Sullivan and Allen in contest over Massachusetts governor council seat
Isaac B. Allen may contest the election, with about 300 disputed ballots likely to go to court. John H. Sullivan considers a court challenge after demands from supporters and leaders across parties. Ward 6 flaws and Democratic treachery claims are cited as key factors in Sullivan's defeat and potential litigation.
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Isaac B. Allen
John H. Sullivan
Sullivan
Massachusetts
Wolcott
Post
Bryan- Sewall-Wiliams
North End
Republian
Ward 6
Mr. Sullivan
Bailey
I Shall Be There A Black Politician Defends Seat
The speaker, a Black candidate, recalls support from Republican leaders and notes his belief that his election was a godsend. He claims to have influenced governors and asserts he is as capable as long-serving council members while criticizing backbiting within the party. The article mentions a January seating and a convention that named a committee.
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Starry Council Chamber
Massachusetts
Allen
Boston
Republican Party
Yale
Harvard
Lyman
Merrick
Republican State Committee
No Hotel Closed in Marblehead After License Revocation
Marblehead November 19 residents learn the innholders license of George H. Butterfield for the American House is revoked by a special board of selectmen meeting. The town loses its only hotel with the Central boarding house remaining for transients.
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Marblehead
Board of Selectmen
George H. Butterfield
Butterfield
Holiday Happenings in Europe illustrated lecture at Winthrop
The Rev. F. O. Cunningham presented an illustrated lecture in the Winthrop Baptist Church titledHoliday Happenings in Europe to an appreciative audience. His colorful pictures and descriptions created a realistic sense of travel and left attendees entertained and educated.
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F. O. Cunningham
Europe
Baptist Church
Winthrop
Throat Cut for Money in Cleveland Police Ex-Sergeant Found
Theodore Keegan a former police sergeant was found murdered in a vacant Reno Street lot in Cleveland Ohio. He lay in a pool of blood with a six inch throat wound and family said a robbery yielded about ten to fifteen dollars.
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Clhyveland
Theodore Keegan
Reno Street
Lowell Horse Case Ends in Fines and Jail Time
In Middlesex Superior Court before Judge Hardy, Councilman Jonathan G. Hunting of Lowell was fined 200 dollars and sentenced to four months in Lowell jail for conspiracy in selling horses. Co-defendant Otis Clapp, a Lowell horse dealer, was fined 500 dollars.
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Middlesex Superior Court
Hardy
Jonathan G. Hunting
Lowell
Otis Clapp
Colored voters back Edward Everett Brown for School Board
At Twelfth Baptist Church in Boston a large, representative gathering of colored Republicans endorsed Edward Everett Brown for the School Board. Councillor-elect Allen spoke passionately urging unity, denouncing past party betrayals and stressing Brown as their choice to serve the city’s children and families.
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Wolcott
Governor’s Council
Allen
Colored Republicans of
Boston
Twelfth Baptist Church
Phillips Street
Edward Everett Brown
Peter I. Stanford
Mr. Brown
Back Bay
Lieutenant Jackson
Ward 18
Brown
Republican Party
Francis Robinson
Moses Ruddick
Smith
Ward 22
Schoors
Teamoh
Harvard
Dartmouth
Republican Machine
Samuel E. Courtney
Beacon Hill
You need not fear rheumatism with Salvation Oil
An encouraging note promotes Salvation Oil as a remedy for rheumatism and related pains, suggesting relief for readers wary of age related aches. The promotional tone emphasizes ease of use and confidence in the product.
Campaign Work Ad Journed 25 Days Later
A terse fragment notes a twenty five day adjournment related to campaign work. No further details are available.
Obituary for Mrs Mary Francis Scott Siddons English Actress
Mary Francis Scott-Siddons, noted English reader and actress, died in Paris. A great granddaughter of Sarah Siddons, she debuted at age 11 and performed in French and German. She married in 1862, used Scott Siddons, joined Nottinghams Theatre Royal company, and later read in Steinway Hall New York. Her platform readings defined her career. A separate notice reports Helen M Saxton, wife of the Lieutenant Governor, died aged 50 yesterday.
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Mary Francis Scott-Siddons
Paris
Sarah Siddons
Germany
Scott-Chanter
Scott-Siddons
Theatre Royal
Nottingham
Portia
Walter Montgomery
Shylock
Steinway Hall
New York
Fifth Avenue Theatre
Quorum at Last in Boston Common Council Meeting
Boston Common Council members debated the official roll call after a rare quorum formed. Councilmen Farrington Haley Norton faulted Clerk O Kane for printed absentee lists while Norton claimed corrections were possible. Haley denounced the article as untrue and Farrington defended his attendance. The session approved lease renewals for Old Colony Steamboat Co. and Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway, and passed related orders amid wartime style public business.
