Budget Crises and Tax Increases Beset England in 1900s
The chancellor warns of heavy costs from South Africa and growing national debt. Tax hikes target sugar, income, and coal exports while debt approaches Crimean levels. Amid debates, political support shifts on the new measures as daily life stories unfold from Boston to Maine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Hicks- Beach
House of Commons
South Africa
Vernon Harcourt
Edward
London Daily News
England
The Tribute to the Trusts
Newspapers warn the public about American trusts during Mr J P Morgan s visit. They argue inflated capitalization in firms like Standard Oil leads to profits from public tribute, citing a refining plant value around 60 million with 100 million capitalization and 80 million in shares, funded by consumers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. P. Morgan
Standard Oil
Standard Oil Trust
Free Trade With Porto Rico Debated In Congress
The Hollander tax scheme due May first may lead to a presidential proclamation removing all tariff duties between Porto Rico and the United States. Critics doubt the plan will raise revenue and fear harm to industry. Some argue Porto Rico should be under US law as a territorial part of the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Pine Tree
Porto Rico
United States
Congress
McKinley
Supreme Court
Harrison
Noble Benefaction Creates Municipal Hospital Foundation
The will of George L. Thorndike disposes virtually his entire estate to fund a city controlled hospital foundation with minimal restrictions. The act echoes his long service on the aldermen and ties to Dr. William H. Thorndike of Boston City Hospital, memorializing his brother while serving public benevolence. Thorndike also funds coal for poor widows in East Boston, highlighting his generous civic character.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will W
George L. Thorndike
Thorndike
Boston
The Observant Citizen Lexington Celebrates in Colorful Parade
The Observant Citizen Lexington staged a bustling celebration with band concerts street singers piano organs and Lexington branded toy balloons. Vendors sold colored canes and whips as crowds thronged the streets alongside a parade echoing the city’s 126th anniversary festivities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Gossiping Eyes on Cities and the Sacred Codfish
The poem observes society’s chatter from Bee and Quaker City to Chicago and Baltimore. It notes shock, gossip, and a crowd of men on Beacon Hill while the sacred codfish peeks out to gauge attention, amid a muddled world and lingering cosmic hints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bee
Quaker City
Chicago
Baltimore
Old Beacon Hill
Ebeneezer Cook Funeral Toon Brings Town Together
Louise Lyndon Sibley recalls the Arctic village gathering for Ebeneezer Cook's funeral. Captain Hopkins Deacon Willow and Deacon Stowell plan to sing his favorite toon as the hearse advances, the crowd joining in with the improvised chorus. The procession moves through drifting snow toward the church, the community sharing memory and music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopkins
Willow
Consid
Deacon Stowell
Captain Hopkins
Follerin
Holf
Ebeneezer
Deacon Willow
Eacon Willow
Ebeneezer Cook
Obeneezer
Columbia
Fragmentary Chore Road Line Signals Unclear Verse
A snippet from the Chore Road text shows ending lines with fragments like VaAUCK gal fought fit and ail Columbia indicating a damaged or garbled passage without a clear narrative or identifiable event. The readable portion preserves names and places only as hints amid fragmented OCR.
