Butler’s assault on workingmen in politics shocks readers
After a post election lull Gen Butler told New York Tribune that laborers in both parties are largely unwise and easily bought. He claims nine of ten would sell votes for two dollars, a view that Massachusetts workers who elected him to office might repudiate or confirm. Post reporters sought reactions from local trades and craftsmen.
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Gen. Butler
Butler
New York Tribune
New Republic
Massachusetts
Post
Not a Democrat Butler, a laboring man’s ally?
Patrick J. Maguire, a Washington Street tailor, argues Gen. Butler acts for laborers, not party. He says Butler owes all to laborers, manipulated votes, and ignores party labels. Maguire recalls voting for Butler over two evils and criticizes Butler’s view of American workers.
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Ben. Butler
Patrick J. Maguire
Washington Street
Gen. Butler
Ben Butler
Workinemen’s Intelligence Questioned In Poll Tax Dispute
A plumber, Denuvis A. Horgan, defends workingmen against Butler’s charge that they lack intelligence and would sell votes. He notes past poll tax payments and asserts American workers are honorable and comparable to any other class, challenging Butler’s assertion.
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Denuvis A. Horgan
Butler
Butler disputed remarks attributed to him by marble worker
Timothy D. Mulrey, a marble worker, says he read an alleged interview and cannot believe Butler said the claimed lines. Mulrey suggests Butler would not attack laboring people at his age and questions the report’s accuracy.
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Butler
Timothy D. Mulrey
Votes of Laboring Men Not To Be Purchased
Mr Thomas O McEnnaney a cutter by trade says laboring men prize their votes and will not be bought He cites five years on the Democratic committee noting laborers regret voting for Gen Butler in his district Politically Butler is dead there and his past support came from pressure rather than principle
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Gen. Butler
Owen A. Galvin
Charlestown
William J. Welch
Daniels. Burnham
William H. Whitmore
Welch
Labor Knights Question Butler Report on Silver Question
At district No. 30 Knights of Labor headquarters Friday afternoon A A Carleton George E McNeil and Charles H Litchman denounced the Butler interview as misreported They argue the reference to laboring men selling votes at 32 apiece meant poll tax qualification and mass tax bill payments in Massachusetts They plan to attend the Ontario assembly as delegates and condemn the gold versus silver dollar debate as equally flawed in reasoning.
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Gen. Butler
Republican
Ontario
General Assembly
The
Knights of Labor
Mr. Litchman
Post
No Sellout of Votes Declared by Ward Man
W B Shea of Leverett street challenges claims of vote buying in the ward and defends laborers as intelligent, saying he could recruit 40 of 50 men at random who would not sell their votes for any price. He condemns Ben Butler for asserting otherwise and vows not to vote for him again.
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W. B. Shea
Leverett Street
Flo
Ben Butler
Plumber Contrasts Party Ties Over Butler Statement
Richard H. Hickey, a plumber, says he is surprised by a reported remark attributed to Butler. He asserts he did not hear the statement and questions why Butler and his friends do not deny it. He notes he switched to the Democratic camp after supporting Butler previously.
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Tam
Richard H. Hickey
Butler
Laborers Say They Won’t Sell Votes in Butler Debate
Freight handlers and workers dispute Gen Butler's poll tax plea. Nihill says he would vote Butler again but objects to high price and claims laborers won’t sell votes. Powers McDonough Kennedy Lackey echo concerns that workingmen resist bribery and Butler misrepresents them.
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Matthew Nihill
Gen. Butler
Butler
Builer
John Power
Michael P. McDonough
Thomas Kennedy
Democratic Party
Chicago
Thomas F. Lackey
Best of Citizens Wear Overal'l and Jumpers in Ward
J B Kenney a mason with many workers defends laborers who wear overalls and jumpers. He condemns Gen Butler for alleging vote selling at $2 and says only politicians pay workers tax bills. He insists his men pay their own taxes and labels those aided by politicians as barroom loafers.
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J. B. Kenney
Gen. Butler
Butler
Vaccination Crisis Jolts Montreal Suburbs
In Quebec on October 4 a small pox patient died at the marine hospital. in St Sauveur public vaccination caused fear and class evacuations from two large French schools. The mayor intervened to calm parents and assure protection. clergy urged vaccination and transfer of patients to the hospital if the disease spread.
