Surprises In City Elections Dazzle Massachusetts
The 18 Massachusetts cities voting yesterday produced shifts on the license issue and local leadership. Salem ousted Mayor Hurley for a Republican era, Lowell elected a Republican mayor and council but a Democratic board, and went no license by about 300. Chelsea and Newburyport moved toward no license or license changes, Lynn saw a narrow Republican victory, and Beverly elected a multi million dollar resident to the Common Council amid broader party gains.
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Massachusetts
Salem
John F. Hurley
Lowell
Chelsea
Boston
Newburyport
Seaport
Fitchburg
Lynn
Walter L. Ramsdell
Asa T. Newhall
C. L. Dean
Newton
J. W. Weeks
Fall River
George Grime
Melrose
S. H. Buttrick
Chicopee Tenet
J. H. Loomis
Lousinnes
J. N. Peterson
Holyoke
Woburn Peete Ee Ween
J. P. Feeney
Beverly See
Davis
Somerville
Edward Glines
Worcester
E. F. Fletcher
Lowell Seem
C. E. Howe
Lynn Peete Meee
H. W
Woburn Democrats Elect Feeney and 13 Aldermen by Narrow Margin
In Woburn on December 9, Democrats celebrate re electing Mayor John P Feeney and 13 of 15 City Council members. Feeney led Preston of Republicans by 350 votes in a tight race and the city maintained its license margin by a single vote. Aldermen at large and ward winners are listed with party designations and vote outcomes, alongside school committee results and a Socialist showing.
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Preston
Feeney
Michael J. Kennedy
Republicans and Municipal League
Board of Public Works
Charles Quigley
Herbert
Peter E. McHugh
W. Frank Maguire
Thomas F. McCormick
Mark C. Felch
Edward F. Brady
Bernard J. Callahan
Jeremiah O'Donnell
William
York
Lawrence Martin
Arthur H. Linscott
Michael J. Greaney
Lizzie B. Blake
Frank E. Cotton Bop
Herbert S. Riley
Keough
Ellis
E. H. Clark
Democratic Party
Casey
W. T. Keough
Cushing
Dr. Gaynor
Ward 7
Dr. Keenan
South Boston
Charlestown
East Boston
Gallagher
Clark
Public School Association
Malden Mayor Holds Seat as Republicans Win City Vote
In Malden on December 9, Mayor Charles L. Dean was re-elected as a Republican. The city rejected the license measure 2041 to 1338, with last year’s tally 2200 to 1230. Aldermen contests were few. John N. Devir unseated Owen Rooney in Ward 2, and Charles Schumaker edged Frank A. Thompson in Ward 6. Voter turnout reached about 60 percent with 3957 total votes.
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Owen FE Rooney
John N. Devir
Devir
Malden
Frank A. Thompson
Charles Schumaker
Charles L. Dean
Charles R. Elder
Arthur L. Hulsman
George H. Bates
John N. Dever
Edgar A. Whittemore
J. Arthur Pierce
Odiorne Swain
George M. Bishop
Benjamin Dailey
Frederick Edward
Edward Hawkbridas
Lyman H. Richards
John F. Rood
Warrington-Phillips
Glengarry Gentleman's Winter Overcoats by A Shuman Co
A. Shuman & Co offers Glengarry Gentleman's Winter Overcoat at 20 25 and 30 dollars with strap-gathered full back single breasted velvet collar and a Great Coat Ulster with wide storm collar, priced 20 25 and 30 dollars. Both coats hailed as perfect protectors against the New England climate and equal to London tailoring.
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A. Shuman & Co
London
New England
Beverly Republicans Elect Mayor in Beverly election
Parker S. Davis won the Beverly mayoralty as the Republican candidate defeating Frederick A. E. Hamilton Democrat by 1275 to 728. Socialist candidate F. P. Grant secured 121 votes. The tally drew unusual interest from local voters. Continued on Page 3.
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Beverly
Parker S. Davis
Frederick A. E. Hamilton
F. P. Grant
Boston Coal Famine Shifts To City Delivery Effort
Boston endures brutal cold as coal dealers and city teams rush to meet demand, delivering coal in baskets amid crowding coal offices and riots. Mayor Collins mobilizes 25 city wagons, with extra teams, to supply households unable to bag coal or wood. Many families, including the ill and the poor, suffer with no fire as Windsor winds delay barges and fuel arrives late. multiple residents report exact addresses and dire conditions, while the Coal Club discusses raising driver salaries to speed relief.
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Boston
Roxbury
Collins
Herbert Lyman
Coal Club
B. F. Wild
South End
Post
McCarty
Bennet Street
Harrison Avenue
Jacob Wineberg
Pleasant Street
Grant & Co
James Worthley
Norwich
Dedham Street
Oswego Street
Sherman
Backer
Smith
Greenbaum
Goldman
Seneca Street
Oneida
Rochester
Troy
Wood
Boston Frost Sends Pipes Cracking and Schools Closed
A sudden cold snap in Boston drops the thermometer to 8 below zero, with two more days of bitter weather. Heating failures force three schools to close while ferries and ships face heavy icing. Over 100 frostbite cases overwhelm emergency services as vessels struggle against the chill.
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Boston Weather’ Bureau
Boston
Hancock
Phineas Bates
West Roxbury
Frothingham
Charlestown
The
Charles
Smith
Weather Bureau
Gloucester
Nahant Head
Central Wharf
Philadelphia
Europe
Boston Democrats Sweep City Election Amid Cold Vote
Boston Democrats won nearly all school committee seats and held most aldermanic posts, delivering a crushing defeat to the P S A. John H. Duane beat Street Commissioner Presho by over 4000 votes. Subways and licenses passed by large margins, while voter turnout stayed around 60,000 from 112,000 eligible due to extreme cold.
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Boston
Messrs. Ellis
E. H. Clark
Keough
Cushing
Messrs
Ellis and
Clark
Gaynor
Charles H. Slattery
Baldwin
Slattery
McCarthy
Doyle
James F Nolan
Elliott
Quigley
Charlestown
Lomasney
Bowen
Democratic School Committee
Pneumonia and Coal Famine Drive Suffering in Lowell Homes
The piece describes families living in unheated rooms amid a coal famine, with pneumonia adding to their hardships. It notes a Lowell charity, Carleton and Hovey, provides Father John's Medicine free to those properly recommended, urging reports of deserving cases to extend relief.
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Carleton & Hovey Company
Lowell, Mass
Father John
Lowell
Mass
North End cold snap reveals destitution and coal shortages
The North End reports widespread privation as a cold spell exposed scarcity of coal and hardship among the poor. The note references continuation on Page 5.
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North End
Warmer Outlook For Boston Area Weather
Forecast calls for Wednesday and Boston vicinity to be fair and warmer with increasing cloudiness and light snow flurries at night. Thursday turns fair but colder at night with fresh southwest winds.
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Boston
Vicinity
Knowlton says father resting quietly with no change
In New Bedford on December 9 John W Knowlton son of the ex attorney general reported there had been no change in his father's condition. He added the elder Knowlton was resting quietly and there had been no change in his status.
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MR. Knowlton
New Bedford
John W. Knowlton
Knowlton
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John E. Ansell
D. J. McGillicuddy
Henry A. Frothingham
Bennett
Woburn
MADEN
OIL Central Oil
WASE
Upward Cas Stove CO
Democrats
Subway
License
Total Vote
Duane Hess
Mahoney
Duane
Thompson Spa
Washington Street
A. Tee
Wiis
Mid
Davis Roa
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