July 17 Swimmers Meet Reported in New England
Fragmentary OCR notes show a July 17 date and mention of a swimming event in New England. Details are incomplete, with no clear names or locations readable to confirm participants or outcome.
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1900
Page
4
Death of Alanson W. Beard Noted Boston Leader
Alanson W. Beard a Vermont native who built a long business career in Boston and shaped Republican politics in Massachusetts dies. He served as Representative in the Legislature and twice led as collector of customs his first term under Hayes and second under Harrison. He was respected for integrity and public service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alanson W. Beard
Beard
Boston
Vermont
Republican State Committee
Massachusetts
Tittle
Harrison
Custom House
President Hayes
Porto Rico officials clash over tariff and law code
Governor Allen’s summer tour aboard a palatial yacht contrasts with Chief Semple’s view of growing U S dissatisfaction in Porto Rico. He cites high food tariffs and an inadequate civil and criminal law code as fueling resentment despite alleged liberty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
San Juan
Palacio
Porto Rico
United States
Semple
Hanna Seeks $600000 for Republican Second Term Drive
The article reports Hanna pressing party managers in Philadelphia for $600000 from tariff beneficiaries for the second term fund. It notes his tour of large cities, his reputation as a fund collector, and compares sources of campaign money to Wanamaker. It says the Standard Oil Trust may fund Hanna’s bills and warns that this year is driven by corporate greed rather than private contributors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanna
Philadelphia
Boston
John Wanamaker
Wanamaker
United States Treasury
New York City Bank
Our Treaty Rights in China and U S Troop Posture
The piece argues the State Department claim that U S forces stay in China to protect treaty rights is unfounded. It asserts treaties remain intact if troops withdraw and warns against keeping an armed force after danger passes to avoid entanglement with China or European powers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department
Washington
United States
China
Hot Weather and Crime in the Heated Term
The piece links rising violence and murders to hot weather and solar activity. It notes mood disturbances from high temperatures and suggests science has yet to explain sun spot effects, while speculating on future electrical means to counteract such influences on temperate minds.
Ineffective laws and lobby act at State House
The attorney general pursues delinquent lobby returns as minor firms dodge full disclosures while large, influential backers fund legislation and the lobby flourishes. The piece argues the lobby act failed like the corrupt practices act and calls for stronger statutes to curb undue influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State House
Observant Citizen praises Pittsfield police chief and notes varied city items
The Observant Citizen lauds Chief Nicholson for frank confident leadership seen in Pittsfield amid heavy calls. It also recalls meeting horse racing expert Jack High in Readville, Dr. C. O. Smith in Portsmouth, summer heat effects in Brookline, Ed Clapp’s yacht racing withdrawal, and a harsh milkman driver incident in Back Bay.
Boston Post Summer Resort Photograph Contest
The Boston Post announces three weekly cash prizes for summer resort photographs chosen for newspaper reproduction. Entries must include title and photographer name and address on the back, may include a brief context, and copies should be kept as originals cannot be returned. Winners are noted weekly in the Sunday Post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Post
Casey Nooks
Sunday Post
Post
the Post
Boston
The Post's Original Short Story
A columnist reflects on golf fever among newspaper staff and a city trolley car etiquette clash. The piece notes the mayor restraining public speaking on the Common and praises Matron Miss Rice at the Frost Hospital Chelsea for her busy but helpful nature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Rice
Frost Hospital
Chelsea
Mary Winthrop and the Promise for My Sake
A sailor carries a picture of Mary, a sister, and with a mate’s vow to live honestly he inspires reform. They both vow to change, meet Mary in Boston, and Hal and Mary wed in June with Jack joining as a close family member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
Jack
Hal
Havana
Mary Winthrop
Boston Harbor
Bears and berries and a twisted telegram tale
A Cleveland Plain Dealer feature compiles bear stories and a comic telegram mix up. A London Tit Bits joke about a misread message prompts a spoof detective scene with a bear in a berry patch. The Denver Times adds Gabriel and the wheel with comic misadventures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Upper Michigan
