Inauguration Day in Salem Names New Police Chiefs
Salem observed inauguration day as B. H. Knight, Colonel John W. Hart, and Jesse Fields were named chiefs of police, following Mayor Peterson and the retirement of John P. Hurley. Hart sought vindication, Mart resigned as marshal to remain probation officer, and Fields was confirmed. The day featured speeches on reduced staff, a new Ward 1 library, and garbage disposal reforms.
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Salem
Jane
B. H. Knight
John W. Hart
Jesse Fields
John PF. Hurley
Hart
Joseph N. Peterson
Knight
Mart
Marshall Mart
Field
Colonel Hart
Hurley
Mayors map out city reforms after home oath ceremony
During a May 10 ceremony at Mayor-elect Charles L. Deans Cedar Street home, Deans and city officers took oaths due to his injury. The article lists debt figures, staffing plans, and proposed reforms across several Massachusetts towns including Melrose Worcester Lowell and Brockton.
Tolman Reveals Bribe Attempt in Inaugural Address
Gloucester news notes Mayor Tolman said in his inaugural speech that a man approached him with an attempted bribe. The disclosure followed the new mayor’s first day actions and outlined the pressure he faced while taking office.
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Gloucester
Tolman
New Cambridge Officials Elect and Mayor Warns on Corruption
John T. Shea and J. F. Pacey win posts as streets superintendent and registrar of voters as EB B. Clark and J. W. Coveney lead the boards. Mayor Dean vows no bribery and strict liquor enforcement while urging economy, a Maplewood fire station, and school cost cuts.
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Purdy
NEW Cambridge
John T. Shea
J. W. Coveney
Board of Aldermen
J. F. Pacey
Registrar of Voters
EB. B. Clark
Council
City Hall
John N. Devir
Dean
Leverett D. Holden
George E. Hitchcock
Henry A. Wilder
Maplewood
Cambridge Mayor McNamee names new appointees in shift
In Cambridge Mayor John H H McNamee announced new Democratic appointments replacing various officials though none take effect until board approval next week. Changes include William H Gray out as public buildings chief, replaced by T F Tracy. C A Brown ousted for John T Shea. Fred McDonald succeeded by J Frank Facey. W F Richardson replaced by A J Conlin on the Park Board. G A Isenberg and J J Scott take Peabody and Harris spots on Health Board. John Buckley and Rev J H Duckrey and P A Fitzimmons become public library trustees. aldermen elected John W Coveney president and council chose Edward E Clarke. The mayor also urged consolidation of public works, abolition of unpaid commissions, paid expert assessor aid, land value publication, eight-hour City Hall days, and expanded duties for school masters and principals.
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Melrose
Sidney H. Buttrick
Aaron Hill, Jr
G. R. Lavender
J. W. Murray
North
Adams
Frank D. Stafford
W. A. Whitaker
Fitchburg
Charles H. Blood
W. H. Bennett
Fred A. Tolman
G. E. Clifford
W. P Hall
F. D. Page
Westminster
Worcester
Edward F., Fletcher
Marlboro
Walker B. Morse
Lowell
Charles E. Howe
James F. Miskella
Cecil L. Adams
M. F. Dowling
David Chase
George Bowles
Chicopeh
James H. Loomis
Samuel BE. Ffletcher
L. E. Hitchcock
Maurice Kennedy
Frank Cobb
Lawrence
Alexander L. Grant
Waltham
Murray D. Clement
William C. Howe
Luman N. Hall
Emery J. Sanderson
Charles F. Allen
George M. Hudson
Clement
Moody Street
Boston & Maine
Board of Fire Engineers
Brockton
Charles H. Coulter
George Monk
Holyoke
Arthur B. Chapin
Hugh McLean
M. J. McIntee
J. T. Cunningham
J. J. Keane
A. F. Gingras
City Gas and Electric Light
Medford
Charles S. Baxter
D. W. Johnson
Charles M. Ludden
B. W. Mitchell
John H.H
McNamee
Cambridge
Board of Aldermen
William H. Gray
T. F. Tracy
C. A. Brown
John T. Shea
Fred McDonald
J. Frank
Facey
Park Board
G. A. Isenberg
J.J. Scott
W. R. Peabody
Charles Harris
John Buckley
P. A. Fitzimmons
Public Library
W. J. Rolfe
J. H. Hurley
W. T. Piper
John W. Coveney
Edward E. Clarke
Brady Beaten in Woburn Inauguration Day Council Vote
In Woburn Mayor Feeney's inauguration is followed by a city council reorganization. Alderman John Warren Johnson becomes president, John H. Finn clerk, with John Lynch Daniel J. McColgan John C. Suck and John G. Maguire filling key posts. Ex President Edward F. Brady loses to Johnson 10 to 3 for council president. The council plans a 120000 loan against taxes and sets first and third Monday meetings. James W. Santry and George W. Coffin are named council and board leaders. A bouquet greets Mayor Eastham during inauguration.
