Gold Strike Rouses Franklin in Klondike Mood
Franklin, Nov 16. Gold fever grips the town as signs of a gold vein surface. Mrs. E. P. Blackmer and partners, including BE P Blackmer and Jerome Prince, lease Woodward’s land and plan a shaft to thirty feet to test virgin gold depths. Provisions and signs bloom as prospectors arrive, hotel and restaurant owners plan additions, and optimism runs high.
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Boston
Farge
E. P. Blackmer
Jerome Prince
Blackmer
Snow
Mr. Woodwirl
Fiorace Morse
Tremont Temple Lodge Predicts Ladies Night at Brunswick
At the Brunswick last evening the Boston Boot and Shoe Club hosted a Tremont Temple gathering with 000 guests including Miss Sarah F. Hunt and other dignitaries. Senator Henry Cabot Lodge spoke on protection for American shipowners and the Philippines, advocating stronger navy support and broader eastern trade.
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Boston Boot and Shoe Club
Brunswick
Sarah F. Hunt
Massachhusetts Socciety
Daughters of the American Revolution
Lodge
Actress Ethel Marlowe Dies On Stage In New York
At Knickerbocker Theatre New York on November 15 Miss Ethel Marlowe daughter of Owen Marlowe died of heart disease on stage after the third act of The Christian. She was cousin to Julia Marlowe Taber and sister to Virginia Marlowe who also died on stage from the same illness.
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New York
Knickerbocker Theatre
the Christian
Ethel Marlowe
Owen Marlowe
Globe Theatre
Boston
Julia Marlowe Taber
Virginia Marlowe
White House Dinner Hosts British American High Commission
The President and Mrs McKinley entertained the joint high commissioners from Great Britain and the United States at a lavish White House dinner. The first floor rooms of the executive mansion were adorned with plants and cut flowers, marking the most elaborate social function there in months.
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Washington
McKinley
Great Britain
United States
White House
Executive Mansion
Officers invited to Fifty fourth Massachusetts anniversary dinner
The Association of Officers of the Fifty-fourth and Fifty-fifth Massachusetts Regiments invites Captain William D. Williams First Lieutenant William A H Jackson and Second Lieutenant George W Braxton of Company IL Sixth Regular Massachusetts Volunteers to a dinner at Youngs Hotel Thursday evening commemorating the regiments anniversary.
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Fifty-fourth
Fifty-fifth
Massachusetts
William d. Williams
William A H. Jackson
George W. Braxton
Company
Massachusetts Volunteers
Young’s Hotel
Evans Ale Described as Perfectly Brewed and Bottled
A concise promotional note extols Evans Ale as perfectly brewed and bottled, yielding nips that are mellow sparkling and clear to the last drop with no dregs or sediment.
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Evans
Gold vein spurs Franklin town into Klondike fever
Franklin residents react to a surface gold find with mixed skepticism and excitement. A growing crowd roams the streets, pockets stuffed with samples, while shops see hammer and hatchet sales surge. Local landowners, including many who doubt the boom, hold fast as miners recount tales of quartz and a volcanic chimney vein crossing Fales Street.
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Jonas Smith
Jonas
Klondike
Boston
West
Franklin
Fales Street
Ballarat
Diogenes
Big Vote in Ward 20 Caucus Sets Record
In Ward 2 last evening over 1200 votes were cast at the municipal caucus, a record for four caucuses with offices contested. The crowd was quiet and orderly, with no repeats and no challenged votes. The aldermanic delegates contest pitted William M. Adams against Benjamin Putnam, with Adams supporters confident of victory.
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William If. Adams
Benjamin Putnam
Adams
Rally for W J Cronin in Ward 2 Aldermanic race
A large rally at Hibernian Hall East Boston attracted about 500 supporters for W J Cronin's alderman bid in Ward 2. Speakers included ex-Representative M W H Bradley John H Hickey James Young W J Irwin J J O Donnell W G Harber Captain George J Lovett and others with ex-Representative Charles A Kelley presiding.
