New Party Managers Rise in Sixth District Political Shakeup
In the Sixth District a new party leadership emerges as Burden resigns chairmanship and Secretary Southworth retires. Howes Norris of Cottage City is viewed as the strongest head candidate, with Fred S. Hall of Taunton possible secretary. The piece also covers Frank W. Jones of Lynn declining the Democratic nomination for Congress, citing business duties and the need to reform taxation and labor protection.
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Burden
Southworth
Eben C. Milliken
New Bedford
Howes Norris
Cottage City
Fred S. Hall
Taunton
Norris
Senate
All
Harvard
Jones
Frank W. Jones
Lynn
Lodge
Commonwealth
Congress
Kingdom of Heaven
Still Protesting Banks in District Campaign Fortunes
The Arlington Advocate cites continued opposition to General Banks, charging past remarks and alleged unfitness for large enterprise management. It laments a lack of an acceptable Republican nominee for Congress, noting a rival who once sought Democratic labeling to stay in office and questioning his past record and present mental condition.
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United States Marshal’s
Congress
Arlington Advocate
Rep
Independent Russell Club Endorses Mayor Russell for Governor
In Cambridgeport the Independent William K. Russell Club endorsed Mayor William Eli Russell for Governor, pledging faithful support. At the Massachusetts Club dinner tributes were paid to Judge Adin Thayer, with remarks from Hoar and Dawes letters read. Political notes cover ward labor finances, new headquarters in aldermanic districts, and electoral nominations and caucuses.
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Russell
William E. Russell
Austin Hall
Cambridgeport
Edmund T. Phelan
Illiam Eli, Russell
Commonwealth
William K. Russell Club
Cambridge
iMass
Thayer
Massachusetts Club
Young’s
Adin Thayer
Worcester
Claflin
Ernst
Hoar
Dawes
Judge Thayer
E. B. Stoddard
Edward L. Pierce
A. W. Beard
Eben F
Massachusetts Prohibition Campaign Club Holds Second Meeting
The second meeting of the Massachusetts Prohibition Campaign Club convened Saturday to aid the state central committee in the campaign until election day. Prohibition Governor candidate W H Earle of Worcester attended and delivered a stirring encouragement. Secretary Dyer reported that in the last week between 30 000 and 32 000 documents had been distributed.
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NEW Prohibition Organization
Massachusetts Prohibition Campaign Club
State Central Committee
W.H. Earle
Worcester
Dyer
State Committee
Club Appoints Executive Committee to Drive Campaign
Headquarters reports calls for more volunteers as the club forms an executive committee after a regular meeting adjourned. The group plans active campaign work and outlines steps to mobilize members for upcoming efforts.
William Skinner of Holyoke A Democratic Congress Candidate
The Holyoke correspondent profiles William Skinner born in England who built William Skinner & Sons, a major satin coat lining and silk goods firm with 600 workers and $1,000,000 annual output. He moved to Holyoke after Mill River flood, served as Ward 6 alderman in 1878-79, and is described as a generous, outspoken man with liberal tariff views and support for free wool while seeking treasury surplus reduction.
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Rodney Wallace
Holyoke
Springfield Republican
Congress
William Skinner
England
Leeds
Skinner
William Skinner & Sons
United States
New York
Chicago
Maine
California
Skinners
Ward 6
Whiting
Mr. Skinner
Professor Harkins Missing After Boston Ties Studied
Telegraphic alert reports professor Harkin of the Jesuit College in Boston has been missing for weeks. He reportedly visited Orange New Jersey relatives and a note claimed illness near Union Square. Boston College president says the dispatch is inaccurate over his current status and location.
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New York
Father Merrick
Jesuit Church of St. Lawrence
Professor Harkin
Jesuit College
Boston
Professor Harkins
Orange
N.J
Mr. Harkins
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Union Square
Father Fulton
Boston College
Harkins
Carney Hospital
St. Lawrence Church
St. Francis d’Assisi
The Rev M J Savage Home Again
The Rev M J Savage returned to lead the Unity Church after a three month absence. Despite rain and wind, a large audience welcomed him as he began a new season, showing signs of improved health and a renewed spirit.
