Merrill Nominated Boston Mayor by Ward Ballot
The Boston convention concluded with Moody Merrill nominated for mayor after a formal ward by ward ballot. Merrill vowed to govern with businesslike, nonpartisan methods, opposing political spoils and promising cost savings and prompt public works. A 25 member committee was appointed to propose school and street officials, reporting by Wednesday at Union Hall.
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Merrill
Boston
Peepiecset
Mecuen
The Career of the Candidate Moody Merrill
Moody Merrill born June 27 1836 in Camp Ton Grafton NH. He studied at Thetford Academy and district schools then taught in Ellsworth and Thornton NH. Merrill moved to Boston 1859 to study law, admitted Suffolk bar 1863, served on Roxbury school boards, in Massachusetts House 1868 1871 and State Senate 1873 74. He chaired memorials for Charles Sumner 1874 and led Highland Street Railway from 1872 to 1886. Merrill presided over Roxbury Club after Nathaniel Bradlee’s death.
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Moody Merrill
Campton
Grafton County
N. H
Thetford Vt
Ellsworth
Thornton
N.H
Boston
William Minot
Suffolk
Roxbury
House of Representatives
State Senate
Charles Sumner
Highland Street Railway
Merrill
Roxbury Club
Nathaniel Bradlee
Opinions on the Nomination by Mayor Hart
Mayor Hart says the Republican city convention result was not surprising and that he favors letting voters and the convention act freely. He urges Republicans to stay united, avoid false promises, and support Merrill in a vigorous campaign, noting the outcome depends on about 60,000 voters for Dec 9. Representative F. W. Kittredge says he is pleased with the nomination.
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Hart
Merrill
Boston
F. W. Kittredge
Merrill Seen as Near-Unanimous Roxbury Choice
The Roxbury district favors Mr Merrill as the best candidate with broad support. Alderman Reed backs Merrill as the strongest nominee, promising a strong conservative businesslike administration for Boston taxpayers. Chairman J M Olmstead reports strong enthusiasm and a solid candidate.
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Merrill
Roxbury
Reed
Boston
J. M. Olmstead
City Committee
New York Banks Seek Recovery for Gallatin Bank
In New York the Gallatin Bank’s president and Clearing House chair F D Tappan said banks remain sound with no new loan certificates issued. North River Bank directors met seeking to rehabilitate as a State bank, asking depositors to leave funds for ninety days. Largest depositors backed a $175,000 pledge to stay. If plans succeed the bank may reopen soon. examiner Cahill’s alleged closure claim was disputed.
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New York
F. D. Tappan
Gallatin Bank
Clearing House
Clearing House Loan Committee
North River Bank
E. E. Gedney
John H. Stalin
W. FE
Eft
L. Hedden
M. R. Jones
J. R. Greason
T. M. Motley
John L. Wise
A. Close
Gedney
Preston
Paide, Carey & Co
Ingersoll
Enthusiasm at Lowell Honors Irish Delegates
In Lowell on November 14 a large demonstration celebrated Irish delegates O'Brien and T P O Connor. A 7:15 pm parade led by John White featured Irish societies, Welsh Light Infantry, Ninth Regiment M V W, and Hibernian Rifles as honor guard. The Huntington Hall event drew a packed crowd with clergymen, officials, and Mayor Palmer. Donovans announced $1500 raised for Ireland.
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Lowell
Messrs
O’brien
T. P. O’connor
Michael O’brien
St. Patrick’s Church
John White
Irish Benevolent Society
Welch Light Infantry
M. VY. M
Hibernian Rifles
Huntington Ball
Palmer
Abbott
John J. Donovan
O’connor
Donovan
Ireland
Trains Meet in a Fog Two Die and Twenty Hurt
A fogbound collision on the Pennsylvania railroad near Florence, Pennsylvania, between the Western express sections 9 and 7 killed two passengers, injured twenty others, and left the engineer and one flagman missing. Names of the dead include D Minot of St Paul and S H Angell of Washington DC. Injured range from seriously to slightly, with many taken to nearby houses for aid. The wreck trapped and crushed passengers in the Biscay sleeper as the engine plowed through, with witnesses describing a caldron of death and a scene of panic and destruction. The rear sleeper Biscay was severely damaged and partially destroyed. The Providence traveler Cyrus Hicks was among the injured.
