Towboat Towing Through the Narrows Draws Criticism
Shipping men urge rules to regulate towboat practice as barges behind tugs stretch for a mile through the Narrows. The Altonia narrowly escaped rocks near Lovell's Island amid zigzag tows. Proposals include deepening the Nubble approach to allow safer passage for large vessels.
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Lovell’s Island
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Commonwealth
New England
Recount Reverses Norton Lead in Ward 15 Alderman Race
Democratic recount at Horticultural Hall shows Ward 15 switching from Norton 872 to Kinnally 884, a 12 vote win for Kinnally. Norton retains Ward 14 by 33 votes but loses ground on ward committee. Other wards shift: MacMahon edges McDonald by two, Sullivan tops Crowley for third place, Young defeats Tully, Quirk delegation gains four seats, Donovan leads in Ward 22. Eleven ballots remain unsettled.
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William
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McDonald
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Crowley
Sullivan
Michael A. Tully
Hugh Young
Quirk
Donovan
Kelly
Weather Forecast From Washington November Update
Rain and high temperatures dominate across the country with New England cooler. Expect more rain or snow in the South, rain or snow north, and generally fair in parts of the Mid Atlantic. Winds shift from northeast along New England to southerly along the Atlantic coast with colder Western relief by Wednesday night.
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Middle
New York
E. D. Buffington Dead in Worcester Death
Elisha D. Buffington, member of the State Fish and Game Commission, died at his Worcester home after a brain tumor operation. He was 65 years old.
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Worcester
Elisha D. Buffington
State Fish and Game Commission
Buffington
Boom in pig iron orders signals strong demand in Cincinnati
Rogers Brown & Co report booked more orders since November 1 than in twenty years. The note notes steady demand across all pig iron users, with customers and correspondents cheering a sign of good times. The company says no special effort was made to secure these orders.
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Cincinnati
Rogers, Brown & Co
Visit of a Mysterious Man Shocks Court
In a Boston & Maine case over a $700 damages award to barber Fred Suss for injuries from a Somerville train incident, Judge Hopkins weighs a new trial after a juror was allegedly offered a bribe. Walter I. Badger testified that a stranger claimed the juror knew a witness and would vote for the plaintiff unless paid. The judge took the matter under advisement.
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Superior Court
Walter I. Badger
Boston & Maire
Fred Suss
Somerville
Boston & Maine
Badger
Solomon Lincoln
Daniel H. Coakley
Barber Suss
Suss
Mr. Badger
Lincoln
Coakley
Mysterious loss and return of Mrs Baxter jewels
Newton reports Mrs Mary A Baxter of Centre and Franklin streets misplaced a bag containing family jewels on November 15. On November 19, four days later, the jewels were returned by an unknown neighbor. The value is about 1000 dollars, with historic rings and brooches. The Baxters suspect a staged advertisement may have prompted the return.
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Newton
Mary A. Baxter
Centre
Franklin
Turbulent Republican Convention Over Street Commissioner Nomination
The Republican municipal convention in Union Hall grew unruly over the street commissioner race. Senator Innes and Jesse Gove led factions. Dove and Berwin stood as candidates. A proposed five member committee to name the commissioner was defeated amid heated debate. The convention adjourned without nominating, as Berwin forces pressed for a ballot and Innes supporters refused. Spectators hissed and cheered. leaders Gove Campbell Swallow Atwood Berwin were present. ex Mayor Curtis was absent. The meeting opened with George N. Swallow as temporary chair. Thomas Cot’s report continued on page 4.
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Swallow
W. W. Davis
Callender
Berwin
Innes
Gove
Campbell
Atwood
Curtis
Representative Kinney
George N. Swallow
George W. Johnson
Thomas Cot
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