West End City Council Backs Tax on Street Cars
Boston aldermen and the Common Council passed a resolve urging the mayor to petition the General Court to enact a tax of $25 per car per year on street railway companies and to fund street repairs from curb to curb. The move aims to save taxpayers hundreds of thousands and reduce street department appropriations. The vote was unanimous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Aldermen
Common Council
Boston
G. Walden Smith
State House
Russell
Lee
Cty
Alderman Lee
Mystic
Cochituate
Water Department
Demagoguery at Music Hall sparks Morse attack
In a Beacon article Cyrus A. Page ridicules Elijah A. Morse as a self aggrandizing demagogue at a Music Hall convention. Morse defends himself saying the Governor should condemn the assault and that the attack harms the Republican party and Massachusetts public trust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beacon
Cyrus A. Page
Elijah
Morse
Republican Party
Massachusetts
Shawmut Congregational Church
Standard
Colonel Page
George Fred Williams
Commonwealth
Carney Hospital Fund Seeks $10,000 by Nov 1
The Carney Hospital appeals for aid report over $6,000 already subscribed and aim to raise at least $10,000 by November 1 to cover winter demands. A subscription drive replaces the usual concert. general committee meetings are held Thursdays at the Parker House to push collections and deliver funds to the treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carney Hospital Fund
Carney Hospital For
Parker House
Roxbury
Hugh Ferguson
John S. Lane
F. A. Varney
the Hoyt Company
Cece
Eee
Public Duty Interview on Doan's Kidney Pills
Mrs Renaud, long troubled with kidney pain, says Doan's Kidney Pills cured her within days. She describes back pain, urinary symptoms, and intense headaches before treatment and reports complete recovery. The interview underscores the public benefit of sharing patient experiences and notes Doan's pills are sold nationwide with Foster Milburn Co as sole US agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
United States
No Friend of Corbett Boxing Benefit in Jersey City
Two thousand attended at Hudson County Athletic Club Oakland rink for a boxing show to benefit John L Sullivan. Sullivan praised by some, warned others, and staged a lively three round bout with Paddy Ryan. Several pro bouts followed including Jim Barry and Nick Collins among others. Sullivan landed hard blows and nearly knocked Ryan down once.
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Jersey City
N. J
Hudson County Athletic Club
Oakland
John L. Sullivan
Bush
Jimmy Barry
Chicago
America
Bob Armstrong
Parson Davies
Jimmy Handier
Newark
Howe Brothers
Casper Leon
George Instus
Marty McCue
Billy Prang
Joe Craig
Mike Breslin
Jim Tully
Jim Hickey
Peck Barry
Bby Wilson
Nick Collins
Bob Lennon
Harry Wood
Joe Hopkins
John McBride
Benny Leon
Fred Carper
Fred Luke
Jim Curtis
Jim Dann
Mike Patton
Jim Cassidy
Kid McCoy
Arthur Walker
Sullivan
Paddy Ryan
Ve Big Fellow
Sllivan
Ryan
Boston Banks Caught In Globe Investment Case
The Globe Investment Company investigation by Receiver Wyman reveals Boston banks loaned on second mortgages deemed worthless. Howard National Bank seeks $16,300 in a Supreme Court hearing. John Stuart & Co of Manchester holds over $1,000,000 claims reportedly diverted by mortgagors. Treasurer J Lowell Moore faced Municipal Court on misappropriation charges with $6,000 bond. Further complaints anticipated.
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Globe Investment Company
Wyman
Boston
Howard National Bank
Supreme Court
John Stuart & Co
Manchester
Eng
J. Lowell Moore
Edward H. Bennett
Along the Water Front Describes Coastal Storm Losses
A Hampton Roads despatch reports the three masted schooner Laura L Sprague from Brunswick GA to Boston in a deplorable condition. Captain George W Wixon is dead of malaria. four crew sick. The vessel leaked after gales. pump failure due to lack of fresh water. Mate Wixon, a cousin, will likely sail her to Boston after repairs. Captain Wixon, aged about 60 of Dennisport MA, left no family. funeral plans pending. Also note Goodman Dill injured at a Boston loft. Virgin Rock dragged to safety by Marjorie crew. Victorian sails from Liverpool. City of Perth arrives NYC. Penobscot recaulked. Azalea bell buoy replaced. Gloriana ashore near Provincetown.
