McKinley names Harold Sewall minister to Hawaii
The editorial criticizes President McKinley for appointing Harold Sewall as minister to Hawaii. It portrays Sewall as driven by two strong beliefs about Cleveland and annexation of the Sandwich Islands, suggesting his influence may push U S policy toward rapid annexation and monarchist doubts.
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McKinley
Harold Sewall
Hawaii
Sewall
Grover Cleveland
United States
Sandwich Islands
Send It To The People McCarthy Aldermanic Bill Criticized
The piece urges Boston voters to demand a public decision on the McCarthy bill that would consolidate the City Council and restrict aldermanic nominations. It warns the Legislature against passing a machine style reform without consent, arguing the measure hurts independence and gerrymanders wards for partisan interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
The
Post
Republican Party
Labor Leaders Plead for Relief as Reed Upholds McKinley Tariff
The AFL delegation led by Gompers urged eight hour law enforcement, immigration reform, currency and bank changes, and rivers and harbors funding, but Speaker Reed deferred action until the tariff bill passes. They argued tariffs favor wealth over workers, noting McKinleyism profits others while labor pays taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Federation of Labor
Reed
Representatives of
Labor
Gompers
Wool and Hides Tariff Debate Targets New England Leaders
Vice President Rice suggests a big duty on wool as the price of free hides, arguing New England should push for free wool to counter the McKinley tariff. The piece urges New England representatives to take the initiative rather than defend free hides, warning the tariff is a broad grab.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rice
Boot and Shoe Club
Washington
The
Post
New England
Congress
Indictment of New Hampshire Officers Harshly Condemned
The passage denounces officials in New Hampshire for an indiscretion described as a ghastly absurdity. It laments a sickly sentiment that would revere a brutal criminal as a person of distinction, calling for strong condemnation.
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New Hampshire
The Fighting in Thessaly and Larissa’s Role
The article argues Larissa’s outcome may decide the Greco Turkish war. A Greek win would crush the invasion. Turkish breakthroughs would still require King George’s forces to be ousted. Greek victories in Epirus and expected naval gains at Salonica lessen the perceived crisis.
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Larissa
George
Epirus
Salonica
Post Denounces Printer's Ink Canvass Of Boston News Sales
Printer's Ink claims Boston newspaper sales favor the Post but the Post rejects the canvass as inaccurate and unreliable. It says the study is unfair to rivals and itself, and declines to accept its conclusions or prestige.
Summer exodus and curious notes from the era
The Observant Citizen reflects on a May exodus from cities for reasons beyond climate, cites a Chicago jury fault in language, reports Penobscot tribal restrictions on whites, frost damage to park finery, and mentions metals worth more than gold and Greeks en route to war. It notes a Roxbury girl’s tulip heartbreak, a satire on prizefighters, Arbor Day calls, and Cadet plans for New York Grant ceremonies with a $900 allowance and a Seventh Regiment assignment in May.
Sunday Parade and Cadet Dine at Armory
At the Algonquin and Trinity Church dress parade planned for Sunday afternoon. The men will dine with the Cadets at their new armory, followed by a dress parade and other good times at the Country Club during the races.
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Algonquin
Trinity Church
Country Club
Daily Table Hints and Menu Notes from 87 Maxwell Street
Breakfast lists cerealine cream and sugar lamb chops baked potatoes bread and butter hot muffins coffee Dinner features vegetable soup breast of lamb tomato sauce scalloped potatoes canned peas celery currant jelly white bread apple custard coffee Supper includes sliced tongue potato salad bread and butter canned peaches tea and scalloped potatoes with milk bake In baking dish the dish is layered with potatoes salt pepper and butter then milk or cream baked an hour and a half The note ends with a recipe cookies and rice with ingredients and method Bean 87 Maxwell street Mattapan.
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RS. J. L. .Bean
Maxwell Street
Mattapan
Fugitives and a doomed marriage find a home at last
Aunt Hope shelters a fugitive and pairs Marjory with Dalrymple after Uncle Phil's death reveals true kinship. Marjory, torn between duty and love, discovers Dalrymple is the heir she truly desires as the elder man rests peacefully. Higgins aims for grand wealth with a cyclone cellar houseboat device.
