Funds For The canvass in Quincy House meeting
A small group of Democratic leaders met at the Quincy House to discuss campaign finance and strategy for the state. Attendees included Collins Alger Lewis Cunniff and Henry B Lovering with plans for a vigorous canvass and relief for Essex county labor areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy House
Messrs
Collins
Alger
Lewis
Cunniff
French
Cummings
Fall River
Henry B. Lovering
John W. Corcoran
Clinton
Lovering
Congress
Essex County
Republican Committee Notes Campaign Efforts At State Meeting
The Republican State committee held a noon campaign meeting at headquarters. Dr. Burden pushes fellows to mobilize for a strong autumn vote and to secure a robust showing against the Democrat candidate. Local committees will raise funds for urgent needs as the State committee maintains a limited fund. Naturalization work is continuing with an eye toward next canvass. A follow up meeting is planned for Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican State Committee
Dr. Burden
Lodge
First Middlesex Senatorship Hints Stir In Somerville Towns
The district Republican caucus map shows Somerville to hold four years of the ten year plan, with other towns two years each. Medford’s Representative Dresser eyes the seat, while Winchester may see James F. Dwinell or Samuel J. Elder as candidates. Arlington’s fate remains undecided with Peirce facing licensing and soldiers exemption past votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middlesex
Glines
Somerville
Arlington
Medford
Winchester
Representative Dresser
James F. Dwinell
Samuel J. Elder
Dwinell
Elder
Senator Glines
Bilder
Water Board
Peirce
Mr Gunn Nominated for Councillor at Ches ter Convention
At the eighth councillor district Republican convention in Chester ex Senator Levi J. Gunn of Greenfield won the nomination with 72 votes. Senator Henry M. Phillips 67 votes and Orlando Mason 2 votes. Gunn’s nomination was made unanimous and the next convention set for this city. A resolution expressed sorrow on ex Governor Woah tivens’s death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MR. Gunn
Sprinarre Elp
Chester
Levi J. Gunn
Greenfield
Henry M. Phillips
Orlando Mason
Winchendon
Gunn
Woah Tivens
Prohibition Party Nominates Slates in Chelsea Meeting
In Hawthorne Hall Chelsea last evening twenty four hopeful Prohibitionists including six women nominated Seth Weston of Revere for Senator from the first Suffolk district. Also nominated for the Legislature were Joseph M. Brown Charles A. Lamont the Rev James P. Bixby and Edwin Carr for the twenty sixth and twenty seventh districts respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wnator Kimball
Hawthorne Hall
Chelsea
Seth Weston of
Revere
Suffolk
Joseph M. Brown
Charles A. Lamont
James P. Bixby
Edwin Carr
Thatcher accepts Democratic nomination for treasurer
Henry C. Thatcher declares in a letter he will accept the Democratic nomination for treasurer and receiver-general saying personal considerations yield to party wishes and Cleveland era tax relief. The Salem Beverly Marblehead Republican committee plans a conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry C. Thatcher
Grover Cleveland
Republican Committee
Salem
Beverly
Marblehead
Chicago civil service findings on Webster case and post office reforms
October reports summarize the Webster case findings and the Chicago Post Office civil service audit. They show dismissals justified by reasons given by Postmaster Judd, dissenting views by Edgerton, and calls for stronger law to curb political influence in federal offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civil Service Record
United States Commission
Webster
Chicago
Commissioners
Civil Service
Judd
Edgerton
Seeberger
Civil Service Act
