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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Sep 07, 1896

Page

2

Winslows Amiability And Campaign Ploys In Massachusetts Politics

Massachusetts political scene centers on Colonel Samuel E Winslow with Back Bay support for lieutenant governorship. cautious Crane allies push for Bell Telephone influence. Campaign letter drive urged Boston and Essex county networks. Boston wards and Springfield feature clashes as Sam Winslow campaigns against Theodore Bates in Worcester. Atwood favored by McKinley in tenth district.

Sam Winslow Massachusetts Back Bay Newburyport Essex County Worcester Winslow Fall River John Simpkins Winslow-Kent Beacon Street Samuel E. Winslow Republican State Committee State Committee Kent Boston Crane Bell Telephone Springfield Greenhalge Music Hall Dalton Paper Trask Association Hall Cambridge Walker-Bates Worcester County Joseph H. Walker Theodore C. Bates North Brookfield Bates Congress Walker Worcester Telegram Beacon Hill State House West End W. W. Rice John E. Russell Rice North Brookfield Statesman Atwood M’kinley William McKinley McKinley Dorchester Ashmont Barrows Barrows Committee South

Pear to Resign From Cambridge Republican State Committee

Isaac S. Pear registrars of voters in Cambridge announces resignation from the Republican State committee within a fortnight. Candidates to succeed him include Thorndike Spalding Charles Cheney Dickinson Surbridge and others as the senatorial convention has the selection to make.

Isaac S. Pear Registrars of Voters Cambridge Republican State Committee Thorndike Spalding Charles Www Cheney Messrs David T. Dickinson Randolph C. Surbridge

Seven join battle for Ward 15 legislative seats

Seven candidates, led by Michael J. Reidy seeking renomination, enter a heated Ward 15 race with James F. Creed challenging renewal limits. John A. McManus and others Cadigan Hurley Cusick and Kells Jr vie for the nomination as ward committee work intensifies registration. Ward 13 also sees a three way House contest with McKenna Clancy Connors and Ward 3 features David B. Shaw, praised for his subway lease stance and Charlestown bridge vote.

Ward 15 Michael J. Reidy James F. Creed Mr. Creed Mr. Reidy John A. McManus Ward Edward C. Cadigan Alfred J. Hurley John J. Cusick William Kells, Jr Ward 13 McKenna James Clancy Thomas J. Connors Chicago Bryan Sewall Connors House of Representatives Charlestown David B. Shaw Ward 3 Shaw Boston

White Mountain Excursions Excursion Tickets and Fares

Boston and Maine R R announces excursion tickets good on regular trains with return after Oct 12 1896. Options include trips via Plymouth North Conway Profile House Bethlehem Junction Fabyans Mt. Pleasant House and more with mixed rail and stage routes and varied prices up to 7.00. Prices and timings per Official Time Tables.

Pemigewasset Valley Stage Profile Franconia Noteh Profile House Bethlehem Junction North Conway Plymouth Faplyans Stage Profile House Fabyans Profile House Stage T. Fabyans All Rail North Conner Intervale Junction Summit Mt. Washington Maplewood Retuan Peers Bethlehem Crawford House Bartlett Whitefield Jefferson Lancaster Bethlemem Junction

Labor Church Benefit Supports Striking Stitchers

Lynn, Sept. 6. A Labor Church benefit cleared about 150 for the striking stitchers of the T. G. Plant Company. Herbert N. Casson urged free competition and warned that monopolism risks a shift toward collectivism and public ownership in America.

Lynn Labor Church T. G. Plant Company Herbert N. Casson Pioneer Days Miles Standish Winthrop Goliath Napoleon Hanna McKinley America Heidison Li Hung Chang Edward Atkinson Thomas B. Reed China Carnegie Pullman Canton Boston Express Chalmers

Spirited contest over senatorial delegates choice

Fragmentary report notes a heated dispute over selecting senatorial delegates. The text hints at factions or factions within a political group contesting rules and procedure. No names or dates are readable.

Sible

McKinley Plans Short Rest Trip After Canton Visit

Major McKinley, fatigued, plans a two to three day rest at Zoar this week. He asks delegations to schedule visits to Canton so no more than two parties come on the same day. He attended Methodist services and hosted nieces and friends who sang hymns with visiting singers Miss Ruby of London and Miss Marie Donovan.

Canton McKinley Zoar Major McKinley Methodist Church Ruby London Marie Donovan Paris

McNally Defends Newport to Narragansett Swim Claim

Peter S. McNally, the noted long distance swimmer, rebutts a Crescent Beach doubt regarding his Newport to Narragansett Pier swim. He concedes time not equal to still-water records but notes favorable conditions and a guiding escort, with witnesses in rowboats and yachts and the steamer Caswell passing.

Peter S. McNally Newport Narragansett Pier Crescent Beach McNally Caswell James McCusker Office of the Post

Squadron Evolutions Off Fisher's Island Sound

Admiral Bunce's fleet in Fisher's Island Sound prepares for a week of drills and inspections. The six ships New York Texas Indiana Maine Columbia and Raleigh anchor near North Dumpling with daily evolutions planned through September 15 including inspection company exercises battalion drill a sham battle and outpost tours noted while massed provisions arrive for 1900 men. Admiral Bunce hosts J M and W Ferguson on Fisher's Island.

New London Conn Admiral Bunce Fisher’s Island Sound New York Texas Indiana Maine Columbia Raleigh Massachusetts Newport Fern North Dumpling J. M. and W. Ferguson Fisher's Island

Bailey Missing Everett Man Found in Bristol England

Everett residents had wondered about Fred Bailey who disappeared leaving creditors. Letters dated Bristol, England, prove he is safely living with his former Bristol family, contradicting rumors he fled to Halifax.

