MAD BRIDEGROOM. Musical prodigy and insanity hearing in Brooklyn
A Brooklyn man Alonzo N. Smith, 40, married last Saturday, is committed to Raymond Street Jail for sanity examination after his wife Julia Janvier Smith accused him of homicidal mania and erratic conduct. She testified in court that his behavior worsened after marriage, leading to a police court appearance and a stay for mental assessment.
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Brooklyn
Alonzo N. Smith
Raymond Street
Tighe
Butler Street
Charities Commissioners
Sixth Avenue
Faith and a Locksmith Arrest in Grand Larceny Case
Louise Watkinson a Christian Scientist is indicted for grand larceny after allegedly hiring a locksmith to enter the Horton home and seize goods valued about 2000 dollars. She claims items belonged to Mrs Horton. husband denies. Watkinson released on bail of 1000 dollars.
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New York
Louise Watkinson
Rubber Trust
West One Hundred and Twenty-seventh Street
Musical wonder in Coloma seven year old prodigy
Coloma Michigan reports a remarkable child pianist and composer. Seven year old Alice McClung born in Sault Ste Marie displays natural gift listening to birds insects and telegraph buzzes to imitate sounds. By age five she wrote the Sault Ste Marie march.
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Alice
Ziegfeld
Chicago College of Music
Coloma
Benton Harbor
Mich
Reinecke
Chopin
Kunkel
Diabelli
Coloma, Mich
Michigan
Alice McClung
Sault Ste. Marie
United States
Agnes Cannon Defeats Mormon Husband in Utah Senate Race
In Salt Lake City the Bryan wave boosts Agnes M Cannon to victory in the sixth senatorial district over her husband Elder Cannon. The campaign used stumping tours while Elder Cannon remained with his plural wives at home. A large turnout and solid support for Silver helped secure a handsome majority for the winner.
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Salt Lake City
Navy
Cannon
Bryan
Agnes M. Cannon
Veteran Firemen In Session Form New Rules At Meeting
At the New England State Veteran Firemen's League quarterly session in Firemen's Hall the Phenix of Marblehead the Peabody Union and Dorchester Veteran associations were admitted. A rule change limits contests to hand engines built before 1896 or of the same construction and capacity as those then in existence. A nominations committee was named for 1897 officers to report in February and the annual dinner planned. W S Kirshbaum of New Bedford received a pipe and cigars for leading last year’s tournament.
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New England State Veteran Firemen’s League
Firemen’s Hall
Phenix
Marblehead
Peabody Union
Dorchester Veteran Association
Samuel Abbott, Jr
Boston
John Exley
Newton
Guy Fawkes Night Observed in Portsmouth Tradition
Guy Fawkes Night was celebrated in Portsmouth New Hampshire with bands of youths parading the streets. They carried jack o lanterns crafted from pumpkins and cigar boxes and wore grotesque faces while blowing tin horns. The custom, dating to 1628, is reported as active in Portsmouth and Marblehead as two remaining U S locations.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Guy Fawkes
Marblehead
United States
Infant Found Dead in Soap Box on Ellis Street
Officer O Day of Division 10 found a soap box in front of 9 Ellis Street Roxbury containing a dead infant. The body wrapped in a newspaper showed marks of violence consistent with strangulation. No evidence connects anyone to the case.
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O’day
Division 10
Ellis Street
Roxbury
Collision injures Michael J. Carroll in South Boston
Michael J. Carroll aged 24 of 452 East Street South Boston a J M Kiley teamster was driving past the corner of G and W Eighth streets yesterday afternoon when a four horse team collided with his wagon Carroll was thrown out and sustained injuries to his head and arms
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Michael J. Carroll
E Street
Boston
J. M. Kiley
Eighth Streets
Carroll
Evening Studies at the Young Men's Christian Union
Boston winter education opportunities include an evening classes program at the Young Men's Christian Union starting this week. Courses cost $1 for each study for ladies and run twenty weeks, with offerings in French German Italian Spanish Latin elocution bookkeeping shorthand arithmetic penmanship English literature drawing electricity and others.
