Massachusetts Republicans Nominate State Ticket At Boston Convention
The Massachusetts Republican state convention in Boston nominated Governor W Murray Crane for re election and Lieutenant Governor John L Bates for a second term. The slate lists Wm M Olin as secretary of state Edward Bradford for treasurer Hosea Knowlton for attorney general and Henry Turner for auditor. Electors at large Roger Wolcott and William Whiting were chosen with 13 district electors named.
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John L. Bates
Boston
Wm. M. Olin
Edward A. Bradford
Springfield
Hosea M. Knowlton
New Bedford
Henry E. Turner
Malden
Roger Wolcott
Wm. Whiting
Holyoke
Henry Cabot Lodge
Hoar
Bryan
Hattred
State Committee
Lst
George W. Weymouth
Fourth
J. P. Thatcher
Littleton
Weymouth
United States
Congress
Lodge
Committee On Credentials
J. J. Meyers
Committee On Permanent Organization
George P. Lawrence
North Adams
Lawrence
William McKinley
Willard Howland
Chelsea
East Boston
William M. Olin
Edward S. Bradford
Hosea M. Knowleton
Albert S. Apsley
Cambridge
Roger Walcott
W. H. Dyar
H. C. Richardson
Joan Shaw
Quincy
Draper
Hopedale
W. W. Blackmar
Hingham
Ed. Anthony, Jr
Fairhaven
Crane
Bates
LiSut
John W. Kimball
Fitchburg
Samuel W. George
Haverhill
Alfred
Roe
Worcester
Kimball
Turner
William H. Moody
George
Moody
Senator Lodge
Massachusetts
George F. Hoar
Roosevelt
Victor
Republican Massachusetts Convention Address Supports Crane and McKinley
Massachusetts Republicans praise Governor Crane for businesslike, economical governance and defend national platform. They endorse President McKinley as wise and patriotic, applaud export growth, and urge measures to promote a US merchant marine. They assert US sovereignty in the Philippines and call for anti-trust and anti-monopoly legislation to protect competition.
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Massachusetts
Commonwealth
Crane
Philadelphia
McKinley
Philippines
Republican Party
United States
Floods Hit Texas Cotton Crop Estimated Loss Tops 20 Million
Damaged by floods in Texas, the cotton crop may fall by about 400000 bales, valued at no less than 20 million dollars. The estimate places Fort Worth reporting on statewide agricultural impact from the recent flood.
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Texas
Fort Worth
Tex
Bryan Addresses Democrats in Indianapolis Convention
In Indianapolis on October 4 the National Association of Democratic clubs filled a hall with about five thousand people awaiting Mr Bryan. Adlai E. Stevenson spoke first, then James R. Sovereign and Bishop J. Milton Turner. Bryan attacked Republican policies on the Philippines Porto Rico and the constitution, urged peace and moral leadership, and ended with a dramatic incident of a toppled image of Bryan amid a street chase by jeering crowds.
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Indianapolis
National Association of Democratic Clubs
Mr. Bryan
Adlai E. Stevenson
James R. Sovereign
Knights of Labor
Mr. Sovereign
J. Milton Turner
London
Grant
Bragan
Republican Party
Bryan
Porto Rico
McKinley
United States
Bad Omen For Bryan After Picture On Auto Falls
New York on October 4 reports a troubling omen as William Jennings Bryan’s picture on Danforth’s automobile toppled from its pedestal during a victory procession. The incident occurred near Canal Street with the vehicle’s wheels striking an obstruction, a moment viewed as a sign by some of Bryan’s unlikely foes. The display included Bryan, Stevenson, Stanchfield, and Mackey amid gilded decoration, highlighting the silver campaign in a moment of misfortune.
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New York
William Jennings Bryan
Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Canal Street
Dover murder case arraigns three men for dual killings
In Dover New Hampshire on October 4, John Williams alias John Brooks Frank Gold and John Brown alias Joseph Huddle were arraigned on a second degree murder indictment for the July 4 killings of John McNally and Thomas Dobbins. They pleaded not guilty and sought a delay while defense counsel John Kivel negotiated. The trial was rescheduled for tomorrow after Brown acted as spokesman and discussions followed between Kivel and the judge.
