Ward 8 Democrats Rally Behind George Fred Williams
About 200 supporters attended at the American House for a Ward 8 Democratic League rally endorsing George Fred Williams. Speakers praised honest legislation, attacked corruption, and urged citizen participation while noting Republican failures and potential city victory.
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Democratic League of Ward 8
American House
George Fred Williams
Samuel Sackmary
Louis Birnbaum
Henry George
New York
Messrs
Henry A. Koch
Pierre Humbert, Jr
John F. Nickerson
Daniel D. Rourke
Philip J. Doherty
William F. Donovan
Lomasney
John Sherman
Bryan
Ohio
Illinois
Rourke
Suffolk
Oliver Downing
Massachusetts
Mr. Downing
United States
William A. Baker
Ward 18 smoke talk features Williams Association speakers
About 300 young men attended at G A R Hall Washington Street to hear Congressman Clarence Atkinson of New Jersey and John F Nickerson of the Massachusetts Bimetallic League. James A Watson presided. George Fred Williams sent a letter of regret. Nickerson denounced Secretary Sherman and Rothschilds. Atkinson criticized Boston corporations for granting franchises and municipal ownership ideas.
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Williams Association
Ward 18
G. A. R. Hall
Washington Street
Dudley
Yesteryd
Clarence BE
Atkinson
New Jersey
John F. Nickerson
Massachusetts Bimetallic League
James A. Watson
George Fred Williams
Watson
Williams
Nickerson
John Sherman
United States Senate
Pierpont
Boston
West End
Soncena
Farnham letter defends Krebs ticket claims
A letter to the editor by A H Farnham denounces a circular against colleague Krebs on the republican ticket. Farnham asserts the campaign shows policy to his satisfaction and counters insinuations about neglecting his interests.
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Lranz . Krebs
Farnham Invites Support From Ward 9 Republicans
The text shows H. Farnham as a regular Republican candidate for representative in Ward 9 and appeals for support. It notes a political bid and the backing of local GOP supporters.
Community meeting backs Bresnahan in Ward 13 race
A meeting at the Glenwood rooms 153 Dorchester avenue yesterday endorsed Hugh W Bresnahan for Representative in Ward 13. The Columbia Quartet and Glenwood Trio performed with speakers J Kelley T J Collins A J Rehill Patrick Ryan M V Moloney and P Coyle presiding.
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Glenwood
Dorchester Avenue
Hugh W. Bresnahan
Columbia Quartet
Glenwood Trio
J. Kelley
T. J. Collins
A. J. Rehill
Patrick Ryan
M. V. Moloney
P. Coyle
Rally for Shannon in Jackson Hall in Ward 6
A rally will be held in Jackson Hall at the corner of Charter and Hanover streets this evening at 8 oclock in support of Councilman Shannon of Ward 6 the Democratic candidate for the House. Speakers include John A. Ryan James A. Doyle and Mr Shannon if health permits.
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Jackson Hall
Charter and
Hanover Streets
Shannon
Ward 6
John A. Ryan
James A. Doyle
Mr. Shannon
Williams at Newtonville Democratic Rally Set
A Democratic rally will be held Monday November 1 at Temple Hall Newtonville. It is expected that George Sread Williams will be present with speakers William H. Baker Charles E. Farrington and Harry Lloyd.
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Temple Hall
Newtonville
George [S'Read Williams
William H. Baker
Charles E. Farrington
Harry Lloyd
Independent candidate challenges ward leader in Boston meeting
John F. Connor, independent candidate for Representative in Ward 8, addressed a Democratic club room and rebutted Senator Lomasney’s attack. M. W. Brock predicted Lomasney’s defeat while praising Mayor and accusing him of maneuvering Dono van’s withdrawal. Connor vowed to show voters that Lomasney controls the Democratic vote and argued against the single chamber bill to curb machine politics.
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John F. Connor
Democratic Club
Lomasney
M. W. Brock
W. J. Donovan
the Senate
John F. Ufo
Boston
Ward 8
Hogan
Riley
Harvard man killed by trolley on Leominster train
Scott Kirby of Harvard Massachusetts, 35, was instantly killed when an electric car struck him as he slept on the tracks late last night on the Leominster and Clinton railway. He never regained consciousness.
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Leominster
Scott Kirby
Harvard
Mass
Clinton
Memory Service for General Neal Cow in Chelsea
Special services were held yesterday afternoon at Cary Avenue Baptist Church Chelsea to honor the life of General Neal Cow. The event, under the auspices of local temperance groups, featured appropriate music and a memorial address by Rev. C C Pierce. Rev A A Williams of Lynn presided and Rev Charles A Place of Chelsea offered prayers.
