JUST THE MAN QUALIFIED FOR STREET COMMISSIONER
Salem D Charles candidate for Street Commissioner is a qualified choice with a history of honorable service. Born in Brimfield Hampden County he attended Hitchcock ree Academy Amherst College class of 1874 and earned a law degree in 1878. He has resided in Jamaica Plain and built a reputation for straightforward dealings.
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Salem D. Charles
Charles
Brimfield
Hampden County
Hitchcock Ree Academy
Amherst College
Shelburne Halls
Boston University Law School
Jamaica Plain
Longtime Democratic Legislator Aids City Government Reform
The article traces the career of a Democratic representative elected from a Republican area who served on the Judiciary Rules and other committees. It notes his role authoring the Elevated railroad bill of 1893 and backing the subway act, service on the Board of Aldermen, and chairmanships on multiple committees. It lauds his diligence and pledge to honest, clean municipal government.
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K66
Charles
Treaty Finished at Paris as Peace Terms Are Settled
The United States and Spanish peace commissioners completed work on the treaty, to be signed in a formal session later this week. Eleven weeks of drafting produced a document wrapping up the war, with Moore and Senor Ojeda overseeing engrossing. Spaniards, though courteous, endure bitterness and blame Europe and the United States for their setbacks.
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Eparis
United States
Reief
Senor
Ojeda Hasen
Gallivan Leads Attack At City Rallyes Across Wards
Boston campaign notes show Senator Gallivan rallying crowds in Wards 8 and 19 and speaking in Ward 3 Charlestown. He attacked Mayor Quincy and the political machine while praising candidates Francis J. Horgan and Daniel C. Casey, and attacked opponents including John Fitzgerald and the sewer assessment law.
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Lomasney
Charlestown
Josiah Quincy
Gallivan
Francis J. Horgan
Daniel C. Casey
Quincy
Quincy Aver
Sde
John J. Murphy
Norris
Johnny Fitz
Ninth
John J. McCarthy
Daniel J. Kiley
W. H. Sullivan
Kiley
Fitzgerald
John H. Sullivan
McLaughlin
Staite Street
Boston
Democrats Rally in Ward 9 Endorsing Seven Board Candidates
A large crowd gathered at the Old Franklin school house on Washington Street as ten candidates spoke for the Board of Aldermen races. Senator-elect John A. Kelcher presided and urged voters to support seven Democratic nominees.
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Franklin
Washington Street
Ward 9
John A. Kelcher
Frank J. O'Toole
Patrick F. McDonald
Dorchester
James H. Doyle
John Quin
Sewall c. Brackett
Frederick W. Day
David F. Barry
Michael W. Norris
Michael W. Brick
John J. Mahoney
Alderman Norton
South Boston
Dixon
Kelcher
Eix
Patrick J. AleDonald
House of Correction
Tie
Barry
Féx
Quinn
Messrs
Thomas J. Swenty
Ignatius S. McDonough
Roxbury
Thomas GC
Berridge
Charlestown
William Rosnosky
Rosnosky
Allen
Thomas J. Kenny
John C. Lane
Venatius
McDonough
Vernon Street
Dudley Grammar
MccDonough
Fowler fades to order at Wheeler Co.’s Boston store
Trade fragment notes a sale item described as fade to order with two pares of 40 pounds best ulek full tze priced at $10 available at A. W. Wheeler Co. manufacturers 63 29465 Hanover St Boston opposite American House.
Hair Turned White After Electric Car Shock Incident
Mrs. Herbert Gerry of East Orange suffered a severe electric shock when a trolley car heater defective contact struck her. She described a hammering pain in the temple and a night hair color change, with doctors saying the electric discharge may keep causing pain for months.
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New York
Herbert Gerry
East Orange, Wood
Gerry
Orange
Traction Company
Bloomfield Line
Myerson
Dodd Street
Pavis
Arlington Avenue
Bodies Reach Boston Morgue After Port land Tragedy
Two more victims from the Port land disaster arrived in Boston on the Cape train and were taken to Grove street morgue. One identified as Miss E l Plympton of Portland a teacher in a school for the deaf. Another named Miss Sophie B Holales of Mercer Me was identified at the morgue.
