Obscure Biographical Snippets From Local Subscriptions
A series of short bios lists birthplaces and occupations of local figures. Howard W. Presho of Charles Town runs a subscription book business, Milton Paige of South Boston works in the milk industry, John H. Colby of Ward 12 is a lawyer born in Randolph in 1862, William Berwin of New Orleans born December 1857 and a real estate man, councilman Wilbur F. Adams born in Hopkinton on March 6, 1865.
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Howard W. Presho
Charlestown
Milton €. Paige
Boston
Manchester
N. H
John H. Colby
Ward
Randolph
William Berwin
New Orleans
Wilbur F. Adams
Hopkinton
Mass
George A. Crocker
Franklin L. Codman
Alfred Newmarch
Milton C. Paige
Edward W. Presho
Charles I. Albee
George
Brooks
Albert W. Lyon
Ernest C. Wagner
Austin Bigelow
Charles H. Bryant
Thomas D. Roberts
Collingwood C.millar
Charles P. Anderson
Isaac B. Allen
Charles D. B. Fisk
Curtis Machine Carries the Convention in Boston Ward Nominations
The Republican aldermanic convention in Association Hall Boylston Street selected a twelve-man slate led by the Curtis machine amid bickering and disputes. Delegates totaled 346, with ward caucuses failing to unite behind several nominees. The lineup includes Lyons, Millar, Anderson and Fisk among others as the party weighs ward loyalties and future funding decisions.
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Association Hall
Boylxton Street
Curtis Machine
Curtis
Maxwell
Innes
Ward 10
A. W. Lyon
Fee
Towle
Homer Rogers
Ward 25
Boston
Austin Bigelow
Isaac H. Woodbury
Hutchinson
Vesa
Bleiler
Ward 22
Frank C. Wood
War 41
Allen
Anderson
Fisk
Millar
Reaberts
Notable New England Agents and Local Biographies
The record lists several regional figures with birthplaces and occupations. Charles J. Albee, Maine born, manages the East Boston division of the Boston Electric Light Co for ten years. Ernst W. Wagner, Brooklyn-born 1868, runs a grocery and general supply business. Albert W. Lyon, Dorchester, born Skowhegan 1868, is a lawyer. George A. Crocker, Boston-born 1868, is a lawyer. George S. Brooks, Augusta-born 1860, began mercantile life in 1880 with Saville Somes & Co and remains a representative.
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New England
Norton Door Check and Spring Company
Charles J. Albee
Maine
East Boston
Boston Electric Light Company
Ernst W. Wagner
Brooklyn
N. Y
Albert W. Lyon
Dorchester
Skowhegan
George A. Crocker
Boston
George S. Brooks
Augusta
Merccantle Life
Saville, Somes & Co
Veterans mark Edward W. Kinsley Post 113 anniversary at Young’s Hotel
About 200 veterans and guests of Edward W. Kinsley Post 113, GAR A celebrated its twenty ninth anniversary at Young’s Hotel. Notables included State Federal and city officials with Colonel Albert A Pope as toastmaster Commander Goodrich and Professor Williams among speakers.
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Young’s Hotel
Edward W. Kinsley Post
GARA
Albert A. Pope
Goodrich
Thomas
A. P. Martin
Professor Williams
Brown University
Jack Adams
Pope
Williams
Spain
Miles Down
Grant
Sheridan
John W. Kimball
Massachusetts
Bartlett
Charles Pfaff
Joe’ White
Pilgrims Descendant Dinner At Waldorf Astoria
In the Waldorf Astoria Myrtle Room the Mayflower Society of New York State held its annual dinner with most guests descendants of Mayflower pilgrims. Attendees included Governor Henry B. Howland and officials from allied societies, who spoke brief informal addresses. Prior to the meal, Howland and officers were re-elected at a pre dinner meeting.
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New York
Waldorf Astory
Mayflower Ciety
New York State
Ables
Henry BE. Howlan
Society
Stewart L
Pilgrims’ Society of Plymouth Maes
Geneal Woodford
Seth Low
Fredrick DePeyster
Thomas R. Slicer
Victor C. Alderson
Henry B. Howland
Electrocution Machine Seeks Officer for Duty
The new electric chair project seeks an electrocutor though $25 weekly was offered for a near-sinecure post. No condemned prisoners are on the lists now, and officials are not rushing completion of the device.