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Pitrspura
Penn
Pennsylvania Railroad
Florence
Western Express
Ee D. Minot
St. Paul
Bosine
S. H. Angell
Twenty-first Street
Washington, D. C
DelAmy
Haymarket
J. F. MarutAs
Baltimore
J. Hellman
Washington
William Roengester
Hoffman House
New York
R. C. Hicks
Providence
R. L
M. V. KeLnoane
Richmond
D. H. Hien
Sunbury
D. Williams
Cleveland
Detroit
Pittsburg
Morrsburg
New Florence
Flaeman
Biscay
Achates
Mr. Minot
Henry D. Minot
H. Angell
KE. H.tighe
C. C. Hicks
Duluth
J. W. Leslie
Everett
Mass
Providencer
Cyrus ©. Hicks
B. A. Ballou & Co
Peck Street
Hicks
Messrs. Ballou & Co
Gould backs presidents' agreement with $22 million annual gain
Jay Gould writes the Sun that the earnings difference between the Western and Southwestern railroads under the presidents' agreement and current methods is about 22.4 million dollars annually in favor of the agreement. He notes about 100000 stockholders rely on dividends and urges reassembly of the president group with investor support behind them.
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New York
Jay Gould
The
Sun
Western
Southwestern
Gould
Morse and Burdett claim Morse leads Massachusetts GOP bid
Congressman Elijah A. Morse touts his district victories and compares his voting record with Lodge Greenhalge Rockwell Cogswell Walker to argue he is the party’s strongest statewide contender for governor in 1891. He likens himself to Moses and Joshua and aims to unite Republicans. He expects little support from a Boston paper after a clash over a subscription remark.
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Elijah A. Morse
Commonwealth
Mr. Morse
Massachusetts
Henry Cabot Lodge
Frederick T. Greenhalge
F. A. Rockwell
William Cogswell
Joseph H.walker
Brackett
Haile
Elijah
Egypt
Promised Land
Moses
Joshua
Boston
Chairman Burdett a Candidate
The Republican State committee plans show J O Burdett from Hingham seeking reelection as chairman, with Secretary Warwell also likely to run again. Party members praise Burdett’s work and anticipate no other candidates under these conditions, expecting continued leadership and policies for the campaign.
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Burdett
Republican State Committee
J. O. Burdett
Hingham
State Committee
Warwell
Explosion at Custer's quarry kills three in Lima Ohio
A blast at Custer's stone quarry in Lima Ohio killed three men and severely injured four others. The explosive used was twenty five pounds of dynamite and the same amount of slant powder. The incident follows a report period noting business failures and economic activity across the United States and Canada. The seventeenth annual meeting of the temperance union of American women opened in Atlanta Georgia with organization reports and remarks by President Willard.
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Custer’s
Lima
The
Temperance Union of American Women
Atlanta
Willard
R. Z, Dun & Co
E. Russell & Co
United States
Canada
Bradstreet’s
Late Ship News Sails From London Nov 12
London reports steamers Lancaster and St. Vincent sailed for New Orleans on November 12 while Sarnia departed from Liverpool for Halifax today.
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London
Lancaster
St. Vincent
New Orleans
Sarnia
Liverpool
Halifax
Railway Collision Kills Two Firemen in Maryland
A Baltimore & Ohio collision near Scott Station between east and west bound freights killed engineer John Waston and fireman James Fleisher instantly. Fireman James Barrett died an hour later after severe scalds. Thomas Burke was badly injured and not expected to recover as both engines and cars wrecked. The crash resulted from orders being disregarded. In Providence Rhode Island fifteen coal cars were demolished at Valley Falls when gravel backed into the freight yard as a dumps train descended the same track. The engineer of the...
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Bernaire
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Scott Station
John Waston
James Fleisher
James Barrett
Thomas Burke
Provinence, R. I
Valley Falls
Freight Train Brakes Stop Sudden Pile Up at Green River
The Union Pacific freight engine broke down at Green River causing a nine hour passenger delay. A separate collision on the Norfolk & Western near Ford's Depot left one dead and five injured. In Burrato three Italians died and seven were seriously injured in a Delaware Lackawanna & Western gravel train crash at East Buffalo.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Union Pacific Railroad
Green River
Union Pacific
Ricum Mono
Ford
Dinwiddie County
Norfolk & Western
Burrato
N. Y
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Road
East Buffalo
Nickel Industry Seeks Aid for Sudbury Plant Road From Coe Hill
Orrvava Ontario November 14. Dr J Ritchie of Akron Ohio representing Standard Oil asks Dominion government for aid to build a Coe Hill to Sudbury road and a ten year 5 million dollar guarantee to establish nickel steel manufacture at Sudbury. He and associates have invested heavily in Central and Northern Ontario and aim to shift from ore export to local production. Government to consider. project would unlock mineral rich territory and shorten distance to the Northwest. Parliament expected to grant support.