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Aunt Hope
Dalrymple
Engand
Phil
Mamma
Uncle Phil
Marjory
Gregor Dalton Fairbanks
Marjorie
Noothing
Majorie
Tax Bill To Support Public Schools Passes Third Reading
The $1,000,000 appropriation bill for public school support advances after a thorough House session. Rural legislators back the measure while city representatives condemn the tax, and critics like ex Mayor Curtis and Jerry McCarthy push against it. The Cove Street bridge bill also faces tense debate as Boston politics intertwine with railroad interests led by Maxell and Stan7, with calls to block the tax failing to slow momentum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Boston
Curtis
Jerry McCarthy
Lower Branch
Cove Street
South Boston
Dorchester
Quincy
Calendal
Anyme
Senate
Maxwell
Stan
New Bedford
New York
E. B. Callender
Webster
Haverhill
John F. Fitzgerald
Summer Blazer Gown With Embroidered Accents and New Silhouette
Fashion notes preview summer blazer outfits with short single breasted jackets, heavily embroidered gowns, and novel embroidery bands. White remains dominant, with bold coral and heliotrope piques and large sailor collars. skirts pair with piqué ensembles replacing shirt waists.
Petting of a Murderer as He Travels Home
A criticism of police treatment of Kelley the murderer moving from Montreal to Dover. The piece condemns officers for providing whiskey cigars and hospitality, arguing law enforcers should not pamper criminals and that prisoners should be kept separate from such humane indulgence.
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Kelley
Montreal
Dover
Fashionable Horses and Ladies Shape The Town Show
The poem extols the horse as noble and flawless while lamenting fashion's hold on equine displays. It contrasts gentle and active mares with studious assessors, noting women’s dress attention and the rise of terms like proportions and abilities in judging horses. It closes with couture influence steering the event.
Boston Senate Delays Aldermen Bill Amendments
Amendments to consolidate Boston government seek to set Aldermen and Common Council salaries at 1200 and 1500 for clerk, correcting prior errors. The bill and the McCarthy bill for twelve district-nominated aldermen were held over to print amendments. Folsom proposes district elections and nominations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Aldermen and Common Council of
Boston
Davis
Lomasney
Suffolk
Playground funds debated in Boston Senate bill
The Senate considered a bill to allow a 1,000,000 loan act of 1896 for parks to be used for playground construction. Supporters Towle and Quinn of Suffolk urged passage while Holden of Suffolk opposed diverting funds from parks. Hayes proposed an exemption for Strandway and North End parks and Lomasney accused a hidden scheme. The amendment passed but the bill was defeated by a large majority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Messrs. Towle and Quinn
Suffolk
Holden
Hayes
Strandway
North End
Lomasney
Dallinger
Metropolitan Committee
Park Commissioners
Mr. Hayes
Amendment on Hospital Extensions and Licenses Debate
The Consumptives' Hospital bill saw Mr. Dubuque propose striking the prohibition on expanding facilities without a license and favor allowing licenses by a simple Aldermen majority rather than three fourths. Mr. Johnson argued consumption is contagious. The session adjourned without a vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
Fall River
Johnson
Boston
License to Sell Alcohol by Dealers in Paints and Chemicals
Mr. Smith of Middlesex in the Senate introduced a bill to authorize licenses for sale of pure alcohol to paint and chemical dealers for mechanical, manufacturing and chemical uses. Licenses granted by the Boston Board of Office, town selectmen, or city mayor and aldermen without a license board. One year duration with a one dollar fee.
Quail and partridge close seasons set in House bill
Stevenson of Pittsfield pushed a measure to set quail close season Oct 15 to Dec 15 and partridge Sept 16 to Dec 15. The bill was adopted without debate but rejected by a large majority vote without a count.
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Stevenson
Pittsfield
Senate Delays Vote On Bill To Curb Bucket Shop Gambling
Mr Folsom of Suffolk urged passage to curb stock gambling by bucket shops. Mr Morse of the Cape, chair of the judiciary committee, called it one of the worst bills. The Boston Stock Exchange cited ruin caused by bucket shops. The Senate adjourned without a vote.
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Folsom
Suffolk
Senate
Morse
Cape
Judiciary Committee
Boston Stock Exchange
Letter to the editor correcting inquest attendance
A man named Mr. Mattox writes to the Post to dispute a paper’s claim that he was summoned before Special Justice Simon Davis in Charlestown for an inquest on a brakeman named Slumsky. He states he was not summoned and was in Boston at the time, later noting his address as 99.