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Johnson
Lynn
H. W
Eastham
Public Works Board
George W. Coffin
James W. Santry
H Eastham
Lawrence
Inauguration Lacked Mayor as Court Delays Case
Haverhill council session opened without a mayor with the Supreme Court decision pending. Mayor Poor remains in office. council members sworn in and proceeded to elect city officials. A notable vote ousted Streets Superintendent William S. Merryman after 9 terms, electing O. Fred Wescott.
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Haverhill
Supreme Court
Poor
William 8. Merryman
O. Fred Wescott
City Leaders Call for Budget Cuts and New Schools
In Somerville, Mayor Edward Giles backs department consolidation and high school funding with legislative borrowing approval. Beverly officials urge lower expenditures, new schools, more street lights, and improved water and dredging of Bass River. Bonded debt fell by 16 000 while tax and water receipts rose 35 000. Taunton list includes Mayor Richard Warner and various department heads and trustees guiding streets, fire, library, water, and poor relief.
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Somerville
Edward Giles
James Pike
James F. Beard
Charles 8. Robertson
James Mann
Beverly
Parker
Davis
Lucas H. Perry
Alvah B. Woodbury
William A. Lee
F. A. Leonard
R. H. Hall and Co
A. Atwood
P. H. Core
Daniel Carey
G. Pierce
E. Hz
Miss Cornelia Andrew Debuts At Boston Ball Of Splendor
A lavish Boston debut confirms Miss Cornelia Andrew as the season’s social highlight. She appears in white satin with tulle, pink roses, and diamond ornaments, presented by Aunt Edith Andrew amid lavish floral decor and a long guest list. The supper and reception extend to daybreak at the Somerset amid gaiety and ornate finery.
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Cornelia Andrew
Edith Andrew
Boston
Miss Andrew
Andrew
B. V. R. Thayer
Nathaniel Thayer
City Officials Recommend Upkeep and New Projects Across Several Towns
Mayors and council leaders in Fall River Quincy Newburyport Northampton Everett and Woburn outline aims including coal yards parks school and police improvements board of public works high school and fire station projects police station updates highway work and broader coal policy proposals while urging careful budgeting and future needs assessment.
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James B. Simpson
I. E. Peak
Fall River
George Grime
Frederick Lawson
Quincy
C. H. Bryant
Charles Alden
Christopher A. Spear
George A. Sidelinger
Harry W. Tirrell
Newburyport
James F. Carens
Robert G. Dodge
Timothy 8. Herlihy
Thomas Cutter
Henry W. Little
James V. Felker
Frank H. Runlett
George P. Sargent
John Ronah
Hiram
Maynard
Everett
Charles Bruce
T. J. Huey
Paul Sears
James A. Anderson
F. T. Petingill
Central Square
Wage talks begin for 150000 railroad workers in Chicago
Grievance committees representing the Western railroad centers in Chicago met to press for a 20 percent wage raise for conductors and brakemen. Similar committees met in St Louis and St Paul as unions seek a 10 hour day and overtime pay.