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Hampton Roads
Laura ’'L. ‘Sprague
Brunswick
Boston
George W. Wixon
Wixon
Messrs
Sprague & Breed of
Lynn
Sprague
Charles F. Sampson
Dennisport
Cape Cod
Goodman Dill
Taylor *& Mayo
New York & New England
E. H. Edwards
Edson Chase
Marjorie
Victorian
Liverpool
City of Perth
New York
Quin
Penobscot
Boston & Bangor Steamship Company
Burnham’s
Lewiston
Bangor
Newburyport
Gibbs
Gloriana
Andrew Leighton
Gloucester
Provincetown
Boston Marine Insurance Company
Chinatown Slips Case Rules Burden of Proof Shifts
Judge Burke in Municipal Criminal Court ruled under the anti gambling act that possession of lottery slips constitutes prima facie evidence of unlawful use and shifts the burden of disproving such use to the defendant in the case of twelve Chinamen found at 11 Harrison Avenue during a September raid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burke
Municipal Criminal Court
Harrison Avenue
Connolly
Lynch
Clark
Hang Lee
Martin
Division
Bartlett
Chin Hoy Yip
Wong King
Fantane
Division 4
Jim
Fan Tan
General Martin
Wong Gin
No. 6
Irish Nationalists in New York Plan Regional Meetings
A circular sent to delegates from the Irish National Convention in Chicago outlines forming local councils of the Irish National Alliance. It urges public meetings across districts, targeting Saturday November 28 as a fitting date in memory of Allan, Larkin and O'Brien's martyrdom twenty eight years ago for Irish independence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chicago
Irish National Alliance
Allan
Larkin
O’brien
City Wins Hunt Library Suit Over $50,000 Gift
Nashua reports the long running case over the $50,000 library gift by Mrs and Miss Mary Hunt ends with the city prevailing and the plaintiff ordered to return the funds to the city. The decision settles the bitter division over the public library funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashua
Mary Hunt
Hermit Solomon Fisk Found Dead in Burned Hut Ruins
Northboro report says Solomon Fisk, a reclusive hermit, was found dead in the charred remains of his hut this morning. He had been ill and a brother had visited daily. no cause for the fire is evident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northboro
Solomon Fisk
Mrs Chant Urges Suffrage Rights in Somerville Speech
Mrs Laura Ormiston Chant spoke to a large Union Hall audience in Somerville advocating women’s voting rights. She mocked anti suffrage claims about domesticated wives and contrasted English Norman rule with Saxon rights, urged lawmakers to empower women, and challenged society women who oppose suffrage as out of touch with real needs. The talk criticized limited female roles, warned of possible women’s enslavement, and urged unity among supporters.
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Union Hall
Union Square
Somerville
Laura Ormiston Chant
England
London
George Eliot
Florence Nightingale
Against Woman Suffrage Protest by Prominent Massachusetts Men
A pamphlet signed by Eben Draper and 100 plus leaders argues against granting municipal suffrage to women. They claim no inherent right to vote, warn doubling voters harms governance, and urge a No vote for the November election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
Schoos
Supreme Court of the United States
Eben &. Draper
Hopedale
William D. Soliier
Beverly
George G. Crocker
Boston
William «. Russell
Henry M. Whitney
Brookline
Curtis Guild
Moses Williams
Francis Cowell
William L. Richardson
Eory. L. Higginson
Charles Warren
Dedham
George O. Shattuck
T. Jefferson Coolidge
Manchester
Charles F. Choate
Southboro
Charles C. Jackson
Charles ©. Eliot
Cambridge
Edward Abbott
Charles E. Guild
John Fiske
Theodore Lyman
L. Dewart Apsley
Hudson
William T. Davis
Plymouth
Charles 5. Davis
Reven Thomas
Henry W. Swift
Martin Briamer
Jacob C. Rogers
Northampton
J. Eliott Cabot
Frookline
Theodore C. Bates
North Brookfield
Stephen B. Ashley
Far River
John KF. Fitzgerald
William Sedgwick
Arthur Lord
Wrymouth
James M. Codmen, Jr
John Duckson
Koval Robbina
George D. Robinson
Chicopee
William TE. Russell
Prentiss Cummings
Clement K. Fay
Henry
L. Pierce
Charles A. Cotting
Oliver W. Peabody
Milton
Richard H. Dana
Thomas Russell
John T. Burnett
Francis Peabody, Jr
Charles BR
Saunders
George Putnam
Charles Ff. Adams
Lincoln
John L. Gardner
Roaton
Francis J. Child
Charles Filet Norton
Franklin Cuarter
Williamstown
J. Collins Warren
Russell Stureia
Willam Co. Endicott
Dr. Boston
Carlos’ E. Stratton
Sitourney Butler
Peter (. Brooks
A. Lithgow Devens
Hamilton
Willem (. Endicott
Salem
Arthur H. Lowe
Pitchbu
Francis H. Appleon
Peabody
Herry Lee
Borton
Joshua P. Redfish
Canton
Jeremiah W. Coveney
A Hoc. Whitney
Francis W. Nt. Wellesley
John H. Sullivan
Roserra Bre M
Saltonstall
Newton
Steamfitters seek eight hour day amid injunction
John J. Sullivan of the Boston Journeymen Steamfitters' Union Local 22 writes to defend the steamfitters stance amid an injunction against the union. He argues the dispute centers on an eight hour day and union rights, not violence, noting employers hire outside workers and block arbitration. He details proposed articles for eight hour standards and union-only hiring, and states organized labor watches the court outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steamfitters
Boston
New York
State Board of Arbitration
Master Steamfitters’ Association
Boston Journeymen Steamfitters’ Union
John J. Sullivan
B. J
S. U
Proverb Prize Sparks Rush to Find Hidden Saying
A Boston Post contest hides a proverb in an advertisement each day for a week. First to report the discovery wins five dollars. George W. D'Vys of Somerville won the initial prize, with many others sending in correct solutions from across the state.