Seek Ward's Body Under Ruins At Squire Establishment
Firemen and workmen toiled yesterday amid the ruins of the Squire establishment as they believed Watchman John Ward remained buried beneath the debris. Ward had not yet returned home and no definite piece of timber had been located.
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Squire Establishment
John Ward
Mr. Ward
Tim
Mayor's Axe Hits Hendricks Club in Ward 8 Rifts
The Boston reform purge unleashes mass transfers and resignations as Mayor Quincy demands the ouster of Hendricks Club officials including William Lowe and Joseph Lomasney. Ward 8 figures face discharge while Michael Carroll and James Conway receive new posts as reshuffles aim to restore order in sewer and sanitation services.
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Quincy
Ninth Congressional
Hendricks Club
Lomasney-Gallivan
Fitzgerald
Hendricks
William F. Lowe
South Boston
Sewer Department
Wells
Lowe
Allen Street
West End
Martin M. Lomasney
Joseph Lomasney
Waste Department
John R. Murphy
Joseph
Martin Lomasney
Murphy
Babbitt
McLaughlin
Foreman Dixey
George Lowe
Mike O’brien
Meters
Michael J. Carroll
James Conway
Roxbury
Carroll
Charles McConnell
South End
John C. Norton
Ex-Tax Collector Keough Arrigned on Embezzlement Charges
Holyoke November 22 Ex-Tax Collector James C Keough was arraigned in Holyoke Police Court on three warrants alleging embezzlement of 116000 of tax funds from 1896 to 1897. City Solicitor Callahan prosecuted and William H Brooks defended. Bail set at 115000. Case postponed to December 24. Keough remained jailed overnight at Marble Hall Hotel under guard.
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Holyoke
James C. Keough
Chapin
Callahan
William H. Brooks
Brooks & Hamilton
Keough
Marble Hall Hotel
Contested Democratic Caucuses Nominate City Council Slates
Narrow races in wards across the city showed strong voter interest as Henry B. Carroll won Ward 8 and Desmond faced a close recount in Ward 4. O'Brien defeated Borofsky in Ward 6, Stone defeated Callahan in Ward 7, and Tobin upset Cowin in Ward 9 while Jerry Watson led Ward 18. Connolly won Ward 17 as Brennan and Flynn joined the victorious trio.
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Henry B. Carroll
Desmond
Borofsky
William J. O’brien
James H. Stone
Callahan
Donovan
Cowin
Joh J. Tobin
Jerry’ Watson
James H. Watson
Jerry
Ant
John A. Brant
John D. Murphy
James J. O'Rourke
Joseph F. Hickey
Frank J. Johnson
Thomas F. Rice
Ward
Francis J. Doherty
Charles A. Horrigan
Thomas A. Kelly
John P. Sullivan
Joseph A. Turnbull
William E. Bennett
John
Michael Leonard
Sameul Kasa
F ’ Wara
Connor
Thomas J. Devlin
Arthur
William A. L. Bazeley
Charles H. Bowing
Illiam
Mitchell
J. Frank McBarron
P. C. O'Donnell
Wr. Clifford
Michael J. Lydon
Thomas J. Collins
Frank J. Linehan
George A. Donahee
Edward la Logan
James F. Mulcahy
William Martin
John D. Fenton
John H. Gibblin
Lawrence J. Earle
Edwin D. Baker
Michael J. Tully
T. L. Connolly
Patrick H. Brennan
George A. Flynn
James A. Watson
John J. Curley
J. J. Casey
Martin J. Mattimore
John R. McVey
Peter F. Martin
Martin P. F. Curley
H. E. Enmunds
Matthew M. Morris
John M. Kran
Charles F. Sefton
John H. Broderick
F. J. V. Dakin
Guy KF. Newhall
John Devine
Edward J. Hardy
Thomas H. Mead
Martin WF. Devine
William A. Kelly
Thomas M. Roddy
Yes
C. J. Grace
Boon Normal School Maintained Under City School Committee
The Boon Normal School remains under the Boon school committee after rescinding its 1899 order. Debate includes extending city normal to nearby towns, abolishing the normal school, and establishing a State school. The Elm Street Charlestown primary site was approved and contracts for a new Roxbury primary house were authorized.
