City Election Contests At The State House In Boston
Special political dispatch from Boston outlines December municipal contests. Alderman fights intensify though no mayoral election. disputes include Dore and Gallivan in Boston. Brockton Haverhill Maiden Lynn and Cape Ann youths feature various nominations. Vestibule cars debate prompts board hearings with Lynn and Boston road. Legislative plans for 1901 include Hoar election, congressional redistricting, canal schemes, and rail takeover proposals.
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Boston
John P. Dore
James A. Gallivan
Dore
Brockton
Haverhill
Cape Ann
Merchant
Maiden
Dean
Lynn
Ramsdell
Shepherd
Commonwealth
Lynn and
Boston Railroad
Narrow escape on Fitchburg line ends with dead engine
Royalston December 1 The Fitchburg division of the Boston and Maine railroad had a close call when a west bound passenger train failed to slow for a switch and derailed a short distance from the station. Engineer Thatcher Rich and Fireman William Martin were injured, while Express Messenger John Tallon sprained an ankle. Bishop William Lawrence of Boston traveled aboard and remained uninjured.
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Royalston
Fitchburg
Boston & Maine Railroad
Boston
F.M. Fenton
Thatcher Rich
Greenfield
William Martin
Express
John Tallon
Troy
N. Y
William Lawrence
Athol
Labor unions push Southern operatives right to organize
Fall River reports a appeal from local laborists to aid Southern textile workers on strike. The dispute centers on Southern manufacturers denying workers the right to form unions. The issue is slated for discussion at the national textile operatives convention in Washington this month, seen as key to organizing on a sound basis.
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Fall River
Washington
South
Weavers Anger Sparks Loom Fixers Strike Action
In New Bedford the loom fixers strike at Acushnet and Hathaway mills shows no settlement. The National Loom Fixers union plans a meeting to support strikers and decide on possible strike action. A mass meeting at Union Hall next Wednesday will determine whether to strike, risking mill stoppage if they do.
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New Bedford
Acushnet and Hathaway
National Loom Fixers’ Union
Portland woman and daughter die in tar fire at home
Mrs. Herbert E. Crosman age 36 and her daughter Ethel age 7 died in a Deering district house fire on Sawyer street. Roofers had heated tar over a stove then left. blaze and smoke trapped them. Two other children and a neighbor were saved with minor burns. Coroner to investigate the cause.
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Portland
Herbert E. Crosman
Ethel
Crosman
Sawyer Street
Deering
Raymond Thompson
Arthur L. Smith
F. L. Littlefield
Lieut Hobson III Taken To Presbyterian Hospital
Lieutenant Richmond Pearson Hobson was removed from the Army and Navy club to Presbyterian hospital amid fears of developing typhoid fever. He is on six months' leave due to failing eyesight and has been in the city after arriving from San Francisco via Hong Kong and Manila. Doctor Russell Bellamy treated him as his condition grew more serious.
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New York
Richmond Pearson Hobson
Army and Navy Club
West Thirty-first Street
Presbyterian Hospital
Hobson
San Francisco
Hong Kong
Manila
Russell Bellamy
No. 35
West Thirtyfirst Street
Bellamy
Senator Davis Buried in Simple Home Funeral
U S Senator Cushman Kellogg Davis was laid in a receiving vault at Oakland cemetery after a home service on Farrington avenue in St Paul Minnesota. Attended by state leaders, legislators, and officials, the ceremony featured Rev Co D Andrews and tributes of flowers.
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St. Paul
Minn
U. S
Cushman Kellogg Davis
Oakland Cemetery
Farrington Avenue
Minnesota
U. S. Senate
House of Representatives
Twin Cities
Co. D. Andrews
Christchurch
Episcopal
Ireland
Davis Home
Andrews
Found Dead in Bed in Watertown Boarding House
Aruna F Westcott aged 25 was found dead in a bed at Mrs Kaziah Putnam's boarding house in Watertown New York. A man calling himself William Brown, posing as a clothier named Smith, had placed him in the room after bringing him there with a woman. Brown fled and police pursue him amid a theory that the death involved knockout drops and robbery.
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Watertown
N. Y
Aruna F. Westcott
Kaziah Putnam
William Brown
Italian Murdered in Hackensack After Horse Dispute
Frank Tuscani was killed in Hackensack New Jersey amid a quarrel over a horse deal. Tuscani’s friends stabbed John Gambola of Cherry Hill who died, while Gambola’s kin claim he was fatally wounded. The incident triggered a lynching like scene among Piacente supporters.
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New York
Frank Tuscani
Hackensack
N. J
Piacente
Tuscani
John Gambola
Cherry Hill
Gambola
James
Solomon
Diamond Robber Arrest in Philadelphia Case
A woman, believed to be Emma Neilson alias Mc Carthy, was arrested at her sister's home in Philadelphia on the request of New York police. She is accused of robbing a Brazilian of diamonds worth several thousand dollars from a West 39th Street flat. Accomplice Thomas McCarthy remains at large. she is jailed at Central station.