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Neal Cow
Cary Avenue Baptist Church
Chelsea
A. A. Williams
Lynn
Charles A. Place
First Unitarian Church
C. C. Pierce
Gaelic School Session at Herigena Hall
Yesterday afternoon the Gaelic School held a weekly session in Herigena Hall at 45 Eliot Street. P. J. O Daly led the classes while John M. Doran and Michael A. Hurley, the superintendent, showcased derivations of Irish place names. Readings and songs featured Jeremiah Sullivan John M. Doran Jeffrey Keating Michael A. Hurley and the Misses Murray from Dorchester.
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Herigena Hall
Eliot Street
P. J. O’daly
John M. Doran
Michael A. Hurley
Ireland
Jeremiah Sullivan
Jeoffrey Keating
Misses Murray
Dorchester
Constitution Social and Athletic Club Formed in North End
Fifty young men gathered yesterday at the birthplace of the old ship Constitution to form the Constitution Social and Athletic Club in the North End.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constitution
North End
Constitution Social and Athletic Club
Hood Pills Prompt Life Change Through Stomach Health
An early advertisement extols Hood pills for their prompt healthful action on the stomach kidneys and bowels claiming they transform life by improving digestion and vitality. The brief ad notes the product’s benefits and urges trial.
Peary Outlines Hopes Plans For Pole Expedition
Lt Peary describes Greenland work last summer and meteorite find. He proposes to establish a colony in northeast Greenland with Eskimo help and sled toward the pole, returning if weather fails, aiming for a five year run with ships and dogs. He discusses Andree Nansen and pole value, plus the Fram drift and future routes from Greenland.
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Tremont Theatre
Peary
Greenland
Andree
Nansen
North Pole
Polar
Cape York
Pole
Sierra
Siberian
Fram
It Makes Red Blood Red Sealed Postum Packages
All genuine Postum cereal coffee packages carry a red seal and the slogan It Makes Red Blood. The label emphasizes purity and healthful qualities of the product.
McKinley Attends Walnut Hill Church Service in Cincinnati
President McKinley and his party attend morning services at Walnut Hill Methodist Episcopal Church Cincinnati. Crowds gathered front doors before 10 o'clock as doors opened at 10 30. The President and party sat near the pew reserved for them after a ceremonial greeting. Mrs McKinley stayed home due to ill health. After service the group dined with Schmidlapp guests and traveled to Canton for the election period.
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Cincinnati
McKinley
Walnut Hill Methodist Episcopal Church
Foraker
John Simpkinson
Augustus Wessel
J. Addison Porter
Myron
T. Herrick
Cleveland
J. C. Schmidlapp
G. W. Dubois
Richardson
United States
Blanco Takes Cuba Governorship as Weyler Surrenders
The Spanish cruiser Alfonso XII on sighting off Havana carries Marshal Blanco the new Governor-General of Cuba. Weyler resigns his command after a ceremonial transfer. Blanco is greeted by crowds and sworn in at the palace before reviewing troops.
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Madrid
Havana
Marshal Blanco
Cuba
Weyler
Alfonso Trece
Marquis Ahumada
Navarro
Blanco
New York
Josephine Thompson
Philaelphia
Constable Hook
N. J
John Garrett
Kiss Record Between Anna Held and Julius Steger Ends in Collapse
New York report details a wager at the Hotel Martin where Julius Steger kissed Anna Held 156 times before the exhausted actress admitted defeat. Ziegfeld oversaw the bet as the doctor and counter tallied each kiss, the room silent except for a ticking clock.
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New York
Anna
Julius Steger
Martin
Mr. Ziegfeld
Mlle. Held
Steger
Ziegfeld
Held
Miss Held
Anna Held
Milo
Mr. Steger
Mlle
Third Victory at Simla Crest Captured by Westmacott
A dispatch from Karappa reports General Westmacott advancing to Arhanga Pass and seizing the village. The crest was reached and the pass captured by 10:30 a.m. with minimal British losses. The Mullah of Saidakkar fled to Jelalabad while Sir William Lockhart moves into the Afridi region. The Afghan Amir received Afridi and Orakzai envoys at Cabul on the 17th.
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Simla
Karappa
Arhanga Pass
Westmacott
Saidakkar
Jelalabad
William Lockhart
Ameer
Afghanistan
Cabul
Norway to Charter Relief Steamer for Andree Expedition
The government orders a state funded relief expedition to aid U R Andree the aeronaut who launched his balloon at Spitzbergen on July 11. A relief steamer will depart Tromsoe in three days to reach Spitzbergen and provision the Arctic venture for six months.
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Christiania
Tromsoe
Norway
Herr Andree
Spitzbergen
North Pole
Tromsoe Island
Boy Shot In Vengeful Revolver Assault case
James R. Murphy a 15 year old of 16 Bottom Street South Boston was arrested after a quarrel with 17 year old John Griffin led Murphy to return home with a revolver. He shot 8 year old Simon Delaney at 173 West Second Street injuring his shoulder. Delaney was treated at City Hospital. Eddy was held by police.