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Boon Normal School
Boon School
Lowell
City Normal School
Strange
Anderson
Paul
Yeas
Allen
Ames
Bassett
Courtney
Fifield
Gallivan
Hubbard
Hagegan
Keller
McDonald
Nichols
Nays
Bateman
Durrill
Coolidge
Davis
Eaton
Calderwood
Elm Street
Charlestown
Munroe Street
Roxbury
John McNamara & Sons
Huey Bros
Theatrical Stage Employees Elect Officers
Theatrical Stage Employees Union 11 elected officers last evening with Frank Tyler as president and Moses Pickering as recording secretary. Other officers include William Brown financial secretary C B Tyler treasurer Frank H Tyler Edward J Curtin John J Edwards Samuel E K Horton and Moses Pickering on the executive board. The president was named business agent and the theatre boycott was ordered continued.
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Theatrical Stage Employees’ Union 11
The
National Alliance
Frank Tyler
Moses Pickering
William Brown
C. BE. B. Tyler
Frank H. Tyler
Edward J. Curtin
John J. Edwards
Samuel EK. Horton
Rev Albert D. Vail Dies After Street Collapse in New York
The Rev. Albert D. Vail pastor of Park Avenue M E Church died suddenly in New York Hospital from heart disease after collapsing on the street. He led the Sunday School department at the Christian Advocate.
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New York
Navy
Albert D. Vail
Park Avenue M. BE
New York Hospital
Christian Advocate
Would Canada Buy Boston in a Territorial Exchange
Boston residents debated a proposal by Sir J D Edgar suggesting Canada might swap territories with the United States. The piece mocks the idea, arguing Boston would become a Dominion Parliament and touting vanity projects from Greenland to the North Pole as possible gains. The discussion notes Boston’s desire for self government and references colonial-era ambitions.
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Canada
Boston
United States
New England
Edgar
Dominion
Counst
Atlantic
Huidekoper
Sir Rupert Edgar
Baffin Land
Victoria Lana
Nes Land
Hudson Bay
England
Launcelot
William McKinley
Sir Herbert
Sir Archibald
Greenland
North Pole
Beacon Hill
Stabbing in Street Fight Suspect Sought
South Boston police seek Patrick Welch of 26 Gold Street after a street brawl on Fourth Street left Michael Sullivan of 98 Dorchester Avenue with a cut to the left thigh and two wounds to the back. Sullivan received medical care from Dr. Keenan and was taken to City Hospital.
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South
Boston
Patrick Welch
Gold Street
Fourth Street
Michael Sullivan
Dorchester Avenue
Sullivan
Keenan
City Hospital
Abbott's Case Considered by Prison Commissioners
The state prison commissioners met at the State House to review Officer Abbott's case tied to the Reed escape. They will prepare a special report for the Governor and will forward it soon, but gave no commitment on proposed action.
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State House
Abbott
Reed
Goavernor
Tufts and Boston University Play Football on Franklin Field
Tufts Medical School and Boston University Medical School were to face off yesterday on Franklin Field with BU challenging Tufts at the last moment. The result remains uncertain as reports vary on the final outcome.
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Tufts Medical School
Boston University Medical School
Franklin Field
B. U
Tufts
Fitzsimmons Calls Corbett Sharkey Fight Fake
Chicago. Robert Fitzsimmons, the champion, denounces the Corbett Sharkey bout as a big fake. He claims McVey disrupted the match on purpose and vows to ignore any future challenges from Sharkey or Corbett, insisting only he is honest in boxing.
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New York
Navy
John Kelly
Sharkey
McVey
Corbett
Chicago
Robert Fitzsimmons
German Noble in Chicago Fatally Shoots Constable in Saloon
Bar on C E W von Biedenfeld shoots constable Charles A McDonald after a disparaging remark about Germans. McDonald dies three hours later. Von Biedenfeld surrenders. The pair had longstanding enmity linked to a private agency.
