Daly Club Annex: Cambridge mayor’s followers and John O’Brien questioned
A Daly club in East Cambridge, called the Colonial Club Annex, extends to Ward 3 members. The Sentinel probes president John O’Brien’s affiliation between Cambridge and Amesbury, asking where he claims residence and whether he can hold both roles.
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East Cambridge
Daly Club
Colonial Club
Old Ward 3
John
O'Brien
Cambridge
O’brien
Amesbury
Reform, Money, and Honest Government in Debate
A polemic argues reform starts with high officials and financiers. It claims corruption descends from those in power, fueled by money and stockholders who purchase legislators. The piece urges reform of wealthy stockholders to achieve ideal governance.
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League
Leaguers
Good Government League
Champlin Dickenson campaign’s lasting impact on Cambridge politics
The Champlin Dickenson contest drained substantial funds and drew pulpit condemnation, shaping Cambridge politics for years. The nonpartisan branding and money influence trained voters and strategists, aiding later campaigns against Mayor McNamee as the Good Government league seeks honest reform.
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Cambridge
Champlin-Dickinson
Gen. Champlin
Bicknell
McNamee
Doodle
League
Call to end Liberal donations to campaign effort
A citizen urges public leaders to withdraw money from campaigns to curb newspaper subsidies and vote buying. The writer warns hiring of hostile operatives and ward heelers corrupting government and politics. They call on the league to close wallets and pursue practical reforms over speeches for ideal governance.
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League
Sentinel
Resignation of East Cambridge Overseer Crowley Ends Tight Race
The East Cambridge poor overseer Jeremiah Crowley has resigned after a bitterly contested election in which he narrowly defeated incumbent John T. Shea by one vote. The Sentinel urges the City Council to appoint a candidate with strong charitable ties, recommending Michael Newman as a trusted, long involved figure in aid work.
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Jeremiah Crowley
East Cambridge
Crowley
John T. Shea
The
Sentinel
Michael Newman
The Good Government League Honest Politics Suggests Shaforth Invite
The SENTINEL urges a clean local politics movement and proposes inviting Representative John F. Shaforth of Colorado to speak on pure policy. It notes Shaforth resigned after suspect fraud in his election and argues his honesty would benefit the league and city.
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The
Sentinel
New York City
John F. Shaforth
Colorado
Fire Department Discipline and Punishment Debate
A letter argues for strict punishment of intoxicated firefighters, opposing Mayor Daly’s lenient approach. It asserts sober, clear-headed work is essential during emergencies and warns that allowing intoxication endangers lives and property. The author claims mayoral policy politicizes discipline and undermines department integrity.
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Daly
Fire Department
Votes to Preserve Property and Ives
A brief precinct report indicates votes favor preservation measures aimed at protecting property interests and supporting the Ives initiative. The outcome signals community backing for the plan as tallies are being recorded.
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Property
Ives
Was This To Be Their Pay
A conservative faction within the Non-partisan party denounces headquarters misuse for gambling shooting craps and drinking. It condemns leaders for allowing youths from the street to frequent the space funded by citizens subscriptions and argues defeat would be more honorable than tolerating such acts.
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Purity Party
Father Mathews Workings to Build East Cambridge Hall
The Father Mathew Total Abstinence society of East Cambridge plans a hall to aid youth and curb drink. Father Durcan guides the effort and warns against competing with the local Institute, noting safety of souls and community benefit from a single public hall.
Tribune critique of Daly appointments stirs political tension
The Tribune argues that Daly's assistant assessors include familiar names and will not target nonpartisan voters, while four have prior experience and seven are newcomers. The piece warns Democrats that the administration may tilt list maintenance to favor victors, urging vigilance to prevent dropping Democratic names from voting rolls.
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Daly
Cribune
Ivers
Munroe
the Tribune
Tribune
The
Eltizen
Sentinel
Assessors' Self Interest in City Payrolls Debate
The article argues assessors, being active politicians, may vote to keep Non-partisan power to protect their offices and city payrolls. It questions whether selfish motives would trump city finances when deciding to register Democrats, prompting two dollars per dropped name. The note references Men-wesly pese Nol.
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Relf
Tribune
Wesly Pese Nol
False Pledges in City Appointments Spark Chronicle Critique
An editorial in the Cambridge Chronicle denounces Mayor McNamee and Mayor Daly for appointing active politicians as assistants assessors, arguing both men favor campaign loyalties over merit. It accuses the current administration of abandoning City above Party and mocks nonpartisan aims.
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McNamee
Chronicle
Daly
City Above
Cambridge Chronicle
Thy
Marty
Fifty Years Ago in Cambridge Nonpartisan Clash
The Chronicle recalls a Cambridge meeting arguing for nonpartisan municipal candidate selection at Washington Hall. It notes Whigs and Republicans meeting to pick offices and a city committee, suggesting party influence will shape Cambridge politics in the fall and predicting a party pledge revival next December.
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the Chronicle
Cambridge
Washington Hall
Norfolk Street
Whigs
Sentinel
Cully the Loser at City Crossing Duty
A reader recounts viewing two city workers cleaning crossings on Massachusetts Avenue between Central Square and Dana Street. A citizen questions wage equality between the workers, suggesting fairness and justice matter for morale and effort.
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Massachusetts Avenue
Central Square
Dana Street
Political vendetta and campaign rewards debated
The dialogue discusses paying a laggard for little work, a house to house canvasser for politicians kept at work, and whether such pay should come from city treasury or a campaign fund. It contrasts Democrats with Non-partisans in a critique of patronage and vindication terms.
