Bank Statements Signal Ongoing Economic Recovery
The present month’s statements show steady improvement in finance and business as the country recovers from a low mood last year. Banks report higher deposits and loans, with a notable rise in specie and surplus reserves across leading centers, indicating favorable conditions and growing prosperity. The tariff question remains the key factor for accelerating recovery, resting with the United States Senate to decide the country’s speed toward prosperity this summer and fall.
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United States Senate
Massachusetts Legislature Faces Fifth Month of Dawdling
The Massachusetts Legislature nears five months in session with minimal enacted measures and growing public impatience. Critics say the body is loafing and rushing toward a scramble to finish, risking important legislation and proper debate.
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Massachusetts
Boston
Governor Greenhalge Blunders in Executive Appointments
The article criticizes Governor Greenhalge for poor selections and lacking discernment in recent executive appointments. It argues the governor should rethink lists, avoid politics in appointments, and acknowledges the council might need to hold up the nominations for reconsideration to improve outcomes.
The Padrone System and Italian Immigrant Swindles
A Boston newspaper column warns that Italian immigrants, while industrious and law-abiding, are vulnerable to swindlers who speak their language. It highlights padrone influence, dependence on compatriots for information, and the risk of confidence schemes that evade easy legal remedy.
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Boston
Impostor Form Urges Authority to Repress Scamps
A brief note argues that authority is needed to reach the impostors and protect the men from their schemes. The call emphasizes firm action and enforcement to deter deception and maintain safety.
More Cats Than Ever Tops Sunday Post Demand
The Boston Sunday Post sold out its full page color cartoon feature More Cats Than Ever with extra orders piling up. The heavy demand forced afternoon printing for Sunday supplements while the Jumbo press kept the Post's evening edition running, leaving no copies unsold in the office.
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Boston
Sunday Post
Post
Belated Massachusetts Commission on the Unemployed
The article condemns delayed confirmation of the State Commission on the Unemployed, blaming the Legislature and Governor for tardy action. It warns the panel may be postponed past the season, leaving no relief plan ready and the commission out of date before it begins work.
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State Commission On the Unemployed
Massachusetts
Stone for Bread andMcKinleyism Critique in Massachusetts
A Massachusetts senator deflects a labor request with a harsh critique of a unionist speaker. The piece condemns McKinley era policy as prosperity threatened by fears of change. It questions the fairness of offering work only if political aims are met and cites Nonantum mill workers as contrast.
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Morrison I. Swift
Senator Hoar
Mr. Swift
Massachusetts
Hoar
Nonantum
Observant Citizen Highlights Summer Music Hall Licenses
The usual beer and light wine license for Music Hall concerts has been granted for the coming season. The piece praises summer night entertainments and cites the popularity of the pops in Boston. It also shares anecdotes about newspaper language, Uncle Sam’s reform efforts, Joe Howard Jr. and a Tremont Theatre talk on May 13.
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Music Hall
Boston
Pops
Harbor islands outings praised by retiring police chief
The retiring police board chairman Mr Whiting spoke of Boston children needing periodic outings in harbor islands. Born on a island, he emphasizes harbor trips as a relief from tenement crowding and expresses sympathy for suffering childhood.
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Whiting
Police Board
Boston
Notable Quirks and Honors In 19th Century Figures
A collection of brief notes recalls Thomas Dunn English, author of Ben Bolt, and his clash with Edgar Allan Poe. It notes Rev. Dr. Yarnall’s 50 years as rector in Philadelphia, Mrs. Crispi as a cigarette smoker, and Dr. Pepper’s university gifts. Also mentioned are foreign born senators, Father Endeavor Clark, nicknames for Governor Waite, and James J. Van Alen’s Newport residence opening season.
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Thomas Dunn English
New Jersey
Ben Bolt
Edgar Allen Poe
Thomas C. Yarnall
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church
Philadelphia
Hamilton
King of the May Move Nightsong
The piece narrates a restless dream of a May Day king among moving men. A chorus-like speaker boasts of leading a vast moving procession and enduring heavy loads from beds to stoves, while fearing an abrupt awakening before a chaotic day begins.
Marriages Reported in Auburndale and San Rafael
In Auburndale marriage notices show Patrick Ahern wed Lizzie McCarthy on April 26 by Rev. Francis J. Butler. Willis F Hadlock weds Georgietta Falkenburg on April 28 by Rev. T W Bishop. William L Phillips marries Ida F Bates on April 26 by Rev. T W Bishop. Homer Tourjee of Boston marries Marianne Perrier of San Francisco on April 19 in San Rafael California.
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Ahern—Mccarthy
Francis J. Butler
Patrick Ahern
Lizzie McCarthy
Hadlock — Falkenburg
Auburndale
T. W. Bishop
Willis F. Hadlock
Georgietta Falkenburg
Phillips — Bates
William L. Phillips
Ida F. Bates
Tourjee—Shotwell
San Rafael
Cal
Homer
Eben Tourjee
Boston
Marianne Perrier
J. M. Shotwell
San Francisco
Obituary notices list deaths in the Boston area
Reports memorial announcements from April surrounding multiple individuals across Alameda Somerville East Boston Roxbury Melrose and Albany N Y. Names include W S Barnum Joseph Bolger Catherine Bolger Carl Oscar L Buckman Patrick Barry Edward Carl Nellie F Connelly Franklin Converse Albert Day Benjamin W Ellis Patrick J Flynn with ages and residence locations.
