Battles form over Democratic city committee wards
Nominations for Democratic city committee members closed after 5 PM with many wards facing contests. Charlestown dominates the fight with Corbett and Hayes factions clashing, while Ward 6 shows harmony. The lengthy tickets list candidates and ward-specific lines from East Boston, Ward 3, Ward 4, and others, outlining the contested races and key personalities involved.
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Democratic City Committee
Corbett
Charlestown
Hayes
James E. Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald
Daniel J. McLaughlin
Daniel J. McLaughlin Have Joined Hands. the Hon. P. Maguire and W. S. McNary
John H. Lee
East Boston
Hugh McClellan
William
John W. O'Neil
Alderman Mahoney
O’neil
Ernest €. Marshall
Miller
P. J
Cunningham
Caucus Officers Named for May 2 Caucuses
President Donovan appointed wardens clerks and inspectors for the May 2 caucuses. Protests arose over ex-Representative D. J. Kinnally serving as warden. Patrick F. O'Connor was selected. Each ward lists designated officials including wardens clerks and multiple inspectors across twenty wards.
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Christopher F. Skelly
John H. Mulhern
Daniel J. Daly
Henry
John J. Cunningham
Edward T. Shields
Win A. Hallett
Edward F. Blake
Charlies M. Nixon
Walter J. Burns
William L. O’connor
Joseph J. May
Joseph I. Foley
John J. Redding
Anthony F. McCabe
John F. Kelliher
Clement J. Driscoll
Luther Anthony
Edward
James E. Ward
Michael Coughlin
George D. O'Brien
James H. Ratigan
John F. Callahan
John Doonan
William J
Robert C. McDonald
Frank J. Dunham
William. A. Chamberlain
Samuel J. Craddock
Jeremiah Bradley
John J. Kenney
James E. Murphy
Thomas C. Sullivan
Patrick H. A. McCarthy
James F. Kelley
I. L. Williams
John Walsh
James H. Flannagan
John Burke
George H. Kelley
E. H. Nelligan
William J. Warren
Andrew H. Ward
Michael Connors
Ae BK. Muldoon
James J. McNelley
John WW
Nna
Donovan
Cox-Dean
D. J. Kinnally
Patrick F. O’connor
James
Joseph J. Manning
Williams
Harber
Thomas F. Rice
James H. Conley
James F. Anderson
Peter McCann
Daniel I. Collins
James D. Christie
Thomas J. Mahoney
James J. Phelan
John F. Hawkins
Joseph J. O'Callaghan
William J. Campin
William B. Mahoney
David J. Gillespie
Thomas Clougherty
Thomas D. Leahy
Andrew A. Badarraccco
Patrick F. Googin
Richard EF. O'Neil
Patrick J. Carroll
Edward Moran
William J. Foley
John J. McGonigle
Daniel ©. McGilliddy
George H. Prince
John W. Harris
Bernard J. Dowd
Charles J. Lloyd
William H. Roth
Henry J. Riley
Thomas A. Gorman
Arthur A. Griffin
William A. Duffy
Thomas F. Neville
Charles W. Friel
James Murphy
Dennis H. Gleason
Thomas J. Kelcher
Matthew Fallon
Emory
Spear
James W. Barry
Thomas Murphy
William F. Carmody
John
Charles M. Cabot
Walter H. Reynolds
William S. Mitchell
David H. Coolidge, Jr
James J. Welch
William H. Cunningham
Julian Codman
Thomas O'Callaghan, Jr
George M. Randall Morse
Warden
James F. Cloney
John BE. Crowley
James Curley
Patrick @. Kenney
Charles J. McHugh
Timothy J. Dwyer
Andrew J. Nolan, Jr
John D. Meany
Charles F. Hayes
Joseph Mullen
Charles J. Regan
Michael J. Meliedy
John J. Lee
Patrick H. Toole
Philip J. Donelly
John F. McNamara
James F. Curran
John L. Bresnahan
John O'Hara
Patrick F. O'Connor
John J. Murphy
John K. Pike
William F. Marrow
Charles J. Reagan
William J. Dinneen
Frank L. McArdle
Thomas H. Ryan
Patrick J. Hartnett
Timothy J. Shea
John T. Hurley
J. Frank Riley
John D. Fenton
Matthew J. Myer
Iliam L. White
William H. Farrell
Charles A. Wormers
Paul PD. Kane
James A. Cully
Joseph A. Callaghan
James M. Lane
Thomas F. Donovan
Hugh J. Young
Joan H. Kenney
Patrick H. Higgins
Frank A. Corcoran
James Dolan
John S. McDonough
Edward A. Boyle
William Burns
Philip D. McCarthy
J. J. Driscoll
Lawrence Cunningham
Edward K. Woods
John J. Hoper
Joseph J D
Michael H. Dwyer
Joseph P. Glyn
Jamess. Flynn
Thomas IF. Dolan
John D. Conor
Daniel E. Fallon
P. F. Finneran
Patrick H. Raftery
John Hayes
Daniel Sullivan
William H. Murray
Francis Cogan
Charles W
Coronation Arrivals Mark Moscow Coronation Week
World figures gather in Moscow for the Czar’s coronation ceremonies. Li Hung Chang arrives with a grand suite, with Yamagata and Roumanian crown prince among notables. The imperial train arrives amid massed crowds and royal pageantry at Smolensky station.