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Orrvawa
Ont
Specran
J. Ritchie
Akron
Standard Oil Company
Sudbury
Dominion
Coe Hill
Ontario
Canada Copper Company
Ritchie
Coe Thil
Granite Cutters Idle After Pay Dispute at New England Granite
About 260 granite cutters and sharpeners employed by the New England Granite Company in North Haverhill NH walked out and met in their union hall over pay method changes. A conference with the local superintendent failed to resolve the issue without main office guidance from Hartford CT. An amicable settlement is expected by tomorrow morning.
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Concorp
N. H
New England Granite Company
Hartford
Conn
Impetus to Open Johns Hopkins Medical School to Women
Baltimore Md November 14 The drive to raise 500000 to guarantee opening Johns Hopkins Medical School to women gains momentum in this city. Over 200 ladies from national circles met at Johns Hopkins hospital with delegations from Washington New York Boston and more. Committees report over 100000 already raised and likely full funding soon. Miss Mary Garrett led the effort with a reception attended by many interested ladies Mrs Harrison and others assisted hosting about 1500 guests.
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Balrimore
Johns Hlopkins Medical School
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Washington
New York
Boston
Mary Garrett
Women’s Medical School Fund
Harrison
Miss Garrett
Burlington Stands Alone In Western Freight Feud
At a Chicago meeting of the Western and Northwestern divisions of the Western Freight Association the Union Pacific faced unified backing from all roads except the Burlington. A vote raised the issue of acting under the agreement without unanimity, threatening collapse of the group until Chairman Osgood was asked to rule. Burlington asserts it will keep exchanging traffic on the old basis if the Omaha connections are forced onto new terms.
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Chicago
Union Pacific
Eastern
Western
Western Freight Association
Burlington
Osgood
Omaha
White and colored residents in Mt Hope Street melee
At 6:30 pm in Depuam on Mt Hope street W S Manuel's house a fight broke out after two white men Edward Hartnett and William Keegan, intoxicated, were found inside. Keegan was cut, Manuel confessed to the attack, a bystander Henry Henderson was struck, Porter fled to a mill pond and was arrested.
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Depuam
W. S. Manuel
Mt. Hope Street
Manuel
William
Samuel Porter
Boston
Edward Hartnett
William Keegan
Porter
William Manuel
Young
Neadville
Keegan
Henry Henderson
Jameson letter defends character amid Egyptian accusations
Mrs Jameson publishes her late husband's note dated August 30 1888 to Sir William MacKinnon. He describes a harrowing scene at Kibaruba with a girl allegedly to be cannibal feast, claims not to sketch details, and promises further witnesses. He accuses Assad Farran of swindling the British government and claims Belgian officers would use Assad’s word to ruin his name.
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London
Jameson
Kibaruba
Tippoo
Assad
Suakim
Birchall Executed in Ontario Jail Yard
Reginald Birchall was executed by hanging at 8 29 PM in Woopstock jail yard with about 150 spectators present. His wife visited, and he left a confession letter later disputed by Rural Dean Wade. Birchall faced premeditated murder charges tied to the February 17 killing and left $1500 from a conceded autobiography as estate.
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Birchall
Birehall
Toronto
Woopstock Gaol
F. C. Benwell
George Perry
Woodstock
Era BrreHaLy
Dean Wade
Church of ‘Ne Land Service
Dr. Chamberlain
A. D. Stewart
Perry
Leetham
Firehall
Wade
Liirehall
Church of England
Birchail
Record of Fires Across Several Cities
Fires in San Francisco, Farmington, Randolph, and Springfield cause extensive damage. Wertheimer building losses near 250000 with likely full insurance. woodshed blaze at Phillips destroys eight hundred cords of wood for Sandy River railroad. Priest place barn in Randolph loses 1000 total with 500 insured. Springfield laundry on Sanford street gutted, with building loss 8000 and machinery 5000, origin suspected incendiary.
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San Frranncisco
Cal
Sandy River Railroad
Phillips
Randolph
Priest Place
Lafrances
Springfield
Sanford Street
Excelsior
Fire damages four story brick building at Fulton Street
At 8 40 last evening a fire broke out in a four story brick building at 9 Fulton street occupied by J D Mead & Co and C Thompson & Son provision dealers. Owner Richard Warner. Cause unknown. Damage to all occupants about 500. Alarm from Box 4 at 9 50 last evening sent but unnecessary. Officer Harvey of Station 1 also extinguished a small fire at 34 Merrimac street in a tenement with no damage.
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Fulton Street
J. D. Mead & Co
C. Thompson & Son
Richard Warner
Harvey
Station 1
Merrimac Street
Reciprocal Trade Idea Roams Canada England Policy Shift
Ottawa reports talk of reciprocal trade with West Indies as Canada weighs policy change. Wheat shipments from Manitoba reach record levels signaling farmer earnings, while concerns on tariff impacts and rail costs in Halifax and St John shape potential treaty benefits and drawbacks.