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Barnum
San Francisco
W. S
J. G. Barnum
Alameda
Cal
Boston
Bolger
South Boston
May A
Joseph Bolger
Catherine Bolger
Buckman
Trust Street
Somerville
Carl Oscar L
A. Buckman
Barry
Patrick Barry
Carl
East Boston
Edward Carl
Connelly
Nellie F
Peter and
Mary Connelly
Converbe
Albany
N. Y
Franklin Converse
F. Converse & Son
Day
Melrose Highlands
Albert Day
Ellis
Roxbury
Benjamin W. Ellis
Flynn
Oneida Street
Patrick J
Dennis A
Mary Flynn
Weymouth Industrials Form Rail March to Washington
Weymouth plans an industrial army pilgrimage to Washington with General James W. Rand as generalissimo, a full commissary, and a rail journey from Boston. about fifty men, including speakers John Foster Gray and Thomas Francis Ahern, travel via New York & New England railroad with stops in Danbury Bethel Carmel and Philadelphia before reaching Washington.
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Weymouth
Boston
Fitzgerald
Washington
Coxey
National Capital
James W. Rand
Washington Square
New York & New England
Summer Street
Danbury
Conn
Turner House
P. T. Barnum
Bethel
Barnum
Wooster Cemetery
Opera House
New City Hall
Post
Brewster Station
Daniel Drew
Carmel
Hamilton Fish
Poughkeepsie
Vassar College
West Bank of the Hudson
New Jersey
Philadelphia
Baltimore
General Rand
Ebbitt
Shoreham
H. Frank Perry
John Foster Gray
Thomas Francis Ahern
John Griffin
George Brooks
Thomas Kilfoye
Theodore P. Willey
Christopher Webb
David Burns
Co. D. Harlow
G. D. Bullock
G. W. Tinkham
Jerry Sullivan
C. D. Harlow
Alvah Raymond
South Weymouth
George R. Davis
Edward W. Hunt
Owen Greelish
Sutler
John Dolan
Clifton D. Harlow
the Post
Louis J. Klart
Wiliam H. Cowing
Thomas Gilfoye
Gorge Walsh
Fartlett Ford
Querg Lee
Nate Wheeler
Washington Street
Poston
First Corps of Cadets
Generalissimo Rand
When She Wants To Be Four Men In Society
A Philadelphia Inquirer opinion piece laments gender roles and expectations. It contrasts female autonomy with traditional views on marriage, dress, and household duties. The essay humorously examines stereotypes such as mood, speech, emotion, and class shifts in domestic life.
Oriental Rugs From World Fair Exhibits Put On Auction
A Boston sale opens at 10 this morning at R H White Co with Ottoman and Persian rugs from Sultan and high priest collections. Leonard & Co. run the auction, featuring over two thousand pieces from the World’s Fair and 72 awards, with afternoon sales at 2:30 and daily 10 and 2:30 until sold.
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H. H. Topakyan
Turkey
Boston
R. H. White & Co
Leonard & Co
Ottoman Empire
Persia
Orient
America
Monkey at Hotel Du Pont Inspires a Comical Tale
William A. Smith, hotel proprietor in Philadelphia, recounts a humorous incident with a shipboard monkey adopted for the Hotel Du Pont. The monkey disrupts the office, clambers over a clerk, inks a registry, dines on the table, and fascinates Mrs. Smith, who eventually suggests sending the animal to the seaside in a canvas bag with a cannon ball.
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William A. Smith
Hotel du Pont
Philadelphia
Postmaster Field
East Indies
Mrs. Smith
Winthrop Hotels Attract Seasonal And Permanent Residents
North Shore town of Winthrop reports hotels fully booked for summer and many being converted for year round use. Ninety new houses near completion or ready for occupancy. The Winthrop, Leighton House, and other hotels undergoing major additions. Dozens of cottages leased by Boston residents for the season with rich listings of names and residences. Beachmont and Crest avenue similarly showing rental demand and occupancy by Boston families and visiting guests.
