Two Democratic Machines Contend for Boston Alderman Slate
The city faces a split in Democratic control as two rival machines draw lines over 292 delegates. Key figures include Alderman Lee Kennedy and ex Senators Hayes McNary Quinn Lom asney with Ward 19 candidate Michael H. Cleary and Ward 18 candidate Frank J. O Toole. Several ward leaders and councillors contest nominations, with filings opened by Joseph J Norton and J Robinson as caucus papers begin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alderman Lee
Kennedy
Senator Hayes
Hayes
McNary
Quinn
Lomasney
Michael H. Cleary
Frank J. O’toole
Roxbury
Salem
D. Charles
Harry Lloyd
James Warren
Joseph A. Conry
East Boston
David F. Barry
Patrick H. Bowen
John A. Kellner
James J. Brock
Mahoney
Joseph Cunningham
William A. McDevitt
Cunningham
McDevitt
Thomas F. Keenan
David T. King
John Drohan
Fred Gore
Timothy I. Connolly
Ward
Timothy E. McCarthy
Democratic City Committee
Joseph J. Norton
Ward 14
J. Robinson
Ward 11
Shannon Not a Candidate for Re-election
Ward 6 Councilman Shannon clarifies he is not a candidate and supports Samuel B. Cohen for the office. The evening paper report alleging his run had no basis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shannon
Samuel B. Cohen
Brighton youth injured in runaway horse incident
Albert Kendall, 23, of 224 Western Avenue Brighton, was driving when his horse bolted at a steam roller and threw him. He suffered a broken collarbone and body bruises and was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Kendall
Western Avenue
Brighton
Kendall
Massachusetts General Hospital
Prof Goodale's Father Dies in Saco Maine
Stephen L. Goodale, longtime president of the Saco and Biddeford Savings Institution and first secretary of the State Board of Agriculture, died today in Saco Maine at age 63.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco, Me
Stephen Ll. Goodale
Saco & Biddeford Bavings Institution
State Board of Agriculture
The Golfer for November Review of Women’s Golf 1897
A detailed November issue features a comprehensive review of women’s golf in 1897 with about twenty plates from the Manchester Massachusetts championship meeting. It highlights Miss Hoyt the champion, and includes Miss N C Sargent Mrs S V Crosby Miss Crowninshield Rogers Miss F C Griscom Miss Herm Miss Longworth among other competitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Mass
Miss Hoyt
N. C. Sargent
L A 1642 Meeting Endorses Eight Hour Law Support
At Webster Hall East Boston a large L A 1642 K of L meeting discussed teamsters and mechanics. The group indorsed the eight hour law for state city and town employees. Sixteen propositions were read and fifteen new members were initiated.
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Webster Hall
Boston
L. A
K. of L
Notable Tribute Credits Boston Post for Defeating City Charter Plan
The Boston Beacon praises the Boston Post for leading a press stand against a proposed one chamber municipal charter. It credits the Post with shifting public opinion and halting the consolidation push, noting a handsome negative majority and a long reprieve from European style municipal control.
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Boston
Boston Post
POST
Anderson Confesses on Piratical Ship Murder Case
The transcript describes a sailor admitting to shooting the captain and mate on a merchant vessel during a mutiny. The killer, aided by a pistol, killed the captain and wounded the mate, then attempted to seize the ship with other crew members. US consul and Navy orders moved the culprits to the Lancaster, with all sailors confined and awaiting trial or testimony.
Olive Peck er case to be tried in Boston
The district attorney asserts the Olive Peck er case will be tried in Boston despite rumors and reports claiming it cannot be tried there. The office states it remains in a state to proceed.
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Olive Pecker
Boston
Outlaw crew seizes ship and burns Olive Pecker after mutiny
An unnamed survivor reports mutiny aboard the Olive Pecker from Boston. He describes seizing command, tossing the mate and captain overboard, saturating the vessel with oil to ignite, and fleeing with four crewmen who later faced arrest in Bahia. The schooner, one month out of Boston, carried eight on a two-masted craft. Plans and a portrait arrive as legal proceedings loom.
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Rascal
Bahia
United States
Navy Department
Washington
Lancaster
Cook
Wll
Olive Pecker
William Horsburg
Andrew F. March
Manuel Barriatt
John Lend
M. Barstad
Boston
Wall Street Fear Deemed Wall Street Dodge
The Daily Chronicle editorial cites New York Chamber of Commerce calls for stronger seacoast defences. It mocks Wall Street alarm rumors as a scare tactic to push prices down, noting Britain could defend coastlines but could not threaten Hell Gate.
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London
The
Daily Chronicle
New York Chamber of Commerce
Congress
United States
Wall Street
Brooklyn
Jersey City
Long Island Sound
Hell Gate
Great Britain
New York
Fort San Carlos restoration at Fort Barrancas announces plan
Pensacola reports Major Mac Murray ordered by General Wilson to restore the walls of Fort San Carlos near Barrancas. The old fortress, built by Spaniards, is described as the oldest in the United States and has seen French and English captures.
