Prohibition Rally Progress in Tremont Temple Meeting
A Tremont Temple ratification gathering of temperance Republicans featured speeches by Professor Dickie Dr Blackmer and Rev Lansing praising reform and denouncing party leaders. Henry Faxon and Rev Cook delivered sharp rebuttals urging a new temperance party to challenge liquor interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Faxon
Joseph Cook
Tremont Temple
Dickie
Blackmer
I. J. Lansing
Henry H. Faxon
Gordon
National Prohibition Committee
Smith
Boston
John Blackmer
J. J. Lansing
D.D
Worcester
Republican Party
Erin
Lau Hter
Ower
Hastigs
Suffolk Democrats Renominate Sheriff O'Brien and DA Stevens
The Suffolk County Democratic convention met quietly at Meionaon and renominated Sheriff John B. O'Brien by acclamation and Oliver Stevens for district attorney. A light misstep over a vote of thanks caused a brief laugh before order was restored. Delegates numbering 243 elected temporary officers and set three insolvency commissioners to be named by the convention officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suffolk County
Meionaon
Patrick Maguire
Maguire
Ward 21
Matthew Keany
Edwin F. Pierce
Chelsea
Edward F. Reilly
Thomas F. Delahanty
William H. Bryant
John B. O’brien
Oliver Stevens
Prohibitionists Grasp for Support as Party Splits Rise
A factional convention adjourns amid bitterness over the Herrick Low ticket with threats of a Lynn county bolt. A Springfield Prohibition group reports strong finances and vows for a large October rally featuring Dickie and Mrs. Livermore after a fundraising note from A. W. Richardson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horatio G. Herrick
Lawrence
Nat. Shotswell
Ipswich
Johnson
Salem
Herrick and Low
Lynn
Augustus Mudge Nominated Councillor by Acclamation
The fifth councillor convention followed with Augustus Mudge of Danvers nominated for councillor by acclamation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augustus Mudge
Danvers
Murphy Amendment Indefinitely Postponed by Boston Democrats
The Boston Democratic ward and city committees met to weigh Alderman Murphy s proposed constitutional amendment. The plan would grant temporary convention seats to delegates certified by ward officers until their cases are resolved by the city committee. Congress man O Neil moved indefinite postponement, which carried. The caucus date to nominate General Court Representatives was set for Thursday Oct 17 at 8 p m.
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Boston
Alderman Murphy
O’neil
Political Conventions Nominate Slates Across Middlesex and Suffol
The third Middlesex Democratic senatorial convention in Cambridge nominated Freeman Hunt by unanimous vote. Democratic and Republican caucuses and district conventions followed in Boston and Essex with several nominations in the tenth Essex and fourteenth Republican districts. The Fourth Suffolk Democratic convention and the Fourth Middlesex Republican convention named candidates, while Henry H. Sprague discussed the new ballot law for voters and officials.
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Middlesex
Central Square
Cambridge
Freeman Hunt
Republican City Committee
J. M. Olmstead
Boston
Henry H. Sprague
Salem
B. P. Pickering
E. F. Brown
Essex
Gloucester
Jacob Tucker
Howard G. Lane
Epes Day
District Court Room
South L’ramingham
Yeaterday
W. N. Davenport
All Boro
The Machine Ahead in Essex County Republican Fight
Essex county Republicans see the old ticket survive a clash with the anti machine faction. J. Otis Wardwell presided as Latem observers noted active courthouse support for the old leaders. D W Low of Gloucester won the county nomination on the fourth ballot with Moody named district attorney by acclamation.
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Spectau
Essex County
Salem
J. O. Wardwell
Bright
Ublican
Moody
Hurlburt
Breene
Herrick
Lawrence
Lynn
Low
Haverhill
Danvers
Bessom
Rufus Kimball
J. Otis Wardwell
William A. Butler, Jr
Georgetown
Wardwell
Congress
William Cogswell
Henry Cabot Lodge
Stone
Lyon
Committee On
D. W. Low
Gloucester
E. A. Bessom
W. Coates
Marblehead
Charles
Dame
Newburyport
Very Emmons
Swampscott
Mr. Low
Emmons
Coates
William H. Moody
Old Colony Winter Time Table Changes Announced
The Old Colony railway announces winter timetable changes effective Monday. New and discontinued Cape Cod and South Shore trains adjust Boston departures, with new theatre and Hanover trains and Sunday service reductions. Providence division schedules shift with through Newport connections and several route tweaks.