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George W. D’vys
Somerville
Post
Boston
Uncle Sam
J. Henry Norcross
Solomon
George W. D'Vys
Dick Neon Street
Mass
George Watson
Rosa B. Roberts
P. J. Conley
Kate A. Whittaker
Fred W. Detheridge
Charles F. Tenney
Eugene W. Wright
W. J.amprose
G. H. Westley
W. H. Nichols
M. Dane
D. McKillop
A. F. Coulter
FE. Brown
I. C. Bearkley
E. J. Cook
McNeish, Jr
J. J. Nicholls
Robert W. Lowe
Benedict Dalton
A. H. Allen
William 8. Glynn
H. N. Barry
C. McClean
M. M. Jacobs
J. W. Eklof
A. A. Weeks
Edson J. Gould
Bella McLeod
Arthur O. Yeames
H. B
Charles F. Hill
J. M. Upham Bliss
Mary E. Tuttle
M. L. Sawyer
D'Vys
Distinguished Cambridge voter denied registration
Dr. J. H. W. Stuckenberg, long-time Cambridge resident, was rejected for registration after the registrars asked for his father's naturalization papers. Though born in Germany and in the U.S. since age four, he was told to produce his father’s papers. He seeks his father’s naturalization to vote in the State election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
J. H. W. Stuckenberg
Arlington Street
Stuckenberg
Germany
Bullet Lacking Power Aims At Curry In North End
William Curry 47 and several companions were drinking in the North End when Joseph Lynch 23 drew a revolver near Hanover and Prince streets. Lynch fired, wounding Curry in the left breast. Patrolman J R Flynn arrived and prevented a second shot, arresting Lynch at 435 Hanover Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Curry
Joseph Lynch
North End
Hanover and
Prince Streets
Lynch
Curry
J. R. Flynn
Division 1
Hanover Street
Boston Young Men's Congress Debates Cuban Belligerency
A large gathering at the Hotel Bellevue heard a debate on recognizing Cuban insurgents as belligerents. Solis and Webster supported the resolution while Jewett and Patten opposed, and the measure was defeated. Attendees discussed government ownership of telegraph and telephone lines and government aid for a Nicaraguan canal project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Men’s Congress
Hotel Bellevue
Messrs
Solis
Webster
Jewett and
Patten
Lang and Reardon Case In Municipal Court
Dr George L Lang as principal and Henry J Reardon as accessory before the fact face criminal malpractice charges over the death of Lillian Ray Aug 65. Judge Burke adjourned the cases to Nov 1 with bail set at 000 for Lang and 1500 for Reardon.
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George L. Lang
Henry J. Reardon
Lillian Ray
Burke
Municipal Criminal Court
Reardon
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Ager
A. CG. van Nostrand
Bunker Hill Breweries
Charlestown
West End
Cyrus and
Eluah
Auraphone
Phillipe Building
Tremont Strest
Mary Renaud
Walnut Street
Rochester, Ny
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Renaud
Corbett
Chinatown
HODC
Temple Place
Boston Young Men's Congress
Lillian Ray Case
Washington St
Boylston
John H. Pray, Sons. & CO
Ier
J. L. Nason & CO
Eeetlei
Swett
Burrell & Swett
Dorchester
the Post
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