Daily Table Hints and Breakfast Menu from Sunday Post
The page lists daily table hints for a Sunday Post competition with meals for breakfast and dinner. Items include sliced oranges, broiled beefsteak, coffee, mock bisque soup, creamed potatoes, cocoanut pudding, macaroni, and fruit bars. A coconut pudding recipe and Post’s cake recipe are described, along with a cookery note and an address at 8 Princeton Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Treet
Laintren
Mass
Bride Receives $102 250 Gift After Wedding
In New York a new bride Mrs Frank Saucien Schafuss three days after her marriage received stocks valued at 102,250 from a messenger. The accompanying letter signed Frank Yethton says the gift repays a favor done by the bride's late father. Some family members regard it as a joke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Frank Saucien Schafuss
Frank Yethton
Those Who Died at Kimberley Cape Town Monument Inscription
Inscription by Rudyard Kipling on the Kimberley monument recalls the siege dead and the price paid for freedom. The verse urges readers to read reverently and honor the fallen, described as sons of the land who died for the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Town
Rudyard Kipling
Kimberley
Morgan Reports Healthy After Bank Visit
New York April 19 at the J P Morgan & Co banking house officials denied reports that Mr Morgan was ill with heart disease or any other ailment. He is said to be in his usual health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
Henry
Holy Cross Cemetery
Willowgreen Cemetery
Jack
Chelsea
Linden
Bellingham
New York
J. P. Morgan & Co
Morgan
Morgan Leaves London for Paris in Strong Health
London April 19 Mr J Pierpont Morgan departed for Paris in good health his representatives denying reports of ill health as unfounded and exaggerated in cabled dispatches to the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Paris
United States
Senator Frye Arrives in New York From San Domingo
New York report notes United States Senator William P. Frye of Maine among passengers arriving today on the steamer Cherokee from San Domingo. The arrival adds to a list of travelers from the Caribbean port.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Cherokee
San Domingo
United States
William P. Frye
Maine
President to see only urgent callers before westward trip
Washington reports that until the President departs for the West, only those with the most urgent business will be admitted to meet him. The note signals a tightened schedule and prioritization of tasks ahead of the travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
West
Odd Bits of News from Around the World
The Baroness von Ketteler, widow of the murdered German ambassador, remains shaken and travels from Genoa to the Riviera. Automobile shows reveal 104 Philadelphia vehicles and 675 in Paris. A reporter asks Senators what they'd do with 75 million dollars. Senator Mason quips about building asylums for fool editors. Edouard Strauss requires shoulder surgery after a railway accident. Chinese millet grows tall but yields little food, yet serves as fuel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
von Ketteler
Pekin
Genoa
Riviera
Philadelphia
Paris
Mason
Manzanilla
Matanzas
Edouard Strauss
Vienna
United States
China
Princess skirt sets style with high waist and tucked shaping
Fashion notes a modern princess skirt rising about five inches above the waist to outline the figure. The gown uses pearl gray French broadcloth with narrow black velvet ribbon trim, a chiffon yoke, vest, and undersleeves, creating a full effect away from the old close silhouette.
The Penny in the Slot Prank at the Railway
A quiet man at a Boxing Day railway crowd wowed onlookers by refusing to insert a penny and instead blowing into the weighing machine slot. His puffing finally made the needle register ten stone, exposing the swindle attempts and prompting amused laughter as others tried and failed.
Language For Baby And A Little Wit In The End
A father admonishes a mother for baby talk to their child and scolds nicknames. He sings operatic pieces to soothe the restless infant, who soon sleeps as the wife approves. A comic opera chorus and questions about paying a cook close the piece with characters debating responsibility and humor.
Wealth and Riches Then and Now Across a Century
A historical note compares wealth, noting Robert Morris as America's richest man around 1790 with an estimated fortune near $500,000. It highlights the vast change in wealth value over a hundred years and the different meaning of richness in that era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Morris
America
United States
Also Mentioned on This Page
Boston Post
New England
North Shore
Theodore Stansland
the Viking
M. Coquelin
Harry F. Adams
Henry Austin Higgins
Jack Smith
Mr. Higgins
Everett
Malden
Baick
Saugus
Harvard
Theodore F. Hiammer
Copenhagen
Mr. Hammer
Boston & Albany
Blss
Daniel J. Sullivan
Boston & Maine Railroad
Hoosac Tunnel
Charlestown
Mr. Sullivan
Therpeatotet
Duat
I -Mora
le,Herald
Sunday Post
Louise Lyndon Sibley
Revere Street
Vaauck
Gal
Macaroni
Clevelands
Cleveland’s
Cleveland Baking Powder CO
New York Stock Exchange
Senator Frye
Loaded
Funny Man
Dorjy
George
Oerony
Towne
Uerah
Puck
Abraham Lincoln
Indianapolis
Ind
Durbin
Springsign
Bent É ‘Bush
Washington St
Andrew J. Lloyd & Co
Boylston
Harmsworth
Florida
Warren
Ean Petsins
Philadelphia Bulletin
Paine Furniture
Canal
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!