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Beore
Simon Davis
Charlestown
Slumsky
Boston
Three Women of Beauty and a Notable Horse Show
Exultation runs high in Boston as the Horse Show opens, hailed as the finest yet and possibly surpassing New York. Descriptions cover art from Paris, including glass landscapes, portraits, and a gray dressed woman, with color, light, and flesh tones praised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
New York
Paris
Ull 1
Society of Chemical Industry
West Sixty Eighth Street
Boston Horse Show Brings Three Notable Beauties to Fore
The piece extols the beauty of Mrs. Jake Peabody Mrs. Jeff Coolidge and Mrs. Bud Appleton as the show’s standout figures. It also notes Miss Dorothy Amory and Miss Rosamond Gibson as prettiest buds while praising Mrs. Bob Hooper Mrs. Rollins Morse Mrs. Ollie Ames Mrs. Charley Curtis Jr. and Mrs. De Forest Danielson for their fine attire and grooming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Jake’ Peabody
Dorothy Amory
Rosamond Gibson
Bob” Hooper
Rollins Morse
Ollie Ames
Charley Curtis, Jr
de Forest Danielson
Rough riding by Battery A sparks audience on Tuesday night
Battery A led by Officer Jake Peabody drew heavy applause as riders Thrilled the younger set. Charley Dabney Charley Sturgis Beverly Rantoul Percy Dove Sidney Williams and Billy Batchelder showcased daring feats including mounting facing the rear in close ranks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Battery A
Jake’’ Peabody
Charley Dabney
Charley Sturgis
Beverly Rantoul
Percy Dove
George Duncan
England
Sidney Williams
Billy Batchelder
Notable Social Reception by Mme Lecluse at the Tulleries
Former Boston beauty Margaret Welch, now Mme Lecluse, hosted a refined gathering at the Tulleries from 4 to 7, extending refined wit and charm to old friends. She is the sister of Boston’s famed Frank Welch, admired for elegance and social sway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mme. Lecluse
Margaret Welch
Boston
Frank Welch
Socialites Stirring Scandal at Theaters and Opera
Report notes Mr Welch has supplanted a distinguished M D in a lady of the smart married set. The trio were seen at the play with chatter provoking sharp remarks and the lady becomes notorious for constant talking at theatre, opera, and musicals, prompting box office cautions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welch
M. D
Herrick
Ladies' day at the Athletic Club resumes after abandonment
The article notes the planned revival of Ladies' day at the Athletic Club this year. It praises committee members including George Beal Harrison Gray Otis George Morison and Lawrence Stockton and urges proper invitation distribution to ensure wives daughters and fianc es attend without associating with disreputable crowds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athletic Club
George Beal
Harrison Gray Otis
George Morison
Lawrence Stockton
Half World
Color Photographs of France Shown in New York
New York photographers display color photographs from France using the Villedieu Chassagne process. The method colors prints with blue green and red liquids after initial monochrome exposure, producing images with flesh tones foliage and jewelry hues. Experts note the process can reproduce color despite absence of color in the original view.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Anthony
Broadway
France
M. Villedieu Chassagne
Paris
Adrian Dansac
Telegraph speed record claimed by Crehore and Squires
Professor Crehore of Dartmouth and Lieutenant Squires described a telegra ph system at an ASME meeting that purportedly reaches 3000 words per minute over a single wire. The method uses interrupted alternating current and punched paper slips to control signals, allowing simultaneous multi message transmission and recording at multiple stations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Crehore
Dartmouth
Squires
Fortress Monroe
Entertaining Boston Press Club's 12th show sells out Thomont Theatre
The Thomont Theatre hosted the twelfth Boston Press Club entertainment as every seat sold out. Notables attended including Governor Wolcott and Mayor Quincy with families, and Mrs Jack Gardner led society figures in the box seats.
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Boston Press Club
Thomont Theatre
Tremont Theatre
FE. N. Catlin
Columbia Theatre
R. M. Gulick
Julia Marlowe
Thomas Chatterton
Hollis
Chatterton
Carroll Johnson
Sol Smith Russell
George A. Beane
New York
Coon
Bank Officers’ Association
Arry Conor
Jordan and Williamson
Joseph Murphy
Emma Italia
Shaun Rhue
Bowdoin Square
Louis Kelso Brennan
Corps of Cadets
Simon
Tommy Drew
Mary Norman
Keith
Lilla Wiles Wyman
Jack Gardner
Otis F Bullock Dies Aboard Ship Returning Home
Otis F Bullock of Haverhill Massachusetts died at Swinburne Island Hospital New York after several days of remittent fever during a voyage from Colon. He was 21 and had joined a Hyde Park scientific expedition to South America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Otis F. Bullock
Haverhill
Mass
Finance
Colon
Swinburne Island Hospital
Otis KE. Bullock
Swinburne Hosital
New York City
Edward O. Bullock
South America
Webster
Hyde Park
Panama
Bullock
Associated Press
Bullocks
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Consumptives’ Hospital
MR. Mattox
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