Hotel Pelham 74 Boylston Street hours 9 to 1 and 2 to 5 and 6 to 8 p.m Sundays 10 to 4 p.m Wednesdays and Thursdays evenings closed.
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Dewey
Hotel Pelham
Boylston Street
Eight Drowned Off New Brunswick Yachting Race
A squall capsized the Primrose during the second race for the corporation cup near St John New Brunswick eight sailors drowned including Samuel Hutton 60 owner of the Primrose and a famed yachtman plus Fred Priest 20 and four others named Heathfield Askerley Bartlett Hurley Russell and Hoyt. The other yachts sustained damage but no further fatalities were reported.
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ST. John
N. B
Primrose
Samuel Hutton
Paris
Fred Priest
Joseph Priest
George Heathfield
Albert Askerley
Henry Bartlett
James Hurley
William Russell
Harry Hoyt
Governor Altgeld calls on Pullman to aid starving families
Governor Altgeld sent a letter to George M. Pullman outlining the desperate conditions among Pullman strikers and inviting him to visit for relief plans for 1600 starving families. No reply had been received. The relief committee was formed by the governor but its source of aid was not disclosed.
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Mt. Washingon
Mt. Jefferson
Chicago
Altgeld
George M. Pullman
Pullman
Mr. Pullman
Pullman Relief Committee
Everhardt Beats Abbott In 25 Round Glove Fight In New Orleans
Five thousand spectators at the Olympic Club arena watched Stanton Abbott of England defend his lightweight title against Jack Everhardt of New Orleans in a 25 round bout for a $1500 purse. The fight featured heavy exchanges, fouls by Everhardt, and mounting crowd intensity as Abbott showed solid body work and Everhardt pressed from the waning rounds.
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New Orleans
Olympic Club Arena
Stanton Abbott
England
Jack Everhardt
Abbott
Muc
Everhardt
Rg Ut
Evers
Phardt
Corbett Alix fight talk and Washington Park brace
Corbett in Burlington says he has accepted Sioux City offer and that Jackson will need to deposit $25,000 or craft an excuse to avoid a match. Alix at Washington Park clocks 2 01 4 for a track record attempt, likely to beat 2 06 1 4 despite slow conditions. McDowell optimistic for 2 03 or better.
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Burlington
Corbett
Jack
Jackson
Sioux City
New York
Chicago
Alix
Washington Park
Nancy Hanks
McDowell
Nancy
Vyzant
Major Ewing
John Dickerson
Douglass
Thayer
Fidel
Trevillion
Calumet
President Cleveland Prepares Buzzard's Bay Departure
At Gray Gables today the President, Dr. O Rielly, and Captain Evans boarded the John D Rodgers for a trip to New York then Jersey City to catch an 8 o clock train to Washington. He visits Joseph Jefferson and plans to return soon. The stay may last until October.
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Buzzard’s Bay
Gray Gables
Washington
Mr. Cleveland
O’rielly
Rodney Evans
John D. Rodgers
Rodgers
New York
Jersey City
Cleveland
Crows’ Nest
Joseph Jefferson
Watertown Pie Theft and Spectacles Missing
Mrs Frank Whitney found a screened window removed and two apple pies missing. The thief also took two pairs of gold-bowed spectacles $3.10 in money and a meerschaum pipe. Police are investigating the case and suspect a local habitual thief.
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Frank Whitney
Fayette Street
Watertown
American Wringer Co Manufacturers Address and Services
The American Wringer Co operating at 12 and 14 Broadway extension offers wringers mangles spring beds and carpet sweepers. Repairs on all kinds of wringers and sweepers are provided. Mail orders are promptly attended to and a telephone return is Tremont 764e.
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The
American Wringer Co
Broadway Extension
City
Tremont
Red Jackets Triumph In Somerville Water-Throw Test
The Somerville Veteran Firemen and the Cambridge Red Jackets staged a water stream duel in Union Square Somerville attracting a large crowd. The Red Jackets reached 206 feet, while the Somerville line stretched 199 feet, marking the test as won by Cambridge.
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Somerville
Red Jackets
Cambridge
Union Square
Miss Jennie Lock and Max Tuck Tie in Granite Hall
Miss Jennie Lock daughter of Mr and Mrs David Lock and Max Tuck both of Chelsea were married in Granite Hall last evening. The ceremony was by Rabbi Margolis of Boston at 7 o clock with first Hebrew families present. Bride wore white. maid of honor Rosie Tuck and bridesmaids Ida Shain Rebecca Bean Lena Berlin and Rosie Glassman. Groom attended by Samuel Shain Israel Stein and Louis Abramowich. A wedding supper followed with Abramowich toastmaster and Rev K Shain master of ceremonies.
