Lawrence Wins in Massachusetts Republican Caucuses
Lawrence defeats Malone as delegates are chosen for western Massachusetts contests. In North Adams and Pittsfield caucuses, eighty four delegates likely back Lawrence, eleven back Malone, with Berkshires counties caucuses tomorrow night shaping nomination. Across the state incumbents favored for councillors and senators, but several Essex, Cape, Plymouth and Worcester districts show contests and uncertain results.
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Massachusetts
Wolcott
Wright
George P. Lawrence
North Adams
Dana Malone
Greenfield
Pittsfield
Lawrence
Malone
Berkshire County
Essex County
Cape District
Plymouth
Worcester
Norfolk
Jacob R. Bates
Fred H. Williams
Charles H. Utley
Brookline
William
Lawrence Ahead in First District Caucus Delegates
Springfield Sept 21 Republicans hold caucuses electing 97 of 201 delegates. It appears Lawrence will win eight and Malone eleven of the total. The count reflects early returns from the first congressional district caucuses held tonight.
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Springfield
First
Lawrence
Malone
Destructive Collision Sinks Austrian Steamer Ika at Fiume
A Vienna despatch reports the Ika with ten crew and fifty Austrian passengers struck the English steamer Tiria as both entered Fiume harbor. The Ika sunk in two minutes after the collision. boats saved the captain and seven others, but most passengers perished.
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London
Vienna
Ika
Fiume
Fiumara
Tiria
Dingley Speaks At Rockland G A R Fair Opening
In Rockland Me the Edwin Libby Post G A R opened its three day fair at the Farwell Opera House with decor by local society ladies. General J P Dilley chaired and introduced Co B Littlefield, Department Commander Carleton of Winthrop and Nelson Dingley who gave an enthusiastic address on the war and national debt to soldiers.
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Rockland
Edwin Libby Post
Farwell Opera House
J. P. Dilley
Co. B. Littlefield
Carleton
Winthrop
Nelson Dingley
Dingley
Boy Struck by Train at Farm Crossing in West Somerville
A likely fatal accident occurred yesterday at the Farm crossing on the Boston and Maine line in West Somerville. Harold York, five, son of Ernest York of 32 Campbell Park, was struck by an engine and hurled across the track, suffering serious injuries to the head and body. He was rushed to Somerville Hospital by police ambulance.
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West Somerville
Boston & Maine Railroad
Harold York
Ernestork
Campbell Park
Somerville
Griffo and Gans Fight to Draw in Athens
Australian boxer Griffo and Baltimore’s Joe Gans met at the Olympic Club in Athens for a 15 round bout that ended in a draw. The match opened dull with Griffo fighting only when pressured. A heated seventh round featured hard exchanges before the later rounds settled back to tame pace.
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Philadelphia
Griffo
Australia
Joe Gans
Baltimore
Athens
Gans
Plunkett House Room Described in Quiet Refined Taste
The described interior shows a second floor room facing the rising sun. It features pale yellow tapestry, a black walnut dressing case, a white writing desk near a bay window, and a couch in national colors. A rocking chair and center table with books including Mrs Peary's Arctic Journal and a Venetian lace bedspread highlight understated elegance rather than display.
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Bagdad
President and aides visit Berkshire contingent schedule
A press note outlines a tentative Berkshire visit for the President and allies with no firm six day plan beyond Wednesday events. Senator Lodge will arrive in North Adams at 1:20 PM Wednesday and Congressman Walker will attend. Secretary Long and Mrs. Long plan to arrive this evening from an undisclosed location.
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Willamstown
Lenox and
Stockbridge
Great Barrington
Berkshire
Henry Cabot Lodge
North Adams
Congressman Walker
Secretary Long
Mrs. Long
President McKinley Visits Berkshire Estate Stay for Rest
The article details rooms in a Berkshire house used by President McKinley during his rest visit, noting aged furnishings and tasteful comfort. It mentions future guests including Charles T. Plunkett and Colonel Goetting seeking McKinley’s attendance at the Boston Republican State convention. a planned Sunday address to local children is expected. Colonel F S Richardson faces a scheduling clash between parade duties and a Boston examining board appearance.
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Boston
Charles .T. Plunkett
Goetting
Republican State Committee
Washington
Berkshire
Plunkett
F.S. Richardson
Mathews
Williams 1897 Team Seated Amid Library Dining Room
The scene shows Williams 1897 baseball team with Plunket as son in the centre looking over the happy players. In the rear is the library and to the right a dining room furnished in solid oak.
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Williams
Plunket
President McKinley Visit Plans in Berkshire
Mr. Plunkett reports President McKinley will travel by special train to Albany around 9 a.m. with North Adams events scheduled for 2 to 2:30 p.m. The return Wednesday will include rest at his home. Invitations from Franklin County and Lenox host Mr Sloan are noted. exact itinerary remains flexible.
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Plunkett
Albany
North Adams
Berkshire
Franklin County
Greenfield
Wood
McKinley
John Sloan
Lenox
Sloan
House of Representatives
McKinley Heads to Adams Mass After Washington Sendoff
President McKinley and his party departed Washington tonight on the Pennsylvania railroad for Adams Massachusetts. He boarded the special train with Secretary and Mrs Alger Attorney General and Mrs McKenna and Executive Clerk Cortelyou. A crowd greeted the departure as the train pulled away at nine.
