Woman Held for Trial in New York Robbery Case
In New York on November 2, Frank Dwyer John White Fred O'Brien and Emma Bolden were arraigned in the Police Court for the robbery of Allen Ballincante a Boston commercial traveler. O'Brien held for examination tomorrow Dwyer and White discharged Bolden held for trial in bail of 1000 dollars.
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York
Frank Dwyer
John White
Fred O’brien
Emmane
Allen Ballincante
Boston
O’brien
Dwyer
White
Emma Bolden
Apples Send Gratitude From Many Boston Homes
Recipients including Little Sisters of the Poor Winchester Home Ellis Memorial Home Mariners House Channing Home Crippled Children School Destitute Catholic Children Every Day Church Nursery Boston Baptist Bethel and Home for Aged Couples acknowledge five to ten bushels of apples donated to the Post Apple Train. Letters praise the generosity and express sincere thanks to the editor and contributors.
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Little Sisters OF the Poor
the Post
Ira
Napa
Dudley Street
Roxbury
Mass
Winchester
Winchester Home For
Board of Managers
Winchester Home
Charlestown
Ellis Memorial
Eldredge
Carver Street
Boston
Francis L. Coolidge
Eldredge Home
Mariners’ House
Joseph P. Hatch
Channing Home
Channi Home
Thor
Samuel A. Green
The
Crippled Children’s School
Post
Francis J. Cotting
Industrial Home
Newbury St
E. F. von Groll
Dale Street
Adeline M. Sides
Shawmut Avenue
Boston Baptist Bethel
Grace B. Haynes
Hanover Street
Florence Crittenton
Boston Post
Jennie R. Hinchcliffe
N. A. Hernd
Crowell Denies Lashing At Wheel In Last Friday Storm
Myron Crowell of the schooner Arthur Binney refutes a mate’s report claiming he was lashed to the wheel for six hours during last Friday’s storm. He states there were 18 men aboard to steer and they rotated duties in shifts of about 40 minutes each.
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Myron Crowell
Arthur Binney
Crowell
Rumors Fly About Czar’s Health in St Petersburg
Reports from St Petersburg on November 26 claim the Czar's health is gravely deteriorating with speculation he may die soon. Some sources allege poisoning via medicine, while others fear Nihilist plots to seize power after the Czar’s death. Authorities reportedly anticipate arrests and a delayed public announcement to stabilize the situation.
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ST. Petersburg
Czarina Near Confinement In Danish News Brief
Danish court reports from Livadia that the confinement of the Czarina is imminent near Copenhagen. The update notes the royal delivery is approaching and follows royal communications amid regional interest.
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Copenhagen
Livadia
Overcrowded Grammar Schools Debate Night Study Limits
Somerville School Board hears Dr. Miles and Dr. Barbora argue that grammar pupils face excessive home study. Reports favoring limits to ninth grade. opposition cites need for study to prevent mischief and to keep pace with class. Motion to postpone and a separate order to revise primary and grammar course of study are discussed.
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Somerville School
George A. Miles
Alvah Barbora
Miles
Jones
Dr. Dearborn
O’neil
Fiske
Steamer and two schooners ashore at Marblehead
In a November gale at Marblehead beach near Sandusky Ohio the steamer M Sicklen and schooners Spademan and Malvina went ashore. The life saving crew from Marblehead rescued the crews. The wrecks were loaded with lumber and are breaking up.
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Sandusky, O
M. Sicklen
Spademan
Malvina
Marblehesd
Marblehead
Great Loss in Ohio Across State Damages Rise
GREAT LOSS IN OHIO Ohio October 26 The damage will reach thousands. In Chagrin Falls the tele phone switchboard burned out causing fires in a dozen houses. In Cambridge several buildings were blown down and in Batavia Miss Annie Hurd drowned. The Ohio River and Southern Ohio streams rise rapidly. Wires down trains delayed.
