Hibbard Fight Started in City Mayor Nomination Battle
The Republican city committee moves to nominate Postmaster George A. Hibbard for mayor with rival William E. Hannan and Frederick W. Bliss also in contention. Ward 24 roots and party strategy shape early campaign plans as Good Government Association debates endorsement.
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Republican City Organization
George A. Hibbard
Hibbard
William E. Hannan
Frederick W. Bliss
Fitzgerald
John A. Coulthurst
Independence Leaguer
Boston
Guild
Draper
Graves
City Committee
Dolan
Register
Hannan
Dewey
Frothingham
Good Government Association
Minot
Republican
Boston Telegraphers Near End of Strike Call Off Planned
Following New York and Chicago actions, Boston telegraphers of Local No 4 C T U plan to end their strike at a Pilgrim Hall meeting this afternoon on Washington Street. The dispute affected about 500 workers in Boston and 40 000 nationally with costs running into millions.
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Boston
Bostom
W. A
New York
Chicago
Western Union
Postal Telegraph Companies
Pilgrim Hall
Washington Street
Bryn Mawr President Sounds Alarm On Co Education
Mrs Thomas Carey president of Bryn Mawr College urged caution on co education in university life at the public library arguing Tufts College may lose both men and women under its current system She advised against mixing practical courses with regular study and urged women to pursue these after earning their degree Ellen Richards urged economic independence for women and predicted a coming industrial crisis led by university women Van Hise of Wisconsin suggested state colleges may evolve into women’s colleges Elizabeth C Cutting chaired the event.
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Thomas Carey
Bryn Mawr College
Public Library
Carey
Hamilton
Tufts College
Tufts
Tech
van Hise
University of Wisconsin
Elizabeth C. Cutting
Mass Meeting in Ward 9 for Ellery H. Clark Candidacy
Hebrews of Ward 9 hold a mass meeting to back Ellery H. Clark the regular Democratic nominee for the Board of Aldermen. Speakers include Clark Lyons Bromberg Callahan and Newman at Washington Hall 995 Washington Street on Sunday at 2 PM November 10.
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Hebrews
Ward 9
Elléry H. Clark
Board of Aldermen
Washington Hall
Washington Street
Ellery H. Clark
Leo J. Lyons
Edward J. Bromberg
Timothy F. Callahan
Max Henry Newman
Striking Telegraphers Face Longer Shake as Talks Stall
President James J. McGarty and Michael Reidy declined to speak while workers describe strain from months without regular pay. About 265 Western Union and 18 Postal operators are idle. many rely on union aid as the strike nears its 86th day since August 18. C F Ames says the company remains steady and would endure another three months of strike.
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James J. McGarty
Boston
Michael Reidy
International Executive Committee
Western Union
C. F. Ames
New England
Western Union Company
Telegraphers Union Ends Nationwide Strike Actions
In Chicago leaders decide to call off the strike against Western Union and Postal Telegraph. About 300 workers seek reinstatement. In New York the local Telegraphers Union suspends its strike now underway since August 12. In Denver the Commercial Telegraphers Union votes to call off the strike.
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Chicago
Commercial Telegraphers’ Union
Western Union
Postal Telegraph Companies
New York
Telegraphers’ Union
Denver
Col
R H White Benefit Assn Plans Annual Dance in Roxbury
The R H White Mutual Benefit Association will stage its annual dancing party at Intercolonial Hall Dudley Street Roxbury this evening. Arthur L. Fletcher is floor marshal with J L McClusky as floor director and Anna Kernan as assistant director. The aids chief Joseph T Walsh is supported by a long list of helpers including John McCarthy Frank Magee May Nickerson Fred Andrews Ernest F Malone Leda Jefferson Alice C Liston Anna Mahoney Katherine V Glancy Adelaide Barnaby Blanche Castle Helen Lyrich and Gertrude B McDevitt.
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R. H. White Mutual Benefit Association
Intercolonial
Dudley Street
Roxbury
Mercantile Benevolent
Arthur L. Fletcher
J. L. McClusky
Anna Kernan
Joseph T. Walsh
John McCarthy
Frank Magee
May Nickerson
Fred Andrews
Ernest F. Malone
Leda Jefferson
Alice C. Liston
Anna Mahoney
Katherine V. Glancy
Adelaide Barnaby
Blanche Castle
Helen Lyrich
Gertrude B. McDevitt
Steamer Bailey Gatzert Sinks Dredge Portland
In dense fog the river steamer Bailey Gatzert collided with the dredge Portland near the Willamette River mouth and sank it. Forty dredge workers were saved, while the steamer carried about 300 passengers with coal heads preventing a panic.
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Willamette Mouth
Portland
Ore
Bailey Gatzert
Willamette River
Searles Trial Opens Insanity Defense in Farmington Case
In Farmington Maine Harvey A. Searles faces murder charges in the death of his wife Phyllis. Witnesses for both sides have testified as the defense prepares to present an insanity plea with Harvey about to take the stand. Rangeley witnesses are being sought by special train as travel conditions hindered earlier testimony.
