Olney Favored as Secretary of State in National Crisis
The Post backs Richard Olney for the head of the Department of State, arguing his appointment would unite parties and restore public confidence. It contends Olney would have managed diplomatic issues better, possibly freeing Cuba sooner, and urges McKinley to appoint a real Secretary of State during the emergency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Olney
Department of State
McKinley
Olney
Sherman
Appata
Cuba
Deadlock over Cuban Resolution between Senate and House
The Senate and House remain at odds on the Cuban resolutions over the phrase are and ought to be free. The House struck the direct recognition while the Senate keeps the indirect phrase. A deadlock risks delay and possible presidential veto amid calls for swift action and potential US intervention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
House of Representatives
Strategic outline for a quick American war plan against Spain
The piece forecasts a war starting on this side of the Atlantic with key targets in Havana Cuba and Porto Rico. It argues U S forces will quickly seize Spanish West Indian ports to cut coal supplies and cripple Spain’s fleet. It notes Spain will likely avoid direct engagement while American victories confine war to the Caribbean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Atlantic
Havana
Cuba
Porto Rico
United States
Ocean
Opposition to Boston liquor license cap faces moral debate
A Boston liquor license bill proposing one permit per 1000 residents provokes criticism. Opponents argue the tenfold reduction would harm reform gains, boost illegal sales, and edge toward prohibition while praising Boston’s orderly liquor trade and strict observance of laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State House of Representatives
Boston
House
Senate
Regulation Critique Of Trade Monopoly Proposal
The passage argues that moving toward a trade monopoly would be undesirable and that current restrictions are sufficient. It asserts that regulation, though imperfect, would worsen rather than improve the trade and advocates maintaining the existing framework.
Notable Patriots Day Reflections on Freedom and Rights
The article marks Patriots Day on April 19 as a historic anniversary of colonial resistance to British rule. It connects Lexington and Concord to modern efforts for human rights in the western hemisphere, praising the republic's growth and its role among nations while honoring ancestors and the nation’s founding ideals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republic
Atlantic
Lexington and Concord
American Republic
No Privateering Decried by President in War Outlook
The article argues President McKinley correctly condemns privateering as antiquated piracy that harms peaceful merchantmen. It asserts privateering has no place in modern war and should be removed from civilized nations' lists of recognized practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley
Spain
United States
Enthusiasm as Sailors Parade Through Charlestown
Citizens along Charles Town greet naval recruits marching from Charlestown to Park Square station on their way to New York. Wagons bring four loads of sailors each evening, sparking cheers from windows, doors, and street crowds including a mother waving a red undershirt and a Chinaman joining the jubilation. A passing car adds to the spectacle as the crowd's excitement peaks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlestown Navy Yard
Charlestown
Park Square Station
New York
Cambridge Street
Charles Street
I think I would going to the war in a poem
A ballad labeled Frank L Stanton recalls tumbling through memories of Civil War era fighting. The speaker debates joining the war, reflecting on Jackson Lee Sherman and kinship with mothers, ending with hope for peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Lee
Wealthy Father Reconciles With Son Through Ruby Box Twist
In a cramped room a young couple faces poverty when publisher delays threaten their future. Madge discovers a hidden box containing three diamonds and a ruby once believed lost. The gems rescue Harry Felton's stalled literary career with a best selling novel "Claudia Holborn" and reunite the divided family under Grandfather Felton's insistence on unity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madge Felton
Madge
Arry Felton
Madge Stevens
Mr. Stevens
Miss Stevens
Papa Felton
Young Felton
Marrie
Harry Felton
Harry
Felton
Claudia Holborn
Mr. Felton
Witty exchanges frame jokes on money and manners
A string of humorous jests appears in column form with quips about self made men wives money spending and social pretensions. The snippets feature banter between irate husbands boasting fathers and anxious sweethearts across Chicago Free Press Chicago News and Chicago Record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gottrox
Chicago News
Snowball Custard Recipe From Mrs Helen Friseh
Snowball custard beat the whites stiff to form balls then boil in milk until risen. Dip, turn, and finish with yolk mixture thickened with lemon. Served with supper and a glass dish presentation credited to Mrs Helen Friseh of Everett Massachusetts.
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Helen Friseh
Cleveland Avenue
Everett
Mass
Notable Figures and Artifacts Mentioned in News Notes
Queen Victoria has memorized many Scott poems. Dr J A H Murray of the Oxford Dictionary team is a Scots editor from Denholm. Captain Sigsbee's revolver from the Maine wreck is displayed in a New York theatre. General Fitzhugh Lee returned home from the war as reported.
