Boston tax rate to rise to $14.60 per thousand
Boston faces a higher tax burden with a conservative estimate placing the rate at $14.60 per $1000 of assessed value, possibly rising to $16 per thousand per Alderman Tinkham. The increases, linked to state taxes and school expenditures, threaten higher living and business costs despite leases keeping rents steady for now. The City Hall administration must show clear property benefits from the heavier levies.
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Eyre Cragin Syndicate Seeks Isthmian Canal Control
The Eyre Cragin Syndicate succeeds the defunct Maritime Canal Company and plans to form a London corporation to build a canal under British control. The aim is to press for a better bargain for Britain or the United States, with strong resistance to a British takeover of the American Isthmus.
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HannacKinley
United States
Eyre-Cragin Syndicate
Efunct Corporation
Nicaragua
Congress of
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London
Hanna
Illiteracy clause in North Carolina suffrage amendment debated
The North Carolina election faces strong objections to an amendment that would exclude illiterate Black voters while allowing illiterate White voters. Critics argue that denying universal literacy standards betrays the aim of equal suffrage and diminishes the value of every citizen's vote.
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Literacy test amendment and voter elevation comment
The passage discusses an election week amendment that excludes many illiterates from voting. It argues the restriction is unfair but effective for raising the quality of the electorate and notes the greater educational facilities enjoyed by white men. The tone is measured about the changes’ impact.
Allied Forces Advance on Peking Threats Stir Global War Fears
The piece argues the Peking expedition is the defining military movement of the era. It warns that failure means prolonged universal war and that Chinese resistance complicates the advance. It notes U S responsibility, the State Department ultimatum, and the risk to envoys in Pekin as powers seek to secure their representatives.
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Pakin
Great Britain
France
Pekin
United States
State Department
Washington
Daily Table Hints and City Notes From Boston
A collage of commonplace observations and city scenes from Boston including remarks on seat etiquette in trains, a church bulletin naming the preacher’s son in bold and the father’s name large, praise for Franklin Park golf, Maine Old Home Week plans, a heavyset man in Manchester politics, and a tall new power station chimney rising at Lincoln Wharf. Also notes a bicycle near a streetcar, Italians discussing Breschi, and three small children riding electric cars. Breakfast and lunch menus appended.
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Boston Elevated Railway Company
Lincoln Wharf
Atlantic Avenue
Bunker Hill Monument
City Square
Charlestown
The Breakfast Job Leads to a Writer’s Breakthrough
Mildred Kingsly answers a want ad for a simple breakfast task with a stout bachelor. A misinterpreted kitchen scene and a staged breakfast reveal the editor in the house. When the baker’s ego and mystery cook’s absence align, Mildred writes and advances to become the editor’s wife through a toast to opportunity.
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Back Bay
Boston
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Weekly Fountain
The Hopeful View on China From Secretary Long
Secretary Long defends his measured stance on the China situation against charges of mere optimism. The Post lauds his inductive method and confirms a July 17 Conger message, asserting the crisis is less horrific than feared and that caution with evidence remains wise as ministers’ lives are preserved.
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China
Long
Conger
Observant Citizen Reflects on Signage and Nostalgia
A Boston suburb essayist mocks a Arlington Heights sign reading Stationary and Dry Goods and recalls Eugene Field and Richard Golden poems about New England childhoods. He notes self preservation as a natural instinct and argues that good seats in open cars should be reserved for the fortunate.
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Boston
Arlington Heights
Not for the Girl and Other Casual Anecdotes
A mismatched mix of humorous sketches and dialogue pieces. A South Side man buys a dog collar for a woman’s pet as a gift and misunderstands its use, while a Boston homeward tale and light New England humor follow with weathered narration and quirky exchanges from Chicago and Puck.
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Chicago
Boston Post Announces Summer Resort Photograph Contest
The Boston Post invites amateur and professional photographers to submit summer resort images for three weekly prizes of 10, 5, and 3 dollars. Submissions must bear name and address on the back and may include brief notes about the subjects or circumstances.
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Sunday Post
Saturay
Cheaka
Suma Resort
Judge Reflects On Hidden Knowledge And Memory
A judge contemplates how people guard insights within the mind acknowledging the urge to conceal truth from themselves. The remark highlights introspection and the limits of what individuals choose to reveal or conceal.
Brown's mare Sallie Runs Amuck in City Street Chaos
James Brown’s roan mare Sallie startled at an automobile for the first time and bolted from Broad Street station toward Filbert Street. The 45 degree turn wrecked a wagon, toppled a tree, and drew cheers and shouts from boys and officials. Sallie paused at Juniper Chestnut to watch a police dash, then resumed her nap as Brown claimed astonishment at the feat. Philadelphia North American.
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Brown
Broad Street
Sallie
Filbert Street
Juniper Street
South Penn Square
Juniper
Chestnut Streets
Donnelly and
Jakemelt
Philadelphia
A Stupid Animal Edith Papa's Anger Shown
The fragment shows a child named Edith reporting her father’s anger as he reacts angrily to an unseen event. The brief line hints at family tension and a tense home scene.
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Nan and Romeo at the seashore courting over tulips
A seaside scene shows Nan strolling with her gallant Romeo both nicknamed Nan. They discuss obtaining tulips as flowers the belle desires. The fragment hints at a romantic encounter by the beach with a playful exchange.
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Romeo
Summer Trip Denied by Duty at Home
A man nicknamed Blank declines a summer trip, telling a friend his wife will go while he stays behind to handle a drip pipe and a broken refrigerator, underscoring his sense of obligation despite a slow business period.
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Tello
Omaha World-Herald
Henpeck Couple Quips Over China News
In a Chicago Times Herald snippet the Mrs Henpeck notes General Ma’s death in China and the husband jokes General Pa may wear the trousers now. He rushes to the porch claiming safety from nearby neighbors.
Hotel Oyster Pearl and Shore Jewelry Tale
Clara boasts extracting a pearl from an oyster at a hotel and laments its ruined value. Maud counters with her own haul of jewelry, claiming it came from the seashore. Swampscott court notebook.
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Maud
Swampscott Jurt
His Color Blindness Test Ends Railway Dream
A rustic fails a color vision test to join a railway, provoking a tense exchange with his father as the man insists he is not color blind. The scene reflects the clash between politeness and chance rejection in a train service employment setting.
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Feather
Dog Bites Three People Before Arrival
A judge recalls a chained dog biting three people before arrival, describing the scene with terse humor and the dog's foray as a cautionary tale about restraint and behavior.
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Cholly
Cow story and ranch mischief prompt unlikely politeness
A Kansas narrator recalls a humorous incident with a wind gust lifting a cow tied by a ninety foot lariat. The New England tourist disputes a color claim while a wary speaker fears offending the other man. The Denver Times quotes a saying on choosing unknown evils.
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