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Washington
Mc Kinley
Pennsylvania Railroad
Adams
Mass
Alger
McKenna
Cortelyou
Peace Restored in Hazleton Anthracite Region Mines
Peace has been restored in the Hazleton area with most collieries reopening. The Lehigh & Wilkesbarre Audenreidh mines resumed, employing 2500 men and sparking a stampede of strikers. Two colleries remain idle at Silver Brook and Jeansville. Yorktown workers plan to return tomorrow. A Pardee Harwood resumption met with few volunteers as cavalry provided protection.
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Penn
Lehigh & Wilkesbarre Company
Audenreidh
Wentz & Co
Silver Brook
Lehigh Valley
Jeansville
Yorktown
Pardee
Harwood
Martin Is Arraigned In Latimer Miner Massacre
Wilkesbarre Pa Sept 21 Sheriff James Martin and about forty deputies faced arraignment on murder charges for the Latimer miners slaughter of Sept 10. District Attorney Fell led the prosecution while defense counsel included ex State Senator Lenahan Kline and George H Troutman. Bail set at 4000 for each officer as further hearings scheduled.
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Wilkesbarred
Penn
James Martin
Latimer
Fell
John T. Lenahan
Kline
George H. Troutman
John Walsh
Hess
Charles Gustrott
Lynch
Bennett
Republican Caucuses Spark Fierce Contests Across Wards
In tonight's Republican caucuses rival slates form in many wards. Senator Folsom faces strong challenge in Dorchester while Towle and Douglass compete for district seats. Ward by ward, multiple tickets clash over senatorial and caucus delegations, with local leaders like Bates retaining support.
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Folsom
Dorchester
Towle
Douglass
Isaac P. Hutchinson
Ward
Albert W. Lyon
John L. Bates
Tilly Haynes
Henry A. Thomsas
John Wilfert
Isaac B. Allen
William W. Towle
James M. Douglass
Ward 12
Ward 1
Joshua B. Holden
Senator Towle
Ward 14
Repubs
Old Tronsides Back in Boston At Navy Yard Docking
An 183 edition recounts the June 24 docking of the Constitution at the navy yard in Boston. Spectators gathered in advance as President Van Buren and officials were welcomed by Marines and Commodore Hull, the gates opened, and the ship floated into its granite cradle amid cannon salutes and Yankee Doodle. Live oak canes were presented to dignitaries, including the President via the Vice-President, with remarks from Governor Lincoln and South Carolina representatives.
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Navy Yard
Boston Post
Mth
Navy of
United States
Smith
Boston
Navy and War
Massachusetts
Columbus
Corps of Marines
Freeman
Constitution
Hull
Commodore Elliott
Commodore Hull
Commodore Elliot
George Washington Elliot
van Buren
Poinsett
South Carolina
Lincoln
Republic
Fire at Portland Street boxing school destroys building
A 1:45 a m blaze on the second floor of a three story brick at 73 and 80 Portland street gutted the upper part of the structure. Proprietor Crawford operated the boxing school where the fire started. Total losses estimated at $1000. While en route Ladder 1 struck a curb at Merrimac and Friend, injuring Captain Johnson and Driver Rogers.
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Portland Street
Boxing School
Crawford
Merrimac Street
Johnson
Rogers
Tammany Elects Gold Men New York
Tammany Hall held primaries electing delegates to city county and district conventions. All the prominent gold men who bolted Bryan's nomination last fall but stayed in Tammany were chosen delegates to the city convention to pick a Mayor for Greater New York. Richard Croker and ex-Mayor Gilroy were among the prominent delegates.
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New York
Tammany Hall
Bryan
Greater
Richard Croker
Gilroy
Earthquake Shocks Felt Across Italian Cities
Two light shocks were recorded at 2 am in Rome and were felt in Rimini Fermor Recanati Beira Bologna Sinigaglia Fabriano Caglia Florence and Ancona. Panic spread in most places with some older houses collapsing in Ancona.
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Rimini
Fermor
Recanati
Beira
Bologna
Sinigaglia
Fabriano
Caglia
Florence
Ancona
Mary Beare Falls at Tremont Temple Injurys Severe
Mary Beare a 57 year old colored delegate to the colored Baptist convention residing at 21 Newcomb Street fell while descending stairs in Tremont Temple at 9 last night. She sustained severe head and shoulder injuries and a badly fractured right wrist. Dr Dunn attended at Station 2 and she was taken to City Hospital.
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Mary Beare
Colored Baptist Convention
Newcomb Street
Tremont Temple
Dunn
Barber James M. Ryan Dies After Fall on Oxford Street
Lynn Sept 21 James M Ryan a barber about years old died from an accident tonight after losing hold of horse reins on Oxford street. He leaned forward to recover them as the horse sprang, pitched head first to the pavement, and he succumbed to a fractured skull despite hospital treatment.
