Democratic Candidates Push Amicable Gubernatorial Campaign
The Boston Post notes both William Gaston and Josiah Quincy Hamlin pledging sound Democratic platforms for governor. Gaston honors Hamlin while backing a united party, and both indicate respect for the convention process and mutual support within the Essex county Dems. The piece also critiques Morgan syndicate profits, stock watering, and the consumer toll under the Dingley tariff, urging public awareness of trust extortion.
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Hamlin
Gaston
Essex County Democrats
Marblehead
District Attorney French Pursues Marion Mob Suspects
The piece commends District Attorney Asa P. French for arresting those linked to the Marion mob outrages and urges exemplary punishment for all involved. It notes the victim was fined for illegal liquor sales and assault, while the wider harm to public order should also be addressed, with no tolerance for whitecaps in Massachusetts.
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Asa P. French
Marior
Commonwealth
Marion
Massachusetts
French
Gaston Urges Abolition of Trust-Protecting Duties in Congress
The statement emphasizes relief for Massachusetts industries and labor by removing protective duties under which trusts profit. Gaston argues duties on trust controlled goods raise prices, citing coal at ten dollars a ton and prohibitive beef prices, and calls for every candidate to pledge to abolish these duties to aid the people.
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Gaston
Massachusetts
Mr. Gaston
Congress
Santos-Dumont leaves airship era for transatlantic steamship
The famed aviator M Santos-Dumont sails to Europe by steamship instead of flying, delaying expectations of a 1904 St Louis fair flight. He plans return when prizes entice him, while American efforts push toward practical manned flight and a possible domestic airship before his comeback. Professor Graham Bell has stocks at Paddeck.
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M. Santos-Dumont
Europe
Coney Island
Graham Bell
Paddeck
Underwriting Syndicate Nets 10 Million Dividend
The Morgan underwriting syndicate, creator of the steel trust, has received a third dividend of 10 million dollars. They stood responsible for 200 million dollars and have already secured 15 percent. The summary notes the high financing cost of organizing the industrial trust.
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J. P. Morgan
Steel Trust
Vermont Farmer Sentenced 100 Years For Burglary Recreation
A Vermont farmer, inspired by Stevenson’s Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, is sentenced to 100 years by pursuing all indictment counts. a lenient judge reduces to 10 percent. Adams, an ex Representative and town official, burglarized for recreation seeking excitement over humdrum rural life. Consideration of his sanity suggested.
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Vermont
Stevenson
Dr. Jekyl
Mr. Hyde
Adams
Windsor
Fishermen tease Bardwell party at Boston pond
The Observant Citizen recounts Bardwell and a party of ladies failing to catch fish near Boston while a nearby boat prospers. A dead fish was hurled at Bardwell as others tailed off, prompting a playful jab about fishing luck.
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Boston
B. B. Bardwell
Pleasant Street Transfers and Local Notes From Boston
A columnist recounts a nickel fare puzzle and a free transfer at Northampton street. The piece also covers Charles J. Hart’s admittance to the bar, Clerk Willard’s office, sightseers on the steamer Gay Head, Thomas Downing leaving for Newport, and local race notes including the Lawson colors in the Massachusetts stake. The July vacation crowd and sunburned appearances are noted.
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Elevated
Washington Street
Dover
Warvard Bridge
Dover Street
Northampton
Harvard Bridge
Pleasant Street
Northampton Street
Massachusetts Avenue
Thomas Downing
Newport
Mr. Downing
New England
Postal Service
Boston
Boston Postoffice Foreign Department
Great Britain
Ireland
France
Germany
Belgium
New York
General Corse
Clambake Traditions and Donkey Ride Tales from Nantasket Beach
A Nantasket Beach vignette recalls old fashioned clambakes with seaweed covered heaps of shellfish and corn. The observer also recounts a comic donkey ride along the shore, a hotel piazza auto stereoscope show, and seaside curiosities from a sunlit day at the Mass coast.
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Nantasket Beach
Mass
Oasis
Carmencita Dancer Said to Have Died in Rio de Janeiro
New York reports Carmencita the Spanish dancer died of yellow fever recently at Rio de Janeiro Brazil. Friends doubt its authenticity while recalling her sensational rise in New York. Her first appearance at Niblo’s and later Koster and Bilk’s drew huge crowds and admiring fans across classes.
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Carmencita
Rio Janeiro
New York
Brazil
Niblo’s
Koster & Bilal
Twenty-third Street
Madison Square Garden
Remington Says He Will Marry Miss Van Alen
Robert R. Remington denied rumors of a breakup and said he plans to marry Miss May Van Alen, granddaughter of Mrs. William Astor, later in the fall. He urged reporters to obtain full details from Mr. Van Alen and Mrs. Astor, who would release the facts.
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Newport, R
Robert R. Remington
May van Alen
William Astor
Sorrentino arraigned for murder in North End killing
In Superior Criminal Court yesterday Ceriaco Sorrentino was arraigned on a murder charge for the July 10 North End killing of Giuseppi Caruso. He pleaded not guilty and was remanded for trial.
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Superior Criminal Court
Ceriaco Sorrentino
Giuseppi Caruso
North End
Vigilant Lovers and a Comical Strength Feat
A brightly lit parlor scene shows two lovers in close embrace and a kiss counted eleven times. Nearby, a street carnival machine reveals repeat pictures, and an operator bets three cents. A lifting machine records 38 pounds as Newton Newkirk performs a Samson-like display, ending with a startled button and a roof-tearing mishap.
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Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Samson
Newton Newkirk
Short Story Sparks Family Twist In Elks Convention Visit
The Sunny Post recounts James Halpin and his wife visiting St. Louis for an Elks convention. Margaret Halpin, his niece, and Fred Carlson's mother share striking resemblance and a lively evening at Fred's den with a disclosed painting members discuss.
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James Halpin
Margaret Halpin
St. Louis
Elks
Fred Carlson
Eli
Margaret Halpin Appeared Mutually Attracted and Mr. and Mrs. Halpin
Fred
Veriker Kinship Ties Reveal St. Louis Mystery
In a Boston gathering, Fred Carlson and Margaret Halpin discover shared Veriker ancestry through Mrs. Carlson and Mrs. Halpin. A Mormon exile, a priest, and missing letters link two families. The two lawyers heirs resolve a city property dispute and gift the estate to the engaged couple as a Christmas present.
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Frederic Veriker Carlson
Fred
Katharine Veriker
Veriker
St. Louis
Andrew Veriker
Mother Lawler
Andrew
America
Boston
Boston Pilot
Margaret
Mrs. Halpin
Carlsons
Halpin
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