Clifford Re-elected Mayor in Brockton Fifth Term
William H. Clifford won Brockton mayoral re election by 223 votes on December 7 on the Independent Democrat ticket. Opponents were C Chester Eaton Republican and Dan A White Socialist. License vote was Yes 3646 No 5488. Republicans won five aldermen and 15 councilmen while Democrats took two aldermen and six councilmen.
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Brockton
William H. Clifford
C. Chester Eaton
Dan A. White
Clifford
Eaton
White
Fall River Licenses Ballot Victory Surprises City
In Fall River on December 7 the liquor license supporters won a large victory with a yes majority of 2158 to 428 last year. The total counts show 8316 for yes and 6158 for no. The new Board of Aldermen will total 26 members with 18 Republicans and eight Democrats, a net gain for the party.
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Fall River
Democrats Say No Mayor Election Held This Year
A report notes no mayoral election took place this year with Democrats citing calendar or procedural reasons and leaving the office status unresolved.
Fitchburg City Still in License Column
Fitchburg election yields Mayor M F O Conn reelected by 159 over Gardner Hudson with 2558 to 2399. License for third time approved 2749 yes 2407 no. Aldermen elected Ward 1 John Fellows Ward 2 Frank Allen Ward 3 Frank Foss Ward 4 Charles Kirby Ward 5 Joel Joel Ward 6 John Smith. Independent Citizens hold 14 of 18 council seats and 18 of 24 in both branches.
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Fitchburg
Frederick O'Connell
Gardner K. Hudson
O'Connell
John
Fellows
Frank P. Allen
Frank
Gloucester adopts license vote. Parsons re-elected mayor
Gloucester voters approve license 2161 to 1945 and elect Henry H. Parsons mayor with 2588 votes to 1807 for George C. McDonald. Isaac Patch and George K. Merchant retain council seats as new members C Homer Barrett and Edwin C MecIntyre join the Municipal Council.
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Gloucester
Henry H. Parsons
George C. McDonald
Isaac Patch
George KE. Merchant
C. Homer Barrett
Edwin C. MecIntyre
Barefooted Dancer Impresses Boston Select Society
Janet Duff performed in Mrs. John Lt. Gardner's Venetian palace theatre, wearing a sleeveless white costume and barefoot. The cold venue did not deter a refined crowd from attending as Duff’s poses and arm gestures drew attention, her voice praised and the patronage seen as inspiring.
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Boston
Select Society
John Lt. Gardner
Venetian Palace
Janet Duff
Miss Duff
Mrs. Gardner
Palace
Haverhill Celebrates No License Victory with Bell Ringing
Haverhill voters chose no license with 3706 against 3298. Aldermen Bean and Killam re-elected. Ralph Gardner and Frank Mitchell win school posts. ex-mayors O Connell and Wood less favored. Mayor Moulton to hold over one year. Church bells rang through the night in celebration. Fraudulent registration cases to be pursued by No License League secretary.
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Haverhill
Joe W. Bean
Abert A. Killam
Ralph E. Gardner
John W. Tilton
Frank W. Mitchell
Wood
James H. O'Connell
Bean
Killam
O’connell
Gardner
Mitchell
Tilton
Woodcock
Davis
No License League
Edward H. Moulton
Lawrence Mayor White Re-elected with Large Majority
Lawrence voters re-elected Mayor William P. White, a Republican, by a wide margin totaling 5164 votes. Democrat Dr. John T. Cahill received 4686 and former Senator Joseph Donovan 148 as an independent Republican. Democrats gained two Common Council seats, no Alder men change, and License Yes 3796 to No 1909.
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Lawrence
William P. White
John T. Cahill
Joseph Donovan
Marlboro Mayor Election and License Vote Summary
John J. Shaughnessy, a Democrat, was elected mayor with 1255 votes while Parsons, Temple, and Ladue followed. The license question passed 1888 to 1367. The Board of Aldermen shifted to a Democratic majority. Common Council remained largely Republican. Temple campaigned as a unique farmer candidate from an ox cart.
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Marlboro
John J. Shaughnessy
Theodore Temple
Shaughnessy
Parsons
Temple
Ovid Ladue
Board of Aldermen
Common Council
Farmer Temple
New Bedford Votes For License Change and Re-Elects Mayor
New Bedford voters shifted from dry to wet by a large majority. Charles S. Ashley, Democrat, was re-elected mayor with 5607 votes to 4544 for ex Mayor Thompson. License Yes garnered 5735 votes versus 3394 No.
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New Bedford
Charles S. Ashley
Ashley
Thompson
Republicans Name Calvin Coolidge Mayor In Northampton
Northampton, Dec 7. The Republicans elected former Representative Calvin Coolidge mayor by 187 votes over Democrat Harry E. Bicknell. License supporters were reduced to a 178 majority. Mayor vote totals were Coolidge 1596 and Bicknell 1409, license 1490 yes and 1315 no. Republicans also elected four aldermen and 15 councilmen, Democrats three aldermen and six councilmen.