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Quebec
Marine Hospital
Montreal
St. Sauveur
Clason Graham Takes 25000 And Is Caught And Forgiven
Clason Graham of New York, relative of Spencer Trask, sold oil certificates for Spencer Trask & Co. and cashed a 25000 check at Park Bank. He fled to Canada but was captured in Springfield by Pinkerton. The matter was settled. the charge was dropped and Graham left with attorney Mr Nichols for New York.
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Springfield
Mass
Canada
Spencer Trask & Co
Pinkerton
Nichols
New York
J. H. Bramwell
Bramwell
Ofhcers
Copeland
Graham
Fears of Smallpox Epidemic in New York and Nearby Areas
Three smallpox cases reported in New York raise fears of an epidemic this winter. One case traces to Montreal, with others potentially arriving from Quebec and Maine vicinity. Health officials tightened vaccination efforts and monitored all city districts while reports from Richford Vermont noted cases near West Shetford Quebec. A Quebec family Labouaty faced illness including one death and four others sick. special mass held in the local Roman Catholic church for protection against the plague.
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New York
Montreal
Maine
Vermont
Richford
Westshetford
Que
Labouaty
Diega
Ex-Gov Talbot Stricken With Severe Chill in Lowell
Lowell Mass Oct 4 Ex Gov Talbot suffered a severe chill Friday and was very ill overnight with condition described as more alarming than during the past week.
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Lowell
Mass
Talbot
Western Delegates Rally Behind Prince In State Convention
State political notes show Western delegates favor Prince for governor with strong farmer support for Maguire and Grinnell influence. Contested second quartet delegates from Springfield and Chicopee shape credentials as Butler allies push Perry Blelock pairing to counter Prince. Prince declines past lieutenant governor nomination, boosting Grinnell but Prince remains favored by a large bloc.
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Boston
Mr. Prince
Marblehead
Braintree
Avery
Grinnell
Worcester
Prince
Chicago
J. F. Calnan
Springfield
E. McA. Learned
Pittsfield
L. Sibley
Charles H. Ingalls
North Adams
Chicopee
A. L. Perry
Williamstown
George H. Blelock
State Committee
Gen
Butler
Perry
Blelock
Cunniff
Maguire
Committee
Abbott
Gen. Butler
Prof. Perry
Carlisle
Mr. Grinnell
Waltham Democrats Complete Delegates To Conventions
Ward 3 4 and 7 caucuses finish electing delegates for state senatorial and county races with names from Waltham Brookline Hingham Southbridge and Cohasset also listed for various conventions. The tally includes delegates for wards and towns with multiple nominees across state senatorial and county posts.
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Waltham
Democrats
Francis McGuinness
B. Moore Bryan Corcoran
J. A. Hagan
W. F. Welch
Martin Jordan
W. A. Adams
Martin Shiels
H. A. Caswell
Jj. d. Fahey
Martin Ryan
J. E. Deehan
Timothy Leary
M. T. Connelly
Calvin Rice
KE. S. Andrews
P. R. Brady
D. T. Ames
Lawrence Riley
P. E. Noonan
Edward Quinn
H. E. Priest
John Glynn
J. H. Glynn
J. H. Collins
M. H. Lynch
Patrick Wall
M. IL. Kintleran
J. H. McKenna
Dr. O'Reilly
J. P. Muldoon
D. F. Gleason
M.J. Boland
John Boyle
James O’brien
A. J. Jackson
Democratic state committee acts on convention plans
The executive committee met at Bay State House to ratify arrangements for the state convention. Tickets on Boston and Albany trains from Oct 6 7, with specific pickup and return rules for delegates from east and west of Worcester. Several named figures and potential officers discussed, including Fitzgerald’s speech and candidates Dunham Edwards Gilmore.
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Democratic State Committee
Boston
Worcester
Albany
Bay State House
Edward Avery
Fitzgerald
Jarvis N. Dunham
Pittsfield
Oscar Edwards
Northampton
H. H. Gilmore
Cambridge
Gilmore
Senate
Mr. Beard
Navy department letter restores seven veterans at Brooklyn yard
In 1835 seven honorably discharged veterans were reinstated at the Brooklyn Navy Yard after the Veteran Rights association pressed Secretary Whitney. Whitney pledged preference for qualified ex servicemen, and the seven were restored following his letter. Also notes postal service decisions and Pan Electric vs Bell case actions led by Bradley Johnston.
