Massachusetts Sees Bell Telephone Move Amid Tax Impact
Massachusetts critics urge state action as American Bell plans to move assets to New York and merge, arguing the watered stock and high local rates cost the state $300,000 to $400,000 in annual taxes. They question if state supervision suffices and push for rate cuts from 60 percent to 0.
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American Bell Telephone Company
Massachusetts
Bell Company
New York
Bell Telephone
American Bell
Commonwealth
Mayor Names A. K. Pettingill to Pauper Institution Board
Mayor Quincy appoints A. K. Pettingill to the Board of Pauper Institution Trustees to replace W. T. Sedgwick. Pettingill’s term runs to April 30, 1902, adding to his posts on the Sinking Fund Commission. The appointment highlights his business success and versatility.
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Quincy
A. K. Pettingill
Pauper Institution Trustees
W. T. Sedgwick
Pettingill
Board of
Sinking Fund Commissioners
Pauper” Institution Board
Colonel Leonard Wood Promoted to Major General Said to Reward Service
The Senate received a dispatch on Colonel Leonard Wood's recommendation for major general. Observers hail the promotion as a fitting honor for a distinguished servant who blends battlefield leadership with proven administrative skill. Wood’s reputation as a capable executive contrasts with the flamboyance often linked to Theodore Roosevelt and the Rough Riders.
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Leonard Wood
Senate
Wood
Teddy” Roosevelt
Rough Riders
Wood hailed for Cuba reform and Rough Riders work
The article praises General Wood as colonel of the regiment and military superior to Roosevelt. It credits him with turning the Rough Riders into an efficient unit and, more importantly, as military governor of eastern Cuba, for making Santiago healthy and restoring order. It argues the honor reflected his administrative genius.
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Wood
Roosevelt
Teddy
Cuba
Santiago
New Ills of Empire Feed Critics on McKinley Policy
The piece rails against imperial expansion citing arrival of a strange chicken pox variant from Kansas volunteers, ongoing yellow fever fears, and a Philippine leprosy outbreak in Cebu. It links these to treaties with Sulu and Cuba in a broad critique of U S governance.
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Kansas
Cuba
Philippines
Cebu
United States
Sultan of
Sulu
Republic
Debates And City Notes Reflect Winter Spirit
A shift in tobacco duties threatens Connecticut wrap cigars, Havana trade. Police Chief Eldredge plans to return to Pemberton square on Jan 1. The Young Men's Christian Association Congress prepares winter debates with H. H. Longfellow leading and guiding discussion on Transvaal issues.
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Eldredge
Pemberton Square
Bebe
Young Men’s Christian Association Congress
New England
T- Yard
Transvaal
H. H. Longfellow
Eight Hour Law Advocated in City Employee Vote
The piece argues for an eight hour workday for city employees and predicts approval in Boston next Tuesday. It asserts eight hours is enough for efficiency, health, and morals and calls for real work with no shirking to ensure a fair return.
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Boston
Socialists gain city leadership in Massachusetts
The re election of Mayor John C Chase of Haverhill and the election of Charles H Coulter as Brockton s mayor signal a real advance of Socialists in Massachusetts city government. The piece notes Boston s Democratic mayor blends socialist ideas into governance and warns of broader party adoption of socialist theories beyond explicitly socialist officials.
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John C. Chase
Haverhill
Charles H. Coulter
Brockton
Massachusetts
Chase
Coulter
Democracy
Observant Citizen notes on fire safety and local events
The piece laments potential fire alarm disruptions at Mason street near Washington street. It also mentions Boston inspectors Houghton and Harris chasing Frederick T. Moore from Callao Peru, Emil Paul leading a Boston Theatre opera, Judge D L V Moffett slated to speak at Association Hall, and Connecticut valley farmers opposing importation plans.
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Mason Street
Washington Street
Houghton
Harris
Boston
Chili
Frederick T. Moore
Callao
Peru
Globe
Fate divides a Harvard senior from Clementine in Life poem
The verse laments a once brilliant youth now earning twenty five dollars a week. Once a football roamer at Yale and a national debater, the speaker recalls Newport days and rich company as Clementine glides by. He now trudges home to save a five cent fare, honoring lost romance and a changed life.
