South End lodging houses defended by Angelica Post
Angelica E Post of 218 West Springfield Street defends the South End of Boston against reformer critiques. She portrays lodging-house keepers as vital, respectable hosts who shelter students, workers, and families with dignity, contrast urban myths, and praise the district as garden-like and community-oriented.
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South End
Mary Boyle O'Reilly
Boston
Roxbury
Back Bay
Palatin
New England Conservatory
Tufts
Emerson
Institute of Technology
Harvard
Miss Boyle O'Reilly
Angelica E. Post
West
Springfield Street
Letter to the Editor on smoking aboard electric cars
A letter from Somerville signed MRS. L. M. L. criticizes women for judging men and conductors over tobacco smoke. It argues scripture about judgment and eye beams, and notes odors from teeth and powders offend men.
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Somerville
Aug
Old Bach Letter on Wailing Women and Reproducing
To the Editor the Post: On page five today Professor Robert Herrick is quoted lamenting that selfish lazy women have no children nowadays. If the breed is self restricted the breed may die out and leave room for decent people and their sort. A blessing, I take it, not a calamity.
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Robert Herrick
New Hampshire Anchors in Portsmouth Port Harbor
Portsmouth Chronicle reports the battleship New Hampshire anchors well away from the inner harbor due to its draft. Captain E K Moore explains there is no need to bring the vessel to the navy yard, noting big ships visit ports without docking unless repairs are required. The harbor’s depth and reach remain capable of accommodating such ships.
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Portsmouth Harbor
Inner Harbor
E. K. Moore
Portsmouth Navy Yard
New Hampshire
Navy Yard
Portsmouth
Portsmouth Chronicle
N. H
Maps-Flake Wheat Cereal Promise Enticing Digestible Benefit
An advertisement touts Maps-Flake whole wheat cereal as the ideal hot weather food. It claims six hour steam cooking followed by days of curing and thin flaking, creating a easily digestible, nourishing breakfast. The copy offers a free full-size package via coupon and asserts superior digestion and taste.
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Vermont
Van Camp's Milk Promises Germ Free Milk In Town
An advertisement from Van Camp Packing Co promotes Van Camp's Milk as germless and sanitary. It claims pasteurized like quality, no tubercular cows, and urges readers to switch from raw milk to Van Camp's for safety and economy. It highlights sterilization, rich natural milk content, and case discounts from grocers.
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van Camp
van Camp’s
S. van Camp
van Camp Packing Co
Indianapolis
Ind
English fairness in Olympic events sparks reader reply
Boston letter writer JACK CAMERON defends American runners and criticizes English methods in Olympic heats. He argues elimination should pit the fastest and claims Americans uniformly honor the Stars and Stripes while acknowledging competitors and officials.
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Spencerley
Liverpool
Whelton
George Brown
Daniels
Jack Cameron
Boston
Boiler Explosion at Breakwater Plant Kills One
A boiler explosion at the Breakwater Construction Company plant in Sachems Head Conn leaves one dead and three injured. The cause was not yet determined.
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Sachems Head
Conn
Breakwater
Hatton Case Dropped by District Attorney
Acting District Attorney Dwyer did not press an indictment against James A. Hatton former Boston Common Council member in a perjury case tied to a 1 550 000 loan order under Mayor Fitzgerald Dwyer cites insufficient evidence and dismisses Moran’s big investigation charge.
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Dwyer
James A. Hatton
Boston Common Council
Fitzgerald
Hatton
Moran
Two Boys Fatally Injured by Train Coupling Pin
In St John New Brunswick today 12 year old Lawrence Cram and 13 year old Murray Heans were fatally hurt while watching a derailed train being moved. A coupling pin broke striking both boys with iron fragments.
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ST. John
N. B
Lawrence Cram
Murray Heans
Union
Walsh Denies Being a Hero After Flyer Incident
Quincy report states Michael J. Walsh baggage master for New York New Haven Hartford says he did not save the Millionaire Flyer yesterday and rejects hero praise. He notes the engineer knew the track was closed a mile back and no collision risk existed after the signal.
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Quincy
Michael J. Walsh
New York, New Haven
Hartford
Walsh
Fire Destroys Ripetown Mining Camp Near Ely
Ely Nevada reports Ripetown, a mining camp nine miles from Ely with 300 residents, was nearly wiped out by a fire last night destroying most buildings and infrastructure.
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Ely
Nev
Ripetown
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