Senate battle over 60 000 to 100 000 army bill
The Boston Post notes the House bill to raise the U S standing army to 60 000 could be increased to 100 000 at the President s whim. Critics warn it usurps Congress power and risks immense costs surpassing Britain and nearing European scales while linking to Philippine subjugation and vast pensions.
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Senate
House
Congress
United States
McCall
Turkey
Russia
France
Germany
Europe
City Council Defies Mayor to Hear Water Rate Complaints
The Boston City Council voted to authorize public hearings on water rates despite Mayor Hart's veto. The move challenges the belief that the mayor and water commissioner decide rates without citizen scrutiny. The body argues officials should not suppress public criticism of charges, emphasizing accountability.
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Board of Aldermen
Tinkham
Hart
Boston
Mr. Hart
The Party Muzzle and McCall's Courageous Stand
The article lauds Representative Samuel W. McCall for a lone Republican vote against the army bill, praising his defense of liberty and self government. It notes criticism from McKinleyist organs, contrasts with Senator Hoar, and warns of party pressure ahead of his Senate re election.
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Samuel W. McCall
House of Representatives
House
McCall
Massachusetts
Republic
Republican Party
Congressman McCall
Senate
Hoar
Senator Hoar
Debate in Commons on South Africa policies and farm burning
In the House of Commons debate on the address in reply to the Queen's speech Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman criticized harsh South African measures including farm burnings. Arthur Balfour cited US guidelines for guerilla warfare to justify the actions, Timothy Glealy asked about dates surrounding the capture Mantis, and Mr. Balfour replied that
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House of Commons
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
South Africa
Arthur Balfour
United States
Timothy Glealy
Mr. Belfour
Water damage idea and local notes from Boston
Observant Citizen discusses a proposed architectural modification to shed water away from buildings near corrosive fire damage in Boston. He also recalls a street brawl near Quincy House, mentions James K. Hackett’s marriage query, praises B N Hamlin’s Thanksgiving generosity, and notes Republican social circles including Hib bard Wheeler Morrison Colby. The item ends with theater plans at Boston College and a 94th birthday tribute to Mrs. Emily Poole and a Fire Department candidacy for Daniel M. Shaughnessy. It closes with details on Charles W. Merriam’s Yale debate marriage and Springfield connections.
Debate over war rules and Weyler precedents in 1899
In 1899 the Radicals challenged claims of British wartime orders and farm burnings in South Africa. Mr Healy rebutted that such rules would equate to Weyler era abuses. They questioned if American forces in the Philippines would adopt similar inhumane measures, expressing disbelief in any such orders from Mr Balfour.
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Healy
America
England
South Africa
Philippines
Orders to Commanders in the Philippines Questioned
The text questions whether such orders have been published in the country and whether they have been issued to commanders stationed in the Philippines. The inquiry highlights concerns over transparency and official dissemination.
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Philippines
Council dodges loan bill in Boston amid cries of plunder
The Common Council is accused of inefficiency and cowardice for not voting on a massive loan bill that critics say finances log-rolling and speculation. They claim the burden falls on the poor and middle class, while the mayor gains as a reformer by inaction. The piece labels the council as cowardly and politically foolish for dodging responsibility.
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Common Council
Boston
Hart
Harmful Alum-Based Baking Powder Prompts Warning
A historical notice warns that cheap baking powders containing alum are harmful to health and have astringent and cauterizing effects when used in food. Royal Baking Powder Co. of New York is cited with an address at 100 William Street.
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Royal Baking Powder CO
William ST
New York
Paris
London
Oscar Wilde
Japan
France
Mistress Prue's Rebel Loyalty and a Soldier’s Escape
Mistress Prue hides a Loyalist prisoner in her Charlestown home amid a raid by her lover Tony. She learns the captive is Alice Mason’s husband Captain Richard Lawrence, and, after outsmarting Tony, aids Lawrence’s escape by swapping loyalties and revealing her true intention to protect a family honor.
