McKinley Support Looms After Nomination Sparks Debate
A collection of opinions and literary excerpts discusses political loyalties, court decisions, and weather, linking McKinley’s potential nomination to shifts in Senate stance, judiciary actions, and thematic reflections on rain, parliament, and love. The fragment suggests discord over governance and Western silver sentiments, plus quoted verse from Duffield Osborne in Harper's Bazaar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesu
Heaven
Duffield Osborne
Harper's Bazar
Quip and Quirk in 19th Century Satire
A collection of humorous exchanges from periodical pages. Jests about ministers riders and wheel fashion, magazine writing fees, Christian Science reading, prize fighting, and editors filling space. Various anonymous quips and a vignette about a poet gazing at the stars.
Out of the Common and Notable Snippets from Hillsborough
Five Harvard Law School faculty hail from Hillsborough County New Hampshire led by Jeremiah Smith, noted as a premier instructor. Harry Smith, author of the Robin Hood opera libretto, cites comic opera gross receipts at two million dollars since first production in 1890 in Chicago.
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Harvard Law School
Hillsborough County
New Hampshire
Jeremiah Smith
Harry Smith
Chicago
Savings Bank Deposit Notice at Traders National Bank
Money deposited in the Savings Department of the Traders National Bank at 30 Middlesex Street and 11 Post Office Avenue before 4 p.m. Wednesday, June 8, will earn 4 percent interest per year from June 1. Interest can be withdrawn or added to the principal on July 1 and January 1. Bank hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays, Saturdays 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., and 7 to 9 p.m. William F. Hills, Cashier.
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Traders National Bank
Middlesex Street
Post Office Avenue
William F. Hills
Coronation Day Glorious Weather Observed Across Moscow
Telegraphic dispatch from Moscow dated May 26 reports superb sunny weather for the coronation. Crowds filled the streets as towers rang and cannons roared. The Czar and Czarina received communion, then rode to Granovita palace amid overt loyalty. Historic regalia and gems valued in the millions featured in the ceremony.
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Moscow
Paul
Base Ball Philadelphia Beats Boston on Seventh Inning Errors
Philadelphia won 6 to 3 over Boston as a trio of wild throws by Long Harrington and Bergen in the seventh allowed three runs. Boston had 4 errors to Philadelphia's 2, with Boston totaling 7 hits to Philadelphia's 8. In Baltimore, Baltimore defeated New York 5 to 3.
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Philadelphia
Boston
Long
Harrington
Bergen
Baltimore
New York
Cleveland
Ewes Il
Cincinnati
Pittsburg
Il Ee
Chicago
Washington Sede Wennee
Brooklyn
St. Louis
New England League Scores From Bangor and Augusta
Bangor leads Bangor 12 to 2 while Augusta beats Portland 6 to 5. New Bedford tops Fall River 10 to 3. Brockton defeats Pawtucket 14 to 8 in a set of league games.
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N. E
Pawtucket
Fall River
Brockton
NEW England
Bangor
Lewiston
Augusta
Portland
New Bedford
Katherine Ferry Capsizes in Cairo Hurricane Losses
CAIRO ILL May 26 The steamer Katherine used as a city ferry capsized at the mouth of the Ohio River at 6 30 this morning all passengers drowned except the captain engineer and clerk The loss includes Capt Rittenhouse superintendent of Cairo City Ferry company A second despatch cites a hurricane hitting the city at 8 30 with 13 lives lost as another steamer sank at the wharf Telegraph lines across five miles were blown down and storm damage is heavy.
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Cairo
Ill
Katherine
Ohio River
Rittenhouse
Cairo City
Eastern League Scores From Syracuse to Toronto
Syracuse edged Scranton 9 0. Rochester defeated Wilkes Barre 14 to 8. Buffalo beat Providence 5 to 4. Toronto prevailed over Springfield 6 to 1.
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Rochester
Providence
Syracuse
Toronto
Buffalo
Springfield
Eee
Eee Enee
Scranton
Wilkesbarre Eee Eens
Wilkesbarre
Cyclone Ravages Oakwood Leaving Town in Ruins
Reports from Rockford Illinois dated May 26 describe a cyclone at Oakwood harming a 200 population town. More than 100 fatalities feared, with every house destroyed and both churches flattened. Cyclone path spans a fraction of a mile wide and damage expected to be heavy.
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Rockford
Ill
Oakwood
Cyclone path described as wide and sweeping in Michigan
Mt. Clemens Michigan May 26 The cyclone’s track here was about 50 feet wide and moved southeast like a giant reaper. No definite damage estimate yet and no lives reported lost.
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Mt. Clemens
Mich
Unitarian Association Opens Annual Convention in Boston
The American Unitarian Association opened its annual convention at Tremont Temple in Boston with a welcome address by Governor Wolcott. The May 26 event began as delegates gathered for discussions on religious and social issues.
