Hill's Wish Drives New York State Democratic Convention Call
The Democratic State Committee met at Hoffman House and called a February 22 Albany convention to select delegates for the national Democratic convention in Chicago. General expectation favors United States Senator David B Hill for the presidential nomination, with Albany district possibly nominating other delegates. A brief, formal call was adopted by the committee and signed by Chairman Edward Murphy and Secretary Beardsley.
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New York
Spredan
Democratic State Committee
Hoffman House
Albany
Chicago
United States
David B. Hill
Hill
Kings County
Cleveland
Tony
Brady
Senator Hill
Manhattan Club
Boards of Supervisors
McCarty
Brooklyn
Harmann
Bleecker Hall
Edward Murphy
Saumur
A. Beardsley
Condition of James T. Furber in Lawrence
The physicians report the patient’s condition is grave as medical efforts have failed to improve his prospects. In a fragile crisis, Furber remains in armchairs as bed confinement hinders breathing while Dr. Lougee and Prof. Smith stay at his side awaiting a hopeful change or a miracle tomorrow.
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Lawrence
James T. Furber
Furber
Lougee
Professor Smith
Boston
Death of a Phillips Exeter student Waldo dies after gym accident
Exeter N H Jan 26 Harry L Waldo a Phillips Exeter Academy student died at 12 20 this morning after a gymnasium accident that broke his spine He was son of Judge Henry L Waldo of Kansas City and counsel for the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad The youth fought bravely and remained cheerful to the end.
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Phillips Exeter
Exeter
N. H
Harry L. Waldo
Phillips Exeter Academy
Henry L. Waldo
Kansas City
Atchison, ‘Lopeka & Santa Fe
Waldo
Bangor man killed in train fall accident
Bangor Missouri January 26 Frank Gilman of Bangor died instantly after falling from a moving train between Keswick and Stony Ridge on the Gibson branch of the Canadian Pacific this morning.
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Bangor
Frank Gilman
Keswick
Stony Ridge
Gibson Branch
Canadian Pacific
Butler Concludes Argument for Anarchists Fielden Schwab
Washington January 26 Supreme Court session ends as General Benjamin F Butler finishes his argument in the cases of anarchists Fielden and Schwab.
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Washington
Jan
Supreme Court
Benjamin F. Butler
Fielden
Schwab
A New Postmaster General Sworn in Ottawa
Ottawa January 26 Sir Adolph Caron formerly minister of militia was today sworn in as postmaster general.
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Ottawa
Ont
Sir Adolph Caron
Militia
Salem market notes and names in brief fragment
Fragmentary OCR item lists individuals Blanchard and Fara with a Salem reference and a price or rate 86 per gallon or galion. The readable text is sparse and unclear but indicates a local notice style with names and numbers.
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Galion
Blanchard & Fara
Salem
Tragic Lift Catastrophe On Electric Car
A crowd at a streetcar accident struggles to lift a crushing wheel from a man trapped beneath the car. Despite calls for a jack and urgent action, the victim is gravely injured or dead, as onlookers and a Post reporter witness the failed rescue and bloodstains on the track.
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Post
South End
Postman Seeks Motorman Name at West End Offices
A postman arrives at the West End General Manager Monks office seeking the motorman and conductor of car No 123 after a fatal Hanover street accident. Merriam refuses to disclose the names, saying the firm’s reception rooms are not a news bureau and offering no information.
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West End
Mr. Merriam
Mr. Ring
West End Company
Merriam
Hanover Street
Jamaica Plain
Conductor Kane’s Story From City Car Accident
Conductor Thomas Kane, on car 123 during an accident, was found by a postman in Jamaica Plain. He recalls no warning signs and says nine witnesses, with others possibly in road offices, may help explain what happened. He mentions a new driver and a sick one, with the Lenox street stables assigning Blount.
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Thomas Kane
Jamaica Plain
Blount
Lenox Street
Boston and Chelsea
Fragmentary remark on sighting during slow crawl
A witness recalls not noticing anyone resembling him while they were crawling around a curve, noting they were moving slowly there. The terse exchange suggests uncertainty and a cautious pace during the incident.
Motorman Blount Arrested After Electric Car Incident
Moses Blount, a motorman for West End, was arrested at Station 13 and held without bail at Station 2 pending examination. His wife Mrs Blount, at 88 School Street, Egleston Square, fears for his release, while he had only joined the company a month ago after switching from a horse drawn coupe.
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Moses Blount
West End
West End Official Offer Helps Motorman Blount
A portly West End official, after Blount’s removal to Station 2, offered bail for the motorman and discussed the accident in a businesslike manner. He claimed sixteen witnesses on the spot and noted the company’s interests, then left to secure Blount’s release.
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Blount
Station 2
West End
Station 13
Electr ic streetcar death sparks public anger
Crowds protest dangerous electric cars after a fatal collision at Hanover and Court streets. Eyewitnesses cite missed gong warnings, with officials urged to arrest motormen for perilous conduct. Motorman Moses F Blount and conductor T F Cain identified. Blount arrested. Medical examiner details severe injuries to the victim.
