Boston Mayor Candidate Races Played Out By Managers
Campaign managers for Sanford Curtis Hart and others express views on who will win the Republican mayoral nomination. John K. Berry predicts Sanford carries many wards while Gove touts Hart strength. Hibbard and Folsom offer contrasting assessments of Curtis versus Sanford with Hart as a lesser factor.
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Curtis
Sanford
Hart
Post
Jesse M. Gove
Gove
Mr. Sanford
Mr. Curtis
Hibbard
John K. Berry
Lexington Street
East
Boston
Republican Party
Boston Post
Mr. Hart
C. E. Folsom
Sanford campaign supporters pledge Republican mayoral win
The speaker says Sanford’s backers act from principle and seek a Republican mayoral victory this fall. He clarifies he is not the campaign manager. J. K. Berry is the actual Sanford campaign manager.
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J. K. Berry
Dorchester Caucuses Fuel City Political Contest
Republican caucuses for mayoralty and aldermanic delegates are set for tomorrow night amid a heated Dorchester battle between ex-Mayor Curtis and ex-Alderman Alpheus Sanford. Ward 20 and Ward 29 host the fiercest battles with over 2 100 votes expected in Dorchester, while ward delegations vary and officials prepare to announce opening times.
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John K. Berry
Sanford Club No. 1
Sanford
Mr. Sanford
Dorchester
Charlestown
Curtis
Alpheus Sanford
James A. Cochran
Presho
Dyar
Paige
Aldermn Lott
John
Lott and
Franklin L. Codman
Codmen
Herbert M. Manks
Codman
Manks
Friends of
Maccabe
Tammanyites for Quincy Meeting Endorses Mayoral Candidacy
The Bunker Hill Tammany Association in Charlestown held a lively session with about sixty members. They endorsed Hon. Josiah Quincy for Mayor and pledged unanimous support through the election. A second annual concert and hall is set for Friday evening Dec 17 at Roughan Hall.
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Bunker Hill
P. J. Kyle
Edward A. Duffy
James F. Dever
William Crowley
Roger J. Kelly
Patrick Crilly
John F. Gibbons
J. J. Murphy
Patrick McManus
Valentine F. Clougherty
Association
Dorchester Meeting Backs John P. Dore for Street Commissioner
A large Dorchester crowd at Wolf Tone Hall Field's Corner endorsed John P. Dore for street commissioner. Speakers including Peter Morris and Lawrence Turley urged nomination and election with resolutions praising his tenure and pledging support.
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Dorchester
John P. Dore
Wolf Tone Hall
Field’s Corner
John P. Leahy
Daniel P. Toomey
Mr. Dore
Peter Morris
Lawrence A. Turley
Charles H. Dolan
John T. Shea, Jr
Terrance Cavanaugh
R. J. Nagle
Charles F. Collins
W. F. Kearns
Patrick Welch
Thomas F. Duffey
Coffee and Postum Cereal Compare for Digestion
An article suggests irritable people improve with proper feeding and digestion. It states coffee disrupts digestion in experiments and delays brain function, advising those with weak digestion to switch to Postum Cereal Food Coffee to restore balance and reduce fretfulness.
Bowen Endorsed for Ward 9 Alderan by Local Bartenders Group
At a special meeting the Boston Bartenders Mutual and Benevolent Association voted to endorse Councilman Patrick Bowen for Alderan in Ward 9. Bowen has opened headquarters at 1091 Washington Street, offering information to voters from 6 to 10 p.m.
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Boston Bartenders’ Mutual and Benevolent Association
Patrick Bowen
Alderan
Ward 9
Bowen
Washington Street
Cunningham for Quincy and Cunningham Endorsed for Alderman
A Ward 10 rally at Caledonia Hall supported Josiah Quincy for Mayor and endorsed J. T. Cunningham for Alderman. Cunningham spoke in favor of Quincy and the club unanimously backed Cunningham for the aldermanic post.
Harvard Athletes Face Claims of Social Favoritism
Harvard students and faculty debate whether social standing affects varsity selection for football and other sports. President Eliot argues merit drives captains to field the strongest team, with past favoritism limited to a long-ago instance. College figures from Rand to Crim son editors defend merit over class.
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Harvard
Eliot
Post
Charles River
Boston
Wallie’ Rand
Massachusetts
Rand
Cambridge
Malcolm Donald
Brookline
Forbes
Cabot
Sargent
Blue Bloods
Cc. E. Morgan
The
Crimson
Soudanese-British Mutiny in East Africa Reported
Rebels within Major MacDonald's Lake country expedition clashed with loyal forces near Wasoga on October 19. Lieutenant Fielding and several officers were killed, with about thirty wounded. Mutineers suffered heavy losses. Wasoga troops joined MacDonald to quell the revolt, while Indian reinforcements from Mombasa were dispatched.