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M. J. Savage
Dissolution Fight Over Dramatic Fund Association
An Old Stager of Boston argues against dissolving the Dramatic Fund Association and merging its assets into the Actors Fund. He contends the group supplied substantial charity and insurance benefits to long-time members, who have paid dues for decades and now seek their share of the fund’s principal rather than surrendering to a new organization. The letter defends the association’s historical charitable purpose and questions the Actors Fund’s push to claim control.
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The
Dramatic Fund Association
Actors’ Fund
American Dramatic Association
Couldock
New York
Showalter Mortgage Company Prominent Boston Backed Offers 7 Percent First Mortgages
The Showalter Mortgage Company of Boston announces guaranteed first mortgages at 7 percent on improved farms and city property in Kansas Nebraska and South Dakota. It refuses second mortgages. Led by Mr J Stevens the firm claims strong local backing from prominent Boston directors and invites investors to visit the eastern office for security options.
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Showalter Mortgage Company
Boston
Postoffice Square
J. Stevens
Kansas
Nebraska
Dakota
Astern
Political debate on free trade and surplus sparks mock alarm
A letter from a Methodist brother criticizes free trade as creating paupers. The New York Tribune denounces administration surplus, while Governor Harrison and Morton support landslide support among Adams Academy students. The piece mocks tariff journalism and Treasury bond actions as misguided campaign tactics.
Tariff debates mix opium free list with voting fraud talk
The piece compares the Mills and Senate tariff bills placing crude opium on the free list while smoking opium remains taxed. It critiques Republican and Democratic stances, notes Indiana committee tensions over illegal voting detection, sugar tariff rhetoric, and reports intimidation aimed at swaying voters. It cites New York editors and Harlem club tensions, plus union printer layoffs in a broader campaign context.
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Portland Advertiser
New York
New York City
New Jersey
Glen Cove
Harrison and Morton
Trenton
N.d
Garrison and Morton Club
Senate
Harlem
Republican Club
Fitch
Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Blaine
Donnelly Drops Union Labor Bid Aids Democratic Ticket
Ignatius Donnelly will not seek election on Minnesota Union Labor ticket admitting no chance. He states stepping aside will help the Democratic ticket.
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Ignatius Donnelly
Union Labor
Minnesota
Trust dividends and election money schemes in early 1900s
A Wall Street observer notes that the strongest believers in trusts collect dividends, as Sugar Trust declares a fifth 2 percent payout in a year. A Greenfield Springfield Republican report on congressional conventions describes lavish spending, beer and wine in the crowd, and officials funding campaigns under the euphemism legitimate expenses, likening politics to a blanket mortgage.
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Springfield Union
Sugar Trust
Philadelphia
Wall Street
Greenfield
Springfield Republican
Wallace
Walker
Lucre
Charlestown Real Estate Auction Plans One Day Sale
Boston and Charlestown auctioneer Mr W Sawyer will sell twelve Charlestown estates in one day next Thursday beginning at noon. Properties on Main Pearl Mt Vernon Russell and other streets fetch strong demand and plans and particulars are available at 244 Washington Street Boston and 9 City Square Charlestown.
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W. Sawyer
Boston
Charlestown
Main
Pearl
Mt. Vernon
Russell
Sawyer
Washington Street
City Square
Simmons sells driving gloves and garments at low prices
G W Simmons & Co offer driving gloves lap robes night dresses and underwear at 32 North Street. The items are described as of the best qualities and sold at the lowest prices.
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North Street
G. W. Simmons & Co
Court Refuses Naturalization Reform Petition
United States circuit court judges Colt and Nelson report against changing naturalization methods amid an active political contest. They say the issue belongs to Congress and stress strict enforcement of existing laws. They caution overreaching by clerks and urge better applicant examination. Next hearings include tenement abatements and jury waived cases.