Jacks and Fenders Clash Over Streetcar Safety
A transportation expert criticized current streetcar fenders in the West End, noting the shift from a V shaped device to a heavy front cross bar. He warned the cross bar risks pinning and rolling over large objects and called for restoring the V fender to prevent deadly outcomes.
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West End
Inadequate Brakes Raise Safety Concerns for West End Cars
Expert F E Hewins of Union Electric Car Company says current braking fails to allow a motorman to control fast moving West End electric cars along busy Tremort and Flan over streets. He contends better brakes would let a cautious operator manage speeds, noting some men are inherently careless.
West End Casualties Rise as City Car Dangers Grow
A Boston record highlights seventeen West End car accidents since December 1 with three fatalities. Victims include William J. Lane in Roxbury struck by an electric, Ellen Scanlan killed on Hanover Street, and 12-year-old Arthur Levi fatally injured on Tremont near Appleton. Multiple injuries and near-misses follow across Tremont, Pynchon, and surrounding streets, underscoring persistent streetcar perils.
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Boston
West End
William J. Lane
Lamartine Street
Roxbury
Jamaica Plain
Tremont
Boylston Streets
Hanover Street
Ellen Scanlan
Lucinda H. Wilson
Tremont Street
Lawrence Connolly
Tremont and
Pynchon Streets
Church
Timothy Murphy
Pynchon
Fremont
Coolidge’s Corner
Park Street
Samuel Etzikorzitz
James Moore
Thomas Currier
Myrtle
Centre Streets
Look
Mary Fitzpatrick
Union Park
Washington Street
Custom House Row Breach Persists Amid GOP Tussle
Tension at the Custom House between Collector Beard and Surveyor Blunt continues amid GOP maneuvering. The Post notes an apparent truce, yet predicts pressure to replace Blunt’s deputy and cites widespread party fatigue with bossism and political interference.
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Custom House
Collector Beard
Surveyor Blunt
Post
Collector
Surveyor
Republican Party
Stone Fort
Beard
McCall
Winchester
Mr. McCall
Mr. Barrett
Barrett
Boston Custom House
Mr. Blunt
Mr. Beard
Ever ett Charter Question Settled By Town Vote
The long debated question of applying for a city charter was decided last evening with 677 in favor and 851 opposed. A citizens’ vote, held at the Town Hall, showed a narrow victory for opponents of the charter and also defeated the electric light plant proposal by a small majority.
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Everett
A. H. Evans
George A. Smith
Woodbery A. Ham
Charles C. Nichols
Samuel Freeman
George F. Foster
Fred P. Greenwood
Frank P. Bennett
George D. Otis
Bennett
Dudley P. Bailey
Board Mulls School Heat and New Primary Plant
The Boston School Board confronts the unhealthy Stoughton school at Dorchester Lower Mills and hearings on adding primary capacity. They consider new land for primary schools in Charlestown, heating and ventilation fixes, and a renaming request for a Bunker Hill primary building. A push to amend 1875 acts to elect the superintendent biennially is noted along with a plan for a city exhibit at Chicago's Columbian Exposition.
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Stoughton School
Dorchester Lower Mills
Seaver
South
Child Streets
Street
Norfolk and
Morton Streets
Ward 24
Capen
Harvard
Frothingham
Charlestown
Gallagher
Boston
Superintendent of Schools
Board of School Supervisors
Committee On
Bigelow
Keller
Odd Fellow’s
River Street
State Board of District Police
City Board of Health
Stoughton
Tileston
Pettigrove
Bunker Hill
B. F. Tweed
Schindler
Messrs. Green, Meeuen
McDonald
Chicago
Messrs. Schindler
Murphy
Fifield
Committee On Elections
Messrs. Capen and Darling
Miss Pingree
Nellis May Arrives After Eventful 58 Day Voyage
The seventy foot schooner Nellis May under Captain Joseph C. Rogers reached its Cape Verde destination after fifty eight days at sea. Of fourteen crew and twenty seven passengers all Portuguese, mate Joseph King died of fever at twenty days out and Josef Rosas went insane. Navigation correction followed sighting a British bark, provisions ran low, seven days living on Indian meal, and severe gales. The crew may sail again soon with a new captain as the Portuguese colony plans a celebratory welcome tomorrow night.
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Providence
Nellis May
Joseph C. Rogers
Cape de Verde Islands
Joseph King
Josef Rosas
Nellie
Archbishop Langevin Dies at 71 in Rimouski Diocese
Arch bishop Langevin died in Farner Point Que after a twelve hour illness. He was 71 years old and served as the first bishop of the Rimouski diocese.
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Farner Point
Que
Langevin
Rimouski
MR SPURGEON IN CRITICAL CONDITION AGAIN
London Jan 26 The Rev Mr Spurgeon is suffering from gout and is reported this evening to be in a critical condition.
