Mock National Convention Nominates Reed by Acclamation
At Association Hall the mock convention pressed Reed as next U S President with a first ballot lead over McKinley and a strong second on another ballot. Delegates, including H. H. Longfellow and W. Morton, voiced speeches for Reed Morton and others as telegrams from Grover and Hanna sparked cheers. The event drew 538 delegates amid a brass band and female spectators.
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8. L. Cook
Association Hall
Thomas B. Reed
United States
Maine Statesman
Reed
McKinley
Kentucky
Frank C. Allen
W. J. Woolridge
S. J. Cook
Robert J. McJunkin
Western Union Telegraph Company
Grover
Morton
Mark Hanna
Leon Egges
Russell
Ih. E. Webber
I. Harris
H. T. Richardson
Harrison
Frank E. Clifford
W. L. McGregor
Allison
F. H. Tucker
Carlisle
E. H. Fletcher
F. H. Miller
Brother Shot Kills Boy in Maine Woodshed
In Gorham Maine Simon Fifield 14 was fatally shot by his brother Claude 18 while handling a 22 caliber revolver in a woodshed. The hammer snapped the pistol discharged the bullet struck Simon’s head. He died shortly before 2 o clock.
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Gorham
Simon Fifield
James J. Fifield
Claude
Fifields
Main Street
Simon
Pervere Huguley wed in Brookline church ceremony
Miss Alice Maude Huguley daughter of Colonel and Mrs Harrison W Huguley and Asa Everett Pervere of New Haven were married at Harvard Church Brookline with Rev Reuen Thomas and Rev Minot Savage officiating. The couple will reside in New York Brevoort House.
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Harvard
Brookline
Alice Maude Huguley
Harrison W. Huguley
Beacon Street
Asa Everett Pervere
New Haven
Reuen Thomas
Minot Savage
Lillian Jackson
Agnes Miller
Savin Hill
Jennie Rogers
Caroline Pervere
Cambridge
Elizabeth Gilbert
Charles Roff
Messrs
H. P. Blackinton
W. J. Archer
Blackinton
Mass
Alexander Bill
William M. Hannay
Boston
Harry Allen
Longwood
Herbert Lawton
Quincy
Howard Walton
New York
Joshua Atwood
Pervere
Brevoort House
Wollen Commission
Metropolis
Embezzlement Case Against Max Sobotki Arrested
Inspectors Glidden and Tryder yesterday arrested Max Sobotki of 3 Charter Place on a charge of embezzling 500 dollars on February 18 from Solomon Levy of 2 Orange Street. Levy's wife recently died and as her beneficiary he received a 500 dollar check from the Independent Order of Brith Abraham. Levy asked Sobotki to help cash the check, and after obtaining his indorsement Sobotki obtained the money and fled.
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Glidden
Tryder
Max Sobotki
Charter Place
Solomon Levy
Orange Street
Levy
Independent Order of Brith Abraham
Sobotki
Free transfer fight ends with committee vote in House
Lawmakers pressed for free transfers from the West End Street Railway as committee leaders pushed a late report. Rep Casey, sole dissenter, has long fought for the measure while others lean toward denying the request citing road security and timing concerns.
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Great Corporation
Mr. Casey
Boston
Chelsea
Malden
Newton
Somerville
Cambridge
Brookline
Casey
Great West End Street Railway Corporation
West End
House
Daniel D. Rourke
North End
Representative Rourke
Gallivan
Rourke
Meyer
Miller
Atherton
Malone
Messrs. Flint
Weymouth
Chandler
Felmont
George H. Mellen
Worcester
Daniel W. Allen
Lynn
West End Street Railway Company
Jealous lover steals church chalices in Charlestown
William O Grady confessed to stealing two gold plated chalices valued at $90 from St Catherine s Catholic Church on Bunker Hill Street. He broke into the sacristy after finding a basement door open and was arrested in a North End loan office while attempting to dispose of the items. He is 29 and was to be arraigned in Charlestown court this morning.
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William O'Grady
St. Catherine’s Catholic Church
Bunker Hill Street
Charlestown
O'Grady
Hines
Station 1
Schofield
O’grady
North End
Cain
Father Fitzgerald
St. Catherine’s Church
West End
Brockton Aldermen Confirm Fire Department Nominations
May 12 Brockton Aldermen confirmed Fire Chief nominations for Hancock engine company with H G Winsor as captain H L Allen as lieutenant William Sturtevant and G G Pettigrove as engineers A L Willis foreman Ralph Goodwin first assistant foreman H A Snow clerk and C Herbert Porter as registrar of voters Hearings on Brockton street railway track extension and on widening High street drew many residents.
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Brockton
Board of Aldermen
Fire Department
H. G. Winsor
H. L. Allen
William Sturtevant
G. G. Pettigrove
Hancock Engine Company
A. L. Willis
Ralph Goodwin
Ll. A. Packard
H. A. Snow
C. Herbert Porter
Brockton Street Railway
Everett and
Court Streets
High Street
Mob Pursued Him On Washington Street Strikes Spur Incident
In Lynn on May 12 a coal handler strike at Reed & Costo prompted Percy Wallon to replace a striker. Wallon was confronted by William Nolan, assaulted, and knocked down. A pursuing mob followed Wallon until Patrolman Kane found a 28 calibre revolver in Wallon's pocket. Both men were not fully described in the readable text.
