National Association of Manufacturers opens convention
The convention opens with strong attendance and cordial city reception. Lincoln of the Boston Chamber of Commerce delivers a welcome address setting a high tone. Three sessions today cover main business, with officer elections tomorrow and a Tremont Temple public session on foreign trade anticipated for broad interest.
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National Association of Manufacturers
Lincoln
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Tremont Temple
United States
City Hospital Truste e Shuman Reappointd For Fifth Term
The City Hospital trustees announced the reappointment of A Shuman as a hospital trustee for five years. Shuman has served city service for twenty years since 188, originally appointed by Mayor OBrien and reappointed by Mayors Hart and Curtis. He has led the board as president for much of that period.
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A. Shuman
Shuman
O’brien
Hart
Myor Curtis
City Hospital
Remick Advocates Free Trade Stance at New Hampshire GOP
At Concord, James W. Remick urged declaring liberty for Porto Rico and independence for Cuba and the Philippine Islands when self-government is possible. The New Hampshire GOP rejected the proposal, praising the President and deferring future governance to McKinley and Congress.
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James W. Remick
Littleton
Concord
New Hampshire
Remick
Porto Rico
Cuba
Philippine Islands
Republican Party
McKinley
Congress
Declaration and Constitution Mentioned in Ongoing Discussion
A historical reference to the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States is noted in ongoing discourse. The text cited reflects foundational American documents and their enduring influence on civic conversation.
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United States
Narrow Escape in Senate Shows Power of Legislature
The piece argues that Quay’s bid to seat himself would have toppled constitutional balance and warned that corruption in state legislatures could threaten the U S Senate. It notes Quay’s link to corporations, his bossy tactics, and the peril of a Governor appointing a senator to override a non-reelectable legislature.
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Senate
Matthew S. Quay
Quay
Pennsylvania
United States
Hoar
United States Senate
Bewildered Constituent Appeals to Senator Hoar
A Boston reader roasts Senator Hoar in a verse letter dated April 25, 1900, praising his oratory while lamenting policy as McKinley’s nation wrecking. The piece questions democracy’s betrayal and the speaker’s readiness to back the administration.
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Boston
Justice Denies Carter Habeas Corpus Escape at Leavenworth
The Supreme Court rejects Captain Oberlin M. Carter’s habeas corpus petition, forcing him to serve his Leavenworth sentence. The case implicates contractors in a Southern coast fraud scheme, with calls to pursue accomplice contractors and press for relentless prosecution.
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Oberlin M. Carter
United States Supreme Court
Captain Carter
Carter
Washington
Social whirl as national manufacturers visit
Observant Citizen notes the National Manufacturers' Association ladies enjoying clubs theatres and receptions in East Boston while the Saxonia dock is being dredged to fit the Cunard liner for a May voyage. Senator Lodge's Lincoln birthday holiday bill is law with February set for celebrations.
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National Manufacturers’ Association
Cunard
Boston
Saxonia
England
Senator Lodge
Lincoln
Men of Many Callings and Notable Figures Across Nations
The piece highlights Major-General Macdonald as Scotland’s popular name and mentions Dr. John Watson Ian Maclaren as Presbyterian Synod moderator designate after twenty-five years in ministry. It notes Commander Seaton Schroeder as Guam governor and Massaalachusetts battleship veteran, and General Botha as a 36-year-old Transvaal sheep farmer with modest claims to fighting prowess.
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Scotland
Macdonald
John Watson
Ian Maclaren
Presbyterian Synod
Manchester
Sefton Park Church
Liverpool
Seaton Schroeder
Guam
Massachusetts
Spain
Wainwright
Naval Academy
Lincoln
Botha
Boat-a
Vryheid
Transvaal
Women in Census Work and Notable Royal Ladies
Mrs Lillie Devereux Blake urges hiring women as census enumerators to avoid hostility. She proposes assigning them to polite intelligent sections. The Duchess of Aosta and Queen of Portugal are noted as Europe’s most beautiful royals. Miss Bessie Shirley of Salt Lake City runs and edits a mining journal at 19, traveling to mining centers for news.
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Lillie Devereux Blake
New York
Duchess of
Aosta
Portugal
Europe
Bessie Shirley
Salt Lake City
Waifs o Fun and Witty Quips Across Papers
A collage of humorous snaps from Cleveland Plain Dealer Philadelphia Press and Chicago Record paring clerks ushers and critics. Jests touch on Dr Pearson rules for living brittle education pet goats and a duchess of bridal veils. Quotes mix whimsy with social jabs in a lively, period voice.
