Organized Charity Officers Elected at British Society Meeting
The annual meeting of the British Charitable Society elected officers: President Thomas Merrell, Vice President Robert Provan M D, Treasurer Edwin Wilcock, Auditor A J Mercer, Physician A C Howard M D, Chaplain Rev Albert E George, Mt Hope Burial Lot Trustee Alexander McDonald, Relief Committee Chair R S Jones, and relief committee members for three years William Watson and George Jepson.
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The
British Charitable Society
Thomas Merrell
Robert Provan
M. D
Edwin Wilcock
A. J. Mercer
A. C. Howard
Albert E. George
Mt. Hope
Alexander McDonald
R. S. Jones
William Watson
George Jepson
Fall Through Basement Window Leaves Man Severed Ear
Thomas Watts aged 48 of 241 Federal Street was nearly fatally injured last evening at about 30 minutes to, when he lost balance on Bedford Street and fell through a basement window at 82 Bedford Street. His left ear was severed and a cavein narrowly avoided. He was taken to City Hospital.
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Thomas Watts
Federal Street
Bedford Street
Watts
City Ospital
Fire at 2 and 4 Flint Street in Somerville
Box 115 was rung for a Somerville house fire at 7:45 p m in house numbers 2 and 4 Flint Street owned by Charles T. Smith. The flames were extinguished with damage to the building and household effects totaling 200 dollars.
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Somerville
Flint Street
Charles T. Smith
Royalty’s Fads Run Across Europe Collectors
European royals maintain varied collecting passions with the Prince of Wales famed for pipes, the Marlborough House princess for silver, the Russian czarina for turquoises, the czar for stamps and eggs, the Italian queen for sovereigns’ gloves, and the German emperor and Romanian king for autographs.
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Europe
Marlborough House
Russia
Italy
Germany
Roumania
Never Equalled Democratic Enthusiasm Rushes New York
New York November 3 Tammany Hall held a mass meeting to ratify Cleveland and Stevenson nominations. An immense crowd filled the wigwam on Fourteenth street and surrounding blocks, with lights, rockets, bands, and cheers creating an unparalleled scene. Speakers from the main hall and basement Germans’ section voiced strong support for the ticket, while leaders and Senators Roesch Eustis and Carlisle addressed the crowd delivering a strong anti McKinley act and force bill message.
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Tammany Hall
Cleveland
Stevenson
Fourteenth Street
Tammany
Third
Fourth Avenue
Fourteenth
Fifteenth Street
Irving Place
George F. Roesch
Joseph J. O’donohue
United States
Eustis
Carlisle
Roesch
Joseph J. O'Donohue
O’donohue
Washington
Grover Cleveland
Gorman
Great Tribune
South
Blare and Blaze Parade Roster List of Local Cadet Units
An extended roster lists marching units across divisions including the Third Division with A. C. Benton as chief, the Fourth Division under O. Burdett, and multiple cadet, drum, and guard corps from Newton, Roxbury, Roslindale, and surrounding towns. Names such as J. Frank, W. E. Davis, J. W. Edmond, and M. L. Thomas appear among captains, marshals, and leaders with unit sizes ranging from 10 to 400 men. The document also notes bands, battalions, and clubs from Foxboro, Rockland, Stoughton, Waltham, and Portland.
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A. C. Benton
Marketmen’s Club
Jen P. Porter
Draper Aree
Harvey Lucas
Draper Cadets
Roxbury
I. S. Fist
Norfolk House Republicans
Roxury
W. E. Davis
Newton Centre
A. F. Bremer
J. R. Leeson
C. Stafford
Rush Guards
Roslindale
E. W. Jordan
Bush Guards
W. Whittimore
Hardman
Ward 9
Charles E. Green
Boylston Fife and Drum Corps
William E. Mack
Boylston Protective Association
Walter Marshbanks
Republican
O. Burdett
Aid
Edward W. Cate
Foxboro
R. M. Powers
Transparent Pictures
Harrison and Reid
Foxboro Company
J. F. Williams
Rockland
Henry Hunt
Rockland Battalion
E. J. Brown
E. A. Morse
G. Furnside
Stoughton
J. Scannell
World’s Largest Ships Highlight 19th Century Fleet
The piece details La France as the largest sailing vessel at 375 feet with a 3600 ton net gauge and 6100 ton burden. It carried 6000 tons of coal Cardiff to Rio Janeiro, averaging 12.5 knots for 33 days. It notes Britain’s largest sailing ship Liverpool at 333 feet and 3330 tons, a four master with iron hull, and the largest British wooden ship Three Brothers at 2968 tons. America’s Shenandoah is cited as the biggest wooden vessel, exceeding 5000 tons cargo capacity.
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la France
Cardiff
Rio Janeiro
Liverpool
America
Shenandoah
Prayer meeting ends as politics are barred
In New Jersey a Democratic brother prayed for the party to hang together and a Republican shouted amen. The Democrat softened the request to seek accord and concord. The Republican quipped any cord will do. The pastor then ruled that politics be kept out of future prayer meetings.
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New Jersey
Notable writers and curious collectors in 19th century culture
Sardou’s fine handwriting is legible only under magnification. Lord Randolph Churchill reportedly owns a cabinet with a tooth from every animal he has shot, plus teeth from many noted criminals hanged. Dickens allegedly created 1425 characters across his twenty four books, the largest tally among writers.