Elmore Slips Up Again in City Finance Discussion
Non-partisan secretary Elmore faced questions on last year’s expenditures by overseers of the poor. Councilman Downey corrected him, noting a $2000 discrepancy. The incident underscores Elmore’s famed difficulty with figures and the council’s ongoing scrutiny of finances.
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Comnellniy
Elmore
Common Council
Finance Committee
Downey
Elmnore
Controversy Over Civil Service Appointment in Sta gles
The Chronicle reports that inspector Sharples planned to name Louis Baldwin as collector of samples but, after pressure from two Non-partisan aldermen, chose Clemence J Hogan instead. Baldwin was initially top on the civil service list but Hogan was deemed more in need, amid party tensions involving Mc Namee and Democratic mayor Sharples.
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Sharples
Louis Fr. Baldwin
The
Chronicle
W. C. Lane
Hollyoke House
Louis I’. Baldwin
Clemence J. Hogan
Russell Street
Ireland
Baldwin
Civil Service
Logan
Mr. Hogan
McNamee
the Sentinel
Hogan
No Truth in Rumor About Coveney Apology
A reader states there is no truth to reports that Mr Coveney apologized to clerk John McDuttie after a finance committee meeting. The letter condemns the insult as detestable and damaging to Coveney, urging him to focus on raising his own standing.
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Coveney
John McDuttie
Mr. Coveney
Committee On Finance
Never Too Late Mr Coveney and Parliamentary Usages
A brief note on Mr Coveney’s service in several legislative bodies and social groups. It highlights his role as preaching officer in a social organization and urges study of parliamentary law to ensure fair treatment of all concerned.
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Coveney
Advice to Chair on Rules and Debate Etiquette
The speaker urges the city chair to study the laws governing its use and to invite others to take the chair when debating. The message to Mr. Coveney emphasizes that no one else agrees with his solitary governance and stresses it is never too late to learn proper conduct.
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Coveney
Questionable invitation to Senator Quay at Cambridge
Rumor claims the Good Government League plans to invite Senator Mat Quay of Pennsylvania to speak in Cambridge on a topic titled The Plum Tree How It Is fostered and who should get its plums. The note expresses concern for Pennsylvania and the political figure.
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Good Government League
Mat Quay
Pennsylvania
Cambridge
Keystone
Quay
Lack of Consideration in City Legislation
A critique of hasty lawmaking due to insufficient deliberation. The semi colon law example caused hotel losses and guest annoyance in Boston. Alderman Blodgett, blamed for careless drafting, proposed an amendment that would require a permit to drive horses, though it aimed to curb cattle driving.
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Boston
Alderman Blodgett
Question on McNamee re election stirs local dispute
George R. McGinnis, a layoff victim, accused the McNamee administration of unfair treatment and urged voters to back Daly. The Sentinel previews that McGinnis claimed he was promised the truancy officer post by the mayor, a charge not yet verified. The piece notes schools have so far remained free of politics while awaiting a placement.
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McNamee
George R. McGinnis
Shea
Daly
The
Sentinel
McGinnis
Merchants Call for Self Regulation Over Trading Stump
The writer argues merchants nationwide are rightfully angry at the trading stump. Legislation can only go so far and self regulation by merchants may be the final solution. A mutual agreement among merchants could curb the evil, with public notice of violations harming any offender's reputation.
Citizens oppose wiring plan at aldermen hearing
Large turnout at Tuesday evening meeting shows public concern over attaching Telephone Company wires to Electric Light poles. Citizens fear unsightly overhead lines and costly undergrounding, arguing the needed improvement is overdue in cities with many wires. Some attendees believed the change should have come already.
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Board of Aldermen
Telephone Company
Electric Light Company
Citizons
Cunningham Case Delayed to Month’s End Hearings
Chief Cunningham’s case drags on with little prospect of a ruling before month’s end. Justice Barker, presiding for special hearings, is occupied by a major gas case, likely to dominate the month and push Cunningham’s case back at least three weeks.
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Chief Cunningham
Justice Barker
Cunningham
Editorial calls for commission to select assistant assessors
The Cambridge Chronicle urges Alderman Lake to appoint a commission to select and control assistant assessors, arguing they are the product of politicians. It endorses the alderman’s police commission bill as a move to remove politics from the department and expects further measures to depoliticize these positions.
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Cambridge Chronicle
Alderman Lake
Police Commission
Merchants Meet to Fight Trading Stamp Evil in Rhodes Hall
About 150 merchants from Boston and nearby towns gathered in Rhodes Hall to discuss stamping reform. Speakers urged licensing or higher taxes on stamp firms, with calls for united action and a proposed anti stamp league to stop use once a critical boycott threshold is reached.
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Rhodes
Higgins
Legislative Committee On Judiciary
Eix
Albert
Apsey
Association
A. C. Dowse
Malden
Florida
Frederick Humphrey
East Weymouth
Sperry & Hutchinson Company
Lawrence
Griffiths
Hyde Park
Anti-Stamp League
Boston
Anti-Trading Stamp League
League
Stunday
Legislative Committee
Drunkenness arrest leads to old warrant case
Terence O'Brien was arrested Monday for drunkenness and found guilty Tuesday morning, fined $1. Judge Almy noted a 1902 warrant and prior drunkenness charge, with a $5 fine and commitment for the earlier offense.
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Terence O'Brien
Almy
Terence
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