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Post Publishing Company
Boston
Washington Street
New York
Frank Richardson
The Post Adverts Sell Big Circulation Eye Catcher
A witty remark advocates placing clever ads in The Post to attract readers and dollars. The piece emphasizes The Post’s wide circulation larger than any other penny paper east of New York.
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New York
Baby parade praised as season’s grandest feature
The Asbury Park event is extolled as the season’s grandest parade with praise for babies. The piece suggests Boston and North Shore resorts could mount rival parades and invites local citizens to organize one, with the Post ready to assist in promoting the cause.
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Asbury Park
New Jersey
Boston
North Shore
The Golden Stream Flows With Gold From Europe
The article notes six million pounds of gold arrived yesterday on two steamers from Southampton and Liverpool, with more expected by Saturday. Imports this week are set to surpass the peak weekly exports of the prior tide reversal, signaling renewed economic confidence. England sends gold to settle debts, and Europe’s purchases prompt renewed belief in domestic strength.
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Atlantic
Southampton
Liverpool
England
Europe
Baron's Planned Boston Visit Sparks Local Welcome
Bostonians would extend a hearty welcome to Baron Maurice Hirsch if he visits Boston as reported. He is described as the most notable Hebrew living today, valued not for wealth alone but for vast philanthropies and major financial ventures. His arrival would bring a celebrated, sincere purpose to city life.
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Bostor
Baron Maurice Hirsch
Baron Hirsch
Boston
Unhappy World’s Fair directors face fines for Sunday gates
The World’s Fair directors are branded as infidels and pagans for closing Jackson Park gates on Sunday while previously kept open. They face $1000 fines each and possible jail time for last Sunday’s decision, prompting debate over court orders and possible leniency or policy change.
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Jackson Park
Birth of a clear cause required for death reports
The Philadelphia Board of Health bans heart failure as a death cause in physician returns. Doctors must specify a concrete antecedent cause such as disease or injury. Vague terms degrade vital statistics and risk deception. reports should answer why the heart failed.
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Philadelphia
Masked Police Tactics Spark District Fear and Praise
Captain Watts has stirred a strong low mood among policy writers in his district, while Captain Gaskin yesterday sparked a ginancial panic in the fourth division. Public opinion largely approves the officers’ work as they push to extend efforts citywide and shut down policy shops.
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Watts
Gaskin
Ems
City crackdown urged to stamp out vice areas
The article urges police to win public support and the thanks of decent citizens as they continue operations across the city. It warns Captains Watts and Gaskin to prevent a relapse of vice in places they have just cleared, insisting the vice be stamped out rather than merely harassed.
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Captain Watts
Captain Gaskin
Color Photography Nears Commercial Reality
The article surveys advances turning light into color photographs. It describes two methods: interference-based color reproduction on film and colorless plates printed with tinting, noting true color photography as the next step, likening it to daguerreotypes’ place in history and predicting a new era of sun-painted pictures, with early limits in cost and practicality.
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Daguerre
A Great Hospital for Boston City Hospital
The Boston City Hospital should be the best of its class and the world. A liberal loan bill appropriation will fund improvements, expanding facilities and modern scientific appliances. The hospital’s management has been efficient. lack of funds was the main issue in need of relief.
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Boston City Hospital
Boston
District Attorney Hoar faces public pressure to pursue Maverick Bank indictments
The Boston and Massachusetts public expect the Maverick Bank indictments to go to trial. DA Hoar is urged to maintain duty without undue influence while increasing efficiency, reflecting the public demand for zealous, effective prosecution.
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Hoar
Boston
Massachusetts
Allen
Olney
Optimism in The Post Heralding Break of Light
The Post proclaims unwavering optimism in the nation's resilience and spirit. It states the country possesses vast resources and confidence remains high, predicting that optimism will spread to all as the light breaks.
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Post
Observant Citizen sketches Adams and Boston figures
A column reviews C F Adams author of Leedle Yawcob Strauss with notes on Dr Holmes and Whittier. It recalls Boston literary and hotel circles, a Hale inscription for Daniel Lothrop, Brigham at the Bishop Museum, Weymouth at Waldorf, and anecdotes from Boston society including Christian Endeavor dances, Cronin’s reception, and Mayor Bancroft’s youth.
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C. F. Adams
Daniel Lothrop
William T. Brigham
St. James Avenue
Bernice Pruahi Bishop
Hawaiian Islands
Baron Hirsch to Visit Boston and Aid Charities
A feature recounts Baron Maurice de Hirsch, famed philanthropist, planning a Boston visit. It details his vast charitable work aiding Hebrews and general good causes, his wealth and rail contracts in Turkey, and his extensive international philanthropy and emigration projects.
