Callahan Wins Fight for Bartenders Head
The Bartenders Union election at 994 Washington St ran as a near city election with 85 ballots cast under Australian rules. Robert A. Callahan defeated Martin J. O Mealey for president amid vigorous campaigning and strict dues checks.
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Bartenders
Washington Street
Union
Election Commission
Acard
Boston Bartenders’ Union
Robert A. Callahan
Bartenders' Union
Callahan
Pastors Split Over Diptheria Advisory in Marlboro
The Marlboro Board of Health urged pastors to ask churches to cancel large gatherings with children due to diphtheria. St Marys French Catholic supported canceling social events, Baptist and Immaculate Conception did likewise, Unitarian Rev Hayward criticized quarantining all children.
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Marlboro
Board of Health
St. Mary’s
Father Caisse
Baptist
Immaculate Conception
Unitarian
E. F. Hayward
Parish Churches Debate Christmas Tree Traditions
Clergy from Union Congregational Universalist Episcopal and Methodist churches express similar views on whether to abandon the proposed Christmas tree for the children of the parish. They contrast pleasure with restraint amid holiday observances.
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Union Congregational
Universalist
Episcopal
Americans Ordered to Renounce Citizenship in Beyrouth
Beyrouth authorities tell naturalized American citizens to renounce their naturalization within 15 days or face expulsion from Turkey. Spencer Eddy, first secretary of liaison at Constantinople, has protested and demanded withdrawal of the measure. The issue hinges on the lack of a naturalization treaty.
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Constantinople
Beyrout
Syria
Turkey
Spencer Eddy
Man Charged With Theft In Charlestown Incident
Patrick McDonough was arrested yesterday in Charlestown by Police Station 15 on a charge of stealing 120 dollars from Clarence Wright. Both men are boarders at 76 High Street.
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M’donough
Patrick * McDonough
Orenoon
Charlestown
Clarence
PD. Wright
High Street
Power plays shape Boston alderman caucus fight
The Boston Democratic caucus narrows to two for Board of Aldermen chair Michael W Norris of Ward 18 and James H Doyle of Ward 1 with Doyle claiming solid backing from six aldermen and Norris counting on his own vote. A separate race for council president centers on Thomas J Grady and Arthur H Dolan with Dolan favored to win the caucus nominating vote and attract Republican support on inauguration day.
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Board of Aldermen
Michael W. Norris
James H. Doyle
Ward
Alderman Lomastney
Doyle
Kelly
Fast
Boston
Quigbey
Charlestown
Slattery
South
McCarthy
Roxbury
Heath
West Roxbury
Alderman Norris
Norris
City Hall
Presient
Daniel J. Donnelly
Ward 7
Thomas J. Grady
Ward 6
Fitzgerald
Lomasney
Grady
Post
Arthur H. Dolan
Daniel J. Kiley
Dolan
Burr
Boston College
Harvard Law School
Suffolk Bar
Friends of
Common Council
Mr. Dolan
Tenwo
Starvation Strategy for Samar Island Amid Pacification
General Chaffee told the Associated Press that overall Philippines pacification is hopeful, with Samar likely to require months more and a policy of rigid starvation and selective food aid for those who surrender. Laguna and Batangas ports closed have hit Manila Filipinos aiding insurgents, while locals cooperate with forces in Batangas and Laguna to hasten peace. Army deployments rise due to insurgent activity and new municipal governments.
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Manila
Luzon
Bell
Batangas
Laguna
Philippine Islands
Samar
Tayabas
Kerr to write Kerr biography of John Sherman in two volumes
Ex congressman Kerr, executor of John Sherman’s will, prepares a two volume biography to six hundred pages each. Senator Sherman earmarked ten thousand dollars for the work. Kerr notes Sherman kept letters from prominent figures around the country and from his brother General William T. Sherman, enriching the record of national events.
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W. T. Sherman
Park Employees Protest Suspension at Knights of Labor Meeting
The Park Department and Knights of Labor held a special meeting at Stephen's Hall to discuss 17 percent of men suspended last Tuesday for want of money. A committee was appointed to approach the Aldermen.
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Park Department
Knights of Labor
Stephen's Hall
New Bedford Aroused by Third Degree Police Tactics
Citizens protest police coercion in the murder case against Margaret Mowbry, a 50 year old destitute suspect. The article notes repeated interrogations, lack of direct evidence, and calls for end to the so called third degree while detailing the night of Dec 11 and the death of John Mowbry.