George A. Webster
Mesors
Oberly
Lymen
Lyman
Chicago Civili Service Reform Association
Reform Leagues
Chicago Association
Philadelphia
Jones
Harrito
Death of Ex Governor Washburn Casts Shadow Over Springfield
Ex Governor William B Washburn died suddenly yesterday morning at the City Hall Springfield while attending the American Board meeting with his wife traveling from Greenfield He was born January 31 1820 at Winchendon Mass and rose from humble beginnings to leading political and business roles in Massachusetts His career spanned Orange Grreenfield and Boston with service in the State Senate House and Congress supporting pensions education and prohibition era reform Until his death he remained a trustee of Yale and a leader in local philanthropic efforts The death is attributed to heart disease pending final examination and a recent interview revealed his opposition to abolition of whiskey taxes and support for Cleveland trade tariffs
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William B. Washburn
American Board
City Hall
Springfield
Greenfield
Post
Beck
William Barrett Washburn
Massachusetts
Ile
Winchendon
Mass
Lawrence Academy
Groton
Yale
George 5. Boutwell
United States
Ferry
Connecticut
Haight
California
Washburn
Orange
William B. Whitney
State Senate
House of Representatives
Republican Party
Committee On
Treasury
Secrataries
McCulloch and
Boutwell
House
Butler
Mr. Washburn
John Quincy Adams
Alan
Hoosac
Boston
Charles Sumner
Henry
Dawes
Rockwood Hear
Sumner
Bank of Greenfield
Yale College
Massachusetts Agricultural College
Smith College
Northampton
Amherst College
Harvard College
Congregational Church
Seth Sweetser
Worcester
Charles H. Sweetser
The
Cleveland
The Paine Reception and Volunteer Arrangements
A City Hall committee named to organize a testimonial for General Charles J. Paine and Edward Burgess met and expanded the group. Plans include a reception at Faneuil Hall with notable speakers and a display of the America’s Cup, aided by local yacht club figures and city officials.
Clarification letter on railway signal company ownership
Joan D. Gallup, president of the Gould-Tisdale Railway Signal Company, says he no longer has ties to the Standard Electric Railway Signal Company of New York. He asks the Post to avoid confusing the two firms and notes Gould-Tisdale’s system is adopted by Boston and Maine, Eastern, and Central Vermont railroads, with the Gould-Tisdale company debt free and seeking no credit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard Electric Railway Signal Company of
New York
Gould-Tisdale Railway Signal Company
Boston & Maine
Eastern
Central Vermont
Joan D. Gallup
Boston
Don’t You Know Pearline Is the Greatest Detergent
A breezy claim hails Pearline as the greatest detergent, asserting unmatched cleaning power and superior effectiveness in everyday laundry.
Lawrence Delegation Tours Boston Harbor Public Institutions
A Lawrence city council delegation visited Boston to inspect public facilities in the harbor. They were greeted at Lowell depot, toured Deer Island and Long Island institutions, and returned to Boston for a Faneuil Hall dinner with remarks by Aldermen Lee and McLaughlin and other Lawrence officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Boston
Boston Harbor
Lowell Depot
Eastern Avenue Wharf
Deer Island
Long Island
Faneuil Hall
Lee
McLaughlin
Atwood
McNary
O’neil
Fox
Townsend
Dolan
Harrington
John J. Dever
Prerrecr Work in Every Part of the United States
Dealers report Waltham Watch production expanding nationwide as demand grows. The article notes factory output and distribution across multiple regions. References to watchmakers and retailers highlight industry-wide activity and economic impact nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Waltham Watch
