School Board Asked to Pelton Legislators for Pensions
The Roslindale School Board accepted Master Artemas Wiswall’s resignation with effect Feb 1 after a protest from citizens at a mass meeting. A request to retain Wiswall until Sept 1 was circulated, and Alaric Stone was proposed as his successor. The board approved various appropriations from a 1895 grant and discussed land needs for new primary schools. A pension bill for long serving teachers was referred to the legislative committee. A Jamaica Plain petition asked closing Wyman School for fumigation, referred to the eighth division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Artemas Wiswall
Charles Sumner School
Roslindale
Strange
Committee On
Wiswall
Dr. Keller
Citizens' Association of Roslindale
Alaric Stone
Keller
West End
Bowdoin
Prescott
Dunn
Robinson Street
Eld’s
Eaton
Dorchester
Fowler
Jamaica Plain
Wyman
Wyman Street
Eighth Division Committee
Coxey's Grusade Plans Conference In St Louis
Coxey calls a conference of initiative reform supporters to meet January 12 1897 in St Louis. A platform will demand demonetization of gold and silver state ownership of railroads highways waterways telegraph and telephone lines municipal control of streetcar water works markets electric light and gas woman suffrage and direct presidential vote. Banks to loan money at cost.
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Cleveland
Commonwealth
J. S. Coxey
Friends
St. Louis
South Boston Knights Celebrate Fourth Anniversary Gala
The South Boston Knights of Columbus held their fourth anniversary in Dahlgren Hall with about 100 members and guests present. Supreme officers and Boston Catholic leaders attended as dignitaries, with speeches by Daniel Colmnell and Dr A W Tracy, plus many entertainers and a bridge quartet. The organizing committee was led by Joseph J Casey with J E Maliff and others assisting.
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South Boston
Knights of Columbus
Dahlgren Hall
Order
Boston
Daniel Colmnell
A. W. Tracy
New Haven
James E. }Ayes
William
McNary
Splain
Ashland
Thomas H. Devlin
M. T. Callahan
Edward McHugh
Joseph Callahan
Joseph Sweeney
Lawrence P. O'Connor
M. J. Sullivan
Charles Forrester
J. W. Cotter
R. V. Flynn
Slattery
J. G. O'Malley
Anbridge
Vincent McDonough
John P. McNary
Peter Mosley
St. Augustine's
T. A. Bresnahan
Norumbega Club Fair Opens in Charlestown
The two day fair hosted by the Norumbega Club began last night at the Nine Hundred Ninety ninth Artillery Association building. Charlestown society members attended in strong numbers with Mrs. Charles Raymond presiding over arrangements and assisted by Mrs. Eliot D. Robbins and others. Mrs. Toppan serves as secretary and treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlestown
Nine Hundred and Ninety-ninth Artillery Association
Norumbega Club
Charles Raymond
Eliot D. Robbins
I. T. Hunt
J. Frank Williams
Etta Glidden
Eva Fountain
Toppan
Fitzgerald Wins Ninth District by 6141 Plurality
The Ninth district recount ends with Fitzgerald ahead by 6141 votes, a large plurality for a Democratic candidate in the state. Independent candidate Ryan trails Fitzgerald by about 11,000 votes as Bryan’s tally is noted in comparison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fitzgerald
Bryan
Ryan
Hanna's Say Enlists Citizens to Improve Business Conditions
A luncheon in New York hosted by Isaac H. Seligman honored Mark A. Hanna. Speakers urged joint Republican and national Democratic action on currency and praised Hanna's service. Hanna urged bankers and merchants to enlist all good citizens to foster thoroughly good business conditions and support a period of rest from political turmoil.
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New York
Equitable
Isaac H. Seligman
Banking House of
J. and W. Seligman & Co
Mark A. Hanna
Horace Porter
Cornelius N. Bliss
Carl Schurgz
Louis Fitzgerald
The
Mercantile Trust
Seth Lew
D. C
Hanna
National Democrats
KEEP UNDER ARM Now the Battle Cry of Democratic Sound Money League
A Democratic Honest Money League of America address urges nationwide action for continued education and defense of honest money. It argues repudiation threats persist, praises the 1896-1900 educational battles, and calls all Honest Money groups to stay prepared to extend work and influence in remaining states.
