Robbery on Windsor Street Leaves Woman Slashed and Robbed
Alice G. Stuke of 24 Laurel Street was attacked on Windsor Street near Shawmut Avenue in Station 10's district around 6:45 pm. The assailant, described as 24 years old, 5 feet 9 inches, 360 pounds, wore a spring overcoat mixed suit and brown derby hat, grabbed her handbag, and fled after striking her, taking $5 and a keys bunch.
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Windsor Street
Station 10
Alice G. Stuke
Laurel Street
Stuke
Station 2
Shawmut Avenue
Miss Stoke
Democrats name candidate for Congress in Dorchester
In Winthrop Hall Dorchester the Democrats of the tenth district meet to choose their congressional nominee to run against Congressman Barrows. Seven candidates enter the field with Bordman Hall as a likely favorite though final selection remains to be decided before the voters.
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Tenth
Winthrop Hall
Dorchester
Congress
Barrows
Bordman Hall
Political convention hints of independent bid prospects
The article notes strong united support for current opponents and a slim chance of an independent candidate. It cites signed papers for Torrey and Wardner prepared as a contingency. A first ballot commentary vote, followed by a likely Bordman Hall versus ex Senator Naphen contest, with Thomas J. Kenny chairing and a harmonious convention expected.
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Torrey 1
Ardher
Onerstood
Wardner
Pote
Bordman Hall
Naphen
South Boston
Thomas J. Kenny
Ward 15
Mohegan inquest opens at church amid identifications
The Fal mouth inquest on the Mohegan disaster began at the Church of St Keverine to identify the dead. Survivors, many wounded, rode twenty miles on rough roads. the total bodies recovered reached fifty six by midnight. Company London manager A S Williams testified the ship was in the finest condition after prior boiler trouble, praising officers including Captain Griffiths. An adjournment for a nautical expert was set for one week.
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Falmouth
Mohegan
A. S. Williams
London
Griffiths
Captain Griffiths
Mr. Williams
Board of Trade
Kelly
Keliher Nominated in Fourth Suffolk District Convention
John A. Keliher was nominated by acclamation for Senator at Castle Square Hall in a swift fourth Suffolk district convention. Timothy Connolly chaired, with James A. Sweeney and John J. Tobin elected secretaries, and McCarthy and Fitzgerald presenting the nomination amid orderly proceedings and a singing welcome. The hall emptied shortly after adjournment.
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John A. Keliher
Suffolk
Castle Square Hall
Richard J. Hayes
Senator Quinn
J. Kelly
Bedlam
Richard J. Geary
Timothy Connolly
James A. Sweeney
John J. Tobin
Timothy FE
McCarthy
Kelcher
WT. A. Fitzgerald
Timothy E. McCarthy
William T. A. Fitzgerald
J J. Lonergan
Christopher J. Halligan
Mr. Fitzgerald
Ninth Massachusetts Regiment Officers Nominated for Promotions
Col Logan recommends promotion for William Donovan to lieutenant colonel and George Murray to major, with John Sullivan Major, across Company I and B. Other officers Joseph Kelly and James Walsh promoted, while Grady’s death affects the roster. Discontent arises among East Boston and Dorchester supporters expecting Hayes to be promoted.
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Logan
Ninth Regiment
Wolott
William H. Donovan
Loean
George F. H. Murray
Donovan
John J. Sulli
Donovan van
Grady
Joseph J. Kelly
O’connor
James IF. Walsh
Murray
Michael J. Desmond
Walsh
John J. Barry
Sullivan
Thomas Devane
Leutenant EB
Barry
Joseph B. Hall
IL. Company
Connealy
Ninth
Massachusetts Volunteers
Anet
Wetteen
Boston
Australia
John J. Sullivan
Quincy
Sixth Street
South Boston
Cuba
Dorchester
Kelly
Santiago
John Hayes
East Boston
Hayes
Ormer
Captain Hayes
Heir to a Million Soldier Dies of Typhoid in Army
Gresham A. Young of Louisville, heir to a $1,000,000 fortune, died at Willet's Point post hospital after contracting typhoid fever in Porto Rico. He served in the engineer corps, fought in Cuba, and remained in the army awaiting discharge. His death leaves his mother childless and ends the direct line of the fortune.
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New York
Uncle Sam
Gresham A. Young
Louisville
Engineer Corps
Porto Rico
Post
Willet’s Point
Young
Cuba
Santago
Miles
Donovan plans own convention to block Rourke bid
Alderman William J. Donovan of East Boston moves to head off the regular convention for the Senate race to unseat Senator Rourke. Donovan and supporters plan a separate Maverick Hall meeting to name a time and place, seeking independent papers if the ballot commissioners or courts edge against them. The maneuver would force a legal struggle over the Democratic nomination and the right to ballot access.
