Urban elections challenge big-name influence
Municipal races in Cleveland Chicago and St. Louis shift power away from Hanna Altgeld and Bryan as Democratic leaders lose prestige. Mark Hanna’s city sees a new mayor while Altgeld and Bryan face setbacks in local contests. Wells defeats Bryan backed opponents over free silver stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Hanna
Cleveland
Altgeld
Illinois
Carter Harrison
Chicago
Harrison
St. Louis
Rolla Wells
William J. Bryan
Bryan
Mr. Wells
Hanna
Mun
China Denies Signing Russian Manchuria Treaty Demands
China refused yesterday to sign the proposed Manchuria convention with Russia, citing a desire to keep friendly terms with all nations. Russia claims the pact protects Russian subjects and Trans Siberian work, while China warns against provoking wider entanglements and urges U S neutrality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Manchuria
China
United States
Fiction Outdone in a Crime Confession Trial
A valet Jones testifies at Lawyer Patrick’s murder trial for millionaire Rice in New York. He claims to have drugged the elderly man, then used forgery and a forged will to profit, obeying Patrick who stood to gain. The tale reads like a crime novel and haunts belief in its truth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones
Patrick
Millionaire Rice
New York
Public Persecution in Lynn After Testimony Incident
A letter denounces taunts and petty indignities faced by Stiles in Lynn following his testimony against his brother-in-law Best. The writer condemns citizens for persecuting a man for performing his duty, arguing that the public prosecutor must seek police protection to shield Stiles from annoyance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn
Stiles
Bules
Citi
Public sentiment sours in Lynn over perjury dispute
Citizens condemn the case as a temporary aberration as pressure mounts against a man who refused to perjure himself to shield his brother in law from justice. The tone toward him grows hostile, but supporters hope opinion will fade and return to normal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn
Self government in the Philippines rhetoric and promises
The article argues for rapid move toward self government in the Philippines under McKinley and Aguinaldo. It cites McKinley’s inaugural and acceptance speeches, urging action and contrasting American promises with Cuban independence. It calls for ending killings and delivering true self rule as soon as possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aguinaldo
Philippines
William Mc- Kinley
McKinley
Canton
Dachshund Show Awards Highlight Color Rule Shifts
A dog show in which a blue ribbon went to a white streak Dachshund sparks notes on color disqualifications. Rumors of German and English judges banning white streaks align with evolving practices, while Siamese adoptions of red and black and tan varieties are discussed alongside remarks on Dachshund bloodlines and notable breeders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
England
Crystal Palace
Daily Table Hints and Roast Beef Menu Notes
A fragment from the Sunday Post outlines daily table hints and a roast beef meal plan. It lists items such as broiled steak, French fried potatoes, hot biscuits, doughnuts, coffee, tomato soup, baked rice, green peas, whipped cream, and baked potatoes. A cook’s instructions describe baked rice and potatoes with potatoes cut in halves seasoned and simmered until browned, attributed to RS H Hunt of Orchard Street, Pittsfield, Mass.
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Souy
Parker House
H. J. Hunt
Orchard Street
Pittsfield
Mass
Salute origins and society notes from early 1900s press
A reader debates the historical origin of the military salute, suggesting medieval or tournament roots and noting its anachronistic use in Ben Hur. The piece then shifts to social news: Kathleen Burden of New York tours Boston to study millinery for a Paris trip and reports for a New York paper. Helen P. Goodwin becomes Chandler Thinking Club president as the group plans lectures on Burroughs, Washington, Morris, and Ruskin. Curtis Guild Sr. and Hezekiah Butterworth address the Daughters of Massachusetts at a luncheon, with a list of officers and guests.
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Cri
Kathleen Burden
New York
Boston
Paris
Helen P. Goodwin
Chandler Thinking Club
John Burroughs
Booker T. Washington
William Morris
John Ruskin
Ifo
Curtis Guild, Sr
Hezekiah Butterworth
Daughters of Massachusetts
Brunswick
May Alden Ward
W. C. Winslow
Charles Moloy
Dexter Feliett
Brookline
Olivert¢Crane
W. A. Bancroft
A. C. Wellington
Semi-Mourning House Dress Described in Bray Voile
A semi-mourning house dress features Bray voile fabric with a gray velvet ribbon trimmed skirt and a full silk flounce. The bodice and upper sleeves are silk with velvet crosswise rows, and Gul pure lace decorates the bodice.
Daughter of Boston Merchant Saves Injured Newsboy to Wed Doctor
Miss Marie Ashland an affluent Bostonion meets Ralph Waldo Wellington after saving him from a head wound on Chambers Street. She nurses him at the hospital, later adopts him, and later marries Dr. Lloyd Raymond while plans to send him to school and pursue medicine in Boston.
