Four mayoral hopefuls predict victory in Boston race
The four candidates and party committee chairs issue confident forecasts for Boston mayoral election day. James A. Watson asserts victory for himself, while John F. Fitzgerald and Louis A. Frothingham are tipped by party leaders to win. A Fitzgerald plurality of about 15,000 is projected by the Democratic chair, with the Republican camp backing Frothingham by turnout and clean government appeal.
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Boston
Dewey
James A. Watson
W. T. A. Fitzgerald
Democratic City Committee
Whirlwind Tour Keeps Fitzgerald On The Move
John F. Fitzgerald plans a heavy political night with more than 30 speeches across five hours. He will begin at 7 p.m. at Democratic headquarters and visit Ward 10 and 11 before Brighton, with noon open air rallies at Linden Park Heath Street square and Sheridan Square. Other speakers include ex Mayor Josiah Quincy and Thomas Mullen.
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John F. Fitzgerald
Democratic
Charles Street
Ward
Mittee
Brighton
Linden Park
Elmwood Streets
Heath Street Square
Sheridan Square
Massachusetts Avenue
Hampden Street
Sheriden Square
Josiah Quincey
James H. Doyle
Charles H W. Slattery
Thomas A. Mullen
Arthur W. Dolan
Edward L. Logan
Martin P. Higgins
Frank Sk. Foster
Thomas J. Grady
Dem
Charles St
Pleasant St
Corner Western and
Market Sts
Tomfohrde’s Hall
Columbia Hall
Forest Halls
Fields Corner
Meeting Trouse Hill
Municipal
Columbia Road
Hibernian Tall
Dudley Street
Opera House
Elmwood St
Tremont St
Concord Club
Concord St
Washington St
Congress
Spellman
Dorchester St
Ward St. Dem
Broadw
Pierpont School
Hudson St
Blossom St
Abbotsford Hall
City Square
Jackson Hall
Bunker Hill St
Bennington St
Lyceum
Somerville Campaign Fights Over School Inspection
Somerville voters face a heated contest between Republican nominee Charles A. Grimmons and nonpartisan Abraham A. Elston. Elston touts strong business experience and a pledge to expose school finances while Grimmons defends his citywide GOP backing amid criticisms of a booze tied pledge. Elston also promises immediate health inspections and a physician corps to protect children's health.
Des Moines Woman Jumps Into Well, Dies After Farewell
In Des Moines Iowa on December 10 Mrs Kloy Anderson, described as insane, kissed her mother Mrs R N Kuntz then ran from the house and leaped into an old well where she drowned despite onlookers’ efforts to intervene.
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Des Moines
Kloy Anderson
R. N. Kuntz
Vultures in Politics Sermon at Tre Mont Temple
A Boston Sunday sermon by Rev. P. S. Henson denounces political vultures harming the city. He warns against corruption and party bosses, praises citizen duty, and endorses active civic involvement to protect memorials and commonwealth health. Other churches also preached political themes.
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Tremont Temple
P. S. Henson
D. D
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
Boston
Paul
Tarsus
Constitution
Abraham
Church of the Disciples
Charles G Ames
South Congregational Church
Edward Cummings
Objects to Irish rulers at Boston church meeting
The Rev. A C Dixon told a Boston audience at Ruggles Street Baptist Church that 14,000 of the city’s 12,000 officials are Irish and urged that English or Scottish influence be given a chance. He criticized a mayoral candidate for desecrating the Sabbath and said sacred rest should not be violated for any reason.
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A. C. Dixon
Ruggles Street Baptist Church
Boston
Ireland
Dr. Dixon
Union Service Reframes Mayoral Campaign in West Roxbury
A joint Protestant church union meeting at Central Congregational Church Jamaica Plain featured praise for Louis A. Frothingham and sharp attacks on John E. Fitzgerald. Speakers warned of waste and corruption if Fitzgerald wins, while Frothingham defended his sole focus on citizen appeal and denied academics about athletic claims involving James A. Gallivan.
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West Roxbury
Jamaica Plain
Central Congregational Church
Elm and
Seaverns Avenue
Louis A. Frothingham
Robert Treat Paine, Jr
George A. O. Ernst
Samuel B. Capen
John E. Fitzgerald
Mr. Paine
Boston
City Hall
E. J. Donovan
Fitzgerald
McNary
Democratic Party
Ernst
Paine
Good Government Association
Messrs
Brock and Storrow
Kenneys
Ellis
Frothingham Men Pleased With Postal Canvass
The citizens' committee for Mr. Frothingham reports postal card outreach to 2000 Boston voters who missed the last city election as highly effective. While some errors occurred, many responses show a belief in voting as a sacred trust and provide updates on moves, age, or polling accessibility. Over a dozen rallies are planned for the campaign's final day with noon meetings at 753 Washington Street and in the business district plus plant groups, and six evening rallies with more likely to follow.
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Somerville
Charles A. Grimmons
American House
Boston
Walter S. Glidden
The
Beef Trust
Grimmons
Glines
Chandler
Elston
Parkhurst
Citizens’ Committee
Frothingham
Washington Street
State
Devonshire Street
Mansfield
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Henry S. Dewey
Fred E. Bolton
Republican City Committee
Whirlwind
Abraham A. Elston
Dr. Henson
Nero
Bunker
Roxbury Presbyterian Church
J. J. Dunlop
Shawmut Congregational Church
William T. McElveen
Winthrop Street
M. E
H. W. Ewing
D.D
Franklin Hamilton
Berkeley Temple
A. A. Stockdale
Louis A. Brothingham
Gallivan
James A. Gallivan
Scannell
Harvard
Baseball
Mr. Scannell
Dean
Brookline
Mr. Gallivan
Board of Aldermen
Francis R. Bangs
George H. Battis
William Berwin
Louis M. Clark Charles M. Draper
Chas. W. Hallstram
John Carr
Charles T. Gallagher
Charles F. Kittredge
Charles T. Witt
William W. Davis
Polis
Castoria
Boz Ti
John A. Brett
George E. Brock
James J. Storrow
Thomas J. Kenny
William S. Kenny
David X. Coughlan
David A. Ellis
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Citizens Union
Joseph J. Leonard
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