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Chicago, Jan
Western Railroad
Chicago
St. Louis
St. Paul
Order of Railway Conductors
The
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Sailors recount rigging sabotage in schooner collision
Peter Baumber from Chelsea, Marine Hospital, reports two lost schooners the Louise B Crary and the A Palmer collided after hooks on the Crary were lashed and boat tackle seized. The combined rigging delayed rescue as crews failed to lower boats until seizes were cut. More men might have survived if lines had not been tied together.
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Louise’ B. Crary
Crary
Palmer
Peter Baumber
Chelsea, Marine Hospital
Jan
Disclaimer by George Godfrey Jr on Boxing Academy Larceny
George Godfrey Jr of Rutland Mass disclaims any connection to a larceny at his late father’s boxing academy and states he knew nothing of the matter until reading it in the daily papers. Dated January 2.
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George Godfrey, JR
Rutland
Mass
Professor James Schouler resigns from Boston University Law School
Professor James Schouler resigns after twenty years of service at Boston University Law School. A noted historian and author, he taught bailments and domestic relations and wrote major works including Story of the United States and a life of Thomas Jefferson. Born in Arlington on March 20 1839 he graduated from Harvard College at age twenty.
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James Schouler
Boston University Law School
Law Department
University
Dean Bigelow
United States
Thomas Jefferson
Schouler
Arlington
Harvard College
Alderman Simmons Dies at Woonsocket Inauguration
Alderman Emanuel L. Simmons aged about 60 collapsed and died during the inauguration ceremonies in Woonsocket this morning. A longtime resident and leading local businessman, he retired several years ago.
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Woonsocket
Jan
Emanuel L. Simmons
Mr. Simmons
Bishop Gulstan Robert, Hawaii Catholic Leader, Dies
Bishop Gulstan F. Robert of the Hawaiian Islands Catholic Church died after illness. He was in a dying condition when the Pacific cable landed in Honolulu. One of the first messages over the new cable was his blessing to the Pope.
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Robert
Hawaii
Honolulu
Gulstan F. Robert
Hawaiian Islands
Tea shipments resume to New England after tax repeal
Since the tea tax removal shipments have increased in this city and New England. Tea from St. John New Brunswick and other Canadian points arrived, with a first four year rise on a Saturday. Before the Spanish American War St. John merchants had a Maine trade in standard blends, disrupted by the war tax, now returning with Boston importers dominating the district.
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New England
St. John
N. B
Maine
Boston
Veterans of the Old First Massachusetts Regiment Infantry Association
The annual business meeting at the American House drew large attendance. The association plans a social union next May. Officers-elect include President William A. Smith Treasurer James McKenzie and Secretary Albert S. Austin.
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Old First Massachusetts Regiment Infantry Association
William A. Smith
James ®. McKenzie
Alberts. Austin
East Boston Man Chosen as Organizer
John J. Minton of East Boston has been elected New England organizer for the boilermakers and iron ship builders.
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East Boston
John J. Minton
New England
Courts Hear Disorderly House Case and Harbor Sentence
In Judge Ely's court yesterday Thomas Winn faced a disorderly house charge at 15 Prospect street while four women named Renton Burns Bure and Ritz were charged as idle and disorderly. Winn was fined 50 dollars and Renton received six months on the harbor island with the others three months each.
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Ely
Thomas Winn
Prospect Street
Mary Renton
Mary Burns
Mary Bure
Mary E. Ritz
Ang Cei Ugeply
Mullen
Winn
O'Brien Rejects Probation, Accepts Fine in Roxbury Court
James M. O'Brien was placed on probation for drunkenness by Judge Bolster but refused the pledge, left the court, returned and asked for a fine. He admitted drinking in the morning and was fined five dollars.
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James M. O'Brien
Bolster
Roxbury
O'Brien
O’brien
Attleboro District Court Hears Jewelry Theft Case
Jud Reed trial in $800 each for Clarence Struck Robert L Tilton and Frank Maloney and an unnamed man faces charges of breaking and entering at night and larceny of jewelry from the Riley factory in North Attleboro. Proceedings held in Attleboro District Court today.