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Chicago
C. E. W. von Biedenfeld
Charles A. McDonald
McDonald
von Biedenfeld
MccDonald
Baron von Biedenfeld
Columbus R. Cummings
Cummings
Small Schooner Caught in Lake Erie Blizzard Near Bar Point
Detroit report says a small schooner is aground near Bar Point on Lake Erie amid a blizzard. A captain who reached Amherstburg says waves break over the distressed vessel and the crew may be lost before rescue. The schooner's name is not known.
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Detroit
Mich
Lake Erie
Bar Point
Amherstburg
Fire at five story brick building on South Market and Commerce
An alarm from Box 3&7 at 9:82 last night reported a fire on the second floor of the five story brick building at 89 South Market street and 60 Commerce street. Potter & Wrighting ton dealers in scanned goods occupy the upper floors. the first floor houses the American Transportation Company. The blaze originated from an unknown cause and caused $100 in losses.
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South Market Street
Commerce Street
Potter & Wrightington
American Transportation Company
Boston Press Rifle Association Banquet Held at American House
The banquet of the Boston Press Rifle Association was held at the American House last night with fifty six members present. President Fred Ford presided. Speeches were made by President Chase of the Massachusetts Rifle Association and by Secretary Harrs.
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Boston Press Rifle Association
American House
Fred Ford
Chase
The
Massachusets Rifle Association
Harr
Theft at Dundee Street Flats Leaves Jewelry Stolen
Emil Kamimm with residence at Suite 1 49 Dundee Street says a thief gained entry after he left the key under the door mat last night. Jewelry and wares were reported stolen from his apartment in a suspected break in.
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Emil Kamimm
Dundee Street
Democratic Slate Takes Shape For City Nominees
The Quincy House conference outlines Boston Democratic nominees with Day of East Boston Mahoney and Dixon in the North End among ten confirmed picks. Casey’s status remains unsettled though favored for nominating, while Doyle and Kenny contend for the final Ward 12 and 8 seats amid last minute bargaining.
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Quincy House
East Boston
Mahoney
Charlestown
Dixon
North End
Quinn
Barry
Norris
Norton
Casey
O’toole
McDonald
Dorchester
Brackett
West Roxbury
Thomas J. Kenny
James J. Doyle
Michael W. Brick
Ward
Anderson
Brock
Doyle
Kenny
Melrose Soldiers Honored at Public Reception
A public reception in Melrose Town Hall honored 25 of 44 Span ish American War soldiers. Veterans from army and navy heard speeches by Mrs. Mary A. Livermore and Charles H. Adams about Manila Santiago and Porto Rico battles. Musical solos and a drill complemented the event.
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Melrose
Army
Clifford Sprunt
J. J. Carty
Charles M. Cox
Mary A. Livermore
Massachusetts
Charles H. Adams
Manila
Santiago
Porto Rico
Gihan
Wakefield
Edwin Woolbridge
Alfred Hacking
A. M. Willis
Plymouth Polo Triumph Over Brockton in Close Match
Plymouth defeats Brockton by a narrow margin as Ware ren and Mercer shine. Janelle anchors defense with strong blocking and stops while Brockton’s rushers show solid teamwork in a hard fought non league polo clash.
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Plymouth
Brockton
Wareren
Mercer
Janelle
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Wackwell
Rer Bleiler
Delecate Woodbury
Zaes
WM. Scolland
Saac Allen
Pret Dent Maccabbe
Post
Cratchesky
Brighton
Colby
Opon
Burlen
Ernest C., Wagner
C. H. Bryant
Jon
W. F. Adams
M. W. Burlen
Ward 2
Alfred Newmarcel
Post 113
Mayflower Society of
Mayor
T. W. Rigginson
Inspector McLaughlin
Republic
Thomas Wentworth Higginson
Parker ‘Memorial Hall
Hawaii
Philippines
Admiral Dewey
Holyoke Court
Kelly
M Vey
M'Vey
Mmcvey
Ting Aouin
Stu
Kel’ Dos Ve
Arkey
Jimme
Jim
Fitzsimmons
Blizzard
South Market and
Commerce Streets
Nicholson
Warren
Broeckton
Wiley Peer
Harlow
Adams
Kenry
Seorer
Timer
G. M. Harlow
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