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Pensacola
Fla
MacMurray
Fort Barrancas
Wilson
Fort San Carlos
Barrancas
United States
Ame
Madrid Officers Hold Secret Meetings Over Discontent
Madrid reports say Spanish officers favor Weyler due to promotions and seek to gauge popular support. Discontent grows over favoritism toward officers returning from Cuba and the Philippines. A secret meeting at the Military Club led to threats of court martial and warnings from colonels. Similar gatherings occurred in Toledo Barcelona Vittoria Zaragoza Logrono. Editors of three newspapers printing the meetings were arrested and face trial.
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London
Madrid
Daily
Mall
Weyler
Cuba
Philippines
Military Club
Toledo
Barcelona
Vittoria
Saragossa
Logrono
Correspondencia Militare
Bryan Democratic party forms in city with Doherty likely mayoral candidate
About 150 Ward representatives met at the American House and established a permanent Bryan Democratic party aligned with the Chicago platform. Thomas H. Devlin elected president. colonel Doherty discussed as possible mayoral nominee, with Riley as another potential candidate. Committees named to draft a platform. next meeting set for Friday evening.
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Bryan Democratic Party
Chicago
Boston
Common Council
Thomas F. Doherty
Dorchester
Thomas Riley
Thomas H. Devlin
Ward 20
William S. McNary
Byhomas H. Devlin
George F. Murphy
Thomas J. Collins
Daniel F. Mahoney
Francis Lally
George E. Thatcher, Jr
Michael Caples
Barney Sullivan
Robert Greene
Joseph F. O’connell
A. A. Pillar
T. J. Collins
Thomas O’donnell
William F. Powers
D. F. Higgins
R. Sydney Duncan
Patrick Healey
Colonel Doherty
Barry Sullivan
American House
Hidden Room Addition in Murder Case Described
The text notes an added house room occupying space and a possible access from the Ohio street side by a determined man. It suggests escape via that window would be easy, yet Miss Brown found windows closed and curtains drawn when discovered, implying the killer may not have exited through the window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Street
Lover at Large Hinted in Mystery Woman’s Murder
Police pursue a tall dark stranger with a heavy black mustache who may have entered via a back door to murder a woman named Alice Brown. Miss Alice O'Brien linked to Alice Brown’s past lodgings and alleged lovers. she offered limited information and was dismissed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Brown
Corring Street
Miss O’brien
Corning Street
Alice
Identity Tale of Alice Brown Reveals Tragic Past
Police narrow the case of the unidentified girl found dead after a ten year arc from a Concord New Hampshire farm to a city life she sought. Captain Warren holds the key details while family ties remain. three witnesses linked to the case were released after questioning.
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Captain Warren
Alice Brown
Mother
Brother
Alice, Brown
Concord
N. H
Warren
Alice B
Alice
Boston
Thomas Hughes
John T. Stowell
Edwin Hurd
Sister Casimir Dies at Mount St. Mary's Convent
Sister Mary Casimir Elizabeth Day, 51, an instructor in literature at Mount St. Mary's convent in Manchester New Hampshire, died today. A native of Enfield she previously taught in Worcester Massachusetts and converted to Catholicism in 1872 before joining the Sisters of Mercy in 1880.
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Manchester
N. H
Mary Casimir
Mount St. Mary’s Convent
Casimir
Elizabeth Day
Enfield
Worcester
Mass
Mercy
Kid Boyd Arrives in Custody of Suspect Clementina Boyd
Patrolman Loughlin of Station 4 returns from New York with Clementina Boyd a 20 year old colored woman charged with larceny of 3000 from Francis BE Benton at 44 Porter Street on Sept 18.
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Loughlin
Station 4
New York
Clementina Boyd
Francis BE. Benton
Porter Street
William Small Attempted Suicide at Albany House
William Small 21, boarding at 3 Market Street Brighton, tried to end his life just before midnight at Albany House North Beacon Street. He fired a 22 caliber revolver into his left breast after drinking with a friend. He was taken to City Hospital where doctors said the bullet did not wound the skin and he was heavily intoxicated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Small
Market Street
Brighton
Albany House
Beacon Street
Small
Stillings
Agreed On Ohio Contest In Wood County Case
Democratic and Republican committees at Bowling Green agreed to submit the Wood county contest to the Circuit Court to decide if the election board can review returns. Separate House proceedings will decide Centre township’s vote counting. Protests over Dayton Soldiers' home precincts may throw out the vote, affecting Montgomery county representatives and a senator.
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Columbus
Bowling Green
Wood County
Circuit Court
Toledo
Election Board
Centre Township
Dayton
Montgomery County
Mixed Foursome Highlights Westchester Club Tourney
In New York the Westchester Club added a mixed foursome to a three day tournament. Notable players included Beatrix Hoyt, two time U S women's champion, Mrs Butler D Robinson, Knollwood winner, W Fellows Morgan of Baltusrol, and Ethel Wickham. Hoyt paired with William H Sands, a St Andres champion, while Robinson teamed with Lawrence Waterbury. The opening nine holes split 47 each, and the pairings produced a standout match with an exceptional finish on the eighth hole.
