40 More Witnesses Summoned by Conry
The Conry campaign in the Ninth Massachusetts district contest against Kelcher has added 47 more witnesses, bringing total summons to 154. Witnesses from Ward 8 and the Falmouth House address may challenge residency claims while Board of Election records and hotel ledgers are sought to verify living arrangements. Established figures such as William Doris and James Friel are named among those summoned for hearings set for March 3 at the East Boston Court.
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Joseph A. Conry
John A.kelcher
Massachusetts
Charles F. M. Malley
Conry
Joseph A. Barnes
East Boston District
Causeway Street
Falmouth House
Billerica Street
William D. Doris
Doris
Boston
Somerville
James Friel
Friel
Martin Lomasney
City of
Charles R. Saunders
Board of Election Commissioners
Falmouth
Conty
Barnes
Malley
Ninth
Witt
Gressman
Washington
Charles T. Witt
Congress
Kelcher
Harry Atwood
Conry-Kelther
Ston
Nto
Court House
East Boston
John Donaher
Patrick J. Cunningham
Thomas J. Dowd
John W. Dyer
John Golden
Michael J. Kenney
Hugh McIntyre
John O’rourke
Thomas O’rourke
Dennis Tremblay, Jr
Thomas Je Vail
Joseph H. Charak
Francis Clark
Fred Clark
Leo Consort
Patrick Croke
Peter B. Dayer
Walter L. Griffin
Frederick T. Lane
Thomas Linge
Thomas Livingston
Joseph J. McFarlane
Robert K. McKirdy
Burton A. McLaughlin
David E. McLaughlin
Frank J.mcpeake
Henry McPeake
James F. McPeake
John Merritt
Patrick
Minthane
Thomas
J. Mulvaney
Robert J. Murphy
Fred W. Patterson
Charles J. Wyzanski
Jeremiah J. Crowley
Willam J. Hewitt
Wiliam John Higgins
Robert W. Houley
Charles F
Lynch
William E. O'Brien
Charles B. Tay
James A. Bragan
Pneumonia Death Rate Dominates Boston Area Deaths
In the week just closed pneumonia led the death rate in Boston and nearby New England cities. Most fatalities stemmed from neglected colds. Father John's Medicine claimed to prevent pneumonia and cure grip colds and throat and lung troubles. Lung Kuro touted as soothing sore lungs.
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Boston
New England
John
Cigarro 4 Y Aims to Show Why Millions Are Spent
An advertisement touts Cigarro 4 Y as revealing why merchants bankers and business men in New England spend millions annually. It claims the same tobacco used in Havana cigars and urges trying a 10 cent box for one day’s use.
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New England
Illness Hits Boston Politician J B Fitzpatrick
John B. Fitzpatrick a leading Boston real estate man and Irish Catholic figure lies seriously ill at his home 12 Allen Street after a severe pneumonia attack traced to a cold and exposure during a trip to Buffalo New York to visit a nun stepdaughter. Friends flood his home with inquiries as medical aid is summoned.
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John B. Fitzpatrick
Boston
Allen Street
Buffalo
N. Y
Grieved mother ends life after son's death in Somerville
Jed Mrs. Meanor Stecker, 49, of 65 Newbury Street West Somerville, killed herself yesterday after the death of her only son on January 5. Her husband found a note and two carbolic acid bottles beside her body in the bathroom. A German native, she had been married about 30 years to Mr. Stecker.
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Meanor Stecker
Newbury Street
West Somerville
Third Attempt At Death By Own Action Reaches Recovery
John H. Roche of 244 Harrison Avenue again attempted to take his life last night. He was found unconscious in his room suffering from morphine and was treated at the Relief station with a stomach pump. He is expected to recover.
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John H. Roche
Harrison Avenue
Vanished Estate Ties Riddled With Connections
The case centers on a $1,500,000 estate once linked to Hagaman. Widow Mrs. Delabarre, separated from her husband Dr Delabarre, and Dr. Flower a Bostonian tied to Hagaman’s circle, face questions as relatives seek missing funds. Fraud links in New York are implied from recent reporting.
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R. C. Flower
Boston
New York
Mrs. Delabarre
Dr. Delabarre
Hagaman
Dr. Flower
Knight given four to six year term in state prison
John G. Knight a former Somerville police officer was sentenced yesterday in Middlesex Superior Criminal Court to four to six years in the state prison after his September larceny arrest. He broke down, saying he did not expect such a sentence.