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Zanzibar
East Africa
MacDonald
Equatorial
Uganda
Wasoga
Fielding
Thurston
Scott
Wilton
MacPherson
Jackson
Mombasa
Gen Clay’s Child Wife To Have First Good Time
Kentuckian claims his young wife was poisoned by enemies as he defends her honor and prepares for a peaceful period after a public dispute. He frames the event as a conspiracy against his family and vows to safeguard them through legal action.
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Gen. Clay
Woman of 16 Plans Fun Overfortress Home
In Valley View Kentucky Mrs. Cassius M Clay nee Dora Richardson plans to visit Kentucky towns while expressing disdain for returning to her husband at Whitehall. General Cassius M Clay says his two marriages failed, defending his life in a fort and recounting threats and betrayals.
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Valley View
Cassius Marcellus Clay
Dora Richardson
Clay Manor
Madison County
Lion of
Whitehall
Russia
Clay
Dora Clay
Cripple Creek
Toomey
Bud
Richmond
Lexington
Cincinnati
New York Evening Telegram to Continue Daily Editions
The Herald reports that due to extensive advertising contracts and large circulation the Evening Telegram will keep publishing daily editions with the latest news and bright features, remaining a favorite in Greater New York.
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New York
The
Herald This
Evening Telegram
Telegram
Hanged Informer Captured by Cubans Near Cuba
Passengers on the steamer Mascotte report Angel Paz who betrayed General Castillo to the Spaniards for 5000 dollars was captured by Cubans on his way to Cienfuegos and was court martialled on a drumhead and hanged.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Mascotte
Tampa
Angel Paz
General Castillo
Cienfuegos
Second lecture on Popular Municipal Government at Zion Hall
Benjamin C. Lane spoke on Popular Municipal Government at Zion Hall 170 Hanover Street in a B'nai Zion Educational Society series. He highlighted faults in old municipal systems and proposed reforms to meet growing urban needs while a vocal concert preceded the talk. David A. Stoneman presided as Albert A. Gingberg read an essay on Benedict Spinoza.
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B'nai Zion Educational Society
Benjamin C. Lane
Zion Hall
Hanover Street
Albert A. Gingberg
Benedict Spinooza
David A. Stoneman
Hartford Couple Attempted Poisoning Declares No Reason
Alexander DeClaim, a French carpenter, and his wife, both 50, attempted suicide by poison in Hartford after noon. They were found unconscious. doctors saved them. They refused to identify the poison or state motives. They recently moved from Boston and prior to this lived in Hartford. DeClaim reportedly has a son working in a Boston hotel.
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Springfield
Mount Holyoke College
Hadley
Bertha Lane Mellish
Munyon
Connecticut
M. L. Eaton
Mellish
Holyoke
Miss Mellish
Hartford
Conn
Alexander DeClaim
DeClaim
Boston
Political notes on ward caucuses and council race support
Alderman William Berwin Representative Charles H Innes and Franz H Krebs addressed Hebrew citizens of Ward 8 urging turnout and Berwin's reelection. Democrats back John J Mullen in Ward 4 with a rally at Hamblin Associates Arlington Street Charles Town. Barney Democratic Club Wards 7 and 10 endorsed McDevitt Jr for alderman and Griffin for council Ward 10, with a 20 member committee to canvass. Night caucuses loom.
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William Berwin
Charles H. Innes
Franz H. Krebs
Wall Street
Berwin
Common Council
John J. Mullen
Hamblin Associates
Arlington Street
Charlestown
Mullen
Barney Democratic Club
Anderson Hall
Easant Street
William A. McDevitt, Jr
Forerman
Jqebn H. Griffin
James T. Mahoney
Honham & McNary
Montyne
Pitts
R.alter M. Cante
Com N
Jnsane Harris
Dr. Frank
Atwood
Coenae
Oliver F. Davenport
Manus
Nelson remembered as leading Worcester official
WWDGE Nelson, formerly of the Worcester Fire Society, long served as a director of Central National Bank since 1863 and was a senior board member. He also directed State Mutual Life Assurance, aided Worcester County Institution for Savings, and chaired the Providence and Worcester railroad commission.
