Post Woman Reports From Roxbury Campaign Tour
A Boston Post reporter describes meeting Mrs. Edwin Upton Curtis and Mrs. Thomas Riley during a campaign. She notes enthusiasm in municipal issues, praises Curtis at his Highland avenue home in Roxbury, and comments on the campaign's promise with these candidates as partners.
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The
Post
Edwin Upton Curtis
Thomas Riley
Mr Curtis
Mr. Riley
Curtis
Mrs. Riley
Mrs. Curtis
Highland Avenue
Roxbury
Boston
Riley
Miley
Edwin V U Curtis Letter as Boston Mayor Candidate
The letter expresses Curtis committing to good government for Boston and all people if elected. He notes how taxes impact workers and landlords and promises his best efforts toward fulfilling voters’ desires. He signs Faithfully yours Edwin V U Curtis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Edwin VU. Curtis
Democratic defeat letter to Williams on Riley mayor bid
William J. Fowler writes to Hon. George Williams on November 29 expressing surprise at Williams's letter endorsing Thomas Riley for mayor. Williams responds in kind, shaping the political exchange around the mayoral candidacy.
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Fowler
Williams
Riley
Quincy
William J. Fowler
George Fred Williams
Thomas Riley
Mr. Williams
Riley Accepts Nomination for Boston Mayor
Thomas Riley, prominent Boston lawyer, formally accepts the Bryan Democracy nomination for mayor. The election board will file certificates. 800 additional names push totals toward 2500 at headquarters. Campaign opens Monday night at Faneuil Hall with Riley as lead speaker. other speakers include Coakley, Doherty, Ryan.
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Thomas Riley
Bryan Democracy
Boston
Board of Election Commissioners
American House
Thomas H. Denlin
Devlin
Faneuil Hall
Board of Aldermen
Riley
Timothy W. Coakley
Thomas F. Doherty
John A. Ryan
Curtis
Fire destroys thirty Roviera homes in Piedmont
A Cueno despatch reports that twenty houses in Roviera were destroyed by fire. One man died and thirty families became homeless as heavy snow blankets the area, worsening their desperate condition.
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Rome
Cueno
Piedmont
Lepontine Alps
Roviera
Clerk Buckley Arrested for Store Theft
Inspectors Knox and Douglass arrested James F. Buckley, a married Tremont and Winter streets clerk for George A. Sawyer, for stealing goods from the store. Buckley resides in Malden.
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Knox
Douglass
James F. Buckley
George A. Sawyer
Tremont
Winter Streets
Malden
Boston Mayor Race Influences Through Wives portraits
A Post interview with Mrs. Curtis and Mrs. Riley highlights their influence in Boston politics. They speak warmly of home life, support their husbands, and express hopes for victory while emphasizing dignity and propriety in public life.
Letters Between Williams and Williams on Boston Democracy
The excerpt reproduces two letters dated November 80, 1897 and December 1, 1897, from George Fred Williams and addressed to and from The Hon. George red Williams. They discuss support for Thomas Riley and criticisms of party loyalty, arguing over candidate endorsements and democratic principles amid Massachusetts politics.
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Boston
Mass
George Red Williams
Thomas Riley
Riley
Democratic Party
Massachusetts
Grover Cleveland
Curtis
Longtime Worker Accused of Yearlong Shoplifting
Officers arrested Thresa Dee rix of Chestnut Avenue and Eliza Fletcher of Middlesex Street for shoplifting in large stores. They were committed.
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Thresa Deerix
Chestnut Avenue
Eliza Fletcher
Middlesex Street
Three Christian Scientists Bound Over in Medicine Case
In Providence Rhode Island December 3 W M Anthony Edward J Kennedy and David Anthony were adjudged probably guilty of illegal medical practice after a Sixth District Court hearing. Defense argued jurisdiction and religious liberty as per State Medical Board interpretations. The case drew much public interest.
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Providence
W. M. Anthony
Edward J. Kennedy
David Anthony
Sixth District Court
Duri
State Medical Board
public meeting to present Tuskegee Institute in Boston
The Tuskegee Institute cause is to be presented to Boston audiences at Old South Church on Sunday evening. Speakers include Booker T. Washington president of the institute Dr Gordon and the Rev Charles G Ames along with others.
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Tuskegee Institute
Boston
Old South Church
Booker T. Washington
Institute
Gordon
Charles G. Ames
Third Church
George A. Gordon
D. D
Charlies G. Ames
Berkeley Temple
Charlies A. Dickinson
Sundy School
Christian Endeavor
Dickinson
T. E. Cleaveland
New England
H. R. W. Miles
E. H. Northrop
Seminole Clyde Line to Sail from Boston to Jacksonville
The magnificent steamship Seminole of the Clyde line will depart Boston on Monday next December 6 for Jacksonville Florida. This offers a great advantage to travelers heading to Florida and for information contact Clyde line at 201 Washington Street Boston Mass.