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Attleboro
Red Star Towing Receiver Seeks Tug Gladiator Sale
John C. Fairchild as receiver of Red Star Towing & Wrecks petitions Judge Colt in the U S Circuit Court to order the sale of the late tug Gladiator owned by the company to the Long Island Railroad Company in a public liquidation.
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John C. Fairchild
Red Star Towing & Wrecks
Two Men Arrested in An Attempted Robbery on Broadway Foot Bridge
Martin J. Ward and Thomas N. Diggin were arrested for chassa with intent to rob William Harper on the Broadway foot bridge. Diggin and Ward appeared in South Boston court before Judge Fallon. Diggin is held for the Superior Court on $500 bond. Harper faced remarks for deserting a female friend during the alleged attack. His Honor urged Harper to protect his friend during such threats.
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Thomas N. Diggin
Chassa
William Harper
Broadway
Ala Gs Sipps
South Boston
Fallon
Diggin
Ward
Superior Court
Harper
Honor
Man Fined For Blocking Sidewalk With Oilcloth Cases
Nathan Cohen unpacked large oilcloth cases before a store on Friend Street. Patrolman Stockman ordered him to remove the cases from the sidewalk as a law violation. Cohen insulted the officer and claimed Chelsea police duty. He was fined 2 in Municipal Court.
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Nathan Cohen
Friend Street
Stockman
Cohen
Chelsea
Mah Kim Known as King of Chinatown Cleared in Court
Mah Kim, long established in the country and an interpreter for Chinese nationals, faced charges of falsely impersonating a U S officer in a federal hearing before Commissioner Fiske. Evidence was contradictory, and the defendant was discharged.
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Mah Kim
Chinatown
Federal
Fiske
United States
Alan G Mason Excused From Jury Duty at Session
The juror Alan G. Mason, listed for the fifth civil session, was excused after Judge Aiken received a physician’s certificate stating Mason is ill at his home on 39 Newbury Street. The courtroom crowd noted his absence amid public attention.
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Alan G. Mason
Aiken
Mason
Mr. Mason
Judge Schofield First Sits on Bencht In Fall River
Judge William Schofield of Malden, recent superior court appointee, appeared in Fall River for a waived sitting. The commission was read by Edwin, Assistant Clerk of Courts, and the court proceeded with six civil motions as the docket opened.
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River
William Schofield
Malden
Superior Court
Edwin
Cos
Schofield
Hatem
Odunael
Hyde Park Installation of Sylvanus Cobb Jr Camp Officers
The Sylvanus Cobb Jr Camp No 146 Sons of Veterans was installed by Post Captain Cyrus H Stowell assisted by sergeant A S Tileston. Visitors from Post 121 G A R and other Sons of Veterans camps attended. Officers installed included Captain Louis E Johnson first lieutenant William H Aborn second lieutenant Daniel C Grant camp council D Noyes T M Davis W H Aborn chaplain William Coullahan Jr first sergeant F J Googins quartermaster sergeant I H Morse sergeant of guard Co D Noyes color sergeant T M Davis corporal of guard George W White camp guard BE Cassidy.
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Hyde Park
Sylvanus Cobb, Jr
Sons of Veterans
Cyrus H. Stowell
Camp
Dorchester
A. S. Tileston
Boston
Dedham
Norwood
Canton
Louis E. Johnson
William H. Aborn
Daniel C. Grant
D. Noyes
T. M. Davis
W. H. Aborn
William Coullahan, Jr
F. J. Googins
I. H. Morse
DM Noyes
George W, White
BE Cassidy
Woman Dies After Fall From Second Story Window
Mrs. Emma Lord aged 60 of 275 Dorchester Street South Boston fell from a second story window while washing at 10 30 am yesterday. She sustained injuries causing instant death.
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Emma Lord
Dorchester Street
Boston
Fels-Naptha Soap Promises Easy Clean for Delicate Garments
Advert claims Fels-Naptha soap cleans any delicate item and grimy clothes better and faster than ever, without boiling or scalding. It emphasizes ease and safety relative to prior methods.
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