Gloucester Dealers Promise to Enter New York Markets
Gloucester Fresh Fish Company leaders report strong support from New York Philadelphia and Portland dealers for Gloucester moving into the fish trade now that Boston transfers and T wharf disputes loom. Railroads pledge faster Boston to New York freights, with Provincetown and Philadelphia ties eyed. A Boston committee will monitor actions and coordinate guidance while Gloucester vows to compete on terms equal to Boston.
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Gloucester
Gloucester Fresh Fish Company
Boston
William H. Jordan
T Wharf
David J. Robinson
New York
Philadelphia
Fulton Market
New York City
Thomas Hodge
Portland
Provincetown
de Butts
P. H. Prior
Post
Boston Fish Dealers Seek Reciprocity to Beat Gloucester
The Boston Fish Bureau mobilizes to counter Gloucester by expanding capacity and courting Canada trade. It calls for a joint U S Canada commission to study fisheries and trade, seeking free fisheries and freer trade to boost Boston and national fish markets.
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Boston
Canada
Gloucester
Boston Fish Bureau
Congress
United States
Aoint
Dominion of Canada
Reci
Dr Isaac Meyer Death By Own Action
Dr Isaac Meyer aged sixty died by asphyxiation in his office at 287 Shawmut Avenue yesterday afternoon. He attached a hose to a gas jet and placed a handkerchief over his nose to ensure death. Police discovered the body. no note was left. He had been in poor health and his medical practice had declined, causing despondency.
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Isaac Meyer
Shawmut Avenue
Meyer
Petition for Smoking Cars On Boston Rail Lines
A public petition seeks a car road by the West End Railroad Company for smoking patrons on all lines. Signers from Roxbury Dorchester East Boston and Everett request cars designated for smokers, urging adoption as in other cities.
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Railroad Company
Boston
Suburbs
West End
H. Wetsell
Forest Street
Roxbury
H. F. Wheeler
Dale Street
W. C. Reed
Quincy Street
C. S. Parr
Longwood Avenue
C. F. Bruce
Shawmut Avenue
Louis J. Henser
Nonquit Street
Dorchester
A. H. Read
St. Stephen Street
R. R. Lorimer
Foster Street
Everett
J. B. Robson
Shawmut
Will W. Hoyt
Princeton Street
East
Smoking Car Privileges Suggested for Boston Streets
A reader urges the West End Railroad to run dedicated smoking cars for men, arguing it would rights smokers in Boston and be financially beneficial. The letter notes open cars in summer and proposes winter use or closed cars to keep cigar enjoyment available.
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Post
Boston
West End
McKinley Heads to Washington as Mother's Condition Grows Worse
President McKinley plans to depart Canton by 2:06 PM for Washington to open Congress Monday, while Mrs. McKinley remains unconscious and steadily weakened. Doctors report no hopeful response as the White House family endures a tense vigil through December 4.
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Canton
McKinley
Washington
Congress
Capitol
Pennsylvania
Helen
William
White House
A. J. Duncan
Cleveland
Abner
Mother A Ege
Phillips
Mother McKinley
Arrest of Charles Curtis for store break in at Pleasant Street
Charles Curtis, a colored man, was arrested by Station 4 officers after allegedly breaking into Morris De Groot’s store at 224 Pleasant Street the night of November 29 and stealing clothing jewelry and money totaling 125 dollars. De Groot confronted Curtis at 141 Pleasant Street and was wounded when Curtis brandished tailor shears. a 38 caliber bullet struck Curtis in the leg and he was detained at Station 4 after receiving treatment.
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Charles Curtis
Station 4
Morris de Groot
Pleasant Street
de Groot
Curtis
Samuel Cohen
Edge
Governor Griggs Nominee for Attorney General Reported
Washington reports from Dec 3 indicate Gov Griggs of New Jersey was offered the U S attorney general post to succeed McKenna. Paterson officials hedge, denying definite word though friends expect acceptance. Griggs, born 1849, rose from Paterson lawyer to state senator and Senate president with deep Republican ties.
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Governor Briggs
New Jersey
Washington
McKenna
United States Supreme Bench
Justice Field
Griggs
Grigges
Hobart
McKinley
Paterson
N. J
John William Griggs
Newton
Essex County
Jersey
Lafayette College
Socrates Tuttle
Assembly
Board of Freeholders
Passaic County
State
Senate
Chicago Officials Indicted for Malfeasance and Bribery
The grand jury indicted south town Assessors Richard C. Gunning and Clerk Benjamin Barnett for malfeasance in office conspiracy and soliciting a bribe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Richard C. Gunning
Benjamin Barnett
Used Mrs McKinley’s Name to Swindle Father Out of 1400
A 12 year old girl named Gertrude Tureck used President McKinley’s name to swindle her father Ferdinand Tureck out of 1400 dollars. She bought flowers bicycles birds a dog a camera and fairy tale books with the money. The confession is described as an extraordinary swindle by a child.
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Sidney Cushing & CO
Gertrude Tubeck
Gertrude
McKinley
Ferdinand Tureck
New York
Daugh
Ter
Acceptance of Boston Mayor Nomination Emphasizes Fiscal Reform
The letter from Charles T. Gallagher accepting the Republican mayoral nomination stresses repurposing Boston’s finances on business lines amid rising debt. He rejects partisan waste, calls for impartial administration, and urges strict financial conduct and anti favoritism. Continued on Page 5.
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Boston
Mass
Charles T. Gallagher
Boa
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