Socialists Hold Adams Square Meeting Amid Police Halt
In Adams Square Boston three Socialist Labor members led by Thomas C. Brophy and James Nugent addressed supporters under the Sam Adams statue before police ordered a stop. Brophy defended street meetings citing limited access to halls and pledged nightly gatherings until the election. Avery spoke next, followed by plans for later rallies in Sullivan Square and Faneuil Hall with Mathew Maguire as a guest.
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Socialist Labor Party
Washington Street
Sam Adams
Adams ' Square
Thomas C. Brophy
James R. Nuent
Martha Moore Avery
Nugent
Mr. Nugent
Brophy
Wolcott
Boston Police
Boston Police Deputy Burrill Weds Fourth Wife
Deputy Superintendent Joseph R. Burrill of the Boston police department married his fourth wife, Miss Martha FE Pike of Chelsea, at the home of the bride’s sister Mrs Walter E Swan located at 110 Richmond Street Chelsea.
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Burrill
Martha Pike
Chelsea
Martha FE. Pike
Joseph R. Burrill
Boston Police Department
Walter E. Swan
Richmond Street
Boston
Couple Weds in Chelsea Clergyman Ceremony
A Chelsea wedding was conducted by a clergyman with only relatives friends and a few high police officials present. The deputy and his wife planned a brief trip to Canada before settling on K street South Boston. Generals and commissioners joined the event before the couple departed after an 8 pm ceremony.
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Perenesses
Chelsea
Canada
K Street
Boston
Martin
Clark and
Curtis
Eldridge
Boston Caucus Hearings Stir Grit
A legislative special committee investigating Boston caucuses met at the State House. Representative F H Krebs denounced the Ward 9 caucus as rotten and a disgrace. Senator Richard Sullivan and Timothy W Coakley attended, with Sullivan urging public election of the warden and clerk and city ward rooms. Coakley urged study of the caucus law and criticized penalties for officers.
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Boston
State House
F. H. Krebs
Ward 9
Massachusetts
Richard Sullivan
Timothy W. Coakley
Daniel L. Prendergast
Ward 14
Lovejoy
Sullivan
United States
Coakley
Legislative nominations list for multiple districts
First Plymouth Representative district H P Bailey Rep. Twenty first Gloucester district George M McLain Rep. Fifth Berklee A Stanley Dem Len sixth Lee A B Clarke Rep. Twenty second Essex Newburyport Charles O Bailey Rep Moody Kimball Rep. Fourteenth Essex Lynn Alexander Gilmore Woeme Dem Maurice F Quunningham Dem Saugus
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Plymouth
H. P. Bailey
Dstrict
Gloucester
George M. McLain
Berkie A. Stanley
Len
Lee
A. B. Clarke
Essex
Newburyport
Charles O. Bailey
Moody Kimball
Alexander Gilmore Woeme
Lynn
Maurice F. Qunningham
Saugus
Queer Malden teen thief links robberies to stolen goods
Leo Putnam, a 17 or 18 year old dressmaker from Malden, confessed to a string of house robberies after being found with stolen items in his home and on a hose cart arrest. Police cited hypnotic claims and family unrest as context while indicting multiple earlier break-ins.
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Chief Thompson
Malden
Neera
Putnam
Thompson
Miss Whitney
Peabody
Lynn
Lynn _ police
Saugus
Mr. Noera
Neghbor
Cliftondale
Perry
Leo
Bryan at Burlington Centennial Fete Rouses Voters
In Burlington Iowa on October 8 William J. Bryan drew vast crowds during the city’s semi centennial celebration of Iowa’s admission to statehood. He arrived from Chicago, spoke at Crapo Park Coliseum, and challenged the gold standard question while quarreling over which McKinley the audience supported.
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Burlington
Iowa
William J. Bryan
Bryan
Chicago
Crapo Park
Mr. Bryan
Coliseum
House of Representatives
United States
McKinley
Panic at Bryan Rally In Indiana Causes Injuries
A temporary stand over Central Park fountain in Mammon d during William J. Bryan's speech collapsed as crowds, mostly women and children, pressed toward platforms. Panic ensued with women injured and many soaked. Bryan's party arrived after order was restored.
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Mammond
Ind
Central Park
William J. Bryan
Bryan at Cedar Rapids Sees Large Crowd in Address
William J. Bryan spoke to a large audience in Cedar Rapids on October 8, defending the Chicago platform plank on the income tax ruling. He asserted that Supreme Court Justices Harlan and Brown, both Republicans, supported his view.
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Cedar Rapids
William J. Bryan
Chicago
United States Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Harlan and
Brown
Dean's Kidney Pills Endorsements from Boston Readers
Extensive testimonial from Boston highlighting Dean's Kidney Pills as a proven kidney cure. Mrs. BE. L. Steward of 33 Dewey St praises relief from back pain and frequent urination after using the product, with Bradbury's pharmacy listed as a local seller. FosterMilburn Co. Buffalo NY is named as sole U.S. agent.
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Dean
Boston
BE. L. Steward
Dewey St
Bradbury’s
Washington St
Foster- Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
United States
Harvard Democrats elect officers and plan mass meeting
The Harvard Democratic Club met with over 150 students. F. Dobyns presided as the group ratified the Indianapolis platform and ticket and planned a mass meeting for next week. Resolutions will honor ex Governor William E Russell. Officers named include Dobyns Burlingame Sprague Sims Lovejoy Schurz Grilk Byrd identified by hometowns.
