Aldermanic slate battles unfold in Boston ward races
Boston aldermanic elections morph into a high stakes contest asRepublicans and Democrats form multi-candidate slates. Dyar Presho Bryant lead GOP lineup with wards 1 6 7 and 9 to 25 quivering for control while Democrats under Lee Barry Donovan and Casey field competing tickets across numerous wards. Independent candidates and reform voices stir the field as caucuses loom November 20 and 23 with talks of restoring district representation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dyar
Presho
Bryant
John H. Colby
Municipal Reform Léague
City Hall Investigation
J. A. Cochran
East Boston
Herbert M. Manks
J. $. Richardson
Lee
Harry
Mahoney
Donovans
Josiah Ss. Dean
South Boston
Daniel C. Casey
Stoxbury
Horace G. Allen
Curtis
Seth P. Smith
William Berwin
Messrs. Dyar
Ward
Perlie Dyar
Allen
Horace
J. S. Richardson
Alderman Allen
Inez
Dorchester
Franklin L. Codman
Franz Hugo Krebs
Hutchinson
Boston
Common Council
F. H. Briggs
Joseph A. Conry
James A. Nugent
Anson B Edgerly
Barry
Donovan
Dean
Casey
Hall
Salem D. Charles
Charles
Messrs. Hall
Mooney Lamb
T. J. Sullivan
Norton
Dermaniec
Jesse Gove
Noddle Island
City Committee
John H. McDonald
A. Dudley Bagley
Collingwood C. Miller
George G. Dawes
George W. Goodearl
Joseph H
John H. Lewis
Thomas Emery
Samuel L. Silverman
Nanziato F. Mondello
Walter L. Wetherbee
Marcus Co. Cook
Owen F. Keating
Samuel J. McPherson
John Kirk
B. Frank Colby
Samuel W. Houston
William Harrison
Henry Lee
Alfred H. Colby
Jean D. Mason
Henry Gediman
Max H. Newman
Robert E
Charles R. Saunders
Frank E. Turpin
George Holden Timpkin
Arthur G. Wood
John B. Drummond
Edward P. Sands
Anson B. Edgerly
George Y. Banchor
Axel Anderson
Joseph McWilliams
Antony Kowalawski
Eugene G. Whitman
Frank H. Cross
George F. Clark
Isaac C. Ogden
John T. Riddle
Everett G. Priest
Joseph W. Bateman
Albert E. McKinnon
George Defrew
Miles P. Carroll
Louis A. van Eucken
David A. Gavagan
W. Roderick McKenzie
Charles E. Eddy
Arthur P. Russell
Leone F. Quimby
Warren H. Doolittle
Walter C. Carter, Jr
C. William Schwab
Oliver F. Davenport
Frederick W. Farwell
Frank A. Newell
Edward B. Swett
Oswald F. H. Lambrick
Warren Brooks
Sewell Verney
George W. Bennett
C. H. Kemp Sturgeon
Edgar P. Benjamin
George A. Robinson
John F. Guptill
Charles H. Lincoln
James T. Davidson
Edmund M. Welch
James H. Nugent
Frank Tucker
George W
Charles F. Adams
C. B. Faunce
H. W. Rogers
William Dallow, Jr
John A. Mais
G. Walden Smith
Konrad Young
Albert A. Ayer
Elmer C. Grover
Theodore Lenz
Chauncey K. Bullock
Charles W. Dennis
Edward Orchard
Abraham T. Weing
Charles A. Ufford
William E. Harvey
J. Loring Thayer
Harry B. Whall
Willard W. Hibbard
Charles L. Peck
Harry A. Stevens
Leavitt T. Hughson
William M. Farrington
William D. Wheeler
Jeremiah A. Marston
Elmer E. Chain
Ezra N. Rolland
O Ferrall Voices Views On Election Break With West Alliance
Virginia Governor O'Ferrall says the election saved the country from disaster and declares he remains a Democrat in principle while criticizing a West Western silver States alliance. He notes past financial support from the North and South and explains his refusal to vote with Horace Greeley or a Populist ticket.
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Washington
O’ferrall
Virginia
West
Sp.t
New York
Massachusetts
Connecticut
T Lave
Horace Greeley
Isrvam
Learoyd family under police questioning in poisoning case
Chief Bacon and Officer Neal visited the Lea royd farm to question inmates amid rumors of Kennedy's ties to Mrs Learoyd. The pair revealed possible motives, exhumation talks about Sylvester Kimball, and the couple’s uneasy innocence. Kennedy’s actions and Learoyd’s statements dominated the scene as further arrests were deemed unnecessary.
