Corcoran Nominates for Second Worcester Senate
The Hon John W Corcoran accepts the Democratic nomination for the Senate in the Second Worcester district. His strong proven leadership and clear Democratic record build public confidence as Massachusetts prepares for redistricting and legislative work. Voters are urged to elect him by a decisive majority.
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Massachusetts
John W. Corcoran
Senate
Democrats
Worcester
Judge Corcoran
Cotton Boom Collapse Averts Serious Exchange Drain
The recent cotton price boom collapsed suddenly, averting potential serious consequences. If it had continued, exchange rates might have fallen and gold exported, risking a new Treasury drain. The U S is paying foreign debt largely in cotton, with export halted as prices drop, yet intrinsic value and demand remain.
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United States
England
New Orleans
Lynching Crime Highlighted in New South Carolina Constitution
The article argues that South Carolina adds a lynching felon y clause to punish officers who assist lynch mobs. It urges adoption of similar laws nationwide, condemning violence as un American in a land of schools and free suffrage, and emphasizes need for enforcing penalties.
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South Carolina
North
South
End of Corbett Fitzsimmons Fight Draws a Line
The country congratulates the ending of the Corbett-Fitzsimmons affair. The Post argues prize fighting has no place on the continent. It condemns fights for money or fame as demoralizing and calls for the sport to be driven off.
Anti-Double Taxation League Presses Reform in Massachusetts
The Anti-Double Taxation League continues its organization and plans to push reform this winter. It targets double taxation on stock in foreign corporations, taxed property incomes, municipal bonds, and pledged merchandise. The piece notes Boston’s higher borrowing costs due to bond taxation and argues removal would save city debt service far more than state tax gains.
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Massachusetts
Boston
United States
The Law of Might and Boundary Claims
Britain holds Guiana as successor to Holland and Venezuela holds what Spain owned. The United States urges impartial adjudication, but Britain resists, sending Maxim guns to defend claims. The piece argues Britain acts from strength, not right, stretching its western boundary toward Venezuela.
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Great Britain
British Guiana
Holland
Venezuela
Spain
Republic of Venezuela
United States
Ter
United States Defends Civilized Methods in South Africa Affair
United States declares support for civilized international methods in the South Africa issue while criticizing Britain for barbarian conquest. The stance emphasizes the continental opposition to Britain’s methods and defends democratic principles over aggression.
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United States
Great Britain
South Africa
Costly strikes urge arbitration over labor warfare
The Wright labor report covering seven and a half years shows over two and a half million workers affected by strikes, with total losses of 35 million for workers and 29 million for employers. The analysis argues strikes are as costly as warfare and favors arbitration and pro labor legislation to promote peaceful settlement of labor disputes.
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Carroll D. Wright
United States Commissioner of Labor
Wright
Observant Citizen Volunteers for Dorchester Concert
Miss Elsie F Adams volunteers for Frederick Apmans sketch The Light From Over the Range at a charitable concert in Dorchester hosted by Frank Curtis. City Forester Doogue distributes surplus plants at Cottage street greenhouses drawing over a thousand visitors. Distribution continues today and tomorrow with mixed reception for plant varieties. Hon Joseph H ONeill travels to Washington as sub treasurer and congressman to meet treasury officials. John Graham Brooks praises social problem study and Harvard honors a respected professor likened to Mill Ruskin.
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Elsie F. Adams
Frederick Apman
Frank Curtis
Dorchester
Doogue
Cottage Street
Boston
Charlestown
Joseph H. O'Neill
Washington
Treasury
John Graham Brooks
Brooks
Harvard College
Mill
George
Ruskin
Horace Shirley A Libertine Barber Shop Boldface
Horace Shirley is portrayed as a libertine lacking courage, yet he disrupts many households and gains mid century notice. The story sketches his blunt virtues and vanity as a dandy who primps his curly mustache and faces daily shaves at a barber shop with audacious clientele.
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Horace Shirley
Shirley
Beard and Barber Betray a Gentleman in Shaves
Horace Shirley flees an immoral flirtation with a Manchester widow by moving north and growing a beard. He seeks a final shave, unaware the barber is his rival Smith. In a tense moment the two men lock eyes as the truth surfaces and fate intersects at the chair.
