Tech Alumni Reception Honors Class of 1896 at Exchange Club
The Institute of Technology alumni held a reception for the graduating class of 1896 at the Exchange Club rooms on Milk Street. About 850 attendees heard President Walker announce the conferral of 188 bachelor of science diplomas next Tuesday. Presidents and city figures spoke on rapid transit Preston, park systems, and Boston harbor as the school plans expansion to address overcrowding.
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Institute of Technology
Exchange Club
Milk Street
J. P. Monroe
Walker
G. G. Crocker
Preston
Union Station
W. B. de Las Casas
Metropolitan
William H. Lincoln
Boston
Chaos at Boston Democratic caucus ends in rowdy protests
The Boston convention erupts as Hayes and McNary clash with Chairman Donovan over notice and credentials. Speakers accuse packing and lack of proper ballot rules amid cries, appeals, and threats of revolt while McNary denounces manipulation and Mooney protests ward 19.
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M. Hayes
Donovan
Mr. Hayes
Yaynes
Senator Lomasney
John H. Lee
Hayes
McNary
Billy Mooney
Ward 19
Representative Bradley
East Boston
William S. McNary
Boston
Lee
Mr. McNary
Corbett Elected President Of City Democratic Committee
A Boston Democratic city committee convention nominated and elected Senator Joseph J. Corbett as president. Corbett pledged to pursue honest, vigorous leadership amid a Republican mayor and legislature. officers including Donovan, McDonald, Sullivan, and Dean were reappointed or elected.
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Democratic Party
Boston
Corbett
Ernest Marshall
Ward 3
Joseph Corbett
Democrate
Joseph J. Corbett
Democratic City Committee of
Richard Sullivan
Hayes
Donovan
Mr.Hayes
Mr. Hayes
Senator Corbett
Isaac P. Hutchinson
James Donovan
Josiah Quincy
Messrs. Donovan
McDonald
Miller
Timothy McCarthy
Ward 20
John J. Nann
Ward 17
McCarthy
Lee
John H. Sullivan
J. A. Conry
Ward 2
M. T. Callaghan
John Quinn
M. J. Reidy
Josiah Dean
Ward 14
Sullivan
Harmony
Dean
Quinn
J. J. Corbett
Democratic City Committee
Mysterious assault in South Boston targets widow
Police search city for an unknown colored man believed to have assaulted Mrs. Mary Waters at No 11 Middle Street. The 35 year old, 5 feet 4 inch stranger wore a black sack coat gray trousers and a straw hat. He first asked for water then returned mid afternoon striking her with a brick and fleeing.
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Boston
Mary Waters
Middle Street
Convention Debate On Legality Of Meeting Call
President James Donovan faced a challenge from James Trayes over the convention call legality. Patrick Maguire and Hayes pressed for a hearing as confusion rose. Hayes argued the call violated city committee rules requiring written notice to delegates, but the chair ruled the point of order insufficient and noted prior newspaper explanations.
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Hayes
Jimmy
Democratic Party
Boston
Conry
W. J. Donovan
John F. McDonald
Donovan
McDonald
Mooney
Ward 22
James Donovan
Ward 19
Somerville
Mattapan
Dmocratic
James Trayes
Ward 3
Patrick Maguire
Mr. Hayes
Mr. Maguire
Contempt of Order at Ward 19 Caucus Sparks Protest
The scene centers on a protest at a Boston Democratic caucus as Mooney and others denounce the Ward 19 proceedings. They charge improper seating, question ballots, and claim repeaters and Germans were wrongfully allowed to vote, urging fair rules and credentials.
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Boston
North End
Lomasney
Mooney
Ward 19
Bradley
Iso
Ward
Historical Notice on Car Aesthetics and Return Address
A fragment notes cars should stand out like schooner sails and make windy walking difficult, urging return by J H Woodbury at 11 Winter Street Boston. Operations described as painless.
