Factional Ballot Hearings Open on Beacon Hill
Ballot Law Commissioners begin hearings at 11 o clock on Beacon Hill to decide which Massachusetts Democracy faction is regular. The Music Hall and Faneuil Hall conventions claim legitimacy with nominees for electors and state offices, as leaders from Corbett Farley Mellen and others argue positions amid mounting political tension.
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Massachusetts Democracy
Beacon Hill
State House
Music Hall
Faneuil Hall
State Committee
Faueuil Hall
Joseph J. Corbett
Philip J. Farley
John B. Moran
Mr. Williams
Williams
Curran
Woburn
Timothy W. Coakley
James H. Mellen
Corcoran
Alderman Bordman Hall
P. J. Daly
William S. McNary
Lomasney
Boston Democratic
Farley
Ballot Law
Daniel H. Coakley
Corbett
Nathaniel G. Robinson
David B. Shaw
Bryan
Sewall
Democratic Party
Commonwealth
Boston
Brooks Adams
Quincy
Henry Winn
Malden
Frank H. Gross
Lee
William M. EF. Mellen
Chicopee
Enoch Earle
Worcester
Harry J. Jaquith
Wellesley
James KH. Donoghue
Lawrence
Thomas Sanders
Haverhill
William J. Brickley
Everett
James F. Mullen
William J. Burke
Quincy A. Lothrop
James Jeffrey Roche
Brookline
Francis A. Hobart
Braintree
Charles H. Lane
Tisbury
George Fred Williams
Dedham
Christopher Fr. Callahan
Holyoke
Joseph H. Potts
Lynn
Thomas A. Watson
Ernest C. Marshall
Bunker Hill Street
John F. Murphy
Lowell
Joseph F. Callanan
Lindenst
Springfield
Henry J. Jaquith
Michael O'Mahoney
James P. Dearborn
Edward H. Newhall
John P. McCormick
Gore Street
Cambridge
K_ street
William D. Leahy
Church Street
Milford
Thomas J. Meaney
New Bedford
Christopher EF. Callahan
William 8. McNary
Maurice F. Coughlin
Holliston
James O’keefe
West Merrimac Street
Anderson Street
Daniel B. Shaw
Thomas . A. Watson
Maurice J. Fitzgerald
John B. O'Donnell
Northampton
William B. Mahoney
Westfield
Lev Barker
James J. Lanigan
Alderman Hall
John H. Sullivan
John F. Fitzgerald
Harcourt Praises Anti Sultan Protest in England
Sir William Vernon Harcourt led an anti-Sultan gathering at Ebba Vale Monmouthshire urging government action to shield Armenians. He urged Britain to share power with Russia, renounce the Cyprus convention, and seek cordial relations with other powers rather than formal alliances.
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London
William Vernon Harcourt
House of Commons
Ebb Vale
Monmouthshire
William
England
Great Britain
Turkey
Russia
Cyprus
Obituary of Mrs Annie Toomey of Springfield and Boston
Mrs Annie Toomey wife of the late Thomas Toomey dies at her home 587 East Fifth street after a months long illness. She was born in Purchase street Fort Hill district aged sixty seven and long connected with Gate of Heaven Church South Boston. She leaves a son John J Toomey a noted newspaper man and a daughter. Funeral at 587 East Fifth street Wednesday morning with requiem at Gate of Heaven Church. The American Wringer Company Boston advertises wringers carpets sweepers and repair service Tremont 764.
