20 Oct 1898
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1898
Page
1
In 3d Suffolk delegates from South Boston and Charlestown Democrats and Republicans nominate William for the district seat. The cross party backing signals a high profile bid ahead of local contests.
A Boston night of Democratic conventions names candidates for Governor Council and the Tenth Congress. Quirk wins the councillor seat by five votes after a bitter fight. Tague ends a long deadlock. Holden seeks Senate, while Ward 8 backs Rourke for re election. Balloting continues in the Tenth district as parties maneuver.
Manila dispatch reports an American rebel engagement in Manila Bay after Admiral Dewey forbade insurgents to fly their flag aboard ships. Both sides suffer losses, but American forces capture the rebel vessels. Madrid says Spain will forward the report to Paris peace commissioners.
Vancouver dispatch notes newspapers received aboard the Empress of Japan report a sensational claim that Li Hung Chang and the Dowager Empress of China have been secretly wed. The note cites papers from Hong Kong and Yokohama.
Lars Larson and Ernest Hellmut of Quincy vanished after a Saturday fishing trip in a small flat bottom boat. A boat matching that description was spotted off Hull, raising fears they drowned. Both were young and unmarried.
In Lynn on October 19 seven members of Isaac S. Leadbetter’s family, including his four children and the daughter of a household employee, fell ill after consuming a poisoned meal laced with akein later found to be rough on rats. All were said to be seriously affected but are out of danger now.
Forecast for Thursday calls for rain in Maine New Hampshire and Vermont then clearing and fair weather with brisk southeasterly winds shifting to southwesterly. Massachusetts sees rain along coast then fair conditions with a brisk southeast wind becoming southwest. Rhode Island Connecticut and eastern New York expect fair skies with brisk easterly winds and Boston area clearing early then warmer with southwest winds.
Chicago saw a massive parade crowd surge around the Union League Clubhouse as President McKinley reviewed the march. Marines and police struggled to hold the throng, bayonets were removed to avoid casualties, and many garments were ripped from wearers amid frantic rescues. No lives were lost, with Mrs. McKinley and officials present on the reviewing stand.
A vintage drug advert promises to cure a cold in one day using Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets. It claims pharmacists will refund the money if it fails and notes the letters L B Q on each tablet.
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