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Dover
N. H
John Willams
John Brooks
Frank Gold
John Brown
Joseph Huddle
John McNally
Thomas Dobbins
Brown
John Kivel
Kivel
Levi Grant Killed In Carriage Accident
Levi C. Grant of Guilford, Civil War veteran with the Sixth Massachusetts and later the 12th New Hampshire, died after a carriage throw on Main Street in Laconia. His head struck an electric light pole, skull fractured, death at Cottage Hospital. He was unmarried and survived by a brother.
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Laconia
N. H
Levi C. Grant
Guilford
Massachusetts
Main Street
Cottage Hospital
Grant
12Th
New Hampshire
Insane Man Fires At Family In Chicago. One Killed
On October 4 in Chicago Bird and Sadie Alexander were shot by Thomas Smith foreman of the American Cereal company while Smith, described as insane, tried to flee. Bird died, a second revolver was fired at pursuers, and Louis Strebe 13 was wounded. After a lengthy chase the fugitive was captured.
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Chicago
Ill
Bird
Sadie Alexander
Thomas Smith
American Cereal Company
Smith
Louis Strebe
Yarn price talks reach 20 percent rise agreement
Philadelphia on October 4 reports a conference of committees from the Southern Cotton Spinners and Yarn Merchants associations agreeing to a 20 percent average price increase for yarn after completing their revision discussions.
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Philadelphia
Southern Cotton Spinners’ Association
Yarn Merchants’ Association
Not Guilty Job Clay of Lee Acquitted of Wife Murder
Dover New Hampshire October fourth Job Clay of Lee on trial for murder in the second degree for the death of his wife Rhoda Etta Clay February twenty seventh last was acquitted by the jury this afternoon Court finished evidence this forenoon then arguments and judge charge before the jury returned with a verdict of not guilty Clay discharged to return home in Lee The government alleged ill treatment but defense said death due to pneumonia exposure and a fall during the February freshet in nineteen hundred
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Dover
N. H
Job Clay
Lee
Rhoda Etta Clay
Clay
Trial of Job Clay in murder case enters third day
In Dover New Hampshire on October 4 the Supreme Court hearing into the February death of Rhoda Etta Clay continued with defense expert Dr. L E Grant arguing pneumonia alone cannot explain death and detailing how germs, heart depression, and alcohol interact. Defense witness Dr. John H Neal echoed the point. Undertaker Nehemiah Randall testified about embalming injects, while Irving and Horace Clay provided conflicting statements about prior trouble. The day ended as attorney James A Edgerly prepared the defense closing.
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Mqnor
Ham
Grant
Horace Clay
John Hanscom
Clays
Horace
James A. Edgerly
Manchester Mills Stockholders Meet Notes 1900 Output
The Manchester mills held their annual meeting in Manchester New Hampshire on October 4 detailing a year ending May 31 1900 with 13334228 yards of cotton cloth and 13856826 yards of worsted cloth produced. Purchases totaled 45440205 yards. May 31 stock on hand valued at 1402543384 dollars. Sales reached 6744656.03 dollars with 60098772 yards of cotton and 22000472 yards of worsted sold. Fixed property valued at 1500000 dollars, quick assets 4079938.18, quick liabilities 2358646.34, capital stock 2000000, surplus 500000. Two 2 percent dividends paid. Officers elected Clerk Edward B Woodbury and directors including Benjamin P Cheney Arioch Wentworth Walter M Parker Lyman Nichols William P Fowler Henry Chandler Nathaniel J Rust Ransom B Fuller and Frank P Carpenter.
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Manchester
N. H
Manchester Mills
Edward B. Woodbury
Benjamin P. Cheney
Arioch Wentworth
Boston
Walter M. Parker
Lyman Nichols
Nahant
William P. Fowler
Henry Chandler
Nathaniel J. Rust
Ransom B. Fuller
Frank P. Carpenter
Woman hanged self in Pawtucket domestic distress
Mrs Elizab eth Whitehead 33 wife of William Whitehead of 154 Summer street Pawtucket Rhode Island hanged herself this morning by tying a towel to a doorknob and looping it about her neck amid despondency from domestic troubles no children reported died at age 33 the event occurred October 4.
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Pawtucket
R. I
Elizabeth Whitehead
William Whitehead
Summer Street
New Lands Discovered by Greenland Expedition
Copenhagen reports Lieut. Am drup and the Arctic expedition arrived aboard the Antartic. The explorers mapped a hitherto unknown stretch of land from latitude 69 28 north to 67 22 north near Agasis land, extending from Cape Town.
