Wireless telegraphy hailed as breakthrough revolution
The Boston Post notes Marconi style wireless telegraphy moves from theory to practice with signals sent across the Channel from Ireland to Boulogne and back. It envisions 3200 mile ocean and continental links, ships at sea communicating with land, and calls for public benefit to guide the development and potential removal of existing wires and poles.
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Marconi
Reland
Channel
Mineux
Boulogne
Fifth Regiment Delivers Quiet Return to Massachusetts
The Fifth Regiment sick arrived yesterday, with others due today. Mustered out at Greenville South Carolina, they return as civilians but are hailed as heroes for responding to the nation’s call in the Spanish American War. Their discipline and bearing are praised as a rung with the best in the army.
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Massachusetts
Greenville
S. C
Fifth
Spain
The Trust Crop
March saw 250 new corporations born in New Jersey with stock and bonds over 1 million each, totaling 1 111 750 000 in capitalization. This single state’s trust formation dwarfs federal outlays and the nation’s debt, prompting questions about future growth and the season’s harvest.
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New Jersey
United States
Tremont Street Tracks Debate Calls for Public Need
The Legislature should weigh all interests in Tremont street track relocation. The Post argues surface tracks should be restored to ease overcrowded subways and serve the general traveling public, not just the elevated railroad’s desires.
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Tremont Street
The Standing of the Telephone Cable
The article notes the telephone monopoly has not presented company officials to a legislative committee. It cites ongoing reform agitation, scant opposition testimony, and a large reform petition with few solicited signatures. The piece argues the monopoly relies on social influence rather than evidence.
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Legislative Committee
Friends of the Bill
Adventurous Sightseers Note Marblehead Liner Standoff
The Observant Citizen reports crowds drawn to Marblehead Neck by a stranded ocean liner sighting. Hotel keepers fear a maritime disaster but welcome the novelty, as Cape Cod daytrippers flow from the city and fishing season lingers cold with modest catches.
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Marblehead Neck
Dinner Plan Fails as Cousin Tries Social Climb
Beth resists a cousin Jessie scheme to pair her with a supposed millionaire. A dinner with Bertram King reveals his true wealth and aims, as Beth learns Jessie’s ruse and their romance ends with Beth marrying King.
Future travel dreams from the Chicago Daily News
The excerpt envisions horseless carriages and air travel becoming common. It imagines ocean crossing and rapid long distance trips while noting the nightly challenge of soothing a cranky baby at home. The tone reflects speculative optimism.
Marking Historic Sites in Boscaiwen N Hy Chronicle
The town of Boscaiwen plans to mark several historic sites including Dan i Webster’s old office and a granite boulder with his chiselled name near it. Birthplaces of A Dix and William Pitt Fessenden will also be marked. Secretary Willis Baer of the United Society of Christian Endeavor begins a 22 day, 18 state tour from Boston delivering addresses. Deacon and Mrs Hall are honored at Warren Avenue Baptist Church for their 33 years of marriage with roses and a festive reception. James Doll, aged 88, the oldest actor and ally of Kean Macready Kemble Brooke, says he remains a rebel and expects slavery’s return. he now lives in Chicago.
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Peterson
Beth
King
Ned
Mamma
Peterson & Lamb
Amma
Esaie
Jessie Brant
Bertram King
Louise
Mr. King
Mrs
Boscaiwen
N. Hy
Dani Webster
Webster
A. Dix
William Pitt Fessenden
Willis Baer
United Society of Christian Endeavor
Boston
Agang
Baer
Christian Endeavor
Warren Avenue Baptist Church
Deacon
C. P. Hall
Hall
Deacon Hall
William C. Price
Buchanan
Chicago
Piliottson
Chicago Tribune
Aguinaldo
Washington
George
Jim Bluffem
Maud
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Warre
Mary Ann
Willie
Whaw
Indianapolis Journal
Willie Ishington
Mies Cayenne
Washington Star
Barney Tormer
A Daily Charade from Columbian Charades
A riddle from Columbian Charades by Lee and Shepard where clues describe a person’s First Second and Whole as a sequence about a dog and its cost. The puzzle presents wordplay on grip loss and being better than a dog in a playful antique style.
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Lee & Shepard
Wireless telegraphy may bridge Europe and America soon
London April 2 The celebrated Italian scientist Professor Marconi describes a wireless telegraph system using aerial conductors and lightning fast ether claps. He notes that Atlantic communication would require tall poles and plans to visit the United States in October to demonstrate practical results for naval and commercial use.