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James R. Murphy
Bottom Street
Boston
Simon Delaney
West Second Street
Murphy
John Griffin
Griffin
Delaney
Eddy
Georgetown Town Clerk Hiram Harriman Dies at 60
Hiram Harriman longtime Georgetown Advocate proprietor collapsed at Town Hall this morning while making election preparations. He was 60 and leaves a daughter.
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Georgetown
Hiram Harriman
Harriman
Death by Own Action Doubtful in Honolulu Case
Cleveland readers question the report of Samuel Muhlhauser Jr attempting suicide in Honolulu. He is the son of the late Samuel Muhlhauser, a wealthy woollen mill owner, who traveled to the Hawaiian Islands seeking health.
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Cleveland, CO
Samuel Muhlhauser
Honolulu
Hawaiian Islands
Measurements Taken At Murder Scene At 5 Myrtle Street
Police inspectors yesterday measured the vestibule at 5 Myrtle street where Mrs. Katherine F. Murphy was killed by Mrs. Nellie T. Peterkin. They aim to determine shooter positions from bullet holes as evidence for the hearing. The revolver was purchased at Samuel Cohen's 46 Merrimac street at 11 o'clock Saturday. Special Officer Gilmore continues to work the case.
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Myrtle Street
Katherine F. Murphy
Nellie T. Peterkin
Samuel Cohen
Merrimac Street
Gilmore
New England Cotton Men Tour Asheville Prospects
President R W Eaton and thirty five association members toured Asheville N C examining manufacturing advantages. They praised the city and travel on invitation of the Southern railway. The group will visit Spartanburg Greenville Columbia and other points as they consider moving mills South or starting cotton operations locally.
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Asheville
N. C
R. W. Eaton
New England Cotton Manufacturers’ Association
Southern Territory
Southern Railway
Spartanburg
Greenville
Columbia
New England
Mysterious Death in Barn Near Mars ton s Corner
Joseph Clough of Auburn died in a barn at Mars ton s Corner this afternoon under suspicious circumstances. He rode there with Dell and Andrews of Auburn, fell ill, and expired shortly after. Coroner Plummer notified, Dr. Larrabee examined, and an inquest ordered. A bottle of liquor was found and will be analyzed for poison. He was 33 and had a good reputation.
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Lewiston
Joseph Clough
Auburn
Marston’s Corner
Dell and Andrews
Plummer
Larrabee
Stolen money returned by postal clerk in Cheyenne
Walter R. Houghton a Cheyenne postal clerk who was jailed on charges of stealing a $15000 money order package then surrendered $14700 he had hidden at his home restoring part of the loss and ending the case.
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Cheyenne
Wryo
Walter R. Houghton
21 Year Old Girl Confesses Robbing Cordage Company
Miss Letha Day a 21 year old Everett resident who worked as a copyist and clerk at Sewall Day Cordage Company 45 Broad street confessed to stealing between 75 and 100 dollars over six months though the firm puts the total closer to 200 dollars Her arrest follows six weeks of police surveillance and a key and combination obtained from the manager and an office boy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Letha Day
Sewall & Day Cordage Company
Messrs. Sewell & Day
Standard Rope & Cordage Company of
New York
Miss Day
McCausland and Whitman
McCausland
Whitman
Broad Street
Inspector McCausland
Watts
Everett
French Leave: Two Prisoners Escape from Concord Reformatory
Two inmates Frank Baldwin and Arthur Brown escaped from the Concord reformatory after being assigned to the milking squad. Both had solid records and were due for release in about two months. They reportedly scaled a 12 foot barn fence and vanished into the woods as searchers scoured roads and surrounding woods.
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Concord
Reformatory
Frank Baldwin
Woburn
Arthur Brown
Springfield
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Geo. E. Foster
A. H. Farnham
I A
Reece H. Farnham
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Ward
Senator Lomasney
NEW Social Club
Andree and
Blackstone
Patrick Donahue
New England Road
National Educational Society
Hanover Street
Dr. ' Anne Eee
eeOs
Domestic Science
Postum
Marian A. McBride
Arlington Heights, Mass
Java
M’kinley
Anna Hed Gould
Kisser
France
Ziegfelu
Journal
Fifty-eighth Street
South
Westfield
Beaven
Monsignor Griffin
Worcester
Brockton
Jeremiah Aldrich
North Adams
American Wringer Company
Franklin Street
Arch Street
W. Cet. & CO
Hanover St
GEO, C. Goodwin & CO
Bobton Supply CO
School St
Cella
Concord Reformatory
May
Wilson Bros
Tremont Row
Ann McCaffrey
Main Street
Mendes
St. Ann's Church
Nework
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