Largest Boston Voters Registration Sets Records
Boston reports 107,088 voters registered before the 10 pm deadline, the city’s largest registration yet and up 4,213 from the previous city election. Ward 2 shows the biggest gain while wards 13 6 and 65 declined. Ward 7 dropped 475 from 1896. Notables include John J. Emery of Dorchester and W. W. Bass of Roxbury, both long-time voters since Adams era.
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Boston
Board of Election Commissioners
John J. Emery
Birdstreet
Dorchester
W. W. Bass
Taylor Street
John Quincy Adams
Top-to-Toe Outfitters Offer Irresistible Winter Wear
S A Isaacson & Co announces a limited time sale of winter essentials at 154 168 Washington Street opp Cornhill facing Adams and Dock Squares. The store warns it must vacate soon and will not move unsold merchandise, urging customers to buy heavy weight shoes boots coats and all winter wear before stock is gone.
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S. A. Isaacson & CO
Washington St
Cornhill
Adams and Dock Sqs
Blue
Fair Weather Across New England and New York
Fair conditions expected for Maine New Hampshire and Vermont on Thursday and Friday with warmer Thursday and fresh southwesterly winds. Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut and eastern New York also forecast fair conditions.
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Washington
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New York
Harvard President Eliot and the 1898 Philippines policy debate
Fortnight of political commentary features Harvard President Eliot's cited article in The Outlook on McKinley era policy. The excerpt criticizes the Philippines war tone and Cuba governance while weighing domestic reforms, public service merit, tariffs, and rising mob violence amid party contrasts.
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Eliot
Harvard University
Outlook
McKinley
Cuba
Porto Rico
Philippines
Elot
Lincoln
Democratic shift harms tariff policy urges reciprocity
The piece argues the market cannot sustain U S industries under current policy. It claims the Democrats abandoned low tariff gains, cites Cleveland and Wilson, and favors reciprocity as the best chance for liberal legislation though world trade may grow more by events than by law. It criticizes party leaders for servility to capitalists funding campaigns.
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Cleveland
Carlisle
Wilson
Russell
Messrs. Quay
Arrest of Best in Lynn Strikes Grave Dismemberment Mystery
In Lynn a police probe into a dismembered trunk found at Floating Bridge grows complex as they arrest George Bailey’s suspected partner John Co. Best after blood found in Bailey’s cottage and a bloodstained axe emerge. A Winchester rifle and a matching bullet raise questions while Susie Young’s involvement hints at jealousy. The remains lack conclusive identification and the case recalls historic New England murders. Continued on Page 2, Third Column.
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Lynn
Floating Bridge
Wenedis Pond
George E. Bailey
Breakheart Hill Farm
John Co. Best
Bailey
Willow Street
Brewer
Best
Attle Cottage
Forest Street
William C. Neal
Mr. Neal
George Bailey
Susie Young
Wachusett
Benjamin Johnson
New England
New York
Clarke
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Raglan
Oxford
Washington, Hanover and
Elm Streets
Broad St
Purchase St
Revere Beach
Lynn R.R
Saint Nicholas Hotel
Resaurant
Province ST
School & Bromfield Sts
Angelus Orchestra
Turkey
Eliot Scores
M'Kinley
McLellan
Bryan
Spain
Faneuil Hall
Wesleyan Hall
Joseph A. Conry
Ward 2
Conry
Nolan
Lomasney
Kelcher
Shaw
Donovan
Willam T. A. Ftzgerald
Winthrop
Simon Donovan
Ward 1
McClellan
Denry
Frank Lally
Swampscott
Salem
Pavonia
A. J. Houghton Co
Hugo
Geo. B. Hugo & Co
Flavontia
Shawmut Ave
Tel
Tremont
President Eliot
Harriet
Wilson Jewelry CO
Tremont Row
B. Sommer & Co
Winter St
John G. Best
Floating Bridge Pond
Breadheart Hill
Saugus
Cor. Hanover and
Portland Sts
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