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Portland
Boston
Grove Street
E. l. Plympton
Mercer
Hearing on New Telephone Franchise Sparks Litigation Tangle
Boston officials opened hearings on a proposed new telephone franchise amid a fight with American Bell over Berliner patents. Lawyers questioned petition validity, capital sufficiency, and whether Massachusets Telephone and Telegraph Company is a Bell branch, while Bell’s counsel offered no objection if service and cost improved.
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Ation
American Bell Telephone Company
Bell Telephone Company
Massachusets Telephone and Telegraph Company
Powers
Bell Company
Alderman Charles
Alderman Berwin
Bordman Hall
Boston
Teatherby
National Telephone Manufacturing Company
New England Bell Telephone Company
Leatherby
Massachusetts Telephone Company
Great American Bell Company
Stoughton
Petitioners push for Boston telephonet franchise amid debate
Amid heated hearings Alderman Presho and supporters press for granting the petitioners a new Boston telephone franchise to rival the New England Bell. Mr. Gilman defends capital plans while Powers of the Bell warns that cheaper service must prove itself and cites high labor costs. Attendees discuss capital, pricing, and labor as the hearing closes without a decision.
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Mr. Gilman
Hail
Gilman
Mrr
Hall
Far East
Montreal
Boston
Stockholm
New England
City Hall
Petitioners Close to Support Underground Telephone System
Mr Samuel J Elder for petitioners argues the underground system is a construction issue not a new invention. He notes city subsidies and compares New York Boston and European cities showing lower rates and broader access for business and residential users. The argument centers on street use compensation and public benefit.
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Samuel J. Elder
Massachusetts Telephone and Telegraph Company
Hall
Powers
Elder
Bell Company
Hilder
New England
Boston
New York
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Detroit
Stockholm
Question of Wages and Rates Debate in Boston Meeting
A public session discusses wages, rates, and competition, with Mr Powers, Mr Elder, and Aldermen present. The talks reference Bell Telephone Company and rate pressure as well as future committee reports and an executive session. The event honored probation officer appointee Mr Mulready with testimonials from District Attorney Harris and others.
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Powers
New York
New England
American Bell Telephone Company
Hitler
Bell Telephone Company
Elder
Mr. Powers
Charles
Conry
Norfolk
Plymouth
Christopher J. Fay
Robert O. Harris
Plymouth County
Harris
Mulready
Joseph Hi. O’neil
Commonwealth
Unitarian Church
Rockland
Joseph Wi. French
Alfred Neon
Branden
Cambridge
M. T. Callahan
Huemorous
Robert J. Kiley
Talken
Mr. Mulready
Identification Efforts Continue for Portlands Disposed Remains
The morgue holds unknown and identified bodies from the Portland steamer disaster. Sophie B. Holmes of Mercer Maine is identified as the woman unknown No 28. Harry Rollingston of Portland is identified as unknown No 31. Unidentified Nos 7 and 8 remain unclaimed and decomposed. Two grieving women visited the Grove street morgue seeking the missing young woman.
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Steamship Company
Briggs
Sophie B. Holmes
Mercer
Miss Holmes
Portland
Cape
Boston
Harry Rollingston
James E. Fowler
Rollingston
F Fowler
Fred Asherwood
Elmira Timmins
Wes
Grove Street
Mulready Honored At Rockland Banquet For Twenty Years Service
A banquet at the American House celebrated Edwin Mulready of Rockland for two decades of town service and leadership in social and religious circles. Friends praised his role in total abstinence efforts and his prominent community positions.
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Edwin Mule
Rockland
Mulready
Smallpox Cases Reported in Bedford Population
In Huntington Pennsylvania a Bedford town report lists about 200 cases of genuine smallpox among 2800 residents. The outbreak, detected yesterday, endangers central state towns as infected travelers move beyond Bedford. George Martin of Company A Fifth Regiment Huntington contracted the disease while playing football in Bedford.
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Huntington
Penn
Bedford
Georgge Martin
Fifth Regiment
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Alderman Presho
Samuel Powers
New England Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company
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New England Company
New Plymouth
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Nevada
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