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New Bedford
Margaret Mowbry
County House of Correction
Aemoth
Jane Toppan
Holmes
Mowbry
John Mowbry
Holy Acre
Turner Court
Frank
Bessey
Moor
House of Correction
Thomas J. Lovejoy
Joe
Mowbry House
Mowbrys
Murer
Harvard Prepares For 1000 Men In Training This Winter
Harvard will soon commence indoor training with about 1000 men in preparation for track crew lacrosse cricket and winter sports. The program will run through the Christmas recess and resume in mid January as teams build form for basketball hockey and other schedules.
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Harvard
Starvard
Change in Polo League Votes Clinton Franchise Transfer
At a special Ameri can Roller Polo Association meeting in the Hotel Savoy Clinton franchise was transferred to Worcester. A Clinton committee urged retention but the league, citing Manager Kittredge in control, allowed the move. The adopted schedule lists Worcester Lowell Brockton Lawrence Plymouth Portland and other intercity games across the week.
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American Roller Polo Association
Hotel Savoy
Clinton
Worcester
Kittredge
Morday
Lowell
Brockton
Lawrence
Plymouth
Portland
Salem
Lewiston
Bryant Pardoned in Alabama Murder Case
Fanny Bryant, a Black woman, has been pardoned by Governor Jenks. She was convicted December 12 1889 of complicity in the murder of Emma Hawes of Birmingham whose body and the two children were found in an artificial lake in 1888. Her co defendant Dick Hawes was hanged after mob violence at the Birmingham jail.
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Montgomery
Ala
Fanny Bryant
Jenks
Emma Hawes
Birmingham
Bryant
Dick Hawes
Man Killed by Train at Roxbury Crossing Identified
City Hospital morgue holds the unidentified man killed by a train at Roxbury Crossing Saturday night. Police arrested Max Turger 34 Yossel Sterne 22 and Harry London 20 for playing pinochle in a house at 17 Lyman street on the Lord's day. A blaze at 56 South Russell street caused by hot ashes damaged a shed and the Seventh Day Adventist chapel at 26 Concord street suffered a rear fire with about 100 loss.
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Roxbury Crossing
City Hospital
Max Turger
Yossel Sterne
Harry London
Lyman Street
South
Russell Street
Seventh Day Adventista
Concord Street
Miller
Station 5
Eegre
Boston Water Department Union Elects Officers at Meeting
The Boston Water Department Union held a regular meeting at Wells Memorial Hall. Officers elected include Charles J. Parks as president Patrick J. Kelly as vice president Patrick J. Feeney as recording secretary John J. Barry as financial secretary Charles J. Foster as treasurer Thomas Toland as sergeant at arms Michael McCarthy as guide. Initiation fees were raised from $1 to $2.60 and 22 candidates were initiated, the largest since the union formed.
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Callahan
O’mealley
Robert A. Callahan
Martin J. O’mealley
John W. Head
M. J. Lorrigan
William Brennan
W. Coughlin
John A. Fleming
John 8. McDonough
Board of Directors
Martin J. Mattimore
Martin J. O'Mealey
Henry F. Corcoran
John J. Barry
E. M. Flanagan
William B
Kirkpatrick
A Anthony
James
John J. Mehegan
J. M. O’hearn
Patrick Gallagher
Charles A. Barr
M. J. Hoar
John Kelley, Jr
J.T. Kurvin
J. F. Donnelly
B. J. Fitzgibbon
Frank Monahan
J. J. English
J. M. Trainor
J. H Price
Asay Cleary
J. H. Doherty
J. D. O'Brien
Jose Smith
Frank Unince
Hugh McBride
J. D. McRae
Patrick J. Nee
P. R. Pur
Boston Water Department Union
Wells Memorial Hall
Charles J. Parks
Patrick J. Kelly
Patrick J. Feeney
Charles J. Foster
Thomas Toland
Michael McCarthy
Raid Nets Major Chinese Gambling Game on Harrison Avenue
Police from Station 4 raided the third floor of 344A Harrison avenue last night and captured nineteen Chinamen with gambling gear including counters cards dice scoops and other implements. Officers Sneaked past guards in citizen dress and arrested the crowd after a staged entry leading to a large back room where the game was underway.
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Station 4
Harrison Avenue
Driscoll
Hughes
Brooks
Walton
Aig
Wingate
Yaffee Bacher wedding in Concord Hall Concord
About 800 guests attended the marriage of Molly Bachner and Bernard A. Yaffee at Concord Hall. The ceremony by Rabbi S H Shoher followed Orthodox practice with eight ushers and no bridesmaids. After a trip to New York and Washington the couple will reside in the West End.
