Democrats Tighten grip as Cleveland power grows in New York
Leading Democrats arrive for informal talks in Saratoga as President Cleveland and Senator Hill gain united control. Boss Croker and Mayor Gilroy meet with Senator Murphy and others to discuss policy and candidates for the fall campaign. The scene signals a consolidating Democratic front while Republicans fear a bolt over Milholland and Platt factions.
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Saratoga
Boss Croker
Tammany Hall
Gilroy
New York City
United States
Murphy
Senator Murphy
Senator Hill
Cleveland
Samuel J. Tilden
Senate
Hill
New York
A Brilliant Testimonial Benefit For Christopher J O Brien
A grand testimonial benefit was tendered to Christopher J O’Brien Thursday evening at Armory Hall by his numerous friends. The affair was a brilliant success under the management of Patrick Curley and James Connors who had charge of the floor. They were assisted by many aids including J Mulree J Burke W O Grady O Gillen W Connors J Wall D Crowley J Danahy W Taylor P Feeney J Connors P Galvin T Galvin J Horan J Devine J Hinnegan T O Brien R Dooley P Sullivan M O Leary.
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Christopher J. O’brien
Armory Hall
Patrick Curley
James Connors
J. Mulree
J. Burke
W. O. Grady
O. Gillen
W. Connors
J. Wall
D. Crowley
J. Danahy
W. Taylor
P. Feeney
Sherlock Coming to Charlestown
Michael Sherlock, dubbed the gentleman burglar, was sentenced to fifteen years in Charlestown State Prison. Jail officials reported he tried to break jail on July 12 by sawing through a bar concealed by soap and boot blacking. he offered no comment when moved to another cell after his court appearance.
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Pittsfield
Michael Sherlock
Charlestown
Sherlock
Shuman Corner Sells Half Hose at 50 Percent Cut
In hot weather fashion, Shuman Corner offered men’s hosiery in blacks blues and tans at half off due to A Shuman & Co.’s large Chemnitz stock purchase. The sale drew crowds yesterday and is expected to continue while bargains last.
Persuasive Prices Three Day Clearance Sale At Half Price
Fisk Goff announces a three day clearance sale to reduce stock to the lowest notch. Suits for present or next fall priced from 12 to 15 dollars, a table of suits marked 140 dollars, 200 children knee pant suits cut to 9 cents, 500 all wool knee pants at 9 cents. Sale lasts Saturday July 28 to Tuesday July 31 at 782 and 78 Washington Street, opposite Hollis Street.
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Grand Army
Fisk & Goff
Washington Street
Oppo
Schoolmarms Vacation Tour Reveals Boston Streets
Twelve Pennsylvania teachers among the ninety who won a Dispatch contest enjoyed a twenty day trip. The group visited Atlantic City Philadelphia New York and Boston with stops at historic sites. They praised liberal party management and the value of seeing U S history made real while noting Boston’s crooked streets and fond memories with new friendships formed on the journey.
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Pennsylvania
Pittsburg Dispatch
Dispatch
Atlantic City
Philadelphia
New York
Boston
Bunker Hill Monument
Cambridge
Harvard College
Arlington Heights
United States
Public Garden
Commonwealth Avenue
Old State House
Old South Church
Graht
Pittsburg
Reservoir
Chestnut Hill
Republicans of Massachusetts renominate Greenhalge at Music Hall
The Massachusetts Republican committee outlines a bold program to condemn Cleveland and the Democrats, expects Greenhalge to rise as a senatorial candidate, and predicts GOP victories in Congress and the White House with Reed or McKinley, while aiming to carry most districts except O Neill's.
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United States
State Committee
Hoar
Committee On Resolutions
Senate
General Draper
Hopedale
Greenhalge
Draper
Lodge
Wolcott
Cogswell
John B. Russell
Joseph H. O’neil
McBattrick
Reed
Maine
Massachusetts
McKinley
Boston
White House
Republican State Committee
United States Senate
We Are Selling Today Suits At Ten Dollars
A local sale advertises 590 Washington SUITS offered today at ten dollars each, claiming true value of 15 or 20 dollars. All choice styles available.
Secret Trials in Paris Antianarchist Bill Passed
Paris reports detail a Senate vote approving an anti anarchist bill adopted by the Chamber of Deputies. The act imposes harsh penalties, restricts trial access, and designates suspects by number. It includes bans on distributing literature and private correspondence, with potential life exile and news blackout in trials.
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Star Chamber
Venice
France
Cayenne
Emile Henry
Anti Anarchist Bill Passed in France to Stamp Propaganda
Paris July 27 The anti Anarchist bill has passed the Chamber of Deputies by 106 and the Senate by a prodigious vote. The measure aims to stamp out Anarchist propaganda in France and includes a section on the right to publish reports of trials.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Senate
France
Orange Power. Saunderson Says It Would Be Used if It Ought to Be
The English Grand Lodge of Orangemen held a two day triennial sitting in Westminster. Major Saunderson said Orangemen seek no religious or political domination but demand equal liberty. He warned against Irish parliament control, asserting Orangemen would refuse orders from any authority their forefathers resisted. Resolutions backed rejecting the home rule bill and vowed loyalty to the empire.
