Waters contests Marsh will over undue influence at Yale
Newburyport reports Robert H. Waters nephew of Professor Othniel C. Marsh filed a document in the Superior Court at New Haven contesting the late Yale scientist trust. He alleges Yale faculty pressured Marsh to leave all property to the university and seeks to overturn the will amid looming court hearings next week.
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Newburyport
Robert H. Waters
High Street
New Haven
Othniel C. Marsh
Yale
Waters
Marsh
Yale University
University
Farnam
Yalé
Europe
Washington Natural Science Museum
William W. Farnam
Buncombe
Uni
Ward 8 caucus chaos and police bias questioned
Testimony alleges disorder at Ward 8 caucus on Sept 26 with officers failing to arrest disruptions and Democrats present. Joseph P Lomasney and Krebs describe attempts to eject participants while criticizing police conduct and political influence. The Police Board adjourned to deliberate at 2:10.
Will contest reveals Marsh estate dispute over Yale gift
Witnesses including Professor Edward Dana testify that Professor Marsh was sound minded when he left his will. The contest over a $1,000,000 bequest to Yale involves relatives James P. Marsh Martha M. Walker and Misses Mary Peabody Williamson and Ethel Marsh Williamson with others from Batavia Cleveland and Crown Point.
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Yale
Edward 8. Dana
Marsh
Dwight
Brush
FE. C. Beecher
James P. Marsh
Martha M. Walker
Batavia
N. Y
Mary Peabody Williamson
Ethel Marsh Williamson
Cleveland
Elizabeth M. Shoulters
Crown Point
Ind
Pickwick Club Endorses Local Candidates in South Boston
At Chandler Hall the Pickwick Club unanimously endorsed William H. Donlon and John K. L. Monapnan for Common Council Ward 18, W. Bresnahan for Alderman in the precinct, and John Buryer for Mayor, pledging unqualified support to their interests.
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Pickwick Club
South Boston
Chandler Hall
Esers
William H. Donlon
John KE. L. Monapnan
Ugh W. Bresnahan
John Bur
Voter intimidation at caucus cited with alleged inaction
The witness described Weinberg and others handing stickers to voters and intimidating them. He reported telling the lieutenant to remove Weinberg, but the officer refused. He said officers saw the events and made no arrests, and a tall man cursed during ballot counting. Gediman then testified as caucus details continued.
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Joseph Lomasney
Mosher
Mr. Krebs
Tallon
Sailor
McGuire
Mr. Lomasney
Edgerton
Lomasney
Bangs
Clarke
Smithens
Isaac Smithens
Ward 8
Downey
Krebs
Callender
Berwin
Mr. Callender
Mr. Clark
Jacob Tarplin
Clark
Tarplin
Hayes
Weinberg
Mr.Bangs
Wheaton's Men Under Fire at San Fabian Raid
American troops landed at San Fabian in a coordinated naval bombardment and assault, capturing forty insurgents and pushing rebels from the town. General Wheaton led the ground advance as gunboats bombarded trenches and foot soldiers moved through bamboo cover toward the town, with skirmishes along the Dagupan road and on the bridge.
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Manila
San Fabian
Avas
Shafter
Daiquiri
Gulf
Princeton
Bennington
Wheaton
Knox
Sheridan
Ben
Buck
Pierce
Patton
Shiels
Aguinaldo
Longapo
Subig
Logan
Santo Tomas
San Jacinto
Marsh
Magdalen
Dagupan
Tarlac
Wheston
Oregon
Hong Kong
Chynoweth
Davis
van Horne
Bradford
Seventeenth Regiment
Mabalacal
Lingayan
Lawton
MacArthur
San Isidro
Casco
Young
Angeles
Bambang
Bell
Thirty-sixth Infantry
Hawkins
Fourth Cavalry
Democratic rally backs Dooley and Curley in Ward 17
In Hibernian Hall 67 Hampden Street about 500 supporters attended to back James F Dooley and James M Curley with Joseph A Kelly presiding and Thoms F Brophy Constantine Lundy Thomas F Curley C. J. Shea Arnest A Pillar and the two candidates speaking. A second rally under East Boston Hebrew Educational Club will endorse Mayor candidate P A Collins at Lyceum Hall East Boston on Sunday November 12 at 3 pm with speakers including P J Kennedy ex Alderman J A Conry W J Donovan Joseph F Hickey Isaac Rosnosaky and Leo J Lyons with Jacob W Miller chairing.
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Ward 17
Hibernian Hall
Hampden Street
James F. Dooley
James M. Curley
Joseph A. Kelly
Thoms F. Brophy
Constantine Lundy
Thomas F. Curley
C. J. Shea
Arnest A. Pillar
East Boston Hebrew Educational Club
P. A. Collins
Lyceum Hall
East Boston
P. J. Kennedy
J. A. Conry
W. J. Donovan
Joseph F. Hickey
Rontesentatys Veel "Samuel Or Oeany
Isaac Rosnosaky
Leo J
Massachusetts Merchants Plan Act via Legislature
About 60 retail merchants in Massachusetts, part of an association of 2000, gathered with counsel W A Morse at the Quincy House to discuss presenting an act to the next Legislature aimed at controlling the trade. The group hopes to expand to cover all 59 000 merchants in time.
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Massachusetts
Quincy House
W. A. Morse
Nming
Dorchester Board of Aldermen Nomination Battle Heats Up
The Dorchester district wards 16 20 and 24 see five Republicans contesting two nominations. Codman Hibbard Adams Manks and Stewart vie while Democrats back McDonald and Welsh for the ward slates. Ward 16 holds decisive sway as no candidates come from that ward and past rivalries fuel the bitter race.