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Lynn
James M. Ryan
Oxford Street
Clever Capture as Shoes Stolen on Midnight Freight
A midnight freight from Lawrence brought lawmen to the scene at 2 30 this morning where six officers arrested James Smith alias Murphy and John Lipsey for breaking into a box car and stealing shoes.
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Lawrence
James Smith
Murphy
John Lipsey
Where Constitution's Timber Grew Ceremony Tribute Speech
Mr Poinsett delivers remarks upon receiving a cane and honoring the ship Constitution and its sailors. Commodore Hull addresses the assembly, noting the transfer of command to Commodore Elliot and expressing gratitude for the station command and dock voyage.
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Mr. Poinsett
Hull
Constitution
Elliot
Relics of Old Ironsides Found in Union Wharf Loft
A Post reporter visits Francis Low, long-time rigger, and sees six wooden blocks once used to mast and seal the Constitution in 1797. Two blocks measure twenty-four inches, each with three sheaves, the others single. Blocks, cast by Paul Revere, bear cogs of composition. They were later employed at Boston Water Works, Salem Water Works, and South Boston Iron Works, for lowering a siphon and hoisting an eighty-four-ton gun.
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Union Wharf
Francis Low
New Bedford
Paul Revere
Old Christ’s Church
Salem Street
David Adams
Boston Water Works
Salem Water Works
South Boston Iron Works
Building Site Hearing on East Boston High Location
A school committee hearing in East Boston backed Marion street junction as the best site for the new East Boston High School. Estimated land cost set at about 44000 dollars. One objector urged Brooks street as superior noting moral surroundings and residential merit. The committee will report at the next meeting.
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East Boston
Dunn
Marion
Princeton
Saratoga Streets
Huggan
East
John H. Sullivan
Edward J. Jenkins
Brooks Street
Jenkins
Marion Street
Man arrested for razor assault in Woonsocket fire
Samuel Howard, 60, a house painter, was arrested in Woonsocket on a charge of assault with a razor against his wife. She fled to a neighbor's house. Fifteen minutes later the couple’s cottage burned, with an overturned oil can and a saturated pillow found near the stove.
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Woonsocket
R. I
Samuel Howard
Whist Council meet in Providence with league plans
The New England Whist Association executive committee met in Providence on September 21 hosted by ex President Walter H. Barney. Guests were entertained at the Pomham and the Providence Athletic Association while discussing preparations for the league's next congress.
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Providence
R. I
New England Whist Association
Walter H. Barney
Pomham
Providence Athletic Association
Lillian Wall Arraigned in Infanticide Case
Lillian Wall of Haverhill was arraigned in the District Court on a charge of infanticide. She requested a continuance granted until next Saturday and was jailed in Newburyport.
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Amesbury
Lillian Wall
Haverhill
Newburyport
Everett School Fight Splits City Government Over 7000 Dollar Ask
The Everett city government confronts a dispute between administrative and legislative departments over a 7000 dollar school appropriation that was requested but refused. The Building Commission proceeded with contracts despite council opposition. An indignation meeting was held last night.
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Everett
Building Commission
Somerville Sergeant Arrests Wanted Forger in Fall River
Sergeant Carter of the Somerville police located John T. Dill in Fall River yesterday. Dill is wanted in Somerville on two charges of forging and embezzlement.
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Carter
Somerville
Fall River
John T. Dill
Luetgert Case Prosecution Concludes Testimony
Chicago September coverage reports the state resting its case in the Luetgert murder trial after key witness Louise Miller Johnson testifies seeing Luetgert chase his wife from the house with a revolver. Defense plans to counter with a concise, direct opening noting corpus delicti not proven. A watchman, Frank Bialk, testifies of Mary Simmering’s frequent late visits to Luetgert.
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Chicago
Luetgert
Louise Miller Johnson
Vincent
Deneen
Tuthill
Frank Bialk
Mary Simmering
Nine Gases? Yellow Fever Reported in New Orleans
New Orleans reports nine yellow fever cases at 6 PM with no deaths. Doctors say the illness is milder than initially and improving. Inspectors note favorable progress in most cases, with only two causing concern due to new infection sites. Sporadic cases appear citywide but quarantines have prevented broader spread and public confidence grows.
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New Orleans
Board of Health
Yellow fever scare in St Louis found baseless
St Louis health officials investigated a suspected case of yellow fever and found no symptoms. Health Commissioner Starkloff reported the examination showed no signs of the disease, easing public concern amid the city’s Friday developments.
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ST. Louis
Starkloff
Railroad abandons two passenger trains over yellow fever
Meridian dispatch reports Mobile & Ohio railroad has halted two passenger trains due to a yellow fever outbreak. The line will operate a single train in each direction daily, as the company adjusts service to the health crisis.
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Meridian
Miss
Mobile & Ohio Railroad
Ward Removed as Inspector of Buildings in Revere
The Revere Board of Selectmen revoked Hiram B. Ward’s commission as inspector of buildings after Ward ordered Highland School superintendent H. H. White to stop work. W. H. Swift was appointed new inspector. Labor groups denounced the move as a slap in the face.
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Revere Board of Selectmen
Hiram B. Ward
Selectmen
Highland School
H. H. White
White
Ward
W. H. Swift
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