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Annie Toomey
Thomas Toomey
Springfield
Boston
East Fifth Street
Toomey
Purchase Street
Old Fort Hill
John J. Toomey
Peninsular District
Gate of Heaven Church
Bryan speaks in Memphis for silver coinage and Carmack
In Memphis on October 5 Mr. Bryan addressed about 15 000 from Tennessee Arkansas Mississippi Alabama and Kentucky at Overton Park. He urged support for E W Carmack the silver Democrat challenging Josiah Patterson and stressed free coinage and electing Congress and a President in line with bimetallism. He warned against gold standard advocates and urged unity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tenn
Bryan
Overton Tract
E. W. Carmack
Congress
Josiah Patterson
Colonel Patterson
Chicago
Mr. Bryan
White House
House of Representatives
Senate
Carmack
Oil Trade Association endorses gold standard at Boston banquet
Over thirty leading Boston oil merchants gathered at Parker House to ratify the gold standard and the St Louis platform. George H. Leonard presided as secretary H B Coburn. Reports on currency and dry docks were discussed. Clinton White urged a dry dock to aid Boston port.
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Boston
Parker House
Oil Trade Association
St. Louis
George H. Leonard
H. B. Coburn
Lewis R. Speare
Boston Associated Board of Trade
Willliaam W. Ware
State Board of Trade
L. M. T. Hill
Association
MT Aeg
J. E. Haseltine
Special Committee On Dry Docks
F. L. Young
Clinton White
The
State Board On Docks
Revere Republicans Fight at District Nominee Convention
The Twenty Eighth Suffolk district Republican convention in Revere Town Hall pit Revere supported Solomon Woodberry against Chelsea Winthrop backed Scott F. Bickford. Delegates split 14 19 with Woodberry losing to Bickford and Captain Wade declining to vote on the district committee. Afterward delegates adjourned to a Winthrop Chelsea collation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suffolk
Revere
Chelsea
Winthrop
Solomon Woodberry
Scott F. Bickford
E. P. Putnam
J. H. Wade
G. S. Crandon
Crandon
Wade
Mr. Crandon
Woodberry
Bickford
R. F. Kucipe
J. R. O'Hara
Edward S. Crandon
Winthrop Hall
Thither
Fusion Talks Move Illinois Populists to Forge Fusion Ticket
Springfield Oct 5 Taubeneck head of the People's party state central committee reports resignations from all populist candidates for Congress and Legislature in the eighteenth to twentieth districts. Democrats in the same area will resign as well. Both parties plan a fusion ticket to back a single candidate for the U S Senate to succeed Senator Palmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ill
Taubeneck
People’s Party State Central Committee
Palmer
United States Senate
Ancient and Honorable Artillery Leave for Baltimore Trip
Five hundred volunteers from the Ancient and Honorable Artillery set out by special train for Baltimore after a brisk Faneuil Hall sendoff. The party will tour Annapolis, attend a banquet, and return to Boston Friday morning, with city officials and regimental escorts arranging entertainment and expenses.
Baltimore entertains after veto and declined hospitality
The Baltimore committee votes to proceed with a four thousand six hundred dollar entertainment for the Boston Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company despite Mayor Hooper's veto of the appropriation and Colonel Walker's withdrawal. Board of Trade members join in the talks as a new ordinance to fund the event via private subscription is expected to pass next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Artillery Compan
Monumental
Nowise
Walker
Park Square
Frank P. Stone
Fall River
New York
Royal Blue Line
Baltimore & Ohio Railway
Mt. Royal
Council
Mt. Royal Avenue
Carrollton
Rannert
Academy of Music
Annapolis
Columbia
Lowndes
Hazarer’s Hall
Boston
Hooper
Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company
Board of Trade
Harrison Address in Richmond Blasts Chicago Platform
Ex-President Benjamin Harrison spoke to about 5900 at the Auditorium in Richmond. He argued that President Cleveland used US forces and federal courts to enforce mail and interstate commerce laws, urging Virginia voters to support lawful enforcement and reject mob rule in the election context.
