War between Lomasney and Fitzgerald reshapes Boston politics
The piece chronicles the feud between James Lomasney and John Fitzgerald as they clash over the Boston City Hall power. It notes Lomasney backed by Lodge Guild and Curtis aims to control the Board of Aldermen and Common Council through Daniel A. Whelton and other allies, while Fitzgerald supporters dispute Lomasney’s ability to dominate city government.
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Fitzgerald
Corbett
Schoolhouse Commission
Charlestown
Moran
Dennison
Sullivan
Mr. Lomasney
Mr. Fitzgerald
Congress
Lomasney
James Farley
David Barry
United States
Lodge
Curtis Guild
Edwin W. Curtis
Louis A. Frothingham
Metropolitan Board of Public Works
Jesse Gove
Boston
Wardl
Daniel A. Whelton
Martin Lomasney
Whelton
Board of Aldermen
Berwin
Bangs
Linehan
Tomasney
Daniel J. Wiley
Aldermen Split On Lomasney Endorsement
Four aldermen back Lomasney four oppose him and five refuse to commit to any political affiliation among newly elected members Baldwin remains non-committal amid uncertain alliances as city hall lineup forms.
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Baldwin
Sas
Adtic Lomasney
Fitzgerald Receives Wide Congrats After Boston Victory
Hundreds of telegrams poured into Mayor elect John F Fitzgeralds campaign HQ from across the nation. Messages of praise came from former President candidate Alton B Parker former Mayor McClellan and many Congressmen governors and party leaders congratulating his Boston victory.
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Alton B. Parker
John R. Thayer
Earl of
Tabulating the Vote Delays Nationwide Return Review
The election commissioners expect to finish tabulating Tuesday’s returns today and compare them with the press returns to determine any changes. The outcome hinges on discrepancies uncovered between the two tallies and the final certified results.
Boston Election Features Show Nonpartisan Ties and G G A Wins
In Boston the mayoral race ran nonpartisan with the Public School Association allied to Democrats and Republicans backing one Republican and four independent Democrats to win the P S A slate. The Good Government Association set records with six aldermen. William E Hannan won street commissioner with a G G A endorsement. A ballot omission on a three year city auditor term sparked questions about a special election. Frothingham vote boosted minority representation in the Common Council from 26 to 30 and wards swung Republican. Six winning aldermen bore a leading B in their names Bangs Battis Bell Berwin Bromberg Baldwin.
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Boston
Public School Association
Good Government Association
William E. Hannan
Bangs
Battis
Bell
Berwin
Bromberg
Baldwin
Lawyer Anderson Sees Moran Over Charges
Lawyer George W. Anderson met District Attorney Moran yesterday afternoon to press charges against Mayor-elect John F. Fitzgerald at the center of the dispute involving Congressman W. S. McNary.
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Anderson
Moran
George W. Anderson
W. S. McNary
John F. Fitzgerald
Italian man arrested in Detroit over Boston child murder claim
Detroit December reports say Rocco Russo, 29, an Italian, was arrested after his brother in law accused him of murdering his 3 year old daughter in Boston last September. Russo denies killing her claiming the child died after a fall, and fled city afterward.
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Detroit
Mich
Rocco Russo
Boston
Mass
McDonnell
James Marcoi
Congress Street East
Russo
Marcos
Fenton
Wilkinson
Clare
Central Station
Newfoundland Plans Patrols to Foil U S Herring Catch
The Newfoundland government will patrol Fortune and Placentia bays on the south coast to prevent American fishermen from obtaining herring cargoes, taking preventive steps in anticipation of possible incursions.
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ST. John's, N. F
Newfoundland
Fortune
Placentia Bays
Stolen Goods Charged To Two Residents In Arrest
Arch ie Saramian of 34 Tyler Street and Margaret Falvey of 64 Kneeland Street were arrested by Lagrange Street Station officers last evening charged with receiving stolen goods valued at 185 dollars.
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Margaret Falvey
Kneeland _ street
Archie Saramian
Tyler Street
Lagrange Street
Chicago & Alton officials indicted on rebates and free transport
A federal grand jury indicted Chicago and Alton Railroad Company former vice president John M. Faithorn and former general freight agent J A Wann for allegedly granting rebates to Schwarzschild and Sulzberger and providing free transportation to its employees.
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Chicago, Ill
Federal Grand
Chicago & Alton Railroad Company
John M. Faithorn
J. A. Wann
Schwarzschild & Sulzberger
Pritchett Leaves Tech to Head Carnegie Institute
Dr. Pritchett, born 1857 in Fayette Missouri, resigns from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to take the post at the Carnegie Institute. The board notes no successor named, and leaders express regret while deferring talks on replacements.