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Harvard Democratic Club
F. Dobyns
West
Sound Money Cause
Indianapolis
William E. Russell
Oberlin
F. A. Burlingame
New York City
R. W. Sprague
Charlestown
H. A. Sims
L. S
Columbus
Miss
O. A. Lovejoy
Oakland
Cal
H. Schurz
C. Grilk
Davenport
O. Byrd
New York
Hill backs campaign plan despite platform concerns
National Committeeman Frank Campbell reports Senator Hill has consulted with Albany campaign managers and will continue to aid the effort. He opposes efforts to defeat the ticket over platform disagreements and says his Chicago stance requires this course.
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New York
Frank Campbell
Democratic
Albany
Senator Hill
Chicago
Florida Returns Point to Democratic Victory Margin
From 34 counties complete returns show troxham Democrat ahead overall by 13,428. Indications suggest the Democratic ticket will win by about 15,000 with a Republican plurality around 17,500. In 1892 Mitchell led Baskins by 28,393.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Troxham
Mitchell
Baskins
Leary Declares Independent Bid for House Seat
Michael J. Leary of Ward 2 announces himself as an independent candidate for the House of Representatives. After a caucus defeat by a small margin, a recount confirmed the result and Leary says he will carry the fight to the polls.
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Michael J. Leary
Ward 2
House of Representatives
Leary
American Wringer Co Advertises Wringers and Sweepers
The American Wringer Company lists wringers and Bissell carpet sweepers at 13 and 15 Broadway extension and 29 and 31 Corn Hill Boston. Repairs are called for and delivered without extra charge. Write or telephone Tremont 764.
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American Wringer Company
Broadway Extension
Cornhill
Boston
Bissell
Tremont
Frewen Urges Silver Amid London Gold Standard Press
Moreton Frewen writes to George Fred Williams from New York Oct 7 arguing that global currency tensions boost silver advocates and warn that adopting free coinage could provoke disaster. He contrasts British policy and Irish land acts, defending the U.S. Republican stance while urging caution before repudiating gold.
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Fifth Avenue
New York
George Fred Williams
Nedham
Mass
England
Voltaire
Iowa
Ohio
London
Lord Farrer
Gladstone
Daily Chronicle
London “Gold Standard Defence Association
Balfour
Bryan
Lombard Street
Mejor Mcinley
Republican Party
America
William J. Bryan
Wilam Pitt
Pitt
Bank of England
Mr. Pitt
Moreton
Notable Wilton Leader Praises Puritana Cure
George E. Bales of Wilton, born in Wilton and educated locally, credits Puritana with curing his chronic headaches. A bank treasurer and longtime public servant, he endorses the remedy after a friend’s recommendation and shares his positive experience to advocate Puritana as a medical discovery.
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George E. Bales
Bales
Wilton
Francestown Academy
Phillips Exeter
Harvard College
Boston University Law School
King Solomon Chapter
Royal Arch Masons
Milford
W. M
Clinton Lodge A. F. & A. M
Wilton Savings Bank
Democrats and silver men rally in Brockton Canton Hall
The Brockton rally featured George Fred Williams and E. Gerry Brown with Rev S L Beal Dr S L Safford and others on the platform. Williams argued liberty must be protected and warned against insidious attacks on freedom while citing Samuel Adams and currency contraction. He appealed to local shoe industry hardships and pledged loyalty to true democracy.
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Brockton
Democrats and Silver Men
Canton Hall
George Fred Williams
E. Gerry Brown
S. L. Beal
S. L. Safford
Harry C. Hatch
Democratic City Committee
Archibald Dakin
John Nolan
Charles J. Finlay
Bryan Silver Club
Mr. Williams
United States
Samuel Adams
Harvard College
England
Europe
France
Germany
Belgium
Australia
Williams
Democratic Party
Moreton Frewen
Fire at Somerville distillery damages $10,000 worth of stock
A $10,000 fire at D. E. Chase & Son's rum distillery in Somerville damaged the second and third floors surrounding the copper still and tanks. The blaze, likely sparked by careless lights near the rum sink, gutted the annex offices while storehouses were spared. The plant, built in 1884, was valued at $60,000 with full insurance coverage.
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D. E. Chase & Son
Somerville
Somerville Avenue
Warren Mansfield
United States
Thomas Mooney
Collins
Chase
Post
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Bright
Bright’s _Disease
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Penn
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Hood
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Florida
William C. Whitney
Secretary of the Navy
Frewen
New Hampshire
Middlesex
Democrats
Cambridge
Temple Hall
Institute Hall
Ward 3
John F. Murphy
Lowell
Pence
Fourth Street
Charles W. Coolidge
South Framingham
Reres
Shaunnessey
Gustin Jass
Thomas J. Wiseman
Thomas A. Gannon
Dreydopfel Theelf
Alt Po
Lodge and
M’call
Henry Cabot Lodge
Samuel W. McCall
Young Men's Republican Club
Dallinger
National Congress
M’kinley
Canton
Logansport
J. Z. Powell
Amir McKinley
William McKinley
A. W. Wheeler & CO
Hanover St
American House
Chase’s Distillery
Stevens, Freeze & CO
Court St
Cor Hanover
Stevens, Ee & CO
Cor. Hanover
New England
Cor
Hanover
Morris
Stevens, Zene & Co
Upsairs
Sandwich
Olive Howland
Dartmouth
New Bedford
Meeting of Friends
Springhill
Smith's Crossing
Marry ME
Eugene
Wilson Bros
Tremont Row
M’kim—~Mahn
Jamaica Plain
S. A. Shearman
Ernest Barrett McKim
Charlotte Zerrahn Mahn
Weston—Hall
East Boston
W. T. Crocker
Joshua B. Weston
Eva E. Hall
Aaron Davis Weld French
O’sullivan
John Kenney
John F
Mary Kenney O'Sullivan
Flowers
J. Newman & Sons
Tremont ST
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