Ungrateful Porto Rico Chief Semple Reports Opposition
Chief Semple of the Treasury Department travels from San Juan to Ponce and through Aricibo and Aguadilla to assess the currency change from pesos to dollars. He reports that the majority of natives oppose the United States, contrary to prior belief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Juan
Ponce
Warships Visited and Sunday Post Preview Promised
The article notes warships arriving and widespread public interest. It promotes the Sunday Post for Sept 2 with anticipation. It promises fiction including Hilda Wade and The Yellow Man plus Apple butter Cat installments and other features.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great
Sunday Post
Hilda Wade
Odd Bits of News From Around the World
A roundup of curious items spans science, travel, and crime. Highlights include a phosphorus use in matches, Irish language schooling,English steeplechases, grain imports, Birmingham rail traffic, ivy on New York houses, Sweden's Dristigheten ironclad launch, British shipyards output, insect behavior before rain, Washington Monument transport by electricity, early photographic methods, a Lucerne showman fined for colored rabbit, Khedive poetry numerology, inexpensive Australian meat, lamp wick patent, Greek criminal law, birds near extinction in Britain, and China’s Mou Len Joan of Arc legend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
New Street
Birmingham
New York
Sweden
Gothenburg
Great Britain
Washington Monument
Washington, D. C
Lucerne
Aaron
Khedive
Victoria
Australia
Greece
China
Mou Len
Sunday Post Luncheon and Dinner Menu Highlights
The page lists a luncheon and dinner menu including chicken croquettes, potato chips, rolls, strawberries and cream, sponge cake, Russian tea, baked salmon, green peas, lemon sherbet, and coffee. Dessert fillings describe custard pie with eggs sugar cream and milk, and lemon sherbet with lemon rind juice sugar and milk. Signed by Mrs Herbert F Dixon of Wellington Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert F. Dixon
Wellington
Maas
Old Game with Wager and Heads or Tails Fate
Mysterious exchange hints at a lethal gamble. The victims hear a taunt about a square game and a grim resolution where heads means win and tails means loss. The ominous voice of the executioner underscores a fatal wager.
Mean Man and Grandchild Gaffe Reported by Chicago Paper
A Chicago Times-Herald snippet recalls a bold exchange where a woman acts coy about being a grandmother while a coarse man jokes about a kissed youth possibly being kin. The remark highlights social mores and newspaper tone of the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Times-Herald
Noble lord leaves debate after telegram interrupts
A noble lord prepared to address the House received a telegram, left the chamber, and hurried to take action, signaling an urgent development. The brief item notes his departure and immediate response without detailing specifics of the telegram.
Ball Game Wardrobe Question Sparks Wry Quip
In a cartoonish exchange, a husband tells his wife not to worry about attire for the ball game, while she mocks the idea that attendees care. The jest highlights social expectations around sports events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Puck
Restless Worker Reflects on Vacation Talk
An industrious man recalls telling his employer he needed a rest after a holiday chat. The employer, returning home with golf clubs and a family, questions why rest is needed noting no vacation taken. The exchange appears in the Washington Star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Star
Bashful Governor Praises Prison Crowd in Speech
A humorous tale recounts a new prison governor introduced in the chapel by the chaplain. The bashful official stammers and blushes, finally admitting he cannot speak well and only expressing pleasure at seeing so many prisoners gathered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Press
Poet Smith Promises Boomerang Verse
A Chicago News quip notes poet Smith claims to write boomerang poetry that always returns. The exchange mocks literary novelty and self regarding verse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dribble
Chicago News
Promise to Name Wife as Bank Account Owner
A woman pressures her fiancé to promise that after marriage he will place his bank account in her name. He vows total trust and offers to endure extreme feats to prove devotion, but reaches a moment of heartbreak over male posturing. The Chicago Post quotes the exchange as a dramatic courtship moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Street
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Chicago Post
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