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Glasgow
Naval Observatory
Washington
University of Munich
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New Zealand
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St. Louis
Coast and
United States
Porto Rico
Carnegie Fund to Direct Pensioning of Professors
President Henry S. Pritchett of MIT resigns to lead the Carnegie Foundation endowed with ten million dollars. He will devote full time to pensioning old and needy professors, with headquarters in New York, and he cites regret at leaving MIT and Boston.
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M. I.T
Pritchett
Institute
Carnegie Foundation
Andrew Carnegie
Boston
Massachusetts
Harvard University
Tech
New York
Carnegie Fund Endowment
Dr Agnews Catarrhal Powder Offers Quick Head Cold Relief
Grippy headache and catarrh are blamed on La Grippe aftereffects. Dr Agnew s Catarrhal Powder is advertised as the sworn enemy to head colds and catarrh. It claims to clear throat and nasal passages and stop the air over the eyes in ten minutes and to cure radically.
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Agnew
Massachusetts Street Railway Association Meets in Boston
The Massachusetts Street Railways Association held its monthly meeting at Young's Hotel with Hon. W Caryl Ely of Buffalo and Bernard Swenson of New York attending. The gathering reviewed plans for national state cooperation to improve service and equipment standards. The 1882 inaugural meeting at Young's Hotel was recalled by J E Rugg, with E P Shaw presiding and many notable members present.
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Youne
Messrs. Ely
Swenson
American Street Railway Association
Young’s Hotel
J. E. Rugg
Boston Elevated Railway
E. P. Shaw
Massachusetts Street Railway Association
Harold Edwards
F. H. Dewey
R. H. Bullock
Robert S. Todd
W. S. Loomis
E. S. Goodrich
C. T. Bancroft
H. C. Page
H. E. Reynolds
H. B. Ives
C. A. Price
Thomas Lees
C. S. Sargeant
J. G. Brill
C. 8. Clark
Charles A. Wood
J. B. Rugg
J. H. Goodspeed
Charles Hayden
J. J. Lane
Arthur Clapp
George Seibel
Copley Society Urges Removal of Duty on Works of Art
The Copley Society of Boston with 792 members petitions Congress to repeal the art duty. It argues educational benefits exceed revenue and notes artworks are loaned to exhibitions and public museums, eventually becoming public property. A meeting in Boston may be arranged to protest and seek immediate repeal.
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Congress
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United States
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Boston
Thieves Snatch Shoes From Bar Exhibit In South End
An employee of shoemaker C. H. Kennedy at 1068 Tremont street lost a pair of custom made shoes when two men stole one shoe each and dashed off in the South End. August Karlson and bystanders pursued for blocks but the thieves vanished from sight.
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August Karlson
C. H. Kennedy
Tremont Street
Karlson
Machias Merchant Held for Grand Jury
Walter R. Foss a Machias merchant who filed a bankruptcy petition last September was arrested on charges of obtaining merchandise under false pretenses. He was today held to await the district court grand jury action in Portland next February.
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Augusta
Walter Kh. Foss
Portland
Mayor-Elect to Speak at Free Home Fair Tonight
Mayor-elect John F. Fitzgerald accepted an invitation to give an address at 9 oclock this evening. The event is the fair of the Free Home for Consumptives in Paul Revere Hall Mechanics building, organized by the Young Ladies Catholic Association.
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John F. Fitzgerald
Free Home For Consumptives
Paul Revere Hall
Mechanics’ Building
Young Ladies’ Catholic Association
Wage increase cheers 30000 Lawrence workers
The American Woolen Company announces a 10 percent wage rise for all workers east of the Mississippi. In Lawrence the Washington mills payroll runs about $50,000 weekly, boosting operatives’ pay by up to $5,000 weekly. The new Wood mill, costing $3 million, will employ nearly 6,000 and broaden this impact. Many named mills across several states are affected.
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Lawrence
American Woolen Company
Mississippi
Washington Mills of
Merrimac River
Independent Woolen Mills Raise Wages
Providence R I December 18 Orders from the head offices authorize notices to be posted in several independent woolen mills in the state and Connecticut announcing a ten percent wage increase on January 1. The mills, controlled by Joseph Fletcher of Providence, employ more than 1000 workers.
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Providence
R. I
Connecticut
Joseph Fletcher
Eyeglasses solved at cost with in-house factory
W G C Gregor at 341 Washington Street expands to five refractionists after moving to larger quarters. Examinations take place in a dark room and are verified before the customer leaves. The firm discounts middlemen by running its own factory, ensuring satisfaction.
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Washington Street
Gregor
Sullivan Sees Greater Worth in Appropriations Committee
Congressman John A. Sullivan notes Massachusetts views Ways and Means as key, but he values the Appropriations Committee more for its control over government spending and its prestige in the House.
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John A. Sullivan
Committee On Ways and Means
Massachusetts
House
Waya and Means
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