Williams Outlines Mission At Local Democrat Rallies
Springfield Oct 21 Democrats in Chicopee and Chigapes Falls held rallies. Few attendees gathered as Charles McDermitt presided in Chicopee with speakers Fred Williams and Christopher n. At Falls Henry F. Moriarity presided with C A Atkinson of New Jersey and Callahan and Williams following.
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Springfield
Chicopee
Chigapes Falls
Charles McDermitt
Eee
Fred Williams
Christopher N
Henry F. Moriarity
C. A. Atkinson
New Jersey
Messrs. Callahan
Williams
Mr Williams Speaks On Public Duty In Republican City
Mr Williams delivers a forthright address praising public responsibility and self government. He honors local figures such as Justice Wells Governor Donen and Mr Stearns, recalling their influence while urging citizens to study public questions and fulfill their sovereign duties.
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Williams
Penue
Massachusetts
Justice Wells
Donen
Stearns
Elevation of Man over Wealth in Postwar Speech
A speaker urges reform to place human welfare over property, criticizing wealth influence in public affairs. He quotes Whittier and recalls Democratic ideals of individual liberty and equality, arguing for a broad agitation to realign politics toward the common good.
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Roperty
Whittier
Ophir
Democratic Party
Thomas Jefferson
Anti-paternal party critique of wealth and leadership
The speaker rails against government interference and questions whether the nation has progressed in a quarter century. He questions who leads the republic the learned and pious or the dollar and stock market kings. He argues business leaders often hold more sway than farmers manufacturers or statesmen.
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Republic
K of
Speeches on Corruption and Law Violations in Gilded Age
A speaker denounces great fortunes and corporations as built on immorality and crime. He cites railroads Standard Oil and Vanderbilts, urges action against violations of law, and condemns political corruption during a speech referencing Lattimer and public justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aplause
Republican Party
United States
Vanderbilts
Standard Oil Company
Boston Massacre 1770 and Liberty Row in Massachusetts
A political address recalls the Boston massacre and the fight for liberty. It contrasts Democratic and Republican stances, questions public opinion, and urges sovereign rebuke of apathy toward civilian killings. It cites Crispus Attucks and other victims, and laments entrenched corruption and influence in Massachusetts government.
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Democratic Party
Bia
United States
Republican Party
Boston
John Adams
Adams
King Street
Crispus Attucks
Natick
James Caldwell
Christopher Monk
Maasachusetts
Congress
Massachusetts
Railroad money power in Massachusetts cited in political speech
A Boston banker’s letter claims $500 000 paid for a pipeline bill, alleging corruption and railroads influencing state judiciary and commissions. The speaker argues citizens lose rights as moneyed interests control transit and subroad commissions, urging Democrats to resist the money power and defend the United States. The speaker then repeated the speech in Chicopee Falls.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Commonwealth
Williams
Lombard Street
Atlantic
Pacific
United States of America
Chicopee Falls
Fraud Alleged in Honsuckle versus Ruffin and Barnes
W R Honsuckle sues Stanley Ruffin and G S Barnes in Superior Court claiming $5000 damages from 1894 stock sale misrepresentations. Ruffin as treasurer and Barnes as president of Eastern Construction allegedly deceived Honsuckle into buying fifteen shares after falsely stating $4500 of capital was deposited. The verdict favored Honsuckle, with collection and possible criminal action pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Honsuckle
Honsuckle
Stanley Ruffin
G. S. Barnes
Hardy
Eastern Construction Company
Ruffin
Ward 11
Barnes
Jaisey
Mechanics’ National Bank
Honoun
R. Jones
Carver & Blodgett
Rnes
Criminal Court
Honsuckile
Melrose Club
Mr. Jones
De Bull's Cough Therapeutic Claim Clarified
A historical note describes a remedy labeled De Bull's Cough marketed to relieve a strong cough. The item outlines claimed benefits and usage in a period layout, reflecting common medicinal language of the era and its advertised purpose.
Luetgert Trial Ends as Jury Deadlocks in Chicago
Adolph L. Luetgert testifies under oath denying murder in the famous trial. The jury reports nine for conviction and three for acquittal after 66 hours of deliberation, leading to discharge and plans for possible bail and perjury prosecutions.