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Baron Hirsch
Boston
Turkey
Russia
Hirsch Bureau
New York City
Louise Guiney’s New Play at Grand Opera House Aug 12
The Grand Opera House announces Louise Imogen Guiney adaptation of a new piece from the French to open the season with The Princess Tragedy in late August. The Week features The White Squadron and The Still Alarm revival at Bowdoin Square Theatre with famed actors and new songs.
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Pauline Hall Opera Company
Tremont Theatre
Bowdoin Square Theatre
Atkinson
Roland Reed
Louise Imogen Guiney
Dumas
Grand Opera House
The Wonder Woman Who Can Hold Her Tongue
Poem by Margaret Eytinge lauding the woman who keeps quiet amid town gossip and social chatter. The speaker confesses she is not such a figure yet imagines celebrating the ideal of restraint and discretion in conversation.
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Margaret Eytinge
Worcester
Artistic Bathing Sketch Request From The Post
Readers with artistic taste are invited to submit sketches of graceful bathing for potential publication in the Post. Submissions should reflect refined style and decorum and may feature daily life scenes.
Untitled health update lists daily case totals
The record notes 1126 cases treated to date with August 1 figures and 330 cases treated on August 2. The phrasing is terse and includes a late August reference to 26 cases, indicating a sequence of daily tallies without broader context.
Ice Man Delights Atlanta With Daily Slices
In a lively verse from the Atlanta Constitution a street ice vendor is celebrated. The poem highlights the ice wagon, the cooling effect of ice on heat, and the cheerful cry of ice delivery. It paints a nostalgic image of daily iced treats and the friendly ice man.
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Atlanta Constitution
Earthquake Shakes New Bedford At 3 A.M.
A slight earthquake struck New Bedford at 3 o clock this morning for about fifteen seconds. The shock was loud and followed by a rumble and vibration. Homes in the western part of the city were notably shaken.
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New Bedford
Trial of John O. Marsh Delayed to August 7
The case charging John O. Marsh with assaulting John L. Randall has been postponed to August 7, with court proceedings rescheduled and venue unchanged.
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John O. Marsh
John L. Randall
Canadian Republic Advocated by Mercier Mission
Captain Nathan Appleton says Mercier and Desmarais speech shows French Canadians favor independence and possible annexation only if needed. He likens Mercier to Gambetta and urges Americans to support a Canadian republic, noting Monroe Doctrine avoidance of monarchies in the hemisphere. Vive la Republique Canadienne.
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Nathan Appleton
Canada
United States
Post
Honore Mercier
New England
Messrs. Mercier
Desmarais
Casino
Mercier
Wilfred Laurier
Gambetta
North
South America
Labor Men In Conference In New Haven
The New England labor conference opened in New Haven with seventeen delegates from Inter national Cigar Makers Union local sections, representing 7500 members. President T F Tracey of Boston presided as reports from Eli Brumel and the executive council were read and referred to committees, aiming to protect the blue labels and promote stamp adoption on union made cigars.
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New Haven
New England Labor Conference
International Cigar Makers’ Union
T. F. Tracey
Boston
Eli Brumel
Hartford
Tracey
Ex-Speaker Reed Attends GOP HQ Gathering on Beacon Street
Ex-Speaker Thomas B. Reed of Maine visited the Republican headquarters on Beacon Street yesterday morning. He said he was bound for Washington and teased Democrats about adopting his famous rules while noting his good health. Congressman William F. Draper and General Joe Cogswell joined the gathering.
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Thomas B. Reed
Maine
Beacon Street
Reed
Washington
J. Reed
Winslow
William F. Draper
Joe Cogswell
Suffering cornice maker seeks aid for wife and newborns
In dire extremity, Hugh J Holland, a cornice maker at Hogan and Kelly, reports his wife at 26 Poplar Street has just given birth to triplets who died after a brief struggle. The mother suffers from dropsy for months, and Holland, recently ill himself, has lost his income. The family, including a 19 month old girl, now lacks funds for essential nourishment and doctor bills, and asks for aid.
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Post
Hugh J. Holland
Hogan & Kelly
Way Street
Poplar Street
Holland
Mr. Holland
Fair Directors Fined for Contempt in Chicago
Judge Stein held World's Fair directors and officers who closed the gates July 23 in contempt for violating the Clingman injunction. Directors Gage Hutchinson Henrotin McNally and Kerfoot face $1000 fines and jail until paid. Victor F Lawson receives $100 for voting under belief the injunction lapsed. George E Davis fined $250 with payment condition.
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Chicago
Stein
Superior Court
Clingman
Gage
Hutchinson
Henrotin
McNally
Kerfoot
Victor F. Lawson
George E. Davis
Inexpensive hearth chimneypiece offered by Paine's Furniture
An open fire on the hearth is a charming luxury and brick work costs are minimal. The paper highlights a $14 chimneypiece from Paine's Furniture Company located at 48 Canal Street as an affordable option to complete a fireplace.