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Boston
Young Men's Christian Union
Roslindale School row ends with call to retain Wiswall
A mass meeting at Knights of Honor Hall debated the Charles Sumner School leadership. Speakers urged retaining Head Master Artemus Wiswall and Sub-master Alaric Stone, alleging political influence in the proposed changes. Resolutions supporting Wiswall's stay were adopted. The meeting also touched on Roslindale governance and past deals. Paul and Stone were praised by some, while others cited alleged unfit teachers. A second incident reported a Chelsea dentist burned in a laboratory fire, with his wife rescued and injuries non fatal.
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Roslindale
Charles Sumner
Artemus Wiswall
Alaric Stone
Jamaica Plain
South Boston
Citizens’ Association
Knights of Honor Hall
Daniel Eldredge
Eldredge
Charles Sumner School
Dr. Kellar
B. Stebbins
Stone
Boston
R. B. Grover
Horace Bacon
Wiswall
Messrs
Bacon
Rydstrom
Estey
Grover
Chellman
Frank W. Estey
John Rydstrom
John Chellman
Jordan
Metcalf
Ward 23
League of Women Voters
Paul
Emerson Street
Francis B. Carleton
Chestnut Street
Chelsea
Flagg
Dr. Carleton
Fire Department
Captured by Cubans in Guaimaro siege report
Havana reports Oct. 28 capture of Guaimaro in Puerto Principe after a siege since Oct. 11. Cuban forces used three cannons against Fort Reus with several attacks. Spanish loss tallies include eight killed and 22 wounded. two Spaniards killed in a clash near Cabana. An American citizen, Luis Somellian, faces life imprisonment in chains for rebellion, with an appeal planned by the American representative.
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Havana
Guaimaro
Puerto Principe
Fort Reus
Gonzalez Munoz
Perico del Gado
Perico Diaz
Manuelito
Cabanas
Previce
Pinar del Rio
Leutenant
Luis Somellian
McKinley Celebrates Victory Fires Up Tonawanda Furnaces
President Elect McKinley pressed a button at his Canton home to ignite fires in idle furnaces of the Tonawanda Iron & Steel Company. Brass bands led a Niagara county celebration as smoke rose from chimneys and crowds cheered, signaling employment and economic optimism for the region.
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Tonawanda
N. Y
McKinley
Canton
Tonawanda Iron & Steel Company
Niagara County
Tonawandas
German bankers hail McKinley win as boost to markets
In Berlin on November 5, German bankers and officials praise the McKinley victory. They note improved bourses, revived trade, and confidence in American securities, with cautious views on protection and future policy shifts.
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Berlin
Herr Bleichsreder
McKinley
Germany
Herr Koch
Deutsche Bank
Congress
Herr Guttman
Dresden Bank
Erich
Discount Bank
William Rosenheime
Bryan
Maud & Schwartz
Capes
United States
Uhl
Max H. Newman Seeks Ward 9 Common Council Seat
Max H. Newman, candidate for the Common Council from Ward 9, currently serves as secretary of the Ward Nine Caucus Reform Club. He previously ran in old Ward 1 and tallies show 645 votes in 18 percent and 749 votes in 18 percent.
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Max H. Newman
Common Council
Ward Nine
McKinley Victory Triggers Revival at Local Mills
The William Powell Brass Company announces full time work starting today after five months of short time. Superintendent Portous cites McKinley’s election as the reason for revived business. The mill employs 375 workers with large conditional orders. James Griffiths & Sons will also resume operations immediately after months of closure.
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Bryan
William Powell Brass Company
McKinley
Portous
James Griffiths & Sons
Pittsburg Business Revival Signals Prosperity
The November 6 report from Pittsburg notes the McKinley victory boosting western Pennsylvania. Flint glass factories hired many more workers and will start full production this month after a period of half-time. Painter & Son added 200 staff. Oliver Steel expands wire work. Shoenberger Steel advances three open-heart furnaces. Hartman Steel will finish a large tubing plant. Lozier to activate Greenville plant soon after completion.