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Moscow
Li Hung Chang
China
Yamagata
Japan
Roumania
Jajera
Spain
St. Petersburg
Smolensky
Tver Street
Sergius
Klin
Russia
Vladimir
Petroffsky Palace
Constantin, Paul and
Michael
Prince George
Greece
Garde du Corps
Hussars
Probajenskyy
Prince Henry
Prussia
Emperor William
Grand Duke of Oldenburg
Duchess of Connaught
Queen Victoria
Princess of Wales
Empire
Cronstadt
Impromptu horn concert on Newton court night
In Newton on May 18 a court session heard Dr John B French Mrs John French Aubrey Litchfield Mrs Aubrey Litchfield Katherine Everett and Dr Isaac Russell called by the clerk. A crowd disrupted by tin horns and music was halted by officers after patrols halted a procession through Newton Centre Newton High lands West Newton and Newtonville. Six carriages were surrounded. the sextet surrendered and were fined small sums for their actions.
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Newton
John B. French
John French
Aubrey Litchfield
Katherine Everett
Isaac Russell
Burke
Newton Highlands
West Newton
Purcell
Kyte
Washington Street
Newtonville
Tapley
Clay
Station 1
Highway Department
One Mile of Fire Threatens Plymouth and Wareham
A massive forest fire from Wareham converges on Plymouth sweeping toward Sparrows Hill and Summer Street. Fire wards battle flames near Dr. Johnston Brown’s house and St. Joseph Cemetery, with two arms of fire edging Oak Ridge. Fire support includes Chemical 2 and Steamer 1, 1200 feet of hose, and brave crews turning back the blaze.
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Plymouth
Maple Spring
Wareham
Cape
Nelson Feaver
Tremont Road
Sparrows Hill
Summer Street
Johnston Brown
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Chemical 2
Dr. Brown
B. Marston Watson
Oak Ridge
Stumptown
B. Strong
Jane Harper
Fire Destruction Spreads Across Town Lines
A fierce blaze driven by a high variable wind forced fire departments from Andover North Reading Reading and Wakefield to battle the flames on all sides. Fire extends toward Middleton crossing the Andover line. Estimates of damage run into thousands.
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Brother
Whitehouse
Andover
North Reading
Reading
Wakefield
Middleton
Andover And North Reading Forest Fire Destroys Homes
A vast May fire roared along the Andover to North Reading line burning three houses two barns and a greenhouse. Asa Goulds farm buildings were lost and Mrs Gould saved herself with ten cattle escaping from the barn. Milo H Goulds blacksmith shop and contents perished while other structures suffered heavy damage. Brown's saw mill in Wilmington burned and lumber losses reached large totals amid fierce winds and flickering flames along Salem and North Reading roads.
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Lawrence
Andover
Wilmington
Middletown
North Reading
Salem Road
Western Union
Asa Gould
Reading Road
Gould
Henry Mitchell
Brown
Roy Ny
Willard Turner
D. Baton
Reading
Woburn
North
West Peabody
Boston & Maine Railroad
Carpenter & Holt
E. H. Parker
Charles F. Brown
Chemical Works
Loring
Mr. Meek
William H. Falvey
Lynnfield
Martin’s Pond
Henry E. Gould
Milo Gould
Irving Batchelder
William Holt
Wakefield
W. Rogers
Long Hill
R. Mitchell
Gilchrist
Camp Oakum
Otis Ruggles
Destructive camp fire devastates Reading region
A massive forest and property fire roared through Reading and nearby towns starting near the Woburn line, burning eight miles and destroying hundreds of cords of wood, acres of forest, fences, barns, a mill, and many outbuildings. Dozens of homes and businesses were threatened. casualties include several firemen injured or killed, with bodies found in ruins as crews battled the blaze into the night.
Fire at Sudbury Street foundry sparks five story blaze
Firemen battled a lively blaze last night on the fifth floor of a brick building at 2 Sudbury street contained to the brass foundry of William Hall. Alarm from Box 21 at 8 15 pm brought prompt response and water flooding damaged the upper and lower floors. Loss likely under 8000 dollars. Cause believed overheated metal pot. In South Boston a fire destroyed the Dungarven block on West First street damaging tenements. incendiary origin suspected.
