Post Election Comment at the State House on Boston politics
Special Political Correspondence from Boston notes Lowell’s license outcome and Boston aldermanic deadlock, details ballot adjournment risks, and profiles the new apportionment board. It highlights race dynamics among Democrats, debates over liquor licenses, canal and railroad issues, schoolhouse boiler disputes, and looming legislative contests with Putnam and Patch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
North Adams
Lowell
H. Krebs
F. W. Day
Aldermanic Board
Eminent counsel shift stirs brisk legal business
A fragment notes that while much concerns elements in legislation occupy attention, several eminent counsel have been replaced, creating a busy period for the legal profession as new members step in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mann
Road sinks under quicksand on Swampscott farm site
In Lynn on December 18 an entire stretch of the new State highway near the Warren farm in Swampscott vanished into a water filled trench. About 200 feet of road disappeared while adjacent land reportedly rose, with the highway commission rushing teams to shore up the cavity. The incident began a week ago as cracks and tracks appeared, and recent digging shows 15 feet of water near the shore and an unknown depth offshore.
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Marblehead
Warren
W. M. Ranney Dies at 52 in South Framingham
Willis M. Ranney 52, chairman of the selectmen, died of heart disease at his home 66 Concord street in South Framingham. He leaves a wife, two sons and a brother in Boston. Native of Worcester, he pursued business in straw goods, grain, and lumber, later cofounding a telephone line venture with partners before selling to Bell.
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South Framingham
Willis M. Ranney
Board of Selectmen
Concord St
Charles H. Ranney
Boston
Ranney
Worcester
Boston & Worcester Railroad
Boston & Albany
George F. Richardson & Co
Cutler Grain Company
New England
Eleazer Goulding
Charles F. Culter
Joel C. Clark
M. Ranney
Boston & Worcester
Springfield
Bell Company
Marlboro Manufacturers Strike Persists and Holds Firm
Marlboro December 17. A committee of employees visited every factory to press settlement but manufacturers pledged to reopen only on a free shop basis. The joint council met and deliberated late into the evening with no official statement yet. It is believed they will stand firm and no immediate settlement is in sight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marlboro
W. J. Calville
France
European
Boy Burglars Captured in Dorchester Robberies
Dorchester police captured Alphonsus McLaughlin and Herman Fingeroth, two boys barely 15, after days of work, accused of robbing numerous houses in Dorchester valued at over 5000 dollars. Samuel Bantick, older, is held for allegedly receiving and pawning the stolen property in Boston and New York. The youths admitted a six month involvement in the burglaries.
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Boston
Dorchester
Alphonsus McLaughlin
Herman Fingeroth
Samuel Bantick
New York
Death by gas suffocation shocks South Boston home
Boston on December 18 reports that Thomas P D Cleary aged 26, single, living with his brother in law Thomas V Connors in South Boston, was asphyxiated by illuminating gas while asleep in his room Saturday night or early this morning.
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Boston
Thomas PD. Cleary
Thomas V. Connors
Skating Accident Claims Suncook Man on Merrimac River
Charles Mahaire of Suncook drowned while skating on the Merrimac river. Rescue efforts continued into the night as authorities hunted for the body.
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Suncook
N. H
Charles Mahaire
Merrimac
Refund pledge for Greene's Syrup of Tar bottle
A dated advertisement from Geo. C. Osgood and partners offers a refund on a 50c bottle if it fails to cure a cold or cough and a 25c bottle with a satisfaction or no pay guarantee. Signed by multiple firms including Brock & Co., Ellingwood & Co., Butler & Co., and Blanchard at 391 Middlesex, with a note to tell advertisers the Courier ad was seen.
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Greene
Geo. C. Osgood
M. D
G. C. Brock & Co
Ellingwood & Co
Central and Middleger
F. H. Butler & Co
Middlesex
C. F. Blanchard
Crowell and Co. Book for Clergymen Sees Holiday Trade
Crowell and Co at 46 East 14th Street New York offers a translated tale Taming a Tomboy by Felix L. Oswald 75 cents. The item highlights a Catholic World and Boston Cooking School Magazine features plus notices on clergy and laymen, holiday sales and reviews.
