Mysterious Metro Crimes Prompt Call for Police Action
A Boston editorial criticizes the metropolitan police for their inability to solve a string of violent assaults across Cambridge Franklin Park and Brookline. It argues the attacks point to a single, possibly insane perpetrator targeting young women, urging a stronger hunt and clearer responsibility. It also discusses park policing changes and a breed of gunpowder armor weight savings attributed to Lieutenant Davis.
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Boston
Cambridge
Franklin Park
Brookline
Massachusetts General Hospital
Park Commission
Police Commission
Park Commissioners
Board of Police
Republican campaign book silent on Cuba reciprocity and tariff repeal
The Republican committee issued a campaign guide omitting Cuba reciprocity and Dingley tariff revision, implying a shift away from free trade with Cuba to protect domestic trusts. President Roosevelt’s call for reciprocity is ignored, while Rep. Babcock retreats from his earlier tariff stance.
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Cuba
Republican Congressional Committee
Roosevelt
Congressman Babcock
Babcock
Yankee armor breakthrough outpaces Krupp defense
The article praises American invention in naval armor with Lieutenant Clement Davis credited for a carbon charging method via electrical discharge to harden armor plates. It claims the process yields maximum protection with minimal weight, promising the strongest armor yet.
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Krupp
Clement Davis
Navy
Beef Trust in Merger Plan Threatens Federal Law says 1900s era
The piece argues the beef trust, facing injunctions under Roosevelt's anti trust drive, aims to form a large merger via a securities company to evade federal law. It predicts a threefold capitalized monopoly that could escape Knox restrictions, with relief found only by repealing tariff duties on live animals and meat products.
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Boston
Roosevelt
Beef Trust
United States
J. Pierpont Morgan
Chicago
Knox
No More War Vision From King Victor Emmanuel
The article reports King Victor Emmanuel proposing real disarmament with Russia and possibly Kaiser Wilhelm, citing Hague Conference conclusions. It suggests redirecting armaments to colonial defense and industry, praising restraint and urging American entry into such a pact. It emphasizes ending European wars for broader imperial gains.
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Italy
Russia
St. Petersburg
Europe
Victor Emmanuel
Republic of the United States
Notable Boston Social News and Guests Attend Summer
Observant Citizen notes Mrs Charles Mackay with a bull terrier named H R H Carl Otto Prince of Pilsen. Arthur Donaldson donated the dog. Walhs return from the Catskills with renewed enthusiasm as Miss Clarence Denny recovers from appendicitis aided by Nahant air. Lincoln visits Massachusetts staying with William B Walker at Highwood. Ernest Sharpe arrives from England bringing a terrier. plans to settle at Heston. Sunday transfers at Dudley Street shine with nosy crowds and a wary checkman. William Wayne Belvin, promoter, visits Boston after London Reform Club ties. met Prince of Wales. Boston Baptist Bethel renamed First Mariners Church. Massachusetts Bicycle Club rehearses musical garden party at Bijou with many ladies in the chorus. Sunday dinner at Franklin Square House earns high praise for the chef Perrin and menu.
George B Pierce runs for Senate in seventh Suffolk district
George B Pierce announces Republican candidacy for Senator in the seventh Suffolk district comprising Wards 16 20 and 24. The Dorchester politics scene shifts as party leaders weigh candidates including Wilbur F Adams and ex-Senator Franklin L Codman while Pierce's background and integrity earn statewide Republican confidence.
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Suffolk
George B. Pierce
Dorchester
John K. Berry
Pierce
Adams
Gilpatric
Miller
Russell
Atwood
Wilbur F. Adama
Ward
Boston Board of Aldermen
Franklin L. Codman
J. B. L. Bartlett
Congress
Harry Atwod
New England
Jesse Pierce
Stoughton
Edward I. Pierce
Henry L. Pierce
Boston
Old Third
Mr. Pierce
Milton
Bartlett & Kenney
Gehorgh B. Pierce
Boston hotel praised for table service and value
The article notes patrons praising a Boston hotel for its table service and good value, claiming it rivals others for the same price. It also mentions new names posted for Post Office job eligibility and a reception at 81 Appleton Street where Mrs. Lynch received a diamond ring. Assistant City Clerk John T. Priest was appointed to a commission for the Vicksburg memorial design and site.