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Democratic Sound Money League
New York
Democratic Honest Money League of America
Chicago
Orho
Bryan
Bears Hit as Receiver Case Exposed in Santa Fe Deal
In Topeka the Jefferson county court appointment of a receiver for the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad is revealed as a stock manipulation scheme. Two Jefferson bankers visited Chicago and one went to St Louis to sell Santa Fe securities, aided by McKinley’s election boosting sentiment. Securities rose then collapsed, harming investors who believed the fiction.
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Topeka, Kan
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad
Jefferson County
Chicago
St. Louis
Santa Fe
McKinley
Santa Fe Securities
West End Stockholders Fight for Control of Railways
A clash between West End Railway Company stockholders and the Boston Elevated Railway Company heats up as proxy battles continue. A circular from Boston dated November 10 1896 states proxies were not pledged to the Elevated group and directors would act in West End interests. Signatories include T Jefferson Coolidge Richard M Saltonstall Joseph B Russell Stephen M Weld Moses Williams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West End
Boston
West End Street Railway Company
Boston Elevated Railway Company
Elevated
T. Jefferson Coolidge
Richard M. Saltonstall
Joseph B. Russell
Stephen M. Weld
Moses Williams
Water Front Shipping News and Local Vessels
Steamer Halifax schedules new weekly departures starting Nov. 21 from the former port with Tuesday and Saturday sailings. American ship Joseph B. Thomas and Orion tow barges toward Philadelphia. Derelict bottom found near Cape Lookout Light as Carrie Strong loads lumber in Savannah. New Bedford whaling schooner Sarah W Hunt reaches Teneriffe after leaks. Leyland line steamer Victorian arrives from Liverpool. Tug Margaret J Sanford incurs propeller damage at East Boston. Tug Elsie undergoes repairs with new smokestack. Diver Townsend wins contract to remove 100 tons of slate from schooner Modesty. Allen Greene repairs after collision with Annie M Allen. possible court action ahead.
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Halifax
Pye
Joseph B. Thomas
Atlas Stores
Boston
Philadelphia
Orion
Strong
Carrie Strong
Savannah
Cape Lookout
Hercules
Teneriffe
New Bedford
Sarah W. Hunt
Fayal
Patagonia
Victorian
Leyland Line
Liverpool
Charles S. Young
George E. Wilkie
William S. McLaren
Margaret J. Sanford
Gove
Lockwood
Elsie
Johnny Degen
Simpson
George W .Townsend
Modesty
Boston Light
Allen Greene
Annie M. Allen
Nantucket Shoals
McKee
New Harvard Telescope Under Construction at Observatory
The Harvard Observatory builds an eight inch photographic telescope described as a doublet or rectilinear instrument with two objective glasses to reduce lens distortions.
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Harvard Astronomical Observatory
Bankers Present Updated Pinafore Comic Opera
Boston bankers plan a revised version of H. M. S. Pinafore for January 2 and 23. The nautical comic opera will feature updated songs music jokes and scenery with new specialties added by the acclaimed bankers.
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Boston
Knight on Trial for Mail Fraud Across Several Firms
Ira H. Knight and aliases face charges in federal court for using the mails to defraud. He was arrested weeks ago in New Hampshire after previously operating an office on State Street. Knight allegedly sent letters claiming agency for major firms and collected large sums.
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Ira H. Knight
United States
New Hampshire
State Street
Knight i
Records's Case Continued in New York
The examination of Broker Edward Records of Boston arrested here Monday was adjourned to Thursday. His bail was increased to $1500, and he was returned to police headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Edward Records
Boston
Tailor Arrested Over Missing Coats In Embezzlement Charge
Philip Morrison a tailor of 19 Province street was arrested on Monday night charged with embezzling $35 worth of coats owned by Richard F Devereaux of 12 Bromfield street. Devereaux had given Morrison four coats to finish but Morrison demanded a higher price and later claimed payment for work done. The coats were never returned and Morrison was taken into custody as customers await their garments.