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Crowell & Co
East 14Th Street
New York
Price
Tomboy
Five witnesses fail to identify murder suspect in Boothby case
In Riddeford Maine five neighbors testified at the Ivory F Boothby murder hearing in Saco municipal court but none identified George R Crellin as the man seen near the scene. Detective Saville located Creslin in Galloupe Mills Vermont and recovered a pearl handled knife alleged to be his. The coroner's jury previously found Creslin responsible, though witnesses await more state evidence Monday at the hearing.
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Ivory F. Boothby
Crellin
Ivory Boothby
Boston
John R. Saville
Creslin
Galloupe’s Mills
Saco
James W. Martin
Joliet, Lr
Will County
Martin
Joliet
J. E. Saville
Vermont
John Pooler
Galloup
Boothby
Emmons
McKenney
Watson Mill Roads
George R. Crellin
Bradbury
Burns
Teall case sparks Rhode Island divorce collusion talk
Oliver Sumner Teall said the divorce arrangements were mutual between parties, provoking comment in Providence. The report highlights New York and other visitors seeking divorces in Rhode Island, raising concerns over lax laws and possible dismissal if collusion is proven.
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Providence
R. I
Oliver Sumner Teall
New York
Rhode Island
North Dakota
Teall
Defy the Court Magowans Refuse to Return to Trial
Ex mayor Frank A Magowan of Trenton and his wife fail to appear for a court ruling on an indictment for child stealing. Judge Disvette postpones decision to Monday and prosecutor Strimple warns bond forfeiture if they do not return. The couple are believed in Toronto and unlikely to come back to Cleveland.
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Cleveland
Frank A. Magowen
Trenton
N. J
Cissette
Disvette
Strimple
Magowans
Toronto
Stoddard Lectures on Florence Naples Rome Reviewed
Review covers John L. Stoddard's illustrated lectures on Florence Naples and Rome with images of Pompeii Vatican treasures and life of the Pontiff Leo XIII. Notes new volumes promised and praises Stoddard's fifty years abroad. Also previews Katharine Conway by Margaret E Blackburn and commentary on prejudice and literature.
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John L. Stoddard
Florence
Naples
Rome
Balch Brothers Co
Sole Publishers
Bromfield Street
Boston
Europe
Asia
Africa
Maccaroni
Pompeii
Pompeiian
Stoddard
St. Peter's
Vatican
Leo XIII
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Chamber of Commerce
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Cape Cod
Maritime Canal
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Boutwell
Aldrich
Bennett
Richard Dobbins
Bke
Committee On Agriculture
Putnam
Patch
Putnnam
Friends of 1000
Merrill
Commonwealths
Dedham
Legislative Counsel
F W. Kittredge
W. M. Ranney
The
Courier
Universal Brotherhood
Crib
Assisi
Marie Donegan Walsh
Francis
Charles Warren Currier
Joost van den Vondel
St. Paul
Blizyard
Ireland
Simon Fitz Simons
Hal Caine
Henry E. O'Keeffe
John Austin Schetty
George McDermot
I. A. Taylor
Affre
Paris
Boston Cooking School Magazine
S. Maria Elliott
Helen B. Seymour
Janet M. Hill
George D. Rice
Sixth
Massachusetts Regiment
Rhode Islanders
Canada
Katharine Conway
Margaret E. Blackburn
Charlies Wells Moutton
Buffalo
Alexander Blackburn
First Baptist Church
Life
Spain
Charles Edward Jefferson
Broadway Tabernacle Church
T. Y
Uncle Sam
Brandreth
United States
Lowell Steam
Weed Street
F. L. Maddocks
Sapolio
Stern Cohen & Co
Broadway
New Yor
America
Gloria
Stationery
Messrs. Wertheimer & Co
Ut. Ste So
National Papererie Co
Mass
Langfield Bros
Philadelphia
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