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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1897
Page
2
Dr. McCoy announces a final one month extension of the $5 treatment rate through year end due to high demand. He warns this will be the last extension after January 1 and urges early action to avoid office crowding.
A Boston Aldermanic Convention erupted in turmoil as ballots were counted amid protests by Quinn and Mahoney supporters. Riots broke out around the ballot table, with police ejecting a rowdy Morrissey before order was restored and a disputed roll call discussed to determine open ballot rules.
In a tense Boston Democratic convention, John Quinn stood firm against withdrawal threats and attacks on his integrity. He urged fair treatment, urged support for the mayor’s success, and withdrew his name amid a volatile floor fight as wards across the city aligned with the party’s factional ticket.
The notice promises Deaf persons applying before January 1 1898 will be treated at 35 dollars a month until cured, whether office or mail patients, with this rate also for renewing or December start. It extends a five dollar monthly rate for Catarrh Rheumatism Asthma Incipient Consumption or other ailments, under same conditions.
Mrs. W. E. Mellen of South Boston recounts severe illness after childbirth and pneumonia. She credits Doctors McCoy and Powell with curing incipient consumption after a brief course of treatment. Her husband also testifies that the doctors cured his wife and later relieved his own stomach catarrh, portraying them as effective.
John Costello of South Groveland credits Doctors McCoy and Powell with saving his life after severe bronchial catarrh and incipient consumption. He weighs 107 pounds after treatment and praises their work, saying Jennie, his daughter, was cured of ulceration of the cornea by the same doctors.
Edward W. Dixon a North End businessman and Democratic supporter faces his first run for office amid a chaotic party gathering. A brawl erupted over ballots with Morrissey, Brady, and multiple factions fighting as police contained the mob and a motion for a new roll call narrowly passed.
In a Boston Democratic convention speech, Joseph J. Norton laments Ward 14's lack of representation and attacks Charlestown factions led by John Mahoney and Joseph Corbett. He defends working-class interests, denounces traitor claims, and argues for Ward 5 and Charlestown to receive proper district representation.
Chairman Lee convened the Democratic aldermanic convention and named temporary chair Christopher O Brien. The credentials panel reported 292 delegates present, with William Brady as secretary and nine members chosen for the credentials committee. Senator Lomasney addressed the floor criticizing liquor ties and pledging a clean, fearless candidacy against Conry and Dixon in Boston.
Joseph A. Conry of Ward 2, president of the Common Council, born in Brookline on September 12, 1868. He has served Ward 2 in council for three years and is regarded as a prominent young Democratic leader.
The convention hall buzzes with tensions as Ward 7 and Ward 8 supporters clash over rules while calls for renewed ballots echo. Senator Lomansney receives pro and anti outbursts, with Congressman Fitzgerald stepping in to restore order and insist Lomansney be heard.
Lomasney denounced East Boston delegates and New York tactics during a Ward 8 meeting. He cited Patrick Kennedy and Thomas J. Gargan as influence figures, showing a heated critique of the pending convention ballot and urging opposition from the crowd.
EX ALDERMAN SALEM D CHARLES was born in Brimfield Massachusetts March 19 1850. He graduated Amherst College and Boston University Law School in 1897 and was principal of Shelburne Falls High School for one year. He lived in Roxbury since 1878 and served Ward 22 in the Legislature in 1891 92 and 98. He served one term on the Board of Aldermen and was defeated for renomination last year.
A chaotic Democratic convention teetered on collapse as calls for adjournment clashed with demands for orderly roll call voting. Congressman Fitzgerald urged calm, while Senator Lomasney pressed for a formal method to select seven nominees and restore fair conduct.
Distressing kidney and bladder disease relieved in six hours by New Great South American Kidney Cure. It relieves pain in bladder kidneys and back for both sexes and stops water retention almost immediately. Sold by Goolwin & Co at 7 Hanover St.
John H. Donovan proposed leaving the nomination to a 25 member committee of delegation chairmen. The motion passed and the convention adjourned at 1 30.
A confrontation erupts as supporters clash over counting ballots. The group argues for single counting and verification while others push for separating ballots into piles. A scuffle arises and police intervene, escorting a person from the ballot area after disputes with Fitzgerald and others.
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