Unveiling of Hancock Statue in Washington Parade Honors General Hancock
Washington observed a gala day as a bronze statue of General Winfield Scott Hancock was unveiled at 3 pm with President Cleveland presiding. A grand parade along Pennsylvania Avenue featured Major General Nelson A Miles and notable veterans, ending with Senator Palmer’s address praising Hancock’s Civil War leadership and civic virtues.
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Washington
Winfield Scott Hancock
Cleveland
White House
Pennsylvania Avenue
Nelson A. Miles
Army
John R. Brooke
Department of Dakota
Hancock
Miles
Second Army Corps
R. N. Batchelder
Francis A. Walker
Joseph S. Smith
Henry H. Bingham
John G. Hazard
Thomas L. Livermore
George A. Shallenberger
John Hancock
James D. Brady
Clayton McMichael
Finley Anderson
Charles Smart
William W. Miller
George A. Armes
John G. Pelton
Richard P. Strong
Israel Thicksteen
Charles S. McEntee
Albert Hunter
National Guard
District of Columbia
Congressional Commission
Sixth United States Cavalry
Third United States Artillery
United States Marine Corps Battalion
Society of the Third Army Corps
Military Order of the Loyal Legion
Grand Army of the Republic
Henry Y. Satterlee
D. D
Family of Nations
Marine
Glynn R. Hancock
United States Military Academy
United States
Palmer
Senator Palmer
Gettysburg
Jackson
Columbia
Marine Band
W. H. Gotwald
Potomac Post
Supreme Court
Sculptor Henry J. Ellicott and Hancock statue details
The rider would stand ten feet tall if upright and wears a broad brimmed square hat Hancock favored. Ellicott, born in Maryland in 1847, is noted for soldiers’ monuments at Greenwood and Calvary cemeteries in New York and Holyoke Mass. He also sculpted the large bronze group on the Equitable Building in this city.
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Hancock
New England
Henry J. Ellicott
Maryland
Greenwood
Calvary Cemeteries
New York
Holyoke
Mass
Wmquitable
Forest Fires Rampage Along Atlantic and Clearfield Counties
Fire sweeps Cape May and Atlantic counties destroying hundreds of thousands of dollars in timber and buildings. Oceanville Pleasantville Corsons Corners and nearby homes burn while Howard Young family escapes with injuries. In Clearfield County fires rage across the woods driven by strong winds threatening timber interests. Karthans and surrounding sawmills report heavy losses.
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Atlantic City
N. Y
Cape May County
Atlantic County
Oceanville
Jonathan Reed
Egg Harbor City
Elmwood
Pleasantville
Corson
Clearfield County
Karthans
Lick Run
Addicks on Top Fighting in Missouri Convention
Boston gas magnate Addicks dominated the Delaware Republican convention, controlling votes and strategy. The meeting featured uproar over primaries and the McKinley platform, with anti Addicks factions leaving in protest and delegates named for St. Louis amid tense scenes.
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Higgins
Hastings
William McKinley
Addicks
McKinley
Watson
United States
Washington Hastings
St. Louis
Newcastle County
J. Edward Addicks
Daniel E. Stewart
Kent County
J. Frank Allee
A. B. Connor
Sussex County
Hiram R. Burton
Caleb R. Layton
Reorganization of Boston School Music Department Approved
The Boston school committee and Board of Supervisors decide to place music under a single head with defined instructional methods. Other actions include festival date set for June 27 and naming Harvest Street School Roger Clapp School. Requests for bathing facilities, land acquisition for a Back Bay grammar school, and post graduate drawing courses are referred to various committees.
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Committee On Music
Board of Supervisors
Boston School Committee
Henry D. Huggan
Committee On
George W. Anderson
Paul Revere
Wells
Anderson
Fowler
Prince District
Back Bay
Board of Street Commissioners
William Wirt Warren
Waverly Street
Brighton
Political Economist M. Henri Cernusch died in Mentone
M Henri Cernusch, a noted political economist born in Milan in 1821 and naturalized French, died in Mentone yesterday. He joined the 1848 Italian revolutionary movement and later sought refuge in France after the restoration. He amassed a large fortune and in 1870 donated 160000 francs to the Comite anti Plebiscitaire before being expelled from France.
Police take charge at convention after ticket demand
In St. Joseph Missouri early today Editor Bittinger, head of the local arrangements committee, ordered police to guard the opera house and bar entry to non ticket holders after Chauncey I. Filley demanded all admission tickets be turned over to him. A heated exchange followed as delegates lined up.