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Farmington, Me
Harvey A. Searles
Phyllis
Rangeley
Farmington
Here
Savage
Richards
Jesse Searles
Harvey
Bernice Morrill
Phyllis Searles
Anginette Searles
Initiation planned by United Workmen in Dahlgren Hall
The Ancient Order of United Workmen will hold a class initiation next Thursday in Dahlgren Hall South Boston. The Salem Temple degree team will perform the initiation admitting 125 candidates.
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Ancient Order of United Workmen
Dahlgren Hall
Boston
Temple
Salem
Belle Cooke
Laurier Avenue
Parmenter
Municipal Criminal Court
Hotel Tivoli
Louis W. Young
Hanson Street
Richard Harrold
Timothy J. Foley
New England Wire Briefs Journal Summary
Police Board to probe alleged screen law violations in Lowell saloons after hearings. Clergy debate erupts as Rev Eliot White challenges Rev Willard Scott over remarks on socialism and self-reliance. An Italian laborer dies in Providence College Hill tunnel accident. John Washalewski convicted of murder in New Haven and to be hanged in 1908. A crewman on the Agnes Manning jailed in double irons after assault. sentence suspended pending discharge. Union Trust Co receivers appointed in Providence with Dec 7 hearing for permanent status.
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Lowell
Law and Order League
Worcester
Eliot White
Willard Scott
Scott
Providence
R. I
Hirolano Torigio
New
College Hill Tunnel
New Haven
Conn
John Washalewski
Peter Lukasevitch
Wethersfield
Portsmouth
N. H
Agnes Manning
J. H. Sheppard
Philadelphia
J. Enkhorn
Cape Ann
United States
John W. Kelley
Enkhorn
RB. I
Sweetland
Rathbone Gardner
James M. Scott
Union Trust Company
Open to Attack Cough Remedy Promoted by Advert
An old advertisement urges quick treatment of colds and bronchial issues with a home remedy. It recommends a mixture of Virgin Oil of Pine with glycerine and whiskey or Cinchona compound, taken by the spoonful every four hours, noting the oil is guaranteed under the Food and Drugs Act and sold by Leach Chemical Co in Cincinnati.
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Leach Chemical Co
Cincinnati
Resolutions on Gen Carpenter Death Adopted by Commonwealth Trust
Directors of Commonwealth Trust Company offered and unanimously adopted resolutions mourning General Frederick B. Carpenter. The statement honors his upright life and loyalty, extends sympathy to his wife and family, notes the loss to the city, and directs the resolution be filed and a copy sent to the family.
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Frederick B. Carpenter
Commonwealth Trust Company
A. Shuman
Scarcity of Small Bills Drops Cash Payments in Boston
Boston bankers report a shortage of one dollar bills as many firms and individuals pay salaries with checks. Officials note people hoard cash, leaving little currency in circulation, while banks remain sound. Some banks admit limited impact on smaller institutions.
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Boston
Post
United States
William A. Gaston
National Shawmut Bank
Joseph H. O'Neil
Federal Trust Company
Treasury
Federal
Fotter
the Post
Emanuel Church Movement Opens Second Season At Service
The Emanuel Church opened its second season with a mid week service led by Rev Dr Elwood Worcester who announced he had just left his mother’s death bed and asked attendees to join in prayer He spoke on healing power arising from religion and general science principles.
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Emanuel Church
Elwood Worcester
Ten Die in Bluecher Explosion Off Kiel
The German schoolship Bluecher blew up near Marwick today, killing ten crewmen and injuring 380. The vessel, recently used as a receiving ship, had three hundred sailors ashore tending tenders at the moment. several injured are not expected to live.
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Kiel
Marwick
Robbery in Central Park Leaves Baker Unconscious
James H. McGloin a 24 year old baker from Wellesley Mass was bludgeoned bound chloroformed and robbed in New York. Found unconscious on a Central Park bench after being dragged into a cab from 62 West 100th street. He recovered enough to report two assailants took 42 dollars and fled.
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New York
James H
McGloin
Wellesley
Mass
Central Park
West 100Th Street
Mood’s Sarsaparilla Promises Cure for Catarrh and Blood Disease
An advertisement proclaims catarrh a constitutional disease of the blood that can lead to bronchitis or consumption. It cites a testimonial of a caller who, after three years of catarrh and blood disease, found improvement and recovery after taking Mood’s Sarsaparilla, claiming lasting health after two bottles.
Catarrh Cures and Respiratory Health Tactics
A health paragraph explains how water in a reservoir breaks through a barrier. in the body catarrh can affect the head bowels or any mucous membrane. Diarrhea and dysentery are described as bowel catarrh, with the cure sought by removing the cause.
Hood's Sarsaparilla as Blood Purifier
A claim that Hood's Sarsaparilla purifies blood by expelling poisons and disease germs. The text asserts practical success rather than theory in using Hood's Sarsaparilla as a remedy.
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Hood
Hood's Sarsaparilla Endorsed in Fort Wayne Letter
A Fort Wayne reader Mabel F Dawkins lauds Hood's Sarsaparilla and Hood's Pills for relief from catarrh of the head and throat, claiming renewed vitality after years of poor appetite and nerves. She cites her address as 1214 Lafayette St.
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Mabel F. Dawkins
Lafayette St
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Hood
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