Fire hits Elm and White streets armory in New York
A northeast corner brick building at Elm and White streets once the Battery B armory burned, with damage around 125000. The armory had served as military HQ during 1863 draft riots and housed General Worth's body for three days. Nearby fires include the Woodland House at Phillips Lake with 6000 value and 1500 insurance, and a Canal Street dwelling in Lowville with 1200 loss. Destructive fires also strike Sykestown paint shop, causing 50000 loss and a fatality, plus smaller blazes in Charlestown and Harrison avenue lodging house with moderate damage.
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Strike to shut Clark's mills in Kearny over dismissal
Newark dispatch says tomorrow forenoon 3000 Clark's thread mill workers in Kearny will strike, halting all mills. Fall River cotton spinners HQ alerted, Federation of Trades appealed. Strike stems from superintendent Walmsley firing a worker without cause.
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Democrat Horatio Kimball Elected Mayor in Keene NH
Horatio Kimball, a Democrat, won the Keene mayoral race with 533 votes against Daniel C. Howard's 479 and Prohibition candidate Frank L. Sprague's 59. Democrats also swept Ward 5, while Republicans carried the other wards.
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Shipping News Log Shows Numerous Dec 9 Arrivals and Departures
Baltimore Bremen Maasdam Ems Persiam Monarch London Forest Fairy Singapore Cepnalonia Boston Eider Rugia Gellert New York Nederland deptford Antwerp Circassian Glasgow Roman Boston Brooklyn City Swansea Brazilian Montreal London Veendam Rotterdam Auckland Zealandia San Francisco?
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Puzzle arithmetic contest offers $100 prizes
Grammar school pupils work on a publisher's arithmetic puzzle titled Politics. Hundreds of students strive to solve the puzzle to win prizes totaling $100.
Christmas Presents at Fremont Street Offer
A local ad promotes new home sewing machines as ideal Christmas gifts at 160 Fremont Street, highlighting value and practicality for shoppers this season.
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Doll Gift for Little Girls Tied to Sewing Machine Purchase
A plan offers a lovely large doll valued at five dollars to every little girl, contingent on her mother buying a New Home Sewing Machine at 160 Tremont Street. The arrangement ties a charitable gesture to a commercial purchase, linking the doll to the home sewing machine promotion.
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Matthews Wins Largest Mayor Plurality in City History
Mayor elect Nathan Matthews Jr. defeats Moody Merrill by a record plurality of 12,566, with Matthews carrying wards 9 and 11. Aldermen split eight Democrats to four Republicans. Common Council leans Democratic. School committee seats go to Murphy, McDonald, Dunn, with Green and others re-elected. License support rises to 15,168 votes.
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Christmas Selections: Cheap French Bevelled Mirrors
A retailer touts Cheval Glass mirrors as semi luxury items for Christmas. They offer an artistic oak or cherry pattern with full size French bevelled plate mirror, adjustable, at 18 dollars, with other models priced at 48 and carved options up to 120 dollars.
Election Passes Quietly Amid Illegal Voting Attempts
The city election proceed with little incident as ballot boxes functioned well and turnout varied by time of day. One arrest occurred when a man named Nathan Matthews attempted to vote as Anthony Atwood in Ward 19, Precinct 2, and was jailed after failing to post bail. An East Boston incident involved a stranger using Andrew Hall’s name at Lyman School. he was detected but fled amid a scuffle. A third incident at Paris Street School saw a repeater vote under Captain Hughes, who later voted legitimately.
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Democrats Jubilant as Returns Read in City Chamber
In Boston the Common Council chamber buzzed as the city messenger and aides read election returns to a lively crowd. The scene captured the moment as supporters and opponents learned the outcome for their allies and rivals.
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Matthews Victory Promises Honest Boston Administration
Mayor-elect Matthews expresses gratitude to the Democratic city committee and independent voters. He pledges an administration for 1891 that earns trust by avoiding robbery, extravagance, and corruption, while aligning city business with the interests of both parties and Massachusetts Democrats. The nation watches Boston as a test for state politics.
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Defeated candidate Moody Merrill found at Hotel Bellevue
About 9 o'clock last evening a reporter found Moody Merrill at the Hotel Bellevue on Beacon Street. His countenance showed he had received the news of his defeat good naturedly, and that he had no intention to be seen overreacting.
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Beacon Street
Southwest Normal Temperatures From Eighteen-Year Record
Normal maximum temperature listed as 40.8 and normal minimum as 25.9 from eighteen years of records for the southwest region.
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