City solidifies slate for mayor and council races
The city clerk released the official candidate list for mayor and the 16 wards, showing Nathan Matthews Jr. and Homer Rogers for mayor, with party indorsements and district slates across all wards. Democrats accuse a trade as several districts list cross party endorsements including Jacob Fottier in the fourth district and multiple incumbents in other wards.
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Nathan Matthews, Jr
Beacon Street
Homer Rogers
Gardner Street
Jaaac S. Burrell
Howard Avenue
Isaac S. Burrell
The Retreat and Ward Twenty-Five Political Listings
A dense OCR listing of residents and candidates by ward for a city election. Names appear with street addresses across wards Seventeen to Twenty-Four and include party affiliations for some entries such as Dem and Rep along with a School Committee slate.
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J. Harris Rubin
Everett Street
B. Goodenough
Foster Street
Samuel H. Mitchell
Harvard Place
Edward Farrell
Oakland Street
John Byrne
Market Street
Behoe T. Scully
Washington Street
Eminent Boston Laryngologist Dr Hooper Dies at 42
Dr F H Hooper a leading Boston physician and laryngologist died at his home 85 Beacon street at 8 p m Tuesday night from throat cancer aged 42 He was born in Dorchester in 1850 educated in Boston Germany and Switzerland and Harvard Medical School class of 1876 He taught laryngology at Harvard and Dartmouth and served as surgeon to the throat department at Massachusetts General Hospital
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Boston
America
Beacon Street
Dr. Hooper
Dorchester
Germany
Switzerland
Harvard Medical School
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Laryngogical Association
Dartmouth College
Harvard Board Adjourned Meeting Reports Bussey Institute and Women Admission Petition
An adjourned meeting of Harvard College Overseers met at 11 A.M. in 50 State Street rooms with Hon. Leveret S. Sailonstall presiding in the president’s absence. The Bussey Institute report was read and statutes amendments discussed but not finalized. Alumni of Harvard Divinity School petitioned for admitting women, referred to a committee of Ly man Sprague and Rawle.
Train brakeman Frank Connelly dies after fall from car
Frank A. Connelly, a 28 year old brakeman on the New York & New England road, died after being found unconscious in a tender following a sudden train stop. The accident occurred Tuesday night near Charlestown, where he lived, with the engineer failing to see his red lantern. Connelly died at 5 o'clock yesterday morning.
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Frank A. Connelly
New York
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Connelly
Charlestown
Home for Little Wanderers Event at West Newton Street
Today at the Home for Little Wanderers on West Newton street a sumptuous repast is served and children hold exercises at 11 o clock with talks by Hon. RE. M. McPherson William G. Brooks and J O Bishop. At noon the little ones are invited to fall to, and the public is welcome.
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Whitney steamer to resume New York service soon
The H. M. Whitney, sunk in the harbor Sept. 28, was floated from the dry dock after watertight repairs. Remaining upper works repairs will be completed at the Atlantic docks, with the steamer expected back on the metropolitan line between this city and New York in about two weeks.
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Plans for grade crossings on Providence division debated
The Special Commission on Grade Crossings met at the railroad commissioners office to review postpon ed plans for relieving the Centre street crossing between West Chester Park and Hyde Park. Engineer Horace H. Moses opposed closing Centre street while Colonel J Benton Jr urged debate among interested parties. The commission eyed Centre street and the proposed Ruggles street bridge as the main options and traveled to Centre street to inspect the site.
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Hyde Park
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Centre Street
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Ruggles Street
Bulls and Bears Gambil at Exchange Thanksgiving Fun
Brokers staged a football style free for all on the exchange floor in a game dubbed tiles versus stouches. Chairman Ballon fined players as D H Darling, H B Long, S E K Guid and Goodale led the crowd through half an hour of offside play. George Dowan injured his wrist amid the fracas.
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Death From A Drunk In Downton Street Doorway
Patrolman Richardson found George W. Fagell aged 47 in a Shawmut avenue doorway near Indiana place in a drunken state shortly before 1 am. By 6 am he was found breathing irregularly and, despite revival attempts by Dr Hulbert, he died upon admission to City Hospital from heart failure.
