Thrice-Told Charges Stir Massachusetts Campaign
In a fiery address, a Democratic speaker derides Republican claims of civil service reform and Census spending while urging voters to reject what he calls the party’s profligate measures. He cites tariffs, shipping woes, and the pig iron crisis as proof of GOP failures and forecasts a political reckoning.
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Pension Bureau
Soldiers’ Friend
Republican Party
Civil Service Reform Party
Lodge
Congress
Reed
Butterworth
Gorman
United States
Massachusetts
Speech by John D Warner on tariff reform and Lodge intrigues
The Hon. John De Witt Warner of New York critiques Mr. Lodge and the Forum article on 1892 issues. He argues for free coinage, tariff reform, and ballot measures, traces historical shifts in monetary policy, and warns against excluding key questions in campaign debates. Warner cites Democratic and Republican actions and historic figures to favor free trade and financial honesty.
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John de Witt Warner
New York
Tariff Reform Committee
The
Reform Club
New York State
Forum
Jake
Republican National Convention
Grover Cleveland
Republican Congress
Treasury
New York Chamber of Commerce
Lodge
Republican Party
Franklin
Great Britain
Patrick Henry
Lafayette
Hamilton
Jefferson
Clay
Webster
Massachusetts
Charles Sumner
Henry Wilson
Massachusetts Democrats Rally For Russell Corcoran Ticket
Congressman J H O Neil urges ratification of Worcester convention nominations and full Democratic support from Russell to Stearns. He criticizes Republicans, defends silver opposition, cites McKinley tariff, and urges voters to back Russell Corcoran and the statewide ticket.
Massachusetts Speech on Silver and Currency Policy
Josiah Quincy argues that Massachusetts must back the Democratic platform on silver and currency, challenging Lodge and the Republicans. He cites 1889 pledges, Treasury note policy, and the risk to gold reserves, urging a Democratic win to curb the silver movement and defend sound money. He cites Cleveland and New York Chamber of Commerce concerns, urging business leaders to support Allen and Russell in the upcoming ballots.
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House
Senate
Sherman
Jones
Nevada
Harris
United States
Republican Party
Horn
Walker
Collins
Blair
R Walker Sayas
Congress
Treasury
Tere
General Cutcheon
Michigan
Unite States
Farmers’ Alliance
Stewart
Moses
Sub-Treasury
Wall Street
New York Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce of
New York
Massachusetts
Boston Record
Journal This Morning
White
Fassett
Patriotic Sons of
Russell
Corcoran
Josiah Quincy
Worcester
Lodge
West
Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury Department
Lawrence
Cleveland
Missouri
Stevens
Chamber of Commerce
City of New York
Waltham
Dias
Mr. Lodge
Democratic Party
House of Representatives
Longs
National Democratic Party
Massachusett
Allen
Safeh as Government Bonds NORTHERN INVESTMENT CO stock ad
The NORTHERN INVESTMENT CO offers a reliable income investing in its stock at 1038 per share. The firm claims strong, substantial foundation not reliant on a speculative town, with property gains over 60 years and growth in major centers. Circulars available at 246 Washington Street Reston MA.
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Northern Investment CO
Washington Street
Advertiser
Reston
Mass
Day of Conventions Parkman Nomination of Donovan for Governor's Council
A harmonious convention nominates Hon James Donovan for the Governor's Council. Delegates 246 attend amid debates over seating Ward 7, with ex Alderman John M. McLaughlin’s delegation seated. A. K. Tilden and John J Hoar lead in nominating Donovan with broad support and intent to secure a large victory.
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James Donovan
Johnb. Fitzpatrick
John W. Leahon
John F. Farley
Wards
Farley
J. Otis Fallon
A. C. Whitney
John J. Mullhall
George J. Regan
Timothy Sullivan
East Cambridge
Edward Murphy
Leopold Schiegelmilch
Edward Dixon
Maurice Cummings
D. H. Marshall
John M. McLaughlin
A. K. Tilden
Ward
Russell
John J. Hoar
Ward 20
Donovan
Edward J. Kelly
Otis Fallon
Bernard A. Brogan
James F. Farley
Alfred J. Lill
C.J. Dowd
James H Stack
John J. McNamara
Patrick F. O’connor
Michael J. Carroll
Bartholomew Kresnehan
P. W. Maloney
Frank ‘T Lennon
Cambridge
Funeral of James Butterworth Chief Engineer Navy
The funeral for James Butterworth chief engineer United States Navy was held at his North Cambridge residence at noon. Services followed at Shepar Memorial Church with Rev James McWhinnie officiating. Burial occurred at North Beverly. No pallbearers named.
