Boston Registration Drops 12 018 Names in 1905 List
Public tally of Boston election commissioners shows 12 018 names removed from last year’s registration, leaving 102 558. Compared with August 1904’s first printed list, the count rises about 3000. Ward by ward shifts noted, with Ward 12 down 766 yet up 207 from last year. The estimate places Boston’s 1905 voting strength near 118,000, roughly a quarter of state registration, enabling influence over governor and state legislation.
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Boston
Commonwealth
Cuban Governor Gomez Defies Palma in Presidency Bid
The piece describes Jose Miguel Gomez, governor of Santa Clara, as a proclaimed candidate opposing President Palma. Gomez positions himself as a strong advocate of state rights and challenges Palma and the U S backed constitutional framework for Cuba as Palma nears the end of his term.
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Palma
United States
Jose Miguel Gomez
Santa Clara
Gomez
Cuba's unrest sparks fears of revolt and U.S. intervention
The piece outlines Cuban political tensions under Palma, Gomez's influence, and the risk of internal upheaval. It notes rumblings among rurales, potential U.S. intervention under the Platt amendment, and widespread American sentiment that Cubans must resolve their own crisis.
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Supreme Court
United States
Cuba
Palma
Platt
Roosevelt
A Serious Charge at East Boston Board Meeting
The Board of Aldermen faces heated remarks over alleged corruption connected to a steam railroad franchise in East Boston. A public inquiry or a retracting apology is demanded to safeguard official integrity amid factional dispute, with the Good Government Association urged to aid the investigation.
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Board of Aldermen
Boston
National Dock and Warehouse Company
Collins
Central Labor Union
Good Government Association
Trolley Wreckers Endanger Melrose Line In Pure Cussedness
A Melrose incident on the Boston and Northern trolley shows criminals placing obstructions on a curve. The piece warns that punishing this new transit crime must be weighty, not merely disturbing the peace, as trolley derailing poses fresh danger.
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Boston & Northern
Melrose
Anarchy Meeting Stirs Boston Says Readers
The article describes an anarchist gathering in Boston with a tense clash between local authorities and the visiting group from Patterson New Jersey. It notes police protection at a sacred site and questions the feasibility of anarchist ideas amid a city famed for its democratic self rule.
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Boston
Paterson
N. J
Prince Kropotkin
Dynamite and liquor caper in Crystal City tale
In Crystal City Buck Henderson recalls Seavy Taylor a drunk who drags a stick of dynamite into a bar brawl. The posse, with Town Marshall Bill Kennedy compromised by family illness, arrests Seavy after a chase ending with Mother McCarty disarming him. Lanigan tightens dynamite storage. Seavy and friends learn a lesson about disorderly conduct.
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Doc Long
Shorty Williams
Big Charley
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Shorty
Charley
Bill Kennedy
Leavy
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Allus
Mesquite
Mother McCarty
Crystal City
Newton Newkirk
Notable Boston Visitors Attract Attention From Public Figures
Observant Citizen notes frequent visits by public men to Boston including M Witte and Vice President Fairbanks. Mentions Secretary of War Taft, ex-President Cleveland, President Roosevelt, and local figures like J Aloysius Brickley and Judge Bruce enjoying varied activities and social scenes. A Brookline radium exhibit also draws crowds near Harvard Square.
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M. Witte
Fairbanks
Grover Cleveland
Taft
Roosevelt
Kiss for the Conductor on a Boston Train
A verse recounts a Russian envoy on a crowded Boston bound train asking the conductor for a kiss. The conductor, long in service and known for honesty, blinks at the audacious request and finally grants the kiss amid a surprised crowd.
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Boston
Charles K. Harris
Nevski Prospekt
Back Bay
Shipwrecked Dame Reproaches Ocean Lost at Sea
A dramatic deli statement features a shipwrecked dame lamenting ignorance of the ocean and an unfeeling mariner advising quick action with a blunt, windy exchange amid nautical peril.
Fitzgibbons Quips About Vacation Altitudes
Gilroy remarks on weekly costs capping at twenty dollars as Fitzgibbons asks about high altitude travel during a vacation. The exchange highlights budgeting and travel plans without further specifics.
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Fitzgibbons
Gilroy
Mother transforms to match daughter in city visit
Alice Parker brings her mother to a reception in Boston and dresses her in fine clothing to reflect the daughter’s success. The two share a refined luncheon, and the once shabby Mrs Parker is unveiled as a true lady, pleasing Alice who reconsiders past neglect and credits the four leaf clover emblem.
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Mrs. Jefferson
Alice Parker
Job Parker
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Society Notes Highlight A Summer Of Visits And Travel
Mrs Ernest Fenellosa and daughter Brenda visit Mrs J Arthur Beebe and Miss Emily Beebe in Falmouth while Beebe keeps a quiet summer after her mother’s death. Fenellosa plans to pass late summer at the White Mountains at the Kearsarge. Guests at Bar Harbor include Mr and Mrs Herbert Sears of Commonwealth Avenue Pride's Crossing. Mrs Putnam returns from Newport and hosts a theatre party at Freebody Park. Automobiling gains favor with Hon T Jefferson Coolidge acquiring a Pierce touring car. Charles H Tweed adds a 14 horse Renault at Beverly Farms. Mrs Henry C De Rham Jr joins her husband at Giez Cold Spring New York. Islesboro arrivals include Mr and Mrs Arthur J Richmond of Boylston Street staying through the month, later to Edgehill Nahant. Mrs Richmond, formerly Rosita Lavalle, is a Islesboro favorite. Miss Katharine Fay of The Hundreds Wellsley Hills stays at Islesboro Inn before plans change for late summer.
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Brenda Fenellosa
Riverbank Court
J. Arthur Beebe
Emily Beebe
Commonwealth Avenue
Cape Cod
Falmouth
Beebe
William Appleton
Beacon Street
Fenellosa
North Shore
T. Jefferson Cooldge
Charles H. Tweed
New York
Henry Lee
Beverly Farms
Richard H. Dana
Cambridge
Manchester-by-the-Sea
Henry C. de Rham
Islesboro
Arthur J. Richmond
Boylston Street
Edgehill
Nahant
Richmond
Rosita Lavalle
Katharine Fay
Wellesley Hills
Islesboro Inn
Bell's Father Dies at 86 Father of Alexander Graham Bell
Alexander Melville Bell died today at age 86 in Washington. Born March 1 1819 in Edinburgh he created Visible Speech aiding deaf and dumb. He led Edinburgh High School before emigrating to St. John's Newfoundland and later moved toward America via London.
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Washington
Alexander Melville Bell
Alexander Graham Bell
Edinburgh
St. John's
Newfoundland
United States
Europe
Bell
Boston
London
America
Love and Sentiment in a Question of Marriage
A 25 year old man seeks Miss Champagne’s counsel on marrying a woman with a worldly past. The reader questions trust and future happiness, while Mildred Champagne cautions that love alone may not justify a risky union, urging prudence and shared values.
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the Post
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