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Clyde Line
Boston
Jacksonville
Fla
Morida
Washington Street
Mass
Manning Named to Command New Cutter Grant
Captain Thomas Munger of the revenue cutter Grant has orders to proceed to Boston to assume command of the new cutter. Daniel Manning.
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Manning
Port Townsend
Wash
Thomas Munger
United States Revenue Cutter
Grant
Boston
Daniel Manning
Two Girls Vanish and Work as Plymouth Housemaids
Anna Welden and May Grant both seventeen, longtime Brockton residents, vanished after boarding a Boston bound car on Sept. 12. They were later found living in Plymouth as hired housemaids, grew tired of the escapade, and returned to Brockton with the help of a relative.
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Anna BE. Welden
May Grant
Anna
Brockton
May
Boston
James Busell
Lexington Street
Miss Welden
Plymouth
Eugene McCarthy
Weldena
Busell
Somerville
Conference on Uniform Primary Law to be Held in New York
Citizens from multiple states will meet in New York next week or the following to push uniform primary election legislation under state supervision. The meeting is led by the Civic Federation of Chicago with Ralph M. Easley coordinating arrangements for 20 plus states. In New York the Allied Political Clubs may handle the state-level work.
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New York
United States
Civic Federation of
Chicago
Ralph M. Easley
Old South Clothing offers steep discounts during Merchants Week
Three days remain for Old South Clothing Company to move stock from two wholesale houses seized on Nov 6. Boston made first class clothing, including boys reefers and coats, is offered at unusually low prices to clear stock before the thirty day limit ends. A detailed list appears on Page 8.
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Old South Clothing Company
Boston
McLaughlin Held for Murder in South Boston
Francis McLaughlin appeared in South Boston Court before Judge Fallon by continuance for the murder of his wife Margaret at 46 Third Street South Boston. He was held for the grand jury after the Monday filing.
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Francis McLaughlin
Margaret
Third Street
South Boston
Fallon
Vesper Services of Knights at St Josephs Roxbury
At least 1500 Knights of Columbus from the city and nearby areas will attend a vesper service at St Josephs Church Roxbury on G Circuit street Sunday evening. Grand Knight Hugh P McNally invites all councils and friends. Miss Sarah Carney will lead the music. Rev John F Kelly will deliver a sermon. benediction will follow and all sir knights will sing Te Deum. State officials of the order are expected. Services start at 7 30 pm.
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Knights of Columbus
St. Joseph’s Church
Roxbury
Circuit Street
Elm Hill
St. Joseph's
John F. Kelly
Grace Carter
Boston
Wallenthin
Germany
Tremont Street
M. E
Concord and
Tremont Streets
John D. Pickles
Epworth League
Rumselers
Christian Union
Union Hall
Boylston Street
Charles
Nickerson
Newtonville
Mass
H. Carleton Slack
John H. Pratt
Gerald Lambert
Fred Gay Elis
Jerusalem
Jerusalem'’; 2, Solo, ‘Dream of Paradise,” Gray
Handel
Roeckel
George Mendall
Taylor
Boston Young Men’s Christian Association
Association Hall
Boyston
Berkeley Streets
Henry Varley
Ben-jamin Fay Mil
Fegypt
Foo
Foo, Violin, Reverie-Vieuxtemps, Op. 22, Mr. le Banc
Semper
W. W Adms
R. M. Floyd
American Pilgrimage from Boston Plans Ireland Trip
W J Walshe reports steady demand for membership tickets for the 1898 pilgrimage from Boston to Ireland. The executive committee rejects creed or organizational limits, drawing strong, varied bookings. Details are in hand and arrangements promise comfort and safety, with payment through Hon John H Sullivan at Columbia Trust Company, Boston.
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Boston
W. J. Walshe
Ireland
John H. Sullivan
Columbia Trust Company
Pianoforte Recital by Mme Szumowska- A 10owski at Steinert Hall
Mme Szumowska- A 10owski presented a piano program including Beethoven Op 28 Sonata Mozart Rondo in A minor Sach Tausig Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue Scarletti Pastorale Chopin Ballade Op 47 Paderewski Minuet Liszt Study D flat and Strauss Tausig Waltz. The performance drew a large appreciative audience and she was recalled to play Chevin's G flat study from Op S.