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Queen Victoria
Scott
J. A. H. Murray
Denholm
Sigsbee
Maine
New York
Fitzhugh Lee
Appomattox
Out you devil end of patience in warning cry
A martial demand rouses a public, hostile notice against an unnamed foe. The speaker vows no more delay and calls for removal, attributing deaths and graves to the adversary. The nation’s anger and the thunder overhead presage impending consequences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allaste
Bram’s Defense Shrouds Murder Trial in Lengthy Closing
James E. Cotter for Bram delivers a nearly seven hour defense arguing Brown and Monks framed Bram. He attacks key witnesses, questions circumstantial links, and asserts Bram’s innocence while Bram weeps at moments of urging.
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James E. Cotter
Thomas M. CC. Bram
Mr. Cotter
Bram
Lr. Cotter
Monks
Brown
Charles Brown
Os. Cotter
Cotter
Nova Scotia
St. Kitts
West Indies
Nash
Mr. Bram
Cayenne
French Guiana
Loheac
At & O
Lohenc
Cardinal Taschereau Remains Transferred for State Funeral
The remains of Cardinal Taschereau were moved from the palace to the Basilica this afternoon in the presence of religious and temporal dignitaries. About 15,000 people viewed the body yesterday. The remains will lie in state at the Basilica until tomorrow when the funeral is held.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quebec
Cardinal Taschereau
Dominion
Answers Mr Edgerly to the Editor on pensions and the Maine
A reader rails at Major Edgerly for urging pension deductions to fund a new ship replacing the Maine. He argues many pensioners depend on their benefit and would suffer hardship, while those at home who profited should bear the cost. He defends veterans’ sacrifice and opposes taxing pensioners.
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Edgerly
Maine
Sam
Quincy
H. Clay Evans
W. H. Warren
Eutaw Street
East
Boston
Mass
Twentieth Regiment
Massachusetts Volunteers
Cambridge Volunteers Rally to Form Martial Company
Several hundred men gathered at Armory Hall Cambridge to sign 100 volunteers for a drilling company in response to Captain Cutler. The meeting stressed sober reflection over war with Harvard students among those drilling as memories of 1861 linger in Cambridge.
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Cambridge
Armory Hall
Charles Cutter
Cutler
Mayor Sortwell
William A. Bancroft
Fifth
Massachusetts Regiment
Harvard
E. E. Mason
Massachusetts Avenue
Dickinson
North
Ceneral Banecroft
Charles H. Cutler
Massachusetts
Pullen
East Cambridge
Cambridge Green
Patriot ic Drama Our Starry Banner Performed by North End Union
Patriotic drama Our Starry Banner staged by North End Union last night at 20 Parmenter Street directed by H L Channel. Cast included A Freedman Max Kittenberg George Berenson George Kneller Ed Robinson Max Shenesky Al Colitz Samuel Levenson Jacob Krokyn M Golistein Julius Winer Louis Novack Mark Romanow B Shall C Wargotsky Maurice Finn Rose Page Mildred Gertrude Leving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North End Union
H. L. Channel
Parmenter Street
A. Freedman
Max Kittenberg
George Berenson
George Kneller
Ed. Robinson
Max Shenesky
al. Colitz
Samuel Levenson
Jacob Krokyn
M. Golistein
Julius Winer
Louis Novack
Mark Romanow
B. Shall
C. Wargotsky
M Urice Finn
Rose Page
Mildred Gertrude Leving
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Boston Post
New England
Marc
Aargl
Daly Arage Munoy
Congress
San Juan
United States Supreme
The
Agnes Booth Schoeffel
St. Louis
Washington
Doogue
R. M. Bartleman
Malaga
Legation
Caracas
Venezuela
Diplomatic Corps
Tom Sheridan
Bradford Boat Club
Tom
Bradfords
Sheridan
Dan Lynch
Chicago
Hugh Duffy
Edward Glover Niles
Beacon Street
Paris
John D. Long
Mechanics’ Hall
Great Bryan
A. C. Drinkwater
State Committee
Eric Pape
Mexico
Oaxaca
Mitla
California
Denver
Messrs. Houghton, Mifflin & Co
Patriots
Poes
Frank L. Stanton
the Post
Marie Amalia Solano
West Elm Street
Brockton, Mass
Papyrus & Inkumers
Ridgeford
Papa
Free
Spenathrift
DR. Draper
Mrs. Nash
Mr. Nash
Clark Russell
Captain Nash
Nicholas Powers
Thomas M. Bram
Rob
A. Lapham
West Side Square
Springfield
Grotyas
Jeeeipe
Samuel Pitcher
Punphin
MR. Edgerly
Charles River Park
Harvards Spirit
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