Adams plan for random lot ballot positions in caucuses
The article endorses Representative Adams of Boston for a reform in caucus ballot preparation. It describes using a lot to assign official ballot positions for candidate lists, with written notice and a drawing process. It aims to remove force and partisan maneuvering from nominations.
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Adams
Boston
Board of Registrars of Voters
Board of Election Commissioners
Committee On Election Laws
Municipal conduits for electric wires urged in public ownership
An editorial argues for public ownership of electrical conduits, citing Boston’s experience to save costs and reduce street disruption. It contends the public highway rights belong to the people and supports extending the policy to smaller cities that seek such access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Out of Our Line Reflections on American Empire Policy
The author argues that the colonial policy pursued by McKinley disrupts American governance. He cites casualties and costs in the Philippines, distrust in Cuba, and misery in Puerto Rico to claim the free system cannot fit colonial rule and may require a complete change.
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McKinley
Philippines
Aguinaldo
Cuba
Porto Rico
Spain
Republic
The Cup Defenders Move Toward America’s Cup Trial
The New York Yacht Club approves a route to admit the Boston boat to the official trial races for the defender of the America’s Cup. The Independence and Constitution will enter Newport races, allowing a fair test of superiority and ensuring the best boat competes.
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New York Yacht Club
Boston
New York
Post
Newport
Advance toward formal trial step hinted by officials
In advance of the official trial observers note that the path appears set and a solution may be arranged if further formalities are demanded. The statement implies readiness to resolve remaining issues through appropriate processes.
Fifty Years of Service by the Boston Young Men's Christian Union
The Boston Young Men's Christian Union marks fifty years of activity with growth in membership to about 6000 and annual receipts near $60,000. It runs a 16000 volume library, daily circulation around 600, and its programs include education, charity, gymnasium classes, entertainments, and services for invalids. Under President William H. Baldwin since 1868, the organization is praised as a cornerstone of Boston’s civic life.
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Boston Young Men's Christian Union
Wiliam H. Baldwin
Boston
Apt Student and Quick Wit Headlines
A collection of humorous quips about a drug store clerk learning soda mixing and refusals to stock stamps. Jokes include a clerk saying we are out of postage stamps but have something just as good, plus puns about fiction and famous people.
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Capitol
Alpany Journal
Indianapolis Press
Wedding splendor at Emmanuel Church and Boston society
The World of Society column depicts a bustling Boston social scene with the marriage of Miss Annie Walker Iasigi to Mr. Arthur Edwards Grannis at Emmanuel Church. Details include wedding party members, reception plans, and the couple’s upcoming move to New York. Additional society events feature receptions, dances, and charitable sales across prominent clubs and households.
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Smart Set Bowling Club
Addie Kimball
Henry Oley Grant
Emmanuel Church
Newbury Street
Annie Walker Iasigi
Oscar Iasigi
Nathaniel Walker
Arthur Edwards Grannis
Iasigi
Nora Iasigi
Rosamond Peabody
Ruth Grannis
Pierre Grannis
Prescott Slade
Benjamin Hotchkiss
Edmund Grinnell
Peter Vredenburg
Appleton Flichtner
Robert Thayer
James Lewis
William Shackford
James P. Franks
Appleton Grannis
Commonwealth Avenue
Dartmouth Street
Frank W. Thayer
A. W. Briggs
John Fottler, Jr
George H. Curtis
Roxbury
George H. Greenwood
Dorchester
Whiton Hall
Chester Tarbell Greenwood
Harold, Morse Cummings
Ladies’ Missionary Sewing Society
Trinity Church
Rachel Alien
Harvard Musical Association
Club House
Arlington Street
Lemuel Cushing Kimball
Henry Clay Grant
Kimball
Beacon Street
Ralph Menard
Westminster
Boston
Robert Gould
Shaw
Aiken
John E. Vanderpoel
Lakewood
Somerset
Skinner
Buro
T. Lindall Winthrop
Miss Winter
Chester H. Graves
Richard Hall Stearns
Washington
Atlantic City
Paul Revere
Willard A. Vose
Jeremiah Williams
Madelaine Stuart
Easter Bonnets and a Maine Match
In a wintery Easter tale Miss Clytie and her aunt Eunice navigate love and finance. Clytie hides church attendance to charm Mr. Merrill, while Eunice pursues marriage for security. Years later Merrill reveals true love and Clytie wed, with Eunice finding happiness after her mortgaged house is freed.
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Ghureh
Clytie
Henry Merrill
Grandma
Henry
Mr. Merrill
Loder
Eunice
Chuch
Papa
Chilrahe
Hunk Munson Ben Toe
Bernd Eyes Daera
Opposition to Dingley Tariff and Morgan Steel Trust
A Republican critic argues the Morgan Steel Trust relies on protective tariffs to undercut foreign competitors and tax American consumers. He cites pig iron, rails, and ship plate duties, claiming the tariff props industrial monopolies and must be repealed to curb the trust’s pricing.
