Fall River mill marks era of industrial revival
The opening of Mr. Bordens new mill in Fall River stands as a key incident in the great industrial revival. It is the largest print cloth mill in the world turning hundreds of bales of cotton into millions of yards weekly and employing an army of operatives. Established in New England within a year of tariff implementation, it signals lasting prosperity despite political calls to calamity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Borden
Fall River
New England
Division in Canton Republicans Divides Rally Crowd
The Canton rally split as supporters of Senator Hoar and Congressman Morse pressed for a speech while both leaders were absent. The event avoided discord through firm leadership and quiet band music, highlighting a generic clash of ideas rather than candidacy, with harmony narrowly maintained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Hoar
Morse
Music Hall
Barrett
Canton
Hoar
Divergent Reform Rhetoric Across Parties Highlighted
Senator Hoar endorses voter choice for honest corporate control while George Fred Williams vows to oppose corrupt legislators from any party. The piece contrasts a plainly reformist Democratic stance with a Republican line seen as evasive and compromised, noting identical platforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoar
George Fred Williams
Commonwealth
The Indiana Compared to Other Nations Warship
The text notes the Indiana is lighter by several thousand tons than some nations yet ships superior fighting qualities. It cites heavier armor quicker maneuvrability and stronger batteries with missiles having greater penetration. It asserts the Indiana would give a good account of itself in battle.
Citizens gossip and fiction on Lynn girls football hoax
The Obsservant Citizen notes a Lynn Classical High School claim of a girls football team challenging boys, naming Miss Helen Mower as captain and Miss Elizabeth Moulton as manager, but finds no team existed. It also covers local social types, politicians, and a courteous streetcar conductor, plus humor about newsboys’ mispronunciations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn Classical High School
Helen Mower
Elizabeth Moulton
Reed’s Wisdom Keeps Quiet in National Campaign
The Hon. Thomas B. Reed declines to campaign in Massachusetts or Ohio, avoiding entanglements with risky issues like liquor selling in New York and free silver in Kentucky. He prefers prudence, letting others navigate McKinleyism, corporate encroachment, and party conflicts while he stays out of the snare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas B. Reed
Massachusetts
Ohio
Campbell
McKinley
New York
Boss Platt
Reed
Kentucky
Republican Rally at Music Hall Draws Large, Tepid Crowd
Last night’s Republican rally at Music Hall drew a large crowd, though enthusiasm was muted. Curtis Guild Jr. delivered the standout speech, while Morse supporters sought a stronger reception. Senator Hoar’s absence and repeated Morse calls disrupted harmony and may limit gains for the ticket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse
Governor Greenhalge
Curtis Guild, Jr
Senator Hoar
Congressman Morse
Indiana proves speed and strength in trial off New England coast
The Indiana completed a successful test on the trial course off the New England coast, proving speed and armor strength. As the first armored battleship of a planned quartet, she anchors a new American navy, destined for coast defense as a key bulwark of the republic’s territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
New England
Republic
United States
Bitter Third District contest as independents file papers
Charlestown races heat up with Common Council chief Christopher O Brien entering the Third Suffolk Senate race in a bitter bid against McCarthy. Fallon challenges Sullivan in the Eighth Suffolk. Amos Adams in Ward 4 stirs McCarthy fears amid city hall ties. Several Democratic nominees miss filings and run as Democratic citizens. various independents announce candidacies across districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christopher F. O’brien
Common Council
Senate
Suffolk
Daniel J. McLaughlin
Alderman Lomasney
O’brien
Thomas F. Fallon
Richard Sullivan
Amos Adams
Charlestown
Jerry McCarthy
McCarthy
Bell
City Hall
Bernard McMackin
William H. Cuddy
James J. Porter
Philip J. Libby
William T. A. Fitzgerald
Daniel J. Curley
Frank J. O'Toole
William H. Morgan
John J. Hannon
Lawrence Bird
Newton
Middlesex
Sturgis C. Faxon
Prohibition
Timothy Crowley
Arthur H. Stock
Leander B. Abbott
Tenth Essex
Albert Tauer
Gloucester
Fourteenth Middlesex
Elmore A. Pierce
Woburn
James F. Leland
Sherburn