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Marie Ashland
Boston
Chambers St
Union Station
Mias Ashland
Owi
Miss Ashland
Eir
Miss Ashlant
Children’s Word
Ralph Waldo Wellington
Ashland
Ens
Ralph
Evening School Teachers Dine at Quincy House
Members of the Evening School Teachers' Association dined at the Quincy House last evening. Principal Fred A. Fernald presided with Dr. Benjamin Tenney as a guest. Speakers included Tenney, Henry H. Folsom, William H. Brown, Frank M. Copeland and other teaching staff in a social gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hf School Teachers’ Association
Quincy House
Fred A. Fernald
Benjamin Tenney
Henry H. Folsom
William HE. Brown
Frank M. Copeland
Dental Academy Dines at Young's Hotel
The American Academy of Dental Science met at Young's Hotel with 28 members present. Dr. V. C. Pond presided and spoke on the topic Results of Thirty Years of Practice. Guests included Drs. Herbert A. Reed George L. Taft and H. J. Baker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Academy of Dental Eaience
Young's Hotel
V. C. Pond
Herbert A. Reed
George L. Taft
H. J. Baker
Wedding of Miss Musette Lovell and Mr Newell Tucker
The ceremony took place at the bridegroom's mother's residence with Rev William Hall Williams officiating. Miss Lovell wore blue veiling and lace, aided by her sister Miss Cecile Lovell as maid of honor. The couple plans a bridal tour and will reside temporarily at the Massachusetts Chambers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Musette Derby Lovell
Thomas Porter Lovell
Newell Tucker
M. E. Tucker
William Hall Williams
C. Ernest Judkins
Rookline
Henry D. Gardner
Gordon Tucker Newell
Perrin Coburn Newell
Miss Lovell
Cecile Lovell
Mrs. Lovell
Ethel Tucker
Florence Adams
Hortense Toppan
Brookline
Newvil
Helen Carter
Lyon
Marion
Serena Goodwin
Harry Crocker
Goodwin
William Bishop
J. B. Newell
Hermann Hartmann
H. G. Park
Henry Lovell
Hartmann
Ula Hollis
Francis Hollis
Bernard Terrace
Garrison Road
Irving Lander Tenney
Fritz Kriesler
St. Botolph Club
Newbury Street
Governor Crane
The
Somerset
Touraine
Francis B. Hornbrooke
Edmund H. Garrett
Educational Union
J. P. Bates
the Vendome
Lenox
Josiah Hayden
Commonwealth Avenue
Palm Beach
Providence
Stephen Aldrich Cooke
Mary Barstow
William Pratt Comstock
St. Stephen's Church
Cooke
George W. Davenport
Glengary
Winchester
Middlesex Hunt Club
Lincoln
Alexander A. Higginson
Rosamond Tudor
Richard Barrett
Harvard
Madelaine Stuart
Paul Revere Bell Reclaims Historic Church Relic
St James’s Episcopal Church of North Cambridge purchased Paul Revere’s first Boston bell. The bell sits in the vestry and is hoped to be mounted by April 19. It is the first church bell Revere cast and the only one bearing his name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Revere
Boston
St. James's Jeprecopal
North
Cambridge
Hanover Street
First Methodist Episcopal Church Society
Church Society
Temple Street
Wien
Portrait of Constitution Restored by Daughters of 1812 Artist
D. Hart of Lynn painted a 30 by 40 inch likeness of the Constitution as she looked in her prime and as she will look after restoration by the Daughters of 1812. Captain Jon of the Charlestown Navy Yard praises the most satisfactory depiction. Hart, an artist at the navy yard, is remembered as a former mayor of Lynn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George D. Hart
Eaton
Boston Navy Yard
Daughters of 1812
D. Hart of
Lynn
Jon
Charlestown Navy Yard
Hart
Navy Yard
Idle youth and a clever father’s logic puzzled
A collection of humorous newspaper clippings and jokes from the era. Included are a father son exchange over logic and presence, a boastful boast about being the ideal partner, a poem sale joke, and a long quip about a Mrs Montlang and Whist poker life.
Mrs Terminus and Her Daughters Miss Termini
An archival line from Tit-Bits notes Mrs Terminus and her daughters the Miss Termini in a brief, quippy literary snippet.
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New England
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W. Johnson
Salem
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Samuel H. Pook
Washington, D. C
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Nature
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Commonwealth
Oliver Cromwell
Vt Ir
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Phil Warren
Station 14
Phil
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Sunday Post
Bacon
Washington
Pennsylvania Railroad
Gettysburg
Luray
D. N. Bell
Washington Street
National Supply Co
Temple
WM. J. Daly
Mgr
Ben Hur
Cesar
Annie Louise Beard
Skowhegan, Maine
WORLD
Toursine
J.P. Bates
London Club
of the Ancients
Captain Eaton
Tom
Rome
Bobbs
Dobbs
Bobs
Baltimore American
Mary
Reaiary
Perhka
Tommy
Marx
Saxby
Cincinnati Tribune
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