Responsibility for Readville Crash and Roosevelt Plan
A court holds Readville engineer Thomas Whicher on manslaughter charges after the South Boston collision that killed two and injured fifty. The piece questions signal readings and shared responsibility, then surveys President Roosevelt's call for stronger federal control over big corporations and railroads.
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Thomas Whicher
Readville
Braintree
South Boston
Whicher
Swett Street
Roosevelt
Telephones Nos 1004 1005 Main Nos 1383 1384 Main
Telephones listed for Main street addresses 1004 and 1005 with alternative numbers 1383 and 1384. The item records contact references likely for service or listings in the paper.
Prohibition Gains Mark Municipal Elections Across 21 Cities
In 21 municipal races Worcester voted to remain dry extending its brief dry spell while Fall River overturned its license to no license by the largest margin on record. Lowell elected Patrolman George H. Brown as mayor and Haverhill installed a majority mayor under a new two candidate rule.
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Commonwealth
Worcester
Fall River
George H. Brown
Lowell
Haverhill
E. H. Moulton
Milton remembered as poet of liberty and learning
A century and more after his birth, John Milton is praised as a poet of immense genius and moral stature. The piece positions him beside Shakespeare and Dante, noting his defense of unlicensed printing, his education writings, and Paradise Lost as a crown of verse.
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John Milton
Shakespeare
Milton
Hartlib
Paradise Lost
Dante
Moses
Liberty
Galahad
A Show of Hands and Eggs Across a Turbulent Summer
The piece contrasts President Roosevelt's harsh rhetoric toward Panama Canal publishers with calls for a full congressional inquiry into the finances behind the 40 million dollar canal purchase. It then shifts to a satirical digression on eggs, prices, and poultry, using humorous contrasts to critique market folly and public discourse.
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Roosevelt
Panama Canal Purchase
United States
Panama Canal
Congress
Theodore Roosevelt
Judge Parker
Harriman
New York Life Insurance
Cortelyou
Yachtsman’s Lost Pipe Sparks City’s Holey Title
Neponset resident sails from Slall River to Onset and drops his pipe, leaving him unable to smoke. Carol Vox notes the Sphinx Says quip about Tom and capacity. The piece jokes that Boston’s tunnels and subways shrink the Hub to a “Holey City.”
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Neponset
Slall River
Onset
Carol Vox
Queer Institution Dialogue About Insanity Row
A brief comic dialogue depicts Gyer calling an asylum queer and Moyer questioning what is queer about it as the site refuses to admit insane people.
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Gyer
Moyer
Political figures clash in two presidential elections
In 1896 McKinley won 7,102,272 votes while Bryan had 6,273,624. In 1900 McKinley gained 7,219,101 votes against Bryan's 6,357,054. The note discusses public clippings agencies and general facts from the era.
Immigration Laws Copy Available From Washington
A. A. C. announces that a copy of the Immigration Laws can be secured by applying to the immigration commissioners in Washington D C Ed.
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Treasury Department
Washington
Portland
Boston
Cape Cod
Immigration Commissioners
Washington, D. C
Village Store Laugh Breaks Tactful Silence
A crowd gathers around the village grocery where a jokester claims not to be caught in a past misdeed. Laughter erupts in a long, unanimous burst before the speaker resumes, and the room falls quiet for about 23 seconds.
Joke on the Joker Delivers Time’s Inescapable Irony
A humorous exchange contrasts a jokey line about catching time with a practical remark that a policeman halted a few minutes by slipping through a side door this morning. The quip hinges on time’s unstoppable flow versus patchwork control.
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