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Pittsburg
Penn
McKinley
Pennsylvania
Flint Glass
Painter & Son
Oliver Steel Company
Shoenberger Steel Company
Hartman Steel Company
Elwood City
Mr. Lozier
Cleveland
Greenville
McKinley Victory Promises Big Chicago Capital Release
Chicago and Illinois face a flood of capital from a McKinley win and sound money. Banks will free about 18 million in loans, real estate could release 20 million with 75 percent to laborers, railroads order cars and pursue extensions, and factories may add 50,000 workers.
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Chicago
McKinley
Illinois
Illinois Steel resumes Joliet plant as wage orders rise
J W Gates president of Illinois Steel says the Joliet works have restarted, employing 2800 men, and a South Chicago plant is expected to reopen within weeks, likely by early December. He notes plans to extend the Milwaukee plant but nothing definite yet.
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Chicago
J. W. Gates
Illinois Steel Company
Joliet Works
Revival Grips Cincinnati Banks After McKinley Victory
In Cincinnati on November 5 banks opened to depositors seeking gold, with several thousand dollars added and expectations that gold will be readily available. Banks will lend on security while preserving prudent limits as revival follows McKinley’s election. Pioneer drill works in Harrison plans full resumption of operations.
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Cincinnati
McKinley
Pioneer Drill Works
Harrison
James Campbell & Son
R and A knitting mills resume fully staffed in Hagerstown
Maryland factory news reports R and A knitting mills restarting with a full force of workers. Conditional orders were affected by the election outcome with Crawford bicycle works expecting a large hire after an order worth 200000 dollars from a Boston firm. The McKinley victory confirms the order. The Crawford shops employ nearly 2000 men at times.
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Hagerstown
R. & A. Knitting Mills
R. S. Crawford
Crawford Bicycle Works
Boston
Bryan
McKinley
Nelson & Ladow to Run Factory on Full Time After Election
Milford November 5 James J Nelson of Nelson and Ladow straw manufacturers at Upton announced to his workers last night that McKinley’s election will bring full time operation. The plant will be lighted from top to bottom, a welcome sign for Upton whose straw industry is the town’s only major business.
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Milford
James J. Nelson
Nelson & Ladow
Upton
McKinley
Proud of Victory Massachusetts Anti Biennial League Statement
An Anti Biennial League message thanks Massachusetts voters for defeating proposed constitutional amendments that would lessen popular power. The group cites free elections as protection against malfeasance and praises the historic trust in frequent elections. Signers include Boutwell Dawes Hoar Long Russell Williams McNeill Carey Brophy Hayes Bradford.
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Massachusetts
Commonwealth
George S. Boutwell
Henry L. Dawes
George F. Hoar
John D. Long
John E. Russell
George Fred Williams
George E. McNeill
George H. Carey
Thomas C. Brophy
Elihu B. Hayes
Gamaliel Bradford
Conant Silk Mill to Resume Work After Election
The Conant silk mill in Westerly plans to restart operations after a shutdown. Manager Bradley said a month ago the mill would resume if McKinley won the election.
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Providence
Conant
Westerly
Bradley
McKinley
Sargent Hardware Factory Reopens Full Scale in New Haven
The Sargent hardware factory in New Haven resumed full time with about 2500 workers. Largest plant in the city, possibly the state, founded by Joseph B. Sargent, Democratic gubernatorial candidate in Tuesday’s election. Revival attributed to anticipated economic prosperity.
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New Haven
Conn
Sargent Hardware
Joseph B. Sargent
Sargents
Assaket Wool Mills to Open, 4000 Jobs Promised
Maynard November 5. Assaket wool mills, idle for three years, will start up at once and hire 4000 workers. McKinley’s election fuels confidence in the state’s northern region.
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Maynard
McKinley
Ipswich to Open Mills Full Time for 950 Workers
Ipswich officials announce mills will start full time Monday, creating employment for 950 workers, marking a major shift in local industry and labor activity.
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Ipswich Mills
Ipswich
Ipswich Corporation
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