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Old Colony
Old Colony Railroad
Fall River
Puritan
Pilgrim
Boston
Harrison Square
Cape Cod
Fairhaven
Plymouth
South Shore
Scituate
Faroueh
Hanover Branch
Nantasket
Vinegars
Shore
Quincy
South Braintree
Pene
Middleboro
Cohasset
Brockton
Newport
New Bedford
Way
Pymeneh
Taunton
Providence
Canton Junction
Stoughton
Mt. Hove
Clarendon Hills
Hazelwood
Dedham
West Roxbury
Mansfield
Mt. Hope
Attleboro
Sharon
Readville
Wedham
Bedford
North Attleboro
Warren
Bristol
Old Guard Holds Quarterly Meeting Without Major Business
The Old Guard conducted its regular quarterly gathering last night with routine clerical matters only. Today on Walnut Hill an annual competitive shoot is scheduled to proceed.
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Old Guard
Walnut Hill
New Chamber of Commerce Seeks Land Gift For Build
The Chamber of Commerce met at noon to review site options for a new building between India Street and Central Wharf. Mr. Whitney pledges to donate land of about 5013 square feet, while the Central Wharf Company would sell 6432 square feet at five dollars per foot, with leases and passage rights arranged. The estimated building cost ranges from 300000 to 381000 dollars depending on material, and the chamber would raise the 300000 portion with existing funds and new member dues. A motion to adopt the report and authorize land purchase passed 249 to 15 after debate. a unanimous vote followed to accept Whitney’s land gift and thank donors.
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Chamber of Commerce
India Street
Central Wharf
Alden Speare
W.O. Blaney
Central Wharf & Wet Dock Company
Henry M. Whitney
Speare
Whitney
Hersey K. Goodwin
Timothy Baker
Baker
Goodwin
Committee of Ten
Messrs
W. O
Blaney
W. F. Ape Hersey B. Goodwin
John Pilton
South End National Bank on Way to Uptown Traders
About 100 South End business men met at Grand Opera House to form the South End National Bank. Nathan B. Goodnow announced 2000 shares at 100 dollars each with 50 dollars due December 2 and ten dollar installments monthly until paid. 419 shares were subscribed. leadership includes H E Cobb J J McNutt O L Briggs J A Pray J G Blake T G Risteen and Goodnow.
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South End
Grand Opera House
Nathan B. Goodnow
Messrs
H. E. Cobb
J. J. McNutt
O. L. Briggs
J. A. Pray
J. G. Blake
T. G. Risteen
Nathan B. Good
Postoffice Square
Washington and
Dover Streets
Boston
Dining and arrivals mark hotel gatherings in Boston list
The report notes numerous hotel social rounds with guests and members of clubs in Boston. It lists arrivals at Young's Thorndike Tremont and other venues, naming dozens of individuals and accompanying cities and states. The court section follows with a detailed Superior Court docket and verdicts across multiple actions.
New England Railroad Club Frames Debate on Permanent Way and Rolling Stock
At the October meeting President George Richards presided over about 45 members and invited roadmasters to discuss the relations between permanent way and rolling stock. J. W. Lander led with the case for uniform gauge and materials, with W. F. Ellis noting guard rails and double flange wheels. W. E. Clark showed a worn rail from eighteen months on a split switch. Griggs spoke for the mechanics, while A. K. Patch, Bishop, Mosher, Stickney and H. R. Whitney added remarks. November will cover Journals and Journal Bearings. Meeting adjourned around 10.
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New England Railroad Club
George Richards
New England Roadmasters’ Association
J. W. Lander
W. F. Ellis
New York, Providence
Boston
Roadmasters’ Association
W. E. Clark
Vermont Central Railroad
Griggs
New York, Providence & Hoston Railroad
A. K. Patch
Connecticut River
Bishop
Ioncare
Mosher
Boston & Albany
Stickney
Boston & Maine
H. R. Whitney
Intercolonial of
New Brunswick
Brackett Reconfirmed Inland Fisheries Commissioner
At yesterday's Executive Council session Edward A. Brackett of Winchester was unanimously confirmed for a second term as inland fisheries commissioner. John J. Whipple of Brockton was nominated to the Board of Registration in Pharmacy replacing Henry A. Esterbrook, and Colonel Myron P. Walker of Peabody was named trustee of the Soldiers’ Home.