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Harlem Lee
Indianapolis
William Shakspere
Tim Woodruff
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Lakeside
Trousseau
Philadelphia Press
Jimmy
Chicago Record
Washington Star
Elite social romance ends in unexpected meeting and marriage
Elsie Heywood plans a quiet evening while Edith Eldridge chats with Harold Beautencourt. A mistaken burglary reveals Beautencourt in Elsie's home leading to a dramatic confrontation. Months later they wed, beginning a life together as unexpected lovers and lifelong partners.
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Cosey
Janet
Oisie
Elsie Heywood
Edith Eldridge
Edith
Harold Beautencourt
Mr. Beautencourt
Papa
Harold
Elsie
Amusement at Ecumenical Conference Mixed With Serious Talks
The Ecumenical conference opened in New York with meetings at Carnegie Hall and three churches. Bishop E G Andrews and Bishop J M Thoburn spoke on evangelistic work, while Rev S H Chester discussed native evangelists and the need for a broader corps of evangelists drawn from the masses. Dr J Hudson Taylor and Mr R M Mateer clashed over the married missionary issue in a lighter moment.
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New York
Carnegie Hall
Central Presbyterian Church
Calvary
Baptist Church
Madison Avenue Reformed Church
E. G. Andrews
J. M. Thoburn
India
8. H. Chester
Nashville
Tenn
Executive Committee For Foreign Missions
Presbyterian Church In
United States
J. Hudson Taylor
China Inland Mission
R. M. Mateer
China
Mateer
Daily Table Menu and Recipe Fragments
Breakfast items include rolled oats fried bacon and eggs baked potatoes pop overs coffee. Dinner features tomato soup boiled lamb with caper sauce mashed potatoes creamed onions and slaw crackers pudding. Supper offers cold lamb hot biscuits cranberry sauce ginger bread cookies cocoa and pop overs. Recipe notes give three eggs two cups milk two cups flour and instructions. cracker pudding uses large crackers and ratains boiled fifteen minutes. Mrs Dunning Somerville Mass.
Missionary Conference Debates Marriage and Finances
The meeting featured Rev J H Cornell praising missionary homes as havens of rest and sparked a debate on marriage. Speakers included Rev J M Laurin from India, Rev John Morton of Trinidad, and Dr C F Harford Battersby of London addressing money in missions. Battersby warned against excessive fundraising and L B Wolf noted families face grave risks in India.
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J. H. Cornell
John M. Laurin
D. D
Bangalow
India
John Morton
Trinidad
C. F. Harford Battersby
London
L. B. Wolf
Odd Bits of News and World Topics
A sequel to a demonstration notes the Argentine cruiser Presidente Sarmiento visiting ports and a joint cabinet approving a credit for a Hispano American congress. A Chinese household centers on the mother who governs and requires sons to bring wives and live with their families. In New York city the Metropolitan Street Railway Company reports 234 miles of track and one year of operations with passenger totals of 286,688,00 carried.
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Presidente Sarmiento
New York
City
Metropolita Reet Railway Company
United Hide
Married men and women split as single, with many seeking furloughs
The report notes a division among married men and women into single status and that twice as many requested furloughs, reflecting strains on personnel and leaves.
Tribute to Mr A Shuman Named Boston City Hospital Trustee
Mayor Hart confirms the reappointment of A Shuman as a Boston City Hospital trustee for five more years. Shuman has served fifteen years, with support from multiple administrations, and helped grow the hospital into a leading institution with modern facilities.
MIT Glee Club Debuts Official Tech Song at Paul Revere Hall
The MIT Glee Banjo and Mandolin clubs held a successful concert and dance in Paul Revere Hall last night. A new song praising Technology written by Clarence Renshaw and Lloyd B Haworth is favored to become the school’s official college song. The tune is solemn yet catchy and was repeated after strong reception.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
M. I. T. Glee
Paul Revere Hall
Technology
Glee Club
Clarence Renshaw
Institute
Lloyd B. Haworth
Lowell
Concord ngs Split Over Delegates at Large Fight
At the New Hampshire Republican convention in Concord a push to defeat Frank Jones for a national convention seat failed, as delegates backed U S Senator J H Gallinger and others. The platform defended McKinley and imperial gains while opposing Cuba and endorsing orderly governance of new territories.
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Portsmouth
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Newport
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Goodell
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