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Boston
American Unitarian Association
Tremont Temple
Wolcott
Cross Found Guilty in Bank Defaulter Case
Chester W. Cross, defaulter of the Palmer National Bank of Palmer, was found guilty before Judge Aldrich in Boston on May 26 and sentenced to five years in the Pittsfield jail.
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Boston
Chester W. Cross
Palmer National Bank of
Palmer
Aldrich
Pittsfield
Cyclone track devastates Oakland county villages
A despatch from Ortomville reports the cyclone traveled 15 miles through Oakland county, half a mile wide. Two villages were wrecked, 17 people were killed, and 20 injured in the disaster.
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Detroit
Ortomville
Oakland County
Despondent woodcutter in Old Town tragedy
John Clark age 50, a woodchopper from Old Town, cut his throat this morning and then jumped into the Penobscot River. He was described as despondent.
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Old Town
John Clark
Penobscot River
Baseball Notes On Players Bobby Lowe and M J Kelly
This item cites Bobby Lowe as the standout second baseman with top fielding and hitting praises across cities. It details M J Kelly of Augusta posting 32 hits in 19 games, 47 total bases, 199 chances with seven errors, and a 40.1 batting average plus 96.3 fielding. It also mentions Tommy McCarthy’s recent hitting streak, Chicago trades, McBride in left, Baltimore’s third baseman McGrath’s return, Capt. Smith’s Pawtucket batting, Birmingham’s 73 hits in 10 games, Dad Clarke's remark on a Cleveland call, and Jack O Connor's $10 fine comment.
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Bobby” Lowe
Bobby
Sam Crane
M. J. Kelly
Augustas
Tommy” McCarthy
Chicagos
Flynn
McCormick
Indianapolis
McBride
Chicago
Cincinnati
McGrath
Baltimores
Old Point Comfort
Capt. Smith
Pawtuckets
Birmingham
New Bedford
Dad” Clarke
Lynch
Cleveland
Jack” O'Connor
Scorcher Bicycle Ruffians Targeted by Cleric
Reverend Claude Raboteau of Parmley Memorial Baptist Church in Jersey City decried bicycle rowdyism as a public nuisance. He named a "scorcher" rider who knocks down people, urging police to act against the two‑wheel menace.
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Claude Raboteau
Parmley Memorial Baptist Church
Jersey City
Epworth League Addresses Amusement Problems In Lowell
The Epworth League union meeting at Worthen Street M E church elected officers including president W H Lincoln and treasurer Byron Rollins. Rev F H Knight urged Christians to keep hearts pure amid modern amusements and social pressures. Solos by Miss May Fillmore and Miss Alice Hunt preceded benediction by Rev F K Stratton.
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Epworth League Union of
Lowell and Vicinity
Worthen Street
M. E
E. T. Curnick
C. M. Hell
F. K. Stratton
James Mudge
Tasker
F. H. Knight
Salem
C. M. Hall
League
St. Paul’s Church
Centralville Church
Wortshen Street
Central Church
Highland Church
W. H. Lincoln
Gardner Wills
Byron Rollins
T. J. Bennett
Centralville
F. M. Short
Highland
Clinton L. Bruce
Josie Battles
Central
Eliza Holgate
Christ
May Fillmore
Alice B. Hunt
Raines Law Upheld As Constitutional In New York
Albany May 26 Judge Andrews in the court of appeals declares the Raines law constitutional in the test case before the court. The ruling affirms the legality of the statute as applied within the state.
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Albany
N. Y
Andrews
Court of Appeals
Malone Fire Destroys Several Buildings in May Lose
A morning blaze in Malone, near Watertown, New York, damaged multiple structures and caused an estimated loss of 100000 dollars. No injuries were reported. Local fire crews battled the flames, and the cause remains under investigation.
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Watertown
N. Y
Malone
Gov Lippitt Inaugurated In Newport May 26
Charles W. Lippitt was inaugurated as Governor today in Newport Rhode Island with ceremony marking the start of his term. He succeeds the previous administration and outlines plans for state leadership and policy initiatives.
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Gov. Lippitt
Newport
R. I
Charles W. Lippitt
Exhibition of public school drawing in Nashua announced
Teachers are invited to attend the public school drawing exhibition in Nashua on June 1 2 or 3. A remonstrant against the singing wires in School street visits City Hall daily to tell the Mayor he is kept awake. Supt Cheney’s City Hall office shows a No Help Wanted sign with the word no covered up yesterday. The full set of L J Richards & Co atlas sectional plates is on display on City Hall’s third floor drawing many visitors.
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Nashua
School Street
City Hall
Cheney
L. J. Richards & Co
Lowell
Butler Post 42 G A R Receives Memorial Day Invitation
Post 42 B F Butler G A R has accepted an invitation to attend exercises at Butler school on Friday May 29 in the afternoon. On Memorial Day the post will parade in four companies and hold a collation after the march.