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William J. Donovan
Fast
Boston
Senate
Rourke
Donovan
Maverick Hall
Ward 8
Senator Rourke
State House
Presbyterian Ministers Hear Essay On Westminster Confession
Professor John Moore spoke at the Presbyterian ministers meeting in the Columbus Avenue Church vestry on the 250th anniversary of the Westminster Confession of Faith. He traced Scottish church origins to 1560 and noted the Covenant of 1688 as its cornerstone, with the Cambridge synod adopting the confession in 1648 and widespread New England use. The paper praised the document’s historical value while cautioning it not be treated as infallible.
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John Moore
Presbyterian Ministers
Columbus Avenue
Presbyterian Church
Scotland
Edinburgh
Westminster Assembly
Cambridge
Mass
New England
Americans Enter Sixth Joint Cuba Debt Session
Paris reports describe the sixth joint session on the Cuban debt, with the Americans refusing to assume part of the four hundred million debt while noting local Cuban burdens. Spain presses for a broad reading of relinquish sovereignty, linking debt and sovereignty to the United States, as the talks explore evacuation terms under the protocol.
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Cuba
United States
Spain
Porto Rico
West Indies
Spaininefficiency cited to fear Cuba resistance
Washington Oct 17 Information reaches the War Department that a high Spanish army officer recently said Spaniards, if aware of the U S army’s hardships and lack of supplies, would have continued fighting to retain Cuba. Madrid knew peace was useless to Cuban debt, and Spaniards in Cuba fear the Americans are weak. Officials expect a larger force for Cuba to alter Cuban impressions of U S soldiers.
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Washington
War Department
Cuba
Madrid
United States
Friction Rises as Spanish Cuba Debt Talks Continue
Washington reports the peace commissioners have not yet tackled the Philippines while pressing over the Cuban debt. Tensions between the sides have grown in days past due to Spanish officials overestimating U S sentiment and possible political outcomes. The Spanish seek U S acceptance of Cuba debt or relief, but the effort is likely to fail, delaying U S progress on the agreement.
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Washington
Philippines
United States
Cuba
Spain
Worst in Years Visits the Southwest Snowstorm Haunts Kansas City
The earliest winter storm in 25 years hits the Southwest with rain turning to heavy snow. Wires fall, poles snap, and tents are blown down in Fort Leavenworth and Fairmount. Kansas City reports little direct damage while Iowa and Nebraska endure heavy rain and snow with widespread outages and falling temperatures. Stock and crops suffer in Kansas and surrounding states as telegraph and telephone lines are disrupted.
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Kansas City
Fairmount
Leavenworth
Kan
Third
Fifth
Missouri
Twenty-first
Twenty-second
Kansas
Des Moines
Iowa
Atlantic
Lawrence
Sixth Massachusetts to sail from San Juan aboard Mississippi
The Sixth Massachusetts Volunteer Regiment will depart for the United States on or about October 20 aboard the transport Mississippi, with embarkation taking place at San Juan Puerto Rico. The move marks the unit's return home after duty overseas.
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San Juan
P. R
Massachusetts Volunteer
United States
Mississippi
Perkins Wins Nominating Ballot Amid 8th District Drama
The eighth district Democratic convention at the American House nominated G A Perkins of Cambridge after three ballots, defeating Thomas Riley who had been briefly proposed. Tensions rose as Ward 10 and 11 delegates clashed with Riley supporters over his Democratic viability. A district committee was named including William A Flaherty and members from multiple wards.
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Thomas Riley
Eighth Congressional District
McCall
Riley
George A. Perkins
Cambridge
Nat Robinson
William A. McDevitt, Jr
Robinson
Mr. McDevitt
Quincy
McDevitt
Nickerson
Mr. Riley
Chicago
Medford
Boston Machine
Boston Democrats
Ward 11
James H. Murphy
James H. McGraine
Ward
MecGraine
Mr. Perkins
G. A. Dinan
McGraine
Perkins
United Work
Hugh Montague
R. J. Murray
John A. Andrew
John J. Canney
George H. Dinan
J. Frank Facey
P. J. Curley
Somerville
P. S. Farrell
P. F. Hooley
P. W. Haggerty
N. N. Jennings
Arlington
John Dacey
Winchester
John Holland
D. W. Haley
W. J. Kane
Michael Lewis
Luke Coyne
F. H. Jackson
M. A. Herlen
William A. Flaherty
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