Internal fight shapes Williams backed slate for State chair
The article traces factional clashes within the Williams camp over leadership for the State committee and secretary positions. Key figures include Callahan aiming at state party leadership, and Daniel H. Coakley and Timothy W. Coakley tied to Williams with shifting loyalties. McNary leads the push to secure Williams’ influence and counter disloyalty claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cook
Callahan
State Committee
Democratic Party
United States
Boyd B. Jones
Daniel H. Coakley
Timothy W. Coakley
Willams Party
Williams
Coakleys
Quincy
Denver
McNary
Boston
German Crank Arrested At White House For Panting To See President
Jacob Clements a middle aged German resident near Williams Bridge New York haunted the White House for three days seeking access to the President He claimed God sent him and bore a mark on his brow He was denied became boisterous and was arrested for sanity examination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
Jacob Clements
Williams Bridge
Brockton G A R Fight Advances Toward Resolution
Fletcher Webster Post G A R and the Massachusetts department clash described as the House of Guards. Commander Henry T. Brown reports General Williams from Providence will visit Brockton and department HQ to review records. Veterans seek a pre convention settlement to straighten out matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brockton
Fletcher Webster
Massachusetts Department
House of Quards
Henry T. Brown
Williams
Providence
R. I
Gobin
Department
Civil Service Debate Roils House and Senate in Washington
Congress resumes amid a civil service clash. The House debates the civil service item in the appropriation bill with three camps vying over repeal modification or support. Senator Davis signals daily motion to take up the Hawaiian treaty as Republicans consolidate support and cite China as aiding ratification prospects.
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Washington
Congress
Legislative
House
Senate
Mr. Moody
Massachusetts
Pearson
N. C
Moody
Cullom
Allen
Davis
Friends of the Treaty
Morrill
Hoar
China
New England Men Named in McKinley Appointments
President McKinley sent a Senate confirmation list naming Francis C. Lowell of Boston as U S district judge for Massachusetts. Also listed are Consuls Adolph L. Frankenthal and John H. Grout Jr. of Massachusetts in Berne and Malta, respectively, plus several Maine and New Hampshire postmasters and revenue cutter service lieutenants from New England.
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Washington
New England
McKinley
Senate
Francis C. Lowell
Boston
United States
District of
Massachusetts
Adolph L. Frankenthal
Berne
Switzerland
John H. Grout, Jr
Malta
Walter D. Stinson
Augusta
George T. Hodgeman
Camden
Frank D. Hume
Houston
George L. Minott
West Gardner
Mass
Albert Clement
Antrim
N. H
Revenue Cutter Service
E. F E. Mead
E. Barker
C. Satterlee
Connecticut
Missing boss carpenter halts Somerville tenement project
Anxiety grips carpenters and workmen in Somerville as the chief contractor from Nova Scotia vanishes. He secured the block, bought materials on ninety day terms, and took 2600 dollars as the first instalment two thirds of the work completed. The disappearance leaves workers unpaid and the project stalled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerville
Nova Scotia
Riot Breaks Out In Hamilton County Courtroom
In Chattanooga Tennessee on January 5 a court session sparked a riot as Esquires Springfield and Raulston clashed. About 250 spectators fought, using clubs chairs cuspidors and knives. Windows shattered and order restored by officers before adjournment. Citywide tension feared.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Hamilton County
Esquire
Springfield
Raulston
Striking stitching room women demand higher wages
A group calling themselves strikers from the Co operative Rubber Company sewing room at 43 Beverly Street visited the Post Office. They said about fourteen workers went out this morning for higher pay, from 28 to 20 cents per garment, and criticized conditions as unsustainable for their living.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co-operative Rubber Company
Beverly Street
Political maneuvering clouds Ohio senatorial race
The Ohio legislature contemplates a complex fight over the U S Senate seat. Hanna faces a multi factional contest with Kurtz and Bushnell, while Brice and McLean provoke intra party debate. Deadlock looms as reform themes and endorsements shuffle among Democrats and Republicans.
Ohio Congressman predicts Hanna reelection in Senate race
Congressman Grosvenor of Ohio said Hanna would be reelected, noting defeat would require a Democratic effort with bolting Republicans. He stated that if Hanna were defeated it would be by a Democrat bolstered by GOP deserters, securing the seat for the long or short term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Grosvenor
Ohio
Hanna
Mass meeting urged after threats to Ohio lawmaker Griffith
A Marysville report says threats of violence target Representative Griffith of the State Legislature. Two Kurtz men from Columbus escaped harm amid angry Republicans at Griffith’s visit. constituents plan a mass meeting to act on the matter.