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Chicago
Associated Press
Luetgert
Adolph L. Luetgert
Vincent
Luetert
Faery
Luetsert
Wingeat
Dolph L. Luetgert
A. D
M. F. Sullivan
Arnold
William Charles
Oan
Felows
Heickhold
Boyd
Bibby
Mahoney
Behmiller
Hosmer
Shaw
Franzer
Fower
Harley
Holabird
Barber
Tuthill
Residents oppose railroad land fill plan at Washington Avenue
A large group of leading citizens and taxpayers appeared as remonstrants before the Board of Land and Harbor Commissioners regarding the Boston Revere Beach Lynn railroad's petition to fill flats between the trestle and landowners along Washington Avenue. The hearing postponed the petition for a later session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthrop
Board of Land and Harbor Commissioners
Boston, Revere Beach & Lynn Railroad
Washington Avenue
Inspiring Parade of Blue Magnets Returns in City
A parade event closes at 4 35 with over 1200 attendees touched by the Governor's right hand. Many spectators seemed unaware of his presence as the procession unfolded, continuing from page 2.
Boston Grammar Schools Observe Constitution Day with Shouts for Old Ironsides
Constitution Day activities ran across fifty seven grammar schools in Boston with about 70 000 pupils and 1604 teachers taking part. Students sang recited and spoke on the Constitution and the ship Constitution while noting comparisons to the Monitor and modern ships.
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Boston
Ironsides
Repves
Mechanic Arts High School
Charles W. Parmenter
Prince Grammar School
Exeter
Newbury Streets
Horace Mann School For the Deaf
Newbury Street
Bowdoin Grammar School For Girls
Myrtle Street
Phillips Grammar School For Boys
Phillips Street
West End
Elias H. Marston
Wells Grammar School For Girls
Blossom Street
Dimick
Hancock School For Girls
Parmenter Street
Dutton
Eliot Grammar School For Boys
North Bennet Street
Webster
Winthrop School For
Tremont Street
Eliot
Robert Swan
Constitution
Brimmer Grammar School For
Common Street
Dickerman
Quincy School For Boys
Tyler Street
Alfred W. Bunker
Congressman Fitzgerald
Congress
N. Green
Stanton
B. A McKinnon
America
Daughters Meet at Bunker Hill Chapter
Yesterday the Stars and Stripes waved at the first fall regular meeting of Bunker Hill Chapter held in Copley. Hostess Miss Laugh ton presented Old Ironside in honor of Constitution day. Miss Amelia Johnson acted as secretary pro tem. Nellie Salome Thomas spoke on her Britain visit with a Welsh song from the composer and described visiting Jennie Lind’s Malvern grave with an American flag and laurel wreath.
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Stars and Stripes
Copley
Bunker Hill
Marie Are Laughton
Amelia Johnson
Harlestown
Nellie Salome Thomass
Great Britain
Thomas
Jennie Lind
Malvern
Miss Thomas
Memorial window funded by Old South Chapter
Miss Lillian M B Clarke notes a memorial window in St Cecelia’s memory on a tomb visit. Mrs Vinson of Dorchester reports Old South exercises. Laura Wentworth, regent, notes two resignations and two proposed admissions from a twenty person waiting list plus one real daughter. Mrs Sherburne Mierrill’s marriage announced. Sympathy letters approved for Mrs A Brigham Mrs G W Pendergast and Miss Sarah Laughton. Future Boston meetings set for the Copley with visiting committee to call on afflicted members. Roses gifted by Fanny Went. Visitors include Mrs Owler and Mrs Charles Kirtland.
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Sprenan
St. Cecelia
Lillian M. B. Clarke
Reid
Rant
Vinson
Dorchester
Laura Wentworth
Old South
Sherburne Mierrill
Fanny Vvenrt
Owler
Charles Kirtland
Grand Spectacle Lights Boston Areas With Naval Echoes
A dramatic pageant unfolds as New York Massachusetts and the Dolphin illuminate hills and harbors around Boston for half an hour. Light beams sweep toward Bunker Hill, illuminating Old Ironsides in shadow, while Chelsea Medford and the Mystics engage in flashes of reflection on water and shore.
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New York
Massachusetts
The
Dolphin
Boston
Bunker Hill
Navy Yard
Chelsea
Medford
Mystics
Fleet Heads to New York After Constitution Celebration
The North Atlantic fleet, ordered by Secretary Long, will move to New York for repairs before winter drills. Three ships will be repaired, then the squadron will go to Hampton Roads, with a two week stop off Tompkinsville before further maneuvers.
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Washington, D. C
Secretary Long
Admiral Sicard
New York
Boston
Tompkinsville
S. I
Hampton Roads
Charleston
West Indies
Virginia Capes
Newark
Nashua Officials Visit Concords Constitution Day Celebrations
A Nashua, New Hampshire delegation of sixty eight led by Mayor J. E. Toles toured Concord before the parade. They visited Deer Island, Boston Harbor, and warships, dined at the Crawford House, and attended the Park Theatre with Commissioner Marshall hosting.
