Mayoralty Canvass Themes Matthews as Favorite Nominee
Long article outlines Democratic leaders backing Nathan Matthews Jr for Boston mayor, arguing he runs on businesslike governance and unity. It contrasts Republican hopes for Moody Merrill vs Hart and hints at party splits, with caucus actions and delegate selections noted in detail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathan Matthews
Democratic City Committee
Democracy
Post
Democratic Party
Matthews
Owen A. Galvin
Parker House
Bin
Thomas N. Hart
Moody Merrill
Wolcott
Eiseé
Nathan Matthews, Jr
Boston
Galvin
City Committee
Mr. Matthews
Matthew Keany
Hart, Merrill
Hart
Reo
Thomas Norton Hart
Ward Fourteen Caucus Shifts Rump to Democrats
Republicans of Ward 14 rebel against city committee caucus rules and threaten to switch allegiance to the Democratic side unless the changes are repealed. The dispute centers on procedural control and party alignment within the ward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward
City Committee
Ward 14
Governor-elect Russell Replies to Brackett on Inaugural Help
Governor-elect William E. Russell thanks Governor Brackett for congratulations and offers use of executive department facilities for the inauguration. He notes the hard campaign did not damage their long standing friendship and mutual respect for public service. Cambridge, November 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William E. Russell
J. Q. A. Brackett
Sir
Executive Department
Cambridge
Governor elect Goes to the Cape for Rest
The Hon. William E. Russell, newly elected governor, is on a short rest trip following a long campaign. His doctor advised relaxation and shooting at the Cape, with a return slated for Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape
William E. Russell
Senate divided as Alden defeats Oakman in Plymouth district
Election returns in Plymouth district were corrected showing Thomas Alden of Duxbury with a 483 plurality over Oakman, changing the statewide upper house tally to twenty Republicans and twenty Democrats. The correction alters the final result for the first Plymouth district and the party balance in the Senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
State Senate
Plymouth
Oakman
Thomas Alden
Duxbury
Worcester Democrats Seek Recount in District Race
Worcester voters heard from Democrats who will petition for a recount of the city vote in the congressional district where Walker was declared the winner over Pratt. The move follows the election results announced in Worcester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worcester
Walker
Pratt
Beverly Democrats Celebrate Victory With Fireworks and Serenade
Beverly November 7 Special The Beverly Democrats celebrated national victory and William Stafford winning the Senate seat. The event featured fireworks music by the band and a three hour salute from big guns. Two to three hundred marched to Stafford's home and serenaded him before continuing with hospitality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly Democrats
Beverly
William Stafford
Republicans Gain a Representative in Essex District
In Haverhill on November 7, a Board of Aldermen recount in the second Essex Representative district changed the result. Henry H. Johnson a Republican defeated William M. Bowley a Democrat after correcting a Ward 6 counting error. Johnson previously served in the House in 1889 and 1890.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haverhill
Essex
Board of Aldermen
Henry H. Johnson
Rep
William M. Bowley
Bowley
Johnson
House
Boston Women Voters List for School Committee Race
The document lists women qualified to vote in Boston's municipal election for the school committee, valid through October 21, 1890. It names individuals recognized as eligible voters under the city's 19th century voting provisions.