Twenty-Eighth
Norman B. Douglas
Bones believed to be Mrs. Gray found in Landaff house
Police in Woodsville New Hampshire suspect the bones found in a Landaff house belong to Mrs. Milo Gray who disappeared four years ago after her husband Milo Gray took her away with two children to visit relatives. Locals recall Mrs Gray as a small woman about 100 pounds whose shoes and dress buttons match the discovered clues and Belair, who employed Gray, corroborates similar dress details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodsville
N. H
Landaff
Milo Gray
Jerry Belair
Hast Haverhill
Gray
Weirs
Bath
Bath Station
Colebrook
Damrell Elected President At Inspectors Convention
The National Association of Building Inspectors adjourned in Baltimore on October 18. Buffalo, New York was chosen as next convention site. Officers elected include President Captain J. S. Damrell of Boston, Secretary J. J. Barry of Boston, and Treasurer J. Theodore Oster of Baltimore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. M. Wicker
New York
North Shore Traction Company
Lynn
Boston
State Street
Baltimore
National Association of Building Inspectors
Buffalo
N. Y
J. S. Damrell
J. J. Barry
J. Theodore Oster
Public duty and prudent school site choice debated
Letter to the editor from Cc. J. Desmond, Oct. 18, argues that a public office is a public trust and school committee decisions must balance land costs, location, and citizen interests. He criticizes Republican committee members in South Boston for not serving all voters and calls for accountability at the ballot box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir
Bay View
Hart School
Boston
Fifth Street
Cc. J. Desmond
Mora Claim Paid After Decades Waited in Washington
Antonio Maxima Mora receives a check for 694,809.76 from Secretary Olney after more than twenty years, paid to his attorneys Dr. Rodriguez and Drammond Kennedy for his Cuban estate indemnity from Spain. The sum reflects Mora’s stake minus 40 percent assigned to Rodriguez and Paige and other minor assignments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Antonio Maxima Mora
Dr. Rodriguez
Drammond Kennedy
Mora
Olney
United States
New York
Spain
Brazil Denies Cuban Belligerent Rights Grant Claim
Oct 18 report from Madrid states Brazil has not granted belligerent rights to Cuban patriots. In the past three days Brazil has provided facilities for more than 300 Spaniards volunteering to sail to Cuba to fight the patriots, according to official despatch received by Senor De Lome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senor de Lome
Madrid
Brazil
Cuba
Gift to Cruiser Maine in Maine Legislature Gift
Augusta October 18 The Navy Department replies to Governor Cleaves regarding a christening gift for the cruiser Maine. Secretary Herbet says the Maine will be sent to Portland to receive the gift as soon as she is ready for service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Cleaves
Navy
Maine
Herbert
Department
United States
Portland
State of
Assumption Church Reunion in East Boston
Members of the Assumption Church of East Boston will hold a reunion in Lyceum Hall on Nov 25. Councilman Joseph A. Conry chairs the committee with Rev. Joseph H. Cassin as treasurer and Charles J. Brown as secretary. Financial committee includes Hon. John H. Sullivan ex Superintendent W. J. Burke and ex Councilman Thomas Arthur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Assumption Church of
East Boston
Lyceum Hall
Joseph A. Conry
Joseph H. Cassin
Charles J. Brown
John H. Sullivan
W. J. Burke
Thomas Arthur
Library Handbook endorsed by Herbert Putnam
October 17, 1895 Boston advance notice from Mesere Curtis and Company announcing the Library Handbook. Endorsement letter from Herbert Putnam praises its careful study and utility for visitors and librarians. The handbook is sold at the Library Fine Desk Delivery Room and Op Ley Square entrance with Bertram Grosvenor redesign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mesere, Curtis and Company
Beacon Street
Boston
Herbert Putnam
Handbook of the New Public Library
Opley Square
Bertram Grosvenor Ve
Business Pulse Mixes Cautious Gains Across Regions
Bradstreet's notes a softer general commercial movement with pockets of strength. South demand remains favorable, West trades steady, Northwest holds wheat, and Seattle and Tacoma report export activity while New Orleans markets show corner play rumors. Prices for staples rise on demand. bank clearings up 1 percent. failures rise in the West.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bradstreet
Baltimore
Bessemer
South
Missouri
Kansas
Seattle
Washington
Tacoma
Orient
United Kingdom
Portland