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James Butterworth
United States Navy
Garfield Street
North Cambridge
Shepar Memorial Church
James McWhinnie
First Baptist Church
North Beverly
Handcuffed Prisoners Escape From Deputy at Station
Deputy Sheriff King of Bridgewater walked two boys, William A. Mcinness and Louis D. Roberts, handcuffed together to Fitchburg station. As a crowded moment separated them, both prisoners vanished around a corner. A colored boy was among the escapees. They remain at large.
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King
Bridgewater
William A. Mcinness
Louis D. Roberts
Concord Reformatory
Fitchburg
Liberty
Democrats Nominate Reade At Second Suffolk Convention
Democrats of the Second Suffolk district nominate Hon. John Reade to lead for victory. At Ward 3 headquarters on Bunker Hill Street last evening, John W. O'Neil elected temporary chairman and became permanent. A credentials committee was formed and an informal ballot showed 28 for Reade and 12 for Joseph Corbett from a total of 40. the ballot was formalized by acclamation.
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Suffolk
John Reade
Bunker Hill Street
John W. O'Neil
W. F. Connerton
Tt. F. Flynn
J. J. Hogan
M. J. Higgins
Higgins
Joseph Corbett
Hogan
Reade
Charlestown
F. H. Temple
Thomas F. Furey Aera
P. J. O'Brien
Hugh P. McNally
Conventions Nominate Suffolk Republican and Democratic Senators
At the Seventh Suffolk Democratic Convention in Concord Street School House Michael J. McKitrick was unanimously nominated for Senator with A A Turner as ward chair. delegates elected to State Central and District committees. The Seventh Suffolk Republican Convention at city headquarters named Arthur F. Means after ballots. A C Rotshesky elected to State Committee. The Fifth Suffolk Republican Convention chose P Wilbur as chairman with Henry Parkman nominated for Senator by acclamation. Charles Fairchild nominated for State Committee after favorable withdrawals. The Fourth Suffolk Republican District met at City Committee HQ with H R Richardson presiding. George H Prince nominated for Senate and Albert C Walker named to the State Committee.
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Suffolk
Concord Street
Michael J. McKttrick
A. A.turner
Martin W. O'Mealy
Martin J. Fiperty
John W. O'Mealy
State Central
James F. Doyle
A. A. Turner
William H. Conroy
Botshesky
J. P. Jordan
Ward
Arthur F. Means
C. ©. Coffin
J. M. Wade
Coffin
Mr. Means
A.C. Rotshesky
Tne
Republican AY
P. Wilbur
C. F. Sprague
Francis
Lowell
Henry Parkman
Charles Fairchild
N. W. Ladd
George B. Billings
Friends of
Messrs
Senate
Albert C. Walker
Mr. Pryce
Ward 16
Democratic and Republican county conventions in Suffolk
The Democratic county convention of Suffolk county will meet at Bumstead Hall Friday at 8. The Republican county convention is set for Wednesday evening. The Fourth Councillor Republican convention comes Thursday at 4 p.m. at city headquarters. The Ninth Suffolk Republican Senatorial convention is this afternoon at city headquarters. The Sixth Suffolk Democratic Senatorial convention is tonight at the Court House on Dorchester Street, South Boston. Twenty two new speakers were elected at the Young Men's Democratic Club meeting yesterday afternoon. They urged attendance at the club dinner in Springfield Saturday afternoon with Governor Russell, Candidate Corcoran and others. The Governor will host a noon reception at the Massasoit House. The club adjourned to meet again in Springfield Saturday.