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Mme. Szumowska
A 10Owski
Steinert Hall
Beethoven
Mozart
Sach- Tausig
Scarlatte
Chopin
Paderewski
Liszt
Strauss-Tausig
Chevin
Broadway and Boston Theatres Feature Holiday Weekline
After years away Margaret Mather returns as Cymbeline at the Boston Theatre. George Edwardes’s London Gaiety company brings In Town to Hollis. Willard repeats Tom Pinch at Tremont. Broadway Burlesquers debuts at Howard with McAvoy May and others. Trilby revived at Castle Square with Lillian Lawrence. Laura Burt stars at Columbia January 3 in The Heart of the Klonike. The Belle of New York closes at Boston Theatre tonight. Booking continues with Kit at Bowdoin Square and Circus Girl at Museum. Fanny Davenport heads Providence. The Girl From Paris remains a favorite at Park Theatre. Odell Williams leads Keith's next week. The Gold King ends today at Grand. Sacred Music festival set for Boston Theatre with 400 voices. Under the Robe ends at Holliston. William Barry offers Rising Generation at Grand Opera House. Shannon of the Sixth comes to Columbia. Hi Henry’s Minstrels farewell in Boston. Lavender Richardson performs for schoolchildren at the Zoo. Mattie Lee Price stays at Austin Stone’s Museum. Sam T Jacks Tenderloin yields to Manhattan Cub Burlesquers. Dr Nansen lectures Music Hall December 10 evening 11 afternoon. Apollo Male Quartet contributes to Star course at Music Hall Monday.
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Margaret Mather
Boston
Willard
Tom Pinch
Dunbar Sisters
Gilbert
Goldie
Hops Booth
Howard
Haines
Pettingill
Delmore
Lee
William Robyns
Hodges
Launchmere
New York
Boston Theatre
Bowdoin Square
Henry S. Chanfrau
Museum
Fanny Davenport
Providence
Paris
Park Theatre
Odell Williams
Keith
Grand
Holilstony
William Barry
Austin & Stone
Sam T. Jack
the Palace
Manhattan Cub
Dr. Nansen
Music Hall
Apollo
Star
Sunday Religious Services Across Boston Churches
A compiled notice lists Sunday schedules for Tremont Temple First Baptist Old South Church Berkeley Temple Peoples Temple Tremont Street M E Church First Presbyterian Roxbury Presbyterian Parker Memorial and other faith groups. It highlights sermon topics, service times, Sunday schools, and special events including debates, musical programs and baptisms.
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Enais
Edwin A. Curtis
Friana
Mrs. Quincy
Dr. Bull
Philadelp
Booker Washington
Anna Welden
M’laughlin
Bill
Baptist
Tremont Temple
George C. Lorimer
D. I. Moody
Sinting
Doube Qurtet
Dr. Lorimer
First Baptist Church
Commonwealth Avenue
Nathan E. Wood
Presbyterian
First Presbyterian Church
Columbus Avenue
Berkeley
Scott I. Hershey
Ruth
Roxbury Presbyterian Church
Warren and
Woodbine Streets
Jurlop
Westinster
Unitarian
Parker Memorial
Benevolent Fraternity of Churches
Thomas van Ness
Damon Sisters
Joseph Hegarty
Howard M. Dow
Viisorellane
Christadelphians
Arcade Hall
Park Square
Fulton
Justin D. Fulton
People’s Temple
Washington
Montreal
Toronto
Toledo
Daly
Park Street Church
Gospel OF Spirit Return Society
Minnie M. Soule
Appleton Hall
Appleton Street
Paine Memorial
First Spiritual Temple
Wiliam W. Reed
Oscar A. Edgerly
Spiritual Temple
Berke Eey Hall
Berkeley Street
William M. Lock
Owdoin Square
Vance
Arama
Henry T. Chanfray
Hope Booth
Coquette
Fortune’s Wheel
Venus
Tokid Jap
W.re
Alma Howard
California
Minnie Cline
Grand Theatre
Wallace Campbell
Isabel Pitt Lewis
Grand Theatre Stock Co
Lugene Tompkins
Festival of Sacred Music
Helen Wright
Mary H. How
M. J. Dwyer
Lon F. Brine
Master Henry Donlan
Margaret McNulty
Temple Quartet
Frank O. Nash
Geo. Lowell Tracy
Tremont St
Beau Ify
Lephone
Trilby
Eugene Tompkins
Tremont Theare
John B. Schoeffel
Mr. E. S. Willard
David Garrick
Endurancs
Cora
Lavender Richardson
Lumiere
Harmons
Zoo
Max Heinrichs
Wood
Hollis Hall
Eben Cobb
Eagle Hall
W. H. Amerige
Con
New
Agnew
John D. Dell
Paulding, C
Fe, Woodward & CO
Bromfield St
Jaynes & CO
Col
Model Playhouse
Tremont and
Washington Sts
Fridtjof Nansen
Mid
Arctic
Symphony Orchestra
Emil Paur
E. A. Macdowell
MacDowell
Hollis Ouncartre
Isaac B. Rich Tenat
Bastoo
APB Carances
Empire Theatre Stock CO
Lon Ton Gaiety
Ureague Company
Town
Boston Museum
Eve'g
Matinee Today
WED
Emotorious
Charles Frohman
London
LL. Tomlins
Columbia
B.and &Co
Hi. Henry
Shannon
Austin Gostone
Mattie Lee Price
White Cycling Academy
Tende NE le
Bethesda Hall
Y. H. McInnes
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