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City of
Boston
Harvard hare and hounds open Harvard season races
Harvard athletics report the first hare and hounds run of the season drew about forty men with a mix of track and cross country runners and many newcomers. Hares I P King and G Lowell set the course, while hounds led by H A Davis trailed. Manley finished twenty minutes after the hares, with Carr and F O Nichols close behind. The shooting club closed its match series with Mackay winning overall, and the bicycle race entries for Holmes field list multiple open and intercollegiate events with riders from Harvard Yale and others. The Harvard Union prize debate considered whether the Republican party has forfeited the people’s confidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard
I. P. King
G. Lowell
Norton’s Woods
Wendell Street
Arsenal Square
The
Marsh
Boylston Street
Baghton
Brookline
Shooting Club
Mackay
Mastie
Dodge
Pike
Harvard Union
Republican Party
Holmes Field
F. L. Olmstead
O._B. Hawes
K. Brown
A. F. Howe
Yale
W. B. Greenleaf
P. W. Davis
G. F. Taylor
Y. Barron
R. H. Davis
Co.l. R. Bates
O. B. Hawes
A. EF. Howe
I. Barron
Batel
I. R. Kimball
LS. Adams
R. L
W. J. Batchelder
S. Pierce
R. ‘Thayer
C. L
C. W. Rhodes
C. H
E. Y. Kittredge
Mass Yacht Club names nominating committee for 1891
The Massachusetts Yacht Club has elected a committee to nominate officers and standing committees for 1891: Captain Henry W. Savage of the schooner Clytie, Captain Charles L. Perrin of the sloop Action, Mr. L. Stewart Jordan, Mr. H. B. Callender, and Mr. W. Bb. Everett. The ten silver trophy cups from last summer’s cruise were exhibited last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts Yacht Club
Massacusetts Yacht Club
Henry W. Savage
Clytie
Charles L. Perrin
Action
L. Stewart Jordan
H. B. Callender
W. Bb. Everett
Paine's Furniture Warerooms Offer Fresh Styles
Advice urges quarterly visits to Paine's Furniture Company on Canal Street to avoid complacency. The five acre showroom supposedly holds many novelties, encouraging exposure to new styles for better future purchases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paine
Furniture Company
Canal Street
New England Association of School Superintendents Meets
Forty seventh meeting held in the school committee rooms with F Hall of Leominster presiding. The committee proposes elementary science courses linked to life environments, plus manual training, drawing, sewing and language. Discussion stressed direct application and talking lessons. E L Kirkland of Holyoke elected president. resolutions adopted on Dr W H Lambert of Fall River death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England Association of
F. Hall
Leominster
Brooke Herrera
Snall
Clarence KE. Meieney
J. W. Dickinson
Hopkins
C. W. Wasson
T. M. Balliet
R. Metcalf
Boston Public Schools
E. L. Kirkland
Holyoke
W. H. Lambert
Fall River
American steamship Saturn sails from Boston for coal trade
The Boston Towboat Company launched the iron hull Saturn, 285 feet long with 3000 tons capacity, fitted with triple expansion engines and an automatic steam towing machine. A press and notable guests toured the ship as it headed to Newport News, highlighting its modular cargo holds and Cypress interiors.
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Globe
Boston Towboat Company
Orion
Saturn
Boston
Newport News
Long Wharf
Philadelphia
Lone Star
Harlan & Hollingsworth Company
Wilmington
Del
Lloyds
Harding's Ledge
Elsie
T. J. Winsor
Allen
Electric light plant case tests town expenditures
In Essex Supreme Court on Nov 7 Willard Spaulding and others seek to bar the Town of Peabody from funding an electric light plant for streets and potential commercial sale. The court reviews whether a town may incur large costs without express authority and if surplus power may be sold, with debate over statutory permission and public use versus private gain. Other cases heard include damages suits against Ipswich, New England Telegraph and Telegraph Co., and Boston and Maine Railroad, with verdicts and defenses noted.
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Supreme Judicial Court
Essex Ss
Willard Spaulding
Peabody
R. M. Morse
W. D. Northend
Marcus Morton, Jr
Dabney
F. L. Evans
8. C. Bancroft
Jeffries Neck
Town of Ipswich
Andrew C. Slater
Charles Cobb
Julia A. M. Short
Merrill Currier
Ubert A. Killam
Henry Peirce
Dickens Carnival Opens At Music Hall This Week
The Dickens Carnival runs Monday through Saturday at Music Hall under the Women’s Educational and Industrial Union. Dickens characters in booths will sell issued articles to fund the union. Maypole Inn serves English lunch. Artful Dodger paper edited by Abby Morton Diaz. Harvard Pierian Sodality provides music. Grand Dickens character ball closes after a procession led by Col. William A. Couthouy with dancing afterward.
