Baldwin Nomination Sparks Clash in South Boston War of Support
Political maneuvering over the Senate nomination from South Boston pits John E. Baldwin against rivals with ex Senator William S. McNary accusing Senator James A. Gallivan of breaking his word. Baldwin won the Ward 165 delegation after 151 ballots, with Ward 14 representative Baldwin defeating Reidy and Clancy backed by Gallivan.
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John E. Baldwin
Bell Telephone Corporation
Senate
Boston
James A. Gallivan
William S. McNary
Ward 14
Michael J. Reidy
Ward 15
McNary
James B. Clancy
Ward 13
Gallivan
Ward 165
Baldwin
McNary Attacks Gallivan Over Ward 15 Split in Senate Battle
Ex Senator McNary accuses James A. Gallivan of selfishness and broken promises that split Ward 15 from Ward 14, costing Reidy the nomination and swelling Baldwin's chances. McNary claims deals were discussed to trade votes for future support, and predicts Gallivan will run for Congress or retire if offered a City Hall job.
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McNary
Ward 15
Reidy
Baldwin
Ward 14
Henry F. Naphen
Congress
Ward 156
Alderman Flood
Naphen
Flood
Boston
Suffolk
James A. Gallivan
Gallivan
Senate
Cox-Dean
K Street
Mr. Gallivan
Jeremiah J. McNamara
James B. Clancy
Robert Cox
Josiah Dean
M. J. Reidy
Ward
Daniel G. Slattery
McNamara
Cox
Mr. Dean
Mr. Reidy
Clancy
Ward 13
Quirk
Hook
Crook
Ward 18
Fitzgerald
Gallivan Responds to McNary in Boston Press War
Gallivan denounces William McNary in a Boston press statement, denying McNary’s claims of deals and sentiment in South Boston. He recounts how Ward 14 shifted to Naphen, details past pledges, and vows to keep fighting, offering to let voters decide who wronged whom.
Forty Niner Memories and a Cure for Rheumatism
The article recalls 1849 gold rush pioneers and their hardships on the way to California. It features Adam Vangundy of Bluffs, Illinois, a former justice of the peace, who credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People with curing his rheumatism after two boxes in 1897. Notary Franklin C. Funk swears the testimony.
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Klondike
Adam Vangundy
Bluffs
Ill
Board of Trustees
A. D
Franklin C. Funk
Notary Public
Vangundy
Insular Disputes To Be Suppressed In Porto Rico
In San Juan Porto Rico October 21 political excitement grows as Senor Munoz Rivera and allies, elected on the autonomist platform, are retained by Major General Brooked for now. American authorities see them as stable and to quiet insular administration until Congress acts.
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San Juan DE Porto Rico
Senor Munoz Rivera
Council of Secretaries
Senor Blanco
Treasury
Senor Lopez
Justice
Senor Carbonnel
Interior
Brooken
United States Congress
Porto Rico
Ortega
Macias
Montevideo
San Juan
Brochemin
Huidekoper
San Juan Barracks
Eleventh Regular Infantry
Plaza
Gordon
Boston
Massachusetts Volunteers
United States
Mississippi
Schley
New York
Newark
United States Special
Captain Dodd Shot At Santiago Defense From Troop F
Private George Pearlstein of Troop F brings word to Bangor that a false report claimed Captain Dodd was shot by a fellow soldier during Santiago battles. Pearlstein says Dodd stood firing line while under heavy fire and was wounded in the forehead. He defends Dodd as a capable officer trusted by his men.
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Bangor
Biddeford
Dodd
United States Cavalry
Santiago
George Pearlstein
Whig
Captain Dodd
Pearlstein
Thoughtless engagement at Narragansett Pier sparks rush to break
A Chicago Post note quotes a girl in pink and a girl in blue discussing a summer engagement at Narragansett Pier. The fiancé is from Chicago, making it awkward to end the match due to proximity and social implications.
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Narragansett Pier
Chicago
Chicago Post
Politicians Worried About Independent Candidacies
The piece outlines multiple independent bids for Congress and state legislature across districts in a Boston area race. It notes key figures such as Bordman Hall, James Warren, Patrick F. McDonald, Thomas J. Dwyer, Fred D. Galloupe, and others, with party dynamics, withdrawals, and cross endorsements shaping the contest.