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Columbus
Chagrin Falls
Cambridge
Batavia
Annie Hurd
Ohio River
Ohio
Ice storm wrecks Portland and western Maine streets
An ice storm during the day caused great damage across Portland and western Maine. Hundreds of trees were ruined and falling branches toppled electric wires leaving no street lights in Portland for the first time in years. Telegraph and telephone services also suffered significant outages.
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Portland
Maine
Gardner
Kruger Tours Paris and Visits Transvaal Pavilion
President Kruger spent the day sightseeing in Paris driving through the city and visiting landmarks. He rode to the Eiffel Tower second level with M Picard guiding him and inspected the Transvaal pavilion. He paused before a portrait of Colonel de Villebois Mareuil, read a Bible verse, and later toured the Bois de Boulogne before returning to his hotel. He greeted crowds, met delegations, and planned calls with Premier Waldeck Rousseau and Foreign Minister Delcasse the next morning.
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Paris
Kruger
Eiffel Tower
M. Picard
Transvaal
Colonel de Villebois- Mareuil
South Africa
Bois de Boulogne
M. Waldeck-Rousseau
M. Delcasse
Doubting Boston Reader Notes Doan’s Kidney Pills
In Boston a local citizen Mrs Emma Page testifies after six years of kidney pain that Doan’s Kidney Pills from Bradbury’s and Foster Milburn Co of Buffalo cured her. She reports relief from back ache, urinary issues, improved sleep, and overall strength, urging others to try Doan’s by all dealers for 50 cents.
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Thomas
Boston
Emma Page
East Dedham Street
Dean
Bradbury
Washington Street
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
United States
Cambridge Mayor Dickinson Wins Endorsement Bid
Cambridge politics report the Library Hall Association endorsing David T. Dickinson for mayor after a contentious session. Dickinson led Wardwell 142 to 103 while Socialist Labor’s John W. Ducharme failed to receive a vote. aldermanic endorsements followed with Temple Hall nominees mostly approved and minor school contest outcomes noted.
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David T. Dickinson
Cambridge
Library Hall Association
Common Council
Board of Aldermen
William R. Davis
Herman Bird
Daniel A. Buckley
Mr. Davis
Mr. Dickinson
Richard H. Dana
Alvin F. Sortwell
Robert O. Fuller
Henry D. Yerxa
Joseph G. Thorp
Peter P. Steisler
Wardwell
Edwin B. Hale
L. M. Hannum
Addison C. Burnham
John Read
Dickinson
John W. Ducharme
Temple Hall
John W. Coveney
George H. Dinan
James T. Barrett
Boston Post Photograph Contest Opens for Amateurs and Pros
The Boston Post announces weekly cash prizes of 10, 5, and 3 for photographs chosen for reproduction. Entrants must submit titled works with name and address on the back, include context if possible, and note that no photos will be returned. Contests target news value and human interest, with winners announced Sundays and checks mailed on weekly payday.
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Boston Post
Sunday Post
the Post
Boston
Woburn Democrats Nominate Slates For Mayor and Boards
At the Woburn Democratic municipal convention Alderman Arthur G. Loring was nominated for mayor and Philip H. Doherty for the Board of Public Works. After naming eight alderman at large candidates including Edward F. Cassidy, the party nominated Frances W. Hill, Thomas J. Heely and Thomas J. Feeney for school committee, who declined since they had Republican nominations. Miss Nellie Hanson and Edward J. Cassidy were nominated for Alderman at large, the latter not running, with the vacancy filled by the city committee. Aldermen at large nominated: Edward J. Grady, Edward F. Cassidy, Michael J. Mulkeen, Joseph J. Aylwards, William Breslin, Edwin W. Stevens, Albert H. Richardson and J. A. O'Donnell.