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J. H. Woodbury
Winter St
Boston
Politicians in Court Hearings On Election Law Violations
Hearing today on applications for warrants for Donovan Campbell and Wenneberg. Two cases allege violation of election laws with a preliminary hearing before Judge Forsaith in the first municipal session at 11 o clock.
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Donovan, Campbel
Wenneberg
Court hears rants of Campbell and Wenneberg over ward voting
Will Campbell Suffolk court officer and Frank Wenneberg of Ward 9 face hearings. Wenneberg, former ward 9 Republican caucus warden, is accused of hindering Republican voters. At 10, Stephen A. Ferrin of Ward 8 seeks a warrant for James Donovan, ex-chairman of the Democratic city committee.
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Willie Campbell
Suffolk
Frank Wenneberg
Ward 9
Wenneberg
Ward
Stephen A. Ferrin
Ward 8
James Donovan
Democratic City Committee
Storms Cause Damage Across Holden and Nearby Areas
Severe afternoon storms in Bangor region damaged vegetation and shattered church windows in Holden Centre. Eddington and nearby locales also experienced significant damage as hailstones the size of robins eggs fell during the furious weather.
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Bangor
Holden
Holden Centre
Eddington
Campbell's Silver Plan for Free Coinage Is Outlined
Ex Governor Campbell writes to the Journal that he is not running for president but would honor a Chicago nomination. He proposes a free silver plank with an international conference to set silver on par with gold and offers tariff reciprocity to supporters while pressing a 1899 date to coin equal terms, aiming to ease trade shifts.
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New York
the Journal
Campbell
Chicago
Washington
Congress
England
McKinley Silent Over Free Silver Letter
Major McKinley again avoids reporters in Cleveland claiming no knowledge of a 1890 letter to the Stark county Farmers Alliance in which he supported free silver. A aide explains the letter was written during a period of high activity when he gave many speeches and notes his stance then matched his party.
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Cleveland, O
Major Mc Kinley
Stark County Farmers’ Alliance
Post
Mark Hénna
Governor McKinley
Minor Accidents Reported Across City Streets
Bridget Sullivan of 382 Ellery Cambridge fell on Rochester street injuring a scalp wound over six inches. Samuel Ogden a laborer was struck by falling lumber fracturing both bones in his right leg and breaking a rib. Michael Dwyer 30 fell on Prince street while wrestling breaking both bones of his right leg and was sent to Mass General Hospital. Frederick Ammis 17 of 86 Providence street collided with an unknown rider in Back Bay fens and suffered a broken collar bone at City Hospital.
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Bridget Sullivan
Ellery Street
Cambridge
Harvard College
Rochester Street
Samuel Ogden
Michael Dwyer
Stamford Street
Prince Street
Dunn
Massachusett General Hospital
Frederick Ammis
Providence Street
Back Bay
Fens
City Hospital
Pears Soap Praised By Sarah Bernhardt
Sarah Bernhardt extols Pears soap for purity and skin health as a matchless toilet and bath aid. The famed actress remarks it is simply perfect, reflecting her insistence on quality before use.
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Sarah Bernhardt
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City of Boton
New England
Tremont
Boston Museum
TECH
Pres. Corbett
Mr. Mooney
Ernest Marswell
C Corbett
Tim McCarthy
Hisses
Quincy
Hood’s
Hood
South Boston
John McGaulty
Myrtle Street
Tsken Ome
Methe
Ringer Company
M‘ Ary
Leonard
Elreilar
Bromfield St
Mass
New England Mutual Life Insurance Company
Post Office Square
Iife
Massachusetts
Benj. F. Stevens
Alfred D. Foster
Ls. F. Trull
WM. B. Turner
M’kinley
James
Wilson Bros
Tremont Row
Bacon
Newton
Joseph Newman Bacon
Bacon Street
Hattie Sears
Olive Sears
L. Blanche Baker
R. W. Sears
E. W. Sears
Flowers
J. Newman & Sons
Tremont ST
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