Mother Kills Three Children in Toronto
Mrs. Emily Burrell admitted strangling her three children in Toronto and said they are in heaven. She was arrested after being discharged from a hospital stay days earlier.
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Toronto
Emily Burrell
Lillian Russell Granted Divorce in New Jersey Court
Sisner Perugini alias John Chatterton received a divorce decree in the Chancery Court in Jersey City yesterday. Miss Russell, once married to him since January 21, 1894, is now in London. The item notes a professor’s chalkboard slip provoking laughter at an institution of learning.
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New York
the Herald
Sisner Perugini
John Chatterton
Lillian Russell
Chancery Court
Jersey City
France Hardens Stance Over Fashoda Dispute
Paris reports show French opinion turning defiant over Fashoda with public anger fueled by British press and Chancellor Hicks Beach. Government circles resist British demands while preserving dignity and rights. Rumors of Russian backing bolster officials as Paris asserts retention of Fashoda.
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Paris
Michael Hicks-Beach
Autorite
France
Great Britain
Count Muravieff
M. Delcasse
Russia
Redmond Urges Home Rule Backing for France Support
Dublin dispatch reports Mr William Redmond MP East Clare addressing a home rule meeting urging cheers for Major Marchand. He stated Irish sympathy lies with France and received strong audience approval.
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Dublin
William Redmond
East Clare
Major Marchand
Redmond
France
Independent sheriff candidate Hope Adams shot dead in Fort Worth
In Fort Worth Texas on October 21 trouble between white and black groups over politics erupted in a shootout at the courthouse. Hope Adams independent sheriff candidate and anti White Men's Union movement leader was killed by unknown shooters after a negro named Jenkins fired on white men. The sheriff has asked Governor Culberson for troops.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Hope Adams
Independent
Me’s Union Association
Adams
Jenkins
Culberson
New Great South American Kidney Cure Promises Quick Relief
Distressing kidney and bladder disease relieved in six hours by New Great South American Kidney Cure. It claims prompt relief of pain in bladder kidneys and back for both sexes and immediate relief of water retention. Sold by Geo C Goodwin Co Druggists Hanover St Boston Mass.
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Geo, C. Goodwin Co
Hanover St
Boston
Mass
Worcester Tops State Population Second City Title
The Massachusetts State census places Worcester as the second largest city, with Fall River and Lowell following. Canadians are traced in Fall River Lowell Worcester Cambridge Holyoke Lawrence Somerville New Bedford Springfield in scattered counts, while Worcester shows the largest native American proportion, indicating a normal growth not driven by immigration.
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Barnstable
Moses C. Waterhouse
Barre
Bristol
Eugene E. Donovan
Taunton
Daniel Carey
Harry S. Williams
Levis B. Hodges
Stventh
Henry C. Hathaway
George Poole Bailey
New Bedford
Dukes County
Edwin D. Vanderhoop
Gay
Twenty-first
Essex
Otis C. Robinson
Gloucester
L. M. Haskins
Rockport
Franklin
Hampden
H. Moseley Holcomb
Springfield
Middlesex
James F. Aylward
Cambridge
M. D. Jones
Citizens
E. A. Stevens
Somerville
Asher F. Black
Malden
Nantucket
David B. Andrews
Citizens’ Independent
Norfolk
James M. Codman, Jr
Brookline
Samuel A. Tuttle
Hyde Park
Plymouth
William C. Litchfield
Middleboro
Suffolk
James O'Conner
Boston
Thomas F. Monaghan
James J. Whalen
Thomas P. Butler
Albert A. Ayers
Hayes
Quinn
A. S. Haynes
Worcester
United States
Massachusetts
Lowell
Fall River
Camsbridge
Holyoke
Lawrence
New
Harvard Builds Premier Athletic Field With Additions
Harvard plans a top national athletic field with a Locker Building a football field and cinder path. A new baseball cage sits near the street for winter practice and the diamond area is ready. Boston graduates have raised 14000 for further improvements as surrounding dykes prevent river overflow.
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Harvard
Boston
Athletic Committee
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