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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1895
Page
8
In Lynn, Asa T Newhall the fire mayor seeks a plurality against Eugene A Bessom amid A P A controversy. Bessom touts sewerage and street reforms while denying A P A ties. voters weigh ward tallies and wheelmen backing good roads.
In Chelsea the mayoral contest between Samuel P. Tenney and John C. Loud dominates local politics with anti A P A sentiment sweeping nearby towns. Tenney backed by Democrats and liberal Republicans faces Loud, a longtime Chelsea businessman, while Henry M. Meek runs as Munieh League candidate. Voter turnout expected to break local records.
In Salem there are two mayoralty candidates, both Republicans. Mayor James H. Turner seeks re election on a record of four years on the Board of Aldermen and two years as Mayor. He emphasizes his leather measurer trade and steady business attendance, citing the electric light contract and hay and grain purchases as examples of his administration.
In Beverly the mayoral race pits Captain Odell a Republican with business backing against Andrew Curtis a Democratic ally for better government. Perry Collier, long active in local politics, seeks the mayoralty with support from anti license factions, while the contest also features alderman and school board races as redistricting reshapes the battle.
In Newburyport the municipal campaign centers on water policy as two mayoral candidates share similar views and action rests with Supreme Court appointed commissioners. The outcome will not alter the city’s stance toward the water company, and the race mirrors the long battle Gurley led, drawing strong opposition that reshaped support.
In Everett the mayoral race between John B. Cate and John D. Henderson remains nonpartisan with no party lines. Cate, the incumbent, seeks re election by a large margin while Henderson supporters press for a respectable victory. The campaign centers on personal merit and municipal expediency amid Henderson’s past defeat and ongoing charges from his faction.
In Lowell a heated city election pits the A P A against the Democratic party as split Republicans fear the A P A has seized control of the old Republican machine. Miller and Courtney express optimism amid a fierce battle over loyalty, French votes, and Webster street party lines.
William A Hitler, who died by self destruction in Portland, Me., last week, was buried from his parents’ home in West Newton. A large crowd attended the 1:30 p.m. service conducted by Rev. Julian C. Jaynes with assistance from Rev. H. J. Patrick. The Boston National Reverve Bank delegation and many floral tributes were present.
President Cleveland enjoyed his first game dinner of the season in North Carolina waters aboard the Violet. The vessel was found anchored off Roanoke Island after a day of shooting at Bodies Island Light, yielding seventeen ducks and two swans, with the party planning a move to Hatteras. The return trip includes a stop at Roanoke marshes before leaving Thursday.
In Kalispell Montana on December 8 Roy Goodwin a director of the American Railway Union who ordered the Great Northern strike on November 4 was found not guilty after a district court trial. The jury deliberated eighteen hours with an initial vote of six for conviction.
The Herald editorial notes strong Democratic unity this year and predicts Mayor Curtis will receive the entire A P A vote. It states Curtis will also secure the full Republican vote available and that A P A members are expected to participate as a notable feature in the election.
Mrs. Lincoln tells a Post representative she never urged inmates to rebel and cites neglect evidence she has seen. She defended reforms separating charities from corrections and called for better care in public institutions while denying responsibility for any opposition from officials.
An A P A editorial supports Curtis and urges unity for a Quincy mayoral victory. The piece emphasizes organized backing by its members and underlines a coalition stance ahead of the election.
A blaze in the H. Wolf & Co. wholesale house in Chicago caused 200000 to 300000 in stock loss and about 90000 on the building owned by the Conrad Seipp estate. The fire, caused by an overcharged electric wire, burned for four hours in the wholesale district. John Dore of a hook and ladder company was injured when a burning ceiling fell. A. W. Hayward & Co. and Steuben County Wine Company suffered minor water damage.
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