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Sardou
Lord Randolph Churchill
Charles Dickens
To the Editor of the Post Reader Letter
A reader commends the Post for clean journalism and its campaigns such as Carney Hospital mileage tickets and pictorial lessons on the McKinley tariff, praising the paper's avoidance of sensationalism and its beneficent approach.
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the Post
The
Post
Carney Hospital
City Reader
Longest Tunnel Under Construction at Simplon
Work has begun on the Simplon tunnel which will be the longest in the world at 12.6 miles once finished. The project is expected to take eight years and a half to complete.
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Simplon
Harvard Delegation in Red Robes Fireworks Parade
A Harvard delegation appeared in gay red gowns and caps led by a tall tally-ho and a white wig entourage with torches and fireworks. They made a grand though disorderly display as the crowd drank openly, bottles of whiskey visible among the ranks and in conveyances, giving the impression of a mob rather than a formal procession.
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Harvard
Counting the Procession Torchlights and a 6480 Man Count
A reporter on Columbus avenue attempted to tally a torchlight procession. He faced delays from a protective police officer and a distracted horse, wore down two new pencils, and ended with a nose burned by a Harvard senior. In the end six thousand four hundred eighty men passed before he returned to the office.
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Columbus Avenue
Hararvd
Fearful parade marks Boston political march with skull banners
The procession features a crowded street spectacle with banners bearing skull and crossbones, a band named Annie Laurie, a pink and gray clad tech group, and the Market Republicans riding in carriages. Attendees cheer as fireworks light the muddy route, while banners scorn state banks under the McKinley bill.
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Massachusetts
Briggs
Tech
Portland
Marketmen
Techs
Boston
Lynn
Willie
Funky Incidents At Vendome Parade Echo Scrapbook Humor
A fourth division parade near the Vendome draws a riot of child marchers with drums rib bons and a tin sword as marshal. A crude transparency reading Cleveland and Russell signals a Democratic annex avoided by police. Harsh scuffles near Tech campus plus a Harvard mob end with the chief marshal reviewing the crowd.
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Cleveland
Russell
Brunswick
Tech
Harvard
Governor Russell Questions Haile in Two Democratic Rallies
Governor Russell presses questions in Boston and Woodstock addressing Prohibitionist status, police appointments, savings bank commissioner nominations, and veto questions. He argues voters deserve clear positions on state issues and the national ticket as he urges support for Grover Cleveland and the Democratic ticket.
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Woodstock
Commonwealth
Mr. Haile
Lodge
Haile
Osborne
Boston
Executive Council
Savings Bank
Sayles
Notable Diets of Historic Figures Reveal Morning Routines
Frugal Pope Leo XIII dines modestly with soup and meat, while Mark Twain praises champagne as a stimulant. Bismarck breakfasts on tea, eggs, and bread, with lavish dinners of game and fish. The Prince of Wales favors Bassale, Gladstone drinks claret and port, and the Czar fills mornings with tea, ham, eggs, and beef. Humbert loves fruit and weak claret with water.
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Leo XIII
Mark Twain
Prince Bismarck
Prince of Wales
Mr. Gladstone
Russias
Humbert
Italy
Some Weighty Trifles
A digest of assorted facts notes Britain holding a quarter of the world’s coal fields, French army typhoid deaths, Paris to Berlin letter delivery by pneumatic tubes, and London's 40,000 nightly lodging dwellers. It also notes male death rates, vivisection needs, Berlin rat breeders, and UK pin production led by Newhall Works with ten million pins daily.
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Berlin
London
United Kingdom
Newhall Works
Birmingham
Boston Veterinary Hospital Admits Horses and Hogs
Be bem and Albany streets Boston veterinary hospital offers boarding at 1.50 dollars per day. Doctors Wilbert Soule and associates provide treatment and care for horses and hogs with night service indicated in fragmented notice.
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Wilbert Soule
Day Express
Troy
Boston
Fast Express
Chicago
St. Louis
Niagara Falls
Albany
Binghamton
Pacific Express
Buffalo
Night Express
Hornellsville
Victory in the air as Indiana backs Cleveland and Stevenson
A late 19th century political note reports Governor Isaac P. Gray of Indiana confirming that Indiana will cast its electoral vote for Cleveland and Stevenson, praising the Democratic organization and predicting strong lines against Republicans. Also included is Senator Gorman’s letter to Tammany Hall, affirming New York’s electoral vote for the Democratic nominees.
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W. F. Harrity
Isaac P. Gray
Indiana
Gray
Harrity
Gorman
Tammany Hall
Richard Croker
Senator Hill
Buried Love Poems From Rossetti’s Forgotten Manuscripts
The Chicago Post recounts young poet Gabriel Rossetti’s secret devotion to a girl who died early. Her request kept his verses sealed in a casket beneath her pillow, and upon exhumation the casket crumbled, with the girl’s hair entwining the pages as if guarding the love letters beyond death.
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Gabriel Daunte Rossetti
Chicago Post
Rossetti
Democratic Control of the State and Gov’s Role
The text argues that Democratic control implies more than a single Democratic Governor. It frames the steady progress of the Democratic party toward full control of the state government.
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Democratic Party
Downey Stops Broderick in New Bedford Bout
In New Bedford on November 3 at the New Bedford Athletic Club, Downey of the city defeated Broderick of Providence by knockout in the twelfth round.
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New Bepford
New Bedford Athletic Club
Young Broderick
Providence
Young Downey
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