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Suffolk County
Bumstead Hall
Suffolk
Court House
Dorchester Street
Boston
Young Men’s Democratic Club
Springfield
Russell
Corcoran
Massasoit House
Escaped Keene Criminal Nabbed by Division 6 Officers
Officers of Division 6 arrested Frank Howard yesterday afternoon as an escaped criminal. Howard broke out of the Keene jail last spring and had been at large since.
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Division 6
Frank Howard
Howard
Keene
N. H
Court of Appeals and District Court Proceedings Summary
United States Court of Appeals convened at 10 o clock with several cases listed including Patten v Berry Atwood Richmond v. City Union Ice Co v Watson Crowell v Union Ice Co and Stevens et al the first case ready for hearing. In United States District Court on Oct 5 Aldrich J reports Benjamin Wolfson on trial for embezzling a letter dated June 14 addressed to B Wolfson Boston Mass not meant for him.
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United States Court OF Appeals
William A. Patten
Charles C. Richmond
Tiff
United States District Court
Aldrich
Benjamin Wolfson
B. Wolfson
Boston
Mass
Suffolk Superior Court and Probate Court Dockets
In Suffolk County the Superior Civil Court lists numerous equity cases in multiple sessions with names like McKenna versus Devlin and Coolidge versus Harrington, followed by a long docket of cases including Parker v. Kellogg Cheney v. Bran ford and Clarke v. Crowe. The Probate Court admits wills for William Kyle Elizabeth Hart Thomas Dehon and others while granting administrations for many estates amid a busy docket.
Annie Johnson vs Lowell Horse railroad trial for damages
Superior Court Middlesex 383 Lowell October 5 Annie Johnson sues Lowell Horse railroad for $5000 damages claiming personal injuries from a collision with a horse car. On trial. F T Green for plaintiff Silley for defendant. Also listed are docket entries Kelley v Doggett Doyle v Streeter Smith v Swift Green v Town of Old Lowell Beal v Lowell National Bank Dracut Street case Putnaam v Gliaden.
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Middlesex
Lowell
Aldreich
Annie Johnson
Lowell Horse Railroad
F. T. Greenhalge
Silley
Inorder
Kelley
Doggett
Doyle
Streeter
Smith
Swift
Green
Town of
Probate Court Probate Wills and Administrations in Salem
In Essex probate matters dated Oct 5, the wills of Joseph I. Blaney Swampscott James M Brown Salem Weslie Burnham Wenham Seth L Cole Gloucester Eliza Drain Groveland William Frost Haverhill Stephen C Heald Lynn Michael Maney Haverhill Jene J Mitchell Lynnfield Jeremiah Murphy Beverly Lucy B Kneal Gloucester Lewis B Russell Lynn Connor B Swasey Lynnfield Charles H Woodbury Beverly and Sarah Palmer Haverhill were proved Letters of administration were granted on estates of John J Crane Haverhill Dennis B Doyle San Francisco Abigail K Foster Beverly Mary E Lakeman Lynn Thomas McCulligan Haverhill Mabel G March Haverhill Gay G March Haverhill Edward J Murphy Georgetown Barnabas H Packard Lawrence Ladd Richardson Methuen Henry Tarr Wenham Hattie C Eastman Lawrence Among inventories filed were Henry T Chickering Methuen 668413 Harriet A Clark Amesbury 1578707 Luther Ladd Lawrence 976229 Thomas H Shaw Marblehead 830195 Joseph W Symonds Salem 14121 The will of Eliza Drain Groveland leaves 300 to Advent Church Haverhill.
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Essex
Salem
Harmen
J. Wills
Joseph I. Blaney
Swampscott
James M. Brown
Weslie Burnham
Wenham
Seth L. Cole
Gloucester
Eliza Drain
Groveland
William Frost
Haverhill
Stephen C. Heald
Lynn
Michael Maney
Jene J. Mitchell
Lynnfield
Jeremiah Murphy
Beverly
Lucy B. Kneal
Edward J. Murphy
Georgetown
Barnabas H. Packard
Lawrence
Ladd Richardson
Methuen
Henry Tarr
Hattie C. Eastman
Henry T. Chickering
Harriet A. Clark
Amesbury
Luther Ladd
Thomas H. Shaw
Marblehead
Joseph W. Symonds
Advent Church
Santana Wreck Claims Captain and Fifteen Crew
The British bark Santana was wrecked at Matanzas. The captain and fifteen crew members drowned in the disaster reported from London dated October 6.