San Francisco
New Orleans
Boston
United States
West
Trade review notes cautious optimism in week of October
R G Dun and Co reports a promising but cautious weekly trade outlook. Cotton exports were disrupted by a market surge, yet the natural price movement may resume. Moderate price yields in iron, steel, hides, leather, and boots point to a steadier demand. Textile markets remain strong for inputs, with limited gains in cotton goods and a 41 percent rise for the month, signaling mixed but improving conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Weekly Review of Trade
Cabinet Meets in Washington After Presidential Return
The first Cabinet meeting since the President's return was held with all members present. The two and a half hour session covered the Cuban situation and many foreign and domestic policy issues. Each officer carried portfolios. a large pile of papers remained unacted upon as the session adjourned before the President heads to Atlanta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Atlanta
Quinn and O Neil Guilty in Municipal Court
Patrolmen John H O Neil and John F Quinn of Division 2 were found guilty yesterday in Municipal Criminal Court by Judge Hardy on complaints filed by Norman F Hesseltine. The officers faced charges of refusing to exhibit a warrant for the arrest of Kelly and O Neil also faced assault charges. Proceedings centered on events April 8 at Hesseltine’s Tremont Street office. fines were planned for O Neil and for both officers for the warrant refusal. The court did not formally dispose of the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. O’neil
John F. Quinn
Municipal Criminal Court
Hardy
Norman F. Hesseltine
Martin and
Curtis
Eldredge
F.S. Hesseltine
C. W. Bartlett
Bangs
Kelly
Hesseltine
O’ Neil
Tremont Street
Orphans and Others Suit Involves Jay Gould Estate
An order of consent and discontinuance was entered in the New York Supreme Court in the case brought by the Soldiers Orphans Home of St. Louis against Russell Sage George J Gould and the executors of Jay Goulds estate and the Union Pacific railroad The action sought recovery of stocks and bonds totaling over ten million dollars alleged to have been diverted by the defendants
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Supreme Court
Soldiers’ Orphans’ Home of
St. Louis
Russell Sage
George J. Gould
Jay Gould
Union Pacific Railroad
Diphtheria Epidemic Strikes Brookline
Brookline reports a worsening diphtheria outbreak with a new case daily on average since Oct 1. Nineteen cases, two deaths, and scarce other contagions mark the town, with Harvard Street witnessing a recent fatality and a parent hospitalized with diphtheria at Brookline Hospital for Contagious Diseases.
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Brookline
Harvard Street
Brookline Hospital
Brookline Considers Smelt Brook Drain Upgrade
Brookline selectmen propose a $30,000 project to build a deep covered drain along Smelt Brook to drain marsh land, mirroring the Commonwealth Avenue drainage in Brighton. A parallel house sewer line could cost $8,000 to $10,000, should that plan proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookline
Commonwealth Avenue
Brighton
Boston Light Infantry Banquet Celebrates 97th Year
At Quincy House last night the Boston Light Infantry held its 97th annual banquet attended by over 100 members and invited military men from state units. Captain Quimby presided as Major Marrion Major Pfaff Captain Cousins and past commander Captain Lovett spoke with praise for past members. speakers were well received.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy House
Boston Light Infantry
Quimby
Marrion
Pfaff
Cousins
Eighth Regiment
Boston Infantry
Lovett
Petition Drives Lower Fares for City Rail Travel
A monster petition circulated among Brighton Alliston and Faneuil residents urges the Boston and Albany railroad to cut fares into the city. Several thousand signatures collected since it began around September 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brighton
Alliston
Faneuil
Boston & Albany Railroad
Mackerel Run Off Cape Cod At Provincetown
Provincetown reports the fall school of mackerel has struck in with catches ranging from six to seventy barrels. The fish are of good size and large catches are anticipated as the season develops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Provincetown
On the Briny Deep Our Bride Wears Tartan Coat
October bride plans a voyages bridal outfit choosing a tartan rug fabric in green and blue lined with reddish purple silk. The design features a tight back with a centered seam omitted to prevent seasickness while pacing the deck.