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Philip Morrison
Province Street
Richard F. Devereaux
Bromfield Street
Devereaux
Morrison
Second annual hall of Boston Printing Press Union Dance
The second annual hall event at Cotillon Hall on Monday November 16 will draw a large crowd. The Berkeley Orchestra provides music and Abercrombie Bros. hosts a banquet. A concert runs 8 to 9 with dancing until 4. The first ball was successful and organizers aim to surpass it and ensure a good time for attendees.
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Boston Printing Press
Cotillon Hall
Berkeley Orchestra
Abercrombie Bros
Marine Society appoints new officers at banquet
The Marine Society held a business meeting and banquet at the United States Hotel yesterday afternoon. New officers elected include Captain James T. Martin as president and Luther Fiske as treasurer, with a slate of vice presidents, secretaries, trustees, and post wardens named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Marine Society
United States
James T. Martin
Martin L. Eldredge
John Humphrey
RE. D. Wadsworth
Luther Fiske
John L. Manson
Winslow Loveland
Charles P. Heustis
William F. Humphrey
Henry H. Fiske
Elkanah Crowell
James H. Doris
Edwin D. Wadsworth
Daniel Baker
Horace N. Berry
Edgar Lincoln
W. W. Frost
John Weston
Lincoln House Becomes Museum Under New Law
Under a law from the last Congress the government now owns the house opposite Ford Theatre where Lincoln was taken after the assassination. The Lincoln Memorial Association will keep it as a museum of relics of the martyred president.
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Washington
United States
Ford Theatre
Lincoln
Lincoln Memorial Association
Harvard Hafv'fd Debate Nine Named for Trials
A trial debate selected nine candidates to represent Harvard in a debate with Princeton. Those named are N. B. Marshall 97 A G Lewis Gr 8 R Wrightington 97 W B Parker 97 A M Sare 98 E F Southworth 97 F Hendrick 97 F O White 99 and H W Beal 97. Next Friday the final three debaters and one alternate will be chosen.
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Harvard
Princeton
N. B. Marshall
A. G. Lewis
R. Wrightington
W. B. Parker
A. M. Sare
E. F. Southworth
F. Hendrick
F. O. White
H. W. Beal
Seventh annual St Catharine's Sunday School reunion
The seventh annual reunion of St Cath erine's Sunday School Association was held last evening in Monument Hall Charlestown with about 250 couples attending the cotillion led by Francis J Doherty and Miss Mary Canny.
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St. Catherine’s Sunday School Association
Monument Hall
Charlestown
Francis J. Doherty
Mary Canny
Wheezing in Children Promised Cure by Dr Bull’s Syrup
An advertisement touts relief for wheezing in children using Dr Bull’s Cough Syrup. The claim emphasizes a quick cure through a familiar medical tone and paternal trust, reflecting early 20th century patent medicine promotion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Bull's
Market gains and stock tips amid November rally
Slowdown in the market sees strength shift from profit taking to a broader rally as investors hold Pullman stock at 160 while Pioneer, Wolverine, Union Pacific, and other low priced shares are expected to rise 2 to 50 percent before year end. Copper and gas issues move with speculative twists as Bay State Gas and Atlantic show activity and notes on Butte & Boston and Arnold Mining spark interest.