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London
Santana
Matanzas
Differences Adjusted In Telegraph Pole Consolidation Plan
Attorney W W Gooch reports a settlement uniting Postal Telegraph and New England Printing Telegraph with shared poles to reduce street clutter. The plan replaces 234 existing poles with an equal number of new ones in outer districts, allowing multiple lines on common supports while easing abutter objections.
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W. W. Gooch
Postal Telegraph, Cable Telegraph Company
New England Printing Telegraph Company
Matthews
Board of Aldermen
Gooch
Postal Telegraph Cable Company
Postal Telegraph Compan
New England Printing
Western Union
Their Fall Outing of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company
The Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company left Haymarket Square at 10 a m for Fabyan s White Mountains for their 254th field day Nearly 150 in uniform formed at Faneuil Hall marched through South Market to the station headed by the Salem Cadet Band The command returns to Boston Wednesday next The Savannah strike is over and weight moves promptly on the Central railroad.
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Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company
Boston & Maine Railroad
Haymarket Square
Fabyan’s
White Mountains
Faneuil Hall
J. Henry Taylor
South Market Street
Commercial Street
Salem
South Market
Commercial
State
Washington
School
Fremont
Court
Hanover
Washington Streets
Boston & Maine
Boston
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Yankee Land
St. Paul
Republican Party of
Old Bay
John D& Witt Warner
O’neil
J. H. O'Neil
Commonwealth
Stearns
Beacon Hill
Nahant
John E. Russell
Friends of Labor
National Republican Administration
Keystone Bank
Pension Office
Standard Oil Company
John James Ingalls
Kansas
Ingalls
Hoar
Manderson
Nebraska
United States Senate
Committee On Coinage, Weights and Measures
Mr. Cleveland
Safeh
Traders National Bank
Parkman
Salvation Oil
S Qouth
McKkttrick
Means To
Democratic Club
Ake WiVenes Samuel Rr, Crowell v. Union Ice Co
Supreme Judicial
ATH
McKenna Vy
Devlin, Gould & Watson Co
Union Shuttle Co
Suffolk, Is
Rop, J
Weil
Feiner
Coolidge
Harrington
Baker
Hall
Superior Civil Court
Suffolk Ss
Blodgett. J
Collamore
Delamore
Loring
Amory
Satie
French
McElhaney Vila
Devoy v. B
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Allan
McGovern
Carew
Inverness Oil & L. Co
Sanborn
Eldriage
City of Boston
Verge
Eastern R
Louis
Same
Samson Cash Ry
Osgood
Downing
Parker
Kellogg
Cheney
Branford
Garey
Donald
Skinner
Adams
Lada
Fairbank Canning Co
Bell
Clarke
Crowe
Conmeerford
Tincer finlAd
Cook
Briggs
Crawford
Forbes
Berresheim
Davis
Meighan
Foster
Hastings
Hopkins
Pond
Atwood
Barnard
Payne
Buzzle
Lyons
Alden
Na' Ah v
Brig
Shawmut Fl. M. Co
Vitrite & iLuckmueeey
Boston & Miineid Co
Vitrite & Lumimoit Ra
Hugu-wea
Superior Court
Pemberton Square
Nuffolk Ss
McKim
William Kyle
Elizabeth Hart
Thomas M. J. Dehon
Anna G. Andrews
George W. Stevens
Thomas Martin
Miles Sweeney
Charles H. Ferson
Liza R. Marey
Thomas Dalton
Michael Carney
Susan Cheever
Henry Hatch
George
Herbert
G. O. Taylor
G.O. Taylor
Cass
Chester H. Graves & Sons
W. Baker & CO
Han
Ufacture
Telegraph and Electric Companies of
Savannah
Central Railroad
Scorr
American Insurance Co
Kilby Street
George Croshaw & CO
Francis Peabody
J. W. Fleld
Henry 8. Bean
Alli
David G. Hubbard
Newsbury Street
J. Craig
Peabony
AL Jeral
Cous Street
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