Miles Retires as Lieutenant General Marks End of Era
The article honors Lieutenant General Nelson A. Miles who retires from active service at the retirement age. It notes his rise from a Boston clerk to army commander, his wars, and the impact of his departure on the military system. It also discusses cotton agriculture and foreign markets as context for national policy.
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Nelson A. Miles
Scott
Schofield
Grant
Sherman
Sheridan
Republic
Miles
Washington
Union
General Miles
Boston
United States Army
Porto Rico
The M Kinley Idea and the Tariff Debate
A historical discussion on McKinley’s Buffalo tariff speech and its impact on party strategy. It contrasts his protective tariff aims with Roosevelt’s pledge to continue the policy, questioning readiness to press ahead or halt the program. The piece cites a London banker’s recollection and reflects on political direction a year before 1904.
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McKinley
Republican Party
Buffalo
Czolgosz
American Republic
United States
Roosevelt
Cotton Market Turmoil Hurts New England Mills
Cotton traders warn of drastic impact as speculative price shifts force mills to close across New England. An army of unemployed operatives faces a crisis in the great staple industry, with global supply and demand unsettled by a 15 cent price spike against an eight cent average. The British Cotton-Growing Association plans major investment to study cotton cultivation amid the turmoil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
United States
Great Britain
British Cotton-Growing Association
Noted Social Scene Passes in Boston and Nearby
The Observant Citizen reports a sunlit spell and springlike warmth boosting shore resort owners. Rachel Noah returns from Europe aboard the Ivernia. Dr. Harry M. Haynes marks his birthday on Columbia Road. Chiquita the Cuban midget may become a mother. Banff Springs guests include Miss Paul and others from New England. A petition seeks Leonora Bradley’s retention at Castle Square. July and August weddings surge with Thomas Keefe set to wed. Bertha Galland’s dispute with customs over Fabergé fabrics settles. Captain Coffey to celebrate 50 years of marriage. Mabel Tobey and Dr. Jernegan wed. home in October. Charles Alden’s boat control device draws interest from Boston capitalists.
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John J. Coffey
Palmer
Mass
Dorchester
Thorndike
Hampden County
Cabotville
Mabel Louise Tobey
Holmes M. Jernegan
Middleboro
Jernegan
Commonwealth Avenue
Charles Alden
Sunday Post
Mr. Alden
Marconi
Boston
A Pope of the People
The article argues Pope Pius X rose from peasant origins to the papacy showing that wealth or influence is not needed to lead. It notes his family background, humility, and strong connection with common people, contrasting with Leo XIII’s princely lineage.
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Pius X
Giuseppe Sarto
Riese
Venice
Leo XIII
Joachim Pecci
St. Peter
Macaulay
ALL SORTS BY NEWTON NEWKIRK
A mixed column of verses and jokes including a verse about a baby girl and a promise of a Bingville Bugle feature in the Sunday Post. It also contains a matrimonial whimsy about Grace Snell and Coffin and a Q&A on lard prices. Additionally a humorous dental anecdote from Phenix Arizona contrasts self-help with professional care.
Honolulu socialite loses diamonds at native ball
A Honolulu lady, a leader of Hawaii’s swell set, misplaced eighty thousand dollars in diamonds during a native ball. A passerby lended a macintosh and she returned home in a closed carriage. The item appears in the Bingville Bugle and Sunday Post previews.
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Honolulu
Hawaii
Sphinx hints at Republican vice presidential candidate
The column asks for a brave Republican to step forward as a 1904 vice-presidential candidate for Teddy Roosevelt. It quips that disguising breath with whiskers fails to hide the truth and urges a name to avoid a bare ticket as campaign season nears. All Bingville news to follow in tomorrow's Post.
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Bdline
Teddy
Droppped Voters To Be Notified By Postal Cards
President Fitzgerald of the Democratic city committee met with ward chairmen to plan concerted voter registration work. Cards will notify voters on police lists not yet registered that they cannot vote unless registered at the election office. Cards will also go to those dropped from last year’s registration by police.