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United States Circuit Court
Colt
Congress
Nelson
Sawyer and Phillips case seeks removal over proxy statute
In Fitchburg railroad matter Sawyer v Phillips is argued with questions of constitutionality noted for later full bench review. The court found sufficient facts to report the case and proceed, while petitioners and defendants are represented by Hemenway Keyes Smith and Russell Torrey respectively. The second matter John C Haynes et al v Boston Baseball Association concerns management removal, book production, and dividend issues amid stock control disputes. The court sustained a demurrer nisi, with Moses Williams for complainants and George Putnam for defendants.
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Sawyer
Phillips
Fitchburg
Aingle
A. Hemenway
Prescott Keyes
J. R. Smith
W. G. Russell
George A. Torrey
John C. Haynes
Boston, Baseball Association
Arthur H. Soden
James H. Billings
William H. Conant
Massachusetts
Nisi
Moses Williams
George Putnam
Court Case Index Displaying Multiple Civil Docket Entries
A historic docket list presents case numbers and party pairs across sessions from Third to Fifth, including 1312-Osborn v Newsome through 2800-Same v. same, detailing various v. pairs like Wood v Atkins, Thompson v Cole, and Magee v Hathorne, concluding with divorce list notes under Aldrich, J.
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Osborn
Newsome
Aldrich
Second Hearing in White Case And October Grand Jury Report
A second hearing on ex Councilman Francis L White for a new trial due to newly discovered evidence and juror bias was held with Judge Mason presiding. Attorneys Avery and Wadleigh represented the defense and District Attorney Stevens the prosecution. decision reserved. The October grand jury report was filed and Assistant DA Proctor handles the docket. The only indict ment of public interest was manslaughter against Damen Senior for causing Hannah Jerior's death on August 28.
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Francis L. White
White
Edmund L. Avery
B. B. Wadleigh
Stevens
Mason
Proctor
Dames Denior
Hannah Jerior
Superior Court Essex County Dismisses Sixteen Juries in Divorce Proceedings
Oct. 6 update from Essex County court reports sixteen juries dismissed with divorce cases proceeding in orderly fashion. Uncontested matters appear in the current docket as sessions proceed.
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Suffolk County
Mason, J
Dr Fulton’s Talk on Purgatory a Money-Making Scheme
In Boston Music Hall, Dr Fulton spoke on purgatory, claiming Catholic salvation is monetized. He cited posters and anecdotes of aged donors, and said purgatory ideas are designed to extract money. He then moved to the Swinton book and the Duryea letter in the talk.
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Dr. Fulton
Boston
Music Hall
Purgatory
Rome
Hell
Swinton
Duryea
Armory site chosen near Huntington Avenue in city plan
Armory commissioners, under the current Legislature, select land between the Boston and Albany and Providence lines near Huntington avenue for a Boston armory, about 62 000 feet, pending Governor and council approval. The Boston Art Club postpones action on acquiring adjacent estate on Newbury street for November first.
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Armory
Boston
Boston & Albany
Providence
Huntington Avenue
Boston Art Club
Newbury Street
John Young
City Hospital
Isaac Webster
West Fifth Street
Dover Street
Station 5
Fernald
Chauncy Hall School
Lucy Wheelock
Cephalonia of Cunard Line Returns From Liverpool Voyage
The Cephalonia of Cunard line arrived from Liverpool yesterday at noon. Among the 131 cabin passengers were Hon. William Gaston and family and Judge John Lowell and family. There were 82 intermediate and 612 steerage passengers. A child born on the voyage died the next day and was buried at sea. About 100 steerage passengers left at 4 PM on the emigrant train for Chicago, mainly Norwegians.
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Cephalonia
Cunard Line
Liverpool
William Gaston
John Lowell
Europe
Boston & Albany
Chicago
Autopsy Finds Poison Cause in Death of Frederick Lincoln
Medical Examiner Draper performed the autopsy on Frederick Lincoln who died Saturday at City Hospital. The death is attributed to poisoning with suspected self inflicted action after a fall on the sidewalk at Day and Mt Vernon. Lincoln claimed Lynn as his home.
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Draper
Frederick Lincoln
City Hospital
Day
Mt. Vernon
Staton 3
Lynn
Quincy Water Pipe Trouble
Lawyers Pattee and Russ representing Quincy asked the attorney general to aid an injunction against Boston to stop street digging. The attorney general advised deferring action until after courts decide a current injunction aiming for the same result.