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Executive Council
Edward A. Brackett
Winchester
John J. Whipple
Brockton
Board of Registration In Pharmacy
Henry A. Esterbrook
Fitchburg
Myron P. Walker
Pecernee
Soldiers’ Home
Nelsea
Murray to Speak on Wealth and Inequality at Music Hall
W. H. H. Murray returns for a second Music Hall lecture Monday night focusing on The Problem of American Wealth or the Conflict Between the Rich and the Poor. The event attracts much attention from readers and attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MR. Murray
W. H. H. Murray
Bargains on Autumn Overcoats From Macallar Parker Co
The firm advertises choice autumn overcoats made in its Boston shops. The note mentions interest due to recent movements in clothing house methods of manufacture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs
Angell Seeks School Displays and Prizes for Humane Education
George S. Angell of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals asks the Boston school committee to present bound volumes of Our Dumb Animals to all public schools and humane leaflets to teachers. He also proposes prizes of 10 and 100 dollars for student essays on kindness to animals and a district prize for consistent kindness with a humane badge. The petition was granted unanimously under suspension of the rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George S. Angell
The
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Boston
American Band of Mercy
Temperance Leaders Alert on Potential License Changes
Massachusetts Total Abstinence Society directors met to discuss liquor dealers fears of 1889 enforcement of the closing law on open bars. Mayor Johnson warned that pharmacists and druggists may push a license bill to aid temperance opponents. A committee was appointed to organize campaign work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts Total Abstinence Society
Jewell
Boston Police Board
B. B. Johnson
Pharmacists’ Association
Roxbury Chari table Society Holds Annual Meeting
The Roxbury Charitable Society met last evening at 116 Roxbury Street rooms with 10 to 12 gentlemen attending. Agent Mr Briggs gave a report. work discussed with enthusiasm but no new advances. The old officers were reelected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Roxbury Charitable Society
Roxbury Street
Briggs
Kennan Reception at the Press Club in Boston
The Press Club invites George Kennan to a Tuesday afternoon reception at No. 12 Bosworth Street starting at 5 PM. The event will be a handshake with Kennan lasting under an hour, followed by his Tremont Temple lecture that evening. A business meeting precedes the reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Kennan
Siberia
Press Club
Bosworth Street
Nationalism essay by Hon. Albert Mason before New Church Club
Albert Mason read a paper on Nationalism before about 20 members of the New Church Club last evening. He criticized Bellamy's recent book and some of its critics, contending that internal factors do not precede external ones as the main idea, which sparked discussion among members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Mason
New Church Club
Bellamy
English clothing importer Mr. E. 0. Thompson returns from London
Mr. E. 0. Thompson, a noted importer of English clothing at 344 Washington Street, has arrived back from London after several months abroad on his regular semi annual business trip.
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E. 0. Thompson
Washington Street
London
Brookline vs Boston & Albany Railroad Case Delayed
Norfolk County Superior Court civil sitting in Dedham on October 9 docket includes Inhabitants of Brookline vs Boston & Albany Railroad Corporation with Samuel Hoar for the railroad and YT Grover for Norfolk. trial postponed. Other cases listed include Pratt v Old Colony and Fogarty v Connell RR Corp with various parties.
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Brookline
Boston & Albany Railroad Corporation
Samuel Hoar
Boston & Albany Railroad Company
E. Grover
County of Norfolk
Pratt
Old Colony
Fogarty
Connell, Rr, Corp
Tracy
Clark
McGue
City of
Foss vs Howe et al. trial continues in Middlesex Court
In Superior Court Middlesex County on October 9 Judge Brigham stated the Foss versus Howe and others case remains on trial and is expected to take the rest of the week.
Lane administrator sues Moore for 10000 fraud claim
Superior Court Essex County Salem Oct 9 Mason J No 5726 Lane administrator of Nathan Fellows of Gloucester sues Joseph A Moore of Boston for 10000 alleged paid during Fellows life under undue influence or fraud defense a general denial trial attorneys Burley Pew for plaintiff Hurlburt Knox for defense cases Green v Conkey City of Lynn etc.