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Hibernian Stall
East
Boston
M. WH. Bradley
John H. Hickey
James Young
W. J. Irwin
J. J. O Donnell
W. G. Harber
George J. Lovett
Charles A. Kelley
Roosevelt Halts Crowd With Courteous Silence in Boston
The Rough Rider and Governor-elect Theodore Roosevelt arrives from New York to Boston’s Park Square station and Lowell Institute, where he receives a restrained, polite reception. He declines interviews, chats briefly with friends, and heads to Judge Francis Lowell’s Beacon Street home before addressing a public audience the next day.
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Oyster Bay Villa
Boston
W. Jennings Bryan
Evangelist Moody
Mr. Roosevelt
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Richard Olney
Beacon Street
Francis Lowell
New Yorker
Judge Lowell
Norris replies to Ward 13 circular on O'Toole race
Michael W. Norris defends his Ward 13 record against a late circular backing Mr. P. J. O'Toole. He denies voting against soldier aid, disputes an England alliance claim, and argues incumbents deserve renomination for Ward 13. Norris notes he was not interviewed on alliance by any Boston paper.
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Athens
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Allance
Boston
O'Toole
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Norton Denied Trade For Ward 14 Votes
Michael J. Reidy of South Boston defends Alderman Norton against allegations in a Ward 14 circular. He states Norton did not trade Ward 14 aldermanic support for Ward 15 votes in the Senatorial contest and urges voters to disregard Dunn’s misleading claims. Addressed Nov 16.
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Post
John H. Dunn
Joseph J. Norton
Ward 14
Norton
Ward 15
John E. Baldwin
Dunn
Michael J. Reidy
South Boston
Ward 14 rally for Alderman Norton
An enthusiastic Ward 14 meeting at the Berkeley Associates rooms endorsed Alderman Norton. Local supporters gathered to back Norton in upcoming activities and outreach.
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Berkeley Associates
Ward 14
Alderman Norton
Pyramid Pile Cure Promises Relief and Cure
Recounted endorsements from Rev. Jas H Westbrook of Bowne Michigan and druggist Frank Smith support Pyramid Pile Cure as a reliable remedy for long standing piles. The ad notes widespread druggist availability at 50 cents to 1 dollar per package and offers a free pamphlet from Pyramid Drug Co Marshall Mich.
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Bowne
Mich
Frank Smith
Ypsilanti, Mich
C. ©. Potter
Hamilton Street
Ypsilanti
Pyramid Drug Co
Mareshall, Mich
Voters face long lines and oath votes in ward caucus
Hebrew and Italian citizens predominated among voters. Alderman Berwin challenged Aaron Pinkofsky’s Republican status. Frank Enos challenged Bradman for not being a Republican. Many voters waited as clerks checked off names, with some ballots mixed and a recount petition filed after 389 votes were cast and Berwin led with 266.
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Aaron Pinkofsky
Frank F. Enos
Mr. Bradman
Congress
Bradman
Joseph Barron
Common Council
Joseph Levy
John C. McGonegal
Dennis J. Doherty
Arturo de Fillipo
Berwin
de Fillipo
Ward 24 Caucus in Field's Corner Ends Noisy Fight
In Field's Corner Ward 24 a heated caucus produced loud arguments and many challenges. Codman and Manks factions clashed over votes cast, with Codman claiming Democratic votes tainted the process while Gilpatric defended their ticket. The large caucus yielded a smaller vote than in recent caucuses.
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Manks
Thives
Gilpatric
Post
Hayes Arrested Over Name Vote in Ward Room
John A. Hayes aged 29 was arrested last evening in the ward room of Ward charged with voting on the name of James A. Hayes. James A. Hayes, of 8 Cushman avenue, now resides at 7 Adams place after moving since May 1 1898.
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Ward
James A. Hayes
Cushman Avenue
Hayes
Adams Place
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