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Sudbury Street
William Hall
Ingalls & Hendricken
James McLean
A. Wentworth
Dungarven
West First Street
Boston
Moses, Stearns & Soloman
New York
Washington's Holocaust Fire Devastates Block Near Smithsonian
A fierce blaze swept a block of commercial buildings opposite the Smithsonian on May 18 in Washington. Three firemen killed by collapsing walls. losses exceed 200,000 dollars. Lightning reportedly struck wires feeding a postal telegraph sub-station, igniting highly flammable stock along Louisiana Avenue Ninth and Tenth streets and nearby squares.
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Washington
Smithsonian Institution
Centre Market
Louisiana Avenue
Ninth
Tenth
No. 8
Forest Fires Rage Across Several Towns on May 18
Fire departments fought multiple forest blazes in Abington Haverhill South Hingham Peabody Amesbury and nearby areas. Losses included homes in Abington valued around 3500 while Peabody reported extensive woodlands and outbuildings burned. No serious injuries reported.
Walden Lake Woods Fire Sweeps 1000 Acres
A daytime wildfire around Lake Walden in Concord scorched over 1000 acres of timberland and destroyed hundreds of cords of wood. Pines near Thoreau’s hermitage and Mrs. Forbes parkway were burned. aid arrived from Concord Junction, Lincoln, and a Fitchburg rail special with fifty men from Waltham. The blaze crossed Walden street and drove toward the Lexington line, harming estates of Emerson’s heirs, Hon. George Derby, and R. F. Wood.
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Concord
Lake Walden
Thoreau
W. H. Forbes
Concord Junction
Lincoln
McManama
Fitchburg Railroad
Waltham
Walden Street
Sandy Pond Road
Old Cambridge Turnpike
Lexington
Ralph Waldo Emerson
George Derby
R. F. Wood
Rain The Savior Brings Calm To Calais Fire Front
A heavy shower in Calais Me last night halted fires that have raged for four days. Hundreds of men battled the blazes as the city faced a near encirclement. Without rain, only the river may check the flames.
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Calais
M E Conference Ballots For Bishops Move Through Ninth and Tenth
In Cleveland Ohio on May 18 the M E general conference drew a large crowd as Bishop John P. Newman presided. Delegates Morris and Perkins were presented with Morris returning after prior omission. Ninth and tenth ballot tallies show Buttz leading with 334 needed for election, Cranston and McCabe close behind. proposal to postpone to 1900 defeated.
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Cleveland
M. E. General Conference
John P. Newman
Dr. Morris
A. B. Perkins
Church South
Morris
H. A. Buttz
Earl Cranston
C. C McCabe
J. W. EB. Bowen
T. B. Neeley
J. W. Hamilton
Isaac P. Teeter
Iowa
Buttz
Cranston
McCabe
Hamilton
Bowen
Neeley
C. W. Smith
Berry
Cyclone's Fury Devastates Reserve Texas Town
A cyclone in Reserve Kansas Texa s left four dead and twenty injured in a town of about 300 with twelve severely hurt. Only three buildings remain standing as a schoolhouse hospital takes in the wounded. Names include Tehune Ryder Sweeney Parker Rydner and Phillips amid grim injuries and expected fatalities. Relief funds of 25000 and 1,000,000 in property losses are noted.
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Reserve
Kan
Tehune
Ryder
Phillips
Ralph Sweeney
Parker
Four Dead in Tie Storm Hits Falls City Nebraska
May 18 Falls City Neb reports a severe storm demolishing multiple structures. Mr and Mrs Hinton injured as homes and depots are wrecked. Eight houses destroyed between Falls City and the Kansas line. Dead include Mrs Dan Saylor Miss Schock a boy Holyeck and Mrs William Brannon. Rhodeses among the injured and not expected to recover. Crops and fruit trees severely damaged.
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Falls City
Neb
Hinton
Burlington
Meyer
Brackhan
Kansas Line
Dan Saylor
Schock
Holyeck
William Brannon
Rhodes
Sherman relief fund amid disaster toll rising
In Denison Texas on May 18 officials report Sherman has 100 dead and 150 wounded with property losses at 175. The broader area totals 260 dead and a million dollars in property losses across Texas and Indian Territory. A relief fund of 25 000 dollars is set for Sherman.
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Denison
Tex
Sherman
Texas
Indian Territory
Wind storm devastates Michigan fruit and infrastructure
Reports from across Michigan detail extensive damage from yesterday's wind storm. Shiawassee County estimates half the fruit crop ruined and shade trees badly hit. Buildings lost roofs in spots. At Point-au-Barque a new hotel frame was blown down injuring Herman Wend.
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Detroit
Michigan
Shiawassee County
Point-au-Barques
Herman Wend
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