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London
Marconi
Atlantic
Professor Marconi
English Channel
America
England
United States
Osborne
Osborne House
Isle of Wight
Prince of Wales
Cowes Bay
Guards' Band Concert Opens Boston Visit
Lieutenant Dan Godfrey and the Grenadier Guards Band opened their Boston visit at the Park Theatre before a large audience. It is their first U S appearance since 1872. The program featured Chopin Funeral March in memory of Ninth Regiment heroes and a new suite England and America. The band also performed God Save the Queen and The Star Spangled Banner. They plan to play Music Hall tonight.
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Dan Godfrey
Grenadier Guards
Boston
Park Theatre
London
England
Lord Wolseley
Lord Roberts
Lord Kitchener
America
Godfrey
Portsmouth
Eng
Harbor
Sandy Hook
Portsmouth Harbor
Atlantic
Music Hall
Quotable Missives and Quips Across Papers
A collage of humorous exchanges and brief quotes from various newspapers. Includes lines about mothers reproving children, courtship talk, domestic tasks, and theatrical asides, with characters like Jim Bluffem and Willie Ishington cited in terse snippets.
Last of Sunday Concerts by Young Men's Catholic Association
The final concert of the Sunday series by the Young Men's Catholic Association of Boston was held yesterday at their Newton Street rooms. The programme opened with a piano solo by Mr. James Co. Gallagher, followed by Mr. Hardy's performance of Don't Speak of Her Faults.
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Young Men’s Catholic Association of Boston
Newton Street
James Co. Gallagher
Mr. Hardy
Arrival of the Fifth Massachusetts U S W to Boston
The Fifth Massachusetts U S W will arrive in Boston at 10 A M today with a holiday atmosphere. A cordial reception and special military escort are expected as Oak Hall serves as military headquarters in New England. Visitors will have opportunity to tour Oak Hall and see an attractive line of spring suits and overcoats for men and boys.
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Boston
Oak Hall
New England
Ardy Leonard Captivates Audience With Coon Songs Encore
Ardy Leonard led the program with his coon songs and was encored many times. A banjo solo by Joseph Millis and a mandolin solo by Hartnett closed the concert. Afterward a business meeting prepared for the upcoming reunion.
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Ardy Leonard
Joseph Millis
Hartnett
Concert by the Grau Opera Company at the Boston Theatre
A sacred concert at the Boston Theatre featured Maurice Grau Company members Mmes. Suzanne Adams and Marie Brema Messrs. Van Rooy Piloncon and san Dyck with Leo Stern cello and full company orchestra under Signor Mancinelli An extensive program included Handel Messiah Mendelssohn St Paul Elijah Haydn Seasons Wagner Rienzi and works by Beethoven Cesar Frank Godard and Bachelet Encores multiplied the program Stern displayed exceptional tone and intonation while the orchestra and piano accompaniments by Simmons and Morgenstein were praised as solid and adequate.
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Boston
Maurice Grau
Mmes.uzanne Adams
Marie. Brema
Messrs
van Rooy
Pilancon
San Dyck
Leo Stern
Signor Mancinelli
Handel
Messiah
Mendelssohn
Messrs. Simmons and
Morgenstein
Predictions of Mlle Cousedon on United States future
Paris April 2 report on Mlle Cousedon the prophetess and her forecasts for the United States. She predicts war with England, a united American federation from pole to pole, Mexican admission after President Ding, and a future where Americans face great conflict but triumph.
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American
United States
Paris
Mlle. Cousedon
Gabriel
America
PPP Poees
South
Mexico
Ding
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F. L. Prince
Havre
Normandie
Parker’s
Dorchester
Daniel J. Sullivan
Pope’s Hill
Mr. Sullivan
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Associates Hall
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Milton
Kathryn Osterman
Anna Belmont
Miss Osterman
Miss Belmont
Henry Canning
Canning & Patch
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sheAoun
Lewis Coolidge Orcutt
Davison Street
Hyde Park, Mass
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Papa
Chicago Daily News
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Tippet
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Per
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California
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Water Street
Quincy
Mass
Oak Hall Clothing Co
Washington St
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Grau Opera Company
Mlle
Cousedon
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Angel Gabriel
Canada
Union
Germany
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President Faure
Greenland
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Pole
Jeanne d’Arc
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