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Harvard
Newport
Nis Coney’s Isle
Clementine
Yale
Working Girl Wins Hearts In Boston Family Tale
A wealthy Boston mother threatens to disown her son over his choice of a working-class wife. Phil marries Helen Bertram, a store clerk, despite her opposition, and years later his mother faces destitution. Helen forgives and welcomes her, the family reunites, and the mother blesses the union.
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Phil
Arlington
Boston
Helen Bertram
Helen
Philip Arlington
Helen Arlington
Dorchester
Bertram
F. C. Arlington
Col Pope Opposed To The Tracks On Tremont And Boylston
Letter to the editor from Albert A. Pope dated December argues against relaying surface tracks on Tremont and Boylston streets. He urges voters to consider Boston as a whole and not be swayed by individual class benefits, noting personal profit but hoping the vote ends against the proposal.
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Col. Pope
Sir
Tremont
Boylston
Boston
Albert A. Pope
Boston University Glee Club Concert at Somerset Street
The Young Men's Glee Club of Boston University performed before a large appreciative audience at 12 Somerset Street last evening.
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Boston University
Young Men’s
Glee Club
Somerset Street
Felops Fables Poorly Regarded Masked Heads
A fox finds an extraordinary mask among many and notes its exterior beauty without any inner sense. The tale ends with the moral that appearance does not grant wisdom and fine heads lack salt.
Langtry Hare to Appear in America Theater Season
The piece notes Mrs Langtry and John Hare will tour to fill engagements in America with a push to bring Beerbohm Tree to present Shaksperian works next autumn. Clara Barton suggested a small working committee of three for tasks when some members are unavailable. The Grand Duchess Anastasia of Mecklenburg Schwerin is highlighted as Europe’s youngest royal grandmother, mother to a son born after a lengthy marriage.
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Anastasia
Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Christian
Denmark
Demands Expand as Campaign Issue From Cleveland Era
A fragmented political note from the Dayton Journal outlines Democrats rallying behind a flamboyant campaign issue linked to Cleveland era expansionism. It hints at Grover’s cautious stance on a theoretical condition and questions Aguinaldo’s judgment.
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Cleveland
Grover
Dayton Journal
Rep
Aguinaldo
From the Hills to Thanksgiving and Food Quips
A collage of remarks contrasts forgiveness and holiday timing with a playful exchange about oleomargarine. Cumso suggests a beef fat origin, Cawker agrees, and a joke about goat fat as natural butter underscores the light humorous tone.
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Chicago News
Ind
Cumso
Cawker
Detroit Free Press
Youngest Sheriff Gurney Spalding Named in Niagara County
Dr Gurney Spalding of Niagara County New York is described as the country's youngest sheriff at under 20. Guerrita of Cordova the popular Spanish bullfighter has embraced religion and left the ring. Mgr Merry del Val named president of the pontifical academy for priests of noble lineage to be diplomats. Pope Leo reserves a small suite among the Vatican’s 11000 rooms for personal use. Coats family makers of thread become millionaires and donate to restore old English cathedrals.
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Gurney Spalding
Niagara County
Guerrita
Cordova
Mgr
Merry del Val
Pontifical Academy
Vatican
Pope Leo
Coats
Quotation Snatches and Family Dialogues Across Papers
A collage of humorous exchanges and quips from Brooklyn Life Cleveland Plain Dealer and Harper s Bazar. Dialogues touch on church closures cab rides janitor keys of heaven and budgeting bills with a focus on quirky misunderstandings.
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Brooklyn
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Bobby
St. Peter
Harper’s Bazar
iNER ito Sour mixed ss Dewey Puding
Fragmentary OCR text reads as a mixed set of terms with unclear context. Names appear garbled and no coherent event or organization is identifiable for a complete summary.
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Iner
Ito Sour
Dewey Puding
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Emil Paul
Boston Theatre
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Association Hall
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Jordan, Marsh Co
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Boston Bags
Ame
Vienna
Sie
Alltator
Texas Steel
Buster
Breer Teta
Children’s
Children’s Bureaus
Music Cabinet
Ceylon
Empress Teas
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R. H. White Co
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