Vessel ashore at Handkerchief Shoal near Chatham
A square rigged vessel was sighted ashore on Handkerchief Shoal at 10 tonight by Patrolman Bloomer. Captain Marshall N Eldredge and crew from Mono Moy life saving station went to assist with their lifeboat as the wind shifts northeast. The crew is not in danger and can be rescued if the vessel leaks badly. Bark Benjamin F Hunt from Rosario, bound for Boston, was anchored west of Handkerchief and may have been driven ashore by currents.
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Handkerchief Shoal
Bloomer
Marshall N. Eldredge
Monomoy Life Saving Station
Benjamin F. Hunt
Rosario
Boston
Fatal Fall From Steeple At Chelsea Church
Edward Morse, 40, died after slipping from a boatswain chair on a church steeple at Shurtleff and Central avenues in Chelsea. Working two–thirds up a 100 foot steeple, Morse fell about 60 feet to the roof and street. The rope tangled, Morse slipped head first, breaking his neck on impact. No witnesses. Morse, a carpenter, left a wife and three children.
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First Baptist Church
Shurtleff
Central Avenue
Chelsea
Edward Morse
Morse
Richard McLaughlin
Burned at the stake in Perry county Mississippi
Gulfport report states a black man was burned alive in Perry county on Saturday night after being captured following an attack on Mrs. Forterberry wife of a local prominent resident. The crime occurred early Saturday morning and the assailant admitted guilt in confusion.
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Gulfport
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Perry County
Teamster Hurt As Horse Snatches Apple
H. H. Gray of 530 Centre Street Jamaica Plain reportedly fed his horse an extra apple. The horse grabbed it and bit Gray’s fingers, sending him to Emergency Hospital for treatment. A second incident involved an unknown boy kicked by a horse, fracture to a leg and wrist sprain, treated at the hospital.
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H. H. Gray
Centre Street
Jamaica Plain
Gray
Imergency Hospital
State Hunts Long But Finds Little in Toppan Case
The State probes Jane Toppan amid murder charges with counsel James Murphy praising her innocence. Investigators search for arsenic links in Cataumet while examining 31 Wendell Street records. no decisive proof yet.
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Lowell Hospital
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Watertown
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Devery Faces Harsh Charges in New York Policing Fight
In New York City on November 4, fusionists brand William S. Devery as the embodiment of Tam many Hall corruption. Opponents allege he runs a vice and crime revenue system, with a long police career riddled by bribery and neglect while supporters cite Van Wyck’s praise of him as the best police chief.
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William S. Devery
Gotham
Tammany Hall
Vice Trust
Devery
van Wyck
Hnd
New York Police Department
New York Election Forecast Sparks Tight Night Call
New York observers split on the result as Democrats claim Shepard will win by 49,733 and Republicans foresee Low prevailing by 70,000. Tammany leader Richard Croker predicts a full Democratic ticket victory, while Robert C Morris expects a 70,000 citywide margin for Low. Wagers moved to 10 to 7, with fusionists less confident about county races.
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Rchard Croker
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Robert C. Morris
Republican Campaign Committee
Edward M. Shepard
New York County
Robert A. van Wyck
Henry W. Unger
William Travers Jerome
Mr. Wager
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John F. Carroll
Sesdlers
Manhattan
Bronx
Queens County
Richmond
Democratic Club
McCullagh
Murphy
Kings County
Henry
Warren
The
Herald
Brooklyn Eagle
President Low
Election Day Weather Forecast and New York Municipal Contest
Weather notes forecast fairs and cooler conditions across New England and Atlantic states with colder temperatures Tuesday and fair conditions Wednesday. In New York City political coverage describes fusion and Democratic optimism, bets on Low and Shepard, with tensions between state deputies and police ahead of the election.
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New England
Atlantic States
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
New York
Patrolman Twombly Brutally Attacked in Charlestown
Patrolman George L. Twombly of Division 3 lies at his home on Seminary Street Charlestown after a brutal brick attack from Michael Doherty who is in custody at Station 8. Doherty, about six feet two inches tall and stated to weigh 200 pounds, fled but was captured on Charles Street.Twombly was unconscious late evening. doctors say no fracture but dangerous injuries from the brick blow and fall.
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Peter Lucidi
Hanson Street
Lucidi
George L. Twombly
Division 3
Seminary Street
Charlestown
Michael Doherty
Station 8
Twombly
Broadway
Cambridge
Doherty
Walker
Cambridge Street
Charles Street
Charles
South
Russell Streets
Cilley
Thompson
Corbett hopeful of victory in Boston election
The Hon. Joseph J. Kett, linked to the Democratic campaign, predicts strong Democratic gains in the Legislature and a sweeping victory for decency and clean politics. He says the governor candidate will win a larger plurality, praising Quincy’s tireless campaign and Boston as a Democratic city.
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Joseph J. Kett
Boston
Post
Collins
Quincy
Senate
Oliver Stevens
John P. Manning
Porte asks Britain to uphold 1878 Cyprus pledge
Paris dispatch says the Porte requests Great Britain fulfil the 1878 convention that exchanged Cyprus for guarding Asiatic Turkey. It claims Britain should protect Asiatic Turkey from France and proposes sending a squadron to the Levant for that aim.
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Porte
Great Britain
Echo de Paris
Cyprus
Turkey
France
Levant
Roxbury Youth Shoots Self at Crawford House
Henry J. Courtney of 66 Forest avenue Roxbury shot himself in a Crawford House room at 1 30 yesterday afternoon. Death was instantaneous. Parents report no known reason for the act.
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Henry J. Courtney
Forest Avenue
Roxbury
Crawford House
Walter C. Ward Declares Mayoral Candidacy in Cambridge
Walter C Ward announces his run for mayor of Cambridge joining incumbents Dickinson and J H H McNamee. The field now contains three candidates and a heated contest is anticipated before the election.
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Walter C. Wardwell
Cambridge
Dickinson
J. H. H. McNamee
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