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Nashua
N. H
J. E. Toles
Concord
Marshall
Deer Island
Boston
Crawford House
Park Theatre
Bouquet from Mars Honoring Major Garland Wolcott
Major Garland, a Constitution veteran, received a violet bouquet from Mrs. Wolcott after the Old South Church exercises. He praised the Governor's family and predicted worthy successors. He rested briefly after a short reception aboard the Constitution.
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Major Garland
Constitution
Old South Church
Seaman Sentenced for Wounding on S S St Paul
In Southampton on October 21 a seaman named Neal received one month’s imprisonment for dangerously wounding a shipmate aboard the American line steamship St Paul. The recorder called the shipboard scene a pandemonium every night based on the evidence.
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Southampton
Neal
American Line
St. Paul
Illumination Ends As Fog Cloud Comes At Eight
Spectators on the shore hear eight tolls from the Massachusetts church bells at eight o'clock as harbor lights fade and the ships plunge into darkness. The scene shifts from bright illumination to sudden dimness signaling the end of the display.
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Massachusetts
Torchlight procession leads Eliot School celebration in North End
About 400 Eliot School pupils and graduates joined a torchlight parade led by Congressman Fitzgerald through Hanover Washington Merchants Row and North End. The Fireworks display at the park lasted 15 to 20 minutes before the crowd dispersed at North Bennet Street.
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Eliot Schoo
Northernet Street
Congressman Fitzgerald
Commodore Dixon
Atlantic Yacht Club
Edward J. Flynn
Harvey N. Collison
Frank Keany
Hanover
Washington
Merchants’ Row
Commerce
North End Ark
Christ Church
North Bennet Street
North End celebration flags Fleet and Hanover corner
A flag raising at Fleet and Hanover streets marked last night’s North End celebration. The ceremony began at seven o’clock under the oversight of Edward Fitzgerald Thomas Clougherty and Edward Morae Seegee. The flag bore Fitzgerald’s fine portrait with the inscription Her Champion.
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North End
Fleet and
Hanover Streets
Messrs
Edward Fitzgerald
Thomas.Clougherty
Edward Morae Seege
Eee Fitegerald
Old Ironsides Parade Honors 100th Launch Anniversary
Warships displayed flags and bunting all day as twenty one guns saluted Old Ironsides at noon. Constitution wharf drew spectators from the Governor's reception while the Eighth Regiment celebrated the chance to board the frigate. After the parade, naval launches carried the men back to the ships efficiently.
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Navy Yard
Constitution Wharf
Saunders Loses Bid for Further City Printing Plant Probe
The Common Council shelved the municipal printing plant investigation report while the minority report on the Cashman plant purchase was accepted for concurrence after Board of Aldermen changes. Council debates followed with calls for fuller discussion and claims of new evidence, including alleged overspending and vendor connections.
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Common Council
Municipal
Cashman
Board of Aldermen
O’callaghan
Ward 3
Saunders
Ward 11
O'Callaghan
Councilman McCarthy
Ward i
Millar
Ward 1
Quincy
Whalen
Freeman & Woodley
Dennan & Tarbett
American Type Founders’ Company
Boston Type Foundry
Ackinson’s Type Foundry
Bryant
Storrs & Bement Paper Company
Casnman
Freeman
Tarbett
Phinney
Dickinson Type Foundry
Boston
Leonard Street
Granger Street
Finance Committee
Morphine Death of Minnie Norton on 19th Birthday
Minnie Norton a lodger at 65 Pleasant Street died after an overdose of morphine. Found in her room in agony, she was taken to City Hospital where she died. She was said to be a victim of morphine habit and her relatives will arrange burial.
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Luetgert
Deneen
Criminal Court
Emma
Gottlieb Schimpke
Kenosha
Louise Luetgert
Wisconsin
Harley
Holabird
Barber
Schimpke
Minnie Norton
Minnie
Pleasant Street
Carney Hospital
Minale
Philip Curtis Elected to New York Stock Exchange
Philip Curtis of Boston was elected a member of the New York Stock Exchange today at New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Philip Curtis
Boston
New York Stock Exchange
Fine Furniture Galore at Jordan Marsh Co
A vast furniture department spans five stories in the Jordan Marsh building fronting Avon and Bedford streets. Floor by floor showcases decorative pieces, chamber sets, dining suites, parlor furniture, lounges, and mattresses from the firm’s own workshop, all at reduced prices and good values.
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Furniture Department
Jordan, Marsh & Co
Avon
Bedford Streets
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George Fred Wiliams
MR. Williams
Elger
Jay Goma
Mary Siemmering
Fitzgerald
Perth
New England
Wm. CG. Bell Co
Hardor
Ella Chamberlain
Fleet
Mars
Wolcott
Gation of City Printing Plant
Pleasant Street House
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