Disputed Figures Stir Race For Sixth Essex Senatorial Seat
A Boston Journal table purporting to show delegate strength for Greenhalge Pillsbury Hart and Wolcott in the Sixth Essex senatorial race unsettles the camp. Ex-city architect Atwood and Senator Parkman weigh in from Boston while Hart’s backers claim strong urban and county support amid rival estimates and speculation of a two-man contest between Carter and Halley in the district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell
Greenhalge
Greenhalgettes
Pillsbury’s
Hart
Boston
Roger Wolcott
Curtis Guild, Jr
Wolcott
Henry Parkman
Wood
Parkman
Senator Parkman
Commonwealth Avenue
Greenhalgers
Mr. Norris
Harry Atwood
Dorchester
Tom Hart
Pillsbury
Norfolk County
Quincy
Dedham
Stoughton
Needham
Hay
Sharon
Shevere
Winthrop
Cambridge
Somerville
Woburn
Ware
Worcester County
Murray
Michael J. Murray
Commonwealth
Ises
Richard A. Carter
Dennis B. Halley
Frank MccAnnally
House
Reynolds
Carter
Senate
General Court
Senator Carter
Dennis E. Halley
Methuen
Andover
Bradford
Lawrence
Halle
Democratic senatorial contest heats in sixth Essex district
Lawrence October 1 special to the Post reports a heated Democratic senatorial nomination battle in the sixth Essex district with daily developments between two strong candidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Essex
Republican Ticket Sparks Uncertainty At Maine Convention
Republicans split over their convention lineup with leaders agreeing only on the secretary of state and the auditorship. Reporters found most back a ticket featuring F. T. Greenhalge for governor Roger Wolcott for lieutenant governor William M. Olin for secretary of state E. P. Shaw for treasurer John W. Kimball for auditor Hosea M. Knowlton for attorney general.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post
F. T. Greenhalge
Lowell
Roger Wolcott
Boston
William M. Olin
E. P. Shaw
Newburyport
John W. Kimball
Fitch
Workingmen's Club Organized in Ward 11 Caledonian Hall
The Workingmen's Independent Democratic Club of Ward 11 organized yesterday at Caledonian Hall on Eliot Street with seventy five members and ten proposals. James Conroy served as chairman and James Daunt as secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Workingmen's Independent Democratic Club
Ward 11
Caledonian Hall
Eliot Street
James Conroy
James Daunt
Democrats Delay Suffolk Senate Convention Amid GOP Nomination Rumor
The Democrats of the first Suffolk senatorial district will not hold their convention until after the Republican nomination is settled amid rumors of a possible independent Republican candidacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suffolk
Republicans Name Candidates for Weymouth Caucus
Weymouth Republicans meet to set October 14 for the Representative caucus. Mentioned candidates include Judge James H. Flint Henry A. Thomas G L Wentworth and Frank A. Thomas. Two nominees to be chosen this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weymouth
Republican Town Committee
James H. Flint
Henry A. Thomas
G. L. Wentworth
Frank A. Thomas
South End Associates Back Hayes and Doyle for Ward 17
The South End Associates held a large meeting at their Albany street headquarters yesterday afternoon and endorsed Representative Richard J. Hayes and James H. Doyle for the General Court from Ward 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South End
Albany Street
Richard J. Hayes
James H. Doyle
General Court
Ward 17
Hood's Sarsaparilla Testimonials Declared Authentic
Proprietors publish testimonials as facts from truthful customers confirming Hood's Sarsaparilla benefits. The statement denies payment or editorial writing by the office or employer, asserting testimonials are genuine personal experiences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood’s Sarsaparilla
Perry Oklahoma Boom Town Emerges In One Night
A vast influx creates chaos in Perry as twenty thousand arrive in the Cherokee Strip. Banks open fast, lawyers scout land cases, hotels rush customers, and signs promise fortunes amid dust and makeshift streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dimension
Kansas City
Perry
Guthrie
Perry Town Rush and Bold Women Guard Lots
In Perry new town history, crowds surge for plots as the Perry Daily Times debuts with six columns, editor Bert R. Greer, while the Cherokee Sentinel also operates. A resident woman fires a revolver to defend a claimed lot, restoring order. Wells are sunk and water, though salty, is managed to ease scarce supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry
Perry Daily Times
Bert R. Greer
Cherokee Sentinel
Drace
Perry Post Office
Jack the Tapper Haunts Ipswich Residents After Dark
A tall dark-clothed man nicknamed Jack the Tapper has tormented Ipswich residents on High Street for two weeks. He taps on windows to frighten households and has fired stones, injuring Miss Weymouth and Captain Weymouth as they walked home. Citizens hunt the suspect nightly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ipswich
Jack the Tapper
Seacoast
Richard Weymouth
Jack the
Captain Weymouth
Miss Weymouth
Jack the Tapper Harasses Windows on Winter Street
A youth named Jack the Tapper fired a stone through the window of John D. Harris on Winter Street striking Miss Harris on the hip. He fled when chased, evading local police who call him wary. He has not harmed anyone beyond tapping on windows in three incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D. Harris
Winter Street
Miss Harris
Jack
Pleasant wind up for Harbinger crew with silver gift
The Harbinger of the Winthrop Yacht Club yesterday concluded its season. Captain John J. Driscoll presented Captain William Daly Jr. and his wife a thirty two piece solid silver set as thanks for courtesies during the voyage. The crew then adjourned to the Rossmore Hotel for a banquet before Daly and crew depart Wednesday for New York to watch the first international yacht race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winthrop Yacht Club
John J. Driscoll
William Daly, Jr
Driscoll
Daly
Rossmore Hotel
New York
Duffy’s Pure Malt Whiskey Promoted as Universal Medicine
An advertisement extols Duffy’s Pure Malt Whiskey as a universal remedy for colds coughs weaknesses and sudden sickness claiming it should be pure. It asserts the whiskey is the world’s most popular medicinal liquor and urges readers to ask their druggist or grocer for Duffy’s and to request a pamphlet from the Duffy Malt Whiskey Co Rochester NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duffy
Duffy's
Duffy Malt Whiskey CO
Rochester
N. Y
A Wandering Woman and Deserted Husband Tale Revealed
The article recounts a Philadelphia bound woman's return to visit her sister and the man she loved, the deserted husband Manchester. It details Manchester’s prosperity, trucking work, road building in Attleboro, an old homestead, fifteen draft horses, and a workforce. It notes his 1883 divorce, 1884 remarriage, and three children. The estranged wife, 24, had a troubled lover from a distressed family, with an insane father and a brother in an Augusta Me asylum.
