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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Sep 09, 1896

Page

2

Talks for the Masses George Fred Williams Campaign

George Fred Williams delivered his thirtieth and thirty first speeches in East Boston. Crowds packed Webster Hall and Stirk Hall in Wards 1 and 2 with warm applause. Attendees referenced Bryan and Sewall. Burke presided Ward 2. other speakers included Coakley Doherty and Mellen. Mansfield presided at Stirk Hall with Mellen and Colonel T F Doherty.

George Fred Williams Boston Webster Hall Stirk Hall Bryan Sewall William J. Burke Frank K. Foster Harry Lloyd Timothy W. Coakley Philip J. Doherty James H. Mellen Frank Mansfield James Rh. Mellen T. F. Doherty Mr. Williams

Democratic Orator Attacks Trusts and Class Wealth

In a Webster Hall address the speaker denounces sugar and rail trusts, cites Gould Vanderbilt Morgan Rockefeller as barroom targets, and argues for reform to curb wealth power. He condemns corporate influence on courts, legislatures, and politics, urging farmers and laborers to claim real representation.

Gold Standard New York Puck Supreme Court Jay Jabez Green Cochran United States Supreme Court of the United States Supreme Court of Massachusetts Mr. Gould Vanderbilt Sage Astor J. P. Morgan Messrs. Rockefeller J. Gould Gould Chauncey Depew New York Central Railroad People’s Legislature New York State United States Treasury Morgan Messrs Rockefeller New York Sun Bank of England Standard Oil Company Sugar Trust Albany

Williams Addresses Stirk Hall Democrats in Political War

Mr Williams speaks at Stirk Hall urging loyal Democrats to defend the party against attacks labeling them anarchists and communists. He calls for fighters in the campaign, criticizes nonendorsing leaders, and urges stepping down from positions not fully aligned with the Chicago platform. He ends amid cheers after a forceful address.

Flower Chicago Teller Republican Party Democratic Party New York Daily Commercial Bulletin New York Congress United States Haverhill Bryan Massachusetts Joseph H. Walker Hisses Chesapeake & Ohio and Big Four Railroad Company J. Sterling Morton London Times Lord Farrell Williams Stirk Hall Coakley Mr. Williams MR. Gargan Gargan Chicago Platform Webster Hall

Mitchell's Cure-All Corn and Bunion Plaster Ad

An advertisement extols Mitchell's Cure-All Corn and Bunion Plaster as a near universal remedy for corns bunions and foot sores. It claims high success rates offers thin discreet plasters and invites readers to purchase 50 cent boxes or request samples. notes manufacture by Novelty Plaster Works in Lowstt Massachusetts and founder G E Mitchell.

Papa Mitchell Science of Man Novelty Plaster Works Lowstt Mass U.S.A E. Mitchell Pioneer of Plaster Fame

Democratic rally frames battle as fight against corrupt wealth

The speaker denounces corrupt wealth and urges unity among honest Democrats to endorse the people's cause and candidates. He praises Massachusetts Democracy and asks Boston to join in sustaining a true democracy for future party success.

Democratic Party Boston Massachusetts Democracy Massachusetts

Butler Wins Tandem Pace at Varick Park

At Varick Park in Manchester Tom Butler led the crowd as he started strong in the one mile open professional. In heat two Butler lost his pedal and fell from the race while Kiser and Gardner also fell in the final with Gardner taking a light stun. Caldwell and Fitzgerald paced Butler on a tandem for a 56 second half mile.

Manchester N. H Tom Butler Varick Park O. L. Stevens W.T. Saunders Watson Coleman Kiser Gardner Caldwell Fitzgerald

Bryan Speech and Mass Meeting in Nebraska Capitol Parade

Five thousand people at the Nebraska State Capitol mass meeting applauded William Jennings Bryan after a parade of Bryan flameau clubs and silver supporters. Bryan urged immediate restoration of the money of the Constitution, decried corporate interference, and claimed growing support for free coinage of silver across the East and Midwest.

State Capitol Bryan Flambeau City Hall Square Mr. Bryan State House Capitol Grounds Bryan McKinley Hobart John A. Creighton Omaha John A. Martin Missouri Democratic National Committee Governor Holcomb Nebraska Ignatius Donnelly George A. Groot Silver Party Notification Committee E. E. Brown Columbia National Bank of Lincoln Hartford Conn Edward M. Graves Jones National Democratic Committee William J. Bryan New England Graves Stamford Seaside Park Bridgeport New Haven

William J. Bryan Tours Nebraska, Voices Free Silver Cheer

William J. Bryan meets Malvern crowds at 6:30 after overnight ride from Burlington. He speaks from a flat car at Pacific Junction and from Plattsmouth to 500 listeners, then returns to Omaha to a 1500-strong reception. He lauds free silver and jokes about bringing East supporters home.

Omaha William J. Bryan Malvern Burlington Pacific Junction Plattsmouth Fellows

Puritana Promised To Restore Digestion In Seasonal Change

The text warns of an approaching cold period stressing digestive weakness in children and adults. It advocates careful food and clothing, mentions stomach as the power producer, and promotes Puritana as a safe, effective stomach remedy backed by physicians and patients.

Dixi Crosby Dartmouth College

Bryan Campaign Swing Through Nebraska Observed

The train trip from Omaha to Lincoln drew crowds in Gretna Ashland and Greenwood with hundreds greeting the nominee William Jennings Bryan. He urged voting influence from all, praising past support in Saunders County and urging engagement for the upcoming election.

Lincoln Neb Omaha Gretna Ashland Mr. Bryan Bryan Sander’s County Greenwood Hancock

Notable Milwaukee Election Bet Over McKinley or Bryan Victory

Fred W. Burke and Albert W. Davidson agreed to leave the country forever by January 1, 1897 if McKinley is elected, and to depart if Bryan wins. The contract was attested by a notary.

Milwaukee Fred W. Burke Albert W. Davidson Burke William McKinley Davidson William J. Bryan

Boston Lawyer Praises Puritana For Stomach and Nerve Relief

John P. Wyman of Boston, a busy attorney, recounts his experience with Puritana, attributed to Prof. Dixi Crosby of Dartmouth College. He reports improved appetite, better sleep, and fewer headaches after using several bottles, endorsing Puritana as an important remedy for stomach nerves.

John P. Wyman Mr. Wyman Dixi Crosby Dartmouth College Boston Mass Court Street

Boston Bride Absent as Crescent Beach Wedding Is Postponed

George Russell Jackson of Boston and Miss Nelie McFadden were to wed at Pleasant Cottage Crescent Beach yesterday afternoon. The ceremony was delayed as Jackson failed to secure a marriage license from Town Clerk Fenno, and McFadden left with a friend in a carriage. By 5 p m Jackson appeared puzzled by the unexplained absence of his bride. she had not returned by nightfall.

George Russell Jackson Boston Nelie McFadden Pleasant Cottage Railroad Avenue Crescent Beach J. P. Bixby Revere Lay College Fenno

Felonious Assault Arrest in Cambridge Case

Mark Manuen an Armenian aged 30 was jailed at Station 2 Cambridge last evening on charges of attempting to assault a girl not yet 9 years old. The boy’s mother reported the girl missing after 7 pm and found her crying in a store room with Manuen.

Mark Manuen Station 2 Cambridge Manuen Cambridge Street Broadway Market Street

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