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Spurgeon
London
Pardon, crew at Valparaiso and Chilean arbitration talk
The dispatch notes BG PARDON and the crew at Valparaiso with no comment for publication. Lincoln and Antunez met Salisbury officials in London while press noted possible arbitration to settle the Chile United States dispute. A separate note from Washington details a Chilean government claim against the North and South American Construction Co for 600000, with history of the railroad project and contested indemnity.
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London
United States
Robert T. Lincoln
Senor Antunez
Foreign Office
Marquis of Salisbury
England
Chile
Lincoln
Briain
Nord Deutsche Zeitung
Egan
Lageblatt
Harrison
Washington
North and
J. F. Bailey
Philadelphia
New York
Francis W. Egan
Bailey
Balmaceda
Julius Bernstein
Stokes Wins His Suit Against Mackay and Decastro
Justice Ingraham directed a verdict for Edward B. Stokes for 88,875 in a suit against John W. Mackay and Hector Decastro. Stokes claimed 75,000 plus interest was due on a contract Decastro signed as Mackay's agent and ratified by Mackay. The case centered on an agreement under which Stokes would receive 100,000 and release the parties from obligations in exchange for transferring telegraph property and Bankers & Merchants holdings to Mackay. Decastro says he signed the agreement pending Mackay's approval, which Mackay later repudiated.
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New York
Ingraham
Supreme Court Today
Edward
Stokes
John W. Mackay
Hector Decastro
Decastro
Mackay
C. H. Reed & Co
Robin Hood at Tremont Theatre draws Boston crowd
Caroline Hamilton debuting as Maid Marian earns praise for presence and voice though occasional thinness. Hoff stars in title role with strong supporting cast. Mrs Jessie Bartlett Davis lauded for interpolated song Promise me. Boston Theatre to host Feb 15 production of The Trumpet Call with new scenes and celebrated cast.
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Jessie Bartlett Davis
Charles Leonard Fletcher
Mary Yohe
Tompkins
Boston
New England
Mysterious Saloon Brawl Ends With Razor Incident
A fight during a card game at Mark Gennaro 225 North Street saloon left Angelo Rich wounded and John Luce cut with a razor on the sidewalk outside. Rich, 23, was arrested for assault and battery with intent to kill. Luce, 30, lives at 333 North Street. Rich is held at Station 1.
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Mark Gennaro
North Street
City Hospital
John Luce
Angelo Rich
Rich
Luce
Station L
Station 1
Salutation Street
Wage Earners Concert Continues Amid Ticket Tightness
The second Cecilia wage earners concert drew a large female audience at Music Hall with four to five thousand ticket requests for 2,400 seats. Organizers bound by contract to prevent ticket transfers warn of removal from the list for violations. Conductor Lang praised the crowd, and the next program on March 30 will present Schuman’s Paradise and the Peri with Mrs. Seabury C. Ford soprano.
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Music Hall
Miss van Stosch
E. P. Dodd
Boston
B. J. Lang
Cecilia
Schuman
Paradise
Senator Quay III Ill at Beaver Home
Pittsbure, Jan 26. During the libel trial last week Senator Quay caught a heavy cold. Report says he is very ill at his Beaver home and physicians order him to stay in his room. He is said to be threatened with pneumonia.
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Pittspura
Penn
Quay
Beaver
Women Who Would Vote at Park Street Church
Mrs. Julia Ward Howe presided with Lucy Stone and Alice Parker among speakers. Recap highlights legal wrongs and rights women lack, followed by Rev Minot J Savage on suffrage. At 2 30 p m Garrison to present Co education for the Sexes as a remedy for college life issues raised by Harvard Dickeys.
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Julia Ward Howe
Lucy Stone
Alice Parker
Joseph Cook
Howe
Lucey Stone
Miss Parker
Minot J. Savage
Park Street Church
Park Street
William Lloyd Garrison
Harvard
Dickeys
Hanley Promoted Sergeant in Police Department
Peter F. Hanley, longtime liquor officer at Station 5, was yesterday appointed a sergeant in the police department and assigned to Station 6. He is a brother of Lieutenant John Hanley of Station 1.
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Sergeant Hanley
Peter F. Hanley
John Hanley
Depew backs ban of Puck and Judge from library precincts
Chauncey Depew criticizes Boston Public Library trustees for expelling Puck and Judge and urges support. The Boston issue centers on library governance and censorship of satirical publications. Depew deems the trustees action ridiculous and aligns with readers who oppose restricting access.
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Haverhill Bulletin
Chauncey Depew
Boston Public Library
Puck
Mr. Depew
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Crawford House
Mr. Austin
Hanover
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RE. V. Wilson
Boyer
Monks
Moses F. Blount
School Street
T. F. Cain
Custer Street
Eldredge
Harris
Custom House Row
South Boston
Stranger Than Fiction
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San Francisco
Schley
Justice Ingraham
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