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Southern Railway
Manhattan
Northern Pacific
Hocking Valley
Western Union
Pacific Mail
Spirits
Pullman
Pullman Palace Car Company
Pioneer
Wolverine
Union Pacific
Mexican Central
Short Line
Missouri Pacific
Kearsarge
Atchison
London
Paris
Wisconsin Central
New York
Bay State
Burrage
Delaware
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Oklahoma
Boston
Tom Lawson
Butte
Davis
Davis Stock Being So Fed Up In Litigation That Mr. Lawson
Butte & Boston
Thomas Couch
Sears
Arnold Mining Company
Arnold
Atlantic
Osceola
Atchison Securities
Kansas
Oregon
Denver
New York Sun
Lake
Pinkham
Matt
CVO & St
Maine
Key & H
Old Colony
Tex Pacific
West End
B & Crip Creek
Boston Mont
Quincy
Eeres
Santa Ysabel
Tamarack
Iverine
American Bell
Erie
Dom Coal Sane
Til Steel
Lamson S
Tillman
Reece
St Ry & Til
Bay State Gasees
U S
Edward Hayes Sons and Co Note Brokers
Edward Hayes and Sons and Co, note brokers, located at 611 Exchange Building, Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Hayes
Lawyer Thomas Post Likely Next House Speaker
The Beacon Hill tocsin notes Lawyer Thomas Post of Lenox as probable senior member elect to head the next House, after a recount confirmed his two vote plurality over a Democratic challenger. Incumbent T E St John of Haverhill loses renomination to S W George, moving the leadership to a new wave following ward redistricting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Representatives
Thomas Post
Lenox
Post
T. E. St. John
Haverhill
Democratic Caucuses in Boston wards on November 18 1896
The Democratic voters of wards 14 and 19 meet in ward rooms across multiple wards on Wednesday November 18 at several start times to elect delegates to the aldermanic convention and nominate Common Council candidates. Per order Joseph J. Corbett president. William J. Donovan and John F. McDonald secretaries. Boston November 11 1896.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph J. Corbett
Democratic City Committee of
Boston
William J. Donovan
John F. McDonald
Petition for administration of Ellen I. Simonds estate
Probate Court cites heirs and creditors of Ellen I. Simonds of Medford to appear November 24 1896 in Cambridge to show cause why Archer G Crosby should be granted administration without bond. Public notice to run weekly for three weeks in the Boston Post. Witness Charles J. McIntire.
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Commonwealth OF Massachusetts
Middlesex
Ellen I. Simonds
Medfort
Archer G Qrosby
Medford
Cambridge
Boston Post
Boston
Charles J. McIntire
Esquire
H. Folsom
Register
Foreclosure Sale Of Chicago and Northern Pacific Properties
Master in Chancery Henry W Bishop to sell, by order of Circuit Court, the mortgaged Chicago and Northern Pacific Railroad Company properties in Chicago and surrounding lines. Sale set for November 17, 1896, at noon at Cook County Court House, to satisfy a large mortgage to Farmers' Loan and Trust Company with multiple railroad assets included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago and Northern Pacific Railroad Company
Circuit Court of the United States
Northern District of Illinois
Northern Division
Farmers’ Loan and Trust Company
Foreclosure sale of Chicago property under mortgage trust
The Farmers Loan and Trust Co. announces a court supervised sale of mortgaged Chicago property. Bids start at 60 000 dollars with a 100 000 dollar cash or bond deposit, and 200 000 dollars in bonds may be required. failure to complete bid triggers resale with deposits applied to costs. The purchaser may assume leases and contracts within 90 days of sale confirmation, with court reserves and joint deed by Chicago and Northern Pacific Railway Company.
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City of Chicago
Chicago and Great Western
John A. Stewart
Edwin H. Abbott
Chicago
Farmers’ Loan and Trust Company
United States Trust Company
New York
Chicago and Northern Pacific Railroad Company
Farmers Oon and Trust Company
W. Bishop
Circuit Court of the United States
Northern District of Illinois
Turner, McClure & Rorston
William St
Runnells & Barry
Tll
The
Farmers Loan and Trust Co
Coupon Notice Delays For Pattern Orders From New York
The newspaper warns readers to use the printed coupon as the publisher’s order. Orders for patterns go to New York and are filled there, causing a few days delay. Readers are asked to bear this in mind.
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New York
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Ogden Avenue
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