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Nellie ¥. Hanson
Edward J. Cassidy
City Committee
Edward J. Grady
Edward F. Cassidy
Michael J. Mulkeen
Joseph J. Aylwards
William Breslin
Edwin W. Stevens
Albert H. Richardson
J. A. O'Donnell
Newton Centre leader to seek Hewton mayor post
Henry Be. Baily president of the Newton Centre Board of Aldermen won endorsement at the Hewton Democrats convention in Newtonville. The surprise pick will run for mayor on Democratic and Citizens' lines, facing Republican candidate Hon. Edward Pickard, nominated today by the Republicans.
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Newton
Henry BE. Baily
Newton Centre
Board of Aldermen
Newtonville
Baily
Edward , Pickard
Swindler posing as Dr Ferguson in custody in New York
Police report a 59 year old man claiming to be William A. Ferguson swindling physicians across the Eastern States for over a year. He visited doctors with various misfortune stories and professed professional ties. A Cunard ticket and blank Eliot National Bank checks with prominent names were found on him before remand.
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New York
William A. Ferguson
Ferguson
Cunard Line Steamship Company
William Ferguson
Eliot National Bank of Boston
E. S Benedict
Galveston Relief Fund
William Tee Hickey
William Campbell
Tomor Town
Seamen Meet Fifth Annual Convention Held in City
The fifth annual convention of the International Seamen's Union of America opened at Fusileer Hall with twenty six delegates representing twenty six thousand organized seamen. President Penje of Chicago called the meeting to order and named committees including Credentials and Auditors. Afternoon sessions heard reports and a brief address from Penje praising membership growth.
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International Seamen’s Union of America
Fusileer Hall
Penje
Chicago
M. Michaelson
Milwaukee
Oscar Allen
Portland
James Corbett
Ashtabula
Chris Jortall
Puget Sound
George Anderson
San Francisco
Harry Leigh
New Orleans
William McFanden
Sheboygan
George Hansen
Buffalo
Senator Cushman Davis Nears Death in St Paul
In St Paul Minnesota on November 26 reports from the bedside of United States Senator Cushman K Davis show his strength ebbing. Doctors say dissolution is not immediate but death seems certain given the current condition and lack of expected recovery.
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ST. Paul. Minn
United States
Cushman K. Davis
Ball of the O s and Mac s in Boston at Colonial Hall
The O s and the Mac s host a large social ball in Boston on December 19 at Colonial Hall 995 Washington Street. Tickets dated November 28 will be honored. the event, rescheduled from earlier in the season due to high demand, promises a pleasant evening for many attendees.
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O’s
Mac’s
Boston
Colonial Hall
Washington Street
Harvard address questions college value for politics
Rev Dr Edward Everett Hale told Harvard men at Phillips Brooks House that college education is not essential for a political career and that political prizes are desirable. He praised politics as cleaner than expected and contrasted American business aims with English parliamentary incentives. He urged reflection on whether Americans should seek political or business prizes based on his Washington observations.
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Edward Everett Hale
Harvard
Phillips Tooks House
Cambridge
Washington
England
America
Fire at Kelly Bros Furniture House Causes Heavy Loss
A blaze at 8 37 last night engulfed the Kelly Bros furniture house in a six story brick building at 790 M Washington street. Stock damaged about 1000 dollars while building damage not to exceed 200 dollars. Fire started in the basement and was detected by an automatic alarm. The Gately Clothing Company on the second floor suffered smoke damage and McPhail Piano Company on the same premises had instruments valued at not less than 10000 dollars at risk. The agent is R herburne.
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Kelly Bros
Washington Street
R.herburne
Gately Clothing Company
Sane
McPhail Piano Company
McKinley weighs recalling Conger over Pekin peace talks
President McKinley, frustrated by Minister Conger's stance in Pekin negotiations, is nearing a decision to recall him if conduct does not change. Washington cites Conger's persistence and acquiescence to foreign ministers' demands to execute high Chinese officials as grounds for action.
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Washington
McKinley
Conger
Pekin
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