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Brooklyn Navy Yard
Veteran Rights Association
Navy Yard
Whitney
Navy Department
Washington, D. C
Naval Service
The
United
Grand Army of the Republic
W.C. Whitney
Secretary of the Navy
Commodore Chandler
Postmaster General
Department
Fighting Bell
Washington
Pan Electric Telephone Company
Bradley YT. Johnston
Baltimore
Memphis
Bell Telephone Company
Ward 1 Caucus Debates Delegates Pickup
At the ward 1 Democratic caucus on Friday evening a five member nominating committee selected delegates to state, councillor, and senatorial conventions. The slate included William A. Simmons, recently removed from the water board by Mayor O'Brien. Critics claim the pick was a jab at the mayor, though committee members deny any slight and say the names were read publicly with ample opportunity to object but none were raised.
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Frank E. Magulnion
James W. Calnan
William A. Miller
E. A. Iobard
John F.F. Callanan
William A. Simmons
O’brien
Water Board
Messrs
Meguthon
Colman
Post
Mr.Simmons
Simmons
Magullion
Delgates
Montreal Uprising Threat in Wake of Smallpox Riots
Special Boston Post correspondent reports Montreal in quiet but tense as French Canadian unrest grows amid anti vaccination protests. English minority bears tax burden while French institutions remain untaxed. riots fueled by demagogues amid plague suppressions. Troops guard new hospital site and transport routes as trade losses mount, with figures suggesting millions in impact.
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Montreal
Superior Court
Reil
Sacre Anglais
Beausoliel
Jeannette
L. ©. David
Toronto
St. Lawrence Hall
Hogan
Windsor Hotel
Provincial Board of Health
Civic Board
Evgtich
St. Margaret’s
Chicago
Health Office
The Fate of a Young Soldier Citizen of the Troubled City
Special Despatch from Montreal reports Private Samuels of the Victoria rifles was accidentally shot by a companion named Rodden at a hospital post. The rifle discharged while unloading, hitting Samuels in the leg and abdomen. He died today. he was about 20, a dentist in training, and to be married soon. Royal Scott Highlanders on duty. patients to be moved Tuesday.
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Montreal
Samuels
Victoria Rifles
Rodden
Royal Scott Highlanders
Tornado Warnings Nears System of Public Alerts
Washington reports progress in predicting tornadoes as Lieut. John P. Finley leads extended study. Daily forecasts begun last year and resumed after his west tour. Predictions are experimental yet published by the signal office. Insurance firms await a tornado map to narrow regions and identify areas never struck by disaster.
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Washington
John P. Finley
Signal Corps
Lieut
Finley
Signal Office
Mystery in Central Park Ends in Tragedy Without Murder
In Central Park last night a man and a woman were found with the woman dead and the man dying. A lock of the lover's hair rested on the woman's breast while a dead leaf and a rose lay on the man's. Each wore a black glove on the left hand, between them a bulldog pistol. Oil on the woman's hand and smoke grime on his suggest an accidental or self inflicted death, not murder.
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New York
Central Park
Ingersoll Addresses Boston on Myth and Miracle
Col. Robert G. Ingersoll drew a large audience at the Boston Theatre with a critique of myths and miracles. He framed religion as a crowd dependent melodrama, contrasted myths’ origins with miracles, and argued science must prove or disprove God, ending with praise for the orator’s engaging yet speculative performance.
