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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1904
Page
6
Blackmar Chosen Leader of Grand Army of the Republic
The selection of General Wilmon W. Blackmar as commander-in-chief was met with enthusiastic acclamation. Colonel Shotts of New York withdrew, a generous gesture, and Boston and Massachusetts receive a delicate compliment as the national encampment honors local leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmon W. Blackmar
Grand Army of the Republic
Shotts
New York
Blackmar
Boston
Massachusetts
Double Tracking Urged After Wakefield Collision And Slocum Horror
A Wakefield branch head on collision between a loaded excursion car and a regular car highlights the need to double track cross country trolley lines or slow speeds for safety. The General Slocum disaster report cites rotten lifesavers hoses and a negligent crew, urging reforms and accountability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wakefield
Boston & Northern Street Railway
Southboro
Rates War Reverses Travel Costs to Europe
The transatlantic steamship rate war makes a Europe trip cheaper than staying in Boston hotels. Cabin passage costs drop below first class hotel per diem, steerage fills with European immigrants, prompting a surge of travelers and a need for stricter port screening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Boston
Maine
Odell Sues Over Shipbuilding Swindle Losses
Governor Odell files suit in New York courts alleging he was swindled out of about $170,000 in the United States Shipbuilding Company fiasco. The action seeks restitution and exposes high finance methods blamed for the loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schwab
United States Shipbuilding Company
State of
New York
Benjamin B. Odell, Jr
Odell’s complaint questions Schwab deal and high finance
The governor alleges the 6,000,000 cash price for Schwab consolidation was never paid. He says 2,346,000 was paid to finance experts for services, while 200,000 was given to charity. Odell depicts a secret inner ring profiting from the deal and criticizes the use of borrowed capital to inflate a 70,000,000 figure, suggesting similar high finance practices locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odell
Schwab
New York
New Jersey
Massachusetts
New York Negroes Demonstrate Honesty After Cash Loss
Frederick Ebson, a Colorado miner, lost a satchel with about $5000 in gold and currency when his cab overturned on Thirty second Street. A crowd of local residents recovered the money, returned it all, and Ebson rewarded them with silver coins and a $1 note to the cabman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Harbor
Steamboat Company
Federal Steamboat Inspection Service
New York
Frederick Eribson
Colorado
Imperial
Pennsylvania
Thirty Second Street
Edson
Ebson
Aged Lovers Elope To Thwart Grandchildren
In Buffalo a 18 year old, David James of Cleveland, led away his 67 year old bride Ellen Curran McNally from City Hall. The couple, nearly deaf, shouted the ceremony, had to hide a gold band in a handkerchief, and said relatives had long tried to thwart their union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
N. Y
David James
Cleveland
Ellen Curran McNally
Police criticism of parade crowd control in town letter
A reader from Falmouth House complains that police blocked side streets during Tuesday’s march, allowing three teams to block Province Street off School. He claims the situation caused about 380 women to faint and questions the issuance of blocked-street permits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post
Police Department
Province
A. L. Wright
Falmouth House
Let Us Know All to the Editor of the Post
Letter criticizes Brigham’s release from an insane asylum after two years of confinement following a seven year petty larceny sentence. The writer urges public inquiry into state institutions, questioning taxpayer oversight and calling for more transparency about Brigham and the facilities supported by taxpayers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brigham
All Sorts of Things in Contraries and Droll Tales
A column of humorous sketches and observations ranges from weather belief to mob control via hoses, hair fashion shortages, and a lighthearted travel note. It mentions a Colorado incident with water pacification, jokes about wigs and baldness, and local notices from Melrose and nearby towns including a lighthouse of community memory and veterans tales.
Love Advice From Miss Champagne to a 16 Year Old
A 16 year old stenographer asks Miss Champagne for help winning back a beloved office friend who is seeing two visiting girls. The response urges the girl to focus on work, maintain self respect, and avoid cheapening herself by vying for the man. It emphasizes that valued men admire self restraint and genuine worth over clingy pursuit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Champagne
Champagne
Daily Post
A Fateful Engagement Across Generations in a Southern Story
An elderly woman seeks guidance on a long engagement with a younger man and follows through with resolve after a letter to Miss Champagne. The tale shifts to Janet and Vincent arriving in New York, missing her mammy, and then reuniting as Janet longs for the familiar warmth of home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mammy
White House
Dan
Vincent Calder
Janet
New York
What the Sphinx Says Love and wear over time
The column notes that love can fade in places as time tests passion and endurance. It suggests affection endures when shared effort, trust, and commitment persist beyond initial spark, even as challenges arise.
Observant Citizen reports travel from Chile to Panama
Linn B Porter writes from Chile about a Fourth of July spent in winter clothes near snow capped Cordilleras. He will finish Pacific travels to Panama then return to Cambridge in October. He may be in Ecuador near Quito as this note ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Linn B. Porter
Chile
Cordilleras
Atlantic
South America
Straits of Magellan
Pacific
Panama
Cambridge
Ecuador
Quito
Farewell at Richmond as Bride and Mammy Part
In a Southern wedding scene at the White House, Janet Calder bids goodbye to her beloved nurse as the carriage departs. Tears fall from the bride and the nurse, their bond lingering despite the separation. The long history between the Richmond family and Mammy echoes in the moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Darky
Janet
Gwine Norf
Mammy
Richmond
Janet Calder
Vincent
Amy
Dear Miss Champagne Love Advice Letter from PANSY
A reader named PANSY asks how to win back a preferred fiancé after a rival girl spread rumors. The adviser urges direct discussion to uncover the truth, noting that true love defends rather than believes cruel gossip. Persisting affection and clear communication are advised.
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