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Women’s Educational and Industrial Union
Music Hall
Dickens
Silas Wegg
Larry Gamp
Betsy Prng
Union
Maypole Inn
Dolly Varden
Bazaar
Artful Dodger
Abby Morton Diaz
Pierian Sodality Club
Harvard
Mechanics’ Hall
William A. Couthouy
O Reilly Remains Removed To Cemetery Family Lot
The remains of John Boyle O Reilly were removed from the tomb to Calvary Cemetery and reinterred in the family lot at Holyhood Cemetery Brookline. The grave and the rock marking it were decorated with evergreens. Only immediate relatives and friends attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O’reilly
John Boyle O Reilly
Calvary Cemetery
Holyhood Cemetery
Brookline
Court Session Reports Post Office Letter Theft Case
United States Circuit Court on November 7 hears Nelson James A Turnbull a post office porter plead guilty to stealing a letter to K Brown ing at 265 Washington for a bearer order of 150 dollars. Clara Roswell Millard and Frank W Millard face indictments for mailing ads for French Medicated Castilles. Other indictments rejected or trialed. one case ended in a hung verdict. Attorneys listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Turnbull
Washington Street
F. D. Allen
O. A. Galvin
Clara Roswell Millard
Frank W. Millard
Castilles
W. K. Blodgett. Jr
Indicted man pleads guilty to second degree murder
C Culishaw, accused of murdering his wife on Kneeland street March 26, 1890, was brought to court, pleaded guilty to second degree murder, and sentenced to life at Charlestown State Prison. Earlier arraignment on Oct 25 saw a not guilty plea after Justice Holmes advised, with counsel Elder and Shea assigned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Culishaw
Kneeland Street
Charlestown
Superior Court First Session Cases in Nov 7 1887
A lengthy Boston Cambridge area session covers Joseph W Low et al vs California Insurance and 30 others for fire loss claims totaling about 59,485 with verdicts totaling 49,434.17 after misrepresentations alleged. separate actions include Jeremiah Crowley vs Cochrane Chemical for 4,000 in injuries and Theodore H Tyndale admin vs Norcross et al for 5,000. Second Session deals with Mary Wagner vs Gustave Bartusch alleging a 30 foot fence nuisance. John Cahill pro ami vs West End railroad involves an auto stumble near Cambridge Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior Court
Mason
C.J
Joseph W. Low
R. M. Morse, Jr
W. M. Richardson
C. W. Loring
John C. Ropes
C. RK. Clapp
Jeremiah Crowley
Cochrane Chemical Company
Everett
Mass
Patton
M. F. Stevens
J. J. Myers
Theodore H. Tyndale
James A. Norcross
Andrew Grady
Andrew
Grady
State and
Kilby Streets
Gargan
P. M. Keating
W. B. S. Hopkins
J. D. Call
Thompson
Mary A. Wagner
Gustave Bartusch
Wise Street
Boston
GC. Q. Tirreil
James W. O’brien
John Cahill
Pro Ami
West End Railroad
Cambridge Street
Anderson
Middlesex Superior Court Criminal and Civil Dockets
The Middlesex county Superior Court session in Cambridge lists No 5831 Ann Murray versus Frederic A Lull for $3000 damages from an assault with a hung jury. No 4432 John Johnson versus Deering Merrill claims for injuries after a fall. verdict for plaintiff at $350. Juries excused. court list to resume Monday the 10th. first four pages of the printed list are in order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior Court
Middlesex
Cambridge
Dunnbar
Ann Murray
Frederic A. Lull
Tori
N.A. Waixer
W.lrowbridge
John Johnson
Deering P. Merrill
A. V. Lynde
George I. Piper
Second meetings set for Feb and March in bankruptcy notes
The record lists second meetings for Patrick James Maguire and Albert Trenholm on Feb 6, William B. Chase and Charlas Decker on March 13, with first meetings for Joshua Atwood assignee S. Henry Wilkins on Jan 2 and others. Also note first hearing on composition adjourned to Nov 14 for Newell Smith McLellan and Charles W. Spurr creditors' petition.
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Patrick James Maguire
Albert Trenholm
William B. Chase
Charlas Decker
Joshua Atwood
S. Henry Wilkins
George B. Hartford
Charles
Newell
Smith McLellan
Charles W. Spurr
Wyman named assistant US district attorney and city notes
Henry A. Wyman of this city has been appointed assistant United States district attorney. He is presently second assistant attorney general of Massachusetts and has resigned to take effect December 1. Exhibitions proceed at Arena Building with Russian paintings L Angelus and Verestchag open Sunday 9 am to 10 pm with funds being raised to finish Trinity Church per Richardson plans.
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Henry A. Wyman
United States
Wyman
Massachusetts
L’angelus
Verestchag
Arena
Lremont Street
Trinity Church
Richardson
James D. Doherty
Roger Haggerty
James W. Harvey
Bentley W. Warren
Haggerty
Warren
New England Grocer
C. W. Willis
Jamaica
Ethelwold
Boston Fruit Company
Willis
Kingston
Universalist Club
American House
James M. Pullman
Lynn
W. R. Harper
Yale University
A. E. Dunning
Boston
Evangelical Alliance
American Institute of Sacred Literature
Pearline promises clean clothes with quality merit
Get Wesdon and you will obtain Pearline, a trusted product praised by many women for clean clothes and spotless homes. The ad warns against imitations and aggressive door to door sales, urging buyers to prefer genuine Pearline sold by 200 James Pyle, New York.
