Van Wyck Ahead in New York Mayoral Race Claims
Election figures from four parties project Robert A. Van Wyck as the likely winner of Greater New York mayor, with General Tracy second and Low candidates far behind. Estimates place Van Wyck around 250,000 votes, while Tracy hovers near 125,000 to 163,000. John C. Sheehan of Tammany Hall backs Van Wyck with confidence.
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New York
Robert A. van Wyck
Tammany
Greater
Wigwam
General Tracy
The
Herald
van Wyck
Clermont Rink
Brooklyn
Citizens’ Union
Mien
Republican Party
Richard Croker
Wellington
Mr. Choate
Waterloo
Tracy
Napoleon
Croker
Blucher
Carnegie Hall
Gures
George and
Judge van Wyck
George
Low
Dick Cas Bead
Ee Kaas
John C. Sheehan
Tammany Hail
Gleason
Croker backs Van Wyck in ringing campaign forecast
Croker denies meeting the Prince of Wales and mocks George’s attacks. He predicts Van Wyck’s election with at least a 7000 vote plurality, calling George the tail end and naming Low and Tracy as in-between. Tammany gains a key ally in cyclists supporting Van Wyck.
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van Wyck
Camaign
George
Court of Appeals Rules Citizens' Union Nominations Legal
The Court of Appeals ruled today that the Citizens' Union nominations are legal and valid under the state's electoral code. This decision affirms the petitioners' right to place their slate on the ballot and settles a dispute over nomination procedures.
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Court of Appeals
Citizens’ Union
Brown's Case to Open Congregational Council in Chicago
A major Congregational council convenes in Chicago to hear the case of Dr. C O Brown of San Francisco against the Bay Conference. The dispute centers on his suspension after an earlier council cleared him of immorality. The roster includes prominent ministers from Detroit St Louis Boston Milwaukee Grand Rapids Aurora Ill and Chicago with several assisting clergy.
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Chicago
Beecher Council
Brooklyn
C. O. Brown
San Francisco
Bay Conference
Harare
Shemiah Boynton
Detroit
Michael Grnham
St. Louis
Arthur Little
Boston
G. H. Ide
Milwaukee
Bradley
Grand Rapids
G. Berrill
Minneapolis
J. T. Blanchard
Aurora
Ill
W. A. Waterman
J. B. Silcox
P. K. Bohne
G. R. Wallace
Brown
J. A. Adams
K. McLean
J. B. Hatch
Ev. C. R. Brown
Bull's Cough Syrup Promises Cure For Cough
A 19th century ad touts Dr Bull's Cough Syrup as a cure for coughs and consumption fears. Testimonial from Simon Smasal of Chicago Chicago pledges cure after using the product priced at 25 cents.
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Dr. Bull
Simon Smasal
31St Street
Chicago
Bull
Fete of the Yous Wife of New York Brute
John Williams beat his wife Catherine until her death in New York. He was arrested on a murder charge after neighbors and a patrolman reported years of abuse. Witnesses from the tenement district testified at Yorkville Police Court.
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New York
John Williams
Williams
Catherine
Barry
John
Sixty-seventh Street
Breymann Bros to Begin Dredging at Boston Harbor
Breymann Bros the Toledo dredging firm secured government contract to dredge the main ship channel to about thirty feet depth and 1000 feet wide. They bought tugs B T Haviland and BE P Helpershausen and chartered towboat John C Morrison under Captain Gilbert Small for heavy towing duties. Captain Nugent of the A W Chesterton takes vacation. mate Ned Wixon acts as captain of Leader. Fruit steamer Barnstable receives smokestack boost and repairs before winter Jamaica Philadelphia trade. Exports last week reach 1.7 million dollars with imports at 884 thousand dollars.