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Quincy
W. G. A. Pattee
Augustus Russ
Quincey
Boston
Funeral of Stephen Bowen Held Private at Green ville Street
The funeral for Stephen Bowen of H Harris & Co. was held Saturday afternoon at his late home, No 7 Greenville Street, with private burial at Forest Hills. Rev A P Foster led services attended by relatives and many business associates including A H Hardy, A Brown, George E Richardson, F J Ripley and A J Maher, a committee to represent the fruit and produce exchange.
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Stephen Bowen
H. Harris & Co
Greenville Street
A. P. Foster
Messrs
A. H. Hardy
A. §. Brown
George E. Richardson
F. J. Ripley
A.J. Maher
Fruit and Produce Exchange
Forest Hills
Hotels feel Mer chants Week impact with sparse arrivals
Last night hotels reported a quiet scene as Mer chants Week influence lingered. Notable guests arriving included J W Moore of New York at Fremont House and A L Emerson of Kansas at Parker House, with others from Philadelphia to Detroit listed among late arrivals.
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Fremont
J. W. Moore
New York
J. H. Johnson, Jr
Philadelphia
W. E. Shaw
Haverhill
W. Lintwater
Los Angeles
Cal
Parker
A. L. Emerson
Kansas
Edward H. Goff
Portland
Wright
Detroit
Mich
M. C. Chambers
Miss Chambers
Chattanooga
Tenn
C. A. Rich
Canton
N.J
W. E. Allis
Washington
D.C
T. C. Hall
Binghamton
N. Y
J.C. Hilliard
Hartford
E. C. Young
Calais
Frank 8. Sargent
Rain postpones game at South End grounds to Wednesday
Due to rain no game was played on Saturday at the South End grounds. The contest will be played off on Wednesday, with teams and times to be announced.
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South End
Taunton Burglary Ring Arrested at Hanover Street Station
Three youths named John Callender William Bardue and Albert Lavelli are in custody at the Hanover street station charged with breaking and entering seven Taunton houses and three in Attleboro. Jewelry reportedly stolen. Callender previously served time in a reform school and at the New Bedford house of correction.
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Taunton
John Callender
William Bardue
Albert Lavelli
Hanover Street
Attleboro
Callender
A and Clothing Reform School
House of Correction
New Bedford
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Springfield
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the Dramatic Fund Association
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Cleveland
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Morton
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MecLaughlin &Y. Holmes
Silverston
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Waugh
Smith
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Reed
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Raymond
Connelly
Farrell
Feder
McKitrick
West and
St. RR. Co
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Hanscom
Lynde
McAleer
Gilman
Pinkham
Sullivan
Devereux
Adams
Duff
Leary
Osgood
McGann
Gipson
Barker, J
Boston Loan Co
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McGoleck
Helder
Wellington
Gearin
Wood
Kerr
Pevear
Dempsey
Wakefield
Cochnower
Gordon
Same
Johnson
West End St. RR. Co
Samme
O’ Brien
Superior Criminal Court
Sherman, J
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AKL
Ford
A. B. Crocker
Avon Street
Goodyear
Goodyear & McKay Sewing Machine Co
Summer St
Masa
Boston Post
Revere
Oue
Health Food CO
New England
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Mass
Travermnlls Ubree
Eavys Axle
Ingtor
Oak Grove Farm
Ruccles Street
Victor
Columbus Ave
Hoston
Sor
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Emound
Queens .c
Goddard
Washington St
Tricycles
Coventry Machinist Co
Tuttle’s Elixiy CO
Hyde Park
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Stine. Aee
Mae Asheeee
Indianapolis
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van der Ahe
St. Louis
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von der Ahe
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Taylor
Chester H. Graves & Sons
Cornhill
Paris
Baker’s
W. Baker & CO
Dorchester
John P. Hubbard
Blackstone Market
Committee of
Packard & Burrill
Brush
Union Street
M. B. Hill
Great Falls
N. H
H. Zimmerman & Co
Rieoce
NEW England Electric Exchange
Boston Electric Club
Boylston Street
Pare’s Furniture Co
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