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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1900
Page
4
Battle Over Republican Nomination in Eleventh District
Republicans clash over the bid of ex Senator Willis of Brookline to challenge Samuel L. Powers the telephone monopoly attorney. Critics warn Powers would serve telecom interests in Congress while Willis backers push anti monopoly lines to energize a strong Democratic counter nomination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Eleventh
Willis
Brookline
Samuel L. Powers
State House
Powers
Telephone Corporation
Wilams
Michidake Club
Ltill
Tele- Rone Company
Chamberlain Questions Roosevelt Letter Authenticity
Daniel H. Chamberlain, former governor of South Carolina, asks Governor Roosevelt to verify a quoted letter attributed to General Lawton. He says the letter is spurious and cites prior challenges to its authenticity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel H. Chamberlain
South Carolina
Massachusetts
Roosevelt
Lawton
Rough Rider
America
Chamberlain
Peter MacQueen
Spooner
Senate
United States
Queen of the Seas Alabama Trial Signals Naval Progress
The Alabama battleship completed a successful trial trip on the government course, hailed as a triumph of American mechanical skill and a sign of strong naval and national leadership. Dewey’s crew backing adds confidence in future combat readiness and peaceable power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Dewey
Indiana’s 1900 presidential vote pattern and possible outcomes
The piece argues Indiana has alternated presidential preferences for thirty years and expects a Democratic tilt in 1900. It cites internal canvasses showing Bryan leads by 18,000 to 20,000 per Republicans and notes cross-pressures from Palmer Buckner voters Populists and labor defections to Bryan and anti trust factions could sway the state, offsetting McKinley’s 1896 plurality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Grant
Tilden
Garfield
Cleveland
Harrison
McKinley
Bryan
Palmer
Buckner
Morrison
Republican Party
Wokingmen
Gas Trust
Last Parade of the Grand Army in Chicago Revered Event
Word from Chicago notes the march of the Grand Army of the Republic may be its final parade. It draws thousands of Civil War veterans demonstrating vigor, endurance, and a storied legacy as the organization faces time and inevitable decline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army of the Republic
Chicago
Bat
Association of Veterans of the Civil
Union
Chicago march echoes vigor and five hour pace
The passage notes a march of five hours with energy and resolve, likening it to a recent Chicago street demonstration held yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Population of Boston Shows Steady Growth Without Boom
The census reports Boston's population at 660,892, up 112,415 since the 1885 census and 68,972 since 1895, marking over 2 percent gain in ten years and about 13 percent in five years. Growth is described as healthy and natural, with no annexations or extravagant expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Washington
Census Bureau
The Observant Citizen and City Life Notebook
A nostalgic column recalls the late A W Beard and his public service in Boston. It sketches a windy trio of local anecdotes including Landlord Whipple, banker Alick Fisk’s near wreck in a Kenny Clark coupe, and a curious Allentown resident asking about Tom Lawson’s copper boom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Beard
Mr. Beard
Boston
Alick” Fisk
Harvey Fisk & Sons
The
Westminster
Congress Street
Kenny & Clark
Algonquin Club
Beacon Hill
Somerset Club House
Mr. Fisk
Street
Allentown
Penny
Civilization
Tom Lawson
Boston Notes on Heat, People, and Local Doings
A column round up from Boston discusses summer heat easing streets and rail expansion, bicycle rider Nelson’s wind technique, Commodore Clapp’s signless beach losses, and local figures like Judge Ha Gallagher and Ed in mock elections. It also mentions ex Senator Hill’s upcoming campaign speech, Lt. Governor Bates at Old South Church, bar exam buzz, new Boston fads in walking and whiskers, and a call for better street washing via hydrants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hill
New York
Boston
The Doctor's Flight in a Stormy Night
A physician rides home through a raging storm after a perilous rescue attempt. Clouds, lightning, and a fierce wind test his courage as his horse carries him to shelter and a weary end to the long night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moson
Sarartatte
Absent-Minded Honeymooner Sparks Hotel Scene
A honeymooning couple, Mr and Mrs Edward Toph of Batesville Ind, arrive at a hotel and trigger a comic, anxious moment as staff hear sobbing in their room. The exchange with a clerk reveals a tense misunderstanding about the room and a perplexing riddle about a boat’s front and back. The episode ends with the clerk contemplating the next move amid the confusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward