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B. F. Butler
Butler School
Protecting Lakeview Court Targets Drunkenness at Popular Resort
Judge Hadley handled a crowded Police Court docket and ordered John Dugsdale jailed four months for drunkenness while fining John H. Fagan fifteen dollars for a drunken disturbance at Lakeview. Fagan must pay within three days or face two more months in jail. Edward F. Kennelly faces trial for embezzlement of eight hundred fifty dollars after being held in sixteen hundred bail. A quarrel between Margaret Smith and Catherine McEvoy over sanitary arrangements led to a nonfatal assault claim.
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Hadley
John Dugsdale
Lakeview
Judge Hadley
John H. Fagan
Fagan
Edward F. Kennelly
Estey Organ and Piano Company
Margaret Smith
Catherine McEvoy
Simeon Gravel
James Gilfillan
J. D. Pattee
Pattee
Gilfillan
Lowell
J. F. Donohoe
Donohoe
Mr. Donohoe
Summer rental in Mont Vernon New Hampshire village
For a season rent a fully furnished four to eight person household in Mont Vernon NH. Three sleeping rooms, double parlor, large dining room, pleasant kitchen, water access, pantry, shed, two attic chambers, broad front piazza, south verandah, rock maples, large elm, vegetable garden. Nearby groceries milk butter ice vegetables. butcher carts and baker wagons stop at door. Terms to Geo A Marden Lowell.
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Mont Vernon
N. H
New England
Lowell
Geo. A. Marden
Missing Pelham man feared dead after wander into woods
Philip C. Keith, 70, vanished from 258 Merrimack Street after leaving home without his wife. Last seen in North Pelham New Hampshire two weeks ago Monday. Brother from Maine searched the area. a man matching Keith’s description was later seen begging at farms. Keith reportedly gave a farmer his silver watch to take him to North Pelham. the watch was recovered.
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Philip C. Keith
Merrimack Street
North Pelham
N. H
Maine
Feet Fitter Boots Test Ad by O Sullivan Bros
O Sullivan Bros a feet fitter near City Hall offers on Wednesday morning 60 pairs ladies chrome kid button boots at 3.00 and similar number of men patent leather lace boots at 3.50 as a test to gauge how fast goods move. The test uses seasonal items with a popular price to influence public opinion through publicity.
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O’sullivan Bros
City Hall
Miss Noyes Recital At Odd Fellows Temple Tonight
The sixth annual recital by Miss Adelaide E Noyes pupils will be at Odd Fellows temple tonight. Grace Emily Stevens of Boston May Donnelly and the Lesbian quartette assist with a Lyceum orchestra reception follows. Tickets are 35 cents.
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Adelaide E. Noyes
Odd Fellows Temple
Grace Emily Stevens
Boston
May Donnelly
Lyceum Orchestra
Grace Stevens
Public market on Prescott street exhibts large mackerel sale
The Prescott street market displays a large and handsome mackerel said to be among the largest ever shown in Lowell. There are enough fish to supply every Lowell family and the price is affordable. A visit to the store is urged to see the display.
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Prescott Street
Lowell
Schoolhouse Hygiene Report Seeks Broad Reforms
The School Board heard a powerful hygiene report urging rapid expansion of facilities and sweeping sanitary upgrades. It details overcrowded rooms, outdated cleanliness routines, and calls for whitewashing, fresh woodwork, damp dusting, towels and soap for pupils, and modern heating and ventilation improvements, plus regular inspections by a designated official.
Lowell School Reform Report Passed by Board
Putnam and Son of 166 Central Street would employ nine men at 200 dollars per year to inspect schools daily, with duties including sanitary checks and medical pupil inspection. The committee split on sections, but the report was adopted in parts, including janitor and disinfectant provisions, and the board adjourned after approving music, graduation, and a summer class use of the manual training school.
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Swapp
Mulligan
Dr. Martin
Kelley
Martin
Boston
Dr. Thomas
Dr. Kelley
Mr. Mulligan
Varnum
Thompson
Lowell
Everett
Committee On Music
Clark
Boys Washable Sails: New Galateas Suits For Boys
Boys washable suits made from fine imported Galateas with fast colors and exclusive patterns. The designs are entirely new and durable enough to go through the wash. Also white duck linen and crash suits. Prices from 1.00 to 5.00. Sailor suits in all wool materials blue serges and light colors from 2.00 to 8.00.
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McKinley
The
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Puck
Yonkers Gazette
Teddy
Tagges
Christian Science Advocate
Mr. Fussy
Mrs. Fussy
Harper’s Bazar
Mudge
Wickwire
Indianapolis Journal
Washington Star
Boulogne
Dieppe
St. Malo
Rockland
Berlin
Vienna
Telegraphic
Associated Press
Czar
National League
Cross
Epworth League
Union
Raines Law Constitutional
Malone, N. Y
City Hall News
Hood
Chrome Kid
Sullivan Bros
ELM
Hermsdorf
C. I. W. Maynard CO
Hills
Kellogg
Wells
Bradbury
Montgomery
Putnam & Son
Central Street
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