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Ottawa
Oredan
Manitoba
George E. Foster
Dominion Finance
West Indies
United States
England
Canada
Lord Salisbury
Spanish Indies
Barbados
Jamaica
British Islands
J. A. Chipman
Halifax
St. John
Portland
Boston
Attachments for 500000 Against Kansas City Packing Co
Samuel Leonard of Boston files attachments against the Kansas City Packing Company for 500000 and against the Kansas City Packing and Chase Refrigerator Company for 5000. Both firms share cross stockholdings and linked interests with Morris Butts & Co. and William Bell & Co. The case ties to the recent failure of Bell & Co. and involves plant and stock liens in Kansas City. Details unavailable at press time.
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Kansas City Packing Company
Samuel Leonard
Boston
Kansas City
Kan
Leonard
Kansas City Packing and Chase Refrigerator Company
Morris Butts & Co
Mr. Chase
Samuel Bell
William Bell &Co
Commission House
Shot Through the Head at Fleet Street Stable
Benjamin F. Taylor shot Wilder F. Hutchings at 24 Fleet street last evening at 6:45. Hutchings died at 11:05 after being shot in the head. Taylor, a former foreman, claimed Hutchings owed him 150 dollars. he was arrested after the act. Hutchings was married with one child, aged 46.
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Benjamin F. Taylor
Wilder F. Hutchings
Fleet Street
Hutchings
Taylor
Edward Sweeney
Charles Street
Superior Criminal Court
Fessenden
Station 1
Millerick
Chestnut Street
Chalsea
Drs
Week
Wheeler
Saylor
Glancy
Hines
Hood's Sarsaparilla praised by Omaha resident
A testimonial from Mus A R Dunnam of Omaha Nebraska reports long catarrh suffering ending after using Hood's Sarsaparilla. She recommends the remedy heartily and urges readers to be sure to get it.
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Hood
Mus
A. R. Dunnam
Omaha
Death of John L. Eldridge noted Boston lawyer
John L. Eldridge a prominent Quincy based lawyer died suddenly of congestion of the brain. A Harvard College graduate of 1866 and Norfolk Bar Association member he had a twenty year criminal practice. He leaves a widow a son and a daughter and was highly regarded in Norfolk and Suffolk counties. He appeared before the Superior Court last Wednesday and died the next day after illness.
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John L. Eldridge
Quincy
Provincetown
Harvard College
Norfolk Bar Association
Norfolk
Suffolk
Superior Court
Supreme Bench
Eldridge
Henry D Minot Dies in Pennsylvania Railroad Disaster
Henry Davis Minot, 31, Boston Minot family member and Harvard dropout, was killed in yesterday morning's railroad disaster. A Harvard 1880 class member, he authored Land Birds and Game Birds of New England, worked for brokers, then rose to president of the Eastern Railroad of Minnesota while directing the Manitoba line. Permanent St Paul resident since 1886, he was returning from East to West via Washington when the fatality occurred. He leaves three brothers in Boston at 39 Court Street, William Jr, Robert, and Laurence.
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Henry D. Minot
Henry Davis Minot
Pennsylvania
Minot
Boston
William Minot
West Roxbury
Richard Minot
Suffolk County
Theodore Sedgwick
Massachusetts House of Representatives
Supremes Court
Harvard College
New England
Jackson & Curtis
St. Paul
Manitoba Railroad Company
Great Northern
Eastern Railroad of
Minnesota
Mgr. Minot
Washington
Court Street
Messrs
William Minot, Jr
Robert
Laurence Minot
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Burlen
NEW York Banks
O'Brien and O'Conner
Pennsylvania Road
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Tatter
Johns Hopkins Medical School
Dedham
Sir William MacKinnon
Stanley Falls
San Francisco
George Burt Lincoln
Tenadly
N. J
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Brooklyn
Faneuil Hall
Henry Clay
Lincoln
Johnson
Fenton
Metropolitan Sanitary Commission
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Thomas Porter
Porter Bros. & Co
Worth Street
Montclair
Waterbury
Eliza G
Joseph Waters
Henry Fitz Waters
Salem
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Dwight
Russell Congregational Church
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Wight
Yale
Amherst College
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Ohio College
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Ohio
Wilson McCandless
Alleghany National Bank
Paris
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Waltham
Order of Odd Fellows
Alden 3B
Austin
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John D. Dehlie
Bristol
C. I. Hood & CO
the Duke of Connaught
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Tremont St
Boylston
Mumphreys
Albany
U.S. Army
J. B
Hi. H
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Mange
J.K
Humphreys’ Medicine Co
William and John Sts
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