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Board of Aldermen
Dorchester
Codman
Adams
W. W. Hibbard
H. M. Manks
Joseph I. Stewart
Bailiwick
Hibbard
Manks
Charles E. Folsom
Assessors’ Board
Atwood
Gilpatric
Senate
Lott
Alderman McDonald
Joseph P. Welsh
McDonald
Stewart
Ward 12 rally backs Alderman O Toole in Cabot Street Hall
The Cabot Street bath house hosted a Ward 12 gathering last night in support of Alderman Frank J. O Toole. Speakers included Councillor Charles I. Quirk Representative John J. Douglass Fred Kneeland Thomas H Dowd Daniel J. Gallagher and H J Quinn. Quinn alleged Ward 12 leaders joined to elect a Republican to the Legislature amid Democratic corruption.
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Cabot Street
Bath House
Frank J. O’toole
Charles I. Quirk
John J. Douglass
Fred Kneeland
Thomas H. Dowd
Daniel J. Gallagher
H. J. Quinn
Quinn
Ward 12
Rally in Ward 18 at Democratic HQ for Doyle Alderman bid
A Sunday rally at the Democratic headquarters 1042 Tremont Street Ward 18 is set for 2 50 pm on November 12 to back James H Doyle for Alderman. Speakers include Joseph A Denni son John J Curley George O Whittaker and others. James J Casey will preside.
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Tremont Street
James H. Doyle
Joseph A. Dennison
John J. Curley
George O. Whittaker
James A. Watson
Daniel J. Curley
Robert Howard
George Curran
Daniel H. Coakley
Peter Whalen
James Quinn
James Curley
George H. Sheehan
James J. Casey
Debating invitation about Alderman candidates Doyle and O'Toole
James A. Watson, representative-elect from Ward 18, invites Frederick Kneeland to a public debate on Doyle and O'Toole. He offers shared venue costs and suggests Dudley Street Opera House or Tremont Street hall, with conditions and a proposed date for arranging the event.
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Frederick Kneeland
James H. Doyle
Cabot Street
Bath House
Doyle
Fucr
Alderman Doyle
Mr. O'Toole
Dudley Street
Tremont Street
Boston Post
James A. Watson
Ward 18
Linden Park Street
Ward 2 backs Colbert for mayor and Collins for mayor
A large Ward 2 meeting at the Jeffersonian Club endorsed Edward F. Colbert for the Common Council and General Patrick A. Collins for mayor. The group also pledged support for the Kennedy delegation and the Conry ward committee.
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Ward 2
Jeffersonian Club
Sumner Street
Edward F. Colbert
Common Council
Mr. Colbert
Adams School
Evening High School
East Boston
Division 46
Noddle
Patrick A. Collins
Patrick J. Kennedy
Joseph A. Conry
England Rushing Troops To White Front In South Africa
Dispatches report heavy Boer guns threatening Ladysmith as British forces reinforce White. Observers fear a major Boer attack as Buller and officers debate reports of White’s status and dangerous gaps in the British line. Casualties and suppressions of favorable reports color the uneasy picture.
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Brocklehurst
Dewdrop
Kapp
Brabant
Troopships Reach Cape Town Ahead of Natal Invasion
The Roslyn Castle arrived with 1600 troops at Cape Town and heads for Durban Natal. Four more transports left England the same day. By Nov 13 the Roslyn Castle should land in Natal, followed by five more ships carrying about 6000 men. Troopships totaling 28,000 men expected by mid next week. General Buller shifts plans to relieve Ladysmith as heavy Boer guns arrive from Johannesburg.
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Estcourt
White
Buller
Pretoria
Bders
Ladysmith
Capé
Nicholson
Nek
Kimberley
Dronfield
Leyds
Brussels
Belgium
Gibraltar
Cape
London
Roslyn Castle
Cape Town
Durban
Natal
England
Free State
Transvaal
Orange River
General Buller
General White
Johannesburg
Gale
Royal Engineers
War Office
Bulawayo
Speckley
Plumer
Bombardment Continues as Boer Forces Hold Ladysmith
Dispatch from Estcourt Natal notes British troops unfold plans unseen while Colenso remains in Boer hands. Civilians report Ladysmith and the British camp fully invested with heavy shelling and ongoing fights on three fronts. British losses at Isambulwana Hill total about 150.Boer casualties higher per reports.
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Estcourt
Natal
Colenso
Ladysmith
White
Isambulwana Hill
British muddling at war mobilization warned by London banquet
In London a banquet address by the Duke of Cambridge laments missed warnings and unready war plans. Reports say General Buller delays until Christmas and guns cannot reach Durban before November 14. The Morning Post criticizes siege train delays and calls for radical mobilization reforms.
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London
Duke of Cambridge
Buller
Durban
Estcourt
Lord Salisbury
England
Woolwich Arsenal
Devonport
Woolwich
Morning Post
Rhodes Captured? Report From Kimberley Front
The Figaro claims Cecil Rhodes was captured during sorties from Kimberley as shelling by the Boers around the city begins. The war office confirms bombardment but provides few details beyond describing it as slight. The besieging Boer force is listed at about 6000.
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Paris
the Figaro
Cecil Rhodes
Kimberley
War Office
Arrest Expected Today in North Easton Case
Stoughton reports say Frank Middleton, 17, the victim of a mysterious attempted killing, has told officers the shooter’s identity. Police plan a likely arrest tomorrow, with a female suspect rumored to have fled to Boston and a North Easton resident named as a possible perpetrator. Middleton’s condition improves as the town awaits developments.
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Stoughton
Frank Middleton
Vanston
Pye
O'Neil
Boston
Massachusetts General Hospital
Middleton
North Easton
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