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Federal Building
Dr. Lynch
Appleton Street
Welsh
James Butler
Ray Williams
MelIntire
John T. Priest
Crane
Thirty-Sixth
Massachusetts Regiment
Vicksburg
Willard D. Tripp
Twenty-Ninth
George H. Nason
Thirty-Fifth Massachusetts Infantry
Nason
Revere Police Pattern Noted In Aug 4 Letter
The writer praises Revere Massachusetts police coverage as a spring city habit brings multiple chiefs and a busy station on gala days and Saturdays. He notes strict temperance, back alley drink seekers, and describes a roof garden visit with lemonade and a stout trombone player in an orchestra.
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Crescent Beach
Revere
Massachusetts
Josephine
Beach Day Observations At The Pavilion Under The Sea
A narrator describes lemonade effects and a seaside afternoon with a cheerful family at a pavilion. The infant pockets the narrator’s belongings as a lobster dinner roadside and fresh fish dinners draw crowds. The piece notes crowded spots and quiet rooms, ending with a signature by Newton Newkirk.
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Jimmie
Happy Family
Newton Newkirk
Pay of Fish Cutters Sparks Union Letter to Editor
An East Boston letter to the editor challenges Caswell, Livermore & Co. on fish cutter wages. It claims the firm pays about 10 dollars weekly on average, not the 18 dollars claimed, and notes hours would need extreme length to reach 13 dollars weekly. The writer notes prior better fish quality and asserts union plans to enforce contract labor laws against foreign workers.
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George W. Clatur
Caswell, Livermore & Co
Onkie
Boston
Secretary of War Editha Root Arrives in Carlsbad
Editha Root United States Secretary of War reached Carlsbad Austria on August 4 and announced plans for a considerable stay.
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Root
Carlsbad
Austria
Editha Root
United States
Lexington Votes Extra for High School Changes
At a special town meeting the building committee announced changes raising costs and approved $4000 extra. Voted $3800 for furnishings and $3000 for a better sanitation system for Hancock School.
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Lexington
Hancock
Affinity Love Ends in Secret Identity Win
Mabel Phillips and John Kent pursue a shared literary affinity as lovers until a dramatic reveal shows John Woodville Kent is the author of the poems and letters that won her heart. He declares their betrothal after producing her curl and her photo, confirming their true identities and lasting love.
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John Kent
Westford
Mabel Phillips
Westford Times
John Woodville
Mabel
Mr. Kent
King Edward Watches Regatta from Victoria and Albert
Isle of Wight August 4 King Edward I I walked stairs unaided for the first time since illness and viewed yacht races from the Victoria and Albert. Empress Eugénie arrived aboard the Thistle while Queen Alexandra Princess Victoria and Sir Frederick Traves sailed on the Osborne.
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Cowrs
Isle of Wight
King Edward
Victoria and Albert
Empress Eugenne
Queen Alexandra
Princess Victoria
Sir Frederick Traves
Osborne
Seventh Day of Colombia Battle Near Agua Dulce
In Panama Aug 4 government gunboat Boyaca, missing since Aug 1 after delivering reinforcements to General Morales Bert near Agua Dulce, is feared to have escaped a revolutionary fleet. The Agua Dulce battle began July 29 with heavy revolutionary losses, while government gunboat Chucuite failed to deliver ammunition due to port capture.
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Panama
Colombia
Boyaca
Morales Berti
Agua Dulce
Chame
Chucuite
Morales Bert
Salazar
Associated Press
Herrera
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Highwood
Manchester-by-the-Sea
Ernest Sharpe
England
Dudley Street Transfer
William Wayne Belvin
London
Reform Club
Belvin
Prince of Wales
Boston Baptist Bethel
Hanover Street
First Mariners’ Church
Massachusetts Bicycle Club
Franklin Square House
Senate
Roxbury Latin School
Phillips-Exeter Academy
Harvard
Harvard Medical School
Milton Republican Committee
Edwin D. Wadsworth
Philadelphia
Harvard Law School
Money For Lexington Schools
Edinburgh
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Dwight
Yale University
Spurgeon
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