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Jennie Lock
David Lock
Max Tuck
Chelsea
Granite Hall
Rabbi Margolis
Boston
Rosie Tuck
Ida Shain
Rebecca Bean
Lena Berlin
Rosie Glassman
Samuel Shain
Israel Stein
Louis Abramowich
Abram Abramowich
Rev. K. Shain
Obituary notices from New Hampshire towns August deaths
Notices record individuals: Daniel G brown age 61 years 7 months at Roxbury Aug 18 Fanny Helen Bailey at Canterbury N H Aug 18 daughter of Henry and Fanny Chater Bailey Robert Boyd Copbridgeport Aug 20 aged 77 formerly Owensboro Ky Emma J Dunbar Aug 19 aged 36 Allie I Rundlett Aug 19 aged 44 at Rundlett
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Brown
Roxbury
Daniel G. Brown
Bailey
Canterbury
N. H
Fanny Helen
Henry
Fanny Chater Bailey
Boyd
Copbridgeport
Robert Boyd
Owensboro
Dunbar
Emma J. Dunbar
Rundlett
Allie I. Rundlett
Grand Circuit Racing Opens at Hudson River Driving Park
Twelve hundred spectators in Poughkeepsie watched the opening day of the Grand Circuit meet. The track was fair but cool weather slowed times. Psyche won the first heat and then the race in straight finishes while Queechy claimed the 2:20 trot after Carldton faltered. Daisy Desplain edged Ella Eddy in a pacing heat, two to one when darkness halted the event.
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Hudson River Driving Park
Carldton
Cleveland
Rochester
Queechy
Daisy Desplain
Ella Eddy
Stewart
Ella
Five fishermen drown off Magdalen Islands in capsizing
Five men including Valentine Petipas and his 10 year old son were drowned when their fishing boat capsized off Meat Cove Newfoundland’s Magdalen Islands this morning. Charles Vigneau 18 Simon Cyr 12 and Nelson Cumming 20 also perished in the tragedy.
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Meat Cove
C. B
Valentine Petipas
Charles Vigneau
Simon Cyr
Nelson Cumming
Magdalen Islands
Brown's Ducks Ends in Prison Fist Fight at State Prison
Officer Benjamin Stevens was clubbed by inmate Guy Russell Brown in cell 24 during a dispute over washing Brown's cell. Stevens suffered a five inch scalp wound, four stitches, and is home recovering as Fuller aids. Brown, 24, is serving life for the murder of Edward B. Sanborn in Salisbury in 1892.
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Benjamin Stevens
State Prison
Fuller
Stevens
Guy Russell Brown
Brown
Officer Stevens
No. 24
Ste
Mr. Stevens
Mr. Brown
General Bridges
Edward B. Sanborn
Salisbury
Sanborn
Not Dead but Married Ida Falconer Reveals Alive Status
Ida Boutilier and her husband Ernest W Boutilier with friends Mr and Mrs Joe Murphy arrive at the city editor to announce Ida is alive and married. The group contradicts reports of elopement noting Ida is 18, not 15, and that she lived with the Murphys since July 30 while her husband plans to seek work in New York.
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Ida Falconer
Ida Boutilier
Ernest W. Boutilier
Joseph Murphy
the Post
Ethel Mason
Joe Murphy
Murphys
Chelsea
Cambridge
Boutilier
New York
Funeral for Henry Crosby Held at Merrimac Home
The funeral for Henry Edward Crosby, victim of Friday night’s tragedy, was held this afternoon at his Merrimac residence. A large crowd attended as Rev. J. H. Cox of the Baptist Church led services and the choir provided music. Interment followed at Locust Grove Cemetery.
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Haverhill
Henry Edward Crosby
Merrimac
J. H. Cox
The
Baptist Church
Locust Grove Cemetery
Governor Greenhalge Talks Police Reform in Maine Interview
Governor Frederic T. Greenhalge of Lowell discusses police board reforms in a Kennebunkport interview. He criticizes the Sheehan investigation, stresses board knowledge of departmental actions, and hints reforms influenced by General Martin and the new chairman. Chair Martin’s return may spark changes in Boston police administration.
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Frederic T. Greenhalge
Lowell
Kennebunkport
Boston
Maine
Martin
Sheehan
Greenhalge
Board of Police Commissioners
Board of Police
Poland Springs
Police Department of
Whiting
Clark
Hour Wins Again In Newport 21-Foot Fin Keels Race
In Newport Rhode Island August 21 amateur gentlemen skippers sail 21 foot fin keel craft racing for subscription cups with over 300 subscribed. The thirteenth mile course saw Hours Adelaide Celia Dorothy Vaqeiro cross in that order within one minute of the start. Tomorrow morning features the Duryea cup race and Monday a Ralph Ellis cup event.
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Newport
R. I
Celia
Houri
Hours
Adelaide
Dorothy
Vaquero
Ralph Eliis
Boston water works union hosts first excursion and games
The Boston Water Works Department employees of Union 6356 plan an August 23 outing at Downer Landing. Events include boat and shooting contests, potato and spoon egg races, various jumps, and a half mile. Great preparations aim to surpass this season’s Labor Federation events with invitations to politicians and city leaders.
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Boston Water Works Department
Union 6356
American Federation
Downer Landing
American Federation of Labor
Main Springs 50 Cents at Bells or CT Ye
Local ad notes Main Springs priced at 50 cents at Bell's with possible CT Ye reference. Readable details focus on price point and store name, suggesting a brief promotional item.
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Main Springs
Bell’s. Or
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