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Winthrop
Harlow Palmer
Boston
C. F. Chandler
New Orleans
John Wood
Nashua
N. H
M. Frothingham
Ohio
Ira M
Lea M. Cobe
Albert E. Heald
Lawrence
James Wilson
George Merrill
W. Heald
Z. T
Merrill
J. H
Bowker
Miss Bowker
R. C. Dunham
G. Matthews
Ta McNamee
Cambridge
Charles Scott and
Worcester
Charles A. Mellin
Leighton
George Ricker
Shirley
George L. Wadsworth
Tolanthe
Edward W. Snow
Erminie
George W. Schaefer
Ivanhoe
Mr. Hodder
Indiana
Cutler
H. T. Goldwall
Marguerite
Hitch
Roxbury
Eglantine
H. F. Hammett
Montrose
Miss Chipman
Chicago
Bresford
J. Farquar
Tabasco
B. F. Burffram
Fairyland
Geo. D. Cox, Jr
Newton
Columbia
Dolphin
Eskrigge
England
A. Cc. E. Pope
Linwood
W. A. Fuller
Clinton
Kenilworth
Jay Chapin
Seabrook
E. G. Pierce
Cottage
Pearl Avenue
Mr. Phillips
Cottage House
Mr. Hamilton
the Edith
Mr. Chick
Austerfield
John F. J. Mulhall
The
Undine
Freeman G. Briggs
Comfort
D. W. Corneau
Locust Street
George Woods
Needham
North Cottage
Ellen A. Stone
Elmwood
Frederick S. Stimpson
Belle Vue
Shaefer's billiard shot diagram studied in Wash Star
A Washington Star note describes Shaefer analyzing a billiard diagram for insight into a successful shot. The piece highlights his methodical approach and focus on dotted lines in the diagram to understand precision in play.
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Shaefer
Washington Star
Protection for Work Horses in Hot Climates
The article describes heat protection for horses used in tropical and hot regions. In Texas humane owners use straw hats with a wet sponge, a method echoed in British India using pith. A large sponge kept wet and attached at the bridle poll provides ample sun protection and could benefit horses in northern cities working all day on streets.
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Texas
British India
Baseball Game Is Here Adds Sunlit Cheer
Oncs more the sun kissed crowd we find Upon the bleaching boards Once more the gladiators come With bats instead of swords Me clouds are quivering with the shock of that spontaneous cheer Which wakes the world and lets it know The baseball game in here Unheeded must our sages now about the tariff talk The festive quorum may unwatched kick up its heels and balk And Coxeys army on the march Inspires no trace of fear The country's wrapped in one glad thought The baseball game is here.
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Gladiators
Coxey
Daughter warns of lackluster husband in tale
In Munsey's Magazine a daughter scolds her idle spendthrift mother about a match with the handsomest man she has danced with, prompting a family dispute over suitability and virtue.
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Munsey
Children’s Tastes And The Path To Originality
Parents should nurture a child’s own interests to build character and future success. Stories of a boy drawn to machinery and a budding scientist show how early scrapbooks and hands on exploration cultivate talent. Encouragement of originality in both boys and girls can lead to fulfilling careers and big salaries.
What did the gods drink
Roystering Blade asks in the Toledo Blade about divine beverages in the composing room. The foreman answers Nectar, all but Apollo, who drinks Apollonaris. The exchange closes with Roystering Blade noting his election and moving on.
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Roystering Blade
Jesf
Apollo
Apollonaris
Toledo
His Favorite Role Pay Roll Quip Stuns Barnstormers
The Pittsburg Bulletin quotes two barnstormers trading lines about a favorite role with the second retorting that his best part is the pay roll as the joke lands among the troupe and audience.
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Barnstormer
Pittsburg Bulletin
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Boston Post
New England
the Sunday Post
Coming Sunday
Post Publisiting Company
FE. A. Grozier
Deottos
Greenhalge
Executive Council
Russell
Governor Greenhalge
Observant Citizen
Fleet Street
Uncle Sam
Joe Howard, Jr
Joe
Tremont Theatre
Boston Press Club
Deer Island
Gerrish
Crispi
William Henry Brooks
Episcopal Diocese of
Dr. Pepper
Philadelphia Press
University
University Hospital
United States
Foreign Lands
McMillan
Canada
Pasco
Walsh
Ireland
Rev
F. E. Clark
Christian Endeavor Movement
Father Endeavor” Clark
Father Endeavor Clark
Denver Sun
Waite
Colorado
James J. van Alen
Newport
Mr. van Alen
the King OF
New York World
Illinois
Carrs
Wilson Bros
Rctors
Old Colony R.R
Tremont Row
Octavia
Wuatton Bags
Park
Coxeyites
RAND
Washington” Movement
Philadelphia Inquiren
R. H. White
North Shore
Appli
Beachmont
J. A. Earl
Bradstreet Avenue
E. P. Harrison
Endicott Avenue
J. C. Allen
Union Street
T. D. Roberts
Bradstreet and
Bellingham Avenues
China
Japan
WM. H. Chipman & CO
Bedford Street
Raymond’s
Crand
Europe
New York
Lloyd
Denmark
Sweden
Norway
Land of the
North Cape
Germany
Austria-H
Hungary
Italy
Italian Lakes
Switzerland
Rhine
Holland
Belgium
France
Hamburg
Copenhagen
Stockholm
Christiania
Berlin
Dresden
Munich
Vienna
Budapest
Venice
Milan
Amsterdam
Brussels
Paris
London
Raymond & Whitcomb
School Street
Hotels
Hartford, Hartford, Conn
A. A. Pocock
Boston Piano Tuning Co
Boston Piano Tuning Co Room
Tremont ST
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