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Richmond
Benjamin Harrison
Exposition Grounds
General Harrison
Hanover Junction
Jefferson Hotel
Harrison
Jefferson
Judge Lewis
Bryan
Svaderly
Cleveland
United States
Virginia
The
Army
Navy
Circuit Courts
Chicago
Polly Safe After Harborside Ordeal
East Boston residents feared drownings as the sloop Polly vanished during a smelt expedition with Captain William H. Barnes and crewmen Charles Cassidy Henry Cassidy and John Gilliard aboard. The exhausted crew were found anchored off Jeffries Point after drifting to Quincy Bay and surviving over a day without food or water.
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Boston
Polly
William H. Barnes
Charles Cassidy
Henry Cassidy
John Gilliard
Chattahoochee
Hope
Jeffries Point
Downer Landing
Quincy Bay
Dean's Kidney Pills Promise Relief from Kidney Trouble
Boston residents report renewed hope as Dean's Kidney Pills restore sleep appetite and reduce back pain. Mrs E Campbell of Charlestown describes long suffering with kidney issues and nocturnal pain, noting natural urine and better rest after using the pills. Sold 50 cents by dealers. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY sole agents for US.
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Beecham
U. S
B. F. Allen CO
Canal St
New York
Boston
Dean
E. Campbell
Stark St
Charlestown
Knight’s Pharmacy
Court St
Hanover
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
U. 8
Class Rivalry Riot Clashes In Muddy College Yard
A spirited clash between the classes of 1899 and 1900 at Matthews and Weld halls ended in a muddy draw. Students armed with mackintoshes and waterproof jackets surged, toppled hats, and tore clothes while a few fights occurred. Professors Shaler and Chamberlain intervened, urging order and rooms, and the crowd dispersed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matthews
Weld Halls
N. S. Shaler
Scientific School
Montague Chamberlain
Mayor Quincy Vetoes Pneumatic Tube Order
The Board of Aldermen received Mayor Quincy’s veto on the pneumatic tube order and sent it to the streets and sewers committee for at least two weeks of review. Alderman Donovan secured an order with West End line to allow ferry transfer checks for East Boston riders. The West Roxbury Citizens' Association asked for a hearing on rifle-range land selection. The South End branch relocation was tabled pending a new site. A park revenue report was requested. A $77,000 loan bill and a $145,000 improvement loan were approved and duplicate measures remain on the Common Council calendar.
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Quincy
Board of Aldermen
Donovan
East Boston
West End Street Railway
Battery Street
Commercial Street
Boston
North Ferry
West Roxbury
Park Commissioners
Common Council
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Ballot Law Commissioners
Maurice P. Cavanaugh
Charles T. Gallagher
Justice of the Peace
Joseph L. Chaltfoux
James E. Donoghue
Joseph F. Cullinane
William M. E. Mellen
Peter ¥. J. Carney
A. Johnson
Johnson & Co
Custom House St
Masy
Wiliam Vernon Harcourt
American Wringer Company
Broadway Extension
Cornhill
Bissell
Tremont
Joel Goldthwait
Ingrain
Joel Goldthwait & CO
Washington St
Bryan South
Democrats
Eee
Where Silver Cay Was
Hood’s
Fusion
Illinois
Ninth Regiment
Bogan
South Market Street
Salem
Custom House
Providence
Thomas Cahill
Joseph B. Parsons
Commercial
State
Washington
School
Beacon
Charles
G. H. W. Bates
George Gowing
F. S. Clayton
Arthur Fuller
F. P. Stone
Gen
Harrioun
Senator Daniels
Sloop
Mayor
Ultinatim
Wilson Bros
Tremont Row
Curley
Brighton
John Curley
Wicklow Street
Dowling
Boston Highlands
Matthew
Annie M. Dowling
Adams Street
St. Patrick’s Church
Dudley Street
Twitchell
Washington, D. C
Joseph H. Twitchell
Massachusetts Volunteers
Houghton—Colt
Pittsfield, Mass
Edward L. Clark
D. D
W. V. Davis
Clement Stevens Houghton
Martha Gilbert Colt
Flowers
J. Newman & Sons
Tremont ST
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