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How He Put Them Off
Reporters chased Mr. Cleveland in Philadelphia on Tuesday night but were barred from his car. The colored porter received a stack of cards and returned them with a smile and a remark about legible writing that could not be read.
Congressman's Stevens's Great Work in Tariff Revision
The Boston Post notes that tariff revision will be the key task for the new Congress. Moses T. Stevens is praised as having unparalleled tariff knowledge among Massachusetts lawmakers. His expertise could aid Massachusetts industries and workers, with a possible chairmanship of the Ways and Means Committee suggested.
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Massachusetts
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Democrats poised for sweeping Boston municipal victory
From the Detroit Free Press the Democrats are confident of a large win in Boston next month. They renominated Mayor Nathan Matthews Jr. and Republican papers admit his invincibility. His administration has been an excellent one.
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Boston
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Boodling Jurors Stun Chicago Court In Sewer Case
Chicago, Nov 28 ex Board of Trade member William C Lincoln serving as juror in special assessment case charged with seeking bribes from property owners and city. Court hears that four men on jury had contracts tied to the Wentworth avenue sewer project with officials noting large sums, jurors admitting attempts to raise money while others deny allegations as Judge Brown probes.
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van Allen
Sensational Woolsey Divorce Case Stuns New York
F K Sturgis of the Stock Exchange is named co respondent in a high profile divorce suit. Mrs Fannie S Woolsey secures an absolute decree against EK J Woolsey. Justice Truax orders show cause why the decree should not be set aside. Woolsey, a social club man with ties to Monmouth Park and the Lambs Club, hails from a wealthy sugar family. Sturgis is a prominent Wall Street figure and Stock Exchange president with offices on Broad Street.
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Astoria
F. Ek. Sturgis
Wall Street
Frank Work
Broad Street
West Sturty-sixth Street
Mixed Election in Providence Returns Favor Democratic Ticket
Providence R I November 23 The full returns show Democratic mayoral candidate William K Potter elected with a city council of mixed party control. Mayor Potter's total 16862 votes surpass last year by 2223 and his majority stands at 204. Aldermen elected include Olney Lansing Gilmartin Winship Barongts Fuller Little Harris West with wards split between R and D.
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Robber and Revolver Ties Robbery to New York Buyer
A Sioux City report traces the man who robbed W. G. Pollock of $8000 in gems on a Sioux City and Pacific train to a revolver later found on the robber. The weapon record shows it was sold to a New York company, which then sold it to a man matching the robber’s description shortly before the crime. Police suspect the thief knew Pollock well and followed him from New York.
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New York
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Murray Street
Polliock
Pure California Wines Promotion for Gallons and Bottles
An advertisement lists Pure California Wines priced by the gallon and per bottle, noting four bottles assorted for $1. The entry also mentions Blanchard and Farrar with addresses on Dock Street and Fanqull Street as locations or distributors.
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Controversy Over Indecent Theatre Posters in Boston Hearing
The Boston Board of Aldermen heard two hours of public testimony on indecent theatre posters. Critics urged licensing controls and state law to bar such imagery, while no theatre managers attended. Speakers cited family safety, moral decline, and the need to keep highways and public spaces wholesome.
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John H. Sullivan
Boston
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P. S. Moxom
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Mr. Mead
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Caroline E. Hastings
Robert Swann
Winthrop School
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James L. Gordon
John L. Lockwood
Alderman Sullivan
Meteor Speaks of Comet As It Passes Over Kenosha
A brilliant meteor crossed Kenosha at 4 AM heading northeast, exploding near zenith with a cannonlike roar heard shortly after. A light trail remained for about five minutes, fueling speculation that the event heralds an upcoming comet.
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Kenosha
Boston whiskey advertisement echoes poet's advice
A Boston merchant in an electric car references a motto about speaking truth and standing by one’s opinion. The item notes a May 1 1873 sealed-batte whiskey offer from G. O. Taylor with signature over a cork, asserting the whiskey as pure and a leader in medicinal spirits from C. H. Graves & Sons, Boston Massachusetts.
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