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Philadelphia
Mr. Manchester
Attleboro
Augusta
Valkyrie Races Off Bay Ridge as Yardwork Continues
New York reports rough northwest winds as the British yacht Valkyrie lies at anchor off Bay Ridge. Crowds watch rowboats and launches while the vessel is lightened of cabin fittings ahead of tomorrow’s dry docking. Measurements for time allowances will be taken Wednesday for both Valkyrie and Vigilant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bay Ridge
Erie Basin Dry Dock
New York Yacht Club
Vigilant
Near Miss as Bullet Strikes Ferry Window
A bullet from a 3%2 calibre revolver was fired at the North Ferry moving toward East Boston. It grazed a window in the ladies cabin near Councilman George R. Battis but hit no one. The shot appears to have originated from shore with no investigation started.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
George R. Battis
Battis
Quiet Auburn Scene Prompted by Mayor Proclamation
In Auburn Maine the mayor declared a heightened police presence to safeguard law abiding residents after shoemakers arrived by train. a crowd followed to their boarding house but no violence occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auburn
Bolster
Divorce Libels from Boston and Cambridge Courts 1893
A long docket of Massachusetts divorce libels filed in 1893 names Flora E. Roberts Flora E. Rob of Malden Lizzie Masterson Jasper Munroe William R. Barron Ida R. Green Eliza G Jardine Lumina Ethier and others. The documents describe desertion failures to support and acts of cruelty with court orders for notice and publication in the Boston Post.
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Superior Court
Middlesex
Flora B. Rob
Malden
George H. Roberts
Auburn
Maine
Ellsworth
Flora EB. Osgood
Uribellant
Libellee
Ge HI. Roberts
A. D
Flora E. Roberts
Commonwealth OF Massachusetts
Ss. Superior Court
Cambridge
Boston Post
Boston
Suffolk
Qj C. Hurd
Theo. C. Hurd
Jasper Munroe
Lizzie Masterson
Ohio
Georgetown
Brown County
Lizzie
Commonwealth
Florence
Preble County
State of Ohio
Bellant
Jasper Munror
Mbellee
Lizzie Munroe
County of
Suflk
Jos
A. Willard
Henry E. Bellew
Rose E. Barron
William R. Barron
Somerville
Rose B. Barron
Hbellee
Commonwealth OF Massachu
Sarah Cirker
Isaac M. Cirker
New York City
New York
Isaac M. Dirker
Hyacinthe Ringrose
Libellant
School Street
Hoston
Ishellee
Asleat
Ida R. Green
Lincoln W. Green
Brest Lincoln Green
Ernest Lincoln Green
Eliza G. Jardine
Theodore Jardine
Campbellton
New Brunswick
Theodore
ss—Superior Court
Jos. A. Willard
Hes Iry E. Bellew
Lumina Ethier
Wilfrid Ethier
Montreal
Province of
Quebec
Canada
Lumina x Ethier
Mark
Theo
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Representative Halley
Frank P. Bennett
Green
Washington St
GO. P
NEW Democratic Club
Hood
Drigelsis
Hood & Lo
Apothecaries
Nase
Cherokee Strip
Lon Wharton
Sentinel
Fiat Bank
Bank of Perry
F. K. Robinson
F. W. Farrar
T. M. Richardson & Son
Fred Beall
Washington, D. C
Printing Office
Friends’ Fe Cseex
Albany, Cor
Dedham Sts
Boston Veterinary Hospital
Edward C, Beckett
Daniel D
Lee Tremont
Duffy's Pure
Valkyrie
Boston Furnace CO
Blackstone St
City OF
Joan H. Lee
Comsron Council
Davie F. Barny
SE N. Matthews
J. M. Garvin
EB. A. Bangs
Holden
Daniel P. Gosline
J. C. Palmer
John F. Brown
Oscar F. Timlin
Geo. H. Fall
Astport
Lubec
Calais
Chure
T. John
J Andrews
Annapolis
Waldron
Fitchburg
Chicago
Michigan Columbian Hotel
Mgr
Wacshington St
Boston & Portsmouth
Snow’s Arch Wharf
Atlantic Avenue
Marblehead
Salem Willows & Beverly
Smweorilelus
Boston Wharf Co
Boston Postoffice
Joseph B. Russell
State ST
Divise
OLD Colony Railroad Company
Pater
Pot
Dag
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