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St. Louis
R. B. Kerens
Nathan Frank
Bettinger
State Committee
Chauncey I. Filley
Opera House
Stocker
St. Joseph
Richard Bartholdt
Buchanan
Kerens
Filleyites
William McKinley
ST. Joseph, Mo
Bittinger
Cleveland Out New Campaign Bid Said Impossible
Postmaster Washington Hesing of Chicago quotes President Cleveland telling a New York World correspondent he will not campaign again. He cites health as the sole bar to further public service and plans travel and easier living, declining any nomination.
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New York
Washington Hesing
Chicago
New York World
Cleveland
Republicans of 28th district back MecKinley second choice
In Auburn New York May 12 Republicans from the twenty eighth district held a mass meeting to instruct Representative Payne and State Senator Raines as delegates to the Louis convention to vote MecKinley second choice. Resolutions to its fleet were passed.
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Auburn
N. Y
Twenty-Eighth
Payne
Raines
MecKini R
Supreme Council opens A P A convention in Washington
The American Protective Association began its annual convention with a social session in Washington. Delegates from around the country discussed immigration restrict ion. Officials say no political actions occurred yet though a clash over Major McKinley looms Thursday. About 200 delegates attended as Dr Dunn arrived from Boston to discuss political matters.
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Washington
Supreme Council of the American Protective Association
McKinley
Boston
Dunn
Linton
Strikers Near Settlement with Master Masons On Job
Striking hoisting and portable engineers press for a swift settlement of wage and working condition disputes with master masons. They report a safety incident on the Lagrange street job where a engine operator let boiler water run low but continued work. Contractor James O'Donnell signed the agreement yesterday. more signings expected today.
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Lagrange Street
James O'Donnell
Glapp on Macbeth Lecture for Church Benefit
Henry A. Clapp delivered a Macbeth lecture at Mrs. George A. Meyer’s residence for the Church Temperance Coffee Rooms. He lauded the play as Shakespeare’s greatest work, praising Macbeth’s strength and will, Lady Macbeth’s fierce support, and the drama’s swift action and condensed scenes.
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George A. Meyer
Henry A. Clapp
Macbeth
Duncan
Shakspere
Waitresses Union Plans Card and Employment Bureau
At last nights meeting the Waitresses Union moved to adopt a union card for restaurants with fair wages and conditions. The card will be issued only to establishments employing union waitress girls and the public urged to patronize these places. Headquarters and an employment bureau will open at 77 Howard street with Miss Hester A Kirk in charge.
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Waitresses’ Union
Waiters’ Alliance
Howard Street
Hester A. Kirk
Death of George E. Newell, noted coal and lumber merchant
George E. Newell, a prominent coal and lumber merchant from Pawtucket, Rhode Island, died today at age 66 after a long illness from stomach cancer.
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Pawtucket
R. I
George E. Newell
Somerville School Board Raises Marriage Clause Ties
Teachers in Somerville faced ten day elections conditioned on remaining until year end unless marriage or professional opportunity intervened. Several accepted, two resigned, one accepted conditionally, others delayed. stories link engagements and marriages to responses. A Boston drug firm man and a Somerville educator figure in engagements while the board’s order draws mixed support.
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Somerville
Dickerman
Brimmer School
Durell
Bryant
Gordon A. Southworth
Boston
Veteran actor J H Stoddart feted at Playgoers Club reception
At yesterday afternoon’s reception the veteran actor J H Stoddart was guest of honor as many well known theatrical figures visited the Playgoers' Club rooms. Notables in attendance included James A Herne Joseph Proctor Eugene Ormonde Alice Fischer Grace Filkins Hilda Clark Grace P Atwell Louise Mackintosh Grace Mae Enneking Mrs Alfred Hudson Boyd Putnam Hon Thomas Riley Godfrey Morse and Mr Wiggin among others celebrated in the literary and theatrical world.
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J. H. Stoddart
James A. Herne
Joseph Proctor
Eugene Ormonde
Alice Fischer
Grace Filkins
Hilda Clark
Grace P. Atwell
Louise Mackintosh
Grace Mae Enneking
Alfred Hudson
Boyd Putnam
Thomas Riley
Godfrey Morse
Mr. Wiggin
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Mr. Addicks
United States Senate
G. W. Marshall
F. E. Bach
Higgins Republicans
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Pugh C. Brown
State House
Mr. Hastings
Delaware
Henry A. Dupont
Senate
Anthony Higgins
John Pilling
Paris L. Carlisle
Hiram Reedy
C. P. Swayns
George H. Hail
Politigal Economist
John O'Neil
Cow Pasture
Dorchester Avenue
Jacob J. Rowe
Newburyport
Jacob T. Rowe
Curtis
Rowe
Cumberland
Eunice Farell
Beecham
Ruggist’s
Filiey
M’kinley
A, P. A. Wen
Supreme Council
Glapp ON Macbeth
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Somervilé
Kingston
J. J. Holmes
Baptist Church
Mervin Hull
Mr. Pierce
Adams Lodge
Waterbury, Conn
Arthur Lord
Frank Brouillette
Melina St. Louis
Brouillette
Miss St. Louis
Rouland
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Moore
Manchester
N. H
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Union Publishing Company
Tampa
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