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Boston Post
Boston
Joseph O’kane
O’kane
Mr. O'Kane
William M. Farrington
James F. Haley
Francis ¥. Norton
Norton
O'Kane
Farrington
Haley
Conry
G. Walden Smith
Riley
Old State House
Councillman
Banchor
Old Colony Steamboat Company
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Company
Board of Aldermen
Kiley
Walden Smith
Connorton
Committee On Public Ground Department
Mine Disaster in Westphalia Kills Dozens
A Recklinghausen colliery in Westphalia suffered a mine gas explosion killing about thirty workers. Twenty seven bodies recovered. forty miners initially buried. All but five survivors were rescued. later all missing miners were found.
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Berlin
Recklinghausen
Westphalia
Harvard Debaters Chosen for Princeton Debate
Harvard selects the final speakers for the Princeton debate after two rounds of preliminaries. Twelve of fourteen finalists spoke, with C Grill, F O White, S R Wrightington, and L O Brien chosen to argue the negative. A telegram to Princeton confirms Harvard will chase the negative side.
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Princeton
C. Grill
F. O. White
S. R. Wrightington
L. O. O’brien
Harvard Union
Harvard
How Chinamen Get Here
Washington reports the Treasury supervising special agent’s annual totals show 3510 Chinese admitted and 415 rejected during the year. Sixty arrest for law violations and 58 arrests for customs violations, with 120 deported and 1356 seizures. A drop in opium imports at San Francisco and a suggested duty cut to four dollars per pound accompany notes on increased diamond smuggling since 1894 tariff.
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Washington
Supervising Special Agent of the Treasury
San Francisco
Parsons Probate Hearing for Cambridge Will
In Middlesex Probate Court Cambridge yesterday Judge Lawton presided over a hearing on admitting the will of Allen B Parsons to probate. Alleged undue influence is claimed by sons Charles A Parsons George A Parsons and William H Parsons. The estate valued about 25000 dollars largely goes to daughter Josephine Parsons.
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Middlesex
Cambridge
Lawton
Allen B. Parsons
Charles A
George A
William H. Parsons
Josephine Parsons
Banquet Observances Highlight Sub-Masters Club Meeting
About 35 Sub-Masters' Club members met at Young's last night with Seth Sears as host. Guest W H Furber, master of the Prescott School in Charlestown, attended. George G Crocker, chairman of the Boston transit commission, spoke on transit in Europe and America with stereopticon views. The Fifty fourth and Fifty-fifth Regimental Association officers held a semi annual reunion at Young's Hotel, with Colonel N P Hallowell presiding.
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Young
Seth Sears
W. H. Furber
Prescott School
Charlestown
George G. Crocker
Boston Transit Commission
Fiftyfourth
Fifty-fifth Regimental Association
Young’s Hotel
N. P. Hallowell
Women in the Drag Net Raid West End Houses
Captain Westcott and Joy Street officers raided alleged houses of ill repute in the West End. Jennie Evans at 40 Prospect street charged with keeping the house. Etta Ross Mary Sullivan Nellie Brown charged as idle and disorderly. Mrs Smith at 21 Lynde street keeper with Mary Hackett Nellie Mahoney Gertrude Leonard and Mary Sullivan charged as idle and disorderly. At 9 Causeway street Jennie Foster William Sanders Joseph Jenkins arrested as idle and disorderly.
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Westcott
Joy Street
West End
Prospect Street
Jennie Evans
Etta Ross
Mary Sullivan
Nellie Brown
Lynde Street
Mrs. Smith
Mary Hackett
Nellie Mahoney
Gertrude Leonard
Causeway Street
Jennie Foster
No Woman Suffrage Fails in Vermont Legislature
The woman suffrage bill was taken as a special order this afternoon and defeated by a decisive margin. In the Senate morning session a committee bill to prohibit Sunday excursion trains was introduced.
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Montpelier
Senate
Mrs Georgia Merrill Historian Dies in New York
Mrs Georgia Drew Merrill a Plymouth Mass native and writer editor in historical fields died at the Dugan House Owego New York Tuesday night of paralysis. She was a great great granddaughter of General John Glover of Marblehead who led American artillery in the Revolutionary War.