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Great Morgan Steel Combine
Morgan Trust
Steel
Steel Trust
Germany
Great Britain
Dingley
Atlantic
Mr. Morgan
Morgan Steel Trust
April sunshine record and seaside notes in Boston
Weather reports show April sun under six hours this month while forecasts promise fair skies and a subsequent rain. The column recalls Henry W Longfellow, Holmes, and a Harvard reading. theater etiquette, local society notes, and lights on Revere Beach licenses amid varied Boston chatter.
Dear Ages A Lyrical Muse of a Coquette
The passage presents a playful verse about a person addressed as a coquette to whom the speaker admires charm yet laments fleeting emotion. It shifts between flattery and rueful tenderness, noting bright smiles followed by tears that feel insincere. The tone is intimate and lyrical, with a light, flirtatious mood.
Two Years Since They Met Ella and Bella Exchange
Ella recalls meeting two years ago and recognizing her instantly. Bella jokes about recognizing Ella by her bonnet and remarking on wear.
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Ella
Bella
Quotes on honesty and pricing from a Washington Star column
Senator Sorghum muses that honesty may be egoism and that every man has his price. The dialogue contrasts bids refused with a self value described as inordinate vanity, illustrating candid views on integrity and motive.
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Senator Sorghum
Washington Star
Bargain Hopes At City Fire Sale Mentioned
Mrs. Shoppen voices plans to visit a major fire sale as bargains spark interest at breakfast. The exchange hints at a dramatic tone with a playful aside about burnt offerings and a later scene suggests farewell card play.
Daily Table Hints from Sunday Post Menu and Recipe Notes
Breakfast includes Wheat Germ Milk Deerfoot Farm Sausage Baked Potatoes Corn Muffins Buttered Toast Dinner features Pork Boiled Potatoes Apple Sauce Boiled Creamed Onions Stewed Tomatoes Baked Cracker Pudding Tea or Coffee Supper Cold Sliced Meat Fried Potatoes Hot Cream Tartar Biscuit Stewed Prunes Vanilla Cream Wafers Cheese Tea or Coffee Cracker pudding recipe notes mention Friese Belt crackers and a custard style soak with milk sugar nutmeg and crushed crackers. Leavitt Mr38 Edinna Hill Roxbury beat.
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Deerfoot Farm
Leavitt
Edinna Hill
Roxbury
Local Inquiry on Selling Comic Ideas to Editors and Artists
Lawrence firm Co. K seeks introductions to editors of comic papers and comic artists to market ideas. Advice from New York art department managers on idea pitches. Suggested to write Ladindorf and Dirks personally for guidance on selling concepts.
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Co. K
Lawrence
New York
Boston
OB Ladindorf
Gus Dirks
Keller Reply Clarifies 1900 School Board Meeting
Elizabeth C Keller of Jamaica Plain Mass recounts a January 1900 telephone conversation with George W Anderson regarding his potential candidacy for president of the school committee and promises to vote for the best candidate. She notes Anderson claimed support from board members and warned of organizational changes if a rival was elected.
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George W. Anderson
Dr. Keller
Dr. Gallivan
Forrest Hill St
Anderson
Department of Music
EL Rmther
T Elizabeth C. Keller
Jamaica Plain
Mass
Wilde and Howard wed in Brookline church ceremony
Miss Nannie Wilder became Mrs Charles Howard of Porto Rico in a quiet noon ceremony at St Pauls Episcopal Church Brookline attended by a select, mourning family circle. The breakfast at Mrs Wilder s Park street home followed with only the couple present. Rev Dr Leonard K Storrs officiated.
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Brookline
Nannie Wilder
Charles Howard
Porto Rico
Wilder
Park Street
William H. Wilder
Boston
First Corps of Cadets
Agnae
Leonard K Storrs
Opera Season Lights Boston Theatre With Faust and Don Giovanni
Yesterday afternoon at the Boston Theatre a full house heard Faust with a star cast including Jean De Reszke Mme Melba M Plancon Sig Campanari and Mme Homer and later Mozart Don Giovanni introducing Miss Margaret Macintyre in her Boston debut along with Nordica Scheff De Reszke and Scotti The audience was largely ladies and the performances were praised for strength and polish Tonight Siegfried Tristan and Isolde and Les Huguenots follow with Wagner Meistersingers to close the season
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Faust
Mme. Melba
Marguerite
Jean de Reszke
M. Plancon
Mephistopheles
Mme
Homer
Siebel
Sig. Campanari
Valentine
Mme. Homer
Plancon
Mozart
Margaret Macintyre
Donna Elvira
Miss Macintyre
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Donna Anna
Fritzi Scheff
de Reszke
Leporello
Scotti
M. Flon
Siegfried
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