Disputed Portland S S voyage questions raised
Officials of the Portland Steamship Company and the Boston agent faced questions after Captain Blanchard sailed the Portland Saturday evening despite alleged orders. The inquiry weighs blame between the dead captain and company officials who may have sanctioned or allowed the defiant voyage. The central issue: why was sailing permitted despite purported directives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland Steamship Company
Portland
Blanchard
Boston
Useless Inquiry on Maine Bombing at Havana Harbor
The Spanish treaty commissioners propose an international seven member commission to determine responsibility for the Maine explosion in Havana Harbor. The piece condemns the plan as unsatisfactory, noting U S experts already found the cause on site and that time has eroded the value of any inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Havana Harbor
Spain
United States
Maine
United States Navy
Maine Vas
Stockholm
Detke
St. Petersburg
Ural Mountains
Andree
Vra Mountains
Andrere
Hye
Objectionable phrasing over sovereignty vs territory debate
The speaker argues the impact of the Philippines on American industry taxes and international tensions depends on facts, not treaty wording. He dismisses concerns that phrasing the treaty as sovereignty or territory changes outcomes, calling it a mere quibble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippines
Troxbury
Louis Berenson
House to Take Hand in Treaty Fight Over Philippines
A political clash centers on the Philippine treaty and the funds to implement it. Representative McCall denounces imperial policy while warning Congress must provide the money for occupation and sovereignty. The piece argues that without House appropriations the treaty could fail, forcing wider political accountability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCall
Congress
House of Representatives
Philippines
Senate
Houses of
House of Congress
Debate over military rule in the Philippines and related notes
General Merritt urges military government for the Philippines, challenging civil power and U S constitutional limits. The piece links this stance to broader war aims, taxes, and future republic fate, while shifting to assorted city notes about travels, port talk, Ogden Rotheker, Irish lecturer John J. O Connor, and local curiosities before mentioning Robert Treat Paine’s Taunton memorial plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Merritt
Philippines
United States
Ceneral Merritt
McKinley
Cuba
Philip
No clear article headline from fragmented text
Fragmentary OCR notes discuss treaty wording and attempts to address sovereignty purchases. Mentions Senator Fiona and Massachusetts but lacks concrete event or dates. Overall uncertain and non-specific within the damaged passage.
Lost on the Portland Alarm Flares in Boston News
The Observant Citizen reports two possible names linked to the Portland steamer loss, Walter T. Stone a 16 year old Dorchester resident and a Swedish companion Moe, last seen on a gunning trip to the Maine coast. Stone's vital details and outfit noted. inquiries welcomed by his parents. The piece also notes ski running in Boston at Franklin Park, a hijinks with a nurse bottle nipple scattering, and reflections on expansionism by Louis Berenson with Judge Moffett addressing expansion policy at Boston University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Walter T. Stone
Brookfield Street
Dorchester
Charles H. Stone
Austin & Stone's Museum
Moe
Maine
Young Stone
Boston
John IF. Morrill
Franklin Park
Boston University
D. L. V. Moffett
Wind Patriot
Duidlge Moffett
Kentucky
Judge Moffett
Struggle Up With Will Says Edward O'Donnell Verse
A Boston Post poem by Edward O'Donnell argues struggle adds value to joy. It contrasts dreams and rewards with enduring effort, noting happiness often comes after pain and that desire without endeavor yields little.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward O'Donnell
Fashionable Millinery Styles This Season
This season presents varied fashionable millinery from small bonnets and toques to wide prims like the Gainsborough and Marie Antoinette. Those who are most difficult to fit seek styles suited to varied attire and occasions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gainsborough
Marie Antoinette
Biggest show on earth for half price bargain sale
Old fellows endure the pelt of sensational advertisers while a local store promises best value in men and boys clothing. Overcoats suits and ulsters priced from 6 50 to 35 with many midrange options. Furnishings including underwear neckwear hosiery gloves shirts and sweaters offered at lower prices than typical.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Barnum
Boston's Bustling Clothing Corner At McManus Co
McManus Co located at 670 and 672 Washington Street at the corner by Beach presents Boston's busiest clothing precinct. Storefronts showcase men and women's apparel with new arrivals and seasonal sales drawing shoppers downtown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McManus& Co
Washington Street
Corner Beach
Notable Society and Political Jottings Mixed With Curiosities
A brief miscellany touches Henry Havemeyer entertaining friends with clever amateur conjuring between sugar trade duties. The piece notes Harrison's health denial sparking Indiana talks of a U S Senate race and mentions Wisconsin delegate Harry Fox, Pedro Perea of New Mexico, Ralph Disraeli and brother James, Sir Kenneth Kemp’s heir Robert Kemp, the Gissing estate line, and sculptor William St O Donovan praising General Wheeler’s nervous energy as a wartime asset.