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Cleveland, O
Marysville
Ohio
Griffith
Kurtz
Columbus
Ring Theft Sparks Pursuit in Lynn Jewelry Shop
Thomas J. Clark entered H. W. Myers jewelry on Monroe Street to redeem a gold ring then returned that evening to seize the ring and two others. Myers fired four shots as Clark fled. police captured him, and he was to appear in court the next day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn
Thomas J. Clark
H. W. Myers
Monroe Street
Myers
Clark
Against Tea and Coffee for Children The Home Doctor
The Home Doctor argues strongly against giving tea or coffee to children noting the nervous system and senses are highly active in youth and overstimulation harms. It promotes Postum Food Coffee as a nourishing substitute and urges physicians to educate families on preventing cerebral stimulants in children and the importance of proper food for all ages.
Spinners Vote to Resist Cutdown in New Bedford
New Bedford spinners vote unanimously to resist a planned reduction and form committees to confer with manufacturers and other unions. National and local union leaders plan to sanction a strike if needed with a Jan. 17 start date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Bedford
Ross
Mercury
Spinners’ Union
Samuel Hoss
National
Boston
City Hall
National Executive Council
Spinners
Doffers
Card and Picker Room Association
Spinners’ Hall
Fall River
Association
Loom Fixers of America Convene in 1898 Session
National Loom Fixers Association delegates from New Bedford Fall River and elsewhere meet at Wells Memorial building to back strike support if needed while denying authority to dictate local action. The convention discusses eight hour labor goals and aligns with the American Federation of Labor as finances rise to 2441.10.
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Loom Fixers
New Bedford
Fall River
New England
National Association
Loom Fixers’ Association of America
Wells Memorial Building
Robert H. Martin
United States
James T. Shaw
Utica
N. Y
Paul Watson
Mr. Shaw
Edward Murphy
Richard Shovelton, Jr
South
John P. Downey
J. T. Shaw
John Crossley
Danville
John McCarty
Thomas Callahan
Adams
New
Bedford Laws Committee Officers Elected
The committee on laws is Mr. McCarthy of Fall River and John Cady of Lawrence. Officers elected are: President Robert H. Martin of Fall River, vice-president William Kent of Taunton, secretary Richard Shovelton Jr of Fall River, treasurer James Banford of New Bedford, executive committee Thomas Callahan of Adams, Paul Watson of New Bedford, John McCarthy of Fall River.
Hibernians Celebrate Fourth Annual Berkeley Hall Ball
Berkeley Hall hosts the fourth annual Division 22 Hibernians ball with 150 couples in the grand march led by John F White and Miss Lottie White. Supper crowds reach about 200 couples as prominent Hibernian figures attend including William J Cronin and John L McCarthy. Division 9 also stages a major ball at Union Park Hall with 200 couples, a concert, and dawn dancing, featuring Martin F McDonnell and Miss Minnie McGuire among others.
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United States
Ireland
Berkeley Hall
Order of Hibernians
John F. White
Lottie White
John J. Devereaux
Oliver M. Sheridan
M. D
John H. de Courcey
Patrick Hanan
James F. Gallagher
James H. Shea
Patrick Colleran
Bertha Butler
Lottie Ganns
Maisie Loran
Jessie Fitzatrick
Minnie Dodge
Julia Klanck
Lise Hinkley
Bella Stone
Bessie Williams
Fanny Horton
Isabel Francis
Thomas Hilton
Benjamin Laurens
P. R. Leahy
William E. Kingdon
Union Park Hall
Martin F. McDonnell
McDonnell
William McCormick
Minnie McGuire
America
Emerald Isle
Messrs
Jerome C. Dolan
Francis Campbell
George L. Speare
James Magee
Philip J. Brennan
Timothy Donovan
Daniel O’brien
John Maguire
Chris Burns
Bernard McDonnell
Michael J. Gallagher
John J. F. Tobin
John McDonnell
William Maginnis
Edmund Burke
Wy Ilar Donahue
Patrick Carey
James F. McNulty
Patrick Cotter
Philp ¥. Sexton
Patrick Coogan
Jeremiah Donovan
Stephen Morrison
William J. Lynch
Thomas Markay
Daniel Fitzpatrick
Bertha Marks
Laura Burke
Great and General Court Opens With Torrens Bill Passed
The Great and General Court of 1998 opened with Senate President Smith elected to lead. The House and Senate organized without incident. eight House members were absent. Governor Wolcott administered oaths, John L Bates was re elected speaker, and the Torrens land system bill containing 122 sections was read as the first House measure. Both chambers adjourned at 1 30 PM and planned further ceremonies for the governor and other state officers.