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Learoyd
Bacon
Neal
Asylum
Robert K. Sears
White
Salem
Post
Sylvester Kimball
Learoyd Farm
Kennedy
Batchelder
New Hampshire
Maniacs Wild Leap Shocks Charlestown
James Hickey, described as mildly insane, leaped from a second story window on Charlestown street and fled through the streets. Officer Dufur chased him to the Medford Bunker Hill Main junction where Hickey struggled with the officer. He was later placed in a padded cell at the Tombs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Hickey
Charlestown
Dufur
Medford
Bunker Hill
Main Streets
Hickey
Dismissal of Gougar v Morse Libel Suit in Circuit Court
In the United States Circuit Court of Appeals the Gougar versus Morse libel suit was dismissed on motion by defendant's counsel Henry F. Buswell for want of prosecution. The verdict is sustained and judgment follows for Mr Morse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Helen M. Gougar
Elijah A. Morse
Henry F. Buswell
Mr. Morse
Millie Christine to Hold Four-Week Receptions at Masonic Temple
Miss Millie Christine, a well known two headed woman, will begin daily receptions at the Masonic Temple today for four weeks, welcoming visitors from 1 to 10 p m. She speaks four languages and is praised for engaging conversation as she revisits Boston venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millie Christine
Masonic Temple
Christine
Boston
Augusta Celebrates Republican Victory Tonight With Parade
A large nonpartisan celebration in Augusta marks the Republican win on November 3. Hon. J. H. Manley arrived to a welcome at Pat Office Square where H. M. Heath spoke. Manley praised party unity and Maine's role, predicting nationwide prosperity and resumed mills, employment, and prosperity. Fireworks lit the streets as the procession traveled through the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
J. H. Manley
Pat Office Square
H. M. Heath
Manley
Republican Party
Maine
St. Louis
America
McKinley Walks In Canton After Campaign Fatigue
President-elect McKinley resumes a normal routine in Canton Ohio. He walked with Clarke Tanner, visited his mother's home on Tuscarawas Street, and read newspapers after calling on Market Hill. Visitors paid respects and congratulatory messages followed from John Perkins and Ira Steward McNeill among others.
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Canton
McKinley
Clarke Tanner
Tuscarawasa Street
Market
Insurance Press
Hobart's Losses and Retirement Hint
The Hon. Francis A. Hobart of Braintree Massachusetts quits politics after a famed platform motion. He jokes that only his overcoat rubbers umbrellas tall hat were stolen while boots stayed on. The Bryan Sewall Williams Club will not hold a special meeting but may reimburse his lost items at a regular gathering if funds allow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis A. Hobart
Braintree
Massachusetts
Congress
George Fred Williams
Old Colony
Bryan-Sewall-Williams Club
Hobart
Tennessee Returns Point to Bryan Victory and Governor Lead
Returns from twelve counties show Bryan with a statewide plurality of 15 000 to 17 000. Taylor Democrat will defeat Tillman for governor by 6000 to 8000 votes.
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Nashville
Tenn
Bryan
Taylor
Tillman
Georgia Deadlock: Senate Nomination Stalemate Persists
In Atlanta on November 9 the Democratic House and Senate caucuses met to nominate a Senator. On the twelfth ballot the tally stood Atkinson 47, Clay 47, Howell 36, Lewis 21, Evans 15. The deadlock may extend into tonight with balloting in open session set for tomorrow.
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Atlanta
House
Senate
Atkinson
Clay
Howell
Lewis
Evans
Worcester Parade Celebrates Sound Money Victory
Democrats and Republicans joined in a jubilant Worcester parade with illumination and fireworks after a sound money victory. Flags flew along a streetscape lit by torches as about 5000 men marched in the celebration, marking the largest political event in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worcester
Hebrew Education Club foils Ward 8 slate in council race
Ward 8 Hebrew Educational Club denounces the Democratic ward committee for sidelining their preferred candidate Louis Sonnabend who was chosen as treasurer of the Educational Society. The club expels several officers and vows to run a rival candidate against Sonnabend, asserting it can bring 400 votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hebrew Educational Club
Ward 8
Democratic Ward
The
Hebrews
Louis Sonnabend
Educational Society
Sonnabend
Common Council
William Hirshon
J. Rosenblum
B. White
French economics professor visits Boston labor unions
Louis Vigouroux economics professor from Paris and delegate from the Musee Sociale addressed Carpenters Union 33 and the Hoisting and Portable Engineers. He travels with Paul de Rousiers Pierre Claudis Jannet and Francois de Carbonel to study labor conditions and union operations. They may join Vigouroux in Boston within a week and will use the Central Labor Union as headquarters, hosted by General Organizer John F. O'Sullivan.
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Louis Vigouroux
Special School of Architecture
Paris
Musee Sociale
Carpenters’ Union 33
Professor Vigouroux
Paul de Rousiers
Pierre Claudis Jannet
Francois de Carbonel
United States
M. Vigouroux
Boston
Central Labor Union
John F. O'Sullivan
Judge grants restraining order in nail trust case
In Indianapolis on November 9 Judge Baker of the United States Court granted a restraining order in S. C. Bramkamp of Cincinnati versus the American Nail Trust. The judge called the trust a monster preying on the American people and urged courts and lawmakers to act decisively.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Baker
United States Court
S. C. Bramkamp
Cincinnati
American Nail Trust
Clemency for Rioters Pardons in Railway Riots Case
President Cleveland pardons W H Clune Isaac Ross and Philip Stanwood of California sentenced December 6 1895 to pay a one dollar fine and eighteen months in Los Angeles county jail for conspiracy in the nationwide railway riots. The President notes the imprisonment already served as sufficient warning and urges obedience to law.