City moves to license itinerant musicians and curb parades
The police board plans new rules requiring licenses for street musicians including Salvation Army parades and organ grinders. A 200 foot proximity ban to homes is hinted, with possible suburb relocation. Commissioner Osborne rejects protest and demands immediate compliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Police
Salvation Army
Whiting
Faneuil Hall
Post
Osborne
Notable City Notes From Local Square
John McCormick, 40, of 48 Union Park street, dropped dead on Malden street yesterday afternoon. The Middlesex Schoolmasters Club meets Saturday at 2:30 pm in the Quincy House to discuss promotions in public schools. Dr Samuel B Kneeland's case before Judge Forsyth was continued to Oct 12. he is expected to waive examination. The revenue cutter Gallatin returns to cruising in this district. The Golden Rule newspaper gains subscribers, now five times last year. Rev F J Clark joins as editor. Society of Christian Endeavor gains new editors. The College of Physicians and Surgeons opened its eighth annual course at 84 Essex street, with Prof Charles P Thayer giving the intro. Mr Thomas Galvin remains seriously ill with typhoid fever in Dorchester. Boston Bicycle Club held a monthly meeting on St James avenue. Dr W B Kendall elected first lieutenant and new members admitted. Silver horsehoes given at the Boston Theatre matinée of A Run of Luck. The larceny case against Miss Josephine Miller remains continued to Oct 12 with bail set at $300. S R Knights & Co auctioned estate No 89 Sharon street to Mary Hammill for $5020 plus 1887 taxes. estates 41, 413, 415 Cambridge street to Thomas Conroy for $9825 plus current-year taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel B. Kneeland
Forsyth
Kneeland
Gallatin
F. J. Clark
Society of Christian Endeavor
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Essex Street
Charles P. Thayer
Thomas Galvin
Tremont Street
Dorchester
Boston Bicycle Club
St. James Avenue
W. B. Kendall
Boston
Josephine Miller
S. R. Knights & Co
Sharon Street
Mary Hammill
Cambridge Street
Cambridgeport
Thomas Conroy
Maguire Corse Investigation Held By City Panel
A joint special committee of the city council convened at the request of Hon Maguire to probe charges mentioned in a New York Herald interview. The session adjourned after a preliminary meeting with the postmaster of Boston and other officials, with plans to reconvene later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Or Maguire
New York Herald
Ostmaster
Boston
Off for the South on Pennsylvania Excursion Train
The first PA Railroad tourist trip to Luray Caverns Gettysburg Natural Bridge Richmond and Washington departed Boston last evening aboard four vestibule Pullman cars led by Engine 150. A large party of passengers including many named travelers began a ten day journey through Worcester Springfield Hartford and Harlem River to Jersey City then Philadelphia for Gettysburg and beyond ending in Boston on Oct 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Luray Caverns
Gettysburg
Natural Bridge
Richmond
Washington
Boston
Charles Fisher
Servia
Corinthia
Thracia
S. W. F. Draper
Pennsylvania Company
J. R. McFarland
Pullman Company
George Merrill
Albany Road
Springfield
Worcester
Hartford
New [Laven
Harlem River
Jersey City
Philadelphia
Luray
Reynolds Fay Nuptials At Newton Centre Unitarian Church
The marriage of H Russell Reynolds of Dorchester to Hattie E Fay of Newton Centre was performed by the church pastor at 7 30 pm in Newton Centre. Guests included Maude Fenno and Addie Reynolds with bridesmaids in canary tulle. Ushers were William Pope Wil liam Farrington and Richard Buntine. A reception at the bride’s mother's home followed before a wedding trip to Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton Centre