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Great and General Court
Senate
House
Wolcott
George E. Smith
Everett
John JL. Bates
Bates
Old State House
Bulfinch
Coolidge
Kimball
Dowse
Waldron
Adams
Congressman's plan seeks uniform national labor hours
Congressman Lovering of Massachusetts introduces a House resolution to standardize factory hours across states, arguing current 68 to 72 hour variations discriminate between citizens and hinder national progress. The proposal, backed by Ways and Means Chair Dingley, asks Congress to amend the Constitution giving power to set uniform hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Lovering
Massachusetts
House
United States
Supreme Court
Congress of the
Union
Congress
Reed
Dingley
Ways and Means Committee
Maine WCTU members seek better enforcement of prohibition
Two Maine W C T U members visited Portsmouth and secured 1000 names of people holding United States liquor tax receipts, with 220 residents of Portland. The discovery is seen as a first step toward stronger enforcement of the prohibitory law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Maine
Portsmouth
United States
Lind case concludes in Middlesex Probate Court
The final hearing of Lind versus Lind ended yesterday morning in East Cambridge with Judge McIntire taking the case under advisement. Evidence included a Buffalo letter from Lind and testimonies about Fielding and Jacobson to Mrs. Lind and Mrs. Burbank, followed by closing arguments.
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Lind
Mrs. Burbank
Mr. Fielding
General Booth Bids Farewell at Albert Hall Rally
About six thousand people, many Salvation Army members, gathered at London’s Albert Hall to honor General William Booth before his voyage to the United States. The event featured brass bands, Salvation Army lassies with scarves forming flags, and speeches including a message from President McKinley’s representative praising Booth’s relief work and unity across oceans.
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London
Salvation Army
Albert Hall
William Booth
United States
Salvation
Booth
Coombs
General Booth
Salvationists
John Addison Porter
McKinley
Porter
Death of Major General Arthur Yeatman-Briggs in India
A special despatch from Peshawar reports Major General Arthur Yeatman-Briggs, who led the second division of the Tirah expedition on India's northwest frontier, died Tuesday of dysentery. The news is confirmed by multiple sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Peshawar
Arthur Yeatman-Briggs
Tirah
India
American Wringer Company Gear and Repair Services
The American Wringer Company at 77 and 7 Franklin Street and 80 Arch Street manufactures clothes wringers man gies and carpet sweepers. Wringers and sweepers repaired. Orders by mail or telephone will receive prompt attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
American Wringer Company
Franklin Street
Arch Street
Pyramid Pile Cure Promoted as Permanent Piles Remedy
An advertising feature touts Pyramid Pile Cure as a permanent cure for itching piles and other forms of piles. It claims instant relief, gradual tumor removal, and no cocaine or poisonous drugs. The product is sold nationwide by druggists at 50 cents to 1 per package, with mail order from Pyramid Co., Marshall Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pyramid Co
Marshall, Mich
United States
Winkelmann & Brown Drug CO
Baltimore
Foreigners Debate Veto Powers in Government Cartoon
Puck parodies U.S. governance with a foreigner asking if the President can veto after passage and a citizen replying that the Speaker can veto before consideration. The snapshot satirizes legislative process and executive veto authority with comedic twist.
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Commonwealth
John F. Nickerson CO
Commercial Street
Brockton G. A. R. Fight
Webster Post
New York
Tremont
Little Clarence
Mr. Callipers
Puck
Hanover
Hawai
Friends of
Annexation
Lowell
Nelson
Cuspidor
Beverly
Collier
William A. Ferguson
Frank A. Colley Insurance Agency
Central Street
Hood
Ube
R Mins
Burke
Bushnell
Neil House
Great Southern
Brice
John R. McLean
Free Silver
McLean
Judge Day
Bolters
Lyon
New Bedford Spinners
Carders
I. S. Johnson & CO
Will
Loom Fixers Association
Unson
Ohigen
J. J. Fecht
Roxbury Bicycle Club
Ee B Ai Pruggists
D Ison & CO
Custom House St
Masa
Hibernians
Berkeley
Union Park Halls
Smith
Torrens Land System
McIntyre
Dargai Ridge
Larrabee’s
Indianapolis Journal
Washington St
New England Piano Co
Ned
Johnny
Bagley
Bent
Brace
Thevening Herald
Transcript and Globe
Tremont Row
Wilson Brothers
Mary Tolan
Kent Street
Roxbury
St. Francis de Sales Church
Vernon Street
Calvary Cemetery
Flowers
J. Newman & Sons
SI. Tremont ST
Tweed’s
Tweed Liniment CO
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