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Toledo
Breymann Bros
New York
B. T. Haviland
BE. P. Helpershausen
John C. Morrison
Gilbert Small
Collin Smith
Leader
Barnstable
Atlantic
Boston
Jamaica
Philadelphia
Brookline
P. E. le Fever
Ocean Steamship Company
City of Macon
Savannah
Tom Cooper
Columbia
Lockwood
Hull
Bill McMillan
Varuna
Boston Light
Walker
Manhauset
Manchester
Eng
Wilson
Havre
North Atlantic
Comany
Trilby
Hingland
Boston Towboat Company
Vineyard Haven
Higgins Gifford
Gloucester
T. Wharf
Daniel Boone
Clifford C
Fire on British Steamer Wastewater Near Halifax
The British steamer Wastewater bound from Savannah to Bremen put into Halifax with cotton on fire. Water streams flood the hold as smoke vents from the hatch, and the blaze resists suppression. The incident follows a mention of the Lewiston excursion steamer earning about $12,000 in profit this past season.
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Halifax
Savannah
Bremen
Lewiston
Pavonia Arrives in East Boston After Rough Passage
The Cunard steamer Pavonia, Captain Atkin, docked in East Boston at 7 this morning with 19 saloon, 41 second cabin and 1383 steerage passengers after a 2623 mile run in 9 days 11 hours and 60 minutes. Appraisers seized $37.50 in personal baggage. Notables aboard included William I. Walshe Irish lecturer Percival Gassett Jamaica Plain, Dr. William F. Couche Surgeon Allen M. Cleghorn Canada, Henry P. Curtis, and English timber merchant Robert Johnson. Immigration officials detained four immigrants Celia Burke Maggie Burke J Weaver and Peter Megeredatch for further investigation and possible repatriation.
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Cunard
Pavonia
Atkin
Boston
William I. Walshe
Percival Gassett
Jamaica Plain
William F. Couche
Allen M. Cleghorn
Canada
Henry P. Curtis
Robert Johnson
Billings
Celia Burke
Maggie Burke
J. Weaver
Peter Megeredatch
Admiral Matthews Pushes Four New Dry Docks Plan
Admiral Matthews chief of the bureau of yards and docks, in his annual report to Secretary Long, urges four new dry docks. Concrete docks should be built at Boston, Norfolk and Mare Island, with a steel floating dock to be placed at Key West Tortugas or Algiers.
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Washington
Admiral Matthews
Bureau of Yards and Docks
Long
Boston
Norfolk
Mare Island
Key West
Tortugas
Algiers
Candy Galore Opens Washburn Credit Co Sale
The Washburn Credit Company at 46 Washington Street reports a booming opening sale begun last Saturday and ending next Saturday evening. Patrons receive a candy box containing a souvenir coin or Persian diamond with every purchase while supplies last. The store features a ladies department on the first floor, a jewelry section in back, and a men’s area on the second floor with wholesaling and storage planned for floors three and four.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washburn Credit Company
Washington Street
George F. Washburn
Brakeman killed at Woonsocket Junction on freight train
J. T. Martz a brakeman for the New England railroad fell from extra freight No 161 westbound at Woonsocket Junction while pulling a coupling pin to switch cars. He died later from wounds after his body was dragged along the track by the moving train.
Reorganized New England Shoe and Leather Association
The reorganized association formed in 1869, rebuilt to serve the global shoe and leather trade, with leaders including William B. Spooner and ex Governor William Claflin. It offers rooms with directories and rail timetables, notary services, and free meeting space for members in Boston, aiming to be a trade hub.
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New England Shoe and Leather Association
William B. Spooner
William Claflin
Francis Dane
J. H. Walker
John Cummings
Thomas S. Proctor
Charles A. Grinnell
Augustus P
Boston
List of 19 dead in Garrison wreck fully released
The New York Central and Hudson River wreck at Garrison yields a full list of the deceased. Names include Engineer John C. Foyle Samuel Williams and A. G. McKay among others with many bodies in the river. Rescue efforts continue as rain drenches the scene and spectators gather at the wreck site.
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Garrison
N. Y
Hudson River
John C. Foyle
Albany
John O. Hopkins
Samuel Williams
Buffalo
Thomas Riley
St. Louis
W. H. G. Myers
Tremont
Chima Lee Song
Hoo Wah
New York
Lee Tong
New York Central Railroad
Eight Chinese victims among sixteen dead in wreck at Cold Spring
In Cold Spring the wreck left sixteen bodies, eight Chinese among them. Six of the eight were identified and claimed quickly, while two well dressed white women, the only women killed, remained unclaimed in the morgue for two days as others were cared for.