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W. A. Pew
H. F. Hurlburt
W. 5
Knox
Green
Conkey
Coxy
City of Lynn
Court Orders Forfeiture In Lottery Case And Notes On Embezzlement
In Criminal Session Judge Manson orders forfeiture of a cash book seized last August after Edward Manson, fined $100 for aiding a lottery, made no claim. Mrs Barnard faces embezzlement charges of diamond ear rings with the case continued. Stephen Barton is held on $300 bond to answer fraudulently conveying mortgaged property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danforth
Paul
Hastings
McDer
Sevnolt
Edward Manson
Washington Street
Barnard
London Made Overcoats Offer At Great Leader Price
Presented on their merits our special London made call overcoats from superior English fabrics without wadding stiffening or padding. They are truly worth $18 but sold for $12 as a great leader. Goods made for us by the best English mills in very large quantities at lowest possible prices.
Broad Fall Overcoat Sale Offers Wide Garment Range
This advertisement markets over 1000 garments in 40 shades and patterns in sizes 30 to 48. Fall Overcoats priced at 12 dollars, claimed as usually selling for 18 dollars, offered with a claim of quality and unusual value.
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Panenter
Faxon
Brother Hamilton
J. W. Hamilton
Fast Boston
Prohibition
iAppiagse
Lincoln
Landg
A. A. Miner
Democrats
Ken
Stevens
Springfield
Wesleyan
John McTammany
D. B. Wesson
Lansing
Mrs. Livermore
A. W. Richardson
MR. Murphy’s Amendment
Democratic Committee of
Suffolk
Court House
Neaye Hinespore
Florick
Boxford
South End National Bank
Sapolio
American Legion of Honor Club
Crawford House
Julian Magnus
Marie Wainwright Company
United States
B. B. Club
Thorndike
Somerville
Young
Crysalters’ Club of
New England
Young's
Henry D. Dupee
Charles L Thayer
Mr. Street
Chicago
Colonel Sadler
England
Mr. Waldron
Albany
Toledo
D. Atwood
New Boston
N.H Tremont
J. P. Mitchellan
Philadelphia
James S. Chapman
New Market
N. H
A. W. Fedcutt
Rome
W. B. Alley
New York
Charles Elliott
San Francisco
J. A. Kennon
Knoxville
Tenn. Thorndike
William T. Baird
John J. James
Edmund W. Tryon
Hi. N. Bates
Tenn
St. Louis
Co. T. Paige
Binghamton
N. Y
I. M. Stoughton
Turner’salls
Barker
James H. Keenan
Abby Dunyan
H. Dudley
Keenan
I. R. Clar
A. C. Powers
Dungan
E. C. Morris
John McLaughlin
H. N. Sheldon
Buttiner
Wingate
Deegan
Appleby
Whittekindt
Eutler
O. A. Marden
Louisa Gardelia
Walter S. Sampson
Dabney
B. Goodsell
J. O. Teele
Jd. R. Smith
Wheeler
Dilion
South Boston
Gee Y. Olid
Gardella
Sampson
Nason
Lawton
Calaghan
Bradley
Burton
City of Cambridge
Fox
Saunders
Iu. Co
Same Vy
Same
Esterbrook
Pitman
Chelmsford Foun
Painte
Munvele
Dry Co
Foster
Gleason
Blount
Davis
Fletcher
Curley
Proctor
Aldrich, J
Dewey
Catherine Carey
John Levenson
Fleet Street
E. J. Flynn
Thomas Riley
W. H. Baker
Cary
Levenson
Clinton
Maine RR
Trenholm
Powers
Atwood
Bolster
Williams
Greenhool
Hirson
Pearlstein
Callahan
Brennan
Ball
Old Colony Ties Railroad
Cliggett
Ames
Pelonsky
Houghton
Mahar
Clatur
the Railroad Club
Total Abstinence Society
Kennan
the Press Club
Home Again
Norfolk County Superior Court
Municipal Court
Parmenter, C.J
Harpy, J
E.C. Thompson
Washington St
Old South
OAK Grove
Harvard
Harvard College
State Street
William G. Russell
Frank Walter Nicolson
A.M
Edward Campbell Mason
Frank Beverly Williams
A.B
Charles Benedict Davenport
Beaconsfield Terraces
Beacon Street
Eugene R. Knapp
Corey Hill
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