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London
Grand Lodge of Orangemen
Westminster Town Hall
Major Saunderson
Orangemen
Ireland
Great Britain
Wallace
Council
House of Lords
President Crocker Must Resign From Club Post
The Young Men's Republican Club demands the resignation of President Crocker who holds a public salaried post. Per the club constitution an officer cannot hold such a public office, and Crocker will submit his formal resignation to accept an appointment as subway commissioner.
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President Crocker
Young Men's Republican Club
Crocker
Light on Labor Hearings On Unemployment Conditions
The Unemployed Commission seeks facts on employment in principal trades for the past year. Hearings will cover trade numbers, stability in wages, out of work benefits, migration to Boston, and unions aiding unemployed. Dates span Aug 1 to Aug 10 with sessions by trade group ended by Aug 10. Notify the secretary to testify at Commonwealth Building, 11 Mt Vernon Street.
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Boston
Commonwealth Building
Mt. Vernon Street
Scalp Injury at Naumkeag Mills
Hannah Leary, injured when a scalp was torn off by machinery at Naumkeag mills, is resting comfortably in the hospital. Doctors say the sewn scalp is unlikely to regain vitality, with skin grafting probable if recovery continues. The scalp was exposed too long and contaminated, making survival unlikely. Her pulse remains strong for such a severe injury.
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Salem
Hannah Leary
Naumkeag
McKane Appeal Upheld. Conviction and Sentence Sustained
The general term of the New York Supreme Court in Brooklyn today sustained John Y. McKane's conviction and six year sentence in Sing Sing. The ruling affirmes the prior trial verdict and punishment.
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New York
John Y. McKane
Sing Sing
Supreme Court
Brooklyn
McKane
Who Is She Paneled in Washington Street Carriage Crash
In Washington street yesterday a buggy collision with Welch & Darling express team threw a man and a woman. The man escaped unscathed while the woman lay unconscious with a fractured skull. A physician declared the injuries serious. The man refused to reveal either his name or that of the injured woman, directing the driver to take her to a private address. Police were on the scene and urged disclosure.
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Washington Street
Express
Welch & Darling
O'Brien contests Cambridge Water Board tenure over Allen
John F. O'Brien claims membership on the Cambridge Water Board and protests Frank A. Allen's legality as a member. Aldermen discuss contract validity if a board member is not legally in office and empower nonboard members to approve contracts. Allen sworn in at a water board session amid protests and a protest letter is filed with clerk Lincoln. Cambridge, July 27, 1894.
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John F. O’brien
Cambridge Water Board
Board of Aldermen
Frank A. Allen
Water Board
O’brien
Common Council
Allen
City Hall
Lincoln
Cambridge
City of
John F. O'Brien
Short Tours for the Summer by Raymond and Whitcomb
Thirty five excursion parties under Ray mond and Whitcomb’s direction depart Boston in August and September for tours from five to twenty one days. Popular New England Canada and New York resorts are covered with sight seeing from Niagara Falls to Prince Edward Island and the Hudson River Saratoga and Lake George. A descriptive book is available from Ray mond and Whitcomb 296 Washington Street Boston.
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Raymond & Whitcomb
Boston
New England
Canada
New York
Niagara Falls
Prince Edward Island
Lehigh Valley
Saguenay
Adirondack
Hudson River
Saratoga
Lake George
Washington Street
Annual Excursion Planned by Division 1 Boston
In a Bi weekly meeting chaired by President Andrew Trahey Division 1 Boston finalized plans for its annual excursion to Lovell's Grove tomorrow. Treasurer James D. O Doherty reported many tickets sold to members and friends. The division also invited Suffolk county presidents and officers, promising a splendid time from its renowned entertaining members.
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Boston
Andrew Trahey
Lovell’s Grove
James D. O’doherty
Suffolk County
A. Co. H
A Large Doubt in Waltham Hearing Postponed a Week
In Waltham July 27 the hearing before the license commissioners on the alleged fourth class license violation by grocer D J Tracey has been postponed one week. Chairman Goodale cited doubts over the commission's authority for actions dating before they took office.
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Waltham
D. J. Tracey
Goodale
John McGough Found Guilty of First Degree Assault
In Troy New York on July 27 a verdict of guilty of assault in the first degree as a second offence was returned against John McGough for shooting William Ross brother of Robert Ross who was murdered by Bat Shea on election day Justice Williams sentenced McGough to Clinton Prison for nineteen years six months
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Bat” Shea
Troy
N. Y
John McGough
William Ross
Robert Ross
Williams
Clinton
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George Frisbee Hoar
George von L. Meyer
Merrill EB. Gates
Amherst
George B. Lawrence
North Adams
Leontine Lincoln
Fall River
Democratic Party
Congress
Washington
R. T. Almy & Co
Washington and Hayward
Floquet
Free
Surete Generale
Orisini
Napoleon III
Arago
Verminac
Orange Power
Saunderson
the Music Supplement of the
Sunday Post
SPA Td
Hive A. Caen
da Pyle
Mkane
Manuface Company
Washington St
Rueter & CO
American Tool & Machine Co
Kingston St
W. A. Folsom & CO
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