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John G.knight
Somerville
Middlesex Superior Criminal Court
Knight
Monadnock Grounded Near Jerkyll Point in Scottish Sound
The British steamer Monadnock, Captain Woods, from Blyth for Boston, put into Stornoway for repairs after storm damage and grounded at Jerkyll Point in the Sound of Mull. She is not leaking and may float on the next tide. The vessel proceeded today to Glasgow for further repairs.
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London
Woods
Blyth
Boston
Stornoway
Scotland
Glasgow
Eight Hour Day Won by New York City Railway Workers
The 800 locomotive engineers and firemen of the Manhattan Railway Company win an eight hour day after a threatened strike. Engineers earn $3.50 and firemen $2.75 daily for eight hours, replacing prior 10 to 12 hour shifts.
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New York
Manhattan Railway Company
Lawson buys Gentle Lady at Chicago sale
The trotting horse Gentle Lady 2:14 1-4 sold at Union Stock Yards to Thomas W. Lawson of Boston for $3000. The event highlighted today's sale where 78 horses were offered, averaging a little over an unidentified figure.
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Chicago
Union Stock Yards
Gentle Lady
Thomas W. Lawson
Boston
Boston Area Weather Forecast Update
Forecast for Boston and vicinity notes slight temperature changes and westerly winds. No significant precipitation expected.
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Boston
Vicinity
Coveney resigns as president of Cambridge board
John W. Coveney resigned as president of the Cambridge Board of Aldermen, a move that sparked a tabled discussion at the meeting. Mayors and Aldermen commented on the dispute, noting strained relations and possible leadership questions at Cambridge City Hall. Councilman Jeremiah Downey, injured the day before the municipal inauguration, was sworn in at the same meeting.
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Purdy
John W. Coveney
The
Cambridge Aldermen
Cambridge Board of Aldermen
McNamee
Coveney
Alderman Carstein
Good
Barrett
Oveney
City Hall
Jeremiah Downey
Common Council
Weidenfeld Suspended by New York Stock Exchange
Camille Weidenfeld, a long time member since 1890 and former partner of Thomas W. Lawson, was found guilty of acts detrimental to the welfare of the exchange and suspended for one year after a six hour session. Lim ubger announced plans for further legal actions and continued Northern Pacific litigation with an appeal set for May.
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New York
Camille Weidenfeld
The
Stock Exchange
Thomas W. Lawson
Boston
Exchange
Weidenfeld
Limburger
McClure
Nassau County
Northern Pacific
Officer Graham Lands His Man in Bold Arrest
Patrolman Thomas Graham of Division 6, despite a lingering bullet wound from last fall, attempted to arrest Daniel McLoughlin 30 of Fellows street for breaking and entering a Trumbull street home and stealing 40 pounds of lead pipe. McLoughlin resisted as Graham, aided later by Patrolman James Kelley, pursued him to Dedham street station where Graham continued fighting before returning home.
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Sneed
Thomas Graham
Division 6
Graham
Are Avenue
City Hospital
Daniel McLoughlin
Fellows Street
McLoughlin
Kelley
Dedham Street
Three Workmen Hurt in East Boston Tunnel
Three workers descending an elevator at State street East Boston fell 50 feet. Patrick McAuley aged 35 and Martin McGuinn aged 38, both of East Boston, suffered multiple leg fractures. A third man, unnamed, was shaken but recovered and returned to work.
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East Boston
State Street
Patrick McAuley
Cottage Street
Martin McGuinn
Lexington Street
McGuinn
McAuley
Hatchet Attack Alleged in Somerville Domestic Dispute
Jeremiah Meaney of 16 Joseph Street Somerville was arrested after his wife Ellen Meaney suffered a severe scalp wound she attributed to a hatchet. Patrolmen C. E. Byrnes and Kennedy reported that Ellen said her husband struck her with a hatchet during a money dispute. Meaney denied using a hatchet, claiming she attacked him and he pushed her into a stove.
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Jeremiah. Meaney
Joseph Street
Somervillé
C. E. Byrnes
Kennedy
Ellen
Meaney
Aldermen Clash Over Police Chief Removal Powers
Chelsea aldermen spent the session arguing over ordinances on police and fire removals. A proposal requiring board consent before removing officers passed 9 to 4 while a referendum plan failed. Aldermen warned of mayoral overreach and political incentives in officer removals.
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Chelsea
Williams
Alderman Young
Young
Spooner
James
Board of Aldermen
Violent Colima Eruption Shocks Mexico City Area
At 5 15 this afternoon the most violent Colima eruption in years was recorded. Earlier at 2 26 p m a severe earthquake shook Tuxpan and a heavy pall of smoke spread over the region. Ciudad Caseman and Tuxpan lie near the volcano.
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Mexico City
Colima
Tuxpan
Ciudad Caseman
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