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Kirley
Smith
Sol
Pluvius
Cupid
Eros
Horace Shirley
Shirley
Manchester
Inamorata
Herbert Cadett
Winter Coats Anew: Slim Styles Spark Fashion Debate
Snowbound shoppers recall last year’s prices as jackets grow shorter and sleeves loosen. Fashions favor roomier dolman or melon shapes with rough or smooth materials, while a French style green cloth coat features Astrakhan edging, a green velvet yoke, and a high Medicis collar. The piece exemplifies a Renaissance influence with slashed fronts and ornate trim.
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Medicis
Astrakhan
The Women’s Vote in a Sham Referendum
A letter from Alice Stone Blackwell argues that only a small fraction of women will vote in a sham referendum, noting past male voter apathy and predicting how the 12,000 registered women may swing if they participate. She highlights the suffragists’ claim that engaged women largely favor granting suffrage and awaits the outcome.
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Post
Boston
Alich Stone Blackwell
People’s Union Votes Praise Boston Post and Names Correspondent
The People’s Union, a socialist group over 1000 strong, met at 49 Bennet Street and passed thanks to the Boston Post for opening its columns. Winchersky of Emeth was appointed regular correspondent. They plan a march to Faneuil Hall Saturday night for the Socialistic Labor party rally with speakers Morris Ruther Martha Moore Avery George Boomer Mrs Merrifield and David Taylor.
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The
People’s Union
Bennet Street
Boston Post
Winchersky
Emeth
Truth
Faneuil Hall
Socialistic Labor Party
Morris Ruther
Martha Moore Avery
George Boomer
Providence
Merrifield
David Taylor
Burrows Granted Warrant to Washington for Larceny Trial
October 21 report from Philadelphia states Judge Butler granted a removal warrant to take Arthur Burrows also known as Eddie McDuffee to Washington for trial on bicycle theft charges. Burrows has ex fittingly used the McDuffee alias while operating in Philadelphia Washington and other cities.
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Philadelphia
Butler
United States District Court
Arthur Burrows
Eddie McDuffee
Washington
Burrows
McDuffee
Italian Columbus Society Banquet Honors Citizens and Leaders
The Italian Columbus Society in Boston held its annual banquet at the Revere House. Guests included Colonel Henry A. Thomas Alder man Presho and Joseph Morello among nearly 200 members. Speakers urged service to the country as the society marked 4084 years since Columbus's landing and 26 years of existence.
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Italian Columbus Society
Revere House
Christopher Columbus
M. Severoni
Henry A. Thomas
Alderman Presho
Brindisi
Munroe
North End
Joseph Morello
Boston
John B. Rosetto
William P. Barnes
John A. Ryan
Peter Pastene
A. Monteleone
A. Bodarracco
M. Barretta
B. Pulcaro di. Ferratti
Golden wedding perkins celebrate anniversary in Danvers
Mr and Mrs Samuel B Perkins marked their golden anniversary with a large gathering from Danvers Lynn Topsfield Salem Boston and elsewhere Staples Orchestra provided music. They were married in Topsfield and have lived in Danvers for 27 years.
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Danvers
Samuel B. Perkins
Lynn
Topsfield
Salem
Boston
Staples
Perkins
Anson McLoud
Congregational Church
Peabody Institute
Maple Street
Emma A. Hobbs
Abbie Elliott
Mary H. Perkins
Amos L. Perkins
Pilgrim Association Dines at Parker House Meeting
The Pilgrim Association held its regular dinner and business meeting at the Parker House. The topic was Focal Congregationalism Its Perils and Opportunities. Speakers included the Rev. W. E. Barton the Rev. E. B. Noyes and Seth Mendell.
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Pilgrim Association
Parker House
Focal Congregationalism
W. BE. Barton
EB. N. Noyes
Seth Mendell
Wellesley Club Elects Officers At Annual Meeting
The annual meeting of the Wellesley Club was held at the United States Hotel last evening. Officers elected include Colonel Clarke as president Albert Jennings as vice president T W Travis as secretary H L Sanderson as treasurer Isaac Sprague as curator and Benjamin Curtis BE P Perkins Charles E Fuller B A Sandborn as board of directors.
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Wellesley Club
United States Hotel
Colonel Clarke
Albert Jennings
T. W. Travis
H. L. Sanderson
Isaac Sprague
Benjamin Curtis
BE. P. Perkins
Charles E. Fuller
B. A. Sandborn
Marquis of Dufferin resigns as Cinque Ports lord warden
London reports the Marquis of Dufferin and Ava resigns as Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports. Lord Salisbury will succeed him as ambassador at Paris in a rearrangement of the British posts.