Toph
Batesville
Ind
Mrs. Toph
Geo
Mr. Toph
Woman’s Market Lesson Turns Heads at Lengthy Outing
A bored clerk hears a sobbing voice from a hotel room and discovers Mrs Toph posing as distressed. Edward Toph recalls his wife’s economy lesson at the market, where she proves eggs can be bought for 8 cents a dozen. Her husband and friends laugh at the tale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I.m
Baltimore Sun
Brief Chicago note on clocks and partnership
A terse Chicago News line shows two figures planning a quick business venture. One will scout clocks first while the other follows to repair them, hinting at a cooperative, streetwise approach to work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shorty
Chicago News
Sleepless Groom Confesses Lockout of Bride in Early Marriage
In a Cincinnati tale the groom explains he fled after locking his newlywed wife in a hotel room and boarding a northbound car. He returns, apologizes, and reveals his nervous forgetfulness led to the incident while Mrs. Toph cried in distress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broad Ripple
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Unconscious Disciple in a Golfing Scene
An exchange between Trotter and Miss Rivalton critiques Eastern fakirs and asks if Maud Wayuppe really plays golf, as Harper's Bazaar sketches a scene where unconventional ideas spread among enthusiasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trotter
Miss Rivalton
Mies Rivalton
Maud Wayuppe
Harper's Basar
Cuban teacher asks puzzling question at Brooklyn ferry
A Cuban school teacher preparing to sail from Brooklyn to Manhattan asks an officer on the transport McPherson which side is the back of the boat. The officer, seasoned by similar inquiries, provides a patient response as the scene unfolds at Pacific Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
New Yorkes
FORRY
New York
McPherson
Pacific Street
Manhattan
500 Business Envelopes Boots at Coburn Stationery
A local stationery house Coburn Stationery Co at 47 Cornkill Boston advertises 500 business envelopes boots for sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BOOTS
Coburn Stationery CO
Cornkill
Boston
In the Interior
A brief cartoon caption debate on what constitutes a protected cruiser. One citizen jokes that it may be built without foreign pauper labor, reflecting humor about naval terminology.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Puck
Briton Sees Grand Central Ticket To Far West
An American and an Englishman aboard ship discuss U S geography then visit Grand Central station. The Briton buys an excursion ticket to San Francisco with a stop in Chicago, learns the distance is about three thousand miles and price about one hundred thirty eight dollars. The exchange ends with astonishment at the vast United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
States
Philadelphia
Boston
San Francisco
New York
Newark
Harry
Charile
Chicago
Grand Central Station
Daily Table Hints from the Sunday Post
Breakfast items include Malted Breakfast with sugar and fritters. Dinner features Macaroni Soup with Balls Roast Pork and dressing. Beets mashed with pepper and jam cake appear with tea and squash fritters. The excerpt lists ingredients and a Chelsea address for H. B. Whos on Spruce Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dampinge
Jordan, Marsh & Co High-Grade Furniture Sale
Jordan Marsh announces a major New England sale with one third to one half off many items. The August Sale features surplus stock from manufacturers and their own leftovers for fall stock, urging early visits and noting no approvals exchanges or returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Scattered Bits from a Bygone Era Chronicle
The clipping lists varied curiosities and anecdotes from past times including maple syrup tapping, seabird behavior, superstition about No 13 on ships, horse hearing, carrier pigeons use in Germany and army, Cairo wedding feasts lasting days, scarce Able women in South Africa, one term teachers, a coal delivery gimmick, Chauncey Depew dining habit, garden plants runaway in Texan and Australian plains, and a steer chasing a Chicago man in stockyards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Cairo
Egypt
South Africa
Chauncey M. Depew
United States
Chicago
Cloak Room Gags Shine In The Sunday Post
Readers find humor in the Story Paper section with Champ Clerk delivering the best jokes. The lighthearted tales are praised as the standout in the issue, priced at three cents.
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Champ Clerk
Sunday Post
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