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Cold Spring
Undertaker Crew Prolongs Mongol Burial Plan After Wreck
In Cold Spring local undertakers faced delays over eight Mongolian victims from a wreck. Debates over coffins and burial plots delayed transfer to New York, with bodies kept in morgues overnight. Rescue operations included raising a sleeping coach Hermes and a Niobe wreckage burned after flotation.
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Mott Street
Cold Spring
New York
Chong Wah Kung Saw
Friends of the Chinamen
New York City
Work Underway To Restore Dual Track After Wreck
A large crew labors to complete a second track at the wreck site. The northbound line shifts east five feet onto a sand gravel bed. Officials including W Seward Webb and Edgar Van Etten plan southbound track and expect operation by tomorrow night. They will search for missing bodies and return to New York by morning.
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McCoy
Seward Webb
Edgar van Etten
Mohawk & Malone Division
J. W. Toucey
Otis
Andate
New York
Montreal Day Express Wreck Blocks Montpelier Route
A head on collision between the Montreal day express southbound and a way freight on the Boston and Maine line in the White Mountain division halted all through traffic between Plymouth and Woodsville. No lives were lost though extensive damage occurred. cause is unknown and wrecking crews from Concord and Woodsville labored to restore tracks. The express included Canadian Pacific coaches and a through sleeper from St Paul and made no stops between Woodsville and Plymouth.
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Peekskill
McCoy
Hermes
Niobe
Canadian Pacific
St. Paul
Woodsville
Plymouth
Williams Child Among Garrison Wreck Victims
From Danvers Massachusetts on October 25, it is believed Samuel A H Williams of Danvers aged five was killed in the Garrison wreck. He was returning home from a visit to Buffalo and was unmarried.
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Danvers
Mass
Samuel Williams
Samuel A. H. Williams
Buffalo
Ward 6 Republicans Denounce Farr in Primary Fight
The Ward 6 Republican committee meeting in Alderman Berwin’s office denounces William W. Farr’s third Suffolk district Senate candidacy as a Democratic boss ploy. They repudiate Farr and endorse Samuel L. Silverman, citing a biased Ward 8 nomination process and control by Martin M. Lomasney. The letter-writer Anson B. Edgerly adds comments on Ward 9 debates and upcoming political maneuvers.
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Republican Committee
Ward
Alderman Berwin
Pemberton Square
William W. Farr
Senate
Suffolk
Illiam W. Farr
Martin M. Lomasney
Masney
Tool
Daniel D. Rourke
William W. Far
Boston
Lomasney
Farr
Gompers
Messrs. Towle
Berwin
Krebs
Towle
Sunc
Jesse Gove
W. W. Farr
Jebs
Sammy Silverman
Mr. Farr
West End
Manet
Aidee of the Gods
Odinous
Lau
Anson B. Edgerly
Northampton Street
Letter to the Editor criticizes injunctions and political figures
A reader chides Senator Towle Alderman Kerwin and Citizen Krebs for opposing government by injunction while recalling a Ward 9 meeting. The writer asserts the Latimer injunction was not lawful and cites the Faneuil Hall indignation gathering and a minimum wage proposal as key points.
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Post
Ward 9
Franz Hugo Krebs, Jr
Senator Towle
Don Quixote
Towle
Kerwin
Krebs
Faneuil Hall
Sra
Pennsylvania
Political Rally Notes and Speakers Across Massachusetts
The district schedule lists George Fred Williams and Christopher Callahan in Worcester and Cambridge, with Atkinson, Dona hue, Lloyd, and others in Lawrence Huntington and Somerville. A Lynn rally features Everett Henry Hurlburt Shepard and Murphy. Democrats plan ward meetings and torchlight demonstrations, while Republicans set municipal caucus for Nov. 23.