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New York
Georgia Drew Merrill
Plymouth
Mass
Dugan House
Owego
N. Y
Merrill
John Glover
Marblehead
Democratic nominating convention names city leaders
Lawrence voters learned at the Democratic mayoralty convention that James F. Leonard was nominated by acclamation for mayor. Alderman candidates named include John J. Donovan Charles G. Kidder Cornelius F. Lynch John D. Mahoney Omer E. Couch William A. Howarth and Patrick O'Brien.
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Lawrence
James F. Leonard
John J. Donovan
Charles G. Kidder
Cornelius F. Lynch
John D. Mahoney
Omer E. Couch
William A. Howarth
Patrick O’brien
Winslow Nominated for Worcester Mayor at Republican Caucus
In Worcester tonight Colonel Samuel E. Winslow was nominated as the Republican candidate for mayor at a local caucus. The vote confirmed his bid amid party support and local civic interest.
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Worcester
Samuel E. Winslow
Halting Market Reflects Cautious Trading Across Sectors
A dull stalled session on Thursday evening sees limited buying by bulls and scarce selling by bears. In New York only Sugar Tobacco Whiskey and Manhattan show activity with mining shares driving local volume. Copper stocks like Butte Boston and Tecumseh move irregularly as news and options buzz amid looming trust receipts and potential market maneuvers.
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Manhattan
New York
Boston & Montana
Butte & Boston
Tecumseh
Old Dominion
Dillaway & Starr
Calumet Lode
Calumet
Michigan
Bay State
West End
Paine, Werber & Co
Davis
Brdgelow-Lewissohn
Boston
Shorts
Sears
London
Lake
Oregon Railway & Navigation Company
Boston & Maine
National
Pinkham
Boston Stock Exchange Bond Market Report
Official report from the Boston Stock Exchange lists the day’s highest and lowest prices, closing prices, and bid and asked values for bonds.
Autopsy Finds Heart Disease in Arbuckle Case
Coroner's physician O H anlon ruled Frank P Arbuckle of Denver died of heart disease with fatty degeneration. Gastric irritation from alcohol or poison may be involved. Minor head and kidney injuries likely from a fall. Police seek valuables Arbuckle allegedly possessed.
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New York
O’hanlon
Frank P. Arbuckle
Denver
Witthaus
Knights of Labor in Rochester Split Brewers From AFL Ties
Delegates to the Knights of Labor general assembly in Rochester decide brewery workers must choose between memberships in K of L or the AFL. They also reject adding a free coinage of silver plank to their preamble but adopt it as a principle and plan to send a staff to New England states per Massachusetts District Association No. 30.
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Rochester
General Assembly
Knights of Labor
K. of L
American Federation of Labor
Knights
New England
District Association No
Massachusetts
Democratic Party to contest Kentucky electors
Secretary Richardson announced that the Democratic State committee will contest eleven McKinley electors in Kentucky on grounds of irregularity and fraud in numerous counties. The decision was disclosed in Louisville, Ky, on November 19.
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Louisville
Richardson
Democratic State Committee
McKinley
Kentucky
Pattie Stands Trial as Habitual Criminal in Cambridge
Charles J. Pattie of Somerville faces habitual criminal charges in Middlesex Superior Criminal Court Cambridge. He allegedly received prior sentences for breaking and entering and highway robbery. The defense asserts insanity with Dr. Jackson testifying Pattie was sometimes not responsible.
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Charles J. Pattie
Somerville
Hardy
Middlesex
Cambridge
Pattie
Jackson
Soule murder case goes to jury in Wiscasset
The Soule murder trial ended arguments at noon with a large audience present. Jury deliberations began at 12 15 p m with broad belief of acquittal by many, while others expect a possible disagreement.
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Wiscasset
Soule
DANGERS IN FOOD SUPPLIES
A lecturer contends asylum population reflects rural carelessness about food while city diets pose hidden risks. The piece lauds Royal Baking Powder as a champion of pure food, citing its strong industry campaigns and many endorsements from health authorities.
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Journal of Health
Boston Doctors Push X Ray Photo Of Double Headed Woman
Eminent Boston physicians advocate photographing Mis Me Christine at the Masonic Temple by X ray to aid science. She has attracted letters from leading scientists nationwide and is urged to let Boston photo the phenomenon first. An exchange with an old lady and a boy provides a humorous aside.
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Boston
Christine
Masonic Temple
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