H. Russell Reynolds
Dorchester
Hattie E. Fay
Maude Fenno
Brookline
Addie Reynolds
Harry Anderson
William Pope
William Farrington
Allston
Richard Buntine
I. E. Fay
Station Street
Canada
Ancients Arrive In Boston After Canadian Tour
Dusty weary and hungry Ancient members arrived two and a half hours late in Boston at 11 yesterday. They marched to Faneuil Hall where Commander Walker greeted them. The team praised their reception and treatment in Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Faneuil Hall
Walker
Canada
Harvard Dominates Tufts 86 to 0 in College Football
Tufts lacked Captain Edgerly and fullback Durkee due to injuries from Tuesday. Harvard used its heavier lineup to overwhelm Tufts on College Hill, with Raymond Pearson Rice and Burnham top for Tufts. Tufts schedules Exeter games on the 19th and 19th of this month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tufts
Harvard
College Hill
Edgerly
Durkee
Raymond
Pearson
Rice
Burnham
Nelson
Phillips Exeter
New England Chautauqua Meeting at Sleeper Hall
The New England Chautauqua Association met last evening in Sleeper Hall at the New England Conservatory of Music. Social time ran from 7 to 7 46 with a vesper service led by president William F. Sherwin followed by an address from Mrs. Maria Upham Drake on adapting the movement to current needs. An address by Dr. Edward Everett Hale on the companionship of books is planned for the November meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England Chautauqua Association
Sleeper Hall
New England Conservatory of Music
William F. Sherwin
Maria Upham Drake
From coal mine to pulpit Autobiographical lecture
The Rev. J. Bastow of Natick formerly of Bradford England will give an autob iographical lecture this evening at the Baptist Tabernacle Bowdoin Square admission free to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Bastow
Natick
Bradford
Eng
The
Baptist Tabernacle
Bowdoin Square
Nelson v Woonsocket Rubber Co Attachment Case
In the United States Circuit Court on October 5 Judge Nelson and J. Thomas J. S. Green presided over a petition to reduce a large Rhode Island attachment. The court ordered release of 1500 cases of goods at Millville Causten Browne for the defendant and H. G. Nichols for the plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Circuit Court
Nelson
J. Thomas J. S. Green
Woonsocket Rubber Company
Rhode Island
Millville
Causten Browne
H. G. Nichols
Contested and uncontested cases heard in courts
Supreme Judicial Court heard uncontested divorce filings with further hearings set. In Suffolk County Superior Court first and second sessions listed numerous civil suit dockets including Parker v Whittredge, Wells v Rhodes, and many others with trial schedules and attorneys noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Judicial Court
Allen
Scaffolk County
Blodgett
Wells
Rhodes
Benson
Goodwin
Johnson
McHenry
Ditson
Hennessy
Same
Judkins
Beale
Croque
Masterson
Osgood
Langley
Diewey
J. No
Horace B. Parker
W. A. Knowlton
C. F. Kettredge
Superior Court Docket Notes From Middlesex County Oct 5
The entry lists cases Hayes vs Bullard and Sewell vs Thayer with juries deciding for plaintiffs for $14,375. Other items include estates, administrators, and various docket numbers such as 2291 for William D Gunn estate case, 2306 Lewis vs Macdonald, 2430 Whitehouse vs Phillips, 2517 Kelleher compt vs Dolan, and multiple others. Judges Pitman and H H Winslow appear along with attorneys H Hear, J R Reed, and S Hoar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hayes
Lewis
Macdonald
Whitehouse
Phillips
Morrill
Motree
Lobdell
Man Haehs
Felch
McMurray
Condrin
Ribero
Trenholm
Ware
Kelleher
Dolan
Hammond
Rep
Lovejoy
McAuilifl