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Washington
Cleveland
W. H. Clune
Isaac Ross
Philip Stanwood
California
Los Angeles
Massachusetts Car Company Files Voluntary Insolvency Petition
The Massachusetts Car Company of Boston Ashburnham principal place of business filed a voluntary insolvency petition. No liabilities and assets statement given. Incorporated 189 with $300,000 capital. Officers: T. Quincy Browne president, W. G. Wheildon treasurer. Office: 53 State Street Boston.
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Worcester
Massachusetts Car Company of Boston
Ashburnham
Laws of
Massachusetts
T. Quincy Browne
W. G. Wheildon
State Street
Boston
Murphy Found Guilty In Cambridge Assault Case
In Middlesex Superior Court Cambridge yesterday Judge Dewey found James P. Murphy guilty of assault and not guilty on the assault with intent to murder count. Murphy of Porter Street Cambridge faced two counts and faces sentencing today. Walters E. Chickering of Cambridge was adjudged insane for obtaining money by false pretences and sent to Worcester. he claimed to be an agent for an enlarging pictures concern and has been confined since August.
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Post
Learoyd
Mr. Learoyd
Milkman Hall
Hardy Hall
Kennedy
Kimball
Middlesex Superior Court
Cambridge
Dewey
James P. Murphy
Murphy
Porter Street
Walter E. Chickering
Worcester
Chickering
House of Correction
Allen supporters push for fair count in Boston district recount
The piece outlines a recount of votes in Ward 2 and surrounding precincts for Councillor Sullivan and rival Allen. It notes observers and legal talent, recount results showing Sullivan leading and Allen trailing, and argues Allen was fairly elected to represent Massachusetts regardless of race. It concludes with a call for Governor Wolcott to honor the voters and uphold the election.
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Isaac B. Allen
Sullivan
D. B. Shaw
Charlestown
J. A. Kelcher
Ward 9
P. J. Kennedy
Michael J. Leary
East
Boston
Mr. Allen
John B. Moran
Thomas Riley
E. G. Walker
Edward Everett Brown
James H. Wolff
Clement G. Morgan
Charles Diggs
William F. Burris
William A White
al Sawyer
George A. Watson
Allen
United States
Massachusetts
Republic
Virginia
Alabama
Paul
Mr. Alen
Wolcott
James E. Harris
Emerald Street
Iee
Aeantien
Mr. Sullivan
Eeeree
Eeeneee
Eer
Seer
Eeeee
Eerere
Oan
Geren Eurus
Vaepenses
Eeeseee
All Night Session of West End Street Railway Union
Motormen and conductors of Division 8 W E S A hold an all night meeting at Blake Hall Field's Corner starting at 9 PM to discuss the 1897 agreement. Division 3 union hosts, with a midnight collation and addresses by road and street railroad union representatives. On November 1 the union had 27M members across eight divisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Division 8
Blake Hall
Field’s Corner
Union of Division 3
West End Street Railway Union
Letter to editor rebuts race group criticism of Isaac B. Allen
The writer argues opposition to Isaac B. Allen as Governor's counsel is untimely and misplaced. He notes Allen has long interacted with the colored community and suggests objections should have been raised at the convention where the nomination occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac B. Allen
Governor's Counsel
Allen
Dean's Kidney Pills Promote Kidney Health and Cure
A Boston man details back pain and swelling from a kidney ailment misdiagnosed by a physician. After using Dean's Kidney Pills from Curtis' Drug Store, he reports improved health, restored flesh, and corrected urinary issues. Sold 50 cents by Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY as sole US agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bright
Dean
Wm. McKay
Silver St
Boston
Curtis’ Drug Store
Duan
Foster, Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
United States
Newton Woman Arrested in Larceny Case
Inspectors Knox and Douglas arrested Delia Lucier of Newton for alleged larceny of small wares valued at seven dollars from the stores of Jordan Marsh and Houghton Dutton. She was committed to the House of Detention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knox and
Douglas
Delia Lucier
Newton
Jordan, Marsh & Co
Houghton & Dutton
American Wringer Co offers repairs on wringers and sweepers
The American Wringer Company lists products including wringers and Bissell carpet sweepers and offers repairs called for and delivered without extra charge. Contact by writing or telephoning Tremont Street area in Boston.
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American Wringer Company
Broadway
Cornhill
Boston
All Kids of Wringers
Bissell
Tremont i
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Tennessee
Georgia
Dr. Bull
Democratic Committee
Indiana
MASS
GARCO
Ninth Congressional
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Hammond T. Fletcher
John F. Ryan
Walter G. Sears
Sears
Fonevoorre
Rae Ee
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