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Copenhagen
Lieut. Amdrup
Greenland
Cape Town
Agasis Land
New York Runner Breaks 440 Yard World Record
Maxwell W. Long of the New York Athletic Club shattered the 440 yards world mark at Guttenburg race track, finishing in 47 seconds. The previous record of 47.34 seconds was set by Wendle Baker at Beacon Park in Boston.
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New York
Maxwell W. Long
New York A. C
Guttenburg
Wendle Baker
Beacon Park
Boston
Eke
Bankers Discuss Finance at Richmond Meeting
The American Bankers Association session in Richmond heard papers on the U S financial future and the internal revenue laws. Speakers included Charles A. Conant from New York and Alfred C. Barnes, with James Pollard and George Hague also presenting. The next meeting venue is contested between Milwaukee and Buffalo.
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Richmond
American Bankers’ Association
Charles A. Conant
New York
United States
Alfred C. Barnes
James Pollard
Fort Madison
Iowa
George Hague
Canada
Milwaukee
Buffalo
Children Drowned In City Cistern Near Vineyard Haven
In Vineyard Haven on October 4 two McPhie children aged three and thirty eight months were found dead in a cistern near their home on the town’s edge. Authorities believe they fell in and could not be rescued, the house carpenters Angus McPhie and his wife mourning two young lives lost.
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Vineyard Haven
Tr Rae
Herbert McPhie
Angus McPhie
Bremen Under Steam Sails to Philadelphia Under Own Power
The North German Lloyd steamer Bremen, at Erie Basin since floating after June 20 fire, sailed today under her own steam toward Philadelphia.
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New York
Bremen
Erie Basin
Philadelphia
Perry Belmont Declines Democratic Congressional Nomination
Albany Oct 4 Perry Belmont filed with the secretary of state his certificate of declination of the Democratic nomination for Congress in the first district. The note ends with an instruction to tell advertisers they saw the ad in the Courier.
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Perry Belmont
Albany
N. Y
Perry B
Soretary
The
Courier
The Best Woman's Shoe Claim Draws Loyal Customers
Advertisers trumpet The Best Woman's Shoe at three dollars fifty cents a pair backed by a growing customer base. Satisfied buyers who tried the Knicker Bocker vow to wear no other shoe, signaling strong brand loyalty and repeating purchases.
Best for Style Best for Fit Best for Wear Shoes
High grade shoes offered at popular prices promising satisfaction in style fit and wear. We polish customers' shoes free. East Section Right Aisle.
Special Sale Steel Belt Luckies Buckles
Bargain listing for steel belt luckies buckles imported sample line cut steel riveted. Regular prices range 1.50 to 2 each. Fifty pieces offered at a single low price of 50c each. Located West Section Right Aisle.
Fall Suits Selling Days of the Season
Fall wardrobe push urges customers to buy heavier suits and new styles arriving daily. The ad highlights correct tailoring materials and desirable colorings, promoting latest shapes and market options.
McGee Adjustable Yoke Refines Gown Fit
An ad highlights the McGee Adjustable Yoke to contour hips for a nearly invisible underskirt. It promotes a fine line of skirts designed to enhance fit, style, and comfort.
All Our Jaeger Underwear at Half Price Sale
Merrimack Street Centre Tables advertises Jaeger underwear at half regular prices. The brief listing notes discounts and location on Merrimack Street, Centre Tables.
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Merrimack Street
New Lambrequins in Dainty Japanese Style Embroidery
In the West Section Gallery a display of lambrequins with an oriental look features new colorings in plain silk richly embroidered with tinsel. Edges are bordered by knotted fringe and matchable table covers accompany the set.
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Delaware
West Virginia
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America
Committee
Kansas City
Theodore Roosevelt
Melvin O. Adams
Winthrop Murray Crane
Dalton
GOV
William Murray Crane
Eczema
Portes Due Anv Cuem. Corp
William J. Bryan
Levi Grant
Insane Man
Pawtucket, R. I
Maxie” Long
Castor
Ives Bowaht
Lowell
A. Pollard & Co
Luckies
Lambrequins
A. G. Pollard & Co
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Dent ST
Room A
Wyman’s Exchange
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