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New York
Westchester Club
Beatrix Hoyt
United States
Butler D. ‘‘Robinson
Knollwood
W. Fellows Morgan
Baltus Bol
Ethel Wickham
Sands
Miss Hoyt
R. P. Taber
Boston's Bob Allen and Kearns Box To Draw In Manchester
Timmy Kearns of Lawrence and Bob Allen of Boston fought ten brisk rounds at the Manchester NH gym. Weigh-ins: Allen 134½ pounds, Kearns 137. Referee Billy Hurd. A draw declared after a bout praised for pace and resilience. Local Gardner beat Colgan in a separate bout. George V. Tuohy reports.
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Manchester
HN. H
Timmy Kearns
Bob “Stonewell
Allen
Boston
Kearns
Billy Hurd
Lawrence
Kearne
George W. Gardner
H. J. Colgan
Canada PM Laurier to Attend Behring Sea Talks
Washington reports that Sir Wilfrid Laurier and Sir Louis Davies will travel to the capital early next week to join Behring Sea negotiations. Canada signals a broader stance than London experts, linking Behring Sea talks with possible reciprocity advances with the United States.
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Canada
Premer
Washington
State Department
Wilfrid Laurier
Louis Davies
Marine and Fisheries
Laurier
Lord Salisbury
Sherman
Thompson
Macoun
London
United States
Liberal Party
Sir Wilfrid
Fevers Rise in Mobile as New Cases Reported
Mobile officials report a rising fever tally with another long list of new cases and one death. Doctors say the death rate remains unchanged and most cases are exceedingly mild across the area.
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Mobile
Ala
Yellow Fever Toll Rises As Warm Weather Fails
In New Orleans on November 5 the yellow fever record shows a higher death rate and more new cases than officials had expected. The warm 80 degree day did little to aid patients, signaling a stubborn outbreak for the Board of Health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Board of Health
Disorderly all night sitting at Vienna Parliament
Vienna Times correspondent reports the all night session as the most disorderly ever seen in parliament. Insults ranged from drunkenness to vile epithets with many members appearing enraged. Visitors include M Verestchin and Mark Twain who commented on the scene and contemplated future attendance.
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London
Vienna
The
Times
Herr Wolff
Lueger
M. Verestchagin
Samuel L. Clemens
Mark Twain
Herr Lecker
Do you believe in long engagements
A dialogue about engagements ends with a quip from the Chicago Post noting that a hint can stand in for a long argument in matters of theatrical or personal entanglements.
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Chicago Post
Tondorf Incombs Arrested on Embezzlement Charge in Roxbury
Joseph Tondorf a 60 year old prominent Roxbury figure and former city official was arrested in Holiston on a warrant for embezzling 825 dollars from Mrs Catherine Lang dating to May last. He refused to speak and was jailed at the Tombs. the case stems from a dispute over funds tied to an unjustified return of money after his resignation as sealer of weights and measures.
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Mahoney
Douglass
Joseph Tondorf
Catherine Lang
Tondorf
Holliston
Roxbury
Lang
Jamaica Plain
Tonborg
Boston man repels robbery on Cherry street
John M. Jones first mate of the schooner Alice Archer said he used his revolver in self defense after two men named Joseph McCarthy and Frank Hart robbed him of a five dollar watch and fifteen dollars in cash at 122 Cherry street. Jones fired five shots wounding McCarthy in the thigh. police arrested all parties as Hart and McCarthy denied the robbery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John M. Jones
North Bennett Street
Boston
Mass
Alice Archer
Jacksonville
Pla
Cherry Street
Jones
Joseph McCarthy
Frank Hart
McCarthy
Hart
Sullivan Funeral Lays Charlestown Ball Player to Rest
The funeral of Joseph D. Sullivan, a Charlestown ball player, was held at St. Catherine's Church. Pallbearers included James O'Brien James H. Wilson M. Greeley M. J. Turnbull Hugh J. Morrison John Harrington and Harry Dolan. Interment followed at Holy Cross Maiden with floral tributes from numerous clubs and individuals.
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Joseph D. Sullivan
Charlestown
St. Catherine’s Church
M. J. Owens
James O’brien
James H. Wilson
M. Greeley
M. J. Turnbull
Hugh J. Morrison
John Harrington
Harry Dolan
M. J. Tierney
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Peet
Sale Gawene
Prof. Goodale
Golfer
Frank
Boston Beacon
Beacon
Cyrus A. Page
Greenhalge
Anderson
Captain Whitman
High Seas
Marshal Swift
Swift
Casey
Maine
A. J. Hall
S. F. M. Badger
Ridicule
NEW Party
Liver Men
Plan City
Kid Boyd
Ohio
General Lee
Lee
Spain
Bob Alen
George V. Tuohey
Sedalia
James Allen
Wheatland
Hickory County
Cambridge
Massachusetts Avenue
Tondorf Incombs
Weights and Measures
J. C. Sullivan
Wolcott
Edward QO. Wolcott
Colorado
Charlies J. Paine
McKinley
Campan
Vce
A. E. Stevenson
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