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Worcester Fire Society
Central National Bank
State Mutual Life Assurance Company
Worcester County Institution For Savings
Massachusetts
Providence & Worcester Railroad
Free Public Library
Worcester County Law Library
Worcester County Law Library Is A Monument To the Devotion of Judge Nelson
Senator Hoar
Nelson
General Albert Ordway Dies in New York
General Albert Ordway dies at the Hoffman House New York on November 21 attended by his wife sister Miss Emma Ordway Dr Pease and Lt Very. Cause given pleurisy from a cold in Paris. The death follows family strains over his daughter Bettina Girard who was recently moved to a private sanitarium.
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New York
Albert Ordway
Hoffman House
Emma Ordway
Pease
Very
Oreway
Europe
Bettina Girard
Bellevue Hospital
General Ordway
Washington
Paris
Isaac Goldstein
Kate Silverstein
Henry Street
Charles Schapiro
Louis Ligberman
Lieberman
Miss Gordon
Schapiro
Manchester Irish commemorations mark thirtieth anniversary of martyrs
Thousands across the country observed the thirtieth anniversary of the Manchester martyrs Allen Larkin and O’Brien. The Thomas Francis Meagher Literary Association held a meeting with speeches songs and music. The Philip H. Sheridan Club of Roxbury also celebrated in Hibernian Hall with addresses and a large turnout from Irish societies in multiple Boston-area communities.
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Manchester
Allen
Larkin
O’brien
Ireland
Thomas Francis Meagher
Emerald Isle
College Green
Emmet Orchestra
Thomas F. McLaughlin
Mary F. McLaughlin
John A. Ryan
Ward 6
Patrick Collins
Somerville
Michael Welch
Cambridge
John Savage
John Kelly
Martin Cuniff
West Newton
Eugene Curran
Brockton
Daniel Murphy
Owen O’laughlin
Michael Dugan
Dominick Conlon
John Henry
David O’mara
Hugh J. Scanlon
Thomas O’brien
John Daly
Limerick
Boston
Philip H. Sheridan
Roxbury
Hibernian Hall
Hampden Street
John B. Durty
P. W. Mahony
John P. Brawley
Charlestown
South Boston
Dorchester
P. J. Collins
M. T. Curley
P. J. Ducey
R. W. Garrity
Connolly and Lonergan
C. J. Keyes
Congressman John Fitzgerald Speaks on The Progress of the Irish Race
Congressman John Fitzgerald delivered about an hour long address in Friendship Hall at the corner of Washington Street and Dover on the progress of the Irish race. He spoke to a large enthusiastic audience and was warmly applauded, with Mr. Thomas Finnerty presiding.
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John Fitzgerald
Friendship Hall
Washington Street
Dover
Thomas Finnerty
Water Main Burst Damages Brookline Streets
A 48 inch Metropolitan Water Works main at St. Paul and Free man streets Brookline burst around 4 30 yesterday morning. An air pocket and water pressure caused the break. Water flowed for four hours before being shut off as streets were torn up and debris strewn.
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St. Paul
Freeman Streets
Brookline
Metropolitan Water Works
Death of W A Richardson in Worcester
William A Richardson aged 63 treasurer of Harrington and Richardson Arms Company Worcester died after a long illness in the early hours of Sunday morning.
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W. A. Richardson
Worcester
William A. Richardson
Harrington& Richardson Arms Company
Natick Hold-Up Leads to Arrests in Sherborn Roadway Attack
In Natick on November 21 John Dunn and Ned Powers were jailed on suspicion after two Hungarian men, John Mike and Thomas Danhier, were beaten and robbed of 28 dollars on a Sherborn road near a swamp. Mike remains seriously injured. hearing set for tomorrow.
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Natick
John Mike
Thomas Danhier
Sherborn
Sherborn Swamp
Mike
John Dunn
Ned Powers
Danhier
Beatty
Dunn
Powers
Connor
Dover
Death in Astoria Hotel Rooms Shocks Newport Visitor
William F. Burden of Newport R. I. died suddenly in his Astoria Hotel apartment while preparing to dine. Heart failure is suspected. He and his wife had been at the hotel since last Thursday after traveling from their Beech Bound estate to begin a trip abroad.
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New York
New Astoria Hotel
William F. Burden
Newport
R. L
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B'nai B’rith
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Philip Sondheim
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A. K. Cohen
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Tell Street
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Johnson
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Chamber of Deputies
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Lewiston
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Loring
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Smrony
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Wwdge Nelson
Ordway
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GEO. C. Goodwin & CO
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Wilson Bros
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Uae
Chamberlin
Donnelly
Soldiers’ Home
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