New Boxed Coat With Straps and Puff Sleeves
A feature on a new coat design describes a box-shaped front, wide straps across the hips, and oversized puff sleeves with capelets extending from the neck to control the volume. A jaunty hood lined in purplish silk and a bright Tam for sunny days complete the ensemble. The latest fashion notes.
Sunday Services At Tremont Temple And Other Churches
Sunday church notices list Tremont Temple Baptist services at Muate Hall with prayers and sermons by Omer D D and topics on The Secret of the Ages Disclosed in Christ and The Jealousy of Infinite Love. Also First Baptist Somerville with woman’s ballot topic and Growth of the Boy, Congregational Old South Church preaching on Armenian concerns, Episcopal Christ Church Colchester, First E Church Temple Street sermon series, Tremont Street M E Church prayer meetings and sermons, Christian Science at Park Street, Romanism and History lectures at People’s Temple, and Boston Young Men’s Christian Association meeting with Four Facts About Jesus Christ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tremont Temple Baptist Church
Muate Hall
Co. Omer
D. D
Bible School
First Baptist
Somerville
Justin D. Fulton
Spring Hill
E. Church
Temapie Street
Gesheeek
Geo
Reed
Union Fel
Richmond Fisk
East Boston
Jesus
BE. Elfrida Damon
Nett Damon
Dora P. Damon
Mamie O. Damon
George Mendall Taylor
Music Hall
People’s Temple
Columbus Avenue
Morrow
A. J. Ghureh
Washington
Church
Israel
Marion Luce
Ats
Christian Science Meeting
Women’s
Park Street
Clara B. Choate
Boston
Young Men’s
Boylston and
Berkeley Streets
Robert FE
Emp
Jesus Christ
Joseph Stewart
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Boston Post
8. N. Bond
Richardson, Hill & Co
Colorado
Southwest
Queen City Gas
J. Edward Addicks
Quondam
Chicago
Wilmington
Senator Chandler
New Hampshire
Parker House
Charles H. Thayer
Point of Pines
Charley
Father Johnson
Gate of Heaven Church
South Boston
Dedham
Norfolk County
William “Miller
John Miller & Co
Uquor
James B. Hayes
Knights of Columbus
Coughlin
Border City
Coveney
John W
East Cambridge
Federal Building
Herbert F. Plympton
Republican State Committee
Greenhalge
Noah Plympton
Bay State
Herb’’ Plympton
Pete Plympton
James B. Reynolds
Blue Hill Avenue
Davenport Avenue
Reed's
THE
Republican Rally
Credit Clothiers
Chas. Green & CO
Chinchilla Reefers
Washington Street
Mrs. Gray
Landaff, N. H
Damrell
Boston School
Assumption Church
East
Boston Public Library
Address Mail Department
Curtis and Company
Beacon St
Mass
DUN & CO
Quinn
O'Neil
New Brookline Drain
Cape Cod
F. Nunstur & Sons
King Edwardst
London
Porter Deve
Sole
Baptist
Old South Church
Third Church
George A. Gordon
Eliot
Harvard University
Brooke Herford
England
Episcopal
Christ's Church
Colchester Street
New Beacon Street
Hawes Street
Wood
C. D. Bradlee
Methodist
Salvation Army
Yorke
Novel Street
Newbury
Exeter Streets
Pi L. C. A
N. D. Smith
India
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