Democratic Convention At Tremont Temple Nominates State Ticket
The Tremont Temple gathering of 1700 delegates from Commonwealth cities and most towns displayed harmony and confidence. Chairman Bartlett opened proceedings as William A. Gaston headlined the ticket with Richard Olney II Ezekiel M Ezekiel Thomas C Thacher Francois X Tetrault and John J Flaherty named for key offices. The slate is deemed sound and safe for the executive posts.
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Commonwealth
Tremont Temple
Bartlett
William A. Gaston Worthily
Richard Olney
Leicester
Ezekiel M. Ezekiel
Springfield
Thomas C. Thacher
Yarmouth
Francois X. Tetrault
Southbridge
John J. Flaherty
Gloucester
Platform of Living Issues Appeals to Voters
A political platform stresses living issues and public advantages. It targets voters with direct appeals about benefits to the public and how these measures affect daily life.
Capital Punishment for Van Wormer Brothers in New York
The three Van Wormer brothers were executed by lethal sentence at Danne Mora prison in New York after Governor Odell refused to commute. The men, aged and described as utterly depraved, murdered their elderly uncle during a robbery bid, aiming to steal money. The editorial weighs abolition versus maintaining capital punishment in light of this case.
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van Wormer
Dannemora
N. Y
Odell
Milk Truce Seen Budging Costs For City Consumers
The milk producers and contractors reached a truce that may shield the public from further anxiety for about six months though no firm safety is promised. The dispute shows the consumer bears the burden when supply is controlled by a trust or monopoly. The piece urges a permanent adjustment that protects ordinary shoppers in the metropolitan district.
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Combine
Duck Hunt False Start at Camp All Sorts Tale
Newton Newkirk's Letter No 11 recounts a duck hunt on Kezar Lake where a hunter forgets shells and mistakes a decoy for a bird. It then shifts to Copple Creek where Jim Blake screens a stranger, Nell's resilience, and John Winchester seeks forgiveness amid a rivaling moral reckoning.
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Rattlesnake Island
Kezar Lake
North
Lovell
P. O
Copple Creek
Jim Blake
Jim
Nell
Bill Reed
Pardner
Newton Newkirk
Copple Crick
Ben Sales
John Brent
John
Ben
Wife
John Winchester
Democratic platform declares bold stance on trusts and imperialism
The Democratic convention adopts a platform denouncing trusts and a prohibitive tariff, calls for immediate regulation under Congress, and advocates free admission of raw materials and life necessities. It pursues anti imperialist aims with Cuba and the Philippines, seeks broader reciprocity with Canada, and urges civil service reform, direct Senate election, and limits on child labor. It attacks Republican excesses in Massachusetts and pushes municipal reform and public ownership where appropriate.
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Congress
Massachusetts
Cuba
Philippines
New England
Canaan
United States
Republican Party
Boston
Observant Citizen sees advance notes of British invasion
The Observant Citizen notes of the British invasion stir street talk as locals overhear garrison band members in Halifax and other travelers. Reports of mild weather, subway vent grating use, a wild deer in Chelsea, and ships arriving in Boston are sprinkled with social updates. Observers recount concerts aboard the Ivernia with Enrique Arbos and Emile Ferir, plus local honors for Harry Hammond at Armstrong Schirmer & Co. and visiting U.S. Navy personnel from the U.S.S. Chicago sharing tales in Boston.
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Halifax
N. S
Canadian Masons Visit Mt Olivet Lodge Cambridge
One hundred members of Virgin and St Andrew's Nova Scotia lodges visit Mt Olivet Lodge A F and A M Cambridge. Led by Hon William Ross M P grand master of Nova Scotia, the delegation travels by Pullman from Halifax Friday to Boston Saturday. Events include receptions, English third degree, banquet, vaudeville at Bijou, trolley rides, with headquarters Adams House.
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Virgin and St. Andrew's
Nova Scotia
Mt. Olivet
A. F
A. M
Cambridge
William Ross
M. P
Masonic Order
Halifax
Boston
Adams House
Mt. Olivet Lodge
Yarmouth
Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company
Virgin Lodge
Masonic Hall
Charles H. Thomas
Thorndike Spalding
Howard F. Peak
Otis B. Oakman
Walter C. Wardwell
Austin 8. Temple
John L. Jones
Metcalf and Jones to visit America for industrial study
London October 1 Sir Charles Metcalf prominent South African railroad builder and I F Jones C M G manager of the chartered company will sail on the Cunard Campania next Saturday. They intend to study American industrial and railroad methods and in particular Niagara Falls power utilization. After returning they will begin plans to harness Victoria Falls on the Zambesi River.
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London
Charles Metcalf
South Africa
I. F. Jones
Chartered Company
Cunard Line
Campania
America
Niagara Falls
Victoria Falls
Zambesi River
Mr Dill’s Belchertown impressions from New York Sun
New York and New Jersey lawyer James B. Dill toured rural New England by auto. In Belchertown he heard a centenarian claim youth few remain, roads unknown to natives, and locals wary of city ways. The piece notes Belchertown’s location, churches, high school, and population in 1890 and 1900.
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James B. Dill
New York
New Jersey
New England
Dill
Mr. Dill
Belchertown
Hampshire County
Mass
Ill Former Chief Justice Parmenter Lays At Home
William F. Parmenter 87 former chief justice of the Municipal Court of Boston lies gravely ill at his Arlington home after weeks of hopeless condition. A false death report circulated yesterday.
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Parmenter
Norman Company
William E. Parmenter
Municipal Court of
Boston
William F. Parmenter
Bostton
Arlington
Buchanan Up For Reelection At Bridge Iron Workers Meet
In Kansas City Frank Buchan is poised for re election as president of the International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers. With supporters claiming 48 votes, the convention endorsed Buchan today and agreed to pay expenses, while Samuel Parks backed the president’s bill and declined to offer figures. Parks suggested H F Donnelly of Albany may be named president at tomorrow’s election.
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Kansas City
Frank Buchanan
International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers
Buchanan
Indorse
Robert Neidig
New York
Parks
Samuel Parks
H. F. Donnelly
Albany
Power to call strike limited by iron workers amendment
Kansas City October convention of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers adopts an amendment to the constitution restricting the presidents power and executive committee in strikes. In general strikes or national agreements a local representative is to join the executive session and vote, shifting power to locals. The event also funds travel for Robert Neidig, former Union 2 president, invited by President Buchanan amid opposition from the Parks faction.
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Kansas City
Convention of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers
Buychanan
Robert Neidig
Union 2
New York
Mr. Neidig
Buchanan
Parks
Memorial Hall Prohibits Tips for Waiters at Harvard
Memorial Hall management bans tipping waiters. Students habitually tipped ten cents weekly, a sum added to waiter salaries by the management. Waiters are now required to accept no tips as part of the salary arrangement.
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Memorial Hall
Harvard
Hoeretorory
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