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Mistress Prue
Prue
Casey
Tony
Alice Mason
Richard Lawrence
Leving
Lawrence
Alice
Parener Redcoat
King’s Light Horse
Fashion News In Boston Stores Four Page Weekly Section
The Sunday Post announces a four page weekly fashion section with news notes and abundant illustrations drawn from photographs of garments in Boston stores. It focuses on winter apparel trends, styling, and makeup ideas for readers.
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The
Sunday Post
Boston
Daily Table Hints from Sunday Post for a full day menu
The article lists a breakfast and a lunch and dinner plan with dishes such as Grapenut and Cream Tam Omelette Baked Apples Hot Biscuit Baked Potatoes Coffee Spanish Hash Potato Salad Toast Cake Preserves Tea or Cocoa Pea Soup Celery Roast Beef Mashed Potatoes Boiled Onions Tomato Salad Rica Pudding Coffee and a recipe for Spanish hash with chopped cold meat eggs and vegetables. It credits Mary T. MacLurgh of 162 Purchase Street.
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Mary T. Maclurgh
Hallett Golden Wedding in Chelsea at Home
Captain and Mrs. David Hallett of Chelsea celebrated their fiftieth anniversary with a reception at 212 Chestnut Street. Born in Yarmouthport, he retired from the sea after commanding Boston to New York packets. Grace A. Simmons of Cross Street Boston is his wife. they were married by Rev Phineas Stowe. They have six children.
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David Hallett
Chelsea
Chestnut Street
Captain Hallett
Yarmouthport
Boston
New York
Grace A. Simmons
Cross Street
Phineas Stowe
Boston Baptist Bethel
Major Sullivan's Record for School Board Candidacy
Major John J. Sullivan born in Boston December 15 182 later a Quincy School graduate 1870s and clothing house foreman at Smith Chase & Cutting 77 Bedford Street. Longtime Dorchester resident active in militia Y M C T A K of C Spanish War Veterans Santiago relics now seeks school board seat.
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John J. Sullivan
Boston
Quincy School
Poe High
Smith, Chase & Cutting
Bedford Street
Collins
Ninth Regiment
Cuba
Sanago
Sullivan
St. James Y. M. C. T. A. Society
Dorchester Council
K. of C
Division 31
Jiory
Santiago
Odd Bits of News Enduring in a Varied Chronicle
A miscellany notes a Chicago election cost, Berne’s socialistic crafts workshops, autumn grass richer for cattle, right hand’s touch vs heat sensitivity, Army and Navy plans, Nelson Geisler’s reunion from Nome to Milwaukee, convict labor wins in Minnesota and Kansas, Schoenbrunn’s first elevator called flying chair, extended Florida quarantine due to yellow fever, Prince of Wales income, Hartford's wealth, Texas coal and minerals, Louisville Arbor Day fame.
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Berne
Switzerland
Philippines
Navy Department
Nelson Geisler
Milwaukee
Nome City
Alaska
Minnesota
State Penitentiary
Kansas
Schoenbrunn
Florida
Havana
Prince of Wales
Hartford
Conn
Union
Texas
Louisville
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B. N. Hamlin
the Exchange
Needham
Mr. Hamlin
George A. Hibbard
Bertrand T. Wheeler
Peter H. Morrison
John H. Colby
Boston College
John J. Agnew
Emily Poole
Rockland
Daniel M. Shaughnessy
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Henry 8. Russell
Shaughnessy
Boseman
Harrison Avenue
Bristol Street
Yale
Charles W. Merriam
Sanders Theatre
Amherst
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Ptat
Ition
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Artful Dodgers
Chesterfields
Raglans
Paddocks
Newmarkets
Oak Hall
Washington and Elm Streets
Scituate School
Scituate School House
Braley
Superior Court
Henry H. Sylvester
Parker
Houghton & Dutton
the Post
Marie Stull
Monument Street
Charlestown
Kes
Major Sullivan
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