United States Bankers Corporation Directors Change
The June meeting in Kittery Maine drew stockholders led by J Q A Brackett and L T Lewis amid calls for resignation of President John G Carlisle and repayment of stock and salaries. A new board including KB Holdridge MA Rourke Francis Wilder Jacob Mitchell and L Trevor Lewis was elected, with Mitchell as treasurer and Baldwin as clerk. The board will meet in New York city tomorrow.
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Lewis
New York
Robert H. Montgomery
John G. Carlisle
Secretary of the Treasury
Brackett
Walter I. Badger
Boston
KB. P. Holdridge
M. A. Rourke
Pittsburg
Penn
Francis C. Wilder
Jacob W. Mitchell
L. Trevor Lewis
Mitchell
W. H. Baldwin
Portland
New York City
Carlisle
Cusick Likely Dem Candidate for Dorchester Senate Seat
John F. Cusick appears likely to be the Democratic nominee for the Senate in the Dorchester district formerly represented by Edward Callender. Ward 20 backs his bid while Alderman Hennessey signals support and ex-Alderman Stewart plans a Republican challenge, making a lively race ahead.
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John F. Cusick
Senate
Dorchester
Edward Callender
Ward 20
Cusick
William Hennessey
Callender
Joseph Stewart
B. and M. Engineer Kills Himself
Fred Keach 42, once of Springfield Mass and a 16 year B and M railroad engineer, shot himself in South Manchester Conn on June 13. Temporary insanity is named as the cause. He leaves a family.
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Manchester
Conn
Fred Keach
Springfield
Mass
Boston & Maine Railroad
Boston Republicans weigh convention chairmanship options
Boston Republicans aligned with the State committee discuss who should hold the convention chair this year. Names include Edwin A Curtis ex Judge Dewey and Michael J Murray with former Governor Bates also mentioned. Some see mayoral politics influencing the choice and others caution delaying selection until July.
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Boston
State Committee
Edwin A. Curtis
Dewey
Michael J. Murray
Bates
Batesman
Murray
Curtis
Luce Backs Hall for Republican Lieutenant Governor
Somerville Rep Luce, a Republican House leader, endorses Councillor Frederick Hall of Taunton for lieutenant governor and Mellen A. Pingree of Haverhill for attorney general. He elevates Hall and Pingree amid factional lines, opposing Draper and his platform.
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Luce
Somerville
Frederick 8. Hall
Taunton
Mellen A. Pingree
Haverhill
Malone
General Champlin
Pingree
French and Sanderson
Draper
Dr Gerry Eyes Boston Reform Run For City Hall
An earnest talk by Dr BE Gerry from Jamaica Plain outlines a plan to run Boston like a business, inspect auditor’s reports, and seek an honest, profit minded city administration to cut waste and restore public trust. He hints at a party candidate and rallying voters around a reform agenda.
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Boston
BE. Peabody Gerry
Jamaica Plain
City Hall
Board of Strategy
Gerry
Goetting Chosen by Gillett for Lieutenant Governor
Springfield June 13 Congressman Gillett backs Colonel A H Goetting for Lieutenant Governor citing pledge not to seek Governor, opposition to heir apparent system, and Goetting's party service and reform platform. He argues the Governor should be chosen on merit, not as an implied succession.
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Springfield
Philippines
Gillett
A. H. Goetting
Goelling
Goetting
Commonwealth
Colonel Goetting
Massachusetts
Dingley
Democratic candidates named for Governor nomination list tallies
A compiled list names numerous Boston and state figures as possible Democratic gubernatorial nominees. Included are General Nelson Miles, Colonel Albert Pope, Mayors Collins and Daly, ex-mayors Quincy Matthews and McNamee, John R. Thayer, George Williams, and Charles Adams among others.
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Nelson A. Miles
Boston
Albert A. Pope
Cohasset
Patrick A. Collins
Moses Williams
Moses Stevens
North Andover
Samuel Stevens
Josiah Quincy
Nathan Matthews
Bos
Ton
John R. Thayer
Worcester
Laurence Minot
Gamaliel Bradford
George A. Schofield
Ipswich
Charles W. Bartlett
Democratic Candidate Field Expands for Governor
A Democratic strategist lists numerous gubernatorial possibilities with Colonel Gaston as the campaign front runner. Names include Winslow Warren of Dedham a trusted lawyer, Governor Douglas and Cambridge Mayor Daly among others. The discussions also nod to Representative George A. Schofield whose support could mobilize military and labor voters.
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Colonel Pope
Douglas
Winslow Warren
Dedham
McKinley
Gaston
John H. H. McNamee
Cambridge
Los Angeles
Daly
George A. Schofield
Ipswich
Voters may change party affiliation by June 26
On June 2 the last voter in Boston who plans to switch party affil iation for the state primaries will go to the election commissioners to record the change from Democrat to Republican or vice versa.
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Boston
Election Commissioners
Betsy Ross on Flag Day Imagined Interview
A playful piece imagines Betsy Ross commenting on Flag Day June 14 as the 128th anniversary of the flag. The story contrasts her pride in the flag with modern changes, recalls her Philadelphia flag making, and ends with a child chastised for dirtying a small flag.
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United States
Betsy Ross
the Stars and Stripes
Betsy
Granny
Roosevelt to Speak in Pittsfield and North Adams Visit
President Roosevelt plans a 10 minute address in Pittsfield at Union station on the 22nd after arriving from North Adams at 2 35 p m. Senator Crane to introduce him. Mayor Bagg to greet the president. In North Adams the president will speak at 1 40 p m on the 22d as he passes through the city. A lightning strike hit the Advent Church in Eliot Maine, firefighters extinguished the blaze with 50 volunteers. damage minor.
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Pittsfield
Roosevelt
Union Station
Consolidated Railroad
North Adams
Allen H. Bagg
W. Murray Crane
George P. Lawrence
Williamstown
Eliot
Advent
Prostrated by Heat: Brooks Overcome on Hanover Street
Wilmart W. Brooks aged 74 of 5 Middle Street Stoneham collapsed from heat on Hanover Street opposite Station 1. Patrolman Becker found him semi conscious and took him to the station for aid.
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Wilmart W. Brooks
Middle Street
Stoneham
Hanover Street
Becker
Brooks
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U.S. Bankers Corporation
Governor Brackett
Mr. Carlisle
Washington
Badger
Suffolk
Luce Favors Hall
W.l.douglas
W. L. Douglas
Ray
N.D
L. Douglas
Brockton
Eet
Summer Street
Court Street
Washington St
the Alliance
Corona Colt
DR. Gerry
van Camp
Van
Robert M. Burnett
Southboro
George Fred Williams
James B. Carroll
Charles Francis Adams
Augustine J. Daly
William A. Gastop
William L. Douglas
New England
Post Young Woman
Wraith of
the Post Young Woman
Navy
Philadelphia
Sen. Crane
Eliot, ME
X-Zalia Corporation
Batterymarch St
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