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Northampton
Calvin Coolidge
Harry E. Bicknell
Coolidge
Bicknell
Shea Wins Third Term In No-License Quincy Vote
Mayor William T. Shea Democrat re-elected for a third term as Quincy rejects licenses. Walter F. Nicholls Republican gets 1871 votes to 278 for Shea. License vote 3262 No 1199 Yes. Democrats gain one City Council seat. Citizens approve pension statute for firemen by large margin.
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Quincy
William T. Shea
Walter F. Nicholls
Shea
Rural hardship mirrors city woes, asserts Harvard figure
Dr Charles W Eliot president emeritus of Harvard told about 200 Back Bay attendees that rural New England shares similar vice and poverty levels with cities, saying the rural problem is real and hard. The remarks were made yesterday afternoon at Mrs. Robert Gould Shaw's Commonwealth Avenue residence.
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New England
Harvard University
Charles W. Eliot
Back Bay Society
Robert Gould Shaw
Commonwealth Avenue
Proctor Academy Benefit Meeting At Andover N H
A meeting in aid of Proctor Academy Andover N H was presided by Rev Paul Revere Frothingham of Arlington Street Church. Speakers included Professor Theodore Parker Farr Rev H C MacDougall Harry G Dean Clarence B E Carr Dr Eliot and others praising dedicated teachers and students while urging support for the school’s needs.
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Proctor Academy
Andover
N. H
Paul Revere Frothingham
Arlington Street Church
Theodore Parker Farr
H. C. MacDougall
Harry G. Dean
Clarence BE. Carr
Henry G. Ives
Eliot
Walker Wins Tight 3rd Term as Mayor in Waltham Race
In Waltham on December 7 Edward A. Walker Republican secured a narrow mayoral victory over Democrat Patrick J. Duane by 99 votes. Walker 2387 Duane 2288. The city also rejected licensing by a large margin 2909 No 1581 Yes. Republicans gained six Aldermen to Democrats five, taking control of the next board.
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Waltham
Edward A. Walker
Patrick J. Duane
Walker
Duane
Mayor MacInnes Wins Third Term in Pittsfield
Mayor William H. MacInnes is re-elected for a third term as Pittsfield's leader. Democrats win five of seven aldermen and four of eight council seats. Republicans hold city council 11 to 10 on joint ballot. Ex Mayor Harry D. Sisson trails with 2464 votes. license vote passes 2775 to 2357.
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Pittsfield
William H. MacInnes
Maciinnes
Harry D. Sisson
Chester E. Gleason
Republican
First Democrat Since 1901 Elected Mayor in Springfield
Edward H. Lathrop won the mayoralty with 5203 votes to William E. Sanderson's 5058. Voters also passed a two year mayor and city treasurer term starting in 1910, and approved a license measure 6158 to 4054. The new aldermanic board will be eight Republicans, with the Council at 18 Republicans and three Democrats.
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Springfield
Edward H. Lathrop
William E. Sanderson
Woods Edges Crossman. Taunton elects nine to council
In Taunton the mayoral race was close as William S. Woods won with 2949 votes to 2918 for incumbent Edgar L. Crossman who will seek a recount. License vote favored Yes 2799 to No 2527. Nine council members were elected for terms of four three and two years under the new city charter.
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Taunton
William S. Woods
Edgar L. Crossman
Woods
Crossman
Waltham Man Ends Life by Gas at Merrimac House
James H. Anderson 55 registered as George H. Moore, died by inhaling illuminating gas at the Merrimac House Merrimac and Friend streets yesterday afternoon. He had been unemployed and living at the hotel for about a week. Clyne H. Anderson of Brighton identified the body at the North Grove street morgue. He also leaves a daughter Mrs Fred Addison David son of Brighton.
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James H. Anderson
Waltham
George H. Moore
Merrimac House
Merrimac
Friend Streets
Clyne H. Anderson
Downey Brook Road
Brighton
North Grove Street
Anderson
Fred A. Davidson
Street Box Thefts Reported With Losses At Various Addresses
At 4 22 p m a theft occurred on Garden street Box 24 West End with Patrick McArdle named and no OSS. At 6 p m Box 2131 49 Lawrence street Lottie Brown reported loss of 50 dollars. At 6 13 p m Box 98 559 Columbus avenue Philon and Kluris reported no loss.
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Garden Street
West End
Patrick McArdle
Lawrence Street
Lottie Brown
Columbus Avenue
Philon & Kluris
Optimistic Over Strike by Twin City Trade Group
Fifteen prominent St Paul jobbers and manufacturers inspected Twin City terminals and transfer stations to assess switchmen strike impacts. They reported freight movement is satisfactory overall, with some points below normal, and assured customers in the Northwest that orders can be placed without fear of serious delay.
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ST. Paul, Minn
St. Paul
Twin City
Northwest
Six point starfish on show in Boston Post visit
Mrs. Thomas Wynne of West Lynn brought to the Boston Post office a rare six point starfish said to be the only specimen of its kind. She received it on a Nassau trip seventeen years ago from a curio dealer. A local natural history keeper certified it as the sole known six point starfish. Mrs Wynne also owns a pink conch shell heart from a different voyage.
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Boston Post
Thomas Wynne
Forest Street
West Lynn
Wynne
Nassau
Bahama Islands
New Providence
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