02 Dec 1897
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1897
Page
1
Leaders argue that unrest at the convention will not alter Mayer's support, with insiders stressing firm backing despite tensions. The discussion centers on Mayer's position and potential rebound in local or state races as party dynamics shift.
Boston voters flocked to register in record numbers as factions clash over mayoral and aldermanic conventions. The Citizens' convention and independent ticket talk mix with plans for a Democratic slate and a contested street commissioner race in Boston.
Registration for the December 21 city election closed at 10 PM with 94 934 names on the books in Boston wards. In total 346 000 voters were registered for the city, with 7880 new additions after the state tally. Democrats apparent edge as workers rush to finalize lists, amid crowded registration offices and long lines.
Truman Everett Russell a 29 year old Boston physician shot himself in his Tremont Temple office yesterday afternoon. Motives cited include unresolved marriage troubles money worries and a suspected love affair with a Cambridge woman who recently married. Three sealed letters were found and a prior suicide attempt had occurred years earlier with a friend preventing fatal action.
Dr Truman R Russell of New Bedford, formerly a silver plater, died by his own hand in Tremont Temple Boston. He married Florence Ellis of New Bedford and studied medicine with support from his wife. The couple separated and financial strain tied to his father's estate is seen as the likely cause.
Local forecast shows Boston and vicinity with fair weather and colder temperatures as westerly winds prevail. Nearby New Hampshire Vermont Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut and eastern New York expect fair conditions with a northwest wind and cooling temperatures.
United States Senate debates a Massachusetts appointment to the circuit court bench after Judge Nelson’s death. Boston lawyer Francis C. Lowell competes with Frederick Dodge as factional lines form involving Senator Hoar Senator Lodge and Secretary Long. The outcome hinges on President McKinley and influential opposition from the Navy secretary and the senior senator.
Washington reported that the President will not withdraw from the Metropolitan Methodist Church over Thanksgiving Day remarks. The denial states he will be seen less often at that church and may attend services more frequently elsewhere.
The well known attorney and politician Owen A. Galvin lay ill at 172 Weston Newton Street with a day of near constant medical attention. A street rumor of his death circulated last evening but was proved false as he rested more easily that night.
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