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Infidel
Boston
Robert G. Ingersoll
Boston Theatre
Gen
Grant
Col. Ingersoll
Red Riding Hood
India
Plaster of Paris
Africa
Urs
Ingersollian
Wall Street Shows Little Sympathy for Smith and Heath & Co
On Saturday before the market opened estimates put the liabilities of Wm Heath & Co at about 2.009 million dollars with large amounts due to G P Morosini, Jay Gould, James T Low, Souiter & Co, Addison Cammack, W L Scott, and an exchange-debt near 200 thousand. H N Smith’s liabilities were around 2 million, primarily due to William Heath & Co, while Morosini had secured an attachment on Heath & Co’s property. Morosini had forced Heath & Co to buy Manhattan Railway and Metropolitan Elevated stock for him at 215 thousand dollars, stock kept by Heath & Co, prompting broker anger toward Heath. A list of Smith’s shorts in Heath & Co’s office is detailed, including Western Union, Delaware Lack & Western, Northwestern, St Paul, Lake shore, New York Central, Delaware and Hudson, New Jersey Central, Louisville and Nashville, Oregon Railway and Navigation, and Central Pacific shares.
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Wm. Heath & Co
G. P. Morosini
Jay Gould
James T. Low
Souiter & Co
Addison Cammack
W. L. Scott
Stock Exchange
H. N. Smith
William Heath & Co
Messrs. Woerishotffer & Co
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Western Union
Del
Lack & Western
Northwestern Common
St. Paul Common
Lake Shoe Ateese
Seenveeesen
New York Central
Delaware and Hudson
New Jersey Central
Louisville and Nashville
Oregon Railway and Nav
Central Pacific
Mr Tabens Turn in Downs Taber Scandal
The Downs Taber case resurfaces with new grounds for conspiracy claims. Mr Downs and counsel Butterworth pursue evidence suggesting jealousy and a possible motive to remove Mrs Taber. A Boston letter implicates a Watertown mistress linked to Taber, with a professor witness and a female intermediary. Mrs Taber remains with Mr Downs at 50 West Cedar Street as Taber is reportedly away.
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Downs
Dr. Downs
Boston
Frederick J. Taber
Mr. Tabers Assiduous Courtship of a Widow Collides with Scandal
Parson Downs recounts the Downs taber affair as Mr. Taber pursued a Worcester woman while his wife lay ill. The narrative details repeated visits, gifts, and letters, including a supposed forewarning of a divorce. Downs notes prior similar liaisons and hints further consequences remain.
Mr. Yaber Fails to Keep an Appointment With the Professor
Last Wednesday evening Mr. Downs and Mr. Butterworth visited the professor seeking interview with the girl involved. She initially refused but agreed to talk. She said she met Mr. Taber years ago and learned he was married, though he hid this from her companions. Taber visited Worcester and Boston with her, wrote letters she burned, and planned to confess with Taber before his lawyer. Taber postponed the interview twice. the professor waited in Boston, then left.
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Wood’s Hall
Waltham
Downs
West Cedar Street
Cambridgeport
Worcester
Downs-Taber
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Boston
Mr. Tabor
Parson Downs
Watertown
Ma. Taber
Mrs. Taber
Annie J. Taber
Yaber
Mr. Downs
Mr. Butterworth
Dickinson
Woman Suffrage Meeting at Unity Church Inspires
A large Sunday attendance at the Unity Church on West Newton Street highlighted the cause of woman suffrage with speeches by William Lloyd Garrison Jr., Mary A Livermore, and Rev Annie Shaw. Livermore traced legal progress and urged equality while Shaw outlined plans for a Boston suffrage league meeting and discussed voting experiences.
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William IL. Gare Kieon, Jr
Mary A. Livermore
Annie Shaw
Church of the Unity
West Newton Street
Minot J. Savage
William Lloyd Garrison
Mr. Garrison
Clara Leonard
Boston Woman Suffrage League
Woman’s Club
No. 5
Park Street
Adam
Wilbur F. Stone Candidate for Colorado Supreme Judge
The democratic state judicial convention nominated Hon. Wilbur F. Stone for supreme judge. It endorsed Chicago 1881 platform principles, Cleveland administration, free silver coinage, strict enforcement of pre emption and homestead laws against large landholders, and removal of Ute Indians to aid southern Colorado. It condemned foreign contract labor and mourned Gen. Grant’s death.
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Col
Wilbur F. Stone
Chicago
Cleveland
Colorado
Grant
Boston Population Growth: Shifts and Ward Variations
Boston growth may be overestimated with a wide spread of 410,000 to 430,000. Wards 7, 8, 9, 10 and 12 show declines as business encroaches on dwellings while Dorchester booms. The city may top 400,000 this winter, with T ax dodgers and census changes influencing totals.
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