Valentines in Lenoxville A Southern Mammy and a Peculiar Pact
In a bustling New York interlude a couple, Valentine and Roy, reunite with family after engagement. Gretchen, a quiet servant, intrigues Roy and his mother as they reveal a disguise plot that morphs into a practical house routine. The Lenoxville social world and its rigid pretensions frame their modernizing turn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gretchen
Mrs. Trampton
Orson Royal
Valentine
Lucy
Aurelia
Royal
Mamma
Roy
Jouth
Gretenen
Lenoxville
New York
Momma
Val
Lacey
Faneuil Derby Hats From Poston Offer Durable Style
These Faneuil Derbys crafted from superior materials promise durability and a stiff finish. In Bronze Smyrna Cuba Golden Brown and Black, the hats feature quality bands bindings and trim. Available exclusively at the gentlemen's Hat Department of eAMumant OY Poston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smyrna
Cuba
Fines for petty offences in Fifth Massachusetts Infantry
A reader from the Fifth Massachusetts Infantry writes to the Post complaining that soldiers are fined for minor infractions after returns from passes. He cites fines of 5 dollars and five days hard labor to 16 dollars and thirty days in the guard house, questioning where the fines go and asking if refunded. He notes furlough denials and losses of pay, urging inquiry through the paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth Massachusets
Fleth - Massachusetts Infantry
Witty Exchanges Hint at Matrimonial Bets and Gossip
A collection of light domestic quips from Harlem Life to Chicago Tribune shows bets on who will marry first, jokes about mastering the household, job rejections, age estimates at clubs, and witty banter about marriage ceremonies and butter cravings. Strong references include Harlem Life Chicago News Indianapolis Journal Cleveland Plain Dealer and Chicago Tribune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Harlem
Samuel
Glass
Brooklyn Life
Indianapolis Journal
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Wellup
Flyppe
Chicago Tribune
Plays in Frac Present Dual French Farces in Cambridge and Boston
The Cercle Francaise presented two French farces, La Comtesse d Escarbagnas and Le Sicilien, at Cambridge last evening with strong dancing, a large audience, and standout turns by Dudley as the Comtesse and Hoguet in the male lead. Performances continue Monday at Brattle Hall Cambridge and Wednesday at the Bijou Theatre Boston with tickets at Herrick s and Thurston s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cercle Francaise
Cambridge
Stoliens
Comtesse d
Comtesse
Junifor
Dixey
le Sicilien
R. L. Hoguet
BP. J. Sachs
Sachs
Pierian Sodality
M. Guide
Hrattle Hall
Bijou Theatre
Boston
Herrick's
Thurston’s
Carnegie Plans New Private Palace on Fifth Avenue
Carnegie buys two blocks between Ninety first and Ninety second streets for 906,000 and 400,000 dollars, transferring title to his wife. Upper plot on Fifth avenue brow will hold a palace costing about 1,000,000 with 66 foot frontage and 100 foot depth, two years to complete. Southerly plot to be park-like until built and sold only to similarly styled builders. Riding academy to be removed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Upper Fifth Avenue
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie
Ninetieth
Ninety Second Streets
Pease & Will- Man
Richard
Ws tMarnett
Samuel
Isaac Untermeyer
Edward LD. Cowan
Fifth Avenue
Riding Academy
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Boston Post
New England
Royal Baking Powder CO
William D.mclaughlin
The
Post and
New York Herald
Frank Shannon
Buffalo
Europe
Pavonia
Lynn
Windy City
Adolph A. Rotheker
Child
Young Men’s Advance Club
Ireland
John J. O'Connor
Trinity College
Eigar
Brett
Robert Treat Paine
Taunton
Fiona
Ghgen
Observant Citizen
Hebby
NorthRore
Highland Light
Rascal
Henry Havemeyer
Harrison
Indiana
Hoosier
Harry 8. Fox
Waushara County
Plainfield
Wiseconsin
Pedro Perea
Bernalillio
New Mexico
New World
Ralph Disraeli
Lord
Beaconsfield
James Disraeli
Cromwell Place
South Stensington
Robert Hamilton Kemp
Sir Kenneth Kemp
Gissing
Norfolk
England
William St. O'Donovan
General Wheeler
Parker House
Preseryee
Anss A. M. McDonald
Hyde Park Avenue, Hyde Park
Knickerhocke: Shoe Co
West St
GIN ™ S Cin
Liscola
Wise Store
Fussex St
Messrs. McKenney & Waterbury
Franklin St
Chort
Cleanor
Maybury
Dedham
Viaris
Drug & Chem, Corp
Sele
London
Depot Francais
Faubourg Bt. Monore
Tue
Faneui
Eamumant OY
Poston
Wiz
POST
Wairs Oun
Fifth Provisional Company
Edward Billings
Billings
Captain Paine
Flobert Treat Paine, Jr
Fifth Company
Paine
Killings
Washington
Bee
Harvard
LE Sich
Adraste
Don Pedre
Isidore
Adras
Hinli
Zaide
Sid Hanu
Don Pedro
Hoguet, ‘99
Sachs, ’oOu
W. Frothingham
J. Sachs
MR. K. Thorndyke
AL RR. Campbell
MM. Endicott
Barney
Carnegie’s Palace
Corey
John FR Chavers
Charles T. Corey
Station 4
Board of Police
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