Everett Fred Bailey Bailey Halifax Evertt Bristol England

Third arson attempt at Cambridge Street tenement in Lynn

An attempted fire was set on stairs in tenement block No 15 Cambridge Street Lynn by kerosene and a match. It is believed to be the work of an inmate. this marks the third such attempt in the same block during the summer.

Lynn Cambridge Street

Robber Shootout Delays Eastbound Overland Express

In Sacramento nine miles west at Webster station three masked robbers halted the Southern Pacific eastbound Overland Express. After learning the bandits’ identities the train engineer shot one robber and then departed the station.

Sacramento Cal Southern Pacific Overland Webster Station

Murder in New York at Eleventh Avenue Home

Michael Murphy was shot and killed on the second floor of 84 Eleventh avenue in New York this morning by John Theurer. Theurer was arrested after the fatal shooting. Murphy, intoxicated, allegedly entered Theurer’s house by mistake and assaulted Theurer’s family before being shot through the heart.

New York Michael Murphy Eleventh Avenue John Theurer Theurer Murphy

Obituaries From Several Cities Include Notables

Obituaries report George W. Bell of Danvers age 65 dies of Brights disease leaving wife and five children. Anna Davis of Newburyport aged 93 dies. two sons and a daughter survive. Calvin I D Bigelow of Lyndonville Vermont, bank president and farmer, dies of cancer. Dr. George Brown Goode, Smithsonian assistant secretary and National Museum head, dies of pneumonia. born in New Albany Indiana in 1851. He held multiple posts including Berlin 1880 fishery exposition commissioner and Halifax Fisheries Commission statistician.

Danvers George W. Bell Bright Boston and Danvers Express Newburyport Mass Anna Davis Lyndonville Calvin ID. Bigelow Lyndonville National Bank United States Berlin London State Department Halifax Fisheries Commission Smithsonian Institution

Concert of the Powers Sought to Tame Turkey Turmoil

Berlin reports a plan to place the Sultan under guardianship of European ambassadors in Constantinople to control ministers and provincial governors. The move aims to keep Turkey intact while averting a broader war, as warships from Britain France and Italy bolster Turkish waters. Germany delays but orders ships to Smyrna and Constantinople, signaling reluctant participation in any intervention.

Berlin Turkey Prince Hohenlohe Count von Osten Sacken Germany Constantinople Crete Ottoman Empire Porte Copenhagen Balmoral Admiralty Gneisenau Smyrna Ersatz Loreley

Dr Lorimer Back After England Visit At Tremont Temple

Tremont Temple drew large crowds as Rev. Dr. George C. Lorimer returned from England and spoke in the morning, greeting worshippers and shaking hands for half an hour. In the evening he delivered The Sin Against Innocence addressing a full house despite bad weather.

Tremont Temple George C. Lorimer England

Anna Livingston Dies at Bellevue Hospital

New York September 6 Anna Livingston long known as the common law wife of John L Sullivan died suddenly at Bellevue Hospital last night of acute gastritis. She was an actress and about 39 years old.

New York Anna L. Livingston John L. Sullivan Bellevue Hospital

No License Push Discussed at Boston Archdiocese Meet

NO LICENSE, MEDFORD Sept 6 In the opera house the Catholic Total Abstinence Society of the archdiocese of Boston convened with 115 delegates from 35 societies. President James H Conley urged temperance education, restricted liquor sales and law changes while counties named directors and plans were made for a Lawrence parade and a Boston lecture to raise funds.

Medford Catholic Total Abstinence Society Archdiocese of Boston Cushing Board of Abdermen Michael Gilligan St. Joseph's Church James H. Conley Charlestown Conley Lgislature Suffolk Edmund Phelan Edward J. Stanton Alfred J. Hariey Joseph A. Gately Boston Middlesex Charles E. Benning Malden John J. McCarthy Marlboro Edward J. Slattery Lowell J. J. Manning Cambridge Essex Hugh Farrell Salem J. W. McDonald Lawrence Norfolk John J. Riordan West Quincy Plymouth Barnard Pattee Brockton Treasury Fund

Wreckage Found Off Cape Finisterre Believed From Fuji Yama

A report from Coronna Spain says an explosion at sea near Cape Finisterre was heard last night. Fishermen recovered wreckage bearing the name Fuji Yama. It is thought two ships collided and both sank. The Fuji Yama, 974 tons, owned by F. L. Evan Thomas of London, arrived Antwerp Aug 11 from Marseille.

Coronna Spain uMros Cape Finisterre Cape Fuji Yama Antwerp Marseilles Mediterranean F. L. Evan-Thomas London

Mars satellite sighting and new comet claim

Percival Lowell reports Deimos seen at Flagstaff Arizona by Mr Douglass on Sunday morning. W R Brooks announces a new comet to Harvard Observatory observed Sept 4 with position RA 13h36m Dec 55°40. The Giacobini comet discovery is noted as observed by Professor Ussy of Lick Observatory.

Percival Lowell Deimos Mars Douglass Flagstaff Arizona W. R. Brooks Geneva N. Y Harvard College Observatory Giacobini Ussey Lick Observatory

Danvers New School Opens for Public Inspection

Danvers Tapleyville’s new grammar school will be open for public inspection tomorrow with dedicatory exercises planned later. The high school will move in Tuesday during remodelling of the Town Hall and High School building, with some lower grades also transferring. The colonial style wooden building cost about $20,000 furnished.

Danvers Tapleyville

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