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London
Marquis of Dufferin and
Ava
Paris
Cinque Ports
Lord Salisbury
Unitarian Conference Opens in Washington With Addresses
Over 1000 delegates arrive for the sixteenth national Unitarian conference in Washington. Rev. Minot J. Savage of Boston condemns evangelical pride in church monopoly and argues for a universal gospel beyond creed. Dorman B Eaton to chair. Hale absent. Tomorrow features speakers Batchelor, Fifield, and Herford.
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Washington
National Conference of the
Unitarian Churches of the
Jesus
Mr. Savage
Edward Everett Hale
Dorman B Eaton
New York
Senator Hoar
Massachusetts
Morrill
Vermont
George Batchelor
Cambridge
Mass
Emily A. Fifield
Boston
National Alliance of Unitarian
Brooke Herford
London
British and Foreign Unitarian Association
Train derailed at Westdale Junction injures none
An October incident at Westdale Junction on the New York New Haven Hartford line threw an entire train from the track. None of the passengers sustained injuries. Authorities reported no injuries among the riders.
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East Bridgewater
Mass
Westdale Junction
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Missing Dorchester boy Charles E Daley sought by police
Charles E Daley aged 16 has been missing from his Clinton street Dorchester home for over a week. Police believe he may have joined a minor minstrel troupe and urge anyone with information to come forward.
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Charles E. Daley
Clinton Street
Dorchester
Detachment of Rear Admiral Kirkland Over Disputes At Sea
Washington Oct 21 Admiral Kirkland commanding European naval station was detached due to dissatisfaction from several incidents. Commodore Selfridge to succeed him. Recall followed comments on American missionaries in Syria and Armenia and alleged insult to a naval chaplain. Kirkland sailed for Algiers aboard the San Francisco. retirement plans likely.
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Washington
Kirkland
Thomas O. Selfridge, Jr
Admiral Kirkland
President Faure
France
Herbert
Syria
Armenia
Kiel
Admiral Ikland
Gibraltar
Algiers
San Francisco
Navy Department
Boston
Mass
North Carolina
Selfridge
United States Navy
Rising Star Alfred Vanderbilt Enrolled for Harvard Prep
Alfred Vanderbilt son of Cornelius Vanderbilt has been placed by his father at a preparatory school to prepare for Harvard. He recently distinguished himself as an amateur actor at the Breakers with a notable skirt dance portrayal and a strong stage presence. The Vanderbilts are amused by his dramatic leanings but sent him to study.
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New York
Alfred Vanderbilt
Cornelius
Harvard
Vanderbilt
New England Items Highlight Local Accidents and Fires
James C. Remington, 77, fell from a barn scaffold at North Bridge Centre Sunday injuring his collarbone and leg. recovery doubtful. C W Day & Sons steam mill in Winchendon burned Sunday night, loss about 15000, partially insured. Miss Sarah Kellogg, 60, noted author, died yesterday of apoplexy at her home. Lincoln Street house in Hingham, owned by Edward Sweeney heirs and lived in by G W Nelson, destroyed by incendiary fire. West Norwich dwelling once used by Dr John Stetson, owned by Whitman Chase of Taunton, burned to ground last night. James E Byrne building at South Wellfleet, insured, destroyed by fire early yesterday. Ex Congress Miles T Granger died at home in North Canaan Conn at 1 30 yesterday after illness beginning Sunday night. Judge Granger born in Marlboro Mass in 1817.
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James C. Remington
Northbridge Centre
C. W. Day & Sons
Winchendon
Sarah Kellogg
Herburne
Lincoln Street
Hingham
Edward Sweeney
G. W Nelson
West Norwich
Tohn Stetson
Whitman Chase
Taunton
James E. Byrne
South Wellfleet
Miles T. Granger
North Canaan
Conn
Judge Granger
Pl Tga
North Marlboro
Mass
Coremakers' Meeting Called at 8 Tonight in Boston
Coremakers of Boston are asked to meet at 45 Eliot Street at 8 o clock to discuss actions following the death of George Dwyer, per order of the Core makers' Union president.
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Coremakers
Boston
Eliot Street
George Dwyer
Coremakers’ Union
Obituary: Herbert Skinner Dies at 65 in Reading
Herbert A. Skinner long known as a conductor on the Boston and Maine railroad died at his home on John Street after a lingering illness. He was about 65 years old.
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Reading
Herbert A. Skinner
Boston & Maine Railroad
John Street
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