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Paine
Furniture Company
Canal Street
OFF FOR THE FAIR PARTY FOR WORLD'S FAIR TRIP
A merry party of two cars left at 1 15 yesterday afternoon bound for the World's Fair under the direction of Harris Hatch and Abbott. The group included Miss A W Morse Cambridge Miss Alice Rawson Arlington Miss May Ke hoe Miss Minnie McCarthy Lawrence and many others from Boston Haverhill Dover Portsmouth and surrounding areas.
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Harris, Hatch & Abbott
A. W. Morse
Cambridge
Alice Rawson
Arlington
May Kehoe
Minnie McCarthy
Lawrence
H. G. Hichborn
Boston
Robert Heald
New Bedford
William P. Barney
Fall River
Nellie Pickering
Portsmouth
N. H
Co. BE. Barnes
Orchester
G. H. Grant
B. Bardeen
Grace Bardeen
Jacob Kern
Will Burt
Providence
F. A. Rossgui
Mary Rossgui
Annie Colton
John Fox
A. L. Brown
Partridge & Co defend against unjust claim in court
The telegram says Horace Partridge & Co. remain solvent and operating normally. The attachment was dissolved after notice in Boston. As non residents of New York they oppose payment in court, prepared to defend the claim.
Maverick Bank Cases Targeted for Prompt Action
United States District Attorney Sherman Hoar said he would examine the Maverick Bank cases and all cases of government interest. He planned to dismiss or try them promptly with due regard to the government’s interests.
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United States
Sherman Hoar
Marriages Reported In Boston And Hartford Areas
Marriages listed include Bibber Risley in Boston on August 1 by Rev C D Bradlee with Frank E Bibber of New York and Alice M Risley of Hartford. Another wedding Butler Brett in Boston July 30 by Rev Leo J Knapp. Hassen Clark in South Boston August 1 at John Clark's house with Joseph W Hassen and Nida B Clark.
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John Clark
Joseph W. Hassen
Obituaries from Dorchester to Melrose dated Aug 1
A list of obituaries published for Aug 1 noting names such as Mary A Alden Mary E Buckman Margaret Capen Jane Edgeworth Edward Gassett Adeline Houghton Sarah Hanaford Jane Hunter Fi anna McPeck Wallace Nelson Sophia Sargent Thomas Shine Stephen Curtis Edith Hawkridge Jane Orcutt and spouses and ages from 4 to 83 years across Boston area towns including Dorchester Lynn Medford Roxbury Annisquam Linden Melrose Cambridgeport and Boston Highlands.
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Alden
Dorchester
Mary A
William A. Alden
Buckman
Mary E. Buckman
John Buckman
Capen
Margaret A. Capen
Edgeworth
Jane A. Edgeworth
Gassett
Edward Gassett
Houghton
Kendal Green
J. E. Daniell
Adeline P
Caleb C. Houghton
Boston
Hanaford
Melrose
Sarah E
J. L. Hanaford
Hunter
Boston Highlands
Jane L
Robert E. Hunter
McPeck
Roxbury
Fianna
Edward McPeck
Nelson
Medford
Wallace B. Nelson
Sargent
Annisquam
Sophia A
Oliver W. Sargent
Shine
Thomas Shine
Curtis
Lynn
Stephen W. Curtis, Jr
Hawkridge
Linden
Mass
Edith Althea Hawkridge
John F
Annie E. Hawkridge
Orcutt
Jane H. Orcutt
William A. Orcutt
Cambridgeport
Funeral Designs And Cut Flowers Price Cuts
Funeral designs and cut flowers offered by J. W. Newman Florists' Exchange at 1 Pemberton Square with cut prices highlighted for best value.
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Best
J. W. Newman
Florists’ Exchange
Pemberton Sq
Mercier Receives Newport Welcome in Nashua Picnic
The Hon H Mercier of Montreal was greeted by French Canadian residents in Nashua New Hampshire. Mayor Hall delivered an address of welcome which Mercier acknowledged. The party then traveled to Island Pond for a large picnic where Mercier spoke in French and English.
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Nashua
N. H
H. Mercier
Montreal
Hail
M. Mercier
Island Pond
Boston treasurer visits Black Wonder mines in Colorado
J. H. Allen of Boston treasurer of the Black Wonder Gold & Silver Mining Co. of Sherman Col. travels with Lt. Gov. H. A. Stearns of Pawtucket R I. They stayed at the Brown Palace Hotel and departed for Lake City last night to inspect the company mines.
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J. H. Allen
Boston
Black Wonder Gold & Silver Mining Company
Sherman
Col
Brown Palace Hotel
H. A. Stearns
Pawtucket
R. I
Lake City
Child fatally crushed by ice wagon wheels in South Boston
A three year old boy, Patrick Feeney, of 10 Dustin street, South Boston, grasped the spokes of an ice wagon yesterday afternoon and was crushed to death when the horses moved.
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Patrick Feeney
Dustin Street
South
Boston
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