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George Fred Williams
Christopher T. Callahan
Worcester
Harry Lloyd
Lawrence
Clarence B. Atkinson
New Jersey
Roger P. Donahue
Huntington
Mr. Williams
Mr. Callahan
Cambridge
Somerville
George EB. McNeill
William C. Baker
Milford
Franklin
National Democrats of
Lynn
Lynn Theatre
William Everett Henry F. Hurlburt
Harvey N. Shepard
William A. Murphy
Robert Treat Paine, Jr
Williams
Joseph F. Hickey
Hickey
Christopher T. Mahan
C. EB. Atkinson
Charles Sirk
W. T. A. Fitzerald
Thomas Mackey
House
John Quinn
Republican City Committee
Washington Street
J. H. Slade
Quincy
Massachusetts
Democratic Club
American House
Philip J. Doherty
Democratic Committees
Lyceum Hall
Christoper T. Callahan
W. J. Donovan
Joseph A. Conry
Common Council
Ward 9
Gartiland and
Mahoney
Kelcher
Gallivan
John H. Sullivan
Daniel Hayes
Barry
Gartland
Democratic State Committee
Gray’s
Spellman Halls
John H. Lee
Brighton
Williams and
Callahan
Winthrop Hall
Charlestown
James E. Hayes
Savannah
Warte & 8
Somerset Associates
Prince Democratic Club
Southgoon
Broadway
Emerson Street
Joseph J. Norton
Flood
Mark J. T. Lally
Marto Held on Assault Charges in Milton Case
Marto were held in five hundred dollars bail today on charges of assaulting Officer Patterson at East Milton Friday night. Chief of Police Maurice Pierce of Milton asked for a week's continuance of the case. Italians were committed.
Butler Estate Sues Over Framingham Land Take
William D. Drury of Framingham sues Paul Butler and Adelbert Ames as administrators of General B. F. Butler's estate. The Middlesex Superior Court at East Cambridge heard the case arising from land taken by Framingham in 1889 for public purposes, with claims that no action followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willliam D. Drury
Framingham
Paul Butler
Adelbert Ames
B. F. Butler
Middlesex Superior Court
East Iae
General Butler
Fugitive Davis Nabbed in Local Stolen Jewelry Case
Inspectors Kelly and McGarry arrested Charles E. Davis, a New York fugitive accused of stealing jewelry valued at $100 from Marcus A. Ball of 2 East One Hundred and 1 Thirtieth Street. Pawn tickets were found, and much of the property was recovered in local pawnshops. Davis agreed to return to New York today without formal extradition papers.
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Kelly and McGarry
Charles E. Davis
New York
Marcus A. Ball
East One Hundred
Funeral services for Herman M Atwood former NY College of Pharmacy VP
The funeral was held at his West Eighty Second Street residence with Rev. Anson Atterbury officiating. The body was then taken to Boston for interment tomorrow at Mt. Auburn Cemetery.
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New York
Herman M. Atwood
New York College of Pharmacy
West Highty-second Street
Anson
Atterbury
Boston
Mt. Auburn Cemetery
Telegraphers' Mutual Aid Ball Planned for Jan 28
An enthusiastic meeting at Young's Hotel led by Councilman Shannon finalized plans for the twelfth annual Telegraphers' Mutual Aid ball to be held at Odd Fellows Hall on Friday evening January 28. Members anticipate a highly successful event with strong participation.
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Telegraphers’ Mutual Aid Association
Young’s Hotel
Shannon
Odd Fellows’ Hall
State Board of Bar Examiners Appointed by Supreme Court
The new board created by the last Legislature was appointed by the Supreme Court yesterday. Members include Judge Henry and Dewey of Boston Jabez Fox of Cambridge Milton Reed of Fall River E R Pierce of Fitchburg and Fred L Green of Greenfield.
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State Board of Bar Examiners
Supreme Court
Henry & Dewey
Boston
Jabez Fox
Cambridge
Milton Reed
Fall River
E. R. Pierce
Fitchburg
Fred L. Green
Greenfield
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Klled
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Montreal
Williams IS
Home Library Club
Vey
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United States
John Clark Ridpath
Rand, McNally & Co
Home Reference
Rourke
Committee of the Ward
Silverman
MR. Edgerly
Guisseppi Furcineto
Muschiarito San Bestiano
Carmino
Butler Estate
Herman N. Atwood
NEW Bar Examiners
Woodbury
John H. Woodbury
Winter St
Ernest Frederick Llobinson
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