The Fatal Closet
A fragmented scene on Grub Street unfolds with Mrs Boggly and Elizabeth in a doorway. The dialogue hints at a dream of Elizabeth and a turning moment about love despite class, ending with lovers on the sunny Grub Street side.
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1904
Page
6
Lodge Speech at Tremont Temple Sparks Loyal Rally
Senator Lodge delivered the day’s address at Tremont Temple, energizing a convention and drawing a loyal demonstration to his cause. The critique calls his oratory superb yet argumentative, questioning his claims on reciprocity and Canada trade. It notes Massachusetts manufacturers favor freer trade with Canada and laments tariff-linked obstacles. The piece contrasts partisan rhetoric with cool reason and cautions against exclusive sympathy for Japan in international affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tremont Temple
Senator Lodge
Lodge
Massachusetts
Canada
Mr. Lodge
McKinley
Senate
Gloucester Fish Trust
Russia
Japan
Europe
Asia
Pacific
Nv‘sians
United States
Great Britain
France
Carnegie Hero Fund for dependents of life savers
Andrew Carnegie creates a hero fund to aid dependents of those who die or are injured saving others. The program includes medals for life saving and pensions for dependents, aiming to place injured heroes in a better financial position until they can work again. It mirrors humane acts while offering a new private pension to widows and children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie
Massachusetts Humane Society
Wise
Hero
The Sentiment for Russia and Roxbury Musings
A Boston column notes Beacon Hill chorus girls near the State House and praises John B. Schoeffel on his 26th year as a theatrical manager. It highlights Roxbury garden work by Engine 12 firefighters, an umbrella theft incident, and car enthusiasm among Hyde Park autoists. It reflects changing US views on the Russo Japanese War and Harvard President Eliot, plus a future Joseph Warren statue dedication in Roxbury and Riverside park improvements needing funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John B. Schoeffel
Tee Hb
Dudley Street
Roxbury
Tom Prendergast
Hennessy
Corey
Milles Standish
Riverside
Massachusetts
Lovers of the Lake and a Bass Battle Tale
A fishing tale follows the Doctor and guide Jim as they pursue bass along a pebbly shore. The big fish fights hard, then is outmatched, his devoted mate attempting to guard the spawning bed before both swim away. A second piece mocks marital advice and notes a Nebraskan received 500 marriage proposals via advertising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Jim
Nebraska
The Two Reciprocities in Massachusetts Platform Stance
The piece criticizes the Republican platform at Tremont Temple as a sham, arguing it serves trusts and neglects Massachusetts and New England industries. It highlights Mr. Foss’s call for closer Canada trade relations, urging the party to adopt reciprocal duties removal and mutual free-list steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tremont Temple
Loss
Pennsylvania
Ohio
California
Massachusetts
New England
Canada
Lodge
Commonwealth
Foss
The
United States
Republican Party of
Republican Party
Painter-Well Whitewash Progress Hopes Stalled
A local painter reports the hose works well and hopes to complete the whitewashing job soon. He fears delays if conditions worsen or tools fail to cooperate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Painter
Diplomat Raikes Holds Silence As Window Closes
Brief portraits span diplomats and leaders with notes from Washington and St. Louis So the German Emperor sends a birthday autograph to Zellar while Colonel Morton weds nurse Anna Severson in Fargo Perin is re elected vice president of a flower charity and Frick plans a large Pittsburg hotel News items illuminate prominent figures and World’s Fair preparations across nations and cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur S. Raikes
Washington
Raikes
Japan
Russia
Uis
P. M. Matheef
Bulgaria
Ernesto Nelson
Argentine
X. C. M. Watkins
St. Louis
Edward Zellar
Zellar
Berlin
Charles A. Morton
Fargo, N. D
Anna Helen Severson
Ness
Morton
Minnesota
Fargo
H. C. Frick
Pittsburg
Club Women of Massachusetts Chooses Preserve Name
Miss Gertrude Trivette Bodfish presides over the Ladies Physiological Institute. The group considered renaming to the Woman's Physiological Club but decided to keep its long established title. The club remains progressive, hosting frequent meetings with speakers of prominence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude Trivette Bodfish
Ladies’ Physiological Institute
Woman's Physiological Club
Will of Mrs. Greenleaf Declared Invalid
Judge H K Brady of the Supreme bench at East Cambridge ruled that Mary Greenleaf sister of the late poet H W Longfellow had full life estate powers but lacked authority to dispose of her late husband James Greenleaf s property. The residuary legatees named in James Greenleaf s will cannot require payment from Mrs Greenleaf s executors for expenditures from the husband s estate. The decree now on file at East Cambridge states she had no power to will the property away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Greenleaf
H. W. Longfellow
James Greenleaf
Supreme Bench
East Cambridge
Short Story of John Hildreth and Grub Street Dream
John Hildreth, an aspiring author, writes in his attic study while his sister and cousin interrupt. After a long struggle, a daydream leads to a vivid river scene, a sudden wake, and a determination to escape the attic. He contemplates Elizabeth Armstrong and the role of money and independence in his writing life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hildreth
Hildreth
John
Grub Street
Meg Merrilles
Elizabeth
Elizabeth Armstrong
Fitchburg Rector Nominated for New Haven Church
The Rev. James DeWolf Perry Jr of Christ Church Fitchburg Mass was tonight nominated for the rectorship of St Pauls Episcopal Church New Haven to succeed Rev Edwin S Lines newly elected bishop of Newark N J Anson Phelps Stokes Jr is assistant rector at St Pauls
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fitchburg
New Haven
Conn
James DeWolf Perry, Jr
Christ Church
Mass
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Edwin S. Lines
Newark
N. J
Anson Phelps Stokes, Jr
St. Paul’s Church
Walsh v Elevated Railway Case Heads to Supreme Court
Judge Fox in the fourth Superior Court session yesterday removed the H P Walsh versus Elevated Railway Company case from the jury. The suit seeks damages for injuries Walsh says were caused by a spark from the railway shoe entering his eye, and the matter now advances to the Supreme Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fox
Superior Court
H. P. Walsh
Elevated Railway Company
Supreme Court
Walsh
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Washington and Brattle Streets
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Suibury & Portland Sts
Pest
Martha Endicott Eaton
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CGR
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