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Concord Hall
Concord Street
Molly Bachner
Zigmund Bachner
Parkman Street
Bernard A. Yaffee
S. H. Shoher
Mishkan Tefilah
Shawmut Avenue
Charles Herberts
Annie Marcus
M. E. Finn
Levin
H. Bachner
New York
Washington
Mrs. Yaffee
West End
Medals for Santiago Campaign to be turned out in Philadelphia
Philadelphia mint accelerates production of several thousand medals to honor navy personnel from the West Indies 1898 campaign. The design covers battle and specially meritorious service with a central star, anchor, and wreath motif, featuring portraits of naval leaders and ships like the Brooklyn and the Texas.
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Santiago
Philadelphia
Spain
Philadelphia Mint
West Indies
Blue-Jackets
Brooklyn
Texas
Four Die As Fire Destroys Ashbaugh Home Near Summerville
In Jefferson county near Summerville a farmhouse fire killed William 22 Hattie 21 Harry 10 and James 9 Ashbaughs. Injured include Herman 8 and John Ashbaugh damaged by burns while Mrs Ashbaugh jumped from a second story window. The blaze likely started from an overheated stove.
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James Ashbaugh
Herman Ashbaugh
Ashase Beitng
Two Die in Clinton Street Sweatshop Fire in New York
A blaze in a four story sweatshop on Clinton street killed Isaac Bill a 52 year old tailor and an unidentified man. Four others Morris Reich William Goldstein Fannie Gerson and Mary Jacobs injured non fatally. About 40 workers were inside when the basement fire spread rapidly forcing many to jump from windows or roofs as escape was blocked. Estimated loss reaches $100000.
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New York
Isaac Bill
Clinton Street
Morris Reich
William Goldstein
Fannie Gerson
Marry Jacobs
Fire Scatters Hens in West Roxbury Hen House
A noon fire at 109 Morton Street West Roxbury destroyed a hen house and sent 50 or more hens and chicks into a panic inside a wire enclosure. Owner Matthew O Keefe estimates loss at 90 dollars as oil stove overheating caused the blaze and the residence nearby sustained slight damage.
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Morton Street
West Roxbury
Matthew ¥. O'Keefe
Mr. O'Keefe
Bailey L. Paige
O'Keefe
Fatal Zacatecas Market Fire Claims Dozens
News from Zacatecas Mexico reports a devastating fire at the city’s principal market building. Firefighters and workers fought the blaze as it spread to the roof then collapsed trapping many beneath the ruins. Fifteen bodies recovered with estimates of twice that number still missing.
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Ban Antonio
Tex
Zacatecas
Mexico
Republic
Exclusive Boston horse show promises aristocratic masquerade
A young Boston society crowd plans a secretive riding carnival at the Back Bay riding academy with over 50 socialites in an equestrian sketch and quadrille. Montague Tallack directs a skilled staff including Captains Storm and Vignoles for a January event featuring historic personages and a Washington statue on horseback.
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Boston
Love Equestrianism
Back Bay
Montague Tallack
Steed
Storm
Frosberg
Fowler
Vignoles
Swillings
Piccolelis
Swift
Foster
George Washington
Joan of Arc
Lochinvar
Burffalo Bill
Justice McAdam Dies Former Supreme Court Judge
News briefs report Justice David McAdam of the Supreme Court died today at a private New York sanitarium. Other items note a Dec 2 five story Reade Street fire causing 75000 dollars in damage, a Dec 22 spark town fire near Sparks Georgia, a fatal shooting during an attempted arrest in GA, ex jailer Michael McLaughlin's Dec 22 self-inflicted razor death in Lexington, and a Dec 22 church fire destroying Springfield Ohio's First Congregational Church.
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New York
David McAdam
Supreme Court
Reade Street
Cairo
W. VA
Sparks
Henry Porter
H. Q. Kinard
J. L. Kirby
Marshal Kinard
Lexington
Michael McLaughlin
Cleveland
McLaughlin
White House
Springfield
Ohio
First Congregational Church
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City Democrats
Democratic Council Caucus
General Chaffee
Philippines
John Sherman
Water Department
Yaffee—Bachner
Cuba
Victor Blue
Fanuazo
Hobson
Congress
Hardwon
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News of the World
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Heights
Claett Baek Sys16
Cluett
P MA
Raed
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