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Philadelphia
Emma Neilson
McCarthy
New York
West 39Th Street
Thomas McCarthy
Central Station
Sullivan Recovers After Illness And Surgery
New York December 1 reports former champion John L Sullivan leaving Polyclinic hospital after a serious operation. He was ill nearly two months, lost about 30 pounds, but since the operation has gained weight and now weighs around 280 pounds. He has pledged to stay away from alcohol and to be good from now on.
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New York
John L. Sullivan
Sullivan
Body of Policeman Patrickee Recovered in East River
Patrolman Patrickee, with about 25 years on the force and aged 64, was found dead in the East River at the foot of Ninety-fifth Street. McGloin, last seen at home after roll call, was assigned to the Home of the Good Shepherd. Timothy Callahan, canal boat captain, reported the discovery at about 9:50 AM.
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New York
Patrickee
East River
Ninety-fifth Street
McGloin
the Good Shepherd
Tse
Timothy Callahan
Skeleton Found Near Hampton Beach Area Fire Site
Exeter New Hampshire December 2. Hampton authorities investigate a mystery after two hunters discover a male skeleton and clothing in woods behind the Leonia hotel site at Hampton beach, the former hotel burned recently.
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Exeter
N. H
Hampton
Leonia
Hampton Beach
To Let and For Sale in Pawtucketville District
To Let House suitable for boarders 14 dollars with 3 and 4 small tenements. Also cottage eight minutes from the mills seven. For Sale two new cottages Pawtucketville seven rooms each with bath hot and cold water large land lot 1600 and 1650 dollars. Apply to T H Elliott 64 Central Street.
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Pawtucketville
T. H. Elliott
Central Street
Senate to Open Quietly Amid Death Notices and Bills
Washington December 2 The Senate will convene at noon with no business planned beyond reading the President’s message and noting the deaths during recess of Senators Davis and Gear. New members Dolliver and Dillingham to be sworn in, committees named, and efforts to advance the shipping subsidy and Spooner Philippine bills start, shaping the session’s early work.
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United States
Senator Hoar
Myers
Hoar
Coolidge
Senate
Kimball
House
Soule
Senate Chamber
Wm. M. Olin
Commonwealth
Roger Wolcott
Barton
The
Secreta
Washington
Davis
Gear
Allison
Nelson
Dolliver
Dillingham
Rosay
Vermont
House of Representatives
Frye
Republican Committee
Morgan
Nicaragua
Committee On Foreign Relations
Congress
Ways and Means Committee
Representative Harmer
Pennsylvania
Daly
New Jersey
Hoffecker
Delaware
Terrible wreck on Mexican Central railway near Jumilico
A rail disaster between Tamanacha and Symon, 50 miles south of Jumilico, killed many and injured about 60. Trains reached 80 mph, with 160 construction workers aboard one train and 55 empty freight cars on the other. Engines and 400 cars piled 30 feet high. two American employees fled to avoid lynching. Names of victims unavailable. Described as Mexico's worst wreck to date.
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San Antonio
Tex
Mexican Central Railway
Tamanacha
Symon
Jumilico
Edward Rische
Mexico
Parish life and sports update in Middlesex County
Mr N F Taylor of Nova Scotia and Mr James Creelman of Nashua are visiting William F Lewis as Rev Richard S Burke begins his parish duties at St John s. School opens, T A meetings planned, and Chelmsford beats Westford 17 to 0 in football.
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Nova Scotia
James Creelman
Nashua
William F. Lewis
Richard S. Burke
St. John’s
Clara
Sarah McEnaney
Clinton
Clara J. McCoy
Edna
Mabel Morrison
Providence
R. L
Second Congregational Church
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Cavalry
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M. C
O. F
Vlover Social Club
Grace W. Heartz
Boston
Alice G. Jones
New Hampshire
Percy Fowler Parsons
Somerville
Josephine Lee Blakely
Wheeler
James W. O'Connell
John Larkin
Chelmsford
McCoy's
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Holt
D. Allen
Davis
Bennett
Westford
Hartford
Taylor
Blood
Haley
McDonald
Hunt O'Brien
Redman McMasters
Adams
Blaisdell
R. Hartford
le le Bennett O'Brien
D. Allen Blood
Davis Haley
Holt Taylor
Hartford Gb
Nichols
Ellis
O'Brien
Wright
Gould
The
Unitarian Society
Paul F. Litchfield
Jerusha J. Shed
L. H. Kileski
Wm. J. Stevens
Fred. H. Ela
Advantages of the Larger Colleges
John Henry Barrows of Oberlin College argues larger colleges offer benefits beyond small classes. More students enhance college life and ambition, broaden outlook through diversity, reduce provincialism, and foster a wider patriotism and liberal education for life. He cites social contact with many states and nations as key gains.
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West
Simall College
John Henry Barrows
Oberlin College
Ohio
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