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Fitzgerald
Democratic City Committee
Playground land taken in ward seven and nine plan
Park commissioners approved eminent domain for the Randolph street site to build a Wards 7 and 9 playground. The move follows a mayoral committee recommendation and city council approval of 300000 dollars for the project. The site fronts Albany street and runs from Randolph street to a rear Thayer street passageway.
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Park Commissioners
Randolph Street
Robert A. Wood
South End House
Isabel A. Winslow
F. X. Dolan
Lewis Hecht
John H. Duane
Bowen
Albany Street
Thayer Street
Prize Letters Affirm Hope and Love Save a Crippled Hero
A dramatic tale centers on Madeline and Jack, an athletic hero rendered invalid by illness. Madeline risks life to rescue her fiancé from dangerous currents, while Jack discovers love and renewed strength through her devotion. A prize rewards the best public letters in a discussion about hope. Mrs. Mary A. Livermore acts as final judge and awarder.
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Madeline
Jack
Madie
Maidie
Mary A. Livermore
Boston Post invites letters on omit Obey from marriage service
The Boston Post offers a Double Gold Eagle prize for the best letter on whether Obey should be omitted from the marriage service. Letters must be addressed to Editor Obey Discussion Boston Post and under 200 words. Final decision by Mrs Mary A Livermore.
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The
Boston Post
Mary A. Livermore
Opinions on Obey in the Marriage Service
Readers from Boston to Brockton debate the word obey in marriage vows. Contributors argue it either degrades women or should be kept as a sign of love and mutual respect, urging equal submission or removal.
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Bessie Schwab
Elmore Street
Roxbury
Abbie C. Wilson
Presumpscot
Eva Beals
Merrimack St
Methuenne
A. W. Olson
Court Street
Boston
Summer Homes of Well Known Bostonians Edgewater Residence
John Shepard of Shepard, Norwell & Co. describes his Atlantic avenue Beach Bluff house Edgewater. The estate features a tower veranda, shaded grounds, stone wall entrances, and renowned stables with about a dozen high grade horses. Swampscott residents often see him driving the horses daily.
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Edgewater
John Shepard
Shepard, Norwell & Co
Atlantic Avenue
Beach Bluff
Shepard
Mr. Shepard
Swampscott
Sunday Post Plans Large Batch of Discussion Letters
The Sunday Post announces a forthcoming issue with a substantial collection of discussion letters. Readers are invited to submit opinions on current topics, with no specific topics singled out in advance.
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The
Sunday Post
Midget Chiquita Awaits The Stork In Mercy Hospital
Columbus reports Mrs. Alice Woeckner known as Chiquita the tiny stage star 28 inches tall 18 pounds awaits birth at Mercy Hospital. Her husband Anthony Woeckner 19 from Erie Pa is also of small stature. They met in Pittsburg last August and eloped by pillowslip escape to avoid obstacles.
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Columbus, O
Alice Woeckner
Chiquita
Mercy Hospital
Guadalara
Mexico
Dev Elopment
Anthony Woeckner
Erie
Penn
Woeckner
Pittsburg
Hrie, Penn
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Nigeria
Germany
East Africa
M’kinley
Rachel Noah
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Ivernia
Harry M. Haynes
Columbia Road
Haynes
Dame Nature
New
Leonora Bradley
Castle Square Stock Company
Thomas Arthur Sxeefe
Keefe
Fenway
Frank
Louis Chase
Brookline
Messrs. Chase
Bertha Galland
J. Fred Zimmerman, Jr
Custom House
Miss Galland
Dorothy Vernon
Haddon Hall
Anne of Guise
Charles IX
Pope
the People
Newton Newkirk
Bingville Eugle
J. Pierpont Morgan
Grace Snell
Grace Snell-Coffin-Coffin-Walker- Coffin
Chicago
Frank Nixon Coffin
Coffin
James ©. Walker
Walker
Perkins A. Layman
Layman
Grace Snell-Coffin-Coffin-Walker-Coffin
Grace
Tomorrow’s Sunday Post
Phenix
Ariz
Fins
Police
Bingville Bugle
Ames K
Bill
G. M
Uip
Sphinx
Judge Emmons
Bingville
Gertrude Clemmons
Warren
Everett
Joseph H. Shurtleff
Winter Street
Brockton
L. G. Weatherbee
Mattapan
Oc. Cigar
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