McAuliff
Upton Et al
Lambert
Ingalls
Blanchard
Judd
Leland
Water rights petitions against Weymouth over Great Pond take
Five cases including Quincy Reed Reed et al Ruden Loud Sherman Howe Sanford sue Weymouth for damages to water rights from the town appropriation of Great Pond for a public water supply. Trial underway with evidence for petitioners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy L. Reed
Weymouth
Reuben Loud
Same
Elois Sherman
John C. Howe
John E. Sanford
Great Pond
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Essex
Samuel Roads, Jr
Robert 5. Rantoul
Arlington-Winchester
Samuel W
McCall
Labor Party
Eliot Street
J. LH. Connell
Everett
Evans
Connell
Lynn
Worcester Gazette
Rockwood Hoar
Waterman
Hopkins
Harvey Shepard
Albert A. Pope
Shea
John T. Wheelwright
Wheelwright
Civil Service Commissioners
Nova Scotia
Charles J. Paine
Edward Burgess
J. Montgomery Sears
E. B. Haskell
Aga P. Potter
Charles H. Taylor
Henry Lee
Koen D. Jordan
Samuel C. Cobb
BK. Rollins Morse
Thomas Mack
George Whitney
J. Malcolm Forbes
Fred H. Prince
John L. Bremer
T. Jefferson Coolidge, Jr
J. Henry Sleeper
Patrick Jackson
George H. Norman
Charles Levi Woodbury
Leopold Morse
V. Whitten
Frederick Cunningham
Robert F. Clark
William Minot
George A. Nickerson
Francis H. Peabody
John Bryant
Henry Parkman
R. Niles
George F. Babbitt
Kidward Hutchins
A. Shuman
Augustus Russ
John Hogg
A. C. Lee R. Matthews
Martin Brimmer
John Spaulding
Jacob Hecht
Jol T. Wheelwright
John Boyle O'Reilly
Harry Burnett
B. W. Crowninshield
H. M
Eastern Yacht Club
Beaacht
L. W. Wheeler & Co
C. C. Hutchinson
Bagnall & Loud
K. T Gerry
New York Yacht Club
KE. D. Morgan
Commodore Robert B. Forbes
William Everett
Henry B. Levering
May Savage
Frederick O. Prince
J. P. Bodfish
Congressman Collins
Russell
Cambridge
General Banks
R. 8. Forbes
Mathews
Clark
Manernenean
General Paine
Burgess
Board of
Selectmen
Old Town
Hank Haff
Haff
John McCormick
Union Park Street
Malden Street
Middlesex Schoolmasters’ Club
Maguire-Corse
Pennsylvania Railroad
Reynolds—Fay
New England
Boston Post
Woodward's Blue
Blromfield Street
Calder
Chas. L. Bly
Pearl ST
Roxbury
Washington St
William and Edwin Sheafe
Victor Cycles
Overman Wheel CO
Columbus Avenue
Henry F. Mille
Miller
Tremont St
Boston Association
Chestnut Street
Bostonn
Columbus Ave
Washington Street
Hoston
Bradstreet
Hale
Davenport
Goodyear
Wilson
Dixey
Violet
Feeney
Bramusen
Davis
Smith
Fentriss
W Fleming
Simmons
Ryan
Sargent
Fowle
Brooks
Barrett
McKay
C. Last. M. Co
Brownell
Turner
Woodward
Sanborn
McCarthy
Nichols
Ridley
Williams
Stiles
Fuller
Colby
Kimball
Bacon
Norton
Dolliver
Stevens
Carlton
Woods
Garvin
Churchill
Central National Bank
Moore
Wasserboehn
Emery
Lindblodh
Maynard
Loud
Knowles
Lyons
Brown
Hobart
Hunter
Armstrong
Middlesex County
Pitman
William D. Gunn
Frank H. Gunn
Cambridge Railroad Company
Norfolk County
Barker
P. Lord & CO
Union Street
Health Food CO
New England Agency
Gas Lighting Co
Arch St
W. Guston
E. C. Bumpus
R. M. Morse, Jr
H. E. Swasey
Mission For Children
Women’s Home Mission Society For Children
Methodist Episcopal Church
Walnut Street Methodist Episcopal Church
Syracuse
N. Y
L. R. Thayer
Newtonville
Maria Newhall
Atlanta
W. A. Cooper
West Somerville
A. W. Johnson
F. H. Knight
George W. Mansfield
E. Newhall
West Division
W. J. Clark
H. Montgomery
John Starkie
T. C. Watkins
C. A. Jacobs
D. H. Ela
North Boston
C. F. Rice
Lowell
N. H. Daggett
Charlestown
Ww. Colburn
Joseph H. Mansfield
Malden
H. B. Haven
Ea L. Jacobs
Emily Wyman
Wilbraham
Julie E. Smith
S. B. Holway
M. A. Koeil
Frederick Lord
Amos Beckford
C. E. Davis
A. V. Cooper
Christian Church In
America
MES &Sons, Lugy
Ben
Kentucky
Woodbury
Paris
Baker’s
W. Baker & GO
Bromfield ST
Parker's
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