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James Pyle
New York
Sunday church services listed for Boston area
The notice catalogs multiple congregations and times across Arlington Street Church King's Chapel and more. Preachers include Rev. Brooke Herford Lyman Abbott John Tunis Rev George Willis Cooke Leighton Parks and others with sermons on topics from Puritan influence to life extensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Appleton Chapel
Lyman Abbott
D.D
Harvard College
State Street
Boston
Sheldon
Sevel
F. E. Haynes
University
Turspay
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
D.D. Sevel
Weenesday
Lecoure
Hegel
Royce
Sanders Theatre
Harvard Cooperative Society
Divinity School
Arlington Street
Brooke Herford
Ay King’s Chap
iRev John Tunis
Cambridge
M. Cunistian Union
Union Hall
Boylston Street
George Willis Cooke
Fannie RK
Sylvester
Louisa Simonds
George Mendall Yaylor
Cyuurch
Disciples
Brookline Street
Warren Avenue
Charles G. Ames
Lanois
Tremont Street
Emmanuel Cauron
Newbury Street
Leighton Parks
First Reformed Episcopal Carreen
Tartmouth Withiarwich Streets
Charles H. Tucker
James M. Gray
Abraham
H. Ss. Lake
Mission Church OF ST. John the Evangelist
Bowdoin Street
the Key
Hall
South Congregational Church
Exeter Street
Hale
Copley Square
Edward A. Horton
Also Mentioned on This Page
Action OF the Democratic
Hart and Merrill
Robert F. Means
W. F. Clarke
Municipal
Merrill
al Germanic
Samuel Kelley
Liberty
D. Packara
Albert F. Lawton
George H. Bond
Charles M. Bromwiten
Archibald I. Davison
Otis D. Dana
Charles T. Gallagher
Judkins
David B. Jutten
William W. Doherty
Choate Burnham
Walter C. Shapleigh
Jacob Power
Henry 8
Treadwell
Francis G. Park
George B. Merrill
John D. Porter
Oseener
Graeseves
Serene O
Ae Ee
Eres
Weve
Ae Wee
Harvard Athletics
B. Hawes
A. ¥. Howe
KK. Brown
F. Winsor
B. Saylor
M. Ear W. Davis
G. Pavier Mik. Barron
C. H. Stearns
GF. Prine
New England Association
Bs Hollies
H. L. Rollins
M. F. Dickinson,Jr
G.L. Braman
Watiles
New England
Telegraph & Telephone Company
Harrison Avenue
J. D. Long
FE. Todd
A. A. Strout
W. H. Coolidge
Johannes DeBeer
John P. Santry
Engelhardt
C. W. Bartlett and
C. F. Donnelly
Hammmonpd
Martin J
Moulton
Charles F
Victor J. Lorine
N. B. Bryant
A. Sanford
Bartholomew Hogan
Boston & Maine Railroad Company
Woburn
West Medford
J. L. Eldridge
D. F. Fitz
S. Lincoln
W. S. Badger
United States Circuit Court
Nelson, d
Supreme v Judicial Court
C. Allen, J
Middlesex County
Suffolk
McK. J
Boston Society
Council Chamber
Old State House
Charles E. Hurd
John Fiske
America
Old South Church
Carl
California
Century Magazine
John Bidwell
Rockies
Tibet
Colonel Carter
Cartersville
F. Hopkinson Smith
White House
Lincoln
John Hay
London
Talleyrand
Edward Eggleston
the Century Co
East 17Th Street
Westinghouse, Church, Kerr & CO
Alin Colin
Atlantic Avenue
Westinghouse
Roney Mechanical
Botler
Boston Belting CO
Devonshire St
Chambers St
Harvard University Calendar
Shawmut Congregational Carron
Corner Brookline
William Elliot Griffis
St. Joan’s
M. E. Courcu
Broadway
South Boston
Louis Albert Banks
Catherine Booth
Salvation Army
Tremont Temple
J. M. English
Jesus
University OF the Science OF God
Union Park
E. J. Arens
G. O Taylor
G. O. Taylor
Chelie H. Graves & Sons
Bos N
R Miller
Reform Boot
Pat
U. S
Edmund W. Miller
Hamilton Pl
Park St.rr
Mechanics’ Fair
Xominee
Taunton Iron Works
Baker’s
Grand le
Quinsler & CO
Cambria St
Cor
West Chester Park
Boyleton Street
Back Bay
A. T. Stearns Lumber CO
Royal Edinburgh
MacLennan
DR. Gregg
Park Street
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